Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

among the best of the nation.
The next speaker was John r.
Orme, president of the Arizona
Pioneers association. one of the best
known old timers in the state.
Il have considered it, he said,
"the greatest honor of my life to hold
the presidency of this association, for
the bonds created by the early days
can never be severed when they are
strengthened by membership in an or
sanitation such as the Arizona
Pioneers association.
'The men and women of the early
days are becoming fewer and fewer
even today | miss several who were
with us last year and who have taken
the long journey since that time.
Each year finds us fewer, but
stronger in friendship and brotherly
love. We have been building an EN-
pire, one of which we may well be
proud, and one which is destined to
take a leading part in the achieve
ments of the country in which it is"
President Orme then spoke OF the
need OF perpetuating the Arizona
Pioneers association and also of sup
porting the proposed Native Sons and
Daughters society. which may be an
outgrowth of the present reunion.
He then told a number of stories of
the early days, laughter and applause
and shouts of That's so l know
what you're talking about punctuat-
ing his remarks.
Introduces Editor
Mr.. Heard then introduced Charles
A. Stauffer, general manager of The
Republican. declaring that the success
of the reunion was due primarily to
the ability and carefulness with
which Mr.. Stauffer had arranged the
details and carried them out. Mr..
Heard also praised his knowledge of
and affection for the pioneers. his re-
marks being interrupted by a pro-
longed burst of applause and three
times three" for the editor.
Mrs. Columbus M. Gray. the first
white woman to settle in the Salt
River valley was then introduced by
Mr.. Heard, who took this occasion to
praise the noble and unselfish women
who had helped to bring civilization
to the hills and deserts of Arizona.
After Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Foster, organ
izer and president OF the Yavapai
Historical society. was introduced.
She made a brief address, in which
she spoke of her happiness in hav~
ing attended the reunion ana outlined
the efforts of Yavapai county to per-
petuate the memory of its own
pioneers.
The next speaker to be introduced
by Mr.. Heard was George J. Rosk-
ruge. president of the Arizona Pioneer
Historical society of Tucson, who was
accompanied to Phoenix by Nose
Drachman. Herbert Drachman and G.
A. Hoff. all of whom are well known
pioneers of the state. Mr.. Roskruge
gave a personal account of the early
days, his address being one of the
most interesting of the morning.
Mr.. Heard then introduced Scott
White of Cochise county. who told
his audience briefly of the early day
experiences he went through in his
section of the state. Billy Fourr of
Santa Cruz was then called upon to
tell of q few interesting occurances
in that county during the time when
II was being developed for the first
time by the Americans.
Story of North
John Eli Of Yavapai county was
then requested to tell the assembled
pioneers interesting facts regarding
the early days in the northern part
of the state. He told of his arrival
in Prescott IN 1864 when that town
consisted of about a dozen houses
tiles of the region at that time.
Mrs. Henry Crow at this juncture
presented President Orme of the Pio-
neers' association with a copy OF q
beautifully bound book; THE Story
of America" as a token of esteem. In
her presentation speech. Mrs. Crow
declared she hoped that Mr.. Orme
would live tc be a resident of Arizona
for at least 35 more years, during
which period she intimated he would
have plenty of time to give the book
a thorough perusal.
Mrs. Crow was then asked to tell
a few of her experiences as a pioneer.
Although she is "a years of age, the
valiant veteran of three crossing OF
the great plains ascended the rose
trum and told of her struggles Ia
making a home of the wilderness.
Althee Modesti of Yuma. son Of
the family which has done much to-
ward the early development of that
county, told of many interesting hap
penings in the southwestern part OF
the state where his father located
in the early days.
A feature of the morning program
was the presentation by Irwin H.
House to president Of the Pioneers
association of an old shovel which
was used to dig the first gold mine
in the Globe district. The shovel had
been given to Mr.. House by William
Hope, who discovered the Globe min-
ing district. Mr.. Hope. when he gave
the shovel TO Mr.. House told him,
Keep this shovel. young man. II
isn't much good now. but in 100 years
it will be a valuable relic"
Mr. Enf1So has yanf the souvenir
ever since aid has used 1t for coal
shovel prior to its presentation to
the society yesterday. The shovel
will be given in the custody of each
president of the society
as long as 1t is in existence.
At the conclusion of the morning
program Of music and speaking, the
guests of The Republican
formed in line and marched to the
shady grove of cottonwoods and will
lows where the big barbecue luncheon
was served.
Here, amid laughter and the
shouted greetings of old friends, the
great crowd relaxed to enjoy a
meal of roasted beef,
sandwiches, coffee and all the minor
details that make a picnic luncheon
The corps of walters were
kept busy for nearly two hours salts
flying the demand for food. Despite
the heaping platefuls which were
doled out to every visitor, a great
many came back for second helpings.
Cafeteria Style
The crowd was served rapidly in
cafeteria style. Each guest carried a
picnic plate and passed down the long
serving tables to secure generous
helpings from the large variety of
foods Great tin cups were provided
for the coffee and these were re-
filled again and again as the luncheon