Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-13


directly to the Monumental Fund.
j. TWe regret that not having mad
n preparation for the document, an
owing to the crowded state of our cOl
Q umns from other causes, we are CON
b PEELED to defer publication of any par
e Ofthe report except that directly il
h answer to the letter Of inquiry, pledg
e ing ourselves, however, to give it Il
e e.rteHSO at our earliest opportunity
o probably tomorrow.
5 We extract from the report as fol
G lows:
e THE fund belonging to the MOnu
: mental Society has been safely in.
vested and is drawing interest.
pledge that honesty, which this expose
Of my transaction will show, has
never been compromised in raising
and disbursing many thousand dollars
for the distressed; that the money
shall be promptly forthcoming when
the Society requires its use for the OBJ
ject for which it was raised. For three
years / was beggar upon the street
for the Confederate soldier. So i'm
Fortunate and frequent We're my visits,
that a liberal and generous-hearted
people grew weary of giving, and
self-respect induced me to retire when
my frequent visits became distasteful
| Notwithstanding my services have
been requited by vague and unjust
surmises, 1 pledge myself and the
ladies of Memphis to give you all our
aid in the noble object for which your
society was organized"
AR James, at the conclusion of the
reading, remarked that the committee
had received the communication but
a few minutes before, and had had no
| time to put it in the shape of a report.
A suggestion of further time was also
made by him, to effect this purpose,
but was withdrawn at the instance Of
! DR.. Mitchell, VINO stated that the COM
mittee had done all in their power in
the premises.
DIR. Mitchell further stated that he.
rs an individual member of the COM
mittee, had had a conversation with
Mrs. Galloway in regard to the mat
| ter, and had seen the note that she
referred to. MRS. galloway had
loaned the money t0 galloway,
Hampton ~ o., 4E Wnom the note
for the same was signed, the endOrserS
being Mrs. Galloway, A. J. Kellar, !
and a house which at the time the
note was given September 4, 1860 !
was considered perfectly good.
On motion, the report was received T.
and the Committee discharged.
The Committee appointed to cores [
pond With the Federal Government in /
regard to the burial Of Confederate !
dead, etc, asked and obtained further /
time.
A communication was received from
Mr.. NJ. McKeOgh. proprietor of the |
Peabody Hotel billiard saloon, tender 1
ing the entire proceeds OF his saloon
for one day to the fund of the Society, <
and suggested that a day be anO0inted +
by the Chair for this purpose.
The Chair, en- a resolution, appoint Z
ed Committee, consisting of Col. Ed
mOndsOn. Gen. Anderson ana DR..
Etskihe, to wait upcn Mr.. NcKeogh
ana arrange matters ana SET the uay
for the benefit. The thanks OF the
Society We're then rendered to Mr.,
Mcke0gh for his liberality,
A unanimous vote of thanks was
VntHa V'tas. Messrs, Earis & Harkey for
their liberal tender Of James' Park for
the picnic;
4Ae following WAS offered by Mr.
Frazer:
In view of the suggestion contained
in Mrs. GallaWay's letter that the
cornerstone of the monument TO the /
Confederate Dead be laid on next /
Commemoration Day, moved that a .
committee of such number and per- 4
sons as the Chair may pame beap- s
pointed and designed Is the Monu- I
mental Committee to confer and CO. |
operate with the Ladies' Monumental /
Association preparatory to laying the |
said cornerstone. This committee to /
be Standing Committee untig the /
c0rner-stDne pc iaiu,
ADOPTED, and r. d. Frazer, DR.. R. |
W. Mitchell, Col. j. II, EdmOndsOn, /
Capt. r. J. Black and Chas. Locke,
appointed on the Committee.
The following preamble end rsSoiu- /
ton was Offered by Mr.. Henry
Moode, and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, This Association having
been organized for and entertaining a
view toward assisting widows and
orphans as far as power lay in their
hands, and, WHEREAS there exist many
destitute widows and ignorant child
ren, who are desirous of assistance,
both pecuniarly and educatiOnally;
ReSOlUed, That 4 committee be ap-
po,uti,5! - visit the most INDECENT
,iii,iAe of Con fedgraIa sOldiers OF this
civ and ascertain the number OF
children that need help toward educa-
tion. and that the committee. make
suitable arrangement for their tuition
and the purchase Of necessary books.
Mr. Moode stated III afer-
ing the resolution that he
had been informed by a pro-
fessor at the State Female College
that fifty children of Confederate sol
diers would be educated there free if
the necessary books, etc, were provi-
ded for them,
On a resolution to elect an Assistant
Secretary, Mr., Raphael Senmes, jr.,
was nominated and elected by accla-
nation.
The Secretary was instructed tOpur-
chase such books, ETC., as were needed
by him and the standing commit
tees,
On motion of DR.. Mitchell the COM
mittee to be appointed on Mr.. Moode's
resolution was increased to ten, one
from each ward; and the Chair ap-
DOllletha SuD-cOullllAltt6, CbtlSlotAllS vi
DR.. Mitchell, Maj. GOODWIN and
Henry Moode, to nominate theproper
| parties to serve on the committee, and
TO report at the next meeting.
A motion was offered and adopted,
/ that when this Association adjourn, it
/ do so till next Thursday night.
A motion to adjourn was suspended
al the request of the Chair, and cir
cular from the Southern Historical
] Society of New Orleans, read to the
Association. although this circular
1 has already been published in the
columns Of the APPEAL, we will re-
publish it ct an early day.
DR.. Frazer moved to refer to the
| Historical Committeeman commit
tee having for its object the subjects
/ treated of in the circular.
The reference was made and the AS
ISOLATION adjourned to meet at the
same place (Stillman HalD next
| Thursday night.
RepubIiCanism VS.. Imperialism.