Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-05-15


ed In service where we perilled all in defence
OF principle. AS you have been named as a
charter member of the proposed Association.
you are requested to attend a meeting 10 be
held in the Council Chamber on Friday even
ing next, May 10th. at o'clock. Officers will
cation perfected. The expenses incidental to
the organization will be merely nominal. A
full attendance of the charter members is earn.
Respectfully,
JAS. BUMGARDNER, JR.,
CARTER BERKELEY,
JNo L. LONG,
g. JULIAN PRATT,
Committee.
THE MEETING.
At the time and place designated, the follow
ing named veterans of several Confederate
military organizations from the then youthful
corps of cadets of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute ofthe Virginia regulars to the old volun-
tsers who served through the years of peril and
trials were registered in al phaetical order, n.
Argenbright. f. B. Berkeley. J. Bumgardner,
Jr, J. W. Bryan. James Byran. S. a. Coleman,
Z. A. Fulcher. G. G. Gooch. r. A. Hamilton,
Marshall Hanger, Jed. Hotchkiss. G.. A. Hutch
esop, j. T. Long, ]. f. Mcfarland. E. z.
Moon, j. A. Newman, w. L. Olivier. ]. N. Opie
]. A. Patterson, Jr,, 6. julien Pratt, t. D. Ran
| son. F. T. StrIbllng, ]. C. Shields, W. III. Simp.
son. Henry G. Tinsley, J. Fl. Waters, A. H.
Weir, P. +. Wilson.
| The provisional committee, in preparing
roll of names, as far as 1t could be done from
memory. to whom invitations were SENT but
| from sickness or other causes could not attend,
| were called, and subsequently, on Major Hang
er's motion, a resolution was adopted that all
such. could hand in their names to the com
| mittee and become charter members. Among
these were Carter Berkeley, ". L. Bnmgardner,
| G. NJ Cochran. Jr.. T. S. Doyle. j. a Fauver.
o. R Funston, a. h. Fultz, Alex. Hart, Lewis
| Hartman. G. A, Holt. W.Q. Hullihen, Henry
Hyer. ]. C. Marquis, FL. NJ. MeIlhany. ]. IL.
Skinner, G. G. Wheat. c. L. Weller. William
Wholey.
MAPPING OUT THE PLAN.
| The assembling of these veterans, in
groups and in single file, they came into the
| Council Chamber was an impressive scene. AT
| the hour Captain James Bumgardner, Jr., VINO
| is the very representation of the brave, big
hearted generous and liberal-minded soldier
| and citizen arose and explaine ed in few words
| the origin of the call, and, upon his motion,
| Major Marshall Hanger was invited to tho
| Chair In his own terse and elegant manner,
| Major Hanger spoke of the purposes in view
and then announced that the meeting was
ready to proceed with business. Henry 9.
Tinsley and John G. Shields were appointed
|
that it would be apparent further en- in the
proceedings and in view Of the purpose to pro-
cure charter for the organization, which, &C
cording to law. must designate the officers, &C..
and he offered the following
| RESOLVED, That the meeting proceed to Or
ganiZe an Association to be KIN 'wn on the
| Augusta Association of Confederate Survi-
vOrs."
1t was adopted and at this point the
| enrolment above reported was called.
GEGANIEATIoN.
Captain BumgSFdner then offered two other
| resolutions which were also adopted. The first
designates the eGlcers of the Association as fol-
lows: A President; three Vice Presidents; 6
Secretary and Treasurer; and Board of Mana
gers to be composed Of seven members. The
second provided for the appointment Of a COM
| mittee of three =. ~ r md secure a charter
for the Association. 5.-3. y. 0pie, Jed Hotch-
| kiss and ]. Bumgardner, Jr., were appointed
| this committee.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Tho following named gentlemen were then
elected to fill the ces and the Board of ii ana
GERS
| President. James Bumgardner, Jr.; Vice
Presidents, Marshall Hanger. T. D. Ransom.
and ]. A. Patterson, Jr Board of Managers.
j. N. Mcfarland. f. A. Fulcher, ]. d. Lilley
| Robert A. Hamilton, George A. Hutcheson
Jed Hotchkiss and G. Julian Pratt
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Major Hanger vacated the Chair ana invited
| the President, Captain Rumgardaer, to the seat
| He accepted it. and, II doing SO. delivered
one of his characteristic addresses. His tribute
to tie true, manly. fii'hcul confederate soldier
was worthy of the noble heart shat Inspired it
and worthy of those to whose memory, if dead,
| and to whose sterling character. il living, he
| esvo.ed its utteranees al to moment OF con-
| secrated thought.
TO PERFECT THE ORGANIZATION.
| The committee appointed to prepare and pro-
cure the charter we're also constituted the COM
mittse to report Constitution and BY Laws
| fer the government of the Association to the
! next meeting. which will be Saturday, June
| list. in the Coupc Chamber at O'Clock, P Nj.
| 3E-s CONCLUSION.
Thus has been formed an associa,ian whoa
can, end @e believe will accomplish raua:i in
| co'uInerlora:ing the virtues and heroism of
the dead and strewing pleasant recoilec,ions
along the pathway of the living who served
| their country in peril with unseliSh devotion
1t can accomplish these good purposes and
| transmit the records and traditions OF the
| eveDtful four years as no other organization
| can. 1t can enrich with details, that which
the historian must necessarily oonfine to
limited mention. 1t has been committed to
| good hands and brave hearts, who knowing
| their duty will never hesitate in its perform
auco
| In the course of the proceedings several 9th
/ er gentlemen than those named participated
actively in them.
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