the land. The sum paid was

$1,265, and the deed of Mr. D'Arcy's bears date of November 10, 1913. A monument to the provisional government, dedi- cated May 2, 1901, stands in the enclosure.

Purchase of the land for the state and erection of the pioneer building will make complete the long-time plans of members of the Oregon Pioneer Association and the Oregon Historical Society. The architectural plans have been prepared by George M. Post of Salem, for the State Board of Control, consisting of Governor James Withycombe, Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott and State Treasurer Thomas Kay. An advisory com- mittee has consisted of Mr. P. H. D'Arcy, formerly president of the Oregon Pioneer Association and organizer of many annual celebrations at Champoeg, and Mr. George H. Himes, curator and assistant secretary of the Oregon Historical So- ciety.

The Quarterly takes pleasure in announcing the near realiza- tion of the plans for the Champoeg memorial and in commend- ing the unselfish work of those who have served in its behalf.

A MONUMENT OF YAKIMA PIONEERS.

Yakima pioneers presented a large monument to the State of Washington in Wenas Valley, near Selah, September 20, 1917, at the farm of David Longmire, member of the 1853