The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-11

Riiow, and the records and papers of :fhe
association have been placed there. The
Treasurer has not been able to furnish
the Board with the funds they were:eu.
ehorized to expend upon this place of
deposit OF the records.
TO the request Of tho association that
all persons having original reports or
OF the war, wocld permit the board to
have copies made of the same, the board
have to report that Major General Sa-
muel Jones, Of Virginia, who at one
time commanded the department. of
South Carolina. Georgia and Florida,
has offered for copy q book in which ere
recorded many letters and few reports
OF military operations during the time
he commenced the department, and also
copies of kilograms having special refer
enoe to the operations along the line of
the Charleston and Savannah Railroad
in December, 1864. But the board have
as yet been unable to avail themselves
OF the offer. IL consequence Of the want
OF means with which to defray the ex-
pense OF having these papers copied.
In this connection, the board have to
report TINT General Samuel MCGOWAN
has presented the association with a most
valuable book of casualties il his brigade,
commencing from the battle Of Chancel-
lorsville, the first in which he command
ed the brigade, and extending to the end
OF the war, end that General johnson
Hagood has furnished complete roll of
the general, field and staff and company
officers OF bis brigade, and that the rolls
OF (Gregg's) first South Carolina volnn-
teers, is now nearly complete-wantipg
only the roll Of Company A and @.
The board were instructed to select
and invite some suitable person to deliv-
er an orntion before the association at
this annual meeting. This duty they
performed. and have to report that Lieu
tenant-General Jubal A. Early, P A. @.
5. of Virginia, accepted their invitation
TO address the association Mt this meet
ing.
1t was referred to the board to consider
aud report at this meeting on design
for certificate of membership. They
have had this subject under considera-
tlon. and recon mmend the adoption of the
design hereto annexed as Exhibit B. u
DIES :rlption of which is appended as Ex-
hibit q. They further recommend that
1t he referred to committee of three to
consider and report, ut the next meeting
of this association, plan for having the
slime autographed and issued to the
thereof
The board have not been able to procure
suitable design for Il medal to be worn
by the members of the district associn-
tions, which they wore instructed to do
ny resolution nt the last meeting, and, in
consideration of other pressing demands
upon their attention, respectfully ask to
be discharged from tho further cuusila-
ration Of the subject.
at the last III eetlng, the board reported
as follows: The board did not feel them.
selves authorized to employ librarian
until some definite arrangement had been
made in regard to tho finances Of the
association. But they are ANXIOUS to
have the Office filled at once The cor
respondence In regard to the rolls now
ncing prepared is large. the custody of
tho papers matter of responsibility.
an'i their arrangement work requiring
more time and attention than can bs
gwen bnt by u person regularly employed
To attend to it. They think that for the
small salary Of 500 they could obtain
the services OF IL competent person to
perform these duties. and reported an
estimate OF expenses to include this
item. which was approved by the associ
alton.
The estimate Of expenses as reported
by the board aud passed by the associn-
ton for the year, was $500, but, as will
appear by tho Treasurers report, lie was
enabled to collect bnt sos Il; leaving a
deficiency of amount, then reported, OF
S3ol.2l. In other words, the Treasurer
has only been able to pay the expenses
incurred for the year 1869 and 10, and
nothing toward the expenses of the year
just ended, iS7O-'71. In addition to
this, the stationery aud printing expenses
for the last year was found to DO larger
than tho board had reported. This IN
crease arising principally from the pub.
llc"tion Of the proceedings Of two meet
Ings durlpg tho year.
Under these circumstances, the board
icirained from engaging the services of
IL librarian, and continued to perform
the duties contemplated for that Office.
They submit the following cstimute OF
expenses for the ensuing year:
ESTIMATE OF EXpENsEs--E
ALREADY INCURRED Stationery and
printing, inclndiug proceedings of yenrs
1869 and 1870. as per account, $242 GO;
purchase OF Official reports, $50. Total,
$:}U2 60.