The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-16
NEW SOCIETY NOT WANTED.
GEORGIA SONS oF THE REVOLUTION
OPPOSE THE PLAN.

den Makes His Report From the
Meeting OF the General Society.
Opposition to New Society as a
Means of AmaIgamation Unani-
nous.
If the sentiment in the Georgia Society
of the Sons of the Revolution prevails
there will be no union between that So
ciety throughout the country and the So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton by the formation of new society,
as has been proposed.
AT a special meeting of the Georgia So
ciety of the Sons Of the Revolution held
in Savannah a report was heard from
Judge w. d. Harden, who went as spe-
cial delegate from the Georgia society to
the meeting of the general society held in
Cincinnati on Oct. Y. The meeting was
quite a large one, and much interest was
manifested in Judge Hardens report.
1t viii be remembered that at the meet
ing of the general society of the Sons
of the Revolution held in Savannah in
1896 resolutions were adopted favoring a
union of the two societies on the basis of
a plan adopted at the meeting of the gen,
eral society in 1898. The general society
of the Sons of the American Revolution
adopted the same plans at a subsequent
meeting, in May. 1896. Each society APP
pointed a committee to meet with the cons
mittee of the other society and arrange a
formal agreement for the union.
Instead of confirming themselves to the
basis of union proposed and adopted by
the two societies these two committees
at a recent meeting proposed the forma-
ton of a new society 10 be called the
National Society of the American Revolu-
| ton, and the question came up at the
meeting of the general society of the Sons
of the Revolution on the adoption of that
report.
After considerable discussion, in which
Judge Harden took part, taking strong
stand against the formation of new So
ciety, the general society at it's Cincin-
natl meeting decided to leave the matter
Of the amalgamation of the two societies
under the plan proposed for the formation
| of new society to the separate state so
! cieties to be acted on as they saw fit.
In a general way the plan proposed by
| the two committees provided for the for
nation of a new society, as stated, which
| was to wipe out the old societies, with the
| exception that the members OF the present
societies were to be allowed to wear their
| present insignia or badges along with the
| badges of the new society. The discus
sion of the proposed plan and the action
| of the general society III leaving the mat
| ter to the state societies lead to the pro-
posal of the following resolutions at tho
meeting of the Georgia society, which
| were unanimously adopted:
| Resolved That the Society of the Sons
/ of the Re VOlUtiOn the of (ypOrcriq
fully approves and endorses the course
of its delegate to the Cincinnati conven-
ton of oct. Y, 1897, as shown by the Off
cial stenographic report of the convention,
a copy of which report has been furnished
to each member of this society.
Resolved, That it is not within the
| power of the general society to bind the
state societies by the adoption of the pro
| posed plan for the formation of a third
society; and its attempt to do so is utterly
null and void.
Resolved That it is not within the power
of any one, or more, of the state societies
to bind any other state society by any
similar action, which would be equally
| null and void
Resolved That it is not within the
power of any state society to bind its own
members by any similar action or any
| other act not anticipated or authorized
by its own charter; and any attempt to
do so would be equally Intellectual.
If a new society is to be formed it must
be done by Individual members in their in
dividual capacities, and with such indi-
| Vidual acts this society, as a society, can
| have no connection.
Resolved, That this society considers the
action of the Cincinnati convention as an
admission of the fact always contended
for by this society, that a fusion of the
two societies was impracticable and that
| the nearest approach to such would be a
! new society, with a new name: a society
without Vestige of past of its own, ID
| with a very indefinite and stormy future;
| a society to be composed of the fragments
of our now harmonious, prosperous, and
| contented ORGANIZATIONS
| Resolved, That the methods employed bv
| those seemingly in control of the move
| ment in favor of fusion, out of the con-
| Vention, and in the convention in con-
| nection with the fact that a very large
| number of the state societies have already
| repudated the plan, shows with absolute
! certainty, without reference to its desira-
/ bility, that no harmonious fusion is pos
| sible
Resolved, That the society will retain it's
present name and organization. and its
| connection with its fellows in the general
| society, without reference to the action of
! those societies who are yet to act
Resolved, That this society reprobates
| the idea of such new society, and now
| votes against the same.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
printed promptly and certified copies be
! sent to the general officers and the prin-
| cipal officers of the state societies
! These resolutions express emphaticallv
the position taken by Judge Harden, which
! has been made the position taken by the
Georgia Society of the Sons of the Revolu
ton. They do not believe in a new society.
which win destroy the identity of the es-
tablished society, and which has now the
strongest prestige and influence. 1t is plain
to be seen from the resolutions that should
majority of the state societies vote in
| favor of the new society as a means of
amalgamation, the Georgia society, for
one, will not go into it.
GUARDS TO MEET GALATIANS.