Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-03

Gather In
Portland

A large number Of Salem folk
motored 10 Portland Saturday to
participate in the annual Salem
Portland picnic, which was held
in LaureIhurst park. old-time
friends met and exchanged rem
iniscences, the day being passed
in this delightfully."- informal man
ner. The origin Of the city Of Sa-
lem, the establishment of William
ette University, the construction
Of the capitol building and the
tales of hardship of the early
pioneers were all revived.
The reunion and picnic had all
the characteristics Of the annual
meeting of the Oregon pioneers,
for the ex-SaIemites who gather
ed the last of the week were
not only the sons and daughters
OF these pioneers, but many were
pioneers themselves, who hat
made the trip across the continent
in the old prairie schooner.
More than three hundred at
tended the picnic, including the
following from Salem: Mrs. Geo.
J. Pearce, Mrs. E. C. Small, Mrs.
C. P. Bishop, Mrs. William P.
Lord, Mrs. Alice II. Dodd, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Noores, Mrs. P. H.
Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Weller, Mr.. and Mrs. Hal D. Pat
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Albert,
Mrs. George F. Rodgers, Miss Jo-
sephine Albert, Miss Dorothy
Pearce, Miss Helen Pearce, Miss
Elizabeth Lord, Ronald Frizzell,
Murray Wade, P. II. Darcy and
Mrs. T. G. Hopkins of Albany and
Miss Effie Kroll of Oakland.
From the days when Jason Lee
mission stood where the city of
Salem is now located and the
state OF Oregon was then but a
part Of the great Oregon territory,
to the present, these citizens have
remained loyal to their little city.
Each year the reunion of former
Salem residents presents a roll
call equalled only by that of the
annual reunion of the Oregon
pioneers.
The first white child born In
Salem and former senators, rep
resentatiyes and governors were
gathered together at the reunion.
The honor of being the first white
child born there goes to Maria
Campbell Smith, born October rs
1841, when Salem was Jason Lee
mission. The distinction of being
the second white child to be borr
in the capital city and the first
male child belongs to George P
Holman, born February 6, 1912
These two Children" as the other
Salem residents are wont to cal
them, were rocked in the same
cradle, and in the first cradle
made in Marion county. The
cradle was carved by Mr.. Hol
mans father.
The program began at O'Clock
when Mrs. T. r. Geer, president
of the association, introduced tn,
first speaker, Helen Chamberlain
president for the past year OF the
Oregon State Pioneer association
Miss Chamberlain read paper OF
the life OF Thomas Catch, former
president of Willamette univer.
sity and a familiar character tC
all old residents of the state. An.
other feature of the program
which centered about Willamette
university was the address by
olive e. Enright, who told tales
of Willamette in the days of Lucy
Lee.
"reminiscences by the former
residents then took up the pro.
gram, the following responding t
the roll call: J. X. Gill, George
B. Holman, c. B. Moores. Maria
Campbell Smith, Ralph A. Watson
Frank Hodgkins, w. G.. Elliott
Jr. Judge P. H. Darcy, Colonel
Robert A. Miller. Mrs. Gatens
Mrs. d. A. Waters, Chester Muir
ply, Bert L. Haney and Bertha
Fisher.
A picnic dinner was served on
the tables shortly after O'Clock
and after dinner the election Of
officers for the coming year tool
place.
Mrs. Headrick to Be
Soloist at Radio Concert