The Pioneer Society

The annual meeting ot the Washtenaw County Pioneer Society was held in Firemen's Hall, in this city, on Monday. The meeting was oitlled to order by Governor Felch, president of the society. After the transaction of routine business, Gen. Edward Clark offered the following resolution, which, on motion, were unanimously ndopted : Resolved, That the thanks of the Pioneer Society of Washtenaw County be tendered to the family of the late Thomas M. Ladd for the valuable donation of five bound volumes of the Michigan State Journal, extending from May 22d, 1839, to October 8th, 1845. licsolved, That the recordiug secretary of the sooiety be requested to enter these resolutions in the records of the society, and also to present a copy of them to the generous donors. Kesolved, That the Pioneer Society of Washtenaw County present to Anna E. Ladd, Martha Ladd, A. B. Ladd, and Eliza C. Ladd, each a membership in the society. Mark Howard, Esq., of Hartford, Conn., who has donated niany valuable papers to the society, was, on motion of Mr. C. A. Chapín, elected au honorary member of the society. J. G. Leiand, Esq., offered the following resolution : " 'i'hat it is now expedient to organizo a county society uiider the provisions of the State law." The resolution, after much discussion, was lost. At this point the society adjcurned to past one o'clock. Many more uaembers were in attendance at the afternoon session. Thu eleotion of officers for the ensuing year was the first order of business. The following are the officers elect : President - Hon A. Felch. Senior Vice President - Gen. E. Clurk, Vice Presidents - J. Q. A. Sessions, John Geddes, Aaron Childs, Daniel LeBaron, W. A. Jones, James Winton, M. Goodrich, J. H. Collins, Chas. Almendinger, J. D. Corey, Geo. Sutton, Wm. M. Gregory, Calvin Wheeler, I. Crippen, C. H. Wines, Hiram Arnold, J. J. Eobison, J. B. Arms, Peter Cook, E. D. Lay, Wm. Wm. Wilson, Nathan Webb. llecording Secretary - Charles A. Chapín. Corresponding Secretary - Lorenzo Davis. Treasurer - Joshua G Leiand. Executive Commiltee - Hiram Arnold, E. D. Lay, Wm. A. Jones, Nathan Webb, George Sutton. On motion of J. Q. A. Sessions, the further consideration of the question relative to organizing under the State law was postponed until the next annual meeting. There IS such a thing as " adding insult to injury," or if not exactly that of rubbing it on a little too thick for even good nature to bear. And just such an incident or instanoe is recorded in the following paragraph clipped from the Flint Globe : 11 One of the rarest hits of repartee that we have heard in mauy a day, occurred at Lansing, on the 26th uit., just after the adjournment of the Republican State Convention. During a most happy speech in which Hou. Sumner Howard presented the name of Col. W. B. McCreery to the Convention for the office of State Treasurer, he mentioned incidentally that he (Howard) lived 4aud labored on a farm. Meeting Hon. Cyrus tí. Luce, whose friends make a desperate effort to nomínate him for State Tresuier, just after adjournment, hé asked Mr. Howard, with a very perceptible sneer, what departmcnt of farming he was then employed in. The reply came quick and sharp that just then he was engaged in 'thieshing.' Mr. Luce was quite satisPerhaps the good natured Mr. LUCE may have been " quite satisfied," and may have thanked Mr. Howard for the " threshing." But, if so, it is an indication that meekness is cultivated by the Grangers beyond what is required of ordinary mortals. We shall see if this be so. There, WE must have been thrown off the scenttoo eaaily when we carne to the conclusión that J. Webster Childs was not or is not a candidato for United States Senator, with the promise of support from the Waldron men. Here is what the Northern Granger, published at Lansing, says of his defeat at Adrián : " We trust, however, that his defeat may only serve to inspire the people of Michigan to cali him to a position still higher, thereby retrieving the loss to the Second district and conferring upon Mr. CniLDS the honor to which his eminent services in behalf of the agricultural people entitlo him." If a inan's own friends and supporters are entitled to credit, then " somothing's up."