The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04
THE PIONEER SOCIETY
The Next MestinG Will Be Held
in Virginia City.
DATE is NOT YET FIXED
II Has Been Decided 20 Pass the Meet
ing Around the esate-Eariy Times
IN Montana 70 Be Reduced
TO writing.

It has been decided that the next an
nual gathering of the Society OF Nor
TAI Pioneers will be held in Virginia
City. The date has not yet been de-
termined, but win be fixed in a short
time by the executive committee. Here
tofore the annual meetings have always
been held In Helena, but II has now
been decided to pass the meetings
around through the state. This 1t Is
thought will insure more general in
terest among the pioneers and greater
attendance. Probably more old-timers
live in Virginia City and vicinity than
I'm IN other locality. yet few from
there or else where get to Helena to the
annual gatherings. BY holding the
meetings in O different city each year
the membership 10 sure to be increased.
George w. Irwin OF this city has
been asked TO aid the ofncers Of the So
ciety In securing and reducing to writ
of the old pioneers and securing the ap-
piications Of persons entitled to MEM
bership In Butte and vicinity. Mr.. Ir-
win Is DESTROYS that every pioneer in this
section will communicate with him at
once and Join the society. 20 that this
county may have its full membership.
1t has been decided to have the next
meeting Of the society in Virginia City.
as stated, but strong efforts will be
made to have the gathering for the
year 1900 take place in Butte. Any one
who separated himself or herself from
his or her Eastern or coast home prior
to January I. 1866, II entitled to become
q member of the Society OF Montana
Pioneers. Any such person desiring
enrolment accomplish II by call
ing on Mr.. Irwin at the p~ostofice.
The Society Of Montana Pioneers was
organized Sept. II. 1854. The officers
since that date have been as follows:
1884, James Fergus, president; George
w. Irwin H.. recording secretary: w. +.
Sanders. corresponding secretary: s. T.
Hauser treasurer.
1885, Walter w. De Lacey. president:
j. X. Wilson, recording secretary: c.
Hedges, corresponding secretary; s. T.
Hauser. treasurer.
1856, Granville Stuart. president: ]. U.
Sanders, recording secretary: c.
Hedges, corresponding secretary; s. T.
Hauser. treasurer.
1887. Frank ii. Woody. president; ].
u. Sanders, secretary; s. T. Hauser,
treasurer.
1855. Wilbur F. Sanders, president:
c. Hedges. secretary; S. T. Hauser.
treasurer.
1889. Anton NJ. Hotter. president; c.
Hedges. secretary, T.. II. Kleinschm,dt.
treasurer.
1890. william A. Clark. president; c.
Hedges. secretary; II. NJ. Parchen,
treasurer.
1891, Samuel Ward. president: c,
Hedges. secretary; T. II. Kleinschmidt,
treasurer.
1892. Walter Cooper. president; c. d.
Curtis, secretary; c. Hedges. treasurer,
1898. Walter Cooper. president; c. ID.
Curtis, secretary; c. Hedges. treasur-
er.
1894. John T. Conner, president: c. D.
Curtis. secretary; T. ii. Kleinschmidt
treasurer.
1895, Conrad Kohrs. president: Theo-
dore Muffiy. secretary; T. IL. Klein.
schmidt. treasurer.
1896, william l.. Steele, president.
Theodore Muffly. secretary; T. II
k~leinschmidt, treasurer.
1897. Nicholas Kessler. president; The
odore Muffiy. secretary; 7. II. Klein
schmidt. treasurer.
1898. Henry Filing. president; J. u
Sanders, secretary; A. NJ. Hotter, treas
urer.