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DAUPHIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. A. BOYD HAMILTON, HAMILTON ALRICKS, WILLIAM H. EGLE, M. D., JOWN W. SIMONTON, GEORGE WOLF BUEHLER, SIMON CAMERON, HENRY Mccormick, RUDOLPH F. KELKER, DAVID FLEMING, GEORGE H. IRWIN, Rev. T. H. ROBINSON, D. D. , FRANCIS JORDAN, DAVID MUMMA, CHARLES B. FAGER, M. D. JOHN B. SIMON. COUNCILS OF THE CITY OP HARBISBURG. CHARLES P. MASON, JOSEPH B. EWING, WILLIAM L. GORGAS, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, M. S. BOYD MARTIN, JAMES McCLEASTER, JOHN C. FORNEY, ISRAEL L. TROSTLE, MICHAEL H. MELVIN, J. WESLEY MILLER, VALENTINE HUMMEL, SAMUEL H. ETTLA, GEORGE C. B. SWARTZ, JOHN D. WEEBER, PATRICK H. RYAN, JAMES G. M. BAY, WILLIAM H. SIBLE. OFFICERS OF COUNTY OF DAUPHIN-1885. PRESIDENT JUDGE, JOHN WIGGINS SIMONTON. ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGE, JOHN BAYARD McPHERSON. SHERIFF, ISAAC MUMMA. PROTHONOTARY, EHRMAN B. MITCHELL. DISTRICT ATTORNY, SAMUEL J. M. McCARRELL. TREASURER, ERASTUS JAY JONES REGISTER, WILLIAM B. MEETCH. RECORDER, PHILIP C. SWAB. COUNTY SOLICITOR, FREDERICK M. OTT, CORONER, GEORGE F. SHINDLER. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CORNELIUS BIXLER, JOHN W. STOBER, CHRISTIAN L. GINGRICH. DIRECTORS OF THE POOR. WILLIAM SWAN RUTHERFORD. ISAIAH T. ENDERS, ADAM H. SHOPE. AUDITORS, ISAAC M. BONAWITZ, GEORGE F. GREENAWALT, GEORGE W. FOX. OFFICERS OF CITY OF HARRISBURG, 1885. MAYOR, SIMON CAMERON WILSON. TREASURER, ALFRED T. BLACK. CONTROLLER, WILLIAM K. VERBEKE. SOLICITOR, THOMAS S. HARGEST. CITY ENGINEER. MATTHEW BENJAMIN COWDEN. MEMBERS OF THE SELECT COUNCIL, First Ward—Charles P. Mason, Fifth Ward—William L. Gorgas, Second Ward—John A. Fritchey, Sixth Ward —Israel L. Trostle, Third Ward—Joseph B. Ewing, Seventh Ward—James McCleaster, Fourth Ward—S. Boyd Martin, Eighth Ward— Henry H. Mueller, Ninth Ward—John C. Forney. MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, First W^ard—Edward Drinkwater, James T. Walters, Michael H. Melvin and Harry L. Champlain. Second Ward—John C. Lyme, Bartholomew B. DeVout, John W. Miller and Amos F. Fry. Third Ward—J. Monroe Kreiter, Wilson Elder, Valentine Hummel, and Edmund Mather. Fourth Ward—Samuel H. Ettla, Frederick K. Swart/., Samuel W. Fleming and John J. Hargest, Fifth Ward—Charles Fisher, William E. Machlin, John R. Stoey, and George C. B. Swartz. Sixth Ward—John D. Weeber, B. Riley Wilson, Alvin W. Weikert, and Henry Schuddemage. Seventh Ward—William H. Sible, John J. Gehrett, David E. Leigli- ton and Moses H. Brensinger. Eighth Ward—James H. W. Howard, Augustus H. Frankem, John A. Krause and Patrick H. Ryan. Ninth John C. Hutton, Ward— James G. M. Bay, Herman J. Wok, and John M. Shearer. PRELIMINARY. As eurly as November, LS.So, the i)au})liin (V)iuity Historical Society considered the i^ropriety of a |)ro])er celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Formation of the County of Dau})hin, as well as the Founding of the City of Harris! )urg, which would occur in the year 1885. In February following, act- ing upon the suggestions inade, a Connnittee from the Society was appointed to whom was entrusted this important duty. As the Founder of the town gave liberally of his land to the State, County, and City, it was deemed appropriate that all should be invited to join the i)eople in giving eclat to the occasion. On the 9th of March, 1884, His Honor, Mayor Wilson, sent the following coinmunication to tlie City Councils of Harrisburg : " In 1885, Harrisburg will have reached the (Cen- tennial year of its existence, having been founded by John Harris in 1785. Believing that this important event in our history should not be permitted to [)ass by the municipal authorities without pr(»i)er recogni- tion, I would respectfully suggest to your honorable bodies the appointment of a Joint Committee upon Centennial, for the purpose of arranging all necessary details for the proper celebration of the occasion, and that they be empowered to invite the co-operation of the Dauphin County Historical Society, an associa- tion to whom our citizens are greatlv indebtiNl for the ; '8 Centenarij MemoriaJ. valuable records relating to our history. I have ad- dressed you thus early on the subject, for the reason that it will require a great deal of time and labor to secure such a celebration as will prove worthy of the Capital City of the C'ommonwealtli." Acting upon the suggestion just set forth, Charles A. Miller, of the Select Council, offered the following ' " Resolved, by the Select and Common Council of the City of Harrisburg, That a Joint Special Com- mittee, to be composed of six members of the Common Council and three members of the Select Council be appointed by the respective chairs so that each ward of the city shall be represented on said committee, to take into consideration the celebration of the cen- tenial anniversary of the foundation of Harrisburg that the communication of the Mayor be referred to said committee, and said committee shall have power to devise the means ^and most expedient manner of appropriately celebrating said event, and report from time to time to councils." After an amendment, increasing the number, the foregoing was promptly acted upon by those bodies and a committee appointed. Finding, however, that the original committees were too large, it was decided that sub-committees of three from those of the His- torical Society and Councils be appointed, which should l)e designated the General Committee on the Centennial. The number promptly organized was subsequently increased to ten, and from that time onward liave acted for the committees originally ap- [)oiiited. Prdiminanj. 9 As the date of the erection of the county was tlie 4th of March, 1785, and the Report of tlie Commis- sioners, which designated Harrisburg as the county seat, the 14th of April, 1785, at first it was deemed better to fix upon the hitter date as the beginning of our centur}'-, and April 14, as the day of celebration. After due consideration, however, and at a conference of all the Centennial Committees, from the 13th to the 17th of September was fixed upon as the time for the Anniversary. From that date onward the General Committee met at first weekly, then two, three, and four times a week, devoting themselves to the perfecting of all arrangements necessary for a successful celebration, which it proved to be in every particular. Beside the appointment of special committees to superintend each day's commemorative exercises, there were other and just as important ones, which proved to be a far greater labor than generally sup- posed. The results of the work of the General Com- mittee were fully shown in the magnificent celel)ra- tion, which in every detail j)roved so satisfactory. The Programme as originally adopted, herewith given, was carried out to the very letter : 1. That the celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the erection of the county of Dauphin, and the founding of the city of Harrisburg be fixed for Monday, September 14th, 1885. 2. That the Clergy of all the congregations or churches in the county of Dauphin, be requested to deliver Commemorative Sermons or Discourses on Sunday, Sej)tember 13th, 1885, and that a committee 10 (JcniciKVi'ii Jloiiorial. of nine be appointed to confer with, and invite the co-operation of the ('lergy in the performance of this request. 3. That Ah^nday, September 14th,18.S5, at theliour of 9 o'clock in the morning of said day,it is recommend- ed that the Court House, Church, Public School, Fire Engine, Factory and all other bells througout the county be rung for the space of fifteen minutes; and that in all the Schools, public and private, of the county, or other assemblage at that hour gathered together, sing the National Hymm, commencing " God Bless Our Native Land." 4. That the Inaugural Ceremonies be held at the Court House and in other parts of the county to be hereafter designated, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the forenoon. There shall l)e delivered an introductory address, with brief addresses by State, County and City otficials. And that on the evening of the same day at the hour of 7.30 o'clock the concluding exercises shall consist of a Centenary Poem, an Historical Address, Singing, etc., and remarks by old citizens; and that a committee of nine be appointed to carry out this resolve. <S.sr), 5. That on Tuesday, September loth, 1 a ] )arade of the Military, Crrand Army, the civil and social societies or organizations in the county, shall take place in Harrisburg, at 10 oV-lock in the forenoon of said day; and that a committee of nine l)e a})pointed to invite organizations of this character to partici])ate. (). That on Wednesday, September 16th, 1885, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, there shall be an Indus- trial I)is]»lay and Pi-ocession.
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