The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-14
FIFTY MUST BE PRESENT.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ADOPTS
A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.


MeetinRs-The Society's New Officers.
g. T. Cam Elected Recording Secre-
tary and Prof. Ashmore Correspond
ing Secretary-The Officers Reports.
! Director Braudt's Review OF the Tel
( fair Academy.
The Georgia Historical Society, at its
annual meeting last mis- bit, made provision
for the future for the settlement of all
differences which may arise in regard 10
the management of the Tslfsir academy in
a way which will obviate anything like
what occurred at recent meetings Of the So
ciety. Il was In the shape Of an amend
ment to the constitution offered by Col.
Mercer, which was adopted unanimously
without any opposition discussion. The
amendment is as follows:
| Whenever any question outside OF the regular
| routine business shall come before the society,
| particularly any question involving the man
! agement Of the Telfair Academy Of Arts and
Sciences, upon the demand Of any five mem.
oers, such question shall be submitted TO a sub
sequent special meeting, of which ten days pre-
Yious notice shall be given in q public gazette
I IN the city Of Savannah, and at said meeting 80
called at least fifty OF the resident members Of
the society shall be present for the nal decision
OF such question.
I
The following officers we're elected for the
ensuing year, all being members Of the old
board with the exception Of the correspond
ing and recording secretaries, and one cura-
| tor:
President-Gen Henry r. jackson.
First Vice President-CoL John Screven.
| Second Vice President-Col. Charles H.
| Olmstead.
Corresponding Secretary-Prof. Otis Ash
more.
Recording Seoretary-George T. Cam.
| Treasurer-James l.. Rankin.
Librarian-William Harden.
Curators-Hon. W. d. Harden, Col. J. H.
NJ. Clinch, Col George A. Mercer. w. G.
! Charlton, DR. R. j. Num-. Lester HubbeIl
and Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood.
The Office of corresponding secretary was
vacant and I. d. Rockwell, Esq, who hes
been the efficient recording score ary for
| the past year, declined reelection after
being nominated on the ground that be be-
lleved the office Of recording secretary
was at least one which should 20 around,
and he nominated Mr.. Cam.
There was one vacancy in the board of
curators, and Col. Olmstead nominated
| Hon. 7. NJ Norwood and Mr.. Cam put
Mr.. II. P. Smart in nomination. The race
was close and exciting, resulting in the cleo
| ton Of Mr.. Norwood by two votes. The
vote stood 20 TO q.
The reports of the officers for the year
we're received as a whole without discus
| sion.
PRESIDENT JACKsON's REPORT.
President Jacksons report showed
balance OF over 81 900 to the credit Of the
Telfair academy. Mr. Kops moved to use
This to assist in paying the debt of the his
torical society, but afterward withdrew bis
motion when Gen. Jackson reminded him if
such action were taken nothing would be
laff IN he If fha
Librarian Harden reported 10, $40 books
| and 2,0S3 pamphlets as the total Of the
library collection.
In placing Gen. jackson in nomination
for the presidency Mr.. Cam referred to the
| recent dattering evidence Of the society's
! confidence in his administration and that of
the entire board, which drew forth consld-
| cradle applause from the members
Director Brandt submitted his report upon
the Telfair academy as follows:
| To the President and Board of Managers of
the Telfdir academy Of Arts and Sciences:
The director respectfully reports:
| The receipts for the year 1892 have been as
| follows:
Jan 1, balance in hand ............S 104
| Received from single Rdmis-
| sion fees, Csc each $4Sl rs
| Received from family season
| tickets, SO each. ......... IS 90
| Received from single season
tickets, 81 each. ............. II 90
| Received from sales of cata-
| lOgues. iOc each .............. So 90
| Received from art class re-
Received check from Gen.
Henry R. Jackson. ......... PAS 26- 6S7 81
| Received check from Gen. Henry r.
Jackson for Prof. Eugen Duckers
picture, After the storm, 1902 81
The disbursements have been:
| By amount paid for ianitors
| salary ........ $3.50 90
| By amount paid for current
expenses. ......,..,....... 81 So
By amount paid for repars... 167 or
| By amount paid for furnace
coal. ........................ 81 90
| By amount paid for catalogues IS 90
BY amount paid for reception
By amount paid for insurance Is 20
| BY amount paid for frame for
picture of Durer .......... q. 81 SO
| BY amount paid for expenses
of arU class and material. ~ 20
By amount paid for miscellane-
| By amount paid for Prof. Eugen -
cl 110keFs picture After the Storm loas 81
s1.981 20
| paying rs cents admission, 373 mem
bers of the Georgia Historical Society
and holders of season tickets, and 2S9
| who had received complimentary tick
| cts from members OF the society, good on Sun
days, visited the galleries Of the academy dur
| ing the year.
The number of paying visitors is about one
| third less than twas in 1891. The reason tor
this may be that more strangers were In
| Savannah in that year. and on account of the
| free day which was inaugurated last winter
Two large pictures have again been added to
the academy's Collection, after the Storm" bv
Prof. Eugen Quicker OF Dusseldorf and ALBERT
Durar' painted by myself. By these additions
the general effect of the picture gallery has
been much enhanced. The walls are now fairly
well filled on the picture line and mainly by
| large CanvaSes, a feature which was dominant
in the design of the proportions of this room.
The four heroic and historic portraits of ia
nous artists whom they represent give dignity
70 the exhibit They I'LL the places in the four
angles Of the room admirably that 1t Is
thought best to have them remain there until
the academy has acquired other pictures
TO take their place and then put them in the
panels in the frieze for which they have been
designed.
An excellent plan has been suggested by the
MORNING News, that a painting should be
bought from the Columbian exposition at
Chicago for the TelfAir academy. Our collec.
ton embraces works from seven different i'm
portant expositions and art exhibitions in
Europe II would be indeed very interesting
| souvenir of the coming great show which will
without doubt outshine in many respects all
its predecessors in this country and abroad.
/ would respectfully and earnestly solicit the
aid of the members of this society and the
lovers of art in Savannah to bring about 80 de-
SirQbla and Interesting a rpsulC