Mr.  Monroe  offered  a  prayer.  Hon.  Thomas
P.  Carpenter,  Thomas  B.  Atkinson  (mayor)
and  Joseph  Painter  were  appointed  a  com-
mittee on  resolutions.  Judge  Philip  J.  Grey
addressed  the  meeting,  after  which  the  com-
mittee adopted  a  long  series  of  patriotic  res-


olutions. The  Washington  Grays,  Stockton
Cadets  and  the  Zouaves  marched  into  the
room  and  were  received  with  cheers,  Samuel
Hufty  read  a  resolution  which  was  signed  by
many  persons,  who  immediately  formed  the
Home  Brigade.  David  M.  Chambers,  Cap-
tain Stafford,  Benjamin  M.  Braker,  John  H.
Jones  and  E.  A.  Acton  each  addressed  the
meeting.  James  M.  Scovel  was  then  called
upon  and  responded  in  eloquent  terms  and
with  patriotic  energy.  S.  H.  Grey  offered  a
resolution,  which  was  adopted,  that  the  City
Council  and  the  Freeholders  of  the  county  be
requested  to  appropriate  money  for  the  equip-
ment of  persons  who  may  volunteer  in  de-
fense of  the  country,  and  S.  H.  Grey,  James
M.  Cassady  and  Joseph  Painter  were  ap-
pointed a  committee  to  look  after  the  interests
of  the  resolution.  The  meeting  continued  in
session  until  eleven  p.m.
On  the  22d  of  April  Samuel  H.  Grey
made  an  address  before  the  Board  of  Free-
holders in  a  patriotic  appeal,  soliciting  the
board  to  make  appropriations  for  the  relief
of  families  of  volunteer  soldiers.  John  S.
Read  offered  a  resolution  favoring  the  ap-
propriation of  five  thousand  dollars,  which
was  unanimously  adopted.  On  the  evening
of  the  25th  the  City  Council  voted  four
hundred  dollars  for  the  same  purpose.  On
the  same  evening  the  First  Methodist  Epis-
copal Church  of  Camden  collected  one  hun-
dred and  fifty  dollars  and  purchased  five
hundred  Bibles  for  the  volunteer  soldiers  of
Camden  County.
