The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-24
MEETING or THE OLD WARRIORS
LAST NIGHT WAS FULL OF PA
THETlc scENEs-REPoRT OF
THE COMMITTEE.
RECOMMENDED THAT THE IN
VtrATIoN or THE LADIES' ME-
MORTAL ASSOCIATION BE Ac-
CEPTED.

d Confederate veterans, held in the
Rinemens armory last night was
notable Ia many respects.
The subject matter OF the meeting
was the report OF the committee ap
pointed at Mondays meeting to in
vestigate alleged frauds in connection
with the purchase of the Confederate
monument, which is to be unveiled
in Hanover park Saturday.
The committee submitted the fol
lowing report:
Brunswick. Ga, April %, 1902
To the Commander OF Camp jackson
No. soc, U. c. ".
sir: Your committee, appointed to
investigate certain rumors in connec-
ton with the unveillng OF monu
ment to the Confederate dead, ON
Saturday next, beng Memorial day,
beg leave to report that they met at
the county court house Yesterday
morning at IL o'clock. ana proceeded
to organize by recognizing your ap-
pointment Of Comrade w j. Way as
chairman and electing Comrade Cas-
sil secretary.
The treasurer of the Ladies' Memo
rial association was before tae com
mittee, with certain papers bearing
on the unpleasant rumors concerning
the monument and its purchase and
erection.
At p. m. the committee met the
president OF the association, with the
secretary's books, which were care
fully examined.
This morning. at o'clock, one
member Of the committee met the sec
retary, and secured from her q state
ment OF ner understanding of the
matters. ss14
At 10 o'clock a majority Of the com
mittee met the vice president, and
took her statement.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the
committee met In Comrade Ways Of
fce and had before it portion OF
the correspondence about the contract
for building the monument, together
Yfth the contract as signed by the
gentleman who put up the monument
After a careful consideration of the
evidence presented. and free inter
change OF thought, the committee de-
sire to report:
First That DR.. j. M. Madden re-
ceived five hundred and ninety dol
lars and forty-eight cents ($59O.481
casn from the Ladies Memorial as
sociation. as loans, on which he fair
Iy owes two hundred and thirty dol
lars and forty three cents ($230.43)
interest, or total of eight hundred
and twenty dollars and eighty-one
cents ts82O.SD.
Second. That UP to date there has
been paid out, on account Of the Con
federate veteran monument, six hun
dred and thirty-four dollars AMI fiji.
teen cents (s63415), and there have
benn made contracts for beautfying
the ground on which Inc monument
stands something over one hundred
dollars, (s100), leaving something
near eighty-fve dollars (sS5.90) to be
s,:iaed back to the treasurer Of the
Ladies' Memorial association.
Third. There was a lamentable
lack Of business methods in the trans
actions of the Ladles Memorial as
sociation. For years 10 business
meet: ngs have been held, but con
chlsioLs were reached by prlsaEe crD-
sgltations. Receipts were infrefuent.
ly taken for money any way disposed
ei, and there are almost no records
from which facts may be definitely de-
termined. -Four ladies, OF whom only
three met in consultation, seem tc
nave managed the affairs of the as
sociation for at least five years Oth
ers. many Of them for personal rea
sons. ceased to attend meetings o.