The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-07-02
PIONEERS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
STEVENS COUNTY PIONEER AS
ISOLATION HOLDS ANNUAL
PICNIC AT COLVILLE
George II. Bevan Reelected President
for Coming Year-Next Meeting
to be Held at Kettle Falls

The twenty-second annual picnic
of the Stevens County Pioneer asso-
citation, because of the inclemancy of
the weather, was held in the Odd
Fellows hall instead of the park as
scheduled, Thursday, June 30. Many
members from Chewelah, Marcus.
and rural districts were not in at
tendance this year, probably because
of the weather. However, there was
good attendance and the three
long tables of the hall were bounti-
fully spread and seated to capacity.
President of the association, Geo.
H. Bevan of Kettle Falls (the pio-
necr at Kettle), with his air of
southern hospitality, was also master
of ceremonies.
State Representative John T. Raf-
It's greeted the members Of the as
sociatlon and paid beautiful tribute
to the pioneers of the northwest,
the makers of a new race.
"Never had realized their
strength so fully" stated Mr.. Raf-
tis, "as when | saw the men of the
91st division during the war. 1t had
been said that there never before
has been a body of men like these,
the sons of the pioneers of the great
northwest, the men of the last from
tier"
The after dinner speeches were
lively ones, characteristic of long
residence and of old time friends.
One Of the oldest, if not oldest pio-
neer, Hon. John Hickey, who came
here April 16, 1866, when Stevens
county was bounded on the north by
British Columbia, The east by Idaho,
the south by Snake river and the
west by the summit of the Cascade
| mountains and embraced what is now
| eleven counties--when there were 300
! voters and no school district, and
the nearest railroad was Sacramento
City, cited many interesting events
that served as milestones in the
progress of the county
Other pioneers of note spoke feel
ingly of past events, while the
younger members commended the
older men on the construction work
done under adverse conditions and
difficulties almost unsurmountable.
Great stress was put on the men
tion of the work of the women Of
the association, especially in the
work of prohibition.
The meeting place of the pioneer
association of Stevens county for the
twenty-third annual picnic will be-
at Kettle. Falls.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, G..
Fl. Bevan, Kettle Falls; vice presi-
dent, Frank Naff, Addy; secretary,
Clara Shaver, Colville; directors,
Mrs. w. II. Jackson, Colville; Lille
Rice, ColviIle; Mrs. Thomas Graham,
Arden; Mrs. John Ehorn, Chewelah;
Mrs. C. r. Mcmillan, Colville, and
Mrs. f. B. GOetter, Colville.
Among those present were: Messrs.
and Mesdames Thos. Kirk, Frank
Habein, ]. H. King, W.. B. Brewer,
G. B. Ide, W. l.. Bowen, Carl Bu-
chanan, w. H. Graham, d. F. Ham,
w. H. Jackson, Thos. Graham, Ed.
st. Clair, Frank Naff, w. Lon john
son, Ralph Bush, VIM. Miller, Har-
old Dexter, C. r. Mcmillan, David
Burke, George d. Slaves, George
Thomas, C. A. Ledgerwood, M.
F. Belknap, John Ehon, John
Wheeler, Mesdames May Clinton,
Minnie Setter, Emma Aspend Mich
olas Powers, Lille Rice, Misses Dor
othy Allen Molie Graham, Rachael
Mcmillan, Ann Ehon, and Messrs.
John r. Raftis, Albert Ham, David
Mcmillan, John Hickey, Geo. Hof-
stetter, C. A. Ledgerwood, j. NJ. Ma