The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-08-12
Natiue Sons
Honor Carson

Nearly one thousand people of Cali
fornia and Nevada made the pilgrim
age last Sunday to witness the un-
yelling of the monument erected In
memory of Kit Carson, that interpid
pioneer scout and explorer
Long before the hour set for the
ceremony had arrived, hundreds Of
automobiles had arrived at the sum-
NIT of the Kit Carson Pass and be-
meath the giant trees and granite
spires, the people gathered in clus-
ters, spread their picnic lunches. and
enjoyed rest in natures wonder
land. $ sA-fa
At two o'clock the program started
by several selections by the Jackson
Cornet Band. VIM. ]. Treager, stepped
to the speakers stand and announced
that he held in his hand gavel made
from the tree upon which Kit Carson
had carved his name In 1874. and
called the meeting to order with the
gavel After announcing the purpose
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P. Merrill as the first speaker. Mr..
Merrill welcomed the assemblage to
Alpine county and gave it as his wish
that they would come again.
Hon. Joseph Il. Nolan, OF the land-
marks committee, gave short adj
dress and stated that Mr.. Merrill had
been exceedingly modest in his re-
marks and let it be known that Mr..
Merrill had attended to quarrying the
granite monument and had 1t set in
place without cost to the Native Sons.
He paid splendid tribute to Kit Car
son, and when he had concluded, the
monument was unveiled bysa grand
son of that famous scout.
Hon. Clarence E. Jarvis was the
next speaker, and he declared that the
people of the state of Nevada and
California knew no division line
when It came to honoring the memory
of the pioneers that braved the hard
ships and dangers in exploring and
developing the West. He gave an in
teresting talk on the work undertaken
by the Native Sons of the Golden West.
Mrs. Henrietta o. Mel. representing
the Native Daughters, declared that it
was an inspiring moment to be al
lowed the privilege of speaking on
such an auspicious occasion. Being
a member of the landmarks committee
of the Native Daughters of the Golden
West. it was her good fortune to as
sist In the preliminary work that re-
suited in the erection of the Kit Car
son monument. She paid a beautiful
tribute to the pioneers of California.
and especially to Kit Carson
Louis F. Byington of San Francisco.
past president of the Native Sons, re-
counted the history of the Fremont
party when they crossed the Sierras
in 1914 under the guidance of Kit Car
son, complete account of which was
published in the Record Courier few
years ago.
In the audience was Judge Carson
Hart, of the appellate court of Cali
fornia. The judge was born on the
banks Of the Carson river when his
parents were crossing the plains by
OK team. The speaker remarked that
had the pioneers travelled by automo-
bile instead of OK team, Judge Hart
would have been born in California.
The ceremony closed with the "Star
Spangled Banner" played by the
Jackson band.
Among those present from Carson
Valley were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. Nedden-
riep, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Stodieck, Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Springmeyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Neddenriep, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Rich, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Taylor
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Brock
liss, Mrs. r. w. Gale, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bruins, Geo. Russell, John and
Arthur Brockliss, H. c. Jepsen, Fred
and John Jepsen, Mr.. and Mrs. H. r.
Mack, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Thorne, Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry Elges, Miss Ramona
Brockliss, Cedric Brockliss, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hickey, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Lundergreen, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Godecke, Jr., Miss Helen Cordes,
Dorothy Neddenriep, Otto Heitman,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Dressler.