The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-13
A MONUMENT FOR HENDRICKS.
A Permanent Organization Effected and the
Work of CanvasSing Begun.

Court room, yesterday afternoon, to formally
| effect an organization for the purpose of
raising funds to build q monument to the
memory of the late Vice president, Hendricks,
was fairly attended, among the persons
of prominence who were present being William
Fl. English, Judge Niblack, Gen. Thos. A. Nor
rs, State Auditor Rice, State Treasurer Cooper
s. P. Sheerin, Oscar B. Hord, John A. Holman
Cas- Byfeld, William Wesley Wooden. John W.
| Holcombe A. w. Hendricks and Frank Church
| man. General Morris was chosen chairman of the
meeting and John A. Holman was made secre-
| tary
| The organization was effected by the adoption
of articles of association, which provide H. That
the corporate name shall be the Hendricks
Monument Association (2) The object is to
purchase and hold suitable ground for
I the interment of the late Thomas A.
Hendricks, and to ornament and protect
the same, and to erect an appropriate mon
umen tt to his memory The principal Office
association shall consist of a president, vice
] president. treasurer, secretary, superin-
I tendent, and an executive committee of not to
exceed seven nor less than three members, and
in addition thereto the ex oficio members, and
four shall constitute quorum. (5.l The Off
hold their respective positions for the period
! of one year from Dec. IL, 1885 e. Every person
contributing money in aid of the purposes of
| Der of it. ~ The executive committee is ex-
! pressy charged with the selection, construction
| and location of the monument; and the same
shall be erected at the capital Of Indiana. 49,
No officer or committeeman shall receive any
| compensation for his services.
The charter members of the association are:
Thomas A. Morris, Frederick Rand, Oscar B.
Hord, Gas Byheld. F: M; Churchman, William
Leon o. Bailey, Ross Clarke. G. Zollinger, Allen
| Zollers, Edward Hawkins, E. B. Martindale,
John j. Cooper, William Wesley Woollen, Noble
c. Butler, G.. Schmuck. j. w. Holcombe, John
| A. Holman, NJ. II. Field Joseph Cobb, William
b. English. Laura Ream. Aquilla Jones, James
II. Deery. Myron D. King. James H. Rice.
The officers of the association for the first year
are as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Rand.
cepresident-Oscar B. Hord.
Treasurer-Francis M. Churchman.
Secretary-John A. Holman.
Superntendent-F. w. Chislett.
Executive COmmittee-Thos. A. Morris, James
81. Rice, Elijah B. Martindale Charles zollinger
Noble c. Butler, Simon F. Sherin and Edward
Hawkins.
Judge Niblack inquired il it was the intention
of the executive committee to pay any salaries
to the officers directing the work of collecting
subscriptions and received from Mr.. Hord
the response that none Of them would
receive cent 1t would be absolutely
necessary to have some clerical assistance in the
work, and it might be found advisable to employ
a solicitor of contributions, but no money would
be paid, except to persons who could Dot afford to
give their time to the work without pay.
Judge Niblack thought that all service, except
in the case of clerks, should be voluntary. Mr..
Hendricks, he said, had more extensive &C
quaintance over the State than any other public
man that Indiana had ever produced. There is
no town in the State of any size that he has not
visited, and there is no place in the State where
guest of some family. Throughout the State
men and women can be found who will devote
their time to raising contributions for the cree
ton of monument to the memory of the dead
and collecting subscriptions. With many this
would be labor of love However.
even under the most favorable surroundings, it
is q tedious undertaking to raise the money
needed There was much difficulty in collecting
the full amount needed to pay for the monument
of Senator Morton, a man who held a com
had a large following, although of a
kind somewhat different from that of Mr. Hen
bricks. There have been some bitches in the
work of raising contributions for the monument
of General Grant, although there is hardly any
doubt but that the amount desired could
have been easily secured if there
line Immediately after his death. The same
difficulties are likely to be encountered in the
present undertaking. There should be an in
Simultaneous effort made to collect contributions
everywhere in the State. The Judge, in con-
ties where he is best acquainted at once join in
the work
1t was suggested that the following named
persons, representing the State at large, should
compose an advisory committee, for the purpose
of collecting subscriptions. to be assisted by
subcommittee in the different towns of the
State, whose names will be announced to-mor-
row:
Committee at large-Daniel W. Voorhees,,
Terre Haute; Benjamin Harrison. Indianapolis;
Isaac P. Gray, Albert G.. Porter, Joseph E. Nc
Donald, Indianapolis; Richard w. Thompson
Terre Haute; William H. English Indianapolis;
Graham A. Fitch. Logansport: Walter Q. Gresh-
am, VIM A. Woods, VIM. E. Niblack. indianap
oils; Geo V. Howk. New Albany; Byron K. Ell
lott indianapolis; Allen collars, Fort Wayne
Joseph A. S. Mitchell, Goshen; David W. Howe,
Lewis c. Walker: Napoleon B. Taylor, Pierce
Norton, Alex G. Ayres Caleb S. Denny, John c.
Shoemaker, John G. New. John Fl. Holiday,
VIM R. Holloway, Joseph E. Cobb. Adolph Sci
densticker, Francis Z. Hord, John J. Cooper
VIM r. Myers, John w. Kern, John w. Hol-
combe.
Indianapolis-A Kiefer, John W. Murphy,
John P. Frenzel, Cas- Byfeld, V. T. Malott, NJ
NJ. Ross James H. Deery. A. w. Hendricks
George G. Duy, Austin H Brown, Charles L.
Holstein, John R. Wilson, John a. Finch, Aqnil-
la Jones, Nathan Morris, VIM W. Spencer, W.
c. Thompson, David Macy, Albert Sahm, Oliver
Reveal, W. r. Clinton, Brainard Rorison, Mi
chael O'Connor. Thos. Madden, James Renihan
Albert Gall, Herman Lieber, Gabriel Schmuck
w. w. Woollen.
Before adjourning, the persons. who were pres
ent were afforded an opportunity to subscribe to
the fund. The persons who gave 800 each
were Judge Frederick Rand. Oscar b. Hord
VIM. II. English and John A. Holman Gen.
Thos A. Morris and Aquilla Jones each gave
$50. The State officers each contributed $25
The subscriptions aggregated about $780, which
is regarded as very good start of the ,monu-
ment.
MORE WARRANTS DISCOVERED.