1913: Oregon Pioneers Reunion w/Chinook songs by LBD Bartlett & C Walker
The first Settler kid born out here, and another who translated lots of songs into Jargon, entertained the Oregon Pioneer Association.
This was at a 1913 reunion; read on:
Cyrus Walker, at 75 the oldest Webfoot of them all (lower left) (image credit: Pacific University Oregon)
OREGON PIONEERS
REUNION JUNE 19AIl Whe Came to Territory Be.
for 1809 Eligible — Indian War
Veterans Will Also Meet.Announcement of the 41st annual reunion of the Oregon Pioneer association in the Masonic temple, Portland, June 19…
At 4:30 there will be “Kloshe Muck-a-Muck” [‘good food’] in the armory, by the organized Woman’s Auxiliar of the association, to which only those wearing the proper 1913 badge will be admitted. This will be followed by a social hour.
The annual “camp-fire” will be held in the evening at 8 o’clock, Col. Robert A. Miller, 1854, presiding, when five-minute talks will be given by different pioneers, old-time melodies will be offered by the Veterans’ quartet of the G.A.R., Chinook songs will be sun by Mrs. L.B. Bartlett, a pioneer of 1853, and Cyrus H. Walker, 1838, oldest living native son of Oregon, while old-time dancing tunes will be played by the “Pioneer Fiddlers.” …
— from the Olympia (WA) Washington Standard of June 6, 1913, page 1, column 5
