The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-22

agers-Mrs. Walter G. Charlton, of Sa-
vannah; Mrs. Charles Barney, Savan-
nah; Mrs. Abner c. Flewellen, Column
bus; Mrs. w. II. FELTON,, Macon; Mrs.
M. A. Lipsconb, Athens; Mrs Alex
ander Smith, Atlanta; Mrs. w. L.
Savannah; Mrs. P. w. Meldrim, Sa-
vanrah. and Mrs. N. F. Jones, At
laAta.
The lesser officers will be selected by
the Board of Managers at it's first meet
ing after the election.
Mrs. wilder Presided.
At the session yesterday the presi-
dent, Mrs. j. ]. Wilder, presided, and
with her sat the vice presidents, Mrs.
Louis G. Young and Mrs. Joseph La
mar. The other officers present were
Mrs. L. M. LeHardy, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. I. S. WILLY, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. w. G. Morrell, treas
urer; Miss Maude Hayward registrar;
Mrs. George G. MacWhorter, histo-
rian, and Mrs. Thomas S. Morgan
genealogist.
The session was opened with the
Lords Prayer. The roll call showed
that forty-five members were present,
practically all of the local members
and the following visitors: Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer, Mrs. Joseph Lamar and
Mrs. Leonard Phinizy of Augusta;
Mrs. F. n. Orme of Atlanta, Mrs Hen
rietta Alexander of Augusta, Mrs.
! Cumming OF Augusta, Mrs. H. C.
| White of Athens, Mrs. Robert Nicely
of Waynesboro, Mrs. Edward c.. An
derson and Mrs. George @. MacWhor-
ter of Augusta.
After roll call Mrs. Wilder delivered
her address, an interesting one deal
ing with the work of the society dur
ing the last year. The reports of the
other officers and the committees,
which showed that the society is in
very tiourishing condition, followed.
To Replace the Fund.
On motion of Mrs. w. L. Wilson it
was decided to replace the fund of $40
which had been secured to buy certain
books of reference, but which had been
applied to meeting the current ex-
penses of the society. This fund was
the proceeds of a lecture, 1.-The Max
ing of Georgia" which was delivered
by Hon. Walter G. Charlton some time
ago.
Mrs MacWhorter delivered an inter-
esting paper for which a rising vote of
thanks was rendered. 1t was decided
to have the address published in full
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place on co-education, and on the adj
mission of non-colonial states into the
society, but on neither was definite
action taken.
The members of the society were
much interested in a number of his
tortc relics in the forms of deeds to
tracts of land in and around Savan-
nah, which were granted to the early
settlers by George IL and George III.
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Minis who lent them for the occasion.
Grant by George III.
The first of these papers is a grant
by George II to Andrew Walker, which
is dated Jan. s, 1756, and which conveys
town lot No. 6, 60x90 feet, and garden
lot No. 102 of five acres. The deed is
signed by Capt. John Reynolds, Fl. B.
NJ Navy, who was the first captain
and governor-in-chief of the province
of Georgia, 1754-1757.
The second in chronological order is
deed from George II, dated March
q, 1853. conveying town lot No. s. COX
80 feet, garden lot No. IL, containing
five acres. and a farm lot Of forty-five
acres to James Whitfield. The deed is
signed by Henry Ellis, second royal
governor of the province of Georgia,
1757-1760.
Another of these deeds is that is
sued by George Ill, under date Jan. %,
1855, giving 100 acres of land on the
Savannah river and in Granville coun-
ty, to Jonathan Mulkey. This paper
bears the signature Of William Bull,
who helped Oglethorpe lay out the
plans of Savannah. Yet another Of
these grants is that to James Haber-
sham, giving him tract of 1000 acres
of land. This g dated March Is, 1863,
and is signed by James Wright third
and last of the royal governors of
Georgia.