The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-10
MEMORIAL TO IS. BUSHNELL
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION AT
THE 0UINNIPTACK CLUE.

THE OUINNIPIACK CLUE.
Appointment of Committee and Out-
line of Proposed Worl<-Distinguish
Men Who VIII Lend Their Aid to tho
Work-Matter of Site Discussed but
Not Decided.
The Cornelius S. Bushnell Memorial
association met last night at the Quin-
nipiack club, and heard a report from
the special committee appointed to rec
ommend plan of permanent organiza-
ton. The committee submitted the
| following report: That the name of the
organization be called 1.-The Cornelius
S. Bushnell Memorial association" and
that the organization shall consist OF
the following officers and committees,
an honorary president, honorary vice
presidents, representing the states
which were union states in 1S61-1865,
active organization, chairman, vice
|
taries, a treasurer, a general commit
tee, finance and subscription commits
tee, committee on design, location and
erection, press committee, commits
| tee on printing.
| The committee also recommended
that the chairman of each COMMITTEES
together with the officers Of the assoc
citation constitute an executive COM
mittee and that the governor Of the
state of Connecticut, together with the q
governors of the union states in 1851
1855, the commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, comman-
der in chief of the military order Of
the Loyal Legion, rear admiral conn
manding national association Of naval
veterans, and Rear Admiral Bunce OF
United States navy, be invited to act
as honorary vice presidents
The following nominees were recon-
mended: Honorary president, Hon. Will
liam e. Simonds; honorary vice presi-
dents, Hon. George e. Lounsbury, gov
ernor of Connecticut; Governor Tun-
nell of Delaware, Governor Stone OF
Pennsylvania, Governor Voorhees, OF
New Jersey, Governor Wolcott OF Mas
sachusetts, Governor Lowndes Of Mary
land, Governor Rollins of New Hamp-
shire, Governor Roosevelt Of New York,
Governor Dyer of Rhode Island, Cover
nor Smith of Vermont, Governor Brad
ley of Kentucky, Governor Bushnell OF
Ohio, Governor Mount of Indiana,
Governor Tanner of Illinois, Governor
Powers of Maine, Governor Stevens OF
Missouri, Governor Pingree or Michf9
gan, Governor Shaw of Iowa, Governor
Schof1eld of Wisconsin, Governor Gage
of California, Governor Linde OF Mini
nesota, Governor Geer of Oregon. Gov
ernor Stanley of Kansas, Governor At
kinson of West Virginia, Senior vice
commander of the S. A. r., W. G. John
son Of Cincinnati; Rear Admiral j. r..
r. Foss of Minneapolis, commander OF
National association of Naval Veter-
ans; Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi,
commander-in-c Military Order
Loyal Legion, Washington, d. g.; Rear
Admiral Frank M. Bunce, Hartford.
Active organization chairman, Colonel
Norris G.. Osborn; vice chairmen, Cap
Commander VIM. S. Wells, Hon. N. %.
Sperry; secretary, General George III,
Ford; assistant secretaries, John, M.
Champion, Willard G. WARREN treas4
urer, New Haven Trust company, r.
Attwater Barnes, president; finance and
subscription committee, General Ed
ward e. Bradley, s. E. Martin, F. E.
HUM, Philip Montgomery, e. s. Swift,
E. c. Beecher, B. r. English: commits
tee on design, location and erection,
Prof. John F. Weir L. w. Robinson,
George D. Seymour, Henry T. Blake,
mayor of New Haven, e. e. Lord:
PRESS committee, Colonel G. W. Pickett,
William G. Pratt Leo Hammond, Alex
ander Troup, J. D. Jackson, J. b.
Lucke, #. M. Barker, Lewis S. Welch.
Wiegend Schlein, Albert Bradley, E. B.
Lounsbury; committee on printing,
William H. Lee, Walter Allen, John G..
North, John Fl. Platt, George w. Law;
chairman Of general committee, Max
Adler. The report of the COMMITTEES
was adopted. The special COMMITTEES
of Colonel N. G. Osborn. Max
Adler, General George H. Ford, T. Att
water Barnes and G. M. Crampton. s
The association voted that Commando
ar William A. Wells be invited to furn-
sh brief sketch of the late c. S.Bush-
nell in connection with the building OF
the monitor. 1t was further voted that
the sum Of not less than $25.OOO be se-
cured for the purpose of erecting the
memorial
The next meeting of the association
will be held in the chamber Of the
board of aldermen at date to be de-
'ided upon later. The matter of site
sor the monument was discussed infor-
nally last night, but was left to be
lecided upon by the committee on de-
sign, location and erection.
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