The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13
SONS OF COLONIAL WARS DINE.
GENERAL COURT OF GEORGIA Is
TOASTED BY IT'S GOVERNOR.

Mr.. j. A. G. CnrsOn's Dinner in Honor
of the Second Anniversary of the
Socfety-Omcers for 1898 Chosen
and Three New Members Added 10
the COurt-The Purpose OF the So
ciety and the Qualifications for
Membership.
The general court Of the Society of Co
lonial Wars in the state of Georgia was
held at the residence of Mr.. J. a. G..
Carson, the chief officer of the society in
this state, last night.
The annual meetings of the society in
Georgia are always held upon the anniver-
sary of the landing of Gen. James Edward
Oglethorpe at Savannah, Feb. /. 1888 ac-
cording to the old reckoning. or Feb. p, &C
. cording to the new reckoning. Savannah
being the headquarters of the society in
this state, all its courts or meetings are
held here. unless otherwise designated.
The society was organized Dec. %, 1896,
through the efforts of its present govern
or, Mr.. John Avery Gere Carson. The So
ciety started with eighteen charter men,
bers, seven of whom were from Savdn-
ana two from Marietta The membership
was Increased during the year by two, and
three new members were admitted last
night. AS membership is obtained only
by invitation, and the requirements
are descent from a colonial ancestor who
took part in colonial affairs, either as a
military or naval officer, or as a soldier,
sailor or marine, or in some official capac-
ity in the colonies, previous to the battle
of Lexington. April 49, IT'S, the growth f
the society Is necessarily slow While
there are undoubtedly many descendants
of colonial ancestry, few are able 10 cs-
tablsh this fact by family records or 9TH
er evidences.
The officers of the society elected last
night are as follows:
Governor-John Avery Gere Carson, Sa-
vannah.
Deputy Governor-Anthony stoddard
Byers. Atlanta.
Lieutenant Governor-Hugh Vernon
Washington, Macon.
Secretary-John Harris Kinzie, savan-
nah.
Treasurer-Francis Fitch Jones. savan-
nah.
Registrar-william Ridgely Leaken, sa-
vannah.
Historian-Charles Frank whitner, At
lanta.
Chancellor-WiTliam Washington Cor
don, Jr., Savannah.
Surgeon-Thomas Pinckney Waring, NJ.
D., Savannah.
Gentlemen of the Council-William Dan
lei Grant, John Thomas Glenn, Hugh Ha-
gan, Md, John Merriwether McAIlister
John William Grant. John Addison Whit
ner, I. Cuyler Smith, all of Atlanta, viii
N Parsons, Hawkinsville. and Jefferson
Randolph Anderson, Savannah.
The new members are I. Cuyler Smith
of Atlanta, VIII N. Parsons of Hawkins
vile and Clarence S. Hammatt of Jack
sonville. and during the year William
Hayes Pope of New Mexico, and Robert
Caldwell Nicely of Waynesboro. New
Mexico and Florida having no state or
CARNATIONS, Messrs. Pope and Hammatt
were admitted to membership in the Geor-
gia society, being eligible to membership
through Georgia ancestry
Only seven of the members of the So
clety were present atsthe meeting, Messrs.
carson, Gordon, Jones, Leaken. Waring
and Kinzie of Savannah and Smith of
Atlanta. The invited guests were Judge
Robert Falligant, Mr. William d Dear
- 4it" - barney VI SaNan-
nah, and Capt Samuel NJ. Mills, Fifth Ar
tlher, U. 5. A, end Capt Richard p
Strong, Fourth Artillery, L. S. A.
After the business of the court had been
transacted the members and guests were
entertained at dinner by the governor
of the society, Mr.. Carson, at whose resi-
dence the court was he'd
Societies of the Colonial Wars now exist
IN twenty-four states, with total mem
bership of about 5000 three states having
been admitted during the year just closed.
Georgia being the youngest and least pop
ulous of the thirteen colonies does not
afford much material for membership in
the society of descendants of its own
colonials, though there are doubtless a
number who are eligible to membership
through colonial citizens who took part
an tba a Nfafrs Of tha otbo~ oolo,fa.