The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-10
THE HUMBOLDT CENTENNIAL.
Meeting Of the Committees
Last Right.
Letter from Governor Baker.

A general meetiU the various
committees on the Humboldt Centen-
MA Celebration took place at the
| Criminal Court Room last night.
William HeilmaD. ESD, was called
to the chair
/ The Committee on Invitation read
tho following letter from Gov Baker
STATE OF INDfANA,
Executive Department,
Indianapolis, september Z, 1859.
VIM. Heilnan, ESD, and others, Commit
Evansville, Indiana.
GENTLEMEN: | have the honor to
acknowledge the. receipt Of your kind
favor of the % inst, informing me
that the one hundreth anniversary OF
the birth Of Alexander Won Hum
boldt will be appropriately ceie-
brated at Evansville, on the 18th
and 14th .ot the present. month
and inviting me to be present and
participate in the festival. Please
accept my. grateful ackuOwledge
for Your polite attention, with the
assurance that il will afford me pleas
pre to participate with you IN doing
honor TO the memory Of the greatest
scientist OF modern times Il elTcum'
stances will permit my absence from
this place at the time named.
1t is probable, however, that other
duties will deiain me here, in which
event my absence, trust, will moi be
attributed to lack OF appreciation Of
your kind inviiat on. ner to any want
OF interest in the accaston
as 4 am, gentlemen
Very especifuily,
$3.50 Your obedient servant,
s CONRAD BAKER
The Committee on Invitation also
announced that Schiller Lodge No.
139, and the German Reiiet Associa.
ton had accepted. an invitation, and
would turn out on the oeeaai5n. aol
The COMMITTEE on Procession sub
mitted the following programme Of
the line of march ii
Procession form at one O'Clock PM.
on Tuesday, September 14sh, il front
of National Hall; then march up
First Street to Sycamore; down Syc-
amore to Water; up Water Go Main;
up Main to Third; down Third to
Ingle; mp Inglo to Market; down
Market to Second Avenue; oat Sec-
ond Avenue to Franklin Street; down
franklin Street to FultOa Ayenue
out Fulton Avenue to Artesian
Springs Park. - +
On motiop, the report was adopted
BY aaunanimous vote .aa.
On motioa, il was resolved that the
members Of The extra committees be
requested to act as ushers at the Pre-
limiuary Celebratian, at the Opera
House, on the night or the 18th inst
On motion, it was resolved that the
pr0prietors Of manufactures, and the
business men IN general be requested
to give their employees al, opportu
nityof participating in The oelebra-
ton on Tuesday afternoon. =
Tickets for the preliminary celebra-
ton at the Opera House on the night
OF the 18th of September can be had
FREE at the following places:
VIM. Heiiman's office, Dr. Schulz,
on Market Street. 10 Lamasco; M
Cohn &aGo., 103 Main Street; Philip
Decker, on Third Street; aud at the
Offices Of the several English and
Germsn newspapers.
The Committee on Finance made
lavorable report. aud stated that the
work was progressing very we'll.
Notice was given that the Committee
viii call on the citizeas to day and
tomorrow for subscriptions.
a general exchange of views were
had by the memters Of the Commit
tees, and it was decided to specially
and earnestly request the proprietors
of manufactures andrtke mechanics
in general, to turn out 10 procession
with machinery and emblems Of work.
1t is designed to AXE this celebration
one of the finest ever gotten up in
this city. and he hardy sons Of toll
are especially invited to turn out in
full force. with the best display pos
sible for them to make 1t is hoped
to make this one of the attractive
features of the procession. The time
for preparation is short, but much can
be accomplished wben the viii is
strong. Let cur artizans, mechanics
aud laboring men aid in IGNORING the
name of Humboldt, who has done so
much for the cause of science through
out the world
Bully Rust ALL RIanT.-We are