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Meetings of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey

Standing Committee

Governor Ogden, General Beatty, General Dayton, Major Ballard, General Rhea, General Giles, Major S. M. Shute.

Finance

The Standing Committee report that they have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find the permanent funds of the Society consist of $10,000 six per cent, stock, viz.: 76 certificates of the Masonic loan in $100 each; also $2,400 in six per cent, stock of the United States of 1812. The latter sum of $2,400 directed to be reinvested by the Treasurer in such other stock as should be deemed most advisable. The Committee further reports that since the last settlement the Treasurer has paid to the order of the Society the sum of $426 and that there remains at this time a balance in his hands of $353.46. That there was due on the first day of this month arising from interest on its funds the sum of $264, and that there will accrue to the Society on the first day of January next, the further sum of $300, making a total of $917.46.

Resolved, That the Treasurer be directed to seal up the certificates composing the permanent funds of this Society and lodge them with the Cashier of the State Bank at Elizabeth for safe keeping.

Donations

The Standing Committee beg leave to recommend that the following sums be disbursed for charitable purposes, when the interest money in the hands of the Treasurer will admit, viz:

To Col. Wessel T. Stout, the sum of sixty dollars. To Mrs. Elmer, widow of Capt. Eli Elmer, for herself and children, to be placed in the hands of Genl. Giles, the sum of sixty dollars.

To Mrs. Brooks, widow of Ensign Almarine Brooks, late a member of this Society, for herself and children, to be placed in the hands of Genl. Elmer, sixty dollars.

To Mrs. Maribah Barton, widow of Capt. William Barton, late a member of this Society, the sum of sixty dollars, to be disbursed by the Treasurer to her. Recommendations adopted.

Miscellaneous

The Minutes of the last meeting were read.

The Vice-President announced the death of General Helms, one of its members. Whereupon Resolved, that in honor of the memory of our deceased brother, the Society will wear mourning by a crape on the left arm for the space of thirty days.

General Giles, on behalf of the Committee of Delegates to the General Society of the Cincinnati, made report, which was read and approved.

On motion it was Ordered, that the gentlemen who attended as delegates to the General Society be paid by the Treasurer the usual allowance.

The Military, attending for the purpose of escorting the Society, they, together with the Corporation and Citizens of the place walked in procession to the Presbyterian Church to attend the exercises appointed for the day where after a prayer by the Revd. Mr. McDowell and the reading of the Declaration of Independence, an oration was delivered by Genl. Dayton, who had been previously appointed to that duty.

The Society went in procession to the Presbyterian Church attended by the Military and Citizens of the place to attend the exercises appointed for the day, which after prayer and reading the Declaration of Independence an oration was delivered by Genl. Elmer.

Resolved, that the Treasurer be directed to procure a standard for use of this Society of such device as to him shall appear suitable, and that he be authorized to defray the expense thereof out of any money in his hands arising from interest on the money of this Society.

The exercises of the church being ended, the Society returned in the same order of procession to the place of their sitting when, after exchanging congratulations with their Fellow Citizens on the occasion of their meeting, they proceeded to business.

Resolved, that the thanks of this Society be presented to General Jonathan Dayton, for his appropriate oration and that he be requested to furnish a copy to be lodged in the archives of this Society.

On motion Resolved, that Genl. Beatty and Genl. Rhea be a committee with the Treasurer to procure a standard for the use of the Society.

Resolved, that Governor Ogden, Genl. Dayton and the Secretary be a committee to collect the original diplomas and place them with the Secretary to be by him preserved to the further order of the Society.