, 1866-05-08
ILLINOIS SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
NcetIuE Of tho United Service Club
AddreAs By Major General
H. M. PFenttsy.

A special meeting OF the United Service Climb was
held on Monday evening a, tbr1r rooms. to consider
the HdF}sabstlty Of aiding the Illinois Soldiers Mon.
u1ucnt Association in o6safutng funds. Gen. 9.
W. Smith called the meeting to order. and Gen g.
n prense Stated the objects o the cill a. follows
livery itttlc expected 10 mako anJ remarks,
other than 10 make known tho object 0! my mis-.
sion. Ieame 10 confer with the military men Of
the CITY Of CHICAGO to preyait on them If possible,
to asEtst us In co=pleting monument IN honor o
the 1ntmoFy Of the deccasId soldiers ot Illinois.
IN city Of Quincy thc-s Is au association or7au
t:ed under The law Of which hns The endorsement
OF the executive Of the State, OF al the tafe officers
and al the person. WHIP have received any knowl-
edge Of rs purposes TOT which Il was oEganf2ca
fcw soldiers deemne IT rhelr drfy to raise mon.
u1ne1,t to the memory ot the deceased so1dlen ct
have undertaken this enterprise. few weeks aco
they rallied on nc TO assist them, and agrcei 10
conc ,n 1ochcaso b 70 zee the military nep lste and
IN trew. The association have purchased
ns n property y,,s and d. maas The pay
that properly 10 this ohlrct Ths receipts
from mat quarter however came 10 too SLOWLY. n3d
xy n9w dssi that T. l. ths,r u,y to ~ on Tue
1he tu1 ot Sso, ,ooe 10 s:50,ovo, 70 6uiid usona-
msnt e e sail'ee9t dimension, 70 nscrioe Gu II the
hhzleient amount Is raised, to erect q sultahie
building and collect trophies OF the war beoceincto
~ ORGANIZATIONS IN THO t1tG.
IN s1or' 10 orn an Illinois Military slnseaa me pro.
ceeds OF which shall 20 to the soldiers orphans Of
!he StaJe. Thesea1et the objects Of the Association.
re pledged NOT only The fai:h OF thu nation, but
our OF snd that Of he Stale that they shouln not
he fafSot,5n ';: A. MI day ,hssc a,e thousands ot
anu many o! iEe1 Parents and tAoso whc, loved
Them. tenorani at their LAST rrstla. place would
ios. Of those dear 10 them 10 snow thai thu peope
OF me state, md particularly thcir nts1y asso.
e,a'es: DO no: forget Them. thiak The nnieet Is
laudlblc ono, and have come to AK The military
funds for Il, 10 build tlns monument. As for tLe
Ing Il shaii &c 10 one vose - 10 is ;oca-
lion 1t Is mt local aaa!r. but !. to be huit where
which the donors Ghal1 insc.be tLe1r votes, with
their EQUATIONS, aid tbc.e will b. kent with the ar
eh,yes o. TIE monument, mo- have ll,,lo olss 10 say
the service to Eive ihelr asslstaUce to 1hf. oaceL
nls due 10 ou- solaiers, to ourselves. nnd to The
ion Tor the living ne 100 opt 10 forget the dead,
particularly The noale dead who have given then
lives in cefancc Of their country. l hope That
further the object IN View, ard also thAt the name
NIL be suggested oi soms one who will make
suitable aren't for this association. AS for The
Hnanfts-lhe Monument Association docs moi wish
10 cont0l The funds At ptcstnt-Wh1t Chicago gives
We wish deposited here, Tor the building Of the
Mbsn ss ,sa9H ,s Is s. eas
director ard these directors will control The erec.
tion uf the monument from the funds subscribed.
Other States have tukcn steps hutd similar me-
1uentoes Tor thcir s0css, and feel satisfied that
new If thr time for ns to make Iht. cilurt- The
lon.GtM T. dclayed the mon: difficult 1t viii be 10
hnlid sn,allc Que and do instcc to NIL parties.
This Il nll lave 10 cay. and with this feavc 1t
with yor- am willing to be orc 20 CANVASS yuur
etry, to 70 along the principal et1ecs, v1+!tin;
yDnr business men and asking tde&n to assist In
lh1a work. This Is all The business hayb In Chi
caso md am desrons Of aiding and fu1thcrms It
MI IN my power.
| Cap1. Ho:1ner offered the following:
Eesoirs9. That co'nni'ise Of Ave Of the United
Service Club, md under theis auspices, be appoint
nppeal TO ihe citizens Of Chicago In behalf OF the
Illinois Soldiers Monument; said committee 10 ~
port 10 the pFcsfdluC officer Of the Association.
Gen. PIcni.s also read letter OF hearty endorse
ncut OF the objects Of the Soldiers Monument AS
eoc1at1on, written by Gov. Oglcshy.
Gen. Smith asked where TIC land spoken OF had
| been purchased BY the Association.
Cen 1Tcnifss Piled thai The officers or the Aseo.
citation Lad pnrchased some property At QUINCY,
and 1t fntcLted at first dispose OF II at lot.
tory. and Inns raise more funds for te monument.
this plan tound, however, to be too SLOW, and
The prceent appeal wa. then directed. The enm nj,
ready realized by the Association is about $s0UJ0
Gen. q. ". Smith announced the following aa
the committee under the resolution: Gen. L. P.
ljrndley, Gen. Julius Willie, Co Il. u. Housh,
Col. ". u. Scaies. Col. J. n. Loomis.
II MaS announced that tue committee would meet
this afternoon At four o'clock, at the Office OF The
iiome Insurance Company, corner Of LaSalIe and
Randolph Streets.
The meettn. lheu adjourned.