The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
THE MEXICAN VETERANS.
Annual Meeting of the State Association
Election of Officers.

The annual meeting of The Mexican War Vet
Grams hogan with an informal session in the su-
preme Courtroom yesterday morning The at
tendance was much larger than last year.
Upon assembling in tho afternoon, General
James r. Carnahan, Adjutaut-general ana Dr..
John Colett, STATE Geologist, were elected hon
! orary members of the association, and before en-
! tering upon the business of the meeting Major
! H. p. Shaffer, representative from Madison
county, on behalf of the House OF Repre-.
sentatves, invited the association to adj
Journ TO the legislative chambers, and
escorted them there in body, where
| they were addressed by Major Jonathan W. Cor
don, Governor Porter and General NJ. D. Man
son, and afterward by the same gentlemen in
the Senate chamber. Upon returning to the su-
I periOr Courtroom at 4:30 o'clock the order of
business was taken up. General Carnahan, in a
brief address, urged the members of the associa-
ton to unite in a petition to the General Assem-
olY, asking for special appropriation to be ap-
Piled in making certified copies IF the muster in
and muster ont roll of the Mexican War veter-
ans to be kept in record books in a secure condi-
ton. The records now on file In his office are
worn, and are In danger OF being lost, on &C
count OF the loose condition in which they
are Kept motion was unantmu usly adopted
asking the General Assembly for an appropria-
ton Tor the purpose suggested
Inc election Of officers for the next year re-
suited: For president, General NJ. d. Manson, of
Crawfordsvllle; vice president, Colonel j. b.
Mulkey, of BlOomn gtOn; second vice-presdent
John w. Dodd, of this city; secretary, Gilmore
Jordan, OF this city, and treasurer, General
George F. McGinnis, city.
Resolutions lamenting the death of Edward L.
Palmer, the former secretary of the association,
were passed.
Upon request, DR.. John Colett, the State Ge-
oiogist, exhibited to the association relic of the
Mexican war in the shane of n we'll
worn pefltion by the members of Congress
TO General Santa Anna, asking the liberation
OF Captain William Ryan, OF Kentucky; William
+. wilson, William A. Wallace Joseph A. Cruise
ana James Armstrong, of Virginia, well as all
prisoners in Mexico who are citizens of the
United states. The petition bears the sigma
lures OF about one hundred members of Congress
among the most familiar LANES being Robert
Dale owen, Samuel G. Sample, Thomas TIinley,
.ohn .. w. Davis, Joseph Wright Of Indiana;
Joshua X. Giddings, of Ohio; A. Culom, OF Ten
nessee; John A. McClcrnand, of Illinois: John p
Hale, OF New Hampshire; Daniel p. King, of
Massachusetts.
The document quite curiosity and was
viewed with evident interest. In addition, Dr.
Collett exhibited cane made from the timber
OF the old war vessel Constitution.
Memorial resolutions upOn the death OF Cen
eral Joe Lane, Hon. Henry S. Lane aud Colonel
John 5. SlmOnson, late members Of the assUca-
adOp ed.
The members Of the executive committee for
the next Year are Messrs. John Buchanan, John
W. Dudd, John B. Sullivan, q. Jordan and Mr.
Cassidy
At the evening meeting, in judge Taylor's
room at the courthouse, aRlnd of love-feast was
held. number of short speeches were made,
among the speakers being Colonel John Grover,
John Buchanan. Colonel Mnlkey, Major J. W.
Gordon and General Manson. A highly inter-
estlng paper relating TO the battle OF BuenO
VISTA was read by Colonel McNntt, and. as a re-
minder of thrilling scenes in which those pres
ent mad figured awakened unwonted enthnsI-
assn. At the conclusion OF n Reason of general
sociabillty, the veterans repaired in a body 10
the reception at Governor POrters.