Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-11-22
TazeweH Confederate Veteran
Association.

A meeting Of Confederate Vet
Grams was held at Tnzewell on Tues
day, November 10, 1895.
On motion, Col A. j. May was
elected chairman of the meeting aud
James O'Keefle, secretary
Col w. l.. Graham, Major Il. II.
Henry and Capt. A. j. Tyues were
elected to report the object of the
meeting, and thereupop offered the
following report, which was adopted:
ats object shall be to perpetuate
the memories of of our fallen com
radcs, to minister to tho wants of
those disabled or Impoverished, to
provide for the decent interment Of
those who may die in INDECENT cir
cLnstances, and TO nid, as fur as may
be practicable, ths widows and or
plans of our comrades thus deceas
ed. To preserve sentiment of fra
ternity, born of the liardships and
dangers mutually shared, and aid in
celebrating all sectional lines and is
sncs, to strengthen f,aternal rela-
lions between tho soldiers who wore
the blue und those that wore tho
gray"
On motion, it was resolved, that
the secretary enroll tho names Of all
Confederate veterans.
Resolved, That this association
shall be known us tho "TAzEwEII.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN ASSOCIATION"
Resolved, Tint the officers OF this
association, until otherwise provided,
shall CONSIST Of Commander to ruuk
~ colonel, and two Assistant Com
manders, with tho rank OF captains,
and one Treasurer and Secretary,
with the rank OF captain.
Resolved, That Col 4 j. May be
aud he is hereby appointed Com
niander of this Association, with the
RINK of colonel, and Capts. Henry
Bowen and G. a. Fudge aro appoint
cd Assistant Commanders with the
rank Of captains. and james O'Kecife
is appointed Treasurer and Seen ntary
with the rank of captain, said officers
to have control of tho business af
fairs Of this Association.
Resolved, That Col w. l. Graham,
Maj. II r. Henry and Capt. A. j.
Tynes be and nre hereby appointed IL
committee to draft by laws for tbs
government of this Association, and
,eport Same TO The next meeting of
this Association.
On motion, resolved, That each
member Of this Association, whose
name is enrolled, pay TO the troasur
or the sum of fifty cents, and all
members horenIter enrolled during
the year 1896 shall pny fifty cents
upon admission, which assessment
shall be i'll full for the years 1856
On motion, resolved, That all mem
bcrs of this Association be and are
hereby earnestly requested to be
present ut the unwilling of the mon.
ument i'll memory of Col. William II.
Brown on tho 9Th day Of June, 1896.
AT the sar.o time aud place arrange
mentS lor memorial services to the
memory Of Col. Ed Hartman who
fell mt Cloyd's Farm, and all other
Confederate soldiers of Tazewell
county, Va, who fell in defense of
whit they deemed just cause.
Resolved, That Capt. Henry Bow.
en-, G. 4 Fudge, Jno. II. Whitley, j.
Il. Glldersleevo and W. w. Brown
are appointed committee 10 secure
suitable plat in tho new public
cemetery Of the town of Tnzewell for
Ile uses ahu purposes oil inns Asso
citation.
On motion. resolved, That Major
L. Z. Bowen, $. G. Graham and A j
Tynes are appointed committee to
ascertain the names and burial places
Ct such Confederate soldiers whose
remains This Association should take
charge of, and what should be done
to PERI ctuate their memories. md
report to the next meeting of this
Association.
And Whereas. to carry out the oh
lec.s and purposes of this Associa
ton it is necessary to raise some
funds,
Resolved, That the members Ct
this Association be and are hereby