The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13

Brandt a copy az the communication
from many Of the ladies who. as members
Of the Telfair Literary ana Art Union,
{ collected a sum OF money which was depos-
tied in his hands for the purchase OF a
picture for the Telfair Academy, and eX-
plain 10 him that this request is not in
tended 10 include 81 40 Of said sum.
BE 10 resolved. That the board OF dircc-
tors also inform Mr.. Brandt that this so
ciety releases all claims to any beneficial
results that may have or that might here
after accrue TO them were the original
intention Of the ladies carried into effect"
DR.. r. J. Num-, chairman of the library
committee, reported thai there are 20S5s
volumes and 1894 pamphlets in the libra
~, considerable increase over the year
before During the year l2,4lZ volumes
were taken out and there were 2S.I59 visit
OTIS. The purchase OF several new books
was recommended.
The finance committee reported the &C
counts Of the academy with Gen. jackson
and the books of the treasurer in good
condition. Col. John Screven. for the COM
mlttee on Telfair Academy. said that COM
mlttee had made It's report to the board
Of managers. Everything. however. he
said was in good condition, except some
skyhghts on the building, which had been
recently repaired
Gen. jackson. president Of the society.
in his annual report, deplOred the bad
financial condition Of the society. The so
ciety had undertaken ne thought, more
than II had the means Of accOmp lishing,
ana unless something was done IL would
nave TO close its doors before very long.
which the society owned, he said, had
been sold, lot after lot, I'm order TO pay its
debts. This, he said, had never been con-
templated when Miss Telfair made her
donation. In other words, he said, unless
something is done. the society
can no longer serve the pub
Iii liz Unless the public, does some
longer do anything for them"
Gen. jackson had cherished the hope
Tor years, he said, that the city council
ali he hrrf ~nar. . .r
request was made he had always been
told that the aldermen would like to do
something for it, but the law prohibited
them. The same state OF affairs, he said,
existed with regard to the Telfair Acad-
envy. Then, too" he said, I'VE are at
the end of our means. We owe debt
which we cannot pay II was a delicate
matter for him to speak OF, he said, and
would refer to it only briefly. He said he
had never asked the payment of the debt
ana when the resolution passed in his
absence was complied with he would de-
cline TO receive another cent outside Of
what the contract called for He spoke
OF the two pictures, which had been pur-
chased with 5000 of the amount, which
was TO have come to him. and said he ex-
pected, If it became necessary at any
time to have a lien on them given him or
his family In his report with regard to
the Indebtedness to him, Gen. Jackson
stated that he had in hand 81 ,975.1S to be
applied 10 il, which would reduce the in
debtedness of the academy to him, TO
about $1,000. The original Indebtedness
was about $4,000.
The society proceeded with the cleo
ton of officers to serve for the ensuing
year as follows
President-Gen. Henry r. Jackson.
First Vice President-Col. John Screven.
Second Vice President-Judge William
ID. Harden.
Corresponding Secretary-Otis Ashmore.
Recording Secretary-H. Wiley Johnson.
Treasurer-Judge A. II. MacDonell.
CuratOrs-Col George A. Mercer, DR.. r.
J. Num-, Mr. Charles N West, Col. ]. II.
Cunningham and Mr.. Wynberly ]. De-
Renne.
Mr.. c. s. Connerat declined reelection
as treasurer, saying his other duties in
terfered, and he could not give IL proper
attention. DIR. A. Oemler declined re-elec-
ton as a curator, and Mr.. DeRenne was
elected.
Col. George A. Mercer moved. in &C.
cordance with a notice he gave at the last
meeting that article II of the constitu-
ton, providing for an endowment fund
be abolished. About $1,000 in city bonds
have been put aside on this fund, and
as the money was needed to pay the
debts of the society il was done away
with. The president and vice presidents
as they can for the bonds and apply the
proceeds to the extinguishment of the So
ciety's debts.
Mr.. Charles N. West spoke with regard
to the report of the president Mr. West
said ne deplored the financial condition
the society was in, but he never expected
TO see such state of affairs as had been
to that he said the members would GO
down into their pockets and see that the
society was kept open, and that its use
fulness was preserved.