Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-08
THE FATHERS IN COUNCIL.
Meeting OF the Old Mems Club.

BledSoe. DIR. YantIs, Alex r. Hogan and Dr.
Gray. The minutes of the last meeting were
then read and approved.
The secretary reported that, according to IN
he had purchased new books for rec
oris. memorials. &c. and had partly uan-
scribed the same. Report approved.
On motion. the Constitution WAS read by the
secretary. From its reading we learned thai the
first meeting OF the CLUB was held at The resi-
drnce of Mr.. JAS. lIicklin, on August lth. lSs,
and that upon motion of Col. Henry Wallace tue
Club WAS organized. Since then the times OF
meeting have been changed TO the fourth sstur-
days in May and September. The officers are
elected at the september meeting.
Alter the reading OF the Constitution. on mo-
tind, the Club took \ recess till after dinner.
Al hslf-past l. dinner WAS announced. and
though every one expected to see something nice.
they We're all much surprised TO see the elaborate
preparations which had been made. The table
and siieboards were crowded with great dishes
of beef. mutton, nam, chicken. &c, while
every conceivable vegetable WAS presented in its
most tempting form. The COOK room door stood
open. sud displayed huge roasts, enough TO feed
halt Il regiment Ut hungry soldiers. Large and
elegant cakes. OF every conceivable name, rear
e / their frosted heals everywhere. Tables were
" hANS ~ ''th Nf
seemed rs II each guest were expected TO carry
of ole or two. We undertook to taste each kind
OF cake presented TO us. but abandoned the effort
almost at the start, and had our plate full OF
slices. A mammoth bowl of fne straw berries
helped to grace the table. and splendid bouquets
We're wrdged betwee cakes. Is If to lend ira
GRANGE where their beauty would scarcely be
noticed. II Was one of those dinners of which
hungry men dream, where they taste q hundred
ieIicacies, and see u hundred more; where the
more they cal the more they want, and they
iua'ly awake with laiin-the sleeper with An
aggravated appetite. and the eater with An over
loaded stomach. such dinners are better cal
cuIaieL to Kill, than TO prolong lie.
The Club WAS called to order at = O'Clock.
wien the committee on obituary OF Capt. Ihos.
Galloway presented the following sS their report:
At the spring seni-annual meeting OF the Old
Mems as-ocIatiou of Lafayette county, the
death OF ant. ThOs. Galloway having taken
rlacr since the last meeting Of the association.
On motion of Street Hale the following preain-
bGcs and resolution were offered:
Cant. Ihos. Galloway Was born IN beuioru
county, VlrSInIa, on the 10th day of Sovem-
Der, I1sg, and resided in his native county
until lie removed 10 Lafayette county, Missouri.
III ISIS. Both IN his native state and since MS
residence in Missouri. he bore the character of q
charitable and benevolent man, land no one ever
more richly deserved ~. For many Years, Ana
mill ItNtiht -
vas 4 preacher of the gospel. and oy l. consist
-nt walk and conversation adorned the doctrine
he prOitssed.
At last IN the ~tuilness of age, having nearly al
tanned his sslh year, II has pleased Almighty
tod to remove him from earth, rs We hope and
trust to receive the welcome p!auiit of well
lone. good and faithful servant enter thou INTO
tn, lows of thy Lord" Honored and venerated
by ali who knew him. and honored most by
those no knew him best, We cannot deem ms
tate untlmely. MARK the just man. and behold
he upright, Tor the end Of that man Is peace
resolved, That in the death OF Capt. Thos
Galloway our association has lost one of ia
nubIest and best members; SOCIETY one VI II.
brightest IN and his children and
grand children = tender, loving and afectionaie
parent and Eranh-parent, the example oil
whose christian Lille WAS the richest and mos
entuslng legacy he could 9equeI:h 10 Ms nes'ehu'
ants. y II. GRAIAM' Com,
STREET HALE.
Gen. Graham spoke very f.elingly touching thu
| leath OF Capt. Galloway. He had known hlT
long and well; n. WAS a man OF ability, and had
the good OF mankind al heart. DR.. iantis a!'t
mad. n lew remarks. | nave known Capt. Cal
laway, since he first came 10 this county; Were
Intimate from the time we first met; we talked
| freely ON all subjects, and | found him a man o
large heart, and devoted TO his family; ain hap
ply TO know that he died as h. lived. in the chris
tl4u's hope OF heaven. The report of the com
mltt-e was adopted.
The Committee on obituary of Jesse Robert
reported a. follows:
Br-thern of the Club ! our committee would re
port that brother Jessie Roberts was horn IN BED
lord county. Virginia, in the year 1885; was n sol
| tier vi the war OF i.l2; joined the Baptist churCl
IN 1891; moved from Virginia to Missouri IN 1852
I.vet 1T christians; WAS nightly esteemed by nj
n-IgtIt.ors aEI friends for MIS- integrity ana can
dor IN all his relations ~ IL good citizen. worth
At honor by ali who knew him. Died july 10th
Isl. Again We are reminded, be yc also ready
Holm x. ORD zoos
J. +. WlLES ~
After the report was read Gen. Graham mad
4 brief but feeling speech On the death OF his oil
friend. He knew Mr.. Roberts as a just and up
right man. and pointed the young men tohtr
as an example; he has gone. but has gone |
rest. DR.. I.nts also made a brief speech
after which the report Of the committee VIZ
adopted.
The committee on obituary of Col. jaime
Young reported AS follows:
since We met eight months ago, time, tbs eve
busy harvester, ha, been at work, anu cut do"
more titan one OF or number Thus are -"
taught that our
Aare fallen into the sere. the yellow Leaf
There was no citizen Of Lafayette county =
distinguished, by reason of the prominent pos
tons which ~. had held, As our friend and broth
ct, james Young, who died at his home. near u
Prairie Presbyterian church. on Saturday, III
9Th day of February. A ID. ISIS
The following sketch OF his life and ciiarncts
We take from the Lexington lntelligenc-r, VII
ten by his friend. the editor OF that paper. 1t
~ lhii, -" accurate, anu so wei eaife''e' "
nm sIe,ch referred 10 WA. published by y
just after Col. fouHs's death. and IS too long
reproduce mere. Inc following feSoiu'ioii7 wei
t II rhHat tho d.o,b .f ca; lam,
Young, this Club mas lost one of Ia most honor
ell mt1nber-. the community one OF us most uA
.nsu'snen %ehs'apd-'" uuie'
Resolved. That we how with reverent submii
sion To- the viii OF four H-ireniy atheF. cnhlI1r
."..r.d - h,S 80 abnr. .nJ tina, II Will n
BE- long before the messenger will call for us.
Resolved, mat we tender our cofula, synnp'
- 10 ~ s. p.uay a. y. inrn,sf, Il them
j. II. GRAHAM, rom
SlREEl ALI.
After the reading of the report Gen. Graha
made Il short speech, Mr.. Gray then took the Hot
for q few minutes. lie thought the r-por,corrt
and all that was necessary; he had known Col
Young AS long IL anybody and uniformly ioun
!. HIM a christian, remembering that hr was ar
= preaching the grave; in losing hin. We lose o
OF our most influential members. and society
' useful man; We can rejoice that ut ms death
could say, II have fought a soou hSht' memo
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