The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-27
PIONEERS PLANNING FOR FUTURE
BLESSINGS UPON POSTERITY
 
THROUGH WIDE-AWAKE AUXILIARY


 Charles Eklund, grand sergeant-at- arms, and George Dooley, grand Sec retary, of the Grand Igloo Pioneers of Alaska, are leaving on the Ss Victoria for Ketchikan to attend five days session of the order.
 The Pioneers will cooperate with the American Legion there in a joint meeting with view to plan ming the entertainment of President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding and their party, when they visit Alaska in July or August. It is probable a committee from each order will be given the task of arranging every thing in advance to assure the success and enjoyment of the pres- i'.lential party.
 VITAL PROBLEMS TO BE
 SETTLED IN CONVENTION
 The Pioneers in this convention probably will discuss and settle def- initely their vital problem of perpet- uating the order and it's work as far as can be done, by deciding whether eligibility to membership shall date from 1901 or 1905, and the fostering of the Sons and Daugh- ters of Pioneers as an auxlilary +brough which the beneficent ana fraternal work of the order may pc carried on.
 The average age of the Pioneers is 5e years. and it is likely the sur vivors will be few, being reduced py death and migration, by the year 1e4O. The general desire 1s' or course, that the orders work or Ira ternal aid and community leadership may be perpetuated, which feehns is shared by the public generally The historical work of the order also is highly valued by all Alaskans' anu will he enchanced in value as tre years pass.
 referendum vote has been taken to fix the pioneer year of eiglolll'S' whether it shall be 1901 or 190o ana a great deal of interest centers up on this decision. The date IS no" January 1, 1905. Several thousand pionaads not vet mobilzed in the order are said to be eligible uhuer tho 1oO5 date. When this point IS decided, perhaps, campaign to GIL list all eligible pioneers Will De co'i- ductad throughout the Territory PIONEERS PASSING AWAY
 AT RATE OF TWO A MONTH
 Twenty-two Pioneers-memoers ol the Order-passed last year to Ih"' horrne whence no traveller returhelh naor two every month on the aver age The most lamentable recent loss was the passing of "Mother Martha White, of Anchorage m 1913. c1o ,ras one of the Northland's mo- table pioneer women, "mother" to thousands of prospectors and plo- neers of every rank, and her mem- ory will be revered in Alaska to the last generation. She was won derful woman, all pioneers agree, the type that made possible in the last 75 years the "winning of the Golden West"
 NAMES OF MEMBERS WHO
 PASSED IN LAST YEAR
 Following are the names of the members of the Pioneers order who passed away last year: Caroline Markuson, Fairbanks; Arthur Lang, T. G. Quinn, Edward H. Turner, George c. Treat, and J. w. Rutter all of the Valdez district; H. w. Ans ley, William Pringle and Joseph Me- Gee, of Iditarod; Patrick Daly, Carl J. Johnson, Harry Watson and Charles Kefferstein, of Anchorage; Her bert c. Scott, John Kelly Smith, James Cummings, August Groot, William A. Kirts, M. D. Markham, and John L'Lote, of Ketchikan; Michael Coakley of Nenana; David M., Young of Cordova and Robert Evans of Ophir.
 NENANA PROBABLY NEXT
 PLACE FOR CONVENTION
 Nenana probably will be the next meeting place of the Grand Igloo, and it is likely the usual plan of electing a working body of grand of ficers from the same place will be followed in the present convention. This rule is found to be advantage ous, enabling the grand officers to get together frequently and trans act business without delay.
 The present grand officers are: T. w. Nelson, Anchorage, past presi-