The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
PRESIDENT SCREVEN'S REPORT on
THE sOCIETY's WORK.

Officers for the Ensuing Year Elect
ed at the Annual Meeting Last
Nfght-A Committee Appointed TO
Make Arrangements for the Re-
ceptiOn and Entertainment of the
Delegates 20 the Meeting of the
General society 20 he Held Here in
ApriI-The SocIety's Annual Din
ner Postponed Until That Time.
The annual meeting Of the Georgia So
clety Of the Sons OF the Revolution was
held last night in the Office OF the county
commissioners in the court house. Presi-
dent John screyen presiding. There were
fifteen or twenty members present and
the proceedings. in view of the fact that
the trlennial meeting Of the general So
ciety is TO be held here IN April were
Of unusual interest
President screven was authorized to ap-
point a committee on nominations OF
officers to serve for the ensuing year
The committee consisted OF Hon. Pope
Barrow. DR.. L. A. Falligant and Capt
G. B. Pritchard. The report Of the com
1nittee as presented was adopted in full
and the officers nominated thereby were
unanimously elected. They are as fol-
lows:
President-Col. John screven.
First Vice President-Judge william D.
Harden.
Second Vice Presldent-Col. John Mill
edge Of Atlanta.
Secretary-William Harden.
Assistant Secretary-J 3. West.
Treasurer-Waring Russell.
Northumberland S Elliott.
Chaplain-Rev. L. c. Vass. d. d.
Historian-Judge Robert Falligant
Surgeon-T. =. Chisholm.
Marshal-Capt William D. Grant Of At
lanta.
Board OF Managers-Messrs George L.
Appleton, r. L. Burdell, Hugh V. Wash
ingtOn Of Macon; J. i. Minis Pope Bar
row. W. ]. DeRenne. Dr. George n. Stone,
Or. A. Oemler, and Capt g. b. Pritchard.
The delegates 10 the meeting Of the gem
eTal society are Hon. VIM. d. Harden, Col
w. w. Gordon, Col. John Screven, Messrs
VIM. Harden and +. @. duBignon. The
anernates are Messrs. T. =. Huger. +. s.
Iathrop, Hugh v. Washington OF Macon
George w. Owens and Col. ]. Mcintosh
Kell.
A committee consisting of Afessrs. Minis
Workman and McKethan, was appointed
30 audit the accounts of the treasurer
which was done, and It reported all the
accounts correct and in order.
Col. Screven in his annual report said
he was glad to note that the membership
he said under the circumstances was very
gratifying.
THE indications, however, are growing
that there is a more favorable estimate Of
these objects" he said with reference to
the purposes of the society, "in
the public mind, as 1t appreciates more
clearly the fact, that this institution is
not intended for the ostentatious display
of genealOgies under the guise Of patriot
ism; but rather to intrust to the custody
of an organized body, records valuable not
a
but as monuments Of substantial impor-
fance IN the proof and perpetuatlon OF IN
heritances. Escheat and fraudulent d.
versions of estates have occurred, be-
cause such records have not been collected
and securely guarded, and as the record
of each member Of this society Is in dupli-
cate, one copy retained in Savannah, and
the other deposited in the custody Of the
general society in Washington city, the
chances chances Of secure preservation can
Col. screven then spoke of the import
ance of increasing the membership for
he said there is strength in numbers as
well as in union. There are many per-
sons, he said. in Savannah and through
out the state who are qualified to become
members, and there is no reason why they
should not do so.
President screven spoke of the meeting
OF the general society, to be held in April,
and called on all the members of the soci-
ETY. TO lend a hand and see that the credit
Of the society and the fame Of southern
hospitality was sustained.
In closing President Screven cOngratu-
lated the society upon its ready and cor
dial response to the call to join in the
recent ceremonies in honor of the memory
of Gen. Nathaniel Greene at was indeed
appropriate" he said. that the descend
ants of the men who were his compatriots
and comrades in the long and fierce strug-
gle Of the revolution, should take part in
this Offering from citizens of his native
state to the illustrious patriot and SOL
der
On motion it was then decided to post
pone the annual dinner of the society
until April %. at which time the meet
ing of the general society is to be held.
The following committee was appointed
TO make arrangements for the reception
and entertainment of the delegates to the
April meeting: Col. John Screven, chair
man; Judge w. d. Harden, Messrs. J.
i. Minis, George l.. Appleton and w. ].
DeRenne
There will be twenty-elght state So
cieties represented at the annual meet
ing, and the delegates will be composed
of some of the best men, besides the
strongest financially in the states repre-
sented. The Georgia society will make
preparations to give the visitors a royal
entertainment, and the occasion will I'M
doubtedly be a notable one.
Eight new members of the Georgia So
ciety were elected as follows Gen p
NJ. B. Young, Messrs. Oliver S. Hunter
of Atlanta, George s. Obear and George
S. Obear, Jr, of Macon, and John ITALIA
ferro, Julian Hartridge, A Minis and
Col. w. w. Gordon of Savannah.
THOMAS LUTZ DEAD.