East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-28
Bright Sun and Large Crowd
Make Last Day Great Sue
cess.
HON. G. A. JOHNS OF BAKER
DELIVERS FINE ADDRESS
Splendid Program Is Rendered and
Great Crowd Enjoys Weston's Hos
pitality-Hon G. A. Johns Of Baker
Delivers Splendid Address to Pio-
neers-Auto Parade and Ffddlers'
Contest Features of Day-Pendle-
ton Meets Weston on Diamond.
(staff Correspondence

Weston, Ore May 2S.-This, the
second day of the pioneer picnic, is
proving more successful than the
first Fine weather, large crowds and
the unbounded hospitality of local
residents are serving to make the day
one long to be remembered. Every
thing is being carried on according to
program without hitch or anything
to mar the enjoyment of the day.
There was only one change in the
morning program. B. F. Swaggart,
who was down for an address was
unable to be present and his paper
was read by Attorney Homer I Watts
of Athena.
The features of the program were
the baritone solo by Joseph N. Scott
of Athena, the primary drill directed
by Miss Lillian Holdman, the vocal
solo by Jack Keefe and the memorial
address by Hon C. A. Johns of Baker
City
One of the most enjoyable events
of the morning was the parade of the
pioneers in autos. There were 80
autos in line and all were filled with
the men and women who came west
when the country was young. 1t is
far cry from the slow crawling prairie
schooner to the swift flying auto, but
such is the rapid march of progress.
MANY of those who coupled seats in
the gas bugges had crossed the plains
behind teams Of oxen and many
cheer went up as the procession pass
ed by.
The feature of the afternoon pro-
gram will be the old fiddlers' contest
There has been much tuning OF in
struments all day in preparation OF the
event and the large crowd is looking
forward to 1t with much pleasurable
anticipation.
The election of officers Is also
scheduled for this afternoon and ther
comes the baseball game between the
Pendleton and Weston league teams
The members of the Pendleton team
are here. confident of victory, while
the local ball tossers are anxious tt
duplicate their victory over Atnens
yesterday. Milne and Ward VIII forn
the battery for Pendleton, while Har'
Ian. the crack twrler, will hold dowr
the third station.
In addition to the ball game there
will be races and other sports.
Johns Address.
In part Mr.. Johns said:
1t is a marked honor to be invited
to address such an audience on TIM
OCCASION so important in the histor!
Of the state of Oregon, and to eastern
Oregon in particular
1t was my fortune to land in salem
on December 25, 1858, and to hav'
been a continuous resident of th'
state of Oregon ever since, thirt
years in western Oregon and twenty
two years in eastern Oregon.
I have learned to love and admir-
her mountains and forests, he
streams, lakes and rivers, her hills
plains and valleys her birds an
flowers, her climate, rain and sun
shine, her sons and daughters, an
above all have learned to honor
admire and respect her old pioneer
who first constructed her rude hut
and log cabins, ploughed the furrowi
titled the soil, welded the ak In ne
forests, erected the primitive churcI
and school house, and who first CAV
IN all nature within her borders tn
sublime evidence Of the fatherhoo
of God and the brotherhood of mar
Much has been said and writer
and much will be said and write
about the pioneers of oregon, yet TN
people of this and future generation
will never know or appreciate,
comprehend their early trials, hard
ships. privations, struggles and con
flicts in the land "Where rolls tn
Oregon, and hears no sound save II
own dashing" No son or daughter
no matter how loving or affectionat'
will ever fully repay the watchft
care and devotion Of kind and lov
ing mother.
In this day and age of commercis
splendor and struggle for wealth an
position, we sometimes forget our du
ties as neighbors and friends and
citizens of this great nation, and tn
debts which we owe to our father
and mothers, to home and native lan'
Many have gone, never to return
Those remaining will not always b
with us. Their hair is silvery, the
form is bent, and their step Is feebl
and no one knows how soon, or VIII