The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-07
rx-CoNrEDKRATK REUNION.
The Recent Meeting of the Excessive Com
mittee mt the Southern-The Association
IN Meet August Is at Sedalia

TO Meet August ) mt Sedalia
The executive committee of the Exon
ra3erate association of Missouri met at the
rentlemens parlor of the Southern hotel
recently
There were present General John S. Mar
maduke, president; vice-presidents, Captain
W. II. Clopton, st. Louis; Lieutenant Joel
r. Frazier, st. Louis county; Joseph T.
Donovan St. Louis; Major GeorgeB. Clark,
Cape Girardeau; Lieutenant-Colonel Il. A.
Boughan, Nevada; Colonel Robert Nc
Culloush, Jefferson City; Major II. J. VIII
iams, Richmond; Colonel X. II. Musser,
Brunswick; Captain A. A. Lesueur, secre-
tary; Major John Waddell, corresponding
secretary.
Visitors-Gen. James Harding, Col. ]. II.
R. Cuudif, Hon. NJ. X. McGrath Major
Edward Cunningham and Capt. Chris.
EllerDe.
\ committee was appointed to draft
constitution and bylaws, consisting of the
following gentlemeu; Gen. James Hard
ing, Gen, ID. NJ. Frost and Capt. L. T.
Bashaw
A committee on historical data was ap.
pointed, as follows: Col. j. II. Il. Cunditf
Col. Waldo p. johnson and Morrison Mum
ford
The following named gentlemen were APP
pointed as Il committee to arrange matters
of transportation Col. Elijah Gates Col.
Robert McCulloch and Major Thomas J.
Ports.
A committee was appointed to invite dis
tinguished officers and soldiers of other
states who served with Missouri troops, as
follows General John S. Marmaduke,
Colonel r. H. Musser, Joseph Z. Donovan
,,,1 Major Edward l'ttpuinpban,
Messfs r. j. Williams, w. II. Clopton
and Colonel X. y. Boughan were appointed
a committee to draft the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted,
To the officers, soldiers and sailors of the
Confederate armies and navy residing in
Missouri: Pursuant to resolution passed
at q meeting of the officers
Of the the ,,, "ex,Go n assoeia,
were appointed committee to urge all Off
GERS soldiers and sailors who served in the
armies and navy of the Confederate states,
now residing in Missouri, to send their
address, rank and command to Captain
Alex. \. Lesuedr, secretary, Lexington:
Missouri.
We take this method toward cordially in
viting all to join the association before the
next annual meeting. Those who attended
the meeting at Moberly are especially re-
may be enrolled as at that date, as the ros-
ter made there is very unsatisfactory and
in complete
\ committee OF arrangements was select
ed, as follows: Ma or John n. Edwards,
Captain A A. Lesueur, d. c. Kennedy,
and the president.
The time for the next annual reunion of
the eX-confederates of Missouri was fixed
for August 10, 1882, at Sedalia Missouri
The orator for the reunion at Sedalia was
selected i'll the person of Judge l.. b. Val
liant, of st. Louis.
Ghc committee on transportation was in
Structed 70 report us soon as possible to the
president, who was requested to publish ar
engagements made.
II was resolved that the wives and chill
dren of eX.Conlederates be invited TO at
tend the reunion.
The following resolution, offered by Colo
mel r. II. Musser, OF Brunswick, was
adopted:
Resolved That the Confederate associa-
ton of Missouri is primarily formed for the
purpose of extending charitable aid to the
manned and unfortunate and the families
OF those who served in the Confed-
crate armies, and to the widows and
orphans Of those who fell in the war. That
for this purpose, and for SOCIAL en-
joyment, we meet each year, That asking
anu expecting llO pcllSlOlls lTull tle BONerH-
ment, we commend to the charitable and
gallant of bot h armies the unfortunate and
necesstous of our former comrades in arms
their widows and orphans. That We COM
mend to the charitable and patriotic ladies
of Springfield especially, and the state ut
large, the care and preservation of the Con-
federate cemetery at that place, pledging
them the assistance of this association in so
doing.
The following was adopted
Resolved, That this meeting find from in
formation by them deemed reliable that
Richard l.. Lloyd of Dallow, Charlton coun-
ty, who lost both arms in the Confederate
army at Lexington in 1861, is worthy the
charitable consideration of the benevolent,
and we therefore recommend that contribu-
tons in any sums, be sent him for his sup.
port and in aid of his family, care of Major
Harvey w. Salmon, OF Clinton, Henry
county, Missouri, who is authorized to re.
init the same to DR.. T. S. Martin for his
Use.
All committees were requested to perfect
the, r work at the earliest practicable time
and 10 report to the executive committee mt
Sedhlia, Monday, August Ii, lSSo.
The executive committee then adjourned
to meet at the Garrison house in Sedalia,
Monday morning, August H. 1852, at 10
o'clock.
The best of feeling prevailed In the meet
lng and q very large assembago was pre-
dictcd for August, the discussions having
brought prominently forward charitable
work and the long.negleoted sepulture of
Confederate dead in the state.
1t was requested that the press through
out the state be asked to print the proceed
tugs OF this meeting as fully as practicable.
-lSt Louis Republican.