Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-02
PIONEER SOCIETY COMPLETE
Douglas County Organization Formed Of
Residents for Thirty-Pive Years,
BYLAWS ADOPTED AND OFFICERS ELECTED
George u. lake, Presidents James :.
Gibson secretnryI Harry =. Deuel.,
Treasurer. and rive Vice
Presidents Are Chosen.

Fifty seven old settlers met at the public
library Thursday afternoon and completed
the organization OF the Pioneer Association
Of Douglas County. for which temporary
Organization was effected at meeting held
February /.
constitution was adopted and presented
by committee consisting Of J. J. OCon-
nor, Thomas Swift Joseph Redman. y. h.
y. Kennedy ara Mrs. Grace /. Allan Brad
ley. II mentions the object of the asso-
citation as the combination of old settlers
in social and fraternal unity" II provides
that only persons who have been residents
IT Nebraska for thirty-five years and are
now actual residents of Douglas county
shall bc eligible to membership. those
members who lived in the state prior to
March l 1857, the date when Nebraska be-
came state are to be known veteran
pioneers Provision Is made for an annual
meeting and election IN January. Mem
bership tees are 80 cents and annual dues
30 cents. No personal, political or sec
tartan subjects are to be discussed at the
meetings.
Election of Omcers.
Martin Durham served as temporary
chairman and jonathan Edwards as tenn
porary secretary during the early part of
the meeting. These officers were elected
after the adoption OF the constitution
President. George 4. Lake; vice presidents.
Martin Durham, Or. Harvey Link David
Anderson. Thomas Price. Sardius Brewster
secretary. James S. Gibson assistant secre-
tary. Miss Margaret O'Brien; treasurer,
Harry II. Deuel.. An executive committee
was appointed to consist Of Thomas Swift.
Il. T.. y. Kennedy, Jonathan Edwards,
David Whitney and Mary Brown Sorcnson.
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the association. giving the date of each
members advent into Nebraska and dates
Of deaths. was discussed and referred to
the executive committee for consideration.
DR. Il. h. Child expressed sentiment
which met with general approval. He
thought the members OF the association
ought to pledge themselves to allow moth
ing but sickness to keep them away from
the funeral Of one of their number; that
such honor to the dead ought to be con-
sidercd of as much importance as fellow
ship with the living. Upon motion the mat
ter was referred 10 the bylaws committee.
The next meeting will be held in the pub
lie library rooms Thursday April 5. at 2:3O.
Regular meetings are the first Thursday
in each month.
Members OF the Association.
Those who became members of the assoc
citation:
Martin Durham. Margaret A. OBrien.
Mrs George NJ OBricn. Jonathan Ed
wards, H. j. McKenna. NJ. J. Feennn.
George b. Lake, DR.. +. y. Child. Thomas
Swift, J. j. O'Connor, c. r. Light, Harry
r. Deuel., b. l.. b. Kennedy, VIII Whit
more Joel A. Grfin. Josiah s. Wright. j.
s. Gibson. Thomas II. barley Erik Peter
sen. Zenos Stevens. Henry Richter, James
Perkins, George T. Mills. DR.. Fred X. Rem
her G.. Andercs, J. NJ. Marston. August
Carstens, Mrs. Alfred Sorcnson. Mrs. Ed
win IIaney. Fred X. Krug, sr., William
Doll, Simon Trostler, Josiah Kent ]. q.
Mcbride, ID Deyo, James NJ. Wnship, T..
y. Price. Isaac s. Iascall. Mrs. c. l. A.
Bradiey Mrs J. 4. Allan. Mrs. j. W. Van
Nostrand. J. w Van Nostrand, David T.
Whitney, II. w. Shull. Aaron r. Hoel,
Jacob NJ. Counsman. Emma Bird Richie.
Thomas Richie, Joseph Redman. f. G.
Erfling, Henry Livesey, Mrs. II. NJ. Whit
more, Mrs. Peter Mics, Mrs. Allan Guam,
Potter Mics,