Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-26
VISITING PIONEERS.
THE NEW ENGLANDERs ARRIVE AND
HAVE GOOD TIME.
A Banquet at Pioneer Hall-They Visit
the Art Gallery-California's
Great Progress.

The excursion party of New England
California Pioneers arrived yesterday morn
ing and were Immediately taken in charge
by the local forty-niners and the commit
tee selected to look after their reception.
During the forenoon the visitors were
driven to the various points of interest
| about the city in carriages, accompanied BY
delegations OF local Pioneers and other well
coming citizens.
Many of the visitors recognized old &C.
quaintances and ''pards" among the Sacra
mento forty miners, and hearty hand-shak-
ing and slapping on the back were common
sights about the Golden Eagle, where the
excursionists are stopping.
There are over fifty in the party. The
officers of the Society of California Pioneers
of New England are as follows: William
H. Themes, President Charles A. Dole,
First Vice President and Corresponding
Secretary; Richard Harrington, Second
Vice President; Hon. B. F. Whitmore,
Secretary; Joshua Hayward, Treasurer;
Directors-Hon. John Conpess, Nicholas
ASONCSI W AONhc. SuaIlcS L.
Stumcks, General Samuel a. Chaplin
This is the gentleman who dropped dead
after a magnificent speech at Pasadena sew
eral days ago. Charles H. Fifeld Captain
Edwin D. Wadsworth and Captain Peter
Peterson.
THEY ARE BAYQUETED.
At P. NJ. the excursionists were BAN
Quoted at Pioneer Hall. President Lawson,
of the Sacramento Society, was at the head
of the table, with, President Themes, of the
New England Society, or his right. The
table was literally loaded down with Cali
fornia products, wines, etc, and the guests
pitched in" with will. President Law
son and Mayor Comstock briefly welcomed
the guests, and replies were made by
President Themes and Secretary Whitmore
N Greene Curtis made a speech which
created great enthusiasm. Secretary of
State Hendricks made a few happy re-
marks, after which the banquet broke up
with cheers.
AT THE ART GALLERY.
At o'clock the visiting Pioneers and
their friends were escorted in vehicles to
the E. B. Croker Art Gallery by the off.
GERS and several members of the Sacra-
mento Pioneers, headed by Mayor Com
stock. The company was received at the
door by officers of the California Museum
Association, assisted by several of the
ladies of the Ladies Museum Association.
The guests were registered and then WIS.,
tied the picture galleries the School of De-
sign and the State mineral cabinet The
character Of the institution was explained
to them and the ownership by the city and
management by the Museum Association,
in all which they manifested q deep in
terest, asking many questions. They were
escorted about the building and consider
ately attended by Mayor Comstoek aud by
President Lawson and Messrs. Mcclure.
Leonard, Sheppard and others of the Pio-
neers and by the President of the Museum
Association, Custodian Cushman, Director
Grunsky, Mrs. Campbell and Instructor
Jackson of the Association, and by Mrs.
Jordan, President, and Mrs. Bonnheim,
Treasurer, and Mrs. Grunsky of the Ladies'
Museum Association. The guests spent
two hours in the building and even then
they were 10th to retire and most of them
announced their intention TO return to- day
and view the art and mineral treasures
and curiosities more leisurely.
To-day the eXcursionists will be enter
tanned in various ways. Many of them
will avail themselves of the invitation of
the Odd Fellows to attend the latter's pic
mic at Folsom. Others have expressed the
intention of remaining in town so as to see
the races or ball game, or to visit old
friends.
HOW SACRAMENTO HAS ADVANCED.
The visitors are almost without excep-
ton enthusiastic with what they have seen
of California, and the wonderful strides
she has taken since they were here last.
"Oh, l knew it" said one old veteran
yesterday afternoon to reporter. When
/ looked at the foot of 4 street in July, 40,
things didn't look very promising, I'll adj
mit-nothiDg but tents and few shanties
But l said then, that after the mining craze
wore off, California would be great coun.
try. / could sort of smell it in the atmos-
sphere. l had experience enough as
farmer TO see what kind of soil and eli
mate predominated."
Isaiah Graves, another '49er, was more
matter of fact. II left here in ffty-fiye,''
he said, land this is the first time have
been back since. Our excursion has been
over goodly portion of the State, and
most everywhere l have noticed great
changes-in the south particularly But
here in Sacramento, where l lived quite
while during my residence in California, l
must say that there have been less changes
than any other place. ! see a great many
little one and two-story buildings, with iron
shutters. that were here when ! was here.
In SdQ r ldnClSCO saw QOQe-ev6rythlng
had given way to improvement. OF course
Sacramento reminds me more forcibly of
the early days than any other place we
have visited in that respect. My visit here
has really been most pleasant"
The entire party is full of "reminiscences,
and take pleasure in relating them. One
gentleman told of the great winter of '49
and so, when Sacramento was mostly IN
der water. He remembered well of having
rowed boat the full length of ] street.
ANOTHER INVITATION.
4. Caminetti, Secretary of the State
Board of Trade, has sent out the following
letter from San Francisco, extending an
invitation TO the California Pioneers Ex-
cursion to visit the rooms of the Board
during their stay there:
To the NelD England California Pioneers Ercur-
sion Pdrty-LADIEs AND GENTLEMEN: TIE rooms
and meeting.place of the California State Board
of Trade, No COS Market street, are respectfully
placed at your pleasure during your stay in this
city. At our rooms you will find an exhibit of
the products of the great State some of you
helped to inaugurate. Yours respectfully,
A. CAhINETTI, Secretary,
JNo. @. BROWN, General Manager.
T0-DAY'S RACES.
Opening of the Meeting-Attempt to Stop
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