benefit along agricultural lines, at a meeting held at Mr. 

 A. S. McClellan's plantation, the old Society, with same 

 name was reorganized and the following officers were elected 

 to serve for one year : 



H. G. Leland, President. 



J. O. Murray, Vice-President. 



A. S. McClellan, Secretary and Treasurer. 



It was agreed that thereafter meetings should be held 

 (luarterly at the different plantations, and that annual meet- 

 ings should be held on the 4th of July, when election of 

 new officers shall be held, and that dinner shall be served 

 on every occasion. 



At meeting held at Laurel Hill plantation July 4th, 1904. 

 the following were chosen to serve for ensuing year : 



David Doar, President. 



H. T. Morrison, Vice-President. 



J. Palmer McClellan, Secretary and Treasurer. 



On July 4th, 1905, at meeting held at same place, the 

 same officers were re-elected for following year, except Mr. 

 J. P. McClellan, who had died during his term of office, in 

 Spring of 1905, and Mr. J. J. Murray was elected in his 

 place. 



At annual m)eeting, held again at Laurel Hill, the same of- 

 ficers Avere unanimously requested to serve Society, with 

 exception, that Mr. L. A. Beckman was chosen Secretary and 

 Treasurer, vice J. J. Murray, who asked to be relieved from 

 acting. The Society met for its annual deliberations and 

 dinner at the school building in McClellanville, July 4th, 

 1907. After the usual routine business was transacted the 

 following officers were elected to serve for the year : 



President, David Doar. 



Vice-President, Horace Leland, (in place of H. T. Morri- 

 son, who declined to serve.) 



Secretary and Treasurer, L. A. Beckman. 



The President, David Doar, asked the retiring Vice- 

 President to take the chair, stating that he had been re- 

 quested to deliver the following reminiscences of the Parish 

 of St James, Santee: 



