CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE I. The Association shall be known as "THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE." and shall include every officer who has served with honor in that Army. Honorary members may be elected from those who have served with honor and distinction in any of the Armies of the United States. ARTICLE II. The object of the Society shall be to keep alive and preserve that kindly and cordial feeling which has been one of the characteristics of this Army during its career in the service, and which has given it such harmony of action, and contributed, in no small degree, to its glorious achievements in our country's cause. The fame and glory of all the officers belonging to this Army, who have fallen either on the field of battle, or in the line of their duty, shall be a sacred trust to this Society, which shall cause proper memorials of their services to be collected and preserved, and thus transmit their names with honor to posterity. The families of all such officers who shall be in indigent circumstances will have a claim upon the generosity of the Society, and will be relieved by the voluntary contributions of its members whenever brought to their attention. In like manner, the fame and suffering families of those officers who may hereafter be stricken down by death shall be a trust in the hands of their survivors. ARTICLE III. For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, the Society shall be organized by the annual election of a President and Vice-Presidents. The Vice-Presidents to be chosen, one from each Army Corps of the old Army of the Tennessee, and a Corresponding and a Recording Secretary. The Society shall meet once in every year, and those officers who, for any cause, are unable to attend its meeting, will be expected to write to the Corresponding Secretary of the Society, and impart such information in regard to themselves as they may desire, and which may be of interest to their brother officers. Honoring the glorious achievements of our brothers-in-arms belonging to other armies, whose services have contributed, in an equal degree, in the re-establishment of our Government, and desiring to draw closer to them in the bonds of social feeling, the President or either of the Vice-Presidents of this Society shall be authorized to invite the attendance of any officer of the United States Army at any of our annual meetings. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. FIRST. That the first sentence of the third article of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows: "The Society shall be organized by the annual election of a President and six Vice-Presidents, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, and a Treasurer." BY-LAWS. ARTICLE I. That one dollar per annum be paid by each member to the Recording Secretary, the money so raised to be paid by him to the Treasurer. ARTICLE II. Money for ordinary expenses of the Society may be expended by the Treasurer upon the warrant of the President. All other expenditures, only in pursuance of a vote of the Society. ARTICLE III. The Treasurer shall make a report to the annual meeting of all receipts and expenditures with vouchers. The Recording Secretary shall report to the annual meeting all money received by him, and all transferred by him to the Treasurer. The Corresponding Secretary shall report to every meeting all correspondence of general interest. ARTICLE, IV. All questions and resolutions shall be decided by a majority of the members present. But amendments proposed to the Constitution shall be acted upon only at the annual meeting subsequent to the one at which they may be proposed, unless the postponement be dispensed with by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. ARTICLE V. The order of Business shall be as follows: 1. Reading of the journal of the previous meeting. 2. Appointment of committees on business and for nomination of officers. 3. Receiving reports. 4. Current business. 5. Election of officers. 6. Adjournment. ARTICLE VI. If the Society shall, at any meeting, omit to designate the time and place of the next meeting, the President shall, by due public notice, fix the time and place. SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, To accomplish its third annual reunion in accordance with its adjournment at St. Louis, and to join in a reunion with the Societies of the Armies of the Cumberland, the Ohio, and the Georgia, the Society of the Army of the Tennessee was called to assemble in this city by the following notices: WASHINGTON CITY, D. C., October 15, 1868. Officers of the Army of the Tennessee: You are respectfully notified that in accordance with your last adjournment, and the following call issued by Lieutenant-General W. T. Sherman, the third annual meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee will be held in the city of Chicago, on the 15th day of December, 1868, at 10 o'clock A. M. Every officer who has at any time served in the Army or Department of the Tennessee, is entitled to membership, and to all such an earnest invitation is extended to be present, to unite with our brother officers of the Armies of the Cumberland, Ohio, and Georgia, in perpetuating that kindly, cordial and social feeling, which, amidst scenes and events now historical, ever marked our intercourse with the soldiers of these armies, whose hearts still beat in friendly unison when touched by the memories of the past. All necessary arrangements for the meeting will be made by the following local committee, residents in Chicago: General Wm. E. Strong, General J. M. Corse, Colonel Harry Gile, General John McArthur, General James Stockton, and Colonel John M. Loomis, to whom letters of inquiry may be addressed. MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN A. RAWLINS, BRIGADIER-GENERAL A. HICKENLOOPER, Corresponding Secretary, Cincinnati, O. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL L. M. DAYTON, Recording Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. President. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20, 1868. Notice is hereby given, that the Societies representing the Armies of the Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio, and Georgia, will meet on the 15th and 16th days of December, 1868, at Chicago, Illinois. The object is purely social, and designed to preserve the memories of the war, and to cherish the friendships formed during that period of our national history. All are cheerfully invited to be present and participate. An orator has been appointed for each army, and addresses will be delivered on the night of the 15th of December, and a grand banquet will be held on the night of the 16th. Letters of inquiry may be addressed to General Wm. E. Strong, Chicago, Ill., who will attend to all preliminary business, until a joint committee of arrangements has been appointed to carry into effect the above plan. W. T. SHERMAN, Lieutenant-General U. S. A. Crosby's Music Hall had been selected by the local Committee of Arrangements, in which to hold the meeting of the Society, and at 2 o'clock it organized. The President, Major-General Rawlins, and the senior Vice-President, Major-General Howard, not being present, the second in order of Vice-Presidents, Major-General Giles A. Smith assumed the chair, and announced the Society ready for the transaction of business. On motion of Colonel Coleman: Resolved, That in consequence of the temporary absence of the Secretary, Colonel Dayton, who is engaged in important business of the Society, Colonel T. S. Mather act as Secretary, pro tem. On motion of Colonel Joel: Resolved, That all General officers present be invited to seats with the President. The President extended the invitation. On motion of General Leggett: Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to nominate officers for the ensuing year. The President announced the committee as follows: MajorGeneral M. D. Leggett, Major-General J. M. Corse, Colonel D. C. Coleman, Brevet Brigadier-General Benjamin Spooner, Colonel J. M. Hedrick, Colonel Thomas Reynolds and Colonel George G. Pride. On motion of General D. P. Grier: Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to select a place for holding the next annual meeting. |