Annals of the Historian 



On the call of a volunteer commit- 

 tee, consisting of Dr. C. S. Eaton, Dr. 

 Weldon Young and Mr. Asahel Cur- 

 tis, members of the Mazamas and 

 other mountain climbers living in Se- 

 atle, met at the residence of Dr. and 

 Mrs. E. S. Stevens on November 6, 



1906, for the purpose of arranging 

 for a welcome to Dr. Frederick A. 

 Cook and party, on their return from 

 the first successful ascent of INIt. Mc- 

 Kinley. 



On motion of Dr. J. P. Sweeney, 

 the temporary committee was made a 

 permanent one, with Dr. Young, 

 chairman and Dr. Eaton secretary. 

 A committee on resolutions was ap- 

 pointed, consisting of Mr. Curtis, Mr. 

 Williams, Dr. Maud Parker, Dr. E. 

 F. Stevens and Miss Hubert. This 

 committee drafted the following reso- 

 lution, which was adopted: "Resolv- 

 ed, That a committee be appointed 

 to communicate with the ]\Iazama 

 and Sierra Clubs and their represen- 

 tatives in the several cities on the 

 Pacific coast, to learn from them 

 what form of local club we may or- 

 ganize to best promote the interests 

 of the parent clubs, both to foster 

 sentiment and to train candidates 

 for the annual outings, and further, 

 this committee shall arrange for a 

 meeting for those in Seattle interest- 

 ed in mountaineering at some early 

 date, to discuss the formation of a 

 club." 



As a result of this resolution, other 

 meetings were held, and a committee 

 of five, consisting of Mr. E. L. Hamp- 

 ton, Dr. Sweeney. Mr. Curtis. Dr. 

 Eaton and ]\Iiss Banks was appointed 

 to draft a constitution and by-laws. 

 The constitution prepared by this 

 committee Avas finally adopted, and a 

 permanent organization effected, al- 

 though the first regular meeting of 

 the Club was not held until Jan. 18, 



1907. Previous to this meeting per- 



manent ([uarters had been secured 

 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, 

 through the courtesy of that organ- 

 ization, and the following officers 

 elected: President, Prof. Henry 

 Landes ; Vice-President, Dr. J. P. 

 Sweeney; Secretary, Dr. Cora Smith 

 Eaton; Treasurer, Dr. E. F. Stevens: 

 Historian, i\Iiss ]\Iary Banks. 



At this meeting the appointment 

 of the * several standing committees 

 was announced by the president, the 

 question of annual and local outings 

 was discussed, and a splendid collec- 

 tion of photographs of Mount Baker, 

 taken by IMr. Curtis, was shown. 



It was decided to hold the charter 

 list open until the next meeting, to 

 allow those who had not yet been 

 reached to enter as charter members. 



At the February meeting the 

 Chamber of Commerce rooms were 

 crowded, standing room only being 

 accorded the late comers. The occa- 

 sion was a lecture, accompanied by 

 stereopticon views illustrating the 

 Harriman expedition to Alaska, by 

 Prof. Trevor Kiucaid, the entomolo- 

 gist of the party, and a member of 

 the ]\Iountaineers. Those who had 

 anticipated a dry-as-dust scientific 

 treatise were agreeably surprised by 

 the fund of anecdote and quiet hu- 

 mor which enlivened the scientific 

 facts in such a way as to interest the 

 most untechnical. 



Sunday, February 17, was the date 

 of The ]Mountaineers' first local out- 

 ing. Promptly at 9 :30 a. m. forty- 

 eight members and their guests made 

 the start for Fort Lawton. At the 

 fort they were met by Captain H. A. 

 Smith, who gave them a cordial wel- 

 come ; from there a brief walk 

 through the woods brought the party 

 to the West Point light house, where 

 they were greeted by the light house 

 keeper, Mr. Thomas, and his family. 

 Here a camp-fire Avas made and 



