The Weston Leader/Glorious Re-union!

GLORIOUS RE-UNION!


 * Umatilla County Pioneers' Picnic a Grand Success

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A LIST OF THOSE WHO REGISTERED

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Twenty-five Hundred People in Attendence and all well Pleased-- Praise Due to the Committee    "A glorious time and all were satisfied." Such were the remarks heard by the Leader reporter on every side on the occasion of the Umatilla County Pioneers' grand re-union held on Friday and Saturday last, May 27th and 28th.

To give a complete report of each day's proceedings would occupy more space than could possibly be allotted in a newspaper of the Leader's size, but it is a fact beyond dispute that never in the history of Eastern Oregon has such an immense throng gathered together for a similar purpose. It was a complete success -- not particularly for Weston's benefit -- but in behalf of the hundreds of pioneers of this county whose names follow this article and who so willingly responded to the cal for such an organization and met together for the first time in our history.

A careful estimate made by the reception committee places the number in attendance at 2500 men, women and children. this was notwithstanding the fact that old Boreas also concluded to have a hand in the festivities and sent clouds of dust over the city during a portion of the time.

Credit is due to a number of Weston's most prominent citizens for the success of this first annual re-union, among them being Theo. T. Davis, I. E. Saling, J. D. Israel, James Kirkpatrick, Thos. J. Price, P. A. Worthington, G. W. Proebstel, Samuel Morgan, E. M. Denton, Ira J. Crofutt and others; and we must not forget the untiring efforts made by Dr. W. C. McKay, of Pendleton, who enrolled over three hundred names of pioneers for the local committee.

The ladies of the W. C. T. U. and the M. E. church also come in for a large share of the credit. Through their zeal and liberal donations the assembled multitude were amply fed and refreshed during the two days.

The Weston and Adams coronet bands did excellent service and through the Leader's columns the committee desires to thank the latter for gratuitous aid in rendering excellent music.

Last, but not least, the local committee are entitled to praise for hard labor during the several weeks of reparation, and also those neighbor farmers who willingly and without remuneration contributed their teams and time in hauling evergreens from the mountains for the arrangement of the spacious grove.

Altogether it was an event which will never be forgotten by our citizens, and next year, when the pioneers meet for a second re-union at Pendleton or Athena or Milton, we promise to turn out in full full force and return the liberal favor.