The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-13
To the Citizens Of savannah.

At a recent meeting of the Georgia His
torical Society a committee was appointed
to devise and act upon plan or plans to
raise funds for the purchase Of works of art
for the Telfair Academy Of Arts and Sci
ences.
The committee begins its work with deep
conviction that in a community like Savan-
nah, where cultivation and refinement are
not things of yesterday, no better plan can
be devised than to make plain statement
of the requirements Of the situation and
then to follow it up by personal appeal to
the good will and liberalitv of ali who feel
an interest in the final success of the Telfair
Academy, and who may desire to lend it
helping hand.
Having its origin in the munificent be-
quest of Miss Tefair-Jased upon her wish
forever to associate the family home and
name with things of beauty-the academy
tod ~ challenges the admiration of ali wIo
enter its doors, and 1t may safely be said
that the thought of the testatrix has found
develop nent far beyond what she could
have reasonably anticipated.
This result has been due to fortunate
combination Of circumstances that brought
to the service Of the board Of managers q
director with taste, genius and ability TO
plan the work as a whole from the begin
mig thus iusuring usity Of design through
out every part of the bullding) and at the
same time placed at his command the means
necessary to the completion of that plan
So favored the academy was enabled, in
1885, to enter at once into the possession and
enjoyment of its beautiful home, without
waiting through long years of disjointed
effort for results that would surely have
fallen far short Of what has been accom-
plished.
Moreover, there has been gathered within
It's walls a collection Of works Of art of which
any city might be proud, q collection al
ready know in the artistic world for its
excellence and in one feature, at least,
unique on this side Of the Atlantic. But,
after all, the history Of all such
enterprises has demonstrated that a
great gallery can only be built up by tho
cooperation " a community capable of ap-
preclating the value Of such an institution
and ready onits part to exhibit a certain
degree of self-sacrlfice to ensure its mantle
nance and advancement. Without this CO.
operation the time must arrive when tue
work will come 10 a stand-Se the directors
and board Of managers as faithful as they
may Such assistance we now ask from the
people of Savannah. Tue foundation of
the Telfair Acade ny has been well laid ID
a noble suye structure mas been reared upon
it, " ere nothing more added, it could not
fail 20 be considered one OF the chief at
attractions OF the city ; but il our fellow ci l.
zens will give OF their means, and If, along
with such material support, they viii ex-
tend tho sympathy and encoura cement mt
comes from deep personal interest, it will
surely become ono IF the most notable gal
leries in AmericS-one that shall attract
strangers from all parts of the country aud
impress them with respect for the artistic
taste aud culture Of this community.
Strenuous effort has been made to provide
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of visitors who come 81 us every winter,
and it needs no long argument to show hat
everything that can add to the permanent
attractions of the city will, Of necessity,
keep those visitors longer here nud, per-
haps, induce the decision 10 cast in their lot
with Us.
Within the past week magnificent
picture has been placed in the academy, q
work that beyond question VIII become
celebrated, AMI which, with each passing
year, will assurodly increass rapidly IA
pecuniary value. The us' Of private funds,
advanced to him FOR tue purpose, enabled
the director to secure his prize, but 10 is
with you 10 say whether 10 shall remain
here or go, 1t may be, to enrich some more
fortunate gallery.
TIE academy needs tho money to pay FIR
this picture, aa1 also 10 create a iund
which wi ! enable IL 70 send is director
abroad again 10 selsc; AMI purchase other
works 10 fill tho vacant places H. rs walls.
We ask no man to ccaup himself, but IL
each will give according 20 his AGILITY, S1.
vanuah viii soon have an art coll ActiJn the
fame OF which shall rebound % her honor
and glory.
A. an early day sub Grip ion lis.s viii be
circulated, AMI meanwhile c9nst ibuti rs
viii be received any OK the ujd.j-zne1.
CHARLIE Il OaMsrgkD,
JOHN SCREvEN. 90
WILLIAM GARBARD,
HERMAN Ny 3lH
JoHN l.. Hammond,
C1mmit.se.
Mlnce Mea, Iollios and Pr..,rvas Won