Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-23
b of Respect.

OFFICE MEMPHIS BOARD OF UNDER
WRITER'S, November %, 1S78.-A called
meeting of the board of underwriters was
held this morning at 10 o'clock in respect
to the memory of those members who fell
before the destroying death angel in the
recent horrible plague. There were pres
ent Messrs. +. NJ. Nelson, w. II. Moore,
Darlington Mason, VIM. NJ. Harrington,
Henry J.. Lynn, Herman Bensdorf, G. b.
Wexford, j. Il. Beasley, Simon Sturm,
John johnson, John T. Tomlinson and
Gilbert ID. Raine.
Mr.. w. H.. Moore moved that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to draft suit
able resolutions in regard to the fallen
members, which was adopted, and Messrs.
w. II. Moore, j. +. Beasley and Gilbert
d. Raine were selected by Chairman Mel
son to serve as q committee.
During the retirement Of the committee
Mr.. Darlington Mason delivered a short,
appropriate and most feeling address upon
the sad bereavement of the board in the
sudden taking off oftheir loved members,
and paid a splendid tribute to the worth
and noble qualities Of the dead.
The subjOined resolutions were then pre-
| scented by the committee, which, upon mo-
ton by Mr.. Henry j.. Lynn, whose re-
marks upon the sterling worth Of these
honOred dead were both beautiful and
touching, were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The scythe Of death which
recently swept down almost untold hun
dreds Of the people in our midst, has de-
vastated the ranks Of our association in
the cutting off from 4 useful existence oul
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Lonsdale, sr, John G. Lonsdalc, jr, Julian
A. Simmons, DIR. $. r. Clarke and Major
j.. G. Thrall therefore be it
Resolved by the Memphis Board of I'm.
derwriters, That in the death of these
gentlemen we have met with an irrepara-
bic loss, and the city Of Memphis has beer
deprived of five of her most useful, wor
thy and estimable citizens. And be i
further
Resolved, That we desire to bear testi
mony to their surviving relatives, friend
and acquaintance, that in all the relation.
of life, and especially as regards thei
membership of this board, we knew then
to be honest, honorable and blameless men
true to their obligations and to the inter
ests entrusted to their hands, Therefore
be it
Resolved. That to the loved ones which
these noble dead leave behind, while W,
are incapable Of offering any consolation
for their bereavement, we most s%incerel,
tender our heartfelt |sympathies and as
sure them they arc not alone in thei
grief.
That these resolutions DO spread upoI
the minutes of this board and published i
the city papers and leading insuranc
Journals and a copy furnished to the i'm
mediate family and friends of tho dc
ceased. w. ii. MOORE,
j. II. BEAsLRY,
GILBERT ID. RAINE,
Committee.
Mr.. John johnson, whose m~embershi
of the board has Just been renewed by hi
election to the secretaryship Of the Pho
nix Insurance Company Of Memphis
arose and passed a most beautiful an
heartfelt eulogy upon the dead member
whose noble deeds he had witnessed an
whose forms he had seen chilled with tn
eternal sleep OF the grave in the darke:
hours any people were ever called upo
to witness.
The meeting then adjourned upon th
passage of the following resolution Intro
. duced by Mr.. Darlington Mason;
Resolved, That a page upon the RECORD
of this board be devoted 10 the inscriptio
Of the name and date Of tho death Of eac
one Of our deceased brothers.
" +. NJ. NELSON, President
w. II. RHEA, Secretary,
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