The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-16


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Lexington-B. J. Hayes.
Spartanburg- Mitchell.
..R Allen, Chester. s.'
AS.fP. Kinard, Newberry @. 81.
asJames Grant, Union.
Julius Poppe, Anderson @. H.. 1 40.
Meeting OF the Fairfield Soldiers
81, Relief Association, !lt. t'-
Ata meeting of number of the
surviving soldiers of the late Con-
federate army, held at Winnsboro, on
the 14th of September, for the pur-
pose Of organizing q society for the
education of the orphans of the late
Confederate soldiers, on motion of
Col. j. II. Rion, Gen. John Bratton
was called to the chair, and on taking
the chair, opened the meeting with a
few feeling and appropriate remarks.
Mr.. j.. W., Robinson was appointed
Secretary.
Mr.. Benz. r. Stuart submitted the
draft! Of q Constitution, which Col.
Davis moved be referred to COM
mittee Of five, to be appointed by the
chair, to- report business for the
meeting. The motion was adopted,
and the chair appointed Messrs.
Henry Davis, Benz. r. Stuart, David
Province, J. 81. Rion and T. W.
Woodward, as the committee. The
committee retired and reported q
Constitution, which, after various
amendments, was adopted in the
CONSTITUTION.
1st. This society shall be known as
the Fairfield Soldiers Relief Associa-
ton, and its object shall be the edu-
cation of the orphans of late Con-
federate soldiers.
Cd. The members of this society
shall consist of the surviving officers
and soldiers of the late Confederate
army, any one of whom may become
member by paying an initiation fee
of one dollar, and by pledging to pay
annually a contribution Of not less
than one dollar. N =
3d.. The officers of this society shall
consist of a President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer, and an Exc.
cutive Committee Of one from each
election precinct, to be elected at the
annual meeting of the society. A
majority OF the Executive Committee
shall constituted quorum, to disburse
the funds Of the society and to do
other business. It shall also be their
duty to collect contributions.
4. There shall be held on the first
Monday of December, an annual
meeting of the society, at which an
address shall be delivered, and re-
port of its proceedings read.
Capt. Henry Gaillard moved to ap-
point o committee to confer with the
Rev. G. r. Bracket, who, after con-
ference, reported that Mr.. Bracket
would address the association, by
request, on the day of its first annual
meeting.
Col. Henry Davis moved that q
Temporary Executive Committee of
Nine, including the chairman of this
Iaeeting, be eappointed to solicit per-
sons to become members of this asso-
clatlon, whose names shall be report
ed at the next meeting, and that the
chairman have time to appoint said
committee at his leisure. The motion
was adopted.
Capt. Clowney moved that the pro-
ceedlngs OF this meeting be published
in the District papers. and also in the
Columbia Phoenin. And the meeting,
on motion of Col. Henry Davis, ad,
iourned tolmeet on the first Monday
of December.
The following signatures were i'm
mediately obtained:
S. B. Clowney, r. Fl. jennings J.
". Robinson, Henry G. Davis, David
Province, J. A. Hinnant, j. Fl. Rion.
J. A. Fraser, N. O. Robertson, Pierre
Bacot, r. E. Ellison, Jr., A. P. Irby,
w, P. Curry, A. s. Gaillard, w. W.
Brice, Jas. Gelston, r. McIlroy, J. F.
Kennedy, G. Fl. Parker, T. s. Brice,
r. Clowney, T. W. Woodward, B. E.
Elkin, III. A. Gaillard, DuBose Eg
lesion, W. N. Chandler, j. d. Cure
ton, p. Hastings, John Bratton, j. r
Boyles, Calvin Brice, j. II. Crosby
j. NJ. McCallum, VIM. w. Brice
John Vinson.
Gen. JOHN BRATTON,
Chairman.
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