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son, president; R. Alexander, vice-president; S. A. Barnes, secretary; J. H. Price, treasurer. The sons and daughters of

Umatilla pioneers elected the following officers: Amy Cargill, of Freewater, president; Mrs. William Reed, of Athena, vice-president Mrs. W. S. Price, of Weston, treasurer Mar;



jorie Bullfinch, of Weston, treasurer.

The annual

celebration at

historic event of

May

2,

Champoeg, to commemorate the

1843

the founding of

tjie

provisional

government of Oregon was held May 3, 1919. The attendance was 1000 persons, and was the largest that has thus far done honor to the annual event.

The

first

annual reunion of the descendants of Henry and

Elizabeth Hewett, Oregon pioneers of 1843, was held at the old home place, seven miles south of Dayton, Oregon, Saturday,

12.

July

Seventy- five members

of

the

family

were

present.

The McLoughlin house, at Oregon City, perpetuated as one of the historic relics of Oregon, contains a growing collection mementoes of early days. The annual meeting of McLoughlin Memorial Association was held June 30, 1919. W. P. Hawley, the paper manufacturer, was elected to honorary membership. Mr. Hawley gave the house to the city, of valuable

the

which caused the structure to be restored and moved to a high site overlooking the Willamette River.

The

&

sixtieth aniversary of the pioneer

Tilton,

was celebrated

banking house, Ladd employes at Mult-

at a dinner for the

Hotel, Portland, June 5, and afterwards at a theater performance in Alcazar Theater. The bank was opened June

nomah 1,

1859,

Front

at

S.

Ladd and Charles E.

Tilton at 105

Grays' Harbor Pioneer Association held their annual picnic Brady June 25, and elected the following officers: Presi-

dent, J.

by William

Street.

Elmer Brady;

vice-presidents, O. B.

Carney, Aberdeen; Mrs. H.

W.

Patton,

Newton, Satsop;

Hoquiam;

J.

trustee,