Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-11-27
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Proccedinks Of the Corporators for Penn-
sylvanla Of the Centennial Board
Of Finance.

tho Centennial international Exhibi
tion, to be held in the city Of Phila
delphia in the year eighteen hundred
and aeventy-six," approved June ]
1872, was held this day, at twelve
o'clock, noon, in Parlor G, Contiuen
tai Hotel. W is'bt.lf
At the hour named the meeting
was called to order by Hon. d. j
Morrell, United Statos Centennia
Commissioner for Ponnslyvania, rirs
briefly spoke of the objects Of the
meeting as follows:- n.
Gentlemen 1T will not be expect
ed of me to make any lengthy state
mont of the purposes for which you
arc assembled hero to-day.
The act of Congress constituting
you corporators in the Centcnnia
Board Of Finance, and the scvera
publications of the United States
Commission under that law, are, it il
presumed, familiar to you all. To
popularize and bring fairly to the no
tice of the people Of the whole coun,
try the celebration OF the one hun.
dredth anniversary of the nations
birthday involves labor and selfsacri
fee TO all having official duties con.
nected herewith.
What seems TO be required Of you
is to start and give momentum to the
work, for when the masses become
fairly aroused it will move with an ir-
resistible force, which will only need
to be guided to insure entire success.
1t is not my province to toll this
convention what to do. Composed
as it is, of men of distinguished abili.
ty, experience and patriotic earnest
ness in the good work, ! feel that
further words from me would be su.
perfuous. / take the liberty of sug.
gesting for president of this body a
gentleman who has, from its inoep.
ton, devoted much time and ability to
this work, and whose well-known
character for succeeding in all his un.
dertakings is guarantee of success,
the Hon. Daniel M. Fox, of Philadel
phia.
Hon. Daniel NJ. Fox was thereupon
unanimously elected president
Mr.. Fox, upon assuming the chair,
said -
Gentlemen IL thank you most sill
cerely for the honor OF presiding over
your deliberations Although the dl-
ties of the convention are not many,
nor likely to be difficult, the purpose
for which we have come together is
one OF unusual oLe-~et.. 10 10 W To-
nish tho facilities and the opportunity
10 the people Of Pennsylvania to dem
onstrate their love of country in con
tributing toward the grandest cclebra.
ton that can possibly take place IN
the generation in which we live and
| very much mistake the sentiment o.
the citizens OF this one of the "glori
Gus old thirteen" If the entire portion
OF the stock of tho Centennial Boarc
of Finance allotted to this Common
wealth be not very speedily taken
upon the opening of the books OF thu
corporation. Indeed, | feel quito SURE
that there will be thousands who viii
rejoice in the privilege of subscribing
for the great object now dear to thu
American heart. Only think of it
The Centennial Anniversary--thc hun
dredth year of the nations existence
What tongue, however eloquent, car
possibly come up to the magnitude o
the theme2 The infancy, the strug
giles, the trials, privations, and peril'
through which our government ha'
passed? !? Its victories over all, it
early poverty, aud now its most won
derful opulence =? Its early struggles
for independence, and now its guar
anteeing tho largest measure OF liberty
to all good citizens And, indeed, III
most remarkable progression in al
that makes for the general weliar,
and happiness These and thou
sand other blessings, for which W.
have the greatest reason most devout
| ly TO render thanks to Almighty God
and to pray that they may be vouch
safod not only unto us, but also to al
who shall come after us. These things
| repeat, must occupy the ablcst an'
the best in the land, and ii is not 70
us to dilato upon them and ] there
fore leave them. Gentlemen, it is t
do what we can in the mode the Law
points out, TO promote the great pur
pose of the nation, for which we hav,
assembled and it is to this We mus
now give our attention. Again thank
ing you for the honor you have dom
mo, the Chair will entertain whatovo
business you, III your wisdoni, may
have to propose, towards the grea,
object in Wow. TTrr
The president then announced Ihat
tho election of secretaries would now
bo in order.
Mr.. Edwin II. Filter nomintcd
Benjamin Ii. Haines, Of PhiladolI bia'
Mr.. Joseph +. Tobias nominaed
Myer Asch, of Philadelphia.
On motion tho gentlemen named
wero unanimously elected tho seire
taries.
Tho call for the meeting was ther
road as follows:-
JouHsTowH, Pa, October, 2S, 172
-, Corporator of the Centcrnia
Board of Finance-Sir Tho I. 5
Centennial Commission has named thC
2lst day of November, 1872, as The
time for opening tho books of sub
scription to the stock Of the Cenien
nial Board of Finance, and has in
structcd me to call a meeting Of Tho
corporators for this State before Ihs'
, time, for tho purpose of consulting TO
gether, and Of designating tho prcpcl
place or places at which The subscrip
tions shall be received. This is 10 ac
cordanco with the rules adopted by
the commission, pursuant TO section
3 Of the act OF incorporation, copy
} of which has already been Forwarded
10 you from tho Office OF tho commits
sion.
This meeting will bc held at thu
Continental Hotel, In the city o
| Philadelphia, at twelve o'clock, noon