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"A meeting OF the w dSntngtOn monument ASSO-
citation was held on Friday morning at the rooms
of the American Institute, the Hon. Robt H.
Morris in the chair.


The committee appointed at previous meeting
to announce to the public, the passage o, ;ne
the monies collected from the citizens, under
an act passed In 1888, entitled can act in COM
memorstion OF the services and IN honor OF the
memory of General Washington" reported that
they had caused the act TO be published in the
daily papers, with request that all persons having
any funds in their hands collected under that act,
would render an account and pay over the same 10
Mr.. GfinneIl, the treasurer OF This association.
That no notice had been taken OF this announce
ment, except by one individual, who ack nowledged
to have In his hands about 500, and thar the com.
mitee believed that large sums OF money remained
in the hands Of some of the former trustees, col
lectors, and agents of the prior corporation. 7 he
report being accepted. General James Tallmadge
that this Association should proceed further in the
prosecution of its objects until efficient measures
were taken to collect the funds raised by the for
mer Corporation, and wipe out the stigma of defal-
catien and dshonor which attached to those who.
had been engaged in this great undertaking., and
had permitted the funds raised tor this high and
noble purpose to be applied TO their private uses
That the community believed that, under the act
OF 1888. from thirty to fifty thousand dollars have
been raised by the contributions OF our citizens.
That the Finance Committee, of which he was
Chairman, upon the most dllgent search and in
quiry, had been unable TO discover more than two





the monies so collected.


That one OF these individuals admitted that he
had in his possession the sum Of $500, which he
was ready and willing to pay over; and the other
the sum of 800, or Whereabouts, which he was
also ready to pay but Of all the rest of the large
sums collected, no correct information could be
traced.


That he deemed it absolutely necessary that CO.
ercive measures should be adopted to compel the
discovery, under oath, of the amounts collected.


That the association and the individual trustees,
constantly assailed with inquiries as to these
monies, and We have no doubt that as soon as this
matterwas properly investigated, and the foul stain
OF peculation and defalcation was wiped out, the
community might be assured that the business was
now in the hands of men who would not sufier
such abuses that the undertaking would be llber-
ally sustained, and uness:this course adopted,
he would decline any further connection with the
undertaking.


Gen. Tamadge then stated some very interesting
facts relative to the organization and present condi


on OF the Society OF the Cincinnati, and expressed
the belief that when he funds heretofore collected
were recovered, and this Association had made
such progress would satisfy the public that their
Intentions would be carried into operation, the
und now held by the Society of the Cincinnati,
would be by them appropriated to thsno tribute
- the great man whom they SO much venerated.-
Gen. T. concluded an able address. Of which this IS
. very brief sketch, by moving the following reso-
uton:-


Resolved, That the Finance Commtte be au-
h0rised to employ counsel to enforce the law
passed the 7th May last for the recovery OF the
funds collected under the law ofls33, to comment
oratc the services and in honor OF the memory Of
General Washington, and to cause the necesaary
application for that purpose to be made to the Vice
Chancellor of the First Circuit, and 10 prosecute
the same without delay.


This resolution, after some remarks by several Of
the me,nbers was unanimously adopted.


The resignation of Mr. Nicholas Dean, as secre.
tary, having been previously accepted, the Boar
proceeded to fill the vacancy, and Henry MeiSs,
Esq, wss duly appointed.


The resignation of Mr.. Dean, as one of the trus
tees, being also accepted, the Board proceeded to
ballot lor trustee to fill the vacancy, and the Hon.
James Harper was unanimously elected.


On motion Of Mr.. Cooper, it was, resolved, that
he thanks of the association be presented to Mr..
Dean for his valuable and faithful services as Sec
-etary Of the association, and also secretary Of
the finance committee.


On motion Of General Tallmadge, it was re-
solved, that the Bye-Laws be amended, by adding
The following article -


If any trustee of this association shall be absent
from three successive regular meetings, unless pre-
vented by sickness or absence from the city, the
Board may, at its option declare his Office to be
vacant, and proceed to fill up the vacancy.
The meeting after some unimportant business,
hen adjourned.