The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-13
LITERATURE AND ART.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GEoR-
GA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

notwithstanding Reports on tn
Library and the Telfeir Art ant
Science Academy-A Memorial Por
trait of Miss Telfair to be Provide C
For-An Amendments to the Consti
tuition Providing for Committee Il
Boom the Historical Society.
The annual meeting of the George
Historical Society was held last night an,
was well attended, and it was IL O'Clock
before the business Of the evening was con
cluded
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
All the old officers were reelected, as fol
lows:
President-Gen. Henry r. jackson.
First Vice President-COI. John Soreven.
Second Vice President-CoL Charles II.
Olmstead
Corresponding Secretary-Judge Robert
Falligant.
Recording Secretary-Beirne Gordon.
Treasurer-W. S. Bogart.
Librarian-William Harden.
Curators Judge w. D. Harden, Col.
George A. Mercer, J. r. F. Tattnall, Hon.
w. G.. Charlton, DR.. r. J. Num-, Col. j. ID.
The chair announced that he would ap-
point the regular standing committees at
the regular monthly meeting in March.
The following amendment to the constitu-
ton, submitted by Charles y. West, Esq,
was adopted, after a general discussion, by
two-thirds vote:
THE NEW AMENDMENT.
"At the meeting after the annual meet
ing the president shall appoint a committee
of members 10 be composed of one member
of the board of managers and ten unofficial
members, to be called the committee of
members, and to hold Office for one year or
until the appointment of its successor,
which committee shall be requested to use
such efforts as may be practicable in the
increase of membership, and means of the
society TO consider its interests, and to re-
port to the society how the same may be
advanced"
A supplementary amendment by Col.
Olmstead was supported by Messrs. Ohm
stead, Screven and Mercer, but as the
society appeared TO think there was nothing
in the West amendment calculated TO dis
turb the harmony Of the society, the
amendment was voted down. The amend
ment was as follows:
But it is distinctly understood that nothing in
this amendment shall be construed as giving TO
SAID committee of members any authority to
interfere with the rights, duties privileges of
any of the officers OF this society or of any of
the other standing committees.
There were eight new members balloted
for and unanimously elected, and there
were eleven designations read and accepted.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The annual reports being in order, they
were presented, and in each instance
adopted
Treasurer Bogarts report showed that the
receipts for the last year amounted to
s., 445 sc and expenditures IS. 500 TO- leaving
balance in the treasury of S57 AZ.
MIR. Bogart, as chairman Of the library
+. committee, reported thai the new catalogue,
begun two years ago, has been completed,
the books being triply entered under the
head Of subject "titIe," and author
Librarian Harden'S report shows that
there are now Is, 432 volumes in the library
and 10, $50 pamphlets, $40 volumes and 332
pamphlets having been added during the
year. There were l47l9 volumes taken out
during the year, and &c, 1858 visitors to the
reading rooms were registered.
DIRECTOR BRANDT's REPORT.
The report of Director Brandt was liber-
ally applauded. and is as follows:
The most important event in the history OF
the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences since
the opeai the new annex with its galleries oil
antique sculptures and mod IN oil paintings is
the addition to the latter Of five highly interest
ing and important pictures. Four of this num-
Der were purchased by the board of managers
through the director for the academy. The
fifth he bought on his own account and placed
at the service of the academy as a loan
Two of the pictures came from the Paris
universal exposition; the others from Munich
They are all OF large dimensions, and are the
works OF Wilhelm Won Kaulbach, a famous
Herman painter; Prof. Otto, also a German OF
reputation; Ad1lph Luben of Berlin, whose
works are highly esteemed: Vinceslas Sigma
nowski, Pole; and Julian Story, an American
The titles Of the pictures are "Peter Arbues Of
Eplla, defense OF Straubing, a town in
Bavaria;" Dispute OF Russian MountaInsers
and The Black Prince at the Battlefield o.
Crecy.''
The, painting by Kaulbach, and otto's car
toou drawing, were very much injured The
former made tour for exhibition at the time
when 1t was pa nted and, being of such larg,
dimensions, ie was necessary to take it from
the stretcher, on which oil paintings are usual,
mounted, in order TO trans port II from place Z
place. Repeated changes of this kind dam
aged the painting very much, and it req ire,
most careful restoration. The cartoon by Otto
which is the original crayon drawing used a
model for his fresco painting in the museum a
Munich, received many injuries durin,
this process, and by being kept In damp plac
afterward. The WORK OF restoring these pict
ures, the hardness with which others arrive
from abroad, and the delay in clearing then
from the New York custom house, have pre-
vented an earlier Encouragement of the gallery
THE NEW PICTURES.
1t was understood that the new pictures woul
be ready for inspection about the date of tn
annual meeting of the historical society
have now the pleasure to state tina the CALLER
has been rearrangcd, with the addition of tn
five new pictures purchased during the veal
and four Others painted by myself also durin
the last year. 1t is contemplated by the boar
OF managers to have a reception at a
early day to view the new acquisitions
In my report to them l have given in deta
the circumstances which enabled me to bu
works so important and of so high a standar
OF merit for comparatively moderate prices
will state briefly some Of their strong points
and the merits which have won for some q
them a wide reputation in Europe and fC
others medals of highest reward If we col
slider that the collection Of antique sculpture
and oil paintings is to serve as guide, and {
furnish models for the art student whose ali
it is to study art profe sion, we must eI
deavor to collect such works will serve OF
pupils best in attaining the highest perfectio
in purity Of style and the most intellectut
skill in their technique.
The unerring principles of the best models
ancient Greek art; paintings which show the il
dividual characteristics of acknowledged ma
them, by young painters. who have perchanct
not even yet received honorable mention" al
incentives which, with an early habitual study
nature, will lead the art student to a successfl
career as an artist taking for granted that
has natural gift for this profession. We shou
not be guided ID the selection of the subject
what may be fashionable or called pleasin
Neither should our selections be of one scho
only, but rather the works of different artist
eacn having his own manner of painting. II
well known that the best artists have not Ion