: ■ ■'' ' Class_J Book \ 5?> PRESENTED BY GENERAL SOCIETY Sons of the Revolution. April 19tk, IS93. ' / GENERAL SOCIETY Sons of the Revolution. Excerpt of the Meeting held in Boston, April 19th, 189£. PRIZE ESSAYS, U. S. Naval Academy Competition. Bi uttiom fot Securing (gerttficates of Jflemftetg frtp, AND OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL AND STATE SOCIETIES, July 4th, 1895. A i JOHN MURPHY & CO., PRINTERS, BALTIMORE. C f EXCERPT OF MEETING Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass., APRIL 19th, 1895. Lexington, April 19th, 1775. Sons of the Revolution. The Society met at Faneuil Hall, Boston, April 19th, 1895, at 11.30 A. m. It was called to order by Colonel William L. Chase, President of the Massachusetts Society, who opened the proceedings by saying : OPENING REMARKS OF COL. W. L. CHASE. It becomes my pleasant duty, in behalf of the Sons of the Revolution of this Commonwealth, to extend to the delegates to this Convention a hearty welcome to Massachusetts. You know our motto : " Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem." Now that the victorious right hand has sheathed the sword, it is extended to you, one and all, in hearty good fellowship. Wel- come to Massachusetts. And welcome to Boston, whose motto still is our prayer : " Sicut patribus, sit Deus nobis," and if God is to us as he was to our Fathers, then indeed the lines will be fallen to us in pleasant places. I have the honor to present the Honorable President of the General Society, Governor Carroll. (Applause.) 5 Sons of the Revolution . OPENING ADDRESS OP PRESIDENT JOHN LEE CARROLL. Gentlemen of the Society: — I am sure that the delegates to this meeting have heard with the sincerest pleasure the cordial welcome which has been extended to us by our Massachusetts friends and appreciate at their proper value the kindly words which have just been addressed to us by the President of the Massachusetts Society. In fact, we must feel that this is a proud day for us, to stand upon this spot which has been so aptly designated the " Cradle of American Liberty," and to hear from the descendants of those brave men who were engaged in the first conflicts of those early days that after the lapse of one hundred and twenty years the memory of that gigantic conflict is still fresh and green, and that from one end to the other of this broad land the spirit of brother- hood was never higher or stronger than it is to-day in the hearts of the Sons of the Revolution. Gentlemen, I think we may well be proud of the progress and spirit of our Society, and before this meeting closes there will be laid before you the record of the number of States that are admitted to-day, and have been already admitted, and also the members of Societies. I think I may safely say that you will admit with me that there are several good and solid reasons for the success which we are proud of to-day. In the first place, gentlemen, we owe a great deal to the Committee on the organization of new Societies for their activity, their industry and their zeal, and they have already received the unanimous thanks of this Society, and to-day we feel that they are entitled to our continued confidence. But there is still another reason for our success. The community well knows, every community that knows anything about us, that no man can be enrolled as a member of this Society unless the record of his descent from Revolutionary ancestors is made absolutely clear (applause). The public know and feel that whatever differ- ences there may be on other points, there is no wavering or un- certainty about this, and that our pride is enlisted, one and all of us, in vouching for the correctness of the record of every man who is associated with us as a Son of the Revolution (applause). Why, Excerpt of Meeting. 7 gentlemen, it is the corner-stone of our edifice. Once break that down, and the whole fabric will be crumbled to the ground. Now, may I ask, does not this inspire a feeling of confidence among those who wish to join our body, that, coming in among us, they feel sure that they stand on equal ground with the same blood that flows in their own veins ? And now, another point for one moment. I do not believe that in any branch or chapter of our Society in any portion of this country, there has ever been a single individual man who has ever even been suspected of using or turning to his own personal ends any advantage of his position or what he may obtain as a member of the Sons of the Revolution (applause). It is well known that politics, religion, sectional feeling, jealousies of all kinds, are absolutely excluded from our deliberations (applause), and the one strong feeling of brotherhood, fraternal brotherhood, extends throughout the length and the breadth of the land (applause). Now, gentlemen, with these high sentiments inscribed upon our flag, may I not add, have we not a right to ask the aid and as- sistance of every man who reveres the memories of our Revolution to come and support us in the work which we are now doing. And now, as we go along and carry out the purposes of this meeting, which we now propose to do, I have only to say, in con- clusion, that I have an absolute faith that there is not a man among us who will be willing to lower for one moment, in the slightest degree, the high standards of which we are so justly proud and which have been the cause of our undoubted success (applause). Gentlemen, I take the liberty of organizing this meeting, which we will do, by suggesting and proposing that the Reverend Chap- lain of the Massachusetts Society favor us with a prayer. PRAYER OP REVEREND LEONARD K. STORRS, D. D., Chaplain of the Massachusetts Society. Let us pray. Almighty God, the King of kings and Lord of lords, Who from Thy throne dost behold and govern all the nations of the world. We bless Thee for Thy mercy in giving us this good land in which we dwell. We adore Thee as the God Whom our Fathers trusted and by Whose goodness we have been preserved 8 Sons of the Revolution. from manifold and great perils even unto this present time. In- spire our souls, we beseech Thee, with grateful love. Fill us with the abundance of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may be humble and watchful in prosperity, patient and steadfast in adversity, and always enjoy the blessed confidence of that people whose God is the Lord. Call to our remembrance all Thy great mercies of old and give us grace always to seek that righteousness which exalteth a nation, and avoid those sins which are the reproach of any people. Let Thy loving kindness and mercy be over and around us at this present time. Direct us in all our doings with Thy most gracious favor and further us with Thy continued help that in this and in all our works, begun, continued and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy Holy Name and finally, by Thy mercy, obtain everlasting life. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The calling of the roll resulted as follows : John Lee Carroll, General President. Garret Dorset Wall Vroom, General Vice-President. James Mortimer Montgomery, General Secretary. William Hall Harris, Assistant General Secretary. Richard McCall Cadwalader, General Treasurer. California. HOLDRIDGE OZRO COLLINS, JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY. Connecticut. Louis J. Allen, Jesup Wakeman, Rev. N. Ellsworth Cornwall, Robert Peel Wakeman, William Freeman French, M. D. District of Columbia. Captain Daniel Morgan Taylor, U. S. A. Thomas Blagden, Cazenove G. Lee, Frank W. Hackett, Henry May. Illinois. Thomas Floyd-Jones, Samuel Clifford Payson, Arthur Leffingwell, Homer Wise. Excerpt of Meeting. 9 Iowa. Henry Cadle. Kentucky. James Duane Livingston, Wilbur K. Smith. Maryland. Thomas William Hall, Daniel Coit Gilman, LL. D, Henry Oliver Thompson, William Bowly Wilson, Ogden A. Kirkland. Massachusetts. William L. Chase, Clement K. Fay, Leonard K. Storrs, D. D., Francis Ellingwood Abbott, Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D. D., LL. D., Henry Dexter Warren. Minnesota, eukard hurd, luther s. cushing, Hazen J. Burton. Missouri. Henry Cadle. New Hampshire. Eev. Henry E. Hovey, T. E. O. Marvin, Stephen Decatur, Harry Bouton Cilley. New Jersey. Richard Fowler Stevens, A. Q. Garretson, Malcolm Macdonald, Frank Obadiah Briggs, Hugh Henderson Hamill, Edward Robert Walker, Foster Conarroe Griffith, Barker Gummere. New York. John Hone, Robert Lenox Belknap, Robert Olyphant, William Carpender, W. G. Dominick, T. E. V. Smith, Governeur Mather Smith, M. D., Frederick Augustus Guild, Col. George B. Sanford, U. S. A. 10 Sons of the Revolution. North Carolina. Bosworth Clifton Beckwith, Marshall DeLancey Haywood, George Bradburn Curtis. Ohio. Ralph Peters. Pennsylvania. Captain Richard Strader Collum, U. S. M. C, Josiah Granville Leach, Grant Weideman, Charles Henry Jones, Ethan Allen Weaver. South Carolina. George W. Olney, Talbot Olyphant. Tennessee. Henry Hudson. West Virginia. Hon. John M. Hagans, Charles W. Brockunier, William F. Peterson, Samuel H. Brockunier. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The President. Now, the next business in order will be the admission of new societies, so that they can take part in the pro- ceedings of the meeting. Mr. Hone (New York), Chairman of the Committee on Organi- zation. I will say that since our last annual meeting, eight States have organized. I take them as I have them here. In my office yesterday, I had two gentlemen, Judge Duke, and Mr. Cabell, who are organizing the Virginia Society. Their appli- cations have been received here. They have been approved by the General Secretary in time and they have simply had to have a meeting to organize, which they will do any moment. Excerpt of Meeting. 1 1 Texas. Applications were returned to them approved, and they have since organized. The applications were returned on the 27th of February, 1895. State of Washington on the Pacific coast. Applications were returned about the 19th of February, or possibly a little later than that. Kentucky. January 26, organized. Kentucky is represented here to-day. Tennessee. Articles of incorporation were received on the 28th of November, 1894. Tennessee is represented here. The State of Montana. Applications were made and approved, and they have since organized, on the 23d of October, 1894, I think. Montana is not too far to send a delegate. South Carolina was organized last fall. It has delegates here, or the delegation is represented here to-day. Alabama, on the 16th of April, 1894. I think it shows, sir, that even in States where the other Society is supposed to have a very large foothold we have come in perfectly fresh, and we find no difficulty. We find a little preliminary diffi- culty, which would come to anybody making a new undertaking in any direction, but the moment that the object of the Society is understood and the organization begins, it just goes right straight along, as Mr. Cadle will tell you. Also, Illinois has gone right straight along. I feel very hopeful, sir, and I think we will have more States within a few months (applause). The President. The Chair will appoint the following committee on credentials to examine the credentials of the gentlemen who are appointed as delegates from the new Societies : Arthur Leffingwell of Illinois, Henry O. Thompson of Maryland, and Thomas Blagden of the District of Columbia Society. If these gentlemen will retire and examine the credentials of the Societies, they can be admitted at once on motion, so that they can take part in the proceedings. REPORT OP GENERAL SECRETARY. The President. The next business in order, gentlemen, is the report of the General Officers. It comes first in the report of the Secretary. 12 Sons of the Revolution. Office of the General Secretary, 56 Wall Street (Room 5), New York, April 16, 1895. The last Report of the General Society was submitted at its meeting held April 19th, 1894, at Annapolis, Maryland. The State Societies have increased their membership, which to-day stands as follows : STATE. Number of Members on roll, April 19, 1894. Since admitted. Loss by death since April 19, 1894. Loss by Resigna- tion, etc., since April 19, 1894. Total Member- ship, April 1, 1895. Alabama 12 20 38 38 185 110 22 37 93 224 39 55 9 90 1,380 22 83 739 "9 13 26 17 23 39 *8 80 42 19 71 27 104 9 14 235 6 47 158 42 21 "6 "3 2 2 "i "3 1 1 18 1 3 8 "5 1 "l 3 23 25 46 55 Connecticut 58 217 19 115 102 78 Kentucky 15 Maryland 108 302 65 159 New Hampshire 18 New Jersey 104 1,574 North Carolina 27 Ohio 127 Pennsylvania 889 South Carolina 42 21 12 West Virginia 15 10 Total 3,205 1,007 43 33 4,203 3,205 G a in for Yea r, 998 Total number of Insignia issued to date, 1,855 Total number issued to April 19, 1894, 1,504 Gain, 351 Excerpt of Meeting. 13 During the past year most satisfactory progress has been made, not only in the enlargement of the General Society by the formation of additional State organizations, but in the earnest and patriotic spirit which has everywhere been manifested, and in the steadfast determination to hold high the standard of eligibility to membership. The importance of a publication by the Government of the Archives of the Revolution has long been manifest, and it is grati- fying to report that Congress has taken action in the matter, from which it is hoped valuable results will speedily be attained. The Committee on Organization of New Societies, under the chairmanship of Mr. John Hone, has accomplished most valuable work, the number of State Societies added to the roll being con- siderable, and their organization having been perfected upon the most careful basis. The following State Societies have been organized, or are in process of formation, since the last meeting of the General Society : Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, Mon- tana, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Texas and Alabama. The Reports of the diiferent State Societies show the progress which has been made by them in various lines, including the successful offer of Prize Medals for Essays by Scholars in the Public Schools upon subjects calculated to stimulate research and interest in matters relating to the Revolution, its causes and results. Yours very respectfully, James Mortimer Montgomery, General Secretary. The President. Gentlemen, a motion is in order now to accept the report of the General Secretary. Mr. Haywood (North Carolina). I move the report be received. The motion was seconded and adopted. REPORT OF THE GENERAL TREASURER. The President. The next business in order is the report of the General Treasurer. Mr. Cadwalader, General Treasurer, read the report, as follows : 14 Sons of the Revolution. Richard M. Cadwalader, General Treasurer, in account with General Society, Sons of the Revolution. 1894. Dr. Apr. 19th. Cash balance $254 49 May 12th. Assessment, 1894, New York $687 50 23d. " " Pennsylvania 376 00 1895. Jan. 17th. " " Maryland 45 50 18th. " " Minnesota 20 00 19th. " " N. Carolina 13 50 " " " Georgia 55 00 21st. " " Massachusetts Ill 50 23d. " " New Jersey 45 50 31st. Interest on deposit 10 24 Feb. 1st. Assessment, 1894, Missouri 24 50 4th. " " Iowa 20 50 5th. " " N. Hampshire 5 50 « « " Colorado 19 00 6th. " " Dist. of Columbia 92 50 9th. " " Connecticut 18 50 23d. " " Ohio 41 50 Mch. 13th. " " Illinois 17 50 Apr. 10th. " " California 7 50 1,611 74 $1,866 23 1894. Cr. May 1st. J. W. Jordan, postage, express, &c $24 02 3d. Allen, Lane & Scott, printing Gen'l Treasur- er's Report 5 50 " C. W. Kelsey, engrossing, General Secretary 34 32 10th. Exchange Printing Co., printing, Gen'l Sec'ty 116 00 •12th. S. Barr, type-writing, " " 2 20 " Exchange Printing Co., printing, " " 1 75 22d. W. B. Wilson, expenses at Annapolis 250 00 25th. Ames & Rollinson, Naval Acad. Certificates.. 15 00 June 26th. Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Naval Acad. Medals.. 105 00 July 9th. Jas. M. Montgomery, expenses 25 32 23d. Exchange Printing Co., printing, Gen'l Sec'ty 9 97 Aug. 7th. " " " " " " 9 00 10th. C. H. Clayton & Co., letter-book, " " 1 75 Sept. 10th. John Murphy & Co., printing directory 133 67 " Exchange Printing Co., envelopes, General Secretary 12 50 Oct. 11th. John Hone, Committee on Organization 36 60 Nov. 12th. Exchange Printing Co., Com. on Organization 26 25 Dec. 26th. J. W. Jordan, postage and express 14 45 Excerpt of Meeting. 15 1895. , Cr. Jan. 7th. Exchange Printing Co., printing, Gen'l Sect'y 25 10 17th. Hist. Register Publishing Co., plates for flag.. 23 00 Feb. 8th. S. V. Sykes, express, &c, Gen'l Sec'ty 8 30 13th. Exchange Printing Co., printing, Gen'l Sec'ty 74 29 Mch. 2d. E. Carroll, Jr., & Co., copying, " " 4 30 22d. E. Bierstadt, photograph and map 6 00 27th. Down-Town Mailing Agency, Com. on Organi- zation 18 48 Apr. 2d. S. V. Sykes, postage, &c, Gen'l Sect'y 28 36 8th. A. Ritterhoff, engraving, " " , 57 90 " Exchange Printing Co., printing, Gen'l Sec'ty 105 40 13th. Wm. A. Witherup, clerk, Gen'l Treasurer... 25 00 " Henry Cadle, expense 63 00 15th. Bailey, Banks &Biddle, stationery, Gen. Sec'y 224 30 $1,486 73 Cash balance 379 50 $1,866 23 Richard M. Cadwalader, General Treasurer. April 19th, 1895. Mr. Cadwalader (General Treasurer). Mr. President, I move that the Report be accepted and ask that an Auditing Committee be appointed and the assessment for the coming year be reported. The President. At the request of the General Treasurer, gentle- men, the Chair will appoint the following Committee to audit this Report and report the result of their examination at the next meeting : Henry Dexter Warren of Massachusetts, Rukard Hurd of Minnesota, Holdridge Ozro Collins of California ; that is, three gentlemen. REPORT OF GENERAL REGISTRAR. The President. The next is the Report of the Registrar. Office of the General Registrar, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, April 19th, 1895. James Mortimer Montgomery, Esq., General Secretary Sons of the Revolution : Dear Sir : — I have the honor to report that there are on file in this office, the Duplicate Applications of Membership of the following State Societies. 16 Sons of the Revolution. New York, California, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, Maryland, Illinois, Texas. New Jersey, Minnesota, A personal examination of all of the Duplicates on file, warrants the expression of my opinion, that every constitutional requirement of military, naval or civil service of a hereditary ancestor has been complied with, and that the State Societies have exercised the utmost care in the admission of members. In this connection, I would especially commend the Maryland Society Duplicates for their fullness of details and authentication of claims. The preservation and arrangement for ready reference of these valuable documents is an important consideration. At present they are arranged in portfolios, and I would again renew my recommendation, that they be bound, by States, and properly indexed. I have the honor to be, Yours very truly, John Woolf Jordan, General Registrar. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. The President. The next business in order, gentlemen, is the report on the amendments to the Constitution that were authorized last year. Mr. Harris (Assistant General Secretary). Mr. President, in obedience to the direction of the Society at its meeting held in April, 1894, the Assistant General Secretary sent to the Secretary of each existing State Society, under date of July 13th, 1894, a letter calling his attention to the action had by the Society, inclosing a copy of the proposed amendment and asking that he would have action taken by the State Society and report to the General Society in time for this meeting. All the Societies have not reported, but a very large majority of them have done so and they have, without any exception, reported that their respective Societies were unani- mously in favor of the proposed amendments to the Constitution creating the offices of Second General Vice-President, General Excerpt of Meeting. 17 Eegistrar and General Historian. I have the package of certifi- cates here, sir, but I suppose it is scarcely necessary to read them. Action was deferred. REPOBTS OF STATE SOCIETIES. The President. The next business in order is the reports of the State Societies, which are simply to be read by their title and referred to the Secretary for printing. Mr. Harris (Assistant General Secretary). The reports, sir, which have been received are sixteen in number. Taking them at haphazard as to their sequence, they are from the States of Ten- nessee, Connecticut, New York, Missouri, Minnesota, Georgia, Illinois, The District of Columbia, Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsyl- vania, Maryland, North Dakota (which is not a complete report and the organization has not been approved), Iowa, Colorado, and North Carolina. THE ORGANIZATION OF CHAPTERS. The President. Gentlemen, the Secretary will now read a letter from the Montana Society in reference to forming Chapters in the different states. Great Falls, April 13, 1895. James Mortimer Montgomery, General Secretary Sons of the Revolution : Dear Sir: — Will you kindly advise whether the organization of divisions or branches of the State Sons of the Revolution would meet the approval of the General Society. There is no law in the Constitution forbidding this, but we desire to take no action not satisfactory to it. Our city is nearly in the centre of the state, but our sister city, Butte, is some 200 miles south of us, and as mileage on Railroad is five cents per mile this means about $20.00 fare per cap. to say nothing of other expenses, to attend any meeting of a social or business character outside of the annual meeting February 22nd. Butte City and vicinity have a large number of good men who are eligible to membership, and it is my judgment that they 2 18 Sons of the Revolution. could organize a division that would greatly increase the member- ship of the State Society. They would be able to meet in social concourse, give banquets, celebrate any day of historical interest, &c, and thus feel that they were a part of the Society and thereby build up a membership and increase interest in the work. When you consider that our state has 146,080 square miles, and is larger than New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania combined, you will appreciate the difficulty of otherwise extending the work over the whole state. If this plan has been adopted in any other state we should be pleased to learn the plan of organization. Of course it is understood that such branches if allowed would be subordinate to and a part of the State Society. I should be gratified to hear from you. Respectfully, Charles H. Benton, President Montana Society. Mr. Leach (Pennsylvania). Mr. Chairman, it might be well for me to mention what has occurred in Pennsylvania in connection with this matter of this letter. Our constitution does not permit of the organization of chapters. We simply have our State So- ciety. The same desire manifested itself in Pennsylvania, of having in different parts of the state some organization. In Pittsburg, for instance, the men said, "We cannot come on to your banquet or your annual meeting, and we would like to have some sort of an organization." It was the same way in Wilkesbarre. So we have said to them there, "We cannot authorize any chapters to be formed, as a State Society, but you can gather together in Pitts- burg and in the surrounding counties there, if you want to, and form a little organization among those members of the Society in Pennsylvania, the General Society, and then organize amongst yourselves what you please." And so in two or three places, I think in three parts of the state, they have done that. It is not recognized officially, by the State Society. They simply have a gathering among themselves, etc., and meet for social purposes, but they are members of the State Society. I think, under our consti- Excerpt of Meeting. 19 tution, that it is the only thing that can be done. It is practically a chapter, but not so called. Mr. Jones (Pennsylvania). These gentlemen understand this matter perfectly. They seem to have a greater regard for the Constitution than we seem to have. They have said they have no rights, but simply out of deference to the General Society they ask our views as to whether they can assemble in this way. In my judgment, there is only one way of disposing of it. They under- stand it themselves better than we do, apparently, because they have said, "We know we cannot organize them, but still, if we do act in this informal way, we would like to know whether the General Society has any objection." Now, it seems to me, I would like to amend that motion by saying that it is a matter which is left entirely to the State Societies, subject to the provisions of the constitution of the General Society. The President. Well, gentlemen, that is the motion that is moved and seconded, that the Secretary inform these Societies that the appointment of chapters in the States is a matter for their own management, subject, of course, to the provisions of the General Constitution. Those in favor of the adoption will say aye, those opposed no. It is a vote, and the motion is adopted. Mr. Cadle (Missouri). Mr. President, this matter of local chapters is a matter of some importance to us in Missouri, and I think that it is due to the State Societies where they desire these chapters, to acquaint them and give them all the information possible. We have found in Missouri that the organization of local chapters has been very beneficial to our State Society, as an auxiliary to it, and without any authority from the General Society, taking in view the good of the General Society and our State So- ciety, we took it upon ourselves without any authority, we assumed the matter, so to speak, to give permission to certain gentlemen in our State to organize a local chapter. We, at our last business meeting, authorized any twelve gentlemen in the State of Missouri, who were members of our state organization, that desired to have a local chapter to organize the same, with a President, Vice-Presi- dent, a Secretary, and a board of six members to belong to the local chapter. We require that the applicant must be a member in good standing of the Missouri Society, or any other Society of 20 Sons of the Revolution. the Sons of the Revolution, furnishing a certificate from some proper State Secretary. We have in Kansas City, where our local chapter is located, gentlemen, who are members of the Massachusetts Society, I think possibly some from Pennsylvania, though I am not positive about that. At any rate, they belong to three or four different societies and on their furnishing a certificate from the State Secretary our local chapter there has admitted them. From twelve members, organized three months ago, they have grown to twenty-five, with a prospect of another twenty-five in the next two months. So I say that it has proven very beneficial in our State and I think that in any of the large States, where they have a territory which is from two to three hundred miles square, the cities located in opposite directions, it will be very beneficial to them to allow them to organize these local chapters. I think that some instruction ought to be given to State Societies, that wherever any twelve gentlemen, members in good standing of the Sons of the Revolution, desire to organize a local chapter, they be granted permission, subject, of course, their laws, their by-laws, to the supervision of the State Society. The Pi'esident. The Chair understands that the sense of the meeting has been taken on that, that it is a matter for the State Societies to have a right to determine, subject, of course, to the General Constitution of the Societv. REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. Mr. Leffingwell (Illinois). Boston, Mass., April 19th, 1895. The Committee on Credentials report that the credentials of the delegates from Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky, have been examined and found correct, and the applications of these States, as well as those of Alabama, Montana, Texas and Washing- ton, for admission to the General Society, are approved, and recommended to the Convention. A. Leffingwell, Chairman Committee on Credentials. Excerpt of Meeting. 21 The President. -Well, gentlemen, the committee on credentials reports that the delegates from Tennessee, South Carolina, Ken- tucky, Alabama, Montana, Texas, and Washington, have been recommended for admission, and the motion has been made and seconded for their admission. The motion has been adopted, and the gentlemen, delegates from these States, are admitted as members of this Association. The Chair congratulates these new States upon their admission into the General Society (applause). THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL CHAPTERS. Mr. Leach (Pennsylvania). Mr. President, referring to our resolution passed as to chapters in the different States and to the remarks of General Cadle, I made an inquiry of the General whether, in forming these chapters, it was required in his State that the men in the chapters should be members of the State So- ciety, and he said that it was, that was necessary, that they must be members of the State Society, in other words, that the State Society passed upon the credentials of these men and received the fees. It is quite important that that fact should be known to the gentlemen from the other States, so that they may follow in the same line with the Chapters. It is quite important that the State Societies should retain control of the election of men and pass upon the applications. The President. I fancy that they understand that ; that they have a right to do that. The President. The Auditing Committee will now proceed to report. Mr. Third (Minnesota). The Auditing Committee have verified the account of the General Treasurer and find it correct. We have audited the account of Mr. Montgomery as read and find it correct. We recommend that the contribution of the State Societies for General Society expenses for the ensuing year be fixed at fifty cents per member. They further recommend that $1,000 of the Special Fund (Certificate Account) be placed in the hands of the General Treasurer to be invested in a Bond. 22 Sons of the Revolution. QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. Mr. Belknap (New York). Mr. President : — Your Committee, to whom was referred the communication of March 13th, 1894, to the General Secretary of the Sons of the Revolution, beg leave to report : That the omission from the clause of the Constitution of the General Society with reference to the qualification of members of any specific dates, confines the limitation to services rendered during the War of the Revolution. In the case of the Constitution of the New York Society, the limitation is rendered more specific by reason of the insertion of the dates, the 19th day of April, 1775, to the 19th day of April, 1783, which are the dates generally accepted as covering the period of the Revolutionary War. While there are undoubted instances of patriots connected with the Congress of many of the Colonies or States having, before the 19th day of April, 1775, expressed themselves both by word and action in a manner hostile to the Government of Great Britain, and who were prevented by death, prior to the 19th day of April, 1775, from taking an active part in the subsequent Revolutionary struggle, yet your Committee are constrained to the conclusion that it is practically impossible at this day to decide as to what would have constituted, in the opinion of the British authorities, treason to that Government, in advance of the actual commencement of hostilities on the 19th of April, 1775. Your Committee, therefore, recommend that the General Society declare that the words ' War of the Revolution ' in the Constitu- tion of the General Society be understood to cover that period from the 19th day of April, 1775, to the 19th day of April, 1783. With reference to the other matter referred to your Committee, viz. : the Resolution of the District of Columbia Society, requesting " that the Constitution of the General Society be so amended as to permit the honorary membership in this (the District of Columbia Society) of the President and Vice President of the United States and the Ambassador of France : " Your Committee are of the opinion that, inasmuch as the funda- mental principle of membership is descent, it would create, in their Excerpt of Meeting. 23 judgment, a dangerous precedent to permit an honorary membership independent of descent, even were it at the present time restricted to the distinguished officials named in the resolution. Your Committee therefore recommend that the communication of the District of Columbia Society be laid upon the table. All of which is respectfully submitted. Robert Lenox Belknap, Chairman, Committee. The President. Those in favor of the adoption of the motion will say aye ; those opposed, no. The ayes have it, the motion is adopted. Are there any other special committees? FLAG DAY. Mr. Leach (Pennsylvania). Mr. President, there is no other Committee to report that I know of. I would like to call the attention of the congress to a matter. About two years ago, a movement was begun in Philadelphia which had the support of our Society, that is, the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution, with the view of having the 14th day of June known as Flag Day in our annals and the American Flag displayed on that day from every home in the land. As all the members here know, it was on the 14th day of June, 1777, that the American Flag, our present American Flag, was adopted. That movement has had our hearty support, the Pennsylvania Society, and last year we sent out circular letters, I think, to the other State Societies. The movement has grown very much. But the day will not become what we would like to have it unless all of our Societies take this matter in hand and in advance, a month or six weeks in advance of each 14th day of June some steps are taken in the various States to call the attention of the public to it. We have our editors do it and take very many means of bringing it before the people. It was very widely celebrated, I think, the first year, a year ago last 14th of June,, but possibly not so widely celebrated last time. Now, I hope that all the members of the various Societies who are here will carry this home with them and through their Societies take some steps that will help to have that day known as Flag Day 24 Sons of the Revolution. and the American Flag displayed from every house. I ought to say, Mr. President, that it is quite important for our Society to take this matter up, inasmuch as a year ago — no, within the past year — a kindred Society of another name have claimed the credit of initiating this movement. The initiation of the movement belongs to the Sons of the Revolution (applause). Mr. Hagans (West Virginia). I understood the gentleman who has just taken his seat that it was the intention for the members of this body to carry home to their State Societies the idea of cele- brating the day of the anniversary of the adoption of our present flag. I want to say to him that the State Society of West Virginia at its last annual meeting passed a resolution that every member of the Society should on that day fling the banner to the breeze. He may ring bells and fire guns and shout for freedom, but in addition to those things we passed a strong resolution to the effect that on every 14th of June the gentlemen travelling in West Vir- ginia should be able to pick out some sire of '76 by the banner flung to the breeze in front of his house. STATUE OP JOHN PAUL JONES. Mr. Allen (Connecticut). Mr. President, I would like to offer a motion that the General Society urge that Congress pass a bill that was introduced in the last Congress to erect a statue of John Paul Jones. It does not involve any expense at all. The Society has interested them in it and it has been prepared for the next Congress and undoubtedly will be introduced in the next Congress. I don't believe that they even know where he was buried, and I think it is a neglect that this Society ought to wipe out. Mr. Carpender (New York). I second the motion. The President. The Secretary will read it, please. Mr. Montgomery (General Secretary). (Reading.) Resolved, that the General Society, Sons of the Revolution, urge upon the next Congress the passage of a bill appropriating a suitable amount to erect at the National Capital a statue of John Paul Jones. Proposed by Louis J. Allen and seconded by Mr. Carpender. The President. How does the gentleman propose that it is to be urged upon Congress? Excerpt of Meeting. 25 Mr. Allen (Connecticut). Well, I think it would be well to appoint a committee to send in a resolution and go there itself and get it passed. The bill will undoubtedly be introduced in the next Congress. I think it only wants us to be interested in it to get it passed. The President. If the gentleman will add that as part of his resolution, that the Chair appoint a Committee of a few persons. Mr. Allen (Connecticut). That a Committee of five be appointed. Mr. Livingston (Kentucky). The gentleman says it will be introduced into the next Congress. If you will send down into Kentucky, we will have a man. The President. "Well, gentlemen, you have heard the resolution as suggested by the gentleman from Connecticut, that the Chair appoint a Committee of five gentlemen to urge upon the next Congress the appropriation of a sum of money to erect a monument to Paul Jones. Those in favor of the adoption of that resolution will say aye ; those opposed, no. The ayes have it, the resolution is adopted. The Chair will appoint this Committee at a later period. Committee. Rear Admiral John Grimes Walker, U. S. N., District of Colum- bia Society, Chairman. Chief Engineer Louis J. Allen, U. S. N., New York Society. Captain Richard S. Collum, U. S. M. C, Pennsylvania Society. Ogden A. Kirkland, Maryland Society. Arthur B. Denney, Massachusetts Society. PUBLICATION OP A YEAR-BOOK. Mr. Livingston (Kentucky). Mr. President, I would like to introduce a resolution : That it is the sense of the General Society, Sons of the Revolu- tion, that they publish a year-book which shall contain within it the names of all those members who are members of the various State Societies of the Sons of the Revolution, showing their descent and their right to membership in this Society. In offering this resolution I would like to state that in a number of Societies, and particularly in Virginia and Kentucky, it is 26 Sons of the Revolution. almost impossible for us to obtain any accurate information re- garding those men who fought in the Revolution. Now, sir, such information is in the hands of the General Society ; it is in the hands of various State Societies. Little Societies cannot afford to go to Washington and send a man there to look up these things ; but if it were in a handbook any one could turn to it. Relatives of men who are members of the New York, Pennsylvania, Wash- ington and Massachusetts Societies, who happen to be residing in other States, could find their ancestry quite complete and quite correct. It would be the means of increasing our Society. Many members who have gone away from the homes of our childhood and boyhood, youth, and gone into the West or the South, have left behind them all traces but recollections, simply recollections, and have no authorities as to their ancestries. Now, sir, I say to you that if this General Society should publish such a book it would be the means of strengthening our State Societies and increasing the General Society and accomplishing far greater good than each State Society can do by publishing its own annual year-book. For that reason, sir, I have the honor to present to you this on behalf of the delegates. Mr. Hurd (Minnesota). Minnesota seconds that. The Minnesota Society wished to introduce this last year, and I came prepared with that same resolution, and I desire to second that now. Here are several thousand names that have been gathered at great trouble and some of them at a considerable expense and it would be a most valuable record, especially to the western Societies, where it is extremely difficult to obtain books. The 'Minnesota Society has, I think, all the books that have been published by the different states, but those books are rare and hard to obtain. Mr. Carpender (New York). Mr. President, T think that that is all very well, but I think the General Society is hardly financially strong enough to do it yet. It may come within a year or two, but we have not the money. Mr. Hurd (Minnesota). It is simply a question of the General Society taking the matter up and notifying the State Societies what it is going to cost, and see. It will have to be done by the General Society. Excerpt of Meeting. 27 Mr. Livingston (Kentucky). Only to meet the objection of my friend Carpender from New York by suggesting that the different State Societies will take enough copies of these books to pay the expenses of the publication, and, further than that, it will probably be at least a year before this book could be brought out. My resolution, sir, is now : That the General Registrar be instructed to prepare and publish a book which shall contain the names and records of the members of all the State Societies, together with an alphabetical list of all Revolutionary ancestors of their members and the statement of their service. That, in short, is the resolution. Mr. Leach (Pennsylvania). In the absence, Mr. President, of the General Registrar, who is a member of the Pennsylvania Society, and knowing something about the labor involved in getting up such a book, I want to say here that it would require almost the undivided time of our Registrar from now until the next time we meet, until a year from now, to prepare that book. If such a book were to be prepared, it would have to be referred to a committee, it seems to me, or the Registrar might be instructed to expend the money to employ a clerk to do the work during that year. Unless that was done, it could not be done. Mr. Belknap (New York). Mr. President, the matter covered by this proposition is a very important one ; one which will be of very great service, I doubt not, to the Society. As I understand the resolution, it is that the matter be referred to the Registrar and he is authorized to prepare such a book. We direct him to prepare such a book. Now, sir, so far, of course, practically this book when it is published must be published at the expense of the General Society and the mem- bers of the State Societies would be expected to take it as their general year-book of the Societies. I think it would be a pity to pass the resolution in the form in which it is placed, for the reason that New York has already in preparation its year-book. They are prepared to publish it within a few months. They are not, therefore, likely to be in a position to be able to take up their share of this general book. There are a great many questions of detail in connection with a work of that kind which will require 28 Sons of the Revolution. very great care, systematized work, and it ought to be arranged in such a way as not to be a financial burden on the Society. I would like to offer as an amendment to this resolution : That the matter be referred to a special committee, of which the Registrar shall be one, in order to report at the next meeting of the General Society their recommendations as to the method and size to be adopted in the publications of this General Society. This covers quite a large range, as you see, my thought being that before we start out on making a publication we should decide on some uniform line, in order that all publications, whether yearly proceedings of the General Society, and if possible the general proceedings, or publications of the State Society, should as far as possible be made a uniform series, so that they can be bound together and preserved conveniently for the future. Mr. Montgomery (General Secretary, speaking from the floor). In support of that resolution, I hope the General Society will decide to publish a year-book, and it will be, I know, a great undertaking. It will not be finished for a year at the least, and the final determination can be passed upon next year. As to the paying for it, I do not think the bills will come in before next year. It will take at least a year to prepare this book. The President. Does the gentleman from New York make an amendment? Mr. Belknap (New York). I offer the amendment. Mr. Livingston (Kentucky). I hope the gentleman will with- draw the amendment. It is a matter of considerable importance, and yet his amendment is simply a resolution from the State Society, or, that is to say, a reference to the New York year-book. Now, we all look to New York and its year-book as a model, and we poor struggling Societies have not the time or the ability to get up such a good book. Now, his New York book will probably be published long before this book meets the public gaze at all. I don't see that his amendment would interfere or help the original motion in any way at all. Our idea is simply to get these materials together and publish them in a proper form. It will obviate the expense of the different State Societies getting out their own year- books, and the decreased expense to each State Society of not Excerpt of Meeting. 29 publishing a year-book will largely go to maintain the General Society year-book. I therefore urge my motion. Mr. Hackett (District of Columbia). I cannot help coinciding with the gentleman from New York as to the wisdom of referring this to a Committee. Any gentleman who has had experience in dealing with names and data must know that it requires not only an immense deal of work but the most careful method ; and it seems to me, while this work is very desirable, in fact is necessary, that its operation cannot be safely entered upon except through the medium of a Committee, who will digest the matter thoroughly and who will be ready in a year from now to proceed upon it. It is a very important work. It would be historical and would last for years. While I fully sympathize with my friend from the west and understand the need, I do think upon consideration that we will agree that this should proceed in the manner indicated by the gentleman from New York. Mr. Belknap (New York). My resolution was that they report, the idea being to report a method of publication, a form of publi- cation — and I mean by that the way in which the whole thing should be determined. There are two or three ways in which it can be put into effect. There is the method which has been pursued by the New York Society, which is cumbersome and unduly large. There is another method, by means of index, and that is capable of one or two different forms. There is another question, with regard to size. Those of us who have any recollection of publica- tions of this Society at the present time, know that we have books that high and that high and that high (indicating); we have books this wide and that wide and that wide (indicating). It seems to me that before we start out on a commencement of a series of publications by this General Society, it is the part of wisdom and good judgment to have the matter threshed over as to what size of book, what form of publication, it is desirable for us to take, and then stick to it. Let us have as we have in the order of the Cin- cinnati, where every publication of every State Society is made of a uniform line, and I have a series of volumes about that long bound up. They are all uniform, everything, in shape. Now, why shouldn't this start the same way? If, however, this matter is referred to the General Registrar at the present moment, and he 30 Sons of the Revolution. is ordered to publish a book, why, it will be his general idea, and while it may be very excellent, yet it is quite possible that the general spirit may not be in full accord with all the necessities of the case. Mr. Montgomery (General Secretary, speaking from the floor). I will state that the General Registrar, a member of the Pennsyl- vania Society, has had experience with this work, from what we have seen of it, and he will do it, and he will do it as he has always done it. I do not see what difficulty there can be. He has never had any dispute on work of that sort. Mr. Floyd-Jones (Illinois). The Illinois Society is now getting up a book which will probably be issued next month, and it really covers the ground that we are trying to get at now. I will read a form of each member : Leffingwei/l, Arthur Chicago, Illinois. Great-great-grandson, Captain Christopher Leffingwell, Sandwich, Con- necticut, member of General Assembly, Sandwich, 1770. In command of Sandwich business men, alarm of Arnold's attack, Septem- ber, 1781. One of the projectors and financial backer of Ticonderoga expedition. Kef.: American Archives, 4th Series, Vol. 2. Conn. Archives, Men of the Rev., page 629. Conn. Historical Society, Vol. 1. Montpelier, Vermont, Historical Society Report. Every member of the Illinois Society has got to have a reference, and that reference shows in our book. Now, if it goes through in every State Society, if a book of that kind is issued, including all of the members of every State Society, it would be a great benefit to the western societies. We would like to have it. We are going to have our own book, and all we have to do is to pass our book over to the General Registrar and he can get the whole Illinois list ; no trouble there. Mr. Leach (Pennsylvania). Well, now, Mr. President, there is trouble there. It would be a most unfortunate book if each State Society should make up her own record and they should appear there in a different way. Some State Societies have not made up their record, giving references. If one Society is there with refer- ences and another Society not with references, the book would not Excerpt of Meeting. 31 be uniform and would not be creditable to us. It ought to be either one thiug or the other, and all reports should be alike. The question was called for. The President. The question is on the amendment submitted by the gentleman from New York, which comes up first. The amendment will be read. The stenographer read the amendment which Mr. Belknap of New York had offered, as follows : That the matter be referred to a special committee, of which the Registrar shall be one, in order to report at the next meeting ot the General Society their recommendations as to the method and size to be adopted in the publications of this General Society Book. Mr. Belknap (New York). And also the estimated cost of the proposed publication. The President. Well, gentlemen, you have heard the amend- ment. Are you ready for the question ? The President. The Secretary will call the roll, then. The Chairman of each delegation will announce the vote of his State as the State is called. The question is on the adoption of the amendment. The vote resulted as follows : Yes. — California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia — 14. No. — Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee — 5. Absent or not voting. — Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Washington — 5. Mr. Harris (Assistant General Secretary). The vote, sir, as recorded, is 14 ayes, 5 noes. The President. Gentlemen, the report of the Secretary is that 14 states have voted aye and 5 no. The ayes have it, therefore the resolution is amended, the amendment is adopted. Mr. Livingston (Kentucky). I move the adoption of the reso- lution as amended. Mr. Carpender (New York). Second the motion. The President. The question now is on the adoption of the resolution as amended. Will that be taken by States? 32 Sons of the Revolution. Delegates. No. The President. Those in favor of the resolution as amended will say aye ; those opposed no. The ayes have it, and the motion is adopted as amended. Committee. Garrett Dorset Wall Vroom, General Vice-President, Chairman. John W. Jordan, General Registrar. Thomas H. Edsall, Registrar Colorado Society. Charles Isham, Registrar New York Society. Ethan Allen Weaver, Secretary Pennsylvania Society. PUBLICATION OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES. Mr. Collins (California). Mr. President, if in order, the Cali- fornia Society have instructed me to bring before this meeting the matter of the memorial to Congress looking towards the publication of the National Archives relating to the War of the Revolution. It is possible, very probable, that most of the gentlemen present have seen the memorial which was prepared by the California Society last year, a copy of which was sent to each State Society with a circular letter. Not to detain your attention too long, I will read from the circular letter a portion of what it was requested or what it was suggested by the California Society should be the action of the several State Societies : " We suggest that official action upon the memorial or the gen- eral substance thereof be had by each Society, and the results of such action be forwarded to the General Society with a request that the General Society, as the representative of the United States Societies, cause the same to be presented to Congress at a suitable time." I am informed that several State Societies adopted the memorial prepared by the California Society, some of them in substance and some of them in the language of the original memorial. I am aware that at the last session of Congress action was had looking towards the publication of these original records, but that action simply ordered that all of these archives should be placed in the charge of the State Department, I believe, no appropriation having Excerpt of Meeting. 33 been passed or having been made for their publication. In further- ance of this view, I desire to introduce the following resolution : Resolved, that a Committee of five be appointed by the President, to take into consideration the feasibility of urging upon Congress the enactment of such a law as will secure the publication of all of the Archives of the United States government relating to the War of the Revolution, and that said Committee have full power to act in the premises. I introduce this resolution on behalf of the California Society. Mr. Cadle (Missouri). Mr. President, I would like to ask the gentleman from California if Congress has not already passed that bill. I have some correspondence with Colonel Ainsworth, Chief of the Bureau of War Records, at Washington, and he informs me that Congress did pass such a bill, and that the records of the State Department and Treasury Department have all been placed in his hands and that he is now preparing that record. Mr. Collins (California). I will state that Congress has not passed the resolution, nor has Congress made any appropriation for the publication of those records. Congress did pass a law at the last session directing that all of the Archives in the Treasury, the Department of the Interior and in the Post Office Department be turned over to the charge of the State Department, and that is being done now. Congress passed no appropriation nor did it make any provision for the publication of these Archives. The resolution which I have introduced looks toward the passage of a sufficient appropriation to secure the publication of these Archives in a manner similar to the publication of the records of the War of the Rebellion, now amounting to 78 or 80 volumes. The President. The resolution will be read by the Secretary, so that the body may understand it. Mr. Montgomery (General Secretary). (Reading.) Resolved, that a Committee of five be appointed by the President, to take into consideration the feasibility of urging upon Congress the enactment of such a law, as will secure the publication of all of the Archives of the United States Government, relating to the War of the Revolution, and that said Committee have full power to act in the premises. The President. Is the meeting ready for the question ? Those 3 34 Sons of the Revolution. in favor of the adoption of that resolution will say aye ; those op- posed no. The ayes have it, the motion is adopted. Mr. Collins (California). Mr. President, it is customary, I know, to appoint the mover of a resolution as Chairman of the Committee. I desire that I shall not be placed upon that Committee, because the work can be done very much more expeditiously and better by gentlemen who live near the city of Washington. Committee. Hon. Wm. Franklin Draper, Massachusetts, Chairman. Daniel Coit Gilman, LL. D., Maryland. Bishop Henry B. Whipple, Minnesota. Henry Cadle, Missouri. Judge J. M. Hagaiis, West Virginia. ELIGIBILITY THROUGH COLLATERALS. Mr. Hurd (Minnesota). I offer a resolution : Resolved, that the General Society directs the attention of State Societies whose constitutions contain eligibility through collaterals, that the same is in conflict with the Constitution of the General Society. Mr. Jones (Pennsylvania). I second that motion. The President. Is the meeting ready for the question ? The question was called for. The President. Those in favor of the adoption of this resolution will say aye; those opposed no. The ayes have it, the resolution is adopted (applause). Mr. Hurd (Minnesota). I would like, Mr. President, to have that vote taken by States, so that it will go on record. The President. Gentlemen, it is suggested that this resolution is an important one, and that it would be better to have the vote registered by States. The vote seems to be unanimous upon the resolution here, but it is thought that, being an important resolu- tion, it had better be reconsidered, and every State put on record regarding its vote either in favor of it or against it. It is within the power of the meeting by general consent to have that vote taken again by States, or to move a reconsideration of the motion by which this was adopted, so that it can be put by States, either one. Well, Excerpt of Meeting. 35 the vote by which this was adopted will have to be reconsidered first, unless by general consent, if the meeting is disposed. Mr. Olyphant (South Carolina). I move the vote be reconsidered. The motion to reconsider was duly seconded and was adopted. Mr. Hurd (Minnesota). Now, I move that it be taken by States. The President. Now, the proposition is that we take this vote by States. If the meeting is ready for the question, the Secretary will call the roll and the Chairman of each delegation will vote aye or no as the State is called. Mr. Harris (Assistant General Secretary). Mr. President, is this a question upon which the general officers have an opportunity of recording their votes, because I think some of them would like to do it. The President. I think so. Mr. Harris (Assistant General Secretary). Then I call, sir, the President General, John Lee Carroll. The vote resulted as follows : Aye. — General President, John Lee Carroll ; General Vice- President, D. W. Vroom ; General Secretary, James Mortimer Montgomery; Assistant General Secretary, William Hall Harris; General Treasurer, R. M. Cadwalader. California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maiyland, Massa- chusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ten- nessee and West Virginia. No. — None. Absent or not voting. — General Registrar, John Woolf Jordan. Alabama, Colorado, Florida and Georgia. Mr. Harris (Assistant General Secretary). Unanimous, sir, by every General Officer and by all the States. The President. The resolution is unanimously adopted by States, as well as vive voce. (Applause.) THE NEXT MEETING. The President. The Secretary will read a letter from Georgia in relation to the next annual meeting of this Society. Mr. Montgomery (General Secretary). (Reading.) 36 Sons of the Revolution. 1776-1883. Sons of the Revolution. State of Georgia. Savannah, April 12th, 1895. To the Hon. John Lee Carroll, General President of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution : Dear Sir : — I am authorized, by a resolution of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of Georgia, passed at its last annual meeting, to extend to the General Society an invitation to hold its next annual meeting in the city of Savannah. Cordially complying with this most agreeable duty, and trusting that the General Society will accept this invitation, I have the honor to remain, Very faithfully yours, John Scriven, President. Mr. Jones (Pennsylvania). Are you going to take some action on that? The President. Yes. The question is before the meeting. A motion is in order. Mr. Jones (Pennsylvania). I move that the invitation of the Georgia Society be accepted, and that the next annual meeting of the General Society be held at Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Hone (New York). I second the motion. The President. Gentlemen, you have heard the motion. Those who are in favor of its adoption will say aye ; those opposed, no. The ayes have it, the motion is adopted. Mr. Jones (Pennsylvania). Mr. President, I offer the following resolution : Resolved, that the General Society of Sons of the Revolution desires to express to the Honorable, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Boston, its thanks for the courtesy which has permitted it to enjoy the privilege of holding its meeting of April nineteenth, 1895, in Faneuil Hall. Mr. Carpender (New York). I second the motion. Excerpt of Meeting. 37 The President. You have heard the motion, gentlemen. Those in favor of adopting it will say aye ; those opposed, no. The ayes have it, the motion is adopted. Mr. Jones (Pennsylvania). I also offer the following resolution : Resolved, that the General Society of Sons of the Revolution extends to the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, collectively, and to its Members indi- vidually, its hearty thanks for the cordial and hospitable reception which it has received in the Commonwealth, and its most sincere hope that the Society within its borders may uninterruptedly in- crease and prosper. (Applause.) Mr. Olyphant (South Carolina). I second the motion. Mr. Hackett (District of Columbia). I move that be taken by a rising vote. The President. Those in favor of the adoption of the resolution will please rise ; those opposed. It is unanimously adopted. Mr. Hagans (West Virginia). Mr. President, I move we adjourn. Mr. Montgomery (General Secretary). The Massachusetts Society desires it to be announced that dinner will be served at the Algon- quin Club at seven o'clock this evening. The motion to adjourn, which had been made by Mr. Hagans, of West Virginia, was duly seconded. It was adopted, and the convention adjourned. Washington Assuming Command of the Abmt. Prize Essays. PRIZE ESSAYS. At a meeting of the General Society held in the Senate Chamber in Annapolis on the 19th of April, 1894, it was resolved that a Gold Medal as a First Prize and a Silver Medal as a Second Prize for the best Original Essays upon the subject " The Navy in the Revolution " should be offered to the Cadets of the United States Naval Academy. The Essays were to contain not less than 1776 words, and to be signed by a nom-de-plume, accompanied by a sealed envelope (with the nom-de-plume on the outside) containing the writer's real name. The Secretary of the Navy, Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, was present at that meeting, and he very kindly consented to the Prize Medals being offered. In response to this offer quite a number of cadets submitted Essays, which were handed to a Committee composed of William Hall Harris, Assistant General Secretary, Daniel Coit Gilman, LL. D., President of the Johns Hopkins University and Thomas "William Hall, Esq., of the Maryland Society. In the judgment of the Committee, the successful competitors were: Gold Medal. — Naval Cadet Cassius Bartlett Barnes : Silver Medal. — Naval Cadet James Proctor Morton : and they were so awarded. The presentation was made at the Naval Academy by Daniel Coit Gilman, LL. D., and Thomas William Hall, Esq., on June 1st, 1895. 41 THE PRIZE ESSAY. (gold medal.) The American Navy in the War of the Revolution. In the piping times of P eace > a Nation ' s Navv exists in two separate and distinct parts— the protective Navy, and the merchant marine. In war, it becomes the duty of the former to protect the latter, and the one becomes so blended in the other that there is no exact line of demarcation. At the commencement of the War of the Revolution, which was then more of an insurrection than a revolution, America had no Navy distinctively her own. Bearing about the same relation to the English government as the old Roman provinces did to the rule of the seven-hilled city, and treated by that government with the same disregard and contempt for their natural and moral rights, the several colonies, goaded to desperation by this arrogant op- pression, resolved upon war as a last resource, and immediately entered upon it almost wholly unprepared. What an unequal fight it was ! England had established the best Navy in the world both in number and size of vessels and in the thorough discipline and training of their crews. America, her natural resources untouched, depending almost entirely upon Eng- lish ships for her commercial intercourse with other countries, with not a single man-of-war to guard her rugged shores or report the advent of British transports, was nearly destitute. There was no time for organization of fleets under experienced commanders. There were no ships belonging to the colonial government to form a nucleus upon which a Navy could be built. 43 44 Sons of the Revolution. But there were the illimitable forests of New England given to the American people by the same just God that gave them freedom, and to these forests the people resorted to assist in defending that freedom. American industry and perseverance soon furnished a few ships, which, when equipped by American seamen, supplied the government with others in much less time than is required for building them. But America's ascendancy lay in the courage and pluck of her individual citizens, just such qualities as were then necessary to win a naval battle. In our day of long range naval fights, when the call of" Boarders Away" will probably never be heard, it stirs the blood and lights the eye to think of those times when two hostile ships were brought together, and men, drawn cutlasses in hand, scarcely waited for the grappling irons, but vied with each other in reaching the enemy's deck, from which there was no retreat until her proud ensign was lowered to the " Stars and Stripes." When the difficulties under which the American seamen then labored are considered, the wonderful courage they displayed is amazing even in our day of brave men. What a tribute to American valor and patriotism ! What daring to invade Old Albion's very shores and strike terror to the heart of the Briton whose eyes had not for generations beheld England's foe on her own well-guarded isle. At every encounter men were transformed into heroes. He who served the guns ; he who manned the tops and picked off the enemy one by one ; he who, with cutlass and pistol, wounded, even dying, yet sustained by bright hopes of freedom, fought till there was left none to oppose him ; all are alike heroes. The reward for one well-fought battle was often to die in the next. Yet men but sought the conflict more eagerly. Inspired by the knowledge that a just cause must prevail and of duty nobly done, how blest were they who closed their eyes as Britain's flag was lowered ! Man after man that had spent his life and amassed some riches in the peaceful pursuit of commerce, surrendered his private am- bition and converted his merchant vessel into a privateer, manned her at his own expense, commanded her himself and sailed forth in quest of battle. By such sacrifices alone was honor sustained and freedom purchased. Prize Essays. 45 The story of the Bon Homme Richard, sailed by a gallant captain, is characteristic of American valor. When her English combatant, seeing the carnage and destruction his guns had wrought, asked if she struck, he was answered that the fight had but begun. Yes, there were more English ships and more English subjects and John Paul Jones knew where to find them and how to take them when he had found them. Jones was called a pirate and freebooter by the British, because he sailed along their coasts destroying their shipping and threaten- ing whole sections of their country. They did not understand how such deeds of daring could be performed by a human being. In their minds his dashing bravery in the prosecution of a good cause could not be separated from the idea of an outcast of every nation living on the sea and preying upon commerce. Much more like pirates were those British officers, who feeling secure of the fact of England's supremacy on the seas, attacked and captured American ships in neutral harbors. Even after the war, England declined to make reparation for these crimes as required by international custom. The Declaration of Independence gave a joyful impetus to the war. Now it was a free country, untrammeled by hereditary monarchy, protecting free institutions, that the American was called upon to sustain. William Pitt, the brightest star among the constellation of England's statesmen, had declared that this war could end but in ignominy and shame for England. Like Cassandra with the Trojans his prophesy was fated to go unheeded, and England lost more brave men and fairer land than she can ever hope to conquer. Blue-jackets to serve the guns and manoeuvre the ships were at all times badly needed. Veteran seamen preferred to man a priva- teer where naval discipline was not observed, with chance of rich prizes, to enlisting in a service in which remuneration was small and uncertain and discipline very severe. Owing to this difficulty our crews were often of the most mixed character. Combining the different national characteristics of almost all the nations of Europe within the limited living space of a ship is hardly conducive to those feelings which should bind men fighting shoulder to shoulder for a common cause. And, 46 Sons of the Revolution. laboring under such disadvantages, never sure that mutiny was not breeding, the officers of a ship were at all times called upon to per- form miracles of valor to inspire with confidence such a hetero- geneous crew. Yet in every case they proved themselves fully competent. Jones, Barry, Tucker, Biddle — even to this day their names are inspiring to the young American that hears their exploits. To be the son of such a sire is better than to be the heir of the United Kingdom. The Americans sent out a few small fleets at different times, but they were unable to successfully engage those of King George, because of the disparity in numbers and meagreness of equipment of their ships. American privateers did noble service against the enemy, in de- stroying vessels and otherwise crippling for the time England's commerce by sea. Their service makes the right to commission such vessels during war invaluable to America until she has brought her standing Navy to that degree of perfection which would enable her to successfully cope with any foreign power on the sea. And it was the recollection of their value in this war that led the nation to decline to surrender that right when invited to do so by England and other great sea powers. In '77 France acknowledged the independence of the colonies, and sent a fleet under D'Estaing to aid them against her old enemy. While upon several occasions the French did render the colonies able assistance, yet by the action of D'Estaing in withdrawing his fleet just at the time it was most needed, the fall of one of the principal American cities was precipitated and much American ammunition and stores fell into the hands of the British. So, whatever of glory on the sea is due to freedom's cause in the War of the Revolution belongs rightfully to those patriots alone, who, by their personal bravery and untiring perseverance against overwhelming odds, performed such deeds as to call forth the bravos of all Europe. Tyranny could not possibly withstand for long the onslaughts of such dogged determination. Bested both by land and sea the red-coat of England and the hired Hessian were alike ready to withdraw from war with a Prize Essays. 47 country advocating such mighty principles and so ably defending them. From this war the United States arose a sovereign and inde- pendent Nation — a Nation which already had a history of noble deeds and patriotic principles. She, infant as she was, found Eng- land " mistress of the seas," and left her stripped of her gaudy prestige. And those men who wrought such changes — where are they now? Dead ? Never. Like as a devout believer builds a shrine to his patron saint, so the American people have their patriots' names enshrined in their hearts. They shall never die. Oblivion is not for those who devoted their lives to such a cause. The remem- brance of their exploits is ever recurring. As we face the roomy decks of the old Alliance, Franklin and Portsmouth where Ameri- cans died that we might be Americans, what a feeling of reverence floods our hearts for those that left to their posterity this fair land, the worthy birthplace of freedom ! The national ensign, the " Stars and Stripes," as free as the winds that unfold it, covers its patriot dead. No more will they join battle for it and the mighty principles of which it is symbolic. But should an occasion ever again arise in which such principles need defense, their names, their deeds, their death, has surely incul- cated in their posterity enough of their loyalty and patriotism to maintain that which they themselves established. America. SECOND PRIZE ESSAY. (silver medal.) The American Navy in the War of the Revolution. The history of the struggle for Independence participated in by the thirteen colonies, and resisted by the mother country, presents to view a stirring panorama that is, in many particulars, without a parallel in the annals of warfare, ancient or modern. When Great Britain entered the contest to prevent the secession of her richest and most powerful colonies, she could have enter- tained no thought of other than a brief war. Secure in her title, " the Mistress of the Seas," she had little to fear in the way of opposition. No apparent obstacle existed to prevent the landing of her armies ; no powerful navy rode at anchor in the American ports to protect our shores from foreign invasion ; England seemed only in need of sufficient vessels to transport her troops. An un- prejudiced observer would most unhesitatingly have averred that those disciplined battalions and well-trained squadrons that crossed the Atlantic under the standards of King George, came with victory at their helms. But as the picture gradually unfolds itself, he is brought to realize what a brave people may do when freedom is in danger ; and, in the end, he finds himself wondering if there is a limit to human endurance or to human bravery. The desperate condition, into which the affairs of the country were thrown by reason of the sudden outburst of war, rendered practically null that clause of the Confederation which gave Con- gress power "to provide and maintain a navy;" and it is a re- markable fact that what came subsequently to be regarded as the 48 Prize Essays, 49 right arm of the national defense, was so little fostered or thought of at the beginning of those eight years of suffering and bloodshed. No country ever went to war with so hopeless an outlook as far as maritime operations were concerned. While the services of many seafarers were available, who were well versed in the practical principles of seamanship and navigation, their knowledge had been obtained under the schooling of the merchant marine ; and those qualities that so markedly distinguish the naval officer from the merchant seaman were not to be expected. The country in peace had not prepared for war ; the colonies had become accustomed to rely on England for protection on the sea ; all that was to be sub- sequently regarded as maritime strength was yet undeveloped. The initial step taken to establish a coast defence was a resolu- tion, passed by Congress in 1775, for the construction of two ships, whose chief end should be the destruction of supply vessels that were continually transporting troops and military stores for the maintenance of the invading army. Although the number was augmented from time to time, never during the entire period of the war did the Navy boast as many as thirty ships actually serving under the orders of the Continental Congress. In contrast to this number we behold, at the same time, the British Navy floating three hundred formidable vessels, fully equipped and manned. Notwithstanding our meagre force, the American cruisers opened the war upon the sea by attacking the commerce carried on between England and Africa, and met with such success that during the first two years of the war many hundred vessels of the British merchant service were captured, and the African trade almost an- nihilated. These cruises had the twofold effect of keeping up a show of resistance, while a more powerful navy could be created, and of inspiring the colonists with a hope of ultimate success. The spirit of the people was strikingly manifested in the great number of privateers that entered the Service at this time to share the weal and woe of the infant navy. Legislative acts authorizing seizure of armed ships and merchantmen of the enemy aroused a new zeal among New England ship-owners ; and they, having waited only legal sanction, now proceeded to make their vessels formidable, and the high seas soon swarmed with privateers whose daring, dash, and vigor, so effectually hindered the commerce and harassed the 4 60 Sons of the Revolution. navy of the English, that the new government was forced into a position not to be despised by even the haughty mother country. Early in the year of 1776, Great Britain began to take a more serious view of the naval war hitherto waged in a desultory manner, and to make preparations to drive the American vessels from the seas. Special inducements in the shape of bounties were offered by the government to induce recruits to enter His Majesty's Navy; impressment was resorted to, and all possible means were exhausted to fill the scant crews at the English guns. This side of the At- lantic, how different ! Every ship was manned as soon as ready for sea ; letters of marque and reprisal were granted by Congress in answer to petitions, and the countless captures that followed showed the sea-power to be a potent factor in the great struggle. In the short time that had elapsed since the declaration of war the navy had made unprecedented strides. The patriotic sacrifices made by the hundreds of men that went to sea in inferior vessels, and against the foremost navy in the world, should never be forgotten. Two enterprises of this war cannot be overlooked : they are the famous cruises of Wickes and Jones. The first named, in the summer of 1776, with his cruiser, the Reprisal, accompanied by the Lexington and the Dolphin, carried terror to the English and Irish seas, where he made capture after capture, and no English ship was safe as long as his three were abroad ; he extended his cruise to the West Indies and added many more to his list of prizes. This style of warfare was one that even England, boasting all her ponderous navy, and schooled as she was in the art of war, was not acquainted with ; it was a departure from all known practices in naval tactics ; and not until England felt the tide of commerce stemmed, did she fully realize the efficiency of the new system. But daring among the dauntless, famous among the famed, stands one whose counterpart history does not furnish — John Paul Jones! With crews of ill-supplied, undisciplined men, and officers guilty of constant insubordination, success seemed impossible. He found himself in a situation that called into play all the sagacity, coolness and bravery that formed his distinguishing traits. After destroying such of the enemy's ships as came to his notice, and burning maga- zines and stores along the coast of Canada, he ventured eastward and led attacks against the ports of the British Isles. With his Prize Essays. 51 inferior ships he burned and plundered ; and at sea gave battle to the best ships he encountered. So terrible were his ravages that no vessel of commerce dared to venture upon the sea unaccompanied by a man-of-war. In his flagship Bon Homme Richard, he attacked the Serapis, and notwithstanding the inequality of the vessels and the recent trials through which his men had passed (they being at the time in a state bordering on mutiny), he fought such a desperate battle that his opponent was forced to surrender after one of the most sanguinary combats of history. This testifies to the despera- tion with which our seamen fought ; it was a desperation that com- pensated for the lack of discipline and skill. But the darkest period of the war was yet to come. The French government had been unable to provide the promised forces ; the army was in a state of starvation at the beginning of the year 1780; and the campaigns that had been so hopefully planned were abandoned for want of men. Instinctively all eyes were turned toward the navy — that organization once so despised, but which had subsequently forced itself into prominence and was now regarded as indispensable to the further maintenance of the war. But in the general disaster that overtook the American forces, the Navy suffered as well as the Army; the privateers with their more favorable inducements absorbed the great majority of seamen that had hitherto supplied the regular vessels of war; and, as their actions were almost entirely confined to the captures of merchant- men, the navy was sadly reduced in the numbers of both officers and men ; further exchange of prisoners being refused by the enemy, the numbers were reduced still more. Never since the beginning of the Revolution had the condition of the navy reached so low an ebb. Of those vessels that had carried on the war with results so damaging to Great Britain's sea power, only six now remained. So we see that as regards both ships and men the navy was in a poor condition to respond to the appeals of the Americans to continue the now seemingly hopeless conflict. The enemy had blockaded the coast of New England with a splendid navy recently constructed to terminate this struggle with the now enfeebled colonies. In the summer of this year Captain Nicholson and a few other brave commanders conducted our merchantmen, at various times, past the blockade, after victorious actions with overwhelmingly superior forces. 52 Sons of the Revolution. This was but a single instance of the inequality that characterized the battles of this war j a general view will show that this state of affairs was not only true in the case of special engagements but also in the final summary. The Continental vessels lost in the entire eight years of war amounted to less than thirty, while the English loss did not fall below a hundred. This combined with the capture of nearly a thousand ships of the merchant service goes to show the noble resolution and unparalleled success with which the naval heroes of the war of the Revolution acquitted themselves in the time of national peril. The dawn of the next year saw victory crown the efforts of Army and Navy — the two had vied with each other in glorious deeds, and to both belong the praise. The Army had done its share — Saratoga, Trenton, and Yorktown, tell the story of their achieve- ments. But, the Navy ? What had it done to aid the struggle for Independence ? It had carried the " Stars and Stripes " to foreign waters and secured its recognition from European nations; it had announced to the world that a new Republic had been established and was battling bravely for its self-preservation ; it had shown in its ships what the spirit of freedom could accomplish without navy- yards and with reduced resources ; it had kept our ports open to commerce and had humbled the proud spirit of Great Britain by destroying many of her most valuable vessels of trade and of war. Without the vigilance and activity of the navy, with its crews of fearless patriots, what would have happened ? The transportation of British troops aud their landing on the shores of the colonies would have met no opposition ; the supplies from England sent to maintain these troops would have needed not so much as a gunboat for safe conduct; the commerce of the struggling colonies would have stagnated behind the blockade's grim line of warships, while England's trade with her numerous dependencies would have been untrammeled; the seaport cities — chief centres of nourishment to the great cause — would have been powerless before the bombarding fleets of the enemy ; in short, the war would have been, as pre- dicted, a brief struggle; victory for the colonies would have been impossible ; and freedom, with all those blessings so dear to every true American, would have been strangled at its birth. Veritas. CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP, The Certificate of Membership issued by the General Society is reproduced on the following page. The Design is by Mr. Stanford White. The Plate is etched by Mr. Wm. Sartain. It is printed on parchment. The size of the plate, 19 x 24 inches, will permit inscribing the name and service of but one ancestor. To cover the cost of plate, parchment, engraving, engrossing, seal, etc., the price has been fixed at $5.00. Members desiring this certificate will please send the name of the ancestor they wish to appear, with the above amount ($5.00), to the Secretary of their State Society. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL AND STATE SOCIETIES. July 4th, 189?. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY. General President, HON. JOHN LEE CARROLL, Ellicott City, Md., Of the Maryland Society. General Vice- President, GARRET DORSET WALL VROOM, Trenton, Of the New Jersey Society. Second General Vice-President, JOHN SCREVEN, Savannah, Of the Georgia Society. General Secretary, JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY, No. 97 Cedar Street, New York, Of the New York Society. Assistant General Secretary, WILLIAM HALL HARRIS, No. 216 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Of the Maryland Society. General Treasurer, RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER, 710 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Of the Pennsylvania Society. General Assistant Treasurer, STEPHEN SALISBURY, Worcester, Of the Massachusetts Society. General Chaplain, REV. MORGAN DIX, D. D., S. T. D., New York City, Of the New York Society. General Registrar, JOHN WOOLF JORDAN, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Of the Pennsylvania Society. General Historian, THEODORUS BAILEY MYERS MASON, U. S. N., Washington, Of the District of Columbia Society. (57) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Instituted -- February 2*2, 1876. Reorganized December 4, 1883. Incorporated under the Laws of the State of New York ----- May 3, 1884. OFFICERS. President. FREDERICK SAMUEL TALLMADGE, 167 Broadway, New York. Vice-President. WILLIAM GASTON HAMILTON, Hotel Waldorf, New York. Secretary. THOMAS E. VERMILYE SMITH, 56 Wall Street, New York. Treasurer. ARTHUR MELVIN HATCH, 96 Broadway, New York. Board of Managers. JOHN LAWRENCE, BENJAMIN DOUGLAS SILLIMAN, CHARLES AUGUSTUS SCHERMERHORN, ASA BIRD GARDINER, CHARLES AUGUSTUS PEABODY, Jr., HENRY WYCKOFF Le ROY, JOHN HONE, CHARLES HORNBLOWER WOODRUFF, WILLIAM GAYER DOMINICK, FREDERICK CLARKSON, JOHN TAYLOR TERRY, Jr. Registrar. Historian. CHARLES ISHAM, TALBOT OLYPHANT, Hotel Waldorf, New York. 21 Cortlandt Street, New York. (58) Chaplain. Rev. BROCKHOLST MORGAN, 38 Bleecker Street, New York. Delegates to the General Society. JOHN HONE, ROBERT LENOX BELKNAP, ROBERT OLYPHANT, WILLIAM CARPENDER, JOHN CANFIELD TOMLINSON. Alternates. WILLIAM GAYER DOMINICK, GOVERNEUR MATHER SMITH, FREDERICK A. GUILD, WILLIAM BUNKER, Lieut. Col. GEORGE B. SANFORD, U. S. A. Total Membership, i»599« (59) PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. Instituted April 3, 1888. Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Pennsylvania, September 29, 1890. OFFICERS. President. First Vice-President. WILLIAM WAYNE, RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER, Paoli, Pa. 710 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Second Vice-President. WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M. D., Harrisburg, Pa. Secretary. ETHAN ALLEN WEAVER, Lock Box 713, Philadelphia. Residence, 3215 Spencer Terrace, West Philadelphia. Treasurer. CHARLES HENRY JONES, 505 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Registrar. Historian. Capt. HENRY HOBART BELLAS, U. S. A., JOSIAH GRANVILLE LEACH, Germantown, Penna. 733 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Chaplain. Rev. GEORGE WOOLSEY HODGE, 334 South 13th Street, Philadelphia. Board of Managers. JAMES EDWARD CARPENTER, Chairman. WILLIAM SPOHN BAKER, Hon. SAMUEL WHITAKER PENNYPACKER, LL. D., GEORGE MECUM CONARROE, WILLIAM MACPHERSON HORNOR, ISAAC CRAIG, JAMES MIFFLIN, Rev. HORACE EDWIN HAYDEN, Dr. THOMAS HEWSON BRADFORD. Delegates to the General Society. JAMES EDWARD CARPENTER, CHARLES HENRY JONES, Capt. RICHARD STRADER COLLUM, U. S. M. C, Hon. SAMUEL WHITAKER PENNYPACKER, LL. D, JOSEPH GRANVILLE LEACH. Alternates. FREDERICK PRIME, HENRY WHELEN, Jr., GRANT WEIDMAN, ETHAN ALLEN WEAVER, WASHINGTON HOPKINS BAKER, M. D. Total Membership, 889. (60) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Instituted March 11, 1889. Incorporated under the Laws of the United States, December, 1889. OFFICERS. President. LEWIS JOHNSON DAVIS, 1411 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W., Washington. Vice-President. Admiral JAMES A. GREER, U. S. N., 2010 Hillyer Place, Washington. Treasurer. ALEXANDER BROWN LEGARE, Metropolitan Club, Washington. Secretary. CHARLES LAWRENCE GURLEY, 1335 F Street, N. W., Washington. Registrar. WILLIAM H. LOWDERMILK, 1424 F Street, N. W., Washington. Historian. GAILLARD HUNT, 1466 Rhode Island Avenue, N. W., Washington. Chaplain. Rev. RANDOLPH HARRISON McKIM, D. D, 1621 K Street, N. W., Washington. Board of Managers. DANIEL W. FLAGLER, U. S. A., GAILLARD HUNT, ALBION KEITH PARRIS, BENJAMIN LEWIS BLACKFORD, CHARLES HARROD CAMPBELL, BARRY BULKLEY, FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR SANDS, HENRY GREENWAY KEMP, CHARLES FREDERICK TIFFANY BEALE. Delegates to the General Society. THOMAS BLAGDEN, FRANK W. HACKETT, HENRY MAY, CAZENOVE G. LEE, Captain DANIEL MORGAN TAYLOR, U. S. A. Total Membership, ... ... 2 i6. (61) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF IOWA. Instituted Apbil 19, 1890. officers;. President. Right Rev. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY, D. D. (Oxon.), LL. D., D. C. L., Bishop op Iowa. Vice-President. SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, Davenport. Secretary. Ven. SAMUEL ROOSEVELT JOHNSON HOYT, S. T. D., Archdeacon of Davenport. Davenport. Treasurer. ESEK STEERE BALLORD, Davenport. Chaplain. Rev. SAMUEL NEWELL WATSON, D. D., Iowa City. Registrar. HENRY HERVEY HILLS, Davenport. Historian. Rev. WILLIAM SALTER, D. D., Burlington. Board of Managers. Right Rev. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY, SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, Ven. SAMUEL ROOSEVELT JOHNSON HOYT, ESEK STEERE BALLORD, Rev. SAMUEL NEWELL WATSON, HENRY HERVEY HILLS, Rev. WILLIAM SALTER, EDWARD SEYMOUR HAMMATT, Hon. GEORGE MARTIN CURTIS, THEODORE WELLS BARHYDT, JOHN BELL DOUGHERTY, CHARLES SEYMOUR ROBISON. Delegates to the General Society. Rt. Rev. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY, WILLIAM CLEMENT PUTNAM, Hon. GEORGE MARTIN CURTIS, WILLIAM PERRY BRADY, ARTEMUS LAMB. Alternates. CLIFFORD DUDLEY-HAM, Rev. SAMUEL NEWELL WATSON, EDWARD SEYMOUR HAMMATT, JAMES BLAINE MASON, JAMES MADISON De ARMOND, M. D. Total Membership, - - 85. (62) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. Instituted January 6, 1891. OFFICERS. President. S. MEREDITH DICKINSON, Trenton. Vice-President. CLEMENT HALL SINNICKSON, Salem. Secretary. JOHN ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, Trenton. Treasurer. HUGH HENDERSON HAMILL, Trenton. Registrar. FOSTER CONARROE GRIFFITH, Trenton. Historian. MORRIS HANCOCK STRATTON, Salem. Chaplain. Rev. CHARLES MARTER PERKINS, Salem. Board of Managers. GARRET DORSET WALL VROOM, GEORGE MAXWELL ROBESON, RICHARD FOWLER STEVENS, SCHUYLER COLFAX WOODHULL, GILBERT COLLINS, THOMAS J. YORKE, Jr., MALCOLM MACDONALD, A. Q. GARRETSON, WILLIAM ELMER, M. D. Delegates to the General Society. RICHARD FOWLER STEVENS, GILBERT COLLINS, S. MEREDITH DICKINSON, FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS, THOMAS J. YORKE, Jr. Alternates. MALCOLM MACDONALD, HUGH HENDERSON HAMILL, JOHN ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, SCHUYLER COLFAX WOODHULL, FOSTER CONARROE GRIFFITH. Total Membership, 104. (63) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Instituted May 22, 1891. Incorporated March 29, 1894. OFFICERS. President. Colonel JOHN SCREVEN, Savannah. First Vice-President. Hon. WILLIAM DEARING HARDEN, Savannah. Second Vice-President. Col. JOHN MILLEDGE, Atlanta. Secretary. WILLIAM HARDEN, 184 President Street, Savannah. Assistant Secretary. JAMES BOLTON WEST, Savannah. Treasurer. WARING RUSSELL, Savannah. Registrar. JOSEPH GASTON BULLOCH, M. D., Savannah. Chaplain. Rev. LACHLAN C. VASS, D. D., Savannah. Historian. Hon. HARVEY JOHNSON, Atlanta. Surgeon. T. B. CHISHOLM, M. D., Savannah. Marshal. T. D. ROCKWELL, Savannah. Board of Managers. GEORGE LYMAN APPLETON, G. B. PRITCHARD, ROBERT F. BURDELL, W. J. DeRENNE, H. V. WASHINGTON, J. F. MINIS, G. H. STONE, M. D., POPE BARROW, ARMINIUS OEMLER. Delegates to the General Society. Hon. WILLIAM DEARING HARDEN, WILLIAM HARDEN, WILLIAM DANIEL GRANT (Atlanta), Rev. LACHLAN C. VASS, D. D., Col. JOHN SCREVEN. At TERNATK^ THOMAS PINCKNEY HUGER, ' GEORGE M. GADSDEN, HARVEY JOHNSON (Atlanta), HUGH V. WASHINGTON (Macon), JOSEPH G. BULLOCH, M. D. Total Membership, 117. (64) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Organized in Fankuil Hall, October 1, 1891. Incorporated under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, October 9, 1891. OFFICERS. President. WILLIAM LEVERETT CHASE, 233 State Street, Boston. Vice- President. CLEMENT KELSEY FAY, Brookline, Mass. Secretary. HENRY DEXTER WARREN, Hotel Berkeley, Boston. Treasurer. ANDREW ROBESON. Registrar. WALTER KENDALL WATKINS, 18 Somerset Street, Boston. Historian. FRANCIS ELLINGWOOD ABBOTT, Ph. D., Cambridge, Mass. Chaplain. Reverend LEONARD KIP STORRS, D. D., Brookline, Mass. Board of Managers. WALTER GILMAN PAGE, WINTHROP WETHERBEE, WILLIAM CURTIS CAPELLE, ARTHUR BRIGGS DENNY, JAMES ATKINS NOYES, FREDERICK BANKER CARPENTER, WILLIAM EUSTIS RUSSELL, FRANK MERRIAM, MERIWEATHER HOOD GRIFFITH. Delegates to the General Society. FRANCIS ELLINGWOOD ABBOTT, PHILIP READE, U. S. A., THOMAS TALBOT, GEORGE REED RICHARDSON, HENRY DEXTER WARREN. Alternates. Hon. OLIVER AMES, Rev. EDWARD EVERETT HALE, D. D., LL. D., Hon. WILLIAM FRANKLIN DRAPER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEVENS, JOHN HOFFMAN COLLAMON. Total Membership, - 302. 5 (65) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. Instituted February 22, 1892. OFFICERS. President. JAMES BENTON GRANT, Denver. Vice-President. SANDFORD CHARLES HINSDALE, Denver. Secretary. PERSIFOR MARSDEN COOKE, M. D., 1290 Race Street, Denver. Treasurer. WILLIAM DAVID TODD, Box 440, Denver. Registrar. THOMAS HENRY EDSALL, Colorado Springs. Chaplain. Rev. FRANKLIN SPENCER SPALDING, Denver. Board of Managers. THE OFFICERS, ex officio, NATHANIEL PETER HILL, Rt. Rev. JOHN FRANKLIN SPALDING, D. D., ROGER WILLIAMS WOODBERRY, JOHN BOYD VROOM, GEORGE WEBSTER PEIRCE, JOHN LLOYD McNEIL, SAMUEL WILEY BELFORD, HERMAN CHARLES JOY, REGINALD HEBER SMITH. Delegates to the General Society. WILLIAM GARRIT FISHER, Liedt.-Col. ALLAN HYRE JACKSON, U. S. A., WILLIAM HENRY BRYANT, FREDERICK JONES BANCROFT, M. D., LUTHER HALSEY WYGANT, Jr. Alternates. ROBERT BAILEY, GEORGE GRAY SPEER, ORLANDO BLODGET WILLCOX, PATTERSON CONN FISHEB, FRANCIS WHEELER TUPPER. Total Membership, 55- (66) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION STATE OF MARYLAND. Organized April 11, 1892. Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Maryland, April 13, 1892. OFFICEKS. President. Hon. JOHN LEE CARROLL, Ellicott City. Vice-President. McHENRY HOWARD, Central Savings Bank Building, Baltimore. Secretary. ROBERT RIDDELL BROWN, 213 St. Paul Street, Baltimore. Treasurer. WILLIAM BOWLY WILSON, 216 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore. Registrar. HENRY OLIVER THOMPSON, 206 Courtland Street, Baltimore. Historian. CLAYTON COLMAN HALL, 10 South Street, Baltimore. Chaplain. Rev. WILLIAM MEADE DAME, 1409 Bolton Strest, Baltimore. Board op Managers. MOZART WILLIAM HAYDEN, WILLIAM FAIRFIELD LOCKWOOD, M. D. t WILMOT JOHNSON, CHARLES THOMAS CRANE, CHARLES O'DONNELL LEE, JOHN THOMSON MASON, R., WILLIAM HALL HARRIS. Delegates to the General Society. JOHN SELDEN SAUNDERS, WILLIAM BOWLY WILSON, THOMAS WILLIAM HALL, DANIEL COIT GILMAN, LL. D., OGDEN ARTHUR KIRKLAND. Alternates. EUGENE FAUNTLEROY CORDELL, M. D, JAMES WILSON PATTERSON, GEORGE THORNBURG MACAULAY GIBSON, JULIAN HENRY LEE, GEORGE SOMERVILLE JACKSON. Total Membership, 108. (67) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. Instituted April 17, 1898. OFFICERS. President. CHARLES PHELPS NOYES, St. Paul. Vice-President. Right Reverend HENRY BENJAMIN WHIPPLE, D. D., LL. D. (Cantab.), Faribault, Bishop of Minnesota. Secretary. RUKARD HURD, No. 32 E. Fourth Street, St. Paul. Treasurer. GEORGE C. SQUIRES, St. Paul. Registrar. Captain EDWARD CORNING, St. Paul. Board op Managers. Captain W. C. BUTLER, U. S. A., W. C. EDGAR, JOSEPH E. McWILLIAMS, W. H. LIGHTXER, T. C. FIELD, R. B. C. BEMENT. Chaplain. Rev. EDWARD P. INGERSOLL, D. D., St. Paul. Delegates to the General Society. RUKARD HURD, HAZEN J. BURTON, LUTHER S. CUSHING. Total Membership, - - - - 65. (68) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Instituted May 8, 1893. Incorporated May 15, 1893. OFFICERS. President. HOLDRIDGE OZRO COLLINS, Los Angeles. Vice-President. Major WILLIAM ANTHONY ELDERKIN, U. S. A., Los Angeles. Secretary. ARTHUR BURNETT BENTON, 114 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles. Treasurer. JOHNSTONE JONES, Los Angeles. Historian. JAMES MONROE ALLEN, San Francisco. Registrar. EDWARD THOMAS HARDEN, Los Angeles. Marshal. FRANK CLARKE PRESCOTT, Redlands. Chaplain. Rev. JOHN GRAY, Los Angeles. Board of Managers. HOLDRIDGE OZRO COLLINS, ARTHUR BURNETT BENTON, Maj. WILLIAM ANTHONY ELDERKIN, U. S. A., JOHNSTONE JONES, EDWARD THOMAS HARDEN. Delegates to the General Society. HOLDRIDGE OZRO COLLINS, Major WILLIAM ANTHONY ELDERKIN, U. S. A., JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY, SPENCER ROANE THORPE, JOSIAH ALONZO OSGOOD. Alternates. JAMES MONROE ALLEN, EDWARD THOMAS HARDEN, WILLIAM CLEVELAND AIKEN, WILLIS PARRIS, FRANK CLARKE PRESCOTT. Total Membership, 47. (69) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF OHIO Incorporated May 2, 1893. Organized May 9, 1893. OFFICERS. President. FRANK JOHNSTON JONES, Cincinnati. First Vice-President. GEORGE ELTWEED POMEROY, Toledo. Second Vice-President. ASA SMITH BUSH NELL, Springfield. Third Vice-President. CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN WAITE, Columbus. Fourth Vice-President. JOHN WHITTLESEY WALTON, Cleveland. Secretary. ACHILLES HENRY PUGH, 126 J Walnut Street, Cincinnati. Treasurer. RALPH PETERS, Cincinnati. Historian. Dr. GUST AV US SCOTT FRANKLIN, Chillicothe. Registrar. JOHN MARSHALL NEWTON, Cincinnati. Chaplain. Rev. DUDLEY WARD RHODES, Cincinnati. Board of Managers. JEPTHA GARRARD, ASA BUSHNELL MORGAN, Dr. JOSEPH E. BOYLAN, Captain THOMAS GERRY TOWNSEND, Dr HERMAN J. GROESBECK, PERIN LANGDON, GEORGE MERRELL, CHARLES ANDERSON, ANTHONY HOWARD HINKLE. Delegates to the General Society. SAMUEL MORSE FELTON, Dr. ARCHIBALD I. CARSON, BIRCHARD AUSTIN HAYES, EDWARD LOWELL ANDERSON, DOUGLAS PUTNAM, ACHILLES HENRY PUGH, RALPH PETERS, EPHRIAM CUTLER DAWES. Total Membership, 146. (70) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION m THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. Instituted May 24, 1893. Incorporated under the Laws of the State op Connecticut, September 7, 1893. OFFICERS. President. Hon. MORGAN GARDNER BULKELEY, Hartford. Vice-President. Hon. DANIEL NASH MORGAN, Treasurer of the United States. Secretary. CYRUS SHERWOOD BRADLEY, Southport. Assistant Secretary. ABRAM BALDWIN STURGES, M. D., Southport. Treasurer. Colonel HENRY WALTON WESSELLS, C. N. G., Litchfield. Registrar. JESUP WAKEMAN, Southport. Chaplain. Rev. N. ELLSWORTH CORNWALL, Stratford. Board of Managers. SATTERLEE SWARTWOUT, SIMON COUCH SHERWOOD, WILLIAM FREEMAN FRENCH, M. D., ROBERT CLARK MORRIS, D. C. L., Colonel GEORGE BLISS SANFORD, JOHN EDWARD HEATON, AUGUSTUS FLOYD DEL AFIELD, ALBERT PORTER BRADSTREET, OLIVER TAYLOR SHERWOOD. Delegates to the General Society. Rev. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, JESUP WAKEMAN, SATTERLEE SWARTWOUT, Hon. MORGAN GARDNER BULKELEY, ROBERT PEEL WAKEMAN. Alternates. AUGUSTUS FLOYD DELAFIFLD, Rev. N. ELLSWORTH CORNWALL, ROBERT CLARK MORRIS, D. C. L., WILLIAM FREEMAN FRENCH, M. D., CYRUS SHERWOOD BRADLEY. Total Membership, - - - 58. (71) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Organized June 19, 1893. OFFICERS. President. Reverend HENRY EMERSON HOVEY, Portsmouth. Vice-President. ALEXANDER HAMILTON CAMPBELL, Concord. Secretary. THOMAS E. O. MARVIN, Portsmouth. Treasurer. STEPHEN DECATUR, Portsmouth. Registrar. HARRY B. CILLEY, Manchester. Historian. Professor RAPHAEL PUMPELLY, Dublin. Chaplain. Rev. ALFRED LANGDON ELWYN, Portsmouth. Board of Managers. SAMUEL S. GREEN, Chairman. THOMAS E. O. MARVIN, HARRY BOUTON CILLEY, ALEXANDER HAMILTON CAMPBELL, STEPHEN DECATUR, Prof. RAPHAEL PUMPELLY, Rev. ALFRED LANGDON ELWYN, MARCUS M. COLLIS. Delegates to the General Society. Rev. HENRY E. HOVEY, STEPHEN DECATUR, Rev. ALFRED LANGDON ELWYN, HARRY BOUTON CILLEY. Total Membership, 14. (72) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Instituted October 24, 1893. Organized November 21, 1893. Incorporated under the Laws of the State of North Carolina, January 8, 1894. OFFICERS. President. Hon. ELI AS CARR, Governor of North Carolina. Vice-President. Hon. KEMP P. BATTLE, LL. D., Chapel Hill. Secretary. MARSHALL DeLANCEY HAYWOOD, Raleigh. Registrar. Prof. D. H. HILL, Raleigh. Treasurer. Dr. H. B. BATTLE, Raleigh. Chaplain. Rev. ROBERT BRENT DRANE, D. D., Edenton. Board of Managers. SAMUEL A'COURT ASHE, Chairman. THE OFFICERS, ex officio, BOSWORTH CLIFTON BECKWITH, ALEXANDER QUARLES HOLLA DAY, GRAHAM DAVES, THOMAS STEPHEN KENAN, JOSEPH DOLBY MYERS, FRANK BATTLE DANCY, ALPHONSO CALHOUN AVERY, LL. D., PETER EVANS HINES, M. D. Delegates to the General Society. ALPHONSO CALHOUN AVERY, LL. D, MARSHALL DeLANCEY HAYWOOD, BOSWORTH CLIFTON BECKWITH, GEORGE BRADBURN CURTIS, COLLIER COBB. Alternates. ROBERT BRENT DRANE, D. D., FRANK BATTLE DANCY, JAMES DODGE GLENN, WILLIAM KEARNEY CARR, DANIEL HARVEY HILL. Total Membership, 27. (73) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Instituted December 4, 1893. Incorporatkd under the Laws of the State of Illinois, January 13, 1894. OFFICERS. President. Rev. WALTER DELAFIELD, 4333 Ellis Avenue, Chicago. Vice - Pres ideni. THOMAS FLOYD-JONES, 367 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Secretary. ROBERT PATTERSON BENEDICT, 19 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Assistant Secretary. ROY SMITH BURKHART, 19 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Treasurer. JAMES FRANK KELLEY, 117 Monroe Street, Chicago. Chaplain. Rev. THADDEUS ALEXANDER SNIVELY, The Piazza, Lincoln Park, Chicago. Registrar. RICHARD HOPPIN WYMAN, Hartford Building, Chicago. Historian. HARRISON KELLEY, 99 Randolph Street, Chicago. Board of Managers. Rev. WALTER DELAFIELD, THOMAS FLOYD-JONES, J. FRANK KELLEY, RICHARD HOPPIN WYMAN, WALTER CHANNING WYMAN, Rev. THADDEUS ALEXANDER SNIVELY, JOHN CROCKER FOOTE, ROBERT PATTERSON BENEDICT, HENRY WALBRIDGE DUDELY, Rt. Rev. CHARLES REUBEN HALE, ARTHUR LEFFINGWELL, FRANK RHEES SEELYE, S. CLIFFORD PAYSON, DANIEL CHARLES DAGGETT, ONINGTON LUNT COMINGS. Delegates to the General Society. JAMES FRANK KELLEY, THOMAS FLOYD-JONES, WALTER CHANNING WYMAN, ARTHUR LEFFINGWELL, S. CLIFFORD PAYSON. Alternates. JOHN CROCKER FOOTE, HARRIS ANSEL WHEELER, GEORGE SAMUEL MARSH, Rt. Rev. CHARLES REUBEN HALE, HOMER WISE. Total Membership, 105. (74) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. Instituted February 22, 1894. OFFICERS. President. Rt. Rev. DANIEL SYLVESTER TUTTLE, D. D., S. T. D, St. Louis. Vice-President. Hon. HENRY HITCHCOCK, St. Louis. Second Vice-President. Hon. EDWARD HERRICK ALLEN, Kansas City. Secretary. HENRY CADLE, Bethany. Assistant Secretary. EWING McGREADY SLOAN, St. Louis. Registrar. General JAMES HARDING, Jefferson City. Treasurer. HENRY PURKITT WYMAN, St. Louis. Chaplain. Rev. GEORGE EDWARD MARTIN, St. Louis. Historian. Prof. ALEXANDER FREDERICK FLEET, A. M., LL. D., Mexico. Marshal. NORRIS BRADFORD GREGG, St. Louis. Board of Managers. Rt. Rev. DANIEL SYLVESTER TUTTLE, Hon. HENRY HITCHCOCK, Hon. EDWARD HERRICK ALLEN, HENRY CADLE, WALLACE DELAFIELD, JAMES LAWRENCE BLAIR, Hon. CHAUNCEY FORWOOD SHULTZ, TRUMAN AUGUSTUS POST, ALFRED LEIGHTON HOWE, CURTIS BURNAM ROLLINS, WILLIAM BROWN DODDRIDGE, GKORGE AMOS NEWCOMB, Hon. JOSEPH VAN CLIEF KARNES. Delegates to the General Society. Hon. THOMAS ADIEL SHERWOOD, HENRY CADLE, ISRAEL PUTNAM DANA, Dr. JOHN GREEN, Hon. JOHN SCOTT HARRISON. Alternates. Hon. HENRY LITTLETON EDMUNDS, RICHARD GENTRY, THOMAS JAMES, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKER, HORATIO DAN WOOD. Total Membership, 180. (75) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. Organized April, 1894. OFFICERS. President. JOSEPH GASTON BULLOCK, M. D. First Vice-President. Dr. GEORGE TROUP MAXWELL, Jacksonville. Second Vice-President. Hon. GEORGE WASHINGTON WYLLY, Fort Reed. Secretary. E. M. GILBERT, Jacksonville. Assistant Secretary. ARCHIBALD HAGUE, Hague. Treasurer. Dr. CHARLES J. BURROUGHS, Jacksonville. Registrar. CHARLES D. MILLER, Peoria. Surgeon. Dr. J. N. D. CLOUD, Newmansville. Chaplain. Rev. JOHN B. DAVIS, Newmansville. Judge Advocate. Marshal. BAYLIS J. EARLE, Earl ton. Delegates to the General Society. Dr. JOSEPH G. BULLOCK, Dr. GEORGE TROUP MAXWELL, Hon. G. W. WYLLY, J. C. GETZEN. Alternates. (Not appointed.) Total Membership, 2 <>- (76) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. Instituted April 16, 1894. OFFICERS. President. JAMES EDWARD WEBB, Birmingham. Vice-President. JAMES FRANKLTN JOHNSTON, Birmingham. Second Vice-President. Dr. FRANK PRINCE, Bessemer. Secretary. THOMAS McADORY OWEN, Birmingham. Treasurer. WILLIAM P. G. HARDING, Birmingham. Assistant Secretary, Registrar and Historian. JESSE KILGORE BROCKMAN, Birmingham. Surgeon. Dr. EDWARD PULASKI LACEY, Bessemer. Chaplain. Dr. WILLIAM MARMADUKE OWEN, Bessemer. Board of Managers. JAMES E. WEBB, Chairman. WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSTON, M. D., THOMAS M. OWEN, ANDREW CHARLES MOORE, Dr. FRANK PRINCE, F. W. MOSBY, Dr. WILLIAM M. OWEN, JAMES F. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM P. G. HARDING, JOSEPH F. JOHNSTON, JESSE K. BROCKMAN, Dr. E. P. LACEY. Delegates to the General Society. WILLIAM BROCKMAN BANKHEAD, WIRT WEBB, THOMAS McADORY OWEN, JAMES BRAZER, ROBERT DANIEL JOHNSTON. Alternates. john McQueen, james l. sandefur. JAMES E. WEBB, Dr. FRANK PRINCE, JOSEPH F. JOHNSTON, ANDREW CHARLES MOORE. Total Membership, - - * - - 26. (77) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. Instituted April 19, 1894. Incorporated under the Laws op the State of West Virginia, May 7, 1894. OFFICERS. President. JOHN MARSHALL HAGANS, Morgantown. Vice-President. JOHN DAILY, Piedmont. Secretary. HENRY HAYMOND, Clarksburg. Treasurer. WILLIAM CLARK McGREW, Morgantown. Registrar and Historian. JOHN GEORGE GITTINGS, Clarksburg. Board of Managers. JOHN BASSEL, THOMAS MOORE JACKSON, CHARLES MATTHEW HART, JOHN B. HART, JOHN GEORGE GITTINGS. Delegates to the General Society. NATHAN GOFF, WILLIAM F. PETERSON, CHARLES W. BROCKUNIER, JOSEPH MORELAND. Alternates. JOHN BASSEL, CHARLES M. HART, SAMUEL H. BROCKUNIER, THOMAS M. JACKSON, JOHN DAILY. Total Membership, ------- 15. (78) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. Organized November 24, 1894, OFFICERS. President. Col. W. P. WASHBURN, Knoxville. Vice-President. C. H. HUDSON, Knoxville. Secretary. HENRY HUDSON, Knoxville. Registrar. GEORGE W. HENDERSON, Knoxville. Treasurer. HORACE VAN DEVENTER, Knoxville. Chaplain. Rev. J. H. FRAZEE, Knoxville. Board of Managers. JOSHUA W. CALDWELL, HENRY HUDSON, W. P. CHAMBERLAIN, Rev. W. J. MORTON, Prof. JOSIAH HOLBROOK, HORACE VAN DEVENTER, C. H. HUDSON, J. VAN DEVENTER, Col. W. P. WASHBURN. Delegates to the General Society. HENRY HUDSON, W. P. WASHBURN, HORACE VAN DEVENTER, J. W. CALDWELL, GEORGE W. HENDERSON, HUGH F. VAN DEVENTER. Total Membership, 21. (79) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. OFFICERS. President. C. S. GADSDEN, Charleston. Vice-President. T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES, Charleston. Secretary. GUSTAVUS M. PINCKNEY, Charleston. Treasurer. C. C. OLNEY, Charleston. Chaplain. Rev. JOHN JOHNSON, 53 Church Street, Charleston. Board of Managers. THE OFFICERS, ex officio, Rev. C. E. CHICHESTER, HAWKINS K. JENKINS, ROBERT L. DARGAN, JOHN GRIMBALL, EDWARD ANDERSON, ZIMMERMAN DAVIS, WILLIAM S. HASTIE, FRANK E. TAYLOR, WILLIAM HY. PARKER, Jr. Delegates to the General Society. T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES, G. M. PINCKNEY, HAWKINS K. JENKINS, Rev. JOHN JOHNSON, WILLIAM HY. PARKER, Jr. A I/TERN AT.ES JOHN R. ABNEY, GEORGE W. OLNEY, FELIX WARLEY, G. R. GIBSON, TALBOT OLYPHANT. Total Membership, - - 4 2 - (80) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. Organized January 26, 1895. Incorporated under the Laws of the State op Kentucky, February 9, 1895. OFFICERS. President. LESLIE COMBES, Lexington. Vice-President. JAMES DUANE LIVINGSTON, Lexington. Secretary. Prof. WILBUR R. SMITH, Lexington. Treasurer. LOUIS DES COGNETS, Lexington. Registrar. LUCAS BROADHEAD, Spring Station. Historian. Major H. B. McCLELLAN, Lexington. Chaplain. Rev. W. S. FULTON, D. D., Lexington. Board of Managers. JOHN T. SHELLY, LUCA.S BROADHEAD, Judge O. S. TENNY, LESLIE COMBES, LOUIS DES COGNETS, J. D. LIVINGSTON, Prof. WILBUR R. SMITH. Delegates to the General Society. JAMES DUANE LIVINGSTON, LESLIE COMBES, WILBUR R. SMITH, Judge GEORGE B. KINKEAD, LUCAS BROADHEAD. Alternates. Judge TENNY, JOHN T. SHELLY, Major H. B. McCLELLAN. Total Membership, 15. 6 (81) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF MONTANA. Organized February 22, 1895. OFFICERS. President. CHARLES H. BENTON, Great Falls. First Vice-President. JOHN FRANCIS MERCER, Livingston. Second Vice-President. ALDEN J. BENNETT, Virginia City. /Secretary. JAMES F. McCLELLAND, Great Falls. Historian. CHARLES H. ROBINSON, Great Falls. Registrar. JAMES HORTON RICE, Great Falls. Treasurer. JAMES MONTGOMERY BURLINGAME, Great Falls. Chaplain. CHARLES DWIGHT ELIOT, Great Falls. Board of Managers. JOSEPH OLDS GREGG, FRANK GOLD HOPKINS, SAMUEL BOSTWICK BOBBINS. Delegates to the General Society. (To be appointed.) Total Membership, 21, (82) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. Organized March 12, 1895. Incorporated April 19, 1895. OFFICERS. President. C. L. HARWOOD, 106 Soledad Street, San Antonio. Vice-President. W. J. BATTLE, Austin. Secretary. H. M. AUBREY, San Antonio. Treasurer. JOHN A. GREEN, Jr., San Antonio. Registrar. REDFORD SHARPE, San Antonio. Chaplain. Rev. JUNIUS B. FRENCH, Fort Worth. Board of Managers. W. J. BATTLE, S. M. FINLEY, H. M. AUBREY, REDFORD SHARPE, G. S. SIMONS, W. P. FINLEY, HENRY TERRELL, JOHN A. GREEN, Jr., C. L. HARWOOD. Delegates to the General Society. (To be appointed.) Total Membership, 12. (83) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. Organized June 7, 1895. OFFICERS. President. JAMES ALSTON CABELL. First Vice-President. FRANCIS L. SMITH. Second Vice-President. Dr. W. C. N. RANDOLPH. Secretary. R. T. W. DUKE, Jr. Registrar. CHARLES WASHINGTON COLEMAN. Treasurer. ROBERT LANCASTER WILLIAMS. Historian. J. R. V. DANIEL. Delegates to the General Society. R. T. W. DUKE, Jr., JAMES ALSTON CABELL, JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS, WILLIS B. SMITH, FRANCIS L. SMITH. Alternates. ROBERT LANCASTER WILLIAMS, CHARLES WASHINGTON COLEMAN WILLIAM CHASE MORTON, LYON G. TYLER, GEORGE PRESTON COLEMAN. Total Membership, 19. (84) SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. Organized March 26, 1895. IHCORI'ORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OP WASHINGTON, MARCH 2(1, 1895. OFFICERS. President. JOSIAH COLLINS, Seattle. Vice-President. CHARLES KING, Taeoma. Secretary. GEORGE DON WORTH, Seattle. Registrar. LIVINGSTON BOYD STEDMAN, Seattle. Treasurer. CHARLES TALLMADGE CONOVER, Seattle. Chaplain. ROBERT BROOKE ALBERTSON, Seattle. Board of Managers. THE AFOREGOING OFFICERS, ex officio, with WILLIAM BROWNELL GOODWIN, GEORGE B. BLANCHARD, CHARLES EDWARD SHEPARD. Total Membership, .... - 10. (85) LIBRARY m