Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
FOR THE CID SETTLERS
President YOst Urges Those Who Are
Not in to Join without
Delay.

President A. n. Yost of the Nebraska
Territorial Pioneers association says the
coming meeting at Milford is going to be
one of the most interesting the associa-
ton has ever held. The session at Lincoln
on Friday evening will be largely a busi-
ness meeting, and the picnic at Milford
on the day following is to be one of a
renewal Of old acquaintance and early
day experiences. Mr.. Yost has this to
say to the old settlers of Nebraska:
I'm behalf of the territorial pioneers Of
Nebraska 1 want to urge all the officers
and members of the county pioneer assoc
Citations to make a special effort to get
as many Of their members and others to
join the State Association of Nebraska
Pioneers. l would like also to see a pioneer
organization in every county in this state,
and there is no reason why there should
not be-. All 1t costs to organize Is All
effort, and a very small effort at that. l
would be glad to come and assist in or
ganizing an association in any county In
the state, or give any assistance in my
power. If you have picnics, 1 will be glad
TO speak to your association and give you
all the Information in keeping up your
association that / possibly can. These or
CARNATIONS mean more to the coming gen.
Grafton than to the present, and this is
particularly true of the state association,
as this is an organization for the purpose
of registering as territorial pioneers those
who came to this state orSwere born in
Nebraska before March /, 1867, and those
who came later as state pioneers, but
they all belong to the same body, and
have the same privileges, as we want them
all on the register up to 1875; also for the
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personal "reminiscences.
The officers receive no salary and the
fee for registering is 81, which should
accompany all application cards, upon the
receipt OF which each applicant will re-
ceive a certificate of membership, and
then he Cor she) is a perpetual member,
as there are no annual dues, and once a
member, always a member. The fee can
be sent by postoffice order or draft and
should be sent to the secretary Of the
association, Mr.. c. S. Paine, Library build
ing, University Of Nebraska, Lincoln, or
to the president. Mr.. A. N. Yost, 1907 Corby
street, Omaha. Cards for registering and
any information upon the subject may be
obtained from either of the above per-
sons.
THE Territorial Pioneers association
was formed at Lincoln May, 1892, at the
celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of Nebraska's statehood. The state was
admitted March /, 1867, and all settlers
prior TO that date are invited to become
members. Those coming into the state
later, but still old settlers are not barred
from membership, as IT Is the intention
to have this society the nucleus around
which all like associations could gather
once a year to commemorate the growth
and progress OF the state, and for a pleas.
ant social reunion. There are nearly 4O
names on the books.
1T is now proposed to hold a specla
meeting on Friday evening, July 10. 1903, a
the State Library building in Lincoln, t.
which all those whose names are dowI
now and all others eligible are cordial,
invited and expected to be present. TIL,
state papers are asked to call attention
to the time and place. The object OF tn,
meeting is to perfect and strengthen tn,
organization and to have a good time gen
orally by means Of this reunion of tn,
earliest settlers of the state now alive
There will be a special excursion trail
from Lincoln Saturday morning, July II
1903, to Milford, Neb., at which place
basket picnic and reunion of the old set
tlars will he bal1 -