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Texas State Association of Architects Charter
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PRESIDENT; J. J. KANE FORT WORTH. 1ST. VICE PRES'DT J. N. PRESTON AUSTIN. 2ND. VICE PRES'DT NATHANIEL TOBEY GALVESTON. SECRETARY S. A. J. PRESTON AUSTIN. TREAS'R & ASST. SEC' Y W.W. LAMOUR WACO.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. JOHN ANDREWARTHA AUSTIN. W. C. DODSON WACO JAMES WAHRENBERGE SAN ANTONIO E.T. HEINER HOUSTON J.E. FLANDERS DALLAS.
CHARTER MEMBERS. J. J. KANE, FORT WORTH; A.N. DAWSON DO, J. E. FLANDERS DALLAS; W. C. DODSON, WACO; W. W. LAMOUR, DO; W. W. DUDLEY, WACO; NATHANIEL TOBEY, GALVESTON; N. J. CLAYTON, GALVESTON; W. H. TYNDALL, DO; J. LARMOUR, AUSTIN; A. M. C. NIXON, DO; J. N. PRESTON, DO; OSCAR RUFFINI, DO; JOHN ANDREWARTHA, DO; E. T. HEINER, HOUSTON; GEORGE E. DICKEY, DO; ALFRED GILES, SAN ANTONIO; JAMES WAHRENBERGER, DO; ALBERT BECKMAN, DO; S. B. HAGGART, FORT WORTH. S A J PRESTON AUSTIN. ARTICLE VI. THIS ASSOCIATION SHALL HAVE EXISTENCE, AND SUCCESSION, FOR THE TERM OF FIFTY YEARS; AND SHALL DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATION AND ADMISSION OF MEMBERS, BY ITS BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS. ITS OBJECTS BEING SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL CULTURE; AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE ARCHITECTURAL ART, AND KINDRED ARTS; IT MAY ACQUIRE AND HOLD SUCH PROPERTY AS MAY BE USEFUL AND NECESSARY FOR ITS PURPOSES. (SIGNED) J. J. KANE JOHN ANDREWARTHA J. LARMOUR J. N. PRESTON S. B. HAGGART S. A. J. PRESTON
Texas State Association of Architects Correspondence
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Office of N. J. CLAYTON & CO. Architects, Corner Strand and 22d Street P. O. BOX 113 TELEPHONE 445
Galveston, Texas Dec 30 1890
Geo. W. Stewart Esq Secy Ta of A Dallas
Dear [?]
Your communication of 18th inst informing of the Convention to be held in Ft Worth on Jan 20/91 is recd. You direct my attention to 2nd of 3rd clause pg 11 of last annual report. I [?] no copy of such report to ref to
I [?] that day in accordance with your request to [order?] of A. Ullrich Treas. Dallas $10 to cover initiation fee & dues for [90]-91
I shall use my best endeavours to arrange my business so as to be present at the Convention at Ft Worth on the date mentioned
Fraternally Yours
//blue pencil notation left of closing salutation// Treasurer
AIA Southern Chapter Proceedings
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Letters of approbation and commendation were read from the following named architects, who for various reasons could not be present: C. C. Burke, and James B. Cook, of Memphis, Tenn.; Alexander Blair, of Macon, Ga.; L. G. DeLisle, Thomas Sully, Albert Toledano, Paul Andry and S. R. Duval, of New Orleans, La.; A. DeLisle of Chattanooga, Tenn.; M. J. Dimmock, and Carl Ruehrmund, of Richmond, Va.; W. T. Cotter, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Frank Niernsee, of Columbia, S. C.; J. F. Hutcheson, of Mobile, Ala.; H. C. Thompson, of Nashville, Tenn.; T. H. Maddox, W. S. Smith, J. L. Rousseau, Harry Wheelock, and Charles Wheelock, of Birmingham, Ala.; J. F. Baumann, of Knoxville, Tenn.; L. E. Thornton, of Mayesville, Miss.; N. J. Clayton, of Galveston, Tex.; A. S. Eichberg, of Savannah, Ga.; and J. G. Longstreet, of Gainesville, Ga.
On motion of Mr. Lind the Chair appointed a committee of three (3) members on Constitution and By-Laws, for the purpose of organizing the Southern Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; and the following committee was appointed; Messrs. Lind, Helmich and Tinsley; and after due deliberation, the Committee made their report, and upon the motion of Mr. Bruce it was determined that the Constitution and By-Laws recommended, be read and adopted by sections.
The Constitution and By-Laws and the Schedule of Charges, etc., after having been read and fully discussed, and adopted by sections, were in each case adopted as a whole.
On motion of Mr. Lind, the meeting adjourned to eight (8) o'clock this P. M.
Night Session: According to adjournment, the meeting reassembled at eight o'clock this evening, with Mr. Woodruff in the chair, who stated that the first business for consideration was the election officers for the ensuing year, and upon the motion of Mr. Helmich, who placed the name of Mr. Bruce in nomination for the office of President, the Secretary was requested to cast the vote of this Chapter, which resulted in the election of Mr. A. C. Bruce as the President.
Upon the motion of Mr. Nixon, who placed the name of Mr. Goodrich in nomination for the office of Vice-President, the Secretary was requested to cast the vote of this Chapter,
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M. P. Lindsey, Atlanta, Ga.; and on motion of Mr. L. F. Goodrich, the by-law regarding the Letter Ballot was suspended, and they were unanimously elected members of this Chapter.
The Board of Directors also recommended that such provisional action be taken by this Convention as will be necessary, and that the Secretary be requested to correspond further, with reference to membership, with the following named architects: Thos. Sully, Paul Andry, C. A. Favrot, and S. G. Delisle, New Orleans, La.; N. J. Clayton, Galveston, Tex.; J. F. Baumann, Knoxville, Tenn.; and A. DeLisle, Chattanooga, Tenn.; which on motion of Mr. Norrman was unani imously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Nixon it was resolved that the paper known as the "Southern Architect" be sustained by this Chapter, and be used as the official organ to spread before the public generally, the deliberations of all its meetings, and all other matters of interest to the profession.
On motion of Mr. Nixon the Secretary was instructed to prepare and have inserted in the "Southern Architect" an article extending an invitation to the architects of the Southern States, to join this Chapter.
An invitation from the architects of Birmingham, Ala.; was presented by Mr. Helmich to this Chapter, to hold the next annual meeting in their city; and on motion of Mr. L. F. Goodrich, the invitation was accepted, and it was decided, unanimously, that the next meeting be held in Birmingham— by a rising vote.
On motion of Mr. Morgan a vote of thanks was tendered to the press, and to all persons who have contributed to the success and welfare of the meeting of the Chapter.
On motion of Mr. Woodruff the convention of the Chapter at twelve (12) o'clock M., adjourned, sine die.
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OFFICERS, 1892.
A. C. BRUCE, Atlanta, Ga. L. F. GOODRICH, Vice-President, Augusta, Ga. W. P. TINSLEY, Sec'y and Treas., Lynchburg, Va.
DIRECTORS. D. B. WOODRUFF, Macon, Ga. P. E. DENNIS, Macon, Ga. T. H. MORGAN, Atlanta, Ga. A. McC. NIXON, Atlanta, Ga. D. A. HELMICH, Birmingham, Ala.
CHARTER MEMBERS:
Blair, Alexander, .... Macon Bruce, A. C. ........... Atlanta Burke, C. C. .......... Memphis Clayton, N.J. ......... Galveston Cook, Jas. B. ......... Memphis Cotter, W. T. ......... Jacksonville Dennis, P. E. ........ Macon Dimmock, M. J. ... Richmond Downing, W. T. .... Atlanta Duval, S. R. .......... New Orleans Eichberg, A. S. ..... Savannah Favrot, Chas. A. ... New Orleans Goodrich, L. F. .... Augusta Goodrich, W. W. .. Atlanta Helmich, D. A. .... Birmingham Hutchenson, J. F. .... Mobile Lind, E. G. ............. Atlanta Lindsey, J. M. P. ...... Atlanta
Longstreet, J. G., ..... Gainesville Maddox, T. H., ..... Birmingham Maddox, Jas. M..... Birmingham Morgan, T. H. ....... Atlanta Niernsee, Frank .... Columbia Nixon, A. McC. ..... Atlanta Norrman, G. L. ...... Atlanta Rousseau, F. L. ..... Birmingham Ruehrmund, Carl .... Richmond Smith, W.S. .... Birmingham Sully, Thos. ..... New Orleans Thompson, H. C. .... Nashville Toledano, Albert .... New Orleans Tinsley, W. P. ..... Lynchburg Wheelock, Chas .... Birmingham Wheelock, H. B. .... Birmingham Woodruff, D. B. ..... Macon