Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07
Report OF The Treasurer Of the Con-
federate Memorial Association.
BATON ROUGE, May 4, 18si

To Editors Louisiana Capito.ian
At meeting Of the Confede ate Memorial
Association held on the I'd Of May, oil the pres
rut year, the report of the Treasurer. after nav
ing been read and adopted, was ordered 10 be
printed. Please find below copy Of same:
Respectfully yours, j. LAt.IU Ter.
To the President OF the Confederate Memorial
Association:
In compliance with your request that r should
furnish full and complete statement IN my Off.
cial capacity Of the financial condition Of our
Association. that the same may be submitted
TO the meeting to be held on the 2d day OF May,
beg cave 70 submit the following az my report:
% to the 2-th day of September, lo1s, the AS
ISOLATION had very little, If any assets the only
revenue received was the annual dues Of the
members, which was fixed at the low sum Of 30
cents for ladies' and 100 for gentlemen. The
money thus collected barely covered the expen
se8 incurred By the Association.
Though the Association annually elected a
Treasurer the Office was 4inecure, no reports
were ever made and no books kept
In September, lsIe, an entertainment was
given at Pixies Hall by the Association, which
pette,i the sun 81 3G62.65 This money remained
idle in the hands OF the Treasurer Entil some
time in January $50 when The whole amolnt
WAS loaned to Mr. VIM. GaTig at Ten per cent,
VINO gave his individual note to the Association !;
at maturity it was promptly paid.
In Nav, 1879, a second entertainment was Civ
en-. the result OF which was a net gain TO the
Treasury of $J34.51. making the sum total real.
lied by entertainments Of Si24142.
on the 9th OF January, 1880, Miss Nettie Bru-
not placed in the hands of the Treasurer the sum
of sla0G, realized from the sale Of poem writ
len nv Mrs. Williams, of st. Landry parish. and
published by the CAPTroL!As newspaper of Baton
Rouse.
On thr goth OF January, 1880 Nr. L. D. Beale,
Secretary OF the Association turned over az
dues collected the sum OF sll.l0 and on the 2ith
of February, 1850 the Agricultural Association
Of Baton Rouge donated the sum Of si4.0j bal.
\ reorganization OF assets to this date, say
January 1890, shows
LIST From first entertainment, Sept ISIS s6a2 -
81. From second entertainment May 70. Jri.5i
Sd. Sale Of Poem By Miss BTunot- ic.H6
4th Donation A gricutural Association. iiOj
5th Dues collected. Recommendation. lilo
This sum IL subject to Il credit of s2f A. as
per vouchers il. my possession, as follows:
! TO T. Turner, for restoring speaker stand
at the Magnolia Cemetery, destroyed ny
storm J.Dt
J To Lumber to Arboar & Bro.............. 3d.
/ To Sexton Magnolia Cemetery. ......."... 3G
/ To Sexton CathGiiC Cemetery communicative. 90
} To Capi,alian for printing. .......-.-.--.. a0t
Total............ .................. 80 4:
This sH!n deducted from $3.50 II Hould leave
a balance in favor Of the Associa ion of slZ10.I2
Under cur constitution. the + uanee Commit
TEE has the entire investmeHg Of his sum and ii
other sans belongiE 10 the Association.
ON this date the Association hoIt, the follow
ing assets;
lst. Five city bonds Of 300 eaeh.......s jG0Gt
I'd Note Ct. " Buckner, 7. j. Bird, Sc.
CUrlty. .....",.... ',.s.......s.....- 23U,U'
T, Sd. B. F. Bryan, M0liere Lange security l9o,0I
Atm. J. Larguier. Henry LargGier security 27J.0t
9Th. l. BerhclI mortgage hoGse and 3 iots 165.9i
9Th NJ Chambers, g. II. Wilson ord "
r. \ Magruder seeUrity. 1870
18th jas Murphy Mrs. Susan Baum &c
eIiFItf. 5s}.U
8th Cash balance on hand ........... 1913
lo!ai". .a'''...----- .'''-''.''. -. fIb50.1
j Deduct from this -um sl2TD.i2 the aIaDtln
received from al sources to January. Iss0 "
! will find net balance IN favor OF the 4ssocia
ton OF s3I6.s0-
From nv knowledge Of the assets in my pos
session / give il as my opinion that every dolla
could BE- realized in II months from the call All
if absolutely necessary two-thiris of these .,
sets could BE- collected in thirty days.
Respectfully submitted J. Ia RGrIER.
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