The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-03

torsai university IN this city and
cosusies~a his education a. the Hastings
sS school tn san Francisco In Essx he
married Miss Hessfe Cox an est-rabae
yo-ng safy 81 Seattle. He ado2te1 tbs saw
as his profession hut followed other pur-
suits. Few men. young or old. leave more
ssneere ard devoted friends 10 mourn their
death fhzn did young Hastings
John A. Van Bokkes<a Ge9 IN Victoria
MAY - rsss being ere % the victims Of
the fatal hrtsSe disaster IN that city on
that day. He was a young man Of mach
promise ari his early loss Is 20 he deeply
ceplorei- He was born u Port Townsend
February =. is5.
The tx5 ias; named were originally
members OF the Pioneer Association as
their parents had been: bat deeHins
younger associates more conxeniai. they
had identified themselves with the Native
Sons OF Washington. recent orgaasxa-
ton. and ore which will perpetuete the
memory OF the early settlers Of the Ever
green state That they win prove worthy
successors of the pioneers there Is no
room to doubt When the last OF the plo-
ueers departs hence. he can quit this
world with the utmost confidence that his
unfinished work will not suffer ia the
hands Of those entrusted yith IT.
Ilias (ia1liher died at La Conner MAY
=. 1855 Milas and Silas GallIher. twin
territorial days wei known hoteIkeepers
In Olympia Both were iapulsiye, enter
prising men. and made much money and
acquired considerable property at the
capital and elsewhere. Al one period they
owned and ran a steamer III connection
with their hotel business. Mslas survived
his twin brother seven or eight years.
Latteriy he has given his attention to
farming near La Conner. He was born
in Tennessee May . la7. He came from
Iowa to California in lSo; two years later
in 1852, he arrived In Washington terri
tory.
Financial Report.
During the past year there have been
received In dues to June l. $s3, of which
sum - vas paid BY George T. Myers tn
August last. portion Of which he de-
sired to have applied to the erection Of a
Pioneer hall A large proportion of the
members are in arrears from = to -.
making an aggregate Indebtedness Of
more than 500. Many names have been
dropped recently for being in arrears be-
yond the limit fixed by our bylaws, not
outstanding which the deiinquencics
steadily grow In number and amount.
II the dues were all paid promptly. there
would be surplus yearly. and the asso-
citation would some time be in q condi-
ton to erect a suitable hall. Some have
grown Indifferent TO the continued exist
ence of the association. and to this m
difference may be attributed In some mea-
sure the Indebtedness Of members
TO the hard times is largely due, /
have no doubt the seeming apathy of pi-
oneers. many Of whom have been COM
PEELED to retrench as they never did be-
fore dollar never was so big to them
as IL has been IN the last year or two.
When IL grows smaller and more pienti-
full. with the return of better times. which
1t is hoped are now not far off. It is firm
ly believed that many will resume their
membership by paying their back dues
or joining anew.
Since my last report there has been
expended for printing blank receipts. cir
culars and envelopes. A.75; for postage
stamps. "a; excursion ticl.Sfs. $50. new
seal. 1850 total. sl5.75. Add to this a de-
ficiency last year of $40. and the 500
allowed for salary. and we have total
of fi53-l5 Deducting from this amount
the sum received for dues. $50, and there
remains due from the association to the
secretary sso.ls."
Election of Officers.
The association then b. formal vote re-
solved that the association be formally
merged in the newly-created corporation
OF the same name. and proceeded to elect
officers a the corporation for the ensuing
year. All elections were by reclamation
were. chosen: President, E. c. Ferguson
OF Snohomish; secretary. W. Parry Smith:
treasurer. Edgar Bryen; board of trus-
tees, d. r. Ward. ID. f. Blaine j. ]. Carr,
Orange Jacobs and Mrs. Ursula wyckoff
Messrs Orange Jacobs and J. J. Nc
Gilyra were appointed a committee to
conduct the newly-elected president 10 tbs
chair. and did so quite gracefully On TAX
Ing his chair. Mr.. Ferguson made a few
brief and appropriate remarks. He said
that he would not be a novice in the posi-
ticn. as he had the honor of having served
two previous terms in the position of
president of the association. He was glad
to see that steps were now being taken
to provide suitable home for the pio-
neers. 1t was matter that he himself
had agitated at number OF times. He
felt that with suitable building. owned
by the society, there would be less Diff
Guilty In keeping up spirit of Interest
among the members and In securing new
accessions to their ranks. Particularly
would this be the case since the adoption
of the new constitutional provision ron
dering many eligible TO join who have
not been so heretofore. With few well
chosen words of thanks for the honor con-
ferred on him by the association, he
closed.
A recess OF ten minutes was then taken
to permit the trustees TO make selection
among the lots preferred for suitable
site for the proposed Pioneers home. At
ter the report and the acceptance OF 1t
as heretofore stated. a recess was taken
until 7:3o o'clock p. m.
The Evening Session.
The evening session was decidedly bet
ter attended than those during the day for
evidently more interest was taken in the
various addresses than in the dry details
OF the business meeting. 1t was after S
O'Clock when President Ferguson called
the meeting to order. and by that time the
room was comfortably filed. ali the chairs
were occupied. and many were compelled
to stand. A fair number of those present
were ladies'.
Rev. W. II. G. Temple was the first
speaker introduced He captured the au-
denco from the very first sentence and
was listened 10 with delighted attention
His speech was gem in its wsy and one