OF THE NATIVE AME


RICAN ASSOCIATION.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1898.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1888.


The adjourned meeting took place al the Theatre. on
Thursday evening" the 9th instant The President, in
the chair stated that the subject of the Resolution adopt
ed at the last meeting, requiring contributions and sub
scrpons for the newspaper, the first in order for
ton; upon which the names Of various members
nounced as subscribing for that purpose


Upon motion of Mr.. J. C. Harkness, comme of six
uotteer members from each Ward raised to collect
additional contributions and instructed to call upon
all OF our countymen in the city to aid in the objects of
this Association.


On motion of Mr.. F. Howard, the several committees
were authorized to fill vacancies among themselves, and
to report progress at our next meeting.


The Association addressed upon various points of
interest by Messrs. j. c. Harkness, Writ j. L. Club,
Mort Dunn Connor and Howard; in the course of which
the first named gentleman, in sustaining the proposition
for appointing committee to call upon our people, re
marked that there were number Of them whose hearts
were warmly with us, and whose hands were ready to
serve when the emergency required it, but whose sua
attachment; that there were some known to him who'
from the opposition in certain quarters afraid to De
with the broad mark OF the paper in their hands
That nevertheless, these would aid ii called upon
in the way proposed


Much dissatisfaction was manifested by the meeuhg'
that it could be possible that men who were aoorg o
the general good for their counymen Witnout as
tnction of Marty should be inundated from that duty by
any by any set OF men, naive or foreign
The debate was animated and continued Tor some time


The following gentlemen desired to be considered as
their services on the Ward committees.


Ist WardrMessrs. F. Howard, G. w. Harkness, H.
L. Cross.


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