The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-05-08
FOR THE LANCASTER LEDaER.I
Public Meeting,

uSAAS &&AVCIh6s
At a meeting of the citizens Of Lancaster
District held ut the Court House on Mon.
dry the 9th instant, to adopt measures to
relieve INDECENT families of soldiers now In
the services of their country. On motion Of
Rev. l.. Wood, Rev. d l.. Robinson was
called to the chair, and John 81. Beatty re-.
qussted to act as secretary. Rev. l.. Wood
moved the appointment Of n committee to
frame some plan for the action Of the meet.
ing. The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed: Rev. L. Wood, w. a. Moore,
Samuel Robinson. R. ID. Montgomery, vii.
liam Reed, J. J. Craig, Hon. G. McC. With,
erspoon, }. +. X. Belk and Stephen Will
llams--to which the chairman was added.
The committee retired Tor few minutes
and on their return submitted the following
report which was unanimously adopted by
the meeting.
Whereas an unjust and unnatural war is
waged against US by an unreasonable and
treacherous foe and whereas many Of our
citizens are from home occupying positions
of peril and hardship ip the defence Of our
country. our rights and our property: and
whereas the families of some of our citizen
soldiers are in needy and dependent con.
dition, therefore.
/. Resolved, That we the citizens of Ian.
caster District pledge ourselves to see that
the families Of such Volunteers as are from
home in ibe service Of our common country
be properly supplied with food and cothing 2
and nnrsed and cared for in sickness.
2. Resolved, That each tax payer. not n
Volunteer, in this District, be requested
through the columns of the Lancaster Led
ger, to contribute sum Of money equal to
twelve and half per cent. on his General
and District tar, to make up a fund for the
support Of the wives and families Of those
of the Volunteers Of this District who are
in need Of such contribution.
3. Resolved, That n Central Committee
OF three be appointed TO receive and disbarse
tho moneys thus collected.
4. Resolved, That committee of three
be appointed in each beat company, whose
duty it shall be to ascertain and report the
casese Of need 10 their respective companies,
to receive the moneys paid in, and 10 nc.
count with the Central Cimmittee Cor the
same.
s. Resolved, That said subcommittee
report to an adjourned meeting Of this body
the names ard number of those who refuse
to contribute according TO the above rcso-
lutions.
On motion Of J. J. Craig it was ordere
tina. the Central Committee be appointed by
the chairman of the meeting, and that that
committee he authorized to appoint the sub
committees Accordingly, Hon. G. McC.
WithersPoon, Jones Crockett aud Mayer
were appointed on the Central Committee !;
and for the Sub Committees rs follows:
Indian Land Beat: X c. Potts, NC.
Heath, DIR. Thomas l.. Johnson.
Nesbits Beat: J J. Craig. K. ID. Mont
gomery, A. =. Nesbit
Funderburk's Beat Uriah Fundcrburk,
Saml. Robinson. Col. Jere Funderburk.
Capt Belk's Beat Daniel Henson, Rev.
w. r. Brasington, Joshua &. Small.
Clyburn's Beat: Capt II l. Clyburn, DR..
w. c. Cauthen. Urah Williams.
Stover's Beat: J w Twitty, VIM Stover
and Thomas q. Bell.
Tank Beat; J d McIlwoin, II v Massey.
George Bell.
Caskey's Beat ID. ID. A. BeIk, DR.. s. l..
Straite, Capt. Jas. H. Kirk.
1t was moved by Rev. L. Wood. that the
proceedings be published in the Lancaster
Ledger. BY w. A. Moore ESQ that th,
meeting stand adjourned to meet again un
the first Monday in June next. And by
Craig that the sub. committees report to
the Central Committee on or before this
day month, oil Of which motions were
adopted. JOHN 81 beatty. Sec'y.