The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-13
FIFTY-TWO YEARS OLD.
THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL So
CIETY'S ANNIVERSARY.

I0IalF ACaQsny-Ine 0oClSLy , new
Ohacers-Ward McAllister Presents
the Library Society as I Have
Found It."
The Georgia Historical Society held its
annual mseting last night.
The feature Of the meeting was the adj
dress in Hodgson hall by Col. Charles c.
Jones of Augusta upon the "Signerg from
Georgia Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence"
The hall was well filed with members Of
the society and ladies. Col. Jones address
was a sketch of the three signers
Of the declaration, George Walton,
Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett.
The remains OF Walton and Hall
are buried In Augusta Gwinnett, who was
killed in e duel with Gen. Mcintosh in Sa-
vannah in l777, was buried ia the old cems-
terry on South Broad street, but his grave
was unmarked, and when the troublous
days of the revolution had passed it could
not be found. IL is to-day unknown.
Col Jones directed bis address chiefly to
Walton, whose remarkable history is so
closely connected with the history of
Georgia. 1t was full Of local interest and,
from the pen Of Col. Jones, 1t was listened
to with the closest attention.
THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING.
After the address the society held its
business meeting. Vice President Col.
John Scriven presided in the absence OF
Gen. Jackson, whose illness prevented his
attendance.
The annual reports of the officers were
read, including the librarians report. TIE
total number of volumes in the library, ac-
cordiug to it. is 1882. OF this number 25S
were purchased last year, 100 were re-
ceived as gifts and SO in exchange for
the socisty's publications. There are $50
pamphlets in the library, 130 Of which were
received as gifts last year and ninety-four
of which were received in exchange. The
number Of volumes added to the library
during the year was 400, and the number Of
pamphlets added was 224.
The number Of volumes taken out of the
library during the year by members was
| 12,65l. The number Of visitors during the
year was %, 713.
THE TELFAIR ACADEMY.
Director Brandt Of the Telfair Academy
OF Arts and Sciences read an interesting
report upon the work OF the academy dur
ing the last year.
The total number Of visitors during the
year who registered is 3,244 OF this num-
Der 2, IN were strangers and 1,067 Savan-
nahians; 1854 of the latter are members OF
the Georgia Historical Society, the Telfair
Literary and Art Union Society and those
| who had purchased season tickets; $50
paid the regular admission fee, % cents
the rest were admitted free OF charge.
A general invitation was given to the
public and lovers Of art to a reception to
view the then newly added paintings 10
the collection of the academy, which took
place Feb. 81. Over 1000 persons were
present on this occasion. Thus over 5000
visited the art galleries during the year.
The art class Is becoming more extended.
The director recommended that IN the near
future an assistant teacher be employed
| He devotess personally two days dur
ing each week to the classes.
Students are at liberty to come to the
academy every day except Sundays to per-
sue their studies, and are aided by the
director in their work.
At the annual reception the paintings
which the director purchased from the Paris
universal exposition Of 1889 from artists in
Munich and others, and those which he
himself had painted for the academy during
the year, were seen for the first time. Con-
corning them, Director Brandt said: sit is
pleasant to be able to report that these new
paintings have been received with general
favor. That they have enriched the
academy's collection and have added
gallery has been universally con-
coded. By thus adding from time
to time well selected paintings of a high
standard of merit, the academy can be kept
apace with art institutions in other sections
OF the land, where lovers of art have sci
most laudable examples by giving entire
collections, or single specimens by great
masters of high value, or gifts in money tC
such academies or museums, already richly
endowed, to advance their educational i'm
portance as art schools"
THE NEW PICTURES.
In reference to the new pictures which
have just been added to the gallery tn,
director says: AT our next annual re
oeption, soon to he held, l shall have ready
for exhibition the third large picture of the
series which / am painting for the frieze il
the picture gallery. This painting repre-
sents Iktinus, the architect and builder o.
the Parthenon. With this picture complete
we will have Apelles, Praxiteles and Tktlnus
three worthy representatives Of ancient
Greek art.
1.-THE Parthenon, in whose sculptures BY
the immortal Phidias are such rich anC
priceless fountain from which to draw
pleasure and instruction, 1t was fit that tbs
builder of this famous Doric temple should
be represented in the frieze, Phidias beinI
already represented in the group of artists
The Parthenon, in its architecture
beauty and the sublime sculptures
with which it was adorned has been extollec
by all ancient and modern art. One of the
best authorities. in his History of Archi
lecture says: For intellectual beauty, fol
perfection of proportion, for beauty in de-
tail, and for the exquisite perception of tbs
highest and most reconcile principles OF ar
ever applied to architecture. it stands
utterly and entirely alone and unrivaled-
the glory of Greece'n lktinus in this pict
ure, with compass in hand, is seated on the
partially erected walls of the celia. In tht
background are seen some of the columns
which formed the peristylium. Beyond
are sunlit mountains The builder is sur.
rounded by the plans of this unsurpassed
example of human art and skill, looking
forward in deep thought, evolving in hi
mind those hidden principles of that perfec
ton in proportion which has been a guidine
canon to all students of architecture sinct
that time.
THE GROWING OF CHARLES VI.
Another new work of art will also b.
ready for exhibition on this occasion. A
cartoon by Prof. Otto of Munich, tn,
same well-known artist who executed th,
defense of Straubing," now in the gal
lery of the academy. This is also char
coal and crayon drawing 10 feet by IL, anc
is the originsl study for the fresco painting
of the same subject which Prof. 0ttI
painted for the Bavarian government il
the Munich museum. 1t represents 9TH
browning Of Charles VI, Father OF
| Maria Tharasa IF Austria &C ap,paror i,