Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-03

adjourned meeting of the surviving member:
| OF the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry A. N. w.
was held at the Sun Eogine House last night.
The meeting was csIled to order by Gen. NJ
| D. Corse, on whose motion Capt. Jamc' NJ
Steuart was chosen chairman
The following permanent officers were elect
ed Col. NJ. Msrye, President; Capt. d. NJ
Steuart, Vice President; j. 4. zimmerman
| Secretary.
o. motion it was ordered that the Commit
tee on Resolutions, appointed at the last meet
ing BIO relieved, and commltte OF Jour be
appointed by the Chair to revise and modify
the resolutions offered by Comrade II "'N
aud report to night.
The Chair appointed Jos. L. Grigg, Lieut..
Thos. Perry, Rcha,d M. Latham and f. a.
Howell, who. after consultation, reported the
following resolutions. which were submitted
and adopted as q basis of permanent organ
cation -
l. This Organization shall DO known as the
Association of the Surviving Members OF the
18th Virginia Infantry A. N. "
The object of the Association is the az
sembling annually 10 social reunion the surVlV
Jog members of the regiment; the commeinora,
ton of the virtues and bravery OF our deceased
comrades; the care of the graves of such az are
IN our VlClEly, auu tue CUHcCtlpu auu piCSVif
ton OF such relics as are lsf'.
8. Membership shall consist Of such members
CT tho several companies which composed the
regiment AID we're in the Confederte service Oh
the lst Of April, 1865, aud up to that time all
who had been hcnorabIy discharged.
4 the officers of tbis Association shall con.
sist of q president, two vice presidents. secre'
tary aud treasurer and sergeant at arms who
shall be elected annually.
s. The officers Of this Association, together
with one member from each company OF the
regiment (who shall be elected annually shall
constitute the executive committee.
On N otion the following additional officers
we're elected Lieut.. Thos. Perry, 2od vice
president; Fl. Appioh. treasurer, w. ID. Bacon,
sergeant at arms.
Ga motion tho election Of az executive com
mite was postponed until the next meeting.
% motion Messrs. Howell. Glgg ard W.
II. Bacon we're appointed committee to pre-
pare constitution and by laws.
% motion com mittee. consisting or Nlessrs.
Howell. Latham and Mcknight, were appoint
I'd to confer with Capt. w. D. Stuart 10 re-.
gard to badges for the memorial celebration
July 9. 1873.
Ga motion tho meeting adjourned until
Thursday, July Is. 1878.
THE NARROW GAUGE RoAD.-The Star
says that a circular was being distributed in
Georgetown, yesterday setting forth that the
sis1ers thereto. ctize1s of Georgetown, apprc
cating the important benefits to be derived
from the compilation of THE Washington, Gin,
cnnati, and St. Louis Railroad, between George
town and the village Of Falls Church, a.,
beg leave to state the reasons which have i'm
pel'od them to yield to the scheme their heart.
rest support: lot. Not one dollar is to be paid
out of the Georgetown Subscription of $25, 900
until the read is in complete order aud ruuuiDe
on regular time between Falls Church aud
Georgetown over the Aqueduct Bridge. 20.
Georgetown is to be entitled to director, " no
shall have authority to disburss said subscrip-
liou ooly when the guarantees made by
the president of the road are 10 letter and 10
spirit wholly fulfilled. 81. The road will not
and cannot be completed without the coopera::
ton of Georgetown. Harrisonburg, village OF
9 1000 Inhabitants. has subscribed $50. 0O0; Fair.
lax Court House, SIG, 900; Falls Church, SIS 900;
Middeburg, $4,000; MIR. Dulauy, Of Middle
burg, $40, 900 Of the above amount; Rappahau-
mock county. 100000. Individual subscrip'
lions amount to $4,000.