:■:■:" ?! Ill MS lit sf»I lllllplp 8 llllli OV/ w iiMli v;" : :::'" SM LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. *4 '.Aits ?ESE ' Y UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PRESET GENERAL SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812. 1894. The Charter Constitution and Rules of the GENERAL SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 with the Register of Membership March i, 1894. Organized at Philadelphia, Pa., January 9, 1854. Incorporated November 19, 1892. \ Philadelphia, Pa. 1894. El 3 57 3 IS »*14 .h DEWEY A EAKINS MAKERS PHILADELPHIA OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 From its Organization, January 9, 18^4. Presidents, Joel B. Sutherland, January 9, 1854, to November 24, 1861. Veteran of 1812. Peter Hay, July 4, 1862, to November 15, 1879. Veteran of 181 2. John D. Hester, July 5, 1880, to November 5,1880. Veteran of 18 12. Thomas B. Darrach, January 8, 1SS1, to November 26, 18S4. Veteran of 1812. John Stallman, January 8, 1885, to November 10, 1890. Veteran of 1812. John Cadwaeader, January 8, 1891, Secretaries, Hiram Ayres, John H. Frick, John B. Springer, Thomas B. Darrach, *Peter Stuart Hay, 1854 to i860. i860 to 1872. 1872 to 1S77. 1877 to 1880. 1880 to 1894. Veteran of 1812. Veteran of 18 12. Captain Henry H. Bellas, U. S. A., 1894, James Benners, Alexander B. Thompson, Peter Stuart Hay, Henry Martyn Hoyt, Treasurers, 1857 to 1880. 1880 to 1886. 1891 to 1893. 1893. Veteran of 181 2. *Serveil as Assistant Secretary from February 22, 1876. OFFICERS Elected February 19, 1894. President, JOHN CADWALADER, Philadelphia, Pa. Vice- Pre si den is, JOHN BIDDLE PORTER, Philadelphia, Pa. APPLETON MORGAN, LL. D., Westfield, N. J. Brigadier General ADOLPHUS W. GREELY, U. S. Army. Commander WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE HOFF, U. S. Navy. Brigadier General CHARLES SUTHERLAND, U. S. Army. Registrar, ANDREW JACKSON REILLY, Philadelphia, Pa. Treasurer, HENRY MARTYN HOYT, Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary, Captain HENRY HOBART BELLAS, U. S. Army. (Germantown, Phila., Pn.) Assistant Secretary, JAMES VARNUM PETER TURNER, Philadelphia, Pa. Historian, CYRUS KINGSBURY REMINGTON, Buffalo, N. Y. Chaplain, REV. HORACE EDWIN HAYDEN, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Exeattive Committee, GEORGE HORACE BURGIN, M.D., Germantown, Phila., Pa., (Chairman). CHARLES H. MURRAY, New York, N. Y. PETER STUART HAY, Ger'n, Phila., Pa. REYNOLD W. WILCOX, M.D., New York, N.Y. CHARLES W. SPARHAWK, Phila., Pa. DAVID MCKNIGHT HOBART, Phila. Pa. ADAM ARBUCIvLE STULL, Phila., Pa. CHARLES WILLIAMS, Philadelphia, Pa. WILLIAM C. SPENCER, Elizabeth, N. J. Committee on Admissions, JOHN CADWALADER, [Chairman). ANDREW JACKSON REILLY, Captain HENRY HOBART BELLAS, U. S. A. GEORGE HORACE BURGIN, M. D. Charter of the General Society of the War of 1812. To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, for the County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : — In compliance with the requirements of the Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entitled "An Act to provide for the in- corporation and regulation of certain Corporations," approved the 29th of April, 1874, and the supplements thereto, the undersigned, the majority of whom are citizens of Philadelphia, having associated themselves together for the purpose of maintaining a Society for the perpetuation of memories of the War of 1812, honoring and aiding surviving veterans of that war and cultivation of general respect and interest in our country's history, desiring that they may be incor- porated according to law, do hereby certify : First. — The name, style and title is the "Society of the War of 1812." Second. — This Society, originally organized by surviving veterans of the War of 18 1 2 in a general convention held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Independence Hall, January gth, 1854, and continued by them and their descend- ants, sons and grandsons of deceased participants in that war, has for its objects: To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men who completed the work of the Revolution by the victories of the War of 18 12 ; to encourage research in relation to this event and the publication of the same ; to the establishment of a library and museum for the preservation of documents and relics relating to said war ; care and burial of veterans of the War of 1 8 1 2 where it is necessary, and partici- (9) 10 pation in and promotion of the celebration of the anniversaries of the great events of that war ; to cherish, maintain and extend the institutions of American free- dom, and foster true patriotism and love of country. Third. — Male citizens of full age, who participated in, or are descendants of men who served the government during the War of 1S12, either in the army, navy or privateer services, may be admitted to membership in this Society. Fourth. — This Society, seated and located in the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, shall have the right to con- stitute, warrant, authorize and recognize one branch of the Society of the War of 18 1 2, in each State or Territory of the United States. Fifth. — The Society shall have power to adopt a constitution and rules for its government to carry out the objects above set forth, and such similar objects as are not antagonistic to the laws of the United States or of any Commonwealth in the Union, or of the welfare or happiness of the people thereof. Sixth. — The officers of the Society for the ensuing year shall be : John Cadwalader, President; Francis Asbury Roe, Marshall I. Ludington, Edward Trenchard, John Biddle Porter, Appleton Morgan, Vice-Presidents ; Peter S. Hay, Secretary and Treasurer; Andrew Jackson Reilly, Registrar; Thomas Chase, Assistant-Secretary; Henry H. Bellas, James Glentworth, Charles H. Murray, Henry M. Hoyt, Jr., A. Nelson Lewis, Reynold W. Wilcox, Henry Dexter Warren, D. McKnight Hobart, William Ellison Bullus, Executive Committee. Seventh. — The said Society is to exist perpetually. Eighth. — The names and residences of the subscribers are as follows : John Cadwalader, 15 19 Eocust Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Francis Asbury Roe, 1232 Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C. ; Peter S. Hay, 4542 Rubicam Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.; Andrew J. Eeilly, 1437 North Nineteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Henry H. Bellas, Carpenter Eaue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.; James Glentworth, 16 South Thirty-sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; George F. Reilly, 1437 North Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Henry M. Hoyt, Jr., Rosemont, Montgomery County, Pa.; Charles H. Murray, 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y.; Thomas Chase, 1341 North Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; D. McKnight Hobart, 1324 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Edward Trenchard, 56 Wall Street, New York, N. Y.; Abram Dally, 360 Second Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11 Witness our hands and seals this twenty-second day of October, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two. (1892.) John Cadwalader, Francis Asbury Roe, Peter S. Hay, Andrew J. Reilly, Henry Hobart Bellas, James Glentworth, George F. Reilly, Henry M. Hoyt, Jr., A. Nelson Lewis, Charles Sutherland, Marshall I. Ludington, Abram Dally, Appleton Morgan, Charles H. Murray, Edward Trenchard, Reynold W. Wilcox, M. William Ellison Bullus, D. McKnight Hobart, D., Thomas Chase. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia, Before me, the Subscriber, Recorder of Deeds of said County, personally appeared Andrew Jackson Reilly, Peter Stuart Hay and Henry Hobart Bellas, three of the subscribers to the above and foregoing certificate of in- corporation of the "Society of the War of 18 12," and in due form of law acknowledged the same to be their act and deed. Witness my hand and official seal this 25th day of October, 1892. JOSEPH K. FLETCHER, Deputy Recorder. Decree. In the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Philadelphia County, September Term, 1892, No. 299. In the matter of the incorporation of the "Society of the War of 18 12." And, now, to wit : this nineteenth day of November, A. D. 1892, the above certificate of incorporation having been on file in the office of the Pro- thonotary of said county since the twenty-seventh day of October, A. D. 1892, the day upon which publication of notice of intended application was first made, as appears from entry thereon, and due proof of said publication having been therewith presented to me, I do hereby certify that I have perused and examined said instrument, and find the same to be in proper form and within the purpose named in the first class of Corporations, specified iu Section 2, of the Act of April 29, 1874, and that said purposes are lawful and not injurious to the community. It is therefore ordered and decreed that the said charter be approved, and upon the recording of said charter and its endorsements, and this order in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for said county, which is now hereby ordered, the subscribers thereto and their associates shall thenceforth be a cor- poration for the purposes and upon the terms and under the name therein stated. Certified: SAMUEL. W. PENNYPACKER, WIEEIAM B. MANN, Judge of Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, Prothonolary. First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. Recorded in the Office for the Recording of Deeds, etc., in and for the City and County of Philadelphia, iu Charter Book No. 18, page 429, etc. Witness my hand and seal of office, this 8th day of December, A. D. 1892. THOS. GREEN, Recorder of Deeds. (12) The Constitution. Preamble. Whereas, In the Providence of God, victory having crowned the allied forces of the United States of America, in upholding the principles of the Nation against Great Britain in the conflict known as the War of 1812 ; we, the survivors and descendants of those who participated in that contest, have joined together to perpetuate its memories and victories, to collect and secure for preservation, rolls, records, books and other documents relating to that period ; to encourage research and publication of historical data, including memorials of patriots of that era in our national history ; the establishment of a library and museum ; to care for and, when necessary, assist in burying actual veterans of that struggle ; to cherish, maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and foster true patriotism and love of country. ARTICLE I. The Society shall be known as the "General Society of the War of Name. 1812." ARTICLE II. Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, who partici- pated in, or who is a lineal descendant of one who served during the War of 181 2, in the army, navy, revenue-marine or privateer service of the United States, offering proof thereof satisfactory to the Executive Commitee, and of good moral character and reputation, may become a member of this Society when approved of by the Board of Direction or the Society. (13) 14 In case of the failure of lineal descendants of an actual participant in the war on behalf of the United States, one collateral descendant, whom the Board of Direction deems worthy, may be admitted to represent the said participant. ARTICLE) III. The officers shall consist of a President, five Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Registrar, and an Executive Committee of nine members, who, together, shall form the Board of Direction, having the general manage- ment of the affairs of this Society. They shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meetings of the Society, by and from members in good standing. The Board of Direction shall control the affairs of the Society, regulate the terms and details of admission to membership, fix salaries, make appropria- tions, arrange for meetings (other than annual), and celebrations, provide relief in sickness or death of actual veterans, receive delegates from similar constituted societies or individuals of national reputation — as patriots, — and collect and pro- vide for the due care and safety of books, documents, papers, portraits, relics and such literature relating to the War of 1812 as may be acquired by purchase, gift, bequest or loan. ARTICLE IV. Every application for membership shall be made in writing, sub- scribed by the applicant, setting forth claims of eligibility, and of Members. contain or be accompanied by proofs of same. On the recommendation of two members, such application and proofs shall be submitted to the Executive Committee or to such sub-committee as they may select, who may approve of and report the same to the Board of Direction. Pay- ment of the initiation fee and subscription to the declaration in the printed form of application, is required of each applicant on admission. ARTICLE V. The regular meeting of the General Society shall be held in the City of Meetings. Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, on the eighteenth day of February, in each year (unless it shall fall upon Sunday, when the day subsequent may be substituted), that being the anniversary of the proclamation of peace in 18 15, the end of the War of 1812. 15 The Board of Direction will hold its annual meeting on or about the nineteenth day of June in each year, the anniversary of the declaration of war in 1S12, by the United States against Great Britain. Special meetings may be called by the President at the request of ten or more members, to transact only such business as shall be specified in the call. No questions involving partisan politics, religion or offensive personalities shall be discussed at any meeting. When practicable, the meetings shall be held in the old Senate Chamber of the United States, where Washington and Adams were inaugurated. article; vi. The General Society, seated and located in the City of Phila- Branch Societies. delphia) ghall haye the right to warrautj constitute and recog- nize one branch in any State or Territory of the United States, whenever eighteen or more members of this Society residing in said State or Territory shall apply for authority to organize such branch, or where such Society may already be formed and is approved by this Society. Each State branch shall pay into the treasury of this Society an entrance- fee of ten dollars, and remit annually thereafter the sum of twenty-five cents for each and every member in good standing on the rolls of each branch Society, as reported on January 1st of each year. The several branch Societies shall conform to this organization in constitu- tion, insignia and certificates of membership, also in the number and character of its officials, but shall have the right respectively to rule each its own affairs outside of these restrictions. Each branch Society may send delegates to repre- sent its membership at the annual meeting of the General Society, in February of each year, at Philadelphia. The Secretary of each branch Society shall transmit to the Secretary of the General Society a list of the members thereof, together with a list of those from whom said members derive claim to membership, and thereafter, upon the admis- sion of additional members, the Secretary thereof shall transmit to the General Society such similar information respecting said members. 16 ARTICLE VII. Any member found guilty of unlawful or improper conduct, after Expulsion < j ue notice and fair trial, may be expelled under rules and regula- tions made and provided for that purpose. Members. Insignia. ARTICLE VIII. The insignia of the Society shall consist of a badge of gold or bronze, pendant from a ribbon and bar. Said badge shall be in the form of a Maltese cross, (emblematic of faith in our country), between four eagles, (repre- senting the four sections — north, south, east and west — of our common country), and resting upon an anchor, (representative of the American navy by which so many glorious victories of the War of 1812 were achieved). The arms of the cross to bear insignia representing the four arms of service, (infantry, cavalry, artillery and naval), and in the center thereof, a medallion bearing the bust of General Andrew Jackson, distinguished as a hero of the war and afterwards as President of these United States. The bar of the anchor to be inscribed with the figures 18 1 2, and the anchor to be suspended from the ribbon by a ring of gold or bronze. The ribbon shall be dark blue, watered and edged with white and black successively ; the entire ribbon to be one and one-half inches in width, and oae and one-half inches in displayed length. The bar suspending the ribbon shall be surrounded by a band of eighteen stars, emblematic of the number of the States of the Union during the war. The insignia shall be worn on the left breast by the members of the Society at all general meetings, on all occasions of ceremony, or when they shall assemble for any stated purpose or celebration. On all other occasions, other than those specified above, members may wear a rosette of the prescribed ribbon and pattern, in the upper buttonhole of the left lapel of the coat, which rosettes, like the insignia, shall be procured and issued by the Secretary of the Society, and by whom a record of all issues to members will be kept. The insignia shall never be worn as an article of jewelry or ornament, and should be returned to the Society on the resignation or expulsion of a member ; but otherwise, it shall be deemed an heirloom. 17 ARTICLE IX. The seal of the Society shall be two and one-half inches in diameter, and Seal. shall consist of a rising sun, bearing on its face a representation of the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British fleet, while above the sun and its rays, rises, displayed, the Star Spangled Banner of our country, with the motto of the Society — " For our country's rights " — in small Roman capital letters overhead. The design described to be surrounded by wreaths of oak and laurel, (emblematic of the valor and victory of our soldiers and sailors), with trophies of cannon, musket, sword and anchor on each side of, and below said design. The whole to be encircled with a waving ribbon, one-fourth of an inch wide, bearing above, in plain Roman capital letters, the legend, " The Society of the War of 1812," and below, in similar letters, the words, "Founded 1854." The Secretary of the Society shall be the custodian of the seal, which shall be used only for the purposes designated by the Board of Direction. ARTICLE X. Each member shall be entitled to a certificate of membership, which shall be authenticated by the President and Secretary, countersigned Membership. by the Registrar, and to which the seal of the Society shall be affixed. The form shall be as follows : — General Society of the War of 181 2. Be it known that has been duly admitted a member of this Society in right of the services of his ancestor, (from whom he is degree in descent), in the War of 18 12 for American Independence. 18 Dated at the City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand hundred and p and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and President. A 'il ''"""'te- Attest: \ Seal \_ 1 of the | iSociety.f ^i i|i"""i|i"""ij? Secretary. Registrar. Amendments. article xi. No alteration or amendment shall be made to this Constitution until a written resolution to that effect be offered at a stated meet- ing of the Society, considered and approved by the Board of Direction, and, at the next or some subsequent stated meeting, receive the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present or represented. ARTICLE XII. The charter granted by the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, for the County of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, November 19th, 1892, is hereby accepted, approved, and made part and parcel of this constitution. Rules. Section i. The initiation fee shall be four (4) dollars; the annual dues two (2) dollars, payable between January 1st and February 15th, in each year. After the latter date, members who have not paid, will be deemed in arrear and debarred from voting at the meetings of the Society. Persons admitted to mem- bership after October 1st of any year, are exempt from payment of dues for that year. The payment at any one time of fifty (50) dollars shall entitle the member so paying, to a life membership. The payment of one hundred (100) dollars at any one time, shall constitute a perpetual or endowed membership, and upon the death of the member so paying, the said membership shall descend to and be held by his eldest son or such other descendant from the ancestor from whom claim is made, as he may nominate. In case of failure of such nomination having been made, the Society may decide which one of the descendants shall hold said mem- bership. Provided, always: That the Society reserves to itself in all cases the right of rejecting any nomination that may not be acceptable to it. All those holding life or endowed memberships, will be exempt from the payment of the initiation fee and annual dues. The permanent fund, acquired by contributions, donations, legacies and by initiation, life and endowed membership fees, shall remain forever to the use of the Society, the income thereof to be used for the assistance of such deserv- ing members, who are veterans of the War of 1812, as may need financial aid; and if not so required, then for the purposes of the library and museum, and for the general welfare of the Society. This permanent fund shall be invested in such manner as may be determined upon by the Board of Direction. Section 2. The President, or, in his absence, a Vice-President, or, in their Duties of Officers. „. . . , ,, • > . ,, absence, a Chairman pro tempore, shall preside at all meetings of the Society or Board of Direction, and shall exercise the usual functions of a (19) 20 presiding officer under general parliamentary rules, subject to an appeal to the General Society, in proper cases under those rules. The President shall be, ex-officio, a member of all committees. He shall have power to call a meeting of the Board of Direction at such time and place, as he may deem advisable. He shall represent this Society, either in person or by substitute, at such assemblages as may be consistent with the objects, aims and purposes of this Society. In case of his decease, resignation, neglect to serve, or inability from any cause to act as President, the duties of the office shall devolve on the senior Vice- President until the disability shall cease or his successor is duly elected and qualified. Section 3. The Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence of the Society ecretary. ^ keep a recor d thereof. He shall notify all accepted candidates of their admission and perform such other duties as the Society or Board of Direc- tion may reasonably require of him. He shall have charge of the seal, certificates of incorporation, insignia, constitution, rules and resolutions, historical and other documents, and records of the Society, (other than those required to be deposited with the Registrar), and shall affix the seal to all properly authenticated certificates of membership and transmit the same to the member for whom it shall be issued. He shall notify the Registrar of all admissions to membership and transmit to him, the applications and proofs of eligibility of all persons admitted. He, together with the presiding officer, shall, when necessary, certify all acts of the Society and in proper cases, authenticate them under seal. He, with the Registrar, shall have charge of all printing and publications directed by the Society or Board of Direction. He shall give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and of the Board of Direction, and shall attend the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society and of the Board of Direction, and shall give notice to the several officers of all proceedings appertaining to their respective duties ; and at the annual meeting, or oftener, if required, shall report to the Society the names of those who have been admitted to membership and the names of those who, from any reason, have been disassociated. The Secretary shall also notify the Historian and Registrar of all deaths in the Society, and, where convenient, these officers may represent the Society at the funerals of deceased members. 21 An Assistant-Secretary may be appointed by the President, who shall per- form the functions assigned him by the Secretary, and in the absence or inability of that officer, fall his place. Section 4. The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and securities of the Society, and deposit the same in some banking institution, which shall be designated by the Board of Direction, to the credit of the "Society of the War of 1S12." Such funds shall be drawn thence by the check of the Treasurer, countersigned by the President, to be used only for the purposes of the Society. Checks for sums not larger than twenty-five dollars need not be countersigned. Out of these funds the Treasurer shall pay such sums as may be ordered by the Society, Board of Direction, or, in case of urgent necessity, the Executive Com- mittee. He shall keep a true and accurate account of his receipts and payments ; and at each annual meeting, report the full financial condition of the Society, when an auditing committee shall be appointed, who shall report the result of their audit to the Board of Direction. Section 5. The Registrar shall receive from the Secretary, file and keep on record, all the proofs upon which membership has been granted ; a list of all certificates countersigned by him, and all documents, rolls, or other evidences of service in the War of 18 12, of which the Society may become possessed; and shall make, or cause to be made, for filing in his office, copies of such original or certified copies of such documents, as the owners thereof may not be willing to leave permanently in the keeping of the Society. He shall receive donations of books, documents and relics relating to American history of the first twenty-five years of the nineteenth century, and, under the direction of the Executive Com- mittee, secure such publications, manuscripts or objects of interest, as may be obtainable by purchase, for preservation in the library or museum. He shall aid and co-operate with the Secretary in all printing and publica- tions ordered by the Society, or Board of Direction, correspond with Registrars of patriotic societies in the United States, and, whenever convenient, accompany the Secretary to funerals of deceased members. 22 Section 6. The Board of Direction, composed of the elective officers of the Society, united with the Executive Committee, shall gen- erally superintend the interests, and have the control and management of the affairs and funds of the Society. The Board shall receive nominations for officers, filed prior to the first day of January in each year, and shall prepare the tickets for voting, by the members at the annual meeting in the February following. The said Board shall have power to consent to and accept the resignation or voluntary withdrawal from membership of any enrolled member of the Society, and may also issue an authorization to every enrolled member of this Society, in good standing and repute, to be admitted as a member and affiliate with any branch Society recognized by this General Society. The Board may require the attendance of any member, or any official or committee of this Society, at any meeting, for consultation or advice. The annual meeting of the Board shall be held on, or about the date of the anniversary of the declaration of war by the United States against Great Britain. The Board shall also hold a preliminary meeting in January, to prepare business for the annual general meeting of the Society in the February following. The Board may also be convened by the President at the written request of three of its members. Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. At the annual meeting of the Society, the Board shall submit a general report of its proceedings during the year then closing, and at such other times as may be required by the Society. The Board of Direction shall have power to suspend any enrolled member of the Society who, by ungentlemanly conduct or by a radical opposition to its interests, may render himself unworthy to continue a member, or wilfully neglects to fulfill the requirements of the constitution and rules of this Society. Such accused member shall be entitled to receive thirty days' notice of the complaint preferred against him, and be afforded a fair opportunity to be heard in person, before suspension. If no appeal be taken within sixty days, such suspension shall become expulsion and be so reported to the Society at its annual meeting. The Board may direct the Secretary to drop the name of any member from the rolls, who shall be in arrear in the payment of his dues for the period of three years ; but such name may be restored subsequently, by a vote of two-thirds of the Board, ou an application by such member being made therefor and payment of all arrears up to date. The Board may suspend any officer for clear cause of lack of integrity, want of faithfulness, or for gross neglect in the performance of his duties and report the same to the Society within sixty days, by which, after fair opportunity for hearing, such action may be confirmed ; or by a vote of two-thirds of the mem- bers present at the meeting, the suspension be annulled and the officer restored to his position. Whenever an officer of this Society shall die, resign or neglect to serve, or be suspended or removed, or be unable to properly perform his duties from any cause ; and whenever an office shall become vacant which the Society has not filled by an election, the Board of Direction shall have power to appoint a member to the vacant office, until the inability to act shall cease. Provided, that the office of President shall not thus be filled, when there shall be a Vice-President com- petent to act. Section 7. The Executive Committee shall judge of the qualifications of every candidate who shall make proper application for admission to the Society, and shall have power to admit him to membership therein, subject to the approval of the Board of Direction. Three negative votes shall be a rejection of the applicant. The said Executive Committee may, through the Secretary, call a special meeting of the Society at such times as may be necessary, and arrange for busi- ness meetings and commemorative celebrations by the Society. The said Committee may hold meetings monthly, to act upon applications for membership, and consider all matters proper for the attention and action of the Board of Direction at the annual meeting of that body. The said Committee may suggest the names of three clergymen, from which list the President shall appoint a Chaplain to serve one year. It may also suggest the names of three members, from whom the President shall appoint an Historian to serve one year, and who shall prepare at least one historical paper and obituaries of deceased members during the year. Executive Committee. 24 Section 8. Ten days' notice of time and place of annual or special meetings may JMcctinsfs be given by publication in two daily newspapers in the City of Phila- delphia, and by mailing through the Post Office, a written or printed notice to every member of the Society. At all meetings of the Society, twenty-five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The order of business shall be as follows : — i. Prayer. 2. Reading of minutes. 3. Report of Board of Direction. 4. Reports from officers. 5. Reports from special committees. 6. Communications read. 7. Election of officers. 8. Unfinished business. q. Miscellaneous business. Members. Section 9. Each member, on being notified of his admission, shall signify his adherence to the constitution and rules, and forward to the Secretary of the Society his initiation fee and one year's dues. Change of residence should at once be communicated to the Secretary, as service of notice at his last recorded address shall be considered sufficient. Section 10. Any of the foregoing rules may be suspended at any meeting of the Suspension g oc j ety or goard of Direction, by a two-thirds vote of those present when the exigencies of the case may require it. of Rules. Register of Membership. Surviving Veterans. Allen, George R., aged 101 years, 6 mouths. Norwood, N. Y. Private. Served i year, 6 months. Company Commander, Captain Robinson, New York Militia. In battles of Ogdensburg, New York, 1812, and Lundy's Lane, Canada, 1814. Amick, Jacob, aged 101 years, 1 month. High View, Va. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain F. I. Marston, Thirty-first Virginia Regiment, Colonel Taylor, Com- manding. At bombardment of Fort MeHenry, Maryland, 1814. (25) 26 Blair, David, aged 96 years, 6 months. Charity P. O., Gallia Co., Ohio. Corporal. Served 6 months. Company Commander, Captain Sam- uel Meulah, Ohio Militia. (Youngest of four brothers who served.) Buffington, Stephen, aged 99 years, 6 months. Swansea Centre, Mass. Private. Served 1 month. Company Commander, Captain John Hood, Massachusetts Militia. Stationed at Fort Phoenix, Fair Haven, Massachusetts. Burroughs, William, aged 101 years. Mountainberg, Ark. Sergeant. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Stevens Griffith. Guarded Indian warriors. Cleveland, Moses, aged 94 years, 8 months. Dubuque, Iowa. Orderly. Served 3 months under his father, Colonel Augustine Cleveland. Coffman, Joseph, aged 91 years, 6 months. Millsap, Parker Co., Texas. Drummer. Served 4 years. Company Commander, Captain W. Sumpter, Seventh Regiment, United States Light Infantry. In battle at New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8, 18 15. Curl, Jarrot, aged 98 years, 2 months. Whitfield, Hickman Co., Tenn. Sergeant. Served 7 months. Second Regiment Mounted Volun- teers, Colonel Thomas Williamson, Commanding. In battles at New Orleans, Louisiana, December 23, 1814, and January 8, 1815. Cypher, John, aged 97 years, 6 months. Farmer's Creek, Lapeer Co., Mich. Private. Served 3 months. Company Commander, Captain Joseph Petre, Michigan Volunteers. DromillARD, Joseph, aged 97 years, 6 months. Gallipolis, Ohio. Fife-Major. Served 2 years. Company Commander, Captain Chum. Regimental Commander, Colonel Robert Safford, Ohio Volunteers. Brigade Commander, General Edward W. Tupper, 18 12. 27 Ferguson, Jared, aged ioo years. Decorah, Iowa. Sergeant. Served i year, 6 months. Company Commander, Cap- tain Jesse Ives, Thirty-seventh Regiment, United States Infantry ; Lieutenant, Solomon Dewey. Served at Fort Hale. Franklin, Andrew, aged ioo years, 10 months. Burlington, Coffey Co., Kan. Private. Served 3 years. Company Commander, Captain Arm- strong. Regimental Commander, Colonel George Croghan, Seven- teenth Regiment, United States Infantry. In battles at Fort Ste- pheson, Ohio, July, 1813; and Dundy's Lane, Canada, 1814. Gardenhier, George W., aged 96 years, 6 months. Meigs Post Office, Tenn. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commanders, Captain John Childs and Lieutenant Paul Childs. Gilmore, William, aged 94 years, 6 months. Montezuma, Cayuga Co., N. Y. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Bassett. Regimental Commander, Colonel Bloom. Corps Commander, Gen- eral McClure, New York Militia. Haines, William Jack, aged 105 years, 4 months. Memorial Home, St. Louis, Mo. Private. Served in Captain Gregory's Company, Tennessee Militia. Participated in battle of New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8, 18 15. Hendron, Joel, aged 99 years, 6 months. Spring Water, Livingston Co., N. Y. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Chester Barrow, New York Militia. Higgins, Saul C, aged 99 years, 10 months. West Gorham, Maine. Private. Served 44 days. Company Commander, Captain Barnabas Higgins, Maine Militia. Hooper, James, aged 90 years, 6 months. Baltimore, Md. Coxswain. Served 3 years on United States Schooner "Comet," Captain Boyle, United States Navy. Cruising in Chesapeake Bay watching British fleet, 1814. 28 Klock, Abraham, aged 92 years, 6 months. Brier Hill, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Private. Company Commander, Captain Jacob Failing, New York Militia. Levy, Ira, aged 94 years, 6 months. Mt. Vernon, Kennebec Co., Maine. Private. Served 6 months. Company Commander, Captain Bailey. Regimental Commander, Colonel Wool. Corps Commander, General Wade Hampton, 1S13. Loomis, Robert, aged 96 years. Liverpool, Medina Co., Ohio. Sergeant. Served 2 years. Company Commander, Captain Jared Ingersoll. Regimental Commander, Colonel Ethan Allen. In bat- tle at Fort Erie, Canada, 1S14. McCoy, David, aged 104 years, 6 months. Redlands, San Bernardino Co., Cal. Corporal. Served 2 years. Company Commander, Captain Thomas McGilton. Regimental Commander, Colonel Williams. Corps Commander, General William Henry Harrison. In battle of the Thames, Canada, 1813. (Saw Tecumseh slain.) Mickley, Daniel, aged 98 years. Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pa. Sergeant. Served 30 days. Company Commander, Captain Miller, Pennsylvania Militia. First Company fired on by the British in the attack on Baltimore, Maryland, 1814. Miller, Charles, aged 98 years, 5 months. Booneville, Oneida Co., N. Y. Private. Company Commander, Captain Whitmore, New York Militia. In battle at Sackett's Harbor, New York, 1813. Moore, Michael, aged 93 years, 6 months. Lieutenant United States Army. 20 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Musician. Served through the war in Captain John Sproul's Com- pany, Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry. Morris, Henry, aged 94 years, 6 months. Port Chester, N. Y. Drummer. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Brett, New York Militia. Served in Block House in the Narrows, New York Harbor, New York. 29 Murray, John, aged 91 years, S months. Boothby, Maine. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain William M. Reed, Maine Militia. Nye, Cornelius, aged 97 years, 6 months. Fairfield, Somerset Co., Maine. Musician. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Ansel Tobey, Maine Militia. Orsburn, David, aged 101 years. Tupper's Plains, Ohio. Drummer. Served 6 months. Company Commander, Captain William Hull ; Regimental Commander, Colonel Dobbins ; Corps Commander, Major General Jacob Brown, United States Army. Osgood, Janna, aged 99 years, 6 months. Dundee, Yates Co., N. Y. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Levi Dunuie, New York Militia. Parks, Davis, aged 104 years, 6 months. Fowler, Clinton Co., Mich. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Roswell Lyster, New York Militia. Phillips, Henry, aged 101 years. Versailles, Cattskill Co., N. Y. Private. Company Commander, Captain Pollard, Independant In- dian Company. In action six (6) times on Canadian border, Major General Peter B. Porter, Commanding; 1813-1814. Pikrce, Dyer, aged 102 years, 6 months. Belvidere, Boone Co., 111. Ensign. Served 6 months. Company Commander, Captain Abra- ham Smith. Served on Canadian frontier. Pitkin, John, aged 99 years, 6 months. Mount Vernon, Ohio. Private. Served 3 years. Company Commander, Captain G. Spen- cer, Thirtieth Regiment United States Infantry. Ray, Leonard, aged 97 years, 6 months. Baltic, Texas. Private. Served 2 years, 7 months. Company Commander, Cap- tain Winslow, Twenty-fourth Regiment, United States Infantry, Major Frank Armstrong, Commanding. 30 Richards, Isaac, aged ioo years, 2 months. East Machias, Maine. Private. Served 3 years. Company Commander, Captain James H. Winslow, Maine Militia. Root, Anon, aged 9S years, 9 months. Whitewater, Wis. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Briggs. ScruTON, Miles, aged 100 years, 6 months. Merrill, N. H. Private. Served 1 month. Company Commander, Captain William Cousins, New Hampshire Militia. Sexton, Isaiah B., aged 88 years, 6 months. Sparta, Kent Co., Mich. Waterboy. Served 6 months. Company Commander, Captain Moses Waters, New York Militia. Simpson, Presley, aged 97 years. Paris, Bourbon Co., Ky. Private. Served 3 months. Company Commander, Captain John D. Bell ; Regimental Commander, Colonel A. T. Mason ; Douglas Brigade, Virginia Militia. In battle at Fort McHeury, Maryland, 1814. Smart, Edward, aged 95 years, 5 months. North Dixmont, Maine. Sergeant, Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain J. Dow ; Lieutenant, James Field; Ensign, Nathaniel Muney; Maine Militia. Smith, Eleazar, aged 95 years, 6 months. Alexandria, Grafton Co., N. H. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Nathan Johnson ; Regimental Commander, Colonel Edward Sites. Also served in Captain Joshua Marrium's Company, New Hampshire Militia. Sparrow, Harvey, aged 101 years, 4 months. Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass. Private. Served 8 months. Company Commander, Captain Moses Higgins, Massaehussetts Militia. 31 Spinney, Thomas, aged 92 years, 6 months. Bay Point, Sagadahoc Co., Maine. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Richard Hagan ; Regimental Commander, Colonel Andrew Reed ; Corps Commander, General William King, Maine Militia. Stought, Jacob, aged 104 years. Dadeville, Tallapoosa Co., Ala. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain John McLean, Alabama Volunteers. Sturtevant, Thomas M., aged 93 years, 6 months. Madison, Morris Co., N. J. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain George Ashbridge, New York Militia. Taylor, Jordan, aged 100 years, 2 months. Buckingham Court House, Va. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain George Booker; Brigadier General Robert B. Taylor's Brigade, Virginia Militia. Tinto, Frederick, aged 99 years, 6 months. Alder Creek, Oneida Co., N. Y. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Rudolf Root, New York Militia. In battle at Sackett's Harbor, New York, 1813. TownlEy, James, aged 93 years, 6 months. Chili, Coshocton Co., Ohio. Drummer. Served 3 years. Company Commander, Captain Mar- tin ; Regimental Commander, Colonel Phillips, Pennsylvania Vol- unteers. Williams, David J., aged 99 years. Saratoga, N. Y. Private. Served in New York Militia. Wood, Jabin, aged 99 years, 10 months. So. Richland, Oswego Co., N. Y. Private. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Alvin Smith. In battle at Sackett's Harbor, New York, 18 13. 32 Yancey, William, aged 92 years, 8 months. Daphne, Ala. Drummer. Served 4 years. Company Commander, Captain Gilbert C. Russell ; Regimental Commander, Colonel Purdy. (His father served in same Company.) Young, Nathaniel, aged 100 years, 4 months. Linnaeus, Aroostook Co., Maine. Musician. Served 1 year. Company Commander, Captain Bailey, Maine Militia. Descendants. Elected. i 89 i. Abbott, Charles Wheaton, Jr., Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Grandson of Joel Abbott, Midshipman United States Navy ; 1812-15. Served under Commodore Thomas McDonough, United States Navy. 1892. Adams, Hon. Robert, Jr., 124 South Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of William H. Hart, Private in First Troop, Philadel- phia City Cavalry, (Captain Charles Ross Commanding) ; attached to the "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814. 1892. Alden, Charles Henry, Colonel and Assistant Surgeon General U. S. Army, St. Paul, Minn. Sou of Charles Henry Alden, Musiciau in Captain Judson Cheris- tree's Company, Twelfth Regiment, (Colonel John T. Van Dolfsen, Commanding), New York Militia; 1S14. 1892. Alden, Charles Henry, Jr., 86 Charles Street, Boston, Mass. Grandson of Charles Henry Alden, Musician in Captain Judson Cheristree's Company, Twelfth Regiment, (Colonel John T. Van Dolfsen, Commanding), New York Militia; 1S14. 1 89 1. Alexander, John S., San Antonio, Texas. Grandson of Hugh Alexander, Captain of (Crawford Couuty) Rifle Company of Pennsylvania Volunteers; 1812-13. (33) 34 Elected. i 89 i. Allen, Edward Gray, New Post Office Building, Baltimore, Md. Grandson of Jacob Strembeck, Private in "Junior Artillerists," (Captain Jacob H. Fisler, Commanding); 1813; and "Philadelphia Blues," (Captain Henry Meyers, Commanding); First Detachment Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, (Colonel Lewis Rush, Command- ing) ; 1813. 1891. Allen, Louis J., Chief Engineer, U. S. Navy, U. S. S. "Chicago." At sea. Grandson of Jacob Strembeck, Private in "Junior Artillerists," (Captain Jacob H. Fisler, Commanding) 1813; and "Philadelphia Blues," (Captain Henry Meyers, Commanding); First Detachment Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, (Colonel Lewis Rush, Command- ing) ; 18 13. 1 89 1. Allen, Theodore L-, Pittsfield, Mass. Grandson of Moses Allen, Ensign in Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Trotter's Regiment, (Albany County), New York Militia; 1S11-12. Also Adjutant of Colonel D. Rogers' Regiment, New York Militia; 1814. 1892. Anderson, Thomas McArthur, Colonel U. S. Army, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Grandson of Duncan McArthur, Colonel First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Militia; 181 2; appointed Colonel Twenty-sixth Regiment, United States Infantry, and promoted Brigadier General, United States Army; also, Major General Ohio Militia; 1813. In command of the Department of the Northwest; 18 14. 1892. Appleton, Daniel Fuller, 28 East Thirty-sixth Street, New York, N. Y. Son of James Appleton, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Second Regiment, First Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Militia; 1813-14. In service and pay of the United States; 1814. 35 Elected. 1892. Atkinson, Benjamin Walker, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Middletown, Ohio. Grandson of Henry Atkinson, Colonel and Inspector General United States Army ; 18 13 ; Colonel Fourth and Thirty-seventh Regiments, United States Infantry ; 1S14-15. Grandson of Benjamin Walker. Served with American forces in repulse of British at mouth of Otter Creek, Vermont; 1814. 1891. Averill, Henry K., Jr., Plattsburg, N. Y. Son of Henry K. Averill. Served in New York Militia, 1812; Private in Captain Mix's Company, Colonel Thomas Miller's Regi- ment, New York Volunteers; 1813; and in Captain Martin I. Aikin's Volunteer Company of Independent Riflemen, under the immediate command of General Alexander Macomb, United States Army ; 18 13-14. Honored by Joint Resolution of Congress, approved May 20, 1826, for gallantry and patriotic service in the war, and presented with a rifle. 1892. Backus, Rev. Brady Electus, 360 West Twenty-eighth Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Electus Mallary Backus, Colonel Commanding First Regiment, United States Dragoons. In command of United States (regular) troops in repulse of British, battle of Sackett's Harbor, New York; 1813. Mortally wounded in action. 1893. Bailey, Joseph Trowbridge, Chestnut and Twelfth Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Major Bailey, Private in " Poughkeepsie Fusileers," (Captain Peter P. Hazes, Commanding), New York Militia; 1812-15. 1892. Baird, Henry Carey, 810 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Thomas James Baird, Third Lieutenant First Regiment, United States Light Artillery ; 1S14-15. 36 Elected. 1893. Baker, George Livingston, 60 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Grandnephew of Henry Beals, Private in Regiment, Massa- chusetts Militia ; 1813. 1893. Baker, George Livingston, Jr., New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y. Great-grandson of George Armistead, Major Third Regiment, United States Artillery ; 1S12-15. Breveted Lieutenant Colonel for gallantry at capture of Fort George, Canada; 18 13. Presented with a sword by the State of Virginia for gallant defense of Fort McHenry, Maryland, and repulse of British; 1814. 1891. Baker, George T., 149a Tremont Street, Boston, Mass. Great-grandson of Ebenezer Hunt, Major of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Lincoln's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia ; 1814. 1892. Barbour, Charles J., Springfield, Mass. Great-grandson of Reuben Dart, Private in Captain John French's Company, Connecticut Militia ; 1S13. Great-grandson of Jonathan Jennings, Private in Captain John B. Walback's Company of United States Artillery; 1814-15. 1891. Bellas, Henry Hobart, Captain U. S. Army, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of William Rudolph Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Thirty- third Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia; 1811-14. Also, Colonel Sixty-second Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves; 1814-15. Great-grandson of Joseph Anthony, Captain Third Company of "Washington Guards," Pennsylvania Volunteers; 18 13-14. Died in service. Grandnephew of Thomas Anthony, Third Lieutenant of Captain Coudy Raguet's Company of "Washington Guards," First Detach- ment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, (Colonel Lewis Rush, Com- manding) ; 1813. 37 Elected. 1892. Benham, Henry Hill, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Grandson of John McNeil, Captain Eleventh Regiment, United States Infantry, 1812-13; Major Twelfth Regiment, United States Infantry, 18 13-15; breveted Lieutenant Colonel for gallant conduct at battle of Chippewa, Canada; 18 14 ; and breveted Colonel for gallantry at battle of Niagara, Canada; 1814. 1S92. Biddle, John, Captain U. S. Army, Nashville, Tenn. Grandson of John Biddle, Second Lieutenant Third Regiment, United States Artillery; 1S12-13; First Lieutenant, same Regi- ment; 1813; Captain Forty-second Regiment, United States In- fantry; 1813-15. Also Aid-de-Camp to General Winfield Scott, United States Army. 1893. Biddle, William S., Jr., Lieutenant U. S. Army, West Point, N. Y. Grandson of John Biddle, Second Lieutenant Third Regiment, United States Artillery; 1812-13; First Lieutenant, same Regiment, 1813; Captain Forty-second Regiment, United States Infantry; 1 8 13-15. Also Aid-de-Camp to General Winfield Scott, United States Army. 1893. Blunt, Stanhope E., Captain U. S. Army, Springfield Armory, Springfield, Mass. Great-grandnephew of Mark S. Blunt, Lieutenant of the Privateer "Portsmouth;" 1S12-15. 1893. BONNAFFON, FERDINAND VICTOR, Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Anthony Bonnaffon, Second Lieutenant Thirty-second Regi- ment, United States Infantry ; 1813 ; First Lieutenant and Adjutant, same Regiment; 18 14. 38 Elected. 1893. BONNAKFON, SYLVESTER, JR., 3439 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Anthony Bonnaffon, Second Lieutenant Thirty-second Regiment, United States Infantry; 18 13; First Lieutenant and Adjutant, same Regiment; 1814. Grandson of Joseph Allen McCHntock, Private in Pennsylvania State Guards, (Captain Henry Meyers, Commanding); the Ninth Company, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding); of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 1S14-15, 1893. Boughter, Francis, Ensign U. S. Navy, Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. Great-grandson of John Reichart, Private in Fourth Company, (Captain Peter Nungesser, Commanding), Second Regiment, Volun- teer Light Infantry, (Colonel Louis Bache, Commanding), First Brigade, Second Division, Pennsylvania Militia ; 1814-15. Great-grandnephew of John Berry, Ensign in Captain Thomas McElhenny's Company, Second Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel Ritcher, Commanding), First Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia, 1814-15. 1893. Briggs, Frank Harrison, 45 High Street, Boston, Mass. Grandnephew of Thomas Otis Briggs, Sailor on American Privateer captured by British, (1813,) and imprisoned at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Dartmoor, England. 1 89 1. Bristol, Henry Brevoort, Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Army, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. Grandson of Henry Brevoort, Captain Third Regiment, United States Infantry, 1811-14; Major Forty-fifth Regiment, United States Infantry, 1814-15. Distinguished in battle of Maguaga, Michigan; 1812. Received silver medal from Congress for gallantry in Com- modore Perry's victory on Lake Erie; 18 13. 39 Elected. 1893. Bristow, Frank Henry, 300 Eighth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Great-grandson of Daniel Sickles, Sailing-Master United States Navy; 18 12-14. Served in the New York Flotilla. 1S91. Brooke, Benjamin, Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Grandson of Jesse Brooke, Private in Delaware County Troop, (Cap- tains Robinson and John F. Van Leer, Commanding), Pennsylvania Militia; 1814-15. 1893. Brooke, Francis Mark, [Life Membership]. 16 1 6 Summer Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Nathan Brooke, Private in First Company, Sixty-fifth Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel John Piersou, Commanding), Penn- sylvania Militia ; 1814-15. 1891. Brooke, John, Major and Surgeon U. S. Army, Radnor, Delaware Co., Pa. Son of Jesse Brooke, Private in Delaware County Troop, (Captains Robinson and John F. Van Leer, Commanding), Pennsylvania Militia; 1814-15. 1 89 1. Brooke, John Rutter, Brigadier General U. S. Army, Omaha, Neb. Son of William Brooke, Private in Eleventh Company, ("Wash- ington Guards," of Reading, Berks County, Captain Daniel de B. Keim Commanding) ; First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding); Pennsylvania Volunteers ; 1 8 1 4-1 5. 1891. Bryan, Charees Page, University Club, Chicago, 111. Great-grandson of William Bryan, Lieutenant in Captain Joseph Mallory's Company, Colonel Armstead's Regiment, Virginia Militia ; 1813. 40 Elected. 1892. Buffum, William Mansfield, 45 High Street, Boston, Mass. Grandson of James R. Buffum, Private in Captain J. C. King's Company, Colonel James White's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia; 1S14. Grandson of Benjamin Swan, Private in Captain William B. Dodge's Company of Colonel James White's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia; 1814. 1892. Bulloch, Joseph G, M. D., 137 Duffy Street, Savannah, Ga. Grandson of John Lewis, Sergeant of Liberty County Independent Troop, (Captain Joseph Jones, Commanding) ; and Colonel John McPherson Berrien's Regiment, Georgia Militia; 1S12. 1 89 1. Bullus, William Ellison, 141 West Penn Street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of John Bullus, Surgeon United States Navy and Navy Agent of Port of New York ; iS 12-15. Served under command of Commodore James Barron, United States Navy. 1891. Burbank, Clayton Sullivan, Captain U. S. Army, 1202 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. Grandson of Sullivan Burbank, Captain and Brevet Major, United States Army. Distinguished for gallant service at battles of Sackett's Harbor, New York ; 1S13; Plattsburg, New York; Chip- pewa and Niagara, Canada; 1814. Led "forlorn hope" and severely wounded in latter action. Received brevet of Major for bravery. 1 89 1. Burdett, Charles L., Hartford, Conn. Grandson of Lewis Prescott, United .States Navy. Served on United States Frigate "Constitution," under command of Captains Isaac Hull and William Bainbridge, United States Navy; 1812; and on United States Brig, "Enterprise," Lieutenant William Burrows, United States Navy, Commanding; 1S13. 41 Elected. 1893. Burgin, George Horace, M. D., 76 West Chelten Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandnephew of John Burgin, Deputy Contractor and Forage Master. Served in Army of the Northwest under General Wiliam Henry Harrison ; 1812-15. Great-grandson of Jacob Lentz, Private in Captain William Hold- gate's Company of Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, attached to First Brigade, (Brigadier General Samuel Smith, Commanding) ; Second Division, (Major General Henry Scheetz, Commanding); Pennsylvania Militia ; 1814. 1894. Burgin, Herman, M. D., 76 West Chelten Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Great-grandson of Jacob Lentz, Private in Captain William Hold- gate's Company of Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, attached to First Brigade, (Brigadier General Samuel Smith, Commanding) ; Second Division, (Major General Henry Scheetz, Commanding); Pennsylvania Militia ; 1814. Grandnephew of John Caner Herman, Private in Second Company, ("Junior Artillerists," Captain Jacob Cash, Commanding); First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding); of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 1814-15. 1880. Burkhart, Valentine, 711 Walnut Street; Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Valentine Burkhart, Private in Third Company, (' 'Washington Guards," Captain Condy Raguet, Commanding) ; First Detach- ment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, (Colonel Lewis Rush, Com- manding); 18 13. Also, Private in Captain John R. Mifflin's (First) Company of "Washington Guards," First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding) ; of the "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814-15. 42 Elected. 1893. Burton, Chester Warren, Brocton, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Son of Hiram Burton, Private in Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Forsyth's and Captain Samuel V. Hamilton's Company, First United States Rifle Regiment; 181 2-15. Grandson of Simon Burton, Private in same Company and Regi- ment; 1812-15. Nephew of Salmon Burton, Private in same Company and Regi- ment ; 1812-13. Died of wounds received at battle of Little York, Canada, 1813. Nephew of Simon Burton, Jr., Private in same Company and Regiment; iS 12-15. Nephew of Willard Burton, Private in same Company and Regiment ; 1812-15. Nephew of Samuel Millett, Private in New York Militia; 1812-15. 1894. Cadwalader, Charles Evert, M. D. 240 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Thomas Cadwalader, Captain Second Troop, Philadel- phia City Cavalry; 1812. Colonel of Regiment of Cavalry, Penn- sylvania Volunteers; 1813-14. Brigadier General Commanding the "Advance Light Brigade," of Pennsylvania Volunteers for the defense of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1814-15; and in command of the Middle Military Division of the United States to close of war; 1815. 1891. Cadwalader, John, 1519 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Thomas Cadwalader, Brigadier General Commanding the "Advance Light Brigade," of Pennsylvania Volunteers for the defense of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1814-15. 1891. Carr, Camillo C. C, Major U. S. Army, Fort Leavenworth Kan. Great-grandson of John Koontz, Colonel Thirty-first Regiment of Infantry, Brigadier General Robert Taylor's Brigade, Virginia Militia; 1813-14. 43 Elected. 1892. Case, David Brainard, Marietta, Pa. Grandson of William G. Scott, Ensign and Second Lieutenant Fifteenth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Zebulon M. Pike, Commanding); 18 12. 1894. Chapman, Paul Goddard, 1244 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Ebenezer Chapman, Private in Captain Samuel Collins' Company, First Regiment, New Hampshire (Detached) Militia ; 1814. 1880. Chase, Thomas, 1341 North Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Thomas G. Chase, Lieutenant in Captain William Gates' Company, United States Artillery Corps; 1814-15. 1894. Chauncey, Harry David, Ridgewood, Bergen Co., N. J. Grandson of John E. W. Stevenson, Private in Captain James B. Murray's Company of New York Artillery, Major Daniel E. Dunscomb's Battalion of Governor's Guards, New York Militia; 1814. 1893. Chenoweth, Alexander Crawford, Manhattan Club, New York, N. Y. Grandson of William Bradford Crawford, Private in Captain Richard B. Magruder's Company of "American Artillerists," First Regiment of Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel David Harris, Commanding), Maryland Militia; 1814. Also, Captain of Battery, in same Regi- ment, (Colonel Richard B. Magruder, Commanding); 1814-15. 1 89 1. Church, William C, 93-101 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of John Conant, Lieutenant of Brandon Company of Volunteers, (Captain Micah Brown, Commanding), Vermont Militia; 1814. 44 Elected. 1891. Clark, Arthur Wellington, M. D., Cor. Ontario and Ohio Streets, lawrence, Kan. Great-grandson of Ralph Houghton, Private in Detached Company of Captain Humphrey, in lieutenant Colonel Dudley's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia ; 1S14. 1892. Clement, Charles Maxwell, Sunbury, Pa. Grandson of Evan C. Clement, Sergeant Major in Colonel Joshua Howell's Regiment, New Jersey Militia; 1814. 1 89 1. Coe, Charles Pierson, 560 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn. Grandson of Darius Coe, Private in Captain Amos Fowler's Com- pany, Colonel Benjamin Baldwin's Regiment, Connecticut Militia ; 1813-14- 1 89 1. Colles, Christopher John, M. D., 30 West Thirty-third Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of James Colles, Corporal in Captain Daniel Baehr's Company, Second Regiment, (lieutenant Colonel Curtain, Com- manding), New York Artillery Militia; 1812; also served in Cap- tain S. Swartwout's Company, Second Regiment, (lieutenant Colonel Stevens, Commanding), New York Artillery Militia ; 18 14. 1893. Collins, Charles Iee, lieutenant U. S. Army, los Angeles, Cal. Great-grandnephew of Robert Stevenson Coffin, enlisted as a Sailor in United States Navy; 1812. Captured and held as prisoner of war on board British frigate. 1 89 1. Collins, Holdridge Ozro, los Angeles, Cal. Grandson of Anthony Van Etten, Sergeant in Captain Daniel Carter's Company, Colonel Philetus Swift's Regiment, New York Militia; 1812-13. Subsequently commissioned First lieutenant, New York Militia. 45 Elected. 1891. Comegys, William H., Major and Paymaster U. S. Army, Omaha, Neb. Grandson of Cornelius Parsons Comegys, Lieutenant Colonel Com- manding Fifth Regiment, and Adjutant General of Delaware Militia; 1814-15. 1891. Corbusier, William Henry, Captain and Assistant Surgeon (J. S. Army, Fort Supply, Oklahoma Territory. Grandson of Stephen Myers, Private in Captain John Snedeker's Company, Eighty-third Regiment, (Colonel Benjamin F. Gurnee, Commanding), New York Militia ; 1814. 1891. Corliss, Augustus Whittemore, Captain U. S. Army, Fort Robinson, Neb. Grandson of Ebenezer Corliss, Private in Captain Daniel Mitchell's Company of (Detached) Maine Militia; 1814. Also served in North Yarmouth (Maine) Guards. 1891. Dallas, Alexander J., Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Army, Orlando, Fla. Son of Alexander James Dallas, Lieutenant United States Navy; 1812-15. Served under Commodore John Rodgers, United States Navy; 1811-12; and under Captain Charles Ridgely, United States Navy; 1814. 1 89 1. Davenport, Richard Graham, Lieutenant U. S. Navy, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Grandson of Isaiah Davenport, Private in Captain James Hunter's Company, First Regiment, Georgia Militia; 1815. Grandson of George Graham, Captain of Fairfax County Company of Cavalry, Second Regiment, Virginia Militia; 1S14. Great-grandson of James Watson, Private in Captain Richard S. Briscoe's Company of Cavalry, First Regiment, (Colonel George Magruder, Commanding), District of Columbia Militia; 1813-14. 46 Elected. i 89 i. Davis, Augustus Plummer, Cor. Howe Street and Denniston Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Grandson of Jacob Davis, Captain of Company of Infantry in First Regiment, (Colonel John Stone, Commanding), First Brigade, Eighth Division, Massachusetts (or Province of Maine), Militia; 1812-15. 1893. Davis, Charles Lukens, Captain and Brevet Major U. S. Army, Asheville, N. C. Nephew of Isaac Davis, Surgeon Sixth Regiment, United States Infantry; 1812-13. Also Surgeon Third Regiment, United States Infantry ; 18 14. Died in service. 1894. Denis, Augustus Henry, St. Denis Grove, Tampa, Fla. Great-grandson of Daniel Carmick, Major United States Marine Corps ; 1812-15. Died of wounds received at battle of New Orleans, Louisiana; 18 15. 1S93. DeYoung, Charles, 1000 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Isaac DeYoung, Musician in Captain Benjamin H. Price's Company, Third Regiment, New Jersey State Artillery; 1S12-15. Participated in eleven (11) actions during war, and wounded in battle of Lundy's Lane, Canada; 18 14. 1893. Dudley, Augustus Palmer, M. D., 640 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Patrick Dudley, Ensign Company "F," (Captain E. Percy, Commanding), Colonel A. Reed's Regiment, Massachusetts (or Province of Maine) Militia; 1812-13. 1 89 1. Dudley, Edgar Swartwout, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, San Antonio, Texas. Grandson of Peter Dudley, Brigadier General (Commanding Brigade of Bennington County), Vermont Militia; 1812-15. 47 Elected. 1893. Egle, William Henry, M. D., Harrisburg, Pa. Grandson of John von Treupel, Private in Captain John Hurst's Company of Montgomery County Riflemen; the Fifteenth Com- pany, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Riflemen, (Colonel Thomas Humphreys, Commanding) ; of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 181 4- 15. 1891. Eldredge, Edward H., 27 State Street, Boston, Mass. Grandson of Oliver Eldredge, Quartermaster on Staff of Lieutenant Colonel Amos Benny, Commanding First Regiment, Third Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Militia ; 1S12. 1893. Evans, Ellwood Waller, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Myer, Va. Great-grandson of William Waller, Private in Captain James Foster's Company of Fifty-first Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel Henry Amey, Commanding), Maryland Militia; 1814. 1894. Fitch, Edward Sherman, 1 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Joseph Piatt Fitch, Sergeant in Fourth Company, Thirty-fourth Regiment, (Colonel Nehemiah Lockwood, Command- ing), Connecticut Militia; 1S13. 1892. Ford, John D., Chief Engineer U. S. Navy, 1522 West Lauvale Street, Baltimore, Md. Grandson of John Ford, Private of the "Baltimore Patriots," (Cap- tain Robert Lawson, Commanding) ; Fifth Regiment Infantry, (Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Sterrett, Commanding), Maryland Militia; 1814. 48 Elected. 1892. Fowler, Edward Sydney, 87 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Gilbert Ogden Fowler, Aid-de-Camp to Brigadier General Leonard Smith, Commanding Thirty-fourth Brigade, New York Militia; 1813-14; also Brigade Quartermaster ; 1815. Grandson of Chauncey Belknap, Major Orange County Regiment of Infantry, (Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Belknap, Commanding), New York Militia; 1812-15. 1892. Frazer, Persifor, D. Sc. (Un. de France), Drexel Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Thomas Cave, Assistant Apothecary General, United States Army; 1S14. 1891. French, William Freeman, M. D., Noroton, Conn. Grandson of Samuel Beach, Jr., Private in Captain John Butler's Company, Colonel Elihu Sanford's Regiment, Connecticut Militia ; 1814. 1891. Frost, Rev. Timothy Prescott, 2212 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Md. Sou of Timothy Moore Frost, Private (and Musician), in Captain Ambrose L. Brown's (Rutland) Company, Vermont Militia; 1814. 1892. Garlington, Ernest Albert, Captain U. S. Army, Fort Riley, Kansas. Grandson of Christopher Garlington, Private in Captain Cook's Company, Georgia Militia; 1814-15. 1 89 1. Garrard, Joseph, Captain U. S. Army, Fort Robinson, Neb. Grandson of Daniel Garrard, Captain of Kentucky Militia; 18 12-15. 49 Elected. i 89 i. Glentworth, James, 15 South Thirty-sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of James Glentworth, Private in Third Company of "Washing- ton Guards," (Captain Thomas F. Pleasants, Commanding); the Fifth Company, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding); of the "Advance Light Brigade," (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding), Pennsylvania Volunteers; 18 14-15. 1893. Goodwin, Charles Ridgely, 900 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Md. Son of Robert Morris Goodwin, Ensign Fifth Regiment, United States Infantry, 18 12 ; transferred to Third Regiment, United States Infantry, 1S12; Third Lieutenant, same Regiment, 1813 ; Second Lieutenant, same Regiment, 1813-14. 1892. Gordon, Ray Tompkins, 245 West One Hundred and Thirty-second Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Honorable Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the State of New York and Commander-in-Chief of the Third Military Dis- trict, (comprising New York frontier), of the United States ; 18 12-14. 1 89 1. GreeLY, Adolphus W., Brigadier General and Chief Signal Officer U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. Son of John Balch Greely ; served in Detached Company, (Captain John Chickering, Commanding), under command of Lieutenant Colonel Paul Merrill, Massachusetts Militia; 1814. Grandson of Samuel Cobb. Served in battle of Lundy's Lane, Canada; 18 14. 1894. Green, James Oscar, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Hillsdale, Mich. Great-grandson of James Burnham, Private in Captain J. Wheatley's Company, Second Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel E. Fifield, Com- manding), Vermont Militia; 1812. Also, Private in Captain S. Wright's Company, same Regiment; 1812-13. 50 Elected. 1891. Green, William Webb, 235 Central Park, (West,) New York, N. Y. Son of Richard Green, Captain of East Haddam South Company, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Connecticut Militia; 1812-13. 1 89 1. Greene, Richard Henry, 235 Central Park, (West,) New York, N. Y. Grandson of Richard Green, Captain of East Haddam South Com- pany, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Connecticut Militia; 1812-13. Grandson of William W. Todd, Major Fifty-first Regiment, (Colonel Isaac Van Hook, Commanding), New York Militia; 1812. Pro- moted Lieutenant Colonel, same Regiment; 1814. 1892. Gregg, Levi Laertes, 122 Front Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Levi Hardin Parish, Private in Captain Elijah Clark's Company, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Allen's Regiment, New York Militia; under command of General Stephen Van Rensselaer. Wounded at battle of Queenston, Canada; 18 12. Also, Sergeant in Captain Jeremiah B. Parish's Company of Riflemen, Twenty- second Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel Peter Allen, Commanding), New York State Militia; 1815. 1893. Gresham, John Chowning, Captain U. S. Army, Fort Riley, Kansas. Grandson of Rawleigh Dunaway, Quartermaster Sergeant Ninety- second Regiment, Virginia Militia, (Lieutenant Colonel John Chown- ing, Commanding) ; 1813-14. 1892. Haight, Frederick Everest, 22 Thomas Street, New York, N. Y. Great-grandnephew of Joel Cook, Captain Fourth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel John P. Boyd, Commanding). Officially complimented by General William Henry Harrison for bravery at battle of Tippecanoe; 181 1. Surrendered prisoner of war by General Hull at Detroit, Michigan; 1812. 51 Elected. 1893. Hains, John Power, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Monroe, Va. Great-grandson of William Smythe Jenkins, Sergeant in Captain William Smith's Company of Mounted Volunteers, Virginia Militia ; 1813-14. 1893. HalberstadT, Baird, Pottsville, Pa. Grandson of Thomas J. Baird, Third Lieutenant United States Light Artillery; 1S14; transferred to United States Artillery Corps; 1815. 1891. Hammond, Andrew Goodrich, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Meade, S. D. Grandson of Franklin Ripley, Quartermaster in Colonel Edwards' Regiment of Massachusetts Militia; 18 14. 1894. Haverstick, George Henry, 505 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of George Musser, First Lieutenant, afterward Captain, First Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonels Jeremiah Schappel and Wil- liam Hamilton, Commanding) ; Second Brigade, (Brigadier General John Addams, Commanding) ; in Division of Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Major General Nathaniel Watson ; 18 14. 1888. Hay, Malcolm, Asheville, N. C. Great-grandson of Peter Hay, Private in "Junior Artillerists," (Captain Jacob H. Fisler, Commanding); 1813; and Sergeant in Third Company, "Northern Liberty Artillerists," (Captain John Naglee, Commanding) ; First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding) ; of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 18 14-15. 52 Elected. 1875. Hay, Peter Stuart, 4542 Rubicam Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Peter Hay, Private in "Junior Artillerists," (Captain Jacob H. Fisler, Commanding); 1S13; and Sergeant in Third Company, "Northern Liberty Artillerists," (Captain John Naglee, Command- ing); First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding); of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 18 14-15. 1885. Hay, William Henry Odenheimer, Lieutenant U. S. Revenue-Marine Service, U. S. S. "Forward," Mobile, Ala. Great-grandson of Peter Hay, Private in "Junior Artillerists," (Captain Jacob H. Fisler, Commanding); 18 13; and Sergeant in Third Company, "Northern Liberty Artillerists," (Captain John Naglee, Commanding); First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding); of " Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 18 14-15. 1892. Hayden, Rev. Horace Edwin, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Grandson of Horace H. Hayden, Sergeant in Captain Thomas Warner's Company, Thirty-ninth Regiment, Maryland Militia, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Fowler, Commanding); also, Acting Assistant Surgeon, under orders of Major General Samuel Smith, Commanding forces at Baltimore, Maryland; 1814. 1894. Heaton, John Edward, 245 York Street, New Haven, Conn. Grandson of Levi Jennison, Sergeant in Captain Return B. Brown's Company, Fourth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel John P. Boyd and Lieutenant Colonel James Miller, Commanding); 1811-13. On staff of General William Henry Harrison, United States Army, and wounded at battle of Tippecanoe, (18 11); cap- tured by British, (18 12), and paroled, (18 13). 53 Elected. 1892. Henry. Tames Malcolm, 2040 F Street, Washington, D. C. Grandson of John A. Kearney, Surgeon United States Navy ; 1813-15. Served on frigate "Constitution" under Commodore Charles Stewart, United States Navy. Received the thanks of Congress and a silver medal, "in testimony of the high sense enter- tained of his good conduct and services in the capture of the British vessels of war, ' Cyane ' and 'Levant,' after a brave and skillful combat." 1892. Henry, John Francis, Jr., 515 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Great-grandson of Peter Gale, Private in Captain Walker's Com- pany, Second Regiment, (Colonel E. Fifield, Commanding), Vermont Militia ; also Private in Captain Henry Mayo's Company, First Regi- ment, (Colonel William Williams, Commanding) ; Second Brigade, Third Division, Vermont Militia, under command of General Alex- ander Macomb; 1812-14. 1892. Henry, John William, 2040 F Street, Washington, D. C. Grandson of John A. Kearney, Surgeon United States Navy ; 1S13-15. Served on frigate "Constitution" under Commodore Charles Stewart, United States Navy. Received the thanks of Congress and a silver medal, "in testimony of the high sense enter- tained of his good conduct and services in the capture of the British vessels of war, 'Cyane' and 'Levant,' after a brave and skillful combat." 1891. Heyl, Charles Heath, Captain U. S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Grandson of Philip Heyl, Captain and Owner of Privateer Brig "Amy." Captured during war, (1814), and held as prisoner one year at Dartmoor, England. 54 Elected. i 89 i. Heyl, Edward W., Colonel and Inspector General U. S. Army, Pullman Building, Chicago, 111. Grandson of Philip Heyl, Captain and Owner of Privateer Brig "Amy." Captured during war, (1814), and held as prisoner one year at Dartmoor, England. 1891. Hobart, David McKnight, 2219 St. James' Place, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Nathaniel Potts Hobart, Sergeant in Eleventh Com- pany, ("Washington Guards," of Reading, Berks County, Captain Daniel deB. Keim, Commanding); First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding) ; of " Advance Eight Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1 814-15. Grandson of William Rudolph Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Thirty- third Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia; 1811-14; also, Colonel Sixty- second Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves; 1S14-15. Great-grandson of Joseph Anthony, Captain Third Company of "Washington Guards," Pennsylvania Volunteers; 1813-14. Died in service. 1892. Hodgkins, Joseph Wilson, P. O. Box 1942, Boston, Mass. Grandson of John Bubier, Midshipman United States Navy; 1813. Captured on United States Brig "Siren," (Eieutenant Campbell, Commanding); 1814; and held as prisoner of war at Dartmoor, England, till close of war. 1 89 1. Hoff, Arthur Bainbridge, Ensign U. S. Navy, U. S. S. "Lancaster," at sea. Great-grandson of William Bainbridge, Captain United States Navy. Received the thanks of Congress and gold medal for cap- ture of British frigate "Java," by United States frigate "Constitu- tion;" 1812. 55 Elected. i 89 i. Hoff, William Bainbridge, Commander U. S. Navy, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Grandson of William Bainbridge, Captain United States Navy. Received the thanks of Congress and gold medal for capture of British frigate "Java," by United States frigate "Constitution;" 1812. 1892. Hoffman, Alexander W., 162 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. Grandson of William Hoffman, First Lieutenant in Captain Gilbert Seaman's Company, Forty-first Regiment United States Infantry, (Colonel Robert Bogardus, Commanding); 1813-15. 1892. Hoffman, Charles Wheeler, Bozeman, Montana. Grandson of William Hoffman, First Lieutenant in Captain Gilbert Seaman's Company, Forty-first Regiment United States Infantry, (Colonel Robert Bogardus, Commanding); 1813-15. 1892. Hoffman, Eugene Baker, 45 East Forty-first Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of William Hoffman, First Lieutenant in Captain Gilbert Seaman's Company, Forty-first Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Robert Bogardus, Commanding); 1813-15. 1891. Hollander, Elmer Rand, 82 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Great-grandson of Charles North Baldwin, Sergeant in Captain John Cook's Company, Third Artillery Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Sitcher, Commanding), New York Militia; 1812; also, First Sergeant in Lieutenant William Swaine's Company; 1S12; and First Lieutenant in Captain William Swaine's Company of same Regiment ; 1814. 56 Elected. 1893. Horn, Tiemann Newell, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Preble, Maine. Great-grandson of Joseph Horn, Captain of Company of Second Regiment, New York State Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Curtenius, Commanding); 1S12. Major of same Regiment ; 1814. 1892. Horton, William Edward, 639 A Street, Washington, D. C. Great-grandson of William Clarke, Private in Captain Josiah Perry's Company, Colonel John Prior's Regiment, New York Militia; 1814. 1 891. Howe, Henry Smith, Captain U. S. Army, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Grandson of Nathaniel Sias, Major Fourth Regiment of Infantry and Artillery, New Hampshire Militia; 1812-15. 1891. Hoyt, Henry Martyn, 310 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Ziba Hoyt, Second Lieutenant in Captain Samuel Thomas' Company of Artillery, of Colonel Rees Hill's Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia; 1813-14. Commended for gallant conduct at battle of the Thames, Canada ; 18 13. 1892. Hughes, Henry Douglas, 1028 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Edward Hughes, Private in Captain John May's Company, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, (Colonel Jere- miah Schappell, Commanding); 1S14. 1894. Hurd, Rukard, 32 East Fourth Street, St. Paul, Minn. Grandson of Alexander Duncan, Private in Captain M. Wood's Company, Colonel D. Collier's Regiment, Ohio Militia; 1S14. Also, Private in same Company, Colonel J. Dawson's Regiment, Ohio Militia; 1814. 5? Elected. 1894. Jackson, Alfred Baury, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Robinson, Neb. Grandson of Samuel Jackson, Private in First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, (Captain Charles Ross, Commanding) ; attached to the "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814. Granduephew of Frederick Baury, Midshipman United States Navy; 1812-14. Promoted Lieutenant, United States Navy; 1814. Pre- sented with sword by Congress, for gallant services in capture of the British sloop-of-war, "Reindeer." Drowned by sinking of the United States sloop-of-war, "Wasp," (Captain Johnston Blakeley, Commanding); 18 14. 1892. Jackson, Charles B., 2542 Eighth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Great-grandson of Andrew Sitcher, Lieutenant Colonel Third Regi- ment, New York State Artillery; 181 2; also, Colonel First Regi- ment, United States Volunteer Artillery ; 1812-13. 1 891. Johnson, Alfred B., Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Logan, Col. Grandson of James Steele, Brigade Inspector, Pennsylvania Militia; 18 1 2. Promoted Brigadier General same year, "for gallant and meritorious services in the field." Promoted Major General Third Division, Pennsylvania Militia ; 1813. 1893. Johnson, Harvey, U. S. Consulate, Antwerp, Belgium. Grandson of James Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel of Regiment, Ken- tucky Mounted Volunteers, (Colonel Richard M. Johnson, Com- manding). Distinguished for gallantry in the battle of the Thames, Canada; 1813. 1883. Johnson, John C, 4100 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Samuel Johnson. Served in Maryland Militia in defense of Fort McHenry, Maryland; 1814. 58 Elected. i8 93- Jones, Richmond Legh, Reading, Pa. Grandson of Jehu Jones, Private in Captain George Hetzelberger's Company, Second Regiment, (Colonel John Lutz, Commanding) ; Second Brigade, (Brigadier General John Addams, Commanding) ; in Division of Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Major General Nathaniel Watson ; 1814. 1893. Keen, Gregory Bernard, 3251 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Nephew of John Gait Hutton, Adjutant First Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding); of 'Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Vol- unteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814-15- 1892. Keim, Beverley Randolph, 131 1 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Thomas Beverley Randolph, Second Lieutenant United States Army, and Aid-de-Camp to Major General Lewis and Briga- dier General Covington; 1812. First Lieutenant United States Artillery Corps; 1813. Captain Twentieth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel T. M. Randolph, Commanding); 1S13-15. Vol- unteered and led advance which stormed and carried heights at Queenston, Canada; 1812. 1892. Keyes, Alexander Brooks, Major U. S. Army, Fort Ringgold, Texas. Grandson of Alexander Scammell Brooks, Captain Third Regiment, United States Artillery ; 1812-15. Breveted Major for gallantry at battle of Plattsburg, New York; 18 14. Grandnephew of John Brooks, Lieutenant United States Navy. Killed at the battle of Lake Erie; 18 13. 59 Elected. 1893. Lee, Edward Clinton, 2 1 17 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Great-grandson of Thomas Lothrop, Private in Lieutenant Levi Top's Company, (in absence of Captain Stillman Howard), Lieu- tenant Colonel Walter R. Blaisdell's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia; 1814. 1892. Lewis, Albert Nelson, 181 1 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Elisha Lewis, Sergeant in Captain Peter Perring's Company, Twenty-seventh Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel Kennedy Long, Commanding), Maryland Militia. Promoted on the field for gal- lantry at battle of North Point, near Baltimore, Maryland; 1814. 1892. Lindesmith, Eli Washington John, Chaplain U. S. Army, Doylestown, Wayne Co., Ohio. ■ Grandson of Daniel Lindesmith, Private and Bugler in Captain William Pritchard's Company, Second Ohio Mounted Rifle Regi- ment, (Colonel Findlay, Commanding); 1812-15. 1891. Long, Oscar F., Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. Great-grandson of Jacob Mabie, Lieutenant Colonel of New York Militia; 18 12-15. 1884. Ludington, Marshall I., Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Quartermaster General U. S. Army, Washington D. C. Son of Zalmon Ludington, Private in Colonel Churchill's Regi- ment, New York Militia; 1812-15. 1892. McClellan, John, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Presidio, Cal. Grandson of John McClellan, Surgeon of Franklin County Regi- ment, Pennsylvania Militia ; 1814. 60 Elected. 1892. Macdonald, Malcolm, 94 Bayard Avenue, Princeton, N. J. Grandson of John McDonald, Brigadier General Second Brigade, First Division, Maine Militia ; 1812-15. Grandson of John Hyde, Lieutenant Connecticut Militia, under command of Lieutenant Colonel William Randall ; 18 13-14. 1 89 1. McDowell, William Osborne, 20 Spruce Street, Newark, N. J. Grandson of Euos A. Osborne, Private in Captain Benjamin Cole- man's Company, Colonel John Seward's Regiment, General William Colfax's Brigade, New Jersey Militia; 1812-15. 1892. McKinlay, William E. W. Ottawa, Ills. Great-grandson of John Gibson, Second Lieutenant in Captain John Roberts' Company, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers; 1S13. Great-grandson of Matthias Trunibo, Private in Captain Matthews' Company, Virginia Militia ; 1814. Great-grandson of Thomas E. Seofield, Sergeant in Fishkill Com- pany, Duchess County Regiment, New York Militia; 1S12-15. 1893. McNair, Thomas Speer, Hazleton, Pa. Son of Thomas McNair, Corporal in John B. Moorhead's Company, First Regiment, (Colonel Maxwell Kennedy, Commanding) ; First Brigade, (Brigadier General John Forster, Commanding), Pennsyl- vania Militia; 1S14-15. 1892. Mason, Theodorus Bailey Myers, Lieutenant U. S. Navy, 1606 Twentieth Street, Washington, D. C. Grandson of Mordecai Myers, Captain Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Peter B. Schuyler, Commanding) ; Briga- dier General Smythe's Brigade. Wounded at battle of Williams- burg, (or Chrysler's Farm), Canada; 1813. 61 Elected. 1893. Mercuk, Rodney Augustus, yj Towanda, Pa. Grandson of John Davis, Ensign in Captain William Purdy's Com- pany of Bucks County Riflemen ; the Ninth Company, First Regi- ment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Riflemen, (Colonel Thomas Humph- reys, Commanding); of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding ; 1814-15. 1804. Merwin, Walter Lee, . 170 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Grandson of Miles Merwin, Private in Captain Medas Hotchkiss' Company, Connecticut Militia; 1813. Also, Private in Captain John Butler's Company, Connecticut Militia; 1814. 1892. Mills, Stephen Crosby, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Sully, S. D. Grandson of Stephen Crosby, Second Lieutenant in Captain Warner Folt's Company, Fortieth Regiment, New York Militia; 18 14. 1891. Moore, Harry Thornton, 56 Thirty-fifth Street, Chicago, Ills. Great-grandson of Joel Haws, Private in Captain William Fordyce's Company, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, (Colonel Summalt, Commanding), General Denoe's Division ; 1S13-15. 1891. Moore, John W., Chief Engineer U. S. Navy, Mare Island, San Francisco, Cal. Grandson of Benjamin Mooers, Major General, (Commanding six Brigades), New York Militia; 1S12-15. 1891. Morgan, Appleton, Westneld, N. J. Grandson of James Appleton, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Second Regiment, First Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Militia; 1813-14. In service and pay of the United States ; 1814. 62 Elected. i 89 i. Morgan, James Henry, 207 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Avery Morgan, Lieutenant Regiment, Connec- ticut Militia, (Colonel Newhall Tainter, Commanding) ; 18 14. 1893. Morris, Galloway Cheston, 128 South Eighteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of James Cheston, Lieutenant and Adjutant Fifth Regi- ment, (Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Sterett, Commanding), Maryland Militia; 18 14; also, Lieutenant Colonel Fifty-first Regiment, Mary- land Militia; 1814. 1892. Muhlenberg, Francis Benjamin, 430 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Peter Muhlenberg, Captain Sixth Regiment, United States Infantry; 1811-14. Major Thirty-first Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Daniel Dana, Commanding); 1814-15. Also, Aid-de-Camp to Brigadier General Zebulon M. Pike, United States Army. 1 89 1. Murray, Charles H., 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Dauphin Murray, Colonel Regiment, New York Militia; 1812-15. Grandson of Andrew Billings, Sergeant in Lieutenant Abraham Brook's Company, Seventy-second Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel T. H. Hicks, Commanding) ; New York Militia. Subsequently commissioned Major, New York Militia; 1812-15. Great-grandson of Hezekiah Seymour, Corporal in Captain J. Sels- bee's Company of Lieutenant Colonel J. McMahon's Regiment, New York Militia ; 1813-15. 1893. Nichols, George F., Plattsburg, N. Y. Son of John Nichols, Private in New York Militia. In service dur- ing the siege of Plattsburg; 18 14. 63 Elected. 1893. Nichols, Henry Kuhl, 2216 Trinity Place, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Francis Boude Nichols, Midshipman United States Navy ; 1S12. Served under Captain James Lawrence, United States Navy. Wounded in action, while in command of vessel, between "Chesa- peake" and "Shannon," 18 13; taken prisoner to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and afterwards exchanged. 1 89 1. Nichols, Maury, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory. Great-grandnephew of Abraham Maury, Lieutenant Fourth United States Rifle Regiment ; 18 14. 1S94. Noyes, Charles Phelps, 400-10 Sibley Street, St. Paul, Minn. Son of Daniel Rogers Noyes, Lieutenant Second Company, (Captain Joseph Gavitt, Commanding) ; Third Regiment of Infantry, (Col- onel Joshua H. Lew, Commanding), Rhode Island Militia; 1814. 1894. Oliver, Charles Augustus, M. D., 1507 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of William George Oliver, Major Second Battalion, Twenty-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia; 1811-13. Cap- tain Fifty-second Regiment, United States Infantry; 1813-15. 1892. Oliver, Paul Ambrose, Oliver Mills, Pa. Son of Paul Ambrose Oliver, Master United States Navy; 1814-15. 1892. O'Neill, James Wilks, M. D., 21 10 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of John O'Neill, Private in Third Company, ("Northern Liberty Artillerists," Captain John Naglee, Commanding); First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding); 1814-15. 64 Elected. 1892. Ord, Edward O. C, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Searcy, Ark. Grandson of James Ord, Midshipman United States Navy; 1813. Also, Lieutenant Thirty-sixth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Henry Carbery, Commanding); 1814-15. 1891. Otto, John, 394 Franklin Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Son of Jacob S. Otto, Aid-de-Camp to Honorable Simon Snyder, Governor of Pennsylvania, and Commander-in-Chief of Pennsylva- nia forces; 18 12-15. 1892. Parker, Montgomery Davis, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Robinson, Neb. Great-grandson of Amasa Davis, Quartermaster General of Massa- chusetts; 1812-15. 1891. Paulding, Charles H., 347 West Forty-fourth Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Isaac F. Russell, Aid-de-Camp to Major General Morgan Lewis, New York Militia; 1814. 1893. Paulding, Tattnall, 135 West Penn Street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Hiram Paulding, Midshipman United States Navy; 1812-15. Served under Commodores Isaac Chauncey and Thomas McDon- ough, United States Navy. 1893. Pennypacker, Hon. Samuel Whitaker, LL. D., 1540 North Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Joseph Whitaker, Private in First Company, "Wash- ington Guards," (Captain John R. Mifflin, Commanding); the Second Company, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer In- fantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding); of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814-15. 65 Elected. 1891. Penrose, Charles Wilkinson, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Huachuca, Arizona Territory. Great-great-grandson of William Hoffman, First Lieutenant in Captain Gilbert Seaman's Company, Forty-first Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Robert Bogardus, Commanding) ; iS 13-15. 1 89 1. Penrose, George Hoffman, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C. Great-grandson of William Hoffman, First Lieutenant in Captain Gilbert Seaman's Company, Forty-first Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Robert Bogardus, Commanding); 1813-15. 1892. Philbrook, Charles Frederick Bacon, 156 West Brookline Street, Boston, Mass. Great-great-grandson of John Sly, Private in Captain Joseph Mor- rill's (Danville) Company, Regiment, Vermont Militia; 1813. 1894. Pinkerton, Samuel Stanhope Smith, 67 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Grandson of John White Pinkerton, Private in Captain John Wright's Company, Colonel Washington Parke's Regiment, Penn- sylvania Militia; 1814. Served under Major General James Steele. 1893. Pool, Wellington, Wenham, Essex Co., Mass. Son of William Pool, Private in Captain Charles Farr's Company, Second Regiment, (Lieutenant Colonel James Appletou, Command- ing) ; First Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Militia ; 1814. 1892. Poore, Benjamin Andrew, Lieutenant U. S. Army, West Point, N. Y. Son of Andrew Poore, Private in Captain Thomas Harrington's Company of Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Page's Regiment, Massa- chusetts Militia ; 1S14. 66 Elected. 1891. Pope, James Worden, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, Forth Leavenworth, Kan. Grandson of James Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel of Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Volunteers, (Colonel Richard M. Johnson, Commanding). Distinguished for bravery at the battle of the Thames, Canada; 1813. 1892. Porter, John Biddle, 1529 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of John Biddle, Second Lieutenant Third Regiment, United States Artillery; 18 12-13; First Lieutenant Third Regiment, United States Artillery; 18 13; Captain Forty-second Regiment, United States Infantry; 1S13-15. Also Aid-de-Camp to General Winfield Scott, United States Army. 1892. Potter, Thomas, Jr., Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Great-grandson of Jacob Bower, Brigadier General Commanding First Brigade, Sixth Division, Pennsylvania Militia; 1812-13. 1892. Potter, Hon. William, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Great-grandson of Jacob Bower, Brigadier General Commanding First Brigade, Sixth Division, Pennsylvania Militia; 1812-13. 1893. Rawle, William Brooke, 230 South Twenty-second Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of William Rawle, Jr., Captain Second Troop, Philadel- phia City Cavalry, attached to the 'Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 1S14. 1893. Rea, Samuel, 233 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of John Rea, Major General Seventh Division, Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Militia; 1S12-14. 67 Elected. 1892. Read, John Joseph, Captain U. S. Navy, Mt. Holly, N. J. Grandson of Samuel J. Read, Major in Brigadier General Ebenezer Elmer's Brigade, New Jersey Militia; 1814. 1879. Reilly, Andrew Jackson, 1437 North Nineteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Paul Reilly, Private in Second Company of "Washington Guards," (Captain John Swift, Commanding); the Fourth Com- pany, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle Commanding) ; Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Briga- dier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 1814-15. 1891. Reilly, George Francis, 1437 North Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Paul Reilly, Private in Second Company of "Washington Guards," (Captain John Swift, Commanding); the Fourth Com- pany, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding) ; Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Briga- dier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814-15. 1891. Reilly, Paul, 1437 North Nineteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Paul Reilly, Private in Second Company of "Washing- ton Guards," (Captain John Swift, Commanding) ; the Fourth Com- pany, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding) ; Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Briga- dier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 18 14-15. 1891. Remington, Cyrus Kingsbury, 1 1 East Seneca Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Grandson of Shadrach Remington, Private under Colonel Erastus Granger, Commanding forces at Black Rock and Cold Spring, (Buffalo), N. Y.; 1812-15. 68 Elected. 1893. Reynolds, William Butler, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Grandson of John Reynolds, Private in Captain Coates' Company, Baltimore Rifles, Maryland Volunteers; 1814. Member of the "Society of Old Defenders of Baltimore." 1893. Rhoades, Lyman, 120 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Cornelius Harsen, Lieutenant Colonel Eleventh Bat- tery, (formerly Third), New York State Artillery; 18 12-14. 1 89 1. Rice, Edmund, Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Army, 5746 Madison Avenue, Chicago, 111. Grandson of Edmund Rice, Ensign First Regiment of Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Militia; 18 12. 1893. Ripley, Winfield Scott, Jr., 88 Court Street, Boston, Mass. Great-grandson of Uriah Ripley, Captain of Company "B," First Regiment, First Brigade, Thirteenth Division, Massachusetts (or Province of Maine) Militia; 1814. Great-grandson of Jotham Perham, Captain of Company of Infantry, (of Woodstock, Maine), in Colonel William Ryerson's Regiment, Maine Division of Massachusetts Militia; 1814. 1892. Robe, Charles F., Captain U. S. Army, Fort Buford, N. D. Grandson of Roswell Robe, Sergeant in Captain Sereno Pettibone's Company, Connecticut Militia ; 1813. 1893. Robe, Lucien Stevens, Fort Buford, N. D. Great-grandson of Roswell Robe, Sergeant in Captain Sereno Petti- bone's Company, Connecticut Militia ; 1813. Great-grandson of George W. Burnham, Captain in United States Revenue Marine Service ; 1S12-15. G9 Elected. 1892. Rockenbach, Samuel D., Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Great-grandson of William Hannah, Private in Captain George Hannah's Troop of Cavalry, Virginia Militia, under command of General Porter, at Norfolk, Virginia; 1814. 1891. Roe, Fayette Washington, Captain U. S. Army, Fort Snelling, Minn. Grandson of Isaac Roe, Sergeant in Captain J. Butterworth's Com- pany, Lieutenant Colonel Smith's Regiment, New York Militia; 1814. 1891. Roe, Francis Asbury, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy, 1232 Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C. Son of Isaac Roe, Sergeant in Captain J. Butterworth's Company, Lieutenant Colonel Smith's Regiment, New York Militia ; 18 14. 1891. Roe, George, Vallejo, Cal. Grandson of Isaac Roe, Sergeant in Captain J. Butterworth's Com- pany, Lieutenant Colonel Smith's Regiment, New York Militia ; 1814. 1893. Rupp, Henry Wilson, 551 North Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of John Wilson, Private in Captain John F. Ruhe's Com- pany of "Northampton Blues;" the Fifth Company, Second Regi- ment, (Colonel Louis Bache, Commanding) ; First Brigade, Second Division, Pennsylvania Volunteer Light Infantry; 1814-15. 1892. Sanford, George Bliss, Colonel U. S. Army, Litchfield, Conn. Great-grandson of Elihu Sanford, Jr., Colonel Regiment, Connecticut Militia ; 1813-14. Grandson of Hervey Sanford, Adjutant of same Regiment, Connec- ticut Militia; 1813-14. 70 Elected. i 89 i. Sanno, James M. J., Captain U. S. Army, Fort Leaven worth, Kan. Grandson of George Michael Sanno, First Lieutenant in Captain George Hendel's Rifle Company, Pennsylvania Volunteers ; 1812-15. Grandson of Conrad Zeller. Served during war, in Pennsylvania Volunteers, and died in service. 1891. Sawyer, James Estcourt, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, Presidio, Cal. Son of Horace Bucklin Sawyer, Midshipman United States Navy ; 18 12-15. Served under Commodores Charles Stewart and Thomas McDonough, United States Navy. 1893. Sener, Samuel Miller, Lancaster, Pa. Great-grandson of Adolph Christian Fick, Private in Captain George Hetzelbergor's Company, First Battalion, Second Regiment, (Colonel John Lutz, Commanding) ; Second Brigade, (Brigadier General John Addams, Commanding) ; in Division of Pennsylvania Militia, com- manded by Major General Nathaniel Watson; 1814. 1891. Sharps, Alfred C, Captain U. S. Army, Denver, Col. Grandson of Nicholas Snider, First Lieutenant and Adjutant of Seventh Regiment, Maryland Militia; 1812-14. Also, First Lieu- tenant of Captain John Gait's Company, Third Regiment, Maryland Militia; 1814. 1892. Shubrick, Edward Ruteedge, 519 North Second Street, Camden, N. J. Son of Edward Rutledge Shubrick, Midshipman United States Navy; 1812. Lieutenant United States Navy; 1815. Served under Commodore John Rodgers, United States Navy. 1893. Snyder, Frederick Antes, 426 Third Avenue, Williamsport, Pa. Great-grandson of Honorable Simon Snyder, Governor of Pennsyl- vania and Commander-in-Chief of Pennsylvania forces; 1812-15. 71 Elected. 1892. Snyder, George Duncan, 426 Third Avenue, Williamsport, Pa. Great-grandson of Honorable Simon Snyder, Governor of Pennsyl- vania and Commander-in-Chief of Pennsylvania forces; 18 12-15. 1892. Sparhawk, Charles Wurts, 400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Thomas Sparhawk, Private in Captain Condy Raguet's Company of "Washington Guards," First Detachment of Penn- sylvania Volunteer Militia, (Colonel Lewis Rush, Commanding) ; 18 1 3. Also, Sergeant in Captain Thomas F. Pleasants' (Third) Company of "Washington Guards;" the Fifth Company, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding); of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814-15- Grandson of Lewis Vanuxem, Private in First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, (Captain Charles Ross, Commanding,) attached to "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 18 14. 1892. Sparhawk, John, Jr., 3800 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Thomas Sparhawk, Private in Captain Condy Raguet's Company of "Washington Guards," First Detachment of Penn- sylvania Volunteer Militia, (Colonel Lewis Rush, Commanding) ; 1S13. Also, Sergeant in Captain Thomas F. Pleasants' (Third) Company of "Washington Guards;" the Fifth Company, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Colonel Clement C. Biddle, Commanding) ; of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 1814-15- Grandson of Lewis Vanuxem, Private in First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, (Captain Charles Ross, Commanding), attached to the "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 18 14. 72 Elected. 1893. Spencer, William Chetwood, Elizabeth, N. J. Grandson of Oliver Hatfield Spencer, Garrison Surgeon United States Army; 1812-14. Also served as Chief Surgeon at battle of New Orleans, Louisiana; 18 15. 1891. Spencer, William Gardner, Captain and Assistant Surgeon U. S. Army, 509 Stevenson Avenue, Nasliville, Tenn. Grandson of Silas Spencer, Sergeant in Captain M. A. Bonnell's Company, Fifteenth Regiment, (Colonel Thomas B. Benedict, Com- manding) ; Fifth Brigade, (Brigadier General Jacob Brown, Com- manding), New York Militia ; 1812. 1892. Sproat, Harris Elric, Westtown, Chester Co., Pa. Grandson of James W. Sproat, Captain of "Germantown Light Infantry Blues," Major Sparks' Battalion, Second Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Militia; 1814-15. 1894. Stevens, John Conyngham, 1914 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of William Stevens, Lieutenant First Regiment, (Light Infantry), Massachusetts Militia; 1811-13. Also, First Lieutenant Thirty-fourth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel J. B. Larned, Commanding) ; 1813. 1894. Stevens, William Coppee, P. O. Box 72, Louisville, Kentucky. Grandson of William Stevens, Lieutenant First Regiment, (Light Infantry), Massachusetts Militia ; 1811-13. Also, First Lieutenant Thirty-fourth Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel J. B. Larned, Commanding) ; 18 13. 73 Elected. 1892. Stull, Adam ArbucklE, 813 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Adam Stull, Private in "The Benevolent Blues," (Cap- tain Henry Read, Commanding); Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, (Major Samuel Sparks, Commanding Battalion;; under command of Brigadier General Thomas Snyder, Commanding Fourth Military District of Pennsylvania; 1814-15. Member of "Society of War of 18 12," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grandson of Jacob Delaney, Private in Fourth Company, ("Frank- ford Artillerists,") First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artil- lery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding) ; at- tached to the "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 1814-15. 1892. Sutherland, Charles, Brigadier General U. S. Army, 15 15 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, D. C Son of Joel B. Sutherland, Surgeon "Junior Artillerists," (Captain Jacob H. Fisler, Commanding), and First Detachment of Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Militia, (Colonel Lewis Rush, Commanding); 18 13. Also, Lieutenant Colonel of Rifle Regiment, Second Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, 18 14-15. 1891. SWARTWOUT, EGERTON, 8 Park Place, Stamford, Conn. Great-grandson of Robert Swartwout, Brigadier General U. S. Army. Quartermaster General ; iS 13-15. 1891. Swartwout, Satterlee, 8 Park Place, Stamford, Conn. Grandson of Robert Swartwout, Brigadier General U. S. Army. Quartermaster General ; iS 13-15. 74 Elected. 1893. Taylor, Clarence Wiles, 310 Market Street, Camden, N. J. Great-grandson of Richard Moore Crain, Captain of ' ' Harrisburg Artillery," First Regiment, (Colonel Maxwell Kennedy, Command- ing), First Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia ; 1814-15. Great-grandson of William Taylor, Private in Captain James Sny- der's Company, Pennsylvania Militia ; 1814-15. 1891. Taylor, James L., 18 Coekspur Street, London, England. Son of John Bradford Taylor, Assistant Surgeon Sixth Regiment, Maryland Militia ; 1814. 1891. Towle, George Francis, Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Army, 59 Rue de Provence, Paris, France. Grandson of Towle, Captain of Company of New Hampshire Militia, in service of United States; 18 12-13. 1892. Townsend, James Hill, ,. , , T „ * 92 Front Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Artemus Mead, Private in Captain Serxe's Company, Second Regiment, (Colonel Peter Curtenius, Commanding), New York Militia: 1812-13. 1892. Townsend, Rufus M., Great-grandson of George Boyd, Private in Captain D. Bryan's Company, Colonel W. Runchbet's Regiment, New York Militia; 1814-15- 1891. Trenciiard, Edward, v 56 Wall Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Edward Trenchard, Lieutenant United States Navy ; 18 1 2. Commander United States Navy; 18 13. Commanded the "Madison," Flagship of Commodore Isaac Chauncey, United States Navy; 1813-15. Grandson of John Mortimer Barclay, Captain Forty-fourth Regi- ment, United States Infantry, (Colonel James T. Ross, Command- ing); under command of General Andrew Jackson ; 1814-15. 75 Elected. 1893. Tufford, Walter H., Denver, Col. Grandson of Philip Tufford, Private in Captain Gideon Frisbee's Company, of Colonel Joseph Wilcox's Regiment of Canadian Vol- unteers; 18 13-14. 1891. Tupper, Tuu.ius C, Major U. S. Army, Brooklyn Village, Ohio. Son of Charles Tupper, Private in Captain Asa Aiken's Company, Thirty-first Regiment, United States Infantry, (Colonel Daniel Dana, Commanding); 1813-14. 1891. Turner, James Varnum Peter, West Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of William Turner, Fleet Surgeon United States Navy. Served on Flotilla of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, United States Navy; 1811-12. Surgeon United States Army ; 1812-15. Grandnephew of Peter Turner, Surgeon United States Light Artil- lery Corps; 1811-12. Grandnephew of Daniel Turner, Midshipman United States Navy ; 1811-12; Lieutenant United States Navy; 1813-15. Commanded U. S. S. "Caledonia," under Commodore Perry, United States Navy, at battle of Lake Erie ; 1813. Grandnephew of Henry Edward Turner, Midshipman United States Navy; 1814-15. 1893. Torpin, Morley Bebee, 46 Adams Street, Rochester, N. Y. Grandson of James C. Bebee, Private in Captain Timothy Cornwall's Company, Fifty-fifth Regiment, (Colonel Anthony Sprague, Com- manding), New York Militia; 1S14. 1891. Van Deursen, William W., Middletown, Conn. Son of William Van Deursen, Jr., Captain Third Regiment, United States Artillery, (Colonel Alexander Macomb, Commanding) ; 1812-15. 76 Elected. 1892. Vanuxem, Louis Clark, 331 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Lewis Clark Vanuxem, Private in First Troop Phila- delphia City Cavalry, (Captain Charles Ross, Commanding) ; at- tached to the "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding) ; 18 14. 1891. Viele, Sheldon Thompson, 298 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Great-grandson of Benjamin Barton, Deputy Quartermaster General United States Army ; 18 12-15. Grandson of John L- Viele. Served in New York Militia ; 1812. 1892. Viven, John Ludlow, Captain U. S. Army, Fort Sully, S. D. Grandson of John Viven, Private in Fourth Company, (Captain Peter Fenton, Commanding) ; of Lieutenant Colonel Peter L. Berry's Battalion, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Militia; 1814-15. 1 89 1. Von Schrader, Frederick, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Great-grandson of Daniel Bissel, Colonel Fifth Regiment, United States Infantry, 18 12-14; Brigadier General United States Army ; 1814-15. 1891. Voorhies, Gordon, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Buford, N. D. Great-grandson of Peter Gordon Voorhies, Ensign in Captain Hickman's (Frankfort) Company, of Kentucky Volunteers. Trans- ferred to the Quartermaster Department. Served under General William Henry Harrison ; 18 12-15. 77 Elected. 1893. Wakeman, Jesup, 120 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Lyman Hull, Private in Second Company, Volunteer Artillery, (Captain Jeremiah Sturges, Commanding) ; First Brigade of Connecticut Volunteers, (Lieutenant Colonel Eli Fowler, Com- manding) ; 18 14. 1892. Wallace, Herbert Fairfax, 17 15 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Great-great-grandson of William Brooke, Brigadier General Com- manding Third Division, Pennsylvania Militia; 1813-14. 1 89 1. Walworth, Hiram, Plattsburg, N. Y. Son of Hiram Walwroth, Private in Captain Martin I. Aikin's Rifle Corps, (New York Volunteers), under the immediate command of General Alexander Macomb, United States Army ; 1S13-14. Hon- ored by Joint Resolution of Congress, approved May 20, 1826, for gallantry and patriotic service in the war, and presented with a rifle. 1893. Ward, Aaron, Lieutenant U. S. Navy, U. S. S. "New York," Brooklyn Navy Yard, N. Y. Grandson of Aaron Ward, Lieutenant Twenty- ninth Regiment, New York Militia; 1S13. Promoted Captain, same Regiment; 1814. 1892. Watmough, James H., Commodore and Pay Director, U. S. Navy, 171 1 I Street, Washington, D. C. Son of John G. Watmough, Lieutenant Second Regiment, United States Artillery, (Captain Alexander Williams, Commanding Com- pany). Wounded at assault on Fort Erie, Canada ; 18 14. 1894. Wayne, William, Paoli, Chester Co., Pa. Grandnephew of Isaac Wayne, Captain Union Troop of Cavalry of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania Militia ; also Colonel of Regiment of Cavalry, Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia; 1812-14. 78 Elected. 1893. Webb, DeWitt, M. D., Atlantic P. O., Brevard Co., Fla. Son of John Webb, Lieutenant of Detached Company, New York Militia; 18 14. 1892. Webster, Edmund Kirby, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Omaha, Neb. Grandson of Joseph Lee Smith, Major Twenty-fifth Regiment, United States Infantry, 18 12; Lieutenant Colonel Twenty-fourth Regiment, United States Infantry, 18 13; transferred to Twenty- fifth Regiment, United States Infantry; 1814. 1893. Webster, Frank Daniel, Lieutenant U. S. Army, Fort Wood, N. Y. H. Great-grandson of Benjamin Severance, Corporal in Captain S. Call's Company of Lieutenant Colonel Steel's Regiment, New Hampshire Militia; 1814. 189 1. Webster, Lewis C, Captain U. S. Marine Corps, Portsmouth, N. H. Grandson of John A. Webster, Sailing Master United States Navy; 1 S 14- 1 5. On staff of Commodore Joshua Barney, United States Navy, at battle of Bladensburg, Md., 1814. Presented with swords by both the State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore, Md., for gallantry in defense of Fort McHenry, and repulse of British ; 18 14. 1892. Wessells, Charles H., 43 West Ninety-first Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of John Wessells, Private in Captain Strachan's Com- pany, Colonel Jasper Ward's Regiment, New York Militia; 1814. 1893. Wessells, Henry Walton, Litchfield, Conn. Descendant of Chillion Palmer, Private in Captain Luther Hadley's Company, Connecticut Militia; 18 13. 79 Elected. 1891. Westbrook, Frederick Edward, 10S East Fifty-sixth Street, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Frederick Westbrook, Brigadier General New York Militia; 1812-15. Son of C. D. Westbrook, Chaplain of Fishkill Regiment, (Colonel Abraham Van Wyck, Commanding), New York Militia; 1S12-15. 1892. Wetherbee, Winthrop, 194 Marlboro Street, Boston, Mass. Great grandson of Moses Holden, Sergeant of Guard detailed from Regiments of Massachusetts Militia, for service in Boston, Mass., (Sergeant Nathaniel Phillips, Commanding detail) ; 18 13. 1891. Wetherill, Alexander Macomb, Captain U. S. Army, Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, N. Y. Great-grandnephew of Alexander Macomb, Lieutenant Colonel Third Regiment, United States Artillery ; 18 12; Brigadier General United States Army; 18 14. Received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal for distinguished and gallant conduct in defeating British Army at Plattsburg, N. Y.; 18 14. 1893. Wetmore, William Boerum, [Endowed Membership], 67 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. Grandson of William Boerum, Midshipman United States Navy ; iS 12-15. Aid to Commodore James Biddle, United States Navy. 1893. Whipple, Charles Henry, Major and Paymaster U. S. Army, Army Building, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Benjamin Wright, Lieutenant in Company of "Silver Grays," of Jefferson County, New York State Militia. Served under General Jacob Brown, United States Army; 18 13. 80 Elected. 1894. Wickersham, Robert O'Neill, 2 1 10 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Robert O'Neill, Sergeant Major of First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost Commanding) ; attached to the "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 1814-15. 189 1. Wilcox, Reynold Webb, M. D., LL. D., 706 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. Grandson of Reynold Webb, Musician, (Lieutenant Zacariah Clarke, Commanding Company) ; in Colonel Flisha Sill's Regiment, Con- necticut Militia ; 1813-14. 1 89 1. WillEy, William Lithgow, 17 West Cedar Street, Boston, Mass. Grandson of John Willey, Captain in Colonel Size's Regiment, New Hampshire Militia; 1812-15. 1892. Williams, Charles, 416 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Grandson of Josiah Randall, First Sergeant, Second Company, ("Junior Artillerists," Captain Jacob Cash, Commanding); First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, (Lieutenant Colonel Andrew M. Prevost, Commanding); of "Advance Light Brigade," Pennsylvania Volunteers, (Brigadier General Thomas Cadwalader, Commanding); 1814-15. 1891. Winne, Robert L-, 145 East Fourth Street, St. Paul, Minn. Grandson of Francis D. Winne, Private in Captain G. P. VanWies' Company, Colonel D. Rogers' Regiment, New York Militia; 1814. SI Eleoted. 189 i. Wood, Benjamin F., Chief Engineer U. S. Navy, 34 West Sixty-sixth Street, New York, N. Y. Son of James Wood, Contractor for Army supplies. Served in battle of Sackett's Harbor, under command of General Jacob Brown, United States Army; 1813. 1892. Wood, Marshall William, Captain and Assistant Surgeon U. S. Army, 47 Exeter Chambers, (Black Bay), Boston, Mass. Great-grandson of Joseph Marshall, Private in Captain John Butler's Company, Regiment, Connecticut Militia ; 1814. 1893. Woodward, Edwin Tully, Commander U. S. Navy, Buffalo, N. Y. Grandson of Theodore Woodward, Surgeon's Mate Eleventh Regi- ment Infantry, Vermont Militia; 18 13-14. 1893. Worth, William Scott, Major U. S. Army, Fort Omaha, Neb. Son of Williams Jenkins Worth, First Lieutenant Twenty-third Regiment, United States Infantry; 1813-14. Also, Aid-de-Camp to Generals Morgan Lewis, John P. Boyd and Winfield Scott, United States Army. Breveted Captain for gallant conduct at the battle of Chippewa, Canada; 18 14; and breveted Major for distinguished conduct at battle of Luudy's Lane, Canada; 1814. Severely wounded in latter action. Promoted Captain United States Army ; 1814. 1894. Wright, Jacob Ridgway, 8 South Franklin Street, Wilkesbarre, Luzerne Co., Pa. Grandson of Joseph Wright, Third Sergeant in Captain Peter Hallock's Company, Thirty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia ; 1814. 82 Elected. 1893. Zieber, Eugene, Wayne, Delaware Co., Pa. Great-grandson of Isaac Zieber, Private in Captain Hall's Com- pany, Sixty-fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves, (Colonel Pear- son, Commanding) ; 1814-15. Veteran Members, 53 Descendant Members, 253 Total Membership, 306 IN MEMORIAM Veterans. David H. Ames, aged 101 years, 7 months, Hezektah Coon, aged 96 years, Abram Dally, aged 97 years, 8 months, Michael Fritz, aged 95 years, 6 months, Erastus Lovett, aged 104 years, Samuel Packard, aged 90 years, 6 months, John W. Peavey, aged 96 years, 2 months, Benjamin Poor, aged 97 years, 6 months, Died. December 1, 1893 1893 February 15, 1893 November 26, 1892 . December, 1891 September 27, 1893 . June 19, 1893 . March 30, 1893 Descendants. Date of Admissioh. 1877. Albert \V. Frick, 1 89 1. Philip IyEidy, M. D. , 1891. Charles Ogden Wood, (83) May 2, 1893 April 29, 189 1 April 17, 1 89 1 Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812. 1894. The Fortieth Annual Meeting of the Society of the War of 18 12 was held in Philadelphia, in the old U. S. Senate Chamber, Corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets, on February 19, 1894. The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. John Cadwalader, 3t 4.30 P. M. The Secretary, Peter S. Hay, read the Minutes of the last Meeting of the Society, which upon motion were approved. The Secretary's report, of which the following is an abstract, was then read and approved. "Since the last annual meeting fifty-seven (57) gentlemen residing in fourteen (14) States of the Union have been admitted to membership, represent- ing the Army and Navy, as well as professional and mercantile life. The Com- mittee on Admissions has carefully refused to entertain the applications of ineligi- ble or unworthy persons. During the past year the long mooted project of organizing branches of this Society in other States has assumed a new phase, and in due time you will be called on to determine whether it is expedient to aid in the formation of a National Society, composed of delegates from several States. (84) 85 A committee of this Society has met the committees appointed by the Societies of the War of 1812, in New York and Maryland, and it will doubtless report to this Society the result of its negotiations. A very handsome Certificate of Membership has been prepared and is now ready for issue to members. The publication of the Year Book of the Society for the present year has been deferred until after the annual meeting, in order that it may contain the latest information concerning the officers, committees and an abstract of the proceedings of this meeting, for the benefit of our absent members. It having become necessary to procure a new supply of ribbon for the insignia of the Society, the Board of Direction considered it a suitable time to improve the appearance, as well as to make the colors of the ribbon historically correct, by the addition of a narrow outside edge of scarlet, thereby combining the various colors used in the Army and Navy uniforms of the United States, during the War of 18 12, and quite different from the ribbon of any other organi- zation in this country. At the same time, it was thought expedient to recommend a slight modifi- cation of the insignia. This can only be done by constitutional amendment. In the meantime, a design for an enameled badge, deviating but slightly from the original one in general outline, but much handsomer in all its details, has been recommended for adoption by the Board of Direction to the Society, pending the enforced delay of a constitutional amendment. It is proposed to dispense with the bar, and group the eighteen representa- tive stars in a circle around the central medallion, which, instead of an undistin- guishable miniature bust, wiil bear the legend " 1812" in figures of gold upon a background of dark blue. All the colors in the ribbon are duplicated in enamel on the medal, presenting a much handsomer effect and at less cost than the original insignia. For the purpose of establishing this Society upon a sound financial basis, without which no organization can flourish, the Board of Direction recommends that the rule creating a "permanent fund" be amended to include all entrance fees, life and endowed membership fees, in addition to gifts and legacies already provided for. 86 The finances have been managed with a due regard to economy and the best interests of the Society. The cash receipts during the past year were : Receipts. Disbursements. Balance on hand, February io, Cash paid out during the year, . $598 03 1893, $427 04 Balance in Treasurer's hands on Received during the year, 1893-M, 678 06 February 19, 1894, .... 507 07 Total, $1,105 10 Total, $1,105 10 During the past year the Secretary has been notified of the death of six of its Veteran Members, viz : David H. Ames, (Ills.), aged 101 years, 7 months. Hezekiah Coon, (Iowa), aged 96 years. Samuel Packard, (Me.), aged 91 years. John W. Peavey, (Vt), aged 96 years, 3 months. Benjamin Poor, (N. H.), aged 97 years, 6 months. David J. Williams, (N. Y.), aged 99 years. Also Mr. Alfred \V. Frick, an old member on the list of descendants. Photographs of the following Veteran Members have been received : Moses Cleveland, Samuel Packard, Benjamin Poor, Thomas Spinney, Reynold Webb. The other members of the Society are urged to add to this collection by sending the photographs of their Veteran Ancestors, as well as their own. It has been suggested that this Society should take steps to rescue from oblivion the places upon, or in which, events of importance transpired during the War of 1812, by the erection of memorial tablets, and to see that the graves of Soldiers or Sailors of the War of 18 12 be appropriately remembered each year on Decoration Day." Nominations being in order, it was then moved and seconded that the Secretary be authorized to cast one ballot for the election of the following officers to serve for the ensuing year : President, John Cadwalader, Philadelphia, Pa. 87 Vice Presidents, Colonel John Biddle Porter, Philadelphia, Pa. Appleton Morgan, LX. D., Westfield, N. J. Brigadier General Adolphus W. Greely, U. S. A. Commander William Bainbridge Hoff, U. S. N. Brigadier General Charles Sutherland, U. S. A. Registrar, Andrew Jackson Reilly, Philadelphia, Pa. Treasurer, Henry Martin Hoyt, Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary, Captain Henry Hobart Bellas, U. S. A. Executive Committee, Charles H. Murray, New York, N. Y. Reynold W. Wilcox, M. D., LX- D., New York, N. Y. David McKnight Hobart, Philadelphia, Pa. Charles Williams, Philadelphia, Pa. George Horace Burgin, M. D., Germantown, Pa. Peter Stuart Hay, Germantown, Pa. Charles Wurts Sparhawk, Philadelphia, Pa. Adam Arbuckle Stull, Philadelphia, Pa. William Chetwood Spencer, Elizabeth, N. J. Carried. Cyrus Kingsbury Remington, of Buffalo, New York, was appointed Historian; Rev. Horace Edwin HaydEN, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., Chaplain, and James Varnum Peter Turner, of Philadelphia, Pa., Assistant Secretary of the Society. Captain H. H. Bellas, U. S. A., then moved the Society consider the advisability of the purchase of two large and fine engravings representing a first and second view of Commodore Perry's victory on Lake Erie, and offered for the inspection of the members. Mr. Charles W. Sparhawk seconded the motion, and the purchase was ordered at the price of $15 for both engravings. Dr. George H. Burgin moved that Section I of the Rules be amended by inserting therein after the word "legacies," the words "and by initiation, life 88 and endowed membership fees," and by adding at the end of the Section the words : ' ' This permanent fund shall be invested in such manner as may be deter- mined upon by the Board of Direction. ' ' After debate, and a decision by the Chair that the rules could be modified by a vote of the Society, at the same meeting, (not being a part of the Constitu- tion), Dr. Burgin's motion was carried unanimously. Captain Bellas then submitted an amendment to Article VIII, of the Consti- tution, for a proposed change in the insignia, which had been approved by the Board of Direction and recommended to the Society for adoption ; providing that the first clause thereof should read as follows : ' ' The insignia of the Society shall consist of a badge of gold, (or bronze) , pendant from a ribbon. Said badge shall be in the form of a Maltese cross, (emblematic of faith in the justice of our cause), be- tween four (4) golden eagles, (symbolizing the four sections — north, south, east and west — of our common country), and resting upon an anchor of gold, (repre- sentative of the American Navy, by which so many glorious victories of the War of 18 12 were achieved). The arms of the cross to be enameled in scarlet with a white border, and to bear the insignia in gold of the four (4) arms of service, (infantry, cavalry, artillery and naval), and in the center thereof, a medallion of dark blue enamel with the figures 18 12 thereon in gold, surrounded by a band of black enamel, bearing eighteen (18) stars in gold, representing the number of States of the Union during the period of conflict. The anchor and cross to be suspended from the ribbon by a ring of gold, (or bronze). The ribbon shall be of watered silk, dark blue in the center, with white and black stripes on the sides successively and edged with scarlet ; the entire ribbon to be one and one-half inches in width and the same dimensions in displayed length." It was ordered that the proposed amendment be placed on file, to be brought up, under Article XI, of the Constitution, at the next stated meeting of the Society, for final action thereon. On motion, the Secretary was then directed to read for the information of the members, the reports of the Conference Committee of the Society in regard to the question of union with other Societies of the War of 18 12 ; and of which the following is a compendium : After reviewing the correspondence held with the New York and Maryland Societies, as to the time and place of meeting, and stating that a joint conference 89 ■was held with a delegation of the latter named Society in Philadelphia, on October 30th, 1893, for an interchange of opinion, the report adds: "that after careful investigation, it was ascertained that the Maryland Society now contains sixty-five {65) active members, with bright prospects of a rapid increase of members; that it has had a continuous existence from its original organization, and that there had been no lapse in its existence in 1886, as had been alleged. Also that at this time, it has on its rolls still one member living, who participated in the War of 18 12, and consequently comes under the provisions of the Act of Congress of September 25th, 1890, which provides for the recognition and wearing of the insignia of such Societies by officers of the Army and Navy, who are members thereof." A proposed ' ' basis of union ' ' was submitted and agreed upon by all the members of the delegations of the two Societies represented in the joint conference, with the exception of one dissenting vote. The committee then asked for a con- tinuance until the preliminary meeting of the Board of Direction of the Society in January next, in order to allow opportunity to confer with the committee from the New York Society which had failed to be represented at the previous conference, on the plea of lack of sufficient notice of the meeting. Approved. The second report of the said Committee of Conference to the Board of Direction of the Society, at its meeting on January 31st last, stated "that since the preceding report was submitted, the Association of Descendants of Defenders in 1812-14, in Baltimore, Md., had formerly ratified the 'basis of union' proposed, and had been regularly incorporated in conformity with the plan therein set forth and agreed upon, as 'The Society of the War of 1812, in Maryland;' that their rules of eligibility, dues and newly adopted constitution had been modeled on the lines laid down in this Society, that one or more additional Veterans of the War had been added to their rolls, and the Society was rapidly increasing in its member- ship with descendants of a most worthy and desirable character." Further proofs were presented by the officers of the Maryland Society in response to requests, showing conclusively the fact of its continuous existence, and notice was given our Society of the selection of duly authorized delegates, who were directed to be present at the joint convention proposed to be held at an early day. An informal conference was also held on January 20th, by a sub-committee in New York City, with the committee of the New York Society, which confer- ence, while not so conclusive as that held with the Maryland Society, was in the 90 main, satisfactory, and after a full and frank discussion, a union with the New York Society was not deemed improbable. The New York Society, though only recently organized and incorporated, has been made the continuous successor of one composed of Veterans of 1812, and claiming to date from 1826. It thus comes also under the provisions of the Act of Congress already cited. A delegation from each of the two State Societies named, to meet with that of our own Society, is expected to be present at the joint convention proposed to be held in Philadelphia, for a final decision of the whole question.* Mr. Charles H. Murray, of New York, then stated that at the last meet- ing of the Board of Direction, the following resolution was offered and passed : Resolved, That the Board of Direction of the General Society of the War of 18 12, recommend the adoption of the reports of the said Committee on Conference for the union of the various Societies of the War of 18 12 in other States, and the *The proposed basis of union, alluded to above, provides : 1. For the election of five (5) delegates from each State Society represented in the joint convention, a. For the formation of a National Society, to be known as the General Society of the War of 1812 ; the election of General Officers therefor, and the adoption of a provisional constitution. 3. That the said General Society shall meet biennially, in Philadelphia or such place as may be selected at the previous meeting of the General Society. 4. That each State Society shall be entitled to representation by five (5) delegates, and one (1) additional delegate for every fifty (50) members or fraction thereof. 5. Each State Society to adopt the present modified insignia and colors of the Pennsylvania Society, also the seal and certificate of membership of said Society. 6. The members of each State Society to be permitted to wear such addional insignia as they now or in future may adopt, but not in substitution of the insignia of the General Society. 7. The style and title of each State Society to be as follows : The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of 8. The entire local affairs of each State Society to be left to its own government. 9. Biennial reports to be made to the General Society by the proper officers of each State Society. 10. Report of the acceptance of these agreed upon provisions, to be made by the committees to their respective State Societies at their next meeting. 11. All other State Societies to be admitted in the future on the same basis as the above. 91 election of five delegates from the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Pennsylvania, to meet delegates from similar Societies in other States, with power to represent this Society and report the result of their conference for further action of the Society, at an adjourned meeting thereof. That resolution having been passed by the Board of Direction at its last meeting and with the recommendation of the Board to our General Society to act upon it, he now brought the matter up for discussion and action. The question of the advisability of union on a reasonable basis with other State Societies, already existing, and adoption of the plan proposed, viz : The election of delegates from this Society to meet those from other States in joint convention was freely discussed by Colonel J. Biddle Porter, C. W. Sparhawk, Charles Williams, F. M. Brooke, E. C. Lee, Captain H. H. Bellas and others. On motion of Reynold W. Wilcox, M. D., of New York, it was then moved to proceed to the election of delegates to meet in joint convention with those of other States, and that the delegates be directed to report back to the Society at an adjourned meeting, to be held not later than the fifteenth of March next. Mr. Charles Murray, of New York, seconded the motion, but moved to amend by making the adjourned meeting subject to the call of the chair. The motion, as amended, was adopted. The following gentleman were then elected delegates to the joint conven- tion proposed, being a majority of the former Conference Committee : Colonel John Biddle Porter, Appleton Morgan, LL. D., Captain H. H. Bellas, U. S. A., Charles H. Murray, George H. Burgin, M. D. The following gentlemen were elected as alternates : William Chetwood Spencer, Charles Williams, Charles W. Sparhawk, Adam A. Stull, Edward R. Shubrick. The Chair then announced the receipt of a memoir of Joel Barlow Suther- land, the first President of the Society, written by Brigadier General Charles Sutherland, U. S. Army, the Historian of the Society for the preceding year. It was ordered, on motion, that the address be referred to the incoming Board of Direction to report the advisability of printing it for distribution to the members of the Society, and with power to act. On motion of Captain Bellas, a vote of thanks of the Society was tendered Mr. Joseph T. Bailey for the great interest he had manifested in the welfare of 92 the Society, and in the many favors he had extended to it ; among others, having had a card of membership engraved, a copy printed therefrom and presented to every member of the Society free of charge. Motion carried. On motion of Charles Williams, the thanks of the Society were tendered to Peter Stuart Hay, the former Secretary, for his past services, (he now volun- tarily retiring from office), and on motion of Dr. George H. Burgin, a committee was appointed to draw up a series of resolutions to that effect. Mr. Hay returned his thanks to the members of the Society. A vote of thanks to the stenographer for his services was also passed. A communication from the Ladies' Hermitage Association, of Nashville, Tennessee, was reported and directed to be referred to the Board of Direction. On motion, the Society then adjourned to meet at the call of the Chair. March /, 189$. H. H. BELLAS, Secretary. 1 I