Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-14
CONFEDERATE CHARITY FUNDS.
The Confederate Relief SOCiety--The
Fanny Thurston Fund SOCiety--The Home
for the Homeless, and the Confederate
Monumental Association.


TThe following is the full text OF the
letter of Mrs. Galloway TO the Con
federate Relief and Historical Assocla-
ton, Of which we published an e&-
tract yesterday mOrning.J
Gentlemen: Your communication ol
the SIst of July has been received,
and / thank you for giving me an
o%ppOrtunity to give to the public all
the information concerning the Varl-
Gus benevolent enterprises of this city
with which Ihave been connected. As
there is no little misunderstanding re-
sDecting the various funds raised for
the benefit of the Confederate soldier,
and as 1 perceive that your Society has
fallen into error, and do not clearly
underestimate, Itake pleasure in giving
to you the following detailed state
ments:
There are existing in this city the
following organizations: the COnied'
crate Soldiers Relief Society; the
Fanny ThurstOn Fund Society; the
Home for the Homeless; the Con-
federate Monumental Fund Society.
Of the first, second, and fourth, /
was. and am, President; and OF the
Home for the Homeless l an
President of its Board of Managers.
OF the Confederate Soldiers Relief
Society | was elected President III
February, 1866. The Society had been
organized some time prior TO my cleo
ti0n. and when l entered upon my
duties il had no funds on hand, and
was heavily indebted to Messrs. Tate,
Gill, Able, and to Messrs. Walker d
Brothers-iully two thousand dollars.
With the able help of Rev. j. W,
Knott, who devoted himself to the
cause with most extraordinary zeal,
the Society was able to meet and dis
charge its liabilities; except, possibly,
a small balance due Messrs. Walker q
Brothers. Too much praise canno be
given Mr.. Knott for his invaluable
services in behalf of the manned, suf-
fering, and blind Confederate soldiers,
The Finance Committee of this
Society, composed of James Elder and
other gentlemen, purchased OF Mr..
Cleaves "a lot of seventeen acres of land
on the Raleigh road, known as a part
of the cotton tract. 1t is about four
miles from the city. For this five
thousand dollars cash was paid; and
the said committee made a contract
with a Mr.. Price to build on the lot,
and gave him cash five hundred
dollars, with which to buy lumber.
As there was an uneXpired lease on
the lot, the building was not done,
and the lot is still unimprOved. This
property still belongs to the COnfeder'
ate Soldiers Relief Society.
n.--.Aur.M Of tho ZnnfnFNr Fn.
ceived from Shelby county, through
the aid of c.. c. Cummins, Esq.
March 20, 1867, 5000; I paid out to
Mrs. DR.. Grant, March 20, 1867, 1907
to so to pay grocery bills due SehOheld
d Co; Paid by myself for three years
rent for house and lot of the Home for
the Homeless, s292 30. Total 5000.
Mrs. E. IL. Porter, President of the
Home for the Homeless, and myself,
as President of the Board Of Man.
ayers Of the same Society, after con-
sulting with other members of the
Society, agreed that the rent fund OF
s2q2 80 should be distributed among
the destitute widows and orphans OF
the county. the original use for which
il was granted. We did distribute
this fund accordingly, during the tall
Of 1867, when the city was fall Of
suffering from the ravages OF yellow
fever.
The Fanny ThQrstOn Fund Society,
received By me, rs its President, on
the 18th Of June, 1867, SS00-prCceed;
of a tournament held near the city
during that month. This fund was
increased by lectures, as follows: