Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-03
Dusty Records.

Mention was made in these columns a
few DAYS since, of a Fair held in this city
in 1S49, in aid of a fire company. The
following transcript from the records of
said company, dated Oct. s, 1919, will be
read with interest by the old residents Of
Nashville:
"The report of the committee on the
Fair was read and received, and ordered to
be spread upon the minutes, as follows:
Whereas, a number of the ladies Of Nash
vile have, in the kindest aud most dis
interested manner, rendered assistance TO
Broad street Fire Company No. 2 In the
getting up and the management OF Fair,
for the benefit of said company, in order to
paw the remainder of the debt contracted
for the completion and furnishing of their
new hall, and
Whereas, by their assistance alone that
desirable object has been so nearly attained
as to realize the wants of said company in
respect to their building, and at the same
time feeling, as we do, due sense of graf
itude for their noble conduct and which We
are DESTROYS of perpetuating by such means
as may be most appropriate to that end;
therefore, be it
Resolved, that this company will cause
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who assisted in the late Fair 10 be printed
in white satin in a tasteful manner, Of large
size framed in a neat and substantial man
Iier and hung as an ornament in their hall,
to be there preserved.
Resolved, that the thanks of this COM
pany are hereby rendered to those ladies
who so kindly assisted us without the hope
of other reward than their own conscious
ness of right and benevolence, and
the ordinary claims Of gratitude for
services rendered. That We will long
cherish their memory and recur with lively
feelings of gratitude to that era in our ex-
istence when they not only relieved our pc
cuniaTy wants, but at the same time bound
our hands to them In the social relations OF
life, when we knew them not only as bene-
Actresses but as friends.
Resolved, that this preamble and reSo-
buttons be published in one or more Of the
city papers, and that one Of the papers be
sent to each lady in the name Of the conf
pany.
Resolved also, that this company feel
greatly indebted 10 those gentlemen COM
posing the Franklin College band, who SO
generously and at great inconvenience en-
livened the Fair with their delightful
music.
Resolved, that a committee Of three be
appointed, wro shall cause the preceding
resolutions to be carried into effect.
WhereupOn President Stockell appointed
HI. Claiborne, Andrew Anderson, (and
on motion the President was added). 1t
was also ordered that the result Of the late
Fair be added, which is as follows:
Received from the table of Mrs. Mitchell,
Mrs. Maxey, Mrs. w. A. johnson, Mrs.
Newsom and the Misses Robinson, Sl75.
From that of Mrs. Cartwright, Miss Sue
]. Walker, and Miss Betty Bruce, Sl91.
From that of Mrs. and Miss Weller, Mrs.
Paul and Mrs. Stewart, S67.S5.
From that of Mrs. s. V. Stout and daugh-
tiers S94.70.
From that of Mrs. E. d. Lyon and Miss
Mary Diggons, SI3.
From Mrs. A. L. p. Green, Mrs. Jas.
Johnson, and Miss Ann Lanier $50.
From Mrs. Hugh McGayock, Mrs. Vim.
Stockell, soda fountain SIS.
From Mrs. Thomas Claiborne s..
Receipts at door $4,000. Total SS74.1
(Sisned) Jno. A. Fisher, Secretary"
Republics may be ungrateful, and no
doubt are, but the foregoing demonstrates
that the Broad Street Fire Company, as it
existed in 1S49, was not.