Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-25
Meeting OF the Augusta Memorial Association.

AT recent meeting of the Augusta Memorial
Association. the following members were pres
Col. James 81. Skinner, President, Capt.
James Bumgardner, Jr.. DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy
Capts. John n. Opie, Lewis Harman, F. B.
Berkeley, Col. II. ]. Williams and Lieut.. j. N.
Mcfarland.
Col. Skinner submitted his annual report to-
gether with that of the Treasurer. which shows
that since the last report the sum of S540S has
been expended; of this $3.50 was chiefly ex-
pended upon the Cemetery grounds and por-
ton Of it.On the recent celebration of Memorial
Day, The residue, S475 has been, by order OF
the Executive Committee, invested in a $500 S
per cent. bond of the city of Staunton. The
balance now in the hands of the Treasurer is
sI4S63 The Cemetery grounds are improving
in beauty; they are we'll set in grass, and the
trees are in a ftourishing condition. The report
goes ON to say that the Association now needs
an increase in its reserve fund to 81 500 which,
properly Invested. would yield an annual in.
come sufficient to keep the sward in good con-
dition and enable them to make yearly i'm
provements in the shrubbery and general Or
namentation Of the grounds.
The President thinks this can be done, but
that earnest e+.or. will Dc Required, aud espe-
cally will it be necessary to enlist the ladies of
sHe City anu equity III tue WOrK, VINO nave al
ways shown themselves ready to do all that in
them lay to pay proper honors to our heroic
lamented dead. After referring to what had
already Leen d!tcnsa, tte ieporl uiges the impor-
lance of keeping ZIP AND beautifying the last
resting PLACE OF our self sacrificing dead, SO
thatit viii do hnnar to them ami lie credit to
ourselves.
The Association appeals to the public to raise
| the n hmm al
lars, and has appointed the following commit
tee, who shall be charged with the raising of
TIPS sun NJ s4on II. cans as 10 then. may appear
most eicaGious, vi.;-Dr. A. NJ. Fauntleroy
Capt. Lewis Hartman, Col. J. d. Lllley, Col. A.
w. Hartman, Capt. Saml Paul, Lieut. j. N. Nc.
Farland, Capt. c. B. Conner, C. S. Roller 8
Brown Allen, w. H Gamble, David F. Miller
j. A. Turk, W. I. Lightner, A. NJ, Bowman E.
G. Fishburn, DR.. James r, StoHt, y. L. olivier
W. l.. B;tm2rnne., 4. II. fultZ, i. B. Rerk eley
Ihe committee. appointed at the last meeting
to confer with the County Supervisors with re-
gard to the removal pf Copied pra,e dead not
buried III Regular cemeteries, Iaported that the
SupervisOrs did not nave it in their power to
act in the premises. Thereupon, upon motion
OF Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., it was resolved
to request our representatives, in the Legsla-
ture to procure the passage of an act authoriz-
ing the Board OF Supervisors of Augusta county
10 appropriate aiiH levy ior stiAh 3 sui4 as may
he necessary to remove 20 Qpr cemetery such
Confederate dead in this county as are not bu-
ried In regular buryng grounds.
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year, viz President, James H. Skinner
Vice Presidents, James Bumgardner, Jr., F. B.
Berkeley and r. a. Fulcher; Treasurer, J. E.
Rollins; Secretary; E. s. I,ruall. nseeutive
Committee, James II. Skinner. James Bum
gardner, Jr., j. I'll. Waters John N. Opie and
E. 3. Berkeley.
The following perscns were ;t11ade corporations
OF the Association, VIZ col. j. D. Lilldy, Capt.
c. G. Merritt, j. A. Turk, Capt. C. 3. Coiner,
John T. Shields, Absalom Koiner, Capt. w. E.
McKeny, John w. Gilkeson. Slas Walker, c.
S. Roller, nr. W. 9. Mcphesnsy, ~. Carter
Berkeley, Cap. 4. S. boyle. Capt. G.. D. Mccoy,
Or. r. +. Baldwin, Maj. Jed Hotehkiss, Capt.
II. L. Hoover, s. Brown Allen, A. H Fultz and
C. G. Fishburne.
A resolution of respect to the memory of Capt.
S, Travers Phillips. a member and officer of the
Association, was adopted, and also one Of
thanks 10 Gilbert r. Firth for his jealous SER
vices and elegant taste in the decoration of the
cemetery on Memorial Day,