Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-07-07
Concerning the Gary Memorial Fund.

Proceedings OF the Executive Commit
tee of the Gary Memorial Fund in Edge
l,id County, ut thei, first regulSr meet
log, salesdsy, July Alb. IN the Court
House:
A quorum being present, Hon. G. D.
Tlllmsn called the Committee to order,
and announced the following sdditionai
appointments of members cf the E1ecu-
Nve COMMITTEES: :.
Collirs-James es a. I.an;er.
Picken@Thos. Hoy,.
Johus.on-P. 3. Waters.
Mr.. Tiilmsn stated that he did not con-
slider himself permanent Chair,nen oi
the Committee, and suggested the organ
izstion OF shes Committee az the fist hu-
sirass iu order. -
Hon. w. scott Allen then submitted
the following resolutions:
I. Resolved, That the officers Of this
Co,uuityes shxii consist ot q Chairman,
Firs. Vice ChsirnsL and Sectn6 Vice
Chairman.
g. ReaoLvc.i, That Line members or one
third Of the e..In .uittee shall constitute b
Quorum to do'-,'uYiness, except 10 con.
srsc. debts, or appropriate money when
majority OF all tbs ,oD,mittee shall be
preauIt. :,
Z. Reso.ree:, Tha. this Committee shall
fill 2li VACANCIES in It's own membecshlp,
after the canvassers rsshal! have been rp-
pointed for the several townships, but
until said rsnvsssers shal! have been sp
pointed sllts their names published, tht
,,f , pk,u tusa tt1kAltinO AhAll
continue ~ supply MI vacancies IN the
Coumittee.
4 Resolved, That each member Of this
Coinuittee shall confer with tile canvaos
ors uf his township. and at every ,nonthly
meeting az the Committee shall reporl
the result of the conference.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted se-fstim, and an election "; q
had for the officers created by them
when Hon. g. ID. Tillmsn was chosen
Chairman. Hon. W. SOFT Allen, first
Vice Chairman and D.. C. n. Rurckhsl-
ter. second Vice Chairman.
Capt. Psil Waters then offered the fol-
lowing resolution which, after debate,
wss adopted,
Reao,t~a, That each member Of thi.
Committse be and be IN hereby earnestly
re1uestad'to appoint TWO csnvaSsers FOR
his tow.ish!p, and report their names fol
publication sothe Secretary, at the latest
BY the lst Of a rgust pro9imo.
Capt. l.. Charlton next offered the fol
lowing RESOLUTION fo1 consideration:
RESOLVED, Thst.a Committee of three
be appointed bY the Chairman to cores
pond with photographers and ascertain
the eapproxiuiatsMost of i've hundred M
more copies OF lie size photograph oi
Gen. M. w. Gary, aud report 1T the next
meeting OF this COMMITTEES.
Rrh;s resolution after discussion was
also unanimously adopted, and the Chair
sppo;nted rs Committee to carry it out,
L. Charlton, ?. B. Waters and W. Scott
Allsu.
Col, Jerry Goggins then presented the
following resolution for consideration,
which was discussed and adopted:
Resolred. That Committee of three be
spnointed bv the Chair for the purpose
Of compiling aud estimating the co.'s! OF
oublirs.ipn Of 6 suitable memorial vol
umo OF Gjep. VI. W. Gary, and that said
Committee report TO this .:oily as soon a.
practicable
To serve ou this Committee the Chair
appointed, Jerry GcRgius. Thos. IIoyt
and james 9 Pow.
On motion Of Hon. ". Scott Allen. the
Committee then sd;ourzed.
L CHARLTON, Secretary
g. II. Z. L. G.