The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
POLK MEMORIAL AND PEI,
ASSOCIATION, ORGANJzFn
JUNE 23RD, 1892.
A Monument to the Great Leader .
Administers and Friends ~

of Raleigh, N. O., June Esd, 1S S6S y?
the purpose of organizing a PoIE TTSN'
orial and Relief Association 11T Tr
meeting was called to order h.. "
Marion Butler, President of the o;&l
Alliance, and j. ]. Dunn was reon esaS
to act as secretary. On motion C ~
J. Dunn the body proceeded to or,..
ize the Polk Memorial and Relief tss%
citation with the following plan, 4%
ReSOIUed, That this Associate IN .b,,
be known as the Polk Memorial 'a ao5
Relief Association, and is organi1a3 1 "
the purpose Of raising funds for pre~
ing a monument to the memory NJ !
L. Polk, and for therelief of his fam5I,
as far as may be thought proper. Fvrr
person contributing to the purposa !
this Association shall thereby bpcom,
a member thereof.
Q. That the following be elected
Board of Trustees for this Associate,
S. B. Alexander, B. f. Grady "
B. Branch, A. H. A. Williams, Fla
Carr, J. L. Ramsey, A. J. Dalbv U
J. Peele, N. B. Br0Ught0n, J. A, HIM.
kins, r j. league, H. T. Jones
Judson Buffaloe, Col. Harry Skinrrgs
and J. J. Thomas and the Presiiart
and officers of this State Alliance and
the President of each County AIIjanr
and the President of each State 4T
ance and such other persons as he NAV
appoint from his State, of which SAIL
trustees (twelve) shall constitute 4
quorum for the transaction of bushes
at a call of the President of the n. {
Farmers State Alliance, who and hi
successor in office shall be the president
of the Board of Trustees.
3. That the following named person;
shall be the Executive Committee d
this Association: E. Nick. Goodwin
N. B. BroughtOn, S. O. Wilson, R. J.
Powell and w. S. Barnes.
4. That H. w. Aver be elected See
retary~Treasurer, and the COmmercid
and Farmers Bank shall be the custy
dian Of said fund.
1t shall be the duty of the Board Of
Trustees to manage and control the
funds which shall be collected, chON
the monument and determine the cost
thereof and make the apportionmer
between the sum to be expended there.
on and the sum to be expended for The
benefit Of the family; and make, alter
and amend the rules and regulations
prescribed for the government Of The
Executive Committee and fill any va
cancy occurring therein, and from time
to time they may meet and adopt such
resolutions and measures as in then
Judgment will promote objects herein
expressed, and they shall continue in
Office until their successors are ap
pointed by the members of this Also
citation.
1t shall be the duty Of the Executive
Committee to take the bond of such
officers as may be required to Civ:
bond, to take steps for the immediate
collection of the funds, to examine the
books of secretary and assist the sec
retary-treasurer in the work pre-
scribed for him, to elect his success@
and execute all duties which may b
herein and hereafter prescribed tN
them and report to the Board Of IruS.
tees as often as required. They shaI
determine the compensation OF The
secretary treasurer and have power
to draw on the funds for all II
cidental expenses for the purpose;
herein expressed. The Secretary ana
treasurer shall be a bonded officer and
his bond shall be determined and iron,
time to time increased the Board o.
Trustees on the recommendation Oh
the Executive Committee.
MARION BUTLER, Pre5L =,
J. J. DUNN, Sec'y Polk Memorial and
Relief Association of North Carolina
NOTICE.
The Board of Trustees of Polk Mem,
orial Association is hereby called "
meet at Greensboro on the morning o.
the sec md Tuesday in August al )
o'clock, it being the first day OF tne
annual meeting Of the State Alliance
MARION BUTLER,
President Board Trustees
AN APPEAL FROM THE ENEVC'
TIVE COMMITTEE.
In pursuance of the above, we az
peal to every labor organization, oIa.1,
district, county and subordinate -
America, add to all persons who aIo
willing to aid us in doing honor 10 On0
of the noblest of Americas cltlzen'
who proved himself a friend to the W,
pressed of all asses, to secure and LoL
ward funds to the secretary treasure
of this association. We feel that re- q
formers everywhere will be glad 70 az az
us in erecting a monument 70 'n L.
memory of Leonidas L. Polk, sucn az
marks the resting place of no P[lSavo
American citizen, and also IN placin6
his wife and daughters in a pos Iont
that they may be always above w aaro
All funds should be sent to the 8eCi o
tary-treasurer of the Polk Memorial
and Relief Association.
By order of the executive commute
N. B. BRoUGHToN, Chmn'
W. S. BARNES, Sec'y.
The Progressive Farmer tI0I
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