Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-28
DECORATION OF THE FEDERAL
DEAD.
Meeting az the Court House and Eiee
ton of Officers

According to announcement, a
meeting took place at the Court House
Saturday night, the oath, to consider
the decoration of the Federal dead
The meeting was called to order by
Col. Terry, the President, who stated
that the object Of the present meeting
would principally be the election Of
officers for the ensuing year. 1t being
stated that it was customary for the
President 90 appoint committee on
nomination, he appointed Messrs.
Squires, DePue and Angel, who at
once retired for deliberation.
During their absence Judge An.
drews made few remarks in which
he expressed his views on the matter.
He thought that the procession with
music, &c, could well be dispensed
with, and that the quietly gathering at
the Cemetery and scattering the flow
ers after listening to an appropriate
address seemed to him more appro-
pirate for an occasion of this kind
than Il procession with banners.
At the conclusion of his remarks
the Committee on Nominations re-
turned and offered the following NOM
nations:
President-Hon. George Andrews.
Vice-Presidents-Capt. VIM. Rule, of
Knox county: Col. j. b. MINIS, of
Jefferson county; Col. Jas. Il. Shelley,
of Roane county; Mai. John Murphy,
of Hamblen county; Mai. Cbas. In
man, OF Sewer county; Capt. Joseph
Greer, of Blount county, and Col. Jno.
X. Miller, of Carter county.
Marshal-Captain w. w. Woodruff.
Secretary-C A. j. Kicks.
Treasurer-Capt. George w. Ross.
On motion the report of the COM
mittee was received and adopted.
The President was then conducted
to the chair and accepted the position
rendered with IT few appropriate re-
marks, in the course of which he
stated that the proper committees
would be appointed as soon as possible,
and, according to the constitution of
the Society. the chairmen of these
standing committees compose the ex-
ecutive committee, which has control
OF the entire matter.
In accordance with custom and the
constitution of the National Decora-
ton Association of East Tennessee, |
hereby appoint the following commit
tees for the present year:
Speakers-Capt. A. J. Kicks, Hon.
o. p. Temple, Col. A. Terry, c. ID. Nc
Guffey, Col IF. A. Reeve. .....
Music-Alvin Barton, Geo. H.
Smith, F. F. Atwell, G. A. Knabe, w.
M. Baxter.
Decorations and Procession-C. w.
DePue, Lieut.. A. II. Nave, Capt.
Spencer Munson, Capt. John NJ. Har-
ris, VIM. X. Cooper, Mrs. ]. r. Lud-
low, Mrs. o. p. Temple, Mrs. l.. S.
Richardson, Mrs. Geo. w. Ross, Miss
Annie Brownlow.
Grounds-Harvey Clark, Sergeant
Thomas Ridge, A. 5. Prosser, J.. E.
Craig.
Reception-Perez Dickinson. Hon.
o. p. Temple, +. j. Sanford, Mai. ID.
A. Carpenter, Col. John b. Brownlow.
Printing and Railroads-W. J. Ram
age, VIM. Wood, J. Is. Hoxsie, o. b.
Smith.
The Executive Committee consists
of the President and chairmen of the
several committees above named, viz
Capt. A. j. Kicks, Alvin Barton, G..
w. DePue, Harvey Clark, Perez Dick
insOn, and w. J. Ramage.
1t is earnestly recon- mended that
the chairmen of committees call their
respective committees togel her as early
as possible, that all necessary arrange>
ments may be promptly made
GEO. ANDREWS, President.