The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-06
Waa Walla Pioneers, Whose Ranks are Being Rapidly
Tinned Gather Recount Experiences Of the Oden DAYS

,,;,raars representing the earliest
history of the Walla Walla valley
.,,ro,,ph whose bravery, zeal and hard
ia rho great country of today was
made nossible, by whose efforts the
.-..,5arf,,l land of many waters has
bon developed, met this morning In
,,-,+r,I christian church for the an
,,oI session of the pioneer association
of the Walla Walla valley. More than
,,z naoDle who came to the country
hefore 1850 were present and the meet
;uc If the association today is one
which will be long remembered.
Meath has thinned the ranks of the
.arl, settlers of the valley and few
tbar. are who came in the early days
whose hair is not turning silver and
whose faces do not begin to show the
effects of a life of exposure and hard
ship.
Rut old though they may be in
wears in spirit they are young and In
recountiug the deeds of long past
days all the old time fire and ardor Of
an Indian fight is seen in the eyes and
gestures of these hardy old fathers of
their country.
Few Of them there are who cannot
relate thrilling experiences Of Indian
battles or equally adventurous
struggles with hunger or the elements
on their way to the promised land, the
WalIa Walla, where many of their
number now rest And few there are
of these stories that is not intensely
interesting as it is told how the earlier
days Of the country were filled with
promise which at times seemed des-
tined never to be fulfilled. But with
pleasure this morning all reviewed
their rast experiences. talking in
groups or addressing the assembly and
a are satisfied and pleased with the
present Walla Walla valley, the fruits
of their early endeavors.
With President n. G. Blalock presid-
ing the meeting of the association
was opened at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and the business of the association
wds at once taFen up.
Election Of officers came frs and
tna following were chosen t.. serve
during the coming year: President. N
c. Blalock; first vice president. A. I.
Lhoyd; second vice president, 0. r
tdlcu; third vice president, r. IL
Mon: treasurer Senate, Levi Ar
keny: seer. ter. Marvin Evans; his
to' an. Professor w. D. Lyman.
y motion was then introduced and
passed making Michael Kenny. his
VIE, ard JOHN Rohn honorary mem
"5Hs Of the association, far life. 81
were early settlers and the twn named
ere early Il Clan fighters of more.
motion vas passed that all TIE
II eerS Wnf took part in the IrdiaY
wars between the years 1850 ard 1855
should be made honorary members c1
1he association, that the pioneers OF
the country might show to these early
warriors their appreciation Of theIl
work in preparing the country for la
Ter immigration. Accordingly tn: fol
lowing We're made honorary members
Nike kenney. Robert Kennedy, Jane:
W. Foster. A. S. Lloyd. Peter Mead
solomon RAIDER, A. McAllister, j. j
hohn and Joseph McEvoy.
Michael kenney. upon request. ad
dressed the association, telling of the
famous Steptoe expedition, of which
he was member and of the fight. il
winch he participated.
Resolutions
he committee on resolutions theI
reported. introducing the following
resolutions in memory of the pioneer:
VINO nave died since the last meeting
Death has been active in the lis
VI pioneers during this brief per1od.
We recognize in the loss of thes,
'aIUed friends and members of ou
ranks the inevitable movement of tim