July 4, 1924. The grave of David Lenox at Weston, Oregon, was marked by a memorial shaft, erected in his honor by two of his grandsons. Mr. Lenox was a pioneer of 1843 and rode at the head of the wagon train of that year, with Dr. Marcus Whitman. He died near Weston in the fall of 1873. Dr. S. B. L. Penrose, president of Whitman College, delivered the memorial address.
July 4, 1924. Atkinson Memorial Park, which has been presented to Oregon City by the Buena Vista Improvement Club of that city, was formally dedicated with a patriotic program, given under the direction of the club.
August 14, 15, 16, 1924. Port Orford entertained as its honored guests at their Pioneer Reunion, the men and women who first settled in Curry county. The celebration opened on the beach near Battle Rock, Thursday afternoon, with the arrival of the grand old pioneer, Binger Hermann. He and Senator Charles Hall were the principal speakers on the programme. Upon the last day of the reunion, the pioneers gathered around a big campfire that had been built upon the beach to exchange reminiscences of early days.
September 12, 1924. The Tillamook county fair held at Tillamook had as its first event an Old Timers' picnic and program. Mr. George H. Himes, curator of the Oregon Historical Society and secretary of the Oregon Pioneer Association, gave an address.
October 6, 1924. The Astoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed a bronze tablet memorial to mark the site of the first settlement at Astoria. The tablet was dedicated upon the one hundred and sixth anniversary of the actual restoration of Astoria to the United States, as provided in the terms of the Treaty of Ghent. It was unveiled by Mrs. A. S. Skyles, former regent of the Astoria Chapter; the principal address was given by Rev. J. Neilson Barry, of Portland. The tablet is inscribed as follows:
