The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-22
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
WEDNESDAY. ocrosrn 90, 1858.

...... "WEDNESDAY, OCfoBER ~, 1898,
The Board of Managers of the Washington National
Monument Society met at 10 O. clock A. NJ at the May
or's Office. a@gat 1sta
Present Gen ARCHIBALD HENDERSON, First Vice Presi-
dent THOMAS CARBERY Third Vice President j. B. H.
SMITH, Treasurer JoHS CARnoLL BRENT, Secretary and
Gen. WALTER JONES, PHILIP II. FESpAIL w. w.. SEArox,
PETER FoRcr, w. w. CoaooRAS, THoHAs BLAGDEs, and
WILLIAM A. BRADLEY. a.s..-sa& z.. sa.na. .@a..
The minutes of the last meeting were read.
Mr., WILLIAM W. MOORE and DIR. WILLIAM JOKES ap-
peared as a committee of the gentlemen who had been
elected managers the ed of February last. ~
Mr. MooRE then addressed the Chair US follows:
s'Mr President In the absence from the city of his
honor the Mayor who appointed Mt the head of this
committee it falls my lot to state that the presence
my colleague and myself at this meeting Of your Board
is for the purpose of dscharging duty enoined by a
resolution of the gentlemen who were elected tenn
porary Board of Managers of the Monument Society
the I'D Of February last
stIhe formal duty thus imposed upon us was deemed
necessary for two reasonsst, being appropriately
respectful to the board here assembled and, secondly
proper precaution to prevent any nerregnum in the
management Of the concerns of the society.
1--WE directed, sir, by the resolution to which
have alluded to- tender and surrender to your board the
books, papers property &c. in possession of the tempo
ry board IL being the purpose Of that board in the
event Of your acceptance of the property and manage
men thus proered to consider itself dissolved and
longer in existence. a .... ..... a,.u.ag
- Such being anu the import Oh the
resolution in pursuance Of which have made you this
VISIT take pleasure in respectfully rendering to you
and upon your acceptance shall take equal pleasure IN
transferring to your keeping the seals of the society and
the keys Of the appropriated to its use, together
with the books papers, &c, deposited therein, and all
other property authority which the temporary board
have lately possessed exercised in regard to the affairs
of the Monument Society.
.4And, sir, in making this transfer We should do in
justice to feelings II did not at the time
express entire confidence in tine capacity and fidelity
of the gentlemen into whose hands commit this
great trust and our farvent wish that they may be
successful In its administration feel assured they
deserve to be- well account of their high character
in all respects OF their disinteresed patriotism made
manifest by their previously well directed labors in it's be-
half
Gen HENDERSON, the presiding officer made the follow
ing response
'iGentlemen of the Committee am instructed by the
Board Of Managers of the Washington National Monu-
ment Society 70 accept in their name, the transfer which,
behalf OF the gentlemen whom you represent You ten
der TO u.s. of the seals, keys rooms books papers, and
other property of the Society.
Our relations to the society and wcllconsidercd
convictions Of the duty which they impose forbid to
decline the opportunity afforded by your present pro-
oeengs of resuming the management Of the monument
enterprise. We return 10 these interesting abors with
the determination Of prosecuting them for thefuture
the same principles which regulated our conduct in
the past and OF contributing strenuous exertons
TO the completion of the monument IL cannot indeed,
however noble may be its proportions add to the glory
OF which is the glory of all mankind but,
expression OF national gratitude to the greatest of all
tiona benefscors its erection is loudly called for by the
whole American people. Let hepe that their hands
will be ready TO carry out the wishes OF their hearts
q We duly appreciate, gentlemen, the candid and
siderate spirit which prompts yon TO restore to us the adj
mnistration which, under peculiar circumstances you
previously assumed, Of the monument enterprise we
feel with lively sensibility, the kindness to personal
Nv 81 the manner in which the duty assigned 10 you on
WEI Inv
the confident expectation that future ondoayors on
behalf the monument will receive your cordial
and your active support
On motion Of Mr.. cAnpny, Il was unanimously
ResOlpc6 That committee Of four he appointed to
anime into the present condition Of the Monument and