The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-16
DANES IN SESSION
GEORGIA COLONIAL SOCIETY AT
DE SOTO THIS MORNING.
WILL NOMINATE OFFICERS
VISITORS ENTERTAINED AT AFT
ERNOON TEA AT HUSSARS CLUB.

Programme of Entertainment Ar
ranged-Omcers Who Are NOmi-
mated This Morning VIII Be
Elected Tomorrow - Probable
That Same Ladies' VIII Be Asked
to Serve Again-One Third OF
Board of Managers VIII BE Elect
ed-Mrs. Vice President Young
Entcrtains Tomorrow.
The Georgia Society of the Colonial
| Danes will begin its three days session
this morning at 10 o'clock in the
| parlors of the De Soto. The society
numbers over 200 members, and quite
a large number of delegates from va
rious cities in the state are expected to
| be present.
The business this morning will con-
sist of the reading of the reports made
since the meeting in Savannah last
year, and the nomination of officers
for the ensuing year. The officers
nominated will be elected tomorrow
morning. AS Savannah is headquarters
for the society, and is designated as
the place of meeting each year, the
constitution provides that the presi-
dent and vice president be Savannah
ians.
One-third of the board of managers
will also be nominated. This board
is comprised of twenty -four members,
eight of whom were originally elected
for one year, eight for two years, and
a like number for three years. so
that one-third of the board retires each
year, their successors being elected for
the full term. The retiring members
of the board are: Mrs. Thomas 8.
Morgan, Savannah; Mrs. Thomas S.
| Wylly, Jr., Savannah; Miss E. H. Bull
| loch, Savannah; Mrs. George M Brown,
| Atlanta, Mrs. VIM. LanghOrn Wilson,
| Savannah; Mrs. Peter w. Meldrim, Sa-
| vannah; Mrs. Charles G. Barney, Sa-
vannah; Mrs. Samuel Spencer, New
York.
To Re-eIect Officers.
1t is probable that the same officers
will be reelected. There are certain
board officers who will be elected by
the board itself after the new men,
bers are elected, but the principal Of
ficers will in all probability retain
their present places The officers of
the state society are:
President-Mrs. Joseph ]. Wilder, Sa-
vannah.
First Vice President-Mrs. Louis G.
Young, Savannah.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Joseph
r. Lamar, Augusta.
Honorary Vice President-Mrs. Ira
Y. Sage, Atlanta.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Louis NJ.
LeHardy, Savannah.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. VIM.
Langhorn Wilson, Savannah.
Treasurer-Mrs. William G. Morrell,
| Savannah.
Registrar-Mrs. Charles G. Barney,
| Savannah.
Historian-Mrs. George NJ. Brown,
Atlanta.
Genealogist-Mrs Thomas S. Nor
gan, Savannah.
The members of the board of man
ayers who will retain their present
position, and who do not go out by
operation of the constitution for two
| and three years, respectively, are: For
two years, Mrs. Francis H. Orme, At
lanta; Miss Margaret Hayward Sa-
vannah; Mrs. William G. Morrell, Sa-
vannah: Mrs. Edward Karow, Savan-
nah: Miss S. w. Johnston, New Jer-
sey; Mrs. W. g. Raoul, Atlanta; Mrs.
A. w. Calhoun, Atlanta; Mrs. William
| Dickson Atlanta.
For Three Years-Mrs. Reese Craw-
ford, Columbus; Mrs. A. r. Lawton,
Savannah: Mrs. L. M. LeE1ardy, Sa-
vannah; Mrs. Frank B. Screven, Sa-
vannah; Miss Maria Minis, Savannah;
Mrs. George G. MacWhorter, Augusta;
| Miss Mariana Nisbet, Savannah; Miss
Leila Hill, Savannah.
Besides these officers there are num-
| erous important committees which will
be appointed by the president. These
committees are Finance, History,
Landmarks, Eligibility, Study of Colo
NAL History, Education, School Books,
| Oglethorpe Monument and the Honor
airy Committee.
The OglethOrpe Monument.
One of the most important of these
is the committee on the Oglethorpe
HIonument. Ways and means for rails
ing funds to be devoted to the cree
ton of the proposed monument will be
one of the principal topics before the
convention. The ladies' have decided
to undertake no other work, after the
completion of Frederick, until the
monument has been reared to the
memory of Gen. Oglethorpe. 1t is
thought that as a result of the con-
vention the movement will receive new
impetus.
Numerous forms of social enjoyment
have been arranged by the local mem
bers of the board of management One
of the principal social events of the
Cssion will be the afternoon tea at
the Hussars Club this afternoon from
6 to o'clock. This tea will be given
by the local Danes in honor of the
visiting Danes, and other invited
guests. The parlors of the club have
been prettily decorated for the occa-
sion, which is looked forward to with
pleasurable anticipation.
Numerous Entertainments.
Tomorrow afternoon the Danes will
be entertained by Mrs. Louis G.
Young, the vice president of the So
ciety. The entertainment will be in the
form of a tea, the hours being from
5 to O'Clock. In the evening the
Danes are invited to a stereopticor
exhibition at the home of Mrs. Young
The entertainment will be given at S:3C
o'clock, the views exhibited represent
ing the historical landmarks of Vir-
! ginia.
Quite a number of the officers of the
society have already arrived in the
city. Among these are Mrs. George NJ
Brown of Atlanta, who is at the De
Soto; Mrs. George w. Duncan of Ma
con, the guest of Mrs. w. G.. Charlton;
Mrs. Joseph r. Lamar of Augusta who
is with Mrs. George ]. Baldwin; Mrs
w. G. Raoul of Atlanta, with Miss
Marie Minis; Mrs. Ira Y. Sage and
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