The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-27
Organization OF the Maury County
Memorial Association.

L "cumOEhoA ASSOCl0tIOns
Our readers will remember that in on
last weeks issue we stated that meetin,
of the citizens of Maury county would b,
held in the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, of this place. So at the hour o
Gin the morning of Monday last, por
ton of the citizens of old Maury, wht
ever hold sacred the memory of those
who fell, met at the place designated
Rev. s. G. Caruthers was called to the
Chair. On motion, J. T. l.. Cochran was
appointed Secretary, and Capt. Joe H
RUSSELL Assistant Secretary,
The object of the meeting was stated
by the Chairman, which was to raise
means for the purpose of erecting suit.
able monument commemorative OF the
| Confederate dead inferred at Rose Hill
Cemetery.
Capt. Russell then presented the
| consideration of the Association Con-
stitution for its government, which, with
a few amendments, was adopted.
On motion of J. H. Russell the follow.
ing was adopted as the name by which
the Association shall be known, viz
"The Maury County Confederate Memo
rial Association"
On motion of J. b. Hamilton the house
proceeded to the election of its officers,
which resulted as follows:
Mrs. A. o. p. Nicholson, President.
Mrs. Thos. J. Crosby, Vice President
Mrs. NJ. b. Porter, Secretary.
Mrs. j. w. Turpin, Treasurer,
Mrs. L. d. Myers.
Mrs. w. NJ. VOORHEES,,
Mrs. Jas. r. Shelton,
Mrs +. c. Huntington,
Mrs. Capt. John Anderson, Directors.
w. J. Dale,
Joe H. Russell,
J. II. L. Cochran,
a. s. Horsley.
On motion, the Association adjourned
to meet upon the call of the President.
The following ladies and gentlemen
are members of the Association, having
signed their names to the paper stating
the objects of the organization:
Joe III. Russell, A. s. Horsley, w. NJ.
VOORHEES,, Jr., NJ. VOORHEES,, ST., A. o.
p Nicholson, Mrs. A. o. p. Nicholson,
Mrs. Rebecca Whitthorne, Mrs. Sarah A.
Brown, Mrs. G.. II. VOORHEES,, Mrs. Judge
w. p. Martin, J. b. Hamilton, Mrs. Sa>
rah A. Hamilton, Mrs. A. i. McKissack,
Mrs. w. J. Dale, w. J. Dale, Mrs. Ar
mild VOORHEES,, Mrs. ID. Z. Chappell, ID.
It. Chappell, Mrs. r. ID. Smith, r. ID.
Smith, +. C. Huntington, Mrs. f. C.
Huntington, w. c. Whitthorne, Mrs.
Jane C. Whitthorne, NJ. l.. Stewart, Mrs
NJ. l.. Stewart, J. w. S. Frierson, Jr..
VIM. III. Williams, Nick Akin, Mrs. Sa,
rah Akin, Mrs. Thos. J. Crosby, Mrs. ID.
ID. McFall, Mrs. Miles c. Mayes, Miles
c. Mayes, J. A. Atwell, r. o. Smith,
James Sullivan, Mrs. Catherine voor-
hies. Mrs. J. L. Bullock, Robert Wilson.
Mrs. l.. r. Wilson, Mrs. James II. Shell
ton, Rev. r. g. Irvine, Mrs. r. G. Ir-
vine. IT l.. Cochran, Rev. s. G. Caruth-
ers, Mrs. S. G.. Caruthers.
We know that no patriotic person in
our county would refuse to help this As
ISOLATION in its noble work, if called up
on personally by one of the Directors,
but we would for prefer that all the no
bic women and men of our county come
up voluntarily and help the pious cause.
Ice Cream and Strawberries.
a combination of the best things
going. n delicious sweet thing and
a sweet delicious thing makes thing
two times delicious. Henry Holman
is dispensing these tropicO-North Pole
luxuries at his old stand, opposite the
Masonic Hall. and facing the old
State Bank. 1t is nice, pleasant
place, and very convenient to the la