The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-09


49,
Tho Recent Meeting ~ tho Eseoutlve Cons
nittee ~ the sOuthern-The Association
10 Meet August 10 nj sedaIia
The executive committee of The ex.Con.
federato association Of Missouri met at the
gentlemen's parlor Of the Southern hotel
recently.
There were present General John s. Mar
maduke, president yloo-presidents, Captain
w. II. Clopton, st. Louis; Lieutenant Joel
X. Frazier, 81. Louis county; Joseph T.
Donovan, 81. Louis; Major George u. Clark,
Cape Girardeau; Lieutenant Colonel II. A.
Boughan, Nevada; Colonel Robert Nc
Cullough, Jefferson City; Major II. J. Will
liams, Richmond Colonel r. ii. Musser,
Brunswick; Captain A. A. Lesueur, secre-
tary; Major John Waddell, corresponding
secretary.
Visitors-Gen. James Harding, Col. J. II.
r. Cundiff, Hon. NJ, X, McGrath, Major
Edward Cunningham and Capt. Chris.
EllerDe.
A committee was appointed to draft a
constitution and bylaws, consisting of the
following gentlemen Gen. James Hard
ing, Gen. b. M. Frost and Capt. L. z.
Bashaw.
A committee on historical data was ap-
pointed as follows: Col. j. III. II. Cundiif,
Col; Waldo P. johnson and Morrison Mum
| ford.
The following named gentlemen were APP
pointed as 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. III. Musser, Joseph L. Donovan
and Major Edward Cunningham.
Messrs. r.. j. Williams, w. Ii. Clopton
and Colonel r. A. Boughan were appointed
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 a resolution passed
at Il meeting OF the officers
of the Confederate associa-
ton of Missouri" the undersigned
were appointed'a 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. A. 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 areaespecially re-
auested to state the fact, that their names
may be enrolled as at that date, as the r9Sr
ter made there is very unsatisfactory and
in complete.
A committee of arrangements was select
ed, as follows Major John n. Edwards,
Captain A. A. Lesueur, D. G. 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 in the person of Judge l.. b. Val
liant, of St. Louis.
Ihe committee on transportation was in
structed to report as soon as possible to the
president, who was requested to publish ar
rangementS made.
1t was resolved that the wives and chill
dren of eX.Confederates 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, land for social en-
ioyment, we meet each year, That asking
and expecting no pensions from the govern
ment, we commend to the charitable and
gallant of bot h armies the unfortunate and
necessitous 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 at
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 ofDallow, 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-
tions, 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-
nit the same to DR.. t. S. Martin for his
use.
the ir work at the earliest practicable time
and to report to the executive committee at
Sedalia, Monday, August H. 1882.
The executive committee then adjourned
to meet at the Garrison house in Sedalia
Monday morning, August IA, 1882, at 10
o'clock =
The best of feeling prevailed in the meet
dicted for August, the discussions having
brought prominently forward charitable
work and the long-neglected sepulture of
Confederate dead in the state.
1t was requested that the press through
out the state be asked TO print the proceed
Jugs of this meeting as fully as practicable.
-[St. Louis Republican.