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from time to time, the whole round of literary and scientific subjects. The
members of this old club finding themselves thrown together in a new world, as
it were; the climate, scenery, vegetation and fashions, all strangely new to
them, it is not surprising that their manner or modes should have been influenced
in a large degree by their surroundings, suggesting a system of logic and
rules of procedure peculiar to themselves.
Such, at all events, was the case. The members entertained very advanced
views upon all important subjects. Hence, in their rhetorical efforts they never
thought of referring to the old doctors of erudition to decide any point in controversy,
iior did they encumber their addresses with quotations from the dead
langnages. The members seemingly never had a desire to advocate or announce
any principle or doctrine of which they were ashamed. Yet when merely
wishing to make a little display or astound their newly arrived accessions from
the historic borders of Missouri, they simply had recourse to the living and
euphonious Chinook. Their hearers were on all occasions wakeful and attentive
listeners. This was in part owing to the new and interesting thoughts advanced
in these discussions and the kind consideration always shown by the
speakers, in never attempti1g to elucidate a subject nor frtify a position, by
reading by the hour garbled extracts from anybody's opinion.
Points of Order were summarily disposed of by the presiding officer, and
always concurred in without a thought of appeal. Sectarian discussions never
marred in the slightest degree the good fellowship of this old pioneer club. The
members were of the same religion, all belonged to the church whose foundation
was not laid with hands, and whose canopy is decorated with the stars of
heaven.
Following are the names which Charlie Pickett had upon the membership roll.
They were at times widely scattered and are designated upon the roll as regular
and visiting members:
John H. Couch, F. W. Pettygrove, J. M. Wair, A. L. Lovejoy, Jesse Applegate,
S. W. Moss, Robert Newell, J. W. Nesmith, Ed. Otie, H. A. G. Lee, F.
Prigg, C. E. Pickett, Wm. C. Dement, Medorum Crawford, Hiram Strait, J.
Wambaugh, Wm. Cushing, Philip Foster, Ransom Clark, H. H. Hide, John G.
Campbell, Top. Magruder, W. H. Rees, Mark Ford, Henry Saffron, Noyes
Smith, Daniel Waldo, P. G. Stewart, Isaac W. Smith, Joseph Watt, Frank
Ermintinger, A. E. Wilson, Jacob Hoover, S. M. Holderness, John Minto, Barton
Lee, Geni. Husted and John B. Brooks.
Perhaps a more congenial, easy-going, self-satisfying club has never since
congregated in the old capitol city, and under the changed conditions of affairs,
especially in fashions so strikingly different from the unique and richly colored
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