The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-11
ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
Election Of Officers by the Savannah
Benevolent Association.


The Savannah Benevolent Association
held its annual meeting yesterday in the
long room Of the city exchange The
meeting was largely attended by the
members, and the discussion of its affairs
was kept up for more than an hour.
All the old officers with one exception
were reelected, as follows: President j.
H. Johnston, Treasurer George c. Free
man, Secretary q. b. Pritchard, Direc-
tors j. NJ. Solomons, ]. L. Warren, r. f.
Harmon and George p. Walker, who was
elected the fourth director in place of Mr..
F. ID. Bloodworth, who has removed from
the city. The membership of the asso-
citation at present is limited to forty,
which list was completed by the election
of Col. j. H. Estill, Messrs. II H. Bruen,
w w. Starr and r. f. Burdell as new
members.
This association is one of the Oldest and
strongest institutions of its kind IN the
country. 1t was organized in 1854 by the
young men of the city, and was known as
the Young Mems Benevolent Association.
IL was volunteer organization for the
purpose of looking after the sick and in
digent during the yellow fever cpl
demic of that year At the close of the
epidemic of that year the association had
an uneXpended balance of about 81, 900 in
biiC treasury WHICH udu grown 10 much
larger proportions by the time of the
epidemic of 1876. This balance was in
the hands of Mayor John E. Ward, who,
after the epidemic was over, turned it
over to the association.
The first president was Mr. William
Hone, and on his retirement Capt. John
w. Anderson was elected. He continued
until his death, when Octavus Cohen was
elected president. tie was succeeded at his
" In TOEr InIo h.
followed by Capt. John F. Wheaton, then
Messrs. George Q. Freeman, j. NJ Solo
mons, w. w. Gordon and Capt, j. H
Johnston, in the order named.
In 1876 the association did a great work
looking after the sick and INDECENT of the
city. 1t received contributions from all
parts of the world, and disbursed among
the suffering in Savannah 100000 The
city was divided up into districts, and the
association, the membership of which at
that time, was limited to thirty, was in
creased by the addition of volunteer
forces. Among these the different dis
tricts were apportioned
After paying all its bills of that cpl
demic the association still had a con-
siderable fund left The finances of the
ASSOCIATION were judiciously managed
from 1854 to 1877 by Mr.. George L. Cope
who was treasurer for that period The
face value of the associations present in
vestments is about 800, 900, a great deal Of
which is in state of Georgia bonds.
The association has done much good
work away from home as well as right
here in Savannah. In 1883 81 900 was
sent to jacksonville, $500 to Fernandina
$500 to Gainesville, and small amounts to
other points in Florida. In 1889 81 900
was sent to the sufferers from the Johns
town food, and the association answered
the first call for aid from Brunswick last
year, sending 81 900 TO that fever-stricken
city. In 1881 $1,000 was offered the city
TO aid the sufferers in the Yamacraw fire
but this amount was not needed and was
returned to the association.