Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-05-10
Meeting Tuesday Night.

Unwilling Ano0us~J 4sAO =
On Tuesday night last, a meeting was
held in the ourt-House Of this place
for the purpose Of organizing an Asso-
citation to secure contributions to pur-
chase artificial limbs for those gallant
soldiers who have been SO unfortunate
as to lose their arms or legs in the mill
tary service of our country. The Court
House was pretty well filled with an in
terested audience The ladies, who are
the most efficient participators in every
enterprise which has the benefit Of our
Soldiers for its object, constituted much
the larger, as well as the better, portion
OF those in attendance.
Our reliance to have the 10000
manned soldiers in the Confederacy sup
Piled with artificial limbs rests chiefly
upon the kind-hearted ladies of the
Confederacy. We believe that they
can, and hope that they qoilI, effect this
important and humane object. We
hope that Associations will be organized
in every neighborhood. and that the la
dies will exert themselves to secure lib.
eral contributions. We are anxious,
for the sake of the honor and reputation
of sold Augusta" that more money will
be contributed to this noble object in this
than in any other county of the glorious
sold Dominion"
We hope that spirit of generous
emulation will exist III each neighbor-
hood to excel each and every other in
the amount of contributions secured for
this laudable object. No neighborhood
could aspire to a greater honor than
that of having cxcelled every ether in
obtaining themeansto supply the MAIN,
ed Soldiers of the Contederacy with ar
tihcial limbs. We will take pleasure in
publishing the report of the operations
of such Associations as may be formed
in this and the adjoining Counties
Such contributions as may be obtained
in the various neighborhoods can be
given to the Treasurer of the Associa-
ton in this place, who will have them
forwarded to the Association in Rich
mond.
The sum received by the Association
here to this time by contributions in
Stanton is $4,000.
1t is Hoped that the permanent com
mittees appointed will be able to add
greatly to it.
The following are the proceedings of
the meeting held in the Court House on
Tuesday night last:
CouRT-HousE, May 3rd, 1864.
In accordance with previously published no.
tice, large assembly of ladies and gentlemen
met in the Court House, on Tuesday night, the
Sd ct May, for the purpose OF forming an Asso-
citation, in aid of the one in Richmond, to obtain
contributions fer the purchase of artificial limbs
for such soldiers as have been manned in the
military service of the country. The audience
was addressed by Rev. J. l.. Stirewalt, Agent
for the Association in Richmond, and Hon. A.
ii. III. Stuart, setting forth the objects of tbs
Association, and showing the obligations Of each
to promote them as far as their means would
justify-maiptainHg that to contribute for the
purpose of supplying MANNED soldiers with arti-
fetal limbs was doing an act not simply of char
lty, beneVolence, and humanity, but OF JUsrT0E.
These addresses were listened to with great in
terest. At the conclusion of the eloquent ad-
QresS Or Mf. Stuart, the ASSoclas1oH was organ
lied by the election of the following officers
Hon. A. H. Fl. STUART, President.
RICHARD MAUzY, Secretary.
Col. GEORGE BAYLOR, Treasurer.
The President appointed the following gentle
men to solicit contributions from thoae then pres
ent in the meeting; Messrs. A. M. Simpson, d.
G. McGufin, VIM. T. Jewell and Rev. J. B. Da-
Wis.
The President appointed the following perma-
nent committee of ladies to solicit contributions
from the citizens; Mrs. Robert Oowan, Miss
Kate Waddeli, Miss Lizzie Baylor, Mrs. A. +.
Kinney, Mrs. X. r. Veitch, and Mrs. q. r. Ma
son.
The President also appointed the following
permanent committee of gentlemen to wait upon
the citizens: Messrs. D. G. McGufin, A. NJ
Simpson, Jas. W. Crawford, Henry Fl. Peck,
Jas. A. Piper and Albert J. CARRIER.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
A. I'll. H. STUART,
Z. MAgzY, President.
Secretary.