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Wishing you all "good speed " and hoping you may yet have many happy reunions, and that I " may be there to see," I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, WM. B. STREET.
2419 Hany street, Omaha, Neb.
REV. L. B. DENNIS, KNOXVILLE, ILL. KNOXVILLE, ILL., Sept. 15th, 1884.
JOHN H. COLE, .
Secretary Tri-State Old Settlers' Ass'n, and Executive Committee.
Dear Friends, one and all :- Your card and circular are both at hand; yes, just at hand to-day. Your kind and cordial invita-
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tion, to my wife and self, to attend the reunion of the old settlers of Illi- nois, Missouri and Iowa, to be held in Rand Park, Keokuk, Iowa, Thursday, Oct. 2d, 1884. With our gratitude, we feel ourselves very much honored to be thus invited. Providence permitting, we will try to be there ; yes, we shall be glad to enjoy the privilege. * As I have been a citizen of all the States named, I can but feel that the second article of the_constitution embraces me. I went to Iowa in 1844, to Missouri in 1851, and to Illinois in 1870, and am here even unto this day. I was appointed pastor of the M. E. Church in August, 1846, in Keokuk, Iowa. Had the honor of being the first stationed preacher of our church in Keokuk. That you may see that I was in Iowa some time, I will give you a list of my charges in the order they came. My first was Wapello, the next Birmingham, then Keokuk, then Fort Madison, then Mt. Pleasant, then Muscatine, then Burlington, then Hannibal, Mo., then . St. Louis, then Fairfield, Iowa, then Iowa City, and was on a district as Presiding Elder at Oskaloosa, when I came to this State (Illinois), and am still in the regular work, though in my 73d year.
Hoping you will have a grand time, wishing you all good,
I am respectfully yours,
L. B. DENNIS.
L. B. FLEAK, EsQ., BRIGHTON, IOWA.
BRIGHTON, IOWA, Sept. 9th, 1884. C. F. DAVIS, EsQ., and others,
Committee of Invitation.
Gentlemen :- Your kind invitation to attend the "Tri-State Old Settlers' Association," to be held at Keokuk, October 2d, was received in due time, and I was in hopes that my health would be sufficiently improved to permit us ( Mrs. Fleak and myself) to respond to that invitation in person, as nothing could give us more genuine pleasure than to meet with the many of our old friends from all three of the States, who will doubtless be there. My health is much improved, but not sufficiently for me to venture from home yet.
We hope and know that you will have a glorious good time, such as the citizens of Keokuk never fail to have when they undertake anything of the kind. We came to Keokuk on the Sth of March, 1840, and many of our old esteemed friends, whose acquaintance we made in after years, have passed away; but there are hundreds yet left that we would be re- joiced to meet, and should any of them happen to mention our names, present them our kindest regards.
Most cordially yours,
I. B. and JULIA A. FLEAK.
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L. R. BISSELL, EsQ., SAN JOSE, CAL.
SAN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 17th, 1884.
JOHN H. COLE, ESQ.,
Sec'y Tri-State Old Settlers' Association,
Keokuk, Iowa.
Dear Sir :- Yours of the 7th inst., with invitation to attend the first reunion of your Association at Rand Park in your city, October 2d next was duly received, and in reply would say that it would give me a great deal of pleasure to meet with you on that occasion, but I will have to defer it until some future time, when I hope to meet you and take the old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa by the hand.
I settled in Iowa in May, 1837, or forty-seven years ago, and lived in Lee county until about four years ago.
Hoping the old settlers will have a good time on the 2d of October, I remain
Yours truly,
L. R. BISSELL.
HON.IWM. N. GROVER, WARSAW, ILL.
WARSAW, ILL., Sept. 29th, 1884.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ., COL. J. M. REID, COL. R. E. HILL, JOHN E. WALKER, EsQ., WM. A. BROWNELL, ESQ.,
Committee of Invitation,
Keokuk, Iową.
Gentlemen :- Your kind invitation to attend the first reunion of the Tri-State Old Settlers' Association to be held in your city October 2d, was duly received. My answer has been delayed in the hope that events might finally result in an acceptance, but I regret to say that it now seems that circumstances beyond my control will make it quite impossible for me to attend.
I knew Keokuk as early as September, 1837, and have noted its subsequent growth and prosperity with interest. I knew and remember among my friends, a considerable number of those enterprising and useful men who contributed so largely in laying the foundation of your present prosperity, many of whom have gone to their rest, while some have sought other homes, and some yet remain to enjoy the honors, wealth and solid distinction which they have so fairly earned.
More than thirty years ago I narrowly escaped casting my lot in your city for better or for worse, having been honored by a pressing invitation by the late Judge John W. Rankin, (then a young man, promising to become, as he afterward did become, a very eminent and successful lawyer), to become a partner in the law firm of Curtis & Rankin, a firm which, first and last, through all its changes and successions, has been
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very remarkable for its general success in practice, and the many honcred names it has added to the legislative and judicial records of the State and nation.
Aside from the pleasure to be gathered from these reunions, they are highly useful by reason of the facilities they afford for preserving the history and traditions of early days.
Sincerely regreting that I cannot be with you, I am
· Very truly yours, WM. N. GROVER.
ALEXANDER CRUIKSHANK, WEST POINT, IOWA.
NEAR WEST POINT, LEE CO., IOWA, Sept. 25th, 1884.
HON. S. E. CAREY,
President Tri-State Old Settlers' Association.
Dear Sir :- Your invitation to me to attend the reunion of old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, to be held in Rand Park, Keokuk, Iowa, Thursday, October, 2d, 1884, was received several days ago. I have postponed my answer thereto, hoping to be able to say definitely? that I will be present. I will be with you on the second day of October and meet my pioneer friends of the three States and take them by the hand, as there is nothing which I enjoy more and gives me more pleasure. Hoping, my dear sir, that we may have a beautiful day, and that the occasion may prove a grand success,
I am respectfully yours,
ALEXANDER CRUIKSHANK.
GEO. W. JONES, DUBUQUE, IOWA.
DUBUQUE, IOWA, Sept. 27th, 1884.
Gentlemen :- I accept with pleasure and sincere thankfulness the very polite invitation given me, in your circular letter of the 6th ult., and also by card, to attend the "first reunion of the Tri-State Association to be held in the city of Keokuk, on Thursday, the 2d of October, 1884 "
Nothing but sickness, death, or some extraordinary interposition in- tervening shall prevent me from coming with you on the anticipated happy occasion. Absence from home has prevented an earlier acknowledg- ment of the receipt of your highly appreciated invitation.
Born at Vincennes, Ind., on the 12th of April, A. D., 1804, at 10 o'clock a. m., having resided many years in Illinois and Wisconsin, once part of the Territory of Indiana and of which Michigan, too, was a com- ponent part which I represented as delegate to Congress, and having long
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resided in Missouri and Iowa, I hope I may be permitted to sign your Constitution and become thereby a member of your association.
I am, gentlemen, your fellow citizen and grateful friend, GEO. W. JONES. To C. F. Davis, Col. R. E. Hill, Col. J. M. Reid. John E. Walker, Wm. A. Brownell.
MRS. S. C. VAN DYKE, SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, Oct. Ist, 1884.
JOHN H. COLE, ESQ.,
Sec'y Tri-State Old Settlers' Association.
Dear Sir :- I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your kind invita- tion to attend the reunion of old settlers to-morrow. I shall gladly avail myself of the same, and trust I may meet many of my old friends.
My husband made a claim and built a cabin on forty acres immedi- ately adjoining the town of Fort Madison in the year 1837, so I think I have a valid claim to the name of old settler.
Very respectfully yours,
MRS. S. C. VAN DYKE.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND REGRETS
Were also received from the following :
Mrs. Hon. T. B. Cuming, Omaha, Neb.
Gerald R. McDowell, Racine, Wis. Hon. S. R. Chittenden, Mendon, Ill. Hawkins Taylor, Washington, D. C. J. M. Asher, San Diego County, Cal. General James W. Singleton, Quincy, Ill. Maj. Frank Bridgman, Washington, D. C. Col. John H. Bacon, Colorado Springs, Col.
John H. Sullivan, Esq., Albuquerque, N. M. Ben. Johnson, Esq., Secretary Van Buren County Old Settlers. E. C. Blackmar, Secretary Des Moines County Old Settlers. Col. Wm. H. McDoel, Louisville, Ky.
Hon. Henry W. Rothert, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Hon. John W. Ogden, Urbana, Ohio. Hon. T. S. Parvin, Iowa City.
J. C. Swan, Esq., Denmark, Iowa. J. T. Patterson, Esq , Orleans, Neb. James Barker, Esq., Milwaukee, Wis. John Givin, Esq., Des Moines, Iowa.
Hon. John Van Valkenburg, Fort Madison, Iowa. Geo. Stanwood, Esq., Boston, Mass. Hon. R. M. Reynolds, Washington, D. C. H. S. Fairall, Esq., Iowa City.
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PERSONAL AND HISTORICAL.
A. VERY OLD SETTLER.
General William Henry Harrison, of St. Francisville, Mo., is a very old settler. He attended the celebration, coming in an old-fashioned stage coach drawn by four horses. This coach carried the first mail into Clark county Mr. Harrison was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1801, and made his first trip up the Mississippi in 1819. He went to Clark county, Mo., to establish a trading post in 1822, and has been a resident for 63 years. He traded with the Indians for about 20 years. For a time he was a pilot on a steamboat. He was in one battle in the Winnebago war and served all through the Black Hawk war. His memory is quite distinct as to old settler days, but he is liable to get dates mixed. His daughter, Mrs. Octavio Harris was the first white child born west of the Des Moines river, above the Missouri line.
HENRY CLAY DEAN.
Among the distinguished and many honored guests of the Tri-State Old Settlers' reunion was Henry Clay Dean, who has a national reputa- tion as an orator. He was chaplain of the United States Senate when Gen. Geo. W. Jones and Gen. A. C. Dodge were Senators from Iowa. Mr. Dean is a remarkable man, an old settler of Iowa, possessing great originality and power as a public speaker. He is now 62 years of age, but has yet, as was said of the first Napoleon, many more campaigns yet in his belly.
Hon. P. G. Ballingall, of Ottumwa, who made his first business venture in Iowa, at Keokuk, brought with him some reminders of the olden time.
Dr. F. C. Roberts, of the Ft. Madison Daily Potomowok, had his headquarter's tent pitched upon the ground, and his friends were made welcome.
The young settlers kept the dancing platform warm to the music furnished by the veteran violinists, J. C. Griffey and Dial Phillips, while the patriarchs crowded around enjoying the repetition of scenes when they themselves could "cut the pigeon wing."
The selection and rendition of music by the Sextette Vocal Club, under the leadership of Prof. H. C. Landes, commanded just appreciation.
One of the oldest settlers present was Mrs. M. M. Aldrich. She was the second white woman who came to " The Point." now Keokuk, arriving on the Steamboat, "Red River," from St. Louis, on the second day of July, 1829. The only white lady residing here at that time was
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Mrs. Maria Stillwell, a sister of Valencourt Vanorsdall, and now living in Sanoma county, California. Keokuk at that time was a mere Indian trading post, the building occupied by the American Fur Company being situated on the river bank, between what is now Main and Blondeau streets. The only other structure being a small building occupied by Moses Stillwell, as a grocery store. During Mrs. Aldrich's three years residence here, she formed the acquaintance of Col. Russel Farnum, who was a member of the American Fur Company, and a traveler of great note in those days, having journeyed on foot from Keokuk up to Behring Straits, and thence to St. Petersburg across the desolate and barren land of Siberia. Mrs. Aldrich related many interesting incidents concerning the. Indian chiefs, Keokuk and Black Hawk, both of whom were frequent visitors to her cabin home. Chief Keokuk was a Polygomist, and upon the occasion of his third marriage to a beautiful young Indian girl, a portion of the honeymoon was spent at her house. In 1832 Mrs. Aldrich took up her residence at old Ft. Edward, (now Warsaw) where she has continued to reside to this time.
Another notable lady present was Mrs. Elenor Thornburg, of Ottumwa, Iowa. She is the daughter of Dr. Isaac Galland, and sister of Captain Washington Galland, of Montrose. Mrs Thornburg was the first female white child born in Lee county. Her parents then living at Nashville. The first male white child born in Lee county being Peter Wever, on the Maurice Blondeau farm, about four miles south of Nashville, both being born on the same day, but Peter came in ahead about four hours. Mrs. Thornburg has in her possession a blanket, presented to her mother by Black Hawk, in which she was wrapped during her infancy.
Capt. Wm. Phelps, of Lewiston, Fulton county, Ill., was present with his wife. Capt. Phelps came to Puck-e-she-tuck (Keokuk) in 1825, as an independent Indian trader, was very successful, and became a formidable competitor of the American Fur Company, of which he afterwards became a member. He was also a noted steamboatman on the upper Mississippi in early days. The captain looks hale and hearty, and expects to attend many succeeding reunions.
One of the most pleasing and gracious incidents of the day was the munificent act of Hon. Lyman Cook, who came with a welcome car load and more of Burlington's best citizens. Through his large-hearted gen- erosity they were accompanied by the splendid brass band of their city. The presence of the Burlington party added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion.
THE PRESS.
John Burdette, editor of the Burlington Hawkeye, Mr. Hutchinson of the Burlington Gazette, Dr. F. C. Roberts and Ed. Roberts of the Fort Madison Democrat, Mr. Sharpe of the Carthage Gazette, W. W. Junkin of
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the Fairfield Ledger, and other newspaper men from abroad were present.
THE REGISTER. 1
Orion Clemens had charge of the registration of those eligible to join the Association. The tent way crowded most of the day, and many in the afternoon were unable to gain admission. Over one thousand signed and received badges.
MUSIC.
Music was furnished by the Keokuk Military Band, Wittich's Second Regiment Brass Band. McCormick's Drum Corps, the Burlington Brass Band and the Gem City Martial Band, in addition to the sextette com- posed of H. C. Landes, Dr. Frank Wyman, J. H. Ternilleger, Freb. Rob- ertson and George Robertson, with George D. Mann at the organ.
CONTINENTAL GUARDS:
A pleasing feature of the occasion was the presence of the above organization from Fort Madison. The company is made up of about thirty bright handsome boys, uniformed after the style of '76, under the instruction of Robt. J. Barr.
THE SOLDIER BOYS.
The soldier boys had a glorious time at the dinner hour. The reg- ister shows that several hundred were present. Torrence Post G. A. R. served all ex-soldiers with an old army meal of coffee beans and pickles, hard tack and bacon. It was cooked on the ground and served in vessels and plates of tin. A camp fire, martial band, tents, etc., gave realistic effect to the assumed camp life. Speeches were made by Gen. John W. Noble of St. Louis, Gen. David Moore of Canton, Mo., General Bruce of Alabama, Ed. Roberts of Fort Madison, and Colonel Stone of Burlington.
NOTE .- The proceedings of the Association at its next reunion, to be held in 1885, will be published in the same complete form of these. Copies of the proceedings of 1885 will be mailed to any one who may furnish their address with 50 cents to J. O. Voorhies, Treasurer, Keokuk, Iowa.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 1885.
ILLINOIS.
HON. WM. N. GROVER, Warsaw.
HON. THOS. C. SHARPE, Carthage.
HON. SAM'L R. CHITTENDEN, Mendon.
MISSOURI.
COL. DAVID MOORE, Canton.
MAJ. R. D. CRAMER, Memphis.
HON. JOS. McCOY, Wayland.
IOWA.
HON. EDWARD JOHNSTONE, Keokuk. CAPT. J. W. CAMPBELL, Fort Madison. HON. EDWIN MANNING, Keosauqua.
EDWARD JOHNSTONE, President, Keokuk. JNO. H. COLE, Secretary, Keokuk. J. O. VOORHIES, Treasurer, Keokuk.
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REPORT
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SECOND REUNION -OF THE-
TRI-STATE
Old Settlers' Association
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ILLINOIS, MISSOURI AND IOWA,
HELD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th, 1885,
-IN
KEOKUK, IOWA.
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RESOLUTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
RESOLVED, That Dr. J. M. Shaffer and J. H. Cole, Secretary, be authorized to have the proceedings of Second Re-union printed in form similar to the report of Oct. 2nd, 1884.
R. B. OGDEN & SON, PRINTING AND BINDING CO. KEOKUK, IOWA.
PROGRAMME.
Association called to order at the Speaker's Stand,
at lo a. m., by Hon. Edward Johnstone, President. Prayer,-By Rev. Father DeCailly, Ft. Madison. MUSIC BY SECOND REGIMENT BAND. Introduction of Ex-Gov. E. O. Stanard, of Missouri,
President of the Day.
Address of Welcome,
By Hon. Buren R. Sherman, Governor of lowa. MUSIC BY DENMARK BAND.
Responses to Welcome,
By Hon. Richard J. Oglesby, Governor of Illinois. Hon. A. P. Morehouse, Lieut. Governor of Missouri.
MUSIC BY MAENER ' CHOIR.
Appointment of Committee to Recommend Officers for the en- suing year.
1 RECESS FOR DINNER.
AFTERNOON.
Re-assemble at 2 p. m. MUSIC BY NAUVOO BAND, NAUVOO. SENTIMENTS AND RESPONSES, (Limited to Ten Minutes. )
"Pioneer Railroad Men," Gen. F. M. Drake, lowa. "Pioneer Preachers," Hon. Henry Clay Dean, Mo.
"Pioneer Physicians," Dr. G. W. Foote, Illinois.
"Pioneer Women, Hon. Sam T. Marshall, lowa,
"Pioneer Press," - Thomas H. Gregg, Esq , Illinois. "State Militia," . Hon. P. G. Ballingall, lowa. "Volunteer Soldiers," Gen. Wm. W. Belknap, lowa.
Music at order of President of the Day. Bands will be ready at Stand to answer at call.
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HISTORICAL.
The Tri-State Old Settlers' Association of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, owes its origin to the earnest desire on the part of many old citizens of Keokuk to meet their friends of early days and renew old friendships and acquaintances, and to form new ones. To this end the organization known as the Citizens' Association, was asked to take the preliminary steps toward establishing, on a permanent footing, an association that would bring together, in annual re- unions, the pioneers of the three States.
Accordingly, the Citizens' Association invited the citizens of Keokuk to meet together on the evening of July 3rd, 1884; at the U. S. Court Room in the Estes House, to determine the question as to whether such reunions should be held, and if so, the time, place, etc.
A large number of citizens responded, and it was resolved unan- imously to organize a Tri-State Old Settlers' Association. The following Executive Committee was selected: J. M. Reid, Geo. F. Jenkins, J. O. Voorhies, D. F. Miller, Sr., J. B. Paul, S. E. Carey and J. H. Cole. September 4th, 1884, and Rand Park, were agreed on as the time and place for holding the first reunion.
At a subsequent meeting the Executive Committee reported the Constitution, which was adopted, the programme of exercises, and October 2nd, 1884, as the date for the first reunion, on account of the local fairs being held in surrounding counties in September.
SECOND REUNION.
A Committee on Invitation was appointed, who sent out about 3,500 special invitations. Responses to many of these were made in person and to some by letters, which may be found in their proper place.
September 28th and 29th, 1885, preceding the day of the Sec- ond Reunion were cloudy and dark, with nearly constant drizzling rain. 30th, the same rains with not a ray of sunshine. Tents had been secured for headquarters for Missouri, Illinois and Iowa for the
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officers and the press, and were erected in Rand Park, where the programme was to be carried out. The weather rendered this im- practicable, and the exercises were held at Keokuk Opera House.
CONSTITUTION.
WHEREAS, Sociable and friendly relations are desirable amongst all men, but more especially with those who as neighbors and friends have shared the adversities and hardships of a pioneer's life; therefore, in order to promote and maintain amongst the people of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa the most intimate and friendly relations, and for the purpose of keeping alive and perpetuating the record of the old settlers and pioneers of these States, and to cultivate the heretofore existing social relations, we do adopt the following Constitution :
Article 1. The name and title of this organization shall be the Tri-State Old Settlers' Association.
Art. 2. All persons who were residents in either Iowa, Illinois or Missouri prior to 1860, or who shall have resided in any of these States for twenty-five years, or who having been born in either of them and remained until their majority, or who may be elected at any meeting an "honorary member," shall be eligible to member- ship and become members on signing this Constitution.
Art. 3. The affairs and business of the Association after its first meeting shall be managed by an Executive Committee of nine members, to be chosen at said first meeting, and annually there- after at the yearly reunions; said committee to hold their office until their successors are elected and organized as hereafter provid- ed. Three members of said committee shall be selected from each of the States represented in the Association. From their number the Executive Committee shall select a. President, and one Vice- President from each of the three States, and from the members of the Association, select a Treasurer, a Secretary, and such other officers and committees as may be necessary to promote the ob- jects of this Association. The officers named above shall be deemed the officers of the Association, and perform the usual duties of such officers until their successors are elected.
. Art. 4. The place for holding the reunions shall be at Keokuk,
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Iowa, at such dates as may be fixed by the Executive Committee. Until its first reunion, its affairs and business shall be managed by an Executive Committee of seven, consisting of J. M. Reid, J. B. Paul, D. F. Miller, Sr., Geo. F. Jenkins, S. E. Carey, J. H. Cole and J. O. Voorhies.
Art. 5. This Constitution may be amended, altered or changed in any way at any annual meeting.
Adopted at Keokuk, Iowa, July 31st, 1884.
Attest : SAM'L E. CAREY, President. J. H. COLE, Secretary .
Complete list of Officers and Committees for the year 1885.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ILLINOIS.
Hon. Wm. N. Grover, Warsaw.
Hon. Thos. C. Sharpe, Carthage.
Hon. Samuel R. Chittenden, Mendon.
MISSOURI.
Col. David Moore, Canton. Maj. R. D. Cramer, Memphis. Hon. Joseph McCoy, Wayland.
IOWA.
Pres't-Hon. Edward Johnstone, Keokuk.
Capt. J. W. Campbell, Fort Madison.
Hon. Edwin Manning, Keosauqua.
J. O. Voorhies, treasurer, Keokuk.
J. H. Cole, secretary, Keokuk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
T. F. Baldwin, chairman; Jas. F. Daugherty, Jno. Bisbee, Dr. George F. Jenkins, Jas. McNamara, J. Fred Kiedaisch; A. H. Evans, Jno. T. Perkins, L. A. Berryhill, W. J. Medes, Stephen Seibert, Jas. Finigan.
COMMITTEE ON INVITATIONS.
C. F. Davis, chairman; W. A. Brownell, Col. J. M. Reid,
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Chas. Doerr, J. M. Casey, Dr. E. E. Fuller, Sam'l Klein, B. F. Hagerman, B. S. Merriam, D. N. Sprague, D. A. Morrison.
COMMITTEE ON MUSIC.
H. H. Clark, chairman; C. A. Hornaday, George Robertson, . H. C. Landes, George Schaefer.
COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS, SEATS, ETC.
James B. Paul, chairman; J. K. Mason, Jno. T. Griffey, Charles Hubenthal, Rice H. Bell, George D. Rand, Hugh. Hodge Jr., George Englehardt, Sr.
COMMITTEE ON ICE, WATER SUPPLY, ETC.
Hugh Copeland, Chairman; H. C. Anschutz, Fred Hilpert.
COMMITTEE ON BAGGAGE ROOMS FOR PUBLIC COMFORT, ETC.
Patrick Gibbons, chairman; W. F. Wappich, D. L. Hughes. . COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION.
G. Gerber, chairman; H. A. Kinnaman, Fred Stafford, How- ard Connable, Alex. E. Johnstone, Samuel Allen.
COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMEE, PRINTING, ETC. J. M. Shaffer, chairman; J. P. Christy, J. H. Cole.
PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. J. M. Shaffer and J. H. Cole
COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE FOR INVITED GUESTS, ORATORS, ETC.
Jas. C. Davis, chairman ; J. E. Craig, D. J. Ayres, D. F. Miller, Jr., Henry Bank, Jr.
COMMITTEE ON DECORATION.
Frank Starke, chairman; Theo. G. English, J. L. Root, Jno. M. Huiskamp, Ed. S. Carter.
COMMITTEE ON RECEPTION.
Samuel E. Carey, chairman; S. M. Clark, W. A. George,
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Frank Madden, J. N. Irwin, Edmund Jaeger, C. P. Birge, Green Vermillion, Hugh Robertson, Asa Buck, J. J. Powers, J. D. Phelan, Eugene Baker, W. H. Nichols, Jno. W. Hobbs, J. Kerr, W. G. Davis, J. Nagle, Robert Kelly, D. Santo, H. H. Trimble, D. G. Lowry, Alex. Collier, D. B. Hamill, S. C. Westcott, Luke Huiskamp, Edward Mumm, D. H. Annable, Simon Vogel, David Steele, H. W. Upham, W. A. Patterson, Fred Brinkman, John Zerr, G. T. Higgins, Charles Schultz, W. H. Bowman, Harry Fulton, J. A. M. Collins.
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