Page:Minutes of the Immortal Six Hundred Society 1910.djvu/20

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page has been validated.
THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED.
19

the society as an organization marched as a body under its own banner.

May 31, 1907, the Society of the Immortal Six Hundred met in session at Medical College, Richmond, Va. The meeting was called to order by President Hempstead in the chair and Secretary Murray called the roll, with the following members present: Maj. J. McD. Carrington, Capts. Thomas Pinckney, D. C. Grayson, J. W. Matthews, B. D. Merchant, J. P. Kelley, J. W. Mauck, J. H. Polk, Jackson Kirkman, Lamar Fontaine, C. P. Harper, E. Lee Bell, Geo. W Cracraft, R. H. Miller. P. Hogan, W. W. George, George F. Keiser, T. C. Chandler, S. H. Hawes, Z. H. Loudermilk, W. W. Malihurt, and A. M. Edgar. After the reading and the adoption of the minutes of the New Orleans meeting, election of officers was held, resulting as follows: President, J. L. Hempstead; first vice-president, J. W. Matthews; second vice-president, T. C. Chandler; secretary, J. Ogden Murray; color-bearer, W. W. George. Roll call of the dead was made by the secretary: Col. S. M. Le Breton, Leon Jestremski, W. H. Hood, Lucien Green, George W. Carter. The secretary reported new members found: Rev. D. M. Layton, Rev. T. S. Armstead, J. M. Allen, E. D. Camden, Henry Allen and S. D. Bland, whose names were put on the roll. Maj. Carrington and Capts. Cracraft and Pinckney spoke on the intention and aims of the society.

On motion of Comrade J. H. Polk a membership due was fixed at one dollar per annum, to be collected by the secretary, and the price of the metal badge was fixed at sixty cents to cover cost of same.

Collection of dues, first ever collected, was as follows:

Collection of dues of membership, $26.00
EXPENSES FOR YEARS 1906-7.
Badges to members and families $9.00
Letter heads, envelopes and stamps 12.00
Printing minutes 5.00
Banner and staff 6.00
Envelopes to mail minutes and stamps 3.50
Paid colored janitor of hall by order of President Hempstead 5.00
Postage, newspaper advertising for survivors 12.50
——
Total $53.00
Dues collected after reunion at Richmond by mail $20.00