©rcQon T.^XKIla6blngton Socteti? Sons of the Hmedcan IRevolution^ IT nformat Constitution Xist ^>ov\5 o\ vVp^ A-rn€T vc?vin re. v/fi ©rcQon p^^^XlGlaebinQton Societi? 1[ssue& b^ Hutborit\: of tbc 36oal•^ of /Managers, 5une, IS94. BEN. C. IRV/IN & CO., PR?., PORTLAND. JiQf tnuaarei FEB 8 »)li SOCIETY Sons of the fimeriean Revolution. Origin of the Society. The first State Society- *\\*^ organized in San Francisco, Cal., Ju.ly 4, .1876. under the name of " Sons of Revolutionar\^Sir^^^ which name was subsequent!}' superseded by that now borne. Largely through the efforts of this Society inde- pendent Societies were formed in other states. The National Society was organized b}^ delegates from the several State Societies meeting in New York City, April 30, 1889. This meeting was held in Fraunce's Tavern, in the " long room " in which Washington bade farewell to his officers at the close of the Revolution. Plan of Organization. The State Societies constitute the National So- ciety. This Society has a Constitution and By- Laws, a Board of Officers, and a Legislative Body named the Congress, which is composed of dele- gates from each of the State Societies. The Con- gress has one regular meeting each year. A con- clave of the whole Society meets triennialh^ at such place as the National Board of Managers may determine. The Constitution of the National Society pre- scribes the objects, terms of eligibility to mem- bership, the badge and colors of the whole Society. While each State Society has absolute control of its own affairs, the Constitution of the National Society is the supreme law of the whole, and the constitution of each Society conforms thereto. It is thus seen that the whole organization closely follows the model presented by the re- public. Objects of the Organization. These are set forth in the Constitution of the National Society as follows : " The objects of this Societ}^ shall be to perpet- uate the memory of the men, who, by their ser- vices or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people ; to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants ; to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers ; to encourage histor- ical research in relation to the American Revolu- tion ; to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents, relics and landmarks; to mark the scenes of the Revolution by appropriate memorials ; to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the war ; to foster true pa- triotism ; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom ; and to carry out the pur- poses expressed in the preamble to the constitu- tion of our country and the injunctions of Wash- ington in his farewell address to the American people." In no respect are these objects partisan, sec- tarian or commercial, but purely patriotic, social and American. Eligibility to Membership. The National Constitution fixes the terms of eligibility thus : " Any man shall be eligible to membership in this Society, who, being of the age of twenty-one years or over, and a citizen of good repute in the community, is the lineal descendant of an ances- tor who was at all times unfailing in his loyalty to and rendered actual service in the cause of American Independence, either as an officer, sol- dier, seaman, marine, militiaman or minute man, in the armed forces of the Continental Congress or of any one of the several colonies or states ; or as a signer of the Declaration of Independence ; or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Cor- respondence ; or as a member of any Continental, Provincial or Colonial Congress or Legislature ; or as a Civil Ofi&cer, either of one of the colonies or states or of the national government ; or as a recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain." Organized wholly for patriotic purposes, and presenting a broad platform upon which all may stand, the Society commends itself to all Ameri- cans, and has gained the earnest support of the foremost men of our country. North, south, east and west, men eminent in business, finance, law, literature, science and art are active members, en- thusiastically laboring to advance the objects of the Society and to promote its prosperity. The Society is now organized in thirty or more states and embraces an aggregate membership of over four thousand members. Formation of the Oregon and Washing- ton Society. Mainly through the efforts of Colonel Thomas M. Anderson, U. S. A., this Society was organized June 6, 1891, by about twenty gentlemen of ac- cepted eligibility meeting in Grand Army hall, Portland, adopting a Constitution and By-Laws and electing officers. Three annual meetings have been held, besides several special business meetings and the annual banquets. 8 Officers Chosen February 22, 1894. President, Col. Thomas M. Anderson, U. S. A., Vancouver Barracks. Vice-President, Hon. George H. Williams, Port- land. Secretary, Col. J. K. Philips, University Park, Portland. Treasurer, Mr. Ralph \V. Hoyt, Portland. Registrar, Lieut. Alfred Hasbrouck, Jr., U. S. A. , Vancouver Barracks. Board of Managers. The officers-elect. Hon. T3der Woodward, Portland Hon. LaFayette Grover, Portland Mr. A. E. Borthwick, - Portland Wallace McCamant, Esq., ----- Portland CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE I. NAME. The name of this Society shall be the Oregon and Washington Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. ARTICLE II. OBJECT. The object of this Society is to perpetuate the memory of the men of the American Revolution ; to honor the noble women of that period, from whom we descend ; to revive the spirit of that time ; to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble of the constitution of our country and the injunctions of Washington's farewell address ; to encourage historical research in our War of In- dependence ; to collect relics and records of that time ; to oppose, by moral means, the spread of anarchial ideas and lawlessness ; to draw together in a firm and fraternal union the descendants of the patriots of the Revolution who are willing to cherish and maintain American freedom and see that our " Government of the people, by the peo- pie, and for the people shall not perish from the earth." ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP. Any male person is eligible for membership who is of the age of twenty-one years, and who is descended from an ancestor who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid to the cause of the American Independence as a soldier or seaman, or as a civil officer in one of the several colonies or states, or as a recognized patriot ; provided he shall be found worthy. ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS. Section i. The officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and a Registrar. The last three offices may be filled by one member, if the Society so elects. Sec. 2. The officers named in the preceding section, together with four other members, shall constitute a Board of Managers, and this Board shall have the power to fill vacancies that may occur among the officers of the Society or the members of the Board. Sec. 3. The officers and managers and dele- gates to the National Society shall be elected by II a vote of the majority of the members voting at the annual meetings of the Society. This vote may be personal, b}- proxy or by letter. The of- ficers and managers shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are elected. ARTICIvK V. AMENDMENTS. This Constitution shall be altered, amended or repealed only by a vote of three-fourths of the members of the Society, the vote being either personal, by proxy or by letter. Amendments must be offered at least three months before the annual meetings, so that they can be submitted to the members of the Societv. BY-IvAWS. SECTION I. APPI^ICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. An applicant for admission to the Society must make application in duplicate (on forms obtained from the Secretary), enumerating the services of his ancestor in the War of Independence, together with the detailed statement of the intermediate generations of his pedigree. The applicant shall make oath that the statements of his application are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Such applicant must be nominated by a member of the Society, and may be elected a member by a two-thirds vote at any meeting of the Society or of the Board of Managers. SECTION II. SUSPENSIONS, ETC. The Board of Managers shall have power to suspend or to expel any member of the Society for sufficient cause by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the Board ; provided, that two weeks' notice of the proposed action shall have been given to such member. A member so sus- pended or expelled shall have the right to appeal to a meeting of the Society from the action of the Board of Managers. SECTION III. FEES AND DUES. The initiation fee shall be three dollars and the annual dues three dollars. SECTION IV. MEETINGS. The aniuial meeting of this Society shall take place on the twenty-second of February of each 13 year, except when such date shall fall on Sunday, when it shall take place on the following day. At this meeting the officers of the Society shall be elected, a majority of the votes for any officer constituting a choice. The annual dues shall be collected at this meet- ing. Special meetings of the Society may be held at the request of five members of the Society or of the Board of Managers. SECTION V. QUORUM. At all meetings of the Societj' not less than twelve members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. SECTION VI. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. The President, or in his absence the Vice-Presi- dent, or in his absence a Chairman pi'o tempore, shall preside at all meetings of the Society. He shall exercise the usual functions of a presiding officer, and shall enforce a strict observance of the Constitution and By-Laws. 14 SECTION VII. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. The Secretary shall conduct the general corres- pondence of the Society, and shall keep a record of the election, death or expulsion of members. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of in- corporation and records of the Societ3\ He, to- gether with the presiding officers, shall certify all acts of the Society or Board of Managers. He shall, under direction of the President, give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and attend the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society, and shall give due notice to the officers and members of all votes, orders, res- olutions and proceedings of the Society affecting them or appertaining to their respective duties. He shall perform such other duties and make such returns as may be prescribed by the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society. SECTION VII. DUTIES OF THE TREASURER. The Treasurer shall collect all fees and dues and shall have the care and custody of all the funds of the Societ}'. He shall deposit the same in a bank to the credit of the Societ}^, and shall draw them thence for the purpose of the Society only. 15 as may be ordered by the Society or Board of Managers, upon the approval of the President and the certificate of the Secretary. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and disbursements, and at each annual meeting shall make report and submit his accounts for audit. He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society. SECTION IX. DUTIES OF THK REGISTRAR. The Registrar shall have charge of the member- ship records and the historical, genealogical and biographical collections of the Society. He shall make such returns as may be prescribed by the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society. SECTION X. DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. The Board of Managers shall have the general superintendence of the interests and business of the Society. They shall perform such other du- ties as may be committed to them by the Society. At each annual meeting they shall make a general report. Four members shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Board. i6 SECTION XI. ORGANIZATION OF CHAPTERS. When not fewer than seven members of this Society residing in the same locality desire to or- ganize a Chapter thereof, they shall present a written request to the Board of Managers for au- thority to do so, which authority being granted they may adopt such a Constitution and By-Laws, not inconsistent with the Constitution of this So- ciety, as they may deem proper. They shall have authority to admit members to the Chapter, but all such members must first be members in good standing of this Society, and none but such shall be continued in membership in any Chapter. The President of any Chapter having a mem- bership of not less than twelve members shall be ex-officio a member of the Board of Managers of this Society. A Chapter may select one or more delegates to represent it at any meeting of the Society. In the election of officers for this Society such a delegate or delegation shall be entitled to cast the votes of the Chapter only by presenting proxies therefor. Upon all other issues before this Society a Chapter may certify its actual vote pro and con 17 to this Society, and such vote shall have the same potency as if cast by members of the Society actually present and voting. SECTION XII. STANDING COMMITTEES. At the annual meeting of this Society the pre- siding officer shall appoint an Auditing Committee and a Committee on Resolutions, each consisting of three members, who shall serve for one year or until their successors are appointed, and who shall perform the duties ordinarily devolving upon such committees. SECTION XIII. ORDER OF BUSINESS. At all annual meetings of this Society the fol- lowing order of business shall be observed, viz.: 1. Opening exercises. 2. Calling roll of officers and members. 3. Reading minutes of last meeting. 4. Reports of officers. 1. Of the President. 2. " " Vice-President. 3. " " Registrar. 4. " " Board of Managers. 5. Other official reports. 5. Unfinished business. i8 6. Reports of Committees. 7. Election of Officers, Board of Managers and Delegates. 8. New business. 9. Appointment of standing committees by President-elect. 1. Auditing Committee. 2. Committee on Resolutions. 10. Final adjournment. SECTION XIV. AMENDMENTS. Amendment to these By-Laws may be made at any meeting of the Society, by a vote of a ma- jority of the members of the Society ; prozided^ that a notice of the meeting and a copy of the proposed amendment shall be sent to every mem- ber at least three weeks prior to such meeting. LIST OF IVIKIVIBBRS. Anderson, Thomas M. Allen, Ethan W., Applegate, Oliver C, Applegate, Ivan D., Applegate, Lucien B., Arnold, Frederick K., Atkinson, Josiah L,., Batsman, Cephas C, Beall, Hamilton M., Bellinger, Oscar H., Borthwick, Calvin, Borthwick, Alex. E., Boyer, John A., -Bt)3Titon7- C h arl es H., Bradley -, Fran fc'E. , Brenham, Robert B., Vancouver Barracks, Portland, Ore. Olene, Dairy, Olene, Portland, Fort Assiniboine, Mont. The Dalles, Ore. Portland, Corn wall ville, N. Y. Portland, Ore. Jacksonville, Ore. Tacoma, Wash. Pu^-allup, " Portland, Ore. Brooke, Edward H., Brockenbrough.Jno. B., Cabell, Henry C, Carpenter, Gilbert S., Carter, E. C, Carter, Charles H., Cardwell, Byron P., Cardwell, James R., Clarke, Louis G., Clarkson, David M., Clapp,J. M., Cochran, Hiram, Cooper, J. C, Curtis, Edward D., Cutter-r-Kwtla»d ; Dabney, Percy P., -Dodgev-Frawcis S. , J?okind, Arthur W., Doolittle, (ieorge F., Eckerson, Theodore J., Eckerson, Theodore H., Eckerson, Rufus Ingalls • EUicott, Salvador, Freeman, George W., French, J. W., Gile, Henry S., - Gibbs, Arthur S., . Gowey, Jolvn F., Xiowey, Frank M., Goodell, Gorham B., Greene, Thomas G., Grover, LaFayette, Habersham, Robert A., Habersham, John P., ifett, James-TV^, H al l, H enr^'^ K . , Fort Niagara, N. Y. Roseburg, Ore. Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Pendleton, Ore. Portland, Oregon City, ' McMinnv'le, Portland, vSpokane, Wash. Portland, Ore. Walla Walla, Wash., Spokane, " Portland, Ore. Fort Brady, Mich. , Portland, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Portland, Ore. Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Portland, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Oh-mpia, Wash. Portland, Ore. Port Elakely, Wash. Ilanford) Fran k, ftanfer d , ■ Clarone e , -H-a n ford .-T^t^thai^S . , Hasbrouck, Alfred, Jr., Hines, Harvey K., Howes, Thomas B., Hoyt, Richard, Hoyt, Ralph W., Ht?ytrHc nr y-M., Houghton, Ross C, Kellogg, Noah S., Kollock, Frederick N., I^evvis, Cicero H., I^ittlefield, Roger S., Mann, Gilbert S., Malcolm, Philip S., McCamant, Wallace, Mood3', Lucius W., Moffet, George H., McKee, Fdward D., McKim, Maurice, •MeK4ttst4-y, J.-C., Overton Clough, Page, Wilmer L., •PettttigTil,-Samatel B., Philips, John K., Phillips, Thomas H., Reed, Sanderson, Reynolds, Charles R., Roberts, Benjamin K., Seattle, Wash. Vancouver Barracks, Wash. University Park, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Portland, Ore. Spokane, Wash. Cannisteo, N. Y. Portland, Ore. Ban don, Portland, Spokane, Wash. Portland, Ore. Spokane, Wash. Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Portland, Ore. Tacoma, Wash. Portland, Ore. Los Angeles, Cal. Portland, Ore. Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Presidio, San Francisco, Cal. Olympia, Wash. Seattle, Wash. 11 Portland, Ore. New York Cit}-, Xo. 15 Cortlandt St. Portland, Ore. Vancouver, Wash. Fort Assiniboine, INIont. Salem, Ore. Portland, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Spokane, " Portland, Ore. Spokane, Wash. Portland, Ore. Cascade Locks, Ore. Portland, Ore. Alcatraz Island, Cal. Portland, Ore. Skinner, Pratt R., Sears, Alfred F., Sears, George C, Sears, Alfred F. Jr., .Shane, Carlos W., •Sharp, Frederick D., Sherman, Dana C, Smith, Isaac W., Smith, J. C, . Steele v^bertT. S., Stearns, Doran H., Stout, J. Kennedy, Strong, Curtis C, Strong, Frederick R., Taj-lor, Harr\-, Thompson, Regin'dW. Trevett, Theo. Brooks, Vodges, Anthonj- W., Wait, Charles N., Wait, Aaron E., Wait, Robert L., Wells, Harry L., West, Francis H., Withington, George E., Williams, George H., Woodward, Tyler, Members Deceased. Brooke, Lloyd— May 12, 1893. Members Transferred. Bateman, C. C, Chaplain U. S. A., to Montana Societj'. Sharp, Captain F. D., U. S. A., " " " Members Dropped From Roll. Flenniken, Henry. Irfi ^ I ^ 23 There are many good reasons just now why pa- triots, and especially American patriots, should give voice to their patriotic sentiments and pur- poses. To those who are eligible and worthy we extend a cordial invitation to join with us. Any of our officers or members will cheerfully furnish all the assistance possible to gentlemen looking up the records of ancestral service. Any one desiring to become a member should apply to the Secretary for application blanks. The application must be made in duplicate, sworn to, have the recommendation of two members, and then be filed with the Secretary or the Regis- trar. When accepted by our Board of Managers and approved by the Registrar-General of the National Society, the applicant will receive official notification of his election to membership. Upon notification of election the membership fee, three dollars, and annual dues of three dol- lars should be paid to the Treasurer, Mr. Ralph W. Ho3't, at the Merchants' National Bank, Port- land. Members should bear in mind that the annual dues of three dollars are payable on the twenty- second of Februar}^, in advance for each year. Certificates of Mejubership may be obtained upon application to the Secretary or Registrar, and the payment of one dollar. 24 Rosettes are obtained from the Registrar or Treas- urer at twenty-five cents each. The Badge of the Society is sterling silver cov- ered with gold and costs nine dollars. This is the same in size and design as the one which cost twenty-five dollars, and has taken the place of the four styles formerly used. They are sold by Tiffany & Co., New York City, upon permit is- sued by the Registrar-General. Members desiring to obtain the badge should apply to the Registrar or Secretary for the neces- sary permit. LmKHKT Ul- l-UMOKtOO Illiil ^ e 011 697 532 4 ^