The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-09
EL0QUENCE AND FEASTlNG.
THE REVOLUTIONS TREASURED
MEMORIES REVIVED.

Joins the GeOrSia sOciety-An EIe-
giant Dinner Presided over by
Judge Acknowledgements Re
spOnses to Patriotic TOasts-SOme
Bright and Amusing References to
the Georgia Cracker.
The sixth annual meeting and banquet of
the Georgia Society of the Sons Of the
Revolution at the De Soto hotel last night
was one Of the most brilliant and elegant
entertainments that has been known in
it's history.
The annual meeting of the society was
held in the gentlemens parlor at s o'clock
ana there were about thirty-five members
in attendance. The president, Col. john
Screven, read an interesting report, pre-.
senting at the outset few statistics to
show how the society has grown in
strength and numbers, until it now ranks
seventh among the twenty-eight state So
cieties. Only those societies in the large
eastern states are ahead of the Georgia
society in numbers. and yet the Georgia
society has been strict and searching in
its requirements for membership.
Col. Screven gave an interesting account
of the triennial meeting in Savannah last
April of the General Society of the Sons
Of the Revolution. He spoke of the large
representation present, the successful
meeting and the banquet and entertain
ment given on that occasion. In this con-
necuon he mentioned the important sub
Ject Drought up at that meeting with re-
gard to the union of the Sons of the Rev
olution, with the Sons of the American
keyolUtlon. As the Massachusetts society
TOOK some exception to the position taken
IN the correspondence by the officers of the
general society, it has united with several
other societies in d request for a special
meeting to consider the seventh clause of
the constitution under which they are to
unite, and this special meeting will be
neId IN Philadelphia, Pa, April A. next
The board of managers of the C,eorofa so
ciety has passed a resolution indorsing
the action of the general officers, and viii
STAND by them. Col. Screven also refer
Jan. IL, 1885, of the Rhode Island Press
Association, who came to pay tribute to
the memory of Gen. Nathaniel Greene.
Inc report was adopted and ordered spread
An important resolution was introduced
py Judge VIM. ID. Harden and ii was
adopted by a unanimous vote. 1t pro-
woes that whenever there shall be resi-
cent IN any city in the state twelve or
more members in good standing of the
society they may organize themselves into
local chapter with such local officers
as they may select and with such reeu-
Iauons not repugnant to the constitu-
ton OF the society and the general So
| clety as they may adopt but no one can
| pc member of such local chapter un-
I'll after he shall have been regularly
ADMITTED, and While he shall remain a
| member OF this society The resolution
| also provides for such chapters akiue
| reports to the state society and all mem.
| bers OF the state society continuing to
| pay their regular dues and remain sll;,-
| Ject in all other respects to the consti-
| tuition and by laws of the state society.
Inc following officers of the state 50.
| clety We're elected to serve for the en-
| suing year, there being in the entire list
! only two changes on the board of man
| ayers, from those who served in the same
| capacity last year
President-John Screven.
den.
| Second Vice President-John Mnledga.
Secretary-William Harden.
ASSISTANT Secretary-James b. West.
| Treasurer-Waring Russell.
| RegIstrar-Edward S. Elliott
observation-disclosures Falligant
Chaplaln.Rey. Charles H. Strong
Surgeon@T b. Chisholm NJ. D.
| Board OF ManagerS-George L. ADDla-
| ton, F. F. Jones, H. v Washineton.
| George H; Stone NJ. D., w. r. Leaken,
w; }. DeRenne J. F. Minis, Pope Bar
row, ArmlniuS Oemler
! Delegates to the General Society-W. D.
| Harden, w. w. Gordon. William Harden,
r. =. datB als John Screyen;
| John Mcintosh Kell Hugh v Washing,,
ton, George w. Owens
Mr. ". c. Workman was appointed mar
| snal OF the society by President Screven
The board of managers announced the
! election as members of the Georgia socie-
! " OF Messrs. G. Noble Jones and Thomas
". Baker of Savannah, and George W
Kauck Of Lexington, Ky. who is spending
| the winter in Macon. There is no Ken
| lucky society of the Sons of the Revolu-
| Georgia.
After their meeting, and promptly at
| O. CLOCK the members of the society and
their guests marched to the banquet hall
70 partake OF the elegant dinner which
| had been prepared President Screven oc-
| cupied one end of the table with Hon
| rope Barrow seated on his right and Mr..
| EDWARD >. Elliott on his left. Opposite
| him Vice President Harden OBLIGATED.
| with Mr.. +. f. Jones to right and MIR
| Carl l. Brandt on his left Among others
| present at the dinner were: Wessrs w.
J. ReRenne. G. Noble Jones. Otis Ash
| more, Henry McAlpin DR.. l.. A. Falii-
| CANT, Dr. T. b. Chisholm, DR.. Phillips.
| William Harden John NJ. Bryan r. +.
! RaVenel, Maj. Edward Karow Mai. T. d.
| Bertady, James 7. Dent of Glynn county,
| J: f. Minis, Judge Robert Falligant. w.
K. Leaken, w. c. Tilton of the Massachu-
| sets society. c. s. Connerat. John Talia-
| ferro, Thomas M. Baker G. l. Taggart.
| W: c workman; j. \; Robson, b. r. Fin
! ney, L. r. Wylly, r. L. Wylly, w l..
! Grayson, Capt. U. II. McLaws and j. +.
! Lewis.
There has not been more elegant din
ner served in Savannah IN a long time than
| that enjoyed by the Sons of the Revolution
/ and their guests last night The service
| was excellent In every detail. not a fea-
/ Judge
| VIM. d. Harden and his committee were
| warmly complimented by everyone upon
| the delightful manner i'm which every de-
| tail was carried out. The orchestra PLAYED
! almost continuously while the dinner was
| being served.
| Vice President Harden called for order
! about HIS O'Clock. As postmaster Of the
! occasion Judge Harden was made respon-
! sible for the intellectual part OF the feast
as well a. its physical FEATURES, and both
| duties We're well fulfilled. He had hoped
| he said. to have present some of the At
| lanta members and others but unfortun-
| ately they had been unable to come He
| was certain. however. that the members
| of the society would enjoy the responses
| Of those who had taken their places on the
| toast list He introduced first Col John
! Screven. president of the Georgia Society,
| and vice president of the general society,
| who responded to the first toast 1.-The Sons
| Of the Revolution
Col. ScreVens response was classical
| and replete with patriotic references. TO
| Noltaire's statement that a man who
| serves his country viii need no ancestry.
he added that such a man becomes himself
an ancestor. Every man who served his
| country in the American revolution. he
| said, made "A noble ancestor liz spoke Of
| his residence at Heidelberg. Germany,
! and hearing some OF the peasants speak
| of America. Let as go to America" they
| would say. 1.-The home Of freedom and lib
| orfV - He referred TO tine pfruOgpa az tho