Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-01
ORGANIz aTTON OF TEE TKNNES-
BkE SOLDIERS BELIEE AssOUHA-

ORGANIZ aTION DE TEE TENNEs-
EEE SOLDIERS BELHEE AssOUHA-
TION.
In response to = call made thrsugh the newspapers
Of Atlanta, large number Of gentssmsn principally
TsnnsssseAns met at the Cfies OF Major J. ?. Cum
miEgs Friday afternoon, April och, Cor the purpose
of organizing association for the relief Of sick and
wounded soldiers view Of ths impending battle
Dalton
dsrsOn made ehAirnHn Of the meeting and John E.
On motion Of Capt John Frizz s the following rssO
Iutions adopted:
1. Resolved, That the Tsnusssssans in G.ofga, and
ali others who willing to cooperate With them,
constituse themselves association, be called the
Tennessee Soldiers Relief Association, for ths purpose
ofrsndering such relief a. may be In their power to
sIck and wounded soldiers from Tennessee And elss
where.
2. That the Ofneers OF the association shan be
president viee-prssidsns, 8 secretary and = treas
urer who, with three others to be appointed By the
association, shall constiiuts "A executive committee,
with power to raise funds procure suppHss secure
The services Of relief Committees and d whatever 10
their OPniOn nay bsst promote ths objects OF the
sOeIasiOu-
On motion Of Capt Fa1zsH, Sterling Coekrsil, Egg.
Rev DR.. L. D. Huston, Col v. K. Stevenson. DE-. J.
G. N. Ramsey. and Col. L. s. CAssthAla. wsrs sp-
pointed committee to bring bsfors tbs meeting the
Of gentlemen suAbls to be chosen officers Of
the Asosiaton. and it, executive committee.
Mr. Cockrsi, on behalf 81 the committee, reported
the association:
J. T. CumminRS president.
J. G. NJ Ramsey, vice president
John E. Hatcher, secretary.
John Rriz1sIL treasurer.
". B. Hayes, Rev. Dr. L. D. Hastoa, T. A. ClsEgs
executive committee.
Gen Anderson then retired and Major Cummings
took the Chi air
On motion OF Mr.. Hagh MeCrea, the treasurer was
authorized 10 receive from AAior g. W. Cunningham
ths residue Of the funds contributed for the relief Of
the wounded In the battle Of ohieamsga.
The following subscriptions were then entered for the
association
MAJ F Cummings. g 500; Col J spsrry 500; Col
E Chestham, LOO; Hart sy, 5O0i E G Pearl and
| RTS, 000i T W Flynn, 30oi A ) Harrslson 80
F sgsn, 500; Col V K StsVsnaon 15OO; S r Cockrel
| 1000 J johnson, l,0O0i WhiIeman. 500 a
| Jones SO; w Warner 80 J J Toon, 800 Joseph
DUfer, so Alex Williams 500; Hugh AeCres, 500
| Maj G W CqRnin CHAM, 500; Wn Lsnoir, 1 Geo. Z G
Rowe. lO0i X 4 Hayes, lC0i G Brooks, one
| huudred dollars; II n Snyder, hundred dOllsrs
Tbomss Deadrick, 100 A Oiesss, 500; Ksech, s.
/ 7 Champe, l0e; " D HcNlsh, 100 John B Everett
I = N
So Warren Aiiehesl 2OOi cash collected by Captain
/ Powell %; Col A Crawford, I,O0C; A SsAgo 500
| Moore, 500 Ospt Powell 100; ID Z Jsts 100; 1
| Williams, 500; Majsr J N Hawkins, I0O " Fuichsr
sc; Rev James Young, 200; E w Cole, 500 NJ Cayee
! 100 W 7 BusbY, 50; John Only, So w G. Peters 500
| Thos q Slmms, lOOi Brown, WhitHsr & Co. 100; Tho
| W Evans 800 Morris Burney lOee-
MIA. J. HARRISON, in addition his subscription
s3Oo. e5ntribussd enc box Of fine chewing tobacco.
Capt Fr EEen offered the following resolution whIel
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Executive oommittss be Instruct
ed to take steps 70 secure safe paes for tn
deposit Of the bas = Of officers snd soldiers from
Tennessee, snd fo.-s-5 reception and forwarding o.
packages which msy be sent them.
Ths gsndsnen named below volunteered their ser
vices to proceed immediately TO the asId as = rels
committee in Of bait al the front: Rev Dr. L
D. Hus OF, Rev. c. T Qai1tArd, Alex williams, o. B
Keseh F. II. Aehsy, Col ". B. Hayes, DR.. J. C. N
Ramsey, w. D EcGish, W. D. Fulton, d. D. Claiborre
J. B. Everett DR.. Hudson (ss surgeon, IN any oths
espscAy) ThOs. Deaderiek, J. W. Fuleher Gen. S. r
Anderson, Or. J. W. Morton, W. G. Brooks, T. c
ChAmpe, DR.. J. G. McCuIehn n.
DR.. Ramsey pledged himself to render a. = msmbe
Of the above committee, all the medical and Eurgea
sssstanes that man Of 81 years can give.
On motion, It was resolved that the newspapers
Atlanta be requested publish thsss procse9ings an
thai the Secretary be Instructed append thereto
appeal TO TsnneGesAns aad others in behSlf OF tn
Association
The Association then adjourned to meet at the ea
Of the President F. CUMMIN IS, PreEt
jobs E. HATCHER, see'y.