The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-23
BETHESDA A CENTURY AGO.
THE UNION SOCIETY WHEN 1T WAS
FORTY-SIX YEARS OLD.

It's Anniversary in 1906 Was CeIe-
brated in the Historic FiIature
where CasseI Row Now Stands.
Famous Men Who Were Members
of the Society Then-The Chief
Justice of the United states Court
Its Guest 100 Years Ago To-
day.
To-day is the A6th anniversary of
the Union Society and the 10th of the Be
4hesda Orphan House, the house of mercy,
established by Rev. George Whitfield, the
great evangelist and philanthropist of the
last century, patronized by Lady Hun
tingdon and aided by the Understands.
II will not be uninteresting to know what
the members of this most ancient charity
Of the Union Society were doing 100 years
ago. 1t was the 10th anniversary and il
appears from extracts from the minutes
OF the society, it was a business and So
cial meeting. The report is printed YER
batim ct literatim from the minutes:
Forty-Sixth Anniversary, April sd, 1896
at the Filature; 80 members present
Mr.. John Krieger paid up One hundred
and eighty five Dollars and fourteen one
half Cents in full of his Bond with Inter-
est, whereon the Bond was delivered up to
him.
ont of the City and Sick when one hun
bred and fifty Cents Fines were RENTED
him.
HOustOun's funeral fifty Cents fines where
therefore RENTED him
Thomas Rice Stating that he had been
from the City during the whole year, all
his fines were therefore remitted
Mr. McAllister saying he had been alb
sent from the State for five months, there
T4Afl e aaf Ina vrrar
RENTED him & he paying up the Balance
his Note was delivered up TO him.
John Morel making excuse, that he was
not liable to fines, considering himself a
Country Member, wherefore one hundred
Sixty & three quarter Cents were remit
Mr. Vice President Sent in an excuse.
also Mr. Norment, which were read &
ordered to lie over till the next Quarterly
David Montaigut, Sent in an excuse.
Stating on account of Sickness he could
not attend the Society, which was adj
mitted and on account of his age &
inhrmity all former & future fines are to
be remitted him.
John Berrien, sent in Letter, that he
had incurred Several fines as a Stewart
by being absent, whereupon the Society
resolved, that all fines incurred Since the
first Monday in January last, be RENTED
him, amounting TO two Dollars.
James Jones, having paid Sixteen Dol
lars in full of his Contribution and Interest
& in part of Admission Money, gave his
Note to the President for Eleven Dollars
& thirty Gents being the Balance We. due:
The President reported, that he had
taken twenty Tickets in the Second Glass
of the Savannah Hospital and Poorhouse
Lottery, agreably to Resolution Of the
Society of the 4th day Of January last,
which twenty tickets have only drawn
thirty eight dollars
Resolved
That these thirty eight dol
lars, together with two Dollars more to
no hon hxr prnCfnanf
Funds be again adVentured, by purchas-
ing ten Tickets in the Sd Class of the
said Lottery
Noble w: Jones, Charles Oddingsells, Oh
iver Bowen and George Jones. were then
appointed a Committee to examine the
This Committee having examined the
Presidents Account OF Receipts and -eX-
Penditures, find. that the sum OF klye
Gents were received by him from the
twenty third of April 1885 TO the 4th in
slant, that the sum of three hundred and
has been paid by him for which he has
produced Satisfactory Vouchers, and that
the Sum of one hundred and Ninety two
dollars and Ninety Seven, Cents is the
Balance in his hands as per Account rem
dered to the fourth instant.
Resolved, that the President be and he is
hereby authorized to loan the Monies
of the Society in his hands on Inter-
est, taking good and Sufficient Secur-
hundred Dollars for the contingent ex-
pences of the Society.
Ordered that the former School Com
mittee, be continued the ensuing Year.
The Committee appointed to superintend
the education of the Children schooled
by the Society
said Children, and find that. they have
made as great progress, as they could
possibly; and that much Credit. is due
to their teachers, Mr.. Port and Mrs. My
ers. at Mrs. Myers there is Girl Mary
Curtis, who has made such Progress in
reading that removal to Mr.. Ports
School for other necessary branches of
education is strongly recommended.
They are also induced to recommend
that the Salary Of MIR. Port be raised to
four Dollars and fifty cents for each
Scholar per Quarter for his particular
attention to them: which was agreed to-
Resolved! That in future the Accounts
of the President and Members of the
Society shall be settled and paid up
on the Quarterly Meeting previous to
the Anniversary and fndo that the rs. Society
at 10 O'Clock for that purpose instead
of the evening.
Resolved, that no Person, wishing to be-
come Member shall be balloted for
on the Anniversary unless Application
is made at least one Meeting previous
The Society then proceeded to the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing Year,
when
William Stephens was reelected Presi-
George Jones elected Vice President.
Justus H. Scheuber, stating that on
Account of the Post Office he could not
regularly attend the stated Meetings of
the Society begd Leave to decline stand
ing as Candidate, when
Peter Samuel Lafitte, was elected
Secretary, and
John d. Dickinson and frederick Herb
were elected Stewards.
The Society then proceeded to ballot
Tor those whose Petitions lying before
them, applying to become Members of
This Society When the Petition of Ed
mund Dillon. was read, ballotted for but
not admitted.
The Petitions OF
]. Isaac Benedix
2. John Gibbons
3. William Hunter
4. EbeneZer Jackson
8. Philip Milledge
8. Thomas NJ. Woodbridge
Z. Robert Mitchell
3. William Belcher
=. Robert Watts
l0. Rev'd Thos H: McCaule
Il William Wallace
Y. John Moore
IL. Thomas Young
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