Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-20
ExpREssMEN.
Organization of an Aid society-Eiee
tfOu Of Officers.

Organization Of an Aid Socfety-Eiee-
ton Of officers.
The Convention of Expressmen met at
10 o'clock A. II. yesterday, Mr.. A. G. Plank
in the chair.
The constitution was considered section
by section and adopted, as was also the by
laws, after full discussion.
CIRCULAR.
The committee appointed TO draft a cir
eular declaring the relation this organiza-
ton bears to other organizations, presented
the following report:
To ExpressIien: At a meeting of the
Fxpressman's Aid Society, this day formed
in the city of Nashville, Tenn, the under
signed committee was appointed to draft
Circular declaring the relation it bore to
all existing organizations of its character.
In the organization of this Society, we
have been actuated solely from motives de-
string the good of our fellow-expressine
This Society is not organized to oppose any
existing Organization, but solely to give op-
h9itunity to those whom the old organiza-
lions failed to enlist, TO avail themselves Of
the great benefits arising from this charac
ter of insurance.
Many belonging to this organization are
also members Of others, and expect to re-
tain their membership therein, ind re cor.
daily invite all expressmen, whether mem.
bers of other societies or not, to join oul
numbers and enjoy the great benefits arising
therefroih. We start or with member
ship of over 400, and with the confident ex-
pectation that the maximum of class A will
be reached by the close of the present year
Division secretaries will be appointed OF
proper application to the Secretary.
j. II. HOFFMAN,,
w. J. HARTZEIL,
J. L. OytRSiYfR,
w. III. CLAYTON,
V. ROSE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 10, 1874.
The report was adopted and a suitable
number of copies were ordered printed.
COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.
Messrs. w. Ii. Waters, L. G. Weir and A.
Mitchell, were appointed Committee on
Printing with authority to contract for the
printing of the Constitution and Bylaws,
with necessary blanks. On motion of Mr..
Willis, 5000 copies Of the circular were
ordered printed.
PLACE OF NEXT MEETING.
Memphis, st. Louis, New Orleans, and
Louisville were suggested as the place foI
holding the nextmeeting of the Association,
New Orleans being selected upon a second
ballot.
OFFICERS ELECT.
On motion of G. I. Campbell, the con-
vention went into the election Of officers
with the following result:
President, Alfred Gather, of Cincinnati
Vice President, II. b. Plant, of Augusta;
Treasurer, G. u. Boap, of Memphis; Secre.
tary, c. W. Rhodes, OF Cincinnati.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following named were elected an
Executive Committee for the ensuing year;
L. C. Weir, of Cincinnati, A, B. Small,
of Texas, VIM. Willis, Of Memphis, Frank
Clark, of Cincinnati, w. II. Waters, OF
Cincinnati, e. T. Campbell, of Atlanta, A.
d. Rose, of Louisville, d. F. Jack, Of
Augusta.
On motion of c. T. Campbell, vote Of
thanks was returned to the proprietor Of
the Maxwell House, Maj. Clapp, Of the
10Th u. S. Infantry, the chairman OF the
convention, Capt. J. NJ. Thatcher, and W
]. Hartzell, for favors shown the cOnven-
ton.
DIVISION SECRETARIES.
The following named were elected Di-
vision Secretaries of the Association:
From Adams Express Company-W. IL.
Damsell, CreStline, o.; Ii. Bunple, Zanes-
vile, o.; S. T. Faggert, Chillicothe, o.;
NJ. p. Neff, Vincennes, Ind; s. StJOhn,
Louisville; V. Ross, Louisville, KY; A.
Mitchell, Lexington, KY; g. c. Arnox,
St. Louis, No.; JnO. f. GrasSman, y.
Louis; T. G. Townsly, Flora, Ill. S. II.
Hoffman, Evansville, Ind; D. ID. May,
Cincinnati, o.; j. L. Loyermyer, Louis
vile.
Southern Express COmpany-S. c.
Haynes, Knoxville; W. w. Hulburt, St
lanta; J. J. Walker, Dalton, Ga; W. NJ.
Shoemaker, Montgomery, Ala; J. ID.
Bowles, Macon, Ga; j: CROWN, JeSsup,
Ga; o. NJ. Saddler, Ch4iotte, n. c.; W.
J. Croeswell, Columbus, 5. c.; G. j. VoOr-
hees, Raleigh, n. c.; W. Haig, Charleston ).
c.; II. \. Lathram, Wilmington,
y. c.; F. L. Cooper, Augusta, Ga; L. IL.
Black, Decatur, Ala; W. J. Hartzell, Nash
vile; II. c. Fisher, Guthrie, KY; Geo. A.
Lane, Memphis, Tenn; NJ. b. Vennard,
Lsttle Rock, Ark; E. J. Butler, Little
Rock, Ark; J. NJ. Thatcher, Nashville; T..
Sid. Warren, Corinth, Miss: G. Kidd,
Grenada. Miss; II. c. Mendenhall, Merid-
ian, Miss; I. NJ. Westcott, New Orleans;
+. r. Osborne, Mobile; A. K. Holt, Texas;
J. McCullOgh, COrsicana, Texas; E. E.
Kerkham, Houston, Texas; Jos. Brutschi,
Dennison, Texas; Jno. J. Malone, Calves
ton.
On motion, the Association adjourned to
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