The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-04
TEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The Standing Committees for 1890.
Tho Fair Project Abandoned.
Tho Georgia Historical Society held its
March meeting at Hodgson hall last night.
Con. Henry r. jackson presided. The
principal business was the appointment Of
The standing committees for 1890, which
were announced by Gen. jackson as follows:
On the Librery-W. S. Bogart, George
A. Mercer, William Harden, r. J. Mum,
Beirne Gordon.
On Finance Charles II. Oimstead, John
Screven, Robert Faligant, w. G. Charlton,
Charles n. West
On Printing and Publishing-W. D.
Harden, q. A. Mercer, Robert Falligant. ].
H. N. Clinch, Beirne Gordon.
On the Telfalr Academy-John Screven.
Charles d. Olmstead, W. D. Harden, J. r.
+. Tattnall, j. H. u. Clinch.
On Membership--C. n. West, r. G.. Gail
lard, Lester Hubbell, c. O. Haines, j. o.
Moore, c. s. Connerat, William H. Schley.
w. ?. LaRoche, Denis j. Murphy, C. E.
Yonge. A. J. Merlle.
The holding of a fair to raise funds for
the securing of memorial portrait of Miss
Mary Telfair was discussed at some length.
A resolution was adopted at the annual
meeting in February providing for the APP
polntment of committee to be announced
at the March meeting to arrange for the
fair and to appeal to the members of the
Teifair Literary and Art Union
for their cooperation. Since then
some opposition has developed to the
raising of the fund by fair, many
members of the society preferring that it
be raised by subscription. and some Of them
volunteering to undertake a canvass with
that end in view. Gen. jackson himself pre-
ferred that the fund beraised in that way.
IN view OF the opposition to the fair for
that purpose Gen. jackson deferred the ap-
pointment of the committee, and after
some discussion the matter was allowed to
go over for future consideration, it being
pretty well understood that the fair project.
for the picture fund at least, will be aban-
doned.
After the fair matter had been disposed
OF Gen. Jackson, referring to the record
book OF the Telfair Academy, which lay on
the table, said:
81 take occasion to direct the attention of
each member of the Georgia Historical
Society, whether present or absent. to the
book which lies upon the table before us.
1t contains full and detailed history Of the
foundation and management of the Telfair
trust. By formal resolution of the board
OF managers, passed shortly after entering
upon the discharge of their duty, it was de-
termined that such record of their actings
and doings should be kept. The library
hall of the society has been It's legitimate
location. There has 1t been held free for
inspection, not simply by members of this
body, but by citizens of Savannah, who
might honestly desire information as to the
directions OF the trust or the details of its
pecuniary management. Any person seek
ing such Light might there have ascertalned
how its funds came to pass into the custody
or the presiding officer Of the society, and
why they have continued so to pass: might
have further learned that those funds have
been accounted for with punctuality and
accuracy as unfailing and rigid as
any. court Of ordinary could exact;
might have seen for himself how
and when every dollar was spent,
and might have discovered finally that, I'M
like the administration of trusts in courts
OF ordinary, no commission whatever has
been received by the party doing the work
and bearing the responsibility, but that, to
say the very least, every dollar of the trust
money has been applied to the practical
purposes of the trust itself, and that no if
regularity, not the slightest, can be found
in any branch Of its management. Every
member who attends our meetings must be
aware of the fact that no money can be
drawn by the president except under special
resolutions passed semi-annually by the
society for that purpose And so it appears
that the record to enlighten and the power
to control have never, for an instant,
parted company.
Il now request that these lines, which 1
have written to that end, may be entered in
the minutes of this meeting, aud may be
published with its proceedings"
Col Charles II. Olmstead moved that the
remarks of Gen. jackson be entered upon
the society's minutes, and that they be pub
lished, and the motion was unanimously
carried.