The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-27
THE GERAANs IN, AMERICA.
National Convention OF the German
Patriotic Afd-societies.

Tn pursuance of an invitation issued py tnls
society In New York, national convention Of
German patriotic aid societies was held at Chi
cago on Thursday and Friday last Ex- Gov.
ernor Solomon, one of TIC delegates OF Ne"
York, was chosen president, DR.. Taussig, Oh
St. Louis, vice-president, and Mr.. Rosenthal,
of Milwaukee, secretary. The following socte-
ties were represented by delegates: New
York, Erie, La Crosse, sheboygan, Union Hill,
N. j., Springfield, H., Peoria, Chicago, st:
Louis, Freeport, Buffalo, Cleveland, Kansas
City, East Saginaw and Milwaukee. DR.. Won
Hoist, delegate of New York, in the name OF
the committee of resolutions, reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
4 /. Not to content themselves with taking up
collections in behalf of the wounded and the
widows and orphans of the killed soldiers, but
to unite everywhere, as long as the war snail
last, in organized aid societies, and appoint
New Nee S0Ses york. PhiIadelphs I Boston. Hartford,
Bangor, Montpelier, Concord, Baltimore, Will
mington, DEL, Providence, Wilmington, n. c.,
Richmond, Charleston, Atlanta, Mobile, vlcks-
burg, New Orleans, San Antonio, Little Rock,
st. Louis, Chicago, indianapolis Cincinnati.
Detroit, Davenport, st. Paul.. IeayenWorth,
Austin, San Francisco, Portland, olympia as
Vororts," central societies,) OF the aid socle-
the duties of organizing as many branch socie-
ties as possible within the boundaries OF the
several societies.
2. To declare the aid societies thus formed
as branch societies Of the German Patriotic
Aid Society Of the United States.
. nn laitr fhn
several States to the executive committees OF
the above mentioned .'Vororts," by which
they will in turn be transmitted to the eXecu-
tive committee ofthe society at New York.
a. To employ the proceeds OF the collections
exclusively for the support OF the wounded
soldiers and the widows and orphans OF the
killed. 10 s.a1ae i=',...:s o.. :.
s. To recognize the executive committee Oh
the Germen Patriotic AID Society Of the City
of New York as the general agency OF the Ger
man Patriotic Aid Society OF the United States.
6. To authorize and instruct the general
agency to transmit the money received on the
f3rst day of every month to the. Central verein
in Berlin (l2 unter den Lnden,) with the e4-
press instruction to use only in accordance
with the provisions given under 4. -,,.
the representative of the German Patriotic Aid
Society of the United States. Mr.. Kapp is re.
ouested to advocate in the Central Herein OF
Berlin, in particular, the support Of the poor
widows Of soldiers.
s. To transmit all monies to the treasurer OF
the branch society in New York, ;Mr. Philip
Bissinger.
society to collect from the principal papers OF
their locality everything that concerns the
German aid socities, and to send 1t TO the sec
fetary of the Aid Society Of New York, d..
Won Hoist, No.2le0 Fulton street. f.'%
10. In cases where they form branch OF
the German Patriotic Aid Society OF the Unit
ed States, to at once inform the secretary OF
the New York Aid Society Of the fact