Oregon Historical Quarterly/Volume 26/News and Comment number 1
NEWS AND COMMENT
An association known as the "Native Sons and Daughters of Oregon" was organized at Hillsboro on November 21, 1924, with the following officers:
Mrs. Alice L. Redmond.........President
Charles A. Lamkin 1st.........Vice-President
W. V. Wiley 2nd.........Vice-President
E. L. McCormick.........Secretary
C. Jack, Jr.........Treasurer
The time of meeting agreed upon was the second Friday evening of each month.
The purpose and aims of the organization are:
"First: This Association is for the purpose of banding together the descendants of the pioneers of Oregon so that we may be able to preserve the old traditions, old historical landmarks, and perpetuate memories and deeds of our pioneer ancestry, who faced hardships and dangers in order to make this country what it is today.
"Second: To endeavor to cement the ties of friendship that will endure throughout our lifetime and be handed down to our descendants.
"Third: We pledge ourselves to help the pioneers and their descendants in all reasonable ways."
The thirteenth annual session of the North Pacific Surgical Association was,formally opened December 12, 1924, with a ceremony unveiling a bronze bas-relief of the late Doctor Kenneth A. J . Mackenzie. Doctor Mackenzie was dean of the University of Oregon Medical School from 1912 to 1920. The ceremony was held at eleven o'clock at the Medical School.
The bas-relief is the work of A. Phimister Proctor, sculptor of the Roosevelt statue in the park blocks and of other monuments to be seen in Portland, Eugene and Salem. The relief is a profile bust and an inscription dedicates the bronze to his memory.
"The Museum Association of Oregon" has recently been formed and incorporated. Its officers, elected January 10th are:
Frank B. Riley.........President
William P. Merry.........Vice-President
Ira A. Williams.........Treasurer
J. Neilson Barry.........Secretary
In charge of the department of Forestry is E. N. Kavanagh; of the department of Zoology, Stanley G. Jewett; of the department of Ornithology, William L. Finley; of the department of Geology, Ira A. Williams; and of the department of Geography, John A. Lee.
The purpose of the association is "To encourage and develop the study of Ethnology, Biology, Botany, Geology and other sciences and the establishment of local museums throughout the state of Oregon. To act as a clearing house for information pertaining to museums."
The Trail Seekers or Junior Historical Society of Oregon has recently added 33 pupils of Ainsworth School to its membership roll. This organization was incorporated in 1924 with an aim ".... to encourage young people to seek the 'Footsteps of the Past' by searching for historic relics, historic incidents and historic localities." The officers on the council are:
Mrs. Lillie D. Thomas.........President
Mrs. Edith G. Smith.........Vice-President
Miss Genevieve Eckleson.........Treasurer
Miss Eugenie Bouchet.........Secretary
J. Neilson Barry.........Director
January 27, 1925. The first complete topographic map of the Three Sisters region was completed this week by Dr. Edwin T. Hodge, Professor of Geology and eight geology students of the University of Oregon. The map will be printed for distribution shortly to serve as a guide for those who visit the section.
The area covered was 16 by 12 miles. The scale of the map is one inch for 200 feet and the contour interval is 100. The features on the map include a portion of the McKenzie highway, trails, mountain lakes, glaciers and points of scenic and geologic interest.
Newspapers and magazines of general circulation are published in 134 communities of Oregon, according to the annual survey of the state press made by Professor George S. Turnbull of the University of Oregon School of Journalism. The total number of periodical publications listed in Professor Turnbull's Directory of the Oregon Press, is 251.
Monuments or markers have been erected even to a few of the most noted varieties of apples. In 1895, a monument was built to the Baldwin at Wilmington, near Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1903 in New York state, a marker was erected on the original site of the Primate apple trees. In 1912, in the middle west there followed two similar monuments—to the Northern Spy and the Mcintosh Red.
The new Lewis and Clark Bridge on the Seaside Highway at Astoria was finished during the month of February. This adds yet another improvement to the lower Columbia River highway. Seaside, by a resolution adopted by the legislature of the State of Oregon on February 13, 1925, is designated as the official terminus of the Lewis and Clark Trail and a suitable monument is to be erected there.
The resting place of Homer Calvin Davenport, native of Silverton, Oregon, and one of the most distinguished cartoonists of the United States, was marked during the first week in February, by placing an appropriate monument in the Silverton cemetery.
The monument is nine by three feet and six inches and five feet tall. On one side is a copy of Davenport's own drawing entitled "The Journey Across," which he made May 4, 1911, en route from New Jersey to Oregon to attend his father's funeral. The cartoon was on exhibition at the funeral and was later presented to the Oregon Historical Society.
The 66th anniversary of the admission of Oregon to the Union was celebrated by a reception and dinner given by the "Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers." It was held at the Portland Chamber of Commerce, Saturday, February 14th, at 5:30 o'clock. The guests were met by Mr. J . N . Teal, president of the Society, and Mrs. Teal. Judge Fred W. Wilson, of the circuit court of Wasco county, delivered the principal address of the evening. Miss Mary Bullock as "Miss Oregon" lighted the 66 candles on the large birthday cake especially baked for the occasion by Olds, Wortman & King.
On their fifteenth anniversary, the Portland, Oregon, Council of the Boy Scouts of America unveiled a marker for the first house built in the present confines of the city of Portland. The Scouts assembled in the park across from Scout Headquarters and marched to Old Ironsides Park, at the corner of Curry and Hood streets, where the exercises took place. After several addresses, the marker was unveiled by Mrs. Amelia Clemens, daughter of William Johnson, builder of the cabin.
The Lang Syne Society held its twelfth annual dinner Wednesday evening, the 28th of January, at the Chamber of Commerce, Portland. A reception at 5:30 o'clock preceded the dinner by one hour and about 300 members of the club were present. Mr. Charles B. Moores read the names of twenty-nine members who have died since the annual meeting one year ago. Mr. C . M. Idleman presided over the meeting and Mr. F . B. Irvine and Mr .Leslie M. Scott were the principal speakers of the occasion. A feature of the dinner was the Pioneer table, seating only those who were over eighty years of age.
The most important addition to Northwest History is the "Pioneers' Edition of the History of the Oregon Country" by Harvey W. Scott, edited by his son, Leslie M. Scott.
The history is virtually a history of the Oregon country as told in the editorial and news columns of the Oregonian during the 40 years regime of Harvey W. Scott, one of the notably outstanding men in the annals of American journalism.
The work is made exceptionally valuable by its extensive foot-notes and appendices by the compiler, his son. This compilation represents some 14 years of continuous work on the part of Mr. Leslie Scott.
The work is in six volumes, including a complete general index. Volume one, is composed of a review of Harvey W. Scott's life and work and of his writings on discovery, exploration and acquisition in the Oregon country; volume two, deals with pioneer settlement, early government, nomenclature, etc; volume three, with varied matters of Oregon history; volume four, with railroad history; volume five, with political comments, "weather" and things in general, and volume six is the index. The edition is limited to five hundred sets and is from the Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass.
A children's museum of natural history in a rural community on Long Island has been established in what was once a poultry house. Its pointed roof and cross beams provide a very satisfactory place for holding owls, hawks and other high perching birds. Long tables, with glass cases fill the middle section of the room, and a zinc covered table long enough to seat 12 or 14 boys serves for conferences and the work of mounting. The success of the undertaking has been immediate and gratifying. The boys learn and become interested in natural science, gaining much valuable knowledge in their study and work.