.4- .irn t)ong of tl)e iaetjolutton ^tate of 3lotDa» MDCCCXCIII. %\^t Constitution t)Octetp of ^on0 of ttje laetjolution 38B=Xaw6 anO TReglstci Cl)e Jotoa ^ocietp. DAVENPORT; EDWARD BOKCHERDT, PRINTER. MDCCCXCIII. ■"J €>fl5cer0 General ^ocietg ^ons of t&e laetiolution. ORGANIZED, Washington, D. C, April 19, 1890. [New York Societv Instituted February 22, 1876. j Guncrnl Presidenl. Hon. JOHN LEE CARROLL, - - Washington, D. C. Of the Disti-ict of Columbia Society. Hon. WILLIAM WAYNE, - - Paoli, Pennsylvania. Of the Pennsylvania Society. JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY, 1 1 1 Wall Street, New York City. of the New York Society. General Assistant Secretary. TIMOTHY MATLACK CHEESMAN, M. D., 46 E. 29th Street, New York City. Of the New York Society. General Treasurer. RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER, 710 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of the Pennsylvania Society. General Assistant Treasurer. ARTHUR HENRY DUTTON, 78 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass. Of the District of Columbia Society. General Ckaftain. Rev. DANIEL CONY WESTON, D. D., 2 Rutherford Place, New York City. Of the New York Society. ^ons of t\}t iaetjolution ^tate of 31otDa. Instituted Aprii. 19. ibgo. OFFICERS. Rt. Rev. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY, D.D. (Oxon.), LL.D., D.C.L., Bishop of Iowa. Virr. Prtvidpni . SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, Davenport, low*. .S» r» eiat \ EDWARD SEYMOUR HAMMATT, Davenport, Iowa. TrtaJMrcr. ESEK STEERE BALLORD, Davenport, Iowa. Chaplain . Rt. Rev. CHARLES REUBEN HALE, D.D., LL.D., Cairo, Illinois. Bishop of Cairo. Hti;iilyar and Historian. The Ven. Archdeacon SAMUEL ROOSVELT JOHNSON HOYT, D. D., Davenport, Iowa. Ftb 8 bii Vk.^- BoARi> or Ma.va(,krs Rt. Rev. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY, SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, EDWARD SEYMOUR HAMMATT, ESEK STEERE BALLORD, Rt. Rev. CHARLES REUBEN HALE, SAMUEL ROOSVELT JOHNSON HOYT, JAMES MADISON DeARMOND, CHARLES WHITAKER, WILLIAM PERRY BRADY, JOHN ELY BREADY, HARVEY SMITH SHELDON. UnHiUAlES 3(1 I HI'. UH.Sh.HAL ^^Cn,. : L 1 i Rt. Rev. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY, EDWARD SEYMOUR HAMMATT, SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, WILLIAM PERRY BRADY, ESEK STEERE BALLORD. Alternates. SAMUEL ROOSVELT JOHNSON HOYT, JAMES MADISON DeARMOND, JOHN HUBBARD STURGIS, JOHN ELY BREADY, HARVEY SMITH SHELDON. Constitution <25eneral ^ocietp of tfje %ons of tbt Hetiolution. BEING evident, from a steady decline of a proper celebration of the National holidays of the United States of America, that popular concern in the events and men of the war of the Revolution is gradually- declining, and that such lack of interest is attributable, not so much to the lapse of time and the rapidly increasing flood of immigration from foreign countries, as to the neglect on the part of descendants of Revolutionary heroes to perform their duty in keeping before the public mind the memory of the services of their ancestors and of the times in which they lived; therefore, the Society of the Sons of the Revolution has been instituted to perpetuate the memory of the men, who, in the military, naval, and civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental Congress, by their acts or counsel, achieved the independence of the country, and to further the proper cele- bration of the anniversaries of the birthday of Washington, and of prominent events connected with the war of the Revo- lution; to collect and secure for preservation the rolls, records and other documents relating to that period; to inspire the members of the Society with the patriotic spirit of their fore- fathers; and to promote the feeling of friendship among them. 8 THE General Society shall be divided into State Societies, which shall meet annually on the day appointed therefor in their respective By-Laws, and oftener if found expedient; and at such annual meeting the reasons for the institution of the Society shall be considered, and the best measures for carrying them into effect adopted. ''P HE State Societies at every annual meeting shall choose i- a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Registrar, a Treasurer, a Chaplain, and such other ofificers as may by them respectively be deemed necessary, and a Board of Managers, all of whom shall retain their respective positions until their successors are duly chosen. L ACH State Society shall cause to be transmitted annually -^■' or oftener to the other State Societies, a circular letter calling attention to whatever may be thought worthy of ob- servation respecting the welfare of the Society or of the gen- eral union of the States, and giving information of the officers chosen for the year; and copies of these letters shall also be transmitted to the General Secretary to be preserved among the records of the General Society. PHE State Societies shall regulate all matters respecting -•• their own affairs, consistent with the general good of the Society; judge of the qualification of their members or of those proposed for membership, subject, however, to the pro- visions of this Constitution; and expel any member, who, by conduct unbecoming a gentleman or a man of honor, or by any opposition to the interests of the community in general or of the Society in particular, may render himself unworthy to continue in membership. T N ORDER to form funds that may be respectable, each ^ member shall contribute upon his admission to the Society and annually thereafter, such sums as the By-Laws of the respective State Societies may require; but any of such State Societies may provide for the endowment of memberships by the payment of proper sums in capitalization, which sums shall be properly invested as a permanent fund, the income only of which shall be expended. 'PHE regular meeting of the General Society shall be held i every three years, and special meetings may be held upon the order of the General President or upon the request of two of the State Societies, and such meetings shall consist of the General Officers and a representation not exceeding five deputies from each State Society, and the necessary ex- penses of such meeting shall be borne by the State Societies. \T THE regular meeting, a General President, Vice-Presi- dent, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assist- ant Treasurer, and Chaplain shall be chosen by a majority of the votes present, to serve until the next regular general meeting, or until their successors are duly chosen. A T EACH general meeting the circular letters which have i\ been transmitted by the several State Societies shall be considered, and all measures taken which shall conduce to the general welfare of the Society. 'HE General Society shall have power at any meeting to admit State Societies thereto, and to entertain and deter- mine all questions affecting the qualifications for membership in or the welfare of any State Society as may by proper memorial be presented by such State Society for considera- tion. ANY male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good character, and a descendant of one who, as a mili- tary, naval or marine officer, soldier, sailor or marine, in actual lO service, under the authority of any of the thirteen Colonies or States or of the Continental Congress, and remaining always loyal to such authority, or a descendant of one who signed the Declaration of Independence, or of one who, as a member of the Continental Congress or of the Congress of any of the Colonies or States, or as an official appointed by or under the authority of any such legislative bodies, actually assisted in the establishment of American Independence by services rendered during the war of the Revolution, becoming thereby liable to conviction of treason against the government of Great Britain, but remaining always loyal to the authority of the Colonies or States, shall be eligible to membership in the Society. ' I '^HE Secretary of each State Society shall transmit to the I General Secretary a list of the members thereof, together with the names and official designations of those from whom such members derive claim to membership, and thereafter upon the admission of members in each State Society, the Secretary thereof shall transmit to the General Secretary in- formation respecting such members similar to that herein required. 'j^HE Society shall have an insignia, which shall be a badge 1^ suspended from a ribbon by a ring of gold; the badge to be elliptical in form, with escaloped edges, one and one-quarter inches in length, and one and one-eighth inches in width; the whole surmounted by a gold eagle, with wings displayed, inverted; on the obverse side a medallion of gold in the centre, elliptical in form, bearing on its face the figure of a soldier in Continental uniform, with musket slung; beneath, the figures 1775; the medallion surrounded by thirteen raised gold stars of five points each upon a border of dark blue enamel. On the reverse side in the centre a medallion cor- responding in form to that on the obverse, and also in gold. 1 1 bearing on its face the Houdon portrait of Washington in bas-relief, encircled by the legend, "Sons of the Revolu- tion;" beneath, the figures 1883; and upon the reverse of the eagle the number of the badge to be engraved; the medallion to be surrounded by a plain gold border, conforming in dimensions to the obverse; the ribbon shall be dark blue, ribbed and watered, edged with buff, one and one-half inches wide, and one and one-half inches in displayed length. ' OBVERSE.*' j HE insignia of the Society shall be worn by the members -*- on all occasions when they assemble as such for any stated purpose or celebration, and may be worn on any occasion of ceremony; it shall be carried conspicuously on the left breast, but members who are or have been officers of the Society may wear the insignia suspended from the ribbon around the neck. 12 nj'^HE custodian of the insignia shall be the General Secre- -»■ tary, who shall issue them to members of the Society under such proper rules as may be formulated by the General Societ)', and he shall keep a register of such issues wherein each insignia issued may be identified by the number thereof. np HE seal of the Society shall be one and seven-eighths •'■ inches in diameter, and shall consist of the figure of a Minute-man in Continental uniform, standing on a ladder leading to a belfry; in his left hand he holds a musket and an olive branch, wliilst his right grasps a bell-rope; above, the cracked Liberty Bell; issuing therefrom a ribbon bearing the motto of the Society, Exegi monunientuin arc perennius ; across the top of the ladder on a ribbon, the figures 1776; and on the left of the Minute-man, and also on a ribbon, the figures 1883, the year of the formation of the Society; the whole encircled by a band three-eighths of one inch wide; thereon at the top thirteen stars of five points each; at the bottom the name of the General Society, or of the State Society to which the seal belongs. 13 a\ occasions other than the meetings for any stated pur- pose or celebration, members may wear a rosette of the prescribed ribbon and pattern in the upper button-hole of the left lapel of the coat. 1TIE Treasurer shall procure and issue the rosettes to - members. ''IHE following being a fac-simile of the same, which shall 1 not exceed fifteen millimeters in diameter: Bp'ILatDS of tl)e 3lotDa ^ocietp. ARTICLE I. IRiine of SocletB. THIS Societ}- shall be known by the name, style, and title of "Sons of thi: Revolution" in the State of Iowa. ARTICLE II. a6ml9Slon of BUembexs. C CANDIDATES shall send their written application ap- ' proved by two members, with documentary or other proofs of qualification for membership, to the Secretary, who will submit the same to the Board of Managers, and upon a favorable report from said Board and payment of the in- itiation fee, said applicants shall become members of the Society. ARTICLE III. gnnbB. T^E initiation fee shall be three (3) dollars; the annual dues i- two (2) dollars. The payment at one time of twenty-live (25) dollars in addition to the initiation fee shall constitute a life membership. The payment at one time of one hundred (100) dollars shall constitute a perpetual or endowed member- ship, and upon the death of the member so paying the membership shall be held by the eldest son, or such other descendant from the ancestor from whom he claims descent as he may nominate; in failure of such nomination having i6 been made, the Society ma)- decide which one of the de- scendants shall hold the membership; provided akvays, that the Society reserves to itself the privilege of rejecting any nomination that may not be acceptable to it. All those holding life or endowed memberships shall be exempt from the payment of annual dues. ARTICLE IV. permanent JFunO. ALL life and endowed membership fees, as well as dona- tions which shall hereafter be paid the Society, shall remain forever to the use of the Society, of which the interest only shall be used. ARTICLE V. annual /BScetlnfi. r[E annual meeting of the Society shall be held on the nineteenth day of April, at which time a general election of officers by ballot shall take place, except when such date shall fall on Sunday, in which event the meeting shall be held on the following day. In such election a majority of the ballots given for any officer shall constitute a choice; but if, on the first ballot, no person shall receive such majority, then a further balloting shall take place, in which a plurality of votes given for any officer shall determine the choice. Special meetings shall be held by direction of the Board of Managers, or upon the written request of three members of the Society. ARTICLE VI. Ofllcete. rlE officers of the Society shall be a President, a Vice- President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Registrar and His- torian, a Chaplain, and a Board of Managers, namely: the above named officers, ex-officio, and five others. A 17 ARTICLE VII. duorum. T ALL meetings of the Society four members shall con- stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. ARTICLE VIII. pceetdent. I'^ HE President, or in his absence the Vice-President, or in the absence of both a chairman pro tempore, shall preside at all meetings of the Society, and shall have a casting vote. He shall preserve order, and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Society. The President shall be, cx-officio, a member of all committees. T ARTICLE IX. Secrctan?. HE Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence of the Society. He shall notify all members of their elec- tion and of such other matters as may be directed by the Society. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of in- corporation, By-Laws and records of the Society, and shall issue certificates of membership. He, together with the pre- siding ofificer, shall certify all acts of the Society. He shall, under direction of the President or Vice-President, give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and attend the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society; and shall give notice to the several ofificers of all votes, orders, resolves, and proceedings of the Society affecting them or pertaining to their respective duties. He shall have charge of all printing and publications directed by the Society or by the Board of Managers. He shall be Secretary of the Board of Managers, and shall keep the record of their meetings in the regular minute-book of the Society. i8 ARTICLE X. Sceaeurec. THE Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and securi- ties of the Society; and so often as those sums shall amount to one hundred (lOO) dollars they shall be deposited in some bank in the City of Davenport to the credit of "The Iowa Society Sons of the Revolution," and shall be drawn thence on the check of the Treasurer for the purposes of the Society only. Out of these funds he shall pay such sums as may be ordered by the Society, or by the Board of Managers. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and payments, and at each annual meeting render the same to the Society, when a committee shall be appointed to audit his accounts. He shall give such security as shall be required by the Board of Managers. T ARTICLE XI. Gbaplain. HE Chaplain shall perform such duties as ordinarily ap- pertain to such office. ARTICLE XII. Deeistiar and f>i0tocun. I^'HE Registrar and Historian shall keep a roll of members and in his hands shall be lodged all the proofs of mem- bership qualification, and all the historical and other papers of which the Society may become possessed; and he, under the direction of the Board of Managers, shall make copies of such similar documents as the owners thereof may not be willing to leave permanently in the keeping of the Society. 19 ARTICLE XIII. JBoarC of Aanaflera. 'P HE Board of Managers shall consist of eleven, namely: the i President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar and Historian, and Chaplain, ex-ojficio, and five other mem- bers, at least three of whom shall not be residents of the City of Davenport, and all of whom shall be elected at the annual meeting. They shall elect their own chairman. In case of a vacancy in any of these offices, the Board may fill the same until the next election. They shall judge of the qualifica- tions of the candidates for admission to the Society, and, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Admissions, shall have power to elect the same to membership. They shall have charge of all special meetings of the Society, and shall, through the Secretary, call special meetings at any time, upon the written request of three members of the Society, and at such other times as they see fit. They shall recommend plans for promoting the objects of the Society, shall digest and prepare business, and shall authorize the disbursement and expenditure of unappropriated money in the treasury for the payment of the current expenses of the Society. They shall generally superintend the interests of the Society, and execute all such duties as may be committed to them by the Society. At each annual meeting of the Society they shall make a general report. At all meetings of the Board of Managers four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. ARTICLE XIV. Commtttce on aomtseloiis. HE chairman of the Board of Managers shall appoint annually three members thereof as a Committee on Ad- missions, whose duty it shall be to pass upon the qualifications of applicants for admission to the Society, and report to the Board of Managers. T 20 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 1 1 ARTICLE XV. OrL>er ot 33iialncsi?. Meeting called to order by presiding officer. Prayer by Chaplain. Reading minutes of previous meetings not previously acted upon. Election of officers, and Managers when necessary. Report of Board of Managers. Reports of officers. Reports of committees. Unfinished business. New business. Reading of the preamble to the Constitution. Closing prayer by the Chaplain. ARTICLE XVI. amenOmcnto. \ • O ALTERATION of the By-Laws of the Society shall be -N made unless such alteration shall have been proposed at a previous meeting, and shall be adopted by a majority of the members present at any meeting of the Society, five days' notice thereof having been given to each member. 50ember0l)tp l^oll. No. of Elecled. Insignia. 1890. Ballord, Esek Steere, 835 Great-grandson of Private Zaccheus Ballord (1731- 1800), in Captain Jeremiah Kingsley's Company, Colonel Jonathan Holman's Regiment from Prov- ' idence, Rhode Island; afterwards thirty -seven months in Captain Moore's Company, Colonel Sheperd's Regiment, 4th Massachusetts, Conti- nental Foot, at the surrender of Cornwallis. 1892. Ballord, John Oilman, Great-great-grandson of Private Zaccheus Ballord (i 731-1800), in Captain Jeremiah Kingsley's Company, Colonel Jonathan Holman's Regiment from Providence, Rhode Island; afterwards thirty- seven months in Captain Moore's Company, Colonel Shepherd's Regiment, 4th Massachusetts, Continental Foot, at the surrender of Cornwallis. 1890. Barker, Oscar Augustus, Son of Colonel Samuel A. Barker, Colonel of rst Connecticut Regiment in Wade's Brigade, and detached as aide-de-camp to Major- General Marquis De La Fayette. 1890. Bradv, William Perry, Great-grandson of Captain John Brady, 12th Penn- sylvania Rifles, Continental Army, 1776, Colonel William Cook commanding. A/so, grandson of John Brady, Jr., unenlisted, who, at the age of fifteen, fought by the side of his father in the battle of Brandywine, at which both fell wounded. 22 No. of Elected. InsigDia. 1890. Breadv, John Ely, M. D., Great-grandson of Private John Ely. Colonel Par- son's 6th Connecticut Rifles. Also, great grandson of Captain Ezra Lee, in action at the battles of Monmouth, Trenton, and Brandy wine. 1892. Barhydt, Theodore Wells, Great-grandson of Private Jerome Barhydt, New York Line. 1892. BuFORD, Clarke Howe, Great-grandson of Captain Edward Howe, served in Harry Lee's Light Horse until the close of the war. Also, great-great-grandsc n of Surgeon John Julian, Continental T,ine from Virginia, 1776-1783. 1890. Butts, James Edward Perry, Great -great -grandson of Lieutenant Abel Perry, Continental Line, Massachusetts 32d Regiment, Continental Foot. 1891. Cook, Ira Son Oil Captain Ebenezer Cook, Corporal in Captain Thomas Williams' Company, Colonel Peterson's Regiment Massachusetts Minute Men, 1775; Lieutenant in Captain Ezra Whittelsey's Com- pany, 3d Regiment Berkshire County Militia. 1890. Cooke, Reverend Eleutherous Jay, Cireat-grandson of Private Caswell, of Continental Line, New York, under Arnold and Montgomery at the Siege of Quebec. 23 No. of Elected. Insignia. 1892. CoRBYN, Reverend Joseph Ingoldsby, Grandson of Private William Corbyn, Connecticut Militia. 1892. De Armond, James Madison, Grandson of Private Michael De Armond, Company B, 5th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in battle of Long Island. 1892. Dyke, Eugene Beauharnais. Great-grandson of Private Samuel Dyke, Jr., in Captain John Bart's Company, at Rutland, Ver- mont, 1779, and in Captain Benjamin Cox's Company of Rangers, Major Eben Allen's De- partment; also, in Captain Peter Page's Company, Lieutenant Eben Walbridge's Regiment, 1781. Also, great-grandson of Private Stephen Luddington, Captain Brinckerhoff's Company, Colonel Brinck- erhoff's 2d Regiment, New York Line. 1890. Grant, Honorable James, (Died March 14, 1891.) Grandson of Private Matthew Carey Whitaker, in General Nathaniel Green's Army; wounded at the battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina. 189 1. Griswold, Hurlbut Edward, Great-grandson of Sergeant Hopestill Welch, Cap- tain Lacey's Company, Colonel Swift's Regiment, Connecticut Line, 1776-1781. Also in marine service on board galley "Washington." Also, great-grandson of Major Giles Pettibone, Connecticut Militia, 1777, present at surrender of Burgoyne. 24 No. o( Elected. Insignia. 1891. Hale, Right Reverend Charles Reuben, D. D., LL. D., Bishop of Cairo., 774 Great-grandson of Gideon Hale, Member of General Assembly, Connecticut, 1 782-1 785. Also, great-grandson of Private Jedediah Mills, in Captain Clark's Company, 8th Regiment (Colonel Huntington's) Connecticut Line, 1775. Also in Captain Mills' Company, Colonel Walcott's Regi- ment, Connecticut State Troops. Also, great-grandson of Captain Charles Seymour, Lieutenant in ist Regiment, Connecticut Line; afterwards Captain in nth Regiment, Connecti- cut Line, Colonel Belding commanding, 1777. 1890. Hammatt, Edward Seymour, 627 Great-great-great-grandson of Roger Sherman ( 1 7 2 1 - 1793), Member of Continental Congress from Connecticut, Signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, Connecticut. Also, great-grandson of First Lieutenant Edward Rumney (1745-1808), in Captain William Popkin's Company, Colonel Richard Gridley's Regiment, Massachusetts Continental Line, 1775. Also, great-great-grandson of Oliver Phelps (1750- 1809), Deputy Commissary (i 776-1 777) on the staff of General H. Champion, Commissary Gen- eral of the Continental Army. Also, great-grandson of John Culver, Private in Sussex County, New Jersey Militia, during the Revolutionary War. 1890. Hazen, Edward Hamlin, Grandson of Private Benjamin Hazen, Colonel Warren's Regiment, in action at the battle of Bennington. 25 No. of Elected. Insignia. 1891. HoYT, Archdeacon Samuel Roosvelt Johnson, D.D. Great-grandson of John Hoyt, Jr., Prize Master (under commission of Congress) of Stamford, Connecticut, Committee of Safety, Stamford, Connecticut, 1775, Legislative Assembly, 1777, Private in Captain Lyman's Company, Connecti- cut Militia in command of General Wooster. 1891. Hoyt, Charles Lockwood, Great-grandson of John Hoyt, Jr., Prize Master (under commission of Congress) of Stamford, Connecticut, Committee of Safety, Stamford, Connecticut, 1775, Legislative Assembly, 1777, Private in Captain Lyman's Company, Connecti- cut Militia in command of General Wooster Also, grandson of Private Ebenezer Lockwood, in Captain Gregory's Company, New York Militia, 1776, and Private in Captain Isaac Lockwood's Company, Sea-coast Guard, stationed at Stam- ford, Connecticut, 1781-1783. 1890. Mead, Enoch, (Died December 6, 1892.) Grandson of Private Ebenezer Mead, Connecticut Continental Line, 1774. Also in 8th Company, 7th Regiment, Colonel Charles Webb, 1775, at siege of Boston, adopted as Continentals. Also in Captain Hobby's Company, Greenwich, Con- necticut, under General Wooster, 1776-1777. 1892. Mee, Reverend Charles Brassington, Great-grandson of Private Aaron Putnam, 4th Con- necticut Regiment, 1 780-1 783. 1892. MacKinlav, William Egbert Wheeler, Great -great -great -grandson of Captain Zebulon Southard (1745-1800), Dutchess County Militia, 2d Regiment, Rondout Precinct, 1775. 26 No. of Elected. Insignia. 1892. McElroy, Reverend Irving, Great-grandson of James Knapp (1762-1812), en- listed at Stony Point in Connecticut Line. 1890. Perry, Right Reverend William Stevens, D. D. (Oxon.), LL. D., D. C. L., Bishop of Iowa., 314 Grandson of Lieutenant Abel Perry, Continental Line, Massachusetts, 32d Regiment Continental Foot. A/so, great-grandson of William Stevens, seaman on Continental frigate "Boston." 1892. Putnam, William Clement, Great-great-grandson of Private Stephen Putnam, Elisha Whitcomb's Company, Colonel Timothy Bedel's Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, 1777-1778. A/so, great-great-grandson of Reverend James Cald- well, Chaplain in Colonel Dayton's New Jersey Regiment, also for a time Assistant Commissary; killed at the battle of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, on November 14th, 1781. 1892. Richardson, Stevens Perry, Great-grandson of Reverend Joseph Wheeler (1735- 1783), Private in Captain Samuel Stone's Com- pany, Colonel William Prescott's Regiment, Mas- sachusetts Militia, Lexington Alarm, April 19th, 1775; member of Massachusetts Provincial Con- gress. A/so, great-grandson of Reverend Cotton Mather Smith, Chaplain of Connecticut Regiment at Ticonderoga. 27 No. of Elected. Insignia. 1890. Ross, HuiT, Great-grandson of George Ross, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Delaware. Also, great-grandson of Stephen Hopkins, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Rhode Island. 1890. Salter, Reverend Wili.i.^m, D. D., Lineal descendant of Captain Mark Fornald, Pri- vateer Service from Portsmouth, New Hampshire; died from wounds at Boston, May 14th, 1779. 1892. Salter, Richard Henry, Jr., Great-grandson of Ezekiel Williams, Commissary of Prisoners for Connecticut, 1777. Also, great-grandson of Reverend Joseph Wheeler (1735-1783)) Private in Captain Samuel Stone's Company, Colonel William Prescott's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, Lexington Alarm, April 19th, 1775; member of Massachusetts Provincial Congress. Also, grand-nephew of William Williams, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Connecticut. 1891. Spalding, Right Reverend John Franklin, D. D., Bishop of Colorado, Grandson of Jesse Spalding (^1760-1808), Private in Captain Asa Barnes' Company, called out to march to Manchester, July 13th, 1777. Also, great-grandson of Lieutenant John Spalding, of Captain Oliver Barois' Company, Massachusetts Provincial Militia, marched to Cambridge, April 19th, 1775. 1890. Sheldon, Harvey Smith, Grandson of Lieutenant Daniel Sheldon, original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. 28 No. of Elected. InsiRnia, 1890. Smith, Samuel Francis, Great-grandson of Reverend Hezekiah Smith, D. D. (i 737-1805), Chaplain, Massachusetts T.ine. 1890. Sturgis, John Hubbard, Great-grandson of Private John Codman, Indepen- dent Company of Boston Cadets, in service in Rhode Island. 1891. Walton, Josiah Proctor, Grandson of Private Josiah Proctor (^1734-1826), wounded at the battle of "Bunker Hill." 1890. Watkins, Charles S., Grandson of Sergeant Theodore Bellows, Captain P. Page's Company, Colonel Nichols' Regiment, New Hampshire State Militia, served at the de- fense of West Point, 17S0. 1891. Watson, Reverend Samuel Newell, D. D., Great-great grandson of Surgeon James Newell, M. D., 2d Regiment, New Jersey Militia; in action at battle of Monmouth. 1890. Whitaker, Charles, Great-grandson of Private Matthew Carey Whitaker, in General Nathaniel Green's Army, wounded at battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina. 1891, Wolcott, Reverend Peter Cl.ark, Great-great-grandson of Joseph Wolcott, Lexington Alarm; afterwards Private in 6th Company, Gen- eral Wooster's ist Connecticut Regiment: re-en- listed in April, 1777, as a fifer in Colonel Living- ston's Regiment and ist and 3d Connecticut Line; honorably discharged December 31st, 1781.