East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-27
RECEPTION TO OFFICIALS
MARKS END OF NOTABLE DAY
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DR.. c. j. Smith, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, and who,
as senator, introduced the resolution
which made possible the occasion
yesterday, acted as master of cere-
monies and introduced the speakers.
The huge stone was put in place by
Chief Contractor Johnson and in this
work he was assisted by his two fore
men, A. J.'Anderson and L. NJ. Erick
son.
Tribute to Mayor MatlOck.
At the last moment, Col. ]. II. Ra-
lev was commissioned to represent
Mayor w. F. Matlcck, the city chief
executive being unable in his Grip
pied condition to mount the platform.
In representing the mayor, Col. Raley
paid a great tribute to him for the
part he had played in the securing
of tn estate hospital here. He char
acterized MIR. Matlock as "the father
of the state hospital here. He char
his efforts twenty years ago while
he was a member of the state senate
to secure a hospital for eastern Ore
gon, which efforts started the activi-
ties which eventually accomplished
that end.
No Politics With Steiner.
Supt. r. E. L. Steiner, head of the
state hospital took occasion yester-
day to defend himself against the
charges that he had allowed politics
to influence him in his efforts to Sc
cure the Eastern oregon state hos
pital "My labors in behalf of this
institution have been solely in behalf
of the unfortunates for whom the
state must provide" he said in part,
"and | have not been influenced one
small particle by politics. Such an
! institution should never be mixed with
politics and say, God forbid that the
! dav shall ever come when politics Will
| enter the door of this hospital"
! DR.. Steiner, besides emphasizing
] the superiority of the eastern Ore
| gon institution over others in the
country, also paid high tribute to
| the delegation which Umatilla county
and eastern oregon which worked so
! hard to secure the legislation neces-
sary for the establishment of the asy-
lum mentioning particularly DIR. c.
] Smith, DR.. w. ]. Cole. L. L. Mann,
! c. A. Barrett, ]. n. Burgess and >.
! ID. Peterson of this county, Henry
| Mckinney of Baker, Brooks of NAL
heur and others who had been fore
most in the fight.
Not "BughOuse."
DR.. Steiner Furthermore appealed
to the press. the school children and
the citizens to refrain from speaking
of the institution as a "bughouse," a
"dippy house" or a "crazy house,
declaring the inmates of such a hos
pital to be the most unfortunate and
pitiful people on earth.
Robinson's Address.
J. F. Robinson, president of the
Commercial association, made the
last address of the day. briefly eX'
pressing the appreciation of Pendle'
ton for the efforts of the state board
and dwelling upon the Importance o
the institution to the state. His ad
dress in entirety follows:
, Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gente
men:
on behalf of the Commercial asso
citation of Pend,eton. l desire to thanh
the state board for the honor it ha
conferred on our association by inVlt
ing us to take charge of the laying o
the cornerstone of an institution tina
means so much to Pendleton and east
ern oregon.
When the citizens of this great STATE
of oregon elected you, gentlemen, t
the high offices which you have beer
chosen to fill, they had confidence il
your good judgment and ability, anC
| wish to assert emphatically to you
gentlemen of the state board, tina
Won in turn showed good judgmen
by locating the Eastern oregon Hos
pital in Pend eton-"The biggest cit!
of its size in the West
We freely admit that this state in
stitution means a great deal to th'
city of Pendleton. on the other hanC
we confidently assert that the cit.
of Pend!eton means a great deal L
the state of Oregon. The location o
our city its railrad facilities and it
various ac activities are the cause o
bringing annually to Pendleton larg'
number of people, not only from ore
gon. but from all sections of the coun
try.
We are proud to know that we shall
be able to point out to all these al
institution which must forever stanC
as a monument to the greatness o
the people of oregon. 1t is there
fore more than local pride which w
feel on this great occasion. Rathe
do we feel a pride of being citizens o
state which has ever shown itsel
actively so,icitous for the highes
: welfare of all its people. be they for
tunate or unfortunate. This corne
stone not only marks the beginning o
great institution; it is a milestone