The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
MANY CITIZENS ATTEND
MEETING HELD IN INTERESTS OF
HARRISON MONUMENT.
Organization Formed and Articles of
Association Observation-Disclosures
to BE of National Importance.

The Harrison monument movement was
last night given a definite form by the
perfection of an organization known as the
benjamin Harrison Monument Associa-
ton. \ public meeting was held in the
rooms Of the Commercial Club which was
largely attended by representative citizens
Ci the city. Men We're present from every
walk OF life, representative of every pro-
fessiOn end trade. and all were actuated
with the enc desire TO effect an organizar
ton 50 that the work OF raising funds for
a monument might be begun without fur
thcr pTelilninaTies. In accordance with this
spirit little time was wasted. Articles of
association, which had been previously
prepared, were submitted and read to those
present. and were then unanimously
sdoptsd.
After giving the name of the association
the articles set forth that the object Of
the association is the erection and main
tenance of a monument in the city of IN
oianapolis in memory of Benjamin Harri-
son, twenty-third President of the United
States No capital stock is named in
the articles OF association, as it was decided
at the meeting of the preliminary commit
tee q week ago that no stock should be held
by members and that certificates Of mem
bership would be issued TO subscribers of
the fund. The following w~ell-known citi-
zens are named as directOrs: John b. Elan.
John @. Williams, Harry S. New, Robert
S. Taylor, Evans Woollen, L. Is. Martindale,
Mortimer J. lowering, James +. Lilly, A.
l.. Mason, job =. Frenzel. Alexander
Bowling, John w. Kern, Harry j. Mill
gan, Hugh Dousherty and Frederick j..
Scholz. The articles of association give
the board of directors power TO specify the
various officers and their duties, together
with the time for the annual meeting, etc.
Inc articles OF association Will not be
filed with the secretary of state until next
Tuesday afternoon, and until that time
they viii be kept at the Indiana Trust
building, so as TO afford all those who are in
terested in the movement, and wish to
become original members of the associa-
ton. an opportunity of signing the articles
OF association before they are filed. Those
who have already signed are: James Il.
Lilly: John w. Kern. a l.. Mason. f. d.
Martindale, Smiley n. Chambers, w. ii. II.
Miller. $. o., Pickens. George w. Sloan,
James r. Carnahan, Henry Eitel. Daniel
r Storms, Harry ). New. Oran Perry. G..
4. Foster, j. Z. Mccullough, julius G..
Walk. Charles X. Williams, Albert Lieber.
James W. Fortune, L. f.. Talbot, John
Perrin, Augustus Burns, y. c. A. Barnes,
{. 5 Denny, John l. Gritiiths, j. a.
A. G. Smith. +. j.. Scholz, Clarence A.
Kenyon. s. p. Sheerin. Charles Latham.
NJ b wilson,. J. l.. keach. 4. NJ. johnson,
John f. McGettigan, T. c. Steele, Evans
WoOllen and John b. ELAN.
The bylaws governing the association
were not adopted last night. but a meeting
Of the directors will be held at the Uni
versity Club next Tuesday at noon at
which the officers for the association will
be selected and the bylaws adopted. The
main feature of the bylaws is the prOvi-
sion relating TO membership. Every mem
Der subscribing 500 or more becomes a
regent of the association. and those sub
arr-htnO "A las Grrvo rviV ha 1aEfUDntaI nc
the vice regent members. 1t was stated
at the meeting last night by Judge Il. Il.
Martindale that he believed it possible 10
obtain 1909 men IN the State of Indiana
alone who would each subscribe 500 OF
more 90 the monument fund.
TIL intention of the incOrpOratOrs is to
make the movement of national Importance
"a soon as possible by communicating with
representative men in different States.