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AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION
IN AID OF THE
HOME
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CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
CHARLESTON, S C.:
WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, PRINTERS,
Nos. 3 Broad and 109 East Bay Streets
1875.
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AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION
IN AID OF THE
HOME
FOE THE
OF
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
CHARLESTON, S C.:
WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, PRINTERS,
Nos. 3 Broad and 109 East Bay Streets.
1875.
OFFICERS FOR 1870.
JAMES B. CAMPBELL, President.
HENRY GOURDIN, Vice-President.
JAMES H. WILSON, Secretary.
FRANCIS J. PELZER, Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
RICHARD YEADON, Chairman.
E. L. KERRISON.
E. LAFITTE.
WM. SHEPHERD.
GEORGE H. MOFFETT.
JOHN S. FAIRLY.
FRANCIS J. PORCHER.
T. D. EASON.
JACOB SMALL.
J. FRASER MATHEWES.
J. R. READ,
THEODORE STONEY.
BENJAMIN MORDECAI.
LOUIS D. DeSAUSSURE.
J. BERKLEY GRIMBALL.
Whereas, certain patriotic Ladies of Charleston
have benevolently inaugurated an Institution called
"A Home for the Mothers, Widows and Daughters
of Confederate Soldiers, Charleston, South Caro¬
lina;" and whereas, we, the undersigned, highly
and heartily approve of the objects of that Institution,
as blessed of God, and entitled to the unstinted sup¬
port of man. Now, therefore we, the undersigned,
have formed ourselves into an Auxiliary Association,
to promote the objects and ensure the success and
permanence of the Institution; and in testimonial
thereof have adopted the following
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.
This Association shall be styled "An Association
Auxiliary to a Home for the Mothers, Widows
and Orphans of Confederate Soldiers."
ARTICLE II.
The officers shall be, a President, Vice-President,
Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of
thirteen members.
ARTICLE III.
The President, Vice-President, Secretary and Trea¬
surer, after those first elected, shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in January, by ballot. The Ex¬
ecutive Committee shall be appointed by the Presi¬
dent.
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ARTICLE IV.
The President, Vice-President, Secretary and Trea¬
surer, shall be elected immediately after the adoption
of the Constitution. The Executive Committee shall
be appointed by the President as soon after his elec¬
tion as can be conveniently done by him.
All those officers so appointed and elected shall
serve until the first Monday in January, 1871, or until
their successors shall be elected or appointed.
ARTICLE V.
The President shall preside at all meetings, preserve
order, and call extra meetings when they may be re¬
quired.
The Vice-President, in the absence Of the President,
shall discharge all the duties of that officer.
The Secretary shall keep correct minutes of the pro¬
ceedings of each meeting; give public notice, or other¬
wise, of all meetings; and, shall, when required by the
Chairman of the Executive Committee, summon the
members of that Committee to all meetings.
The Treasurer shall collect, disburse and keep the
funds of the Association; and for the purpose of col¬
lecting the annual contributions of the members, may
pay a collector not more than five per centum for
making such collections. He shall make quarterly
reports to the Association of all moneys received or
disbursed by him, and all moneys in his hands shall
be subject to the order of the Chairman of the Execu¬
tive Committee.
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The-Executive Committee shall be regarded as the
financial Agent of the Assocaition, and be specially
charged with the duty of securing the accomplish¬
ment of the objects of this Association. For this
mrpose the Committee shall be possessed of all and
•very power which this Association can exercise.
ARTICLE VI.
The annual contribution of each member shall be ten
lollars, payable at the quarterly meeting in January.
ARTICLE VII.
Any person" contributing two hundred dollars shall
be a Life "Member of the Association, and shall re¬
ceive a certificate, the form of which shall be prepared
by the Executive Committee, and shall be signed by
the "Board of Control of the Widow's Home." All
moneys so received shall be permanently invested by
the Executive Committee, and the increase, or the in¬
terest thereof, applied as may be directed by the Ex¬
ecutive Committee.
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ARTICLE VIII.
The regular meetings of this Association shall be
on the first Monday in January, April, July and Oc¬
tober, of each year.
ARTICLE IX.
At an early time to be fixed by the Executive Com¬
mittee, an Inaugural Address shall be delivered by
some member, to be selected by the Committee for
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that purpose, and at each Anniversary of this Asso¬
ciation, the first whereof shall be adopted as the first
Monday in January, 1871, an Address shall be deliv¬
ered by some member, to be elected for that purpose
by the Association. The President of the Association
shall fix the time at Which such election shall be made.
ARTICLE X.
Membership of this Association shall be recognized
as involving the duty of such member diligently to
promote the objects of the Association, and to make
such contributions as in his own judgment shall, with
a proper regard to his resources, evince his apprecia¬
tion of the purposes for which the Association has
been formed.
ARTICLE XI.
Fifteen members present at any meeting of the As¬
sociation shall constitute a quorum to transact busi¬
ness.