Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-14

California Forty-Niners Make Their Annual
Excursion to Marshan Hall.

SaihoFn1a fOrty-Nfner9 Make Their Annual
Excursion to Marshall Hall.
Twenty-Five or thirty "forty-niners''-men
who went to California when that section of the
country was popularity supposed to be nothing
but pure gold-went to Marshall Hall this
morning on the steamer Charles Manchester; as
many more journeyed to the home of Col. Joe
Mckibben this afternoon
Five years ago the California pioneers resid-
ing in this city organized themselves into q ma
tional association and resolved to meet at Mar
shall Hall once in each year. The prime
movers in the affair we're George c. Gorham,
Hallet Kilbourn and Joseph c. McKibben.
There were just officers enough to go around,
so MIR. German was made president, Mr.. Kill
bourn secretary and Col. McKIbben treasurer.
The mad rush for Office has not yet reached the
forty-niners, SO the gentlemen mentioned have
worn their official laurels without disturbance.
AL persons were eligible to membership who
had resided in California prior to or in the
year 1S49, and admission was not denied to
those who had entered the auriferously laden
territory before it was admitted to the Union
subsequently the scheme was widened so as to
admit sons Of pioneerS
THE VETERANS coNGREGArE.
Enthusiasm was the prevailing feature on
the Macalester's wharf this morning as soon as
the veterans began to congregate. Some of the
argonauts had more of gray in their hair than
they had last May and one or two Of them I'M
willingly carried stout canes. But in a general
sense they were as young as when they depleted
the Mcklbben onion patch last year. In less
than two minutes three or four of the more
venerable were engaged in the eloquent ex-
change OF anecdotes that are not to be found in
Bancrofts History of California" and a care
fuland unprecedented listener might be pardoned
for imagining that the age of miracles was at
It's height In California shortly after the dis
covery OF gold therein. "reminiscences Of the
times when the narrators eluded the vigilantes
were numerous and it was proudly stated that
there resides in Washington gentleman who
not only got away from the amateur but ex-
pert hangmen, but who took with him the rope
that had thoughtfully beenprovided for the &C.
caslon; his success in life has, it was stated,
been remarkable.
Not all of the one-time gold seekers who
went to Marshall Hall today are wealthy, but
that fact was not apparent to the stranger.
The distinctions which divide riches and poverty
were, temporarily at least, wiped out: every
body was a 'forty-niner'' and everybody was
going to Marshall Hall to renew his youth.
SOME LADi GUESTS.
A number of ladies went along, and that was
the only thing that detracted from the 40
idea. President Gorham can tell Of the day
when mine- found an old hoopskirt in his
trunk-a hoopskirt that was placed on exhibl-
ton, that was regarded with reverence and for
which the great male multitude gave three
respectful cheers
Luncheon, spread on tables beneath the trees,
awaited the pioneers at Marshall Hall. A
general good time was in progress and there
were symptoms of increased enjoyment as soon
as the second installment of excursionists
should arrive.
THE MEMBERSHIP ROLL. |
The membership roll of the association is as
follows: Admiral John ]. Amy, US. n; Gen. E. |
+. Beale, Jas. ii. Barker, George R. Butfum, P |
w. Bradbury, T. C. Burton, VIM. H. Barstow. |
Norman S. Bestor, j. I. Coumbe, Archibald |
Cooper, Ephraim Chagnette, Gen. NJ. ID. Corse, |
James ID. Darden, Gen. j. W. Denver II. b. |
Denver, Vernon Dorsey, W. C. Dodge. Daniel |
Donnelly, Phil I. Dawson, William Dayton, |
Gen. A. Ste. Denver, James Eldridge, J. o. |
Evans, e. l. Ennis, Dorsey French, Gen. H. G. |
Gibson, U.S.A.: Curtis l. Gilbert, c. C. Graham,
George c. Gorham. Charles W. Hayden, Thos |
b. Hatch. S. W. h. Handy, Levi Hanford, A. c. |
Hunt. E. A. Hebard, E. N. Hill, Samuel n |
Hoyt. James p. Horbach, A. NJ. Kenaday, C. C. |
kimball, Hallet kilbourn, d. C. Kone. H. In. /
kendig, Geo. E. Kennedy, Samuel A. Lewis.
Henry Lyles, W. E. b. Levy, r. B. Lamon, E.
b MacGrotty, Isaac c. Miller, Geo. ii. Miller,
John Mullan, 1hos. G. Morrow. VIM NECTAR.
rahan, John NJ. McDonogh, Thos. P. Mac
W. Numsen, n. G. Numsen, H. F.
Pierce, G.. d. Phelps, Gov. Rodman, NJ Price,
L. Q. j. Pendleton, Gen. Alfred Pleasanton,
II. p. Randolph, Robert Reed, Frank NJ. Schell,
]. n. SmallwOod, j. s. Stettinius, w. E, |
Stewart, Thos. I. Stratton, James Suddards,
Daniel Scales, David s. Turner, ]. Thos Tur-
ner, l. 5. Tichenor, W. ". Upton, Thos. Will
Jams, II. H. Willett Albert Walker, ]. r. West.
Geo. f. White, Louis Walger.