POTTER United Families

And also after the actual foundation, during the difficult initial
months in 1875, he continued to sensitize public opinion for the sake
of an association that stood up for Religion, Language and People.
The “Funds Letter” repeatedly published articles and messages about
the David Fund in general and about the attempts in various cities
were set up to set up departments, and turned out to be thus
becoming the principal promoter of the association.
In Ghent, on February 7, 1875 a department was established. Frans
de Potter was co-founder and board member, and from 1885 to 1904
chairman.
On July 23 1878 De Potter was appointed secretary-general of the
David Fund, function that he would hold until his death.
In the same year Frans founded in Ghent the “Flemish Observatory”,
a magazine that says so "a reverberation" of the activities of the David
Fund, and soon developed into an unofficial organ thereof.
In 1886, he exchanged the editorship of the observatory with the
office of “Permanent secretary” of the newly founded Royal Flemish
Academy, an appointment that can be considered as a restoration by
the Catholic government after the deposition as deputy curator of the
Ghent State Archives by the Liberals.
It is true that he remained part of the editorial committee of the
“Flemish Tower” (Belfort), successor of the observatory.
The Royal Flemish Academy of Linguistics and Literature was the
first official authority representing the interests of Dutch language
and literature in Belgium would look after.
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