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ier column :sable, and Southern Relief Pair1111 ' l^‘lt ! A preliminary meeting of the ladies ot |St. Mary’s county in aid of the Southern Relief Fair, referred to iu our last issue, 1 was held at Chaptico on Saturday last, the j* - - v7r t.* 0 ■I iSth iustant, and vras organized by calling j| Mrs. William A. Kirk to the chair and jl»e held atnil Thurs-•J o'clock.U’clcctiuir Dr. Waring a.- Secretary.The object of the meeting, having been us caller. stated, a committ/:C of three ladies was ap- jAmlt;t:int.) pointed hy tin* chair to report resolutionsHhdeus- hr ^,c action of the meeting, who. having^t to pro- retired for a short time, reported the folic eaudi lowing preamble and resolutions which iis still were unanimously adopted.a wav on Whereas, large numbers of Confederate : Mb'd* with 1 prisoner^ of war were confined during *'v- j| oral years of the war nt the government!the coun-rlv eutiud : and.on a ( Wi-depot for Confederate prisoners, at Point ■ terprising jn St. Mary’s county very many jof his own 1 L,f whom died there from disease and other more pa- causes.—whose friend#in many instances dvertilt;;n r hnv0 1,0 knowledge of the place or manner j 1 %1 of their death, and in other eases are with- ;irtnen ot out t|K- means of removing their dead or(’onven- of enclosing their graves, which, lie un-inclosed in an open field.Then/ore : Resolved, that the ladies of Sr. Mara *s county do organ:**' tor the purpose of holding a Fair to raise money to e serious- t.} 0 t|l0 gr mud wherein the (’uufede-rate dead W- buried at Poiut Lo kout : and that they invite the co- pcration ot all friendly to the cause—the human • and rous cyer\ where—itizeus ot Maiy-laud. or other*. ilie solved that this organization shall con- anon\- stt ot a Presidout. and ot six \ tee I r*‘s» mxc who idents, oi»c i ne selected front ciich of the j.ix district* of the count;.. who. with twovu-p u i ladies from each ot the di-iiri'ts, *dwdl*o' *mi i-Hod.* fir: idinvention.mventi n.the tilltuellt' ' \ \ I A * • V a • x --------- --:ilJ 1 he -.in executive «« imnittee which shall have 'r-;n:\i u-.uitiou one *nti ol ot all matters relating to the Fair,and f a L'la.iMuer. six corresponding and jamia recording secretary.lb-oI\ed. that a committee of uiaua-m-rs U appointed from each district, of. whn h tin \ ice Presideut and the two o h- .er m- i ib- rs . f the executive committee !s mil hi uteiul ors, who w ill co-operate with *pnia v m- Lil0» xecutivc committee iu soliciting con- ,r the first 11 ihuii 'Us and rendering such otln r aid as jand ir mav bo in their power to render.Uc •solved, that au nuxilliary committee ot gentlemen U? appointed by the exe-utive committee which will give such gcn-.vi.l flir UiIt t» iMHlfrri a* tHrV IIIKVI air a K[U pel Us 1 to* * ' * * ^ c»our u; il lAj aid to the lady manager# as they m*\A % • *I lt;« 44 »• •J. AIV. St Dr. rG. Fr« Dr. F-J. W.“ W. F.“ Geo. lt;• .1 V• *A •• «4 •• 4* I• *• ** .lire’* treOllTr.w. IIr. i. .Dr. M J. F. J. S.J. T.Jos. T J. L.N. PoiMish DeliaN an nitHe i tieAliceFanny •Fann\(’aroliiFJiza lt;J • nnicJennieAnn rMol lie.aMrs Col Do Z P 13Waltct(V» MV J Si Col Pi('apt 'IDr Ua Dr WJ K rDr Ho (Mi IFranei M as ou •* W. H Dr TuMarv* g h :“ Jno CI^eoua dolin RobcrM B iThom Thar I.Mi« KateM GoAlicePat tv• 4* ** 4A 4A *A *4 •• A4 A• AA A4 t « • a #
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Saint Marys Gazette
Leonardtown, Maryland, US
Thu, Aug 23, 1866
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