The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-19
THEIR CONVENTION ENDED
COLONIAL DANES WILL MEET
HERE AGAIN IN 1908.

Omcers ana managers Elected mt
Yesterdays Session-The CO-Edu-
cation Question Not Discussed.
The Society to Devote Its Atten-
tion to MemOrialixing the Colonial
PeriOd-The Old Fort at Frederick
TO De Preserved - The Maine
Amendment Not Approved-The
OgIethorpe Monument Movement
40 ne Pushed.
The annual convention of the Geor-
gia Society of Colonial Danes closed
sion at the De Soto. There will be
meeting OF the board of managers this
morning for the election of sub-offi
GERS, the treasurer, secretaries. histo-
rian. registrar and genealogist. This
will complete the work of the conven-
ton for 1902 The society will meet in
Savannah next year on the third or
fourth Thursday in April. as appoint
ed by the constitution.
The chief business yesterday was the
election of officers. the ticket as nomi-
mated Thursday being successfully car
ried.
Officers for 1908.
The officers for 1903 are:
President-Mrs. ]. ]. Wilder.
First Vice President-Mrs. Louis G.
Young.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Joseph
r. Lamar.
Honorary Vice President-Mrs. 1. Y.
Sage.
The new members of the board of
managers are Mrs. A. r. Lawton, Mrs.
Frank b. Screven, Mrs. A. ]. Warning
Mrs. Louis M. LeHardy, Miss Maria
Minis, Miss Marie Nisbet, Mrs. George
McWhorter of Augusta and Mrs. Reese
Crawford of Columbus.
The members of the board whose
terms have not yet expired are Mrs.
Thomas S. Morgan, Mrs. P. w. Mel
drim, Mrs. Thomas S. Wylly, Jr., Mrs.
George M. Brown of Atlanta, Mrs
Charles G. Barney, Mrs. Samuel Spen-
Ger of New York, Miss E. H. Bulloch,
Mrs, F. H. Orme of Atlanta, Mrs. w.
G. Morrell, Mrs. Edward Karow, Mrs.
w. G. Rauol of Atlanta Mrs. A. w.
Calhoun of Atlanta, Mrs. William Dix
on, Mrs. S. w. Johnston of Elizabeth,
N. j., and Miss Maude Hayward.
The question of co-education, which
occupied such a large part of the first
lays session. was not discussed yes
terday.
To MemOrinIise Colonial Period.
Mrs. Walter G.. Charlton offered a
resolution that the society should de-
vote it's energies to the object for
which it was founded, namely mem
orializing the Colonial period, and that
~ 4 .I.s
its own state, at least, until the relics
and buildings of Colonial days were
preserved and restored and fitting
monuments had been erected to the
founders of the colony. The motion
was put and unanimously carried.
The Old Fort at Frederick.
The president was authorized to APP
point a committee to investigate the
condition of the fort at Frederick,
which is being washed away by the
tide, and To decide what steps would
be necessary to rescue it, and how
the historic site might be marked
The committee will be selected by the
president at her leisure and will report
upon the matter at the next meeting.
The petition presented by the Maine
Society was considered and discussed
at some length.
The National Society, according to
its constitution is composed of State
Societies from the thirteen original
states and the District of Columbia.
The Societies in the non-colonial states
being known as Associate Societies.
Maine Shut out.
The effort of the Maine Society is to
have Article l of the Constitution
amended 70 read: THE thirteen origi-
hal states, the District of Columbia
and the State of Maine" 1t
was decided that the senti-
ment of the Georgia Society is
strongly opposed to this innovation;
that the states of Florida, Louisiana
and Kentucky may be considered to
have equal claims with Maine, and
that to allow such a change in the con-
stitution would be to open the door to
what would eventually alter the char
acter of the society.
The delegates to the biennial con-
vention that is to be held shortly in
Washington will be appointed by the
president, and although their votes may
be cast according to their own judg-
ment, they are to be instructed that
the sentiment of the Georgia society
is against the proposed measure.
The OgIethorpe Monument.
In connection with the raising OF
funds for the Oglethorpe monument
an interesting suggestion was made
by Mrs. Morgan, that the society should
give a colonial ball next year, either
in Savannah, Atlanta or Augusta. The
proposition was received with enthusi-
asm. The Standing Committee APP
pointed to raise funds for the monu-
ment will meet to-day with the Ogie-
thorpe Monument Association. The
members of this committee are Mrs.
]. j. Wilder chairman; Mrs. A. j. War
ing. Mrs. George ]. Baldwin. Mrs. f.
H. Miller of Augusta, Mrs. F. H. Orme
of Atlanta and Mrs. Billups Phinizy
of Atlanta.