Minute book, 1903-1912

Oversize volume (July 1, 1903 - August 21, 1912) detailing weekly and annual meetings, listing officers and members attending, applying for membership or relief, who were fined, elected to office, excused for absences, who died, etc. There are periodic recapitulations of finances, many references to paying mundane invoices, including those for alcohol, etc. and frequent debates on changing various rules, with the entire set of rules noted on pp. 131-147. Topics of note include appointing a chaplain (p. 31), buying, renovating, improving and periodically fixing up their "Hall" at 370 King Street, including installing an electric sign (pp. 68, 205), a vault for the records (p. 93, passim), electric fans (pp. 207, 248), etc. Obtaining photographic portraits of past presidents is mentioned often (pp. 267- 270) and a portrait of the Society's founder Edward Weyman is loaned to Memminger Normal School (p. 275). Events mentioned include the unveiling of many memorials, entertaining the Squadron (p. 116, passim), and a musical festival on King Street (pp. 294, 295). Loose pages include report (1903) of a special committee to investigate irregularities in voting, and censuring a particular member, the minutes of which meeting were requested not to be made part of the minutes, but which are present in the volume. With an index, mostly of proper names, in the front of the volume.