The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-15
SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Meeting at Reception Hall, Saturday.

There was not large audience present at
the adjourned meeting of the Soldiers and
Sailors Association held in Reception Hall
Saturday evening, but an evident purpose was
expressed to put the movement through.
The meeting was called to order by the Sec
rotary, Adj. Charles W. Roberts, and W. s.
Dana, Esq, was called to the chair.
Capt. George n. Abbott, from the commit
tee on nomination, made the following re-
| port:
President-Gen. John Marshall Brown.
First Vice President-Hon. Israel WASH
| burn, Jr.
Second Vice President-Dr. Seth G. Cor
don.
Third Vice President-w oodbury s. Dana,
Esq.
Secretary--A. M. Sawyer.
Corresponding Secretary-Major Il. S. Mel
| cher
| Finance Committee-A. A. Strout, ESQ.,,
Major W. H. Green, Gen. G. P. Mattocks.
Committee on Designs-J. z. Baxter, ESQ.,,
| Gen. Francis Fessenden, P. I'll. Brown, Esq,
| f. III. Fassett, Esq. II. B. Brown, Esq
The report was accepted.
Major George e. Brown moved, and the
motion was carried, that Capt. Abbott throw
ballot for the ticket presented.
A discussion then arose on question asked
! by Gen. Mattocks, as to whether the gentle
men whose names appeared on the ticket were
members of the Association. The General
told the meeting that in order to make legal
election all the officers should be members of
the Association.
The Secretary said the names of some Of the
gentlemen on the ticket were not on the lists of
membershipand said there were also members
who had paid their dollar and had not attend
ed meetings after the constitution was adopt
ed. He thought some action should be taken
to place these names on the lists.
Mr. n. w. Richardson thought the constitu-
ton did not require the officers to be members
Col. Roberts thought the Association should
be incorporated, and measures taken to that
effect.
j. H. Fogg moved to lay the declaration of
the vote, electing officers ON the table until
the legal members had voted in the outsiders.
The motion was carried and Gen. Mattoeks'
constitutional amendment that call who have
signed the written constitution or printed copy
thereof, were elected members was carried
and all voted in.
On motion of Capt. J. W Deering the Sec
rotary was ordered to transcribe all the names
on the rolls on to the Association books, and it
was announced that as many dollars were in
the treasury as names on the rolls.
In the discussion on securing an act of in
corporation Major Melcher, Capt. Deering,
COL Roberts, Elliot King, R. X. Galley and
Gen. Mattocks participated. and on motion of
Col. Roberts, A. a. Strout, Elliot King and
John H. Fogg were appointed committee to
prepare an act of incorporation and to submit
the same to Gen. Mattocks.
The Secretary reported the receipt of 1882
from 1872 new members, and S. B. Graves
handed in the names of five more members.
Major Meleher had obtained 46 names. The
latter gentleman moved the lists should be
published in the daily papers and thought an
active membership of 10000, at dsllar
apiece, could be secured. His motion to pub
sh the lists was carried.
Ii There was some little talk in reference to
the Longfellow monument matter-Major
Melcher reporting that the Longfellow COM
mittees would be through February LIST, when
both the chair and Capt. Deering thought
there had been too much delay in reference to
soldiers monument, fact which was dis
grace to the city. 1t was thought $40, 600
would be required for the monument. The
talk was not opposed to the Longfellow move
ment.
S. b. Graves moved that "the names of the
original board of officers, now living, together
with the names OF the officers presented at the
meeting, be made list of incorporators"
Carried.
Adjourned one week, to same place.