Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1878 — IN AUGURATION CEREMONIES. [ARTICLE]

IN AUGURATION CEREMONIES.

Grand Opening of the Pint Divirion of the Indiar.apoliA, Delphi * Chicago Bailroad, by a Celebration and Barbecue at Bensaeiaer, Ini, Thursday, leb Mth. At a public meeting held at the court house in Rensselaer, on Wednesday afternoon, February 6th, 1878, for the purpose of making ermngemenLß for the formal opening of the L, D. A C. R. R., A. McCoy was elected president, and C. A. Edmonds secretary. A conmrittee consisting of B. 8. Dwiggins, Capt. Wasson,. H. E James, Mrs. F. J. Sears and Mrs. J. D. Hopkins was appointed to prepare a programme of exercises, and reported the following, which was adopted. Ist. Organization at 10 o’clock ». m. 2d. Oration. •d. Song. 4th. Public dinner. 4th. Toaste end responses, music, songs, etc,, etc. The exercises will be conducted under the supervision of Alfred Thompson, general manager, and a corps of able assircants. The following committees will arrange matters pertaining to the celebration : Invitations. — General manager and aasuemts. Reception.—D. B. Miller, William Warren and C. B. Steward. Orators.—Hon. R. 8. Dwiggins. Music.—lra W. Yeoman, Thomas McCoy, Miss Mell Wright and Miss Julia McArthur. Tables and dinner.—Mrs. J. H. Loughridge, Mrs. J. D. Hopkins, Mrs. F. J. Seais, Mrs. R. 8. Dwiggins, Mrs. Alfred Thompson, Mrs. E. P. Hammond, Miss Mell Wright, Miss Maggie Cowden, Mrs. O. H. Price, Mrs. Thomas Boroughs, Mrs. G. H. Brown, Mrs. W. K. Parkison, Mrs. Cal. Porter, Mrs. David Nowels, Mrs. Berry Paris, Mrs. Charles Benjamin, Mrs. A. J. Yeoman, Mrs. Milton Wasson, Mrs. C. J. Brown, Mrs. J. V. Parkison, Messrs. A. McCoy, Simon Phillips, W. G. Smoot, G. M. Robinson, Louis Kern, H. A. Barkley, C. H. Price, Emmet Kannal, G. L. Morgan, G. B. Conwell, Addison Parkison, Patrick Donnelly, H. W. Porter, Jared Benjamiu, James Yeomau, Alfred Hoover, F. J. Watson, F. M. Grant, U. P. Mayhew, W. E. Moore. Toasts.—H. E. James, Zimri Dwiggins and Norman Warner. The people of Jasper ami adjoining counties are cordially inviied to come and rejoice with us ou the coming auspicious occasion, and we solicit your generous aid, if convenient, to help us load our tables with the good things of earth, so that all may eat

an 1 be merry.

ALFRED MCCOY,

C. A. Edmonds, Sec’y.

President.