Washtenaw Pioneers

The Washtenaw county Pioneer Society met in Chelsea yesterd.y forenoonThe meeting was opsned by a stirring song, "A Greeting Glee," by a quartette of male voiceg. Prayer followed by Rev. Dr. Holmes, and the reading of the minutes of the last session by the secretary, J. Q. A. Sessiocs. The report cf the necrclogist, whith always constitutes a very important part of the program, was then read by E. D. Lay, of Ypsilanti, and others, from which it appeared that the number of deaths 8nce the last meeting has been twentysix, the oldest of whom was Hugh Duffy, of Lyndon, who died at the ripe age of 90 years. J. K. Childs, of Ann Arbor, then read a poem entitled "Pioneer Life in Michigan," which was an impressive preeentatiou of fifty years of early life in this country. Hon. A. J. Sawyer, of Ann Arbor, then gave us Chelsea, - the three hills on which it is built, its public institutions, its citizens, its retired gentlemen, ita calamities, its sports, its business and business men. The speech was an excellent one, well received, although some became hungry and anxious to respondto distinct intimationsthat dinner was already waitiDg, and some things he intended to say were manifestly omitted. The tables fairly groaned under chicken pies, escalloped oysters, loaf cake, fried cakes and other luxuries with which fally two hundred persons, old and young, satisfied the " keen demands of appetite." The ladies of Chelsea are justly celebrated for their catering abilities, and C. H. Wines never fails to make ampie and timely provisión especiaüy for pioneer meetings. The repast finished, the people who were present in large numbers again fllled the hall, and listened to a paper read by E. D. Lay, giving an acaount of some of the very earliest remini?cence3 of Ypsilanti. Of ex-Gov. Felch's addre9s it is no necessary to spesk any further than to say that it was delivered in a clear, full volee, remarkable for a man of his advanced age, 83, and was listened to with great interest. The subject was " Remiitiscences cf Clay, Webster and Calhoun." The session has been a triumphant success in every respect, and the attendance the largest we have ever seen on such an occasion. J. Q. A. Sessions and W. K. Childs were requested to makean 'nventory of the articles in the court house, and cause th,e newspapers and periodicals which had been presented to the society to be bound. Very complimentary resolutions were passed in regard to the people of Chelsea, especially the ladies who provided the dinner. Besides those already mentioned, the following gentlemen from Ann Arbor and vicinity attended the meeting : 3. S. RobisoD, Roswell Waterman, Luther James, J. N. 8. Foster, George Sutton, David DePew and others.