~(Jn THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE LEWIS & CLARK TRAIL H ERITAGE FOUNDAT ION, INC. VOL. 5 NO. 4 NOVEMBER 1979 Design Selected For Wood River, Illinois, Lewis & Clark Memorial PAR"flAL P[;RSPE"CflVE OF- ...--- SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, June 26, across (east) the Mississippi River from three finalist in a competition 1979 - Rockford landscape architect from the mouth of t he Missouri River. co-sponsored by the Department of David I. Wiemer will receive a Conservation and the Committee. It The memorial is to commemorate the $2000.00 fee from the Illinois Depart­ features eleven three-sided columns beginning of the Lewis and Clark Ex­ ment of Conservation for his design of arranged in a circle around a boulder pedition's trek to the Pacific Ocean, a memorial sculpture for the Lewis to be brought from a spot in Montana an exploring enterprise that began at and Clark State Park, historic site, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition the Expedition's "Camp Wood" or near Wood River, Illinois. The park crossed t h e Continental Divide "Camp DuBois" near Wood River, Il­ is about 15 miles by river, and 20 miles (Lemhi Pass, Montana-Idaho state­ linois, in May 1804. by highway, from St. Louis, Missouri, line, N. 45° Parallel). Each one of the and about 5 miles south of East Wiemer's design was selected by the columns represents one of the eleven Alton, Illinois. The site is directly Lewis and Clark Heritage Committee (Continued on page 3) President Saindon's Message "Whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant." (Matthew, 20:27) I did not accept the presidency of the Foundation to lead, but rather to serve. Unless I am told what the mem­ THE LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL bership wants, I shall not be a good HERITAGE FOUNDATION, INC. servant. Incorporated 1969 under Missouri General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act IRS Exemption In a recent letter to all the committee Certificate No. 501(C)(3) - Identification No. 51-0187715 appointees I stated: "It had been my OFFICERS - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE original plan to hold most committees to only three members, thus expedit­ President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Bob Saindon Irving W. Anderson V. Strode Hinds, D.D.S. ing the business activities. After all, P.O. Box 481 P .O. Box LC-196 3121 Grandview any Foundation member can feed in­ Glasgow, MT 59230 Lewis & Clark College Sioux City, IA 51104 formation into a committee, and all Portland, OR g121g Foundation members have a say Hazel Bain, Secretary Clarence H. Decker. Treasurer about whatever comes out of a com­ 1 g5o - 33rd Ave., Apt. # 1 P.O. Box 128 mittee." My point was that each Longview, WA 98632 East Alton, IL 62024 member is equally important in the work of the Foundation. A few of us DIRECTORS have been elected or appointed to Todd Berens Clifford I msland Dan Murphy serve the entire membership, but we Santa Ana, CA Seattle, WA St. Louis, MO need your input. Harold Billian Donald Jackson Sheila Robinson Villanova, PA Colorado Springs, CO Coleharbor. ND Too many ill-prepared proposals have Viola Forrest Arlen J. Large William P . Sherman gone before an ill-advised Board of Walla Walla, WA Washington, D.C. Portland, 0 R Directors and membership, and with Mildred Goosman E. E. MacGilvra Ralph S . Space too little time for deliberation. This Omaha, NE Butte, MT Orofino, ID has resulted in hard feelings among Mitchell Doumit, Cathlamet, WA, Immediate Past President, is a Foundation Director. our members. A group of people unit­ ed for a common purpose, as we are, PAST PRESIDENTS - DIRECTORS " Honorary Past President" - E. E. " Boo" MacGilvra should experience a minimum amount of hard feelings toward each other. Edwynne P. Murphy, 1970 Lynn Burris, Jr.. 1972-1973 Wilbur P. Werner. 1975-1g76 St. Louis, Missouri Topeka. Kansas Cut Bank, Montana In attempt to lessen these unneces­ E. G. Chuinard, M.D .. 1971 Robert E. Lange, 1973-1974 Clarence H. Decker. 1976-1977 sary confrontations, the Board of Tigard, Oregon Portland, Oregon East Alton, Illinois Directors shall be given copies of, and John Greenslit, 1972 Gary Leppert, 1974-1975 Gail M. Stensland, 1977-1978 Lansing, Michigan Lewistown, Montana Fort Benton, Montana encouraged to preview, the various committees' reports and proposals a Mitchell Ooumit, 1978-1979 month in advance of the Twelfth An­ Cathlamet, Washington nual Meeting. And any other interest­ ABOUT THE FOUNDATION ed Foundation member shall have The purpose of the l ewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Inc .. is to stimulate nationally: public interest access to these committee reports by in matters relating to the Lawis and Clark Expedition; the contributions to American history made by the sending a request to Secretary Hazel expedition members; and events of time and place concerning and following the expedition which are of historical import to our n·a1ion. The Foundation recognizes the value of tourist-oriented programs. and supports Bain no later than a month prior to activities which enhance the en joyment and understanding of the Lewis and Clark story. The scope of the activities of the Foundation are broad and diverse, and include involvement in pursuits which. in the judgement the Annual Meeting. j of the Directors are, of historical worth or contemporary sociat values, and commensurate with the heritage of Lewis and Clerk. The activities of the National Foundation are intended to compliment and supplement The purpose of our Foundation, I be­ those of state and local Lewis and Clark interest groups, The Foundation may appropriately recognize and I honor individuals or groups for: art works of distinction; achievement in the broad field of Lewis and Clark lieve, can be simply stated as follows: historical research; writing; or deeds which promote the general purpose and scope of activities of the ... to stimulate and support activities Foundation. Membership in the organization comprises a broad spectrum of lewis and Clark enthusiasts l including Federal. State. and local government officials. historians. scholars. and others of wide ranging Lewis nationally that develop public inter­ and Clark interests. Officers of the Foundation are elected from the membership. The Annual Meeting of t he Foundation is traditionally held during August, the birth month of both Meriwether Lewis and William est, understanding, and enjoyment in Clark. The meeting place is rotated among the States, and tours generally are arranged to visit sites in the matters that authentically relate to area of the Annual Meeting which have historic association with the Lewis and Cla..-k Expedition. the Lewis and Clark Expedition. WE PROCEEDED ON To help interest the public in the We Proceeded On is the official publication of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Inc. The publication's name is derived from the phrase which appears repeatedly in the collec­ tive journals of the famous Expedition. Foundation's work must be popular. And there is nothing that says we PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE would have to sacrifice scholarship in Robert E. Lange, Editor and Committee Chairman, 5054 S.W. 26th Place, Portland, OR order for our work to be popular. 97201 For the purpose of stimulating public enjoyment in Lewis and Clark related E. G. Chuinard, Business Manager Donald Jackson 3025 N. Vancouver Avenue 3920 Old Stage Road activities the Foundation must be Portland, OR 97227 Colorado Springs, CO 80906 congeniai- we do not have to be arro­ gant to have an air of importance. Paul R. Cutright Wilbur P. Werner 312 Summit Avenue P.O. Box 1244 In order to promote authenticity, the Jenkintown, PA 19046 Cut Bank, MT 59427 Foundation must be publicized, and be ready to extend a helping hand to -2- We Proceeded On, November 1979 with this mailing of WPO) have been clis­ l those individuals and organizations Gill, deserve the gratitude of our interested in doing something relative membership and readers. Our Foun­ tributed in schools, libraries, mailings, to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. dation presidents have been faithful and especially at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis. We cannot merely sit back and criti­ in providing pertinent and thought­ cize shoddy work after it has been pre­ provoking "President's Messages", Local news media, especially the Alton sented to the public. and Past Prnsidents Gary Leppart, Telegraph, has given this new project and the 175th anniversary of the start of t he All this is not to suggest that the Wilbur Werner, Clarence Decker, Gail Stensland, and Mitchell Doumit, famous Expedition, feature story cover­ Foundation's present work is too so­ age. phisticated to be popular, nor that we and current President Bob Saindon, ru·e an exclusive organization. To the have provided this copy. If We Recently the Illinois Legislature has offi­ contrary, our membership comprises Proceeded On has been a success the cially designated a segment of Interstate above and many others have shared 70 as the Lewis and Clark Memorial a balance of scholar/layman interests Highway. and we cordially extend assistance to in its production. Certa inly J erry those who validly promote the saga of Stewart of Times-Litho and his asso­ Members of the F oundation and the exploring enterprise. ciates continue to contribute to the Lewis and Clark enthusiasts every­ quarterly's quality. where eagerly look forward to the I have all the confidence that we completion of this Memorial project shall, with scholarship, congeniality, The publication committee is looking forward to putting together future at this important site in the history and an air of excellence, maintain our and heritage of the Lewis and Clark issues as well as the publication of an objectives.