Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-03
soldiers Barbecue and welcome

! According to appointment OF the meet
fIg Of Union men Of Scott and Centre
Townships, held at Mount Pleasant
School House, Sept 2Sd, the Committee
to solicit subscriptions for the proposed
Soldiers Barbecue and Welcome Home,
met at the Court House in Evansville on
Saturday, Oct 1st, 1864, at l o'clock
Pm.
Samuel Orr, of Pigeon Township, was
called to the Chair, and J. g. Potts, of
Scott Township, appointed Secretary.
Inc following subscriptions were re-
ported: Sam'l Orr, Of Third, Ward,
$50 90; Sam'l Orr, Of Fourth Ward,
S48 so; San'l u. Archer, Of Second
Ward, SOB 90; Geo. Longtime, Of Cen
tire Township, 81 90; Wilson Collins, Of
KnightTownship, $2l 005 Joseph Ber-
ridge, of Scott, $3l 90; j. g. Potts, Of
Scott Township, sheep.
Excuses we're made by members Of
the Committees from other Wards
and Townships, and assurances given
that al necessary funds should be
raised Oh Monday, and it was
ordered that the several Committees ap-
pointed by the Centre Township meet
ing for the several Wards and Townships
not now reporting, be requested TO
report the amount Of subscriptions OBJ
taiEed by them to Joseph 2. Elliott, at
his store, on Tuesday next, at or before
2o'eloek p. NJ.
On motion, ADDITIONAL members were
appointed on the Committee of Arrange
ments, making said committee as fol-
lows: .Tn
+ Armstroag--John Schaus, John Blk
Ter, Balzer Meezer, Charles Wagner,
Christian Hoffman, Rhodes Rogers, Mi
cbael, Rettinger, Joseph Pruitt, Frank
Pruitt, John A. Ewing.
Centre--Joseph Shaw, Levi Erskine,
George Longtime, Frederick Steinmitz,
Stearns Hatch, George Inwood, VIM.
LinxwiIer, jr., Andrew Smith, Peter
Bobn, John Kratz, Henry Steinmitz, |
John Whitehead, jr, Conrad Kratz, Jo-
seph Biltmap.
Scott-Joseph Parks, Frank Talbot, |
Louis +. Guise, Joseph Bsnidge. Thomas
Elliott, Christian Morgenheiner, j. G.
Potts, w. J. Scott, Frederick Richeart,
Francis RodweIl, Henry Maidlow, Ed |
ward Maidlow, Andrew Shillinger.
Germans. S. Clark, John Bump,
John Koehlsr, Kennedy Higinbotham, |
John v. Ferris.
Pigeon-Clark Cody, james Orr, John
Greek, j. p Elliott, n. B. AydeIott, Hi |
ram Read, Moses Aiken.
Prry-W II. H. Odds, Philip Koch,
Joseph Woodruff. 4
UnioR-T +. McCundin, Jas. Watts,
jr, j. W. Moore, Wan. Martin, James |
Barker, Julius Callett, Philip Denmot,
Herman Rotherman.
Knf9ht-Wilson Collins, Daniel All !
ken, John S. Goodge.
II was resolved that the barbecue be 1
given at the crossing Of the Boonville.
New Harmony, and State roads, and i'm |
mediately on the line OF the railroad, in I
the piece OF woods sometimes known as
" Garricks Grove at II o'clock NJ of |
Saturday, Oct 9Th; that il be Free Bar
becue to all Corners, and Welcome
Home TO our brave Union soldiers.
Emil Bischof, Samuel NJ Archer, and
James IL. McNeely were appointed
committee 10 invite speakers, the Ores
cent City Silver Band, and the Evans. |
vile Glee Club, and also to make |
arrangements with the railroad to run a |
special train to and from the barbecue
free TO al soldiers, and get up and cir
eulate 4 suitable handful inviting all |
the people Of the county and everybody |
elae to the barbecue.
John Greek, Capt. VIM. Caldwell, and
Clark Cody Of Pigeon Township, and
Charles Knowles, Richard Ruston, and
Joseph Berridge of Scott Township, we're
appointed committee with full power
to make all purchases that may be
necessary for the barbecue, provide the
lumber for tables, and audit and pay eli |
bills by orders drawn on such person as I
they shall appoint to act as Treasurer J
for the occasion.
Ordered, that these proceedings be |
published in the city papers
SAMUEL Oar, President
J. G. Por@z, Secretary.