Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-11

Enthusiastic Meeting at the CITY TX
change Last Night-The Success OF the
DT.DIav Assured.


Enthusiastic Meeting at the. CITY TX
change Last Nighttime success Oh the
Display Assured.
meeting Of the subscribers Of the
uroposed ..Grand National Prize Drill and
Trades Display" was held last evening
in the Council Chamber Of the City TX
change. Captain John Flannery, the
Chairman. being absent from the city,
Vice Chairman. General r. II. Anderson
called the meeting 70 order. The minutes
~ the urevious meeting were read ana
confirmed.
81 FstilI submitted, in behalf Of the
,.r-,rniffee appointed 70 solicit 5ubscrlp-
So = 7lrrrt showing that Sll.lvJ nad
I.een subscribed. He stated that. OWING
~ tho committee being small one, ana
tho members much engaged. the canvass
Led not been thorough and that mucn
more could have been obtained had u
been necessary at this time. He also stated
that it was the opinion OIL ma
ioritv Of the committee tnat' thpu5A
Tho amount $1,000 required by the res
CIution ~ the last meeting 70 insure a
permanent organization had been OBJ
iained they thought il would De best Tor
fbi. meeting to appoint larger commit
te1 n continue the work Of canFasslhS
mill s35 coo shall have been obtained.
aftar which. officers could be elected.
on motion Of Mr. NJ. F. Molina the re-
mort Of the committee was received
NJ j. -OI0mOns- ESQ moved lnat tlle
Chairman be empowered % appoint an al
dtff0ual number Ofmembers 70 the present
,.l.r1f11rt--. u De selected from the Ofnc-rs
Of military companies.
Dr.. Duncan az this point called the al
teuti0u of the chair % the TACT tndJ al lhe
Ia-+ meeting il was resolved that the as
ISOLATION should be permanently organized
when $1,000 had been subscribed
Tho oufuf0n Of the Chairman having
been asked. General Anderson fully eX-
r,Iained the objects n the organization,
and the action Of the preceding meetings.
\ reference having been made 70 the
military. Col. &. ". Anderson. speaking
for them. said that some Of the military
yvar.. dizugsed u look through glass
darklv-- on the project now I'D hand;
they feared that II meant Z
haavv burden on their treasures; but II
fh1v were assured that the National
Prize DriIIr would beno tax upon them.
be could safely say the soldlery u >aFan-
nah would enter into the proposed scheme
with enthusiasm.
considerable discussion took place on
the question Of an immediate permanent
organization.
Col. E-till opposed further organization
until the full amount. $4,000. be sub
,-ri5ed. 80 that all the stockholders could
have an opportunity Of taking part IN the
election NJ officers.
Mr.. ~ig0 Myers. another member 81 the
Committee on subscriptions. conceded
with the views Of the previous speaker.
Mr.. I. r. johnson spoke IN favor 81 I'M
mediate organization. saying that he
never saw anything accomplished IN
..p0litirs or the church without thorough
organization.
DR.. Duncan moved that the resolutions
adopted al the last meeting relative 70
organization. be- recOnsidered- The mo-
ton was unanimously adopted.
DR.. x. j. Nunn moved that the original
committee be instructed % increase It's
membership % twenty-five.
Colonel Anderson moved a. substitute
that the original committee with the
Chairman De a committee % suggest adj
ditiOnaI names 10 De added % the Commit
tee on subscriptions. This motion pre-
vailed and the committee retired, and on
its return reported the following, and the
report was adopted by the meeting;
COMMITTEE 10 COMPLETE THE SUB9CRGP-
TrON TO 1900.