Meetings of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey
Standing Committee
Captain Tuttle, Major Kinney, Colonel Scott, Colonel Plume, R. H. Cumming, J. W. Reckless and R. M. Stout.
Delegates to the General Society
J. W. Reckless, R. L. Armstrong, J. J. Plume.
By-Laws, Rules and Amendments
* Resolved that the 1st Bye Law and Rule of this Society as passed in 1806 be so far dispensed with as that the Society at their next annual meeting shall meet at Newark instead of Elizabeth Town, which resolution was negatived, a motion was made to reconsider the vote and carried and the resolution was adopted.
Finance
The Standing Committee report that they have examined the accounts of the Treasurer Col. R. L. Armstrong, and that they find that there was in the hands of the late Treasurer on the 4th July, 1829, the sum of $76.03, which sum the present Treasurer has received, and that he has further received from the late Treasurer the additional sum of $600, being the interest of $10,000 up to the first April, 1829, making in the whole the sum of $676.03.
The Treasurer has paid out of the monies by him received for the expenses of the last year as follows : For the traveling expenses of the members at the last meeting, $130.20; for the expenses of the Society at said meeting, $155.31; for donations to the widows and others, the sum of $300; making in all the sum of $585.52.
That the Treasurer has received from Hale & Davidson the interest on the permanent fund to first of April, 1830, the sum of $340.91, being the interest up to that date on $10,101, invested by a Committee of this Society, and that he has also received $150 for the quarters interest due the first July, 1829, and then paid together with the principal. There is now in the hands of the Treasurer subject to the order of the Society, the sum of $581.43. The permanent fund of this Society now consist of one certificate in the public debt of the United States for $10,000, and one certificate in the same public debt for $101, both dated September 3, 1829, and bearing an interest at four one-half per annum.
Ordered, That the Treasurer pay the warrant of the President on the recommendation of the Standing Committee in favor of Maj. Kollock for $30.
Resolved, That the Treasurer come prepared to make his report to the Standing Committee in reference to the funds of the Society before the appointed time of meeting.
Resolved, That the resolution passed 4th July, 1828, allowing Maj. Shute $20 traveling expenses be repealed and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay him mileage from Jersey City.
Donations
The Standing Committee recommend that the following sums be appropriated for charitable purposes to Mrs. Seely, widow of Samuel C. Seely; Mrs. Armstrong; Mrs. Stout, Miss Whitlock, Major John Kinney, and Judge Kollock, $15 each. Mrs. Hendry, widow of Capt. Samuel Hendry; Mrs. Brooks, widow of Almarine Brooks, and Mrs. Barber, $25 each. Recommendations adopted.
Miscellaneous
The President announced the death of Capt. Luther Halsey, an original member of this Society, whereupon it was Resolved, that in memory of our deceased brother, this Society will wear mourning by a crape on the left arm for the space of thirty days.
Col. Plume, from the Committee to bring up the record of the Red Book of Rules, etc., and to have them printed, reported that he had performed that service and presented the 50 copies accordingly.
The Society, having been invited by the Citizens to join them in procession, they accepted the invitation and proceeded to the church, where, after a prayer and the Declaration of Independence being read by a member, a very pathetic address was delivered by the Revd. Mr. Reeves; the exercises being ended in the church, the Society returned and proceeded to business. Resolved, that the Treasurer come prepared to make his report to the Standing Committee in reference to the funds of the Society before the appointed time of meeting.
Resolved, that all applications for relief which shall have been handed to the Standing Committee before the meeting of the Society, shall be given in as soon as the Society shall convene and that all applications afterwards shall be referred directly to the Society.
Resolved, that the resolution passed July 4, 1828, allowing to Major Shute $20 traveling expenses, be repealed and that the Treasurer be authorized to pay him mileage from Jersey City.
* Resolved, that the 1st Bye-Law and Rule of this Society as passed in 1806 be so far dispensed with as that the Society at their next annual meeting shall meet at Newark instead of Elizabeth Town, which resolution was negatived, a motion was made to reconsider the vote, and carried, and the Resolution was adopted.
Genl. G. D. Wall was appointed orator.
* No such rule was passed in 1806, but was passed July 5, 1790. — W. T. B. S. I., Sec.