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voted ity fund to the maintenance of families of members. The Society 

 still has a good endowment, and owns substantial buildings. 



THE FELLOWSHIP SOCIETY. 



This Society for many years maintained both male and female schools, 

 and elected teachers annually. After 1858, these schools were aban- 

 doned, and the Society entered into an arrangement with the Nor- 

 mal and High schools, b}^ which, and on payment of $10,000, it was 

 agreed tliat the pujDils of the Society shall never be debarred the right 

 of admission to these schools in case of crowding. This contract is still 

 in force. The endowment of the Society was $100,000 at the beginning 

 of the war. It is now about twelve or fifteen thousand. 



The membership now numbers fift3'-four. Weekly meetings are held 

 for the promotion of goodfellowship. The charitable feature is still 

 maintained. 



THE GERMAN FRIENDLY SOCIETY. 



A number of sons of the Fatherland had already settled in South Car- 

 olina by the year 1766, and at that time they conceived the charitable 

 design of organizing a society for mutual benefit, and for the aid of fel- 

 low-countrymen in the colon3^ By the year 1772, the funds had so in- 

 creased as to warrant the establishment of a permanent charit}', and in 

 1777 a loan was made to the State of £1,300. 



The membership and the fund constantly increased, until in 1800 the 

 income was $1,800. A commodious hall was erected. Two 3'ears later 

 a school was opened, for children of members, and for others. In twenty- 

 six years the school lost but $37.50 in tuition fees. 



The report for 1828 shows an endowment of $40,000. 



In 1847, acQording to the report, " It M'as found that it was believed 

 that our schools were charity schools (although it was a very erroneous 

 opinion) and it had the eff'ect of injuring the usefulness of the schools, 

 and they were abolished." 



This society suffered, like the rest, by the war, losing much of the en- 

 dowment, and also its hall. Still it celebrated its centennial in 1866, and 

 ])y strenuous efforts it has erected a new hall, and is accumulating a fund 

 which already reaches a considerable amount. 



ST. Andrew's society 



was founded in 1798, with features similar to those of its sister associa- 

 tions. For years it maintained a school, which was abandoned when the 

 necessitv for it was removed. It was in St. Andrew's Hall that the 



