Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-11
GEORGIl's SOCIETY.
UF HISTORY GAINS
STRENGTH IN WORK

SAVANNAH, Ca, Feb. 10.-In line
with its policy of statewide expansion,
the Georgia Historical Society, at its
annual meeting Monday night is ex-
pected to add three new curators to
its boarod of twelve, these three to be
prominent Georgians residing outside
OF Savannah.
The present twelve curators are Sa-
vannahians-W. w. Mackall. Alexand
er R. Lawton, Otis Ashmore, George
J. Baldwin, Wimberly j. DeRenne, w.
". Williamson, w. w. Gordon,
Charles Ellis, Thomas J, Charlton,
Henry C. Cunningham, B. H. Levy and
]. Florence Minis. The terms of four
of these twelve expire Monday; the
places of these four are to be filled,
and the three additional curators out
OF Savannah elected, making the board
fifteen in all.
Election of officers will take place
also at this meeting, which will be
held at the Telfair Academy of Arts
and Science. (affiliated with the Geor-
gia Historical Society because Hodg-
son Hall, the home of the society, IS
being remodeled. The resent officers
are: w. w. Mackall, president; Thorn
as ]. Charlton, first vice-president:
Otis Ashmore, second vice-president
and corresponding secretary; Charles
p. Groves, secretary and treasurer;
William Harden librarian.
Although Monday, February IL, the
anniversary of the landing of Ogle'
thorpe TO found Savannah in 1913, is
the date for the regular annual meet
ing and banquet of the society, with
the exception of the election of offic-
ers and curators, the business of the
society and the annual banquet will
60 over until some time in March. AT
this time the remodeled Hodgson Hall
will be completed, the first issue of the
new Georgia Historical quarterly mag
azine will be in circulation, and the
policy of statewide expansion of
membership will be well under way.
Banquet VIII Be Held
At this banquet the re-awakened in
tererest of the state of Georgia in its
old historic society will be featured
and Alex C. King, prominent Atlanta
attorney. will speak at this time; re-
PORTS of progress made in re-awaken-
ing interest throughout the state will
be made. and the names of the new
state members will be read.
Although the society has never be-
fore gone out after state memberships
as strongly as it is doing today, yet
there are already many well known
.Georgians from out of Savannah upon
it's rolls, some of whom have been
members for many years and who
have taken a very active interest In
the society's affairs. Among these
state members are the Carnegie Libr-
airy of Atlanta; Joseph D. Cummings
OF Augusta; William H. Davis of
Waynesboro; Lawton B. Evans of Au-
eusta; John w, Grant of Atlanta;
Alex C. King of Atlanta; E. P. King,
.Jr., of Atlanta; Charles William King
of Rome; John D. Little OF Atlanta;
Richard d. Meader of Brunswick;
Robert C. Nicely of Waynesboro; John
II. Slaton of Atlanta; Mrs. John M.
Slaton OF Atlanta; Robert C. Aston of
Atlanta; H. B. Folsom of Mt. Vernon
ard j. C. Wynn of Atlanta.
John Razen Hyde of Paris, France;
George Foster Peabody of New York
and Charles Samuel Peabody Of New
York. are life members of the society.
Otis Ashmore, corresponding secre-
tary, who tours the state soon in the
interest of increased membership,
roints out that the annual membership
dues for both men and women living
outside Of Savannah have been reduc-
ed to IS, and that this entities one to:
free copies of all the society's interest
ing current publications; including
the new Georgia Historical Quarterly
magazine: free use of the society's
splendid library of 10000 volumes and
rare manuscripts; free admission TO
the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sci
a,ce the finest collection of art in the
south: and the association with men
and women of a class which is active
l. interested in anything pertaining to
the welfare of the state of Georgia.
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