Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-30
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS RELIEF
AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Important Meeting Last Night.

The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Confederate Soldiers Relief and
Historical Society was held at the
Exchange Buildings last night, eX-
Gov. Harris presiding.
The Secretary being unavOidably
/ absent, DR.. Mitchell was requested to
act as Secretary pro tenn.
Mr.. f. l.. James offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, There is a rumor cur
rent to the effect that in 1866 there
was a certain tournament given for
the benefit of a Confederate memorial
| fund, or some such object, at which
said tournament twenty-five or TWEEN
three hundred dollars were realized,
which sum was turned over to a COM
mittee of ladies to be utilized; and
whereas, three years have passed over
and there has been no use made Of the
said money, and it is not. known by
those who contributed 10 the fund
| what has become of the said money;
therefore be it
ReSoLCed, That a committee of three
members of this association be APP
| pointed to wait on this committee of
ladies and learn what disposition has
| been made of the said fund, and report
the same to this association.
On motion, the above was adopted
unanimously, and F.. l.. James, DR..
Erskine and Mr.. LOwden appointed
on the committee.
DIR. Luke Blackburn made applica-
ton in person for membership, and
made at the same time some very
| A0an4sf,I onn f~ao1inu ronnarLyc Thn
application was received and referred
to the Committee on Credentials.
Mr.. Henry Noodle moved that, in
order to raise fands necessary to carry
out the objects of the Society in a
proper manner, q committee consist
\ ing of ten members be appointed to
make the necessary arrangements for
a picnic, to be given on the Dist OF
August next. Adopted, and Henry
Noodle, Capt. Dick English, Maj. Du-
Bose, Charles Locke, Capt. Harvey
Mathes, DR.. Mitchell, w. j. Pollard,
r. j. Black, F. L. James and c. Seng-
stack were appointed on the commit
tee. On motion, the Chair was added
to the committee.
The Secretary reported that Col. y.
C.. Humes, B. F. Dickerson, J.. B.
Lawrence, d. NJ. Harkey and DIR,
Luke Blackburn, had made applica.
ton for membership. The names
were duly referred to the Committee
on Credentials.
The following motion was offered
by F. l.. James:
Re8Okred, etc., That a committee
consisting of such number rs the
Chair shall select be appointed to take
into consideration the condition o
OUR DEAD in the various cemeteries
and wherever else they may lie, and
to correspond with other societies and
individuals on the subject, with the
object to secure a decent burial to al
Confederate remains.
Mr.. James stated in Offering the
resolution that his attention had been
called to this subject by various news
paper articles detailing the shocking
neglect to which the bones Of our dead
are subjected.
Nh. SerGStack agreed with Mr.
James, and suggested G.a annnnd,
ment that the duties Of the Committee
should be extended so that the Com.
mittee be instructed to correspond
with the United States Government
anu ASK permission 10 TeIlONe al o.
our dead from Arlington. This was
in view of the late action of the Fede.
rails toward our dead on the memo
rial day"
The amendment was adopted anC
the original motion, as amended, wa:
then put and carried. The committee
consists of +. j.. James, c. p. Seng
stack and Gen. Marcus J. Wright.
Some further discussion of the dutie;
of the Committee on the Monument
Fund was had, and at ten o'clock the
meeting adjourned.