The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-15


Mrs. Edwin Need.
committee Ga. Society ColonialNDames.
Mrs. Robert Emory Park,
State Regent, d. A. r.
Mrs. M. A. Lipseomb,
Com. Daughters American Revolution
in Georgia.
Mrs. N. B. Harrison moved that the
University Committee, now composed
OF Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. NJ. A Lpscomb,
and Mrs. ]. H. Hamilton, be increased
py seven additional members to be ap-
pointed by the state regent
MRS. Morgan resigned her position as
chairman of this committee, and the
conference expressed regret and gave
a rising vote of thanks for her SER
vices.
Report of Records Committee.
The report of the Records Commit
tee was made by Mrs. Park. chair
man ex-oft1cio The committee has
presented four bills to the LEGISLATURE
in regard to the preservation and pub
LEGATION of colonial records. A deep
interest has been taken in the mat
ter by ex-Gov. Gambler, and
recommendation that an appropriation
for this end has been made to the
present Legislature by Gov Ter
rell. The discovery of a number of
documents and revolutionary records
these were brought over by Gov. How
ard, and Were hitherto supposed TO
have been burned. They are unbound
moth-eaten and otherwise defaced, but
invaluable as Revolutionary records.
The OgIethorpe Monument Fund.
Mrs. Lipscomb, chairman of the
Oglethorpe Monument Fund, made
report of contributions by the var
louns chapters of the state, during the
past year, showing a total, Nov. TO-
of $671.S9. Mrs. Lipscomb stated that
the chapter subscriptions were smaller
this year than last. She then resigned
her office as chairman, explaining that
her outside duties required the hand
ling of large sums of money, and
furthermore that the funds of the
Monument Committee as now deposit
ed brought no interest. The resig-
nationNwas accepted, and rising vote
of thanks was offered for her services.
Mrs. Yeandle offered a rising vote of
thanks to the state regent for her
generosity in refusing to permit the
society to defray her travelling ex-
penses.
Mrs. Park introduced Miss DuBose
of Athens, a member of the Elijah
Clarke Chapter, explaining that Miss
DuBose wished to present to the Geor-
gia Society painting of the birth
place of Gen. Nathaniel Green. Miss
DuBose very gracefully responded, ex-
pressing her pleasure that her first
conference should be attended by so
many delightful circumstances and
making them formal presentation of
the picture, giving it into the care
of Mrs. Jeffries to be placed in NIea-
dow Garden, Georgias memorial mu-
scum. On behalf of the society Mrs.
Park accepted the painting, and
thanked Miss DuBose. and Mrs. left
rieS received the gift with a few we'll
chosen words. The picture was handed
about the hall and looked at with
much interest by the delegates. 1t
was painted fifty years ago by the
great uncle of Miss DuBose, Addison
T. Richards. A short biogra phical
sketch of the artist was read by Mrs.
Park.
Mrs. Morgan moved that a set Of
resolutions thanking Miss DuBose be
drafted and presented to her. and Mrs.
Park appointed Mrs. Karow. Miss
Camack and Mrs. ]. B. S. Holmes a
committee for this purpose.
A Relic of Frederick.
Mrs. Charles Dixon related a dis
covery recently made by her among
some old family papers of a letter
written by her great-great- grand
mother to her daughter. Katherine
Treutlen, in which she said that her
father, Capt. Frederick Treutlen, and
his younger brother, John Adam
Treutlen, had landed at FREDERICK the
second year after the landing of Ogle-
thorpe. Mrs. Dixon also expressed her
desire of presenting to Meadow Gar
den a portrait of John Adam Treutlen.
The chairman of the Memorial Hall
Committee, Mrs. ]. B. Cumming, made
her report, showing a total received
during the past year of 1882 so. The
report of the sub committee, submitted
by Miss A. C. Benning, was read by
Miss Kline. Mrs. Park announced the
receipt of kilograms from Miss Ben
ming and Mrs. Coleman of Chicago ex-
pressing their regret at not being pres
ent.
Mrs. ]. ]. Wilder president of the
Colonial Danes, thanked the D. A. r.,
of which she is also a member, for
yielding to the Colonial Danes the
work of restoring Frederick, and spoke
in some detail of the progress made
towards this object. She said that the
cost had been estimated, that the money
was already in the hands of the Co.
lonial Danes. and that arrangements
were being made to place the contract.
Medal for University Men.
The latter part of the session was
devoted to discussion of a resolution
that the Daughters should offer TO
students of the State University, a
medal for the best paper upon the
early history of Georgia. Many sug-
gestions were made, as to the condi-
tions that should govern the contests,
the number of papers that must be
submitted. opinions ranging all the
way from three to twenty-five. There
was unanimity only upon the point
that one paper would be insufficient to
warrant the presentation of the re-
ward. There was also difference of
opinion as to whether the papers should
be submitted for decision to the society,
or to the chancellor, or to a committee
from the society with the chancellor.
Mrs. Park left the chair and, asking
Mrs. Mills to preside, suggested that
in passing upon the resolution, to fur
nish medal, the motion should read
a medal worth not less than $25. The
motion was finally put and unanimous
ly carried. Mrs. Park appointed Mrs.
Lipscomb Miss Camack, and Miss Du-
Bose a committee to confer with Chan
cellor Hill, and decide upon the best
methods to govern the contest submit
ting their report when finished to the
society for approval.
A rising vote of thanks was Offered
to Gen. Gordon for his courtesy to the
conference in connection with the
Greene ceremonies.
A pretty incident Of the morning was
the presentation by Mrs. Morgan to
Mrs. Fairbanks. of a piece of wood