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Georgia Historical Society, Eightieth Annual MeetingSource: The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 1 (MARCH, 1919), pp. 28-30Published by: Georgia Historical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40575601 .

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28 THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY

Georgia Historical Society, Eigktietk Annual Meeting

Savannah, Ga., February 18, T919.

The eightieth annual meeting of Georgia Historical Society was held at Hodgson Hall this day at 8 :3o p. m.

Mr. William W. Mackall, the president, presided, and Charles F. Groves, the secretary, acted as secretary of the meeting.

READING OF MINUTES/

The Minutes of the seventy-ninth annual meeting, held February 12, 1918, were read and confirmed.

THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.

The president read his annual report.

REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.

Secretary-Treasurer - The report of the Secretary-Treas- urer showing the condition of the finances, covering period for twelve months ended January 31, 1919, was read. He also submitted report showing the number of different classes of members, with comparison as to the number of members on the rolls of the society at the same time last year. As Treas- urer of Telfair Trust Fund he read a report covering the financial operations of the Telfair Academy of Arts and Scien- ces during the past year. All of these reports were ordered filed.

Telfair Academy - Mr. Alexander R. Lawton, Chairman of the Managing Committee of Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, presented the annual report for the committee. It deals with attendance, acquisitions and exhibitions, finances, printing of new catalogues, and the death of Abraham L. Mon- gin, janitor for the Academy for 36 years. In respect to Mon- gin the society approved the recommendation of the commit-

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tee that the society arrange to place at his grave a suitable headstone recording his faithful service. The report was ordered received and filed.

Finance Committee - The report of the Finance Commit- tee was submitted by its chairman, Mr. J. Florance Minis. No action was taken on the recommendation that the society authorize the treasurer to withdraw from the savings account of the Permanent Fund a sufficient amount to liauidate cur- rent expenses in case collection of dues could not be made promptly. The report was ordered received.

Librarian - Mr. William Harden reported as librarian, so also did he render a report as chairman of the Committee on Printing and Publishing. These reports were ordered re- ceived.

Corresponding Secretary - As Corresponding Secretary Mr. Otis Ashmore submitted a report, which was ordered received.

Committee on Library - The Chairman of the Committee on Library, Mr. Otis Ashmore, submitted the annual report for the committee. It was ordered received.

APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.

Applications for membership were received from Mrs. Walter S. Wilson and Capt. F. D. Bloodworth. both of Savan- nah. By unanimous consent the rules were suspended and the secretary was authorized to cast the ballot for their election. This was done, and they were declared active members of the society.

DEATH OF SAMUEL A. GREEN, HONORARY MEMBER.

Mr. William Harden brought to the attention of the meet- ing the death of one of the honorary members of the society, Samuel A. Green, of Massachusetts, who died at Groton on December s, 1918.

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ELECTION OF FIVE CURATORS. Mr. Mackall, the president, announced that the next order

of business was the election of five curators to succeed Messrs. Otis Ashmore, W. W. DeRenne, H. R. Goetchius, DuPont Guerry and Alexander R. Lawton, whose terms would expire with this meeting ; and in passing to this business Mr. Mackall stated to the meeting what he had previously made known to the curators, namely, that on account of his long and frequent absences from Savannah he would not permit his name to be considered for re-election as president, and that the question of selecting another president would be one of the duties of the Board of Curators.

The following named gentlemen were proposed as cura- tors, voted upon, and declared unanimously elected curators of the society to serve until 1922:

MR. OTIS ASHMORE. MR. W. W. DeRENNE. MR. H. R. GOETCHIUS. MR. DuPONT GUERRY. MR. ALEXANDER R. LAWTON,

Adjourned. CHARLES F. GROVES, Secretary.

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences- Annual Report of Managing Committee

Savannah, Ga., February 12, T919. To the Georgia Historical Society:

The Managing Committee of the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences submits its annual report for the year ending February ist.

ATTENDANCE.

The attendance for the year has been 4,974 against 6,701 for the preceding year, and 12,529 for the year ended February

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