The morning news., 1899-04-28
COLONIAL DANES IN SESSION.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
GEORGIA SOCIETY.

society Among the SOIdiers-Ths
Membership of the Society Now
If0-Elcction of Officers to he Held
To-day.
The Georgia Society Of Colonial Danes
OF America met in annual session in Sa-
vannah yesterday. The meeting is being
he'd al the Low residence. on Lafayette
square, which, at the invitation Of Mrs
Low. has been made the headquarters OF
the Georgia society.
Only one session was held yesterday, and
this was given up chiefly to the reports
OF officers and TO the discussion of proposed
changes in the bylaws. The society VIII
meet again at 10 O'Clock to-day, when the
discussion of the proposed changes in the
bylaws will be continued. Several reports
from special committees viii be read to-
dav. and the election of officers for the en-
suing year viii take place.
The reports showed that the society now
has a membership OF lao, twenty members
having been added during the year, this
being the total number of new members
allowed 10 be received in any one year un-
der the constitution
The report OF the president, Mrs w. w.
Gordon. reviewed the work of the society
for the year. Mrs. Gordons report was of
snecial interest, because of the account
given by her of the work DONE both by
the national and state societies for the
American soldiers during the recent war
with Spain, much Of which work was
done under Mrs. Gordon's personal super
vision. After welcoming the ladies, Mrs.
Gordon said
when we last came together the tocsin
of war had not sounded, though the ar
was full of omiuous murmurs. 1t was but
q few days later during the session of the
council of our National Society or the
Colonial Danes in Washington that war
with Spain was dec.ared-a war that has
resulted in such rapid success, has COW
cred our navy and our army with glory
and has compelled the admiration of the
world.
Almost on the instant of the Presi-
dents proclamation of war our national
society formed itself into an organization
to aid the sick soldiers in the field, and
20 care for the needy families they left
behind This organization received the
hearty Endorsement of the President and
surgeons general of the army and Of the
ed through the National Society of Co
lonial Danes and there is still money in
the treasury Fifteen hundred dollars in
cash and a $500 x-ray machine were given
TO the hospital ship Solace. The army am
bulance ship Relief received nearly 5000.
The Key West hospital received $500 and
large contributions were made to the hos
pltal ships Bay State and Missouri and 70
various other hospitals.
Il had the satisfaction of sending to
our national treasurer as Georgia's con-
tribution nearly $3.50, more than which
sum was returned to me at different times
20 be expended upon the sick in Miami,
Jacksonville, Macon and Savannah. This
money helped me to stablish what 7
called "conValescent wards" Into these
wards We're received men who had been
discharged from the division hospitals"
either because they were not seriously i'll,
or for want of room--for in Miami, where
there We're 1000 troops. we had over a
thousand men sick at one time! Here,
TOO, we took in men from the
different regiments. who were 900
Ill to eat camp rations. or to stand
caLlp duty, and we properly fed and nurs-
ed them until they were fit TO return to
their commands.
AT Miami l had a competent surgeon
IN charge, who came night and morning
to examine and prescribe for my men-de-
eide who were really well enough 10 be
discharged, what medicine should be given
and what sort of food each man might eat.
Our ward opened with twenty-three
men the first night. From that time for
ward we had from forty-five to nearly
ninety men all the time. Every man had
cot. mosquito net a camp stool and
a fan-and there was large table full
OF DOCKS ana writing materials. My
daughter, Mrs, Low was my enthusiastic
assistant in this work, and we had some
amusing, as well as pathetic experiences
do not wish to take up your valuable
time, but will give you one incident which
was very ridiculous. We had a number
OF SICK men who could eat no solid food
My daughter took them into her esDecial
care and prepared their liquid food herself.
1t was almost impossible to procure suit
able materials for these men (apart from
the Lteblg beef supplied by the medical
uepartmeno. Arrow root, matted milk
etc, could not be bought in Miami In de-
spair she supplied herself at last with n
package of ''Mellin's Food" and proceed
ed 10 make large mess of IL for her In
Vallds. But she was unwise enough to
leave the wrapper lying on the table
w hen she appeared with her big pitcher
OF Meilins food to distribute IL anonS@
what she called her liquid SQUAD" the,,
mad all disappeared! Not a man OF them
could be found!
She at last got hold of one or two
ana they explained that they had seen
the name of the stuff 1t was for ,.nnrs-
ing mothers and infants" and thew were
hether!-and they did NOT want
TO be fed on that! Daisy had, however doc
tored the preparation with sugar and a
Atlfe brandy and finally persuaded some
OF them 10 Just taste it," They adnittad
IL wasn't bad, and she finally got thena
lined up. and dosed them all around
lhey got quite fond Of it ana she had
no more trouble with them ON thar score
During my prolonged absence. our Cseor-
gia society has gone on lourishinp vn5sr
the care OF our valuable officers in cbare,a
lake pleasure in calling your attantiH,,
70 tne fact that we have been able to ere"t
and pay for two important memoriaIs ~
IS bronze tablet to mark the locatio, ~
Ionuees Tavern, and the other is -
bronze tablet placed on block of C,eoy,r,a
granite, in honor of Tomochichi tbe NI5la &c,
OF the famacraw Indians, whose fyianIi,.
atd to the infant colony was of sucb 80.
Nalue. To the generosity Of the VeSa1Se
biothers OF Stone Mountain. we oV,a IA.
fars