JOHN R. ABNEY ROBERT ADAMSON CHARLES BASKERVILLE PHELAN BEALE S. R. BERTRON WILLIS BROWNING DR. J. HERBERT CLAIBORNE, JR. THOMAS D. COTTMAN GEORGE B. COVINGTON WILLIAM G. CRENSHAW, JR. CHARLES A. DESHON DR. STUART DOUGLASS JOHN P. EAST ROBERT W. B. ELLIOTT WILLIAM R. FAGAN WILLIAM G. FITZWILSON WILLIAM E. G. GAILLARD JOHN M. HARRINGTON CARY T. HUTCHINSON DR. GEORGE BOLLING LEE ROBERT E. LEE LEWIS JOHN G. LONSDALE WALTER L. McCORKLE H. SNOWDEN MARSHALL JOHN MARSHALL THOMAS MARSHALL JAMES A. MENG DR. ROBERT C. MYLES FRANK L. POLK DR. WILLIAM M. POLK C. B. SEGER LORENZO SEMPLE MCKENSIE SEMPLE W. W. SHARP WALTER C. SHEPPARD B. R. SMITH HON. H. M. SOMERVILLE GEORGE H. SULLIVAN DR. FIELDING L. TAYLOR During the past year the Society held the following entertainments: Reception to House of Southern Governors, Monday, October 15, 1917, Hotel Astor. Annual Dinner, Wednesday, December 12, 1917, Waldorf-Astoria. Dixie Dinner-Dance, Wednesday, February 21, 1918, Hotel Astor. Election Smoker, Thursday, March 7, 1918, Waldorf-Astoria. ENTERTAINMENTS FOR THE SEASON On account of War conditions, the entertainments to be held by the society will be announced in the Bulletins of the Society, by the Chairman of the Entertainment Committee. HE New York Southern Society was formally organized in the City of New York on the 9th day of November, 1886, and incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in May, 1889. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION STATE OF NEW YORK, } 88.: We, John C. Calhoun, James H. Parker, William P. St. John, Evan Thomas, William L. Trenholm, Macgrane Coxe, Walter L. McCorkle, William G. Crenshaw, Jr., Charles A. Deshon, William W. Flannagan, George Rutledge Gibson, Robert L. Harrison, and James Swann, all of full age, citizens of the United States and of the State of New York, desiring to form ourselves and others into a Society for social, patriotic, historical, and literary purposes, pursuant to the provisions of an act entitled, "An Act for the incorporation of societies or clubs for certain lawful purposes," passed May 12, 1878, and the acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, do hereby, for the purpose of incorporating such Society, certify as follows: I. The name or title by which such Society shall be known in law is: NEW YORK SOUTHERN SOCIETY II. The particular business or object of such Society shall be: To cherish and perpetuate the memories and traditions of the Southern people and to cultivate friendly relations between the Southern men resident, or temporarily sojourning, in New York City. III. The number of trustees, directors, or managers to manage the same shall be: THIRTEEN. IV. The names of the trustees, directors, or managers for the first year of its existence shall be: V. The principal office of said Society shall be located at the City of New York, in the County and State of New York. Dated, New York, May 5, 1889. |