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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Annual meeting of the Southern Historical Society. (search)
who wrote that only the most imperative business engagements could have detained him from the meeting), the Vice-President, Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, presided. The meeting was opened with an appropriate and fervent prayer, by Rev. J. B. Jeter, D. D., after which the annual report of the Executive Committee was read by the chairman, General Dabney H. Maury, as follows: Fourth annual report of the Executive Committee of the Southern Historical Society, for the year ending October 3es) then stated that the Committee had been very much disappointed in their efforts to secure an annual orator; but that it was hoped that a number of gentlemen present would make brief addresses. Very effective speeches were then made by Rev. Dr. J. B. Jeter, General W. B. Taliaferro, General H. H. Heth, United States Senator (Colonel) R. E. Withers, Rev. J. L. M. Curry D. D. Ll. D., and General Dabney H. Maury. The Secretary made explanations concerning several matters in the report — the