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Rh On the 8th of March, 1887, Mrs. Moffet was again happily married, becoming the wife of C. M. Cartwright of eastern Oregon. In his beautiful mountain home a new field opened to her. Her impulses for doing good to others were directed into different channels for out here near her abode lived the many ranch hands and employesemployees [sic] of Mr. Cartwright, who assisted him in conducting his extensive stock business. They were largely men without families, knowing little of the pleasures of home life, and to their comfort Mrs. Cartwright ministered. They held her in the highest esteem, fully appreciating her motherly kindness and care. The entire community was to her an object of interest and she had at heart the welfare of all movements which tend to uplift humanity. She was a frequent and encouraging visitor at the schools in the neighborhood but the Sunday school received her most earnest efforts. In connection with this she established at her own expense a circulating library of standard works. These would be carried into homes one hundred miles distant but were always returned and the good reading which she thus provided lightened the labors of many a shepherd who thus found entertainment for his evening hours.

It has ever been Mrs. Cartwright's delight to promote the well being and happiness of others and her entire life has been characterized by unselfish kindness and benevolence. Her gifts to charity have been quietly made and ofttimes have been unknown save to the recipient. Her heart responds readily to the call of the needy and the cry of the distressed, and her friends of fifty years ago are still her friends. She has labored earnestly and effectively in connection with various organizations which are factors in the world's progress and upbuilding. Living in Oregon from the period of its early development, she is now serving as chairman of the woman's auxiliary of the State Pioneers Association, acceptably serving in that office for many years and, moreover, she is the first vice president of the State Equal Suffrage Association, of the Forestry Club and of the Sacajawea Statue Association. She is a charter member of the Portland Woman's Club and is chairman of the Oregon history department in the club. Her work as president of the ladies auxiliary of the Pioneer Society is notable. In this connection she has instituted and promoted arrangements for holding an annual banquet which is one of the most attractive features of the annual Pioneers meeting. On these occasions the great hall of the Armory is set with long tables beautifully decorated with flowers and in gala array. Entertainment is furnished to a thousand or more guests. Mrs. Cartwright is a lady of excellent executive ability as well as social charm, and her innate culture and refinement make her most tactful, placing all who appear in her presence at ease. Her sterling characteristics as outlined in this review have, all unconscious to her, given her a hold upon the affections not only of the people of Portland but of Oregon as well that naught can sever.

William Bond deserves mention in this volume not only because of personal characteristics which endeared him to his fellow men but also because he was one of the first manufacturers of Portland. For many years he remained a resident of this city, honored and respected by all who knew him. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born on the homestead farm on the banks of Lake Erie, February II, 1828. His parents were among the pioneer settlers of the Keystone state but at a more remote period his ancestors lived in New England. Both the father and mother of Mr. Bond were born in Massachusetts. His mother was a Cushman of the stock of Robert Cushman of the Plymouth Colony and was a cousin of Charlotte Cushman, the distinguished tragedienne. He was twelve years of age when he left home to learn a trade. He recognized the fact that his tastes and inclinations were along mechanical rather than agricultural