The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-08-03
An Adjourned Meeting of the Cen
trail Tilden and Hendricks
Club Of Hardeman
County

County,
Immediately after the adjournment @
the Civil District Convention SATURDAY
afternoon last, this Club had a session fol-
the purpose of hearing reports of Com
mittees and perfecting a more thorough
organization. Col. Horace Polk, Chair
man pro ten called the meeting to order.
w S. Armistead Acting Secretary. Ger.
Dupuy, Chairman of Committee on Per.
manent Organization, stated that the
Committee was ready to report. Geo.
w. Armistead, Secretary of Committee,
then submitted the foil owing:
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
cation respectfully submit the following
Report
PERMANENT OFFICERS OF THE CLUB.
For President, Judge Fentress; Vice Pres
ident, J. NJ. Hubbard; Recording Sec'y,
James Fentress, Jr.; Corresponding Sec'v,
Geo. w. Armistead Treasurer, John II.
Polk
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
a. Y. McNoal, James NJ Richardson,
Leonidas Bills, L. B. Adams, Col Hor-
ace Polk, Frank Fentres5, Geo. W.
Armistead, Gen. r. p Nicely.
SsrgeaEt-At-Arms, Samuel Miller.
RULES.
Rule l. There shall be no compulsory
means of forcing the attendance of mem
bers, but all members are expected to be
present at the meetings of the Club
Rtrla A /,
orally known to parliamentary usage shall
be recognized and enforced by the Club
Rule Oder and proprietv shall be
enforced by the President and Sergeant
Alarms and his Assistant as necessity
may require.
Rule f. No member shall b. permitted
to speak on any question more than QO)
minUtes-to be consumed in one or two
speeches, unless further time be granted
him by a majority Of the members pre-
sent.
Rule ;. When the Club is in a Com
limited u twenty five (25) minutes, aud
in all other cases Rule No. + shall obtain.
On motion, the Report was accepted,
and afterwards On motion of Geo. w.
Armistead, it was reconsidered so far as
to all1w an amendment to be offered to
the effect that Gen. r. p Nicely be added
to the Elk Committee. The NEE ting
reconsidered the adoption
of the report and accepted the amend
mGnt.
1t being in order for the new officers
to be seated, Gen. Ddpuy, and G. A.
Miller, by appointment, conducted
Judge Fentress to the chnir. The
Judge accepted the honor of presiding
over the deliberations Of the Club in
short but fOrcib!y pointed speech.
He said that unlike other President. i
that have taken place
since the war, this one represented by
TiIien and Hendricks received his full,
cordial and unqualified approval. It's
aim is the preservation of constitutional
liberty from the further encroachments of
Federal Capitalization, 1t meant more. |
It aspired to institute a thorough and
reformation throughout ell
the departments of the government, and
4 return to the simplicity and honesty Of |
'ormer tim e. The officers were then
July installed, and the members were
pledged.
The Chair declared the Club organized |
md ready for business.
% motion, a recess of ten minutes
vas had, to allow persons to join, where
lpon ten came forward, and were duly |
'eceived, making total membership up
o date of one hundred.
Sam Miller ..Sergeaut-at Arms, sug-
rested as his associates the names of
I. c. TilSon, n. n Polk, and A J.
Joates, who were neutrality-suspicious.
y the Chair.
In order to prepare for the raising of
Tildeu and Hendricks Pole next Sat.
rday, at the ratification meeting to be
cid by the Club, the following Commit
,es were appointed
Committee on Banner-Frank Will
ANS, Chairman; Marcus Kahn, Austin
liller, H. NJ. Polk. Jr., Geo. w. Hardin.
OOmmlELcG Ou L OlC-Os n -sllllGIg
hairmau; MarcusKahn, Alex. Swinbroad
,ayid Parran, w. S. Armistead, Sam
liIler, Alex. Baker, and II. c. Tilson.
On motion OF Gen, Dupuy, the follow
10 resolutions were unanimously adopt
d:
Resolved, lst. That as members we
re very grateful for the interest and
srTices rendered by the Bolivar Bel
zrrN to the Club, and will be thankful
II similar services in the future.
Resolved ID That the thanks of
le Club be returned to the Bolivar Sill
or Cornet Band, for dispensing sweet
lusic in the interest CT this Club, and
lat we as a Club will be very glad for {
lch services whenever in their power
grant them.
Col II. NJ. Polk submitted series
resolutions which were submitted,
L motion, to the following Special
ommittee: II. NJ. Polk, Jesse Nor