The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-19
DAYS OF The COLONY
orsSED BY GEORGIA SOCIETY
D'' OF COLONIAL DANES.
COLONIAL SEAL OF GEORGIA.
oIv,rEs OF IT SECURED FROM
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

.t. Inv Mrs. j. j. wilder, Presi-
and other Officers show the
.i,+,, 10 BE in Thriving COndi-
.,oo-.,Irs. Louis G. YOung's Paper
.EouudinG Augusta"-MemO l
- Ne Placed in Old st. Pau's
,ar.b Acknowledgements Given
,,,,I,ers of Society by Mrs. w. w.
,oD-EIectiOh of Officers to Be
Held To-day.
T,. Georgia Society of Colonial Danes
,.,s,.i.a held the first session of its
.,o, meeting at the De Soto yesterday
Inc The meeting was well attended
.o,,bars both of this and other cities,
nrovoa of exceptional interest. Those
present were;
D...,dent-Mrs Joseph ]. Wilder, Sa-
yannah.
ing. savannah.
'' s,oord vice President-Mrs. Joseph R.
Lamar. Augusta.
uonorary Vice President-Mrs. F. H.
orme, Atlanta.
r,easurer-Mrs. w, G. Charlton, sa-
vannah
recording secretary-Mrs. T. $. WILLY.
Savannah.
corresponding secretary-Mrs. Robert
ellington. Savannah.
Registrar-Miss Eugenia NJ. Johnston,
Savannah.
Historian-Mrs. Louis G. Young, Sa-
vannah
The calling Of the roll showed the fol-
loving members present: ,"
Mrs J. j. Wilder, Mrs. A. J. Waring,
Mrs l. r Lamar Mrs. F. H. Orme, Mrs.
" G. Charlton, Miss NJ. L. Ellis, Mrs.
Robert Ellington, Miss E. NJ. Johnston
Mrs L. G. Young, Mrs. Montague Boyd
Mrs G. NJ Brown, Mrs. o. C. Newcomb
Mrs William Dickson, Mrs. E. P. Dis
mukes. Mrs Charles Dixon, Mrs. w. W.
Gordon. Miss NJ. Hayward Miss A. "
Jones Mrs Edward Karow, Mrs. Thomas
Screven, Mrs. l.. NJ. LeHardy, Mrs. Henry
McApin, Mrs. p. w. Meldrim, Mrs. T. S.
Morgan. Mrs. William Morrell Miss Alb
bic Orme Mrs. E. B. Rathbone, Mrs. Il.
F. Screven, Mrs. Ida K. Smith, Mrs. r.
W Thiot, Mrs. w. L. Wilson, Mrs. T.
S. WILLY. Mrs r. D. Wylly, Mrs. A. B.
Hull Mrs Sarah Flewellen, Miss N. H.
Baldwin. Mrs. c. H. Strong, Mrs. Clar-
ence Connerat, Mrs. Charles Barney Miss
Anderson, Mrs James Sullivan, Miss Ben
ming Mrs. Minis, Mrs. Bulloch, Miss Bull
Inch Mrs I G T.eHardV
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs Wilder, who submitted her report.
resume of the years work, not only i'll
Georgia, but in the other states, both
colonial and otherwise. The report show
ed that the society is in a most flourish
ing condition, and that much is being
achieved through its efforts.
After the regular reports of the other
officers a paper on the founding of Au-
gusta was read by Mrs. l.. G.. Young,
historian Of the society. The paper was
finished and interesting one, and was
50 highly appreciated by the Danes that
they gave Mrs. Young a rising vote of
thanks, and decided to have the paper
printed and filed among the archives of
the society, Mrs. Joseph r. Lamar re-
quested and received the loan of the pa
per and will read it before the Augusta
~iuPtCl VI the society.
Mrs. Lamar gave an interesting account
OF the work being done by the Augusta
members of the society, looking toward
the erection of a suitable memorial for
ola st. Paurs Church of Augusta The
Design for this memorial has not yet
Oeeh selected, but this and other details
VIII De settled shortly, and it is hoped
" nave the memorial completed and un-
Veled by next fall
one or the most interesting addresses
VI me session was that of Miss Anna G.
behning OF Columbus. She told of her
eAoIls 10 have introduced into the public
SCHOOLS proper historical books, and then
eAnloiteo TO the great interest and de-
Aght OF those present fac SMILES in wax
% me Colonial Seal of Georgia, for copies
u winch an active and thorough search
sas oeeh made by the Georgia Historical
oocety Tor some time. This is the cele-
s.o'eu seal having on the diverse side
~. ule mulberry leaf and the silk worm, and
t .ls motto now used by the Georgia His
O.lgdl society Non Sibi Sed Aliis." The
TOpes OF the seal were secured from the
brush Museum.
me front of the seal differs somewhat
from that now used by the Georgia HIS
la society and which is the one
sno"h IN Whites History. The supposi-
WV. n Is that the one shown in that work
wss nol direct copy of the original, but
H. niaue from a description furnished
",r workman that made II.
las+'l ienalnder of the meeting, which
ttns o'I b uiltll o'clock, was devoted to rou-
tios. business In the afternoon nomina-
csn, were made for the offices, practi-
er 's an OF the present officers with the
of mn S.-oH OF some members of the Board
finn eJtofs being renominated. The cleo
oco,i GiN take place this morning at, 10
wsro nlsnt the members Of the Society
Go~5ots ',e ,, a reception by Mrs. w. w.
ber, 9 81. mere is large number of mem
the ION other cities in attendance upon
man ' l.s, and they are receiving
"'Ny social courtesies. .
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