The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-06
YAKIMA PIONEERS
PLAN ZIG REL MON
rlan 10 Have Zig Picnic at the State
Fair Grounds Firs. Saturday
Ia June.

\ courthouse Saturday afternoon. II
was decided to have a picnic and -.
union the first day in June. al
which time all the pioneers Of ths
county are invited TO attend and par.
tieipate. The picuic will be at the
ate fair grounds.
Officers Of the association were
elected as follows:
President l.. l.. Thorp.
Vice President 4, !. Splawn.
Secretary J. J. Wiley.
Treasurer a. b. Weed.
d. l.. Lesh, w. +. Jones and Wal
lace Wiley we've named as directors
10 act with the officers, the entire
body composing the board of direc-
tors.
The following constitution was
adopted
Constitution.
We. the members of the Yakima
Pioneer association, do hereby adopt
this constitution as the fundamental
law by which the proceedings of this
association shall be governed.
ARTICLE I.
This organization shall be known
by the name of the Yakima Pioneer
association.
ARTICLE H.
lit Of hi nj 4 f,,,,
shall be to collect. from living wit
nesses. such facts relating to the pio-
neers and history of the original ter
rtory of Yakima county as the as
ISOLATION may deem worthy of pres
ervation. and to promote social in
tercourse among the members.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this association
shall consist of a president, vice
president, historian and secreta y
and treasurer, who shall form the
executive board; and a board of five
directors. including the president and
vice president. who shall be ex-officio
members of the same. All officers
OF the association shall hold their re-
spective places for one year. or until
their successors shall have been elect
ed. as hereinafter provided
ARTICLE ".
The president shall preside at all
meetings Of the association, and in
case Of his absence or inability to
aes. the vice president shall preside
In ease OF the absence Of the presi-
dent and vice president, the members
present may choose presiding off
Ger. The president with the con-
current opinion of majority of the
executive board, snail have power
to call special meetings whenever.
in his judgment, the best interests of
the association shall demand it, coun-
tersigning all calls for the same, and
perform such other duties as the
association may. by resolution, inn
pose upon him
ARTICLE Y.
The secretary shall keep correct
record of all proceedings of the as
ISOLATION, sign all orders drawn up
on the treasurer; also, all calls for
meetings. shall file copies of all let
tiers written by himself on special
business, touching the objects of the
association, and turn over all COM
munications which he may receive
relating to the pioneers and history
of the original territory of Yakima
county to the historian, and perform
such other duties as shall be impos-
ed upon him by resolution at the
meetings of the association
ARTICLE VI.
The treasurer shall receive, and
safely keep. all moneys belonging to
The association, pay all orders aud
tied ny the board of directors and
signed by the president and secre-
taly. and keep books for the correct
statement of his accounts.
ARTICLE VII.
Ii shall be the duty of the presi-
dent to call meetings of the execu-
tive officers and board of directors,
at such time and place as he may
designate, and the secretary shall
notify the directors for what purpose
they are to convene. 1t shall be the
duty of the directors to select the
place of holding the annual reunions
of the association; to receive and ex
anime the annual reports of the sec
rotary and treasurer, and audit all
bills, and have power to require semi
annual reports from the same, and
perform such other duties as may
by resolution in annual session be
imposed upon them
ARTICLE VIII.