The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-11
An Address.

OFFICE OF TIE SECRETARY OF THE
Survivors ASSOCIATION OF
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
FOR TIE STATE OF GEORGIA,
ATLANTA, Ga JANUARY q, 1875.
TO the Surciying Soldiers and Sailors Of the
Cvnfederate states army and Macy RESI-.
dent IN Georgia:
On the 10th January, 1875. there met in
Atlanta large and enthusiastic co invention
com posed OF soldiers and sailors of thcarmy
aud navy of the Confederate States resident
ia Georgia. This convention iuuu.uritcd an
Association. to be called the "SurvivOrs' As.
ISOLATION of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors
lur the State of Georgia"
The objects of this Association are TO De
thrcc-fold: Social, historical, and benevo-
lent.
The only qualifications necessary to consti.
tute a man 4 member are That he shall have
served with fidelity in the army or navy of
the Confederate States, aud shall be at the time
of signing the roll Il bona tile citizen of the
State Of George, no matter in what State lie
may have enlisted, or with what command he
served; and who shall pay upon signing the
roll the sum Of twenty-five cents into the
common fund of the Association.
The constitution provides that eX Cpnfed-
crate soldiers and sailors may form subas>o-
Citations in each county. which will be auxiIi>
airy. and report to the State organization.
The Association elected as lis president
General Joseph Z. Johnston; General A. X.
Lawton, ST., vice president e; a vice. president
fron each brigade, and three vicepresident,
from the navy; Captain T. l.. MasSenbur~
treasurer, and Captain John Milledge secre-
tary D.; also, an Executive Committee consist
;r,r ,,fl 'olpnnI Tn,,,nx
james ID. Waddell, Colonel L. j. Glenn.
Licucnant.CoonelC c. C. Kib5ee. aud Lieu.
tenant Colonel Fl. ID. Capers. These officers
accepted the offices TO which they were elect
ed, aud entered upOn.the discharge OIL their
duties.
L is made my duty, rs secretary, by order
CT the Executive Committee ut their first
meeting, held in Atlanta on the I'D day of
JANUARY, General LAYTON presiding, to issue
this address, requesting that in each county
Of this State the eX Confederate soldiers and
sailors will call meeting and lave enrolled
all Who desire TO become members of this
ASSOCIATION, and have these rolls, with the
money collected on them, forwarded to me
ny express ut Atlanta, Co., on or before the
Isl day Of Jnne merit, in order that these rolls
may be verified, the money deposited with
the treasurer, and q consolidated roll made
up by the next meeting of the Association,
III Macon, In October next.
These rolls must. show the name, rank,
time, place, and command at time of entering
the service, and date, command, and rank
1t true of leaving the service; and in order
that these may be uniformly made out will
furnish during the next fourteen days to each
ordinary in the State u blank form with the
necessary instructions printed therein and
the ordinary will hold them subject TO the
order OF any representative meeting Of those
TO whom this address is directed.
Wherever county sub-assOciations are form.
cd such associations will superinlend the
gettins-up Of these rolls and money through
their proper officers, and have the same for
warded to me Us herein directed. And when
such associations are formed the secretary of
each association will officially REPORT
its organization to this Office, and, if |
possible, send printed copy of the pro-
ceedings of the meeting which formed
the association, to be kept on file. And if |
there should be any, county in the State
where such an organization is not formed. |
then some reliable and energetic cx, Confede.
rate soldier Or sailor should be selected 10y
any meeting Of soldiers and sailors called for
that purpose 10 perform this duty.
And now. comrades, is it necessary that
you be urged 10 take hold Of this good work