Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-05
Report Of the Treasurer Of the Con.
federate Memorial Association.
BATON ROYCE. MAY 4. ISL

To Editors Louisiana Capitolian
Al meeting of the Confederate Memorial
Association. held on the ID OF May, OF the pres.
ent year, the report OF tho Treasurer, after hay
Ing been read and adopted, was ordered to be
printed. Please find below copy of saIhe.
Respectfully yours, j. LARGGlER.
To the President of the Confederate Memorial
Association:
In compliance with your request, that should
furnish a fun and complete statement in my Off.
cial capacity of the financial condition OF
Association, that the same may he submitted
to the meeting to be held on the I'd day of May,
beg leave to submit the following as my report:
Up TO the 2sth day of September, 1878, the As
so ation 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 80
cents for ladies and 800 foI gentlemen The
money thus collected barely covered the expen.
ses incurred by the Association.
Though the Association annually elected
Treasurer the Office was n sineCure, no reports
were ever made and no books kept
In September, 1873 an entertainment was
given at Pixies Hall by the Association, which
netted the sum Of sG62.s5. This money remained
idle in the hands of the Treasurer until some
time in January. 1879, when the whole amount
was loaned to Mr.. VIM. Garig at ten per cent,
who gave bis individual note to the Association;
at maturity it was promptly paid.
In MAY 1879 second entertainment was Civ
en- the result of which was Il net gain to the
Treasury of S5Si.57, making the sum total real
lied by entertainmentsDf S1247.42.
On the 9th of January, 1890 Miss Nettie Brtl.
not placed in the hands of the Treasurer the sum
of $500. realized from the sale of a poem writ.
len by Mrs. Williams, of st. Landry parish, and
published by the CArToLIAN newspaper Of Baton
Rouge.
he. NJ fsgO Mr. r. n Reofe
Secretary of the Association, turned over as
dues collected the sum of sl1l0, and On the Oath
of February, 1890 the Agricultural Association
of Baton Rouge donated the sum of Sl4.05 bal
ance in their treasury,
A accumulation of assets to this date say
January 1890, shows
tst. From first entertainment Sept ts75. s662. IS
I'd. From second entertainment, May19. 5s4.5l
Sd. Sale of Poem by Miss Brunot. ....... 1890
4th. Donation Agricultural Association. l4.O5
9Th, Dues collected. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lilo
Total. ............... ''...'....'.... .Sl29o'l
This sum is subject to a credit of S2O.45, as
per vouchers in my possession, as follows:
To II. Turner, for restoring speakers stand
at the Magnolia Cemetery, destroyed by
storm. cumming o.VO
| To lumber to Arbour d Bro. ,.,.r,..... 1868
| To Sexton Magnolia Cemetery. ........... 800
10 SeNton SdthohC StiItttiS o.fU
To Capitolian, for printing. 900
! Total. ,ss.ss....s 'SsVf0
| This sum deducted from s129D.5l would leave
| a balance in favor Of the Association OF sl27O.l2
Under orr constitution, the Finance Commit.
tee has the entire investment of this sum and all
other sums belonging to the Association.
On this date the Association holds the follow.
( ing assets:
LIST. Five city bonds Of 800 each. ......s $4,000
| ID Note G. w. Buckner T. j. Bird, Sc
cmity. -. $4,000
| al r. r BRYAN. Mo,iere Lance security 1880
| dth T Jarruier Henry Larruier security 275.00
5th LBerhell, mortgage house and Slots 1890
9Th. M. Chambers, G. Il, Wilson and W.
II. N. MaglHder security. ......... 165Ot
It'll. Jas. Murphy, Mrs Susan Baum, Sc
cuTity. ............ $500
sth Cash balance Oh hand .......,,.... 1895
Deduct from this sum Sl270.12, the amount
received from all sources TO January, 1880, WI
will find net balance in favor Of the Associa
ton of S3l6.s0.
From my knowledge of the assets in my, pos
session, l give it as my opinion that every dolla
could be realized in IL months from the call, ant
if absolutely necessary, two-thirds of these as
sets could be collected in thirty days.
Respectfully submitted, j LARGUlER,
Treasurer Confederate Memorial Association.
Baton Rouge, May2 1881.