Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-02
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Report Of the Committee on the
Greene Monument Tablets.

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Report OF the Committee on the
Greene Monument Tablets.
The November meeting OF the Georgia
Historical Society was he'd last night at
Hod sson Hall. There was barely quo
rum of members present, aud very lit
tie business ofinterest was transacted.
DR.. J. J. Waring. chairman OF the com.
mittee appointed 10 place the inseriDtional
tablets upon the Greene monument, sub
mtted an interesting report OF the CON-
mlttee's work and wbatIt accomplished.
The report was adopted, and vote OF
thanks was rendered the committee for
the efficient manner IN which 1t dis
charged lis duties.
Accompanying the report was state
meDt in abstract OF the history Of the
monument compiled by the MORNING
NEWS and also a copy Of the MORNING
News containing an account OF the
unYe ling ceremonies. file Of correspOn-
dence showing the work OF the committee
aud the report OF the Treasurer, ID. X.
Thomas. ESQ, which will be placed
among the sOciety's archives.
The committee called the society's at
tention to the fact that Col. Charles G.
Jones, who delivered the able and elO-
quent address at the unwilling of the
tablets, received only brief notice Of the
desire Of the committee aud OF their Invi.
tatiOn 10 deliver the ceremonial address.
Nevertheless, the distinguished orator
generously accepted the call, which to
bin he Ielt to be both a pleasure and a
duty, and the committee asked that suita-
ble resolutions OF thanks be adopted, ex-
pr. ssing the Society's appreciation of his
generous and effective labOrs upon that
occasion.
Mr.. W. S. Bogart offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimous sly
passed:
WHEREAS, Al the unwilling OF the bronze
tablets on tho monument to Maj. Gen. M
thanleI Greene. in johnson square. on May
last, when was completed and Inscribed, with
public oeremonia al, his cenotaph. cree led sixty
wears ago by the peOne of Savannah, the
Hon. Charles G. Jones. Jr., once a citizen and
Mayor Of savannah. and now an honorary
member OF the Georgia Historical Society. de-
Hvered, at the request OF the Joint Commit
tee, in the presence Of a vast civic ana mill
tary assembly, an Grafton commemorative of
the character and services of Gen. Greene,
therefore,
Resolped, That the thanks OF this society are
gratefully rendered to Co. Jones for his ad-
mrable, appreclative and eloquent Grafton,
worthy to illustrate the life and death of the
hero whom 1t Commentaries
The movement which resulted in the
placing OF the tablets upon the monument
was inaugurated March 8, 1888, wnen the
Georgia Historical Society invited the CO.
operation OF the City Council in the work
On March % the soc ETY. was notified that
a committee from the Council had been
appointed, as follows: The Mayor, Al
dermen j. j. Wilder, d. r.
Thomas, A. Hanley, W. q.
Nell. The committee from the society
consisted OF Dr.. James j. WarIng chair
man; g. NJ. Sorrel, j. o. Ferrill. W. s.
BOgart, s. 2. Hamilton, 5. Y. Levy. J. II.
Johnston, w. Grayson Mann, r. b. Rep
pard. subsequently Messrs. Han|ey and
Wilder resigned, and the Council substi-
tuted DR.. VIM. Duncan and j. Il. Hamlet.
The subsequent labors of the Joint Com
mittee were conducted through an eXecu-
tive subcommittee consisting of DR.. j. J.
Waring chairman, G.. NJ. Sorrel, W. 5.
Bogart, S. 2, Hamilton, ID. r. Thomas,
VIM. Duncan.
In receiving the report Gen. Sorrel,
presiding In the Historical Society.
referred to the efforts Of the committees
chairman, DR.. Waring, in directing and
bringing to a successful issue the ardu-
Gus work which the committee had to per-
form.
After the report had been disposed of
the regular routine business OF the meet
ing was taken up. The Library Commit.
tee recommended the purchase of the fol-
lowing books:
The Age OF Electricity, by Park Benjamin.
step Aside, by Charlotte Dunning.
Ben j nson, by j. A. SymOnds.
Steele, by A. DJbsOn.
Raleigh. by Edmund Gosse.
The story Of the Saracens, by Arthur Gill
man.
\ Moonlight Boy. by f. w. Howe.
The Christmas Wreck, by f. r. stockton
Margaret Of Angelleme, Queen of Navarro,
by A. VI. F. Robinson.
Documents Illustrative of American His
tory 1906 0 1888.
Standard Natural History vol p.
Messrs. l.. Kayton and S. Herman were
elected resident members OF the society.