Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19

Of Fayette w. T.. Travis, of Henry.
Executive Committee for East Ten
nessee.-Col. Jno. II. Crozier, OF Knox
Alfred Jackson, OF Washington Capt.
Junius r. Rant, of Bradley A. l..
Maxwell, of Knox A. A. Barnes, Of
Finance Committee.-M. Burns, G.
w. Cunningham, and G. G.. Giers, of
Davidson.
Transportation Committee. Major
J. w. Thomas, of the N, c. & st. l..
L.. n. IL G.. :. RR; Capt. J. M.
Thatcher, of the Southern Express
Company; \. A. Barnes, of Knox c.
c. Loup, of Shelby.
The following committee on Selec-
tion Of Articles for Exhibition, CON
sisting of three from each grand divis-
ion of the State, was announced, with
headquarters at Knoxville, Nashville
and Memphis, respectively:
East Tennessee-P. Dickinson Peter
Staub, G. w. Charlton; Middle Ten
nessee-J. NJ. Stafford. II. II Harrison,
j. B. Owen: West Tennessee. &.
McCabe, a. w. Cannon, Robt. Y.
Hurt.
Committees to have charge OF other
departments were appointed, a. fol-
lows:
Mines, Minerals and Other Geologi-
cal Products-Prof J. NJ. Stafford, of
Davidson; Gen. J. 4. Wilder. of Ham
ilton /; Col. Geo. T. Lewis, of Warren.
Mechanic Arts and Manufacturer
James Whitworth, of Davidson /; ASa
Franklin, of Warren: VIM. Goslin, of
Bedford.
Agriculture and Live Stock-Col. j.
b. Killebrew, OF Davidson Mark \.
Cockrell, of Davidson Geo. T. All.
man, of Marshall; II. 5. Saunders, of
Knox Henry Mattock, of McMinn;
! Geo. Mcclellan, Of Sullivan 4; DR.. AL
exander Jackson, of Madison; Alfred
Gardner, of Weakley; Henry Nelson,
of Shelby.
Fine Arts-C. c. Giers, Of Davidson;
| Robt. Armstrong, of Knox; VIM.
Cooper, of Shelby.
! Art of Printiug-A j. Kellar, of
Memphis; S. p. Twins, of McMinn
Thos. Boyers, OF Sumner; w. w
Gates, of Wisdom ID. +. Wallace, of
Warren n. o. Wallace, of Lincoln;
]. NJ. Heating, of Shelby; WIN. Rule,
of Knox Mr.. Kendrick, of Hamilton.
A Committee on Flowers, Embroid-
cry and Need'ework was appointed, as
| follows:
Mrs. w. A. Cheatham aud Mrs. Irby
Morgan, of Davidson Mrs. Virginia
l.. French of Warren Mrs. J. 4. La
than, of Shelby ; Mrs. Jno. II. Gro
zier, of Knox Mrs. Conually f. Trigg,
of Sullivan Mira. Lydia Ann Bridges,
of McMiuu; Mrs. J. NJ. Williamson,
of Shelby Mrs. Judge j. l.. 7. Sneed.
The following were appointed com.
| mittee on the subjects named:
Horticulture and Fruit DIR. &. a.
Delmar, of Lincoln; II. l.. w. Hill, of
| Warren; Peter Tamble, of Davidson;
L. 5. Barbour, of Shelby; B. +. Tran
sou, of Gibson; S, &. Koen, of Shelby;
Mr.. Foster, of McMinn; Thomas
Crutchfield, OF Hamilton; DIR. Sewer,
of Washington.
Poultry-Mr. Huddlestou, of Will
son; $. G.. Wood, of Davidson; ThOs.
g. Ogles0y, of Bedford.
MIR. A. a. Barnes, of Knox, moved
that, in view of the importance of the
| interest involved, the Committee on
Mines and other Geological Products,
| be increased to nine. Tennessee had
"the bulge" in the matter of mineral
resources, and she should not leave
anything undone to let the world
| know II.
! His motion was agreed 10, and the
iNi'O"ihb WY "''NN W. 'i'N
! tee:
! Col. w. A. Hawkins. of Hamilton;
James Woods, of Stewart; J. II. Droud-
lard, of Dickson; Thos. H. Heald, Of
Knox; G. w. Ross, of Knox; Col. A.
! >. CnlNHr, of DdVl--r'.
On motion f tui. ProsseT, the
State Executive Committee were
/ chat ged with dr-iYuating for appoint
r'-ui by the Governor the County
Commissioners provided for in section
- the order of business, as given
,,l',Vr
/ ,nl f. p. CHhill offered the follow
| ing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That in preparing for and
conducting the representation of Ten
nessee at the Centennial Celebration in
| Philadelphia, the Commissioners APP
| pointed by the General Government,
and the Commissioners appointed by
! the Governor of Tennessee, and the
committees heretofore appointed by
the National Centennial Commission
ers and Board of Finance, shall act a.
one body and be known as the" Board
of National aud State Centennial
| Commissioners of Tennessee
! The Board then adjourned, subject
/ to the call Of the Chairman.