Show THE ami Celt celebration bration of the he forta sary or the great coll gold Disco discovery CHICAGO jan 18 19 this af tern the organization of the nely farmed formed western association of california pioneers was made permanent and tonight to night the forty second anniversary of the first discovery of gold in california was wall cele celebrate bratel 1 by a banquet at the pacific hotel under the auspices of the heas hOli tin Th the eorgan organization 1 z 31 tion is limited to men who crossed croese 1 t the h e plains and braved the hardships harde hipa of the gold diggings prior to 1855 the aslock association a is looked upon as a sort of lait laft rall rallying ing ground for the old forty nin eosso ers so today to day the veteran gold from a bozin state states wet of mew new erg er g land were present to take partin part in lie 3 when the nucleus of the association was formed a few weeks ago it comp comprised but a very fe few members but it has rapidly gro grown n io in numbers since until at present it possesses apo quite a respectable member ship D dr r J ward ellis who went J on out t io to t the he diggings grings in the height of the gold fever wa as elected selected president charles jackson Jaik son secretary and addison bullard treasurer ane one of the schemes of the organization lathe is the compiling of a biographical volume containing a ketch sketch of the society this w will I 1 I 1 undoubtedly furnish a valuable addition to the history 0 of I 1 the fa far r west f the banquet tilie tills evenin evening 9 waa al a happy affair sixty of the pioneers man many accompanied by their wiver eat sat dawn T wn to the tables and offer the fa feasting asting president ellis delivered his inaugural address in a felici tone vein and he touched on the ex experience pe of those present in the old days on the acas and taid faid our memoree es some of them are sad some of them happy but whatever they are none of ue us would blot them out we are here to foster the amory of those days to greet each other as men and women bound hy by the ties of a common love for california george decosta responded ded to the toast tast as a part of mexico producing nothing but dried hid aids ae as a part of the unit unita d states re renowned for its gold and recalled some of hie his experiences e aa as a boy in san francisco an and the mining regions secretary jackson who lard id d in san can francisco march 1 1850 by ship strip told of his first experience in church there the building wai wal principally canvas and the furniture was very lie ile compared the frisco ot of 60 50 with the metropolis of the par IaRi fic coast of today to day D R nickerson who h va was associated in the crist construction ruction of the south fork canal spoke entertainingly of the met in that und bertak ine few men paid said he be have had an opportunity eunity such aa as we had to lay the foundations of a great state that the men ho bo went there were ere ednal to such a baskis task is shown by the position california occupies today to day several other addre addresses sees were made A elet felez fram rain of congratulation wa ua read from lie the northeastern adocia tion of california Ilone eis at boston and a res response ponee was made the banque adjourned at a lat lae e bur the gentlemen declaring th they be y had bad as brod irod iro d a t ame ma be before f since they left the cast |