The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-07
TO PREPARE A MEMORIAL.
THE HISTORICAL sOCIETNrs TRIB-
Ute To GEN. A. "a. LAWTON.

A Committee Appointed TO Present
Suitable Resolutions ENpressIve
of the society's Respect-Savan-
nahIans Pay Little Attention TO
the TeIfair Academy-OnIy Four
teen Visitors There on the Free
school Question 10 Come ID at a
Special Meeting Thursday Night.
A. the July meeting Of the Georgia His
torlcal Society last night a resolution was
passed providing for the appointment OF a
committee from the membership TO pre-
pare al report a suitable memorial 10 be
spread upon the minutes. Of the life and
services Of Gen. Alexander r. LawtOn-
The resolution. which was introduced by
Mr.. Charles y. West. Is as follows.
"Whereas. since the last meeting of this
society Il has lost by death Gen. Alex
ander r. Lawton IN fullness OF years and
.n riueness Of his powers.
Whereas. Gen. Lawton was an honor
airy member OF the society and formerly
one OF its vice presidents. and for many
years valued and trusted friend and
counsellor whom It delighted to honor
therefore be 1t.
Resolved. That a committee OF hve
members be appointed by the president.
who shall prepare and report for perpetual
ton on the minutes Of this society a suit
able memorial OF the life and services Of
this distinguished lawyer. soldier and
statesman"
Mr.. West said that anything he might
attempt 10 say with regard to the resolu-
ton would be superfiuous. and he, there
fore moved its passage. Hon. Pope Bar
row seconded the resolution, and Il was
unanimously passed Gen. Henry r. Jack
son appointed as the committee Mrs.
Charles y. West, Col. John Screven, Judge
Robert Falligant. Hon. Pope Barrow and
Mr.. Walter q. Charlton.
The society did practically nothing else
at It's meeting but to attend to certain
routine matters such as the reports ~
standing committees, and other similar
matters.
Perhaps. the most important OF these
reports was that Of Col. John Screven,
chairman OF the committee IN charge OF
the Teifdir Academy of Arts and Sciences.
After speaking of minor matters IN con-
nectOn with the academy, Col. Screven
referred to the decreasing interest in the
institution on the part of SaVannahians.
Col. ScreVen recited the figures to show
how year by year the patronage of the
society by Savannahians has fallen off,
ANU alAdAHt 10 ndys lll-S mas also uetn
true on Sunday, which is a free day Dur
ing the first six months Of the year 1896,
there were just fourteen visitors to the
academy on Sundays, fourteen free Wis
itOrs for twenty-siX Sunday, or about half
"a visitor a Sunday.
The truth is about the only visitors to
the academy during the year are visitors
to the city, except when Savannahians
20 there for the purpose of carrying their
friends. The members of the society do
not understand why this is so. The acad-
envy contains many valuable and interest
ing works of art, and Ii would appear that
IL would be a matter OF pleasure to a
great many Savannahians to study them
and know them thoroughly. The socse-
" has sold tickets of admission, good for
the entire year, at 81, but very few peo-
tremely low figure. No doubt the men,
bers will take under consideration before
long the matter of devising some plan
whereby the academy may be made more
popular.
The question of the art school at the
Telfair Academy was not touched on.
That Will come up for consideration at
a special meeting to be held Thursday
night, at $50 o'clock. The members of
the society are thoroughly familiar with
the status of the question, and II Is we'll
known that fifty members are required 10
be present at the meeting before final &C.
tion can be taken. This meeting was ad-
journed from similar special meeting
called about two weeks ago, at which only
about thtrty-tiVe members were present,
and no action could be taken As the
matter is an important one, and the many
members of the society are DESTROYS OF
settling It as early as possible. il is hoped
there Will be full meeting Thursday
night.