1 ffir ^ « Class. B()ok_ I'KKSKNTKI) HY Pennsylvania Society OP THE Sons of the American Revolution Committee on Publication OMAR S. DECKER REV. WII^UAM A. STANTON, D.D. THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN Printed by Spahr & Ritscher 6117-19 Kirkwood St., Pittsburgh. Pa. Standard of the Sons of the American Rexolution made by annin & co., flac makers, new york. YEAR BOOK OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1903 Published by the Society Author. 30Ap'O4 "Cable of Contents. Character and Origin of the Society n Constitution 15 By-Laws 18 Catalogue of Books in the Society's Library 20 Officers and Managers from Organization of Society 23 Delegates to Annual Congresses 25 Officers and Committees, 1903-4 27 Officers and Managers of Local Chapters..... 30 Officers of National Society, 1903 31 Historical Sketch 32 New Castle Chapter— Historical Sketch 38 Proceedings of Annual Meeting, 1903 40 Report of Board of Management 42 Report of Treasurer 50 Report of Historian 51 Revolutionary Trophies received by the Society from U. S. War Department, May 23, 1902 55 Address of Hon. John Dalzell, M.C 56 Address of Rev. W. J. Holland, D.D., LL.D 66 Re-Interment of Remains of Revolutionary Soldiers 69 Address of Rev. Richard S. Holmes, D.D 70 Address of Rev. Matthew B. Riddle, D.D., LL.D 81 Address of Rev. Maitland Alexander, D.D 84 Pittsburgh Times' Report of the Ceremonies 95 Address of Gen. A. W. Greeley, at First Annual Meeting... 99 Roll of Members iii In Memoriam 271 Index of Ancestors 273 THE SOCIETY OF Sons of the Hmevican IRevolution. Cbaracter anb ©rigin of tbe Societg. The Society of Sons of the American Revolution is a National organization composed of State societies in tbe several States and Terri- tories of the Union. Its membership consists of lineal descendants of the patriots, who, by their services and sacrifices in the war of the Revolution, achieved American independence. Among its members are to be found the most eminent and honored men of the present day in all the ranks and callings of life. And its rolls prove the fact, which is a matter of pride to the society, that the characteristics and endowments for which the men of that distinguished generation are honored and beloved did not perish with them, but have been transmitted to the generations of their posterity, and are yet influential and useful in promoting the welfare of our country. The Society is the outgrowth of the public celebrations which took place in every part of the United States, beginning in 1S76, of the looth anniversary of prominent events of the American Revolution. The first State Society was proposed at a meeting held in San Francisco, Cal., in October, 1S75, and was actuall}' organized there, July 4, 1876. A large number of Societies were formed in other States in .subsequent years. The National Society was organized by representatives of the various State Societies, at a meeting held in New York city, April 30, 1SS9, the looth anniversary of the inauguration of Washington as first President of the United States, and during the great public celebration of that event. The meeting was held in the identical "long room" in Fraunce's Tavern, still in existence, in which Washington bade farewell to his oflScers at the close of the Revolution. OBJECT. The organization is purely patriotic and social. In no respect is it partisan, political or commercial. The members are united b3' a bond of patriotic and fraternal sentiment. The objects of the Societ}- are to per- petuate the memory of the men, who, by their services or sacrifices during the War of the American Revolution, achieved the Independence of the American people ; to unite and promote fellowship among their descend- ants ; to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers ; to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution ; to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents, relics and landmarks ; to mark the scenes of the Revolution by appropriate memorials ; to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the war ; to foster true patriotism ; to maintain 12 Sons of tbe Hmerican IRevolution. and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to carry out the pur- poses expressed in the Preamble to the Constitution of our Country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American people. REQUISITES FOR MEMBERSHIP. The applicant must be of lawful age. Descent from Revolutionary ancestor must be lineal, but it may be on either paternal or maternal lines, and the ancestor need not have resided in Pennsylvania, nor need his service have been rendered in Pennsylvania. Eligibility is based on services rendered in the cause of American Independence, either as a soldier, seaman, civil officer or recognized patriot, in the Revolutionary War. The Applicant must file his application in duplicate on the blanks furnished by the Society, and must make affidavit to the statements therein contained, and should cite in the application the authorities relied upon to prove the services of his ancestor. Authorities to prove services must be recognized historical works, public reports, documents, etc. A certificate from the "Record and Pen- sion Office of the U. S. War Department," which can always be obtained ou application if the ancestor's services are recorded there, is always sufficient proof. Proof by any evidence not of such public character can be held sufficient only in exceptional cases and under severe scrutiny. The Acceptability of the applicant mnst be attested by the endorse- ment of his application by two members of the Society, and by a personal letter of recommendation from at least one of the endorsing members. Applications may be sent either to the Registrar or the Secretary of the Society. Fees and Dues. The initiation fee is I5.00. The National Society's Certificate of Membership, handsomely engraved and engrossed, which is furnished to each member, costs I1.50. These charges are to be paid in advance on the filing of an application for membership, and will be re- turned if the application is not approved. Annual dues are J3.00 per year, and in case of new members are apportioned at the rate of 25 cents per month, for the remainder of the current year, which ends on the 22d of February. CONSTITUTION OF Ipennsi^lvanla Society. Constttutton. ARTICLE I. NAME. The name of this Society shall be the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. ARTICLE II. OBJECT. The objects of the Society shall be: To keep alive the patriotic spirit and perpetuate the memory of the men who, in military, naval or civil service, by their acts or counsel, achieved American Independence. To collect and preserve the records, memorials, traditions and relics re- lating to the War of the Revolution, and to promote social intercourse and good feeling among its members now and hereafter, and to cherish, main- tain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to foster true patriotism and love of country among all our people. ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP. Any man is eligible for membership who, being the age of twenty-one years or over, is lineally descended from an ancestor who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence as a soldier or a seaman, or a civil officer in one of the several Colonies or States, or of the United Colonies or States, or as a recognized patriot, provided that the applicant shall be acceptable to the Society. ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS AND MANAGERS. The officers of the Society shall be a President, one or more Vice Presi- dents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Registrar, a Historian, and such others as may be deemed necessary, who shall be elected by a vote of the majority of the members present at the annual meeting of the Society, and who shall hold office for one year, or until their successors shall be elected, and who, with seven other members, shall constitute the Board of Management. i6 Sons of tbe Hmerfcan IRepolution. Delegates to the Congress of the Society shall be elected at each annual meeting, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution of the General Society. An Executive Committee of five, of which the President of the Society shall be the chairman, the other members of which may be appointed by the President from the Board of Management, shall, in the interim between the meetings of the Board, transact such business as shall be delegated to it by tbe Board of Management. ARTICLE V. FEES AND DUES. 1. The initiation fee shall be five (fs-oo) dollars ; the annual dues three (J3.00) dollars, or the payment at one time of fifty (I50.00) dollars shall constitute a life member, with exemption from payment of dues there- after. When a member is elected after the annual meeting his dues for the remainder of that year shall be at the rate of twenty-five (25) cents per month. 2. The annual dues shall be payable in advance on the twenty-second day of February in each year. 3. A member who shall remain in arrears for dues for three months after notice of his indebtedness has been sent him, may be dropped from the rolls by the Board of Management. 4. The receipts each year from initiation fees, life-membership fees and dues, constituting the aggregate annual resources of the Society, shall be devoted by the Board of Management to the following objects, and no other, viz. : First. Payment of the annual dues to the National Society. Second. Payment of current expenses. Third. Publication of such documents as may be deemed advisable. Fourth. Payment of such special expenses as may be authorized by the vote of two-thirds of the Board of Management. ARTICLE VI. MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS. 1. The Annual Meeting, for election of officers and transaction of business, shall be held at such hour as shall be designated by the Board of Managers, on the twenty-second day of February — the anniversary of the birth of George Washington — in every year, except when that date shall fall on Sundaj', in which case the meeting shall be held on the following day. 2. Special meetings may be called bj- the President of the Board of Man- agement at any time for business purposes or for the purpose of celebrating events of the Revolution or other patriotic events, or devising means for the prosecution of patriotic work. The President shall call a special meeting whenever requested, in writing, so to do by five or more members. 3. General business may be transacted at any special meeting. INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Constttution. 17 4. Seven members shall constitute a quorum at all meetings, except that three members shall be a quorum of the Executive Committee. 5. All nominations for officers shall be made from the floor, and not by committee, and all elections to office shall be by ballot. The persons receiving the majority of all the votes cast shall be declared elected, and shall hold office for the ensuing term and until their successors shall be elected. ARTICLE VII. amendmp:nts. Amendments to this Constitution may be offered at any meeting of the Society, but shall not be acted on until the next meeting. A copy of every proposed amendment shall be sent to each member, with a notice of the meeting at which the same is to be acted on, at least one week prior to said meeting. A vote of two-thirds of those present shall be necessary to the adop- tion of any amendment. ARTICLE VIII. LOCAI, CHAPTERS. 1. Upon the petition of five or more members residing in the same locality, the Board of Managers may, at its discretion, authorize the formation of a local Chapter, to be known as "The Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution." Such Chapter may enact such By-Laws and Regulations as do not conflict with the Constitution or By-Laws of the National or State Society. No member shall be admitted to any such Chapter who is not a member of the Pennsyl- vania Society of the Sous of the American Revolution, and a resident of such district contiguous to the seat of said Chapter as shall be indicated by the Board of Managers. Any member who shall be suspended, expelled, or in any waj- lose membership in the State Society, shall thereupon cease to be a member of such Chapter. The President of each Chapter shall be, ex-officio, a member of the Board of Managers of the said Society ; but in case of his inability to attend any meeting of the Board of Managers, he may delegate some other member of his Chapter then to act for and in his behalf, which said member shall, for the purpose of said meeting, be an ex-officio member of the said Board of Managers. There may, at the option of the Board of Managers, be two or more Chapters in any County. 2. No application for membership in the State Society, from any per- son residing within the jurisdiction of any Chapter, shall be acted upon by the Board of Managers of the State Society until it has been referred to the officers of such Chapter and recommended by them. But if they refuse to recommend the applicant, the Board of Managers of the State Society may approve the application if they see proper so to do ; but the applicant shall not thereby become a member of such Chapter. 3. After the organization of a local Chapter the State Society will re- mit to said Chapter two-thirds of the annual dues paid by members of said Chapter. Bv^^Xaws. SECTION I. ELECTION OF MEMBERS. Members shall be elected as follows : Candidates may send their appli- cations, together with documents with other proofs of qualification for membership,* to the Secretary; and, upon a favorable report from the Board of Management, and upon payment of the initiation fee, shall be- come members of the Society. SECTION II. THE PRESIDENT. The President, or, in his absence, the Vice President, or, in his absence, a Chairman pro4cmpore, shall preside at all meetings of the Societ)- and Board of Management, and have a casting vote. He shall exercise the usual functions of a presiding officer, and shall enforce a strict observance of the Constitution and By-I,aws of the regulations and rules of the Society. SECTION III. THE SECRETARY. The Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence of the Society, and such other matters as ma}' be directed by the Society. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of incorporation, by-laws and records of the Society, and, together with the presiding ofiScer, shall certify all acts of the Society. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society, and shall give notice to the several officers of all * It is required that all applications shall be made upon the standard form of Appli. cation for Membership, issued by authority of the Executive Committee, N. S., S. A. R.. which provides for : 1. A statetncnt of the services of the ancestor of the applicant in aid of the estab- lishment of American Independence. 2. A detailed statement of the intermediate generations of his pedigree, with full names of maternal and paternal ancestors in each generation, and, if possible, datesaad places of birth and death, and places of residence. 3. A recommendation of the candidate by two members of the Society, and a letter from one of the recommending luembers. 4. An afBdavit by the applicant in support of the statements contained in his application. JBg=Xavvs. 19 votes, orders, resolves and proceediugs of the Society affecting them or ap- pertaining to their respective duties. He shall notify all members of their election, and shall, under the direction of the President or Vice President, give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and attend the same. SECTION IV. THE TREASURER. The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and securities of the Society ; they shall be deposited in some bank or saving institute in this city, to the credit of The Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and shall be drawn thence on the check of the Treasurer, for the purposes of the Society only. Out of these funds he shall pay such sums onlj^ as may be ordered by the Society, or by the Board of Manage- ment. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and paj'ments, and, at each annual meeting, render the same to the Society, when a committee shall be appointed to audit his accounts. If, from the annual report of the Treasurer, there shall appear to be a balance against the Treasurer, no appropriation of money shall be made for any object but the necessary current expenses of the Society until such balance be paid. SECTION V. THE REGISTRAR. The Registrar shall keep a roll of members, and in his hands shall be lodged all the proofs of membership, qualification, and all the historical and genealogical papers, manuscript or other, of which the Societj' may be- come possessed ; and, under the direction of the Board of Management, shall keep copies of such similar documents as the owners thereof may not be willing to leave permanently in the keeping of the Society. He shall verify all statements of the revolutionary services of ancestors that may be made in the applications for membership, and make report to the Board of Managers. SECTION VI. THE HISTORIAN. The Historian shall keep the records of the historical and commemora- tive meetings of the Society, and shall supervise the preparation and print- ing of all its historical publications, other than those of the membership rolls. He shall submit, at each annual meeting, a list of the members who may have died during the year, accompanied by biographical memoirs. Cataloouc of 3Boo\\5 in tJjc pcnnsvlvania Society's Xibrarv?, at IRcolstrar's ©ffice. State TRoll5. publi^bc? In? autborltv! ot tbc Variousj State ©ovcrnincnts trom State IRccorCL'. Archives of Maryland, Vol. XVIII. Muster rolls and other records of service of Maryland troops in the American Revolution. State Papers ok New Hampshire. 5 Vols. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. New York in the Revoh'Tion a,s Colony and State. Officers and Men ok Ni;w Jersey in the Revolutionary War. Pennsylvania Archives. Complete. Pennsylvani.\ in the Revolution. Complete. Record of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution. lt)ear 36ool;3. Publi6bcc> b\? tbc Various State Societies, Sons of tbc amcrican TRevolution. Connecticut Society, S. A. R. Massachusetts Minnesota " " DiST. Columbia " " Wisconsin " " Illinois " New York " " New Hampshire " " Kentucky " " Nebraska " " Maryland " " Rhode Island " " West Virginia " " Island ok H.4.WAI1 " " Michigan " " California " Virginia " " Oregon " " Maine Missouri " " Catalogue of Boohs. 21 ©enealogtcal Morhe. Stanton Famhy. — A record genealogical, biological, statistical, of Thomas vStanton, of Connecticut, and his descendents— 1635-1891. By William A. Stanton, Ph.D., D.D. The Spangler Families, of York County, Pa., and vicinity. Geneai^ogy and History of Watertown, Mass. Pennsylvania Pensioners. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army.— Heitman. The American Genealogist, Being a Catalogue of Family His- tories From 1771 to 1897. — by Munsell & .Sons. Index to American Genealogies and to Genealogical Material Contained in all Works. — by Munsell & .Sons. The Descendants of Veach Williams, of Lebanon Co. — by Alex- ander H. Wright. Scotch-Irish Bibliography of Pennsylvania — by William Craw- ford Armour. A History of the Allerton Family — by Walter S. AUertou. Old Richland Families, (Pa). Journals, Xetters, Etc. Military Journal of Major Ebenezer Denny. Diplomatic Correspondence of the American REVOLnTiON. — by Frances Wharton. 6 vols. Christopher Gist's Journals. Washington's Journal of His Expedition in the West. Washington-Irving Correspondence Between Gen. Washington AND General Wm. Irvine in Western Pennsylvania, 1781-83. Bouquet's Letters— Expedition Against the Ohio Indians in 1764. Orderly Book of Gen. Geo. Washington at Valley Forge. Extracts from Diary of Christopher Marshall, 1774-1781. IHlstorical TOlorhs. Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania. 2 vols. Fort Pitt. — by Mary Carson Darlington. Old Westmoreland. — by Edgar W. Hassler. History of Pittsburg. — by Neville B. Craig. The Olden Time.— by Neville B. Craig. 22 Sons of tbe Hmertcan iRevolution. Lii'i: OK Joseph Brant, Including the Indian Wars of Thb American Revolution. — bj' Wm. L. Stone. 3 vols. x\nnai3 of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania.— by John Blair Linn. Braddock's Expedition Against Fort Duquesne. — by Sargeant. Saffel's Records of the Revolution. Historical Collections of Gwynnedd. Plymouth Meeting. French Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution. — Paris, 1903. Ipampblets. The Louisiana Purchase Treated in its Relation to the Consti- tution of the United States and the Declaration of Independ- ence. — by James Denton Hancock. The Wyoming Commemorative Association — Proceedings at THE 123D Anniversary of the B.\ttle and Massacre of Wyoming. History of the Octorara Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pa. — 1720-1870. — J. Smith Fretheg. Ohio Valley in Colonial Days. — by Frenow. IRequcst. The Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution, requests the privilege of preserving any old or rare books or manuscripts of interest and value historically. Any such material, if acceptable to the Societj', will be duly recorded as presented or loaned to the library, and the donor's name will be given proper mention. OFFICIAL BADGE The Cross OF THE Society of the Sons of the American Revolution MADE AND SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY J. E. Caldwell & Co. PHILADELPHIA "OFFICIAL JEWELERS" Pennsylvania Society, S. H. 1R. ©(fleers aiiO /IRanagers jFrom tbe ©rganlsatfon of tbe Soeletg to tbe present a:(me. PRESIDENTS. WILLIAM A. HERRON 1893—1900 ALBERT J. LOGAN 1901— 1902 WILLIAM L. JONES 1902—10 date VICE-PRESIDENTS. HOWARD MORTON 1893— 1898 GEORGE M. LAUGHLIN 1S93— 1S95 ROGER SHERMAN 1895— 1897 DR. HUGH HAMILTON 1895— 1898 JOSEPH D. WEEKS 1896—1897 WYNN R. SEWELL 1896— 1899 ALBERT J. LOGAN 1897— 1900 ALFRED E. HUNT 1897— 1899 JAMES DENTON HANCOCK 1S97— 1903 WILLIAM L. JONES 189S— 1901 M. L. LOCKWOOD 1899— JOHN A. HARPER 1900— 1901 WILLIAM SPENCER 1900— CLARE P. DU SHANE 1900— REV E. D. WARFIELD, D.D., LL.D 1901—1903 J. S. DU SHANE 1901— 1903 HENRY A. LAUGHLIN 1901— 1903 SAMUEL E. GILL 1902—1903 CHAMBERS McKIBBEN 1902— ALEXANDERS. PATTON 1903— REGISTRAR. HENRY D. SELLERS 1893—1903 SECRETARY. THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN 1893— 1903 TREASURER. JOHNC. PORTER 1893—1901 HENRY W. GLEFFER 1902—1903 24 Sons of tbe amerfcan IRerolution. HISTORIAN. BENJAMIN PAGE 1893— 1895 AIvEX. S. GUFFEY 1896— 1901 RBV. W. A. STANTON, D.D., Ph.D 1902— 1903 CHAPLAIN. REV. W. A. STANTON, D.D 1S94— 1901 RBV. RICHARD S. HOLMES, D.D 1902— 1903 CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. JOHN M. KENNEDY, Jr 1897— 1900 MANAGERS. ALBERT J. LOGAN 1893— 1S99 JOSEPH D. WEEKS 1893— 1895 OLIVER O. PAGE 1893—1896 Dr. HUGH HAMILTON 1893— 1894 ALFRED E. HUNT 1893— 1896 ROGER SHERMAN 1893— 1894 E. G. PATTERSON 1893— 1894 MANSFIELD A. ROSS 1893— 1894 HENRY S. SWEITZER 1895— 1898 JOHN S. HARPER 1895—1899 WYNN R. SEWELL 1895— JOHN M. CHAPLIN 1896— Dr. GEORGE W. ALLYN 1896— 1S99 CORNELIUS E. RUMSEY 1897— 1898 WILLIAM L. JONES 1897— JOSEPH ALBREE 1897— 1898 SAMUEL E. GILL 1897— 1901 Rev. R. S. HOLMES, D.D 189S— 1900 WILLIAM Y. BRADY 1S99— 1901 EDWIN MILES ; 1899— 1900 CHARLES A. BINGAMAN 1899— ROBERT C. HALL 1900—1901 ALBERT D. ALLEN 1900— Dr. a. T. VEEDER 1900— JOHN W. HERRON 1901— FRANK G. PAULSON 1901, 1903 JOHN P. PENNEY 1901— 1903 JOHN C. PORTER 1902— JOHN REED SCOTT 1902— 1903 A. P. BURCHFIELD 1902— R. W. GUTHRIE 1902— 1903 HOWARD B. OURSLER 1902— 1903 OMAR S. DECKER 1903— WILSON A. SHAW 1903— ©fflcers anb /IDanagers. 25 DBLEGATES WHO HAVE REPRESENTED PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY IN CONGRESS OF THE NATIONAL. SOCIETY. Congress of 1894, at Washington, D. C, Maj. Howard Morton, Hon. Joseph D. Weeks. Congress of 1895, at Boston, Maj. Howard Morton, Henry D. Sellers. Congress of 1896, at Richmond, Hon. Joseph D. Weeks, Hon. M. L. Lock- wood, Robert C. Hall. Congress of 1897, at Cleveland, Thomas S. Brown, Samuel S. Bryan. Adjourned Congress of 1897, at Cincinnati, Hon. James Denton Hancock, Henry D. Sellers, Thomas S. Brown. Congress of 1S9S, at Morristown, Hon. James Denton Hancock, Maj. How- ard Morton. Congress of 1899, at Detroit, Hon. James Denton Hancock, Henry D. Sel- lers, Thomas S. Brown. Congress of 1900, at New York, Hon. James Denton Hancock, Rev. Dr. Ethelbert D. Warfield, Col. Albert J. Logan, Henry D. Sellers, Thomas S. Brown. Congress of 1901, at Pittsburgh, Hon. James Denton Hancock, Col. Albert J. Logan, Heury D. Sellers, William L. Jones, Hon. James B. Neale, Henry R. Ewing, H. K. Gregory, Harry Blynn, Maj. Frank K. Pat- terson. Congress of 1902, at Washington, D. C, Hon. James Denton Hancock, Col. Albert J. Logan, William L. Jones, Henry D. Sellers, Thomas S. Brown, H. K. Gregory, Harry Blynn, Col. John P. Penney, R. W. Guthrie, Rev. William S. Miller, D. D., Albion E. Best. Congress of 1903, at New Haven, Hon. James Denton Hancock, William L. Jones, Henry D. Sellers, R. W. Guthrie, Omar S. Decker, Samuel E. Gill, Samuel W. Dana. 26 Qowii ot tbc Hmcvtcan IRcvoIutlon, H'lamci? of Charter /lOcinbcr? of lpcnn£?vlvanla Soclctv, G. a. IR. Maj. UOWARl) MllRTON, Cai'T. AI.l'RICn K. HUNT, ])u, IIAKVI'V n. n.UMl!. THOMAS STlvrHKN ItKOWN, jOvSurn n. wiciCKS, lUiNRY 1). SICUI.HRS, Cor,. WHJ.IAM A. HERRON, JMANSl'lIvl.n A. ROSS, nu. mini HAMH/roN, Du. KOliURT n. MOWRY, Wn.l.lAJl A. MH.CHSACK, GEOROl': H. l?An,EY, JOHN H. rAGK, JOHN H. I'AOH, Jr., HKNJAMIN rAGI';, OIJVKR O. I'AGK, KRASTUS O. rAXrivRSON, WILLIAM G. rARK, Hon. ROCKR SHlvRMAN, Maj. Gt:ORGK;M. I.AUGHLIN, JAMES LAUGHLIN, Jr., HRNRY A. I.Al'OHI.IN, ROHKRT C. HA 1.1.. JOHN CRA\Vl'ORU„rORTl-:R, Maj. ALUKRV J. LOGAN, »S>flk'ci'!3 an^ iloininlttcoi.1. 27 *S>tttcci'!? an? Committees tor tbe Jll?eai' 1003-4. I'KKSlintNT. Wll.l.lAM 1.. JDNHS ji.S luMiKi'ii AvKNint, Ti iT,siuiui;ii VU'v; I'KliSIDliNl'S. JAMi:S ni{NT()N HANCOCK 1'kanki.in ALUKKT J. l.OliAN rirrsiiuu. WARl'Il'M.n, O.n., I,I,.n ICaswn AI,I';XANl>i:u 1;. I'ATTON Chuwknsviu.K Ul'.l'.lSTK.VK. HUNKY 1), Slvl.l.KKS JJ7 UoiiKTii Avi:nim(, rirrsiuMjr.ii Sm'UKTAKV. THOMAS Sl'i:i'm{N UUOWN juS diamond STKKifT, riTTSimut'.ii TKICASUKHU. HICNRY W. (H.lll'I'lfR ji,\7 luniuTii AviCNuH, rn'TSiirucii 1 1 1 S'l'l 1 U I A N . Ri:v. W. A. STANTON, U.l) rnxsiiuNCii CIIAI'I.AIN. RKV. RICIIAKUS. lUM.MI'S, D.D rriTSimu.-.u llOAKK <)!•' MAN AI'.KMKNT. ROllIvRT W. OUTlIRll-;, JOHN r. riCNNIiV, HOWARD 11. OURSUHR, JOHN RICICD SCOTT, I'RANR C. I'AIU.SON, t)MAR S. DliCKlCR, WILiSON A. SHAW. 28 Sons of tbe Bmerican IRevolution. DELEGATES TO ANNUA!, CONGRESS. THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN, ROBERT W. GUTHRIE, ALEX. E. PATTON, JOHN REED SCOTT, HENRY D. SELLERS, H. K. GREGORY, HARRY BLYNN, HENRY S. SWEITZER, AI,TERNATES. SAMUEL D. HUBLEY, C. A. BINGAMAN, SAMUEL E. GILL, FRANK E. LOUIS, SAMUEL W. DANA, HARRY ALVAN HALL, H. B. GILL, LEWIS E. BEITLER, REV. W. S. MILLER, D. D., FRANK G. PAULSON, Committees. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. WILLIAM L. JONES, Chairman ex-officio ; ADBERT J. LOGAN, SAMUEL E. GILL, THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN, WILSON A. SHAW. COMMITTEE ON ADVANCEMENT. JOHN REED SCOTT, Chairman ; JOSEPH C. SLOUGH, THOMAS WYNNE, CHARLES S. CLARKE, H. K. GREGORY. COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY. REV. W. A. STANTON, D.D., Chairman ; HENRY D. SELLERS, OMAR S. DECKER. WILLIAM Y. BRADY, ALEX. E. PATTON. Committees. 29 COMMITTEE ON MEMORIAI, DAYS AND OBSERVANCES. ROBERT W. GUTHRIE, Chairman ; ALBERT J. LOGAN, FRANK G. PAULSON, WILLIAM T. LINDSAY, HENRY S. SWEITZER, Hon. JAMES B. NEALE. FLAG COMMITTEE. CapT. HOWARD B. OURSLER, Chairman ; Coi,. F. K. PATTERSON, Capt. FRANK O. GRAHAM, CapT. MATTHEW BIGGER, Capt. HENRY A. BREED, Lieut. C. B. McVAY, U. S. N., JOHN N. SPEEL, U. S. N., JOHN C. PORTER, RALPH LONGENECKER, Dr. B. RUSH FIELD, Col. W. J. GLENN, GEORGE W. DEAN, COLOR guard. FRANCIS S. GUTHRIE, Capt. JOHN B. GUTHRIE, PRESS COMMITTEE. JOHN P. PENNEY, Chairman ; THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN, A. BOYD HAMILTON, FRANCIS S. READER, M. W. CALLENDER. COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS AND BATTLE-GROUNDS. J. S. DuSHANE, Chairman ; REV. E. D. WARFIELD, D.D., LL.D. OMAR S. DECKER, ARTHUR E. BATES, EDWARD E. ROBBINS. NATIONAL SOCIETY'S COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION. ALBERT J. LOGAN. 30 Sons of tbc Htncrican IRcvolutton. CLtaptcrs Wavne Chapter, Erie. Chartered iSg^. President Dr. David N. Dennis Vice-President John \V. Little Secretary George Burton Registrar Douglas Benson Treasurer William Spencer Historian Charles S. Clarke n members. New Castle Chapter, New Castle. Chartered /goo. President Samuel W. Dana Vice-President Robert G. Allen Secretary Harry K. Gregory Treasurer Charles P. Shaw Registrar J. S. Du Shane 45 members. Phii.adki.phia Chapter, Philadelphia. Chartered igoi. President Harry Blynn Vice-President George R. Randall Secretary H. B. Gill Registrar Thomas Wynne Treasurer Edward Heston Harding Historian Dr. John V. Allen 1 6 members. ©fncers of IRational Societs. 31 ©fffcers of "fflational Society, 1903—1904, Elected April 30, 1903. President General Gen. Edwin S. Greeley, of Conn. Vice President General Ira N. Erans, of Texas Dr. John W. Bayne, of Dist. of Col. Arthur W. Dennis, of R. I. " " " Daniel M. Lord, of Ills. " John J. Hubbell, of N. J. Secretary General Edward Payson Cone, of N. Y. Treasurer General Nathan Warren, of Mass. Registrar General A. Howard Clark, of Dist. of Col. Historian General George W. Bates, of Mich. Chaplain General Rev. Rufus W. Clark, D. D., of Mich. 1f3i8totical Sketch of tbc Pennsylvania Societi\ Sons ot tbe Hmerican IRevolution. THE National Society of Sons of the American Revo- lution was organized in the year 1889. At that time there was a considerable Society of Revolutionary descendants existing in the eastern part of the State, but, in the misguided division of sentiment which developed at the time of the attempt, in that year, to or- ganize a national society of such descendants, that society cast its lot with the faction which afterwards developed into the General Society of Sons of the Revolution. The sentiment of Pennsylvania was, however, by no means all in favor of that decision, and, there being no State Society of Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution in Pennsylvania, many of those who desired to enter that organization, most of them resident in the western part of the State, became members of the District of Columbia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. lu 1892 the number of members residing in and about Pittsburgh was such that they began to feel the desire for a local organization, and during that j-ear steps began to be taken toward that end. Several meetings were had, and a committee was appointed to promote the enterprise, with the full approval and co-operation of the District of Columbia Society. In these preliminary efforts Maj. Howard Morton and Col. William A. Herron were the prime movers, and were enthusiastic and untiring. IHtstorical Sftetcb of t(3e Society. 33 In the autumn of the year 1893 the movement was perfected, and at a meeting, held at Col. Herron's residence, in Pittsburgh, the society was formally organized with twenty-five members ; a constitution was adopted, oflBcers elected, and an application was made to the National Society of S. A. R. for its approval of this as the Pennsylvania Society of that organization, which approval was promptly and cordially given. The first annual meeting and banquet of the Society on February 22nd, 1S94, was an occasion of great interest to our infant organization. It was held at the Duquesne Club, Pitts- burgh, and was signalized by a number of notable features. Maj. Howard Morton, the First Vice President, presided. Col. Albert J. Logan was toast-master. The speakers and their sub- jects were as follows: Gen. A. W. Greely, "The Sons of the American Revolution ;" Rev. W. A. Stanton, D.D., " By-Wa5^s of the American Revolution ; ' ' Dr. Hugh Hamilton, " The Duty "We Owe Posterity;" Hon. Joseph D. Weeks, "The Spirit of '76." The principal address was that of Gen. Greely — the distin- guished Arctic explorer, and Chief of the U. S. Signal Service, who, as Chairman of the Committee on Advancement of the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution, represented that Society, on this, the occasion of our State Society's first appearance before the public. His excellent speech is printed in full at the latter part of this volume. The menu for this Banquet was printed on parchment paper, which itself was a relic of Revolutionarj^ days, being, according to tradition, .some of the remnants of a cargo of such paper which, at the outbreak of hostilities in that war, was seized by the colonists in the harbor of Philadelphia. This menu was adorned with a beautiful steel engraved portrait of Washington, from Col. Trumball's portrait. At the same hour that our Society was banqueting for the first time together, the Society of the I,oj'al Legion was also banqueting in another room of the same house ; thej' ver3^ courteously sent to us a committee, bearing congratulatory hopes for the welfare of our new-born societj', from their kindred hereditary patriotic organization. This compliment was highly appreciated and a committee from our Society returned our thanks and greetings. Many of those who participated in 34 Sons of tbc Hmerican TRcvolution. that first gathering have passed into that life in which no note of anniversaries is kept ; where time has ceased to be ; but those of us who remain cherish the memories of that occasion, with those of the compatriots who sat with us at that table ; and the interesting souvenir menus are among our most highly prized relics. Its career, thus happily begun, the Society grew in member- ship and influence steadily, but rather slowly, for a number of years. But in the years 1900 and igoi, owing to the meeting of the National Congress at Pittsburgh in 1901, and to the more vigorous efforts which the approach of that event called forth, great accessions were made in the Society, from which it is still receiving benefit. As must be expected in the case of an}' such society, ours has frequently been called to mourn for the loss, by death, of esteemed and useful members; others have resigned, or been dismissed to other State Societies; and some have been dropped from the rolls for failure to comply with the conditions of membership. The statistics in respect to membership, to November ist., 1903, are as follows : Number of charter members 25 Elected since organization 423 Total enrollment 448 Losses by death 21 Other losses, by dismission, etc 21 Total active members enrolled 406 A review of the work done by the Society along the lines of its avowed objects during the ten years of its existence is con- fined by the limits of the space allowed for this article, to a rather meager outline ; though, in some features, it is expanded elsewhere in this volume. The fact that the field of operations of the Society has been, for the most part, confined to the western part of the State, has prevented the accomplishment of much work in the line of mark- ing sites or collecting documents or other mementos of the Revolutionary War. One of the important objects of our association has, how- ever, been verj' carefully and intelligently carried out. The historical Shetcb ot tbe Soctetg. 35 registry of membership of our Society, from the beginning of the Society's existence, has been made up by most careful selec- tion. We are satisfied that no person is enrolled thereon whose eligibility and qualifications in all respects will not bear the closest and most critical inspection. The papers thus filed by members form a most valuable and interesting collection of his- torical and genealogical material and are carefully preserved. With the roll of membership, in this volume, brief, but compre- hensive, abstracts of these papers are printed, and indicate the character and value of the matter thus collected and preserved. The .Society has always taken its part in patriotic and civic activities in the community; in which connection mention may be made of the annual exercises for the children of the public schools, ou the occasions of Memorial Day and Flag Day, which are conducted under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Re- public, but in which our Society has been regularly participat- ing for some years, in conjunction with the G. A. R. Associa- tions. Our New Castle chapter deserves especial mention for the campaign of patriotic education which it has been conducting among the school children, in connection with the marking of graves of Revolutionary Soldiers, in that chapter's territory, which graves, when marked, are placed under the care of the children attending the schools nearest to them. The Society has consistently advocated the promotion of the spirit of respect for the National Flag, and has repeatedly taken measures to secure the observance of existing laws in re- lation thereto. The action taken in the matter of securing custody of the cannon, trophies of the War for Independence — which were about to be removed from the Arsenal at Pittsburgh — is described in detail at another place in this volume; and the same is true with respect to the ceremonies attending the removal of the remains of Revolutionary soldiers from the grave- yard of the First Pres- byterian Church at Pittsburgh. Both of these occa.sions were im- portant and interesting, and fully in conformity with the spirit and purposes of the Society. The annual observance of Washington's Birthday, by the meeting of the Society on that day, followed by a banquet in the evening, has been the only regular observance of days or events 36 Sons ot tbe Hmerican IRevolutton. of Revolutiouar}' history wliich has been attempted. These oc- casions have always been very profitable and agreeable to the members who have attended, and a number of very able and val- uable addresses have been made by members of the Society, and by others invited to be present at these times. The most notable feature of the social life of the organiza- tion was, undoubtedly, the entertainment of the National Con- gress at Pittsburgh in the year 1901. It required great faith and courage on the part of the members of the Society in 1900 to extend the invitation to the Congress to hold its next session here. The amount of eifort and expense involved were well understood, and recognized as a heavy load for a Society, so small as ours then was, to assume. But tbe spirit of hospitality was strong among us, and the invitation was given and accepted most cordially. The result justified the confidence which had in- spired the effort. It was a great gratification to us all to enter- tain our visiting compatriots ; that our efforts in that behalf were satisfactory to our guests was shown in numerous unmis- takable ways. The kindly assistance of our sisters, the Daughters of the American Revolution, on that occasion, deserves especial mention. Much of the interest of several features of our entertainment resulted from their presence and good offices. A full report of the proceedings of that Congress was printed in the Year Book of the National Society for that year, copies of which were procured by our State Society and distributed to all members. We have accumulated a very good working library of books on historical and genealogical subjects, with special relation to Revolutionary and Colonial days. This library is under the care of a .special committee, and is kept in the custody of the Regis- trar, and is open to all members, and to others interested in the Society. There is now in progress an effort to locate the burial places oi the ancestors of members of the Society, and of other Revo- lutionary soldiers and patriots throughout the State, for the pur- pose of making an accurate and permanent record thereof, which, when completed, will be of great historical value. This work is in charge of the Historian of the Society, and in it he should have the hearty co-operation of all members. Another line of effort which is being taken up is an attempt historical Sketcb of tbe Society. 37 toward some form of education in patriotism and the duties of citizenship among the throngs of immigrants from other lands who have settled within the borders of Pennsylvania, and whose ignorance of our institutions and history, and of the principles of government which prevail among us, renders them unfit for the duties and privileges of citizenship. This matter is now in the hands of a special committee, and the National Societ}- is also moving in the same direction. Without doubt good results will be obtained in the future, though it will, necessarily, be a work of time. This Society has now reached a position, in numbers and influence, where it can accomplish worthy and creditable results in any lines of patriotic endeavor which it may take up, but the extent of its accomplishment will be limited by the degree of per- sonal interest taken in it and its work, by the individual mem- bers. The general interest of the community in all matters such as are included in the peculiar objects and purposes of our Society, is much greater and more active than it was when we were organ- ized, ten years ago, chiefly because of the organization and ac- tivity of our and other kindred societies. We have the privi- lege and opportunity of leading the public sentiment and action along all such lines. Pennsylvania affords a rich field for such effort, and we believe that our Society will not fall short of its opportunity, and that, during the next ten years of its existence, substantial and creditable results of our work will be witnessed. 38 Sons of tbe Hmerican TRevolution. IRew Castle Cbapter, S. a. IR. HIS was the second chapter organized in the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania. The first meeting was held April 5th, 1900, with the following compatriots en- rolled as charter members: Jonathan Smith DuShane, Richard C. Clarke, William A. Stritmeater, Clare Phillips DuShane, Charles Pearson Shaw, Harry Knight Gregory. The growth of the chapter has been steady, its membership having increased since its organization from six to forty-five. In view of the fact that Lawrence County, in which the chapter is located, does not contain a large population, its growth must be considered satisfactory. The active work of the chapter has been along practical lines. Through the courtesy of Compatriot Robert G. Allen, Superintendent of Common Schools of the county, a period was allotted to the chapter at the last Teachers' Institute, at which time Compatriots Samuel W. Dana and Jonathan S. DuShane presented the work of the society to the teachers of the county; each teacher was requested to have his pupils care for each Revo- lutionary patriot's grave that may be located in the school dis- trict, and the names of the Revolutionary patriots and the loca- tion of the graves were given, wherever possible. Subsequently several of the schools in the vicinities of these graves were visited by some of the compatriots and considerable interest awakened among the school children in this matter. It has resulted in many patriots' graves now being carefully marked and cared for that hitherto had been neglected. The chapter has, upon all possible occasions, kept its work prominently before the public through the medium of the press, the New Castle papers very considerately offering their columns tor this purpose. iRew Castle Cbapter. 39 At each annual meeting a banquet has been given, and other social meetings held from time to time. At the last annual meeting, held January 8th, 1903, oflScers were elected for the current year, as follows : President Samuel W. Dana Vice President Robert G. Allen Secretary Harry Knight Gregory Treasurer Charles Pearson Shaw Registrar Jonathan Smith DuShane Iprocccbinoe of the Hnnual ^ectino of tbc IPcunsvlvania Socictv? of Sons of tbe Hmcrican 1Rcv= oluttou at plttsLnivob, jfcbruarv? 23&, 1903. MINUTES. • C • Pittsburgh, Pa., February 23d, 1903. HE annual meeting of the Society of Sous of the Amer- ican Revolution was held at the Pittsburg Club this evening, at six o'clock, President W. L. Jones in the chair. In the absence of the Secretary, the chair appointed S. E. Gill, Secretary /w to«. At the opening of the meeting thirty members were present, which number was increased to about eighty before the close of the meeting. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was, on motion, dispensed with, there being no unfinished busi- ness. The President read his Annual Report, and on motion the same was ordered to be received and, with slight corrections, to be filed. The report of the Registrar, after being read, was also, on motion, received and filed. The report of the Historian was next read, and, on motion, was ordered to be received and filed, as was also the report of the Librarian. A motion was then made that a committee of three be ap- pointed to nominate officers to serve for the ensuing year. This being unanimously agreed to. Compatriots Logan, Oursler and r^^t>. «; » 3f'-^ Vt« V 1^ _JI_I. mm^im jv- " ^SM :i ■.- ^ = f F^ ;f^ NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE S. A. R., HELD /' jabAbsatotjAi ti,jkmrg».»i0*mbJ»*> Mm^amuut^siitiM . irkii;* Mft ttV€i^'ir)> 'C3. 1lvCl'"ovt ot tbc ."nJoar^oi J^aiiaocincnt. • « • ^^ 111') lioaiil of Maiiagfiiicnt of the rfinisylvaiiia Society I of Sous of the American Revohition herewith submits a .suniniary of the things done, or attempted, by the Society during the past year. I. The War Department, having decided to dis. mantle the Arsenal at Pittsburgh, ordered certain Revohitionary trophies transferred to the Watervlict Arsenal in New York. Among these trophies were brass cannon, captured at Saratoga and elsewhere, which had been in Pittsburgh probably for a hundred years. Your Society immediately took steps to secure the custody of these guns. The\Var Department, having been applied to, re- fused our request. This was the situation — The order for immediate removal was imperative. Our Congressman was lost in the Adirondacks. Our Senator was in I'lovida. Mr. George Oliver telegraphed to Senator Quay in Florida for assistance, and the Senator wired the War DoiH. to postpone the removal, — another frieiui for- warded a letter to Postmaster General Smith, asking his influ- ence, and he also visited the War Dept. asking for and securing a postpoiteniont. Then Hon. John Dal/.ell, our Representative in Congress, by his personal influence, secured the unanimous adoption by the House of Representatives and Senate, of a joitit resolution "loan- ing one four-pound bron/.e gun — French; two three-poiuid bronze guns — English; four six-ptuind bron/e guns, English, to the Petnia. Society S. A. R.," which resolution was approved by the President, March 12, 1902. These guns are more fully described as follows, viz: Bnnual /IDcetino IReports. 43 One three-pouiuler bronze, inscribed "Surrendered by the Convention of Saratoga Oct. 17, 1777, (incised), also "i & P. Verbraggen Fecerunt, 1776," in relief around the breech. Also one three-pounder bronze — mate of above— same maker —1775 — (surrendered at same time). Also two six-pounders (bronze), with the English Crown and "2 G. R." (in monogram), all in relief on top of gun, — also "L," encircled, with motto "Tria juncta iu uuo," in relief below same, and a rose and shamrock and thistle, incised at muzzle; also, "W. Bowen, fecit, 1755," in relief around the breech. Also two six-pounder bronze guns with "3 G. R." (in monogram), English Crown and "L," in re- lief on top, and "'W. Bowen, fecit, 1761," in relief around the breech. Al.so one four-pounder French (bronze), with "Derier Freres Paris," incised on end of the breech. Also one six- pounder bronze gun with no inscription. At the War Depart- ment at Washington there are guns of similar description, made by W. Bowen and inscribed "surrendered by the convention of Saratoga Oct. 17, 1777," — and five of these guns answer to de- scription of certain guns provided for Burgoyue's Expedition, as contained in Burgoyne's defense before the English House of Commons. The six-pounders weigh about 600 pounds each — the four- pounders 500 pounds, and the three-pounders about 200 pounds each. In Carnegie Music Hall, on the evening of May 23, 1892, your Board of Management, surrounded by the staff and line of- ficers of the 1 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and of Battery B, and Col. Bope's Company, Boys' Brigade, in full dress, and with their regimental and company colors, formally received these guns from Hon. John Dalzell (a). Col. Harry Alvan Hall (b) responded for the Society, and transferred them to the custody of Rev. W. J. Holland, EL.D., (c), director of the Carnegie Museum. They now occupy the most prominent position at the main entrance of the Carnegie Library. On one of our visits to the Arsenal, we found four historic guns weighing eight tons each — the last remaining of those which John B. Floyd, then Secretary of War, ordered to be shipped on the Steamer Silver Wave, to New Orleans, in De- (a) See p. 56. (b) Unable to secure ms. (c) See p. 66. 44 Sous Of tbe american IRevolution. cember, i860. His action called forth a great outburst of patri- otic indignation from the entire city; so great that after the guns surrounded by soldiers, had been hauled to the Monongabela wharf, the order was countermanded, and they were returned to the Arsenal. Hundreds of obsolete cannon and thousands of shot and shell had been sold at public auction ; these four were all that remained, and they were owned by the Westing- house Machine Company. At our suggestion, Mr. Westing- house presented these four cannon to the city of Pittsburgh, They were taken, two to Schenley Park, and two to Highland Park, where they still remain unmolested. II. Our Society sent representatives to the Park and the Public Schools, on "Flag Day." III. Learning that the Declaration of Independence would be read, at the public reception to President Roosevelt in vSchen- ley Park, July 4th, we suggested to the committee in charge, that as our society represented the men who wrote and published that document, it would be eminently proper to have us furnish a person to read it, and, by request. Compatriot Gen. Willis J. Hulings memorized it, and electrified the vast audience by his magnificent delivery of it. That same evening our vSociety colors, with the President's personal flag (then used for the first time), were the sole decora- tions at the dinner given to the President by Attorney General Knox. IV. We have, at different times, warned the public by letter, and through the newspapers, against the misuse or abuse of the flag, and in one case invoked the law against the offenders. Just previous to the 4th of July, a very large poster, in the form of an American flag, was displayed throughout the city of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of advertising the business of one of the large retail establishments. On the first day of July your president wrote to the advertiser and called attention to the law on the subject, stating that this poster seemed to be a violation of both its letter and spirit. Thereupon the advertiser very courteously and promptly replied, with thanks for having attention called to the matter, stating that it should be remedied at once. That was done, and the next day found each poster completely covered by a sheet of white paper. Hnnual Meeting IReports. 45 V. The Pittsburgh Gazette of November 8th, contained the foUowif.g: "Freeport, Pa., Nov. 7. — Hallowe'en jokes gen- erally go, but about 20 youths, between the ages of 12 and 18, have got themselves into the clutches of the law, and what they thought to be a joke may turn out very costly. Hallowe'en a crowd of boys proceeded to Louisville School House, South Buf- falo Township, Armstrong County, broke into the building and destroyed the contents. They first tore down the American flag and decorated themselves with sashes from it. They destroyed a new chart, costing $40.00, broke up the chairs and desks, emptied all the ink, broke in the windows and filled them full of fence rails. The school had to suspend for a time, until it could be put into shape. The School Directors went before Justice J. M. Boyd, made information against the boys, and Officer John Duff notified their parents to appear last night before the Squire and enter bail, which they did, for a hearing next week. It is alleged that several girls were participants in the mischief." At our suggestion Judge James B. Neale, of Kittanning, engaged Attorney Rush Fullerton to appear for our Society at the hearing before Justice Boyd. The Justice and our attorney are descended from the same Revolutionary ancestor, and have a warm sympathy for our Society. The boys' parents paid all damages and costs; also, paid the Order of American Mechanics for a new flag, in place of the original which had been presented by them. And it is pre- sumed that the parents and boys had the usual conference in the wood-shed, made and provided for such occasions. VI. The headquarters of our Society being west of the mountains, where no revolutionary battles were fought, we have no battle-fields to mark. As we establish chapters to the east- ward our progress will doubtless be traced by monuments and markers. But Pennsylvania's dead were scattered from Saratoga to Yorktown, as our men were being led by Wayne and Butler, from the former place to the latter. Col. Richard Butler, of Pittsburgh, was the rival in valor of Daniel Morgan at Saratoga, and of Anthony Wayne at Stony Point, and his ensign, young Ebenezer Denny, was chosen to plant our flag over Yorktown. General Steuben, thinking Denny too young for such a .service, snatched the flag from his hands, and for this act received a challenge from Butler, and it required 46 Sons ot tbe americaii TRcvolution, the united effort of Washington and Rochambeau to keep these two fighters from killing each other. Butler was killed at ' ' St. Clair's Defeat;" his body was not recovered. We held a mem- orial service to his memory October 23d, 1902, in the First Presby- terian Church, Pittsburgh. The service was brought about in this manner: The First Presbyterian Church, incorporated in 1787, hav- ing among its eleven incorporators and trustees nine who had "served in the American Revolution," found itself, one hundred and fifteen years later, with a property enormously increased in value, and a membership decreasing in numbers. They sold their Wood street frontage — sixty feet in depth, all they could legally sell — and leased, for a term of 999 years, an additional fifty feet in the rear, intending to tear down the existing church and build a new one in the space now used as a graveyard. This required the removal of the remains of all who were still in the burying ground. Of the many Revolutionary soldiers orig- inally interred therein, some had been removed at various times in form.er years, and a few still remain. The burial records have been lost or destroyed. Many of the gravestones have disap- peared, and on others the inscriptions have become illegible. Our Societj' determined that no irreverent hand should dis- turb our sacred dead, and, with the consent and approval of the descendants of these soldiers, arranged to have them taken up and re-interred in the "Allegheny Cemetery," and to hold a memorial and military service for all soldiers of the American Revolution who had ever been connected with the church, or buried in its graveyard. Three of them we could find. General John Neville, Major Isaac Craig and Col. James Johnston. Three more could not be found, Col. Stephen Bayard. Captain John Guthrie, and his brother, Robert Guthrie. A memorial and mil- itary burial service was held on the afternoon of October 23d, 1902, in the First Pre.sbyterian Church, of Wood Street, Pitts- burgh, over the following soldiers : Col. Stephen Bayard, of Third Pennsylvania Regiment. In- corporator, Trustee and Elder of church. Major Isaac Craig, of Proctor's Artillery. Incorporator, Trustee and Elder of church. Col. Richard Butler, . Incorporator, Trustee and Elder of church. Hnnual ^eetiuo IReports. 47 Major Ebenezer Denny, of Col. Butler's Regiineut. Trustee, and first Mayor of Pittsburgh. Col. John Gibson, Thirteenth, Ninth and Seventh Virginia Regiments. Incorporator and Trustee of church. Capt. John Guthrie, under Gens. Armstrong and L,acy. Robert Guthrie, " " Capt. John Irwin, First Continental Infantry and Second Penn- sj'lvania ; wounded at Paoli. Ensign James Johston, Ninth Pennsylvania, commanded by his brother. Gen. John Neville, Colonel Twelfth, Eighth and Fourth, Virginia line. Gen. James O'Hara, Quartermaster General. Trustee of church. Major Adamson Tannehill, Rowling's and Continental Regi- ments. Incorporator and Trustee. George Wallace, First President Judge of Allegheny County. Incorporator and Trustee. Col. John Wilkins, Sr., Col. Spencer's Regiment. Incor- porator, Trustee and Elder. Gen. John Wilkins, Jr., Quartermaster General, U. S. A., Trustee of church. Also, over remains of Winifred Oldham, wife of General John Neville. Her six brothers were officers of the Revolution; one killed at Eutaw Springs, another killed at St. Clair's Defeat. She married an officer; her sister married Major Abraham Kirk- patrick — her only daughter married Major Isaac Craig — her only son was Col. Pressly Neville, of Lafayette's staff. And, because of her family record, it was decided that she also was entitled to a military funeral. Our sisters of the D. A. R. were asked to take charge of this part of the service, and they selected Rev. Dr. Matthew B. Riddle («) as their representative. Rev. Dr. Maitland Alexander, (b) as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, had entire charge of the service. Rev. Dr. Richard S. Holmes, (c) Chaplain of S. A. R. conducted the service over these soldiers who were re-interred. (a) See p. 8i. (*) See p. 84. (c) See p. 70. 48 Sons of tbe Hmertcan TRevoIution. In front of the pulpit were the four caskets, draped in the national colors, and guarded by soldiers. Descendants of these revolutionary heroes filled the pews. At the end of a beautiful and solemn service, "taps" were sounded for those who had been removed in former years, and for those who could not be found. The caskets were carried npou the slioulders of the soldiers down the aisle. The remains of Col. Johnston's son and his wife, who had also lain in the graveyard awaited us outside. The unusual sight of six hearses, drawn through the streets, attracted much attention, and many uncovered as the cortege passed. At the Allegheny Cemetery, the lovely, hazy autumn day, the solemn burial service, the vol- leys fired, the "taps sounded," all combined to make this one of the most unique and impressive services ever held in Pittsburg. VII. Arrangements were made to place a marker at the grave of Samuel V. Waldron, a private in the New Jersey Miu- utemen, at Central Town, now Grove City; the time was fixed, an honor guard of soldiers from Gen. Hulings' regiment had agreed to be present; but just before the appointed day arrived the entire State Guard was ordered to the coal regions, and the matter, to our great regret, was postponed indefinitely. VIII. Our New Castle Chapter is enthusiastic and pro- gre.ssive; it is doing much valuable work of a kind not yet at- tempted here. Your President was a guest of this Chapter at its last annual meeting, and will long remember its charming hospitality. During the year 35 copies of the National Regisfcr\\^\Qhetx\ purchased, and distributed to as many public libraries through- out the State. We have admitted 38 new members. We have demitted one member to another State society. One member has resigned. The total number of active members is now 384. We have during the year lost by death four members, viz : Dr. Asher H. Bennett, of Bru.ssels, Belgium; Franklin A. Dean, of Allegheny; Charles T. Neale, of Pittsburg, and Col. Thomas Nichols, of Allegheny — the most sorely afflicted yet cheerful and enthusi- astic of our members, a West Point graduate. We had "taps" sounded at his funeral, and for this action our society received annual /IDceting IReports. 49 the grateful mention and heart j' approval of the officiating clergy- man. The historian will report these deaths in detail. A year ago we had a balance in our treasur}' of $1,329 70. Our receipts during the year were $1,153 76- Our expenditures, $1,361 88. The balance now ou hand is $1,121 58 as detailed in reports of the treasurer. We are asked to say that several members have neglected to pay the dues for last year. They have doubtless forgotten it in the press of other business. Our Secretary will present his report in detail. We desire to thank all those who have given their time, thought or counsel to our societj' during the past year. William L. Jones, President. 50 Sons ot tbc american Uvcvolutiou. IRepoct of treasurer ffot tbc Bear JEnMiig ffcbiuars 22, 1903. Balance received from retiring Treasurer $1,329 70 RECEIPTS. Membership fees I195 00 Certificates of membership 55 50 Annual dues 852 00 Tickets for February, 1902, banquet 26 00 Interest ou daily balances 25 26 I. 153 76 2,483 46 EXPENDITURES. R. W. Guthrie, Chairman Banquet Committee, balance due account Banquet, February, 1902 $259 °5 C. A. Pugsley, Treasurer General, Annual dues of 353 members at 25c each SB 25 Flowers sent to homes of deceased members 43 00 Expenses of Exercises upon occasion of presentation to State Society of Revolutionary Cannon from old Arsenal 90 81 Books purchased for Society Library 46 35 Subscription to Greater Pittsburgh Fourth of July Cele- bration Fund, 1902 100 00 Illustrations in National Register 200 00 35 copies of National Register 70 00 Attorneys fees for prosecuting case against desecrators of Flag at Freeport 10 00 Expenses of burial services at First Presbyterian Church. 87 So New Castle Chapter, return of two-thirds of dues origi- nally paid by members upon admission to Society 12 49 Salary — Secretary's, Stenographer and Clerk 102 00 Postage, stationery and printing 245 63 Return of overpaidfees 6 50 1,361 SS Balance |i,l2l 58 Pittsburgh, Pa., February 21, 1903. The Committee .appointed to audit the report of the Treasurer has performed that dutj" and finds same to be correct. Very respectfully submitted, „ ... [A. D. Allen, Committee | Howard B. Oursler. historian's IReport. 51 ^Historian's IReport. TlHlberc ©ur IRcvolutionarg ancestors arc BuricD. T HROUGH its historian the Pennsylvania Society has begun a record of the burial places of soldiers of the American Revolution whose graves are in Pennsyl- vania. The historian receives and files all records of such graves, irrespective of the State in which they may be, but we publish here only those in our own State. In time this record will become very valuable and very large. It will have an educational result, graves will be looked up and marked, committees will be aroused to preserve and care for them, patriotic and historic sentiment will be fostered, the purposes of our Society will be emphasized and the memory of our heroic dead will be honored. All reports should be sent to the historian, the Rev. W. A. Stanton, D.D., 6340 Marchand street, Pittsburgh. GRAVES IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Beulah Church, Wilkins Township , on Philadelphia Pike. Charles Bonner, died 1833, at Turtle Creek Pa., age 89, en- listed at Carlisle, Pa. Col. Robert Cunningham, died 1822, at Pittsburgh, age 63. John Hughey, Major Thomas Sampson and Captain Peter Whitesides, no records. Private Matthew Long, diediSsS, age 89. Doctor John McDowell, died at Turtle Creek, Pa., on " Troy Farm." Capt. John McMasters, died 1805, age 54. Capt. Peter Perchment, died 1844, at Pittsburgh, age 95, Major Denny's command. 52 Sons of tbe Hmertcan IRerolution. William Powell, died 1839, age 73, Commissary Dep't. Capt. Nathaniel Poyntz, died 1819, age 63. Private Samuel Taylor, died 1815. Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh. Capt. James Clow, born 1730; died about 1794, at Pitts- burgh. Gen. John Neville, born in Virginia, July 26, 1731; died on Neville Island, July 29, 1803. Col. Isaac Craig, born in Ireland, 1741; died May 14, 1826, on Neville Island. James Johnston, born June 22, 1758, Chester county; died September 19, 1842, Allegheny City. Col. John Gibson, died April 16, 1822, at Braddock's Field, aged 82 years. Served through the war. Trinity Church-yard. Sergt. John Hull, died about 1805. Served seven years in Seventh and Thirteenth Virginia Regiments. Union Cemetery, Alleghe7iy City. Capt. James Sample. Baptist Cemetery, Library. Private Joseph Dawson, born in Massachusetts; died in Washington county, Pa. Served four years. Capt. David Philips, born in Wales; died 1829, at Peter's Creek, Pa., Penn Militia. Private Daniel Townsend, born in New Jersey; died in Washington county. Pa. Served four years. Other Cemeteries. John Gill, born 1748, in Ireland; died in 1822, in Allegheny county. Pa.; grave at Presbyterian Church, Monroeville. Ensign Joseph Philips, born in Pennsylvania; died 1832; grave at Bethel Church. ^Historian's IReport. 53 OTHER COUNTIES. Armstrong county, Lieut. John Craig, born in New Jersey; died near Freeport, Pa.; grave in the "Old Grave Yard," Freeport. Beaver county, Sampson Pearsall, born in Pennsylvania; died in Beaver county; grave at Mt. Pleasant, Marion township. Bedford county, Henry Horn, born 1758; died 1845; grave at Home's Church. Bradford county. Private Richard Vaughan, born in Dela- ware; grave at Wyalusing. Chester County, Lieut. John Philips, born 1750, in Wales; died 1790; grave at Vincent. Chester county, Lieut. Josiah Philips, born 1751, in Wales; died 1817; grave in Vincent township. Dauphin county, Capt. John Brisban, born in Ireland; died 1822; grave at Paxtang, near Hornsburg. Fayette county, Sergt. Robert Hustead, born 1755, in New York; grave at Smithfield. Indiana county. Private Samuel Brady, born in Pennsyl- vania; grave at Gilgal Church, near Marion. Lawrence county, James Squires, born in New Jersey; grave in Greenwood Cemetery, New Castle. Lawrence county, Alexander Long, born in Pennsylvania; grave in Old Seceder Cemetery, New Castle. Lawrence county, John Manning, born in Ireland; grave in U. P. Cemetery, Shenango township. Lawrence county, Sebastian Mershimer, born in Pennsyl- vania; served through war; grave on Mershimer farm, Shenango township. Lawrence county, Capt. John Pearson; grave in U. P. Ceme- tery, Neshannock township. Lawrence county, John Moore, born in Pennsylvania; grave in Seceder Cemetery, Fourth ward, New Castle. Lackawana county, Samuel Callender, born 1756, in Vir- ginia; died 1830, in Pennsylvania; grave in Scott Vally Cem- etery, Brown's Hollow. Lancaster county, Capt. Bernard Hubley, born 1719, in Ger- many; died 1803, in Pennsylvania; grave in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Lancaster. 54 Sons of tbc amcrican IRevolution. Lancaster county, Adjt. John Frederick Earnst, born 1748, in Germanj-; died 1805, in Pennsylvania; grave at Manbeini. Mercer county, Samuel Van Ness Waldron, born 1752, iu New Jersey; died 1849, in Pennsylvania; grave four miles east of Grove City, near Centertown. Mifflin county. Private William Sankey; grave in Potter township. Perry county, Drummer Richard Knight, boru in Pennsyl- vania; died in Pennsylvania; grave at Liverpool. Somerset count j'. Private Noah Clark, born iu New Jersey: died 1847, at Stoney Creek, Pa.; grave on Clark farm, three miles from Rocksberry. Westmoreland county, General Arthur St. Clair; grave in "Old" Grave Yard, Greensburg. Westmoreland county, Ensign Brintnel Robbins, born in Connecticut; died at Greensburg, Pa.; grave at Harrold's Church, three miles south of Greensburg. Westmoreland county, Alexander Craig; died at New Alex- andria, Pa.; grave at Congruity. Washington county, Private William Wallace, born in Maryland; died in Pennsylvania; grave on Wallace farm, Bent- leysville, now plowed over. This record of 51 Pennsylvania graves can be multiplied many times if those who know of other graves will send the reports to W. A. Stanton. IRcvoluttonar^ Xlropbies. 55 IRevolutlonarg XEropbtes. T HE War Department of the United States having, pursuant to a joint resolution of Congress, placed in the custody of this Society certain pieces of ordnance, which were trophies of the Revolution- ary War, and which had Vjeen preserved, for many years, at the Allegheny Arsenal, it was thought proper to hold a public meeting of the Society on the occasion of the reception of said cannon. That meeting was held at Carnegie Music Hall, in Pittsburgh, on the evening of May the twenty-third, 1902. An invitation to attend the meeting was given to all the other hereditary-patriotic societies of the vicinity, and to the public generally (see page 43 ante). Hon. John Dalzell, on behalf of the U. S. Government, made an address and delivered the guns to the Society. Hon. Harry Alvin Hall followed, on behalf of the Society, with an address accepting the guns, and placing them in the immediate custody of the Carnegie Museum for safe keeping and exhibition. To the latter address Rev. W. J. Hol- land, D.D., LL.D. , Curator of the Museum, responded on behalf of that Institution, and said cannon are now on exhibi- tion at the Museum. The interesting and valuable addresses of Hon. John Dalzell and Doctor Holland are here printed, but to the great regret of the vSociety the manuscript of Hon. Harry Alvin Hall's address was lost directly after the meeting. 56 Sous Of tbe Hmericau TRevolution. H&Dress of Ibon. 5obn 2)al3eU, flD.C. A" S I look on this splendid audience I am moved bj- mingled feelings of pleasure and of pain. By feelings of pleasure because I recognize so universal a desire to participate in a ceremony that excites the liveliest feelings of patriotism and love of country; by feel- ings of pain because of memories that the surroundings suggest. It has been my honor and my pleasure to speak on more than one occasion from this platform. I had an humble place in the dedication of this library. I am now most impressed with the fact that the last time I stood here to make an ad- dress was when I shared the privilege of speech with that be- loved man whose memory is hallowed to-night wherever civiliza- tion extends in the hearts of all peoples, the martyred President, my friend, William McKinley. Forme his charming personality pervades this place. I seem to hear again the ringing tones of his sympathetic voice, his inspiring call to high endeavor and to noble purpose, and for the moment I am fain to think it an unhealthy dream that anything so atrocious can be a part of American history as his death at the hands of a cowardly assassin. He was so brave, so manly, so gently and humane that the deep damnation of his taking off is almost beyond human conception. Fact in his case outruns fiction. Surely the poetic genius of all the ages must have had him in prophetic conception when he put into the mouth of the eulogist of Brutus the touching and im- mortal words : "His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world, this was a man." The burning text of the hour is patriotism ; our country, its glorious past, its prosperous present, and its pregnant future ; its history, its institutions, its dominant and inspiring duties and responsibilities. It is a good thing for us to be here to-night, to withdraw for a moment from the heat and burden of the day, from the haunts of trade, from the dizzy roinid of the exchange, HDbress of Hon. 3ohn IDaljcll, /fli.C. 57 from the depressing influences of monej' getting and sordid views of life, to take a draught at the fountain of sentiment and renew our tribute of devotion to our country and its flag. It is a healtliy sign of American life that we have such associations as the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolu- tion. They are not alone the custodians, they are also the present embodiment of the spirit of '76. It is not history that they stand for, but the inspiring spirit of history. From sire to son, from matron to maid, down through the generations runs the fire that blazed in answer to Paul Revere's ride, and burned Lexington and Concord in large letters upon the luminous page of great achievements. What a story that is, the story of the American Revolu- tion! Thirteen little colonies against the power of Imperial Britain; the story that stretches from Bunker Hill to Yorktown and embraces in its reach of suffering and courage that terrible winter at Valley Forge. It is simply matchless in history. A story of successes, of defeats, of envyings and jealousies, of conspiracies, of despair at times, of hopes and fears, but above all of a never- failing high purpose; its central figure at all times the calm, determined and peerless Washington, whose hand was on the helm. How admirable it all is and how, despite the inter- vening years, it yet thrills our blood at this very hour! My special mission here to-night is to place in the custody of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revo- lution these guns, trophies of that great struggle. They have remained for more than three quarters of a century in the Alle- gheny Arsenal, hidden from view and serving no useful purpose. Henceforth they are to be in the public gaze to tell the story and enforce the lesson of patriotism to young and old alike. The Allegheny Arsenal, dear to all Pittsbnrghers, seems to have served its purpose and to be no longer necessary in the military establishment of our government. I have not yet abandoned a hope that for many years I have cherished, that the means may be found whereby it may become, as a lasting memorial of its former usefulness and a continuing beneficence, a public park for the enjoyment of our citizens. There is little of romance attendant upon its history. It does not reach back to Revolutionary times, though it is a dis- tinct link with the now rapidly receding past. 58 Sons of tbe Hmerican IRevolution. It was founded in 1 8 1 4 , and embraced a reservation of thirty- six acres. The amount expended for the purchase of land, buildings and improvements from 1814 to i860 was less than half a million of dollars. In 1898 the estimate of its value by the War Department was $1,225,542. From the time of its estab- lishment it was u.sed for the storage of cannon, the repair of muskets, the manufacture of equipments for infantry, cavalry and artillery soldiers. Large quantities of projectiles for field and siege cannon, and ammunition for small arms were there man- ufactured during the civil war. During that war and the war with Mexico it bore a large part in furnishing supplies for the soldiers in the field. Surrounded as it is now by a thickl}' built section of a rapidly growing city; furnaces, mills and factor- ies all around it ; it is difficult for us to conceive of it as it was originally ; a conspicuous feature in the midst of green fields in the beautiful Allegheny Valley^one of the most charming valleys in the world. It had the honor of a visit from Lafayette in 1825. There is so much of quaintness in the story of that visit, so much of the atmosphere of other days, that you will perhaps bear with me when I recite it in the language of a local author : " Monday, the 29th of May, 1825, was a gala da}' iu Pitts- burgh, for on that day, Lafayette, the idol of the people, ar- rived in the city in the course of his tour of the United States. He had been invited by President Monroe, at the request of Congress, to be the Nation's guest. Forty years had passed since he had been in America, and he was now a venerable man of three score and ten. * * * After visiting Uuiontown and the residence of Albert Gallatin, Lafayette, on the 28th day of May, proceeded to Elizabeth, where he, with his party, em- barked in a four-oared boat and were rowed down the Mononga- hela to Braddock's Field, which they reached about sunset. Some time was spent in viewing the famous battle field and dis- cussing the memorable action that had transpired there just sev- enty years before. Even at that late day the plough could not trace a furrow without turning up bones whitened by time, and fragments of arms corroded by rust. At Braddock's Field he was entertained by George Wallace, Esquire, at his elegant mansion, who received him with the utmost cordiality. A large deputation of citizens of Pittsburgh here greeted the General, H&&ress ot Hon. 3obn H)al3ell, /ID.C. 59 and next morning at daylight Captain Murray's troop of light dragoons arrived to serve as an escort to the city." We have no minute details of that great occasion, but enough is on record to enable us to get a pretty clear idea of the affair. The entire route from Braddock's Field to Pittsburgh, we are informed, was covered with people, in the midst of whom the cavalcade advanced slowly toward the city. On the way the Arsenal was visited and a discharge of twenty-four guns an- nounced the arrival of Lafayette. Major Churchill and the offi- cers of the garrison entertained the distinguished visitor at breakfast. Upon leaving the Arsenal he was conducted to ' Bell's clover field ' where the local military companies under command of General Wilkius were drawn up to receive him. How much of romance the years have added to that simple narrative. Lafayette, the young and dashing Frenchman whose love of liberty induced his abandonment of home and friends, to risk his life in the cause of the struggling colonists, and who be- came the bosom friend of Washington ; Lafayette, gray and wrinkled by the storms of three score years and ten, but in whose heart there yet burned the youthful love of freedom, a survivor of the French Revolution, returning to view the country that he helped to save. Lafayette paying respectful homage to the home of Gallatin, the greatest of all our earlier financiers, save only Hamilton. The stage ride from Uniontown to Elizabeth ; the row boat ride on the placid waters of the Monongahela, its virgin forests on either hand, to Braddock's field, where even then the farmer turned up with his plow the whitening bones of the ill-fated victims of Braddock's ill-fated expedition. Wallace's splendid mansion at which he stopped. The cavalcade winding under that May day sun through the fertile East Liberty Valley to the Arsenal ; the hospitable meal, the salute of honor and then on to the city with anxious suspense awaiting his coming. The stop at Bell's clover field. Where was it ? Who can answer ? Naught do we know of it save its perfume as it clings to the story of Lafayette's ride to Pittsburgh. How real it all seems, and yet how unreal ! Two days from Uniontown to Pittsburgh ! The forests have gone, save the forests of stacks, pillars of smoke by da)' and of fire by night, that point the march of giant industries. No plows now penetrate the soil of Braddock's Field occupied by the great works created by the genius of Andrew 6o Sons of tbe Hmerican IRevolution. Carnegie. Time and distance have succumbed to the ever ad- vancing inventive genius of man, and nature even assumed new aspects in answer to new conditions. In years gone by I have many times wandered in the Arsenal grounds, but it will always be associated in my memory with a boyish recollection. The 3'ear was i860. James Buchanan was President of the United States. John B. Floyd was his Secretary of War. The Secretary sent an order that would have stripped the Arsenal of its guns and sent them south. Secession was in the air. The order created the most intense indignation amongst the citizens of Pittsburgh. While the guns were on their way down Wood street to the Monongahela wharf to be shipped on boats there awaiting them, the citizens rose in arms. They sent a protest to Washington. They held an indignation meeting and from the steps of the old court house I listened to the im- passioned eloquence of Thomas Williams, then or afterwards a member of Congress from this district, arguing against violence and appealing to a reverence for law. The Secretary's order was withdrawn and the guns remained where they belonged, with us. Grand old Thomas Williams! Allegheny county never had an abler or more faithful representative in the National Congress! He was one of the Committee of the House of Representatives to prosecute on its part President Johnson in the impeachment proceedings against him, and, in ni}' judgment, his argument was the ablest of all made on his side of the case in that remark- able trial. But whether the Allegheny Arsenal is historically conspic- uous or not, it is still humbly a part of Pennsylvania's history, and there is no single chapter in the story of liberty on this continent in which Pennsylvania is not entitled to honorable mention. It was at the junction of these rivers, the headwaters of the Ohio, that Saxon and Latin engaged in a death struggle for the possession of a continent. It was here that finally the lilies of France gave place to the Lion of St. George and Fort Duquesne became Fort Pitt, in honor of the great English states- man who was our friend. It was on Pennsylvania soil that the proclamation of the equality of man and of the Independence of the Colonists was made, when the old Liberty Bell rang out the tidings of freedom to the land and to all the inhabitants thereof. a&&ress of Bton. 3obn Daljell, /E».C. 6i It was on Pennsylvania soil that in that awful winter at Vallej' Forge the barefooted soldiers of Washington proved throughout all hardships their continued lo3'alty to the cause of their country and of liberty and strengthened the arm of their great chief. And when the time came for uniting in closer bonds the original States, for forming a more perfect union, it was in Pennsylvania's historic hall that the framework of government was conceived and consummated that throughout all our history has proved the sheet anchor of our safetj\ And when again in more recent years the warring principles of liberty and slaverj' engaged in their in- evitable death struggle, it was on Pennsylvania soil, on the heights of Gettysburg, that the wave of rebellion crested and broke, amid such slaughter as exhausts the tears of pity, amid such heroism as makes us proud to know that the men on either side were Americans. Pennsylvania's relations to the cause, not of the Revolution alone, but to its very principles and to the course of human progress, is as exhaustless as it is a fascinating theme. The American Congress, recognizing a proper sentiment in our people of Pittsburgh looking toward the retention in our midst of these revolutionary trophies, generously passed a law at its present session, allowing us to have them stored in the Carnegie Institute, to be in the custody of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. And so to-night they recall to us the great struggle that re- sulted in founding on this continent a Republic where all men are free, I take no part in the criticisms of those who mourn our alleged failure to realize the ideals of the fathers. There is nothing human that is perfect and without defects ; and I do affirm that a more perfect government than ours in the interest of universal and individual liberty was never dreamed of by the wildest of theorists. In practical good to the masses and to the man it outruns the dreams of any Utopian, the wildest ideals of Rousseau, or Bacon, or Sir Thomas Moore. One of these cannons bears an inscription: "Surrendered by the Convention of Saratoga, October 17th, 1777." How sug- gestive that is ! It is a voice reaching us from a far distant past, and calling us to listen to its story. In the long roll of the events that throughout the ages have been decisive of the course of history, the Burgoyne campaign, ending with the surrender at Saratoga, bears a conspicuous part. What Marathon was to 62 Sons of tbe Hmerican IRevolutlon. Greece, what Waterloo was to the allied forces, Saratoga was to the struggling Colonists. If this dumb bronze had speech to- night, it would tell us in detail of the ambitious project that contemplated final overthrow of the Revolutionists and the re- tention of their territory under British rule ; it would tell us in detail of the incidents of that decisive campaign when the bril- liant Burgoyne met his fate at Saratoga. Compared with the battles of modern warfare, or, indeed, with those of earlier war- fare, the fight at Saratoga was insignificant. In the number of men engaged, in the weapons of slaughter, it is not to be com- pared with battles that have since been fought. But it was great in results. In that aspect it fills a broad page in the world's his- tory, in the history of achievements, iu the cause of human liberty and Republican Government. There was only one way in which it was possible for Eng- land to separate the New England colonies from the others, and that was by possession of the Hudson River. To obtain this an effort was made in the summer of 1776. The British general, Carleton, descended from Canada, and Sir William Howe was to advance from New York, join the Northern army and tiius gain control of the Hudson and the lakes running up to Canada. That project failed. General Howe was delayed and baffled by Wash- ington until the time went by when he might have been success- ful. In the next year, however, the British ministry organized a new expedition and placed it in charge of Sir John Burgoyne. In June, 1777, he opened his campaign. He had an armj' of nearly eight thousand men, a little more than half English, a lit- tle less than half German mercenaries, over five hundred Indians and less than two hundred Canadians. With this force he was to move directly South, and, having won his way, to consolidate his forces with those of General Howe. A smaller expedition was sent West to reduce Ft. Stanwix and then by way of the Mohawk Valley join the main army at Albany. At first all went well. Ft. Ticonderoga was taken by the British ; then Ft. Ed- ward. But then troubles began. Gen. Schuyler, iu command at Ft. Edward of less than five thou.sand men, retreated, destroying the roads, burning bridges, filling up water ways and stripping the country of cattle and provisions. Meantime Burgoyne' s Indian allies had been practicing the barbarities of Indian war- fare and had raised such a spirit of indignation that the Ameri- H&6ress ot t)on. 3obn 2>al3el, m.