Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-15

Meeting of the General Committee
The appointment of Committees
aud oEheF Business.

A meeting of the General Committee Of
the sesqui-C Centennial Committee was held
lest night at Hodgson Hall. The Chairman
and Vice Chairman were absent, and Cap
tain George A. Mercer was called to the
Chair.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
General Henry G. WsYne, Secretary, re-
ported that on the authority Of the com
mttee he had appointed Colonel 9. W.
Anderson as Assistant Secretary and had
engaged an Office at lis Bryan street, to be
used as the headquarters for the Sesqui-
Centennial Committee.
The committee appointed st the last meet
iug to select subordinate committees and
define their duties, submitted their report.
We present herewith the list Of committees
named:
SAVANNAH, November IA, 1892
TO Gen Henri Il Jackson, Chairman SsSqmf
Centennial Committee:
The committee appointed at the meeting
| Of November Oh, to suggest the number
and character OF subcommittee neces-
sary to secure the proper performance OF
| the work before our body, respectfully re-
port as follows:
We recommend that the Chairman, Vice
| Chairman and Secretary be authorized to
| appoint the following committees (where
/ tue appointment is not already provided
/ for, not only from our own number, bu'
also from among the citizens generally-tht
| appointments 10 be made at as early day
as practicable:
i. Executive Communicable be composed
| of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and SecTe-
tary Of the General Committee, together
with the Chairmen Of the subcommittee
2 Finance Committee-( Already ap
| pointed).
3. Committee on Literary and Musica
| Exercises.
4 Committee on Historic al Pageant.
5 Committee On Civil, Military and Trades
| Professionally be sub-divided into two
| committees.
6 G mmittee on Amusements.
| z. Committee on Entertainments.
1 We would recommend that these severa
committees be appointed each OF as man.
| persons as the appointing power shall deem
best, IN its discretion, keeping In view tht
desirabiiilY Of giving every man something
TO do, and thus securing mis- hearty coop
Grafton.
Il viii be noticed that frequent reference
has been made to Treasurer. That otfict
has not been provided for by the committee
but we think it should be done. His dutie
| should be 10 receive all funds from tn
Flnaoce Committee, and to deposit tn
same IL bank to the credit Of Treasurer o
Sesqui- Centennial Committee, and 70 pa,
such bills as shall be audited by the Exe Gu
tive Committee. Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES Il. OLMsTEAD,
Chairman Committee.
On motion Col. Charles a. Olmstead wa
unanimously elected Treasurer Of the com
mittee.
A resolution was also passed, requesting
Capt. w. w. Gordon to call meeting o
his Committee on Finance as early as practi
cable for organization, SO that they cal
commence their work without further delay
Co. siderable other business was transact
ed, not of public character. The indication
are that the committees are thorough,
organized, and that the arrangements vii
be perfected 10 render the celebration
grand success The committee then al
iourned until Tuesday next.