The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-16

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was held at the Briggs House at min
o'clock this morning. General j ID
Cox in the chair The Chair sIatet
that 1t had been proposed to meet aaC
hear the report Of the Committee OF
Permanent Organization. and ther
adjourn 70 Iaees. at 10 30 ia Caledo
nian Hall .sa II ts aes s5afs -
II General. Smith, from the COMMITTED
on Permanent Fganization. then sub
united a list oe the officers. The re.
port .was laid on the table until tbs
reguisrmeeilne. alss =. mos
At twelve o'cIoek the Army Of the
4 Ohio met a5o CaiedOnian Hail. Cen
erai Cox in the chair. The n0mIna-
ttions for oficers, as given by the
Committee, on Perna neDt fOrganIza-
4 ton, were unanimously confirmed.
i General SohoGeld the President, then
4 took the chair; aud General Grant.
| Lieutenant General Sherman, Major
| General Thoaas. and all staff officers
! connected with them, were made hon
| orary members.
+ The constitution and bylaws were
! then adopted. and the Society adj
/ jouraed
/ ARMY or. GEORGIA. e
a meeting Of the officers vas held
at the Shcrtnah House this fnorning,
| for the purpose of organizing the
| Society OF the Array OF Georgia. Gen.
| IL. w. Siocpin was appointed tenn
pofaFy Chairgaaa, and CAPS. Brown,
| Sseregarg TRe committee appointed
for the purpose. reported the permss-
nent officers OF the Society. Report
adopted. 800 s 81
Oa inotionsef General Bagnun, the
initiation fee was dispensed With, and
all hGnerably discharged officers of
the Army Of Georgia We're declared
eligible to membership on signing the
roll k41A 80 aE
The meeting then adjourned TO
meet at 9 O'Clock tO-mOrrow morning,
when a constitution and by laws FOR
the governments of the Association
wll be submitted.
q ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
"A business meeting OF the Army Of
the Tennessee was hesa this afternoon
in Crosby's Music Hall Ku the ab &
sence Of the Fres5i ieat, Gen. u aln A.
Rowlins, the Vice President, Gen. q.
A. Smith, took tbe CHAIR The
Great Western Light Band then dis
coursed some beautiful and appropri-
ate music. a aa1
A COMMITTEES If seven was a2peinfed
by the GUAR TO dominate ofHcers Tor
the ensuing year. Gen. G. +. Greer,
of Illinois, is Chairman of the Cpm
mittee. -i- aut i
A committee of ten, of which Ger.
Leggett is Chairmap, vas Their ap
pointed to designate place for the
next meeting s..ss..-.-,. "a. 90
Gen. A. durlbut, after prelaemg
with some eloquent and appropriatB
remarks, offered a resolution thata
committee appointed OF the Army
of the Tennessee. to attend the int-
augUration of Gen. Grant, the first
commander Of this army, as Presi-
dent of the United States, on the 4bh
of March next, and tender fitting
CONCENTRATIONS sea.
General Rogers opposed the resolu-
ton Oh the ground of its political
bearing. .a - Is 81
General Hurlbht defended It. ia
sisting that 1t contained nothing ot .
political nature. taa q
Several amendments to the resolu-
ton were offered that 8 esngratulatuFy-
address be drawn up TO Gen, GrapE,
&c. but fnally, on motion of Gov.
Fletcher, Of Missouri, the Discussion
of General Huribut3s resolution was
postponed until 11ao'cloekto-me meFf ow.
General Greer offered a RESTITUTION,
which was held over, that the Adiu-
tant Generals, Qaartermaster GEN
erals, COmEiiysGry Generals. then
Assistants. and alfother stsff officers
OF the Governors of the respective
States during the war, be admitted to
membership and all the privileges of
the erganizatien, upon complying with
the existing regulations.
On motion, committee was APP
pointed to wait on Generals Grant,
Sherman and Thomas, and request
them to meet the members of the rank
and file of their old commands some
time tomorrow a.saa s.rsor .ssT
The meeting. then adjourned until
10 clock to-m MORO w.tonf hsaof. = ffss-
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
The armies of the Cum berland and
Georgia held their joint meeting this
afternoon at McVicker's Theatre.
General Thomas presided, assisted by
the Wee Presidents of theaSociety.
General Thomas coneratula ted his
comrades upon the happy auspices
under which they had gathered. 'Vs
General Price, of the Committee
on Memorials, asked further time to
prepare his report, which was
granted. a1.aLI
A Committee % Permanent Organ
ization was then chosen, with Lieut..
Colonel Hunter Brooke, of Ohio, at
/ its head .-u1a.k.aF ass.e
Rev. J t. Bristow, ef Kentucky,
was announced as Chaplain for the
wear. ss Gua E &Uaas&
General Gross, the Treasurer,
made his report showing the reeeipts
of the society to have been $lS6, S7o.
and the expenditures S1S0, ,352; bal
/ auce Sc 223. THIS does not include
the receipts of to-day. So 20
A committee appointed for = the
purpose suggested the names of three
places for the next meeting. Louis
| Vile. Indianapolis aud Cleveland A
| ballot was had with the following re
suit: indianapolis 1S2; louisville
| 1856; Cleveland 135. Indianapolis
was declared the place. .,r-.
Rev. Granville Moody offered
long preamble and resolution, that,
WHEREAS, the National Lincoln
Monument Association of the city of
Washingtoa, had adopted desiga for
monument, prepared by CLARK FH IS,
which, when completed, VII be ua-
lequalled as work Of art, 6sc.; and
that, Isl a art aa 'g1aet y
WHEREAS, among the figures al
adv selected from the army, we are
re- tilted to find Genera is Grant, Sher-
sra Howard and Wads9orth; and,
nan , qEREAs the name of Gen. Geo.