The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
WANT THE GIRLS ADMITTED.
COLONIAL DANES on THE UNIvER-
sITT QUESTION.

Trustees and the LegisIature-A
Handsome GaveI Made From the
whitfield Oak Presented by Mrs.
Thomas :. MorEan-some Interest
ing Reports and Addresses-Om-
Gers Elected for the Ensuing Year.
4 Reception This Afternoon.
The third annual meeting of the Geor-
gia Society Of Colonial Danes was held
yesterday in the gentlemen's parlor OF
the De Soto hotel. Ii was quite largely
attended by the members, several OF
those from other cities being present The
most important action taken perhaps was
The passage Of a resolution urging that
women lee admitted TO the University Of
Georgia at Athens.
The meeting was called TO order at II
O'Clock by Mrs. ". W Gordon, presl-
dent. who made a brief address, speaking
of the biennial meeting of the national
society at Washington, which she at
tended She spoke OF what that meet
ing had done and its Importance to and
bearing upon the society generally.
There were present at the meeting: Mrs.
". W. Gordon, Mrs. Thomas $. Morgan,
Miss Eugenia NJ. Johnston, Miss Annie
Vane Jones, Mrs. Joseph r. Lamar OF
Augusta, Mrs. Louis G. Young, Mrs. J. }.
Wilder, Mrs. p. W. Meldrim, Mrs. c. II.
Dixon, Mrs. H. G. Jeneries Of Augusta,
Mrs. Annie ]. Waring. Mrs. John Nisbet,
Mrs. William Garrard, Mrs. w. G. Bull
loch, Miss Emma Bulloch, Mrs. Joseph B.
Cumming of Augusta, Mrs. Olando Co
hen, Miss Mary L. Ellis, Mrs. W. W.
Gordon. Jr.. Miss Margaret Gardner. Mrs.
Edward Karow. Miss Emily A. Lawton.
Il
2. A. Stovall, Mrs. John Sullivan, Mrs
Thomas f. Screven, Mrs. Harry c. White
of Athens, Mrs. Louis lie Hardy.
The meeting was quite a long one, and
the time was largely spent in hearing re-
ports from the different officers.
After the report Of the recording
secretary, Miss Eugenia NJ. Johnston, the
registrar Mrs. j. r. Lamar Of Augusta,
made most important report, giving an
account Of each one Of the twenty-nne
members who have been admitted TO the
society during the year This report gave
all the ancestors of the new members
back to and through the revolution, the
services performed by the revolutionary
ancestors, and all dates and information
necessary in that connection. The soci-
ETY. is very strict about the requirements
for membership as regards revolutionary
ancestry, and If the ancestry is of an
other state than Georgia, the record is
always submitted to the society In that
state before the applicant Is admitted.
1lIs. Lamar stated there are now seven
ty-four members of the Georgia society
Inc corresponding secretary, Miss An
ME Nane Jones, read a short review Of
work done during the year. The treasurer
Mrs. A. X. Lawton, Jr., being absent her
report was read by the president Of the So
clety. report read by Mrs. Annie j.
w airing, chairman of the board of examin-
4 ers OF pedigree papers, also showed care
, 1ul preparation and was of deep interest
Mrs. L.. G. Young, the historian of the
society, delivered most interesting adj
dress on the objects of the Colonial Danes
speaking especially of the fact that it is
not Influenced by money or social dis
tlnction in the selection of its members
but only by the requirements which are
set forth in its constitution. Mrs. Young
referred in an interesting manner to sew
eral old revolutionary heroes, speaking Of
Gen. Nathaniel Greene, the New Eng
land blacksmith, who had risen TO a posi-
ton second in Importance only to that of
Gen. Washington. She spoke also of Pat
rick Henry, who met Jefferson while he
was playing violin at a wayside inn, and
also OF Lee whose wealth genius and in
1euect made him pre-eminent. Mrs.
1oung's address was much enjoyed.
After all the reports were read, Mrs
Thomas 5. Morgan, second vice president
afterwards elected first vice president,
made the society a bright and entertain
9ng address in which she spoke of its
lofty aims, and success in the past, and
what is expected for the future.
Mrs. Morgan spoke Of the brief period
covered by Georgia colonial history and
the loss of relics of that time which made
Il difficult to decide from what 20 have
made the gavel she held in her hand.
"a its conclusion she presented
don, with handsome and his
tOric gavel made from a piece of the old
Whitfield oak at Bethesda. The gavel was
elegantly trimmed with silver, and hand
somely worked. 1t is an ornament of
which, considering both its beauty and its
historic interest, the society may well be
proud Upon the large silver band on the
hammer is engraved Colonial Danes in
Georgia" The old Whitfield oak stands
orphan house at Bethesda, and near it us
ed to run the road going up to the center
of the grounds. Under this old oak it is
said, George Whitfield used to preach, and
this gives it. its historic interest.
Mrs. Thomas S. Morgan, regent of the
-. A, r. in Georgia, and vice president of
the Colonial Danes, offered the following
resolution, which was one of the most in
teresting features Of the meeting:
Whereas, most o. the sister states have
admitted women TO their universities and
Whereas the women of our country have
shown a grateful appreciation OF the OPP
portunities afforded them for a higher ed
ucauon; and
Whereas, the world has reached the con-
clusion that it is necessary for the high
est development and perpetuity of ma
ton that the women should stand on the
same educational footing as the men;
therefore
Be it resolved, That the DAUGHTERS of
the American Revolution and the Colonial
Danes of America in the state of Georgia
do memorabilia the trustees of the Uni
NtE6lAy VI NHulS I'd 10 lllIOW open us doors
TO the daughters as well as the sons of the
state.
Be it further resolved, That we memoir
ialze the legislature of Georgia TO appro-
pirate such money to the University Of
Georgia as viii enable it to properly ac-
commodate girl students"
These resolutions were unanimously car
r,ed.
Mrs. w. w Gordon offered a resolution.
which was adopted, providing for three
prizes of $40 each to be competed for
by the pupils of the high schools in the
three largest cities of the state in which
the Colonial Danes are represented,
namely, Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah.
The prize IN each city Is to be awarded
Colonial Times. These prizes are 10 be
competed for during the coming year.
The bylaws Of the Georgia society hav-
ing been carefully revised by a commit
tee appointed previously, We're now read
by the president and voted upon separate
~. With one or two exceptions the revis-
ion was unanimously accepted.
The resignation Of the first vice presi-
dent Mrs. Henry +. Jackson, was read
and accepted with regret.
The officers elected for the ensuing year