The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-03
PROPOSE
MEMORIALPARK TO
FOUNDERS OF CITY
Site Suggested Is Along River
Bluffs and Railroad; Also
Urged History Records
80 JOIN IN 1929 DINNER

George +. Will Elected President
and He and Mrs. conk'in
Review county's Past
Cherishing the traditions Of Dakota
With Z pride as intense Is the May
flower descendants hallowing regard
for Plymouth Rock, the Burleigh
County Pioneers association went
back into the old days Of the terri
tory and the birth Of the state. Tues
day evening. In the annual meeting at
the Grand Pacific dining room.
Pioneers whose coming to Dakota's
wide open spaces went back to 1858
were there. Others who had come In
the early 70's were the nucleus OF the
old timers. The main portion OF the
gathering was made up Of the pioneer
boys and girls Of the eos and OF young
folks born In still later times and
present as descendants Of the trail
blazers OF 40 years ago. In all. 230
persons sat down to the dinner Of the
evening. The big dining room was
filled.
For four hours the gathering sang.
ate and listened to songs and talks.
Then 1t got down to business. elected
the officers for the ensuing year and.
after the room had been cleared,
there was some dancing up until mid
night.
Eligibility Line Drawn
George F. VIII was chosen president
OF the association; Henry L. Reade.
Jacob Horner and Mrs. G. B. Rogers.
vice presidents; Mrs. H. w. Richholt.
secretary: Mrs. Lucinda Logan. treas
urer, and Pat E. Byrne. historian.
The matter Of eligibility was de-
cided last evening by adoption OF .
Recommendation Of tho executive
committee, that the association be q
Burleigh county organization. instead
| OF = state body for the county. The
| eligibility provision adopted would al-
| low membership to Ill actual pioneers
| Of the county who were here when
| the territory became q state In Octo-
Der, 1850, and who still are here. and
such descendants who also reside IN
the county. All other Burleigh pioneers
and descendants who live In other
parts can become honorary or asso-
ciate members, but have no vote. One
aim Of the provision was to keep the
association from getting unwieldy.
| The association proposed one prof.
ect to the honor Of the memory Of
the pioneers. It was that memorial
park be established and the site pro-
posed, II obtainable. was that along
the river bluff and the railroad
where, as George VIII suggested. .
memorial park like that at Omaha
could be laid out.
Aim to Stimulate History
Mrs. James Wakeman suggested
that it would be q good idea to erec
. monument to the pioneers and tha
when q memorial court house Is buil
some day. that would be the site 10
In. This was passed along rs . quit
natural step when such court hous
Is built and the committee recon-
lmendation for the memorial park W.
J adopted for the time being.
i The committee also recommends.
!. that. to stimulate interest In Burletel
|county history, the association shoul.
J lget out 4 pioneer bulletin; that
should offer prizes for pioneer storle
. and sketches: that . special commit
! tee be named to urged the pre6enta
, Ition TO the State Historical society Q
! ali relics and pictures OF the pionee
. days: that merchants be asked to dec
, crate their windows with pioneer dts
plays and pictures when local hia
ltorical anniversaries and celebration
are held or when the association hold
Its annual meeting. and that = con-
|mittee be appointed to consider thea
Recommendations These recommen
\ dations were adopted.
Calls Roll Of Departed
Z. ]. Taylor. as chairman Of tt
resolutions committee. read . ms
mortal resolution to the memory
= those who, as Mrs. Fred Z. Conkll
: put It, had proved up on oil earth
!. claims during the year. He said u
z committee had listed = members Vt
], had died since the last prior meettn
Q but q some might have been owe
4 locked, he suggested that such nam
q lbe turned In to the secretary. II ord
Ito complete the list. Those named
3 1.-The resolution included Charles WAcl
Z tier. william Cook, Mrs. Mary i. d
q Lean. Mrs. Hannah Galloway, MI. Mo
Z. Iris. Mrs. Otto Engdahl. Valentine Ber
r william Robinson, Oliver Webb. Got
3 tried Kikul, Pat Flannigan. Or. :.
J. emyth, Mrs. John MCGOWAN, Richa
Thistlethwaite. Mrs.. Henry echone
y a. n. echonoeskl. John Neuehte
. INettie Frederice. Mrs. Helen 4. Al
y efoou, Mrs. Charles A. Blunt. -
q. samuel King and Mrs. George ~
Irix.
lor and Katherine Morris. y
Iadopted.
Messages From Absent
y Among those Whose hearts was -
the eothering but unahle - p prl
- ent ms lfrs. Nellie Lambert,
llonteyideo, lliun. Her message
- IroGret- came IN = telegram and alaf
g Iun0onl1Ioent basket q flowers WI
~ iUaoed the main table where n. =
81 Rawlinee. = preaident, sat and dire
|lflod the proceeiines. President IA
u IinGp also announced TIN letter s.
a lWl1liam Pre-, c6 1or1bault, MINI. Z
e. Ithe tact that Alex Med DonAld was
y. tcoutinusd q paee nlne.)