Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-08

ton Of a GOnsi1tuGtou-A FAeastaAt
Reanion and a Jolly Excursion
The first annual reunion Of the Express
mems Aid Society, was held in the ladies'
ordinary Of the Maxwell House at half
past ten O'Clock yesterday morning. Alfred
Gather, Of Cincinnati, President Of the
society, called the Taeeting TO order, and
Or. NJ. SGdleT, Of Columbia, South Caro-
lima, was appointed Secretary.
DELEGATES.
The Secretary proceeded to call the roll
and the following delegates answered to
their names:
Adams Express-Alfred Gather, F. Y.
DOnahue, G. W. Rhodes, w. II. Waters
andS. G. Weir, Of Cine matt, o; j. II.
Bull, Columbus, O.; A. I. Taggert, Chill
licothe, o.; ]. III. Ohr, indianapolis; A. D..
Ross and Jas. Semple, st. Louis; w. II.
Waters, Newport, KY; Silas st. John, Bell
vue, KY; Y. Rose, Louisville, KY; j. l..
Overneyer, Vincennes, Ind, and A. Nit
chell, Lexington, Ky.
Southern Express-Wnr. Willies and G..
A. Lane, Of Memphis; D. f. Jack, J. Gro
ME and III. G.. Waters, Augusta, Ca; w.
NJ. Shoemaker, Montgomery, Ala; j. W.
Henderson, Columbus, Ca; G.. W. Agee,
Little Rock, Ark; C. d. Lavender, Selma,
Ala; II. G. Fisher, HOpkinsyille, KY; w.
l. Hartzell, Edgefeld; j. King, Rome, Ga;
W. II. Clayton, Atlanta, Ga; w. ii. Cross
well, Charlotte, n. G.; D. NJ. Sadler, Co
lumbia, S. c.; j. G.. YarDrougb, Camden,
Tenn; Col. T. Z. Whitfield, COrinth,
Miss; L. S. Warren and G. A. PardUe,
Grenada, Miss; L. II. Black, Decatur,
Ala; 4. Mayo, Wilmington, n. G.; n. S.
Woodward, Knoxville.
Adams and Southern Express. III.
Thatcher, Of Nashville.
J. Henderson, Of Cincinnati, editor Of
Our EJpTeS@HGll, was present.
COMMITTEES.
The following committees were ap-
pointed;
Credentials-Messrs. Campbell, Thatch-
er and Mitchell.
Order Of Business-Messrs. Weir, Jack,
Shoemaker, Willies and Clayton.
Auditing-Messrs. Jack, st. John and
DOnahue.
Constitution and By-Laws-Willies,
LOOP, Waters, Rhodes and Woodward.
REPORTS.
The Committees on Credentials and Or
der Of Business reported and were dis
charged. The Committee on Constitution
and Bylaws were granted further time.
Secretary Rhodes and Treasurer Loop
submitted their annual reports.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A large number Of letters and kilograms
were received from leading expressmen
throughout the United States, regretting
their inability to attend the meeting and
earnestly wishing for the success Of the
society.
A communication was received from the
Southern ExpressmeH's Mutual Aid AssO-
citation making proposition to unite the
two societies. 1t was referred to d commit
tee consisting Of Messrs. Loop, Overmyer,
Sloan, Willies and Rhodes.
At 1920 the meeting took a recess till
5P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On Resembling at > O'Clock, the chair
man called the meeting TO order, and the
committee on constitution and bylaws
made a report which was unanimously
adopted and the committee discharged.
The auditing committee made a report,
which was adopted.
The committee to whom was referred
the communication from the Southern EX-
pressmen's Mutual Benefit Association, re-
ported that as to consolidation, they failed
10 find occasion for any action on the part
Of this society with regard to such eOnsOlI-
datiOn, further than to extend a cordial
and special invitation TO the members Of
the other society 10 connect themselves
with this society according TO the pro-
visions Of its constitution and by laws.
The report was adopted.
L. G. Weir, T. y. DOnahue and Y. Rose
were appointed a committee to confer with
the Adams Express Company, and J.
O'Ryan, G. L. Loop and William Willis
were appointed to confer with the Southern
Express Company on matters concerning
the society.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Alfred Gather, President; II. B. Plant,
Vice President; G. i. Loop, Treasurer; and
G. W. Rhodes, Secretary, were all re-eleCt-
ed by reclamation.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
L. G. Weir, Chairman Of the Executive
Committee, was also reelected by accla-
nation. The following members Of the
committee were unanimously elected by
ballot: Vim. Willis, Memphis; L. A. Full
Ter, Springfield, H.; Z. T. Campbell, At
lanta; j. j. Mullane, Houston, Texas; +.
Y. Donahue, Chicago; I. d. Gillespie,
Charleston, 5. c.; r. Mayo, Richmond; W.
II. Waters, St. Louis, G. 4. Snyder, New
Orleans; John G. Dougan, Louisville; D..
F. Jack, Augusta, Ga.
THE NEXT MEETING,
Cincinnati was selected as the place for
the next meeting, which will be held on the
second Wednesday in April, 1876.
After adopting resolutions returning
thanks to the prOprietors Of the Maxwell
House, to Capt. Thatcher, the press, the
Western Union Telegraph Company, the
various railroads leading into the city, and
the Louisville and Nashville road in par
t!cular, fOE an excursion to Mammoth
Cave, aud to President Gather, the meet
ing adjourned.
At half past o'clock the delegates were
serenaded at the Maxwell House by the
Barracks band, and left at midnight for
Mammoth Cave.