The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-17
TUOLUMNE'S OLD
SETTLERS GATHER
Sonora the Scene of a
Reunion.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SONORA. June 16.-In the language
Of a local paper ''the pioneers of the
county. the eX-residents of the county
and their friends are here in honor of
the Tuolumne Reunion Association"
To the average Tuolumne citizen it
looks as if everybody is here. The town
from one end to the other is decked
with bunting, Movable objects, We
hicles, horses, bicycles and human be-
ings are decorated with the national
colors. Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock
the celebration Will begin properly, but
it is already on.
This evening when the Sierra train
pulled up to the depot it contained an
termediate points. 1t was the first ex-
cursion that ever entered Sonora and
will doubtless be the largest for years
to come. The people of the town and
county and the visitors already in were
at the depot TO meet the visitors. The
strangers We're given a rousing well
come, Whlle on the surrounding hills
dynamite was exploded in their honor.
temporary stand had been erected
near the depot upon which to hold the
hrst services of receiving the visitors.
After music by the Tuolumne Cornet
Band the school children of Sonora
numbering $50, sang an ode of welcome
composed by Miss Carrie Inch. daugb
ter of County Recorder Inch. 1t is en-
titled Welcome, Tuolumne County
Pioneers" State Senator ]. B. Curtin
delivered the address of welcome. He
said in part
-, Ladies and gentlemen and old citizens of
has Il.
pleasant duty of bidding you each the
hearty and sincere welcome of the people
or old Tuolumne, and 1t is one to which T
most cheerfully respond.
You como among us again-some of Won
after many years IN which have trans
PRED many events, some of which will
gladden. your hearts, and you will find
many changes which will sadden them
Tender memories will revert to kind old
faces that have passed to that bourne
whence no traveller hath ever Vet re
turned and the gold chain of friendship
Will show many severed link but you
ind among those who are still here and
among the younger inhabitants the same
kind spirit Of hospitality which pervaded
the hearts of those who have left us.
This occasion is one which we have all
looked forward to with pleasurable antici-
patton for many days, the realization OF
which brings happiness to US all The
bond of true friendship and sympathy ex-
listing between yourselves and our people
cannot fail to be renewed and bring YOU
pleasure. / am also aware that from the
immutable and unchanging laws of nature
after your days journey YOU must feel
some WEAKNESS, and therefore will make
a virtue of necessity and not Getain you
longer by branching into complex and
profuse metaphors or by advertng to
events enshrined within your hearts. but
will re-echo the sentiment of our people
and extend to you one and all a fervent
and hcspitable welcome and say to you
that our pleasure at your coming can only
be marred by the regret that you cannot
always be with us.
Walter Gallagher of San Francisco
responded to this address,. He spoke of
being a native of old Tuolumne, of at
tending school at the old brick school
house in early days and said that while
there were few children in those days
it seemed from the myriad of songsters
about him that raising children was a
thriving industry now. He had been
informed that Sonora was cool place,
but he knew that though it had changed
it's atmospheric conditions there would
be a hot time for the next few days,
while the old timers were here
Mrs e. B. Sanborn of Fruitvale the
Mother of the Association is here.
and is still in fine health and high spir-