East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-01
ATHENA OBSERVES
DECORATION DAY
CITIZENS PAY TRIBUTE
TO NATIONS DEAD
Rev. Meldrum Delivers Address-Ex-
ercises at Cemetery Monday-Non-
agenarian Has Unique Cane Given
Him by W. j. Bryan-Other Notes.
Special Correspondence. }

Athena, Ore, May 31.-The few old
grizzly veterans of this city met at
their hall at 2:30 p. m. Sunday and
headed by the old flag marched to
the Christian church, where the Rev.
A. NJ. Meldrum delivered a very able
and patriotic address. On Monday
at the same hour. preceded by the
Athena band, they marched to the
cemetery and in the presence of hosts
Of friends and other citizens perform
ed the usual decoration ceremonies
The city of Athena shut up shop and
attended the pioneers meeting in
Weston on Saturday The occasion was
glorious and 50 was the day.
A cane carried by the frisky youth
Of 81 years, Mr.. Morrison, has high
ly interesting associations. 1t was
! presented to the old veteran by w. j..
Bryan and was cut from a hickory
tree at the Hermitage, President
Jackson's home in Tennessee.
Mr.. ]. Stephens of Milton, we'll
known hereabouts, visited in the city
on Monday.
VIM. Mcbride formerly in the drug
showed up with his smiling and rug
ged face on decoration day.
Mr.. and Mrs. p, ], Mulkey, highly
| successful teachers in the public
schools Of this city, took their depart
ure for their home in Gillian county
Rock Creek, today Mr.. and Mrs
Mulkey made hosts of friends during
their stay IN this city who all hope
4 for ac.I speedy return.
+ CilE Marshal Gholson is circulating
Il petition in relation to the Cease"
now before the school board.
Mrs John Adams of Adams, was a
business visitor in this city on Mon
J day.
w l.. Kidder of Spokane, came
down from the power city to attend
the decoration day exercises and visit
| friends.
Mrs. Spencer who has been quite
/ i'll at her residence, is now GONZALES
cent.
c. S. Ferguson. former resident OF
( this vicinity, now of Seattle, is visit
ing friends and attended decoration
day exercises. Mr. Ferguson is an
old veteran.
Mr.. and Mrs Brotherton returned
from a weeks stay in Franklin coun-
ty. Wash on Monday.
Mrs. Casper Woodward, accompan-
I led by her brother-in-law. George
came to town by auto on Monday.
81 h &, good
/ behavior during the pioneer and dec
oratlon day services.
Jessie Smith of Helix was in town
on Saturday.
Ex-Mayor Taylor and wife OF Pen
dleton, passed through Athena on
I saturday.
Geo. Hartman, jr., and wife. were
up from Pendleton on Saturday.
Messrs. Koontz and Hawks returned
from the Umatilla river on Saturday
fairly loaded with fish-stories. They
were beauties-the fish.
Mrs. Schrimpp of this city visited
i in Weston on saturday and took in
the pioneers "doins
The Misses Beverly, Wilkinson and
Mrs. Hawks went to Weston on Sat
urday by auto and shook hands with
the pioneers.
! County Treasurer G. w. Bradley
4 and wife and daughter mingled with
old friends and neighbors over sun
day.
Miss Ruth Kidder returned from a
weeks visit with friends in and neal
Pendleton on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kidder visited
in Weston on Saturday.
Col. F. b. Boyd Of the Press, sneak
ed out of town one day last week and
shook fins with the scaly tribe of the
roaring Umatilla.
The next "doin's" will be straw
berries and cream in Milton, "Orchard
county" oregon.