The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-02
CITIZEN AND
VOLUNTEER
Meetings Saturday and
Sunday---AStricter
Quarantine

The meeting of the volunteer
guards at the City Hall last Satur-
ray night and the meeting Of the
citizens at the Opera House last
Sunday afternoon were both largely
attended
DR.. J. D. Smythre was elected as
chairman of both meetings and Mr.
Max Lemler secretary.
At the meeting of the volunteers
it was shown by roll call of the
different camps that all were salts
fed and had no kicks and on motion
of Hon. E. N Thomas 3 motion
of Hon E N. Thomas. it was
resolved that it is the sense Of this
meeting that the guards are we'll sat
fed and will in the future, as in the
past perform all duties assigned.
was adopted without dissenting
voice
1t was then asked why the meeting
was called and Capt Whitney said
that there had been some undertake
and he thought it best for the guards
to meet and see what was the cause
of the trouble After several had
spoken Mr.. Kretchmar then got up
and told the truth as it was and that
was, that the guards wanted 20 keep
out people from coming into the city
on the railroads if the country peo-
pie were forbidden to enter.
Several held that as volunteers the
were to obey orders instead OF mar
ing them, when someone suggested
that the meeting be turned into d
citizens meeting Others argued that
this would be unfair to the health Off
GERS and other citizens who would
have been there had the order read
for the citizens as well as volunteers
to meet. On motion it was decided
that the meeting be reheid on the
following day Sunday at five
o'clock as a citizens meeting, which
motion was adopted
After the meeting at the Opera
House was called to order by DIR.
Smythe, Col. Montgomery arose and
championed the movement to 5ottle
Up the city allowing no one to enter
for fifteen days and that all passen-
ger trains that passed trough the city
should be screened and doors closed,
and that all freight cars be fumigat-
ed He made a good fight and at
first the applause showed that the
majority favored the movement to
bottle up the city.
This movement was opposed by
Messrs. E. N Thomas, N. Goldstein,
w. w. Stone, DR., R. S. Toombs, DR..
O. w. Stone and several others. Mr..
Thomas then offered the following
amendment to Col. Montgomery s
motion, by endorsing the action Of
the committee of FIVE and carry or
the quarantine as now in force, which
was carried.
Chairman Smythe favored placing
the whole quarantine situation III thf
| hands of the county health officer
but for a time he had some troubit
| in getting it before the meeting anc
when he did it was voted down.
Capt. w. w. Stone then suggested
that the meeting endorse The actioi
of health officer Stone and Capt Wi
i ney in asking the Governor TOR a boa
or two to patrol the river and 10
the militia to guard the levee from
4 from the infected places, especial.
Lake Providence, La, and that til
chairman of the meeting memoriali1
teh Governor and State Board Q
Health to furnish the necessar
guards and means to protect tn
CIV sad sta:t from tie LOUISIANA t.
yer iciagcts
The motion was carried and Cap
w. E. Hunt, A. B. Nance, w "
Stone. N. Go1dstein, VIM Griffi
and DR.. R. S. Toombs were appointc
on the above committee. The mee
ing then adjourned.