The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-18
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Burleigh Pioneers
Meet at Banquet

the piano for the community singing
and for all the other musical enter
tainment during the evening.
Milan Ward Presidcs
Milan Ward, association president,
presided during the business meeting,
opening with reading Of the minutes
for the October l8, 1888, reunion and
the first annual picnic held Sunday,
June "a, by J. B. Belk, secretary.
Mr.. Belk then read kilograms Of
greeting received from BERTHE Lam
bert Clay Of Montevideo, Mimi; John
T. MCGOWAN, who lives in Michigan:
Glenn Morris of Portland, Ore, and
Myron Hutchinson Of Great Falls.
Mont.
Upon motion Of H. L. Reade, the
group stood in a silent rising vote Of
thanks to the Lambert family and In
memory Of the late 8. F. Lambert
Miss Trina Logan. treasurer. sub
mitted her report showing q balance
of $l7354 to date.
William A. Falconer. chairman of
the resolutions committee, then was
called upon for hts report, which fol-
lows:
Report Of Resolutions Committee
Mr.. President: =
Your committee on resolutions
would submit the names OF the fol-
lowing Burleigh County Pioneers who
have passed to the Great Beyond since
our annual meeting:
Sherebiah F. Lambert, Mrs. jean
cite Ostrander. Anna Clark, Lee
Barfknecht, Cassius p. Dunn, Sam
Robinson, Mrs. Edward Adams, Mrs.
Ruth Heaton Lambert, Everett L.
Carr, Charles H. Casper. Mrs. Roscoe
Waid Boren, Mrs. Mary l.. Sperry,
Emma Frances Foley Breen, Francis
r. simons, Mary Hilda Mcdonald,
Samuel Cling. Daniel A. Mclean,
Frank v. Montgomery, Evelyn Ross
Pollock Danley, Frank g.. Grambs,
Samuel Fairman, Mrs. Felemen Boy
er. George Robidou. August Benser,
James Alexander Montgomery, Isa-
belle Mcdonald Snyder, Alfred T.
WEIGH, Alfred s. Moore, Katharine
Lyons, Mrs. Herman Ohde, Mrs. John
Mclaughlin. Mrs. Louisa Derringer,
jeanette Asbrtdge Hecker, J. s. Swan
son and Mrs. j. B. Taylor.
While not all were members of the
Burleigh County Pioneers association,
all were Pioneers Of Burleigh county.
and did their part in building up their
communities
Be 1t Resolved, That the Burleigh
County Pioneers Association express
deep regret at the passing Of these
Pioneers who for 50 many years la
bored among us.
Be 1t Resolved, That the sympathy
of this society be expressed for the
families and relatives of departed
pioneers.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That these
resolutions be spread upon the pro-
ceedings of the Burleigh County
Pioneers Association, and that a COPY
OF same be sent to the families and
relatives Of the deceased.
Done at Bismarck, North Dakota,
this 18th day Of October, 1894.
William A. F'alconer.
Mrs. Charles Z. Pearce.
Charles D. Rodgers.
Committee on Resolutions.
John Dolan, Miss Marie Huber.
Mrs. T. E. Flaherty and Mrs. Gunnar
Olgeirson were appointed as q nom
mating committee by Mr.. Ward and
were instructed to retire to prepare
a slate Of officers.
Mrs. Hazel Pearoe Halverson, re-
porting for the tickets and reserya-
lions committee, announced that there
were 1913 adults and children in at
tendance. Rudy Patzman, called on
Tor report Of the music and dane
ing committee, asked that all the
guests remain for his part Of the pro-
gram.
Reade then made q motion for 4
vote Of thanks to the president and
ms assistants for the fine program OF
the year just closing.
Lynn Sperry New President
Lynn w. 6perry became president
following the adoption Of the nom-
mating committees report. Other
new officers are: first vice president.
G. A. Anderson, Motif; second vice
president. Theodore Taylor, Wilton:
third vice president. Mrs. e. L. Faunce,
Bismarck; secretary, J. B. Belk, Bis
marck; treasurer, Miss Irrt1a Logan,
Bismarck, and historian, Mrs. Henry
w. Richholt, Bismarck.
Before turning the meeting over to
the program chairman, DR.. r. B..
Strauss, Ward thanked all his officers
and the members for their work and
support to him, commenting on the
pioneer spirit which they had shown
IN going ahead during q difficult year.
Mrs. Larson's solo. Song Of well
come" to. the tune Of Loves Old
Sweet Song" was introduced first by
Or. Strauss. George T. Humphreys
sang "shipmates Of Mine" and for an
encore number, "Pale Moon"
Boyhood pranks were recounted by
Fred Peterson, who conjured up the
glories Of the events Of 40 years ago.
In contrasting amusements Of then
and now he recalled the bands or
gained by Hank Palmer and others,
the band organized 80 years ago which
flourished for Is years, the Manner
Choir male chorus. the hometown"
ball teams, the race track with its
rodeos and races and the "old swim
min hole" near the brick yard where
George Dohn and Jack McEIueh ef-
fectively taught the art Of swimming.
Credit for Building City
Tales Of Paul Bunyan proportions
Of early events were related by Mr..
Peterson until in more serious vein,
ne said, We must not be unmindful Of
having much to be proud OF. We have
this city as evidence Of our LIES work
and must remember that it was the
pioneers who got the Capitol here,
who got the penitentiary, who ar
ranged for the Indian school and who
raised the money to buy 400 acres OF
land and give 1t to the government
for Fort Lincoln. We have helped in
securing q waterworks system that Is
among the finest, and the best paved
streets in any city Of Bislnarcks size
in the United States. It is q haIry