Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-17
COMnrEROIALCOSvEN
AzeI ting of the Executive and
other Committees yesterday.

The COMMITTEES met pursuant to ad
! jOurnment Ia their rooms, at nine O'CLOCK
Saturday morning, Col. Donovan in thu
chair.
A proposition was received from F. w
! Jenny, Offering to take charge of tht
news and cigar stand in the Convention
Hall, aud pay fifteen (l5) per cent. (of hi
/ profits p to the Treasurer for the privi
| lege. The Communication was received
and filed, the committee reserving tht
right to locate.
On motion Of Col. Donovan, Capt
| Calvert and Capt. Mehersh were appoint
ed committee to prepare programme
/ for the procession and to secure music
etc.
The following resolution was read anG
adopted:
Resolved, That we have 3 public pro-
cession On next Tuesday, at the opening
Of the Convention, and that all citizens
and societies will be expected to partici
| pate, and that the order of procession be
published in the morning papers.
The meeting then adjourned until
three O'Clock pm.
p.m.-Committee met promptly
w. r. Moore, Esq, resd the following
| letter from Col. Adams, OF Stsnton't
! Depot, sympathiZing with the objects o.
the Convention and enclosing q check
for fifty dollars In aid Of the enterprise.
STANTON, May Is, 1869.
VIM. L. Moore, ESQ:
Dear Sir Allow me through you tc
present to your Committee the enclosed
check for fifty dollars, as s contribution
to assist in defraying the expenses oi
your Convention.
Though not q 0itfy 0f vnrTr oifu
feel il to be my duty to assist in endeav-
Oring to make the Convention 3 decided
success, snd L sincerely hope it may
prove TO De such g one as will do honor
to the citizens Of your great and growing
clty.
l have to-day more confidence ia the
future prosperity Of Memphis than 1 ever
had before. II / can leave home will
try and be with you q. the opening of
the Convention on Tuesday.
fsignedI NATHAN ADAMS,
Capt. Mellersh moved that the CON-
munlcatiOn be received and the thanks
of the Convention be rendered to Col.
Adams Tor his donation snd that the
same be accepted. @
A. E. Frankland reported that he had
secured fifteen pages for service in the
Convention, one mas to supsFintend
them; also, two men to clean and keep
the hall in order. He also reported that
BE had been supplied by generous citizens
with the following decorstions: One
miniature ship, from Mime. Vincent; one
boat from -; one miniature loeomo-
tive from Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road; twenty yards Of old Atlantic cable
from Col. Coleman, beside flags, banners,
etc., and all the evSgreeEs that will be
required, froItl Capt. LenOw. He also
submitted plan for the arrangement OF
Gteenlaw Opera House for the sitting Of
the Convention, showing the positions
for delegates, officers, committees, local
press association, etc, etc. BE alse re
ported that he bed contracted for two
resms of letter psper, with printed heads,
cap paper, pens, ink, pencils, envelopes,
ete. He had engaged . GRrpenter TO
carefully put up the loaneS decorations
aud rstHrn them. taH
Mr.. Robinson moved. for al adoption
of all that Mr.. Franklsnd had done, and
that he be requested to proceed.
Mr.. MelleTsA. llOged an amendment
that the Whols8ssatteF be referred to the
Chairman Of the Committee, and Mr..
Franklsnd with full power to act.
Adopted.
4 communication was received from
}oalen, H0sa & Co., rendering to the
Convention ali the ice that they may re-
q1iCe, grstnitOnsly. II Wks received and
the offer adopted.
The leaders Of the Oid Memphis and
the Sodslity Bands offered to supplymu-
sic, the first st $50 per day ioT ten men |;
the second, consisting Of fifteen men,
for $50 per day. @
Tae proposiLion was accepted and the
bands ordered TO report on Tuesday
morning at nine o'clock.
Ga motion OF John b Robinson the
following oIdsr Of business was adopted
in lieu OF the one agreed upon yesterday,
ORDER.
l. Prayer by Rev. Loviek Pearee, Of
Georgia.
Official welcome by Hon. ]. w.
Lsftwich, Mayor of Memphis.
8. Election OF temporary Chairman
and Secretaries.
4. Appointing a Committee on Gre
denti8ls.
Appointing 3 Committee on Perma-
pent Organic alton.
6. Address OF welcome on behalf of
the ciiizens Of Memphis, by the Hon. J.
w. Ciapp.
Z Receiving report of Committee on
Credentisls.
s. Receiving report of Committee on
Permanent Organization.
Election of permanent ofIieeA.
On motion Of Col. RobinsoS 1000
copies Of the programme OF the process
sion were ordered to be printed.
On motion OF Col. w. r. Moore, Capt.
George Msliersh was elected unsni-
mously Chief Marshal. Cols. Coleman
aud Curry were appointed Aids, and
Coils. j.. W. Dawson, Col. w. F. Taylor,
and Col. ]. L. Chandler, MArshals OF
Divisions.
Col Moore moved that the City Coun-
Gil be requested to pay any deficits in
the Wsy OF the expenses OF the Conven
tion, ard that o copy Of this resolution
be furnished them. Adopted.
On motion OF Capt. Fiem Calvert, Mr..
Geo. Hough wss appointed Assistant
The Committee adjourned.