The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-21
PIONEERS TO ORGANIZE
County Organization to Be Per-
footed at Deer Lodge To-Day.
MANY WILL Be PRESENT
New Organization Will Be an Auxiliary
of the State Association-A. M.
Walker Tells OF Its Aims
and Objects.

To-day the pioneers of Deer Lodge
county will assemble in Cottonwood
hall, Deer Lodge. for the pur-
pose of effecting permanent or
ganization of the Deer Lodge
J County Pioneers association. a tenn
porary organization of which was eff
/ fected at a meeting held in the office
of County Assessor George s. Miller
in this city Sept. Is. The call for that
first meeting was sent out by A. NJ
Walker, chairman of the board of
county commissioners. Those who were
present We're the following well-known
old-timers: David Cohen, sr.. Jacob
Stuckey. Thomas Parker. G. C. Vine
yard. Charles E. Aspling, James l..
Goodwin. c. B. Jones. A. NJ Walker
and George S. Miller.
THE Intention" said Mr. Walker
yesterday lis to form county asso-
citation. such as exist already in Gala
tin, Lewis and Clarke, Madison and
Reaverhead counties as an auxiliary Of
the state association. We expect fair
attendance tomorrow and look for a
good meeting. The qualifications for
membership, I take it, will be the same
as for the state association. These are
that the applicant shall have arrived in
Montana during or prior to 1856 An
amendment to the constitution, adopt
ed at the recent meeting of the state
association at Virginia City. is that
any one who was in the state when
Montana was admitted to the union
may be admitted when he has attained
80 years residence. Thus one who came
here in 1867 may be admitted in 1900
and so on, making the organization
progressive in character
Notifications have been sent out to
many Deer Lodge pioneers throughout
. the state to attend this meeting, but
there must be scores we have not
reached We want all to attend. how
ever. no matter whether they have re-
ceived formal invitations or not"
There are now known to be 1873 men
in Deer Lodge county who are eligible
to membership in the pioneer associa-
ton. This number is taken from the
books of the state organization. Be
sides these 1888, there are scores and
scores of old-timers in the county who
came to Montana long enough ago to
the object of the organization to enroll
every one of them on it's books
At the meeting of Aug. Is Mr.. Walker
was elected temporary chairman and
George S. Miller temporary secretary.
The secretary since then has sent out
application blanks to all whom he
knew We're entitled to membership.
These blanks call for the following
data: Name in full, place Of birth.
date OF birth. fathers name. mothers
name, place of departure for Montana.
route travelled, date of arrival. place
Of arrival, occupation and such other
matters as may be of use as historical
data
"A committee consisting of David
Cohen, ST., G. c. Vineyard and Charles
e. Aspiring has been at work prepar-
ing a preamble setting forth the OBJ
jects of the county association. This
committee will report to-day.
Preparations are being made by the
people of Deer Lodge to give the pio-
neers a hearty reception there to-day.
Mr. Miller has been there several days
arranging for the meeting.