Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-15
CONFEDERATE.
Regular MonthIy Meeting of the Confederate
Relief and Historical Society.

Pursuant to a cali made by the Secre-
tary, this Association held their regular
meeting last night.
President Harris presided, and upon
the meeting being called to order, Score
tary Dawson read the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting, which stood approved.
Secretary Dawson then reported having
collected, during bis term of Office, on
dues and entertainment proceeds the
amOun of 1881 SO, which was received.
The Committee on Credentials, through
Captain Fraser, reported favorabIy on the
names of Messrs. W. B. Mckinney, J. NJ.
Ward, II. X. Beatty, c. s. Severson, John
R. Crisman, b. d. Buckley and L. s.
Lake.
The Committee on Relief reported S62 50
expended on application for relief; and
also moved for the adoption of the follow
ing resolution, which stood approved by
the Association:
RESOLVED, That the thanks of this Asso-
citation are hereby rendered Messrs. G. d.
Jordan and W. G. Mebaue, ST., for their
liberal contributions of SO each toward
the success of the Association, etc.
Reports from the Auditing, Employ
ment, Entertainment and Monumental
Committees ELECTED nothing favorable.
Captain Goodman submitted the follow
ing names for active membership, which
were referred to the Credential Commit
too AOI AHNoSb4EdkAou l. ACNAtdSN - a.
Dawson, j. A. Hall, j.. g. Ballentine, JIG.
Fizer, Isaac n. Davis, W. Il. Rhea, and t.
H. Logwood.
The Finance COMMITTEES, through Mr..
Henry Moode, reported u~nfavorabiy on
~acconnts submitted to him for collection,
and offered the following amendment TO
the resolution lately adopted requiring
members to pay six mouthsin advance
Res0LUed, That the resolution requiring
mann harc RI nov tfSf~ months IN oIuanaa -
be so amended as to read three months
in advance"
This amendment was offered to concur
with the feelings of members who were
not disposed to pay dues in advance.
The committee to consult with the
Ladies' Monumental Association, in re-
gard to the annual decoration of
the graves at Elmwood, reported
through Colonel Dudley Fs ser,
fsvorably, and offered a resolution APP
pointing the 2Sth day of April as the day
for a meeting of the Association to take
final action in the matter, and in which
eUeTy member of the Association is ex-
pected to be present and participate.
A resolution was offered by Henry
Moode calling upon the Association and
the people in general TO respond to the
appeal recently made by the Hollywood
Memorial Association of Virginia in re-
latiOn to the removal of the Confederate
dead at Gettysburg; and also asking the
appointment of a committee to canvass
the city in their behalf, which was
adopted.
Captain Mcfarland then moved for a
reconsideration of the resolution, and Of
fered the following as a substitute, which,
after considerable debate, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That this association contrib
ute one hundred dollars out of the
moneys paid as dues by the members of
this association to the Hollywood Memo
rial Association, to aid in the removal of
the remains of the Confederate dead from
Gettysburg, the same to be RENTED by
the Secretary to the President of the Ho1-
lywood Memorial Association.
III quarter having ended for the duties
of the late Relief Committee, the Presi-
lent appointed the following gentlemen
to act as said committee for the ensuing
term of three months: Messrs. Cotton
Green, Major g. Y. Rambaut, and Louis
POdesta.
The monumental question having again
been sprung, DR.. Mitchell offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which after debate, was
adopted:
ResoEUed, That the resolution hereto
fore adopted by this Association setting
apart thirty per cent. of it's funds for a
monumental fund (Or to that %effect) be
n the same Is hereby repealed,
Tue CuIilllIl66 10 FURNISH an
ecdOtes, etc, concerning the late war being
absent, nothing was submitted to the His
torical Committee for file.
Again the President appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen as committees, to re-
port at the mex meeting what knowledge
of incidents, ETC., of the late war may
come into their possession: J. G. |
Barbour, W. G.. Barth, e. A. Beecher, r. |
P. Bateman and d. Bell.
Upon this subject the President gave a
very good lecture, reminding the gentle
men sc refusing to perform the duties as
signed them as acting very unjust, in that
It was the only means this association
could ever Adopt Of gathering together ac-
that would prove a true history of
the Lost Caqse."f
Nh. Henry Noodle offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: ~
Res0IUed, That the attention of the puAc ]
lie be end IS hereby called by this asse
to the appeal from the Hollywood
for assistance in the removal of
the Confederate dead from the field of
Other matters or minor Importance
were adopted, when the meeting adj