Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-31


to Bandon. Not city or town in this
state which has lodge of this order
and there are Pythian lodges in so
cities and towns-but what has been
visited not once but many times by the
grand keeper of records and seal. He
has visited most of the cities of Ore
gon at least Is times and some of them
much more frequently.
"Another remarkable feature of his
trip will be that he will take with him
on his tour his old mother, Mrs. Sarah
Watts Stinson, an Oregon pioneer of
1S47, who will visit her former home
in Illinois for the first time since she
left it to become one of this states
earliest pioneers. For the first time
since her ardous journey Of pioneer days
Mrs. Stinson will travel across the wide
expanse of plains she crossed almost
81 years ago, but this time she will
ride amidst the comforts of a modern
Pullman car instead of the hardships
of the ox-teams of the olden days and
the limited train Oil which she will
ride will cover in a few days the dis
tance it took so many months in the
days when the West was young.
"Mr. Stinson and his mother expect
to leave Salem some time between Jan
uary 20 and January %, En- route they
will spend one day at Salt Lake City
and one day at Denver and then make
their next stop at the place where Mrs.
Stinson was born, nine miles from
Springfield, Ill. There will be big
family reunion at Springfield during
her visit and her relatives from all
parts of the middle west are planning
to gather there in honor of her first
visit to her birthplace since she left as
girl to brave the dangers and hard
ships along the Oregon trail.
From Springfield, where they will
spend several days, Mr.. Stinson and his
mother go to Chicago and then will visit
in turn Indianapolis, Niagara Falls, Bos
ton, New York, Philadelphia and the
battlefield of Gettysburg They will
then 90 to Washington for the historic
Pythian meeting and three days later
expect to visit Mount Vernon and the
tomb of Washington on the birthday
of the Father of His Country.
"When Mrs. StinsOn arrived in Ore
gon in pioneer days her family settled
in Linn county, near Peoria. Louis R.
Stinson was born in Albany, his father
being pioneer printer of the Linn
county capital. When "Louo was 2
years old the family moved to Salem,
returning later to Albany, where he at
tended the public schools and Albany
College In 1877 the family returned
to Oregon's capital city and tehre Mr..
Stinson has lived continuously since
that time, being prominent in the life
of the city in various ways besides his
active work in fraternal circles.
"Mr Stinson became member Of
the Knights of Pythias in Salem, Jan
uary 8, 1884, and four years ago re-
ceived veterans jewel for % years
continuous active membership in the
order. He was elected chancellor COM
mander of the Salem lodge in 1899 and
was a representative to the grand lodge
in 1895 and 1896. In October, 1896, he
was elected grand keeper of records and
seal Of the grand lodge and has been
reelected every year since that time,
for many years without opposition, and
is now serving his 18th consecutive
term. "
H. S. Gile of this city writes friends
from Archachon, France, under date of
January Is, and says he is enjoying a
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