Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-10
CONFEDERATE RELIEF ASS0ClA-
TON.
Important Meeting Last Nisht--Amsnd'
ment TO Constitution Election
Of OfiCers---Ete., etc.

Meeting called to order by President
Harris.
Minutes of two previous meetings read
THE Credential Committee reported
favorably on the names of Messrs. James
Phelan, A. E. Wagner, w. L. Duff and
ordered them to be enrolled.
Relief, Employment, Auditing, His
t~orical. Monumental, Committee on
Entertainment, through Mr.. Nc
Farland. reported that they had
received from all sources the amour OF
$3.50 90; and that their expenses, in
Guiding printing, music, grounds, wagon,
lights and in~cidentals were $50 Is
leaving net proceeds S94 %.
They also acknowledge donations from
the APPEAL, Ledger, va and AUGtdnche
ton Of one-hslf from regular rates of
charges. Also, to BOhlen, Huse & Co.,
for ice; c.. II. Blood & Co., for use OF
lamps; Flsherty & Co, wagon for band;
ThOs. Cooke, Esq, use OF chairs; Duthn
& Bros, for sprinkling carts; and to many
others. Report adopted.
Mr.. Louden, from the Select Commit
tee, reported as follows amendment to
the Constitution:
ResoLped, That so much Of article 5-of
the bylaws requiring the appointment of
standing committees quarterly, be so
amended as to empower the chair TO re-
lieve one member of such committee
monthly and appoint another in his
stead.
Resolued, That articles 4 and 8 Of the
bylaws be so amended as to require the
appointment Of D Of each of the said
every four months.
RESOLVED, That the present committees
be retained or held over, that they may
be regularly relieved under the new order
of things, thereby avoiding confusion in
carrying these resolutions into effect.
Adopted, and under provisions of the
Constitution, laid over for month.
The month having expired for the adOp-
ton Of the amendment Of Mr.. Carmichael,
providing for the admission Of members
Of the society, was adopted, and is part Of
the constitution, and reads as follows:
Resolved. That any Confederate soldier
may be eligible 70 membership to this
Association whose record is blsmeless,
and whose conduct up to the time of his
application has been consistent with said
record.
The Treasurer, Mr.. Robertson, then
made the following report as his work for
the year ending June 9th:
Total sum rsceived...----...-.--~.S5,l39 so
Total am'tPaid out on charity, etc. 2,292 o.
Balance on hand .......... S47 SO
The next regular order of business was
the election Of officers for the ensuing
year, in which the names of Messrs. L.
G.. Harris (the present iRcumbentL and
Patton Anderson were mentioned, and
upon q count Of votes stood IS follows:
Harris, "A; Anderson, 3; Dawson, 2; Fra
ger, l.. Gov. Harris was elected, and on
motion the election was declared unsni-
nous; and on the vote being declared
as such, President Harris returned his
thanks in q few pointed and beauteous
remarks.
The President announced the election
Of a Vice President, in which the names
Of Col. John ". Dawson and Capt. @. W.
Prayer were presented, and the count
Of the vote stood: Dawson, "A; Frayzer,
Z. The vote was declared unanimous.
For Secretary, the nominations stood:
Messrs. ]. Harvey Mathes, L. B. Nc
Farlsnd, Ed. Beasley and Henry Beatty,
and on count the vote stood: Mathes, IA;
Mcfarland, "A; Beasley, 5; Beatty, 8.
The name Of Mr.. Bessley was with
drawn.
I SECOND BALLor.-Matbes, II; McFar-
land, II; Beatty, 2. No election.
Mr.. Semmes then put in nomination,
the name of j. G. Barbour.
On motion, the name of Mr.. Beatty
was dropped.
THIRD BALLoT-Mathes 20; Mcfarland
II; Barbour, 4.
On motion, the vote was made unani-
nous, when Captain M&thes thanked the
Society for fsvOrs, etc.
The next elective office being Treasurer,
Messrs. Robertson and J. s. Charles
were put in nomination. On the first
ballot the vote TODD Robertson, go;
Charles, 2. Nj. Robertson was elected
and declared unanimously elected Treas
urer. The officers for the ensuing year
stand:
Isham @. Harris, President ; John w.
Dawson, Vice President; J. a. Mathes.
Secretary; r. W. Robertson, Treasurer.
On melton the Society adjournsd