that is, to the 16th of September. I may have misconstrued the instructions that were given by the Society at its Chattanooga meeting. When I turned this money over to GENERAL ALGER, I had not received my volume, and I did not exactly know what the resolution was, but I understood it was to turn over all dues collected to the SHERIDAN statue fund. In looking at it to-day, I believe I am iustructed only to turn over the initiation fees.

Now, we can well spare that $775; we have got enough in the treasury for any possible expenses and contingencies during the coming year. Of course if the Society thinks it wrong, and that the Committee ought not to have turned over this money, GENERAL ALGER will return it. But I hope some member of the Society will make a motion to confirm the action of the Treasurer in turning this money over to him, so that it may be ratified.

COLONEL LEVERING:

That is the point I wished to make. At Chattanooga, a year ago, GENERAL FULLERTON offered that resolution himself for initiation fees. When GENERAL MUSSEY, in discussion, used the words, "fees and dues," I recall the remark of Treasurer FULLERTON, that he meant fees only. I saw in the report made yesterday when it was read, that it was "fees and dues." I construe fees to mean the first payment of a member on joining the Society; dues, the subsequent annual contribution or levy. The general corrected me and said "fees only." Now, I can see that there would be a discrepancy as between the resolution and the acts of the Treasurer which ought to be ratified, and I therefore move that the action of the Treasurer be confirmed.

GENERAL FULLERTON:

I would say in explanation what I understood in Chattanooga about that matter, it was my intention, certainly, to turn over the dues collected, because the initiation fees between the Chattanooga meeting and the Toledo meeting would not probably amount to $20.

THE PRESIDENT:

I recollect that. It was said that the Treasurer could present to the members of the Army of the Cumberland propositions to join the Society, the inducement being that their initiation fee would go to the SHERIDAN monument. The question now is, will the Society confirm the action of the Treasurer in turning over to GENERAL ALGER the $775, fees and dues?

The motion was carried.

LIEUTENANT COCHRAN :

I will take the liberty here of reading a communication from our good old friend, GENERAL ROBINSON, who is always with us when he can be:

"Dear Judge-I had fully intended to be present this morning at Toledo, and only gave it up yesterday. The condition of my health has been such for the last two years that I have missed two Reunions." This will be the third, but I trust I will be permitted to be with you next year.

Remember me kindly to all our old comrades.

Very truly yours,

W. A. ROBINSON.

THE PRESIDENT :

The next is the report of the Committee on Chickamauga National Park. The Society will remember that the resolution appointing that Committee was made at Chicago. The Committee made its report at our last meeting at Chattanooga, and the Chairman is now here, and we will hear what there is to be said at this

LIEUTENANT COHN:

made a resolution some time ago that has not been acted upon.

THE PRESIDENT:

That resolution, I believe, was in the nature of a measure to reinforce the action of the Committee, which the Society determined to continue. Now, if the Society wishes for additional help to be given that Committee under that resolution

COLONEL ROPER :

I move that the resolution offered by LIEUTENANT COHN be adopted.

THE PRESIDENT:

You know what the resolution is, that our Secretary shall write separate letters to the Vice-Presidents, urging them to take it upon. themselves to make and collect subscriptions to the SHERIDAN Monument, and report at the next meeting of the Society the result of their operations.

CAPTAIN DOWLING:

It seems to me that it would be much better to leave this matter entirely in the hands of this Committee. I have no doubt that this Committee will get together and determine upon a plan by which this money is to be raised, and as the Grand Army has been alluded to by some of our members, and especially by the distinguished General from Illinois, I just want to say this, that the old soldiers, and especially the members of the Grand Army, feel a very deep interest in this thing; but one thing has been succeeding another in the way of calls for money for the last few years, and the inability to respond to every thing existing with a great many of the comrades, they have

had to determine their lines of charity; but now I believe that the Grand Army is in a condition to respond very cheerfully, and I have no doubt that this Committee will determine upon a plan, and in doing that will consult with the Commander-in-Chief, who will consult with the Department Commanders, who will consult with the Post Commanders, and that every thing that can be done to assist in raising this fund will be done.

I don't think that we ought to begin to divide it out and put it in the hands of anybody else but this Committee. There must be some head. The proposition that each member take upon himself to raise twenty dollars is hardly the thing, because a member might go out and get ten dollars here and ten dollars there, and the next man that came along with a subscription from a regular authorized committee would meet with the reply, Why, I gave to so and so ten dollars for that purpose." Now, I believe that this matter should be left entirely in the hands of the Committee as a matter of good business sense, and I move that the resolution as offered be laid on the table.

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THE PRESIDENT:

The first question is the amendment to that resolution offered by COMRADE CHANDLER, that we should undertake to raise twenty dollars each for this purpose. That would have to be acted upon first. It is moved to lay that amendment and the original resolution that the Secretary of the Army of the Cumberland correspond with the VicePresidents and make them take an active part in the collection of the subscription, to lay that whole matter on the table.

The motion was carried.

THE PRESIDENT:

Now the Chairman of the Committee on the Chickamauga Park. will please make his report.

GENERAL CIST:

Mr. Chairman-That Committee, you may remember, was by resolution of the Society last year continued for the purpose, as expressed at that time, of having a channel of communication between the Society and the Chickamauga Memorial Association. Now the Committee, with the view of finding what report, if any, was necessary to make to the Society, was called together at the Boody House at eight o'clock on Tuesday evening. Responses were had from GENERAL MANDERSON, GENERAL BOYNTON, and GENERAL ALGER, that it was impossible for them to be here. GENERAL BAIRD did not reply, and consequently there is no report of the Committee to be submitted, and the only thing that I can do will be to ask for further time in which to confer with the members of the Committee, and make any report we may wish to the Society.

I have a resolution to offer which I think will bring up the whole subject. As I understood, Mr. President, this Committee have performed very valuable services. They have, in fact, through their efforts, secured the passage of a bill which creates the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park, and the work of the Committee has consequently been exceedingly effective, and I believe that it is nothing more than proper that the Society should return some sort of thanks in the way of acknowledgment for what has been done; and I therefore offer this resolution:

Resolved, That the efforts of our Committee on the Chickamauga National Park in securing the passage of the bill by Congress creating that park is highly appreciated by the members of the Society, and the thanks of the Society are hereby extended to their Committee and that said Committee be continued.

LIEUTENANT COCHRAN:

I am not familiar with all the steps that have been taken by