Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1866-11-10
Meeting of the Ladies of jackson
Mississippi

According to announcement, meet
ing of the ladies' of jackson was held at
the Presbyterian Church, at A O'Clock, r.
NJ, on the 29th September, for the pur-
pose of raising means for the benefit OF the
family of JEFFERSON DAVIS.
At the appointed hour the meeting was
opened with an impressive prayer by Rev.
Dir. G. X. Marshall, of Vicksburg.
The following ladies were proposed and
elected:
President Mrs. Gov. d. G. Hum
phreys.
VIcE-PREsIDENrs-Mrs. Col. G. r.
Hooker, Mrs. Julius Asher, Mrs. Merrill,
Mrs. J. H. Ledbetter, Mrs. DR.. Farrar.
SEcRETARY-Mis Sue II. Adam.
The meeting. was. enthusiastic ana die
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolued, That committee of thirteen
be appointed to prepare suitable snbscrip-
ton lists to be presented to the citizens
OF the Capital and the county OF Kinds,
and left at such places as the committee
think proper.
ResoIped, That the President of this
meeting designate IA committee of cores
pondence, whose duty it shall be respect
fully to suggest to their countrywomen
of each county in the State, the propriety
Of meeting and appointing similar com.
mittee, to act in concert with the Central
Committee at the Capital.
Resolred, That whatever amount shall
be collected by the committee shall be a.
posted with Messrs. j. & Il. Green, of
the First National Bank of jackson and
it is respectfully suggested to such COM
mittees as are appointed in other counties
ofthe State to make deposit ofthe amounts
collected by them at the same bank, and
notify the Central Committee of the time
and amount OF such deposit.
Resolred, When the collection shall
have been made and provided for in the
foregoing resolutions, it shall be the duty
Of the Central Committee to send to Mrs
Jefferson Davis draft for the amount
for the benefit of herself and family, and
to ask her acceptance of the same in the
name and on behalf of the women of Mis-.
sissippi.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES.
Mns. Gov. b. G.. HuMPHREys-Clai
borne, Chickasaw, Leake, Kemper and
Wilkinson.
Mrs. Col. C. E. HooKER-- Clark, Cal
houn, Madison, 1ishomingo, Warren and
Pike.
Mrs. DR.. FARRAR--C hoctaw, Amite
Marion, Winston, Rankin and Pamela.
Mrs. J. H. LEDBErTER-Scott Tip
pah and Neshoba.
Mrs. DIR. KELLs--Jeferson, Perry
Franklin, jackson, Noxubec, Smith ant
Kinds.
Mrs. SALLrE BoYD-DeSoto, Coahoma
Bolivar, Lafayette, Itawamba and 5as
per-
Mrs. .JuLIus AsHER--Lowndes, New
ton, Simpson and Oktibbeha.
Mrs. J. B. MISUNDERSTANDING
Monroe, Wayne, Yalobusha, Tunica an,
Jones.
MIS-. DIR. PoINDExTER--M Marshall, Co
l>iah, Greene, Pontotoc and Tallahatchie
MIss SALLIE HAy--Covington, Han
cock Harrison, Washington and Yazoo.
Mss SUE. ADAMs-Adams, Attala
Carroll, Holmes, issaquena and Sun
flower.
The following expression % sympathy
at the request Of the President, was rea'
by Col. G. Z. Hooker, and unSnimoasl'
adopted:
"We, the women of Mississippi. Assem-
bled at the Capitol, desiring in some sub
stantial form to tender our coincidence to
Ex- President Davis in the severe affection
both Of body and mind, TO which bis long
imprisonment has subjected him impress
ed with the gloom and painful conviction
that his Jail will be his tomb, and that but
few days are left to him among the
living from amid the ashes Of our former
homes and the distresses Of our stricken
land, we desire 10 speak to him one word
Of womanly consolation ere epasses away
forever from the scene Of action, and to
say to him that we feel it our duty as
Mississippians, as well as our privilege as