The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-19
PIONEERS
MEET In
PORTLAND
All Oregon Does Honor
TO the Path
finders
A Brave and SeIf-TeIiant
ClaSS--Type Of Americas
Best Manhood Pass
ing Away

nesday, and they had a royal good
time. The Journal takes pride IN
honoring the old.tlmers. and rejoices
with them In their reunions. It would
have devoted considerable space yes.
terday to their meeting, bat the awful
catastrophe at heppner. and the de.
sire OF Salem's sympathetic citizens
for every scrap OF news from there
compelled us TO crowd out even so
interesting matter as the reunion OF
oregon's pioneers. The occasion Is
one aboundlng in sentiment and. In a
way pathetic, for all OF us realize
that they are rapidly crossing those
still wider plains into a fairer land
than even the beautiful willamette
valley. The old band lived strenu
ously, meeting difficulties rs they pre-.
scented themselves, and oveccming
them as the American who blazes the
trails always does They had good
time and the Journal ls heartily glad
OF IL. and sincerely hopes that for
many years yet, the may meet. each
year more and more venerated by
the after comers who share the fruits
OF their labors and their victories.
The Evening Telegram says of them;
Seated in chairs or wandering
about through the spacious corridors
leading to the State Historical socie.
D " rooms. In the City Han. was an In.
Q terestlng crowd today. They were
none other than the fathers and
0 mothers Of the great commonwealth
D OF Oregon, who had gathered TO al.
d tend the annual meeting today OF the
!, Oregon Pioneer Association. On some
faces the ravages Of time were strong
/, ly shown. and their owners feebly
B. walked. supported by young and will
ing arms.
J. These old people are no laggards
v Even before Z this morning they ap
}, peared In large numbers az the CitS
Hall where the white canvas signs
p vermilliOn hued letters. bore ths
e legend. Headquarters Of the Pioneer
;. Association" prominently posted.
Yesterday there were fully 500
names registered upon the Historical
socley's register Today at least 200
d more penned their names upon the
list. Secretary Hines seemed every
!. where at once. Busy as he was with
his multifarous duties. he stlll found
L time TO greet each one by name and
give a cordial grasp
The great crowd surged In and out
!. OF the society rooms. and the buzz OF
conversation reminded one Of a hun
dred swarms OF bees, IN and oul
among the show cases they passed
/. viewing the relics Of 80 years or mors
/. ago. They touched the old cooking
n utensils almost with reverence. Ths
r old men were as sentimental % m
4 women They laid their gnarled and
! hardened hands upon the old wagons
J. and tools gently. for they were ths
| tangible remains 0f the historic past
!. The women were Interested In the
b needlework OF those who have lonf
n since passed 20 their reward. One
y with tear-bedimmsd eyes pointed a
n an antique child's bonnet and ez
4 claimed. THAT looks Just like one M,
father gave me when ! was lltti'
n girl"
3 AS the scribe noted the enjoyment
= around him, one OF the old and grlz
zled ploneers joculariy tapped him o.
o the shoulder. Excuse my interrup
I. ton" said he. but don't you wisl
!. you xere old, toOg" Then. glancing a
9 the writer's hair, touched with gray
the kindly old man said, You're get
ting there. too; but still you're only
. boy compared win me. for am 81.
4 Il did not take the pioneers long q
y dispose OF the midday meal and a.
2 we're IN readiness when the parad'
. formed In front Of the Hotel Portland
: Az 1880 D. m. the pioneers forme'
Z In parade IN front Of the Hotel Port
" land and took up their line Of marcl
lup Morrison street % the Exposition
BUILDING. The parade was In chare'
Of Grand Marshal Buehtel, with W. u
y Preuyman. Eugene d White, b y
Boekman. Claude Strain and Naihai
A. Bird a. aides. The several q
visions Of The parade lined up in ~
following order;
Squad Of police.
Brownt band.
. Pioneers IN sbe order Of the yean
! Of their arrival.
I'll The following program of eAeieihe
a VAS observed Al The Expos.tion bald
ing. beginning at ,. n.