Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-18
For the Pomcroy Weekly Telegraph.
REPORT.

At an adjourned meeting Of the
"soldiers' Relief Society,"" held at the
Court ouse, on Monday, 18th inst,
the Committe on Hospitals, reported as
follows:
Resolved, "As the sense Of this Com
mittee, that it is inexpedient at present !
to take steps for the establishment of |
| Hospital in Pomeroy, but that our eft !
forts be directed to raising and forward /
ing at once, to the Sanitary Commission
at Cincinnati, such aid in money or
articles necessary to the comfort of our
sick and wounded soldiers, as may be
contributed by generous and humane
public"
On motion, it was resolved that the
latter clause of this report be stricken
out, and that it stand as follows
''That it is inexpedient, at present, to
take steps for the establishment of
Hospital in Pomeroy."
On motion, this report was unani-
mously adopted. The Committee on
Organization reported as follows:
Rssolred, L. That the style of the AS
? sociation shall be the ".Soldiers' Relief
and AuriIiary Sanitary Association of
Pomeroy.
2. The officers Of the Association
shall be a President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer and Executive
: Committee, which last shall consist of
J, FIVE persons.
! 3. The officers shall be elected by
. ballot Or uiva roce, and to serve respec-
- lively for the term of three months, and
: until successors are elected.
it 4. The President, Vice President
v Secretary and Treasurer, shall be
- charged with the duties that usually de
volve upon officers so named, and sucf
le additional duties as shall be assigned tt
IT them by the Association.
e 5. The Secretary shall register th
If name of each donor or contributor, t.
- the object of the Association, and ever.
~ such donor or contributor shall be con
~ sidered a member of the Association
~ and entitled to exercise all the privilege
We of membership.
g, 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Execu
~ tive Committee. to dispose of the dona
tions and contributions to the Associa
W tions, in such manner as maj ority {
- the Committee shall deem most promo
I'D tive of the object and purpose of tn
re Association, provided, however, that VI
- less the Committee, or as many Of thel
'N as can be consulted, shall be agreed ;
'ss to such disposition, the assent of tt
Dir President, or in the absence OF tn
he officer, the Vice President, shall be ha
upon any distribution, apportionmel
-, or disposition of such effects shall
III made. The duties herein required
em be performed, shall be subject to Il
,ry control of the Association.
le- Z. The Association shall hold reguL
.uo meetings on the last Saturday of eve
w month, and as much oftener as t
ne President and Executive Commit
en-, shall deem proper, and at such regul
r." meetings the Executive Committee sh
the make full report of their proceedings.
The On motion, this Report was una
car mously adopted.
rv- The election of officers was then he
sr's resulting as follows:
mo- On motion, Mrs. &. Daniel was elec
tho President; Mrs. Plants, Vice Preside
nnt Miss S. W. Pomeroy, Secretary; NJ
be- Heckard, Treasurer; and the follow
ara ladies to serve as an Executive Ct
var: mittee: Mrs Donnally, Mrs. Las
hen Mrs. II. B. Smith, Mrs. Swallow t
J, Mrs II 6 Horton
bv On motion, it was-Resotve1, L
,,,s each person present, contribute TWEEN
'"'1' FIVE cents, and that the fund GO C
sou tributcd) be placed in the hands of
Executive Committee. Motion carr
~ On motion, it was further-Resot
That the President call meeting
"es the ladies of the Association, to be
lers, at the same place on Wednesday at
less noon, at 2 clock. Motion carried
hem On motion-Resozoed, That each G
.hu tleman of the Association shall consi
,0' himself bound to comply, as far as in
men power, with the requests of the Exc
the tive Committee, in relation to the fu
hem erance of the great object of the A
,hep citation. Motion c,rried.
On motion, adjourned.
'o' SARAH W. PoMERoY, Sec.
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