The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
THE OFFICIAL CALLS.


To the Surviving Members of the Indiana Consti
tutiOnal Convention of 1850
GENTLESIEN-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. I'm
der its wise provisions wonderful advance
ment has been made in all that goes to con-
stitute great and prosperous State. 1t is
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 eminently right and proper 1t would
be gratifying TO them and the descendants
and friends of the honored members of the
convention who are dead. 1t would tend to
perpetuate their personal history and give
them that place III 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 sympa-
thy and cooperation of the whole people.
We therefore earnestly invite every surviv-
ing member and officer of the convention 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
o'clock p. m. Of that day at EngliShs
Opera House.
The surviving members of the first Legis-
lature (lS51-2) held under the Constitution,
are respectfully invited to attend and are ex-
peCted to form reunion Immediately after
that of the convention. The surviving mem
bers of the last Legislature 1850 held under
the old Constitution, and the surviving mem
bers of all previous Legislatures in this
State, are in like manner, invited to attend.
Tie proceedings are expected to occupy
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the 9th,
9th and 9TH of October.
GEORGE WHITFIELD CARR. President.
WMH ii. ENGLISH, Principal Secretary.
The undersigned members of the cOnven-
tion cordially join in the foregoing call:
THOMAS a. HENDRICKS.
WILLIAM ). HOLMAN.
WILLIAM MCKEE DUNN.
ALVIN u. HOvEY.
JAMES b. Foley.
ALEXANDER b. CONDUIT.
PHINEAs NJ. KENT.
GEORGE BERRY.
OLIVER p. DAVIS.
HORACE p. BIDDLE.
THE LEGISLATURE CALL.
To the surviving members and officers Of the first
Legislature OF Indiana held under the present
Constitution:
GENTLENEN-A meeting OF the surviving
members of the Indiana Constitutional Con-
vention of 1850 has been called for the first
Monday in next October, the thirty-fifth an
niverSary of the meeting OF that convention,
and you are invited in the call to attend and
form a reunion Immediately thereafter. This
would be in the order of the meeting of the
two bodies in 1S50-51, and appropriate for the
further reason that the work
of each somewhat of like
character, the important duty devolving
upon that Legislature OF making the entire
code of laws conform to the new COnstitu-
ton, (the length OF its session being left I'M
restricted for that purpose) and beside, many
members OF the convention were also mem
bers of the Legislature.
1t seems to US that a reunion of the sur
viving members should take place as above
indicated, and you are therefore requested
to be at Indianapolis by noon OF the 9TH of
next October 20 remain until the 9TH, 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. m. on Wednesday OF State Fair
week at Hotel English, of such members
OF the convention and Legislature as may
then be in indianapolis, for the pur-
pose of arranging for the grand reunion on
the first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Of October:
WM. II. ENGLISH
Speaker II. r.;
WIN. Z. NIBLACK,
MAHLON ID. MANSON,
Isaac ID. G.. NELSON,
JAMES A. CRAvENs,
SAMUEL DAVIS
ROBERT ID. LOGAN.
ROBERT n HUDsON,
ANDREW J. HAY.
ANDREW HUMPHREYS,
JACOB Dice.