The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-29
4 MoRI MEETING.

Tribute by the Chamber OF
to tho Memory Of Its Deceased mem
bers.
The regular quarterly Meeting OF the Cham
her of Commerce was held last evening, az
the Chamber OF Commerce building, Preslden1
g. Y. Upper In the chair.
After the reading Of the minutes Of the last
monthly meeting by the secretary, MIR. Baroot,
the applications of the following gentlemen
for membership were acted upon, and each
applicant was unanimously admitted MI. F.
P. seIgnious, Mr.. Vim. B. Burden, Captain
James Berry, and Mr.. A. B. Ford. The reslg'
nations of Mr.. A. N. jackson and Captain
John C.. Mlnott were received and accepted.
This concluded the routine business OF the
evening, and the president next addressed
the Chamber upon the subject of the deaths
that had occurred among its memoership
! since the last meeting. he said:
It has ever been the custom OF this m
| TO do reverence to Its dead, and IL isa custom
most to be. honored IN ils. continued OBJ
Our records are filed With these tributes to
departed worth, and the lesson is 8 wise and
saiutary one when 1t recalls to memory the
virtues of those who have passed from among
u8. t,,.o
| most prominent members were stricken from
| the roll of the living and transferred TO that
ionoer and still l~engthenIng,ro of death, and
! now again tonight 1t becomes my sad duty
| officially to announce to you the decease Oh
| four others, equally prominent and respected
as members Of this CHAMBER.
Charles II. Furman, Thaddeus Kelly, Cnas:
N. Hubert and Henry E. Seabrook have passed
| from time to eternity. Each In their sphere
| and particular avocatlon had faithfully OILS
| CHARGED the duties oil life, and have left be-
| hindIhem the reputation of good and homo
| rable men. -.
The lives Of such men are q part OF The his
| tory Of this chamber. Their industry, enter.
prise and integrity gave to US character and
| reputation. Their prosperity insured 10 us
| success Sndauseiulness, and tnelr xample ano
good names now remain with us as 9 part OF
the valued and most lasting treasures of this
| society. Il well becomes us to pay the custo-
mary tribute to their memory. .
Bnt before I Invite your actlon In reiatlon 70
| these receutly deceased members, IL ID 1rst In
| order to inform you that the committee ap-
pointed some months previous 10 prepare q
| suitable tribute TO the memory OF The Hon.
Alfred Huger ask for further time, not being
yet prepared to report.
At the conclusion of Captain Tupper's re-
! marks, Mr.. C. Richardson Miles was called
Upon to express the tribute of the Chamber to
the memory OF the late Charles Ii. FurmaH,
ESQ.,, and after a few Introductory remarks.
in which q striking parallel was drawn be-
tween the characters of Mr.. F.urman and the
| late Mr.. Alfred Huger, Mr.. Miles read an elo-
queut tribute to the memory of the former,
wnIch had been prepared Tor inscription upon
the minutes Of the Chamber.
Colonel G. b. Walter was next called upon
for a tribute to:the memory Of the late Charles
N. Hubert, Esq, and:he read a preamble and
resolutions eulogizlng the worthy, consistent
| and honored life of the deceased member,
| which were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Stephen Howard next offered q series
| of resolutions OF respect 10 the memory Of the
late Mr.. Henry seabrook, which we're also
unanimously adopted.
A communication was then read from Mr..
II. P. O'Connor, briefly sketchlng the history
of the late Mr.. Thaddeus Kelly, and speaking
in feeling, graceful and appropriate terms OF
the character of the deceased, and the letter
was ordered to be inscribed upon the minutes.
The iullgtexts of the various tributes was then
ordered to be published In The. NEWS, and
they Will appear In the paper of tomorrow.
On motion of John Hauokel, Esq, the meet
ing then adjourned, and the members pro-
tceoded to do full Justice to the customary col
lation, which forms an lnyariable and agreea,
BILE adjunct to the quarterly assemblsges OF
the Chamber.