The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-07-07
POLK MEMORIAL AND RE
LIEF ASSOCIATION. Or
GANIZEDJCNE23D, d..
4 Monument tn the Great Lead.
cr by His Admirers and
Friends.

the city nj Nalelkn ~. -, June
o3i, 1892, for tbs purposes Of or
ganiz ng Polk Memorial ana
Relief Association. The meet
ing was called II order by NJ.
Marion Batter, President Of the
State Alliance, and j. J. Dunn
was requested 10 act as Secreta-
~. On motion of j. ]. Damn
the body proceed ID To orsaniz,
the Polk Memorial and Relief
Association with the following
plan:
Resolved, That this ASSocia-
ton shall be known as the Folk
Memorial and Relief AssDcia-
ton, aud Is organized for the
purpose of raising funds for
erecting monument To the
memory of l.. l.. Polk, and for
the relief of his family a. for
as may be thought proper.
Every person contributing to
the purpose OF this Association
shall thereby become member
thereof.
9. That the following be cleo
ted a Board of Trustees for this
Association: S. b. Alexander, Il.
+. Grady, w. \. Il. Branch, A.
II. A. Williams, Elias Carr, J. l..
Ramsey, 4. j. Daihy, W. j.
Peele, \. + Broughton, j. A.
Hoskins, r. j. league, III. I.
Jones. II. Judson Buffaloe, Col.
Harry Skinner and j. J. Thomas
and the President aud officers OF
this State Alliance and the Pres
ident of each State Alliance aid
such other persons as he may
appoint from his State, of which
said trustees (twelvel shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transac-
ton of business at call Of the
President of the y. &. Farmers
State Alliance, who aud his sue
cessor i'm Office shall be the Pres
ident of the Board of Trustees.
3. That the following named
persons shall be the Executive
Committee of this Association
L. Mex. Goodwin, n b. Brough-
ton, S. o. Wilson, Il. J. Pow II
and w. S. Barnes.
5. That ii. W. Aver be elected
Secretary Treasurer, and the
Commercial ard Farmers Bank
shall be the custOd an Of said
fund.
1t shall be the duty IF the
Board Of trustees to manage and
control the funds which shall
be collected, choose the monu-
ment and determine the cost
thereof and make the appor-
tionment bet Teen the sum to bs
expended thereon and the sum
to be expended for the benefit
of the family; and make, alter
and amend the rules and regula-
tions prescribed for the govern
ment Of the Executive Commit
tee and fill any vacancy Occult
ring therein, and from time to
time they may meet and adopt
such resolutions and measures
as in their judgment will pro-
mote objects herein expressed,
and they sha continue in office
until their successors are ap-
, pointed by the members of this
Assoc iation.
1t shall be the duty OF the
Executive Committee to take
the bond of such officers as may
be reauired to give bond, to take
st{ Or the immediate colIec-
It'd the funds to examine the
bq ", 2f secretary aud assist
the retary-treasurer in the
wot described for him, -
elecU his successor and exec
all duties which may be liert
and hereafter prescribed 4
them and report TO the Board
Trustees as often as req1irt
They shall determine the Co
, pensation of the secretary-tres
urer and have power to draw
the funds for all incidental e
I pens9s for the purposes here
expressed The secretary trea!
!. urer shall be q bonded officer
and his bond shall be determin-
ed and from time to time in
creased by the Board of Trus-
tees on the recommendation of
tue Executive Committee.
MARION BUTLER.
President,
}. j. Dunn, Secretary.
NOTICE.
The Board of Trustees of the
; Polk Memorial Association ia
hereby called to meet at Green's
boro on the morning of the sec
, ord Tuesday in August at nine
) o'clock. it being the first day of
the annual meeting of the State
Alliance. MARION BUTLER,
President Board Trustees.
: AN APPEAL FROM THE EX-
ECUTIVE COMNITgEE.
In pursuance of thf We, we
appeal to every labof -rganiza-
ton. State, district, county ana
subordinate in America. and tn
all persons WHO are willing to
aid us in doing honor to one of
the noblest of Am erica's citi-
zens, who proved himself a.