Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-15
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Annual DECENTRALIZATION OF Omcers
anniversary Address by Col. G.
C. Jones, Jr.s of Augusta.

-Ann1Versarg Address by COL &C.
C. JONES' Jr.s of Augusta.
The regular annual meeting Of the Geor-
gia Historical Society was held yesterday
afternoon, st 4 o'clock, at Hodgson Hall,
First Vice President Dr. VIM. N. Charters
in the chair, and full quorum Of members
present.
The minutes Of the previous annual meet
ing were read and confirmed.
The Chair appointed Messrs. W. II. Baker
and 81. G. Cunningham a committee to
e&smine the books of the Treasurer.
Messrs. Peter Lindenstruth, WI Gignfl-
lat and Rev. Robert P. Kerr were duly
elected members Of the society.
The resignation of James A. Doyle was
received and accepted.
The Library Committee submitted a
report recommending the purchase of the
following books, which report was adopted:
Sir William Herschel, hts Life and Works.
by E. 8. Holden. Scribner's Sons.
Wordsworth-English Men of Letters Sc
ries-by F. w. II. Myers. Harpers.
Village Commune, a novel, by Ouida.
Lippincott 81 Co.
Cervantes-Foreign Classics for English
Readers Series-bY Mrs. Onphant. Lippin-
colt 81 Co.
Enchanting and Enchanted, a novel. from
the German, by Mrs. Wister. Lippincost &
Co.
Why Did He Not Die? a novel, from the
German, by Mrs. Wister. Lippincott & Co.
The Crimson Hand and other poems. by
Mrs. Rosa Vertner Jeffrey. lippincott &
Kings Mountain and It's Heroes. by L. C.
Draper. Thompson, Cincinnati.
f. V. Greene's Russian Army and its Cam
paigns in Turkey in 1877 and 1878 Apple
ton q Co.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Mr.. William Harden, the Librarian, sub
mttted his annual report, as follows:
LIBRARIANS REPORT.
Another year has been added to the his
tory OF the society, and 1t is again nv
privilege to present the Librarians annual
report.
The library now numbers over twelve
thousand volumes, all properly arranged
and classified, which furnish to many of
our citizens useful and entertaining reading
matter, and though we lack the means of
doing the good that many of the more
prosperous and weather. institutions OF the
| country are doing, some of which are hand
somely endowed with large funds for pur-
| chasing and binding, still We have cause to
know that VS. are accomplishing something
In the way OF dispensing Information
throughout this community. Our library
room is daily visited by numerous seekers
after information, which is abundantly SUD.
piled by our department of reference books.
| Ihere Is, however, no way of estimating
the amount OF good done In this way. The
number of books borrowed during the year
Is larger than usual.
One of the chief attractions of our
library room Is the choice selection of peri
1 IN 10
tables We are now receiving, by subscrip-
uon and as gifts, nearly fifty different peri
enthusiastically, monthly and quarterly
besides number of daily newspapers
The whole number of volumes received
from all sources, since my last report. is
49o, OF which 800 were purchased. Cousid-
eripg the small amount we are able to
spend, 1t is surprising that we could have
| bought so many; but this can be accounted
for by the fact that some unusual facilities
have been offered to us for obtaining books
at cheap rate, thus enabling US to secure
more for our money than we could other
wise have done. The great want of our
library is fund for purchasing and
binding, and until we got that we cannot
hope to increase the library to anv great
extent.
We have many books and periodicals
which should be bound, and the sooner the
| better, as the longer they are allowed to re-
main unbound the more liable they are to
become injured and worthless. The only
cure Tor this state Of things, however is
money, and that cure we are not able to
apply With Sir John Falstaff we can truly
say, we lean get no remedy against this
consumption of the purse"
The number Of volumes received as gifts
| and by exchange Is one hundred and eighty
| nine, and the number of pamphlets received
In the same way Is three hundred. We have
also received many articles of various kinds,
both curious and useful.
A list OF persons and institutions sending
US gifts and exchanges is presented here
with.
LIST OF DONORS
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester.
Mass; Major A. L. Hartridge, Savannah;
phia; Mrs. Julian Hartridge, Savannah,
J. g. Aver q Co., Lowell, Mass; Hebrew
Congregation Committee, Philadelphia;
Mrs. Alice Backus, Isle of Hope; r. r.
Herrick, Cleveland, Ohio; w. S. Bogart,
W. +. Boyd, Savannah Hon. B. H. Hin,
Washington, Maj L. A. Huguet Latour,
Montreal; K. A. Brock, Richmond, Va;
Henry Z; johnston, New York; Bronson
Library, Waterbury, Conn; Col. Charles G.
Jones, Jr, Augusta Hon. Joseph E
Brown, Washington; Mrs. c. B. King, w.
| FL. Brown, Ladies' Memorial Association.
Rev. s. Landrum, D. D.. Dr. j. G. Lie Hardy,
Miss e. W. Carter, S. 7. Levy, Savannah;
Buffalo Historical Society; Bun
ker Hill Monument Association;
| Chicago Public Library; Golden Club, Lon
dor; H. S. Colding, Savannah; Delaware
Historical Society; G. W. j. DeRenpe, Sa-
vannah; Il. 7. browne, New York; Essex
Institute, Salem, Mass. Geo. H. Farrier,
Jersey City, N. j.; B. F. Frazer, Charles w.
Freeland, G. j. Gahona, Savannah; W P.
Garrison, New York; r. N. Gourdin,
Charleston; f. d. Guerard, E. I. Harden, Sa-
| vannab; Lick Observatory Trustees; Ludden
u Bates, Savannah; Maryland Historical So
ciety; Massachusetts State Library; J. Nc
Laughlin, Savannah; Metropolitan Museum
OF Art, New York; Minnesota Historical So
ciety; Missouri Historical Society; National
Board Of Health, Washington; j. j. hewitt,
Savannah; New England Historic Genoa
logical Society; New England Society of
Orange, N. j; New Jersey Historical
Society; New York Mercantile Library As
ISOLATION; Hon. j. G. Nichols, Washington;
Joseph Nimmo, Jr., Washington; Rev. j.
j. O'Connell; officers and crew United States
steamer Boutwell," DR.. E. Parsons, Ssvan-
nab; Rev. s. D. Peet, Clinton, W g.; Pena-
sylvania Historical Society; Philadelphia
Library Company; H. Phillips, Jr., Phlladel
phia; Providence (R. l Public Library;
Tennessee Historical Society; John T.
Thomas, Savannah; James 7. Upper, Erie,
Pa; United States Chief of Ordnance; Uni
ted States Commissioner of Education;
United States Commissioner of Patents;
United States Department of the Interior;
United States Naval Observatory; Yer
mont Historical Society; Yale College;
Rhode Island Historical Society II. b.
Rouse, Peoria, H.; T. A. Rousseau, Savan-
nah; Royal Historical Society, London; W.
Noel Salisbury, London San Francisco
Mercantile Library; j. r. Sauosy, Jr., Savan-
nah; Smithsonian Institution; L. Solomons,
DR.. George H. Stone, Savannah; j. d. Wad-
dell, Marietta, Ca; J. B. Waller, Illinois;
Master Charles Warren, General H. c.
Wayne, Savannah; Rev. F. x. Wenipger;
Hon. John Fl. Wheeler, Washington; Wis
consin Historical Society; Wisconsin Natural
History Society; Wyoming Historical and
Geological Society, Pa.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
Mr.. W. 3. Bogart submitted his annual
report as follows;
The Georgia Historical Society III account
rith YIN. s. bOJart, Treasurer.