The Green Forest tribune., 1916-08-18
PROCEEDINGS AND
 RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS
Had and Passed by John G. Fletcher
 Camp No. 638.

Had and Passed by John G. Fletcher
 Camp No. 63S.
 At the 26th annnal Convention and Reunion of John G. Fletcher Camp No. 638, U. c. V., held at Green Forest, Ark, on the 10, II and 18th days of August, 1916, the following among other proceedings were had, to-wit
 G. N. Norris, E. r. Rud and A. M. Bradley were appointed committee to select officers of the Camp for the en- suing year and the time and place of meeting for next year; also as com mittee on resolutions.
 Said committee submitted theIr re- port recommending that J. Polk F an cher be reelected commander and J. H. Holeman for adjutant for the com ing year, and that the 27th annual mee ting and rennion of the Camp be held at Green Forest the second week in August, 1917, if the weather and conditions permit; otherwise to be left | to the discretion of the commander and adiutant to fix the time and place of said meeting, which report was adopt ed by unanimous vote of the Camp.
 Said committee offered and recom- mended the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted, to-wt:
 Resolved, That the action of q called meeting of this Camp held at Berry vile on May 6, 1916, thanking and en- dorsing Hon. John N Tillman, Con- gressman from this district, for his action in introducing and able advocacy in the House and before committee of H. R. 478, bill to refund, or restore, or pay for property taken from the people of the Southern States during the Civil War and Reconstruction. from the fol- lowing sources: From captured and abandoned property; from confiscated property, and from the collection of cotton tax from 1863 to 1868, inclusive, illegally collected, be paid to Confeder- crate soldiers and to the widows of Confederate soldiers, be and the same is hereby approved and endorsed by the Camp in regular annual session, which resolution by unanimous vote of the Camp was adopted.
 Resolved, That the commander and the adjutant of this Camp be author izen and requested to prepare proper, suitable memorial resolutions to the memory of our deceased comrades the past year and the year before and pub- fish same and enter same upon the rec ords of the Camp. The committee find from the records and roll of members of the Camp that the following mem- bers died last year, to-wit: J. C. Bet ton, A. J. Dawson, K. A. Farmer, Dr. w. r. George, G. A. Jones, George Mullen. G. F. Osborn, w. C. Stacy, J. E. York and Dick Wright, ten in all, which leaves only S9 members living, 45 of whom answered present at roll call during the occasion and A were absent, seven of whom are out of the state temporarily and some were phy- sically unable to attend.
 The following members died the year before the last, to-wit: Jerry Barnett, L. C. Bunch, John s. Baker, George B. Ball, Robert Crow, c. C. Holloway. William Johnson, B. P. Morris, J. H. Orrell, Joel D Shrum, Isaac Shahan. A; M. Thomas, Chas. C. Taylor, 13; which resolution was unanimously adopted by the Camp.
 Resolved, That the thanks of this Camp be and the same are hereby ten dered gratefully by each member there or to the mayor and city council of the town of Green Forest and to all the citizens of said town and vicinity for their continued kindness and hospitali ty, so freely and abundantly extended to us during the occasion of our 26th Annual Reunion.
 Second. That we tender our thanks to the young ladies who marched with ls to the park and sang for us so well and nicel y, and to the Green Forest Cornet Band our hearty thanks for their promptnesa in furnishing good music and their cooperation during the occa sion, which resolution was unanimously adopted. J. Polk Fancher Commander. J. H. Holman, Adjutant.