The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-18

ANNUAL REPORT OF TEE MEMORIAL AssooIA-
TIoN-The following report was road at the
meeting Of the members OF the Memorial AS
sociation, held on the 18th inst - 90 = &. ., an
notwithstanding the unhappy condition OF
our unfortunate country and the uncertain
state -of things in Our doHn-trodden city, ne
have some cause for congratulation: and or
gratitude to .theeS Supreme Ruler Of the UNI;
verse that we are yet enabled to hold Gursecond
annual meeting still intact as an Assoc ociation:
having lived through the adverse struggles OF
the past two years. True, We cannot telicitate
ourselves ON the acconpli plishment thug ar OF
much Of our predestmed work, owing 70 }:s1!5 GI5
|! !cumstances beyond our Gjntrol still, the little
/ We have done is AN earnest We trust to oil OF
what we have, undertaken. II was fondly hoped
the close ofthis year would have found one por-
ition OF our task complete that OF marking
those lonelyresting places to which memory
and gratitude ohne; Hut, alasl our hopes were
fallacious, and We can but wait and hope sun,
Association and the fnfhlment OF our sacred
duties will neither flag nor suffer by delay. Ihe
recent celebration OF our Memorial Day" by
the community mt large cheers and encoar-
age8us to renewed exert0ns, and we wonta
ask. them still farther to aid, by adding their
ted number ;of our members. and the
small amount Of the annual subscriptions,
renders our labor hard indeed. During
the, ,pastyyearswe. have s. had fpu6 up hs6me'
live hundred and twenty-five tablets, or head
stones but large number yet remain unmsfR1;
ed, and portion Of those erected are still un-
paid for,t twhils our finances 'srs In. such oon-.
dition that We have been compelled IeEloIcee, e,o 20
pause for want of ready means. tH Had not, tae
high. hand ,9f, power Illegally and uo1gatiy.
prSsped som little fund, ne should have had
sufficient foraM present purposes, for our re 9e-
SIGN now is OnlEto place tablets, leaving 70
happier timestlie erection o monuments, = Az
Il Is, we shall hive to urge the membe 70 uae
tfeiriInfu6nce TO extend our membership,; ana
byprompt payment, Insure the keeping 10 on.
der ouS cemetery Surelyp9 other e1oquence
Is needed; that sacred spot has too holy aciam %
upon the heart OF every true Charlestonlan 20
call in vain; the claims Of the silent tenants OF
those lonely hilT6eks, who fell 30 nobly for our
sold City by the Sea, must be resistless, ana
we bnt ask did to complete; Our record OK gfal,
tude. The marble incur possession ls stii
where the kindness OF the Sou!h Garniina faii-
road officials first placed il, and we should nave
removed il ere, this, knowing how greattnetin.
copyenienca;was. to the yard, INIT the e1penur.
sure.evepfnr thatwas more than We cou4osus-
tain. Such, also, was the cause OF the n9n- I-
+ TRANSPORTATION of that portion OF 5t9e mArpte
donated 10 The Mount Pleasant Associstion.
THsYollSwing officers were eiected:y :. +..ae
Mra A. sNoWpEN, Presidents + 70: za41't
/ tsMIssF..M. BLAM YER, Hice-P President ts'5hi
~lMissX SIMPSON. Secretary. !, ,.1,c ii.s,i ,@ig
.MrS, HENRY WIGFALL, Treasurer. i..I "a
|, EsSeG6re 0tsoeri,- =. J. PorcnsrS MEs.S W
eW. .,0lnsx Mrs Colonel simonton, Mrs ztmmermss man
DAVE rs. =. Giliflsnd Mrs. Daniel: Falrchild, Mrs
IA eorre Robertson, Mrr. J. B. Solomona, Mrs. Min
wiley, Mrs. Z. &c. Blum, Mrs. Julia bsu Miss Ena t
Palmer Mis- Mary Burrows, Miss Nj CanSWeu, elts
H. aiiiiIand, Miss +. Beckmsn, MISS Js.Burrowe.
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