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 594 HISTOEY OF GOODHUE COUNTY Druse; treasurer, A. W. Pratt; executive committee, William Boothroyd, W. B. Hancock, II. Blancliard, D. C. Hill and J. ( '. Bowman. The next regular meeting was held at the city park in Red AVing, June 18, 1898. June 23, 1899, the annual meeting of the Territorial Pioneers was held at Featherstone Prairie, at the home of Thomas Featherstone, and on this occasion cele- brated the semi-centennial of the arrival of Rev. J. W. Hancock in Red AVing. The following officers were elected: President, Hon. J. AY. Peterson; vice-president. Rev. J. W. Hancock; secre- tary. E. H. Druse; treasurer, A. AY. Pratt; executive committee, D. C. Hill. W. Boothroyd, J. B. Locke. The next annual meeting of the association was held in Vasa, June 22, 1900. The officers chosen were: President. Thomas Featherstone; vice-president, J. AY. Peterson; secretary, William F. Cross; executive commit- tee, Rev. F. Xorelius. J. AY. Hancock, William Boothroyd. A. J. (frover and James Seofield : treasurer, A. AY. Pratt. June 27, 1901, the annual meeting and picnic of the Territorial Pioneers was held at the home of Thomas Featherstone. The officers elected were: President. Charles Betcher. Red Wing; vice-presi- dent, J. AY. Peterson, Vasa; secretary, D. C. Hill, Red AVing; treasurer, A. W. Pratt, Red AVing; executive committee, William Boothroyd, Welch; Thomas Featherstone and Harvey Miller. The next regular meeting was held at the home of Charles Betcher June 13, 1902. The officers chosen were the same as the previous year, with the addition of Lewis Johnson and A. J. Grover of the executive committee. Air. Betcher invited the association to meet at his home the next year and the sixth annual meeting of the association was advertised to meet at his home June 6, 1903, but was changed an hour before the time set for the meeting to the city park by the sudden death of Air. Betcher, which occurred at nine o'clock on the morning set for the gathering. The fol- lowing officers were elected by acclamation: President. J. AY. Peterson, Vasa; vice-president, Thomas Featherstone, Feather- stone; secretary, D. C. Hill; treasurer, A. AY. Pratt; executive committee, A. J. Grover. Minneola; Lewis Johnson, Claybank; William Boothroyd. Harvey Miller, Red AVing; Howard Libbey, Featherstone. The seventh annual meeting was held at the home of Howard Libbey in Featherstone, June 22, 1904, with the elec- tion of the following officers: President. Howard Libbey; vice- president, A. AY. Pratt: secretary. Watts Sherman: treasurer, A. AY. Pratt: executive committee, J. L. Seofield, Cannon Falls: A. J. Grover, Minneola; Lewis Johnson, Claybank; Harvey Alil- ler and AVm. Boothroyd. Red AVing. The next annual meeting was held in Zumbrota. June 16, 1905, and the following officers elected: President. A. J. Grover; vice-president. J. AY. Peterson: