“ Last, but not least, the local committee are entitled to praise for hard labor during the several weeks of reparation, and also those neighbor farmers who willingly and without remuneration contributed their teams and time in hauling evergreens from the mountains for the arrangement of the spacious grove.
Altogether it was an event which will never be forgotten by our citizens, and next year, when the pioneers meet for a second re-union at Pendleton or Athena or Milton, we promise to turn out in full full force and return the liberal favor. ”

“ A careful estimate made by the reception committee places the number in attendance at 2500 men, women and children. this was notwithstanding the fact that old Boreas also concluded to have a hand in the festivities and sent clouds of dust over the city during a portion of the time. ”

“ Credit is due to a number of Weston's most prominent citizens for the success of this first annual re-union, among them being Theo. T. Davis, I. E. Saling, J. D. Israel, James Kirkpatrick, Thos. J. Price, P. A. Worthington, G. W. Proebstel, Samuel Morgan, E. M. Denton, Ira J. Crofutt and others; and we must not forget the untiring efforts made by Dr. W. C. McKay, of Pendleton, who enrolled over three hundred names of pioneers for the local committee.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. and the M. E. church also come in for a large share of the credit. ”