The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-09-25
THE CENTENARY OF KENTUCKY.

On the first OF June 1892, the State or
Kentucky will be one hundred years old,
and the Filson Club, an historic associa-
ton with members in every county,
whose leading object is to collect and
preserve the history of the Common
wealth, has resolved to celebrate the
event with ceremonies of an historical
character. At the meeting of the Club
in May, 1891, the undersigned twelve
members were appointed a Centenary
Committee to take full charge of all the
proceedings, and they have arranged a
plan of which the following is an outline:
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS.
l. In the forenoon Of June l, 1892,
there will be an Grafton by Col. r. T.
Durrett and poem by Maj. H. T. Stan
ton, both relating to the origin, estab-
lishment and progressive development of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
2. In the afternoon there will be q
number of short addresses by chosen
speakers upon subjects assigned to them
and relating to the event to be commem-
Grated
3. At night there will be an old-time
banquet to which the guests will be in
vited, and at which set toasts relating to
the pioneer period will be responded to
by chosen speakers.
4. During the month of June, 1892, and
as much longer as the committee may
determine, there will be on exhibition in
pioneer fort, erected for the purpose in
one of the parks of Louisville, such
souvenirs of the period at which Ken
lucky became State, as can be gathered
together for this purpose. A facsimile
of the block-houses and cabins built on
Corn Island by Gen. George Rogers
Clark, in ITS, will be the fort repro
duced in the Louisville park.
5. After the celebration is over and the
exhibition closed there will be published
in book form, as one of the Filson Club
publications, the entire proceedings, in
Guiding catalogue of the souvenirs ex-
hibited with the names of the owners,
and list of the contributors to the ex
pense fund, with the sum given by each.
1t is believed that if the foregoing pro-
gramme, simple as it is, shall be carried
out, it will result in such a commemora-
ton of the one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Kentucky, as must be pleas
ing to every citizen, and make permanent
record of the proceedings which those
who come after us will be thankful to us
for transmitting to them. This circular
is, therefore, sent to you in the hope that
you will lend whatever aid you can to
the undertaking. Two features of the
celebration are open to the help of every
member of the Club and to every citizen
of the State who desires a commemora.
ton worthy of the occasion. These are
the collecting of the money necessary to
pay the expenses of the celebration, and
the securing of sou yenirs for the exhibit
ton. Those who desire to contribute
money will make known their wishes to
Ed. T. Halsey, President of the Columbia
Finance and Trust Company, Louisville,
KY, who has been made Chairman of
the Finance Committee. Those who are
willing to hunt up souvenirs of the pio-
neer period and assist in securing them
for the exhibition can correspond with
r. T. Durrett President, or with Thomas
Speed, Secretary of the Filson Club, or
with either of the undersigned commit
teemen. And that there may be some
general understanding as to the souvenirs
suited for the exhibition the committee
suggest that they shall be embraced
within the following classifcations:
ARTICLE TO BE EXHIBITED.
/. Manuscript journals, itineraries, let
tiers, patents, land-warrants, etc., per-
tanning to the pioneers and the pioneer
period of Kentucky.
2. Printed books, pamphlets, periodi-
Gals, newspapers, circulars, broad-sides,
handbills, etc., relating to Kentucky, or
to Kentuckians, or printed in Kentucky,
or owned by Kentuckians previous to
the year 1900.
8. Articles of household furniture and
implements of industry used by the pio-
neers.
4. Weapons of defense, such as rifles,
hunting knives and tomahawks, used by
the pioneers.
5. Articles OF clothing worn by the
pioneers, and specimens of the buck-skin,
jeans, linsey, linen, etc., out of which
their wearing apparel was made.
9. Portraits of the pioneers and any
pictures, drawings or works of art of the
pioneer period.
7. Anything, whether or not embraced
in the foregoing classifications, that be-
longed to pioneer and that illustrates
the history and habits of the period that
can be conveniently sent to the exhibit
ton.
IMPORTANCE OF EARLY INFORMATION.
1t is the wish of the committee that
they may be notified as early as possible
of the existence of any of these souvenirs
that may be had for the exhibition so
that the proper arrangements may be
made for their transportation to Louis
vile free of cost to the owners, and that
the proper care may be taken of them
after their arrival. 1t is absolutely nee
essary that the committee know before
sending what the article may be, so that
different persons may be prevented from
sending the same article, and thus en-
cumber the exhibition with unnecessary
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