The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-23
MANY ATTEND
ANNUAL MEET
OF PIONEERS
Burleigh County Association
Has Record-breaking
Crowd at Banquet
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN
Alex Macdonald of Glencoe
Tells of Part Pioneers
Played in Early History
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN

the largest crowd ever to attend a
7 similar meeting here-the Burleigh
County Pioneers association last
night held its annual business meet
ing and banquet at the Grand Pacific
hotel. The banquet had been advertis->
ed to start promptly at Z o'clock but
considerable delay was caused by the
fact that many came to attend who
had not previously made reservations
and the procession did not move into
the dining room until after 8 o'clock.
Following the banquet, a very en-
joyable program of music and read
ings was given. Mrs. V. j. LA Rose,
accompanied by Mrs. p. F.. Byrne,
sang Castles in the Air" and later
Mrs. La Rose and Henry ,Halverson
sang AT Dawning" and Garry Me
Back to Ole Virginia Mrs. Byrne
was also their accompanist. Mrs. n.
+. O'Hare and Mrs. John French sang
The Songs My Mother Used to
Sing" and school Days" Mrs. Esther
'iStaley Bork was at the piano.
Miss Clarice Belk, accompanied at
the piano by her mother. Mrs. }. b.
Belk, gave a musical reaulng when
Mother Sang to Me- As an encore
she presented humorous reading
(which she made all the more anus
ing by giving it local twist. She
also read IA poem written by Francis
Halloran of Bismarck, entitled "Them
We're the Good Old Days" The piece
was written especially for the
pioneers meeting, and mentioned
numerous bits of Bismarck's ancient
history as well rs many Of the
pioneer residents Of the city.
The crowd joined enthusiastically
in singing the "Oid Timers Song
which was written year ago espe-
cially for the meetings of the
pioneers association and which. TO
the tune of Marching Through
Georgia brings in the names Of many
of the county's oldest families.
Macdonald Talks
Alex Macdonald Of Glencoe, one OF
North Dakota's early pioneers, spoke
briefly Of the part the early settlers
paved in the p-building OF this sec
.tion of the country. Coming mere 40
wears ago, he told Of the hearty wei
come given him by those who had
previously come to this part OF the
state. In closing he urged the young
er generation to honor the early set
tiers while they are still alive instead
Of waiting to place flowers on their
graves. and suggested that the
uiopeers' descendants continue to
gather at least once u year to pay
tribute to the memory Of those who
have passed on, even after the
pioneers themselves are gone.
Jos. Dietrich was eleced president
Of the association for the year at q
short business session. Other Off.
GERS were elected as follows: First
vice president, Mrs. j. d. Wakeman;
second vice president, w. L. Witsan;
third vice president, Mrs. Thomas
Sanders; secretary, Miss Haze
.Pearce; treasurer, Mrs. Lucinda Lo-
ran: historian, Mrs. Mary Mclean
The nominating committee included
H. l.. Reade, DR.. G. A. Rawlings, )
y. Belk, Mrs. John Dawson and Mrs
II. W. kichholt. -.
Letters were read from Mrs. Nellie
3Hinckley and Mrs. M. H. Jewell. mem.
Z hers Of the association who are at
present out Of the state, extending
their good wishes to those attending
the annual gathering and expressing
their regret at being unable to be
present. Mrs. Jewell also wrote in be-
half Of her mother, Mrs. r. B. Wood
H. r. Goddard was appointed to
investigate the advisability of arrang-
ing Burleigh County Pioneers asso.
citation picnic for the coming Fourth
Of July.
Resolutions Adopted
The resolutions committee, which
included Mrs. Fred L. Conklin, chair
man; r. E. Byrne, Edith w. Hughes
]. l.. Bell and DR.. G. A. Rawlings
presented the following report:
"Your committee on resolutions ap
pends herewith, in sorrow, the an
nouncement of the names of Burleigt
/ County pioneers who have been call
Ned to the Great Beyond during the
past year:
Mcdonald, Mrs. John Sebry, Charles
" Blunt, Peter +. Wilcox, c. A
Meisner. George Schneider, H. p
Hanson. Charles Mason, Mrs. Robert
McNider. Mrs. ]. G. Wallace, S. d
Rohrer, Owen Flanagan, Frank Scott
and Martin G. Hagen.
mWhereas, since our last annua
meeting, these friends and associate:
have been called from our circle, aftel
wears Of residence and usefulness ir
this community, therefore be it
: "Resolved, by the Burleigh Count,
Pioneers association that in recog
I nition of their devotion to the up
building and growth of Bismarck and
Burleigh. county, and in furthel
recognition of the esteem and respect
each deserved from this body, tha
our sympathy be extended to theil
- families, and be it
~ "Resolved, further. that these reso
lutions be made a part Of the. pro
ceedings of this meeting and spreat
ON thu minutes of the association"