The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07
Three Score Of Pioneers Meet in
Their Annual Session.
ELeyess HAVE D'EO IN a YEAR.

HU1E ranks depleted by eIeven faith
fui followers and associates sanco
the last annual roll call. nearly all
~ f7,essa s,xf = dav x,Itlssf thar a

tHG eA&& anISlza1 8x8t tssat. Aee4.iy All
ot them not . dag older than a
twslyemonth before. full of vigor and af-
lection for their brothers ana sisters
wbO pioneered across the de&awts and
plalns u tbs Western Uniou sifty and for.
" ye2rs ago, more than half i hundred
Of the a1en and women whosc names are
1necrtbed on the roster Of tfse washington
p3oneer Association are gathered In Seat
tie 10 commemorate the sixteenth yearly
soolion Of their organization.
This initial meeting In fuller ef feeling
than the preceding ones have been. for all
realize that they are nearing the time
VIXEN they shalt be- number ed VITA the
members VI the last eleven. and are there
fore more together than they have ever
hsen. Not a dispute nor enlargement
mars the serenity Of this sea don, except
Nttie unpleasantness cauHsd ~ the res
poe. ot the alleged doings Of prec ading
0kncer, which was promptly laid on the
tsbls. that nothing might inuerfers with
tho prevailing spirit Of friendlIness and
long association.
Yesterdays meetings we're devoted TO
business: today's win be given over TO din
In and toasting and general goodfeilow-
e1s1p. Tho regular routine transactions
that characterize the annual gatherings OF
o1snslAr bodies were the operations of yes
ter1ay. First there were the saff to or
der and annual address By Judge j. J. Nc
O1ivra, the president: then reading of
records Of tho lAss meeting. reports OF var
S0us officials and couirlttces election Of
officers and an hour or 20 devoted 70
"Reminiscences by tho members present.
then adjournment little before 4 O'Clock.
The following officers we're named. pres-
3dent. r. G.. Ferguson. OF Snohoniisa: Sec
rstary. Edgar Bryan: treasurer. l.. i.
Rowe. trustees. u. n. Ward. Robert
Aotams. =. l. Lyon. J. {. kelioxg and r
IL, Winslow.
This II the third time that Mr.. Ferguson
has held the office OF president OF the as
scciation. He was FIRST chosen In isss ana
again In lSSs serving a year In each tern.
He was born In wsstch~~rer county, New
York. In lSss. His father followed the
occupation OF a farmer In 1854 Mr. Fr~-
guson crossed the plains to California
reaching that state May day OF the same
year. he remained there In mining until
landing at Whatcom. He went up the
Fraser river on mining business ina; sum-
mer and returned. settling at Stcs.acoom
In November. In March. 1851 ne rnoyei
TO Snohomish. ard has lived there ever
since. His business now IL In the real .S-
tate line. He was married In 1865 to Miss
1 !s e. Morgan. and has three ehil-
engineer Of Snuhomish. Miss Iva Fefru-
son; and Cecil Ferguson. who live at home
With their parents
-
tary and treasurer who are locked nnoo
ss faithful officials. As rscommendarl.n
Tor the latter IL was suggested by a mem
Der that Mr.. Rowe has more money on
the sum la hts possession being ain
ORESEDEST MGu.vRA. In calling .hs
assembly Of pioneers together. delis.
cred the following address, which wa,
warmly arpiandes and nssenea to with
much attention:
Tho objects OF this association ar.
largely social and historical Sscta, in
these reanions. WHEN. In the olel.fashinas.i
~sN. We may entertain ourselves ard orr
ifiShds Win c3aFuhake plensss r.yteu
Ing tho past. renewing asoyaisfanssx ara
generally INDUCING IN IN. pleasing pr.s~
frssnna" presrfi,ed by custom We have
been Of these who have gone before sa r..-
move ahstruetiars and aresare the Wv scr
she fnG.siscfe aha have suliswns srI rss =,
oesapy this goodly land Maat Ne say
upon faeFr ssssa$sssis Will ne ssxis ll~fs. ssos
ed or long remembered bur whaf a.. ps.y,
neeFs have 5Sne can neger hsr ,,rwosss,,
That Is pass ef the history 81 The ceam.
tfS, and the preservation Of sascA sets ara
facts AZ make srae history il enc az ne
prominent oh1ssts Of eur organization and
draw dolefai tssesnrp 81 the rsFxntyeas
hsf9sAips AM nsfits 90 sAs feug transis 5,
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