The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-07
ROLL OF PIONEERS.
Many Names Added to the Ros-
ter ct the Reunion.
AatMYoEATHs DURING THE YEAR.
Dtsst Day'e Sessisa ~ ths Washlngteo
Fssusss Assseisties-B zsfsess sd
ooeisbilIsy Cembfsed.


Yesterday Vas Pioreers' day. and the
Cd settlers mads The best Of it. They had
a. entlusiatic meeting in the morning
egsd Afternoon in the basement OF Piym-
estts church, received about Fifty sppiica-
s9ons for membership and attended the
performances Of the ''Mighty Dollar" At
ss,e seattle theates In the evening The
zstasinz was certainly . pleasant aud COM
rsstesy successful one.
The session convened Ut 1870 q m. In
ssss basement OF Plymouth church. Jesse
". George. the president, occupied the
&isur and Charles Prosch, who has been
secretary for two years, sat at has right on
shs platform. Rev. Daniel Bagley opened
tbs meeting with prayer. Early In tho
sseeting the absence Of every member Of
She Denny and Frye families Vas ex-
planned by the announcement OF the
death Of Arthur Frye. the grandson Of A.
n. Denny and son Of George r. Frye. In
tine afternoon session resolution OF con-
siolsnce was ordered passed and sent to
she family. The roll call disclosed good
attendance. Others came in in the after
room, and the members ON hand were a.
follows:
John Alsxanksr, Anna Alexander. Thomas
Bsacksu, David z. Blaine, J. B. Brooks. Hiram
burnett, uiiioSy Batter. Mrs.. Capt +. Barring
soa, George B0srdmsn. Daniel Bayisy. Mildred
Carlo. Nina chfibesg, Thomas }. Csric, John
Collins, VIM. I. Coupe. Thomas Granny. Sarah
r. Crony. =. C. Fergusoa. silas II. Foster.
Joseph Foster. Jesse W. George, ". n. Gillian.
Granville o. Halter, Dexter Horton, susan II.
Hancock. Charles II. Jones. Lucinda Jacobs,
Orange Jscobs, win1eid 3. Jameson. John J.
Jaggy. Samuel Jackson. John Kinefh, Samuel
keany, w. q. LstimeS. Emanuel Lopez. Euxenia
AeConaha, William Mnnks, Hiram b. Morgan.
Mary J. Morgan. o. n. Mofss. Amasa q Miller.
Mary Morse. Hans Nelson. Elizabeth Sunon.
n. ,. Ohm. Thomas Prsthes. Charles Prosch,
kusan Fsosch. Thomas w. Prosch, II. G. Par
sons, Henry Rosicr. Mira Anna Robinson. Lewis
Q. Rowe. W. v. kinehart, Louis sohns, David
Charles A. Smith honorary J. w. swezea.
Shelton, Elizabeth W. eAckman, Geo. W. shaxss.
Margaret SHAKER. John II. sanderson. w. Parry
eimth. Eiixsbcsh A. swexea. Nancy Thomas.
John Thornton, Henry G. Thornton. Theodore o.
Williams. Ursula wyckoE. sarah T. Ward.
Diliis b. Ward, Sarah J. Ward. Edward D.
warhass, Charles A. White, Frank winston, n.
". Willis. Isaac wooiien ana A. e. Young.
Judge Orange Jacobs gave brief and
pleasing address Of welcome. II was ex-
tempore and about five minutes in length,
but, like all Of the Judges sayings. was
pithy and good. Hon. 4. c. Ferguson, Of
6nohomish. replied In = short speech and
In humorous vein. Charles Prosch then
read his annual report ~ secretary. which
was interesting and Of pathetic interest,
especially when he gave the names of those
recently dead. The pathos of this was
heighted when, In response to the reading
Of the roll Call, the answer several times
given from among those present was. "He
10 dead" these being the names Of those
who had gone, but Of whose death Mr..
Prosch was not aware. The list of those
dead il as follows:
CIV. l. Allen. A. J. Baidwin. an old soldier;
Robert II. Realty, J. g. Ginger, Joseph Z.
Clarke. Mary J. Clarke, y. 4 Crsnney, Daniel
Travers. cncs publisher OF the Port Townsend
brook, J. Ellison Ebsy, John Flest. for many
years Indian sgent In Oregon and Washington,
IN arrival OF 1851: George H. Gcrrish. = Port
Townsend and Clailam merchant: c. Z. Hewitt,
ex-chief justice OF the territory: Bcnjamin
Harmed. Sarah Hodgdon. q. c. Hubbard, d. II.
HIN. Althea Hurst sally H. Hill. Lsmucl J..
Ho,sats, Richard n Holhrook. Caroline Kel.
loeg. Mrs.. vsrsnday longmirs. Laura A. Long
mire, Elion Longmtre, r. II. LAWS, Minds
Nunks. John Morris, Muiford Ofutt. Margaret
J. Sparks. James II. swift, ex.member OF the
legislature and sea captain: James Tullis, WILL
lam Utter. Elizabeth 4 Utter. II. T. waiswor,h
and Heary l. ycslss.
or those present number are well and
kindly known by tho pioneers. Among
others was II. r. o. Bryant, the first
mayor or Portland and the oldest OF the
oid-timers. now living at Gucmcs, in the
San Juan islands. He filed his application
for membership yesterday. though resid-
ing on the Coast since lsa3. Ronald C..
Crawford, Of this city. father Of s. l.. Craw-
ford and Ronald NJ. Crawford, and brother
OF the late well known Capt Medorem
Crawford. also put in his application. Mr..
Crawford dates from isA7 Eugcnia Nc
Conaha. tho first white child born in King
county. was also present, and SO was Rev.
j.. +. Blaine. the first Methodist minister
on the Sound. Louis II, Sohns. the Van
couvcr banker who entertained the pio-
neers when At that city last year. was
there and was elected vice president. David
Shelton. founder Of the town OF shelton, a
pioneer since isi7. was also present. look
Ing we'll ana hearty. Luke IcRcdmond.
the old Democratic warhorsc OF the town
of Redmond, was there, an active and
conspicuous figure. or those reported
dead. a number have achieved distinction.
froseh, In his report as secretary. referred
feeliuglv tn the recent death Of Henry l..
Yes'eE. Lcmaei Holgate and Edward Eta.
ridge. lie Also referred 10 the fac: that
many old residents q. their death we're re-
iersed to a. pioneers, though no. mem.
bers OF She association. A striking instance
q! this was the late Lcsndsr Holmes ON,
Of the best known men in the territory
from ,stio 10 1870. being district attorney o:
the United States for tho territory. Mr..
feosch reported 3si members of the asso.
citation. OF whom SSs are men and e,s
women. He also referred ,o the offers o,
lots IN Seattle for a home for the pioneer.
received from the late L. III. Lewis. /. =
Rowe and II. r. Denny. and said that the
oilers awaited the action Of the as.octa.
ton. In anticipation Of some action in
acquiring title To property. Judge Jacob,
had proceeded 90 secure articles of ,nror.
raratlon, which Also awaited the snnroy,l
OF the association. The financial state.
meas showed balance on hsGd of ssSs u
and 81 50 due ssosa members.
A Communication VAS received from,
Jefferson Camp. No 1. Native SON, -,
Washington, located nj PORT Town.en,,
asking the Pioneer Association To use il,
sntsuenee 10 set the native sons 10 meet A,
that place on yaly and organize. The
communication Was tled.
Thss Was all the business Of importance
q, the morning session. Time vas so shor:
that the "reminiscences Of pioneers which
werv expected were rot given. long lis;
81 rersoas eligible. and quite namher no:
eligible Tor meDDershin. applied 10 be a.
mittsi 10 ;he association Those eligible
sos al mission we.e IS follows: