II 



When and what amendments to the Constitution 

 were adopted between 1786 and 1824 cannot now 

 be ascertained, but from the Treasurer's books for 

 1809 to 181 2, 1 81 5 to 1 819, and subscription lists 

 for the annual dinners 18 19, and 1822, which have 

 fortunately been preserved, it would appear that at 

 some time previous to 1809 ^^^ dues from members 

 had been changed from an annual subscription of 

 thirty shillings, to an initiation fee and annual sub- 

 scription of five dollars respectively, and that in 

 1816 the initiation fee was raised to ten dollars. In 

 18 1 5 it is recorded over the signature of the Secre- 

 tary, Thomas Procter, that " during the war no an- 

 nual meetings were called " and that at a meeting 

 held at the Bank Coffee House on April 3d, of the 

 same year, a resolution was passed making it op- 

 tional wich members to pay their arrears. From 

 the Minute Book commencing April i6th, 1823, 

 already referred to, we find that the name of the 

 Society was changed In the year 1824 from the 

 " Society of Saint George " to " The St. George's 

 Society of NewYork." Provision had also been 

 made for the election of Life Members on the pay- 

 ment of a sum of not less than fifty dollars, which, 

 together with any donations received, was to con- 

 stitute a Permanent Fund and the interest thereon 

 alone was to be used in charity. The dates of the 

 quarterly meetings had been changed from the 23d 

 of January, April, July and October, to the loth 



