Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-22
THE SOLDIERS GRAVES.
Meeting of the National Decoration AssO-
citation OF East Tennessee.

Pursuant to announcement published in
the CHRONICLE, number of the members
of the National Decoration Association of
East Tennessee met at the court house for
the purpose Of electing officers and attend
ing to such other business as might be
brought before the meeting.
The death of Hon. Thos. A. r. Nelson,
the President of the Association, being
suggested, Judge Andrews was called to
the chair, who then read to the Associa-
ton the constitution and bylaws.
On motion of Mr.. Chamberlain, the
chairman appointed q committee of five,
consisting of the following gentlemen:
w. p. Chamberlain, Col. Adrian Terry,
Maj. c. d. McGuftey, V. S. Gossett, and
John l.. Hndiburg, to nominate officers
for the ensuing year.
The committee retired to the Circuit
Court Clerks Office, and after due deliber-
| alton returned and reported the following
| list of names:
President-Col. A. Terry; 1st Vice Presi-
| dent-Judge Geo. Andrews; End Vice.
President-Will A. McTeer, of Blount; 3rd
Vice. President-Hon. J. NJ. Thornburgh I;
4th Nice-President-Col d. NJ. Nelson of
| Bradley; 5th -President-Judge d. K.
Young, of Anderson; 9Th Vice-P President
Rev. n. G. Taylor, of Carter; Secretary
+. w. Adkins; Treasurer-Gen. J. II.
Holman.
On motion of Mr.. p. Dickinson, the re-
port of the committee was received and
| the nominees declared elected.
| The President elect, Col. A. Terry, was
then conducted to the chair, and made q
| few appropriate remarks, stating that he
would appoint the necessary committees,
within five days according to the bylaws,
| and report through the city papers.
| On motion, Capt. Spencer Munson was
unanimously elected CHER Marshal.
On motion, the Association adjourned,
subject to the call of the President.
appointment OF Standing Committees.
| In accordance with a provision in the
| Constitution of the National Decoration
Association OF East Tennessee, hereby
appoint the following committees:
| On Fj1dHce-Col. Geo. w. Ross, Capt.
| A. J. Kicks, Capt. II. NJ. Aiken, Capt.
Jno. NJ. Harris, Capt. w. E. Gibbins,
| on SpedkeTS-Capt. VIM. Rule, Maj. D.
| A. Carpenter, Chas. d. McGuffey, Esq,
Maj. w. w. Woodruff, Capt. 7. H. Head.
| on M1iSic-Alvin Barton, G.. A. Knabe,
NJ. A. Williams, Geo. II. Smith, VIM. j.
Richards.
on Dccoration-Capt. w. P. Chamber
lain, G. H. Brown, A. r. Humes, G, w.
| DePue, VIM. NJ. Baxter, Mrs. Horace May
nard, Mrs. j. r. Ludlow, Mrs. o. P.'Tem-
pie, Mrs. L. s. Richardson, Mrs. Geo. An
drews, Mrs. Geo. w. Ross, Mrs. Samuel
| Morrow.
On Proce8sion-M A. S. Prosser, Capt.
NJ. ID. Bearden, Col. T.. c. Houk Col. NJ.
l., Patterson, Capt. S. p Evans.
On GrOund3-Maj. w. r. Tuttle, L. L.
Craig, J. b. HoXsie, Harvey Clark, Jno.
l.. Hudiburg.
On Reception-Pere2 Dickinson, Col. +.
A, Reeve, Gen. Joseph A. Cooper, L. J.
Sanford, Hon. D. Richards.
on Printing and Railr0ad8-Col. Isham
Young, w. J. Ramage, Jas. p. Ogden, o.
| Is. Smith, VIM. Wood.
The Executive Committee consists of the
President Of the Association aud the
chairmeu Of the various committees, as
| follows
Col. A, Terry, Coz, G. w. Ross. Capt.
VIM. Rule, Alvin Barton, ESQ, Capt. w.
p. Chamberlain, Maj. A. S. Prosser Maj.
w. r. Tuttle, Perez Dickinson, Esq, and
Col. Isham Young.
tits earnestly desired that the Chairmen
will convene their respective committees
at the earliest practicable time to make due
preparation for the commemoratlon Cere-
monies to be held on May 30th.
ADRIAN TERRY, Pres't.
Farmers are often, at this season Of the
year, at a loss to know Why it is that their
stock do not thrive on being turned out on
the fresh grass. Instead of eating heart