The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-22
THE TRAINERS OF THE CONSTITUTION
Call for Meeting of the Survivors of the
Constitutional Convention.

The following call for meeting of the surviv-
ors Of the Indiana constitutional convention, in
1850 to celebrate its thirty fifth anniversary, has
been issued:
To the Surviving Members Of the Indiana Constitu-
tonal Convention of 1890:
Gentlemen--It is more than the third of a
century since. the Constitution framed by the
great body of which you were members was
adopted by the people of Indiana. Under its
wise provisions wonderful advancement has been
made in all that goes to constitute a great and
prosperous State. 1t is q melancholy fact that
over three fOurths of the men who framed the
Constitution have passed away, and that the
rest in the order of nature. must speedily follow.
A reunion of the venerable survivors would
seem emlnently right and proper. 1t would be
gratifying to them and the descendants and
friends Of the honored members Of the conven-
ton who are dead. 1t would tend to perpetuate
their personal history and give them that place
in the history of the State to which they are
Justly entitled. 1t will be such an important
historical event as ought to- and doubtless will,
command the sympathy and cooperation of the
whole people. We, therefore. earnestly invite
every surviving member and officer of the con-
vention to meet at the capital of the State on
the first Monday of next October, which is the
thirty fifth anniversary of the convention
The reunion will commence promptly at 2
o'clock p NJ. of that day at Englishs opera
house.
The surviving members of the first Legisla-
ture (l81l-2) held under the Constitution, are re-
Spectfuly invited to attend and are expected to
form reunion Immediately after that of the
convention. The surviving members of the
last Legislature $3.50 held under the old Con-
sttuton, and the surviving members of all pre-
viOus Legislatures in this State, are IN like man
ar invited to attend.
The proceedings are expected to occupy Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 5th 9th and
7th of October.
GEORGE WHITFIELD CARR, President.
WIN. II. ENGLISH, Principal Secretary.
The undersigned members of the convention
cordially join in the foregoing CALI
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, WILLIAM S. HOLMAN,
WILLIAM MCKEE DUNN, ALVIN P. HovEY,
JAMES b. FOLEY, ALEX. B. CONDUITT,
PHINEAS M. KENT, GEORGE BERRY,
OLIVER p. DAVIS, HORACE z. BIDDLE
THE LEGISLATURE CALL.
To the surviving members and officers of the first
Legislature of Indiana, held under the present
Constitution:
Gentlemen-A meeting of the surviving mem
berS Of the Indiana Constitutional convention of
1850 has been called for the first Monday in next
October, the thirty fifth anniversary of the
meeting of that convention, and you are invited
in the call to attend and form reunion immedi-
ately thereafter. This would be in the order of
the meeting of the two bodies in 1850 and 1851
and appropriate for the further reason that the
work of each was somewhat of like character
the important duty devolving upon that Legisla-
ture of making the entire code of laws conform
10 the new constitution, (tle tenStn OF It's
session being left unrestricted for that purpose
and beside, many members of the convention
were also members Of the Legislature.
1t seems to us that a reunion of the surviving
members should take place as above indicated
and you therefore requested to be at
Indianapolis by noon of the 9Th of next October
to remain until the 7th, and the call heretofore
made for a reunion on the last day of the State
fair is Withdrawn. except that there will be a
meeting at 10 o'clock A. NJ. that day, at Hotel
English, of such members of the convention and
Legislature as may then be in indianapolis, for
the purpose Of arranging for the grand reunion
on the first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of October VIM. H. ENGLISH
Speaker House Of Representatives.
VIM. E. NIBLACK, MAHLON ID. MANSON,
ISAAC D. O. NELSON, JAMES A. CRAvENS,
SAMUEL DAVIS, ROBERT ID. LOGAN,
ROBERT n. HUDSON, ANDREW j. HAY,
ANDREW HUMPHREYS, JACOB DICE.
Preparations are being made to make the
meeting memorable occasion. 1t is expected
that there will be full attendance of the
survivors, a number of whom are now among
the most prominent men in the State.