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NATIONAL YEAR BOOK
1915
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY
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SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CONTAINING LIST OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS AND OF NATIONAL COMMITTEES FOR 1915; NATIONAL CHARTER; CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS; OFFICERS OF STATE SOCIETIES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS; PROCEEDINGS OF PORTLAND CONGRESS, JULY 19, 20; BANQUET, JULY 21; BANQUET AND MEETING AT SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 23, 2.4, 1915; RECORDS OF MEMBERS ENROLLED FROM MAY 1, 1914, TO MAY 15, 191 5.
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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY
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Sons of the American Revolution
ORGANIZED APRIL 30, 1889 INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS, JUNE 9, 1906
GENERAL OFFICERS Elected at the Annual Congress, July 20, 1915
President General: Newell B. Woodworm. Syracuse. N. Y.
Vice-Presidents General:
Henry F. Pundekson, 21 Riverview Street, Springfield, Mass, Lieut. Col. M. W. Wood, U. S. A. (retired), Boise. Idaho. Samuel Judd IIot.mks, M. D., Burke Bldg., Seattle, Wash. William K. Boardman. Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co.. Nashville. Tenn. Hon. Samuel Culver Park. Salt Lake City. Utah.
Secretary General and Reaistrtir General:
A. Howard Clark, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D, C.
Treasurer General: John H. Burroughs, 15 William Street, New York City.
Historian General: David L. PiLrson, 21 Washington Street, East Orange, N. J.
CJiaplain General:
Ki:v. Richard fyicimujHNK McCki;adv, D, D., Kennedy Court, Louis- ville, Ky,
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The General Officers, together with one member from each State Society, constitute the Board of Trustees of the National Society. The following Trustees for the several States were elected at the Portland Congress, to serve until the election at the Newark, New Jersey, Con- gress in 1916: Alabama, Maj. Win. Frye Tcbbelts, 32 Concepeion St., Mobile; Arizona, George D. Christy, Phoenix; Arkansas, Frank W. Rawles, Little Rock; California, Charles H. Blinn, U. S. Custom-house, vSan Francisco; Colorado, Charles B. Toppan, 3905 Zenobia St., Denver; Connecticut, Dr. George C. F. Williams, Hartford; Delaware, Col. George A. Elliott, Equitable Bldg., Wilmington; District of Columbia, Rear Adm. Colby M. Chester, U. S. X., 1736 K St. N. W., Washington City; Florida, John H. Cross, Pensacola ; France, Gen. Horace Porter, 2JJ Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. ; Hawaii, John Hffinger, Honolulu; Idaho, Lieut. Col. M. W. Wood, U. S. A., Boise; Illinois, Chancellor L. Jenks, 1217 Ridge Ave., Evanston; Indiana, Theodore P. Stein, In- dianapolis; Iowa, Elmer Marston Wentworth, Des Moines; Kansas, John M. Meade, Topeka; Kentucky, Allen R. Carter, 966 South Fourth St., Louisville; Louisiana, Neal M. Leach, New Orleans; Maine. Philip Foster Turner, 48 Exchange St., Portland; Maryland, Hon. Henry Stockbridgc, 75 Gunther Bldg., Baltimore; Massachusetts, Moses Greeley Parker, M. D., Lowell; Michigan, Albert M. Henry, 1201 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit; Minnesota, Hon. Winfield Scott Hammond, St. Paul; Mississippi, Judge Gordon Garland Lyell, Jackson; Missouri, Cyrus P. Walbridge, 501 Clara Ave., St. Louis; Montana, Oliver T. Crane, Helena; Nebraska, Herbert M. Bushnell, Lincoln; Nevada. Albert D. Ayres, Reno; New Hampshire, S. Howard Bell, Derry; New Jersey, C. Symmes Kiggins, 78 W. Grand St., Elizabeth ; New Mexico, . Dr. Charles A. Eller, Albuquerque; New York (Empire State), Hon. Cornelius A. Pugsley, Peckskill; North Carolina, Clarence A. Wyche, Rosemary; North Dakota, Charles Andrew Pollock, Fargo; Ohio, vacancy (John McKelvey died August 12, 1915) ; Oklahoma, W. F. Kerr, Oklahoma City, Okla. ; Oregon, B, E. Sanford, care Olds, Wort- man & King, Portland ; Pennsylvania, Col. P. W. Guthrie, 434 Diamond St., Pittsburgh; Philippines, Hon. Charles S. Lobingier, Shanghai, China; Rhode Island, Col. Robert Perkins Brown, P. O. Box 558, Providence; South Carolina, Paul Trapier Hayne, Greenville; South Dakota, F. M. Mills, Sioux Falls; Tennessee, Leland Hume, Nashville; Texas, Edward Franklin Harris, Galveston; Utah, Hon. Eddy Orland Lee, Salt Lake City; Vermont, Red field Proctor, Proctor; Virginia, Arthur B. Clarke, Merchants Nat. Bank. Bldg., Richmond; Washington State, Samuel Judd Holmes, M. I)., Seattle; Wisconsin, Rev. Frederick S. Penfeld, I). I)., karine; Wyoming, Arthur Medley Doane, Cheyenne. V
BIOGRAPIIIKS 01? (".1CNKKA1, OtfPlCKRS.
BIOGRAPHIES OF GENERAL OFFICERS.
NEWELL BERTRAM WOODWORTH, PkksiuivNT Generai,.
Nuwkll B. Woodworth , of Syracuse, N. Y., elected President Gen- eral at the Congress held in Portland, Ore., Jnly 20, 191 5, was born at Rome, N. Y., April 12, i860, son of Andrews Joslyn and Mary Ber- tram Woodworth, his mother being- one of the charter, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. J lis paternal and maternal ancestry runs without break directly back to the Puritan immigration of 1630 to Massachusetts.
Mr. Woodworth's eligibility to the Society is derived from the fol- lowing ancestors: As fifth in descent from Capt. Ephraim and Anna Moore Woodworth, of Stillwater, N. Y., who removed there in 1760 from Salisbury, Conn. Captain Woodworth commanded a company in the Thirteenth Regiment Albany County Militia and was engaged at the battle of Saratoga. During the battle his house was the headquar- ters of General Gates, lie was fourth in descent from Walter Wood- worth, of Scituate, Mass., 1635.
As fourth in descent from Ephraim and Delight Rowley Woodworth, who was enrolled in his father's company. As fifth in descent from Capt. Abijah and Ke/.ia Karrar Joslyn, of Ashburnham, Mass. Me was fourth in descent from Thomas Joslyn, of Sudbury, Mass., 1635, who was a direct descendant of Gilbertus Jocelinus, whose name as one of the soldiers of William the Conqueror is inscribed on the Roll of Battle Abbey. Captain Joslyn was a member of the Committee of Correspond- ence in 1774, as well as the head of the local military company.
As sixth in descent from Capt. John and Lucy Wilder Joslyn, of Leominster, Mass. lie commanded a company in Col. John Whitcomb's regiment and was out at the "Lexington Alarm," and also, in 1777, in the Burgoyne campaign, when the Leominster soldiers joined Col. Seth Warner at Manchester, Vt.
As fifth in descent from Ensign Hczekiah and Sarah Garfield Corey, of New Ipswich, N. H. At the "Lexington Alarm" he was ensign in the company of Capt. Thomas Heard, that marched from New Ipswich before daylight.
As fourth in descent from Abel and Mary Thompson Richardson, of Woburn, Mass., who was fifth in descent from Samuel Richardson, one of the seven founders of Woburn in 1640. He responded to the call at Lexington and Concord and later to Blinker I fill, where he was wounded. During the succeeding years of the Revolution he was active as a town officer in forwarding supplies to the armies.
As sixth in descent from Samuel and Rebecca llayward Brackett, of Braintree, Mass., who was third in descent from Capt. Richard Brackett,
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one of the founders of Braintrec and an original member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
As third in descent from Asa and Lydia Richardson Wilkins, of Jaffrcy, N. H., who was a member of Capt. Daniel Rand's Company, in the regiment of Col. Daniel Moore, that marched from New Hampshire, on September 27, 1777, to reinforce General Gates at Stillwater, N. Y. These troops were at the battle of Saratoga and the subsequent sur- render of Burgoyne.
Soon after the birth of Mr. Woodworth his parents removed to Syra- cuse, which city has since been his home. He prepared for college at the' Columbia Grammar School of New York and entered Columbia University in 1878. He graduated, in 1882, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Entering the- law school and the postgraduate course in political science, he graduated, in 1885, with the degree of Master of Arts and was admitted to the New York bar the same year. From 1885 to 1890 he was an assistant in the office of the corporation counsel of New York. During this time he was admitted as a member of the New Jersey bar and appointed a master in chancery. Since 189 1 he has been a practitioner in Syracuse.
He became a member of the Sons of the American Revolution July 14, 1895, as a charter member of the Syracuse Chapter of the Empire State Society. For the past eleven years he lias been its President. He has also served as Vice-President of the State Society and for some years as a member of the Board of Managers. At the Congress in Faneuil Hall, Boston, May 21, 1912, he was elected Vice-President Gen- eral. The following year he served upon the National Committee, having in charge the arrangements for the Syracuse Congress. During the last vSociety year he was a member of the National Executive Com- mittee, taking particular interest in the work pertaining to the educa- tion and naturalization of aliens. Upon his initiation the civic bodies of Syracuse have successfully pushed this work under the slogan of ''Make Syracuse an English-speaking city."
Air. Woodworth is a member of the Society of Colonial Wars, the St. Nicholas Society of New York, and the Psi Upsilon and University clubs of New York. He is an officer in various public and charitable institutions of his home city, as well as a member of its various civic and social clubs. He has for some years been actively interested in patriotic, philanthropic, and historical matters.
HENRY F. PUNDERSON,
Vice- President General.
Hknry Fuij,kr Pundkrson, of Springfield, Mass., elected Vice-Presi- dent General at the Portland Congress, was born at New Haven, Conn., November 7, 1871. John Punderson, one of the "Seven Pillars" of the New Haven Colony at the settlement in 1638, was the first immigrant on his father's side, while on his mother's the descent is traced to
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Edward Fuller and live other passengers on the Mayflower, at Ply- mouth, 1620.
Brev. Brig. Gen. Heman Swift, of Connecticut, is the ancestor from whom he gains eligibility to membership in the Society.
Mr. Fundcrson is a retired officer of the National Guard and served in t lie war with Spain. He joined the Massachusetts Society in 1908 and is a member of the Board of Managers. He has held various offices in the George Washington Chapter in Springfield and was the originator and Chief Marshal of the Pilgrimage in 1914 of the National Society over the route taken by Washington in 1775 in going from Philadelphia to Cambridge to take command of the Continental forces.
LIEUT. COL. MARSHALL WILLIAM WOOD, U. S. ARMY
(RETIRED),
Vice-President General.
Marsh au Wii.ua m Wood, Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Army (retired), of Boise, Idaho, elected Vice-President General at the Syracuse Con- gress and re-elected at Portland, was born in Watcrtown, N. Y., June 3, 1846, son of Benjamin and Eunice Augusta (Greenleaf) Wood. He was educated in village schools and high schools, at Belleville Union Academy, New York, and at Rush Medical College, Chicago, class of 1873. Received the degree of A. M., Hon., at Bowdoin College, 1894. Was an enlisted man in the Civil War, where he was twice wounded. First Lieutenant, U. S. A., 1875; Captain, June, 1880; Major, June, 1894; Lieutenant Colonel, April, 1904. He was three times officially commended for distinguished services.
His Revolutionary ancestors were: Joseph Marshall (mother's mother's father), an enlisted man, and Noah Hopkins (father's pater- nal grandmother's father), who was first Lieutenant Sixth Dutchess County New York Militia.
He was President of the Idaho State Medical Society, 1896-1897; Post Commander, G. A. R., 1867; Department Commander, G. A. R., [911-1912; Military Order of the Loyal Legion, 1S94; Society of the War of 1812, 1892; Sons of the American Revolution, 1893 (No-. 6405). Has been President of the Idaho Society, S. A. R., since its organiza- tion, February, 1909; Society of Colonial Wars, 1893 (No. 120), Gov- ernor in 1015.
In Masonry was Worshipful Master in [891, r892, and 1893. Is Knight Templar. In Scottish Rite was elected to 33d degree October, 1882; received the degree January, 1883. Is a Shrincr and Past Po- tentate of El Korah Temple. Plas been a member of several clubs and scientific and learned societies.
Colonel Wood is much interested in genealogy, and has traced his ancestry to many of the early settlers of New England.
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SAMUEL JUDD HOLMES, M. D., Vice- President General,
SamuEi, Juno IIoi.mks, elected Vice-President General at the Port- land Congress, Jnly 19-20, 1915, was born in Palmyra, Wisconsin, Octo- ber I2,l854,SOn of Aliles Holmes, and his wife, Nancy Sophia (Cowles) Holmes, both of Connecticut. lie is a charter member of the Wash- ington State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution as a lineal descendant of Samuel Judd, Captain of the Fifth Company, or "Train Band," Twenty-seventh Connecticut State Regiment, and Josiah Cowles, a inember of the "Committee for the Relief of the Boston Sufferers, " from the Port Bill, etc. He was prepared for the University of Wis- consin at a public school and at Lake forest Academy, Illinois; gradu- ated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, class of 1876, and the New York Medical University, class of 1877; served as medical intern in the Charity Hospital, New York, for a year and a half, going then to Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, for post-graduate work for a year and a half. Upon his return lie located for medical practice in Chicago. He was elected adjunct professor of pathological anatomy and histology at Rush Medical College in 1883 and at the Woman's Medical College of Chicago (same branch) in 1880. He continued practice and medical teaching in Chicago until 1888, when he sought a milder climate at Seattle, Washington, where he has practiced his pro- fession continuously since.
He was a member of the Seattle Board of Health for six years (twice its president) ; city bacteriologist (Seattle) for three years, establishing the first laboratory in that city; president of the King County Medical Society (1890); president of the Washington Medical Library Association for seven years (still holding that office) ; has been a member of the Board of Examining Surgeons of the U. S. Bureau of Pensions for sixteen years; member of city hospital medical staff (live years).
He has been a member of the Board of Managers of Washington State Society, S. A. R., for fourteen years; Vice-President in J907 and again in 1908, and President in 1914; President of Seattle Chapter, 1897 and 1907. lie was elected a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Society in 1914 ami re-elected in 1915. He was elected Vice- President General in 1915.
Besides being greatly interested in patriotic work, Dr. Holmes is a member of the King County Medical Society, Washington State Med- ical Society, the American Medical Association, Washington Medical Library Association, "Physicians' Study Club," and the University Club. He has two sous, one a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and the second studying architecture in that institution.
BIOGRAPHIES Ol< CKNKRAl, OFFICERS. 9
WILLIAM KELLOGG BOARDMAN, Vice-President General.
Whuam KEI&OGG Boardman, of Nashville, Tenn., elected Vice-Presi- dent General at the Syracuse Congress May 19, 1914 and re-elected at the Portland Congress, was born in Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn., on November 5, 1870, the son of Ca.pt. Daniel VV. and Mary (Young) Boardman.
He became a member of the Kentucky Society in 1909, and a few months later was elected its Secretary.
Aftef ; moving to Tennessee he was elected- Secretary of the Tennes- see Society, and holds that office at the present time.
Mr. Boardman entered the service of the Bell Telephone interests in 1888, and has filled various positions in that organization, now being Commercial Superintendent for the State of Tennessee.
Mr. Boardman. is a member of commercial organizations in several cities in Tennessee— a member of the Cumberland and Country Clubs at Knoxville, of the Commercial Club, the Hermitage Club, and Nash- ville Golf and Country Club at Nashville, and of the Filson Club at Louisville, Ky.
SAMUEL CULVER PARK,
Vice-President General.
SamuEE Culver Park, of Salt Lake City, elected Vice-President General at the Portland Congress, was born al Cheyenne, Wyoming, November 16, 1869, son of Boyd and Jane (Culver) Park. He became a member of the Utah Society March 19, 1909, as great-great-grandson of Samuel Culver, who served as Sergeant, and great-great-great-grand- son of Daniel Culver, a Captain in Col. James Mead's Vermont Regi- ment; also great-great-grandson of Andrew Clark, private in Massa- chusetts Militia, and of William Potter, private in the Connecticut Militia. Mr. Park entered the employ of the Bank of Commerce, Salt Lake City, in 1894, and became cashier; vice-president and manager of Boyd Park (Inc.), manufacturing wholesale jewelers; served in Utah National Guard as private to Brigadier General, retiring December 31, 1908; member Utah State Senate, 1903-1907; member of Board of Edu- cation of vSalt Lake City, 1909-1912 (resigned) ; Mayor of Salt Lake City January 1, 1912. Me is a life member of Alumni Association of University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts of that university, 1911, as of 189 1 ; a thirty-second degree Mason, and member of the University Club of Salt Lake City.
A. HOWARD CLARK,
Secretary General and Registrar General.
A. Howard Clark became a member of the District of Columbia Society at its organization, was elected Assistant Registrar May 5, 1890,
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and was one of its Secretaries from 1891 to 1893. lie was Secretary General of the National Society in 1S92, and has been Registrar General since 1893. Since 1904 he has also served as Secretary General.
He was horn in Boston April 13, 1S50. His ancestors in the Revolu- tion were Enoch Clark, Enoch Hall, Capt. Thomas Jenner Carnes, and Maj. Edward Carnes, of the Massachusetts Militia and Continental Army.
Mr. Clark was in the class of 18S1 at Wcsleyan University, Middle- town, Conn., and that university gave him the honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1906.
He engaged in commercial business in New York city from 1867 to 1875; in 1879 was assistant on the United States Fish Commission and later expert on the Tenth Census. Since 1881 he has been connected with the Smithsonian Institution as Curator of the Division of History in the National Museum and as editor of the publications of the Insti- tution. In 1883 he served on the Executive Staff of the United States Commission at the International Fisheries Exposition in London, and was United States Expert Commissioner to the Paris Exposition of [889, by appointment of President Cleveland, when he was honored by order of President Carriot with the decoration of Officier du Merit*- Agricole. He was a member of the International Geographical Con- gress at Paris in 1889.
He is Herald of the Baronial Order of Runnymedc (descendants of sureties of the Magna Charta), Archivist General of the National So- ciety of Americans of Royal Descent, member of the Society of May- flower Descendants, the Society of Colonial Wars, corresponding mem- ber of the California Genealogical Society; from 1889 to 190S was Sec- retary, and is now Curator, of the American Historical Association.
JOHN HARRIS BURROUGHS,
T r k as urEr G K n l; r a r. .
John Harris Burroughs was horn at Trenton, N. J., April 17, 1849. son of Charles Burroughs, who served as mayor of Trenton for fifteen consecutive years — from 1832 until 1847 — who was also judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Mercer County, N. J., for sixteen years. John Burroughs, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was active in the Revolutionary War from the latter part of 1776 until the surrender of Cornwallis at the battle of Yorktown, in 1781. Mr. Bur- roughs is descended from John Burroughs, who settled in Newtown, Eong Island, in 1653, with other English colonists. In the capacity of Treasurer, Vice- President, and President, he has served the Union League Club, Brooklyn, N. V., in which city he has resided since 1865. He was President of the Empire State Society in IQI I. He has asso- ciated with him his son, Harris S. Burroughs, dealing in commercial paper and bank stocks in New York city, in which business Mr. Bur- roughs has been engaged since 1874.
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He was elected Treasurer General at the Baltimore Congress, in 1909, and re-elected at the Toledo, Louisville, Boston, Chicago, Syracuse, and Portland Congresses.
DAVID L. PIERSON, Historian General.
David Lawrence Pierson, elected Historian General at the Toledo Congress and re-elected at each subsequent Congress, was born at Orange, N. J., February 3, 1865, son of Samuel Dodd Pierson and Louisa Mann. He is a direct descendant of Thomas Pierson, brother of the Rev. Abraham Pierson, who came to the banks of the Passaic River and settled the town of Newark, in 1666, with a company of Connecticut people, who made the last stand for Church and State one and inseparable in the Colonies.
His ancestor from whom he claims membership in the Sons of the American Revolution is Caleb Pierson, a private in the Second New Jersey Rifle Corps.
Mr. Pierson is chairman of the local History Committee of the New England Society, Orange ; ex-President of the Orange Chapter, S. A. R. ; Historian of Battery A ( N. G. N. J.) Veteran Association; honorary member of Uzal Dodd Post, G. A. R., and other veteran associations; member of Hope Lodge, F. A. A. M. He is also President of the Old Burying Ground Association of Orange, and was instrumental in having the cemetery reclaimed and beautified after sixty years of neglect. He also formed the Revolutionary Monument Association, which resulted in the placing of the Dispatch Rider statue in the cemetery to the memory of the men and women who assisted in establishing American independence.
He is also interested in many patriotic enterprises in his community, and it was through his efforts that Flag Day was publicly observed in the community; and has also started a movement for the placing of flag-poles in the public parks in Essex County, N. J.
REV. RICHARD LIGHT BURNE McCREADY,
Chaplain General.
Rev. Richard Liohthukne McCkEady, who was unanimously elected Chaplain General at the Portland, Oregon, Congress, was born (Novem- ber 22, 1862) and educated in Louisville, Ky., the home of George Rogers Clark, who with his little force of men from the Falls of the Ohio added such vast and rich domains to the territory of the United Stales. Mr. McCready's first ministerial charge was the old Church of the Ascension at Frankfort, Ky., the capital of the State, where he was ordained to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church. From Frank- fort he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, as rector of Grace Church, of that city, and thence removed ten years ago to Louisville, the city of his birth, and became rector of St. Mark's Church, which charge he now
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holds. 1 le has filled various offices, both within the church and without. He has been at times secretary and also archdeacon of the Diocese of Lexington (Ky.), deputy to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church (in the United States), several times chaplain of the Kentucky Legislature, and is at present Chaplain of the Kentucky Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, lie was chosen to deliver the annual sermon at the Congress held in Louisville in April, iyn, and also as one of the local speakers at the Perry Centennial Celebration in Louis- ville, [Or3, at which the orator-in-chief was the lion. Champ Clark, Speaker of the National House of Representatives.
Through his mother's line Mr. McCreacly has a double Revolutionary ancestry. One greats-great-grandfather was Richard Lighthurne, a Lieu- tenant in the Virginia State Navy, being of the second generation of the family in America, his father, Stafford Lighthurne, having come from England to Virginia and made his home in Caroline County. Another great-great-grandparent was William Buckner, a Captain in the Continental Army, who married Sarah Thomas, whose grandpar- ents, Philip Pendleton and his wife, Isabella Hart, had come to Virginia from England in 1674.
NATIONAL COMMITTEES, 1915.
Executive Committee.
Newell 1!. Woodworth, President General, Chairman, Syracuse, N. Y
R. C. Ballard Tiluuston, Columbia Bldg., Louisville, Ky.
Albert M. Henry, uoi Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Elmer M. Wentworth, Des Moines, Iowa.
Chancellor L. Jenks, i.m; Riclgc Awe,, Evanston, 111.
WALLACE McCamant, Northwestern Hank Bldg., Portland, Ore.
John Lenokd M ERR ill, 517 Park Ave., East Orange, N. J.
Committee on Credentials.
Teunis D. Huntting, Chairman, J20 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
William J. Conkling, Vice-Chairman, 48 Ward St., Orange, N. J. .
Henry A. BOOTH, 310 Main St., Springfield, Mass.
Harry F. Brewer, 335 Marshall St., Elizabeth, N. J.
Benjamin J. CoE, 165 Franklin Ave., Bloomfield, N. J.
Herbert R. Crane, 122 Elizabeth Ave., Newark, N. J.
Samuel L. Stewart, Newlnirg.li, N. Y.
John I). Vandf.rcook, 82 W. Washington St., Chicago, 111.
Committee on Auditing and Finance.
GEQRCE J). Bancs, Chairman, Huntington, N. Y.
Francis J. Batchklder, 54 Woolsey St., Astoria, N. Y.
Col. William P. ALEXANDER, 50 Union Square, New Ymk, N. Y.
Francis L,. Wan' dell, 51 Chambers St., New York, N. Y.
Norman P. Hi: i'im.i'v, -.-43 Ryerson St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Memorial Committee.
l'rof. William C. Armstrong, Chairman, 345 Railway Ave., F.lizabeth, N. J.
John Lenokd Merrill, Vice-Chairman, 517 Park Ave., Kast Orange, N. J.
Brig. Gen. Philip Reade, V. S. A. (retired), The Wadswortk, Boston, Mass.
Oris G. Hammond, State Library, Concord, N. IF.
Col. Robert Perkins Brown, Box 1456, Providence, R. I,
Gen, iCiWARD 15. Bradley, New Haven, Conn.
Edward IIagaman Hall, Tribune Bldg., New York, N. Y.
Thomas Wynne, 5100 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
James H. Hughes, Dover, Del.
James D. Ig'J eiiakt, M. D., 2 1 1 West La n vale St., Baltimore, Md.
William L. Craweokd, 700 Travelers' Bldg., Richmond, \'a.
Robert T. "Bonner, Aurora, N. C.
Paul Traimek Hayne, Greenville, S. C.
George W. Duummond, P. O. Box 450, Savannah, Ga,
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Committee on Organization (Pacific).
Wallace McCamant, Chairman, Northwestern Bank Bldg., Portland, Ore.
Hon. Overton G. Lllis, Olympia, Wash.
Rawlins Cadwalader, M. D., Sehroth Bldg., San Francisco, Cal.
Walter D. Wynkoop, Mountain States 'I'd. Co., Denver, Colo.
Hon. Li)dy Ori.and Lee, Salt Lake City, Utah,
lion. William Wallace McDowell, Butte, Mont.
Judge George R. Craig, Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Frank G. L-nsign, Boise, Idaho.
lion. Albert D. Ayres, Reno, Nev.
Dr. Charles A. Van DER Veer, Phoenix, Ariz.
Arthur IIedi.ey Doane, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Committee on Organization (West).
Klmer M. Wentworth, Chairman, Des Moines, lown.
Kossuth K. Kennan, 1017 Wells Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis.
Charles II. Bronson, 48 K. 4th St., Saint Paul, Minn.
George F. Rich, Grand Forks, N. Dak.
F. M. Mills, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
Herbert M. Bushnell, Lincoln, Nebr.
A. K. Rogers, Topeka, Kans,
Capt. F<. D. Hadi.ey, Des Moines, Iowa.
Committee on Organization (Middle States).
Albert M. Henry, Chairman, 1201 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Louis A. Bowman, Room 13.53, 30 N. La Salle St., Chicago, 111.
Edward L. Darius, 6719 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio.
Robert II. Tyndall, 2014 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind.
Thomas Stephen Brown, |iot Berger Bldg,, Pittsburgh, Pa.
John R. Weeks, 756 Broad St., Newark, N. J.
Frank St. J. Sidway, Buffalo, N. Y.
Col. George A. Ki.lioti , Equitable Bldg., Wilmington, Del.
T. M. Maynadiek, ..-17 W. Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, Md.
Commit tec on Organization (New England).
Henry F. Pundkkson, Chairman, 21 Rivcrview St., Springfield, Mass.
Frank F,. Woodward, Wdlcslcy Hills, Mass.
Wilson II. Dei:, New Haven, Conn.
Rev. Howard 1'. Hill, Concord, N. II.
1*ii ii.ii* h'. Turner, 4K Exchange St., Portland, Me.
Arthur Preston Sumner. 639 Grosvenor Bldg., Providence, R. 1.
Frederick .S. Pease, Burlington, Vt.
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Committee on Organization (South).
William K. Boardman, Cumberland Tel. and Tel. Co., Nashville, Tenn.
John R. IIundlkv, Nat. Hank of Ky., Louisville, Ky.
Neal M. Leach, New Orleans, La.
ARTHUR 15. CLARKE, 39 Merchants Nat. Bk. Bldg., Richmond, Va.
Henry L. Bryan, State Dept., Washington, D. C.
Wilder II. Young, Austin, Texas.
D. R. Luttrell, Oklahoma City, Okla. Clement Blount, Pensacola, Fla. Fay Hempstead, Little Rock, Ark.
E. A. Harrington, Greensboro, N. C.
Dr. EDWARD Carroll James, Bailey Military Institute, Greenwood, S. C.
Col. Chalmers M. Williamson, Jackson, Miss.
Gen. J. W. Whiting, 931 Government St., Mobile, Ala.
• Committee o>i Education.
R. C Ballard Tiiruston, Chairman, Columbia Bldg., Louisville, Ky.
Wallace McCamant, Vice-Chairman, Northwestern Bank Bldg., Portland, Ore.
LUTHER Atwood, 8 Sagamore St., Lynn, Mass.
Prof. Wm. K. Wickes, Syracuse, N. Y.
Dr. Wm. F. PE1RCE, Gambier, Ohio.
George A. Brennan, 24 W. noth Place, Chicago, 111.
II. M. Busiinell, Lincoln, Nebr.
Prof. Levi Edgar Young, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Menton Bradley Terrill, 4217 Swiss Ave., Dallas,- Texas.
Committee on Americanization and Aliens.
Chancellor L. Jenks, Chairman, 1217 Ridge Ave., Evanston, 111.
Commander John II. Moore, U. S. N. (retired), V ice-Chairman, The Wyoming,
Washington, D. C. Thomas Stephen Brown, iioi Berger Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa Samuel Judd Holmes, M. D., Burke Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Judge Harvey F. Remington, Rochester, N. Y. Rev. Frederick S. Peneold, Racine, Wis. Edwin S. Crandon, livening Transcript, Boston, Mass. Edward M. Hall, Jr., Engineers' Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. ALFRED Coit, New London, Conn.
Col. O. Seymour Storks, 1219 K. Colfax Ave., Denver, Colo. Dr. Samuel Deniiam Barnes, Honolulu, 11. T.
];!ag Committee.
W. V. Cox, Chairman, Second National Bank, Washington, 1). C.
Col. George V. Lal.man, 99 Randolph St., Chicago, 111.
John F. Durston, Onondaga County Bank Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y.
Gen. James Rush Lincoln, Ames, Iowa.
Gen. Thomas M. Anderson, U. S. A. (retired), Vancouver, Wash.
Thomas A. PERKINS, Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal.
Claude Hamilton, Grand Rapids, Midi.
Committee on Military and Naval Records.
Charles W. Stewart, Chairman , Navy Dept., Washington, D. C.
C<cn. Charles Wiieaton Amiot, Jr., 1 _• Cole Ave., Providence, R. I.
Gen. John B. Castleman, Louisville, Ky.
Rear Adm. Colby M. Chester, U. S. N. (retired), 1736 K St., Washington, D. C.
Rear Adm. Theodore l\ Jewell. LI. S. N. (retired), 2133 R St., Washington, D. C. *
Col. GILBERT C. KniEKIK, Pension Office, Washington, 1). C.
Brig, Gen. Philip Reads, U. S. A. (retired), The Wadsworth, Boston, Mass.
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Press Committee.
A. Howard Clark, Chairman, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.
Clauds N. Bennett, The Brighton-, Washington, D. C.
Edwin S. Crandon, livening Transcript, Boston, Mass.
Arthur S. Thompson, Associated Press, 51 Chambers St., New York, N. Y.
Orison J. C. Button, Seattle, Wash.
David. Iy. Piekson, 21 Washington St., Past Orange, N, J.
Albert p. Layman, Newburgh, N. Y.
Seymour C. Poomis, New Haven, Conn.
Committee on Investment of Permanent Fund.
The President General. The Treasurer General. James M, Gilbert, The Syracuse Trust Company, Syracuse, N. Y.
Committee on Nation, il Archives Building.
Col. FREDERICK C. Bryan, Chairman, Colorado Bldg., Washington, 1). C.
Henry F. Punderson, 21 Rivervicw St., Springfield, Mass.
Commander John II. Moore., U. S. N. (retired), The Wyoming, Washington, D. C.
Dr. Fdgar Erskine Homk, Frankfort, Ky.
Chauncey P. Overeield, Salt Pake City, Utah.
Clarence M. BURTON, 20 Home Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Gen. G. Barrett Rich, 1.305 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
James FvDCar Brown, 1253 Conway Bldg., Chicago, 111.
Committee on Washington Guard.
John Penord Merrill, Cltairman, 517 Park Ave., past Orange, N. J. Benjamin C. Allin, 121 5 K. $2d St., Chicago, 111. Webster Bruce, 80 Baker St., Pynn, Mass. ■ ■
Committee on Arrangements for Txventy-seventli Annual Congress.
John Penord Merrill, Chairman, 517 Park Ave., past Orange, N. J. Ex-President General lion. Franklin Murphy, Newark, N. J. Ex-President General Hon. CORNELIUS A. Pucsley, Peekskill, N. Y. Frank B. Steele, S87 Niagara St., Buffalo, N. Y. Thomas W. Williams, 78 N. Arlington Ave., past Orange. N. J.
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NATIONAL CHARTER.
[Public — No. 214.]
H. R. 15332. FltTY-NINTH CONGRESS
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
At the First Session,
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and five.
AN ACT
To Incorporate the National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Francis Henry Appleton, of Massachusetts; Lucius P. Deming, of Connecticut; William Seward Webb, of Vermont; Horace Porter, of New York; Joseph C. Breckinridge, of Washington, District of Columbia; Franklin Murphy, of New Jersey; Walter S. Logan, of New York; Edwin Warfield, of Maryland; Edwin S. Greeley, of Connecticut; James D. Hancock, of Pennsylvania; Morris B. Beardsley, of Connecticut; John C. Lewis, of Kentucky; Henry Stockbridge, of Maryland; Nelson A. McClary, of Illinois; A. Howard Clark, of Washington, District of Columbia; Isaac W. Birdscye, of Connecticut; William K. Wickes, of New York.; J. W. Atwood, of Ohio; J. W. Whiting, of Alabama; Ricardo E. Miner, of Arizona; Joseph M. Hill, of Arkansas; Alexander G. Eells, of Cali- fornia; Clarkson N. Guyer, of Colorado; Jonathan Trumbull, of Con- necticut; Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware; William H. Bayly, of Wash- ington, District of Columbia; William S. Keyser, of Florida; Charles M. Cooke, of Hawaii; Inman H. Fowler, of Indiana; Eugene Secor, of Iowa; John M. Meade, of Kansas; Peter F. Pescud, of Louisiana; Waldo Pcttengill, of Maine; James D. Iglchart, n\ Maryland; Moses 0. Parker, of Massachusetts; Rufus W. Clark, of Michigan; James C. Haynes, of Minnesota; Ashley Cabell, of Missouri; Ogden A. South- mayd, of Montana; Amos Field, of Nebraska; Daniel C. Roberts, of New Hampshire; J. Franklin Fort, of New Jersey; William A. Marble,
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of New York; Isaac V. Mack, of Ohio; Henry H. Edwards, of Okla- homa; Thomas M. Anderson, of Oregon; William L. Jones, of Penn- sylvania; John E. Studley, of Rhode Island; Theodore G. Carter, of Sou til Dakota; J. A. Cartwright, of Tennessee; [. M. Standifer, of Texas; Fred A. Hale, Utah; Henry 1). Holton, of Vermont; Luns- ford L. Lewis, of Virginia; Cornelius H. Hanford, of Washington; J. Franklin Pierce, of Wisconsin; Trueman G. Avery, of New York; William W. J. Warren, of New York; Henry V. A. Joslin, of Rhode Island; John Paul Earnest, of Washington, District of Columbia; A. S. Hubbard, of California, and all such other persons as may from time to time be associated with them, and their successors, are hereby con- stituted a body corporate and politic, in the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, by the name of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Skc 2. That the purposes and objects of said corporation are de- clared to be patriotic, historical, and educational, and shall include those intended or designed to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people; to unite and pro- mote fellowship among their descendants; to inspire them and the com- munity at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers; to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution; to acquire and pre- serve 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 and of the Revolutionary period ; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to carry out the purposes expressed in the pre- amble to the Constitution of our country and the injunctions of Wash- ington in his farewell address to the American people.
Skc 3. That said corporation shrill have power to receive, purchase, hold, sell, and convey real and personal estate, so far only as may be necessary or convenient for its lawful purposes, to an amount not ex- ceeding at any one time in the aggregate five hundred thousand dollars; to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court; to adopt a com- mon seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; to make and adopt a con- stitution, by-laws, rules, and regulations for admission, government, suspension, and expulsion of its members, and from time to time to alter and repeal such constitution, by-laws, rules, and regulations, and to adopt others in their places; to provide for the election of its officers and to define their duties; to provide for State Societies or Chapters with rules for their conduct, and to regulate and provide for the man- agement, safe-keeping, and protection of its property and funds: Provided always, That such constitution, by-laws, rules, and regula- tions be not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any of the States thereof.
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SlCC. 4. That the property and affairs of said corporation shall be managed by not more than sixty nor less than forty trustees, who shall he elected annually at such time as shall be fixed in the by-laws, and at least one trustee shall be elected annually from a list of nominees to be made by each of the State Societies and submitted to this Society at least thirty days before the annual meeting, in accordance with general provisions regulating such nominations as may be adopted by this Society.
Sec. 5. That the first meeting of this corporation shall be held on a call issued by any fifteen of the above-named corporators by a written notice signed by them, stating the time and place of meeting, addressed to each of the corporators personally named herein and deposited in the post-office at lea^t five days before the day of meeting.
Sec. 6. That this charter shall take effect upon its being accepted by a majority vote of the corporators named herein who shall be present at said meeting, or at any other meetings specially called for that purpose; and notice of such acceptance shall be given by said corporation by causing a certificate to that effect signed by its President and Secretary to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
Skc. 7. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act.
j. G. Cannon, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ciias. W. Fairbanks, Vice-President of the United States
and President of the Senate. Approved June 9, 1906.
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CONSTITUTION
OF
The National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution
(Adopted at the Denver Congress, June 3, 1907; amended at Toledo Congress, May 2, igio, and at Louisville Congress, May 2, ign.)
Article I. — Namk.
The name of this organization shall be "The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution."
Articm; ft.— Purposes and Objects.
The purposes and ohjects of this Society are declared to be patriotic, historical, and educational, and shall include those intended or designed to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people; to unite and promote fellowship among their 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 historical research in relation to the American Revolution; to acquire and preserve the records of the indi- vidual 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 and of the Revolutionary period; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble of the Constitution of our country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the x\merican people.
Articee I II . — Me m bers h 1 p.
SECTION I. Any man shall be eligible to membership in the 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 ancestor who was at all times unfailing in his loyalty to, and rendered active service in, the cause of American Independence, either as an officer, soldier, 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 FndepcndcncOi ; or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Correspondence; or as a member of any Continental. Pru\ incial, or Colonial Congress or Legislature;
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or as a recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain.
SECTION 2. No one shall he entitled to membership in any State Society who has previously been a member of any other State Society and dropped for the non-payment of dues, until the indebtedness of such individual to the first Society shall have been adjusted.
Section 3. Applications for membership shall be made to any State Society, in duplicate, upon blank forms prescribed by the Board of Trustees, and shall in each case set forth the name, occupation, and residence of the applicant, line of descent, and the name, residence, and services of his ancestor or ancestors in the Revolution, from whom he derives eligibility.
The applicant shall make oath that the statements of his application are true, to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Upon the approval of an application by the State Society to which it is made, one copy shall be transmitted to the Registrar General of the National Society, who shall examine further the eligibility of the appli- cant. If satisfied that the member is not eligible, he shall return the application for correction.
Until the State Society shall satisfy the Registrar General of the eligibility of such applicant, his name shall not be placed on the roll of membership.
SECTION 4. The official designation of the members of The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution shall be "Compatriots."
Article IV. — National and State Societies.
Section i. The National Society shall embrace all the members of the .State Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution now existing Or which may hereafter be established under this Constitution.
Section 2. Whenever in any State or Territory in which a State Society does not exist, or in which a State Society has become inactive, or failed for two years to pay its annual dues to the National Society, fifteen or more persons duly qualified for membership in this Society may associate themselves as a State Society of the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, and organize in accordance with this Constitution, they may be admitted by the Board of Trustees to the National Society as
"The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution," and shall
thereafter have exclusive local jurisdiction in the State or Territory or in the District in which they arc organized, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, but this provision shall not be construed so as to exclude the admission of candidates residing in other States.
Section 3. Each State Society shall judge of the qualifications of its members and of those proposed for membership, subject to the pro- visions of this Constitution, and shall regulate ;ill matters pertaining to its own affairs. It shall have authority to establish local Chapters within its own jurisdiction, and to endow the Chapters with such power as it may deem proper, not inconsistent with the charter of the Na-' tional Society or with this Constitution. Tt shall have authority, after
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due notice and impartial trial, to expel any member who, by conduct unbecoming a gentleman, shall render himself unworthy to remain a member of the Society.
Section 4. Each State Society shall submit to the Annual Congress of the National Society a report, setting forth by name the additions, transfers and deaths, and any other changes in the membership, and the progress of the State Society during the preceding year, and making such suggestions as it shall deem proper for the promotion of the objects of the National Society.
Section 5. Whenever a member in good standing in his Society shall change his residence from the jurisdiction of the Slate .Society of which he is a member to that of another, he shall be entitled, if he so elects, to a certificate of honorable demission from his own State Society, in order that he may be transferred to the State Society to whose juris- diction he shall have changed his residence: Provided, That his mem- bership shall continue in the former until he shall have been elected a member of the latter.
Each State Society shall, however, retain full control of the admis- sion of members by transfer.
Section 6. Whenever the word "State" occurs in this Constitution, it shall be held to include within its meaning the District of Columbia and the Territories of the United States.
Section 7. A Society may be formed in any foreign country by fif- teen or more persons who are eligible to membership under this Con- stitution, which shall bear the same relation to the national organization as the State Society, subject to the provisions of this Constitution.
Article V. — Officers and Trustees.
SECTION i. The General Officers of the National Society shall be a President General, five Vice-Presidents General, the order of seniority among whom sball be determined by lot at the time of their election, a Secretary General, Treasurer General, Registrar General, Historian General, and Chaplain General, who shall be elected by ballot by a vote of a majority of the members present and entitled to vote at the annual meeting of the Congress of the National Society, and shall hold office for one year and until their successors shall be elected.
Section 2. The General Officers provided for in section 1, together with one member from each State Society, shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the National Society. Such Trustees from each of the several State Societies shall be elected annually at the Congress of the National Society, upon the nomination, or from a list of nominees, to be made by each of the State Societies and submitted to the National Society by the filing thereof with the Secretary of the National Society at least thirty days before the meeting of the Animal Congress of the National Society. And in the event that any one or more of the State Societies shall omit or neglect to make such nominations or submit said list of nominees, b\ the lime herein required, then the President of the
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State Society so in default shall, virtute officii, be chosen as and become the representative of his State Society upon said Board.
SECTION X The Board of Trustees shall have charge of, and he charged with the care and custody of, all property belonging to the National Society, and to that end shall be vested with the powers con- ferred by section 3 of the Act of incorporation of the National Society: Provided, however, That it shall not have the power to sell, convey, or in anywise encumber any real estate belonging to the Society without the assent of three-fourths of the members of said Hoard. The Hoard of Trustees shall also have authority to adopt and promulgate the By-Laws of the National Society, to prescribe the duties of the General Officers, to provide the seal, to designate and make regulations for the issue of the insignia, and to transact the general business of the Na- tional Society during the intervals between the sessions of the Congress.
Meetings of the Hoard of Trustees may be held at the call of the President General, or in case of his absence or inability, at the call of the Senior Vice-President General, certified by the Secretary General. Meetings shall be called at the request of seven members. At such meetings seven shall constitute a quorum.
Section 4. An executive committee of seven, consisting of the Presi- dent General as chairman, and six members to be nominated by him and approved by the Hoard of Trustees, shall, in the interim between the meetings of the Board, transact such business as may be delegated to it bv a Congress of the Society or the Hoard of Trustees.
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Article VI. — Dues.
Each State Society shrill pay annually to the Treasurer General, to defray the expenses of the National Society, fifty cents for each active member thereof, unless intermitted by the National Congress.
All such dues shall be paid on or before the first day of April in each year for the ensuing year, in order to secure representation in the • Congress of the National Society.
Article VII. — Meetings axh Elections.
SECTION ' I. The Annual Congress of the National Society for the election of the General Officers and for .the transaction of business shall be held on the third Monday of May in each year. The place of such meeting shall be designated by the Hoard of Trustees.
Suction 2. Special meetings of the Congress may be called by the President General, and shall be called by him when directed so to do by tin- Board of Trustees, or whenever requested in writing so to do by at least five State Societies, on giving thirty days' notice, specifying the time and place of such meeting and tin- business to be transacted.
SECTION ^ The following shall be members of all such annual or special meetings of the Congress, and shall be entitled to vote therein:
(1) All the General Oflkers and tin- ex- Presidents General of the * National Society.
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(2) The members of the Board of Trustees and the President or Senior Vice-President of each State Society.
(3.) One delegate at large from each State Society.
(4) One delegate 'from every fifty members of the Society within a State and for a fraction of twenty-five or over.
SECTION. 4. -After the adjournment of the Eighteenth Annual Con- gress of this Society, State Societies shall be represented at meetings of the National Society only by members of their own State Society, either duly elected, or who in the absence of regularly elected delegates, may be chosen by the regularly elected attending delegates of such State Society from the members of such State Society who may be present at any meeting of the National Society.
Article VIII.— Permanent Fund.
Section i. There shall be created and maintained a Permanent Fund of the Society, the income or interest from which shall be covered into the general treasury of the Society and available for the general pur- poses of the Society, but the principal of which shall be maintained intact, and shall only be used or diminished upon the unanimous recom- mendation of the Executive Committee, approved by the Board of Trustees, and rati lied by a four-fifths vote of the delegates present at the annual or special Congress to which such recommendation of the Executive Committee shall be reported.
SECTION -. The Permanent Fund shall be composed of all legacies or donations to the Society, where no other application of the funds is designated by the testator or donor, all commissions received from the sales of badges, rosettes and ribbon, and such sum or sums as may from time to time by the Executive Committee be transferred to such fund from the general funds of the Society.
Section 3. The permanent fund shall be invested in securities author- ized to be held by Savings Banks in Massachusetts, Connecticut, or \e\v York, and any premium paid in purchasing Mich securities .shall be repaid from the Inst income received.
Aktici.e IX. — Amendments,
This Constitution may be altered or amended at .any meeting of the Congress of the National Society: Provided, That sixty days' notice of the proposed alterations or amendments, which shall first have been recommended by a State Society, or by a prior Congress, or bv the Hoard of Trustees, or by the Executive Committee of the National Society, shall be sent by the Secretary General to the President of each State Society.
A vote of two-thirds of those present shall be necessary to their adoption.
Article X. This Constitution shall take effect upon its adoption.
BY-LAWS
OF
The National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution
(Adopted at Denver Congress, June 3, 1907; amended at Boston
Congress, May 20-22, 1912, mid at Portland Congress,
July 20, 19 1 5.)
Article I. — Election of Officers.
All nominations of General Officers shall be made from the floor, and the election shall be by ballot. A majority shall elect. The nomina- tions may be acted upon directly or may be referred to a committee to examine and report.
Article II. — Officers.
The duties of the General Officers shall be such as usually appertain to their offices, and they shall have such other duties as are hereinafter imposed or shall be delegated to them by an annual Congress or by the Board of Trustees.
They shall report at the annual meeting, and at such other times as they may be required to do so by the Board of Trustees.
Article III. — President General.
Section i. The President General, in addition to his general duties, shall be ex officio chairman of the Board of Trustees, and of the Execu- tive Committee, and a member of ever)' other committee.
Section 2. He shall appoint the following committees:
Committee on Auditing and Finance, Committee on Credentials.
Commit tee on Resolutions. Memorial Committee. Committee on Organization.
Committee on Education.
The duties of the above committees shall be such as usually pertain to committees of like character, lie may also appoint such other com- mittees as in his judgment may be deemed necessary or advisable.
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Article IV. — Vice-Presidents General.
Section i. In the absence of the President General, the Senior Vice- President General present shall preside at the Annual Meeting.
Section 2. In the prolonged absence or inability to act of the Presi- dent General, the executive authority shall be vested in the Vice-Presi- ■dents General in order of precedence.
Article V. — Secretary General.
The Secretary General, in addition to his general duties, shall have •charge of the seal, and give due notice of all meetings of the National Society cxr Board of Trustees. He shall give xlue notice to all General Officers and State Societies of all votes, orders, and proceedings affect- ing or appertaining to their duties. He shall distribute all pamphlets, circulars, rosettes, and supplies, as directed by the Board of Trustees.
Article VI. — Treasurer General.
Section i. The Treasurer General shall collect and receive the funds and securities of the National Society. lie shall deposit the same to the credit of the "Society of the Sons of the American Revolution," and shall draw them thence for the use of the National Society, as directed by it or by the Board of Trustees, upon the order of the President General, countersigned by the Secretary General. His accounts shall be audited by a committee to be appointed at the Annual Meeting.
Section 2. He shall give bond for the safe custody and application of the funds, the cost of such bond to be borne by the National Society.
Article VII. — Registrar General.
The Registrar General shall keep a register of the names and dates of the election, resignation, or death of all members of the several State Societies, and shall have the care and custody of all duplicate appli- cations for membership. He shall issue upon the requisition of the Secretary or Registrar of the several State Societies certificates of membership and insignia to every member entitled thereto, .through such Secretary or Registrar.
Article VI II.— Historian General.
The Historian General shall have the custody of all the historical and biographical collections of which the National Society may become possessed and shall catalogue and arrange the same, and shall place the same in a fireproof repository for preservation.
Article IN. — Chaplain Generai.
The Chaplain General shall be a regularly ordained minister, and shall open and close all general meetings of the National Society with the services usual and proper on such occasions.
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Article X. — State SdciETiEs.
Each State Society shall —
(l) Notify the Secretary General of the election and appointment of all officers, nominees for Board of Trustees, and delegates.
(a) Transmit to the Registrar General duplicate applications of all accepted members, and promptly notify him of the resignation or death of all members thereof, and the names of those dropped from the roll for non-payment of dues.
(3) Transmit to the Registrar General, on April 1 of each year, the report required by section 4, Article IV, of the Constitution, such re- ports to cover the changes in membership occurring between April 1 of the previous year and March 31 of the current year, and to be made on the blank forms furnished for the purpose by the Registrar General.
(4) Pay to the Treasurer General on April 1 of each year the annual dues of such Society, computed at the rate of fifty cents for every member carried on the rolls of such Society on that date.
(5) Cause the Treasurer of such Society, when remitting funds for any purpose to the Treasurer General, to use the blank form of letter of transmittal prescribed by the Board of Trustees or Executive Com- mittee, and furnished by the Treasurer General for the purpose.
Article XT. — Board of Trustees.
SECTION i. The Board of Trustees shall prepare and carry out plans for promoting the objects and growth of the Society; shall generally superintend its interests, and shall execute such other duties as shall be committed to it at any meeting of the National Society. Tt shall have charge of the printing of the Diploma and the manufacturing of the Insignia, and shall determine the price at which the same shall be issued.
SECTION 2. It shall have the authority to admit or reorganize as a State Society any association of fifteen or more persons duly qualified for membership in the Society.
Section 3. It shall have power to fill any vacancy occurring among the General Officers, and an officer so elected shall act until the follow- ing annual election and until his successor shall be elected.
SECTION 4. It shall have authority to make, alter, and amend the By- Laws as hereinafter provided.
Section 5. The President General may call meetings of the Board of Trustees at any time he may deem necessary, and shall call such meet- ings upon the written request of any five members thereof, provided that of any meeting, other than such as may be called during the session or immediately upon the adjournment of an annual or special Congress of the National Society, not less than live days' notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be given.
Article X II. — Executive Com mittee.
A meeting of the Executive Committee may be called at any time by the President General, and such meeting shall be called upon the written
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request of three members thereof, it shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to exercise the powers and perform the duties committed to it by any annual or special Congress or by the Hoard of Trustees; to control and supervise all arrangements for the holding of the annual or any special Congress, and the social and other functions connected therewith; it shall, upon the request of the proper committee of the National Society or of the Hoard of Trustees, assist in the organization of new State Societies, and increasing the membership of weak State Societies, and for these purposes may incur its necessary expenses, limited to such amounts as may be in the Treasury unappropriated, and not required for the current expenses of the National Society during the year, •
Article XIII . — SeaI.
The seal of the Society shall be two and three-eighths of an inch in diameter, charged with the figure of a minute man grasping a musket in his right hand, and surrounded by a constellation of thirteen stars, who shall be depicted in the habit of a husbandman of the period of the American Revolution, and as in the act of deserting the plough for the service of his country; the whole encircled by a band three-eighths of an inch wide, within which shall appear the legend, "National .Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, organized April 30, 1889."
Article XT V.— Certificates.
All members of this Society, wherever admitted, shall be entitled to a certificate of membership duly attested by the President General, Secretary General, and Registrar General, countersigned by the Presi- dent, Secretary, and Registrar of the State Society to which such mem- ber shall have been admitted.
Article XV. — Insignia.
The insignia of the Society shall comprise (1) a cross surmounted by an eagle in gold, (2) a rosette.
SECTION 1. The cross shall be of silver, with four arms, covered with white enamel and eight gold points, same size as a Chevalier's Cross of the Legion of Honor of France, with a gold medallion in the center bearing on the obverse a bust of Washington in profile, and on the reverse the figure of a minute man, surrounded by a ribbon enameled blue, with the motto "IJbertas et Patria" on the obverse, and the legend , "Sons of the American Revolution" on the reverse, both in letters of gold. The cross shall be surmounted by an eagle in gold and the whole decoration suspended from a ring of gold by a ribbon of <\c<i^ blue, with wdiite and buff edges, and may be worn by any member of the Society on ceremonial occasions only, and shall be carried on the left breast, or at the collar if an officer or Past President General of the National Society, or the President, active or past, of a State Society.
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tinctive badge of his office. It may be carried at the left breast or suspended from the neck ribbon. In full dress he shall wear a sash of the Society colors, three and one-half inches in width, extending from the right shoulder to the left hip, with the badge pendant at the crossing of the sash over the hip.
Section 2. The rosette shall be seven-sixteenths of an inch in diam- eter, of usual pattern, displaying the colors of the Society — blue, white, and buff — and may be worn by all members at discretion in the upper left-hand buttonhole of the coat.
SECTION 3. The badge of the Society may be purchased by members in accordance with the following agreement, to be signed by the pur- chasing, member before delivery of same:
In purchasing the badge of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, I hereby agree that it will be worn or used in accordance with the regulations of the Society; that [ will not pledge, part with, or transfer the same except with the written authority of the Society. It is further agreed for myself, heirs, executors, administrators, and any and all persons asserting any claim through me that upon demand of the Society and tender of the purchase price of said badge, or other regalia, the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution shall be entitled to immediate possession thereof.
Article XVI. — Indebtedness.
No debts shall be contracted on behalf of the National Society. Every obligation for the payment of money, except checks drawn against deposits, executed in the name or on behalf of the National Society shall be null and void.
Article XVII. — Order of Business of the Annual Congress.
1. Calling the Congress to order by the President General.
2. Opening prayer by the Chaplain General.
3. Appointment of a Committee on Credentials.
4. Remarks by the President General on condition and needs of the Society.
5. Report of Committee on Credentials.
6. Reading of minutes of the last Congress.
7. Report of Board of Trustees. X. Reports of General Officers.
o. Reports of standing committees. to. Reports of special committees.
11. Reports of State Societies.
12. Old and unfinished business.
13. New business, including election of officers and Trustees.
14. Adjournment.
15. Provided. That for a special purpose the Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of those present and voting, suspend the above order of business.
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Article XYIII. — Amendments.
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These By-Laws, may be altered or amended by a vote of three-fourths of the members present at any meeting of the Board of Trustees, notice thereof having been given at a previous meeting.
OFFICERS OF STATE SOCIETIES AND CHAPTERS.
ALABAMA SOCIETY.
29 Members.
Organized June 27, 1903. Admitted into National Society November 18, 1903.
Officers.
President, Wm. Ffye Tebbetts, 32 Concepcion St Mobile
Vice-President, Myron Titus Sprague, 107 Rapier St Mobile
Vice-President, Charles H. Shawhan, 104 Dauphin St Mobile
Vice-President, Robert Leroy Douglass, 54 St. Francis St Mobile
Secretary-Treasurer (vacant) .
Registrar, Dr. Wm. H. Oates, 59 N. Concepcion St Mobile
ARIZONA SOCIETY.
53 Mem hers. Organized June 13, 1896. Annual meeting February 22. Officers elected February 23, 1915.
President, Dr. Roy E. Thomas Phoenix
Vice-President, Dr. John Dennet Phoenix
Secretary, Dr. Chas. A. Van clef Veer Phoenix
Treasurer, Lloyd B. Christy Phoenix
Registrar, Prosper P. Parker Phoenix
Historian, Clay P. Leonard Phoenix
Chaplain. Rev. T. Rockwood Fenkins Prescott
ARKANSAS SOCIETY.
45 MlCMl'.EkS.
Organized April 29, 1889. Animal meeting February 22.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President. Frank W. Ra wles Little Rock
Vice-President, Frank VV. Tinker Little Rock
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Secretary-Registrar, Fay I lempstead Little Rock
Treasurer, Philander Keep Roots Little Rock
Chaplain, Rev. Henry X. Hyde Little Rock
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY. 414 Members.
Instituted October 22, 1875, as Sons of Revolutionary Sires. Consti- tution adopted August 7, 1876. Name changed to Sons of the American Revolution March 22, 1890. Annual meeting April 19.
Officers elected April 19, 1915.
President, Chas, II. Blinn, U. S. Custom House ....San Francisco
Senior Vice-President, Rawlins Cadvvallader, M. D San Francisco
Junior Vice-President, E. J. Mott, LL. I>.. Grant Bldg..San Francisco
Secretary-Registrar, Thos. A. Perkins, M. A., Mills Bldg.San Francisco
Treasurer, Col. John C. Currier, 333 Kearney St San Francisco
Historian, Edmund J. Sbortlidge San Francisco
Chapter Officers.
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
President, George W. Marston ; First Vice-President, I tarry S. Comly ; Second Vice-President, E. M. Burbeck ; Treasurer, John P. Burt; Registrar, Putnam Field; Historian, K. C. Hickman; Secretary, Allen H. Wright, City Hall.
COLORADO SOCIETY.
256 MtCMUJCRS.
Organized July 4, 1896. Annual meeting February 22.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Charles. B. Toppan, 3905 Zenobia St Denver
Vice-President, William 11. Seeds, [453 Wyncoop St Denver
Vice-President, Merton K. Stubbs Colorado Springs
Vice-President, Charles E. Utile Greeley
Vice-President, T. J. Warren Fort Collins
Vice-President, John J. Jacobs Greeley
Secretary-Registrar, James P. Willard, 210 Masonic Temple .... Denver Treasurer, Walter I). Wynkoop, Mountain States Telephone Co. Denver
Historian, W. W. Kirby, 1239 Downing St Denver
Chaplain, Ernest Neal Orr, 1 123 Sherman St Denver
STATK SOCIKTIF.S. 3 I .
Chapter Officers.
WCXVF.K CHATTER
President, Dr. Clinton Enos ; Vice-Presidents, John II. Leiper, Den- ver; Charles K. McHarg, Pueblo; Dr. E. Gard Edwards, La Junta; Dr. Williard I. White, Longmont ; M. M. Rinn, Boulder; Secretary- Registrar, Prof. O. B. Drake, Arvada ; Treasurer, Walter D. Wynkoop; Chaplain, Rev. \Y. A. Philip* ; Historian, W. W. Kirhy.
THE PORT Coi.UXS CHAPTER
President, Hugh Norvell Lloyd; Vice-President, Sylvanus Old field ; Secretary and Treasurer, Thomas J. Warren; Historian, L. M. Taylor.
Till*. Colorado SPRINGS CHAPTER.
President, O. E. Collins; Vice-Presidents, E. B. Beeson and J. P. Humphrey; Secretary-Registrar, E. B, Rothrock, M. D. ; Treasurer, Lee II. Goudy; Historian, C. W. Sells; Chaplain, W. W. Arnold.
THE (iRKEMCY CHAPTER.
President, Geo. II. Bradfieid; Vice-President, Dr. Win. II. Delhridge; Secretary and Treasurer. Chas. E. Littell ; Chaplain, Rev. Wm, A. Phillips; Historian, Col. Chas. A. White; Orator, Victor E. Keyes.
CONNECTICUT SOCIETY.
1,173 Members.
Organized April 2, 1889. Annual meeting; June 14, to commemorate the anniversary of Connecticut's Declaration of Independence.
Officers elected June 19, 1915.
President, Wilson II. Lee New Haven
Vice-President, Isaac W. Brooks Torrington
Secretary, Charles 0. Stone, P. O. Box 847. ..... Hartford
Treasurer, I Fenry C. Sherwood Bridgeport
Registrar, Frederick Host wick, 144 Grove St New I raven
Historian, Frank B. Gay Hartford
Necrologist, Leverett Belknap Hartford
Chaplain, Rev. Win. De Loss Love Hartford
Chapter Officers.
OENF.RAI, l>AVII) LIUMPfiREVS BRANCH, No. f, NEW HAVEN
President, George I". Burgess; Vice-President, Arthur K. Woodruff; Secretary and Treasurer, Frederick S. Ward; Historian, A. McClellan Ma the w son ; Chaplain, Rev. George L. Paine; Chairman Standing Committee, Frederick T. Bradley.
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CAPTAIN JOHN COUCH BRANCH, NO. 2, MERIDEN.
President, II. Wales Lines; Vice-President, Walter Hubbard; Secre- tary and Treasurer, Geo. M. Curtis; Historian, Judge J. P. Piatt; Chaplain, Rev. W. S. Perkins.
GENERAI, SHU MAN BRANCH, NO. 3, BRIDGEPORT. ORGANIZED 1893.
President, William II. Burr, Westport ; Vice-President, Capt. Henry C. Stevenson; Secretary, Frederick A. Doolittle, 107 Middle St.; Treas- urer, Geo. C. Peet; Registrar, William A. Barnes; Historian, Nathaniel E. Wordin, M. D. ; Chaplain, Rev. John De Pue.
ISKAKr, PUTNAM 11RANC1I, NO. -4, NORWICH.
.Secretary, Henry 1\ Parker.
NORWALK BRANCH, NO. 5.
Secretary, Charles A. Quintard.
NATHAN HALE BRANCH, NO. 6, NEW LONDON.
President, Morton P. Plant ; Vice-President, Carey Congdon ; Treas- urer, Frank H. Chappell, Jr.; Trustees, Walter Learned, J. G. Stanton,, and A. II. Chappell; Historian, Dr. Edward Prentis.
THE COLONEL JEREMIAH WADSWORTH BRANCH, NO. J, HARTFORD.
President, Andrew J. Sloper ; Vice-President, Herbert II. White; Secretary-Treasurer, Charles G. Stone; Historian, Frank P. Gay; Chap- lain, Rev. Dr. Francis Goodwin; Necrologist, Leverett Belknap; Au- ditor, Edward W. Beardsley.
DELAWARE SOCIETY. 51 Members.
Organized January 29, 1889. Annual meeting December 7, to com- memorate the ratification of the Federal Constitution by Delaware.
Officers elected April 17, 1915.
President, Col. George A. Elliott, Equitable Bldg Wilmington
Vice-President, Thomas F. Bayard, 115 Dupont Bldg Wilmington
Vice-President, James 11. Hughes Dover
Vice-President, Edwin C. Marshall Lewes
Secretary-Treasurer, Harry J. Guthrie, 612 Harrison St. . .Wilmington Registrar-Historian* (George W. Marshall, M. D., died April 18, 19.15) Chaplain, Rev. William Henry Laird Wilmington
* Mr. Guthrie appointed Registrar until next annual election.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SOCIETY. (Washington, D. C.)
483 MfiMlH'kS.
Organized April 19, 1890. Annual meeting February 22. Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Rear Adm. Colby M. Chester, U. S. X. (ret.), 1736 K St.,
Washington.
Vice-President, Henry L. Bryan, State Dept Washington
Vice-President ,(\Vm. A. De Caindry, died August 17, 1915)
Vice-President, Dr. Edwin A. Hill, Patent Office Washington
Secretary, John B. Torbert, U. S. Geological Survey Washington
Treasurer, Philip F, Lamer, 018 F St. N. W Washington
Registrar, Albert D. Spangler, 72 S St. N. W Washington
Assistant Registrar, Henry P. Holden, Pension Office Washington
Historian, Prof. Selden M, Ely, 50 S St. N. W Washington
Librarian, Charles W. Stewart, Navy Dept Washington
Chaplain, Rev. George IT. McGrew Woodsidc, Md.
FLORIDA SOCIETY.
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Organized March 14, 1896. Annual meeting February 22, to com- memorate the birthday of Washington.
Officers, 1915.
President, John H. Cross Pensacola
Vice-President, Frank B. Bruce Savannah, Ga.
Secretary, Clement Blount Pensacola
Treasurer-Registrar, F. F. Bingham Pensacola
Chaplain, Right Rev. E. G. Weed Pensacola
SOCIETY IN FRANCE. 15 Members.
Organized in Paris, France, September 16, 1897.
Officers.
President, General Horace Porter, 277 Madison Ave New York
Vice-President, Gaston de Sahune de la Fayette Paris
Treasurer, J. I). Stickiuv Paris
Registrar, Col. Charles ( naillr-Long Clarendon, Va.
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HAWAIIAN SOCIETY.
89 Members.
Organized June 17, 1896. Annual meeting June 17, to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Officers elected June 17, 1915.
President, Dr. Samuel Denham Barnes 1 [onolulu
Vice-President, Gcfrit P. Wilder 1 lonolulu
Secretary, James Townscnd Taylor Honolulu
Treasurer, Win. Joseph Forbes Honolulu
Registrar, Rev. Henry P. Judd ; Honolulu
IDAHO SOCIETY.
74 Members,
Organized April 8, 1909.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, M. W. Wood, Lieut. Col. U. S. Army (retired) Boise
Vice-President, Harry Keyser Boise
Vice-President, Miles S. Johnson Lewiston
Vice-President, Asher A. Getchell Silver City
Vice-President, Frank S. Harding Wciser
Vice-President, Bowen Curley Idaho Falls
Vice-President, Daniel W. Church Pocatello
Vice-President, William H. Eldridgc Twin Falls
Vice-President, Stanley A. Easton ' Kellogg
Vice-President, Rev. Winiield S. Havvkes Caldwell
Vice-President, Marion H. Brownell Hailey
Secretary-Treasurer, Edward L. Wells Boise
Registrar, Frank G. Ensign Boise
Historian, Allen B. Eaton Boise
Chaplain, Rev. Reuben B. Wright, D. D . Boise
ILLINOIS SOCIETY.
996 Members.
Organized January 14, 1800. Annual meeting December 3, to com- memorate the admission of Illinois into the Union.
Officers elected December 3, 1914.
President, Chancellor L. Jenks, 1217 Ridge Ave Evanston
1st Vice-President, Henry W. Austin. 217 Lake St Oak Park
2d Vice-President, F. J. dishing, eoi6 Chamber of Commerce .. Chicago
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Secretary, Louis A. Bowman, Room 1333, 30 N. La Salle St Chicago
Treasurer, Plenry R. Kent, Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank Chicago
Historian, George A. Brennan, 24 W. 110th Place Chicago
Registrar, James Edgar Brown, 1253 Conway Bldg Chicago
Chaplain, Rev. John Timothy Stone, D. D Chicago
Sergeant-at-Arms, Earnest F. Manrose, 3045 N. Western Ave. .Chicago
Chapter Officers.
SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER, NO. I. ORGANIZED FEBRUARY I, 1807.
President, Charles F. Mills; Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Northcott; Secretary, Isaac R. Diller; Treasurer, Geo. M. BrinkerhofY; Historian, J. I). Roper; Chaplain, Nelson L- Allyn; Sergeant-at-Arms, Albert Carver.
OAK PARK CHAPTKR, NO. J. ORGANIZED JUNK, I903.
President, Frank C. Caldwell; Vice-President, Addison L. Gardner; Secretary, Willis J. Gallup; Treasurer, Louis A. Bowman; Historian, William E. Barton, D. D.
Geo. Rogers Clark Chapter, No. 2, Bloomington; Evanston Chapter, No. 3; Rock Island Chapter, No. 5; Monmouth Chapter, No. 6, are not now actively maintained, although there are members in each of these cities and the charters still exist. ^ ^ .,„_ _
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INDIANA SOCIETY.
239 Members.
Organized January 15, 1890. Annual meeting February 25, to com- memorate the capture of Fort Sackville, Vincennes, Ind., by Gen. George Rogers Clark.
Officers elected February 25, 1915.
President, Robert H. Tyndall, 2014 N. Meridian St Indianapolis
First Vice-President, Earl H. Payne Rushville
Second Vice-President, Joseph E. Vail , Kokomo
Third Vice-President, Hamilton A. Mattison Evansville
Secretary, Austin H. Brown, 1101 N. Delaware St Indianapolis
Treasurer, Felix T. McWhirter, 717 E. 23d St Indianapolis
Registrar, Garvin M. Brown, nor N. Delaware St Indianapolis
Chaplain, Rev. M. C. Wright Terre Haute
Chapter Officers.
JOHN MORTON CHAPTF.R. TERRE HAUTE.
President, Lieut. Col. C. T. Jewctt ; Vice-President, Judge James Hugh Swango; Secretary, Edward Gilbert ; Treasurer, Horace Tunc; Registrar, James l'» Han-is; Chaplain, Dr. K. T. Spottswood,
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IOWA SOCIETY.
343 Members.
Organized September 5, 1893. Annual meeting April 19, except when 19th is Sunday.
Officers elected April 16, 1915.
President, lion. Frederick W. Craig 1 )cs Moines
First Vice-President, William E. Holmes Sioux City
Second Vice-President, Dr. Edward K. Dorr Des Moines
Secretary, Capt. Elbridgc Drew Hadley Des Moines
Registrar, William G. Hamlin Des Moines
Historian, Rev. J. Edward Kirbye Des Moines
Chaplain, Rev. A. M. Haggard, D. D Des Moines
Treasurer, William E. Barrett Des Moines
Chapter Officers.
BEN l'RANKUN CHAPTER, DES MOINES.
President, Elbridge Drew Hadley; Vice-President, Dr. Gershom Hyde Hill; Secretary and Treasurer, Eowell H. Stone.
BUNKER 11IEE CHAPTER, WATERLOO.
President, G. C. Kennedy; First Vice-President, John C. Hartman ; Secretary-Treasurer, F. P. Ballot! J Historian, Dr. Lafayette W. Case.
EE X I N GTO N C 1 1 A PTER, K E0 K U K .
President, William J. Fulton; Vice-President, 1). B. Hamill; Secre- tary and Treasurer, Frederic C. Smith.
WASHINGTON CI I A!" TI'.K, AMES.
President, Gen. James R. Lincoln; Vice-President, A. F. Allen; His- torian and Registrar, Chas. P.. Taylor; Secretary, Ezra C. Potter; Treasurer, Charles Hamilton.
WOODBURY CHAPTER, SIOUX CITY.
President, Alpheus B. Beall; Vice-President, Orville B. Talley ; Sec- retary, George H. Blivcn; Treasurer, Edwin G. Dilley.
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KANSAS SOCIETY.
76 Members.
Organized March 31, 1892. Annual meeting the third Wednesday in January.
Officers elected January 16, 1915.
President, John M. Meade Topcka
Vice-President, Harry McMillan Topeka
Secretary-Historian, Daniel W. Nellis Topeka
Treasurer, Col. J. D. Norton Topeka *
Registrar-Historian, Arthur I lenry Bennett. Topeka
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KENTUCKY SOCIETY.
178 Members.
Organized April 8, 1889. Annual meeting October 10, to commemorate the surrender of Cornwallis.
Officers elected October 20, 1915.
President, Allen R. Carter, Herndon-Carter Co Louisville
1st Vice-President, Dr. Edgar Erskine I runic Frankfort
_'d Vice-President, J. Ross Todd, Todd Bldg Louisville
3d -Vice-President, John C. Strother, [nlersoutherii Bldg. ... Louisville
4th Vice-President, Frank 0. Mans, Penn. Lines..,. Louisville
Secretary, Alex. Woodruff Tippett, U. S. Trust Bldg Louisville
Treasurer, Geo. T. Wood, 417 W. Alain St Louisville
Registrar, Benj. La Bree, 2924 Portland Ave Louisville
Historian, Geo. D. Todd, Ilelgravia Ap'ts Louisville
Surgeon, Dr. Richard II. Coke, 1425 St. Tames Court Louisville
Chaplain, "Rev. Frank M. Thomas, 526 W. St. Catherine St. . .Louisville
LOUISIANA SOCIETY. 72 Members.
Organized May 16, 1893. Annual banquet April 13, Jefferson's Birth- day.
Officers elected December 12, 1914.
President, Neal M. Leach New Orleans
Vice-President, Henry N. Pharr Olivier
Vice-President, Dr. V. K. Irion New Orleans
Vice-President, R. McWilliams New Orleans
State Sec'y, Thomas Dabney Dimitry, 1117 Euterpe St.... New Orleans
Financial Secretary, John J. Rochester New Orleans
Treasurer, Col. Charles A. Larcndon, 815 Union St New Orleans
Registrar, John Day New Orleans
Historian, Henry Rightor, 818 Gravier St New Orleans
Chaplain, Rev. A. E. Otis, S. J New Orleans
MAINE SOCIETY.
397 Members.
Organized March 14, 1S91. Annual meeting February 22, to com- memorate Washington's Birthday.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Philip Foster Turner, 48 Exchange St Portland
Senior Vice-President, Wainwright dishing Foxcroft
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Vice-Presidents for Counties : Androscoggin County, Edward P. Rickcr, South Portland; Aroostook County, At wood W. Spaulding, Caribou ; Cumberland County, Frederick Sturdevant Vaill, Portland; Frank- lin County, Fred G. Paine, Farmington; Hancock County, Benja- min L. Noyes, Stonington ; Kennebec County, Eugene C. Carll, Augusta; Knox County, Eugene M. Stubbs, Rockland; Lincoln County, Eugene F. Webber, Westport; Penobscot County, William W. Talbot, Bangor; Sagadahoc County, William B. Kendall, Bow- doinham ; Somerset County, Charles F. Jones, Skowhegan ; Waldo County, Ralph Emery, Belfast; Washington County, Devola C. Guptill, Machias; Oxford County, John W. Thompson, Canton; York County, John C. Stewart, York Village. Secretary, Rev. Joseph Battell Shepherd, St. Paul's Rectory. .. Portland
Treasurer, Enoch O. Greenleaf Portland
Registrar, Francis L. Littlefield , Portland
Librarian, William L. Cousins Portland
Historian, Augustus F. Moulton Portland
Chaplain, Rev. R. F. Johonnot, D. D Auburn
Chapter Officers.
KOCKI.AND CIIAI'TKK, ROCKEAND, ME. ORGANIZED 0CT013KK 21, 1 9 T 3 .
President, H. I. Hix; Vice-President, E. B. MacAllister; Secretary, W. O. Fuller.; Treasurer, Fred R. Spear; Historian, E. A. Butler.
ANDROSCOGGIN CIIAI'TKK. ORGANIZED AT I.EWISTON, ME., NOVEMBER 5, I913.
President, Judge George C. Wing, of Auburn; Vice-President, Hon. Wallace H. White, Lewiston; Secretary, John L. Reade, Lewiston ; Treasurer, A. M. Pcnley, Auburn; Chaplain, Rev. R. F. Johonnot, Au- burn; Historian, Jesse M. Libby, Mechanic Falls.
WATKKVIU.E CIIAI'Tl'k, WATEKVIEEE, ME. ORGANIZED NOVEMllER, 1 9 1 3 .
President, Silas Adams; Vice-President, Horace Purinton; Secretary and Treasurer, Rev. E. C. Whittemore.
MARYLAND SOCIETY.
308 Members. Organized April 20, 1889. Annual meeting April 19. Officers elected April 19, 1915.
President, Gen. Lawrason Riggs, 814 Cathedral St Baltimore
1st Vice-President, T. M. Maynadier, 217 W. Lafayette Ave. .Baltimore
2d Vice-President, James H. Preston, 216 St. Paul St Baltimore
3d Vice-President, Geo. P. Neilson, 101 St. Johns Rd Roland Park
Secretary, J. Frank Supplee, Jr., 1625 W. Eutaw Place Baltimore
Treasurer, Ira H. Houghton, 12 E. Lexington St Baltimore
Registrar, Edward F. Arthurs, 628 Equitable Bldg Baltimore
Historian, James E. Hancock, 4 S. Howard St Baltimore
Chaplain, Rev. Henry Branch, D. D Ellicott City
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MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY.
1,632 Members.
Organized April 19, 1889. Annual meeting April 19, to commemorate battles of Lexington and Concord.
Officers elected April 19, 1915.
President, Frank Ernest Woodward Wellesley Hills
Vice-President! Vernon Ashley Field Wollaston
Vice-President, Charles French Read, Old State House Boston
Vice-President, Webster Bruce, 80 Baker St Lynn
Secretary-Registrar, Herbert W. Kimball, 439 Tremont Bldg. .. Boston
Treasurer, Charles M. Green, M. D., 78 Marlboro St Boston
Historian, Brig. Gen. Philip Reade, U. S. A., The Wadsworth. .Boston Chaplain, Rev. Lewis Wilder Hicks Wellesley
Chapter Officers.
OLD SALEM CHAPTER, SAEE-M. CHARTERED OCTOBER 31, 1895.
President, George B. Sears, of Danvers ; Vice-Presidents, Frank S. Reckford, of Beverly, and Osborn Leach, of Danvers; Secretary (vacant); Treasurer, Frank S. Perkins, of Middleton; Registrar, Andrew Nichols, of Hathorne.
BOSTON CHAPTER. CHARTERED OCTOBER 31, 1895.
President, Edwin Blakeley Gallagher; Vice-President, Capt. Charles Brooks Appleton; Secretary, Charles Clement Littlefiekl; Treasurer, John Winn; Historian, Marshall Putnam Thompson.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER, SPRINGFTEED. CHARTERED OCTOBER 3;I, 1895.
President, Henry F. Punderson ; Vice-President, Richard H. Stacy; Secretary, Henry A. Booth; Treasurer, Martin L. Dinsmore; Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Newton M. Hall; Historian, William F. Emerson; Registrar, Henry L. Gardner; Auditor, Edwin G. Rude.
OED MIDDLESEX CHAPTER, E0WELE. CHARTERED JANUARY 17, 1896.
President, Geo. Wr. Putnam; Vice-President, H. C. Taft; Registrar, Geo. L. Van Densen, M. i). ; Historian, Rev. Allan C. Ferrin; Secre- tary, Chas. T. Upton ; Treasurer, Clarence B. Livingston, M. D.J Chap- lain, Rev. Wilson Waters; Auditor, Edw. W. Clark.
OEU ESSIvX CHAPTER, LYNN. CHARTERED FEBRUARY 7, 1896.
President, Arthur Wellington Pinkham ; Vice-Presidents, Henry Fuller Tapley, Dr. Charles Jeptha Hill Woodbury; Secretary, Luther Atwood; Treasurer, Webster Bruce; Historian, Dr. Charles Howard Bangs; Chaplain, Rev. Frederic William Perkins, D. D.
OEU COEONY CHAPTER, WHITMAN. CHARTERED APRIL 1 7, 1896.
President, David V. Poole; Vice-President, Horatio F. Copeland, M. D.; Secretary, Charles E. Lovell, M. 1).; Treasurer, Randall W. Cook; Historian, Charles II. F.dson.
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01. U SUEEOUK CHAPTER, CIILCEvSl^A. CHARTERED FEBRUARY 3, 1897.
President, Fred II. Matthews; Vice-President. Jesse F. Knowlton ; Secretary, Thomas U. Follansbee ; Treasurer, Elmer H. Snow; His- torian, Witt. E. McClintock.
WORCESTER CHAPTER. CHARTERED APU1I. 2, 1897.
President, John C. Berry, M. D. ; Vice-Presidents, Geo. M. Rice, U. Waldo Cutler, Paul B. Morgan; Secretary, Eugene II. Powers; Treas- urer, Edward F. Mann; Historian, John K. Warren, M. D.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY CHAPTER, PlTTSl'Il'.IJi. CHARTERED JUNK 4, 1807.
President, Win, I,. Root; Vice-Presidents, Judge E. T. Slocum, A. II. Bagg, and W. C. Stevenson; Secretary and Registrar, Howard P. Brown; Treasurer, Charles S. Shaw; Historian, Win, L. Root.
ROBERT TREAT PAINE CHAPTER, TAUNTON. CHARTERED SEPTEMBER 3, 1897.
President, Enos D. Williams; First Vice-President, Lewis E. Hig- gins; Second Vice-President, F. Arthur Walker; Secretary, Louis B. Walker; Treasurer, Frank C. Walker, M. D. ; Registrar, James E. Seaver; Historian, William M. Emery; Chaplain, Rev. J. Francis Cooper.
MADDEN CHAPTER. CIIARTI'RKD APRIL 6, IQ00.
President, Horace Chester; First Vice-President, A. Warren Patch; Second Vice-President, Spencer T. Williams; Secretary, Walter K. Watkius; Treasurer, Willard Welsh; Historian, William B. Snow.
CAMBRIDGE CHAPTER. CHARTERED .MARCH 7, IO02.
President, John Amee; Secretary, Shepard I lowland; Treasurer, Albert P. Amee; Historian, Edward ft, I lutchinson.
SETH POMEROY CHAPTER, NORTH AMI'TON. CHARTERED OCTOBER 13, 1905.
President, Frank H. Smith, M. D. ; Vice-President, Arthur L. Kings- bury; .Secretary, Chas. If. Chase; Treasurer, Harry E. Bicknell ; His- torian, George W. Cable; Chaplain, Rev. Henry G. Smith, D. I).; Auditor, S. D. Drury.
BOXHURY CHAPTER, BOSTON* CHARTERED APRII, 13, I.Q06.
President, William C. Briggs; Vice-President, Frank S. Waterman; Secretary, John S. Richardson; Treasurer, Arthur L. Foster; Historian, C. E. Wiggin.
DUKES COUNTY CHAPTER, EDGARTOWN, CHARTERED MARCH 12, KJI5.
President, William C. Nevins; Secretary and Treasurer, Arthur W. Davis, Edgartown.
ERANC1S LEWIS CHAPTER, WAl.roi.f., MASS.
President, Isaac Newton Lewis, East Walpole; Vice-Presidents, Lewis E. Vose, F, Percyval Lewis, and Win. A. Millard; Secretary, Philip R. Allen; Treasure!-, George A. Plimpton; Auditor, H. Raymond Lewis.
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MICHIGAN SOCIETY. 4_>9 Members.
Organized January 18, 1890. Annual itteeting April 15.
Officers elected April 16, 1915.
President, Albert M. Henry, 1201 Penobscot Bldg. Detroit
Vice-President, Clarence M. Burton, 20 Home Bank Bldg Detroit
Secretary, Raymond E. Van Syckle, 1729 Ford Bldg Detroit
Treasurer, Frank G. Smith, 89 Hancock Ave Detroit
Registrar, Franklin S. Dewey, Majestic Bldg Detroit
Chaplain, Rev. Joseph A. Vance, D. D., 21 Edmund Place Detroit
Historian, Charles Moore, Security Trust Co Detroit
Chapter Officers.
DETROIT CHAPTER. ORGANIZED NOVEMBER I, I0I3- 227 MEMBERS.
President, Harry A. I^ockwood ; First Vice-President, Dr. Stephen H. Knight; Second Vice-President, William P. Holliday; Secretary, Raymond E. Van Syckle; Treasurer, Frank G. Smith; Plistorian, Wil- liam Stocking; Chaplain, Rev. Joseph A. Vance.
KENT CHAPTER, GRAND RAPIDS. 38 MEMBERS.
President, Charles Carroll Folmer; Vice-President, Charles E. Leon- ard; Secretary, Charles N. Remington; Treasurer, William Jitdson.
WASHTENAW COUNTY CHAPTER/ ANN ARBOR, MICH. 21 MEMBERS.
President, Prof. Warren W. Florer; Vice-President, Henry S. Dean; Secretary, Wolcott H. Butler; Treasurer, Robert W. Hemphill, Jr.; Chaplain, Junius E, Beal ; Historian, Harlan H. Johnson.
ISABEEEA COUNTY CHAPTER, MT. PEEASANT, MICH. II MEMBERS.
President, Walter Franklin Newberry; Vice-President, Kendall Page Brooks; Secretary, Dr. Sheridan Ellsworth Gardiner; Treasurer, War- ren Charles Perry; Historian, Plarry Graves Miller.
KALAMAZOO CHAPTER.
Provisionally organized February 22, 1915, under the chairmanship of Edward C. Parsons.
MINNESOTA SOCIETY.
233 Members.
Organized Dccemher 26, 1SS9. Annual meeting December 26, to com- memorate the anniversary of the Battle of Trenton.
Officers elected January 12, 1914.
President, Hon. Win field Scott Hammond St. Paul
Vice-President. Gideon I,. Ives, N. Y. Life Rldg St. Paul
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Vice-President, Robert I). Cone, Met. Life Bldg Minneapolis
Secretary, Charles H. Bronson, 48 East Fourth St St. Paul
Assistant Secretary, Earnest A. Countryman, Globe Bldg St. Paul
Treasurer, Charles W. Eddy, 404 Capitol Bank St. Paul
Registrar, Charles Stees, 165 East Seventh St St. Paul
Historian, Rev. Samuel W. Dickinson, 457 Ashland Ave St. Paul
Chaplain, Rev. M, 1). Edwards, D. I)., 423 Laurel Ave St. Paul
Chapter Officers.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
President, Dr. Latham A. Crandall ; Vice-President, Dr. Charles A. McCollom ; Secretary-Treasurer, Robert D. Cone.
MISSISSIPPI SOCIETY.
34 Members.
Organized May Id, 1909.
Officers, 1915.
President, Judge Gordon Garland Lyell Jackson
Vice-President, Hon. W. D. Anderson Tupelo
Vice-President, Col. Chalmers M. Williamson Jackson
Secretary-Registrar, Wm. H. Pullen, Mechanics' Bank Bldg. .. .Jackson Treasurer, Philip Stevens Merrill Jackson
MISSOURI SOCIETY.
126 Members.
Organized April 23, 1889. Annual meeting March 4, to commemorate taking effect of the Constitution of the United States. Annual dinner April 19, to commemorate battles of Concord and Lexington.
Officers elected March 4, 1915.
President, Cyrus P. Walbridge, 501 Clara Ave St. Louis
First Vice-President, Amedee B. Cole, 3705 Lindcll Ave St. Louis
Second Vice-President, Rev. S. J. Niccolls, D.D., 8 Hortense PI. St. Louis
Third Vice-President, W. B. Homer, 402 Rialto Bldg St. Louis
Fourth Vice-President. John L. Ro Bards Hannibal
Secretary, Robert E. A.dreon, 1032 N. Broadway St. Louis
Treasurer, I. Shreve Carter, 803 Merchants' Laclede Bldg St. Louis
Registrar, Linn Paine. Mermod-Jaccard Bldg St. Louis
Historian, W. H. H. Tainter, 6141 McPherson Ave St. Louis
Chaplain, Rev. VV. W. Boyd, 300 N. Fourth St St. Louis
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Chapter Officers.
KANSAS CITY CHAPTER.
President, George P. Gross; Vice-Presidents, Wm. H. Williams, E. Mont. Reily ; Secretary, David S. Harriman, 16th and Broadway; Treasurer, W. H. H. Tainter; Historian, James M. Greenwood; Regis- trar, George R. Jones.
ST. LOUIS CHAPTER.
(Officers same as State Society.)
MONTANA SOCIETY.
28 Members. Organized June 5, 1894. Annual meeting February 22. Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Oliver T. Crane Helena
Vice-President, Orrin T. Walker Helena
Secretary-Treasurer, Leslie Sutgrove Helena
Registrar, Wm. Rush Burroughs Helena
Historian, Cornelius Hedges, Jr Helena
Librarian, R. H. Howey Helena
Chaplain, P. B. Bartlcy Helena
NEBRASKA SOCIETY.
215 Members.
Organized April 26, 1890. Annual meeting February 22, to com- memorate Washington's Birthday.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Herbert M. Bushnell Lincoln
Senior Vice-President, Fred H. Richards Fremont
Junior Vice-President, Clarendon E. Adams ; Omaha
Secretary and Registrar, Edwin O. Halstead, Box 406 Omaha
Flistorian, Clarence S. Paine Lincoln
Treasurer, David C. Patterson Omaha
Chapter Officers.
ETHAN AELKN CHAPTER, OMAHA. NEB.
President, James Richardson; Vice-President, Ralph W. Emerson; Secretary and Treasurer, Charles L. Ransom; Historian, Andrew K. Gault.
EREMONT CHAPTER, EREMONT, NEB.
President, Fred Hills Richards; Vice-President, Burnell Colsen; Sec- retary, Charles Hills Lyman; Treasurer, William Moulton Dame.
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LINCOLN CHAPTER, NO. 3, LINCOLN, NEB. INSTALLED MAY 10, I915.
President, Clarence Sumner Paine; 1st Vice-President, Jesse P.. Strode ; 2d Vice-President, Walton G. Roberts ; Secretary, Henry Alden Lindly; Registrar, J. Reid Green; Treasurer, Paul Goss ; Historian, Addison E. Sheldon.
NEVADA SOCIETY. 19 Members.
Organized February 19, 19 10.
Officers. President, Hon. Albert D. Ayrcs Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY.
236 Members.
Organized April 24, 1889. Annual meeting April 19.
Officers elected June 17, 1915.
President, S. Howard Bell Derry
Vice-President, F. W. McKinlcy Manchester
Vice-President, Henry H. Metcal f Concord
Vice-President, General J. N. Patterson Concord
Secretary-Treasurer, Howard F. Hill Concord
Registrar, Charles C. Jones Concord
Historian, Hon. William F. Whitcher Woodsville
Chaplain, Rev. Lucius Waterman, D. D Hanover
Chapter Officers. KEENE CHAPTER, NO. I, President, Hon. James S. Taft; Vice-President, Rev. Alfred H. Wheeler; Secretary and Treasurer, Charles Gale Shedd; Historian, Rev. Josiah L. Seward, D. D.
NEW JERSEY SOCIETY.
914 Members.
Organized March 7, 1889. Annual meeting usually January 3 (Battle of Princeton), or at such other time as the Society at any annual meet- ing may designate.
Officers elected January 3, 1914.
President, Washington Irving Lincoln Adams Montclair
1st Vice-Pres., John Lawrence Boggs, 44 Spruce St Newark
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2<\ Vice-Pres., Samuel Craig- Cowart Freehold
Secretary, John Randal Weeks, 756 Broad St Newark
Treasurer, Arthur Metcalf Morse, 235 Orange Rd Montclair
Registrar, Dr. G. Herbert Richards, 424 Main St Orange
Historian, Prof. W. C. Armstrong, 345 Railway Ave Elizabeth
Chaplain, Rt. Rev. Edwin S. Lines, D. D., 21 Washington St... Newark
Chapter Officers. EUZABETHTOWM CHAPTER, NO. I.
President, Frederic B. Bassett ; Secretary, Harry F. Brewer, 208 Broad St., Elizabeth.
ORANGE CHAPTER, NO. 2.
President, S. Carl Downs; Secretary, Rev. S. Ward Righter, 12 Essex St., East Orange.
M0NTCI.A1R CHATTER, NO. 3.
President, Frank E. Dyer; Secretary, Percy W. Crane, Wayside Place, Montclair.
NEWARK CHARTER, NO. 4.
President, E. Allen Smith; Secretary, S. Albert Clark, 800 Parker St., Newark'.
MONMOUTH CHAPTER., NO. 5.
President, Hon. Walter Taylor; Secretary, William A. Squire, 301 Second Ave., Asbury Park.
PARA M US CHAPTER, NO. 6.
President, Hon. Cornelius Doremus; Secretary, Joseph B. Roberts, 17 Heights Road, Ridge wood.
MORRIS COUNTY CHAPTER, NO. 7.
President, Edward Q. Keasbey; Secretary, Harvey J. Genung, Mor-
ristown.
PASSAIC VAIXEY CHAPTER) SUMMIT
President, George Vail Muchmore ; Vice-President, Joseph Henry Shafer; Secretary, Albert Ernest Hickok; Treasurer, John Duncan Wood; Registrar, Chester Neville Jones; Historian, Schuyler Merritt Cady; Chaplain, Rev. Minot Canfield Morgan.
FEEM 1 NGTON CHAPTER.
In course of formation May, 1915.
NEW MEXICO SOCIETY. 58 Members.
Organized December 26, 1908.
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Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Dr. Charles A. Filer Albuquerque
1st Vice-Pres., R. E. Tvvitchell Santa Fe
2d Vice-Pres., H. F. Robinson Albuquerque
3d Vice-Pres., John Lee Clarke Albuquerque
4th Vice-Pres., J. F. Hinkle Roswell
Secretary, Judge George R. Craig Albuquerque
Registrar, Hon. Frank W. Clancy Santa Fe
Treasurer, Orville A. Matson . Albuquerque
Historian, Edmund Ross Albuquerque
Chaplain, .Meldrum K. Wylder Albuquerque
(NEW YORK) THE EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY.
1,443 Members. Organized February II, 1890. Annua! meeting March 17.
Officers elected April 20, 1915.
President, Louis Annin Ames, <» Fulton St New York City
1st Vice-Pres., Norman P. Heffley, 243 Ryerson St Brooklyn, N. Y.
2d Vice-Pres., Martin S. Allen, 81 North Moore St New York City
3d Vice-Pres., Frank St. J. Sidway Buffalo, N. Y.
Secretary, Jesse IT. Clute, 220 Broadway New York City
Treasurer, James De La Montayne, 220 Broadway New York City
Registrar, Tennis D. Huntting, 220 Broadway New York City
Historian, Josiah C. Pumpelly, A.M., LL. B., 255 West 108th St., New
York City. Chaplain, Rev. Frank O. Hall, D. D., 4 West 76th St... New York City
Chapter Officers.
ADIRONDACK'S CHAPTER, FORT EDWARD.
President, Robert R. Law; Secretary, Archibald S. Derby.
BINGHAMTON CHAPTER, BINGHAMPTON, President (vacancy) ; Secretary, A. J. McClary. BUFFALO CHAPTER, BUFFALO President, Frank St. J. Sidway; Secretary, Frank B. Steele.
FORT joiinstowx cHAPTERj Johnstown.
President, Capt. Asa B. Peake ; Secretary, Rev. W. W. Ellsworth.
in XT IN 1. To: \ CH APTERj HUNTINGTON.
President, George 1). Bangs; Secretary, Everest Sammis.
ST ATK SOC I KT IKS.
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MOHAWK VALEEY CHAPTER, HERKl M ER.
President, Col. John W. Vrooman ; Secretary, F. W. Cristman.
NEWIiURGH CHAPTER, NRWBURCII.
President, Samuel L. Stewart; Vice-Presidents, Dr. W. M. Stan- brough and Charles F. Burnett; Secretary, A. E. Layman; Treasurer, F. E. Forsyth; Registrar, Rev. Albert S. Stewart; Historian, James W. Barnes; Chaplain, Rev. M. Seymour Purdy.
NRVVTOW'N-ilATTI.R CHAPTER EEM IRA.
President, Major John T. Sadler; Secretary, Jabin A. Secor.
THR PAINTED POST CHAPTER, CORNING.
President, Alanson B. Houghton ; Secretary, John L. Ghatfield.
ROCHESTER CHAPTER, ROCHESTER.
President, Judge Harvey F. Remington; Vice-President, Charles E. Ogden ; Secretary, Edward R. Foreman J Treasurer, John B. Howe.
SARATOGA CHAPTER, SARATOGA SPRINGS.
President, Thomas R. Kneil ; Secretary, Dr. Karl H. King.
SYRACUSE CHAPTER, SYRACUSE.
President, Newell B. Wood worth ; Vice-President, Charles P. Wort- man ; Secretary, Charles C. Cook; Treasurer, Harry A. Flint; Regis- trar, Dr. Hugh P. Baker; Historian, Dr. William K. Wickes; Chaplain, Rev. Dr. E. A. Burnham.
COE. CORNELIUS VAX DYCK CHAPTER, SCHENECTADY.
President, George Church Moon ; Vice-Presidents, Gen. Charles L. Davis, U. S. A., Horace S. Van Voast ; Secretary, Hanford Robison; Treasurer, John W. Collamer ; Registrar, Charles H. Huntley; His- torian, F, R. Champion; Chaplain, Charles P. Sanders.
NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY. 52 Members.
Organized February 22, 1911, Annual meeting February 22.
Officers, 1915.
President, H. A. Harrington Greensboro
Vice-President, Frank IT. Bryan Washington
Secretary-Registrar, R. T. Bonner Aurora
Treasurer, W. B. I larding Washington
Historian, York Coleman Rutherfordton
Chaplain, Rev. F. B. Rankin Rutherfordton
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NORTH DAKOTA SOCIETY. 43 Members.
Organized February 4, 191 1.
Officers elected May 13, 1915.
President, Charles Andrew Pollock Fargo
Vice-President, George F. Rich Grand Forks
Vice-President, Charles E. Batcheller Fingal
Secretary-Registrar, Herbert Clay Fish Minot
Treasurer, John Leonard Bell Bismarck
Historian,, Vernon P. vSquires Grand Forks
Chaplain, Wallace N. Stearns Fargo
OHIO SOCIETY. 588 Members.
Organized April 11-22, [889. Annual meeting April 19. Officers elected April 19, 1915.
President, Charles C. Pavey Columbus
Vice-President, Robert H. Kellbgg Delaware
Secretary, K. M. 11 all, jr., Engineers' Bldg Cleveland
Registrar, Col. W. L. Curry Columbus
Treasurer, Col. Stimpson G. 1 larvey Toledo
Historian, Orlando W. Aldrich Columbus
Chaplain, Dr. William F. Pierce Gambier
Chapter Officers.
WESTERN RESERVE SOCIETY, CLEVELAND.
President, Edward L. Howe, Superior Savings and Trust Co.; Vice- Presidents, W. G. Wilson, F. II. Gates, Victor Slayton, Mozart Gallup, Sandusky; Secretary, Edward M, Hall, Jr., 825 Engineers Bldg.; Treasurer, Dr. Frederick C. Waitc, 1353 Fast Ninth .Street; Registrar, Jesse A. Fenner, 609 .Society for Savings; Historian, A. T. Brewer; Chaplain, Rev. Minot O. Simons.
BENJAMIN I'RANKUN CHAPTERj COLUMBUS.
President, James M. Ilen^st, Harrison Bldg,; Vice-President, Ralph E. Westfall; Historian, Stanlev Sells; Registrar, John L. W. Henney, State House; Chaplain, William G. Benham ; Secretary-Treasurer. Hugh Huntington. 305-311 Hayden-Clinton Bank Bldg.
ANTHONY WAYNE CHAPTER, TOLEDO.
President, Dr. Win. A. Dickey; 1st Vice-President, Robt. P. Dakin; 2d Vice-President, Dudley Watson Moor; Secretary, Wm. P. Heston ; Treasurer, Col. S. G. Harvey; Registrar, Dr. F. 1). Gardiner; His- torian, Charles II. Whitaker; Chaplain, Rev. Nathan N. Clark.
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NATHAN* HALE CHAPTER, YOUNGSTOWN.
President, Hon. Benjamin F. Wirt; Vice-Presidents, Jno. H. Ruhl-
nian and E. YV. Alexander; Registrar and Historian, II. R. Baldwin;
Secretary and Treasurer, John J. Brant, Stambaugh Bldg.; Chaplain, Rev. A. I/, rrafcier.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER, NEWARK.
( I nactive.)
SIMON KENTON CHAPTER, KENTON. :,
( Inactive.)
CINCINNATI CHAPTER.
President, Dr. E. R. Booth; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Arthur J. Whallon, Rev. 0. "S. J. Browne; Secretary-Treasurer-Rcgistrar, Rev. E. P. Whallon.
NATIIANAEE GREENE CHAPTER, XENIA.
President, Charles C. Shearer; Corresponding Secretary, William A. Galloway; Recording Secretary and Treasurer, Finley D. Torrence; Registrar, Clark M. Galloway.
OEENTANGY VALLEY CHAPTER, DELAWARE.
President, R. H. Kellogg; Vice-President, J. F. Dodd ; Registrar, E. D. Van Deman; Secretary, Robert B. Powers; Treasurer, B. P. Benton.
RICHARD MONTGOMERY CHAPTER, DAYTON.
President, Col. Robert Cowden ; Vice-President, John N. Van Deman; Secretary, Miles S. Kuhns; Registrar, Sidney S. King; Treasurer, J. Owen Britton.
ALEXANDER II AM II, T<>\" CHAPTER, COSHOCTON. President, Dr. William I'. Reeves; Secretary, Many S. Eybargcr.
OKLAHOMA SOCIETY.
40 Mem hers.
Organized February 22, 1905. Admitted into the National Society May 18, 1905.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, D. R. Luttrell, 909-911 Herskowitz Bldg Oklahoma City
Vice-President, Orin Redfield Ardmore
Vice-President, C. A. Cleveland Anadarko
Vice-President, M. IT. Collins Kingfisher
Scc'y-Treasurer, Harlan T. Dcupree, Amcr. Bk. Bldg. . .Oklahoma City
Registrar, E. G. Spilrnan Oklahoma City
Historian, J. B. Thobuni Norman
Chaplain, M. E. Black welder . .Oklahoma City
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OREGON SOCIETY.
179 Members.
Organized June 6, 1891. Annual meeting February 22, to commemo- rate Washington's Birthday.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Wallace McCamant, Northwestern Bank Bldg Portland
Vice-President, D. W. Wakefield, Henry Bldg Portland
Secretary, B. A. Thaxtcr, 994 Bryce Ave Portland
Treasurer, A. A. Lindsley, Henry Bldg Portland
Registrar, Alfred F. Parker, Northwestern Bank Bldg Portland
Chaplain, Rev. John II. Boyd, I). D Portland
PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY. 588 Members. Organized November 23, 1893. Annual meeting February 22. Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Thomas Stephen Brown, 1101 Berger Bldg Pittsburgh
1st Vice-President, Omar S. Decker, 715 Amberson Ave. ... Pittsburgh
2d Vice-President, John Boyd Duff, 2134 Brownsville Rd Garrick
3d Vice-President, Col. J. S. Du Shane New Castle
Secretary, F. G. Paulson, 515 Wood St Pittsburgh
Treasurer, Clifford F. McCombs, Third Nat'l Bank Pittsburgh
Registrar, F. Armstrong, Jr., 515 Wood St Pittsburgh
Historian, Thomas Wynne, 5100 Lancaster Ave Philadelphia
Chaplain, Rev. W. E. Howard, D. IX, ^^,] Ward St Pittsburgh
Chapter Officers.
PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER.
President, Major Moses Veale, 727 Walnut St.; Vice-President, George E. Mapcs, 1932 N. 22d St.; Secretary-Treasurer, Herman W. Fernberger, Empire Bldg.; Registrar, Thomas Wynne, 52d St. and Lancaster Ave.; Historian, James K. Helms, 152 Lauriston St.
NEW CASTLE CHAPTER.
President, Attorney Hamilton A. Wilkison; Vice-President, Prof. Edwin McCormick; Secretary, J. Ed. Duff; Treasurer, Thomas ** Harttnan; Registrar, Col. J. S. Du Shane.
I'OKT Hl'DhOlU) CHAPTKR, BEDFORD, l'A. CHARTERED OCTOBER I, 1 913.
President, Augustus Inloes Lyon-; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Americus Enfield, S. Albert Cessna; Secretary, J. Rccd Irvine, Bedford; Treas- urer, William K. Beam; Registrar, Abram Weisel ; Historian, Howard* Cessna, Rainshurg.
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PHILIPPINE SOCIETY. icS Members.
Charter granted February 17, 1911. Organization perfeeted October
19, 191 1.
Officers, 1915.
President, Judge Charles Sumner I^obingier Shanghai, China
Vice-President, Nelson M. Barrett Manila
3ec'y-Registrar-Treasurcr, II. Lavvren.ce Noble, P. O. Box 940. .Manila
RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY.
333 Members.
Organized February 1, 1890. Annual meeting February 22.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Gen. Charles Wheaton Abbot, Jr., 12 Cole Ave. .. Providence Vice-President, Frederick Dickman Carr, 49 Medway St. . .Providence
Secretary, Christopher Rhodes, 290 Benefit St Providence
Treasurer, Arthur Preston Sumner, 639 Grosvenor Bldg. .. .Providence
Registrar, Francis Eliot Bates, P. O. Box 1254 Providence
Historian, William Chace Greene, 44 Alumni Ave Providence
Chaplain, Rev. Charles Fremont Roper River Point
Poet, Dr. George Thurston Spicer, 306 Olncy St Providence
Chapter Officers.
BRISTOL CHAPTER, NO. I.
President, William Leonard Manchester; Vice-President, Hezekiah Church Wardwell; Secretary, Joseph Franklin Farrally; Treasurer, Frederic Fillmore Gladding; Historian, George Ulric Arnold; Poet, Orrin Luther Bosworth.
PROVIDENCE CHAPTER, NO. 2.
President, Robert Perkins Brown; Vice-President, Frederic Willard Easton; Secretary-Treasurer, Arthur Preston Sumner; Historian, Wil- fred Harold Munro.
rAWTUCKirr CHAPTER, no. 3.
President, Henry Clinton Dexter; Vice-President, Charles Henry French; .Secretary, Nicholas Howard Easton; Treasurer, Theodore Everett Dexter.
KENT COUNTY CHAPTER, NO. 4.
President, Howard Vernon Allen; Vice-President, Thomas Wilson Chace; Secretary-Treasurer, Nathaniel Howland Brown; Registrar, William Arnold Browning; Historian, Herbert Morton Clarke; Chap- lain, Rev. Charles I'Yeinont Roper.
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SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY. 18 Members.
Organized March 22, 191 1.
Officers.
President, Paul Trapier Hayne Greenville
Vice-President, Oscar K. Mauldin Greenville
Secretary, David Arnold Henning Greenville
SOUTH DAKOTA SOCIETY.
51 Members.
Preliminary meeting January 31, 1911. Permanently organized March 2J, 191 1. Replaces Society organized in 1899.
Officers elected April 19, 1915.
President, Charles O. Bailey Sioux Falls
Vice-President, H. C. Sessions .Sioux Falls
Vice-President, E. A. Gove. Watertown
Secretary-Registrar, T. W. Dwight Sioux Falls
Treasurer, B. H. Requa '. Sioux Falls
Historian, Willis C. Cook Plankinton
Chaplain, Rev. Lucius Kingsbury Sioux Falls
TENNESSEE SOCIETY.
70 Members.
Organized December 2, 1889. Annual meeting October 7, to com- memorate Battle of Kings Mountain.
Officers elected October 18, 1915.
President, Edward A. Lindsey Nashville
Vice-President for East Tennessee, Maj. John W. Faxon. .Chattanooga
Vice-President for Middle Tennessee, Jas. N. Cox Cookeville
Vice-President for West Tennessee, William Wilson Wilhoit. .Memphis Secretary, Win. K. Boardman, Cumberland Tel. and Tel. Co. .Nashville
Treasurer, W. E. Metzger Nashville
Registrar, John C. Brown Nashville
Historian, Prof. St. George Sioussat Nashville
Chaplain, Rev. Jas. I. Vance, D. D. Nashville
Surgeon, Dr. Paul De Witt Nashville
TEXAS SOCIETY.
81 Members. Organized December 8, 1896. Annual meeting February 22.
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Officers, 1915.
President, Edward Franklin Harris Galveston
Senior Vice-President, J. T. Trezevant Dallas
Second Vice-President, F. F. Downs Temple
Secretary, Walter S. Mayer Galveston
Treasurer, Wilbcr H. Young .Austin
Historian-Registrar, K. F,. Rice Galveston
Chaplain, J. T. Huffmaster Galveston
UTAH SOCIETY.
120 Mi;m);i;rs.
Organized January 29, 1895. Annual meeting February 22.
Officers elected December 26, 1914.
President, Hon. Eddy Orland Fee Salt Lake City
Vice-President, Albert Raymond Barnes Salt Lake City
Secretary, Gordon Lines Hutchins, 522 Dooly Bldg Salt Lake City
Treasurer, Alfred Holmes Pcabody, [064 3d Ave Salt Lake City
Registrar, William Dalton Neal, 200 Centre St Salt Lake City
Historian, Benjamin Le Roy Rich Salt Lake City
Chaplain, Prof. Levi Edgar Young Salt Lake City
VERMONT SOCIETY.
241 Members.
Organized April 2, 1889. Annual meeting second Wednesday in November.
Officers elected February 17, 1915.
President, Redfield Proctor Proctor
Vice-President, W. H. Jeffrey East Burke
Secretary-Historian, Walter Hill Crockett Montpclier
Registrar, Dorman Bridgman Eaton Kent Montpelier
Treasurer, Clarence L. Smith Burlington
Chaplain, Rev. Homer Abial Flint Montpelier
VIRGINIA SOCIETY.
86 Ml'.MHKRS.
Organized July 7, 1890. Annual meeting February 22, to commemo- rate Washington's PKrlhdav.
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Officers elected February 23, 1914.
President, Arthur B. Clarke, 39 Merchants Nat. Bk. Bldg Richmond
Vice-President, Hon. Henry R. Pollard Richmond
Vice-President, Frederick E. Emerson Norfolk
Vice-President, Dr. George Ross Richmond
Sec'y-Reg.-T'reas., Win. E. Crawford, 700 Travelers Bldg. .. .Richmond
Historian, Hon. L. L. Lewis, Mutual Bldg Richmond
Chaplain, Norton R. Savage Richmond
Chapter Officers.
TIDEWATER CHAPTER, NO. 1, NORFOLK.
President, Judge A. C. Ackin ; Vice-President, Capt. Harry A. Brink- ley ; Treasurer, Tench F. Tilghman; Secretary-Registrar-Historian, William Henry Sargeant, Jr.
WASHINGTON SOCIETY. 295 Members.
Organized June 17, 1895. Annual meeting February 22. Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, George A. Virtue, 216 Boston Bldg Seattle
1st Vice-Pres. '(Christopher \V. Horr, died October 15, 1915)
2d Vice-Pres., Louis Folwell Hart, 710^/2 Pacific Ave Tacoma
3d Vice-Pres., Thomas Howard Brewer, Fidelity Nat. Bank. .. Spokane
Secretary, George E. Tilton, 719 Ecary Bldg Seattle
Treasurer, Cullen Kittredge Sturtevant, 312 Boston Bldg Seattle
Registrar, Joseph Phelps Tot ten, 653 New York Bldg Seattle
Historian, Ovid A. Bycrs, 507 Colman Bldg Seattle
Chaplain, Rev. Granville Eowther, Miller Bldg North Yakima
Chapter Officers. SPOKANE CHAPTER, NO. T.
President, John William Macintosh; Vice-President, Carlos Herbert Weeks; Secretary-Treasurer, Robert Oliver McClintock; Registrar, Edwin Charlton Atwater.
SICa'iti.iC CHAPTER, no. 2
President, Rev. John O. Foster; Vice-President, Orison J. C. Dutton; Secretary, Irving T. Cole; Treasurer, Herbert Whiton Mead; His- torian, William Douglas Johns; Chaplain, Rev. Benjamin Franklin Brooks.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON CHAPTER, TACOMA, NO. 3.
President, Talmadge Hamilton; Vice-President, Harry Percival . Clark; Secretary, Palmer Kennedy; Treasurer, Arthur E. Grafton; Registrar, Willard Vaughn Morse.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER, NORTH YAKIMA, NO. 4.
President, Frederick F. W. Jackson; Vice-President, Frederick Clark Hall; Secretary, William Ward de Veaux; Treasurer, Joseph Lamm Clift; Registrar-Historian, Robert Bruce Milroy; Chaplain, Rev. Gran- ville Lowther.
HOQUIAM CHAPTER, NO. 5.
President, William Leidy Adams; Vice-President, Josiah Onslow Stearns; Secretary, Fred Thomson Dean; Treasurer, Walter L. Wells; Historian, Jeremiah Walker; Chaplain, Franklin Harley Bassett.
WISCONSIN SOCIETY,
199 Members.
Organized February 25, 1X90. Annual meeting May 29. Officers elected May 28, 1915.
President, Rev. Frederick S. Pen fold, D. D Racine
Vice-President, Walter H. Wright. Milwaukee
Secretary, Dr. Earl II. Darling, 418 E. North Ave Milwaukee
Treasurer, Wm. Stark Smith, 306 Royal Place Milwaukee
Registrar, Wm. Ward Wight, Wells llldg. . . . Milwaukee
Historian, Herbert N. Laflin, Northwestern Mut. L. Bldg. .Milwaukee
WYOMING SOCIETY.
30 Members.
Organized March 28, 1908. Admitted into the National Society April 30, 1908. Annual meeting February 22.
Officers elected February 22, 1915.
President, Arthur lledley Doane Cheyenne
Vice-President, Wm. Bradford Dodge Gray Cheyenne
Secretary, William Levi Whipple Cheyenne
Treasurer, William Edwards Chaplin Cheyenne
Registrar, James 1 Hazard Walton Cheyenne
Historian, Lcandcr Corning I [ills Cheyenne
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DELEGATES AND GUESTS OF CONGRESS AND MEMBERS OF OREGd
PROCEEDINGS
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TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONGRESS
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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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COMMITTEES ON PORTLAND CONGRESS.
Committee on Arrangements Appointed by the National Executive
Com mittee.
Fi.mek M. Wentwokth, Chairman, Des Moines, Iowa. Wallace McCamant, Vice-Chairman, Portland, Ore. Gen. TllOMAS INT. ANDERSON, U. S. A. (ret.), Vancouver, Wash. Col. Okigen S. Storks, Denver, Colo.
Special Committees oe the Orecon Society.
Reception Committee.
Gen. Thomas M. Anderson, Chairman D. W. Wakefield Thomas G. Greene
B, P. Beckinan
C. N. McArthur Henry P. Miller Tames Jackson
Sunday Service.
J. F. Kwing, Chairman W. 15. Wells John S. Bradley
Colors.
T. 13. McDevitt.
John W. Cur ran
Badges and Souvenirs.
H. II. Ward, Chairman L. G. Clarke F. N. Pendleton
Automobile.
Frank C. Savage, Chairman F. D. Kingsley Geo. L. McPherson Wells S. Gilbert Edwin Caswell
River Excursion.
Col. II. C. Cahell, Chairman Edward A. Peals Rufus C. ITolman
A. |(a Smith Alfred F. Parker
Banquet .
P. P. Dahney, Chairman
p. S. Malcolm
B. P. Beelcman
C. N. McArthur R. W. Ilovt
Registration.
W. J. Clarke, Chairman J. R. Rogers R. H. Plossom E. V. Thompson C. A. Mackenzie
Tuesday Afternoon Excursion.
Maj. V. M. C. Silva, Chairman Winthrop Hammond Dr. Henry Waldo Coe
Decorations.
P. E. .San ford, Chairman VV. P. Buffum A. P. Tifft J, G. Nichols J. Harold Miner
Advisory Committee of Ladies.
Mrs. II. C. Cabell Mrs. A. lv Rockey Mrs. Wm. C. Alvord Mrs. Wm. D. Wheelwright Mrs. Wallace McCamant
Floivers.
Mrs. Janus F. Ewing, Chairman
Mrs. B. A. Thaxter
Mrs. John K. Wheeler
Mrs. J. K. Gamble
Mrs. Rufus C. Ilolman
Mrs. Clayton 15. Simmons
Hotel Reservations and Transporlatioi
Gen. Charles F. Pcehe, Chairman
William P. Humphreys
W. A. Mcars
W. G. Oberteuffer
George W. Mason
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONGRESS
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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,
HELD AT PORTLAND, OREGON, JULY 19 AND 20, 1915.
The Congress was called to order by the President General, Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, at io o'clock a. m. Monday, July 19, 1915.
The President General: The adjourned session of the Twenty-sixth Congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion is now in session. Will you please stand at attention while we listen to the invocation by the Rev. Richard Lightburnc McCrcady, D. D., Chaplain of the Kentucky Society.
Rev. Richard Lightiujrne McCrEADY: Direct us, O Lord, in all of our doings, and especially at this time and in the deliberations of this Congress with Thy most gracious favor, and further us with Thy con- tinual help, that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in Thee we may glorify Thy holy name; and finally by Thy mercy go further and prosper the work and spirit of our land, that it may be and continue a beacon of light to all peoples of the world, we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen !
Col. Geo. V. Lauman: Mr. President General, the colors are present. Shall they be advanced?
The President GENERA^: Advance the colors. (At the same time the President General commanded attention to the colors by three raps of the gavel.)
(The flag-bearers, T. B. McDevitt, John W. Curran, and William M. Hendershott, veteran soldiers, who had volunteered their services dur- ing the Congress, here advanced from the rear door to the front of the President General's table.)
The President General: Salute the colors.
(The colors were saluted by the Congress standing.)
Col uRO. V. Lauman: Shall they be placed, sir?
The President Gknekal: Place the colors.
(The national colors were placed to the right of the President Gen- eral, the Society colors at his left.)
The PRESIDENT GENERA!,: We will sing the Star Spangled P>anncr, led by President Jenbs, of the- Illinois Society.
(The CongreSS lure- sang the Star Spanrjed I'.anner, led by (Mian cellor L. Jenks.)
Mr. WALLACE McCamanT: Mr. President General, the Daughters of the American Revolution are represented by Mrs. A. Howard Clark, of
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Washington city, who is here by special appointment of the President General of that Society, and in a few moments I will present her as representing- the sister Society. Mrs. Clark has been sent for.
The PkivSidknt ' G^n^rai, : Without objection, you will be granted that opportunity to come in. Mr. McCamant, we are ready to receive the Governor.
Mr. Wallace McCamant: Mr. President General and gentlemen of the Congress, J take very great pleasure in introducing to you the Governor of Oregon, the Hon. James Withycombe. (Applause.)
The President Gknerai,: Governor Withycombe will now give you the address of welcome from the State of Oregon.
ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR WITHYCOMBE.
Governor Withycombe: Mr. President General, Ladies and Gentle- men, I bring to you this morning a greeting from the people of Oregon, and in their behalf I extend to you a most hearty welcome to our State.
Oregon is distinctly honored by your presence. We are very proud of the fact that you saw fit to hold this great convention within our borders. We are proud of the fact of the principles you represent; not only that you are descendants of our Revolutionary fathers, but the very fact that those Revolutionary fathers gave us that priceless heritage — liberty. We are also proud of the fact, and we honor the great name of Lincoln with Washington, and we honor his compatriots who with him preserved the integrity of this great country; and, my friends, to my mind, while I am not an alarmist, I fear there is a seri- ous condition confronting us at this time that we must not overlook. We have been a wonderfully prosperous nation. Our people are peace- loving people; and, indeed, T think we should be proud of the fact that our chief executive today is n man of peace. However, we must not forget the fact that, to my mind, there is a dangerous sentiment de- veloping over this country. In fact, in this city just the other day a Federal officer of high position made an insidious comparison between our navy and our schools. We believe in education and wc want to develop our schools, but we must not neglect a proper defense to our great country, (Applause.) We do no! want to deteriorate or degen- erate into intellectual mollycoddles, but we want to build up here a great race of a high type of citizenship and truly patriotic American citizens. (Applause.)
I was delighted beyond expression the other day when that splendid old precious relic, the Liberty Bell, came to our State, and to see the spontaneous outpouring of our people to do honor to that old bell: not for the bell itself, but for the principle it represented; and I believe that it did us good here to reinspire, as it were, the higher ideals and nobler thoughts of citizenship. And on you, my friends, depends a good deal the development of this sentiment. We inusl stand as a unit to protect our ".real country. We believe in the principle that there should be peace on earth and good-will among men, but we must be
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prepared to meet any emergency to defend our great country. (Ap- plause.)
I trust, and I know, that yon will have a good convention here. I hope it will be one of the most prosperous in all of your history, and that your coming here will be a delight and a pleasure to you, and I hope you will return to your homes imbued with a longing to come back ultimately to our splendid Commonwealth, for which nature has clone so much.
I thank you most heartily. (Applause.)
The President Gknkral : Mr. Governor, the purest blood and the purest water would become stagnant if not properly cared for; and one of the unwritten principles of our organization is to prove that that blood which flowed in the veins of our forefathers has not become stagnant, but when it is necessary the Sons of the American Revolution will go to the defense of their colors.
Governor WlTHYCOMBE: I thank you. (Applause.)
PRESENTATION OF GAVEL BY GENERAL ANDERSON.
The PRESIDENT GENERAE: It is my pleasure to introduce to you Gen. Thomas M. Anderson, of the Oregon Society. He is the one who organ- ized both our Washington and Oregon State Societies. (Applause.)
Gen. Thomas M. Anderson: Mr. President General, I am authorized by the Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to give you a token of their patriotism and of your authority. Oregon has the distinct peculiarity of having begun its political career as a provisional government. Seventy-two years ago one hundred white people, consti- tuting then the entire population west of the Rocky Mountains, gath- ered together at Champocg, a forest near here, to organize a provisional government. At that time, Mr. President General, Great Britain claimed the sovereignty of this coast from latitude fifty-four forty to the Mex- ican border. The pioneers from the United States antagonized this claim, so that the provisional government was, after all, a compromise; but it is a proof that James was right in slating that any hundred Americans coming together could formulate a workable system of gov- ernment.
Secretary Lane, in opening the San Francisco Exposition, said that the western immigration started at Plymouth Rock, We claim, Mr. Presi- dent General, that the Oregon trail began from Jamestown, on the James; that it followed tip the James River to its source, across the divide, down through the gullies of the Gauley, on through Kentucky to the falls on the Ohio; there George Rogers Clark took up the trail and carried it to Kaskaskia, in Vincennes. I lis younger brother, Wil- liam, with Meriwether Lewis, took up the trail and carried it up the Missouri to its source, across the continental divide, over the divide to the headwaters of the Columbia; and the first white man, Mr. President General, that followed those waters to the sea was, sir, William Clark, a relative of vours.
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I must now give to New Kngland, however, the credit of sending us the first missionaries; and Mr. Spaulding, who came on, said that his entire equipment was a Bible and a small sack of wheat. How the seeds of Christianity have heen planted and gone from Plymouth Rock to the Golden Gate you will see, Mr. President. As to wheat as a pro- duction, what say you to fifty or sixty bushels to the acre and the mil- lions of bushels that have been exported from Oregon every year? And here I wish to say that, owing to the initiative of one of our com- patriots, a ship was loaded with provisions and other comforts for the Belgian people, and as 1 understand, Mr. President, it was the first to pass through the Panama Canal to the eastward on its mission of mere}'.
Now, Mr. President, I give you this gavel, made from the cedars of Champoeg, as a proof, Mr. President, of our loyalty and your authority. (Applause.)
The President Gp,nkrai, : General Anderson, it is a great pleasure to receive this gavel from the hands of one who is a blood relative both of mine and of the man to whose exploits the United States owes not only its extension, but even its very existence, west of the Alleghany Mountains. It was to George Rogers Clark that we owe the credit of having saved the few settlements in Kentucky and Tennessee; it was to him that we owe the acquisition of the Northwest Territory, reaching to the Mississippi River, and it was largely due to his influence that the purchase of the Louisiana Territory was brought about. He and the pioneers with him insisted upon the free navigation of that river — a right which they had by international law. It was George Rogers Clark that planned the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest country, a fact not yet in written history, but the letters are extant, and not only their existence but their location are known to me. It is therefore a great pleasure to receive this gavel from the hands of a relative of George Rogers Clark, a man than whom we had no greater in the Revolution excepting Washington himself, especially since it came from the first settlements on the Pacific coast; and I feel sure that the mere facts here presented would of themselves be sufficient for this gavel always to inspire justice and right to rule in our meetings. If it, how- ever, happens that that is not sufficient inspiration, then we have here, right in this town, the inspiration of two lofty peaks, . always looking down upon us from above, as though they were the bright eyes of our Revolutionary ancestors, to see that we walk in the paths that we should and in the defense of those principles for which our forefathers fought and bled.
I thank you most heartily for your kindness ill presenting this gavel. (Applause.)
The Committee on Credentials instead of being appointed at the open- ing of each session of the Congress has become one of our regular standing committees, and those of the committee who arc present are Mr. William J. Clarke, chairman; Mr. Thomas A. Perkins, and Mr. William P. Winans. They are preparing their lists of the officers and
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delegates present and at a later hour this morning will make their report.
Our I'y-Laws require that our President General should caeh year make to our Annual Congress a report on the operations of the Society during the past year and to offer recommendations for the coming year, and I am now prepared to make to you this report. It is rather more lengthy than I had hoped to make it, hut I do not very well see how I can make it any shorter.
ANNUM, REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT GENERAL.
Compatriots : 1 have now served you as your President General for two terms. 1 want to express to you my sincere appreciation of the honor which you conferred upon me and my recognition of the re- sponsibilities of the office.
While I was one of our early members, having been admitted to membership in January, 1890, before we were a year old, I took but little active part in the work of our organization, either State or National, for over twenty years. It was really at the Toledo Congress that I was awakened and my sense of duty quickened, and from that day to this my interest has rapidly grown. The work has been arduous and great in volume, and though 1 have enjoyed it, it could not have been accomplished without the ready and able assistance of our officers, the Executive and other committees, our Past Presidents General, and the co-operation of our State Societies and many of the individual members. My many requests for assistance have almost invariably been answered cheerfully. The few regrets were due to causes beyond the control of those asked.
We are here now to make to you our report as to what we have done during the past year and our suggestions as to future activities. You, as the representatives of your various State organizations, are the jurors to whom we make our report, and when you return home it is your duty to tell your several organizations what we have done and your views as to how well we have done it.
During these two years it has been my pleasure to meet with some eighteen of our State Societies, some of them more than once, either in their regular business sessions and banquets or in some special cele- brations. In these jmirneyings I have traversed from Florida and Louisiana to Maine and Vermont, and, prior to this trip, westward as far as Nebraska and Wisconsin. I would like to have covered far more territory, but I had my limitations. Everywhere that I have gone I have found the Sons of the American Revolution most cordial, and I could not help noting the great number of our members who are men of affairs and leaders in their communities. This is not mere chance, for we seem to develop in our members those qualities which go to make up good citizenship. We have at heart the permanent success of the American Republic and are willing to work together for that end.
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Increase in Membership.
It is very gratifying- to note that the number of new members en- rolled during the past year has again been, as in the year preceding, about 25 per cent above the annual average for a decade past, and more than the usual number have recently become life members, indicating a permanent interest in our work.
Necrology.
Each successive year adds to the long list of compatriots taken from our midst by death, those with whom we have been most pleasantly associated in advancing our work. Among those gone from us during the past year were George Clinton Batchellcr, chairman of the Audit- ing and Finance Committee; Charles T. Thompson, President of the Minnesota Society; Dr. Robert Alonzo Brock, for sixteen years Secre- tary of the Virginia Society; Amasa Mason Eaton, ex-President of the Rhode Island Society; Rt. Rev. Franklin Spencer Spalding, Chaplain of the Utah Society; William Wallace Stephenson, Vice-President of the Kentucky Society; Brig. Gen. Edgar Romeyn Kellogg, of Ohio; Hon. Eugene F. Endicott and Hon. Curtis Guild, Jr., of Massachusetts; former President Thomas W. Prosch, of the Washington State Society, and Willard Secor, former Treasurer and Vice-President General.
Eocae Chapters.
In some of our States the interest in local work has been materially enhanced by the formation of Chapters, especially where there are enough congenial spirits in any locality who will meet together fre- quently for social pleasures, historical research, or patriotic purposes. It is at such meetings that our best work is outlined and the purposes for which we were organized are fostered and advanced. The forma- tion of Chapters has not always proven a success, but in the large majority of cases it has.
The Washington Guard.
Probably the most delightful and successful method of interesting our sons was through the Washington Guard, an organization inaugu- rated by our New Jersey Society ; but of this you will hear more later from Compatriot John Lenord Merrill, one of its founders and former President of our New Jersey Society.
Mleitary and Navae Records.
One of the earliest activities of the National Society was an effort to secure the publication by the government of a roster of the soldiers and sailors of the Revolution. To secure this result it was first neces- sary to obtain legislation whereby the muster-rolls and pay-rolls, then widely scattered, might be brought together in the War and Navy
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Departments and the means provided for the indexing of the material and its preparation for printing. The work is still progressing, but the time for publication appears not yet ripe.
During the past year some advance has been made toward publishing the names and records of service of the 78,000 pensioners of the Revo- lution— an important work which was initiated by the Massachusetts Society at our St. Louis Congress.
National Archives Building.
1 told you at the .Syracuse Congress of the efforts the National Society is making to bring- about the erection of an archives building in Washington, a place that shall be adequate in size and in equipment to house and properly handle and preserve the enormous masses of official manuscript accumulated during the past century and a half — manuscripts whose value is enormous if we are ever to have the history of our nation written in an authoritative way.
While making certain researches during the last four years I have been amazed to find what a mass of material our government has; but, unfortunately, it is largely inaccessible, not only to the historian, but often to the departments themselves, because of the lack of facili- ties for properly storing and caring for them. At present they are piled up in boxes and on shelves in attics and garrets, basements, vacant houses, and outbuildings, generally illy lighted and ventilated, practically all of them rat and fire traps, and occasionally, especially in basements, overflowed with water every time there is a hard rain. I was and am still searching for information regarding our flag and the national colors carried by our army, and the accomplishment of my task seems hopeless in so far as obtaining the information from their archives is concerned. But, then, I don't seem to be much worse off than the departments themselves are; for last year, when General Funston took command at Vera Cruz, lie was telegraphed to put into force and effect the same orders that were issued by our army at Manila, and if he could not recall them to confer with his brother officers and get them to refresh his memory. A fine state of affairs when our War Department cannot locate orders issued by it only sixteen years before. I sec by recent papers that they arc now search- ing for in format ion as to the effect of certain legislation in the past. The chances are ten to one that they will not find it in the department archives. There are times when the failure to promptly locate impor- tant information may cost our government many times the cost of such a building.
I am glad to report to you that, after hard work by one of our committees, a small Congressional appropriation has been made for a study of plans for a national archives building, though its actual con- struction seems far distant. If we keep at work, the end we aim at will eventually be accomplished.
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Work oi? Committkks.
The chairmen of the several standing and special committees will report the details of their work to this Congress. I must not anticipate
what they may say, and yet I cannot refrain from telling you some of the accomplishments of the year. I want, first of all, to speak of tin- grand success of the Washington Journey Pilgrimage from Philadelphia to Cambridge last June. It was splendidly managed by the committees of the five States through which it passed.
Your Memorial Committee will tell you what it is doing toward the preparation of a memorial volume on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. It was last fall, in co-operation with our brother organization, the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, that we arranged for a joint committee of three from each Society to take up this work', so as to avoid duplication and hasten its completion. Quite a little was published about it in one or more of our recent bulletins, but this committee is doing such good work that 1 know you will enjoy hearing their report when we come to its reading.
Education ok Aliens.
What is probably the most important patriotic activity ever under- taken by the Sons of the American Revolution, especially in the light of our present international relations and national concerns, was initiated by an honored member of this Oregon Society, and, 1 am proud to say, my blood kinsman, Gen. Thomas McArthur Anderson, who at the Washington Congress in too..' introduced a resolution providing for a committee "to consider some practical means by which the foreign element in our country * * * may be informed concerning dis- tinctively American principles, in order that they may become patriotic citizens of the land of their adoption." The committee was appointed and the work was begun, a leaflet being issued entitled "A welcome to immigrants and some good advice," but funds were not then avail- able for extensive work. It became possible, however, a few years later, through co-operation with one of the executive departments in Washington, to begin this good work anew, and the past year the Committee on Information for Aliens has accomplished more than in any previous one.
It may not he known to all of you that the settlers of the thirteen colonies were made up of many nationalities, and that at the period of the American Revolution one-fifth of the inhabitants could not speak English, while one-half was of other than Anglo-Saxon descent. During succeeding decades immigration brought to our shores many million foreigners, resulting in a present proportion of as high as 30 per cent of foreign-horn inhabitants in some of the Stales. "To bring about the early and intelligent assimilation of this immense host and imbue them with high ideals and a full sense- of the personal responsi- W bility of each individual in a government like ours is a most patriotic
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endeavor. The entry of these masses into the full privilege of citizen- ship sh<ld be made an impressive event in their lives."
It may he of interest to you to recall that an analysis of the 1910 census shows that the white population of the United States amounted to 8i,73l,057, <'f which the so-called native stock constituted 60.5 per cent, and the three great linguistic families o\ foreign slock from northwestern Europe -7.1 per cent, making a total of 87.6 per cent. The elements from southern and eastern Europe constitute less than 13 per cent oi the population. It is in the better education of these latter peoples that the most energetic work is needed. Census statistics also show that of the ^6,909,15 r men of twenty-one years of age and over in continental United States, 9,188,454 are foreign-horn white, negroes, Chinamen, Japanese, and other races; 3,043,117 foreign-horn white men, about 45 per cent of the total of that class, are naturalized citizens. Germans of foreign birth arc in the majority, and 69 per cent of them are naturalized. Of 2,631,158 natives of southern and eastern Europe, only 22 per cent are naturalized. Of the natives of Ireland in this country, 67 per cent are naturalized, 62 per cent of the vSwedcs, while of the 255,847 Hungarians only 14 per cent have become natural- ized.
At the Syracuse Congress Commander Moore, chairman of the Committee on Aliens, called attention to the great good that would result by making the ceremony of naturalization more formal and im- pressive than has been customary, lie advised with the Chief of the Federal Bureau 61 Naturalization in the matter and corresponded with organizations engaged in the education of aliens.
Upon the recommendation of the Syracuse Congress and of the National Executive Committee, your President General called upon each State Society and Local Chapter of Sons of the American Revo- lution to take such measures as might he feasible through conference with bar associations and judges of United States courts, and of other courts having jurisdiction thereof, to establish simple hut dignified and impressive ceremonies when oaths of allegiance are administered to groups of new citizens, in order that these may most fully comprehend the solemnity and importance of the obligations assumed by them as they become members of the body politic.
It was further recommended and urged by your President General that local committees be appointed to initiate methods to benefit the foreigners in our midst, or to co-operate with agencies already in ex- istence, equipped for effective work in this direction, in their most commendable systematic plnn of maintaining classes and lecture courses lor teaching new-comers the English language; for instructing them in the rights, duties, and obligations of citizenship; for improving their living conditions, and for promoting their general uplift in every direction.
At about the same time that the foregoing appeal was issued your President General wrote to about fifteen hundred judges having juris-
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diction over naturalization, urging them to mala: every effort to have the ceremony of naturalization a dignified and a solemn function. One
of the results of this action by our own and other societies working along similar lines was a great meeting in Philadelphia, on May 10, under the auspices of the municipal government. At this meeting an audience of 16,000 persons was assembled, including 4,000 recently naturalized citizens, who were addressed by the President of the United States, the Secretary of Labor, Judge Joseph Buffington, Mayor Blakenhurg, and others on the importance of the duties assumed through naturalization. In the course of his address the President said :
I certainly would not be one even to suggest that a man cease to love the home of his birth and the nation of his origin. These things are very sacred and ought not to be put out of our hearts ; but it is one thing to love the place where you were born and it is another thing to dedicate yourself to the place to which you g°.
You cannot dedicate yourself to America unless you become in every respect and with every purpose of your will thorough Americans.
You cannot become thorough Americans if you think of yourselves in groups. America docs not consist of groups. A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular national group in America has not yet become an American ; and the man who goes among you to trade upon your nationality is no worthy son to live under the Stars and vStripes.
[t was some years ago that this committee prepared three leaflets, as follows :
No. 1, "Information for Immigrants Concerning the United States: Its Opportunities, Government, and Institutions," is printed in English, Italian, Yiddish, Polish, Magyar, Slovinian, Slovak, Croatian, Swedish, Greek, Bohemian, German, Norwegian, Danish, and Lithuanian — 15 languages in all.
No. 2, on "Naturalization of Aliens in the United States: How to become citizens; what is required; rights and duties."
No. j, "The Constitution of the United .States of America," printed only in English.
All three of these are used as text-books in our schools from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Canada to the Gulf, and about 50,000 arc annually distributed for that purpose; and this year the demand has been so much greater than usual that an additional appropriation for thai [impose was made by the Executive Commbtce. We are the only organization in the land that furnishes a cop)' of the Constitution of the United States free of charge, and in connection with the Phila- delphia naturalization meeting, on May 10, a thousand copies of our leaflet N<>. J, the Constitution of the United States, were asked for.
Till', American Sciioot, Peace Lkague.
While we are doing this work for the aliens, what are we doing for our own citizens and our youths? Are we teaching them the duties that should devolve upon them when they arrive at manhood? For we
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must not forget that before long we must pass the reins of government on to the next generation. It strikes me that we are neglecting them and are not giving to them that care and attention that we, as sons of Revolutionary sires, should. Have we not delegated that right to others and rested content with the feeling of security that the teachers of our youths are fulfilling their full duty in making true, loyal, brave, and patriotic citizens of our sons? I think it might be well for us to hesitate occasionally and look into the methods of educating these youths, because most of the teachers are young, enthusiastic, and are occasionally led into traps by faddists of whose principles we cannot always approve.
I have in view especially a certain organization known as the Ameri- can School Peace League, which was created about 1908 and held its second annual meeting in Boston in 1910. Its principal object seems to be to get control of the teachers in the public schools all over the United States and, through them, to instil into our youths the principle that, no matter what comes, they must not go to the defense of their nation and its Hag. One of their shining lights at their Boston meeting in 1910 is quoted as having said :
After all, the people of the world care very little what flag they live under. A flag means nothing, it is not a reality. They can live under one bundle of colors as well as another.
This may all be very true; but if they are not taught to love and respect that "bundle of colors" under whose protection they live, they are not taught patriotism. The above statement was as irritating to the editor of the Army and Navy Journal as a red flag to a mad bull. The reported author of the statement, now a high government official, was given an opportunity to repudiate what he had said, but so far the only statement that he has made was that he had been misquoted. The league continues its work. Its influence is now practically all over the United States, and the Army and Navy Journal has been especially virulent in its attacks upon the organization, and from its columns much of my information has been obtained. Much of their active work is carried on as a result of their Committee "on Lectures and Readings to make war ridiculous to the children in the schools." "Their aim is to have from 500 to 1,000 young women teachers in schools giving readings."
Last April Maj. Sidney Grant, of the New York National Guard, had his attention attracted to School No. 165, in Brooklyn, where he found them singing the anti-military song, "I did not raise my boy to be a soldier." Upon further question, the principal said that the senti- ments embodied in that song had been discussed by him and the chil- dren of the school for several years past, and on the bulletin-board in the main hall there was then a pictorial reflection upon soldiers, and elsewhere in the school building there were posted other pictures hold- ing the military branch of our government up to ridicule.
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On May 18 of tins year Peace Day was celebrated in the public schools with elaborate programs, the chief design of which was to hold tip the aw fulness of war and to make the most of the opportunity to instil into the minds of tin- young a variety of silly ideas about the dangers of military training and the worthlessness of military service. All of this at the most impressionable age of the child!
I took the trouble to get the year book of the organization to see what their constitution and by-laws were. I did not find anything in them especially objectionable, but it is what they are doing that is objectionable. In that pamphlet are printed two essays that won their first and second prizes, the first one of which is about as wild-eyed a bit of idiocy as I have ever read, and I cannot conceive of any one awarding any prize to such an effusion.
My understanding is that the Carnegie Peace Foundation Fund is behind this organization and others of a similar character, apparently organized for the same purpose.
On the 19th of last month there was quite a large meeting held at the Carnegie Hall, New York, and as. the meeting broke up there was some one standing at the exit to distribute to the young men as they passed out an anti-enlistment pledge, reading as follows:
I, being over eighteen years of age, hereby pledge myself against enlistment as a volunteer for any military or naval service in inter- national war and against giving my approval to such enlistment on the part of others.
Then follows place for the name and address of the pledger.
Until my attention was called to articles in the Army and Navy Journal on this subject, it newer had occurred to me that any human being would attempt to teach our school children principles which, to my mind, are treasonable, and which, if lived up to by them, would make arrant cowards of our youths, would make our government a foot-ball for other nations, and result in practically enslaving us and our descendants. I think I can safely say that all of our members want peace maintained, but that practically none of them would ever advocate- such a policy, and it strikes me that the greatest duty now before us, individually and collectively, is to thoroughly investigate this question, find out how far it has gone, and checkmate its further progress.
i have here a number of newspaper clippings, the reports in the Evening Transcript of Boston of a meeting of the School Peace League in 1010, which I had to have photographed -photographs taken from early articles in the Army and Navy Journal and others. You can sec where quite a number of them are marked, to call attention to the various points. One of the very best articles that I have ever seen is entitled ''The dangers of pessimism," by I'hilip Marshall Brown, pub- lished in the cuncnl iiuihIht of the North American Review. It is strong and to the point.
Some years ago a lady in m\ native city of LouisviUe, Ky., was
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telling me about het father in the War of 1812. T remember the old man when I was a child. I bad fished out of the same boat with him, so I had a personal feeling for him. The Battle of the River Raisin so aroused the ire of all Kentuckians that they rushed to the standard to fight and to avenge themselves for that treachery. She told me that her father, at the age of fifteen, ran off and joined Captain Dudley's company. His mother didn't want that young boy of fifteen to go to war; he was too young to endure those hardships; so she went after Dudley to have her little boy return to his home. Dudley argued and plead with her, begging that the boy might be allowed to go with him to the war, but his mother was obdurate. No, she could not let that young boy go. As a last stroke on Dudley's part, he said: "But, Mrs. Love, what would you think of your boy if he did not want to fight for his country's dag?" She said: "T would hate him." And thus it is with all of us. (Applause.) I thank you.
GREETINGS FROM TDK DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION.
Mr. McCamant: Air. President General, on behalf of the Oregon Society, I have the honor to present at this time Mrs. A. Howard Clark', the representative of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The PRESIDENT GENERAI,: If there is no objection, we will permit this modification in our order of business, and T will nominate Judge Beardsley, our ex-President General, and Mr. McCamant to escort in the representative of the President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
(Mrs. A. Howard Clark was escorted to the platform by ex-Presi- dent General Beardsley and Mr. Wallace McCamant and was greeted with applause.)
The PRESIDENT GENERA^: Compatriots, it is my pleasure to introduce to you Mrs. A. Howard Clark, the personal representative of Mrs. William dimming Story, the President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who has come to bring to us the greetings of our sister Society. ('Applause.)
Mrs. A. Howard Cr,.\uK : Mr. President General, our President Gen- eral having asked me, an I fonorary Vice-President General, to represent her on this occasion, as she could not be present, has sent you the fol- lowing greeting :
Next to the pleasure of meeting and greeting personally our greatly valued friends and coworkers, tin- National .Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and particularly their gifted President General, R. C. Ballard ThrtiSton, it gives me pleasure to send, in the name of our eighty-eight thousand members, most cordial greeting on tin's im- portant occasion, through one of our most valued members. Our Society lias reason to thank' the Sons of the American Revolution for many acts of courtesy and consideration, not the least among these the pres- ence of their President General on many occasions, when he has by his eloquent words and intense patriotism inspired our members to renewed efforts for the cause thai is so dear to us.
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With congratulations upon the fine achievements of the past and good wishes for continued success, I am,
Faith fully yours, Daisy Allkn Story,
President General, National Society, Daughters
of the American Revolution.
(Applause.)
Gentlemen, I am sure if our President General were here today that she would be in hearty accord with the patriotic sentiments of your President General. (Applause.)
I have often wondered if the members of our two great organizations realized how much the people of this country should look to us, the direct descendants of those who fought and gave up their lives to make this nation, to guard and protect it, , and it is only natural that outsiders who have come here to make it their homes should do so.
In looking over applications for membership, I noticed how many of the soldiers of the War of the Revolution were mere boys, between the ages of twelve and seventeen years — boys eager to help with their elders to fight for the right. The main object of both of our Societies is to "foster (rue patriotism and love of country." (Applause.) Our mot- toes are, "Home and country," "Libcrtas et ('atria," and it seems to me that it is our duly by those mottoes which we have accepted to train our children in the home and elsewhere to be ready to protect it and their country if need be. "I shall raise my boy to be a soldier" would be another fitting motto for us. (Applause.)
Let us teach the youth of today a love for their country that shall even accord with the patriotism expressed in that famous toast : "Our •country ! May she always be in the right, but right or wrong, our ■country!" (Applause.)
That is patriotism; that is love of country! (Applause.)
The President General; I want to thank you sincerely, in behalf of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, for this delightful greeting. The two organizations have always worked in accord, and I hope that they may always be such warm friends in the future. We are both working for the same purposes, for the same objects, for the same people, and the same country. I thank you sin- cerely for your greetings. (Applause.)
COMMISSIONER CLAXTON AND SCHOOL PEACE LEAGUE.
Mr. ELMER M. WentWORTH, of Iowa: Mr. President General, it seems to me there is no more fitting time to impress upon the minds of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution the importance of the address to which we have just listened than to call attention to the fact that in this morning's Oregouiau , on the last page and near the bottom, is an article denoting the presence in this city of the gentleman, Mr. P. P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of Education, who re- ferred to the American flag as "a bundle of colors." Compatriots, it seems to me at the present time that it is very fitting we devote our ^ thoughts to that splendid address of our President General and rededi-
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cate ourselves to patriotism. The particular incident to which our President General referred occurred at Boston, in June, 1910, where Mr. Claxton, addressing- the American School Peace League, made the statement in connection with the flag as quoted by our President Gen- eral. Public School 165, I'.ronklyn, N. Y., was one school where they sang, "1 did not raise my hoy to he a soldier," and the principal of that school not only defended his action, but bragged he had discussed with his pupils those pacifist principles commonly called "peace at any price/' That's the plain English of it.
Unfortunately, I am growing old and cannot see as readily as of yore or I would read further in connection with that Boston meeting which Claxton addressed. There were competitive debates and essays, if my memory serves, and among the contestants there was but one whose name indicated possible Revolutionary ancestry. Within the shadow of Faneuil Hall, the homes of the Adams's, Otis, Hancock, and War- ren, the .American School Peace League acclaimed a young lady of South Boston and the lion. P. P. Claxton, of Tennessee, for sentiments that those worthies would have held seditious and "Old Plickory" high treason.
The principal of Public School 165, it would seem, is also an alien — of foreign birth or immediate ancestry — inheriting" none of those prin- ciples upon which this nation was founded and for which this Society stands. I think it is well for you to know more about this work of the American School Peace League, and I thought it proper to emphasize that part of the President General's address while it was fresh in your minds. The articles and pamphlets are here and subject to your ex- amination. (Applause.)
Mr. CHRISTOPHER W. Horr, of Washington Stale: Air. President General, if it is possible in these United States that there is any man that would denominate that flag as "a bundle of colors," he is un- worthy of being an American citizen and he should be removed from his office. (Applause.) And we should pass a resolution to be sent to the President of the United States asking him to remove this fellow from the office which he holds. It is an insult to this convention that he knows is being held here; it is an insult to this flag; it is. an insult to the nation, and he should be removed from the office which he is dishonoring. (Applause.)
Mr. Arthur E. Johnson, of Minnesota: I would like to second that motion here and say that we should go a little further and remove all the rest that have those sentiments. (Applause.)
The Pkksjdicnt GenERAI,: Gentlemen, you have heard that motion and it is seconded. I don't like to declare it quite out of order yet, but we have not had the report from the Committee on Credentials. With your permission, we will hear the report of the Committee on Credentials first and then consider this motion. The -report of the Committee on Credentials is next.
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REPORT OF CREDENTIAL CQ^MJTTEE.
Mr. Wju.iam J. Clarke: Mr. President General, we have registered up to this time seventy-nine accredited delegates; we have also recorded the names of forty-nine visiting ladies. [ would ask that all delegates who have not presented their credentials do so at once, as we wish to print the list by evening if possible. In presenting this partial report on behalf of the Committee on Credentials, 1 will state that we will make a complete detailed report tomorrow morning.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL : Without objection, we will grant to the Committee on Credentials further time in which to complete their report, a quorum of delegates being present. ,
COMMISSIONER CLAXTON AND SCHOOL PEACE LEAGUE.
Col. M. W. Wool), of Idaho: Mr. President General, 1 am heartily in favor of the motion hy Mi'. Ilorr which we were to consider, hut to save the time of the Congress and to have the matter take the proper course, 1 move you that it he referred to the Committee on Resolutions, who most assuredly will not kill it.
The Pri{sii)Knt GENERAL : That committee will he appointed the next thing. Now it is moved that this motion hi1 referred to the Committee on Resolutions, which will he appointed in a few minutes. Ts that seconded ?
(Said motion was duly seconded and was put to a vote and was carried. See page n)o for resolution adopted by the Congress.)
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The Secretary General: Air. President General, the Board of Trus- tees held a meeting this morning and, among other motions, recom- mended to the Congress the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President General lie instructed to appoint, a! the opening of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress, a Committee on Resolutions, to which all resolutions shall he referred for consideration.
The President General: The [Board of Trustees makes that recom- mendation ?
The Secretary General: Yes. T move you, sir, that the recom- mendation of the Board of Trustees he adopted.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
The President General: It is moved and seconded that the recom- mendation of the Hoard of Trustees he adopted. Is there any objec- tion? All those in lavor please signify it by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it. 1 will appoint on that committee Jud^Q Morris R. Peardsky, Past President General; Col. M. W. Wood, Vice-President General, and Mr. Elmer M. Wentworth, of the Na- tional Executive Committee. They will lake up the resolution which
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has just been referred to them. And (turning- to Mr, Horr) I will thank you very mueh indeed if you will confer with that committee, handing to them your written resolution.
INVITATION FROM CALIFORNIA SOCIETY.
Now, Secretary Perkins, of the California Society, desires to make an announcement.
Mr. Thomas A. Perkins, of San Francisco: Mr. President General, Officers of the Society, Delegates, and Visitors, on behalf of the Cali- fornia Society I have been instructed to present the following invi- tation :
San FkANcrsco, Cat,., July 15, 191.5. To the Officers and Delegates of the Twenty-sixth Congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution:
The California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution ex- tends a cordial invitation to you to attend a banquet at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on the evening of July 23, 1915, and it also invites you to hold an adjourned patriotic session on the Exposition grounds in San Francisco "Sons of American Revolution Day/' July 24, 1915, at half past one.
Your families are also invited. T. A. PERKINS,. Secretary.
The California Society extends to you all a hearty welcome to visit San Francisco after this Congress is adjourned. A program has been arranged for you as follows: The train which leaves here Wednesday evening will arrive in San Francisco Friday morning, July 23. You will be met at the ferry depot by autos, taking you to the Palace Hotel for headquarters. At 10 o'clock you will be given an auto ride about the city, and at noon you will be entertained at lunch at the California Building in the Exposition grounds. The balance of the afternoon will be taken up in viewing the Exposition. At 7 o'clock in the even- ing a banquet will be given at the Palace Hotel. Saturday, July 24, the reposition officials have set apart for your entertainment; it is called "Sons of the American Revolution Day." At r.30 o'clock of that day the Congress, adjourned from here, will meet there for a patriotic service. In the afternoon of that day, from 3.30 to 5 o'clock, the Daughters of the American Revolution of California will receive all delegates at their headquarters, in the Grand Canyon Building;, on the Exposition grounds. At 3 o'clock the Illinois Building will be dedicated, and Governor I)unne, of Illinois, will be present. I lis escort will be the First infantry of Illinois, and all Illinois delegates are ex- pected to be there, and all of ns are to participate. On Monday fol- lowing you are all invited to go to Oakland', and there be taken about the city and to Berkeley on an auto drive. This invitation includes not only delegates, but their wives and families and friends. The Cali- fornia Society extends a most hearty welcome to all Sons of the American Revolution here and elsewhere to visit them. We want you to come to the land of sunshine and flowers and fruits. We expect
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every one here to be there. (Applause.) I will ask you all — that is, all the delegates— to please leave their names and of their families with the Secretary General, so that 1 may have them by this evening, in order to notify the Society at San Francisco how many will be present for the evening of Friday. Remember, the California Society is the original Society of Sons of Revolutionary Sires in the United States, having been first instituted on October 22, 1M75. The man who called the first meeting is still living, at Los Gatos, Cal., having come to California in [.849. IK- is now eighty-five years of age — eighty-five years youftg. We expect to have him there if his health permits, lie wants you all to meet him. (Applause.)
The President Generae; 1 want to impress on you, gentlemen, the importance of letting the California committee know how many 10 provide for, and urge you, therefore, as soon as you reasonably can, to leave your cards and names with the Secretary General or Mr. Perkins.
Judge Morris B. BEaRDSEEy: Mr; President General, I would like to offer a resolution that the thanks of this Congress be tendered to the California Society for their magnificent invitation and for the program which they have in store for us.
(Numerous voices seconded the motion.)
Mr. Beardsley: And that we accept the invitation with our hearty thanks.
(There were numerous seconds of the motion and a call for a rising vote.)
The PRESIDENT Gknkkat, : Well, gentlemen, all those in favor please rise. It seems to be unanimously carried by the ladies as well as the men.
The next business is the reading of the minutes of the last Congress.
The SECRETARY GenERAE: Mr. President General, an abstract of the minutes was published in the Official Bulletin for June, 1914, and mailed to every compatriot, and the full proceedings were printed in the National Year Book for 1914. I move that the reading be dis- pensed with.
The President Genekae: That is not out of order at all. Is there any second to it ?
(Said motion was duly seconded, put to a vote, and carried, and it was ordered accordingly.)
MTNUTES OK SESSION OF CONGRESS, MAY 17, 1915.
The PRESIDENT GENERA^: The next is the reading of the minutes of the first session of the present Congress.
The SECRETARY GENERAE: The following- are the minutes of the first session of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress:
PoKTrvANn, OrI'C.on, May 17, iot.v On this day, and at the hour of 10 a. m., the National Congress, » Sons of t lie American Revolution, convened at 926 Northwestern Bank
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Building, Portland, Oregon. The Congress was called to order by Vice-President General M. W. Wood. There were present Vice-Presi- dent General Wood and the following delegates from the Oregon So- ciety: D. W. Wakefield, Col. II. C. Cabell, Maj. V. M. C. Silva, Rev. H. L. Bates, and Wallace McCamant. Vice-President General Wood presided and Wallace McCamant was duly elected Secretary pro tern. On motion of Mr. McCamant, seconded by Mr. Wakefield, the fol- lowing resolution was adopted :
Resolved, That this Congress do now adjourn for want of a quorum until the 19th of July, 1915, at the hour of 10 a. m., in the Grand Lodge Room of the Masonic Building at Portland, Oregon.
M. W. Wood,
Vice-President General. \Va m.acf, McCa m ant,
Secretary Pro 'J 'em.
The President General: Gentlemen, you have heard the reading of the minutes of the first session of the present Congress. Are there any objections? If not, they will stand approved as read.
Next is the report of the Board of Trustees and Executive Com- mittee.
REPORT OF BOARD OP TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
The Secretary General: Mr. President General, on account of the large body of material which must be read in these various reports, I will abbreviate them, unless there is a call for a full statement.
The Board of Trustees eleeted at Syracuse on Ma)' 19, 1914, met immediately after the elose of the Twenty-fifth Congress. The prin- cipal items of business were the approval of an Executive Committee nominated by the President General; the acceptance of an invitation from the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Colorado Societies to hold the 1915 Congress at Portland, Oregon, and the authorization of the publication of the National Year Book for 1914. Several recommendations from the Congress and the State Societies were referred to the Executive Committee. At 9 o'clock a. m., May 20, 19T4, (lie Executive Committee met at Syracuse and made appropria- tions for ordinary expenses and for carrying on the various activities of the Society, and considered various measures for the advancement of the organization, as recorded in the Official Bulletin and Year Book. On November 20, 19 f.), the committee met in New York City. The President General reported on the great success of the Washington Journey Celebration. The committee recommended that a pro forma session of the Twenty-sixth Congress be held on the third Monday in May and adjourned to the third Monday in July. A resolution was adopted favoring the publication of a memorial volume on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, to be prepared under the joint auspices of the Sons of the American Revolution and the society of Descendants of tin- Signers, and a joint committee of three from each society was authorized for that purpose.
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The President General was authorized to communicate with the State Societies and with court officials throughout the country with a view to the establishment of impressive ceremonies in connection with the naturalization of new citizens.
The committee met again on the morning of July 19 (this morning) and ratified measures informally considered at a conference on July 18. The Trustees also held a meeting this morning at 9.30 o'clock. Three amendments to the Uy-Laws were filed and will he acted on by the Board of Trustees at the meeting tomorrow. The Trustees recom- mended a resolution, which you have just adopted, in regard to a Committee on Resolutions. The Trustees ordered that to the standard form of application blanks there he added a request that the names, dates of birth, and addresses of the children and grandchildren of applicants for membership, the recommendation to that effect having been received From the Massachusetts Society. Acting upon the recom- mendation from the Michigan Society, it was resolved that more meet- ings of the State Societies should he field to arouse greater interest in the work of the Sons of the American Revolution, and there should he a general campaign for the organization of I,ocal Chapters. The committee approved the recommendation of the Michigan Society that the State Societies, the .Animal Congress, and the National Society adopt a resolution that the Congress of the United States he requested to authorize and direct the publication of the names of the heads of families, as recorded in the second census of the United States in 1800, from the States of Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia, and other territory where the original lists of the 1790 census have been de- stroyed.
The Executive Committee recommend the adoption by this Congress of the following resolution, presented by the Committee on a National Archives Building:
Resolved, That the Executive Committee of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution he instructed, at such time as it ma)' he expedient, to urge upon Congress of the United States the appropriation of a sum sufficient for the purchase of a suitable site for a National Archives Building in the city of Washington and for the early construction thereof.
The Executive Committee also voted to recommend the adoption by this Congress of a resolution to he offered by the District of Columbia Society delegation, pursuant to a vote of that Society, calling upon the Federal Congress to provide for the publication of a summafy digest of the names of the 78,000 pensioners o\ the Revolution.
The I'kksiim; xt Gknkrai,: Gentlemen, you have heard the report oi the Executive Committee and the l.oard of Trustees. What is your pleasure ?
A MEMBER: [ move that the report be accepted and the resolutions referred to the Committee on Resolutions.
(►Said motion was duly seconded.)
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The President Gknkkal: The motion is that the report of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee be accepted and the resolutions
be referred to the Committee on Resolutions. Arc there any remarks? All in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it and it will be so ordered.
Next is the report of the General Officers. I will first ask if our Vice-President General present, Colonel Wood, has any report to make?
VicK-PkKsim'.NT Oknkkai, Wuod: None. s
The PRESIDENT G.ENERAI,: The next is the report of our Secretary General.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL.
Compatriots : 'The past year has been the busiest in the Society's history. The purely routine operations have been varied in the extreme and the patriotic doings have covered an unusually wide range of activities. Your Secretary General will not here attempt to detail what lias been accomplished, for it will be told in the. reports of the National Committees and of the several States.
The one great feature of the year was the very successful celebration of the anniversary of Washington's Journey from Philadelphia to Cambridge, lasting from June 22 to July 3, 1914. The influence of that event cannot be measured. The details of the pilgrimage have been recorded in the Official Bulletin, and will appear also in the report of the committee in charge. An account of the journey in 1775 was pub- lished by the committee in pamphlet Form.
One of the results of the celebration was the patriotic suggestion hy a resident of Connecticut that the roads along the entire route be improved and dedicated as the George Washington Highway. After much correspondence by your President General and consideration by the Executive Committee, it was decided to be inadvisable for the National Society to enter into this project further than to call it to the attention of the .States involved therein for such action as those Societies may deem appropriate.
Again and again we are called upon to aid in the preservation of houses and sites pertaining to almost every period of the nation's history.
The Society has been requested to appoint delegates to meet with national leagues of every description. The President General, recog- nizing the importance and advantage of co-operation where the move- ments are within the sphere and policy of the Sons of the .American Revolution, has appointed delegates to conventions whenever practi- cable.
In the promotion of laudable national measures there are usually found to be members of this Society directly cdhn'ccted with the move- ments who could serve as its representatives. In this capacity Com- patriots William Howard Ta ft ami former President General Kdwin Warlield were appointed its representatives at the World Court Con-
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gress in Cleveland ; and in the advancement of commendable public measures, with which Compatriots Theodore Roosevelt, EHhu Root, and former President General William Allen Marble are connected, they have been named to stand for the principles of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Past President General Henry Stockbridge represented the Society at the Star Spangled Banner Centennial at Baltimore in September,
1914. A member of the District of Columbia Society represented the National Society and displayed its banner at the dedication on July 3,
1915, of the Gen. Nathaniel Greene equestrian statue, erected by the Federal government on the Guilford Court-house Battle Ground, North Carolina.-
There has been cordial co-operation with, the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution and the Sons of the Revolution in the celebration of historical anniversaries in many parts of the land. On Washington's Birthday the celebration in the city of Washington took the form of a large patriotic gathering in Memorial Continental Hall, under the direc- tion of a joint committee of the three Societies, when the President of the United States participated in the exercises; and on the recent fourth of July there was a public meeting arranged by a joint com- mittee of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of the Revolution at Washington Monument, one of the features of which was the presence of several hundred recently naturalized citizens, who had been personally invited to this celebration of Independence Day.
There has likewise been cordial co-operation with the American His- torical Association, particularly in the effort to secure a National Archives Building; also with the Mississippi Valley Historical Asso- ciation and other bodies of like character in the promotion of historical research. Researches are now in progress to discover in the archives of Spain the details of the military aid rendered the American cause by Governor Galvez, through the organization of the Louisiana Militia about 1779, several descendants of the army of Galvez having become members of the Louisiana Society of the Sons of the American: Revo- lution.
The report of the Organization Committee in the North and West calls particular attention to the formation of Local Chapters as a very effective method of increasing the membership and the general interest in the Society. There are now 92 Chapters fully organized and several more will be chartered during the present year. The National Society has no jurisdiction in regard to Chapters, their regulation coming entirely under the control of the States. The number of members necessary to form a Chapter varies from live to fifteen. The quali- fication in every case is prior membership in the State Society. Sev- eral Chapters now number between 200 and 300 members and are powerful influences in their localities.
With a view to training youth and children in practical patriotism, the Sons of the American Revolution in New Jersey, Massachusetts,
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and a few other Slates have established the Washington Guard, an auxiliary body, in which boys of all ages under twenty-one may be enrolled, provided they are lineal descendants of soldiers, sailors, or active recognized patriots of the Revolution. Membership is divided into Senior Guardsmen for those from 15 to 21, Guardsmen from 10 to 14, and Junior Guardsmen, 9 years and under. The organization is made up of Commanderies and Chapters under the general control and maintained by the State Societies of the Sons of the American Revo- lution, with Commandants, Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns chosen from their own number by members of the Guard. It is not essentially a military body, but the boys are trained in the fundamental principles of the National government and in the need of proper equipment for self-protection. They are taught to foster true patriotism and to main- tain and extend the institutions of American freedom; to faithfully perform the duties of citizens at all times, under all circumstances. Several hundred boys have been enrolled in the Guard during the past year and are enthusiastic in its work. As they become of age they are eligible to membership in the parent Society, and throughout their lives will be earnest in promoting practical patriotic activities.
The idea of forming the Washington Guard originated with the New jersey Society, which planned the details of the organization and has been most active in its advancement, having enrolled about three hundred members.
Among the important present activities of the Society is that under- taken by the Memorial Committee, which for some years has been making a careful study of the lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence for use in a memorial volume now being prepared by a joint committee of this Society and the Descendants of the Signers. The work is planned to give an adequate, authentic biography of each of the fifty-six Signers of the Declaration.
The details of the story of the adoption and signing of the Declara- tion arc still but imperfectly known. It was adopted on July 4, but the names of the Signers were not affixed until on and after August 2, when the engrossed copy was ready, and not on July 4, as generally supposed. On July 5 officially printed copies, bearing in print the names of John Hancock, President, and Charles Thomson, Secretary, were issued. On July 8 it was proclaimed at public meetings in Phila- delphia and Trenton, and on later dates throughout the colonies and to the army. Its engrossing was not ordered until July to. This order reads "and be signed by every member of Congress, " though it was not clear whether the signing was considered a requirement or a privi- lege. Seven who voted for the Declaration did not sign it, and seven who signed it were not members when it was adopted, on July 4. There may possibly have been some party politics even in those days.
The well-known painting, "The Declaration of Independence," by Trumbull, the original of which is at the Yale Art School and a large copy in the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington, shows 48 portraits.
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FQiir of these are of members who voted for, but did not sign, the document] and one is a portrait of Secretary Thomson. The painting therefore shows portraits of only 43 of the 56 Signers, Trumbull being unable to secure accurate likenesses of the missing ones, and it was his rule to make no imaginary pictures.
In an effort to fully perform the duties of his office, the President General traversed the country from Florida and Louisiana to Maine and Wisconsin, attending celebrations and business sessions of State Societies and Chapters, endeavoring everywhere to arouse greater and still greater earnestness in carrying out the purposes and objects of the Society, as defined by the Constitution. On one of these journeys in July and August last the President General and Secretary General participated in the dedication of a bronze tablet erected by the Vermont Society at Burlington, Vermont, the home of Gen. Ethan Allen and his brother, Col. Ira Allen. This trip was extended to historic Plattsburgh and to Montreal to view some of the scenes of the Canadian campaign during the Revolutionary War.
Among the measures to come before this Congress for action may be mentioned a resolution for the early construction of a National Archives Building. Recommendations come from Michigan, based upon successful work in that State, that a general campaign be under- taken for the promotion of Local Chapters and advocating the desira- bility of selecting topics for discussion relating to current matters of patriotic interest rather than relying entirely upon matters of historical concern alone.
Michigan also suggests the adoption of a resolution calling upon the government to publish the census roll of 1800, in order to supply the failure of the 1700 census in Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, as well as for the tracing of the families in the other States in 1800. The Syracuse Congress recommended the publication of the census returns of 1820, but the government has taken no action thereon.
From the District of Columbia Society comes a resolution calling upon the Federal Congress to provide for the early publication of summary digests of the claims filed by the 78,000 pensioners of the Revolutionary War. The preparation of these very valuable genealog- ical and historic digests, condensed from the original statements of the soldiers themselves, was begun by the Commissioner of Pensions in 1904, upon petition of our St. Louis Congress, acting on the recom- mendation of the Massachusetts Society.
As authorized by the Syracuse Congress, the Official Bulletin was prepared and issued by the Secretary General in June, October, Decem- ber, and March, aggregating 10O pages, at a cost of $2,035.01 for print- ing and mailing, an excess of $.35.01 over the appropriation of $2,060 for that put-pose. The Bulletin was sent to every member of the Society and to a list of libraries named by the States. This publication was established in 1006. The first two years the edition was limited, '
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being sent only to the National and State Society officers and to the members when subscribed for by the States. By vote of the Buffalo Congress in [908 it was ordered to be mailed to every member at the expense of the National Society. The total number of pages issued during the seven years beginning with 1908 has been 1,146, or 163 pages a year, at a total cost of $11,781.32, or about 14 cents per capita per year.
The National Year Book for Tgf4 was published in the usual form, in an edition of r.ooo copies. About 200 of them were sold to the Societies and individual members, and the balance, except a small sup- ply in stock, were distributed, as customary, to National and State Society officers, Local Chapters, delegates attending' the Syracuse Con- gress, and about 100 libraries. The total cost of publication and dis- tribution of the Year Book since 1908 has been $7,089.65 and the re- ceipts from sales about $350, making a net expense to the National Society of about $950 a year.
Respectfully submitted, A. Howard Clark,
Secretary General.
The Prlsidlnt General: Gentlemen, you have heard the report of the Secretary General. What is your pleasure?
A MEMBER: I move that it be received and placed on file.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
The President General: It is moved and seconded that the report of the Secretary General be received and placed on file. Any remarks? All those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
The next is the report of the Treasurer General. Mr. Nathan War- ren, of Massachusetts, former Treasurer General, will read that report, Mr. Burroughs, our present Treasurer General, not being present.
Mr. Nathan Warren: Mr. President General, T am requested to read the report of my successor as Treasurer General.
REPORT OF TREASURER GENERAL.
Office of Treasurer Gkneral, 15 William Strkkt,
New York, N. Y., June 22, 1915.
Mr. A. Howard Clark,
Secretary General, S. A. R.
My DEAR Mr. Ci,ai:k: You will find inclosed my annual report, ap- proved by the Committee on Audit; also my report on the Permanent bund. You will in addition find a report explaining the reason for a smaller amount of cash on hand this year than what we had the year before. The actual financial condition, however, of the Society is just as strong as ever, and next year I believe will show some improvement. Fraternally yours,
John H. Burroughs,
Treasurer General.
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Office of Treasurer General, 15 Wieuam Street,
New York, N. Y., May 14, 1915.
President General and Compatriots of the National Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution:
The Treasurer General has the honor to submit the following report of the receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year ending May 14,
1915.
Respectfully submitted, John H. Burroughs,
Treasurer General.
Statement of Receipts and Disbursements. May 14, 1914, balance on hand $9,199.03
RECEIPTS.
Annual dues :
1913 $0.00
I9'4 186.50
J9I5 5,939- 50
$6,135.00
Application and supplemental blanks II9.95
Certificates 617.00
Interest on balances 157-47
•Interest on investments 265 . 00
Rebates on insignia and rosettes credited to Per- manent Fund 223 .64
Medals 35.50
"Washington Journey" Books 189.50
Year Books 58. 25
Fees for flags and badges, account of Pilgrimage
Committee 146.00
Postage 1 . 00
Facsimiles of Declaration of Independence .70
Insignia electrotype .30
— 7,949-31
$17,148.34
DISBURSEMENTS,
Salary of Secretary General and Registrar General, $1,200.00
Printing and mailing Year Book 1,084. 19
Printing and mailing Official Bulletins:
June $561.08
October 483 . 23
December 343 . 69
March 647.01
2,035.01
Sundry printing, postage, and expressage 478.10
Sundry printing for Committee on Aliens 648.50
Sundry expenses, Committee on Aliens 27.00
Sundry expenses, Committee on Education 26.00
Sundry expenses, Committee on Organization,
South 30.25
Sundry expenses, Committee on Flag 3.57
Sundry expenses, Treasurer General M-91
Sundry expenses, Historian General 6.75
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:
PROCEEDINGS 01- PORTLAND CONGRESS. 85
Reporting proceedings of Syracuse Congress $133 75
Certificates 331-45
Engrossing certificates, work on records, clerical
help to Registrar General, and postage 497.14
Work on indices for National Society 88.40
Medals 179.41
Boxes and chamois bags for medals 12.80
Printing book, "Washington Journey, 1775" 469.56
Printing picture, "Battle of Bunker Hill," for above 38.00 Flags and ribbons for "Pilgrimage," Philadelphia
to Cambridge 352.00
Purchase of "Pierce's Register" 200.00
Indemnity bond 35-00
Preparatory work on Memorial Volume, Signers
of Declaration of Independence 100. 00
Expenses, Secretary Ceneral, preparation for Syra- cuse Congress 39-75
Expenses, Secretary General, attending Executive
Committee meetings 31.50
Expenses, Secretary General, Syracuse Congress.. 63.20
Clerical assistance to Secretary General 8.46
Rosettes, flags, and ribbon 26.49
Gold seals 4.81
Translating tract 20.50
Engrossing resolutions 9.00
Safe-deposit rent 5.00
Paper tubes 10.50
Photograph 1.50
Permanent Fund Investment Account, purchase
$1,000 bond, Atchison, T. & S. General 4's 953-75
Interest accrued on above 12.67
9,178.92
Balance on hand May 14, 1915 $7,909-42
In U. S. Mortgage & Trus^ Co $7,416.25
In Broadway Savings Institution 35- 17
Checks on hand 518.00
$7,969.42
John H. Burroughs,
Treasurer General.
Examined and found correct.
GEO. D. Bangs, Chairman, W. P. Alexander, Norman P. HefelEv,
Francis L. Wandele, Committee on Auditing and Finance.
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Di;taii,s ok Rkckji-ts for FisCAt Year Ending May 14, 1915.
Annual dues.
_A
Blanks. Certs.
' 9 l 3 •
1914.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Colorado
Dist. of Columbia.
Delaware
Empire State
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts . .
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire.
New Jersey
New Mexico. . . . North Carolina . . North Dakota. . .
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania ....
Philippines
Rhode Island.. . . South Carolina . . South Dakota.. ..
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
jo. 00
TI5-50
14.00
29.50
9 . 00 7 . 50
1 y 1 5 •
$26.50 22.50
207 . 00
129.50
244.00
25-50
721.50
44.00
36.50
498.00
100.00
168.50
38.00
89.00
198.50
T54.00 800.00 214.50
63 . 00
14.00
106.50
1 18 . 00
453.50
26.00 21.50
209.00 20.00 86.00
291.50. 7 • 50
166.50
25 • SO 35- 00 40.50 60 . 00
111. 50 43 00
143-5° 75.OO 1 5 . 00
$3 . 60
5-40 5-40
$2.00
4 . 00
49 . 00
4.00
5.00
103.00
5 . 00
2.75 5.00 4.25 ii 8. 00
6.3=> 2.75 2.75 5 •• 50 3.60
2.75 10.80
3.60
9.35
5.50 7.20
4-45
3 • 60
8.75
25.00
1 .00
21.00
9.00
II.OO
I5.0O
3O.OO
49.00
2.00
.... 3 . 00
2.75 2.00 3.60 13.00
2.00
12.50 22.00
I .00
I4.OO I. OO
5 00
1 .00
39.00
22 . 00
16.00 3.00 2.00 6.00
5.00 2.00
Total.
$26.50 -'4-50
214.60 49 . 00
134.90
253.40
30.50
824 . 50
49 . 00
44.25 620.25 100.00 109.85
41.75 112.75
34 • 50 213.10
171.75 840.80 263 . 50 121. lO
66 . 00
32.75 123.10
120.00
488.00
29 . 50
27.00
35 • 50 309.35
30.50 94-20
334-95 24.00
188.50
29. 10 5 i . 00 43 • 50 64 • 75
117.50 43.oo
152.25 80.00 17.00
$9.00 $186.50 $5,939.50 $119.95 $617.00 $6,871.95
Interest $422.47
Rebates 223.64
Medals 35.50
PROCEEDINGS OF PORTLAND CONGRESS, S7
Washington Journey Books $1189.50
Year Books 5H.25
Fees for Hags and budges, account Pilgrimage Committee... 1.46.00
Postage 1 .00
Facsimiles of Declaration of Independence .70
Insignia electrotype .30
$7,949.31
Details of Disbursements of the Treasurer General of the National Society, S. A. R., for the Fiscal Year Ending May 14, 1915. 1914. May 21. David L. Pierson, sundry expenses as Historian Gen. $6.75 28. Judd & Detweiler, printing leaflets and circulars, ac- count Committee on Information for Aliens 162.00
" 28. Judd & Detweiler, sundry printing 93.95
28. Judd & Detweiler, printing "Washington's Journey,
1775" 469.56
June r. Annin & Co., rosettes 4-37
I. Benedict & Benedict, indemnity bond 35-00
" 1. Suffolk Engraving & E. Co., printing picture, "Bat- tle of Bunker Hill," for "Washington's Journey,
1775" ■ 38.00
1. A. Howard Clark, salary for May, Sec. Gen... $50.00 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for May, Reg. Gen.. 50.00
I OO . 00
I. A. Howard Clark, expenses attending Syracuse Con- gress 63 . 20
" 1. A. Howard Clark-, sundry expenses in preparation for
Syracuse Congress 39-75
" 8. Clarkson N. Guyer, sundry expenses as chairman
Committee on Education 26.00
8. Herbert F. Smith, photograph 1 . 50
II. American Bank Note Co., certificates 105.00
II, G. K. Anderson, reporting proceedings Syracuse Con- gress 02 . 70
22. S. C. Brown, engrossing certificates, clerical work,
and postage 135-97
22. 1\. S. Roseiuond, work on indices for National So- ciety 20. 80
" 22. Dennison Mfg. Co., gold seals 4.81
'*• 26. Jerome Victory, reporting part of proceedings of
Syracuse Congress -41. OS
" 30. Judd & Detweiler, sundry printing and postage 218.00
July 6. A. Howard Clark, salary for June, Sec. Gen.. $50.00 6. A. Howard Clark, salary for June, Reg. Gen.. 50.00
100.00
6. A. Howard Clark, expenses attending committee
meeting in Philadelphia '4--5
" 14. Annin & Co., flags and ribbon badges for Pilgrimage
to Cambridge 352.00
27. Equitable Safe Deposit Co., rent safe 5.00
Aug. 3. )\\iV\ & Detweiler. printing and mailing June Official
Bulletin 5'>i .08
6. A. Howard Clark, salary for July, Sec. Gen.. $50.00 "■ 6. A. Howard Clark, salary for July, Keg. Gen.. 50.00
100.00
6. Superintendent (J. S. Mint, medals 13.76
13. American Bank Xote Co.. certificates 70.00
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Aug. 31. A. Howard Clark, salary for Aug., Sec. Gen.. $50.00 " 31. A. Howard Clark, salary for Aug., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
$100. 00
Oct. 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Sept., Sec. Gen.. $50.00
" 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Sept., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
100.00
1. S. C. Brown, engrossing certificates, clerical work,
and postage 64 . 92
" 1. Annin & Co., ribbon 20. 12
" 15. Randolph Paper Box Co., paper tubes 10.50
15. Judd & Detweiler, printing and mailing National Year
Book 1,084.19
" 29. Judd & Detweiler, sundry printing 103.41
Nov. 2. A. Howard Clark, salary for Oct., Sec. Gen.. $50.00 " • 2. A. Howard Clark, salary for Oct., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
1 00 . 00
" 2. A. Howard Clark, clerical assistance 8.46
" 10. W. P. Roberts Co., engrossing resolutions 9. 00
" 17. S. C. Brown, engrossing certificates, clerical work,
and postage 68 . 65
" 17. Judd & Detweiler, printing and mailing Oct. Official
Bulletin 483.23
" 21, R. C. Ballard Thruston, for purchase of Pierce's Register of Certificates of Officers and Men of
the Revolution 200.00
Dec. 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Nov., Sec. Gen.. $50.00 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Nov., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
] 00 . 00
" 1. A. Howard Clark, expenses attending meeting of
Executive Committee at New York 17.25
" 1. Annin & Co., Hags 2.00
7. R. S. Rosemond, work on archives and indices, Na- tional Society, July 31 to Nov. 30 43-20
" 21. Henry W. Samson, expenses of Flag Committee.... 3. 57 " 2J. W. K, Boardman, expenses of Committee on Organi- zation, South 30. 25
1915. Jan. 2. A. Howard Clark, salary for Dec, Sec. Gen.. $50.00 " 2. A. Howard Clark, salary for Dec, Reg. Gen.. 50.00
I 00 . 00
" 4. Judd & Detweiler, printing and mailing Dec. Official
Bulletin 343-09
" 25. Blake Bros. & Co., $1,000 bond, Atchison, T. & S.
By. General 4's, at 95/4. and commission 953-75
" 25. Interest, accrued interest on above purchase 12.67
Feb. I. S. C. Brown, engrossing certificates, clerical work,
and postage /8. 00
1. Judd & Detweiler, printing Greek and Lithuanian
leaflets and Constitution of U. S., account of
Committee on Information for Aliens 26r.oo
" 1. American Bank Note Co., certificates 156.45
" 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Jan., Sec. Gen.. $50.00 " 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Jan., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
100.00
Mar. 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Feb., Sec. Gen.. $50.00 " 1. A. Howard Clark, salary for Feb., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
100.00
u 8. Slavonic and English Printing Co., translating tract, "Information for Immigrants," account Commit- tee <mi Information for Aliens jo. 50
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Mar. 11. Judd & Detweiler, sundry printing $28.50
11. Judd & Detweiler, sundry printing and postage, ac-
count Committee on Information for Aliens 207.50
27. S. C. Brown, engrossing certificates, clerical work,
and postage 68.35
27. W. F. Roberts Co., printing pamphlets, account of
Committee on Information for Aliens 18.00
Apr. 2. A. Howard Clark, salary for Mar., Sec. Gen.. $50.00
2. A. Howard Clark, salary for Mar., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
■ 100.00
9. R. S. Rosemond, clerical work from Dec. 1, 1914, to
April 5, 1915. . 24.40
12. W. C. Armstrong, chairman, contribution of National
.Society toward expenses of joint committee of S. A. R. and descendants of Signers of the Dec- laration of Independence, preparatory work on Memorial Volume 100.00
13. John H. Moore, sundry expenses of Committee on
Information for Aliens 27.00
" 19. Superintendent U. S. Mint, medals 165.65
21. Judd & Detweiler, printing and mailing March
Official Bulletin 647.01
May 3. A. Howard Clark, salary for Apr., Sec. Gen.. $50.00
3. A. Howard Clark, salary for Apr., Reg. Gen.. 50.00
1 oo oo
6. J. E. Caldwell & Co., chamois bags and boxes for
medals 12.80
6. S. C. Brown, engrossing certificates, clerical work,
and postage 80 . 35
12. John II. Burroughs, sundry expenses as Treasurer General, postage, collection of Out-of-town checks,
etc., from May 7, 1014, to May 7, 1915... 14-91
" 12. Judd & Detweiler, sundry printing. 33-34
$9,1/8.92
OMacK of Treasurer General, 15 William Strickt,
New York, N. Y., June 22, 1-915. Mr. A. How»AKD Clark,
Secretary General, $, A. R.
Mv Di;ar Mr. Ci.ark : As the balance of cash on hand May 14, 1915, was $1,229.61 less than that on May 14, 1914, some explanation is due 'he National Congress in session.
Receipts for annual dues were less than the previous year, owing to three States paying their quota after the closing of the books, aggre- gating $732 — Connecticut, with $586.50; Minnesota, $116.50, and New Mexico, $29. The amounts received from rebates and for the sale of Year Books were also less by $422.46. There was, however, a small increase in interest. From the sale of the "Washington Journey" book and of flags and badges for the pilgrimage $335.50 was added to the receipts.
There were expenditures amounting to $1,059.56 which will not be necessary during the coming fiscal year; these were for printing the "Washington Journey" books, flags and ribbons for the pilgrimage to Cambridge, the purchase of "Pierce's Register," and an appropriation toward preparatory work on the memorial volume of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. The compatriots will also notice that there was purchased for the Permanent Fund a $1,000 bond of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fc Ry.
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The appropriation toward the expenses of the Congress at Portland, Oregon, amounting to $500, has not yet been called for and this amount will have to he charged in the expenses of the coming year.
However, the net assets of the Society arc not materially, decreased.
On May 14, 1914 — Cash on hand $9,199.03
Securities owned 6,000.00
$15,199.03
On May 15, 1915 — Cash on hand $7,969.42
Securities owned 7,000.0(3
14,069.42
Decrease $2j(). 6 1
The Treasurer General wishes to thank the various State Societies for the continued courtesies extended to him by them through their treasurers and secretaries.
Fraternally yours, John H. Burroughs,
Treasurer General.
REPORT ON THE PERMANENT FUND.
May 14, 19 1 5. The President General and Compatriots of the National Society of the Sous of the American Revolution: The Treasurer General has the honor to submit the following report on the Permanent Fund: At the last Annual Congress his report showed that there was on hand $4,000 New York City corporate stock and $2,000 State of New York, Canal 4's, with $392.46 uninvested, since which time there has been received from rebates $223.64. By direction of the Executive Committee, there has been transferred from the General Fund to the Permanent Fund $337.65, and the Committee on Investments lias purchased $r,ooo Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe General 4's, costing $95375- There is, therefore, now on hand $7,000 — ■ par value of securities.
Respectfully submitted, John H. Burroughs,
Treasurer General.
m
The SECRETARY GENERAL: I have here the report of the Committee on Investment of the Permanent Fund as to the safety of the Society's property.
W !•: s tc 1 i 1 : s t k r C< > u n t y N a t i 0 n a l B a x k ,
PeiCkskiix, N. V., June 26, 1915. Mr. A. Howard Clark,
Secretary General, S. A. R., Smithsonian Institution, Washing- ton, D. C.
My Dear Mr. Clark : Mr. John H. Burroughs, Treasurer General of the Sons of the American Revolution, desires me to report to you upon the securities now held by the National Society in the vaults of the Equitable Safe Deposit Company, New York City. 1 find the follow- ing securities are now deposited there, namely:
$2,000 State of New York, Canal 4's, 1961.
$2,000 New York City 4's, 1958.
$1,000 New York City 4's, 1059.
$1,000 New York City 4!/>'s, [963.
$r,ooo Atch., T. X- S. Fe 4's, 1995.
Very sincerely yours, C. A. Pugslky,
Chairman Committee on Investment of Permanent Fund.
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The President GENERAL,: Compatriots, you have heard the report of your Treasurer General. What is your pleasure?
(It was thereupon moved that said report of the Treasurer General he received, approved, and placed on file; said motion was duly sec- onded, put to a vote, and carried, and it was so ordered.)
The Prksident Genkral: I will make an announcement here in re- gard to the report of the Committee on the Washington Journey Pil- grimage. Compatriot Wood worth, of Syracuse, has prepared quite an address on that subject, with lantern slides, which he will deliver to us; and Compatriot Punderson, who originated the idea and acted as the Chief Marshal of the trip, will make his report. As it will be necessary to darken the room, arrangements have been made to hear this report and address at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and I hope, there- fore, that as many of our compatriots as can and their guests and friends will come, for I assure you it is a rare treat.
Next is the report of the Registrar General.
REPORT OP THE REGISTRAR GENERAL.
Compatriots: From April 30, 1889, when the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was founded, to the close of the past statistical year, March 31, 1915, 26,712 members were enrolled in the Societies in 46 States, the District of Columbia, Plawaii, the Philippines, and France, and the active roll on April 1 was 13,748 members, after de- ducting all losses by death and other causes. On July 1 the total en- rollment had increased to 27,042, and the active roll was 14,078 members.
There were registered during the year ended March 31 1,151 new members, exceeding in number any previous year, and an increase of 25 per cent above the annual average of the prior decade. New Jersey added the largest number, 155, followed by Illinois, 123 ; Massachusetts, no: New York, 94, and Washington State, 80. In present active mem- bership Massachusetts takes the lead with 1,632; then comes New York, 1,443; Connecticut, 1,173; Illinois, 996; New Jersey, 914; Ohio and Pennsylvania (each), 588, and the District of Columbia, 483. Details for each Stale are as follows:
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Statistics of Statu Societies, Showing Number oi* New Members
euxtkl) from arkii, i, i914, to march 31, i915, and
Active Membership Aprie i, 1915.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia.
Florida
France
I favvaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Philippines
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
|
New members, |
Active |
|
year ending |
membership, |
|
March 31, 19 1 5. |
April 1, 1915 |
|
29 |
|
|
2 |
53 |
|
4 |
45 |
|
23 |
414 |
|
8 |
256 |
|
46 |
1,173 |
|
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The losses each year by death and other causes are heavy, but it is gratifying to note that the past year shows a decrease of in, as com- pared with the year preceding (692 in 1914, 581 in 1915).
Among the many honored members who have died since the last Congress there should be specially named in this report: Dr. Robert Alonzo Brock, for 16 years Secretary of the Virginia Society; Amasa Mason Eaton, ex-President of the Rhode Island Society ; Hon. William Wallace Stephenson, Vice-President of the Kentucky Society; Brig. Gen. Edgar Romeyn Kellogg, of Ohio; George Clinton Batcheller, IX. D., of New York; Hon. Lee McClung, late Treasurer of the United States; Hon. Ezra S. Stearns, of New Hampshire; Thomas W. Prosch, former President of the Washington State Society; Hon. Lindon W. Bates, Jr., of New York, lost on the Lusitania; Hon. Alex- ander B. Hagner, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; the Right Rev. Franklin Spencer Spalding, D. D., Epis- copal Bishop of Utah; Hon. Curtis Guild, Jr., former Governor of Massachusetts and Ambassador to Russia, and Willard Secor, former Treasurer General and Vice-President General.
The Traveling Banner was presented by the Colorado Society, to be awarded each year to the State numbering 100 or more which makes the greatest net percentage of increase in membership. The banner has been held by Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, Kentucky, again by Maryland, by Nebraska, and again by New Jersey. It comes now across the continent to a Society which has made a net gain of 31 per cent — the Washington State Society.
In 1908 a generous compatriot donated a gold ceremonial badge to be presented to the State enrolling the greatest proportionate number of sons of present members, and he has since repeated the gift each year. Much interest has been aroused, until it seems to have become a habit for compatriots to have their sons enrolled as soon as manhood is attained. More than fifty sons in all have joined during the past year, and the State of Rhode Island, reporting the greatest propor- tionate number, is entitled to the badge.
This movement among men of 21 has now extended, and, through the Washington Guard, boys of all ages are being trained to be future earnest workers in our cause. This year we are to accept the Wash- ington Guard flag and streamer presented by Vice-President General Herman W. Fefnberger, as announced at the Syracuse Congress. It is to be held for a year by the New Jersey Society for its service in inaugurating the Guard, and each year thereafter it will pass to the Society enrolling the largest number of Guardsmen.
In 1901 there was issued, through the generosity of the late President General Logan, a large volume containing the full pedigree of every member, and annually since then there have appeared in the National Year Book the full pedigrees of all new members, thus making avail- able a great amount of genealogical and military data. There is also kept in the Registrar General's office a card index of all compatriots and of the ancestors upon whom their eligibility is based.
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The official rolls of soldiers and sailors of the Revolution are the very foundation of our membership. It is of the utmost importance, therefore, that every effort he made to have these rolls complete.
At the close of the war Paymaster General John Pierce was ordered to make a final settlement with every officer and soldier of the Con- tinental Army, covering every demand for service or other claim, and to issue individual certificates therefor. Ninety-three thousand certifi- cates for nearly $11,000,000 were thus issued, and the record, known as Pierce's Register, is preserved in the Treasury Department. It is the final pay-roll of the Continental Army. In 1786 a few copies of the record were printed and certified for official use. Only three copies are now known to exist — two of them in the Library of Congress and one in the possession of this vSociety. The register gives the names of about 30,000 officers and soldiers and specifies the amounts paid to each.
Through co-operation with the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, an alphabetical list of these soldiers prepared by that Society is now in press as part of Senate Document No. 988, 63d Congress, 3d session, and will be on sale by the Public Printer at Washington, D. C.
Another very valuable public document, the compilation and printing of which was accomplished by the Sons of the American Revolution a few years ago, is the roll of some 40,000 soldiers and sailors of France who participated in the American Revolution.
Some progress has recently been made in collecting and classifying, with a view to their publication, many of the scattered military and naval records of the Revolution. It was known that more than 250,000 men served in the Continental Army and in the Militia of the several Colonies, but a critical study of the naval service had not heretofore been made. A careful recent research by Rear Adm. Colby M. Chester, U. S. N., President of the District of Columbia Society, shows that there were 64 vessels in the regular Continental Navy, carrying 1,242 guns, and that the volunteer private-armed fleet numbered 1,250 vessels, with 18,000 guns. The total number of men serving on the sea is known to have been about 70,000, although the names of the majority of them have not yet been ascertained. British vessels to the number of 797 were captured, valued, with their cargoes, at $24,000,000. Prizes were brought into port and the proceeds of the sales divided in accord- ance with law between the captors and the government. Seventy per cent of the naval lights were won by the Americans, while the army was victorious in but 40 per cent. During the Revolution it seemed to be considered distinctly a gentleman's calling to serve on the sea rather than in the army. Search is being made in State archives and in collections of historical associations, as well as in private collections of manuscripts, for data to make the roll of both the army and navy as complete as practicable before publication by the government. Photostat copies of the various records have been made during the past two years aggregating 3o,5_>_> prints, chiefly in Massachusetts, Vir- ' ginia, and North Carolina.
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This important work has been carried on under the direction of the Secretaries of War and Navy in co-operation with the Sons of the American Revolution and other patriotic societies.
In carrying on the routine duties of his office the Registrar General issued last year 852 certificates of membership, nearly 200 more than during the year preceding. He also issued to every new member a permit to purchase the Society badge.
Your Registrar General for the twenty-second time thanks the offi- cers of the State Societies for their courteous co-operation in the endeavor of us all to keep the credentials of our membership above reproach.
Respectfully submitted, A. Howard Clark,
Registrar General.
The President Gknkrai, : Compatriots, you have heard the report of your Registrar General. What is your pleasure?
A Mi'Miji;r: T move that the report be accepted and published in the Year Book.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
The PrKSidknt GenERAV; It has been moved and seconded that the report be accepted and published in the Year Book. Any remarks? All those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
J n connection with this report it is Customary to have certain formal ceremonies immediately following luncheon; therefore, upon recon- vening after the luncheon recess, we will have first the delivery of the Traveling Banner from the New Jersey Society to the Washington State Society. A representative of the New Jersey Society will bring in the banner, and he will then make his address and deliver it to the representative of the Washington Society, who will make his address receiving it. The insignia also will follow the Traveling Banner in its order. It will lie presented by Compatriot Woodworth, on behalf of the donor, to Compatriot Nathan Warren, of Massachusetts, on behalf of the recipient, there being no representative of the State of Rhode Island present; and Compatriot Warren will be kind enough to sec that it is delivered to the Rhode Island Society. Then immediately following that will be the ceremonies connected with the Washington Guard flag, this being the first instance connected with this flag as an annual ceremony. It will be presented to the Washington Guard by Colonel Laurrtan, of the Illinois Society, acting on behalf of Vice- President General Fernberger, who is giving it for this purpose. It will be received on behalf of our National Society by Mr. Henry, President of our Michigan Society and member of the National Execu- tive Committee, and by him will be transmitted to the representative of the New Jersey Society, who will take it home wiih him and retain it for a year by reason of the magnificent work which they have done in organizing the Washington Guard.
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Next is the report of the Historian General.
Judge Morris R. Be ardsi.ky : Mr. President General, I understand that the Historian General is not present in the Congress; that his report is quite lengthy, and I move, sir, that the reading of it be dis- pensed with, and that it be published in full in the Year Book and be accepted.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
The President General: Gentlemen, you have heard the motion. Are there any remarks? All those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
REPORT OF HISTORIAN GENERAL.
Mr. President General and Compatriots of the Twenty-sixth Congress of the Soeicty of the Sons of the American Revolution, Greeting:
Upon this fair city and its environment (he thoughts of thousands of patriots are centered today, as the Twenty-sixth Congress of our be- loved Society assembles for its annual remembrance of Washington, the patriotic men and women of our country's foundation era, and in furtherance of the activities making our organization effective and famous the world over.
To the compatriots of the Oregon Society fervent expressions of good-will are being expressed in every settlement where our Society has a foothold. As they take up at this time the pleasant duty of host to this midsummer meeting of our Congress the reflected glow of their bountiful hospitality radiates out, I am sure, all over the land and to the abiding places of our membership.
And among the kindly expressions of fellowship for this Congress are those of the survivors of our charter members, the first 200 enrolled by the New Jersey Society, which, as you all know, is the parent or- ganization. The names of these compatriots are enrolled identically in State and National Society.
Of this first membership, 91 have died and .|i remain on the rolls today, many of whom are active. Among the number is our distin- guished compatriot, Hon. Franklin Murphy, former President General and Secretary General. His number is 196.
The survivors of the first 100 members of the Society are: John Lawrence Boggs (No. 4), of Newark; Peter B. Fairchild (No. 15"), of Orange; George W. Ilubbcll (No. 17), 346 Broadway, New York; Frederick Frelinghuysen (No. 26), Newark; Frank B. Conover (No. 38), Freehold; Samuel C. Cowart (No. 44), Freehold; David V. Perine (No. 58). Freehold; Horace S. Osborne (No. 65), Newark; George R. Howe (No. 86), Hast Orange; Henry A. Potter (No. 92), East Orange; Stanford Marsh (No. 95), East Orange; Henry P. Cannon (No. 99), Elizabeth; George P. Mellick (No. 100), Plainfield.
Never in the history of the world has there been such a universality of patriotic enthusiasm as that in evidence at this time. It has gripped millions upon millions in the maelstrom of war, engendered a spirit diametrically opposite to that of the brotherhood of man, and its baleful influences are even felt in our own country.
Indeed, so great was the feeling of depression that several of our State Societies curtailed their work along social lines. Many banquets were abandoned because of the great sorrow felt for those, struggling in the awful war on the European continent.
Five of the State Societies received a# great uplift as a direct result *1 of the Pilgrimage from Philadelphia to Cambridge June 22 to July 4.
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Far-reaching arc the effects of this most ambitious undertaking of the
National Society.
Historical places in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connect- icut, and Massachusetts have since been visited by many persons whose attention was drawn to them by the now famous tour by automobile.
Valley Forge, Trenton, Princeton, Spring-field, N. J., Morristown, the Prison Martyrs' Monument, and the Battle of Long Island, old New York, New Haven, Compo Beach, Springfield, Mass., and Cambridge, and many, many other places mean more to the present generation than ever before because of this Pilgrimage.
Generous publicity by the newspapers and magazines gave a promi- nence to it and to our Society that was helpful in many ways. It was noted by the public before the tour had fairly begun that it was com- posed of serious-minded men and women, bent'upon an important pa- triotic errand, that of marking Washington's route in 1775, when he proceeded to the command of the army at Cambridge, and it was so treated by all the publications of the country, many of which featured pictorially places marked by the Pilgrims.
Let us all trust on another occasion, not far distant, there will be another Pilgrimage, and that it will be to Washington's Headquarters at Morristown, which has been briefly described in previous reports from this office.
Excellent opportunity is afforded for placing a bronze statue of the General on the lawn in front of the mansion, where so many important days were spent by our illustrious chief.
It is hoped that the tribute will be placed by the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and that if it is finally erected there will be a grand rally at this old-time and historic headquarters upon the day of dedication.
Now one of the patriotic shrines of our country, Washington's Head- quarters at Morristown, is visited annually by thousands of persons. It was visited by the Pilgrims on June 25, the third day out from Philadelphia.
During the summer of 1873 the mansion was offered for sale and, under the leadership of former Governor and United States Senator T. F. Randolph, it was purchased by a company of New Jersey patriots, who formed themselves into .'in organization, known ever since as the Washington Association of New Jersey, the membership fee being $100.
Immediately upon being made acquainted with this act, the New Jersey Legislature enacted a statute granting a charter to the associa- tion. This gives total exemption of taxation, prohibition to the erection of any unsightly objects adjacent thereto, police powers upon or near the grounds, and the semi-annual payment from the State treasury of $1,250 for repairs and maintenance.
The capital stock is limited to $50,000 and is transferable only with the consent of the association; then only to a male descendant of the holder. If no descendant claims it within five years after the death of a holder, then the stock becomes the property of the State.
Thus it will be seen that perpetual care and custody is given this famous structure.
Our Society could show its appreciation of Washington's services, particularly in that most rigorous winter, with its attendant sufferings, that winter of 1779-1780, in no belter way than by erecting a noble statue of this our most distinguished American citizen upon the grounds of this patriotic environment.
Increasing observance of Independence Day, Flag Day, and Wash- ington's Birthday are noted, though the latter was not so generally observed in 1015'as in other years on account of depression caused by the Great War.
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Many States had numerous observances of Flag Day in 1014 and 1915. In several Commonwealths the holding of exercises in public schools on the anniversary of the flag's birthday is made obligatory by
law.
One of the most intelligent ways in which we can give our patriotism expression is through the erection of liberty poles, their dedication and the display of the flag therefrom. The ceremony appeals to the higher emotions of every citizen, and both flag and pole are constant reminders of onr duty and monitors of public deportment.
Every home claiming protection of the United States should possess an American flag and display it at least upon the patriotic holidays and anniversaries.
During the year 1914-1915, besides the remembrance of man}- local anniversaries, tablets were dedicated marking places of historical im- portance. On July 4, TOM. a tablet was dedicated on the outer wall of the Dutch Reformed Church at Paramus, near Ridgewood, N. J., by the New Jersey Society, noting the fact that Washington had encamped near that edifice during the latter part of the War for American Inde- pendence. A tablet was dedicated on July 30, 1014. on the north end of the Winooski Bridge, at Burlington, Vt., by the Vermont Society. It marks the first settlement and the site of the block-house erected in 1773, known as Fort Frederick. President General Thruston and Sec- retary General Clark were the guests of the Vermont Society on that occasion.
During the year inquiries for papers containing addresses have in- creased. About ten requests were made for copies and these were all promptly complied with. The only charge is that for copying. Every address is available to every member of the Society. One compatriot wrote for a cop)' of a certain address which was needed only in case the speaker failed to appear. This is a most excellent way to prevent disappointment when a meeting is left without a speaker. This feature gives evidence of greater usefulness in the very near future.
Attention is specially called to the exhibit in charge of General Beebe, of the Oregon Society, and which is at the headquarters in the Masonic Temple. A selected list of articles, all of vital interest to the com- patriots, are arranged for inspection. Every delegate and every com- patriot in the city will find many interesting pamphlets, pictures, etc. The object of the exhibit is twofold: First, to give an idea of the activi- ties of the Society and, second, to give ideas for carrying on the work in the respective States.
At the holiday season your Historian made an effort to arouse the patriotic spirit of the country. Reminders were sent to every National officer, to the State Societies, and others in the country, asking that the 138th anniversary of the Battle of Trenton be remembered on December 26 by a moment's relied ion upon the heroic movement of Washington and his starving and ragged band of patriots on the memorable night of that day. It was thought that in this way a gleam might penetrate the depressed atmosphere caused by the war and its effect upon this country.
Gratifying replies were received from compatriots, many of whom participated enthusiastically in the thought suggested. That Christmas night, 1 776, was one, most positively, of deepest distress to Washington.
New Jersey, as the parent Slate, has well-sustained her record for patriotic activity. Society and Chapters have held many meetings dur- ing the year, and every section of the Commonwealth has felt the impetus of the enthusiasm.
As usual, the observance of Washington's Birthday at the headquar- ters in Morristown attracted several hundred distinguished Jerse\men and guests. The speaker, Compatriot William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, gave a most illuminating and instructive
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address on the general subject of neutrality, using Washington's strong position on the question in analyzing the theme.
Peculiarly is it our privilege to inculcate as far as possible the true spirit of patriotism into the national life. A general observance of Flag Day by .State Societies and Chapters will help greatly, along with other observances, in accomplishing this end. This should be done especially where there are extensive foreign settlements.
Patriotism is something that must be felt according to each indi- vidual's temperament. If one receives the subtle spirit in a way that straightens the spinal column and the conscience, if they have become warped, then there is indeed a notable accession to the patriotic ranks. When in full glow the spirit of patriotism overwhelms, uplifts, and makes for civic righteousness and national greatness in a very large measure, 'much more so than the demagogue on the street corner ha- ranguing about rights.
Reports from various State Societies in the Union indicate a growing interest in the display of the flag .and its reverence. Our Hag has a loyal following, but a deeper individual consecration to it and the insti- tutions of our country are needed.
It has been a year of very pleasant memories in the patriotic work of our Society. To all the compatriots who have assisted in making the office of Historian General a real workshop during the past year and those preceding grateful appreciation is expressed. It has truly been a labor of love, this work of our Society.
As members of a most democratic Society, we have assumed a mighty responsibility in the country's welfare. Ideals we have and they must be applied to the good of all. Every individual owes something to the community, the State, and nation, lie is untrue to himself and to his forbears if he shirks that which is his bounden duty to perform.
Is the man who in excess pleasure-making forgets responsibility of citizenship justified in complaining against evil practices in high places? This is one of the greatest dangers of our country, the absolute indif- ference of the man of leisure, who sees little else beyond his own horizon. «
And so it follows as truly as the sun courses the heavens during the day that minute men are needed in the 1915 era, with full equipment for combating these untoward influences. More wholesome respect for the flag, more dignified public demeanor, and a more concentrated effort along patriotic lines, and the adoption of the doctrine of the brother- hood of man are the accoutrements needed by the twentieth-century patriots.
Forward our banner of the Sons of the American Revolution is lead- ing us into the battle against indifference, selfishness, and ignorance, with the emblem of Washington and his patriots and our emblem today, the emblem of a highly organized civilizing force leading the way to victory.
Eternal vigilance is necessary if we are to finally plant our flag, rep- resenting a citizenship of 100,000,000, strongly welded together, upon the ramparts of the enemy to right living for all of God's people.
David L. PiKRSON, Historian General.
The Pki'.sidint Gi'.XKkAi. : Xext are reports of standing committees. That of the Auditing and Finance Committee has already been made in connection with the Treasurer General's report. The report of the Memorial Committee is next.
It is my pleasure to introduce to you one of our dearest and best compatriots in the whole organization, General Bradley. (Applause.)
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Gen. Edward E. Bradley, of New Haven: Mr. President General and Compatriots, I very much regret that I cannot include the ladies, who graced this session by their presence this morning, in my opening salu- tation ; but as this is strictly a business meeting I suppose I must speak to the men only.
The PrivSIdKnt Gkni;uaiv: I don't see any reason why you should ever omit the ladies. (Laughter and applause.) God bless them; we always like to have them with us.
General Bradley : Well, with the permission implied by the President General, I will say "and Ladies." This report, Mr. President General, of the Memorial Committee should be made, of course, by our chair- man, Professor Armstrong; but as he could not be present it has been delegated to me to read this report. And I want to say just a word regarding Professor Armstrong. He has taken a deep interest in the work of the committee and has been indefatigable in its work, and I know that you all regret with me that he is not here to present the report in person.
REPORT OF MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
Compatriots: The Congress held at Syracuse in ior4 provided lor a Memorial Committee of thirteen members, and said committee was specifically charged with two separate and distinct lines of investigation.
Your Memorial Committee was directed, in the first place, to con- tinue its efforts to ascertain accurately the location of the grave of each of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. A report on this subject was made to the Syracuse Congress and was published in the National Year Hook, 1914, pages 1 19-123.
As a result of its work during the past year, your committee is glad to report that the burial places of several Signers which were previously unknown have either been ascertained, with a fair degree of probability, or have been accurately and finally determined. These data are pri- marily for reference, and so we shall, with your permission, omit the reading of them; but we ask' that they be printed in the Year Book as supplemental to the report made last year.
We now pass to the second duty assigned to your committee ; we were to obtain estimates of the cost of publishing a suitably illustrated volume on the Signers of the Declaration, similar in general form to the monographs which have already been published by several of the vState Societies.
This question in its very nature is indefinite and complicated. Let us assume that the manuscripts are ready for the printer, and also that the plates for the printing of the pictures have been provided cither by our National Society or by our State Societies without any expense to the printer. Let us assume that our National Society makes a contract with some publishing house for the printing and binding of the proposed memorial volume; that such hook is to contain .|<>o pages of printed matter and 120 pages of pictures; that sixty of these pictures are to be printed on the paper used in the body of the book and sixty on inserts, faced with a leaf of tissue paper, making a total of 520 pages; that the binding be full cloth, and that the edition be 2,000 volumes. The cost of such an edition is estimated at $1,620. This figure, be it clearly
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understood, does not include the preparation of the manuscript nor the securing' of the plates for the pictures.
We have now reported on the two topics specially referred to this committee. We will conclude our report with a statement of the prog- ress that has been made in the preparation of manuscript and other material for the proposed memorial volume.
At a meeting of the National Executive Committee, held on Novem- ber 24, 1914, a resolution was passed favoring the publication, under the joint auspices of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Descendants of the Signers, to include a biography of each Signer, to be as fully illustrated as practicable, and the same resolution provided that three members of the Memorial Committee should act with a like committee from the Descendants of the Signers in arranging for the preparation, with a view to its publication, of said memorial volume.
The three members chosen to represent the Sons of the American Revolution on this joint committee were Prof. William C. Armstrong, Mr. Edward Hagaman Hall, and Gen. Edward E. Bradley. The De- scendants of the Signers appointed as their representatives Mr. Charles Thornton Adams, Mr. Gordon Woodbury, and Judge Albert McClellan Mathewson. This joint committee met at Fraunces Tavern, New York city, on January 30, 1915; Professor Armstrong was chosen chairman and Mr. Adams was chosen secretary.
The preparation of material was commenced at once, and the work has been pushed forward as rapidly as is consistent with the insurance of correct literary form and with thoroughness and accuracy of re- search.
In addition to the biographical sketches which will constitute the body of the book, it is the desire of the committee to include the Declaration itself and brief accounts of several matters very intimately connected with the signing thereof.
Permission has been obtained from the various State Societies for the use 6f such brochures on the Signers as have been published, for which favor and privilege the committee is glad to extend their sincere thanks.
But a straight contract for a given number of books is not the only method of placing our memorial volume before the public. It is sug- gested that an arrangement might be made with some responsible house for the publication of our book, said house to print and market the same for the prospect of possible profits for the house, our Society agreeing to buy a specified number of copies of the first edition suffi- cient to insure the publisher against loss. It would seem wise to refer this matter to the Executive Committee of the National Society, with power.
But the work immediately in hand is the completion of the manu- scripts and other material for the printer; the method of work has been outlined and substantial progress has already been made. It seems equitable that our National Society should bear half the expense and the Descendants of the Signers half.
Respectfully submitted, w.i.uam C. Armstrong,
Cliairman.
Burial Places of THE Sigxkrs.
Supplemental to the Report of May, 1914 (National Year Book, 1914,
pages 120-123).
4. Carter Braxton, of Virginia, was born at Newington, on the north bank of the Mattaponi River, in the County of King and Queen. The
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site of Newington itself is a promontory, and the river winds around it on two sides.
Three miles from Newington is the Mattaponi Church, which was originally an Episcopal Church and was built before the Revolutionary War. In that churchyard Carter Braxton was buried. The grave is about 50 feet from the southern door of the church. The tombstone is a flat slab, resting on a brick foundation about 2}/ feet high.
This information concerning Carter Braxton has been furnished by Mr. Charles R, Hoskins, of Newport News, \'a., through the courtesy of Compatriot C. LoOmis Allen, of Syracuse, N. Y.
(Frederick Horner wrote a History of the Blair, Barrister, and Braxton families, which was published by Lippincott in 1898. It is stated therein that Carter Braxton the Signer was buried, together with his two wives, at Chericoke, but that no gravestones mark the spot. Said statement (made in that book) is given on the authority of Tomlin Braxton, of Chericoke Falls P. O., King William Co., Va.)
17. John Hart, of New Jersey.
Some writers have confused John De Hart, of Eljzabethtown, N. J., who was a member of the First Continental Congress in 1774, with John Hart, of Hopewell, the Signer, who was a member of the Second Continental Congress. Both were delegates from New Jersey to the Continental Congress, but De Hart's services ended before Hart's services began.
19. Thomas Heyward, Jr., of South Carolina, died and was buried at his country seat, Whitehall, in St. Luke's Parish, near Charleston, S. C.
26. Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, breathed his last at Chantilly, June 19, 1794, and was buried in the old family burial place at the "Burnt House Fields," Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Va., "as he desired in his will."
Those who are not familiar with the genealogy of the Lee family sometimes confuse the Signer with Gen. Henry Lee, who was known as "Lighthorse Harry." Lighthorse Harry Lee was buried on Cum- berland Island, off the coast of Georgia, and in 1913 was reinterred in the mausoleum in the chapel at Washington and Lee University, at Lexington, Va.
28. Philip Livingston, of New York, is buried in Prospect Cemetery, near York, Pa.
He is sometimes confused with a nephew of his, who bore the same name and who is buried in Trinity churchyard, New York City.
31. Arthur Middlcton, of South Carolina, died January t, 1788, at his home on the Ashley River and was buried in his family burying ground at his plantation.
41. George Ross, of Pennsylvania, was buried in Christ Church burial ground, Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
4.1. Edward Ruthdge, of South Carolina, died in 1800 at Charleston, S. C., and was buried in St. Philip's Churchyard.
The Prksidknt GENERAL: Compatriots, you have heard the report of this committee. What is your pleasure?
Mr. F.lmkk M. WrnTWORTH: I move you. Mr. President General, that the report be received with the thanks of this Congress and re- ferred to the Executive Committee for further action.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
Dr. Samuel Judd HcwumES, of Washington: Mr. President General, the work is not complete yet.
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The President General: It will bo within the province of the Ex- ecutive Committee to continue it — that is, the idea — and it shall be continued through the Executive Committee. Are there any remarks? In connection with this I want to call attention to the Official Bulletin of this Society for June, 1915, with several pages on the Declaration of Independence, prepared by the Secretary General, giving informa- ■ tion that almost nobody in the United States knows anything about. I will read some of this, because I think it is desirable for you to know it.
In Continental Congress, on June 17, 1776, Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, introduced the following resolution :
"Resoh'ed, That these United Colonics are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the 1 iritish Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.
"That it is expedient forthwith to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign alliances.
"That a plan of confederation be prepared and transmitted to the respective Colonies for their approbation."
On June 10 it was voted to postpone consideration of the first reso- lution for three weeks, with a proviso that a committee be appointed "to prepare a declaration to the effect of the said first resolution."
On June ti Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Sherman, and R. R. Liv- ingston were appointed to prepare the Declaration to serve as a pre- amble to the independence resolution.
On June 28 the Jefferson Committee submitted a draft of the Dec- laration, which was laid on the table for later consideration;
On July 1 Congress voted to resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider "the resolution respecting independency" and to refer the Declaration to said committee. The resolution as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole was reported to the Congress and "the determination thereof was postponed, at the request of a colony, till tomorrow."
On July 2ithe resolution was adopted by the Congress. The Declara- tion was on that day considered in Committee of the Whole, and was again taken up on July 3.
Now, on July 2 the resolution was adopted. The United States of America declared their independence from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. Remember that.
On July 4 the Declaration, which included the first paragraph of the resolution, was agreed to by the Committee of the Whole, reported to the Congress, and adopted.
The so-called Declaration of July 4 was really a summary of our reasons for passing the resolution of independence two days before. ( m July 4 it was
"Ordered, Th.it the Declaration be authenticated and printed.
"That the committee appointed to prepare the Declaration superin- tend and correct the press.
"That copies of the Declaration be sent to the several assemblies, conventions, and committees, or councils of safety, and to the several commanding officers of the Continental troops; that it be proclaimed in each of the United States, and at the head of the army."
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In accordance with the above order, the Declaration was issued as a printed broadside on July 5, with the heading: "In Congress, July 4, 1776. A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America in General Congress assembled." It bore the name in print of John Hancock, President, and was attested by Secretary Charles Thomson. It was proclaimed at public meetings in Philadelphia and Trenton on July 8 and on subsequent dates throughout the colonies.
On July 19 the Congress
''Resolved, That the Declaration passed on the 4th * * * be fairly engrossed on parchment, with the title and style of 'The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America,' and that the same, when engrossed, be signed by every member of Congress."
And therefore you will see the statement made that every member of Coaigress was required to sign the Declaration of Independence. They either had to win or hang together, and they knew what they were doing when they passed that resolution.
It could not have been headed "Unanimous" on July 4, for the New York delegates had not then been authorized to agree to it, and it was not until July 15 that it was announced in the Continental Congress that the Assembly of New York had approved the Declaration, and thus made it unanimous.
On August 2 "the Declaration of Independence, being engrossed and compared at the table, was signed by the members." Those who were not present on August 2 affixed their signatures at later dates; all but one had signed before January 18, 1777.
It has been ascertained that of the fifty-six Signers more than one- fourth were not present on July 4, and seven of them — Thornton, Williams, Rush, Clymer, Smith, Taylor, and Ross — were not members on that date. On the other hand, seven members of that date — George Clinton, John Alsop, R. R. Livingston, Henry Wisner, Thomas Will- ing, Charles Humphreys, and John Rogers — had not the privilege of becoming "Signers," for the membership of all but one had ceased prior to August 2.
The original parchment, now very much faded, is carefully preserved in an air-tight, light-proof case in the library of the State Department at Washington, a facsimile serving for public exhibition.
The first official issue of the Declaration bearing the names of the Signers was printed as a broadside in Baltimore, under resolution of January 18, 1777, ordering that copies be sent to each of the United "States, with the request "to have the same put upon record." The ' illustration of this broadside, shown in the present Bulletin, is repro- duced from one of the four copies now known to exist. Tt is au- thenticated by John Hancock, as President, and attested by Secretary Thomson. It is interesting to note. that the name of Thomas McKean does not appear thereon. The date of his signing is uncertain, some authorities placing it as late as 1781.
There are. at present about seventy-five members of the Sons of the American Revolution who are descendants of thirty-one of the Signers. There are also descendants of two of the seven members of the Con- tinental Congress who voted for the Declaration on July 4, but who had not the privilege of signing the engrossed copy on August 2 or thereafter.
In that same Official Bulletin is a facsimile of the engrossed Declara- tion with the signatures of the Signers, and also a photographic repro- ^ duction of the copy printed by order of Congress of January 18, 1777.
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Now, those arc facts that very few people know about, and before you study the conditions existing at the time that that Declaration was passed, and the fact that every man, when he signed that Declaration, realized that if the American Colonies did not gain their independence it meant that every one of those fifty-six Signers would be hung, shot, or beheaded as a traitor to his country. Each one of those fifty-six knew what he was doing when he entered into that act; and, although this changes our knowledge of the true history of that event, it really increases in our minds the magnitude of what those men did. It makes us realize that this was not hurriedly passed by a Congress, but was done by mien who felt that their lives and their fortunes and the lives and fortunes of their families were all at stake. It is more awe- inspiring than any other account of the Declaration of Independence that I have ever read or thought of. I think it is one well worth retaining and remembering by all of us here. (Applause.)
Now the report of the Committee on Organization, North and West, by Mr. Bowman, of Illinois. I have the pleasure, gentlemen, of intro- ducing to you the Secretary of the Illinois Society, one of the livest wires in the whole Sons of the American Revolution. (Applause.)
Mr. Louis A. Bowman, of Chicago: This is the only time I ever knew our President General to exaggerate unduly. This report was prepared by Mr. Fyfe, of Detroit, the chairman of the committee, who sends a letter regretting his absence and reports as follows:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION- WEST.
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The report of your Committee on Organization, when made in detail, must of necessity be more or less a repetition of the various State Societies, and for this reason I deem it advisable not to burden your records with an extended report, which would, at best, be but a dupli- cate of the regular reports of the State Societies, but rather to make a few suggestions and give a brief outline of what has been done in my own State of Michigan.
It is generally conceded that if our National Society is to be in- creased in membership and influence, it must be done chiefly through the organization of new Chapters in the various States. However much the State Societies located in our large cities may endeavor to gain membership from the smaller towns, there will always be a feeling that they are not fully in sympathy with non-resident members.
There are in all probability as many men eligible to membership in I he Sons of the American Revolution as there are women eligible to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, whose or- ganization is shaped to encourage the formation of Chapters in the smaller towns, and yet the membership of the women's organization is incomparably greater than that of the men. If the proper effort is put forth in this direction, there is no doubt but that the result would be astonishing.
The development of Chapter organizations in Michigan has been as follows :
On January 15, 1807. eleven members of the State Society residing in Grand Rapids applied for a charter for a Chapter within the counties
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of Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Kalamazoo, Ionia, Barry, and Muskegon. This charter was granted March 12, 1897, the Chapter being named the Western Michigan Chapter, and continued in existence until March 27, 1914. During this period forty-three gentlemen residing within these counties were members of the State Society.
From the organization of the State Society the great majority of the members resided in Detroit, and it was the custom for the State Society to hold its social functions in the city of Detroit. The mem- bers of the Western Michigan Chapter began to feel that the State Society was in fact rather a local affair, monopolized by the residents of Detroit, and to which they contributed their annual dues without opportunity of participating in the expenditure of the same. This dis- affection resulted in a gradual diminishing of membership in Grand Rapids and other parts of the State.
To remedy this situation, the members residing in Detroit decided to divorce their local social functions from the activities of the State Society and to carry on their own local entertainments through the agency of a local organization. They applied for a charter for a Detroit Chapter with territorial limits comprising Wayne Count)-. The charter for this Chapter was granted May 2, 1913. The Chapter was organized and a constitution adopted November 1, 1913. All members of the State Society residing in Detroit were invited to become mem- bers. Of the 266 members of the State Society residing in Detroit, only 28 have declined affiliation with the local Chapter. The Detroit Chapter holds monthly meetings during the winter season at the hotels, clubs, and, by invitation, at the residences of members. At these meet- ings an address is given upon some topic of interest, followed by a general discussion participated in by the members. Refreshments and social intercourse follow. The success of the Detroit Chapter became an established fact.
March 27, 1914, the members of the Western Michigan Chapter re- linquished all territorial rights under their charter of 1897 to counties other than Kent, and received in return a new charter for a Kent County Chapter. The membership, which had diminished greatly, at once began to increase. During the past year thirteen new members have been added and four former members reinstated. Grand Rapids now has a membership of twenty-eight.
Upon the same date, March 27, 1914, live members residing in Washtenaw County, together with eleven new members whom they had secured, were granted a charter for the County of Washtenaw. This Chapter, with headquarters at Ann Arbor, now has a membership of twenty-oife. Being situated at the State University, its opportunity for influence is wide.
January 22, 1015, ten gentlemen residing in Mt. Pleasant were ad- mitted to membership in this Society and granted a charter for a Chapter for Isabella County. Their membership included an actual son of the Revolution— Peter Alverson Wilsey— who passed away shortly after the Chapter was organized. The membership in the Mt. Pleasant Chapter is now eleven.
February 22, r<H5, live members residing at Kalamazoo met and formed a provisional organization for the establishment of a Local Chapter in that county.
Kuturc Chapters are promised by local workers at Marquette, Lansing, Pontiac, and Port Huron, at each of which localities the Society has about five members.
The State Society receives from each new applicant an admission fee of $5, and lias adopted the plan of returning to Local Chapters where such exist one-half of this admission fee. All members of the State Society pay annual dues of $3, whether members of Local Chap-
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tiers or not. The amount of Local Chapter dues is optional with each Chapter. Members of the Detroit Chapter pay Chapter clues of $2. Ann Arbor charges $i.
There can be no question but what the organization of Local Chap- ters greatly stimulates interest in this Society throughout the State. Its effect upon the growth of membership in this .Society may be noted as follows :
For the ten years ending in 1913 there had been no growth in mem- bership in this Society, losses by death and resignation being just equal to the gain from new members. In the year ending April t, 1014, twenty-four members were admitted, and the year ending April r, 1915, sixty-two members were admitted.
At the request of the Secretary the officers of the Local Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution have communicated to this Society the names of male relatives of members of such Local Chap- ters. Of these a card index has been kept, and invitations to member- ship have been extended to those eligible. The names of residents of adjoining States, whose eligibility has come to the attention of the Secretary, have been communicated to the Secretary of their respective jurisdictions. In one case the Secretary has received from the Secre- tary of another State names of eligible residents in Michigan, Interest in various localities throughout the State has been aroused through the sending by the Secretary to local newspapers articles referring to organization of Local Chapters.
In the vast territory under the jurisdiction of your committee there was, in May, 1914, only twenty-three Local Chapters. These were dis- tributed as follows: Michigan, 3; Illinois, 2; Iowa, 5; Missouri, 2; Nebraska, 1; Colorado, 4; California, 2; Washington, 4.
The other States in the North and West have as yet organized no Local Chapters, maintaining merely the State organizations. During the year two additional Chapters have been organized in Michigan. The By-Laws of the Minnesota Society have been amended to provide for Local Chapters, and the George Washington Chapter has been organized at Minneapolis. In Nebraska the Fremont Chapter was in- stalled February 18, 1 0 r 5 , with interesting ceremonies. There is a sturdy body of successful men at Fremont, originally largely settled by Americans with Puritan ancestry, and already a movement is on foot in the new Chapter for the erection of a monument there of John C. Fremont by the members of the Society there. A Chapter of "from 75 to 100 members is expected to be installed soon at Lincoln, Nebraska, including a real son of a Revolutionary sire — Nelson Moore.
At the risk of seeming excessively persistent, 1 cannot close this report without urging upon the National Society the importance of encouraging the organization of Local Chapters outside of State So- cieties, which are located only in our large cities, the country at large having little or no opportunity to become affiliated with the organiza- tion, however much they may desire to do so.
Richard H. FVfe, Chairman Committee oil Organization — North and West.
Detroit, Mich., June 18, iQ'5-
The President Generai,: Gentlemen, you have heard the report of your Committee on Organization — North and West. What is your pleasure?
A MEMBER: T move that it be received and filed.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
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The President GENERAL: Is there any objection? If not, it will be so ordered. The report will be received and filed.
Next in order is the report of the Committee on Organization — South, by Mr. J. B. Hundley. It is my pleasure to introduce to you, gentle- men, the President of the Kentucky Society, which entertained our National organization on its first Annual Congress in 1890 and again in ion.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION— SOUTH.
Mr. John B. Hundley, of Louisville: Mr. President General and Compatriots, I regret that the chairman of ouv committee is not here. He is absent on account of sickness in his family and I have been requested to read his report.
I will say in preface that as a member of this committee T have written quite a number of letters to different States — the Carolinas, Louisiana, Florida — urging them to organize their Societies and build them up, and in conjunction with the chairman of the committee; but the success, as you will see from his report, has not been at all satis- factory; in fact, I did not succeed in getting a single reply out of the number of letters that I wrote — I did not receive a single reply, and I made my report to the chairman of the committee, Mr. Boardman, at Nashville, Tenn., and he replied and said: "Well, now, you have done your work faithfully, but it seems that we will have to put some dynamite under these fellows to get them interested."
The chairman of the committee, Mr. Boardman, reports as follows:
A very earnest effort was made by your committee to push the work of the Society in the Southern .States. Very soon after the Congress of 7914 the depressed condition in the Southern States, due to the low price of cotton, made it apparent that it would be impossible for your committee to make very much progress during the year. The efforts begun during 1913 to organize a Society in the State of Georgia were continued and these efforts were still being made. We have not been able to organize the Georgia Society, but we have taken in the Tennes- see Society quite a number of members living in Georgia, and T believe it is a question of only a short time before the Society will be formed in Georgia. The chairman of your committee visited the Louisiana Society in December, on invitation from that Society, and addressed them after their annual meeting. The Louisiana Society stated that they would make every possible effort to increase the activity of their Society, and also stated they would get in communication with the Alabama Society with the idea of increasing the Society's activities in both States.
A small increase was made in the membership of the Tennessee Society and the prospects are that a continued gain will be made for that Society.
Respectfully submitted,
Wir.UAM K. Boardman, Chairman.
The President General: You have heard the report, gentlemen. Without objection il will go throttgh the usual course, being received, 1
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filed, and printed in the Year Book. Is there any objection? Then that method will be -adopted.
Next is the report of the Committee on Education.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
The Secretary General: Air. President General, I would suggest that the report of the Committee on Education, no member of it being present, be received and filed.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
The President Genkrai,: You have heard the motion, gentlemen, there being no member of the Committee on Education present, the report of said committee be received and filed. It has been moved and seconded. Is there any objection? All those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. It is passed.
Dkxyek, Colo., June 10, 1915. To the Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution, Meeting at Portland, Oregon.
Compatriots: We are pleased to report that your Committee on Education is. advised of much work done by the various State Societies and Local Chapters over the country. Much of this activity has been in school work, but patriotic addresses delivered and papers read be- fore our organizations have contributed not a little to the dissemination of knowledge among adults as well. Keen interest in patriotic matters has doubtless been aroused by the war abroad, and the opportunity is now presented for our State Societies to cultivate this increased spirit of patriotism among the citizens of their commonwealths.
Many prizes and medals were offered to pupils of the public schools on subjects pertinent to the history of the American Revolution. In a majority of cases these prizes have been the bronze or silver medal of our Society. A demand is noticed for framed copies of the Dec- laration of Independence and pictures of noted historical events by the public schools, even to a greater extent than for flags.
Among the Societies and Chapters awarding medals during the year arc the Oak Park Chapter, of Illinois; the Connecticut Society; the Iowa Society, which awarded medals to students in colleges and schools for the best work in the study of the history of the United States; the Kansas Society; the Ohio Society, Anthony Wayne Chapter, awarded the Society medals to ward and parochial schools in Toledo; the Em- pire State Society; the New Jersey Society presented bronze and silver medals to the Newark High School; the Louisiana Society presented two silver medals; the Massachusetts Society; the Delaware Society, and the California Society.
The Colorado Society and its Chapters have been active in many branches of educational work. Addresses at the monthly Chapter meetings have been reproduced in the newspapers or read before other patriotic bodies. Two medals were given students of the public schools for patriotic essays. Some 600 pamphlets were distributed among our newly made citizens. The big public meeting held in the City Audi- torium this year was even a greater success than its two annual prede- cessors. This function is given by The Washington-Lincoln Com- memorative Association, organized by members of our State Society, your chairman having the honor of being president. It is held at some date between the I2th and 22(1 of February, and is now regarded as
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one of the most important public entertainments of a patriotic nature given in this State, the attendance this year being over ten thousand. This Association is also making arrangements to receive the Liberty Bell in a fitting manner upon its arrival in Denver the loth of Jul}'. The program planned is educational to a high degree and the school children of this city are to be the leading participants. As usual in affairs given by this Association, they will be held under the patronage of the Governor of Colorado and Mayor of Denver. Since the chair- man of your Committee on Education was recently elected a Director of the Board of Education of this city, we are even in better position to be of use as a National Committeeman. A number of somewhat original ideas will be tested out in patriotic work in the public schools of Denver during the next school year and the results will be carefully summarized for the benefit of our Society. - Respectfully submitted,
ClARKSON N. GUYER,
Chairman Committee on Education.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: Next are the reports of the special com- mittees. The first is the report of the Committee on Information for Aliens.
The Secretary GeneraX: Mr. President General, the chairman of the committee is unable to be present. The next member on the committee is the Secretary General, but I fear you will get tired of hearing my voice, and I would request that Judge Beardsley be invited to read the report.
The President GenErai,: Gentlemen, you have ex-President Beards- ley. You ought to know him better than you do me. (Applause.)
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION FOR ALIENS.
Washington, I). C, May 31, 1915. Mr. President General, Compatriots: In making its eighth annual
•report the Committee on Information for Aliens takes great pleasure in stating that its work for better citizenship has almost doubled during the year. The committee has formed closer relations with other so- cieties working for the same ends and thereby has increased its sphere of usefulness. Neither our National Society nor our State Societies have the organization or equipment for independently carrying out this work to its fullest extent ; but by c^ ordinating our facilities with those oi the State Executive Committee of the Voting Men's Association and
(the Industrial and Immigrant Departments of that Association, the As- sociated Young Men's Hebrew Associations, Immigrant Welfare Com- mittees, New Citizen Allegiance, City Immigration Bureaus, like that of the city of Cleveland; Civic Leagues, Public Libraries, and Public Night Schools, and still other organizations, your committee feels that it has done its best year's work. It has aided societies from coast to coast. It has advised our State Societies and Chapters to appoint com- mittees to co-operate with other societies, and that its members, as individuals, could be of great assistance. Our Executive Committee and President General, after careful consideration, decided that the time was opportune to appeal to the State Societies and Local Chapters for a more active co-operation in this work', and on January 20 the following letter was sent out by the President General;
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LoL'isvnj.i:, Ky., January 20, 191 5. To State Societies and Local Chapters.
Compatriots: The Sons of the American Revolution began a most important work of practical patriotism when the National Executive Committee, on October 1, 1907, approved a form of leaflet on "The United States: Its Opportunities, Government, and Institutions," and established a Committee on Information for Aliens to arrange for its publication in various languages and its distribution among immigrants and children of foreign-born parents throughout the land. Several hundred thousand of the above leaflet in English and thirteen foreign languages, and of a later one on "Naturalization," and copies of the "Constitution of the United States;'' have since been widely distributed among aliens in industrial centers and in night schools in man)' parts of the country.
"Americanism is not determined by race or place of birth, but by the spirit that is in a man." The thirteen colonies were settled by peoples of several tongues, and in 1775 one-fifth of the inhabitants could not speak English, while one-half was of other than Anglo-Saxon descent. During succeeding decades immigration brought to onr shores hun- dreds of thousands of many nationalities, culminating in some ten mil- lion arrivals during the last decade and resulting in a present propor- tion of as much as 30 per cent of foreign-born inhabitants in some of the States.
To bring about the early and intelligent assimilation of this immense host, imbued with high ideals and a full sense of the personal respon- sibility of each individual in a government like ours, is a most patriotic endeavor. The entry of these masses into the full privilege of citizen- ship should be made an impressive event in their lives.
Upon the recommendation of the Syracuse Congress and of the Na- tional Executive Committee, your President General calls upon each State Society and Local Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution to take such measures as may be feasible through conference with bar associations and judges of United States courts, and of other courts having jurisdiction thereof, to establish simple but dignified and impressive ceremonies when oaths of allegiance are administered to groups of new citizens, in order that these may most fully comprehend the solemnity and importance of the duties assumed by them as they become members of the body politic.
It is further recommended and urged by your President General that local committees be appointed to initiate methods to benefit the for- eigners in our midst, or to co-operate with agencies already in exist- ence, equipped for effective work in this direction, in their most com- mendable systematic plan of maintaining classes and lecture courses for teaching new-comers the English language; for instructing them in the rights, "duties, and obligations of citizenship; for improving their living conditions, and for promoting their general uplift in every di- rection.
The Executive Committee and your President General specially re- quest that this letter be read before the next meeting of your Society, and that action be promptly had, either by the Society or its Board of Managers, to give effect to the suggestions herein contained. Cordially yours,
P. C. P.AU.Akn Tiirtstox,
President General.
At the same time the method of administering the oath of allegiance 1o aliens was considered, and it was lelt bv all that some of our courts
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and citizens in general should have their attention called to the present manner of creating the new citizen.
On January 25 the President General sent the following letter to all Federal or Stale Court judges, some fifteen hundred in number, who, under the law, may administer the oath of allegiance to the new citizen:
Oehce of President Generae, Columbia Building.
LouiSVl'EEE,, Ky., January 25, 1915.
Dear Sir: The importance of impressing upon those who are becom- ing American citizens through the process of naturalization a due sense of what they are doing and the duties and obligations they are assum- ing is becoming more and more manifest with each succeeding year. Too often it has been regarded as perfunctory merely, and the proceed- ings, including the oath administered to the new citizen, have been characterized with an apparent, indifference, suggestive of a disagree- able duty to be gotten through with as speedily as possible. No one will question the proposition that in some manner such an attitude upon the part of court officials is to be deprecated, and therefore, as far as practicable, should be obviated.
The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution has had occa- sion to observe the conditions as they have existed and, as looking to the improvement of the situation, respectfully, but urgently, invites and asks your assistance.
Several suggestions have been made, such, for example, as that those; of foreign birth who have shown themselves qualified for admission to citizenship should all be assembled upon a set occasion, when, after a brief address by the presiding judge or some other citizen of high standing in the community upon the importance of the act of the transfer of allegiance from one nation to another and the obligations which such an act carries with it, the prescribed oath should then be administered in a solemn and impressive manner.
In some cases such a procedure may not be practicable, but in nearly all cases, with the co-operation of the presiding judge, it is possible, and this Society believes will be of important practical value, that the oath shall be thus administered.
May we not have yonr co-operation in (he accomplishment of this as a step toward the elevation of American citizenship? Sincerely and earnestly yours,
1\. C. Batxard Thruston,
President General.
This letter, judging from the numerous letters of commendation received from varjous judges located in every section of our country, has done an immense amount of good. The Bureau of Immigration of the Department of Labor has taken up the matter and is doing strenuous work to have the administration of the oath made as formal and impressive as possible. This work has been started so thoroughly that it will be quite an easy matter for our compatriots, by a little personal effort, to keep it alive in their own localities.
For the first time in the history of our country a municipality has taken an active part in extending to the newly made naturalized citizen a greeting and congratulations.
On May 10 of this year the city of Philadelphia organized and car- ried out one of the greatest meetings of the kind that has ever oc- curred. On May 30 Chicago did the same. A National Americaniza- tion Committee has been organized in New York City to extend formal welcome to newly arrived immigrants and recently naturalized citizens as a part of the Fourth of July celebration, and that city will hold such exercises this year in the new Stadium of the City College. It
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is the intent of this committee to have such exercises held in all of our principal cities on the Fourth, and a large number of favorable
replies ' have been received from mayors with whom correspondence was had regarding this patriotic movement.
During the past ten years the Bureau of Naturalization has been gradually extending its sphere of usefulness, and today is doing every- thing it can do with its small force of field men to assist the alien in obtaining citizenship. The present variegated' system of preparing the alien for citizenship is far from effective, and it is the present intention of the Bureau of Naturalization to prepare and launch a plan of edu- cation that can be adopted by all. As a National Society, we can do little more than commend this measure; but our State Societies and Chapters can be of great assistance to the Bureau of Naturalization by seeing that the public schools in their respective sections adopt such courses of instruction as will meet the requirements of the Bureau.
1 am pleased to state that the same pleasant and cordial relations have been maintained with the Department; of Labor as in the past. Respect full)- submitted,
John H. MoorF',, Chairman Committee on Information for Aliens.
The PRESIDENT Gi;ni:u.\i, : Yon have beard the reading of this report. What is your pleasure :
A MEMHER: Mr, President General, I move that it be received and filed and printed in the Year Book.
The PRESIDENT General : Now, then, gentlemen, in connection with this report, \ want to make some remarks myself, and I am going to ask you to detain Mr. Woodworth, for 1 want him to tell you something. I am going to ask Mr. Wood worth in a moment to tell you what was done at Syracuse in regard to Naturalization Day, and in addition to that I am going to tell you a little of the way that this happened to come up last year at Syracuse. Mr. Woodworth and Commander Moore and one or two other compatriots and 1 were talking in regard to this question of naturalization, and those of us who are lawyers have be- come s(l ficcu.stonied to the courts and the court-rooms that tliey don't pay to the court that respect that others seem to think should be paid to it, and it has a tendency to belittle the courts in the eyes of the com- munity. 1 am not a lawyer, but 1 have many times been in court as a witness and otherwise, and T have been very, very much impressed with the fact that when the clerk- or proper officer is administering an oath to a witness ke, "M-u-in-y-u-m-in -in to God," and that is about all you get out of the oath. No human being ean tell what be is swearing to unless he is familiar with the oath, and no one but a lawyer is familiar with it, and 1 don't believe that one per cent of the lawyers know it themselves. Now, then, going a little further than that; come to the alien who is accustomed to a great deal of form and ceremony in for- eign lauds, especially in empires and kingdoms. They come to this country, to our democratic methods, and they are brought into a room that is dirty, filthy; the lloor is often covered with tobacco spit and t he stumps of cigars; the room is badly ventilated j it is disagreeable; it is nasty, and an oath is administered to a bunch of them, huddled up to- gether, in a form which has nothing about it to impress that alien with
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the realization of the fact that he is foreswearing- his allegiance to the country where lie was born and taking an oath of allegiance to the country to which lie has moved; and we must not be surprised that those men should call themselves ''German- Americans," or "French- Americans," or "Irish-Americans," always putting first the. country where they are born and lastly the country to which they have moved. That first part in front of that hyphen should be eliminated in every regard, in every case. These men should be taught to realize that they are Americans, and that they are going to be true and loyal to the coun- try of their adoption; and that is the reason why these letters were gotten up. They have already done a great deal of good in calling at- tention tb those conditions; but our lawyers and those who are inter- ested in the subject will have to take this question up through our bar associations, when they themselves go on the bench, in urging those forms and ceremonies, taking but a few minutes in the court-room, but saving in the future many, many hours of trials and tribulations, and thus doing good to our country in a way that T don't believe anything else will. Now we arc having these meetings held all over the United States. There were probably one hundred of them on the Fourth or fifth of July; they were everywhere, and they were brought about mainly through these letters that were sent out. They acted as an in- spiration not only to our own organization and to our own members, but to other organizations. And at Syracuse there was a very excellent one that was handled by Mr. Woodworth. It was he that got it up. He was the moving spirit. He was the power behind the throne that carried it through, the mayor and all acting really at his request; and I am going to ask Mr. Woodworth to tell you what was done there before I put this motion. It was one of the best meetings of the United States and 1 want you to hear about it. I have the pleasure to intro- duce to you Mr. Newell B. Woodworth, member of the National Exec- utive Committee and President of the Syracuse Chapter of our Empire State vSociety. (Applause.)
Mr. NEWEU, B. Woodworth, of Syracuse: Compatriots, it is late and I will not take up time with going into detail; but I wish to call your attention to just two facts in connection with our meeting on Sunday evening, July 4. We had an auditorium that seated 4,500 people. There were over 4,000 people in that auditorium. Of that number about 2,200, by actual registration, were alien born. The whole purpose of the meet- ing was directed toward reaching the alien. At the very opening of that meeting the "Colors" were brought in. There was not a (lag in the auditorium until the color guard of the local military company brought the "Colors" down the center aisle around to the platform. The guard presented arms and the audience were requested to rise and repeat the pledge to the Hag. That pledge was printed on the program, "I pledge allegiance to my Hag and to the Republic for which it stands — one na- tion, indivisible, with liberty and justice to all." And those ^,ooo people stood there with their right arms raised, extended toward the fla; 1
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I assure you, gentlemen, it was an inspiring moment; it was a moment that tli rilled one to see the earnestness, or, rather, hear the earnestness and sec the faces, particularly of those aliens, as they repeated in their broken way the pledge to the flag. Then our speakers directed them- selves principally to one point in as simple language as possible; that was respect for the controlling law of the land; that while each was sovereign under our form of government, nevertheless each was sub- ject to the controlling law of the land; that liberty meant law and not license. That one point particularly was touched upon by all the speak- ers, and I believe, from what I was able to ascertain in a few short days between the meeting and the time I left to attend this Congress, that it made an impression upon many of the aliens. I particularly went out and asked two or three Italians whom I knew personally, who were leaders in the community of Italians, and they told me that it did good; that they had heard it talked among their countrymen, and they desired to know when we were going to have another meeting that they could attend. They inquired if we would not have two or three a year, and whether they would have to wait until the next Independence Day be- fore they could have one. The Italian papers commented editorially very favorably upon the meeting, both before and after, and the German papers did likewise. So we felt that our work had not been in vain; that we had at least reached the hearts of some of the aliens. Many seemed eager and glad of an opportunity of becoming one of us, of being recognized; they wanted to be considered American; but hitherto we have given them no opportunity for any outward display of that feeling or of any interest on our part. The spirit all the way through was the spirit of America, which is the brotherhood of man. (Ap- plause.)
The President General: I attended a similar meeting in Chicago on Decoration Day, and among the members present most prominent in that meeting were the members of the Illinois Society. Mr. Jcnks, I see, is here. I don't know whether he is prepared to say anything on that subject or not. Mr. Jcnks, do you care to tell us anything on that subject? It had not occurred to me to ask you to before. Will you come up here please, Mr. Jcnks. Chancellor L. Jenks, gentlemen, Presi- dent of the Illinois Society, whose membership in good standing has passed the thousand mark. (Applause.)
Mr. Chancellor L.«Jenks: Mr. President General, what I remember as the greatest pleasure of that meeting was that you were yourself present.
That meeting was an exceedingly impressive one. One of our local judges, Judge Goodland, a man who possesses the confidence of the entire State, as well as the county of Cook, is very much interested in an organization seeking to get at the alien just as quickly as it is pos- sible to do so; and the movement has been eminently successful in Chi- cago. As a member of the bar, especially before we had our present palatial court-house, f remember the dingy rooms in which litigation
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was carried on, trials were conducted, and sonic of the darkness in which the bewildered applicant for citizenship was led in and took the path. There was no dignity attached to it at all. It was administered in wholesale. I have seen crowded into a court-room oiie-fourlh the size of this room 600 who took the oath at one time— -just before elec- tion. (Laughter.) Now that has been done away with entirely, and in many of the court-rooms, where the oath of allegiance is administered, the flag is displayed and the affair is made one of great and of increas- ing dignity. We needed it in Chicago, and it has brought about, I have no doubt — it is repeatedly asserted, and there is no question of its truth — it has brought about a condition of better citizenship not only among the aliens who have come into citizenship, but it has had a very salutary effect upon the native American citizen. I know of no movement in which this organization is interested which is more important than that and which will lead to a greater movement in citizenship. (Applause.)
The PkKsidkxt GENERA!,: So much for a movement that was really started by our compatriot, General Anderson, who organized this So- ciety. General, would yon like to make some remarks on the subject?
Gen. Thomas AT. A.\Mvi<sox : Mr. President General, I don't know that 1 could make any remark's better now than to ask those who have ever been soldiers to recall the oath that all soldiers take when they go in the service of the United States that was taken by those that fought in the Revolutionary War, that fought in the War of 1812, that fought in the Mexican War, and that have fought in all wars since. I took it and 1 have administered it to many thousands of men. It. is this: "f solemnly swear before Almighty God to bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; to defend them against all enemies Whatsoever, foreign or domestic; to obey all orders of constituted au- thorities, and to be faithful to the end." That was the oath that we all toolc. Jt has been taken from the time of the Revolution; it is taken now and must be taken in the future. That was the oath of allegiance to the United States as taken by the soldiers. (Applause)
The PriCSIDKNT Gknf.kai. : Are you ready for the question, gentlemen? All those in favor of the motion to receive this report of the Committee on Information for Aliens and put it through the proper process of publication, etc., please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
Judge Morris l>. BuaroslUv: Mr. President General, I move you that we now lake a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
(Said motion was duly seconded and carried.)
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President General Thrnston in the chair.
The PRESIDENT GENiJRAi,: The Congress will please come to order. Before proceeding to the ceremonies of the afternoon, I am requested
to make the announcement that not as many men have registered for the t rip to San Francisco as the committee have been expecting, and the probabilities are thai many of litem have forgotten it. We would thank those who have overlooked it if they would turn in their names as soon as possible in order that the California .Society may know what prepa- rations to make. Now, is Major Silva present?-
Maj. V. M. C. Sii.va, of Portland: Mr. President General, I would ask permission at this time to present to our National Congress Mr. Daniel H. Simmons, who, I believe, is the only real son of a Revolu- tionary soldier living on the Pacific coast.
The ^RESIDENT GfiNERAi; I wish you would bring him up here first and have him sit on this platform. Let me come down to help you.
(The President General here approached and met Major Silva and Mr. Simmons and escorted Air. Simmons to the platform.)
Maj. V. M. C. Sieva: I would like to state, Air. President General, that the Oregon Society appointed a committee to visit Mr. Simmons at the Odd Fellows' Home and examine the records of his father's service, and we were satisfied of the authenticity of his father's record, which is borne out by official certified copies of the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington, and for that reason the Oregon Society con- ferred upon him the honor of an honorary membership, and they desire to present him to this Congress at this time. (Mr. Simmons has since filed his application papers and been duly enrolled by the Registrar General.)
The PRESIDENT GENERAL; Major Silva, I want to thank you sincerely for the efforts which Oregon has made to give us the honor of witness- ing and shaking hands with a real Son of the. American Revolution Gentlemen, Colonel Simmons is too infirm to make an address, hut he wants to extend to you all his greetings and his appreciation of being invited here to meet so many men who are still preserving the spirit of those with whom his father fought during the American Revolution. Thank you. (Applause.)
Now, in regard to the ceremonies which are to take place this after- noon, the lirsj: was the transfer of the Traveling Banner from New Jersey to Washington State, which the parties interested have requested be postponed until the first thing tomorrow morning.
Mr. Wau.ach McCamant: Mr. President General, before we get to the afternoon's regular business may I have the floor to make an an- nouncement or two?
The PRESIDENT Gi:m;kai, : Certainly. Make your announcements.
Mr. McCamant : 1 desire to make two announcements, Mr. Presi- dent General and gentlemen of the Congress. One of them came at the
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request of the Historian General, Mr. Pierson, of Hast Orange, New Jersey, who found it to be impossible to be present. Those of you who have been in the habit of attending' Congresses need not be reminded of the very interesting exhibit which the Historian General always has for our inspection. He gets together all the programs, cards, and every- thing else that emanate from the different State Societies and presents them for our inspection at every Congress. While he was unable to come to this Congress, he has sent ibis exhibit and it is in the next room, right through that door, or you can reach it by going through the door at the rear. Tt is in charge of General Bcebe and will be on exhibition all day today and until tomorrow noon. I hope that all of you will take pains to see it, and I am sure that any State Society can gain new ideas by a careful study of the programs, indicating activities of the other State Societies.
The other announcement I have to make has to do with the reception tonight. The invitation is to all. All the Sons of the American Revo- lution who are in Portland at this time, with their ladies, are cordially and earnestly urged to attend the reception this evening at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Rockey. * * * Dr. and Mrs. Rockey have one of those charming homes in this part of the Union, and it is in a very lovely suburban section, about five miles out, on the bank of the Willa- mette River, and I am sure any of you who attend will feel very well repaid and will have a very delightful evening. (Applause.)
PRESENTATION OF PRIZE BADGE.
The President Gicnkral: Next is the presentation of the insignia, which will be presented by Mr. Woodworth to Mr. Nathan Warren, of Massachusetts, who will accept it on behalf of the Rhode Island Society.
Air. NivWfXi, B. Woodwortii : Air. President General and Compatriots, part of our official designation of this Society is the word "Sons." I take that word to mean not alone our physical being, but the spirit which we have received from our forefathers, the spirit which brings us here to join in the deliberations of this Society, the spirit which actuated those who were the companions of the father of our honored guest this afternoon in that struggle, not for revolution, but simply to enforce the rights of Englishmen, as they considered themselves, and to maintain those rights against the usurpation of the king. It is that spirit which has influenced the development of this country. It has been virile, intense, and it has throbbed its way through all of these decades and brought us to the great nation that we are today; and I think it is only in humbleness that we can look back over the past century or more and admit that there is a Divine Providence that has guided us to reach the heights that no other nation has ever reached as to equal opportunities in the brotherhood of man. It is fitting, then, that we, as "Sons" — nay, it is more than fitting — it is a demand upon us that we should transmit, pure and virile, the spirit that has come to
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us, to our successors, that our priceless heritage may be always main- tained ; and so it is particularly pleasing to me personally to be called upon to hold this insignia of the Sbciety and transmit it to the State that has done more the past year than any other State in securing, and thus perpetuating, our spirit in their suns. It is fitting, too, sir, that it should go to New England, the first place, you might say, of inde- pendence— fitting it should go to the smallest State of that great Puri- tan Republic— and it is with great pleasure, sir, that I, representing the donor of this gift, this badge of our Society, tender it to you, Colonel Warren, as representative of the State of Rhode Island, with the wish that the work there may be but an incentive to work in every other State. (Applause.)
Mr. Nathan Warren, of Massachusetts: Mr. President General and Compatriots, T certainly am very much pleased to be the custodian and the transmitter (if this emblem to the Rhode Island Society. Rhode Island is our nearest neighbor, and I promise you that I will not send it by express or mail, but I will make a function of it myself to go down to Providence and tender it officially to the proper authorities of the Society in Rhode Island. It is particularly gratifying to me, too, because Rhode Island is the State in which my grandfather served, and I have some old letters which he wrote from camp in Rhode Island when the French were there and Rochambeau was there awaiting the attack and making preparations for aggressive movements in that State. So T feel a deep interest in that State, an ancestral feeling that this is the home of my grandfather's service. And also Rhode Island, you will remember, was the home of Nathanael Greene, that great patriot next to Washington, to whom a monument has just been erected at Guilford Court-house, in North Carolina; and T am very glad that this emblem is going to the smallest State in the Union, always first in its patriotic services, and to the home of Nathanael Greene. I promise you, Mr. President General, I will see that this is properly carried to the authorities to whom it belongs.
The PRESIDENT GENERA!,: Thank you very much indeed. (Applause.)
The next will be the services in connection with the Washington Guard Flag. Are the colors ready?
The colors were brought forward by the color-bearers.
PRESENTATION OF WASHINGTON GUARD FLAG.
Colonel Lauman, of Illinois: Mr. President General and Compatriots of the Order, and Howard Clark, son of our Secretary General: Howard, you know that this is the American Flag, the National Colors; that under this flag ;i great popular government was established and solidified and unified, and that under this flag the word freedom was made a reality and not the mournful dream of millions of our own people, and the eyes <>f millions abroad are cast to its glorious colors. Energy, money, and lives have been given without stint to preserve the principles for which that (lag stands, ft is our contract one to
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another that \vc will be true to one another and steadfast in our deal- ings. Now, you know there arc lots of us that have served under those colors, and we are not afraid to call a soldier a soldier and a gam a gun, and we think that both the soldier and the gun are most efficient when they are ready for use; so we want all our boys to grow up" with an idea of being useful to these colors, that they will have a sense of duty to maintain the government which under these colors has been established and solidified. Now, with that end in view, Mr. President General and Mr. Henry and Compatriots, our Vice-Presi- dent General, Herman W. Fernberger, of Philadelphia, Pa., has de- sired to present these standard colors with these ideas to this Society, with the idea of its being presented ultimately elsewhere, as will ap- pear; but in the streamer of this is written the Washington Guard of the S. A. R., and that Washington Guard simply is, when it is fully established, the idea that the sons of our members shall be inspired with the patriotic spirit of our forefathers and Lie made to feel that they are co-workers with us in our endeavors to preserve and maintain these national characteristics by which the liberty and unity of our country have been secured. Now, I have the pleasure, on behalf of Mr. Fernberger, Mr. President General and Mr. Henry, of turning over into the keeping of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution this Washington Guard Banner. (Applause.)
The President? General ; Gentlemen, salute the flag. In behalf of the President General and in behalf of the Board of Trustees, I desire to tender their thanks for this banner to the donor, Vice-President General Herman W. Fernberger, of Philadelphia.
Mr. HENRY, of Michigan: As under the terms of this gift and be- cause the State of New Jersey lias organized this body, this Wash- ington Guard, I have great pleasure in tendering this flag to you and through you to the Societies that hereafter may win it by the forma- tion of new Washington Guards throughout the States. This is a day of progress. We change all of the time. There was simply the Sons of the American Revolution, and then there was the Daughters of the American Revolution, and then there was the Society of Children of the American Revolution, which was organized by the Daughters. These children became the primary school, as it were, and this Wash- ington Guard will perhaps be the collegiate department, as they develop after (he age ol twenty-one into full-fledged Sons of the American Revolution. So I think the Stale of New Jersey is to be congratulated in organizing this body. 1 understand Air. Weeks stands for the State of New Jersey, and, as such, 1 desire to present this banner to him (passing the banner to Mr. Weeks). (Applause.)
Mr. John R, WEEKS, Secretary of New Jersey Society: Mr. Presi- dent General and Compatriots, it is with a feeling of special pride that 1 stand here as New Jersey's representative to receive at your hands this flag for the Washington Guard. The Washington Guard ^ idea originated with our former President, Mr. Merrill, and 1 would
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that he were here today in his own inimitable way to receive, as he ought to, the flag" for this new organization. I can say this: that I know he will be proud, when it is brought back to New Jersey, to receive the flag and see that it is properly presented to the new organi- zation which we have established there, and one which we hope will not alone cover New Jersey. We hope that today, or during this Congress, at least, there may be established the National Society of the Washington Guard, of which New Jersey shall only he a branch. I take special pleasure also in receiving this flag because 1 think the idea of the Washington Guard is the most magnificent one that can be advanced in connection with our work. You and I and some of the rest of 'those here today are getting just a little touch of gray at the temples, and I think, perhaps, that the day may come, not so many years hence, when we may pass out of activity. We want to feel when we go that there is left behind us a nucleus for a new organization which will carry on the work" which we have tried in our feeble way to do while here, it seems to me that the most magnificent idea of all is the thought that our sons and our grandsons, if you choose, shall have the idea kept alive as to what we have meant by this organization of the Sons of the American Revolution, and shall carry on. and per- petuate that idea through such an institution as this of the Washington Guards.
T thank you in behalf of the New Jersey Society for the presentation of the flag, and I assure you that in all of our handling of it we shall sec that the boys of our State realize what the flag stands for, and are taught to respect it and the ideals, not only of our fathers, but the ideals as developed in these modern days from those ideals into per- haps a larger meaning than even our fathers fought for. \ accept it with pleasure. 1 accept it, appreciating the honor, and thank the National Society as the representative of New Jersey.
The President General: Compatriots, I want you to witness the only Washington Guardsman at present on the Pacific coast (holding T Toward Clark', Jr., close to his side). It is such boys as he of whom his mother spoke this morning when she said, "1 shall raise my boy to be a soldier." T want little [Toward Clark to see you all, and T want you all to see him, because 1 am very fond of him; and 1 also want him to shake hands with Colonel Simmons, in order that he may, later in life, realize that he has shaken hands with the son of one who fought. in the American Revolution, I thank- you all.
(There was a pause in the proceedings at this point, during which Col. D. II. Simmons was escorted from the room.)
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: The next in the order of the business will be the report of the Flag Committee. Is Dr. Holmes present? Dr. Holmes, will you please come*up and read the report of the Flag Com- mittee? Compatriots, it gives me pleasure to introduce to you Dr. Holmes, ex President of the Washington State Society.
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pleasure in presenting this report with my regret. The chairman of the Flag Committee, Mr. Cox, and the Secretary, Mr. Samson, of the same committee, are not privileged to be here today, and it has fallen to me, by request of the chairman of the Flag Committee, that this re- port of the year's work, 1915, be presented today, and I am extremely pleased to present to you the developments of this committee during the year 19 15.
REPORT OF THE FLAG COMMITTEE, 1915.
The Flag Committee begs to report that it has continued its efforts to secure. Federal legislation to prevent the desecration of the flag of the United States of America.
Congressional 1 I earing.
On February 10, 1915, there was a hearing by the House Subcom- mittee on the Judiciary on the Sheppard bill, which had passed the United States Senate at the previous session of Congress. Your com- mittee believed that the psychological time had at last come, some mem- bers of the Judiciary Committee having stated that the flag of the United States, created by Congress, should and doubtless would be pro- tected by its creator. Unfortunately, however, there was no unanimity in the presentation of the case by the advocates of flag legislation. On the contrary, many divergent views were expressed. Technical objec- tions were urged against a ilag law that might repeal State ilag laws, the manner of procedure and prosecution were also questioned, one committee of ladies, in all seriousness, advocating Congress passing a bill to prevent the misuse of the American (lag in foreign countries. Such a collection of heterogeneous views were presented in person and by letter that the members of the House Committee were confused. The hearing proved profitless, the do-nothing policy again triumphing;, the United States being still without a law to protect its flag, the symbol of government, the emblem of the nation's power.
Concerted Action Urged,
Your committee, after years of industrious effort, close observation, and a varied experience, reports to you that it is of the opinion that no congressional action will be had looking to the protection of the flag from insult, mutilation, desecration, misuse, and commercial degreda- tion until there is concerted action by the patriotic societies and associa- tions advocating protection to the flag from abuses never contemplated by its creators. The committee believes that any bill to become a law will have to be agreed to by the societies in advance, their representa- tives pledging themselves to go to Congress as a unit, harmoniously, advocating the passage of the bill agreed to in advance.
It is useless to go before the committees and indulge, as in the past, in debate among ourselves, and there exploit technical and profitless theories that confuse the members of the committees as to the need of flag legislation sought by patriotic Americans.
After the hearing of February 10, Mrs. George B. Macfarlane, chair- man of the Committee to Prevent the Desecration of the Flag, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, wrote your committee. The chairman, in reply, said : "Many bills have been killed through lack of harmony among those appearing before congressional committees and elsewhere. I feel from long experience that if this method is persisted in flag legislation may continue to be postponed at each session of Congress."
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Daughters of the American Revolution Urge Unity oe Action.
On April 20, 1915, Airs. Macfarlane's committee adopted the follow- ing resolution :
"Resolved, That it is the sense of this committee that it is most de- sirahle to appoint a joint committee, composed of three members of this Society (U. A. R.), three members from the Sons of the American Revolution, and three members from the American Flag Association, and members of other patriotic organizations who have taken active interest in protecting the flag of the United States, to meet at a given time and place in order to discuss the provisions of the various flag bills before Congress, and if possible agree on the wording of a bill that all organizations can and will support."
Your committee feels that this unselfish and patriotic resolution for unity of action is most praiseworthy and should in all fairness com- mend itself to other patriotic organizations. This or some other equi- table plan of getting together should be agreed to in order that the bill adopted may contain the fundamentals of wholesome flag protection.
Concessions Necessary.
To secure such a bill concessions will have to be made by all. Your committee is now prepared, with the approval of the National Society, to make any changes in the bill that are not fundamental in character in order to secure a practical flag law. In the interest of unity of action, we are prepared to add an additional section to the Sheppard bill to the effect that nothing therein shall annul the provisions of any State law.
State Flag Laws.
The State flag laws, although very general in character, have done good, practically and educationally. Your committee commends the States that have enacted laws to protect the flag of the United States, so long neglected by Congress.
State and Federal Courts Have Concurrent Jurisdiction.
As to the objection raised to the prosecution of cases in the Federal courts, your committee believes that it does not seriously matter whether P'ederal or State courts or both have jurisdiction in flag-violation cases. These courts we know have concurrent jurisdiction in the naturaliza- tion laws of the United States (Sec. 2165, Rev. Stat.).
Any court of the United States, or a district or supreme court of the Territories, or a court of record of any of the States having common- law jurisdiction and a seal and clerk has jurisdiction, under section 15 of the act of June 29, 1906 (34 Stat., 560, c. 3592), of proceedings to cancel certificates of citizenship obtained by fraud or illegally.
In the interest of unity of action, it is suggested that the proposed law relative to the desecration of the flag contain the following pro- visions :
"This law shall be enforceable in any court of the United States or court of record of any of the States having jurisdiction to try and punish crimes and misdemeanors."
Copyright Features.
As to the objection raised to the copyright feature of the Sheppard bill, your committee feels that section 2 of that bill should stand as printed : that no ''copyright shall subsist in the flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any simulation thereof." Such a law has worked well in the Patent Office, where the law prohibits the registration of any public insignia as a feature of a trade-mark. Through the efforts of Hon, K. 13. Moore, former Commissioner of
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Patents and a Past President of the District of Columbia Society, S. A. R., the registration of the flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of fhe United States was for some time discontinued before the passage of the act of 1907 (34 vStat. L., 1251).
Tin', Pi.oK.uio.Miv Cask.
During the year the President General called the attention of the Flag Committee to a case of alleged mutilation and destruction of a United States Hag in Florahoroe, blorida.
The committee investigated the case and afterward forwarded the papers to President Wilson, requesting him to recommend in a message to Congress the enactment of a Hag law, should it be found that the United States government had no legislative power to protect its flag. The papers were referred by the White 1 louse to the Secretary of War for action.
Absivncu of Legislation to Protect the Flag.
Gen. Henry G. Sharpe, in his reply of December 17, 1914, said: "You are informed that in the absence of legislation by Congress upon the subject, it is not seen what action can be taken to prevent occurrences of the character specified in the letter .addressed to you by Mr. Tubbs, of Florahome, Florida, on the nth' uh."
Resolutions to prevent the desecration of the flag of the United States have from time to time been introduced in Congress, but all have thus far failed of enactment.
The latest bill upon the matter was introduced in the House of Rep- resentatives, on April 28, 1913, by the Hon. S. A. Witherspoon, of Mis- sissippi, action upon which is now pending" (same as Sheppard bill, 1905, 63d Congress, 2d session).
Flag Uskd as a Floor.
The flag design worked into the iloor of the State House at Des Moines, Iowa, and tramped over by thousands of people, has not been removed, although the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in Iowa has earnestly worked for its elimination.
The Old Continental (periodical of the Iowa Society) says: "The Stars and Stripes design is now desecrated more reprellensibly than before by being surrounded with counters and paraphernalia of the restaurant in tin- basement and is thus in a position not of honor, but dishonor."
Flag Day, 1915.
The Star Spangled Banner celebration in Baltimore in September, 1 9 1 4 , and the wave of patriotism that is still sweeping over the country, caused blag Day of 1915 to bo more generally and more enthusiastically observed than ever before. The tribute to the (lag paid by President Wilson in Washington on June 14 was responded to by millions of Americans as at no other time in (he history of the United .States.
It is interesting to recall that it was during the Civil War, June 8, 1S61, that Flag Day was first publicly advocated. Mr. Jonathan Flynt Morris, of Hartford, Conn., suggested to Mr. Charles Dudley Warner, wdio was the editor of a Hartford paper, the propriety of celebrating Flag Day throughout the United States, inducing Mr. Warner to write an editorial, which appeared in his paper, The Courcint. Mr. Morris later became a member of the Connecticut Society of the Sons^of the American Revolution, and died in 1899. The credit for originating Flag Day belongs to him. Me was intensely interested in the work o| the blag Committee of the National Society of the Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution.
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Nfcw Static Flag Laws.
West Virginia is the last State to enact a Hag law. The names of the States having such laws were printed in the National Year Book for 1912, pages 112-Ti;, and hy now adding West Virginia, Porto Rico, Philippine Islands, and Alaska the list will be complete to date. The Alaska law is somewhat out of the ordinary. Tt "prohibits placing any inscription, portrait, advertisement, marks, or notice whatever upon the flag or what purports to he such llag." It also prohibits public mutila- tion or use in any parade, unless carried at the head of such parade, above all other Hags or ensigns, and any display in public from any hall any flag belonging to an organization unless the American llag is displayed above foreign Hags. Violation of these provisions is made a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $200, or imprisonment for one year,* or both.
l\i;CoM M K.N'DATIONS.
Your committee recommends that the policy of conciliation advocated by the Sons of the American Revolution be continued as best calculated to secure unity of action of patriotic people in the passage of a bill to protect the llag of the United States from desecration, mutilation, or improper use.
Your committee recommends that the National officers of this So- ciety, or a committee to be appointed by the President General, and to which this report shall be referred, be directed to enter into correspond- ence with the officers or committees of other patriotic societies and individuals, with a view of holding a conference in Washington at the beginning of the next session of Congress for the purpose of exchang- ing views on llag desecration, and if possible agree on a bill that the societies will empower their representatives to pledge support.
Your committee recommends that this Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution empower its President General to request the President of the United States to incorporate in a message to the Con- gress of the United States a recommendation favoring the passage of the bill to prevent the desecration bf the llag of the United States when agreed to by the Society, S. A. R., and other patriotic organizations.
Conclusion.
Your committee suggests that this Congress recommend that the fol- lowing" sentiments in the opinion of the late Justice Harlan in the Ne- braska Flag case (Halter & Haywood vs. State of Nebraska, March 4, 1907, 205 lT. S. R., 34) be read at blag Day exercises in the public schools of the United States June 14 of each year :
"To any true American the llag is the symbol of the nation's power, the emblem of freedom, in its truest and best sense. It is not extrava- gant to Say that to all lovers of the country it signifies government rest- ng on the consent of the governed; liberty regulated by law; the pro- action of the weak' against the strong; security against the exercise of absolute safety for free institutions against foreign
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Dr. Hoi.mKs: Mr. President General, appended to this report, sir, is a printed copy of the hearing February 10, 1915, before the Committee of the Judiciary of the Mouse of Representatives, Sixty-third Congress, third session, on Senate bill 1005. Mr. Cox, chairman of our Flag
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Committee, submitted to the Judiciary Committee on that occasion a synopsis of the statutes of the States and Territories, thirty-six in all, relative to the desecration of the American flag. It was compiled about a year ago by the Flag Committee, under direction of Mr. Cox, to be presented to the House Committee. The synopsis is as follows:
Statutes oi? the States and Territories Relative to the Desecration
of the American Flag.
ARIZONA.
Sections 613, 614, penal code, make it an offense to deface or other- wise show disrespect to the Hag or to use it or any pictorial representa- tion thereof for advertising purposes. Penalty of fine of from $5 to $100, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.
CALIFORNIA.
Section 310, penal code, prohibits the use of the flag for advertising purposes, its defacement and defilement, and provides penalty for viola- tion of fine of not more than $200 and imprisonment for not more than one year. The act excepts flags the property of and used in the service of the United States or any State or Territory, on which inscriptions, names of battles, etc., and words, marks, or symbols authorized by law or regulations may be placed. The act also excepts flags carried by military and patriotic organizations, flags used in theatrical perform- ances, and those carried by political parties or organizations in parades or public meetings.
COLORADO.
Session Laws of 1905, chapter 107, prohibits the use of the flag for advertising purposes, its defacement or defilement, and makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by fine not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days; also penalty of $50 for each offense, to be recovered in civil action.
CONNECTICUT.
General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1902, section 1386, pro- hibits the placing of any advertisement, words, characters, marks, etc., upon the flag or any representation thereof, and its public mutilation, defacement, or defilement, and provides a fine of not more than $100 and imprisonment for not more than six months. Flags, etc., the prop- erty of or used in the service of the United States or of the State, may have inscriptions, etc., placed thereon pursuant to law or authorized regulations.
DELAWARE.
Laws of 1903, chapter 466, prohibits the use of the flag for adver- tising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, or defilement; makes violation of the act a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not ex- ceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days. The law excepts acts permitted by the statutes of the United States and Army and Navy regulations, and the use of the flag in newspapers, etc., where disconnected from any advertisement.
IDAHO.
Revised Code, section 7215, prohibits use of flag or representation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, de- ^ filcment, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not
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exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days, and re- covery of penalty of $50 for each offense in civil action; exempts acts permitted by statutes of the United States and Army and Navy regula- tions and use by newspapers, etc., where disconnected from any adver- tisement.
1U.TN01S.
Revised Statutes, chapter 56a, section 7, prohibits use of Hag or rep- resentation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, de- facement, and defilement; makes violation punishable by fine of from $10 to $100 and costs and imprisonment for not more than 30 days. One-half of penalty recovered goes to person making complaint. Pros- ecutions must be commenced within six months from time offense com- mitted.
INDIANA.
Act of May is, 1901 (Ann. Stat., Rev. 1908, sees. 2719-2722), pro- hibits use of flag for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, deface- ment, defilement, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable for first offense by line of from $5 to $10 and for subsequent offense by fine of from $10 to $25; exempts acts permitted by statutes of the United States and Army and Navy regulations, and does not apply to newspapers or other periodical where used disconnected from adver- tisement.
IOWA.
Code Supplement, 1907, section 5028a: "If any person shall publicly mutilate, insult, trample upon, or defile by act any flag, etc., of the United States, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
KANSAS.
General Statutes, 1909, sections 2841-2843, prohibits use of flag or representation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, defilement, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Act does not apply to acts permitted by statutes of the United States and Army and Navy regulations, nor to use by newspapers, etc., where disconnected from advertisement.
LOUISIANA.
Louisiana lias a law passed since this compilation.
M A 1 N 1',.
Revised Statutes, chapter 118, section 5, prohibits the use of the flag or any representation thereof for advertising purposes, its mutilation, defacement, or defilement, and provides a penalty of from $5 to $50; exempts flags the property of or used in the service of the United States on which may be placed inscriptions, etc., pursuant to law or authorized regulation ; also flags used for memorial and political pur-
MARVI.ANn.
Act of April 8, 1902, Laws 1902, chapter 498, page 720, prohibits the use of the flag or coat of arms of the United States and makes viola- tion a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not exceeding $100 and im- prisonment for not more than 12 months.
MASSACllUSKTTS.
Revised Laws, chapter 206, section 5, prohibits use of flag or repre- sentation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, etc.,
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and imposes a penally of from $10 to $100; permits .flags belonging to Grand Army posts and Spanish War veterans, or which arc the prop- erty of or used in the service of the United States or of the Common- wealth, to have names of battles, etc., thereon.
MICHIGAN.
Act of May i, 1901, Acts of 1901, page 139, prohibits the use of the flag for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, and de- filement, and makes its violation a misdemeanor punishable by line of from $5 to $25 and imprisonment for 30 days. Flag includes am rep- resentation thereof made of or upon any substance or of any si/.e. The act does not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States and Army and Navy regulations, nor to the regular issue o.f a newspaper or other periodica! on which the flag is printed disconnected from any advertisement, nor to the vignette of any politi- cal ballot.
M INNKSOTA.
Laws of 1809, chapter 163, prohibits the use of the flag for adver- tising purposes, its mutilation, defacement, and defilement, and makes violation a misdemeanor, but does not prescribe any penalty. It ex- cepts Hags, etc., used in the service of the United States and the Stale, on which may be placed inscriptions, etc., pursuant to law or authorized regulation.
M ISSOl'KI.
Revised Statutes, 1909, chapter 36, article 8, sections 4X84-4886, pro- hibits the use of the flag for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, and defilement, and provides penalty of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Hxempts acts permitted by statutes of the United States, Army and Navy regulations, and newspapers, etc., when use of representation of flag is disconnected from any advertisement.
MONTANA.
Revised Codes, 1907, sections 8S75-8877 (act of March 2, 1905), pro- hibits use of Hag or representation thereof for advertising purposes, its mutilation, defacement, defilement, etc., and makes violation a mis- demeanor punishable by line not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Does not apply, to acts permitted by statutes of the United States, Army' and Navy regulations, and newspapers, etc., when used disconnected from advertisement.
NEBRASKA.
Compiled Statutes, 1909, section 79156. prohibits use of flag or repre- sentation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, deface- ment, defilement, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by line of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days; also forfeiture of penalty of $50 for each offense, to be recovered in civil action. Not applicable to acts permitted by statutes of the United States, Army and Navy regulations, and use by newspapers, etc., when disconnected from advertisement.
NEVADA.
An act of March 20, 1907, prohibits use of flag for advertising pur- poses, its mutilation, defacement, and defilement; provides a penalty of not exceeding $250 and imprisonment not exceeding one year, and ex- empts Hags the property of <»r used in the service of the United States ^ and the State on which may be placed inscriptions, etc., authorized In- law.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Laws of r899, chapter 66, section 1, prohibits the use of the flag for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, and defilement, and violation is made a misdemeanor punishable by line of not exceed- ing $50 and imprisonment not exceeding 30 days. Flags, etc., the prop- erty of or used in the service of the United States or the State may have inscriptions, etc., placed thereon pursuant to law or authorized regulation. Flags used for political purposes and by societies of a religious or fraternal nature are also exempt from the prohibitions of the act.
NEW JERSEY.
The law of New Jersey (revision of 189X) makes the placing, or causing to be placed, for exhibition or display, upon the flag of any advertisement, etc., and the public mutilation, defacement, or defilement of the Mag a misdemeanor, but does not prescribe any penalty. Ex- cepted from the law are acts permitted by the statutes of the United States and Army and Navy regulations, and newspapers, etc., where the use of the flag is disconnected from any advertisement.
NEW MEXICO.
Act of March 14, 1903, chapter 63, page I2r, prohibits the use of the flag "for any other than the purposes for winch it was designed by the Congress of the United States, and as an emblem of our common country, to be used and displayed only in a seemly and decorous man- ner in public or private places. Any person who shall, by word or act, offer any insult to the Stars and Stripes, or who shall use the same," or any representation thereof, "for advertising purposes" shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by line of not exceeding $100 and im- prisonment for not more than 100 days. Imprint of flag may be used on political ballots.
NEW YORK.
Laws, 1903, volume t, chapter 272, page 572, prohibits use of flag or representation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, defilement, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by tine of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Not applicable to acts permitted by statutes of the United States and Army and Navy Regulations or use by newspapers, etc., discon- nected from advertisement.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Revised Codes, 1905, sections 9427-9430, prohibits use of flag or rep- resentation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by line of from $5 to $25 and imprisonment] ^>y 30 days. I)<>es not apply to acts permitted by statutes of the United States, Army and Navy regulations, or use by newspapers, etc., when disconnected from advertisement.
OHIO.
Act of .April 29, ]<>o2, prohibits the use of the flag and any picture or representation thereof for advertising purposes and makes violation thereof a misdemeanor. By it, it is also a misdemeanor to publicly mutilate, deface, defile, or defy, trample upon, or cast contempt, either by word or act, upon the Hag. The penalty prescribed is not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days. The act does not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States or Army
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and Navy regulations, nor to newspapers, etc., on which is printed, painted, or placed the flag disconnected from any advertisement.
OREGON.
Laws, 1901, page 2.X6 (Lord's Oregon Laws, vol. 1, sees. 2203-2205), prohibits use of Hag or representation thereof for advertising purposes, its mutilation, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by fine of from $20 to $100. Does not apply to acts permitted by statutes of the United States, Army and Navy regulations, and use by newspapers or other periodicals when disconnected from advertisement.
PENNSYLVANIA.
By act of May 23, 1907, it is made a felony, punishable by line of not exceeding $500 and imprisonment for not exceeding six months, to place any advertisement, etc., on the flag or any representation thereof, or to publicly or privately mutilate, etc., the same. The act does not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States or by the Array and Navy regulations, nor to newspapers, etc., when the use is not connected with any advertisement; nor does it apply to any patri- otic or political demonstration or decorations.
RHODE J ST, AX 1).
Public Laws, 986, April 3, 1902, makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by line of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days, to use the flag or any representation thereof for advertising pur- poses or to publicly mutilate, deface, defile, or defy, trample upon, or cast contempt upon the same. Acts permitted by statutes of the United Slates and Army and Navy regulations and the use of the flag by newspapers, etc., disconnected from any advertisement, are exempted.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Act of March 1, 1001, makes it a misdemeanor to wilfully and ma- liciously deface, mutilate, burn, alter, or trail in the dust, or to alter or falsify the service of the flag by fixing any advertisement, etc., thereon and exposing the same to public view, and prescribes a penalty of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not exceeding 30 days. Acts authorized by the laws of Congress and Army regulations are exempted from the operation of the act.
UTAH.
Compiled Laws, 1907, section 4487-4, makes it a misdemeanor to place, or cause to be placed, on the flag any advertisement, etc., or to mutilate, deface, or defile the same, and prescribes a penalty of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
VERMONT.
By Public Statutes,, section 5969, it is punishable by fine of from $10 to $100 for arty person to attach to or imprint or represent upon goods, wares, or merchandise, or an advertisement of the same, the national flag or the coat of arms of the United States, or an imitation or repre- sentation of the same.
WASHINGTON'.
Session Laws. 1009. section .423, page F02.J, prohibits use of flag or representation thereof, its public mutilation, etc., and makes violation a misdemeanor, hut does not prescribe any penalty.
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WISCONSIN.
Laws of 1901, chapter 142, prohibits the use of the flag or any repre- sentation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, deface- ment, and defilement, and makes violation thereof a misdemeanor, pun- ishable by fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100, with costs of prosecution, or imprisonment for not exceeding 30 days. Act does not apply to acts permitted by statute of the United States or Army and Navy regulations, nor to newspapers or other periodicals when the flag, as printed, is disconnected from any advertisement.
WVOM INC.
lvaws, 1005, chapter 47 (Comp. Slat., 1010, sec. 59X4), prohibits use of Hag or representation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutilation, defacement, defilement, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not exceeding $250 and imprisonment for not exceeding one year. Does not apply to flags the property of or used in the service of the United States or of the State upon which inscrip- tions, etc., are placed pursuant to law.
HAWAII.
Act of April 3, 1905, Laws, 1905, page 20, prohibits use of flag or any representation thereof for advertising purposes, its public mutila- tion, defacement, defilement, etc.; makes violation a misdemeanor pun- ishable by line of not exceeding $100 and imprisonment lor not more than 30 clays. Act does not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States or Army and Navy regulations, nor to a news- paper, etc., in which the flag is used disconnected from any advertise- ment. '
An examination of the laws of the following States, Territories, and insular possessions of the United States fails to disclose any legislation respecting the desecration of the American flag: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida/Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Canal Zone, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.
The President Gicnkkai. : Compatriots, you have heard this report. What is your pleasure?
General Bradi.Ey: T move, Mr Chairman, that it be accepted and ap- proved and follow the usual course.
(Said motion was duly seconded and carried.)
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: Now, there has been received by the Secre- tary General quite a number of greetings by wife, and if there is no objection we will have him read those greetings to you now.
The SECRETARY GenEfIai,: Mr. President General, there are several telegrams and one letter. Treasurer General John 11. Burroughs wires: "Greetings to officers and delegates. Regret inability to be present."
From Herman W. Fernberger, Vice-President General, Philadelphia: "To the Congress assembled I send my best wishes and greetings. May your deliberations meet with the success and harmony you all desire."
Prom -Mr- Woolson, the Second Vice-President General, Toledo: "Of all the disappointments of my life, the greatest is the fact that I cannot attend the National Congress now convening at Portland."
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From Past President General Edwin S. Greeley, New Haven, Conn.: "Please extend to my compatriots most cordial greetings and Lest wishes for a pleasant and successful meeting.
From the Secretary of the George Washington Chapter at North Yakima: "George Washington Chapter of the Washington State So- ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution sends greetings to the National Society now in session at Portland, Oregon, and the best wishes for a successful and inspiring session."
From John II. Cross, President of Florida Society, Pensacola, July 19: "Florida Society in meeting today sends greetings and loyalty to the National Society in Congress assembled.- We hope some day to have the Congress assemble with us. Nave eight new applications for membership."
REPORT ON MILITARY AND NAVAL RECORDS.
The PkivsmivYT GENERAL : The next order of business will be the re- port on military and naval records.
The SECRETARY General: Mr. President General, there is no member of that committee present. The report is in regard to the progress made in connection with the money which was appropriated by Congress at the suggestion of this Society and other organizations — $32,000 two years ago and another $32,000 one year ago. The money has been ex- pended largely in making photostat copies of records found in the States of Massachusetts and North Carolina. At the last session of Congress the chairman of the Mouse Appropriations Committee called for a hearing, which was held, and the army officer in charge of the work told what progress had been made, and estimated that to complete the work as planned would cost about $1,000,000; whereupon the hearing adjourned and no further appropriation resulted. In this connection, Mr. President General, 1 would suggest that the District of Columbia Society delegation be called upon to present certain resolutions looking to the publication of a summary digest of the 78,000 pensioners of the American Revolution, a resolution which has keen approved by the Executive Committee of the National Society.
The President GENERA!,: Mr. De Caindry, have you the resolutions ready to present?
Mr. Wn, l.iA.M A. l)i', Ca*ND«Y, oi the District of Columbia: Mr. Presi- dent General, 1 have the report ready to present. In behalf of the Dis- trict of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and in accordance with their desire 1, on behalf of the delegation, now offer for thu favorable consideration of this National Society the following resolutions :
Resolved by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revo- lution, in .Innual Coiu/ress assembled, at Portland, Oregon, July iQ, 1915, That the President General and the Secretary General of the So- ciety be, and they are hereby, empowered and requested to petition the Congress of the United States on behalf of this Society to authorize
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the publication by the Secretary of the Interior, in hook form, for sale to the public at cost price, of an edition of one thousand [amended to read five thousand] copies of the summary cards or digests of the pen- sion papers of the officers and enlisted men of the Revolutionary War, which cards or digests are now complete and ready for publication in the hands of the Commissioner of Pensions, and to request Congress to make adequate appropriation for the purpose.
And the President General is further authorized to appear in person, or by committee to be appointed by him, before the appropriation com- mittees of both Mouses of Congress in advocacy of the measures here proposed :
Resolved, That the various Stale Societies be requested by the Presi- dent General to intercede' with the members of Congress and Senators of their respective jurisdictions in favor of the publication herein pro- posed.
This is a matter that has been receiving desultory attention from Congress for some time. It happens that a law was passed at the last session of Congress which prevented the executive officers from pur- suing the course they had marked out in the securing of the publication of these records. It now becomes necessary that we appeal to Congress to make appropriation to meet the expense of this publication. The merits of the case lie in the fact that it will be an authentic publication of the names of 78,000 men who received pensions on account of the service they rendered in the cause of the American Revolution— a book that would be of very great genealogical value, and to this Society it would be of very superior importance. The various States of the North — the New England States — have been very generous in their publication of records of Revolutionary soldiers and officers, and it would be a very great convenience and value to this Society and kindred organizations if we could get Congress to publish so valuable a work as this would be. (Applause.)
Air. Zkiuna Mosks, of the District of Columbia: Mr. President Gen- eral, I second the motion of the chairman of our committee, and I just want to say this matter is of the deepest interest to the District of Co- lumbia Society. They have debated the matter and have taken a great interest in it for a number of years. For a number of years I was chairman of the special committee on these Revolutionary records, or pension records, and the effort has been all the time to get them com- pleted— that is, to get the work done in the Pension Office. Now, for the first time the work is all done and all we lack' is an appropriation to have them printed. If they are* printed they will be of great value. There are no other government publications that give as much as is given in these summary cards. In the Year Books of T904, 1905, 1908, and [909 are samples of these summary cards. Now, you will find in the summary cards not only the name of the soldier, but you find the date of his birth, the date of his death, the removals to different places that he may have made in receiving his pension at different places. Yon will find very often the names of his children; and you find a great deal which has been summarized and is found in these cards; and
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when you think that 78,000 is about one-quarter of all of the land forces that we had in the Revolution — I get this from our ahle Secretary Gen- eral, that the land forces in the Revolution were somewhere between 250,000 and 350,000 — you can see how valuable this matter would be if we can get it, and this is our opportunity. I think I may say that the Department of the Interior is favorable to its publication, and that is a great step in advance. Hitherto the work has not been done. Now it is completed and everything is all ready. T know of nothing virtually that is of more importance to this Society and to the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution than the publication of these records.
The PRESIDENT GENERAk: Are there any remarks?
Mr. Frantic M. Mii.es, of Sioux Falls: Mr. President General, I move to amend by striking out one thousand and inserting live thousand. Every printer knows that the expense of the first thousand in making a book is so great that for the duplication of copies there is but a light expense. I am sure more than one thousand people will want that book. I move to amend by inserting five thousand instead of one thou- sand.
The President General: Now, there is an amendment to the motion.
Mr. IIai.e, of Michigan: I second the motion, the amendment to the motion.
The President Generae : Is the amendment accepted by the original mover, that it be five thousand instead of one thousand?
Mr. De Caindry: The instructions I received from my Society were that it should not be a larger number than one thousand. T prefer, if it is the wish of the Society, that it be five thousand, but it should be made so by formal vote.
The President Generae: How would it do to make it one thousand or as many as necessary?
Mr. DE Caindry: In the final analysis, the number of copies that will be published will be governed entirely by the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, with the assistance of the Commissioner of Pensions; so that if we make it live thousand we will be more likely to get more than one thousand than if we should leave it one thousand ; .so that if it is the desire of this Society to have more than one thousand it might be very well that the Society amend the resolution so as to make it five thousand.
The PRESIDENT Generai,: Now, gentlemen, you have before you a motion, with an amendment. Are you ready for the question?
(The motion was put amending the original motion to make the number five thousand instead of one thousand and was carried.)
The President GenErae: Now, then, on the original motion as amended. Are there any further remarks? If not, those in favor will please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it. The resolutions presented by Mr. De Caindry are therefore adopted as amended.
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The Secretary General: Mr. Chairman, the Press Committee lias no written report. The ehairman and other members of the committee have taken what steps seemed desirable to give this Society the proper publicity, and that has been especially done in connection with this Congress. The Associated Press headquarters requested that informa- tion concerning matters that would come up before this Congress be given as fully as possible ten days in advance of the Congress in order that it might be sent by mail all over the country. Your chairman under that request prepared a number of statements about the School Peace League, the Washington Guard, the Declaration of Independence, and other subjects, and the Associated Press seemed very gratified to get the material. It was sent out to be released today and tomorrow, and we hope that all over the country tomorrow there will be mention of this Congress. I believe there is nothing more to lie said.
The President General: You have the report of the Press Com- mittee. Without any motion it will be put through the usual rules.
Next is the report of the Committee on Archives. Mr. De Caindry.
Mr. De Caindry: Mr. President, I am not ready at this moment to make the report. I will do it a little later.
The President GenERAE: We will pass that, Mr. De Caindry, for the present. The next is the report on the Washington Guard. Who was to present that report?
The Secretary General: Mr. Weeks.
The President General,: Mr. Weeks, Secretary of the New Jersey vSociety, where the Washington Guard originated.
Mr. John R. Weeks: Mr. President General, this is a report of the committee of which Mr. John Eenord Merrill is the chairman, ad- dressed to the President General and National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE WASHINGTON GUARD.
66 Broadway, New York, July 4,-1915.
Hon. R. C. Baeeard Thruston,
Presideni General, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Portland, Oregon. Mr. President GENERAL: The undersigned Committee on the Organ- ization of the Washington Guard, appointed by your good self, would strongly urge the institution of a national organization of the Wash- ington Guard, Sons of the American Revolution, at the Congress of the Society to be held at Portland. To this end we respectfully suggest the passage of a resolution similar to the following:
Whereas it is eminently fitting and proper that the sons of our members should be inspired with the patriotic spirit of our forefathers and be made to feel that they are co-workers with us in our endeavors to preserve and maintain those national characteristics by which the liberty and unity of our country have been secured; and
Whereas Compatriot John Lenord Merrill, formerly President of the New Jersey Society, has proposed the formation of an auxiliary
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organization, to be composed of the sons of members, under the age of twenty-one years, and other youths, of like age, likewise eligible.: now, therefore, he it
Resolved by the Congress of the National Society of the Sons of the Americmi Revolution, in regular meeting assembled, That the Wash- ington Guard of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution he, and it herehy is, instituted, with the objects and pur- poses aforementioned; and he it further
Resolved, That the Special Committee on Organization, Compatriots John Lenord Merrill, Benjamin C. Allin, and Webster Bruce; with such others as they may elect to add to the eomnuttee, he, and they herehy are, authorized to take such steps as they may deem wise to perfect the permanent organization of the Washington Guard of the National Society of the Sons of (he American devolution, on the lines hcrcinhefore mentioned; and he it further
Resoiiwd, That said Special Committee on Organization he, and they herehy are, authorized to adopt a Constitution and Ry-Raws for the said Washington Guard, which shall he submitted to the Executive Committee of the National Society for approval or correction; and he it further
Resolved, '\ nat upon the approval of the said Executive Committee the Constitution and By-Laws formally agreed upon shall he the recog- nized Constitution and By-L,aws of the Washington Guard of the National Society, Sous of the .American Revolution.
Your committee would respectfully suggest, as a hasis of organiza- tion, that the said Constitution and By-Laws should provide for (a) a national organization, (/>) State organizations, and (c) Chapter or- ganizations, and that the Chapter plan of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution he closely followed.
Your committee would suggest that the various State organizations should he formally chartered by the national organization, and that the State organizations should he termed by the name of "Commandery" ; for instance, "The Oregon Commandery, Washington Guard, Sons of the American Revolution."
Your committee would suggest that the eligibility qualifications should he exactly similar to the present Sons of the American Revolution requirements, and that any boy, under the age of twenty-one, who is a son or grandson of a member of our Society, or of a Daughter of the American Revolution, or a Daughter of the Revolution, or otherwise eligible, should he made welcome as a Guardsman.
Your committee would suggest that the membership be divided into three classes, viz., Senior Guardsmen, 15 to 21 years; Guardsmen, to to 14 years; Junior Guardsmen, 9 years and under, and that the Com- mandery and Chapter offices should he held mainly by the Senior Guardsmen.
Your committee would suggest that all of the supervisory offices in the National, State, and Chapter organizations should be held by Sons of the American Revolution. It is vitally important that our Society of the Sons of the American Revolution should retain control of the Washington Guard.
For the purposes of record, your committee would suggest that the National Society should adopt a regular form of application paper, similar to the present S. A. R. form, hut printed on different colored paper, for applicants for membership in the Washington Guard, and that these papers should he supplied to the State Commanderies free of charge.
Your committee suggests that the matter of dues he left discretionary with the State Commanderies and Chapters. It is highly important
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that no hoy should be debarred from membership because of excessive dues. In this ebnnfcctipn your com nutlet: would suggest that the financing of the Guard is a comparatively simple matter; that each State Society could afford to appropriate sonic small sum annually for expense of postage and stationery, and that an honorary membership could he created in each State Commandery, to be composed of mem- bers of the S. A. R. who would he willing to contribute a small sum annually toward the expense of administration.
Through the kindness of Compatriot Allin and the Illinois Com- mandery of the Washington Guard, an enameled button has been pre- pared, consisting of the colors of the Sons of the American Revolution. These buttons are most attractive and, if ordered in large quantities, may be purchased for a small amount. It is the hope of the committee that each State Commandery will furnish these buttons gratuitously to each member of the Guard in their respective Commanderies.
Your committee would report that active Commanderies have already been instituted by the Societies of Massachusetts, Illinois, and New Jersey.
If the National Congress adopt ihe resolution suggested and consti- tutes the present committee as a Committee on Permanent Organiza- tion, your committee will suggest a form of ritual, oath of allegiance, and other details which we think will be both helpful, inspiring, and attractive.
The committee feels that the possibilities of such an organization are undreamed of, and that the Washington Guard will prove to be a mighty asset to the Sons of the American Revolution. Respectfully submitted,
John Lenord Mkrriu,, Chairman
(New Jersey Society, S. A. R.),
Bl\N [AM IN C. AU.INT
(Illinois Society, S. A. k\),
Webster Bruce
(Massachusetts Society, S. A. R.),
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Mr. WEEKS : I move the acceptance and approval of this report, and move also that these resolutions, as recommended, be approved by the Annual Congress.
A Mkmiikic I second the motion.
The Prf.sidknt Generai,: Just one moment. Has the Committee on Resolutions considered it? Would it not be well to refer it to the Committee on Resolutions and ask them to report it?
Mr. Weeks: This is a committee appointed by yourself, Mr. Presi- dent General, and, having made its report, it has the same standing the Committee on Resolutions would have, and under those circum- stances T thought my motion would be a proper one, that this report be approved and the resolution be adopted.
The President GENERA!*: You have heard the motion, gentlemen. it has been seconded. Are you ready for the question? All of those in favor signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it. It is unanimously carried.
The SECRETARY Ge^ERAI,; Mr. President General, ] have been re- quested by one of the members of the Society in this city to nominate his son as one of the members of the Washington Guard— Mr. William
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Vance Ward, son of Hubert H. Ward. I have his picture. He is a nice boy. I should think he is about four years old. (Applause.)
The President Gknkkai.: Well, you will see that he is elected.
The Secretary General: All right.
REPORTS OE STATE SOCIETIES.
The President GENERAL: Now, gentlemen, the next is the report of the State Societies. We have passed the Washington Pilgrimage Journey report until 4 o'clock. We have eight minutes leeway.
The Secretary General: Mr. President General, I have here the reports of the State Societies, some of them- reports directly from the State Societies, others compiled by myself from data received during the year, much of it printed in the Official Bulletin. I have read new material. Wherever there are any recommendations they have been extracted, and they have been acted on today, or are now in the hands of the Committee on Resolutions. It seems unnecessary to read all of this material ; it would take an hour or two. But if any State Society knows of anything in connection with its report that it wishes to have brought up, now would be the time; otherwise the reports might take the usual course and be printed in the Year Book.
The. President GENERAL: As [ understand it, every suggestion has been considered?
The Secretary GENERAL: So far as I know.
The President GENERAL: Either by the State Society or by the Trus- tees or by the Executive Committee?
The Secretary^ General : Yes.
The President General: Or is being considered by the Resolutions Committee?
The Secretary General: Yes, sir.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: Now, gentlemen, if there is no objection to the suggestion made by the Secretary General, the suggestion will be adopted. Mas any one any objection? Then it stands adopted.
REPORTS OF STATE SOCIETIES.
ALABAMA SOCIETY. Membership April r, 1914 29
Member ship March 31, ig 15 2Q
ARIZONA SOCIETY,
Membership April 1, 1014 52
New members, 2 ; reinstated, r 3
Deaths 2
Gain 1
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ARKANSAS SOCIETY.
Membership April r, 1914 43
New members, 1; reinstated, 1 5
Resigned, 1 ; dropped, 2 3
Gain 2
Membership March 31, 1915 , 45
The Arkansas Society has a small membership, hut maintains an active interest in patriotic work. On Washington's Birthday a banquet was held at the Hotel Marion, in Little Rock, at which the officers of the three Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Little Rock were guests of the Society. There was a full attendance of the members and of the Daughters and friends. The following toasts were responded to: "The Cities of the American Revolution," Hon. Charles E. Taylor, Mayor of Little Rock; "The Character of Washington," by Gen. Jonathan Kellogg; "The Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution," by Airs. S. S. Wassell, State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution; "Our French Allies," by Gen. P. W. Green; "The Minute Man of '76," by Rev. John Van Lear, and "Arkan- sas and the American Revolution," by Air. Fay Hempstead, toastmaster and Secretary of the Society. A feature of the banquet was the re- ceipt from President General Thruston of a hatchet of Colonial pattern made from the wood of a wild cherry tree cut from the estate at Wakefield, the birthplace of Washington. Mr. George Russ Brown, National Trustee for the Society, represented President Thruston in the presentation, the gift being received by Air. Frank W. Rawles, President of the Society.
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 414
New members, 23; transfers, 4; reinstated, 5 32
Deaths, 15; demitted, 2; dropped, 4; resigned, it. 32
Membership March 31, 1915 414
San Francisco, Cat,., July 6, 1915.
To the Officers and Delegates of (lie Twenty-sixth Animal Congress of the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution, Portland, Oregon. GivNTi.kmkn : The California Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution makes the following report for the year ending April 19,
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The Society gave a dinner in San Francisco October 23, 1914, at which ladies were present. The Daughters of the American Revolu- tion of California and this Society gave a reception and ball to the delegates of the St.ate Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution in San Francisco February f8, 1915. The Ncwr England Association of California celebrated Concord and Lexington Day at the Massachusetts State House, on the Exposition grounds, April 19, 1915. This Society was invited and took part in the celebration. There was a large attendance on each occasion. The annual business meeting was hclil April 19, 1915. The Board of Managers held ten business meetings.
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The membership was 414 March 31, the same as a year before. Al- though 32 members were gained during the year, there was a loss of the same number, 15, by death. The receipts during the year were $1,542.70; balance on hand, $1,698.16.
1 Hies were reduced to $2 for members living outside 01' the bay counties. Three circulars and the Constitution, roll of members, etc., were published. More than 60 books were bought, and the Society now has a very good reference library. The San Diego Chapter is in a prosperous condition. The Los Angeles Chapter has disbanded. Dr. James Lafayette Cogswell, who called the first meeting to organize the Sons of Revolutionary Sires in San Francisco, October 22, I&75. is living in Los Gatos, Cab
Respectfully submitted, T. A. Pkkkixs, Secretary.
The California Society is the oldest of the-' various State: Societies making up the Sons of the American Revolution, and had its founda- tion through 1 Jr. James Lafayette Cogswell, born in Wellington, Conn., November 23, 1830, who went to California in 1849, arriving in San Francisco September 15 of that year, lie has been a resident of Cali- fornia ever since then and now lives at Los Gatos. He invited Peter W. Randle, Richard R. Kandle, Ira C. Root, Kmory L. Willard, and a few others to meet at his office, 230 Kearney street, San Francisco, on the evening of October 22, 1875, to organize a .Society of Sons of Revo- lutionary Sires. A temporary organization, called "The National So- ciety of Sons of Revolutionary Sires," was organized on that date, with Dr. James Lafayette Cogswell as President and Peter W. Randle, Vice- President. All of those who attended the first meeting are dead except Dr. Cogswell.
COLORADO SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1014 254
New members, 8; transferred, 1 0
Deaths, a; demitted, 2; dropped, 2 7
Gain 2
Membership March 31, 1015 256
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were invited to co-operate and materially assisted 111 carrying out the plans. The money for the purchase of the ling was raised by a penny- a-pieee contribution from school children of Denver, aggregating $166.24.
The Hoard of Managers of the Society gave a banquet at the Adams Hotel on December "/,■ ioi.p in honor of Compatriot S. Thruston Ballard, brother of President General R, C. Mallard Thruston, and to his asso- ciates of the Industrial Commission.
The third annual patriotic meeting in ComnKMUnnitioil <>f George Washington and Abraham Lincoln was held at the Denver Auditorium on the evening of February 20, under the auspices of ''The Washington- Lincoln Memorial Association." .Several hundred of the National So-
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ciety leaflets were distributed among the foreign element of the large audience. The program included the following features: Recitation, "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address," Mr. Daniel G. Holland; Flag Ritual and Song "Columbine,' Denver Public-school Pupils; Address, "To Our Newly Made Citizens," Dr. N. J. Myers; Presentation of Peace Banner (purchased by penny contributions of children in elementary grades, Denver public schools); Marshalling the Colors, "Flag Evolutions"; Songs and Tableau, "Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock"; Patriotic March, "Spirit of '70"; Motion Picture, "Rattle Hymn of the Republic"; Drill and Tableau, "Cohorts of the Red, White, and Blue"; National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner"; Tableau, "Peace En- shrined."
An interesting feature at the annual banquet, on February 22, 1915, at the Adams* Hotel, Denver, was a representation' of the birth of the "Star Spangled Banner," which consisted of a picture, 12 feet by 4 feet, constructed along the lines of a stained-glass window, using colored papers and cardboard lead lines. It was illuminated with electric lights controlled by a rheostat run by clock-work. The lights in the hall being extinguished, miniature lights were flashed, representing the "bombs bursting in air," daylight gradually and almost imperceptibly approaching, so that it requires seven minutes for full daylight, when Frances Scott Key was seen standing on the deck of the vessel facing the fort where the flag is seen "floating in the air." The banqueters were supposed to be standing on the deck behind Key.
Fort McHcnry was represented as from a picture of the same, re- ceived from the President of the Maryland Society. The entire work was the effort of two young men, who will in time become members of the Sons of the American Revolution.
The Denver Chapter held its usual monthly meetings during the season for the discussion of historical topics. The Colorado Springs Chapter and also the Chapters at Fort Collins and Greeley held occa- sional meetings.
CO X X !<XT EC CJT SOCIETY,
Membership April 1, F914 IJ42
New members, 46; transfers, 3 40
Deaths, 12 ; resigned, (> 18
Gain 31
Membership March 31, [915 1,173
The Connecticut Society numbers [,173 members, which includes 49 new members admitted since April 1, [914.
The graves of many Revolutionary soldiers and sailors have been marked with the Society marker during the year.
The Board of Managers have voted to offer prizes for the best essay written by high and grammar school pupils during the school year on any Revolutionary subject. Prizes were offered in the schools by mem- bers of the Society, and the winners of these prizes are eligible to com- pete for the State prize, which is a gold medal and $50 in gold for the winning high-school pupil and a silver medal and $50 in cash lor the winning grammar-school pupil.
On June jj the Washington Journey Pilgrims stopped at Westport, where a tablet was unveiled to commemorate the lirsl engagement in Connecticut between the Continental and British troops when Con- necticut was invaded, April 2, 1777.
Ow June 28 another tablet was unveiled on the Hotel Taft, where the patriotic citizens of New I laven rallied to welcome and bid God-speed
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to General Washington, who was on his way from Philadelphia to Cambridge to take command of the Army of United Colonies. He lodged that night at the Tavern of Isaac Beers, in New Haven, which stood on the site of the Hotel Tal't.
On Septemher 16, 1914, the regular Field Day was held at the Hotel Momauguin, near New Haven, attended by about 100 members and guests from all parts of the State. Following the shore dinner, Presi- dent General Thruston delivered an address on the "Evolution of the United States Flag," in which he stated many facts of historical im- portance not generally known in connection with the origin of the "Stars and Stripes." Governor Simeon E. Baldwin also spoke on the advantages of the disarmament of nations and the settlement of dis- putes between nations by an International C'< mrt of Justice.
On account of the unsettled condition of business in this country and because of the disturbed feeling owing to the European war, it was decided to omit the annual banquet, usually held on Washington's Birth- day, and contribute the amount that members would expend to a charitable fund of the Connecticut .Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The fund contributed amounted to over $600.
At a meeting of the Hoard of Managers in March it was voted to elect Prof. William Howard Taft as an honorary life member of the Connecticut Society.
A committee has been appointed which will take steps to distribute circulars among the aliens of the State, printed in various languages, outlining the history and advantages of our country and its government and institutions ; also to take measures as ma)' be feasible, through con- ference with bar associations and judges of the United States courts, to establish simple hut impressive and dignified ceremonies when oaths of allegiance are administered to groups of new citizens in order that these may more fully comprehend the solemnity and importance of the duties assumed by them as they become members of the body politic.
The Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth Branch held a meeting in October at the Hartford Club, with a paper read by Dr. Roger M. Griswold, which dealt with the first sailing vessels and merchant mariners on the Con- necticut River, and disclosed the little-known fact that Wcthersfield was at one time one of the most important naval bases of the. young United States, and that the first vessel of the American Navy was built there also. Air. Belknap read an account of the Washington Journey Pilgrimage.
On December 16 another meeting was held, with an address by Wil- liam Webster Ellsworth, President of the Century Company, on the making of Europe, superhly illustrated with stereopticon views of Eu- rope from the days of Julius Caesar.
The Gen. David Humphreys Branch held their annual banquet on May 7, at the Cafe Metzger. The speakers were President Wilson ] [. L,cc, Dr. Benjamin II. Cheney, and the Rev. Elisha Gilford. Respectfully submitted,
Chari.es G. Stone,
Hartford, April 23, 1915. Secretary.
DELAWARE SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 47
New members 5
Resignations 1
Gain 4
Membership March 31, 1015 51
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The Delaware Society, through its President, Col. George A. Elliott, who was a member of the committee, participated in the unveiling of the granite marker erected by the State of Delaware in Valley Forge Park, Pennsylvania, on October 31, in memory of the Revolutionary soldiers of Delaware; The annual meeting and dinner was held at the Wilmington Club on Saturday evening, April ]j. The reports of the various officers and committees showed commendable activity during the year. The Society was honored with a visit from President General Thruston, who was enthusiastically received by- the members. At the conclusion ot the business session the members retired to the spacious dining-room of the club, where they entertained the President General, R, C. Ballard Thruston, and the Governor of Delaware, lion. Charles R. Miller. Colonel Elliott presided at the dinner. The principal speak- ers of the evening were President General Thruston-, who spoke con- cerning the work of the National Society; Governor Miller, and Prof. Christian Sanderson, who occupies the old Washington headquarters at Chadd's Ford, Pa.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SOCIETY,
Membership April t, 1914 505
New members, 26; transfers, t ; reinstated, 2 29
Deaths, 14; resignations, 20; demitted, 2; dropped, *5 • Si
Loss 22
Membership March 31, 1915 483
The District of Columbia Society held its usual monthly meetings from November to April. At the November meeting Rear Adm. Colby M. Chester, U. S. N., read a paper on "The Volunteer Navy During the Revolutionary War," reviewing the part played by the "Boat Depart- ment" under General Washington and the private-armed boats and ves- sels commissioned under authority of the Continental Congress. lie showed that, while the deeds of the army had been recorded in every history of the war, little had been told of the many valiant exploits on the sea. There were 64 vessels in the regular Continental Navy, carry- ing 1,242 guns, and the volunteer private-armed fleet numbered 1,250 vessels, with iS.ooo guns. The total number of men serving on the sea was about 70,000. British vessels to the number of 797 were captured, valued, with their cargoes, at $24,000,000. Prizes were brought into port and the proceeds of sales divided, in accordance with law, between the captors and the government. Seventy per cent of the naval fights were won by the Americans, while the army was victorious in but 40 per cent.
The customary "Ladies' Night" meeting was held on January 20. Col. Frederick C. Bryan presided at the exercises preceding the supper and dancing. Addresses were made by Mrs. William dimming Story, Presi- dent General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and by Compatriot Henry S. Breckinridge, Assistant Secretary of War, who spoke of the present military strength of the United States. He urged tin' members of the Society to study the question of national armament and take a leading part in the determination of the controversy as to whether or not there shall he greater preparedness for war. He asked them to remember that nothing is more commendable than to seek peace, and also to recall the advice of George Washington, that nothing is more prudent than to prepare for war.
In the forenoon of February 22 there was held at Memorial Conti- nental Hall a joint celebration by the Daughters of the American Revo- lution, the Sons of the Revolution, and the Sons of the American Revolution, under the direction of a Joint Committee on Arrangements,
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of which Commander John I!. Moore, U. S. \T., was chairman*. The President General of the Daughters of the American* Revolution pre- sided. The celebration was attended l>y the President of the United States, members of the Cabinet, Ambassador and Mme. Jusserand, and
others of the diplomatic corps, and a large public audience. Music was rendered by the United States Marine Band.
At a meeting- on March 24 the Society strongly indorsed the proposal of the Commissioner of Pensions to publish in volume form for their historical and genealogical value the 78,284 admitted claims for pension by reason i^\ serviee in the Revolutionary War. The Commissioner has called the matter of publication of the records to the attention of the Secretary of the Interior, recommending that permission be granted for the printing of r.ooo sets of two volumes each, to be sold at $2 per vol- ume. All -the data could be embraced in two such volumes.
The resolutions adopted were as follows :
Whereas the Commissioner of Pensions has written to the honorable Secretary of the Interior, notifying him that there are on hie in the Pension Bureau 78^284 admitted claims pensioned by reason of service in thr War of (he Revolution; stating that said files contain valuable historical and genealogical data, and that they are constantly consulted for such purpose by those whose ancestors rendered service in the Revolution, and others, and asking permission to cause the same to he published, estimating that the most important data could be contained in two volumes of 1,000 pages each, and published at a cost of $2 per volume1, and asking the Secretary for permission to publish 1,000 sets of two volumes which might be disposed of at cost; therefore be it
Resolved by the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, That we most heartily indorse the project, and we request of the honorable Secretary of the Interior that he give his consent to such publication, and that we extend the thanks of the So- ciety to the Secretary, and also to the Commissioner of Pensions.
Be it further resolved, That the delegates of this Society at the com- ing National Congress be instructed to offer and urge a resolution of similar import with a view to its adoption.
Rear Admiral C. M. Chester, U. S. N., retired, President of the So- ciety, read a carefully prepared address on the importance of increasing the war forces of the United States, lie cited incidents in the history of this country when military force was the only power that averted war. He considered that "disarmament propaganda is not only danger- ous for the future, but for the present, in that it has a pernicious effect on the manhood of the country. It is destroying the spirit of Spartan motherhood that made the women of the nation send their sons out to do or to die for their country."
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization of the Society was observed on the evening of April 21, when the principal guest of the occasion was President General R. C. Ballard Thruston, who was visit- ing Washington also to address the Daughters of the American Revo- luton at the opening of their Continental Congress.
Mr. Thruston addressed the District Society on the origin and history of the American Hag, calling particular attention to the various flags or standards carried by the army and the navy since the period of the Revolution*
FLORIDA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 %^2
Membership March 31, 1915 32
President General Thruston met with a number of members of the Florida Society at the San Carlos Hotel, Pensacola, on the evening of
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March 17, when he addressed them on the patriotic work of the Na- tional Society, calling particular attention to the efforts being made to secure the construction of an archives building in Washington for the preservation of the priceless historical records now scattered through many government buildings and out-of-the-way places, where they are inaccessible and in danger of destruction. Mr. Alexander Clement Blount, of Pensacola, has been elected as Secretary, and an effort is being made to arouse greater interest in the Society throughout the State.
SOCIETY IN FRANCE.
The Society in France has not been active in holding meetings, but its members have accomplished a great achievement in past years in bringing about the publication of the roll of the soldiers and sailors of France who aided the cause of Americas Independence. On each Fourth of July its members participate in exercises at the Tomb of Lafayette, under the auspices of the Empire State Society.
HAWAIIAN SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 88
New members, 5 ; reinstated, 2 7
Deaths 6
Gain 1
Membership March 31, 1915 89
The Hawaiian Society held its annual meeting on June 24, 1914. On November 25 patriotic exercises were conducted at the Punahou Acad- emy and. the Normal School, in Honolulu, in celebration of the centen- nial of the "Star Spangled Banner" and of one hundred years of peace with Great Britain. An address was delivered by the President of the Society, Dr. S. D. Barnes, in which he told the story of Francis Scott Key and the writing of the national song.
On December 21 the Hawaiian Society and the Aloha Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a joint banquet to com- memorate the landing of the Mayflower, December 21, 1620, and the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814. It was attended by a large number of officers of the army and navy and public officials and guests. Dr. Samuel Den ham Barnes, President of the Society, pre- sided as toastmaster, and addresses were delivered as follows: "Ex- periences with Puritanism," Governor Lucius E. Pinkham ; "Forefathers in Hawaii," Hon. Sanford B. Dole, Federal Judge and ex-Governor of Hawaii; "The Good Ship Supply," Maj. Gen. William H. Carter, Dept. Commander, U. S. A.; "Puritan and Cavalier," Hon. Malcolm A. Franklin, Collector of the Port; "The Mayflower Pact," Hon. William R. Castle, lawyer and chief citizen; "The Good Ship Welcome," Prof. William A. Bryan, College of Hawaii; "The Treaty of Ghent a Perma- nent Peace," Dr. Wilbert P. Ferguson, President of Mills School.
The Society has issued a Bulletin of Progress, setting forth the activities and purposes of the organization. Delegates have been ap- pointed to attend the Portland Congress. A contribution has been made to the "The La Fayette Box" fund in accordance with an appeal from the Massachusetts Society. Co-operation is had with the Daughters of the American Revolution in promoting patriotic work in the Hawaiian Islands.
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IDAHO SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 60
New members 14
Membership March 31, 1915 74
The Idaho Society held its annual meeting and dinner in the Jungle Room of the Owyhee Hotel, Boise, on the evening of February _'-'. with an attendance of twenty. The guests were ex-Gov. James II. Hawley, former Attorney General Samuel Hubbard Hays, and State Senator Ravenel McBeth.
Following the dinner a business session was held, when reports from the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Registrar were received and accepted.' The committee appointed to supervise the award of medals for essays on patriotic subjects by high-school pupils reported a suc- cessful contest about to be concluded, and a similar contest was ordered for next year. Col. M. W. Wood was nominated Trustee for the National Society. The Secretary was authorized to invite the members of the Umpire State Society tour to stop in Boise en route to the Portland Congress. Telegrams of greeting were read from the Presi- dent General and from the President of the Oregon Society.
Following the business session an interesting program was rendered, including a number of patriotic addresses.
ILLINOIS SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1014 <jo6
New members, [23; transferred, 6 ; reinstated, 2... [31 Deaths, 9; resignations, 0; dernitted, 4; dropped, 19. 41
Gain 90
Membership March 31, 1915 996
The Illinois Society held its annual Yorktown Day Banquet on Men- day evening, October 19, at the Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, attended by 300 members and guests. President Chancellor L. Jenks presided as toastmaster. The program was as follows; Music by the Schubert Male Quartette; addresses on "Recent Experiences in Europe," by John D. Shoop, first assistant superintendent of schools, Chicago; "Our New Commercial and Industrial Era," by John J. Arnold, vice-president First National Bank, Chicago, vice-president Chicago Association of Commerce; "America the World's Peacemaker," by Thomas K. Green, LL. D., vice-president American Peace Society, President Illinois So- ciety, Sons of the Revolution.
The annual meeting was held at the Auditorium Hotel Thursday evening, December 3, the anniversary of the admission of Illinois into the Union.' About 150 members were present. Reports were made on the condition and activities of the Society, which now numbers 1,0 10 active members—the largest in its history. An address was delivered by Louis P. Lochncr, director of the American Peace Society, on "Per- sonal Observations and Impressions in the War /one."
At the quarterly meeting at the .Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, on the evening of January 22, the [40 new members of the year were urged to be present and to respond when their names were called, stating, in seven words or less, their answers to the question, "How 1 became interested in the Society" or "Why I joined." For several years this has proven ,1 most interesting feature. An address was delivered by Rev, Dr, John P. Brushingham, of Chicago.
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At the quarterly meeting on March 26 an address was delivered by Compatriot Hon. Hugh S. Magill, jr., superintendent of schools of Springfield, 111., on "Does Illinois Need a New Constitution? If so, Why?"
The 140th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington was observed on April 19 by a reception and dinner at the Auditorium Hotel, with lady guests. The celebration was under the direction of the Patriotic Ad- vancement Committee, Mr. James Edgar Brown, chairman. President Chancellor L. Jenks presided as toastmaster. The program included an address by Edmund J. James, president University of Illinois; ad- dress on "Our Debt to the American Revolution,'' by Rev. Preston Bradley; address on "The Human Race — Can it be Civilized or Will it Remain Savage?" by Judge Frank P. Sadler.
Resolutions having been adopted by the Illinois Society suggesting the observance of the semi-centennial anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, the Governor of Illinois issued a. procla- mation calling upon citizens of the State to pay tribute to the memory of that great American on April 15. Public attention was called to this fittmg observance, resulting in the issuance of an executive order by the President of the United States closing all offices of the govern- ment throughout the country on that day and the display of the flag at half mast on all Federal buildings, forts, and vessels of the navy as a mark of respect to Abraham Lincoln.
The Springfield Chapter, in co-operation with other patriotic or- ganizations, held Lincoln memorial exercises, which included the read- ing of Governor Dunne's proclamation by Compatriot Hon. Hugh S. Magill, Jr., and an address by Col. Charles F. Mills, President of the Chapter. The Chapter arranged a special program of exercises attend- ing the decoration, .on Saturday, May 29, of the graves of twenty-five soldiers of the Revolution buried in Sangamon County. The program at each locality includes a statement of the objects of the Sons of the American Revolution, reading of the record of the soldier whose grave is decorated, patriotic song by school children, and placing of the Hag and flowers on the grave.
The Oak Park' Chapter held its annual business meeting and banquet at the Unity House on Saturday evening, January 30, when about 100 were present. Chancellor L. Jenks, President of the State Society, referred to the large value the Oak Park Chapter had been to it and spoke of the broader patriotism which is now coming to be understood as the spirit wherein each finds his own best good in the highest wel- fare of all. W. 11. Hatch told of the prizes awarded to Oak Park schools for the best essays upon some theme pertaining to the Ameri- can Revolution by pupils in the eighth grades. Isaac E. Brown gave an address on "faith of Our Lathers." lie referred to the stern traits of imr colonial ancestors, but showed, notwithstanding this, their love of recreation and their love of home life and their faith in God and in immortality. Former Gov. Charles S. Deneen delivered an address on the history, resources, laws, and achievements of Illinois and her people.
INDIANA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 236
New members 2.1
Deaths, 6; resignations, 2; demitted, 2; dropped, 8. [8
Gain 3
Membership March 31, 1915 239
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The Indiana Society held its twenty-sixth annual business meeting at the University Club, Indianapolis, on the evening of February 25, the anniversary of the Battle of Vincennes. At the banquet following the business meeting the speakers were R. C. Ballard Thruston, of Louisville, Ky., President General of the National Society, who spoke on "The Work of the National Society" ; Capt. J. J. Toffey, Jr., who spoke on "The Army," and Henry Lane Wilson, who spoke on "Mexico."
Captain Toffey was a member of the brigade which relieved the marines after the capture of Vera Cruz. He gave an account of the expedition and praised the excellent discipline of the American troops.
Mr. Thruston made a plea for greater care of government and State archives and urged the creation of a Department of Archives, with appropriations to suitably house the mass of valuable documents. He lamented .the careless method of administering the oath to foreigners, asserting that a more dignified ceremony should be used to impress the foreigner when he was forswearing allegiance from another coun- try to that of the United States.
The John Morton Chapter held its annual business meeting and dinner at Terra Haute on the evening of September 4, when the Chap- ter outlined a plan of systematic marking of historical places, urged a department of genealogy in the city library, and decided on permanent meeting dates to celebrate historic events.
The dates fixed for permanent meetings were September 4, anniver- sary of the Battle of Fort Harrison; December 11, anniversary of the admission of Indiana to the Union; February 22, Washington's Birth- day ; June 14, Flag Day.
Prof. Herbert Briggs, retiring President, acted as toastmaster. Guests at the dinner responded with informal talks. Colonel Jcwett recalled the history of Fort Harrison. On suggestion of President Briggs, the Chapter instructed James H. Somes, Past President of the Indiana Society, to use his effort in supplying a genealogical department in the city. Dr. J. R. Morgan, of Kokomo, President of the Indiana Society, briefly reviewed the Syracuse Congress.
IOWA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 331
New members, 35 ; transfer, 1 36
Deaths, 5; resignations, 3; demitted, 1 ; dropped, 20. 29
Gain 7
Membership March 31, 1 9 1 5 338
The Iowa Society held its annual meeting at Des Moines on March 16, when officers were elected and reports made on the operations of the State organization and the several Local Chapters. Much good has been done during the past few years in promoting the study of history in Iowa through the award of numerous medals to students of the colleges and high schools.
The Ben Franklin Chapter of Des Moines held a series of monthly meetings for the reading and discussion on various topics, including "The Attitude of France Toward the American Colonies During the Revolution" and "America in the World's Tomorrow." The Wood- bury Chapter, on November 30, celebrated the anniversary of the sign- ing of the preliminary Treaty of Peace in 1 783. A banquet was served and extracts from the Treaty were read by O. B. Talley. There was an informal discussion of the Revolutionary War and of the present struggle in Europe.
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KANSAS SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 7"]
New members 10
Deaths, 2 ; dropped, 9 1 1
Loss 1
Membership March 31, 1915 76
KENTUCKY SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 ., 174
New members, 17 ; reinstated, 1 18
Dropped, 10; deaths, 3 ; resignation, 1 14
Gain 4
Membership March 3 r , 1915 178
The Kentucky Society! at its annual meeting and banquet, at the Penderinis Club, Louisville, elected officers for the year. Addresses were made by Rev. Dr. Charles Ewell Craik, on the services of his grandfather, Dr. James Craik, Washington's physician and personal friend; President General Thruston, on the need of better prepared- ness for war; R. R. Bur.nam, on marking historic sites in Kentucky, and by Rev. Dr. W. W. Landrum.
The Society met on January 19 to celebrate the 134th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens (January 17, 1781), when President General Thruston and Mrs. Julia Blackburn were hosts of the Society. Presi- dent Albert M. Henry, of the Michigan Society, a member of the National Executive Committee, was a special guest of honor and made a brief address on the Society's work. Brig. Gen. Philip Keade, U. S. A. (retired), Historian of the Massachusetts Society, read a paper on "The Negro in the War of the Revolution." General Reade said 3,000 negroes served as soldiers during the war.
President General Thruston, responding to a request, talked briefly about the researches of a committee which is writing the history of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The Society observed the 140th anniversary of the Battle of Lexing- ton with a meeting and banquet at the Tavern Club, Louisville. A letter was read from President General Thruston. in which he urged the Louisville organization do all in its power to solicit Federal judges to make the naturalization ceremonies, in which foreigners are ad- mitted to American citizenship, more impressive and to lay special emphasis on the responsibilities of an American citizen, its advantages, what it means, and what is expected of n good citizen and voter. Mr. Thruston also urges that judges be induced to give much of their time in assisting to improve, promote, and uplift the condition of the new American, and at all times to show a willingness to co-operate in the betterment work.
Following the reading of the letter, President Hundley said that he desired to impress upon those present that Americans must arouse themselves in the treatment and education of the hordes of immigrants entering this country each year. President Hundley appointed a com- mittee of five to carry out the suggestions made by Mr. Thruston.
A discussion of the immigration problem was participated in by Prof. R. P. Halleck and Congressman Swager Sherley. Miss Tngram spoke
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on "Making Americans Out of Foreigners," and Mrs. Tucker told of her experiences at Ellis Island among the immigrants and the work that is being done in Louisville to educate them.
LOUISIANA SOCIETY.
Members April r, 1914 76
New members 8
Deaths, 3 ; dropped, 8 11
Loss 3
Membership March 31, 1915 , 73
To the Secretary General:
I beg leave to render this my annual report to the National Society of the activities of the Louisiana Society for the current year. From the report of the change in our roll of members, which 1 recently mailed you, it was with great regret that 1 had to drop eight members from the roll for non-payment of dues; also to record the death of two of our compatriots since last report. The year, as a whole, has been a very uneventful one for us. Our work has been entirely rou- tine. We decorated the Revolutionary soldiers' graves as usual. We conferred prize essay medals in the name of the National Society on two young ladies of the Girls' Upper and Lower High School of New Orleans for best papers on Lafayette in the War of the American Revolution. We held our reunion and banquet this year on Jefferson's Birthday. Our President, Air. Leach, announced it to be, instead of a formal banquet with set speeches and toasts appropriate to the occa- sion, a getting-together affair, with a free exchange of ideas as to the ways and means to build up our Society and enthuse greater interest in its welfare and success into our old members. Many splendid and practical suggestions were made, and the President appointed a com- mittee to see to it that they were carried out as far as practicable. Before concluding this report I must not forget to note the fact that we admitted six new members into our ranks during the last year and have placed many more applications which we hope will soon be re- turned to the Secretary properly filled and acceptable to the Registrar General. With greetings to the delegates from the Louisiana Society, I remain,
With high regards, Thomas Daunky Dimjtky, Secretary.
MAI NIC SOCIETY.
Membership April I, 1014 395
New members 15
heaths, 6; resignations, 4; dropped, 3 13
On in 2
Membership March 31, 1.9 15 ^)7
The Maine Society held its annual business meeting and dinner at Riverton, near Portland, on February 22. Measures were discussed for promoting various patriotic activities.
The retiring President, Hon. John Francis Sprague, spoke on the mission of the Sons of the American Revolution in developing in the
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minds of the people a deeper love for their country and in the promo- tion of historical research. Gen. Philip Reade, Historian of the Massa- chusetts Society, the chief speaker of the day, took for his subject "What Women Did in the War of the Revolution." lie recalled the women who took up arms and those who stayed at home and by their humble duties did so much to make the success of the war possible.
MARYLAND SOCIETY.
Membership April I, 1914 321
New members, 15 ; reinstated, 2 17
Deaths, 6; resigned, 6; dropped, 18 30
Loss ..*... ' 13
Membership March 31, 1915 308
The Maryland Society co-operated with the city of Baltimore in celebrating the Centennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key in September, [814. Ex-President General Hon. Henry Stockbridge was appointed by President General Thruston to represent the National Society on that occasion. Kx-President Gen- eral Edwin Warlield was chairman of the Committee on Patriotic Organizations, and many other members of the Maryland Society were officially connected with the celebration.
The anniversary of the Surrender of Cornwallis, in 1781, was ob- served at a meeting at the Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore, on the evening of October 19, attended by more than a hundred members and guests, including Vice-President General John H. Moore, U. S. N., and Secre- tary General A. Howard Clark, who made brief addresses. Mr. Han- cock reviewed the Yorktown campaign; Air. Shanahan described Tench Tilghman's ride to tell the news to Congress, and an original poem on the ride was read by Rev. Dr. Huckel.
The Society celebrated Washington's Birthday by a general meeting at the Hotel Belvedere, Baltimore, on the evening of February 22, attended by 136 members and guests. Compatriot Layton F. Smith read a paper entitled "Extracts from the Autobiographical Sketch of the Life of Gen. John Burroughs, of Lycoming County, Pa."
The lion. John C. Rose, judge of the United States Court for the District of Maryland, delivered an address on "Some By-products of the Revolution."
It was announced that the Society was preparing to erect a memorial over the grave of Gen. Mbrdecai Gist, one of the most noted Alary- landers in the Revolutionary War. This grave is located in the ceme- tery of St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal Church, in Charleston, S. C, and the design of the memorial consists of a Hat slab of grayish-pink granite, 6 feet in length by 3 feet in width and 1 foot in height, upon which is laid a wreath of oak leaves bearing the insignia of the Sons of the American Revolution, with the name of General Gist and proper inscription cut into the stone below the wreath. It is expected that the memorial will be completed and read}' for unveiling some time in the early fall of this year.
The annual meeting of the Maryland Society was held at the Hotel Belvedere on April [9, attended by more than 100 members. An ad- dress was delivered by Dr. John H. Latane, of the Johns Hopkins University, on "America's Interest in the Kuropean Wrar," showing the shifting changes of the rules for neutrality during the present war.
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MASSACHUSETTS SOCI ETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 1,600
New members, no; transfers, 2; reinstated, 11. 123 Deaths, 37; resigned, 17; demitted, 4; dropped, 33 •••• 91
Gain 32
Membership March 31, 1915 1,632
The Massachusetts Society enrolled no new members during- the year, largely through the efforts of the George Washington Chapter of Springfield and the Old Essex Chapter of Lynn.
The Sta*te Society has held the usual three meetings and the Hoard of Managers its stated meetings, all with a good attendance of mem- bers.
The annual Field Day, on "Columbus Day," October 12, 1914, was an excursion to the Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, via Concord by train, and from there by automobiles, stopping en route at plaees of historic interest.
Massachusetts' part in the Washington Journey Celebration, from the time of the arrival of the "Pilgrims" at Springlield, June 30, to the close of the ceremonies at Cambridge, July 3, were fully described in the "Bulletin" of October, 1914. Besides the markers mentioned, there was one placed in Weston through subscriptions raised by Compatriot William B. Clarke, of that town.
During the summer of 1914 the Society's office was removed to Room 439, Tremont Building, Boston.
The 1913 Triennial Year Book has been given to all of the members who have applied for it, and 125 copies were given to public libraries in the State.
A new Chapter of the Society has been formed in Edgartown through the efforts of Abner L. Braley, Esq.
Contributions were made to the American Red Cross and to Boston Chapter for its "Lafayette boxes," which were sent to sick and wounded soldiers in the Paris, France, hospitals.
At the annual meeting on Patriots' Day, April 19, 1915, resolutions on the death of former Gov. Curtis Guild, a member of the Society, were adopted by a rising vote. Governor Guild will be pleasantly remembered as one of the orators at the New Haven Congress in 1903 and the Boston Congress in 1906; also at a public meeting, February 17, 1915- at Montpelier, Vt., under the auspices of the Vermont Society.
HERBERT W. Kimbaix, Secretary.
May 8, 1915.
MICHIGAN SOCIETY,
Membership April 1, 1914 402
New members, 56; reinstated, 5; transfer, 1-. 62
Deaths, 9; resigned, 3; demitted, 3; dropped, 20.. 35
Gain 27
Membership March 3L 1915 429
The Secretary of the Michigan Society herewith submits his report of the progress of the State Society during the preceding year, together with such suggestions as he deems proper for the promotion of the objects of the National Society.
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At the Twenty-fifth Annual Congress of the National Society, held at Syracuse, N. Y., May 18, 1914, the Michigan Society was represented by Albert M. Henry, Edward W. Bissell, Richard H. Fyfe, Wm. M. Finck, and Williams C. Harris. Our Society has been represented during the year on the Board ol Trustees of the National Society by our President, Albert M. Henry, who was further honored in May, 1914, by being appointed a member of the Executive Committee of the National Society.
Two additional Local Chapters have been organized during the year — one at Mt. Pleasant and a provisional one at Kalamazoo. Those previously established are Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids. The interest in this Society throughout other portions of the State has materially increased, new members having also been admitted from Howell, Alpena, Escanaba, and Munising. Eighteen new members have been added to the Detroit Chapter; thirteen new members added and four ex-members reinstated in Grand Rapids, eleven in Mt. Pleas- ant, and nine in Ann Arbor. The membership by Chapters is now as follows: Detroit, 227; Grand Rapids, 38; Ann Arbor, 21; Mt. Pleasant, II ; Kalamazoo, 5.
There are also in the city of Detroit thirty-nine members of the State Society who have not yet affiliated with the Detroit Chapter.
During the year the Society interested itself in expressing its ap- proval of a bill pending in the State Legislature for the purchase of two copies of the Houdon statue of Washington at Richmond, Va., for location in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and the State Capitol, at Lansing.
The campaign for membership and organization of Local Chapters was continued, and Chapters at Marquette, Lansing, and Port Huron are expected to organize during the coming year.
The annual banquet and election of officers of the State Society was held at the Detroit Club, Detroit, Friday evening, April iO, 1915. President Albert M. Henry presided. Greetings were received from the Local Chapters, and addresses were delivered by Hon. Ormond F. Hunt ; "Our Flag Afloat," by Compatriot Congressman George A. Loud, and "Our Country," by Compatriot U. S. Senator William Alden Smith.
A public meeting was held Washington's Birthday, 1915, under the auspices of this Society, in the Auditorium of the Art Museum, Detroit, consisting of an address, "Washington and Patriotism," by Compatriot Harry A. Lockwood, Vice-President of the Detroit Chapter, and an illustrated talk on "The Life and Times of Washington," by Compatriot Charles Moore, secretary of the Michigan Historical Pioneer Society.
The local social events are carried on in Detroit by the Detroit Chapter, the annual meeting of which for 10J4 was held May jo, at the Hotel Pontchartrain, President Williams C. Harris presiding. A buffet luncheon was served.
The first meeting for the season of 1914-1915 was held December 11 at the University Club, when Charles E. Chadsey, Ph. D., superintendent of schools, spoke on "The Teaching of Patriotism in the Schools." Attendance, 70. The second meeting was on February 12, at the Hotel Statler, when Mr. John R. Lee, personal representative of Henry Ford, talked on "The Immigrant as a Worker and a Citizen." Attendance, 100. At the third meeting, March 19, at the residence of Harry A. Lockwood, 1077 Second avenue, Ira W. Jayne, superintendent of the Municipal Recreation Commission, spoke on "Recreation and its Proper Supervision as a Necessary J^actor in the Making of Good Citizens." Attendance, 65.
The annual meeting of the Detroit Chapter was held Friday evening, May 14, at the Detroit Athletic Club, President Frederick Ik Smith presiding. Attendance, 75. An important feature of the Chapter's
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work during the past year was the report of the Committee on Patri- otic Education and the report of the Committee on Immigration and Citizenship. J. H. Dague, Industrial Secretary of the Y . M. C. A., explained the school now being conducted by that organization for the training of applicants for citizenship.
Ann Arbor Chapter held an entertainment December 14 in the high- school hall, consisting of illustrated lectures on "Camp, Canoe, and Camera," by Prof. Geo. R. Swain; "Forest Scenes," by Prof. Filibert Roth, head of the Foresters' Department of the University of Michigan, and the Washburn Yellowstone Expedition, illustrated by views of Yellowstone Park, by Prof. Warren W. Florer, President of the Chap- ter. The annual meeting and banquet was held February 22 and officers were elected.
Kalamazoo Chapter on Washington's Birthday was provisionally or- ganized under the chairmanship of Edward C. Parsons.
Mr. Pleasant Chapter had its first regular meeting on February 8 and elected officers for the year.
Apparently there is a considerable revival of interest in matters of a patriotic nature in this State, the attendance at the meetings being larger than ever before.
The suggestions occurring to mind at this time are, first, the great value of a campaign for the promotion of Local Chapters throughout the State as a means of arousing interest in this Society ; second, the desirability of selecting topics for discussion relating to current matters of patriotic interest rather than relying entirely upon matters of his- torical concern alone; third, the adoption by the Annual Congress of the following resolution :
Whereas the volumes entitled "Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States, 1790," as published by the Department of Com- merce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, are incomplete, in that those for Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee are miss- ing, and that for Virginia contains only 30 of the 7<S counties into which thai State was divided, the original lists having been destroyed when the British burned the Capitol at Washington during the War of 1812; and
Whereas the publication of the heads of families at the second census of the United States would tend to supply this deficiency, and would also, as to the other States, be of great value to patriotic societies, per- sons interested in genealogy, and those desirous of studying the early history of the United States: now therefore be it
Resolved, That Congress be requested to authorize and* direct the publication in permanent form, by counties and minor civil divisions, of the names of the heads of families returned at the second census of the United States, in 1800.
Dkvki/uwii-'.xt of Chapter Organization in Michigan,
Prior to the granting of a charter to the Detroit Chapter, there ex- isted in Michigan but one Chapter organization. This — the Western Michigan Chapter — was granted a charter March 12, 1807, upon the application of eleven members of the State Society residing in Grand Rapids, giving them territorial jurisdiction over the counties of Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Kalamazoo, fonia, Harry, and Muskegon. This Chap- ter continued in existence until March 27, [QI. |, during which period forty-three gentlemen residing within these counties were members of the State Society.
From the time of the organization of the State Society the great ma- jority of the members resided in Detroit. It was the custom for the State Society to hold its social functions in that city. Members of the
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Western Michigan Chapter began to feel that the State Society was in fact rather a local affair, the benefits of which were principally enjoyed by the residents of Detroit, and disaffection resulted which considerably diminished the membership in Grand Rapids and other parts of tin: State.
To remedy this situation the members residing in Detroit decided to divorce their local social functions from the activities of the State So- ciety and to carry them on through the agency of a local organization. On March 12, 1913, they applied for a charter for a Detroit Chapter, with territorial limits comprising Wayne County. The charter for this Chapter was granted May 2, 1913. The Chapter was organized and a constitution adopted November I, 1913. All members of the State So- ciety residing in Detroit were invited to become members. Of the 266 members so -invited only 28 have declined affiliation with the Local Chapter.
Detroit Chapter holds monthly meetings during the winter reasons at the hotels, clubs, and by invitation at the residences of members. At these meetings addresses are given upon topics of interest, followed by' general discussion participated in by the members. Refreshments and social intercourse follow.
Other Chapters have been established in Michigan as follows: On March 27, 1914, the members of the Western Michigan Chapter relin- quished all territorial rights, under their charter of 1807, to counties other than Kent, and received in return a new charter limited to Kent County. Their membership, which had diminished greatly, at once be- gan to increase. Thirteen new members have been added and four for- mer members reinstated. Grand Rapids now has a membership of 28.
Upon the same date — March 27, 1914 — five members of the State So- ciety residing in Washtenaw County, together with eleven new members whom they had secured, were granted a charter for the County of Washtenaw. This Chapter, with headquarters at Ann Arbor, now has a membership of 21. Situated at the State University, its opportunity for influence is wide.
On January 22, 19 15, ten gentlemen residing in Mt. Pleasant were admitted to membership and granted a charter for a Chapter for Isa- bella County. Their membership included an actual son of the Revolu- tion— Peter Alverson Wilsey.
On February 22, 1915, live members residing in Kalamazoo formed a provisional organization for the establishment of a Local Chapter in that county.
Future Chapters are promised by local workers at Marquette, Lan- sing, Pontiac, and Port Huron, at each of which localities the Society has five members.
The wState Society receives from each new applicant an admission fee of $5, and has adopted the plan of returning to Local Chapters, where such exist, one-half of this admission fee. All members of the State Society pay State and national dues, amounting to $3, whether members of Local Chapters or not. The amount of Local Chapter dues is op- tional with each Chapter. Members of Detroit Chapter are required to pay Chapter dues of $2 each.
There can be no question but that the organization of Local Chapters greatly stimulates interest in this Society throughout the State. Its effect upon the growth of membership in the State Society may be noted as follows :
For the ten years ending 1913 there had been no growth in member- ship, the losses by death and resignation being just equal to the gain from new members. In the year ending April 1, j qt _j . 24 new members were admitted, and in the year ending April 1, 1915, 62 new members were admitted, making a total membership at that time of 430.
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DETROIT CHAPTER.
Report on Membership for the Year Ending May 14, 1915.
Members elected during the year in Detroit Chapter 21
Deaths in Detroit Chapter 4
Resignations in Detroit Chapter 4
Total number of paid-up members in Detroit Chapter 219
Charter members who have not yet paid any. dues in the Chapter.. 8 Number of members of the State Society who have not yet indi- cated whether they intend to join the Chapter II
Number of members of the State Society who have declined affilia- tion with the Chapter 28
Total membership of the State Society residing , in Detroit 266
Total membership of the State Society 430
Raymond E. Van Svcki.i:.
Secretary.
Detroit, May 14, 19 15.
MINNESOTA SOCIETY.
New members 5
Deaths, 7; demitted, I r 8
Membership .March 31, 1915 233
The Minnesota Society 011 October 19, 1914. celebrated the anniver- sary of the surrender of Yorktown by a banquet at the Hampshire Arms, Minneapolis, about 60 members being present. President Charles T. Thompson presided. Mr. Allin D. Albert, editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, delivered an address on the "Results of Yorktown." At a business meeting following the address the by-laws of the Society were amended to permit the formation of Chapters throughout the State, through which it is hoped to stimulate interest and largely increase the membership and influence of the organization. As a result of thii action the George Washington Chapter was formed at Minneapolis.
At the annual meeting of the Society, on January 11, 1915, Rev. L. A. Crandall, President of the George Washington Chapter, delivered an address on "The Power of an Idea in American Life," which has been published as a twelve-page pamphlet.
MISSISSIPPI SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1 < > 1 _| 34
Membership March 31, 1915 34
MISSOURI SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 126
New members 11
heaths, <S ; dropped, 3 n
Membership March %?i, 1015 126
The Missouri Society, at its annual business meeting, at St. Louis, on March 4, re-elected President Walbridge and all its other officers. The w annual banquet was held ;it The Buckingham, St. Louis, on April 10.
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MONTANA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 28
New member, 1; death, 1.
Membership March 31, 1915 28
The Montana Society held its twenty-first annual business meeting and banquet at Helena, on February 22, at the home of its President, John Scott Harrison, where an interesting display was made of memo- rials of his great-grandfather, Gen. William Henry Harrison, and of his great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Harrison, Signer or the Dec- laration of Independence. Addresses were made by Lieutenant Gov- ernor McDowell and Compatriots Collins, Crane, Harvey, and Liv- ingston.
NEBRASKA SOCIETY.
Membership April I, 1914 ,,... 190
New members, 26 ; transfer. 1 27
Demitted 2
Gain 25
Membership March 31, 1915 215
The Nebraska Society held its annual business meeting at the Pio- neers' Rooms, Omaha, on February 22. Resolutions were passed asking the State Legislature to pass a bill appropriating funds for the erection of a fire-proof building for the Iowa State Historical Society and a bill providing for a commission to design and adopt a State flag for Ne- braska.
The Fremont Chapter was installed on February 18. The ceremonies took place at Odd Fellows' Hall and were very interesting and impres- sive, and the many addresses were full of patriotism, Americanism, and loyalty to all the best interests that can help our Society's cause. There is a very sturdy body of successful men at Fremont, which city was originally largely settled by Americans with Puritan ancestry, and al- ready a movement is on foot in the new Chapter for the erection of a monument to John C. Fremont in that city by the members of the So- ciety there.
On May 10, the 140th anniversary of the surrender of Fort Ticon- deroga, at a banquet tendered by the members resident at Lincoln, the Lincoln Chapter, No. 3, was formally installed, with about 100 charter members. Compatriot Chancellor Samuel Avery, of the Nebraska State University, presided as toastmaster. Mr. Nelson Moore, 84 years old, one of the charter members of the Chapter, was the guest of the even- ing, lie is a real son of the Revolution; his father, King Moore, born in Connecticut in 1762, died in [836, served three years and seven months in the Third Continental Artillery.
The Board of Managers hope to install Chapters at some other towns in 1915, and are directing special efforts toward the increase of mem- bership in the Nebraska Society.
Yours very truly, Edwin O. 1 1 ai.stkam,
Secretary.
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NEVADA SOCIETY.
Membership April I, 1914 19
Membership March 31, 1915 ■■••• J9
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NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 19 14 250
New members, 4 ; reinstated, 1 5
Deaths, 9 ; resignations, 2 ; dropped, 8 19.
Loss 14
Membership March 31, 191 5 236
NEW JERSEY SOCIETY.
Membership April r, 1914 763
New members, 155; transfers, 2; mem'ber also in New York, r 158
Deaths, 4; resignation, 1; demitted, 1; dropped,!.. 7
Gain [51
Membership March ji, 1915 9 r4
The New Jersey Society has completed another year of active work, with a net membership increase of 15 r, or an increase of four greater than our net increase of last year.
The pilgrimage in commemoration of Washington's journey from Philadelphia, Pa., to Cambridge, Mass., in 1775, to take command of the Continental Army, was most successful. New Jersey bore her part well ; and, although the weather was very warm, the program was carried out to the enjoyment of all. The members of the Society in localities through which the pilgrimage passed responded well to the call of the committee and assisted in maintaining the enthusiasm to the end. Three tablets erected by this Society, marking General Washing- ton's route, were dedicated — one [it Trenton, on St. Michael's Episcopal Church; one at New Brunswick, on the .Second Reformed Church, and the third on the Firemen's Building, Newark. The trip was made by automobile. Our New Jersey Committee was originally composed of Compatriots David L. Pierson, George H. Richards, and Nehemiah Perry Plowell ; but Mr. Howell was compelled by illness to resign, and Compatriot Thomas Wr. Williams was appointed. The committee met the pilgrims on the bridge over the Delaware River, near Trenton, as they crossed from Pennsylvania, on June 23, and conducted them through New Jersey to the ferry at Jersey City, where they crossed over to New York on June 25. The original route and time schedule of General Washington were adhered to as far as possible, but on account of the difference in the method of travel the pilgrims had some little time to spare. This was occupied by trips to near-by points of interest, such as tin- Trenton Battle Monument, the graves of some of the Signers from New Jersey of the Declaration of Independence — Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, and Abraham Clark — where wreaths were placed; the Headquarters of Washington at Rocky Ilill. the Battlefield of Monmouth, near Freehold, and the old Tenhent Church; the Freehold Battle Monument, the grave of "Fighting Par- son" Caldwell at Elizabeth, the statue of Washington in Washington Park, Newark; Springfield Battlefield, and Washington's Headquarters at Morristown. Greetings were extended to the pilgrims by President llibben of Princeton University, President l>emarest of Rutgers, and President McIMicrson of Lawrenceville School. The Jcrse) Blue Chap- ^ ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gave a reception at the home of their regent, Mrs. M. I'.edell Vail, at New Brunswick, on
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the evening of June 24. The enthusiasm and interest of the citizens along the route were evidenced by the display of Bags, and the prin- cipals and teachers of a number of the schools in Essex County assem- bled the children to greet the pilgrims. The program of the Societies in the other four States through which the pilgrims passed — Pennsyl- vania, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts — were similar. Newspaper clippings from the various towns and cities along the route have been secured. A set of kodak pictures taken on the journey have been presented to the Society by President General R. C. Ballard Thruston, and Compatriot George H. Richards also secured some pic- tures of interest. The clippings and photos will all he placed in a scrap- hook and filed at headquarters for a permanent record of the event.
Under the direction of our Committee on Monuments and Memorials, a tablet was erected on the Reformed Church of Paramus, at Ridge- wood, N. J., in memory of the Revolutionary patriots of the vicinity. It was dedicated on Independence Day, July 4, 1014. The members of Paramus Chapter co-operated with the committee in making the ar- rangements. Luncheon was served at Ridge wood Country Club, and a patriotic hand concert at the Paramus Church followed, with open-air service and unveiling of the tablet. The principal address was made by Rev. William Jl. Vroom, D. D. The tablet was presented by Presi- dent Merrill and accepted by Rev. Henry I). Cook, pastor of the church.
The annual church service in commemoration of the surrender at Yorktown was held in Trinity Episcopal Church, Newark, on October 18, 1914. Representatives of other patriotic societies and of the Wash- ington Guard of this Society attended. Rev. Mercer Green Johnston, pastor of the church, delivered the address.
A series of receptions to the Traveling Banner were held during November and December. President Merrill presented the banner and greetings were exchanged by the Chapters, Music and speeches added to the interest and enjoyment of the gatherings, and social hours fol- lowed the formal exercises.
The first meeting was held by Elizabethtown Chapter at Carteret Arms, Elizabeth, N. J„ on November 6. The principal address was by William T. Stuche'll, on "The New America," in which he made an inspiring appeal for a higher patriotism.
The second meeting was held by Orange Chapter on November 14 at the home of Compatriot Col. Henry A. Potter, East Orange, N. J. Historian General David L. Pierson, who is also President of the Chapter, reviewed local history and patriots in an address on "Some Scenes and Incidents in the Mountain Settlement During the War for American Independence." The gold insignia awarded to the State Society at the National Congress was presented to Compatriot William J. Conkling, whose four sons have joined the Society.
At a meeting on January 14, IOCS, the literary exercises of the even- ing took the form of a debate on the question, " Resolved . That women had more influence than men in promoting and concluding the Revo- lution." Gen. Henry W. Freeman acted as judge, with the ladies pres- ent serving as jurors; and Howard Marshall, E. Edwin Klwell, Dr. Geo. H. Richards, and David L,. Pierson spoke for the affirmative side, while John T. Neff, S. Carl Downs, and John Lcnord Merrill took the negative. The question was decided in favor of the affirmative side.
The reception by Montclair Chapter was held at the home of Com- patriot Albert French, Montclair, on November 20. "The Condition and Needs of the Navy" was the subject of an address by Lieut. McDowell, U. S. N.. who held that the expense of an adequate navy should he regarded as national insurance.
The next meeting was held by Newark Chapter on November 24, at the Essex Club, Newark. Compatriot Harry F. Brewer, Secretary of
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Monmouth Chapter received the banner December 2 in the rooms of the Chapter at Asbury Park. An address wes delivered by Rev. Charles E. Bruglcr.
Compatriot Cornelius Dorcmus> entertained Paramus Chapter and guests on the occasion of the reception by that Chapter on December 11. Rev. Isaac J. Lansing, D. D., spoke on "The Larger Patriotism," in which he said that the greater patriotism comprehends a larger education and not the mere brutal idea of the survival of the fittest. It is founded on righteousness.
On December 16 the final reception of the series was held by the recently- organized Morris County Chapter in -the Blue Moon Tea Room at Morristown. Compatriot William P. Tuttle spoke on the local topic, "Morris County in Revolutionary Days."
The annual meeting of the Society was held in the rooms of the New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, on January 2, 1915, and was preceded by a luncheon for members and guests and a reception to the retiring officers. Presiding officers of other patriotic societies in the State were guests of the Society and extended greetings. The Washington hatchet gavel received from President General Ballard Thruston was formally presented to the Society by President John Lenord Merrill. The reports of the officers and committees showed great activity throughout the year and the largest increase in member- ship in the history of the Society. Hearty congratulations and words of appreciation were extended to retiring President Merrill for his faithful service during the two years of his administration. Under the provisions of the Constitution, Mr. Merrill was not eligible to re-election this year. The following officers were elected: President, W. I. Lincoln Adams; First Vice-President, John Lawrence Boggs ; Second Vice- President, Samuel Craig Cowart; Secretary, John Randel Weeks; Treasurer, Arthur Met calf Morse; Registrar, George Plerbert Richards. After the election the officers came forward, President-elect Adams being escorted by members of Montclair Chapter, of which he is a member, and the color-bearers. Retiring President Merrill congratu- lated Compatriot Adams, placed around his neck the insignia of his office, and presented him to the Society. This ceremony was followed by the singing of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." President Adams then expressed his appreciation of the honor conferred upon him by the Society and assumed the chair. Retiring Treasurer Oscar H. Condit was also warmly thanked for his long and faithful service. Compatriot John L. Merrill was appointed chairman of a committee to perfect the organization of the Washington Guard of this Society.
A reception was tendered President W. I. Lincoln Adams by the Chapter on the evening of February 3 at the home of Dr. George H. Richards, Orange. During the evening President Adams predicted that after the war immigration from European countries would be increased, and suggested that patriotic organizations should not only be interested in the welfare of the foreigners in this country, but should avail themselves of every opportunity to prepare for the responsibilities of citizenship the people who will come to America. Messages were received from National officers and of other State Societies.
The State Society has offered a gold insignia of the Society to the Chapter securing the largest number of new members for the State Society, who also join the Chapter between April 1, 1914, and March 31, 1915.
Four' of the live representatives from New Jersey at the Star Spangled Banner Centennial, held at Baltimore, Md., in September, 1914, were members of this Society.
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We were also represented, upon invitation, at the 2501!] anniversary service of the First Presbyterian Church at Elizabeth, N. J., on Octo- ber 25, 1914, and at the civil celebration of the city during the follow- ing week.
The Committee on Increase of Membership has worked faithfully and the results of their work are apparent in the statistical report.
Another Chapter has been added to the roll, Morris County Chapter, No. 7, of which Compatriot Edward Q, Keasbey is the founder. A charter was presented to the Chapter at the Traveling Banner reception on December 16, The organization of this Chapter will probably be the means of increasing our Morris Count)' membership.
During the past year our Society has also completed the organization of the Washington Guard, whose membership includes all sons of mem- bers under twenty-one years of age. We expect much good will be ob- tained from this organization, which has already resulted in increasing interest in the work of our State Society.
Respectfully submitted, John R. Weeks,
Secretary N . J. Society, S. A. A'.
NEW MEXICO SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1014 50
New members 4
Uemitted, 1 ; dropped, 4 5
Loss 1
Membership March 31, 1915 58
The New Mexico Society held its annual meeting ;it the Alvarado Hotel, Albuquerque, on February 22, and was well atl ended by local members and several visitors. Patriotic addresses were delivered by Compatriots P. E. Twitchell and George S. Klock.
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EMPIRIC STATIC SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 1,440
New members, 94; transfers, 11; reinstated, 3.... 10S Deaths, 31 ; resignations, 40; demitted, 4; dropped, 30 105
Gain 3
Membership March 31, 1015 1,443
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The June, 1914, meeting of the Society was held at Buffalo, as the guests of the Buffalo Chapter. The officers attending were most cor- dially received and entertained.
On the Fourth of July the Society had charge of the ceremonies held in the City llall Park of New York City, and on the same day the Society, represented by Compatriot Hon. 1 lanson Cleveland Coxe, placed an American Hag upon the tomb of Lafayette in the Picpus Cemetery, at Paris, France.
The President of our Society has attended, as a guest, the annual banquets of a number r>| si.sier Societies.
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The usual Year Book of the Society was published and mailed to each compatriot.
At the commencement exercises of the Huntington Grammar School last June one gold and one silver medal were presented to pupils of the eighth grade for essays upon Revolutionary incidents.
At the October meeting of the Society a very interesting lecture was delivered by Prof. j. A. Clairmonte, of the Panama-Pacific Exhibition, illustrated with stereopticon views; also the Rev. A. Eugene Bartlett, D. D., gave an informal talk on his experiences in Paris and London at the outbreak of the war.
In June the Society entertained the visiting compatriots that' took part in the "Pilgrimage" from Philadelphia to Cambridge in com- memoration of Washing-ton's journey in 1775.
An invitation was received from the "Lower Wall Street Associa- tion" to take part in the ceremonies at "Eraunce's Tavern" on October 31 ; also to the reception connected with the Tercentenary Celebration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 29, 1914. A number of our compatriots attended both of these exercises.
The Society also took part in the parade of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the commercial settlement of New York City on. the evening of October 31.
The annual banquet of the Society was omitted on account of the war in Europe.
The February meeting of the Society was held at the Hotel Mar- tinique, at which addresses were made by Mr. Washington I. L. Adams, the President of the New Jersey Society, S. A. R. ; President Ames and Past President John H. Burroughs of our Society. This being "Ladies' Night," a dinner was served previous to the business meeting.
Our annual church service was held at the "Church of the Divine Paternity" on Sunday afternoon, February 21, 1 9 r 5 , the sermon being preached by the Rev. Frank O. Hall, D. D., the Pastor and our Chap- lain.
Washington's Birthday was duly celebrated in Paris, France, this Society being represented by Compatriot Hon. Hanson C. Coxe. The following is taken from the Paris edition of the New York Herald of February 23, 1915 :
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Acting under instructions from the President of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Mr. H. Cleveland Coxe placed a handsome wreath of flowers upon the statue of Wash- ington in the Place d'lena, Paris, yesterday.
Owing to police regulations, no speeches were permitted in the open street, and the ceremony was confined to simply placing the flowers upon the statue and showing the loyalty and respect of those present for the historical event.
Among those present were Mr. William O. Sharp. American Am- bassador; Mr. A. M. Thackara, American Consul General; Mr. Frazier, Second Secretary of the American Embassy; Marquis de La Fayette, Mr. Henry (\u LWllet, former American Consul at Rheims, and Mrs. du Pellet, Miss E. du Bellet, of the Colonial Dames of Virginia; Miss G. du Bellet. of the National Colonial Dames of Virginia; Mr. R. L. Dans, Mr. William Dans, and Miss Dans; Mr. Alfred S. Heidelbach former president of the American Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Abram 1 Sharpe Smith. Mr. Charles G. Loeb. Mr. Henry M. Wisler. of Los
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Angeles, Cal. ; Mine. Tessayre, Mr. J. Whitney Ganson, in French uniform; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Liebig, Mr. L. Bromhead, and Mr. Hector Feltham.
The floral emblem was very beautiful. Across the wreath was the Society ribbon in bine, yellow, and white — the colors of the uniform oi the Continental Army — with the inscription: "Presented by the Em- pire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution." Yours very truly,
Wai.tkk B. Hopping, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 50
New members 5
Deaths, 2 ; resigned, 1 3
Gain 2
Membership March 31, 1915 52
The North Carolina Society awarded a gold medal for the best essay on Col. Waighstill Avery to W. Herman Stephenson, of Raleigh, a recent graduate of the Raleigh High School. The essay is printed in the Raleigh Nczvs and Observer of June 21, 1914. Colonel Avery was born at Groton, Conn., in 1741; graduated from Princeton in 1766; studied law in Maryland; went to North Carolina in 1769; was a member of the Provincial Congress in 1775. He was the first Attorney General of that State and resigned that office in 1779 to become Colonel of Militia. He died in 1821.
The Society has offered a gold medal to students of colleges and high schools in the State for the best essay on Fort Dobbs, erected in 1755. The essays must not exceed 3,000 words. The officers of the Society are continued for another year.
NORTH DAKOTA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 39
New members . 7
Death, 1 ; dropped, 2 3
Gain , ,. 4
Membership March 31, 1915 -13
The North Dakota Society held its fourth annual business meeting and banquet at Grand Forks May 13, 1915. Plans were discussed for a greater membership and practical work among our new citizens as they come to North Dakota. Judge Charles A. Pollock presided at the ban- quet. Benjamin Franklin was the subject of the evening. Dean George F. Wells spoke on '"Franklin the Philosopher and Scientist" ; "Franklin in Literature," Prof. Vernon P. Squares; "Franklin the Diplomat," Dr. W. N. Stearns, and "Franklin the Patriot," Judge P.. F. Spalding. The members were enthusiastic and already they are planning two Local Chapters for the near future. The attendance was good and the out- look for the coming vear is excellent.
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ohio socikty.
Membership April 1, 1914 556
New members, 50 ; transfer, 1 51
Deaths, 7; dropped, 12 19
Gain 32
Membership March 31, 1915 588
The Ohio Society held its annual meeting at the Virginia Hotel, Co- lumbus, on April 19. The annual banquet in the evening was attended by about 100 members, with their wives and families. Addresses were delivered by Governor Willis, who was the guest of honor, and by Hon. Thomas' S. Powell, of Columbus.
Extracts from Report of the Registrar, Col. W. L. Curry.
The total number (if members who have joined the Society since its organization, April 22, i88<>, is 1,227.
As shown by the reports of the officers, the Chapters have all had regular meetings during the winter months, some in the evenings and others have had noon-day luncheons. These meetings have been well attended, with good addresses and patriotic music, and have been very interesting and beneficial.
These Chapter meetings, omitting routine business, should be encour- aged, as it gives the members, all of whom are usually busy men, not only a little relaxation, but opportunity for better accpiaintance in these days of rush along all lines of business and professions.
Since the publication of the last Year Book, which is now considered one of the standard reference books, many letters of inquiry have been received not only from citizens of our own State, but from a number of other .States, for information regarding records 6i ancestors. The Year Book has been of great assistance in answering these inquiries.
Locating graves of soldiers of the Revolution is still continued and another list of names is being prepared for publication in the Year Books. Olentangy Valley Chapter, of Delaware, has been very active in this laudable work, and has taken the advance of all other Chapters by locating 49 graves in Delaware and Morrow Counties. Markers will be furnished all such graves by making application to county commis- sioners, as provided by law.
Some good work has been done along educational lines by officers of the State Society.
A large number of circulars have been distributed for the informa- tion of foreigners during the year, including the "Constitution of the United States" and "Naturalization," printed in English only; "Infor- mation for Immigrants," printed in fourteen different languages.
An eight-page booklet was prepared by the State Society, with a pa- triotic program arranged for the public schools for the centennial cele- bration of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, September [4, 1814. Several hundred copies were distributed to the schools and were used in their exercises. The program gave a brief history of the flag, writing of the Star Spangled Banner, Hag etiquette, with words of patriotic songs.
Letters have been received from a number of school superintendents, commending the program and tendering thanks to the members of the Society for their courtesy in furnishing it.
One new Chapter was organized during the year at Coshocton, and V) the reports of both the State and Chapter officers were very interesting, showing that great interest had been manifested along patriotic lines.
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A committee was appointed to formulate a plan for taking- up pa- triotic work with the pupils of the puhlic schools in all parts of the State during the ensuing year hy offering' medals and other prizes for essays on historical subjects written by the pupils.
OKLAHOMA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 19 [4 40
New members, 3; dropped, 3.
Membership March 31, 1915 40
The Oklahoma Society held its annual meeting at Oklahoma City on February 22, with an attendance of 30 members. "All seemed enthusi- astic about the order and its prospects in Oklahoma."
OREGON SOCIETY.
Membership April r, 1914 166
New members, 19; transfers, 2 21
Deaths, 5 ; resignations, 3 8
Gain 13
Membership March 31, 1915 179
The Oregon Society celebrated the centennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" by a smoker and collation at the University Club in Portland on September 14. The celebration was given jointly with the Oregon Commandery of the Loyal Legion. The paper of the evening was read by Compatriot John L. Travis, city editor of the Oregon Uvening Journal. His subject was "The National Flag and the National Anthem." He explained the manner in winch the Stars and Stripes came to be adopted as the banner of the Republic and spoke of the glory which had been won for them on the sea by Paul Jones in the Revolution and. by Isaac Hull, Oliver Hazard Perry, and others in the War of 1812. He went fully into the circumstances under which the national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key and concluded his paper with a discussion of the hold the flag had on the affections of the people. An even hundred gentlemen were present.
The Society held its annual business meeting and banquet on Febru- ary 22. At the banquet 65 were present. The addresses were: "Wash- ington as a Public Servant," James F. Ewing; "George Washington, Conservator of Anglo-Saxon Liberty, vs. George III, Foreign Despot," Dr. Henry Waldo Coe ; "Replacing the Old," Hubert H. Ward.
The opening session of the Annual Congress of the National Society was held at Portland on the third Monday of May (May 17), as re- quired by the Constitution. There were present: Lieut. Col. M. W. Wood, U. S. A.. Vice-President General, who presided; Mr. Wallace McCamant, President of the Oregon Society and Trustee of the Na- tional Society, and Mr. D. W. Wakefield, Col. II. C. Cabell, Maj. V. M. C. Silva, and Rev. H. L. Bates, delegates of the Oregon Society. Mr. McCamant was duly elected Secretary pro tcm. On motion by Mr. McCamant, seconded by Mr. Wakefield, it was voted to adjourn until 10 a. in., July 19, 1915, to meet in the Masonic Building at Portland.
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PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, i fj> t_j 578
New members 42
Deaths, 8; resigned, 7; defhitted, 2; dropped, 15... 32
Gain 10
Membership February 22, 1915 588
The Pennsylvania Society held its annual btisine&s meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh, in the afternoon of February 22, 191 5. Reports were received from the officers and various committees and from the Philadelphia and New Castle Chapters. Major Vealc, as a member of the Flag Committee, spoke on "1 he Respect Due to the Flag," and described his trip when as a representative of the Sons of the American Revolution he delivered an oration before 6,000 people assembled on the occasion of the transfer of the State Hags to the new Capitol Building at Harrisburg. The Flag Committee was requested to study the Federal and State laws in regard to the use of the flag and to print them for distribution among the schools of Pennsylvania.
The annual banquet was held in the evening at the Union Club, at- tended by 200 members and guests, including several Chapter regents of the Daughters of the American Revolution and other ladies. Presi- dent Thomas Stephen Brown introduced the toastmaster, Dr. Harry C. Westervelt. The speakers of the evening were Maj. Moses Veale, John Lenord Merrill, former President of the New Jersey Society, and Rev. Dr. George W. Montgomery. President Brown appealed for a broader celebration of Washington's Birthday throughout the nation. Dr. Montgomery spoke on "Our Alien Citizenship."
The annual report of the Society is printed in a pamphlet of 24 pages, containing the proceedings of the annual meeting, with reports of offi- cers and committees and of the Local Chapters. Addresses delivered before the Society during the last four years on Pennsylvania Signers of the Declaration of independence have been published in three pamphlets.
The Society appropriated a liberal sum toward the celebration of the Washington Journey Pilgrimage in June, 1914; The Pilgrims were the guests of the Philadelphia Chapter on Monday, June 22, on an automo- bile trip to Germantown and Valley Forge and at a banquet at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in the evening. On the morning of June 23 the pilgrimage began its journey to Cambridge, being met at the New Jersey boundary by the committee from that State.
PHILIPPINE SOCIETY.
Membership April i, 1 r> t _| 15
New members 3
Membership March 31, 1915 18
The Philippine Society, though few in number of active members, has a marked influence for good in the Islands. It has been suggested that a reorganization of the Society might be of advantage, to be known as the Far Eastern Society, or similar name, with Local Chapters in the Philippines and China.
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RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 324
New members 22
Deaths, 6; resigned, 1 ; d emitted, 1 ; dropped, 5.. .. 13
Gain 9
Membership March 31, 1915 333
The Rhode Island Society held its annual business meeting at noon on February 22, in Manning Hall, Brown University, Providence. Prof. Wilfred H. Munro made an appeal for greater recognition of Gen. Nathanael Greene, and former Governor IJppit.t reported on progress made toward obtaining a memorial. A contribution of $100 was made to the General Greene Memorial Association and a like amount to the General Varnum Memorial Fund. Reports of officers showed the So- ciety to be increasing in membership and in good financial condition.
At the conclusion of the business meeting the members of the Society were escorted by the Varnum Continentals of Hast Greenwich to the Old Marine Armory, where the annual dinner was in order. President Dexter served as toastmaster. Addresses were made by Lieutenant Governor San Souci, Mayor Gainer, William Chace Greene, and Mar- shall Putnam Thompson, of Brookline, Mass. A poem was read by Mr. Farnsworth. Compatriot Thompson took for his subject "The Fifth Musketeer." Me reviewed in detail the life of La Fayette and told of his role in the American Revolution.
At patriotic exercises to which the Society was invited in Sayles Hall, Brown University, in the morning of February 22, Compatriot David Jayne Hill, of the District of Columbia Society, former Ambassador to Germany and other countries, delivered an address in which he re- viewed "the events leading up to the Revolutionary War, the prepara- tion of the first written Constitution, and the application of the Con- stitution in such a way that the happiness and contentment, of the indi- vidual more than the affairs of the State were emphasized.
The Society participated in meetings throughout the State on May 4 in observance of the 139th Anniversary of Independence Day of Rhode Island. At a meeting of the Gaspee Chapter of the D. A. R., in Provi- dence, Compatriot ex-Senator Addison P. Munroe delivered an address in which he recounted- the events of May 4, 1776, when the General Assembly of Rhode Island passed an act declaring its independence of Great Britain.
On Memorial Day the usual exercises were held at Hopkins Park, under the auspices of the Rhode Island Society, the audience being largely of Italian pupils of the puhlic schools.
SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 18
Membership March 31, 1915 'N
SOUTH DAKOTA SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 45
New members 7
Dropped I
Gain 6
Membership March 31, 1915 5l
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The South Dakota Society held its annual meeting at Sioux Falls on April 19 and elected officers for the year. After the adjournment of the meeting, a committee waited upon the Local Chapter of the D. A. R. and presented them with an American flag. Hon. F. M. Mills and Mr. C. 0. Bailey made short addresses.
TENNESSEE SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 62
New members, 8; reinstated, 6 14
Death, r ; dropped, 5 6
Gain 8
Membership March 31, 1915 70
The Tennesse Society has increased in membership and has aroused much interest in the work of the organization.
On June 15 Vice-President General William K. Boardman, Secretary of the Society, presented a flag for the high-school playground in Nash- ville with appropriate ceremonies, including an address by President Leland Hume. The Society has enrolled as a member a son of Joseph Greer, Kings Mountain Messenger. On the occasion of the dedication, in May, of a tablet marking the grave of Joseph Greer at Petersburg, Compatriot Boardman delivered an address on the Battle of Kings Mountain. Messenger Greer, after an arduous journey, brought the news of the victory to the Continental Congress at Philadelphia.
On the evening of March 30 the Society gave a banquet at the Com- mercial Club in Nashville in honor of President General Thruston. President Leland Plume presided and introduced Mr, Thruston, who spoke of the work of the Sons of the American Revolution. He urged closer co-operation between the now existing eight societies of de- scendants of the American Revolution. One of the chief objects of the Society is to produce a complete history of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Thruston gave a very interesting account of the famous instrument. He told of the efforts of the organization to im- press upon our foreign-born population the oath of allegiance to the United States. Pie said that one million men were coming to this country from foreign shores each year until the war started. Of this million about one-half, on the average, remained, the others returning. Out of the 500.000 becoming naturalized, it was the duty of the S. A. R. to encourage them to hold in high respect their allegiance to our nation. The National Society is distributing 50,000 booklets annually to night schools throughout the United States, designed to encourage patriotism and instil in the hearts of the foreigners a love for our nation, for which our forefathers fought so valiantly. A most interesting descrip- tion of the pilgrimage of the National Society's committee over the route General Washington traversed from Philadelphia to Cambridge when he went to assume command of the army was related. Vice- President Genera! W. K. Boardman then spoke of the probable enter- taining of the National Congress in the city in 1916. Mr. Thruston outlined plans for the Tennessee Society.
TEXAS SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 85
Membership March 31, 1915 81
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UTAH SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 1 16
New members, 10 ; transfer, 1 1 1
Death, 1; dropped, 4; resigned, 1; demitted, 1.... 7
Gain 4
Membership March 31, 1915 120
Compatkiots. : The Utah Society, at its annual business meeting, at Salt Lake City, on December 26, 1914, elected officers for the year 1915.
The twenty-iirst annual banquet was given at the Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, January 30, 1915, with seventy members and guests present, Hon. C. W. Fairbanks, former Vice-President of the United States, and Gov. William Spry, of Utah, being among the guests of honor. Compatriot Hon. Samuel C. Park, mayor of Salt Lake City, acted as toastmaster. This banquet is regarded as one of the most brilliant and most successful banquets ever held in the State of Utah.
Through the year the Society has lost by death its former Chaplain, Right Rev. Franklin Spencer Spalding, D. D., Episcopal Bishop of Utah. Bishop Spalding was a most gifted man, of unusual attainments, a noted orator, and one of the very great bishops in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and his death was most lamentable and a severe loss not only to the Utah Society, but to the entire organization of the Sons of the American Revolution.
A magnificent bronze memorial tablet, manufactured by the Gorham Company, is being erected in the new Utah State Capitol by this So- ciety as a tribute to the heroes of the American Revolution.
At the annual banquet ceremonial badges were presented by the Society to National Trustee and former President Hon. Daniel Samuel Spencer and to State Registrar William Dalton Neal.
Medals for patriotic oratory were presented through the year, in contest, at the Utah Agricultural College and at the Salt Lake High School. These presentations are annual events.
The Society is in a nourishing condition, substantial financially, and within the last few years has increased in membership upward of 200 per cent.
Through the patriotic action of Compatriots Mayor Samuel C. Park and Commissioner, former Governor, Heber M. Wells, the Liberty Bell, en route to the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, Cal., has been ordered to be stopped in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July ir, in order thai it may be seen by the thousands of school children and citizens of Salt Lake City. The Society publicly acknowledged the action of these tut; distinguished compatriots for their laudable efforts in this matter.
Eddy Ori,and LtfR.
May 29, 1915. President.
VERMONT SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 246
New members 8
Deaths, 6; resigned, 7 13
Loss 5
Membership March 31, 1915 2.jr
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During the i)ast year the Vermont Society dedicated two historic memorials — one at the village of Winooski, just across the Winooski River from Burlington, near the site of the blockhouse known as Fort Frederick, erected by Remember Paker and Ira Allen, two of the leaders of the Green Mountain Boys; the other at Randolph, on the site of a camp occupied at the time of the burning of Royalton during the latter part of the Revolutionary War. It is the purpose of the Society to continue the policy of marking historic sites. The Winooski tablet was dedicated on July 30. The ceremonies included a parade, participated in by United States cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen, the First Regiment, Vermont National Guard, numerous civic organizations, and a number of historical floats. The occasion was a gala day in the town, factories being closed, and .almost the entire population assembled on the town green to listen to the addresses. President Frederick S. Pease, of the Vermont Society, made a brief presentation speech and the tablet was accepted by the town authorities. Secretary Walter H. Crockett delivered an address, reviewing the early history of the region and the struggles of the first settlers. The life history of Ira Allen, younger brother of Ethan Allen, was related in detail. President Gen- eral Thruston delivered the closing address, in which he spoke of the inspiring character of Vermont scenery. He explained the construction of the old blockhouse, how it was roughly built of hewn logs and was usually about 16 by 20 feet in size. He said that the blockhouse was the arsenal and the fort of the community, and went on to tell of the type of fortified settlement common in the early times of his own State of Kentucky.
In closing his address Mr. Thruston related the historical evolution of the American emblem out of the P>ritish flag into the flag we know. He told, finally, how, after the admission of Kentucky and Vermont, at the suggestion of a Vermonter in the National Legislature, two stars and two stripes were added to the original thirteen, in recognition of these States, making a flag with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, which remained the nation's flag for twenty-three years, until 1818, when it was changed to thirteen stripes and a star for each State. "It was a flag of fifteen stars and fifteen stripes flying over Fort McHenry during its bombardment in 1814 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the 'Star Spangled Banner.' " A reproduction of the original Fort Mc- Henry flag was then presented by Mr. Thruston to the Vermont Society as a gift from the Kentucky Society. The flag was accepted on behalf of the Vermont Society by the Hon. Robert Roberts.
On the evening of July 30 President General Thruston and Secretary General Clark, with other guests, were entertained by the Society at a banquet at the Van Ness House, Burlington, Following the dinner Air. Thruston talked of the work of the National Society in various activities of national character and importance distinct from the patri- otic work of State Societies, and also gave an account of the pilgrimage over the route of Washington's journey to Cambridge in 1775.
At the annual business meeting, held at Montpelier on February 17, 1915, resolutions were adopted to secure the preservation of the Old Constitution House at Windsor as a historic relic and permanent memorial of the Convention of Delegates from the towns of the New Hampshire Grants that met at Windsor, July 2 to S, 1777, and adopted the first Constitution of the free and independent State of \ ermont.
At 8 o'clock in the evening a public meeting was held in the hall of the blouse of Representatives, in the State Capitol, which had been granted by vote of the General Assembly. The retiring President, Frederick S. Pease, presided. Gov. Charles W. Gates, other State officials, and a large audience were present. In his opening remarks President Pease told of the gifts to the Society from President Oen-
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era] Thruston. He then introduced ex-Gov. Curtis Guild, of Boston, Mass., former Ambassador of the United States to Russia, who deliv- ered an address on "Our Outworn Consular and Diplomatic System." He urged the need of a "United States Diplomatic Academy," in line with the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy. "We boast of being the best educated country in the world, yet we refuse expert training to the very body of men who represent us most constantly and conspicuously before the governments and peo- ples of the world," said Compatriot Guild. This was one of the last public appearances of Governor Guild, who died on. April 6.
VIRGINIA SOCIETY.
Membership April I, 1 0 1 4 ' 85
New members, 6; transfer, 1 7
Deaths, 2 ; resigned, 3 ; dropped, 1 6
Gain 1
Membership March 31, 1915 86
The Virginia Society held its annual meeting on the evening of Feb- ruary 22 at the Westmoreland Club, Richmond. President Clarke pre- sided at the meeting, and short addresses were made by City Attorney Henry R. Pollard, Capt. John Lamb, and Dr. George Ross. The topic was "The American Revolution and the Men of that Time," including particularly Alexander Hamilton and Robert Morris.
Mr. Pollard presented short sketches of the two men, showing their power throughout the conflict which gave to the Colonists their liberty, and declared that next to Washington himself these two men were leading forces in the establishment of freedom and a country which has arisen to the leadership of the civilized world.
Captain Lamb referred to the War of l8l2 briefly, after following Mr. Pollard in words of recognition of the great power wielded by Hamilton. He took occasion to refer to the part the Virginia Peninsula played in the Revolution, the War of J 8 1 2, and the Civil War, and showed the people of that section had played their part well. "The atrocities practiced in the Revolution and the War of 1812," said Cap- tain Lamb, "were as bad as those we hear of now in the European war."
Dr. Ross said this is "an occasion of expression of patriotic devotion and thoughts of the multitudinous hosts who have performed their duties and gone before." He paid his respects in beautiful language to those who took' the lead in making the country what it is today.
WASHINGTON STATU SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 225
New members, So; transfer, 1 8l
Heath, ] ; d emit ted, 1 ; dropped, ') 11
Gain 7°
Membership March 31, 1915 295
The Washington State Society has been very successful in enrolling new members during the past two years, and particularly since April i, 1914. The Society has actively co-operated with the Young Men's
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Christian Association at Seattle in a teaching course to prepare the alien for naturalization and better citizenship. President Samuel Judd Holmes, M. D., of the Society, once a week attended the class meeting, which now numbers about a hundred members. The course includes ten evenings of study and lectures. The program for each session is so arranged as to give the first half of the everting to some speaker who can give in an authoritative way the essential facts about the city, county, State, or National government which an alien must know in order to successfully pass the hearing before the courts. The latter half of the evening is spent in small classes, where a teacher conducts a quiz and answers questions.
High-school oratorical contests were held at Spokane, North Yakima. Tacoma, and Seattle, under auspices of the Local Chapters in these cities, at which cash prizes were awarded. - First, $20; second, $10; third, $5.
The annual business meeting was held in the Chamber of Commerce assembly rooms, Seattle, at I p. m., on February 22.
The annual banquet was held at 7 p. m., at the Hotel Washington Annex. The toastmastcr, Walter S. Fulton, was introduced by the re- tiring President, Dr. Samuel Judd Holmes. Toasts were responded to as follows: "George Washington," by Col. William F. McClure; ''The Century of Peace," by Prof. Edward S. Meany; "The Relation of the Sons of the American Revolution to Our National Defense," by Lemuel L. Holies; "The Marking of the Old Oregon Trail," by Mrs. Overton G. Kllis; "Virginia: George Washington's Native State," by Carter Helm Jones, D. D.
On the evening of February 19, at the Broadway High School, Seattle, there was a Patriotic Oratorical Contest under the auspices of the Washington State Society. The subjects of the orations were: "The Economic Causes of the American Revolution"; "The Tory, His Place in History"; "Thomas Jefferson, the Advocate of the People's Rights"; "The Common Soldier of the Revolution"; "Oratory as a Revolutionary Force"; "The American Revolution: England's Lesson in Colonial Gov- ernment."
WISCONSIN SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 169 •
New members, 35 ; reinstated, 1 36
Demitted, 4 ; resigned, 2 6
Gain 30
Membership March 31, 1915 199
The Wisconsin Society celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of its organization by a banquet at the Hotel Pfistcr, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the evening of Thursday, February 25, 1915, when an address was delivered by Hon. James Edgar Brown, of the Illinois Society, on "The Evolution of the American Flag," illustrated by stereopticon views.
The officers of kindred patriotic societies of the city, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Mayflower Society, the Colonial Dames, the Society of Colonial Wars, ami U. S. Daughters of 1812, were invited guests.
There was an informal supper and smoker at a meeting of the So- ciety on Saturday, January 16, at the University Club, Milwaukee. The meeting was attended by President Albert M. Henry, of the Michigan Society, a member of the National Executive Committee, and by Mr. Adkius, of the Illinois Society. Resolutions were adopted arranging for a series of lectures to foreigners who contemplate applying for
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citizenship, and also for giving prizes to school children for patriotic essays.
The annual business meeting and banquet were held at the TTotel Pfister on May 28, when officers were elected and patriotic addresses were delivered by President General R. C. Ballard Thruston, Gen. Charles King, Mr. George E. Fraser, of Chicago, and the President- elect, Rev. Frederick S. Penfold, of Racine. Air. Thruston earnestly denounced the principles of the School Peace League, "which seem to be to ridicule war and the militia and to discourage enlistment through teachings in the public schools." About 75 members were in attendance. The following resolutions were adopted :
Whereas we, the Wisconsin Society, Sons of the American Revolu- tion, in annual meeting assembled, upon the sixty-ninth anniversary of the admissiomof the State of Wisconsin to the Union, still believing in the principles of human rights, freedom, and justice, which brought this Union and our State into being and have preserved them untar- nished for 126 years, now in the face of a crisis which may easily be- come the most momentous in American history, desiring publicly to renew our allegiance to these national principles and announce our con- tinued and unfaltering faith in free men and free government, in God and our native land: therefore be it
Resolved, That we indorse and commend the President of the United States, the official representative and defender of our national honor, for his temperate, uncompromising, and just note of May 14 inst., ad- dressed to the government of the German Empire; and be it further
Resolved, That we pledge him our fullest support, and we call upon every patriotic American to join with us in publicly upholding his efforts for the preservation of the dignity, honor, and peace of this nation, that it may continue to be the embodiment of the highest ideals of a free, enlightened, and Christian people.
WYOMING SOCIETY.
Membership April 1, 1914 30
New members 2
Death, I ; deun'Ued, 1 2
Membership March 31, 1915 30
The Wyoming Society, realizing that increased membership was nec- essary to stimulate and create added interest in the Society, amended its constitution so as to allow the formation of Local Chapters, believ- ing this to be one of the means to that vui\. The membership dues have also been changed, so as to make those for non-resident less than those for resident members.
The movement started last year for creating an interest in the obser- vance of Flag Day was also followed up. Articles bearing on the subject were written and sent to newspapers throughout the State, requesting the co-operation of town and city officials in a proper observance of the day. As a result there was a more general display of the national emblem than heretofore.
At the annual meeting, held February 22, 1915, the old officers were re-elected for the ensuing year.
Arthur Hjcdmsy Dqank,
March _'3, 1915. President.
The Pki-.sidf.nt GeniCRAI/: Now, the next order of business is old and unfinished business, and it is nearly 4 o'clock. It will take a few min- utes for Mr. Woodworth to make his adjustments so that he can begin
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his address on the "Washington Pilgrimage Journey" at 4 o'clock, and
if there is no objection, therefore, we will now take a short recess until he is ready.
PROPOSAL TO MARK GIANT TREE.
Hon. Harvey FoQTE Remington, of Rochester: Mr. President Gen- eral, I have just a small matter I would like to present, if agrecahlc.
The President General: Very well.
Judge REMINGTON : A few days ago I was in the Yosemite National Park, and, as we all know, many line trees in the Mariposa Grove are designated in honor of the States of the Union and many of them in honor of prominent dignitaries of the country. I noticed that one tree was marked in honor of the Society of the Colonial Dames. But there is no tree- there designated in honor of the Sons of the American Revolution, and therefore 1 beg leave to submit the following resolu- tion bearing upon this subject and ask the Secretary to read it and let it take its course.
The Secretary General: Submitted by Compatriot Judge Remington, of Rochester, N. Y. :
Whereas the Superintendent of the Yosemite National Park is per- mitted, upon proper petition, to designate certain of the trees in the Mariposa Grove in honor of the several States of the Union and certain patriotic societies: now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the President General and Secretary General of this organization be, and they hereby are, requested to petition the Super- intendent of the Yosemite National Park, the Hon. George I7,. Bell, for permission to have one of the large trees in the Mariposa Grove desig- nated in honor of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
This will go to the Committee on Resolutions.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: That will be referred to the Committee on Resolutions, Is there a tree that can be so marked, Judge Remington5
Judge Remington: There is, upon this petition being made. It has to take this form. The petition has to be signed by the President General and Secretary General or the proper executive officers of the Congress.
The President General: My recollection was that practically all of those trees were marked.
Judge REMINGTON: No; there are some very fine ones there.
The President General: 1 have no doubt but what the Committee on Resolutions will bring it. back' very quickly.
Judge Remington: I might say that the Daughters of the American Revolution have one designated for them now; the sign is not on it yet; and it would be fitting if we should follow close in their wake.
The President General : With the consent of the Congress, we will submit that to the Committee on Resolutions (see p. [94).
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MESSAGE FROM COMPATRIOT ROOSEVELT.
Mr. H. W. Cor,, of Portland: Mr. President General, I have a message to this meeting of Sons of the American Revolution from a compatriot of great note in this country, to whom 1 carried a message this morn- ing, along with some other business, from your President General, asking him to he here, if possible, at this meeting today. It is no less a person than our Compatriot Theodore Roosevelt. I want to say to you that Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself as highly pleased to receive this invitation to he present with you today. He spoke in the highest terms of this organization. He said that he was on his way to San Francisco and had a speech for tomorrow and could not stop off, although he had been asked to make a stop here in Portland over another day on other invitations. He said, however, that he felt that there was a great work before you and he told me to deliver this message to you ; and lie said, among other things, that there was reason for this organization because it represented something — the building of this great nation — and also that there would be no Sons of the American Revolution if the sentiment of the men in those early days were peace first, peace at any price; nor if in 1776 the women had gone about singing a song, "I did not raise my boy to be a soldier." (Eaughter and applause.)
He sends you, the presiding officer, and you, our visitors, his kindly greetings and well wishes.
The Pkksjdknt Gknkkai, : I know we appreciate, compatriots, the message from Colonel Roosevelt. He is a great man and there is no question of his loyalty, his patriotism, and his courage.
The SECRETARY Gknkkai. : Mr. President General, I move that we return to Colonel Roosevelt an expression of appreciation of his greeting. The PRESIDENT Gknkkai,: Now, gentlemen, we will recess, in order that we may witness the lantern slides. I am sorry, but you will have to turn your seats around.
WASHINGTON JOURNEY PILGRIMAGE.
The President Gknkkai,: Compatriots, I want to introduce to you Compatriot Punderson, of Springfield, Mass., who was the Chief Mar-
!shal of the Washington Pilgrimage Journey, and he will start in by telling you something in regard to it. (Applause.) Air. Henry E Punderson, of Springfield: Mr. President General, Compatriots, Eadies and Gentlemen, I would like to say before I go into detail at all that 1 am satisfied there would have been no Washing- ton Pilgrimage had it not been for our President General, who devoted his wisdom, his time, and his wealth to the project for more than a year. I hope that he feels repaid in a knowledge of the estimation in which he is held through the five States through which we journeyed, 1 think this regard for him is illustrated well by a storv which was
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told me yesterday on the boat trip we had in Spokane. It seems that in going through a village in Conneeticut there was a little boy ap- peared dressed in Colonial uniform, and Mr. Thruston, with his love of the picturesque, unlimbered his camera and took a picture of the little boy. After the plate was finished he sent the boy a print, and he received a letter to this effect: "My Dear Mr. Thruston : I thank you very much for the beautiful picture. 1 think that when General Wash- ington went through this part of the country lie was not loved by the people as much as you are today." (Applause.) That little boy, 1 think, expressed the feeling of the entire population over a district 800 miles long.
The' purpose of the trip, as you probably know, and the principal objects of the celebration were to inspire the community at large with a more fervent reverence for the founders of our- nation, to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution, and amuse greater interest in the preservation of our national traditions, and to create a more active spirit of patriotism throughout the regions trav- ersed. I think those purposes were well accomplished, To my mind, there was another purpose. General Washington went over the route on horseback, over the poor roads of the day and through the fords, in about eleven days, or an average of about forty miles a day. We traveled the same distance, or the same distance from point to point each day, and arrived on anniversary dates at each of his night stopping places. In that respect we were very much like the General, but 1 think, in my case, when I arrived in Cambridge, having traversed the distance in a splendid car, the property of the President General, al- though, our line New England roads and bridges were used, I was so tired if it had been up to me to fight I would certainly have surrendered at once. I think the trip showed the physical man of the time in that way very plainly.
There has been so much printed about the fixed program of the trip, the celebrations that we had in the various places, the addresses by the various college presidents, governors <>f the States, mayors of the cities, and so on, that I think the most interesting things developed was the minor details that were so unexpected to us as we traveled through the country — the small town celebrations, where the entire population would turn out, where the factories would be shut down, and all the whistles blowing and all the church bells and other bells ringing, the towns Completely decorated with ilags on all of the buildings and houses many times, and the large numbers of children in Colonial cos- tume, many times reproducing the historical paintings on the lawns in front of the houses.
When we got down to New Haven there was an incident which was very pretty. The tableau erected on the Hotel Taft was unveiled by the grandson of Noah Webster. Noah Webster, at the time Washing- ton went through there, was a boy at Yale, and he was a drummer boy. in a company viewed there by General Washington. At Wallingford I
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think every one of the inhabitants saw the review and the applause was most enthusiastic. We came next to Berlin, where there is a tavern— the Old Fuller Tavern— and iu the hall-room there was an old Masonic emblem, hack of the master's chair. It had been covered up by paper for many years, and in preparing the room for renovation they discovered that ancient piece of painting, and it is there today.
There were many interesting details like that. In a piece of road running from Ilcrlin over to the Middleton turnpike through Rocky- Hill we came to a small boy dressed in Indian costume on a horse, and as soon as we appeared over the hill he began riding away from us, and it was to announce our coming to a house that was completely decorated, and "there were a great many tableaux staged on the lawn; and as we approached we found the road for several hundred yards completely covered with flowers, and at the end of the strewn path there were a number of girls holding a rope of roses. It was such unexpected portions of the trip that most interested me. They caused us to be somewhat late at our various daily destinations.
1 am sure you are all waiting to see the pictures that Air. Woodworth has and I will not ramble on any longer. I will let him turn on his illustrated supplement.
I thank you. (Applause.)
(Air. Woodworth showed and described a large number of lantern slides illustrating various scenes and events on the journey, and the thanks of those present were extended to him for his interesting talk. Detailed accounts of the Pilgrimage were printed in the Official Bulletin for October, 1914.)
Session of July 20, 1915, 10 a. m.
The President General: The Congress will please come to order. 1 will ask everybody to stand while the Rev. Dr. Boyd asks the invoca- tion.
Dr. Boyd: Almighty God, Thou holy (me of Israel, we humble our- selves before Thee this morning, and with grateful hearts we remember Thy great movements in the history of this land. We are here to re- meniber the spirit and the achievement of our fathers and to catch the spirit of imitation, whereby we may make our lives true to that which they represented and loved ; and we pray that Thy blessing may rest upon Thy servants this morning, and may their deliberations be in such wisdom that they shall he able to create a universal interest in those things which make for genuine patriotism: and we pray that the hearts of this great people may turn with new devotion toward those things for which we have always stood ,is a nation, and confidently and reso- lutely turn to the future, that we may maintain whatever has been com- mitted unto us and develop it to Thy name's honor and ^lory; and we aslc these, iu dependence upon Thy grace, iu Christ Jesus our Lord. .Amen.
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The President Gbn£rae ; I am asked to request all the members of the Washington State Society to come to the rear of the platform.
Advance the colors (at the same time commanding the Congress's attention to the colors by three raps of the gavel).
(The flag-bearers advanced from the rear of the hall to the front of the chairman with the colors.)
The President General: Salute the colors.
(The colors were saluted by the audience standing.)
Colonel Lauman: Shall they be placed, sir?
The President Generae: Place the colors.
(The national colors were placed to the right of the President Gen- eral, the Society's colors placed to the left.)
PRESENTATION OF TRAVELING BANNER.
The President Generae : Now, we will have the delivery of the Traveling Banner by the State of New Jersey to the State of Washing- ton, it being each year placed in charge of that one of our Societies of over one hundred members which during the previous year has shown the greatest percentage of increase of membership. Mr. Weeks, on the part of New jersey, will make the delivery to Mr. Virtue, on the part of the State of Washington.
(At this point there was a pause in the proceedings until- the photo- graph was taken.)
The President Generai,: The ceremony will now proceed.
Mr. John R. WiCKks: In the days of old when king or feudal lord sought to summon his followers to service he sent his banner, with a herald before him, in order that his followers might be called together for the work before them. Some years ago the Colorado Society, catching this idea, donated this banner to that Society which should each year secure the greatest percentage of gain based on their mem- bership, in order that an encouragement might be given to each Society to do its best for our common cause. Two years ago New Jersey, in- spired by seeing the banner given to another Society, determined that it would do its best to deserve the banner last year. We did work, and the result was something like 150 gain. We received the banner at your hands a year ago in recognition of that service. We received it rever- ently for what it represents. We treated it reverently. Tt went before us at every Chapter meeting, and every time that it was presented it meant, and the idea was conveyed to our members that it meant, a call to service. It did operate that way in New Jersey last year. We did respond again to the call, and we did have this last year 155 gain in- stead of 150, showing that we were not unworthy recipients of this honor. I only regret, Mr. President General, that some good member of this organization does not provide still another banner that may be given to those larger Societies that make the greatest gain, that his same inspiration for service may continue. It is with regret that New *| Jersey surrenders the custody of this banner. "It is only a bundle of
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colors" (laughter), but it is a bundle of colors that we reverence for what it represents; for it represents the ideals of the Congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the ideals that I need not speak of, because you are so familiar with them; and it has meant to us in New Jersey what the ark of the covenant meant to the ancient Hebrews. I can only ask, Mr. President of the Washington State Society, in surrendering this banner to your care, that you may treat it in the same way, with the same reverent handling of it, the same display of it, inspiring your men to service, and that at the end of another year you may show that you have been worthy recipients of this great honor. Permit rue, in behalf of the New Jersey Society, to tender you the custody of this sacred emblem (placing the same into the custody of Air. Virtue). (Applause.)
The President Gknkkatv: Compatriots, Mr. Virtue, President of the Washington Society.
Mr. Gkorciv A. VIRTUE, of Seattle: Mr. President General, Mr. Sec- retary of the New Jersey Society, Compatriots, 1 wish that I had the language to even approximately express my gratitude at receiving this banner for our State Society. In accepting this prize I wish to give due credit to my predecessor in office, Dr. Samuel Judd Holmes, and his faithful associates. What they have done for our Society can be done by other Societies by choosing well your officers. They have lifted this banner on the Atlantic, carrying it over the heads of many States, and planted it on the Pacific.
It gives me great pleasure to take home to our people in the State of Washington this beautiful banner. We will take great pride in ex- hibiting it on every occasion possible, to stimulate our activities. Here- tofore, as I have thought of our relations to this great organization and its large membership of the East, it has brought to my vision a kite with a long tail and our position on the extreme end of that tail. When I was a boy I used to make kites, as no doubt many of you did in your youth. You will remember how we whittled out two pine sticks, one a little longer than the other, and we tied them together in the shape of a cross, and we put a notch in each end of the sticks and strung a string around the frame, making it taut, and pasted paper over the whole thing and tied on a long string for a tail, then hitched onto the string scraps of paper. Up to today we have felt that we were but a hitch on the tail of the National Society's kite, but now we feel that we are a part of the siring that binds the kite of this great National organization of the Sons of the American Revolution together, the East with the West; and if you don't watch out next time we may get a rib, and remember we keep what we get. (Applause.) You may com- pare us to that old miser, of whom it was said, when he dropped a dol- lar into the bag, the eagle on the dollar screamed out, "Farewell, fare- well!" (Laughter.)
We need this banner on the Pacific coast to stimulate us to greater work, for we have great problems confronting us. Up to now we have no slums to wrestle with; our cities are cities of homes; but since the
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completion .of the Panama Canal, and with the possible early closing of the European war, we look Forward to a large influx (.f immigrants. The problem is with us; tin- work begins; and this banner, compatriots, will be ever a reminder. Alongside this banner on every occasion will go Old Glory, which promises to every man, whoever he is and no mat- ter what land he may corrie from, a square deal. This Republic stands today at the head of all nations for fair dealing and love of humanity. We should be more careful to whom we grant citizenship. As an illus- tration, we see man)' returning to fight for their native country after having sworn their allegiance to the Stars and Stripes. There are oth- ers in our midst too cowardly to go to the firing line, but stirring up strife, embarrassing our government. One of Our local papers recently said :
The average man of plain, ordinary American origin is getting mighty tired of the internal and infernal activities of the hyphenated agitators. If any of these happen to be not naturalized, then they are at liberty to return to the "old country" with the same freedom with which they came. If they aki<: naturalized, then the oath they took made them Americans — that alone.
A short time ago, when the talk of war with Mexico was rampant, some of the best citizens of New Mexico, however, of pure Mexican descent, repudiated the appellation "Spanish-Americans," current in that State, stating that when they became Americans they ceased to be Mex- icans.
That was patriotism and horse sense combined and should be an ex- ample to the disturbing element, which is making the pathway of abso- lute neutrality more difficult each day for Uncle Sam to tread.
Thousands come to these shores with honest purposes and noble aims. They come to identify themselves thoroughly with this land and its institutions. They make industrious and upright citizens. They turn many a wilderness into a fertile field and make the desert blossom as the rose. We do not ask them when they come here to blot out the memories of their fatherland or cut the cords of affection, as was so appropriately put by our President General yesterday. We do ask them, however, to begin a new political career. We ask them to study the history of the kind of their adoption. We ask them to acquaint them- selves with the doctrines and the leaders who have shaped that history. Thus, and thus only, will the)' find the true meaning of American citi- zenship. If we choose wisely and start them right, in one short genera- tion they will be simply Americans, with the hyphenated French, Ger- man, Irish, or Scandinavian gone forever, and the Stars and .Stripes will be the only Hag.
President General Thruston and compatriots of the East, we have told you of pur problems and we need this banner in our work. We are going to try and keep it, and so we would give you a cordial invita- tion In conn- forward and bid it an affectionate farewell and kiss it good-bye, for yon may never have it again. (Applause.)
'IMie PrKSIDKNT Gi;ni:r.\i. : There is a time in the history of all people u when the youth has grown to a point that he becomes the leader and
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active man who supplants the parents. It looks to me very much as if that were about the situation with reference to this old kite, and I want to assure you that the contest between the East and the West as to which shall be the string hy which the kite is flown shall he a friendly one, and I hope that we will all pull together for the good of the whole cause. (Applause.)
REPORT OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
The PRESIDENT General: The Credentials Committee has published this little list of the delegates, the ladies accompanying you, and other guests, which necessarily has some few errors. The Committee on Registration is very anxious that all of those who have not registered may do so, and that all of those who know of any error on this pub- lished list, which has already been circulated, will kindly report such error to the Secretary's desk, that it may he corrected on final list.
Mr. William J. ClaRKR: As chairman of the Registration Committee, I desire to say that if you will kindly report any changes or errors discovered, we want to issue another list, and that will be properly certified by the committee, and the sooner we get that, the sooner we will be able to get our list out. Tf you will report it in writing to the committee, then there will be no chance for error.
The President General: You have heard the request of the com- mittee. [ would thank you to give it attention as soon as you can.
ROLL OF DELEGATES AT THE PORTLAND CONGRESS. National Society Oitkt.rs.
President General, R. C. Ballard Thruston, Louisville, Ky. ; Vice- President General, Lieut. Col. M. W. Wood, U. S. A., Poise, Idaho; Secretary General and Registrar General, A. Howard Clark, Washing- ton, D. C. ; Past President General, Hon. Morris P>. Beardsley, Bridge- port, Conn.
State Society Delegates.
CALIFORNIA.
Thomas A. Perkins, Secretary, San Francisco; Thomas M. Earl, San Francisco; T. R. Munsell, Oakland.
COLORADO. Henry M. Houghton. Seattle, Wash.
CONNECTICUT.
Gen. Edward E. Bradley, New Haven.
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William A. De Caindry, Washington, D. C. ; Col. George A. Amies,
Washington, D. C ;' Lieut. Col. C. E. Dentler, Portland, Ore.; Col.
James Jackson, Portland, Ore.; Zebina Moses, Washington, 1). C. ; J. McDonald Stewart, Washington, I). C.
J I AW MI.
John Effinger, Honolulu.
IDAHO.
Frank Sigel Appleman, Boise; Franklin S. Harding, Weiser.
ILLINOIS.
Chancellor L. Jenks, President, Evanston; Louis A. Bowman, Secre- tary, Chicago; F. S. Cutler, Portland, Ore.; D. E. Felt, Chicago; Col, George V. Lauman, Chicago; Ferdinand F. Reed, Portland, Ore.; William Reed, Chicago.
INDIANA.
C. A. Kenyon, Indianapolis.
IOWA.
Elmer Marston Wentworth, Trustee, Des Moines; Gershom H. Hill, M. D., Des Moines.
KENTUCKY.
John B. Hundley, President, Louisville; Rev. Richard Lightburne McCready, D. D., Chaplain, Louisville.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Earle S. P. Bodurtha, Agawam ; W. O. Dustin, Elmore, Minn.; Henry Fuller Punderson, Springfield; Chas. F. Read, Brookline; T. Julien Silsby, Boston ; Nathan Warren, Waltham.
MARYLAND.
Dr. Chas. S. Grindall, Baltimore.
MICHIGAN.
Albert M. Henry, President, Detroit; W. M. Pnick, Detroit; James II. Hall, Detroit; Howard Andrew Starret, Detroit.
M 1NNKS0TA.
Arthur E. Johnson, Minneapolis; Geo. N. Osborne, Black Lake, Idaho.
MONTANA.
Lieut. Gov. William Wallace McDowell, Butte.
NEBRASKA.
IT. M. Bushncll, President, Lincoln; Geo. A. Lovcland, Lincoln; Thomas R. McNair, Omaha.
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NIvW JERSEY.'
John R. Weeks, Secretary, Newark; Briggs K. Adams, Montclair; Bradley Tliompson, Orange.
NEW YORK.
Robert M. Anderson, New York City; Leslie J. Bennett, Buffalo; Rev. Frank H. Coffran, Buffalo; Geo. N. Crouse, Syracuse; Henry N. Ord, Independence, Ore.; Hon. Harvey Foote Remington, Rochester; P. Valentine Sherwood, New York City; Earl W. Tucker, Syracuse; Joseph Lewis Whittet, Buffalo; Newell B. Woodworth, Syracuse; Charles P. Woctman, Syracuse.
OHIO.
Joseph B. Doyle, vSteubenville ; Andrew J. Snell, Toledo.
OREGON.
Wallace McCamant, President, Portland; Gen. Thomas M. Ander- son, Portland; B. B. Beekman, Portland; Col. H. C. Cabell, Portland; Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, Portland; Maj. V. M. C. Silva, Portland; D. W. Wakefield, Portland.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Win, F. Long; William A. Stritmater, Newcastle.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Frank M. Mills, Sioux Falls.
TEXAS. Wilber 11. Young, Austin.
UTAH.
Eddy Orland Lee, President, Salt Lake City; Samuel C. Park, Salt Lake City; Chauncey P. Overfield, Salt Lake City; Levi Edgar Young, Salt Lake City; Dr. Ear] Day Woodruff, Salt Lake City.
WASHINGTON.
Geo. A. Virtue, President, Seattle; Win. L. Adams, Hoquiam; Orison J. C. Dutton, Seattle; Judge Overton Gentry Ellis, Olympia ; Dr. Samuel Jndd Holmes, Seattle; Christopher W. Dorr, Seattle; Carlos Herbert Weeks, Spokane; Philip Moore Winans, Walla Walla; Win. Parkhnrst Winans, Walla Walla.
VISITORS AND ALTERNATES.
Joseph L. Atkins, Washington, 1). C. : Claude N. Bennett, Washing- ton, D. C. ; Edward M. Brown, St. Paul, Minn.; Howard Sears Perry Clark, Washington, D. C. ; John T. Clarke, New York City; Daniel J. Cooper, The Dalles, Ore.; Geo, I). Dryer, Spokane, Wash.; E. E. Faville, Spokane, Wash.; Dr. II. L. Geary, Seattle, Wash.; James W.
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Mall, Winslow, Wash.; Geo. A. Lovejoy, Spokane, Wash.; Guy W. Smclser, .Seattle, Wash.; G. K. Tilton, Seattle, Wash.; II. L. Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah.
| There were about sixty ladies attending the Congress with the delegates.]
EVOLUTION Oh' Till-; FLAG.
Mr. Wood worth : Mr. President General, 1 think the Congress would enjoy having you give the little hit of history which you recently ascer- tained in reference to the history of our flag, I make the request that you give the Congress the benefit of your information.
The President General: I recognize the request that Compatriot Woodworth has made. This is a hit of the result of some investiga- tions which I have personally carried on in regard to our flag. I have taken a great deal of time and devoted a great deal of study to that subject, and omitted it from my annual address because I thought the address was too long; hut, with your permission, 1 will give it to you at this time.
(The data given by President General Thruston was enlarged upon in his address at the patriotic meeting at the Exposition in San Fran- cisco on July 24 and is printed in full in the present volume.
Hon. Harvey FoOTE Remington : Mr. President General, I know we have all been delighted with what we have heard in reference to this and we regret you have not read all of this paper with reference to the evolution of the Hag. Tt seems to me that this should be preserved. It is very fitting that it should he preserved and should find a place in the libraries of our country. I would therefore move, Mr. President General, that the Secretary General procure the printing of a suitable number of copies of this paper of yours, and that it also be published in our annual publication.
(Said motion was duly seconded.)
The President General: It is moved and seconded that these re- marks of your President General be published in pamphlet form, a suitable number of them, and that they also be included in the National Year Book. Are there any remarks?
A MEMBER: Mr. President General, does that also include the illus- trations? They would be about as valuable.
The President GenEkae: Well, that is a part of the publication, T suppose. Are there any further remarks? If not, all those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it and it will he so ordered.
'lucre is one other announcement, Yesterday I spoke of certain leaflets that were issued by our organization. The first one, "Infor- mation for Immigrants"; the second one, "How to Become Citizens: What is Required* Rights and Duties," and the third is the Constitu- ^ tion of llu' United States of America. Our Secretary General has
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brought a few of these on with him, and they are attached together so that they are in little groups of three, one of each, and if any of our members would like, to have copies of these little leaflets, they can either obtain them here or, if the supply is not sufficient, if they will leave their names and addresses with the Secretary General, he will see that copies are sent to them. These are used in the night schools all over the country.
GIFT OF SYRACUSE BANNER.
Mr. WOODVVORTH : Air. President General, if 1 may rise to the privi- lege of the floor for a moment, I would like to state, in response to the suggestion of New Jersey, that the Syracuse Chapter will offer a banner for competition, irrespective of percentages, for the greatest gain in membership by any State. (Applause.)
The President General: That is for enrolling the largest number of members ?
Mr. Woo u worth : Enrolling the largest number of members, irre- spective of percentages.
The President General: I don't think there is any question, from the applause, that our thanks are unanimously extended to the Syracuse Chapter of the Empire State Society for their generous offer; although, if any one desires to make a motion, I will put the motion as a rising vote.
Mr. WEEKS: Mr. President General, I really think I am entitled to make that motion and it gives me great pleasure to move that a rising vote of thanks be extended to the Syracuse Chapter for their great generosity in making this offer.
The President GENERAL: Well, I will let those who rise be the seconds. (Everybody stood up.) It is unanimously carried.
PRESENTATION OF REVOLUTIONARY RELICS.
Mr. ThaxtER: Mr. President General and Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of presenting Mr. Daniel Marion Conway, who is the grandson of a Revolutionary soldier, and he has a Revolutionary relic which he wishes to present to this Congress.
The President General: Gentlemen, I introduce to you Mr. Conway.
Mr. Daniel Marion Conway: I cannot make any speech on this occasion, but just give a word or two of history. This gun I hold in my hand, which you will receive, has some history. Tt has a history and its name is Hull Douglas. This fuse was carried by my grand- father, Samuel Conway, in the Revolutionary War. After that war was ended he moved from Virginia to Kentucky, and later on he re- moved from Kentucky to old Missouri, at a very early date, when the Indians were hostile. On one occasion there they made an attack on one Mr. Phelps, who was hewing a log: in the woods in the neighbor- hood to build a log-house, and he was attacked by the Indians, and the
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neighbors rallied to his assistance and the Indians skedaddled. (Laugh- ter.) And this just shows the early history of Missouri; when my father moved there. In the year [830 niy grandfather died, fourteen years before my birth. At his death the gun fell into the hands of my uncle, Simeon Conway, who was his eldest son. At his death it fell into the hands of my father, Joseph Conway, and he being a machinist and an adept at almost all trades, a gunsmith as well as others, he changed it from a Hint lock and hole stock to the present condition of it. It had the flint lock and hole stock while in my Uncle Simeon's possession, and when my Uncle Simeon died it fell into my father's hands/and .when my father died it fell into the, hands of my brother, and when my brother died it fell into my hands, and the Bull Douglas has been in my hands ever since to the present time. I have been thinking over the matter and when I heard that this convention would meet here T decided it would be better for me to give it to this con- vention ami let them take it rather than for it to go into the hands of some of the junks in Portland; so T present the Bull Douglas to you. (Loud applause.) And I wish to say that the Bull Douglas was never in better condition than now for immediate use. It can be used in a minute. It throws a half-ounce ball. It is a rifle with an increase twist. I have some of the balls here that go with it, and I have got the mold and the flask that holds just precisely a load for it, and it is all ready for action in a few minutes. (Laughter.)
The President General; The bullet mold goes with it, too?
Mr. Conway: The bullet mold and all. The bullet mold was used by my grandfather.
The President General: Comrade, I want to thank you most heartily for this gift. It is by such acts as these that we preserve the unwritten history of what our forefathers did in order that we might live to be a free and independent people.
Mr. Conway: Well, I hope and pray that the flag will never lose its power; that it will always stay above every other flag.
(Mr. Conway was here escorted through the room amidst loud ap- plause.)
Mr. Wallace McCamanT: Mr. President General, T ask unanimous consent that Air. Conway may be received as an honorary member of the Oregon Society, waiving the usual formalities.
The SECRETARY General: Well, we want the record.
Mr. McCamanT: Well, if you prefer, Mr. Secretary General, I will get the record. I will withdraw the motion.
The Secretary General: The honorary part is all right, but we want the record.
Mr. McCamanT: We will get it in shape.
Maj. V. M. C. Sjt.va: I have an announcement to make, if you please.
The PRESIDENT General: Before making the announcement I wish to look after the disposal of these Revolutionary relics. They arc now, gentlemen, in my hands as President General. 1 want to ask' you what
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disposition should be made of them. I would suggest that they be placed in the custody of our Oregon Society, in order that they may be by them kept on display as an inspiration to the youths and the people of this great Pacific coast.
Mr. Jenks : Air. President General, L so move,
Air. AfuxstXi, : T second that motion.
The PRESIDENT GivNEBAt*: It is moved and seconded that the sugges- tions as made by me be adopted. Are there any other remarks? (The motion was carried.)
The President GENERAL: Air. AlcCamant, it gives me great pleasure to turn these over to you as the custodian of them on behalf of our National Society, yon to put them in such place as you may deem best.
Maj, V. AI. C. Si EVA : Air. President- General, the committee in charge of the excursion for this afternoon around the city wish to announce that the automobiles will be at the Portland Hotel at half past one, in order that we may start promptly at 2 o'clock and get through the trip so as to arrive at Waverly Golf Links at 4 o'clock, thus enabling the visitors to return to the hotel in time to prepare for the banquet to- night.
Air. H. C. CabEEE: Air. President General, I would like to announce that tomorrow morning we will take a trip up the Columbia River, and it is very important that all of our guests, with their families and friends, assemble promptly by 0 o'clock at the Yamhill Street entrance to the Portland Hotel, as we desire to start promptly at 9. Automo- biles will be provided for all of them, and they will go up the Columbia Highway to Bonneville, where there is a very large fish hatchery, that they will have a few minutes to inspect, and where the boat Undine will meet them. We will return on that boat to Portland, and we hope to be back by 5 o'clock or earlier. There will lie a luncheon provided on the boat for all. The members of the Oregon Society and their families are expected to go up on the 10 o'clock train, leaving the Union Station. There are hardly enough automobiles for all of you. We will go up the Columbia Highway, which is now being constructed to The Dalles. It is expected before long to have that a hard-surfaced road and the work is now being done on it, but it is not in any such condition as we will have in a year or so; but it is passable, and we think that you will see the most beautiful scenery and the most mag- nificent scenery that there is in the world. (Applause.)
(Air. McCamant here made announcement as to arrangements for the banquet.)
The PRESIDENT Gknk.rai,-: Are there any further announcements? The next order of business is the report of the Committee on National Archives Building, which was passed for a time at request of Afr. De Caindrv.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ARCHIVES BUILDING.
Mr. W'ii.i.iam A. 13 1 ; Cainijry: Mr. President General, I have been requested to formally present the report by Col. Frederick C. Bryan,
chairman of the Committee on National Archives Building. This re- port has been submitted to the Executive Committee and some sug- gestions have been made by that committee, which I have accepted on behalf of Compatriot Bryan and have incorporated them in the report itself. The committee also proposed a substitute resolution for the closing of the report, which I have also accepted, and as our time is getting a little short and this report is simply a, report, T will not detain you by reading it, but will ask that it be spread in the records of this meeting, and that the resolution that has been proposed by the Execu- tive Committee be put upon its passage. That resolution is :
Resolved, That the Executive Committee be instructed to keep in touch with this matter and to urge upon Congress, whenever in its judgment the lime be opportune, the appropriation of a sum sufficient for the purchase of a suitable site for a National Archives Rutl<ling in the city of Washington and lor the earl_\' beginning and construction thereof.
Mr. Bkar-DSLKY : 1 wish to slate the Committee on Resolutions have had that before them and that it met with their approval.
The President General: You second it?
Mr. Beardsle* : 1 do.
The Pkksidknt Gicnkral : Gentlemen, you have heard the motion. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
Report ok Committee on National Archives Building.
Washington, D. C, July 8, 1915. lion. Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston,
President General National Society, S. A. R., Louisville, Ky. Dear Sir: At the Annual Congress held at Syracuse, New York, in May, 1914, a Special Committee on National Archives Building was appointed. The appointment of this committee was an expression of the great interest felt by our Society in securing the erection in Wash- ington of a. suitable building for storing the archives of the National government. The need for such a building is most urgent and is gen- erally recognized. Many of the Federal archives possess great historical value; but despite their value they are at present stored in widely scat- tered buildings, are poorly cared for, to a great extent are unavailable for examination, and their condition generally is miserable. The Presi- dent General at the last Congress called attention to the fact that as far back as 1878 efforts were made to get our National government to make provision for taking care of those papers and building an archives huild-
The Senate in 1881 and again in [902 passed bills providing for such a building, but neither bill became a law. In 1903 Congress authorized the purchase of a site for such a building and a site was actually pur- chased, but it has since then been devoted to other public uses.
The Cud Congress in the Public Buildings Act, approved March 4,
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IQ r 3, directed the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare designs and esti- mates for a lire-proof National Archives Building, to he erected in the city of Washington, containing not less than three million cubic feet of space, capable of subsequent extension, without impairing its architec- tural appearance, to a capacity of (S,oxx),ooo cubic feet. The act provided that before said designs and estimates are completed inspection shall be made under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury of the best modern national archives buildings in Europe, and consultation shall be had with the best authorities in Europe on the construction and arrange- ment of archives buildings. The limit of cost was placed at $1,500,000, and $5,000 was authorized (hut not appropriated) for preparation of designs and estimates. A suitable site was authorized to be purchased or otherwise acquired.
This act simpjy committed Congress to the construction of a National Archives Building, hut did nothing more.
The Sundry Civil Act, approved August I, 1914, carried an appropria- tion of $5,000 for the preparation of designs and estimates for said building, and that sum is now available for the employment of technical services in the office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury De- partment. The Senate amended the hill so as to permit this amount to be expended for the services of architects outside of the government service, but this amendment failed to become the law. The office of the Supervising Architect lias agreed to prepare such plans as the amount of the appropriation admits of, and that office believes that the sum appropriated is sufficient to prepare a set of plans which can he sub- mitted to Congress as a basis for further action. As the legislation now stands, however, the Kuropean inspection would have to he made before the completion of the plans and the submission of them to the commis- sion which lias authority to select the site. Such an inspection is im- practicable as long as the present war continues, and that clause should he repealed as soon as Congress convenes. The Supervising Architect's office does not promise to have plans ready by that time, for an archives building is a new thing for this country, and to make the proper plans will require much study.
Your committee, therefore, recommends the adoption by our National Congress of the following resolution:
Whereas the records of our National government, though of priceless value to the historian, to the statesman, and to all who take pride in the record of American progress and achievement, are now widely scattered in different buildings and offices in Washington and elsewhere, often kept in rented buildings grossly unsuitable, often ill-arranged, often difficult of access to the investigator, and in many cases exposed to great danger from lire and to injury from damp and dirt;
Whereas ordinary regard for the pecuniary interests of the govern- ment, good business administration, and patriotic interest in invaluable historical records alike demand that there should be erected in Wash- ington a National Archives Building, lire-proof, of the most perfect type, and of ample size to contain all papers not needed for current use in the departments, together with allowance for the future; and
Whereas the Public Buildings Act of March 3, 1013. and the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act of August 1, 1914, authorized the erection of such a building and provided for the drawing of preliminary plans and estimates, and plans are now in course of preparation in the office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, hut no appropriation for site or construction has yet been made by Congress: Therefore he it
Resolved, That the Executive Committee be instructed to keep in tone!) with this matter and to urge upon Congress, whenever in its judgment the time he opportune, the appropriation of a sum sufficient for the purchase of a suitable Site for a National \i chives Building in
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the city of Washington and for the early beginning of construction thereon.
Very respectfully submitted,
Committee ox National Archives Building.
Frederick C. Bryan, Chairman.
RESOLUTION REGARDING COMMISSIONER OE EDUCATION.
Judge BeardseEy: Mr. President General, in reference to the matter of the utterances of the Commissioner of Education, the Committee on Resolutions, to whom was referred that matter, are ready to report and I wish to request my associate, Mr. Wentwbrth, to read the resolu- tions recommended to this Congress for adoption.
Mr. EemER Mars-TON WeNTWORTH, of Iowa: Mr. President General, we offer the following resolutions:
Whereas the United States Commissioner of Education, Philander P. Claxton, is reported to have expressed sentiments derogatory to the American Hag and criticised its defenders in an address delivered before the American School Peace League at Boston; and
Whereas, although his attention has been repeatedly called to the matter, he appears to regard it of little importance and has never, so far as we can learn, denied the accuracy of the report as- the expression of his opinion, nor repudiated its sentiments; and
Whereas the Sons of the American Revolution take particular pride in the work of the builders of the Republic and hold in highest honor the defenders of the flag, that symbolizes the United States of America; and
Whereas no man is worthy of the privileges of American citizenship who insults the flag or defames its defenders: Be it
Resolved, That the Executive Committee of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution be instructed to present the mat- ter to the attention of the President of the United States, with the firm belief that his high patriotism and devotion to duty will permit no man holding such sentiments to remain at the head of one of the most im- portant bureaus of our government. (Applause.)
Resolved. That we protest against any further printing or reprinting of the publications of the American School Peace League under the authority of Commissioner Claxton at the expense of the nation.
Mr. President General, in behalf of the committee, it gives me great pleasure to move the adoption of these resolutions. (Applause.)
Mr. Thomas A. Perkins, of California: I second the motion.
The PRESIDENT GeneRAI,: Any remarks? All of those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. It is unanimously carried. And I want to congratulate you, gentlemen, upon having adopted reso- lutions that mean something.
Mr. JAMES U. Hai,i„ of Michigan: Mr. President General, is a mo- tion in order?
The President GENERA^: Is it under old or unfinished business?
Mr. Halt.: Yes.
The PRESIDENT GENERA!,: All right; it is in order.
(A resolution was introduced by Mr. Mall, of Michigan, regarding an alleged historic desk reported in certain newspapers to have been re-
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moved from the Department of State, and the subject was referred to the Committee on Resolutions, upon whose recommendation it was referred to the Executive Committee for investigation. [Subsequent to the Con- gress it was ascertained that the desk in question was new in [873 and was not considered of historic importance and had been replaced by another one. — Secretary General.])
RESOLUTION ON PREPAREDNESS.
Mr. Nathan Wakkkn, of Massachusetts: Mr. President General, this resolution which I will read has been considered by the Committee on Resolutions and has its unanimous approval. I move its adoption:
Resolved, That the Sons of the American Revolution; in Congress assembled, indorse the sentiment for a system of preparedness on the part of the government and the people, and the guarantee of peace with honor, in accordance with the traditions and policy of our Revolu- tionary ancestry.
Judge IWcakdsi.kv : Mr. President General, that has been before our committee and we approve it.
A Member.: I second the motion.
The President Generae: Are you ready for the question? All those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it. Another good resolution we have passed. I want to congratu- late you upon it.
STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN SCHOOLS.
Mr. II. M. BuSHNEEEj of Lincoln, Nebr. : Mr. President General, I have a resolution that I want to present, and I want to present it with the idea that it may be the foundation by which we can take home some- thing that will be of interest to the rank and file of our members. I would feel as though we had accomplished little at this Congress unless we in some way inaugurate a method by which we can become closer in touch with the men who are members of this Society at home. And along the line generally discussed of educational work and the work of American history, I want to read this resolution to this Congress as a basis for systematic work along this line, and I think as a whole we cm consider this and not have it referred to the Committee on Resolu- tions, because it is more in the line of new business and I would like to read it to the Congress:
Resolved, That, for the purpose of securing larger instruction in American history in the public schools of this nation, it shall be the duty of the Presidents of the different State Societies to report to a committee to be created at this Annual Congress the existing status or course of study relative to American history that is being followed and has been adopted as requirement on the part of State officials, State boards of education, and boards of education in the larger cities, the purpose of this resolution being to secure information through which the committee may report a uniform plan through which the
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oniy in one Dtaic, mil uniiornuy in every 5ts history and instruction in the public schools.
In the city in which I live, in the high school, American history is not a part of the high-school work; hut they do devote semester after semester to ancient Greek and ancient Roman history. Now, if we get a uniform basis upon which to work, and the Stale Presidents ought to be interested enough to ascertain from the, laws of their State and their State officials just what is provided in those States, then if these data are compiled and there he presented at the next Congress a uni- form plan asking for a standardized method of instruction and in- creased instruction, we lay the foundation at this meeting for some real results at the next meeting ami we will have this in addition. When we adopt this we will he able to have a work' that we can put in the hands of every individual member. In other words, we can ask every member of this and other patriotic societies to go to their school au- thorities all through the United States and ask that this plan receive their indorsement. And \ move the adoption of the resolution. (Ap- plause. )
(Said motion was thereupon duly seconded.)
The President General; Gentlemen* you have heard the motion.
Mr. Jenks : Mr. President General, no more important matter than this has come before this Congress. It should be carefully and dili- gently considered ; and it seems to me very appropriate, and 1 therefore move, that it be referred to the Executive Committee for consideration.
The President General.: With power to act?
Mr. Jenks: With power to act.
The President General: Now, you have heard the motion. Is that seconded ?
A MEMUER' 1 second the motion.
The ['RESIDENT GENERA!,: It is moved and seconded that this be re- ferred to the Kxcculive Committee with power to act.
Mr. GEORGE N. OshornE: Mr. President General, I would like to give in support of this resolution my own experience. Some years ago, while living in Montana, we had a teacher, a Canadian, and when it came to the period of tin- War of lSu in our school he laid aside the United States history, said it was not correct, and started to teach the scholars out of a Canadian history which he had, in regard to the campaign around Niagara halls. I entered a protest to the custom- house in Great halls and they sent an inspector out there and ordered him removed from the schools, and that shows the necessity of watch- ing this matter carefully*
Mr. II. M. I'.i'sn nku, : Mr. ['resident General, I am sorry the gentle- v man made the motwwi to refer this. Why can'l this Congress go on
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record as to its approval or disapproval of a plan to increase and standardize the study of American history in the public schools of the United States? Why can't we go on record? And then, if there is any necessity as to the working out of a plan beyond what the resolu- tion provides, the plan of action can be afterward taken up; hut T would like to have an expression from this Congress on a united for- ward movement for a larger work in the instruction of American history in the public schools of this country.
The PRESIDENT GENERA^: I will tell you. One of the standing com- mittees is the Committee on Education. That committee is the one properly to study out this whole question. It is hoped that this com- mittee during the coming year may devote their time and attention to this and other historical questions. It is one of the most important questions that we have, and very few people realize how important it is. I attended a meeting of our Connecticut Society on June TO. Every year they or the members of the State Society give to the high schools in each of the fifty-six districts in the State a prize for the best essay on some historical subject. Those essays are received, and then the prize is awarded. The one awarded the first prize of all of the fifty-six receives from the State Society a gold medal and a check, as a rule, for one hundred dollars; 1 believe this year it was fifty; the one receiving the second prize gets a silver medal and a check for fifty dollars. At this meeting on June n> both of those essays were read. The first one was by a young lady from one of the normal schools. Her grandparents came to this country from Germany. The second prize was won by a young girl, 1 think' in the seventh or eighth grade. She herself came to this country as an immigrant five years ago from Russia. Those two girls won the first and second prizes in a kState like Connecticut, noted for its learning; and I then thought, "What has become of our Ameri- can-born boys, that they are not winning some of these prizes?" Your suggestions are excellent, and 1 have every reason to believe that the incoming Executive Committee will be anxious to push them as fully as they can possibly be pushed, and that by referring it to the Executive Committee you really will accomplish more than by putting the motion through in the form in which you have it.
The Secretary General: Mr. President General, 1 believe that we might pass a brief resolution expressing the sentiment of this Society in this matter, it being very important that American history should lie studied in a more systematic manner than it is now.
Air. II. At. lU'sn Ni'.u. : Let me change my motion, then, that this Congress endorses this resolution and refers it to the Trustees for action.
The President GEnekae: To the Executive Committee for action?
Air. Bush ni'.u, : To the Executive Committee; that we endorse the resolution, the sentiment, and report it to the Executive Committee for action.
Mr. Jkntks: Air. President General, that motion should not in any way l)i' construed as being hostile to the resolution. On the contrary, "13— »s«
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I think the resolution was one of great importance and appeals to every one who has his pulse upon the times today, ft involves what is the keynote of this Congress, which was sounded by Dr. Boyd on Sunday night. But so important it is that it seemed to me proper to take the course of going through the consideration and hands of the Executive Committee, and the modification which the mover of the resolution proposed is entirely satisfactory to me, that it go to the Executive Committee with the recommendation of this Congress.
Col. M. W. Wood: The idea which underlies this resolution is one for which all of our hearts heat in unison. We are, all of us, without any exception, 1 believe, committed to this idea-, but it is only necessary we should do our duty; hut we should do it properly. There are a number of questions involved in this, perhaps, that may have to he considered before the formulation of the resolution which is to appear as the action of the Congress. In my own State we give a gold medal, a silver medal, and a bronze medal, made by Tiffany, to the pupils of the schools for their patriotic essays. All of us believe in it. J believe it should he committed to one of the committees, either on Resolutions or the Executive Committee, with power to act, hut to act as in their judgment they think proper.
The Pkksiuknt GenERAI,: The Executive Committee has power to act. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it. It is therefore referred to the Executive Committee, with power to act.
MARKING OF TREE.
Judge Bkaki>su-;y : Mr. President General, your Committee on Reso- lutions, to whom was referred the resolution by Compatriot Remington in reference to the large tree at Mariposa Grove, heartily approves it and we recommend its adoption (see p. 174.).
The PRESIDENT GENERAI,: The resolution of Judge Remington in re- gard to naming one of the trees in the Afariposa Grove for the Sons of the American Revolution is heartily approved and they recommend its adoption. Is that motion seconded?
Mr. Osbornk: ] second the motion.
The President GENERAL: Are you ready for the question? All of those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it. It is so ordered.
PATRIOTS' DAY.
Mr. II. F. PuNDERSONj <>f Massachusetts: I have a resolution pre- sented by the Chapter of Lowell, Mass., which 1 would like to read. It has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Society and has the approval of the Committee on Resolutions of this Congress:
Lowi.u., Mass., February 22, 1015. Whereas we, the undersigned members of Old Middlesex Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, believe there should he established
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a national holiday in honor of our forefathers who first settled in this continent and laid the foundation for these United States of America: Be it
Resolved, That the Massachusetts State Society and, through it, the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, he respectfully requested to have presented in Congress a hill to establish a national holiday to he called "Patriots' Day," ami suggesting that April 19 he such a holiday, because, in a sense, April 19, 1775, marked the beginning of the culmination of the struggles of our forefathers, as well as the beginning of our present democratic form of government, and of inde- pendence from Great Britain. Further be it
Resolved, That the National Society, Sons of the American Revolu- tion, he respectfully requested to urge all Sons of the American Revo- lution and all members of other patriotic organizations to use their influence upon their Representatives in Congress to the end that they may vote in favor of a national holiday which shall he called "Patriots' Day."
Signed by George \V. Putnam, President Old Middlesex Chapter, Lowell, Mass., together with twenty-five of its members.
Mr. Pundicrson : As I said, this has been approved by the Massa- chusetts State Society and the Committee on Resolutions of this Con- gress and, I move its adoption.
(Said motion was thereupon duly seconded, was put to a vote, and carried, and it was so ordered.)
The President GeniJRAI,: Now, are there any further motions? Has the Committee on Resolutions anything further to report? We are under new business.
INVITATION FOR 1920 CONGRESS.
Mr. Charlks F. Read, of Massachusetts : Mr. President General, I hold in my hand, sir, a letter addressed to the Congress by Mr. Frank E. Woodward, President of the Massachusetts Society, and he has instructed me, as Vice-President of the Society, to present it to the Congress. (Reading:)
To the President General and Delegates of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution. Compatriots : The Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, in anticipation of the celebration by the State of Massa- chusetts in 1920 of the Tercentenary of the Landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock, extend to the National Society a cordial and urgent invitation to hold their Congress in Boston that year. The Governor of the vState has appointed a committee of distinguished citizens to consider and report as to the character of the celebration which will commemorate this event. Although the committee has not reached any decision, there is a general impression that 'it will differ in many re- spects from any preceding celebration. Plymouth Rock has become the doorstep of a great nation, and it is most fitting that the lineal- de- scendants of those men by whose services and sacrifices our national consciousness was attained shall have an honorable share in the com- memoration of this historical event. We therefore sincerely hope that the National Congress will so plan its intervening meetings as to make Boston the logical locality for [920.
Fran k K. Woodward,
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Mr. President General. I have very little to add to that. The letter explains itself. But we want 3-011, if possihle, all to come to Massa- chusetts, for two reasons: We are going- to have a celebration there; hut more than that, we find that the National Society has a way of coming back to Massachusetts perhaps every ten years. We want you to come to Massachusetts, the home land of Samuel Adams, the father of the Revolution, and John Hancock, who signed his name to the Declaration of Independence in characters so large it was said face- tiously that George the Second could see it without spectacles. Not only will we take you to Lexington, but we will take you to Plymouth, and there, as you have paid homage to the bell in your Society, many of you perhaps have pressed your lips to that sacred relic as perhaps, if you have been to Ireland, you have kissed the Blarney Stone; and we want you at Plymouth Rock to kiss the rock on which the fore- fathers landed in 1620. I hope, sir, that the proposition will take its regular course. (Applause.)
The President Gk.nj'.kai.: Mr. Read, I will ask you to express to the Massachusetts Society our sincere appreciation of this invitation. We cannot act upon it; it will be acted upon by the Board of Trustees that will be elected at the Congress for the year preceding the celebration, ami it will be referred to that Board and be kept in shape so that they can safely see it. We thank you very much indeed for the invitation.
Now, is there any other new business?
We will then pass to the question of invitations for the holding of the Twenty-seventh Annual Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution.
INVITATIONS FOR 1916 CONGRESS.
Mr. WEU'ks: Mr. President General.
The President General: I have the honor to introduce to you Mr. John R. Weeks, Secretary of the New Jersey Society. You know him, though, better than I do. .
Mr. WEEKS: We have just heard of the historical importance of Massachusetts, and no one could pay more deference to those stirring events that stand out so strikingly in the history of our fathers than myself, as representing New Jersey. There is yet another little State in the Union (sometimes said to have been out of the Union) where certain historical events occurred that also were of importance, and I need not remind such an audience as this that if it were not for Springfield, Monmouth, Princeton, and Trenton perhaps events might have been different from what they were, and perhaps we might not be sitting here today celebrating the formation of this great Republic. I would like, in behalf of the State Society of Newr Jersey, to express to you their earnest desire that you might see fit to visit us on the occasion of your Congress next year. Tt will be the occasion of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Newark. Elab-*f orate preparations are being made for that event. The chairman of
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the committfee in charge of the celebration is your former President General, Hon. Franklin Murphy, and I am sure that if he were here — and he wished me to state that he greatly regretted lie could not be here on this occasion — that if he were here, he would say that that committee would be not only a committee for the 250th anniversary, but a committee to see to it that the National Congress, if they come, are made welcome on that occasion. T do not know that we have any special brand of cocktail, "Indian" or other, to offer you, but I will say this: If yon decide to come to Newark, the freedom of the town will be yours; everything that lies in our power will be done to make you feel at home. 1 think we have enough there to -see and enough there for you to do. We have not, perhaps, the grandeur of scenery that you have here, but something a little different. You might get tired if you always had these things. You might, perhaps, like to go down to the seaboard and see something a little flat.
I am sure we will be glad to have you. I hope that you may see lit to say you will come; and whether you do or not, we shall appreciate, anyway, the fact that you have considered our invitation, and we shall be very glad .indeed if it is accepted.
The President General : Compatriot Weeks, the National Society thanks you sincerely for the invitation. The Constitution requires that it should be referred to the Board of Trustees, and that is done without any formality of a motion. It will therefore be placed before the Board of Trustees at their meeting today. Are there any other invi- tations?
The Secretary General: Mr. President General, the Tennessee So- ciety has telegraphed, renewing its invitation to meet in Nashville, Tenn., in May, 1916. The invitation was extended at the last Congress. (Reading:) "Tennessee's Sons send greetings and cordially invite their compatriots to hold 1916 convention in Nashville, the Athens of the South. Leland Hume, President." (Applause.)
The President GenERAI,: That invitation, like the other, will also be referred to the Board of Trustees for their action today.
Mr. Frank M. Mills, of South Dakota: Mr. President General, on behalf of the State Society of South Dakota, I invite this Society to hold its next Congress in the city of Sioux Falls, the biggest, busiest, and prettiest city of 25,000 people in the United States; and when you get through with the beauties and hospitality of the city of Sioux Falls, if you want to enjoy scenery, we will go to the Black Hills, and there is nothing equal to that combination in the United States.
The President Generae : Have the Sioux Indians been entirely driven out of the Black Hills?
Mr. Mills: Certainly.
The PRESIDENT General: They chased me for twenty miles once and I didn't like their looks; but your invitation is for next year?
Mr. Mills: Next year or any subsequent year. (Laughter.)
The President General : Thank you. It will also be referred to the Board ol Trustees for their consideration at their meeting today.
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Mr. McCkiCamy : Mr. President General, I rise at the greeting of one of the Daughters of Tennessee, and I never refuse the orders <>f any lady, to second the invitation from our neighboring State. I had hoped very much the Congress would see lit to come to the South. I think we all appreciate the invitation of New Jersey; the invitation from South Dakota is open at any time; but we need you in the South. The only discouraging report that has been made to this Congress, T am sorry to say, was made by a resident of our own State Society in Ken- tucky, with regard to the discouraging conditions that obtain in pur Southern Stales relative to their interests in the work of the Sims of the American Revolution. I should very nmch like personally to go to New Jersey, because one of my very dearest friends has recently been made bishop of that State, and it would give me great personal pleasure to go; but T think, gentlemen, that we need you in the South; and therefore T very much hope that the Trustees will very seriously con- sider not only the pleasure we would have in going to New Jersey, the great pleasure that we would have in going to South Dakota, but that can be deferred and enjoyed at any time; hut we need you in the .South, and therefore f believe that the Society whose aims are patriotic and the service of the country will consider service first and pleasure after- ward. (Applause.)
The President Ghnkrai,: Are there any other seconds to any of these invitations. If not, we will then proceed to the election of officers. Nominations are now in order for the office of President General.
ELECTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS.
Hon. EIahvey Foots Remington :, Mr. President General
The PRESIDENT GENERA!,: Will you come up in front, Judge?
Judge Remington: I don't think it is necessary, Air. President Gen- eral, because at this hour I am not going to take very long in presenting the candidate.
The President GENERAL: You see, we all want to see you. We see in you the reflection of the candidate.
Judge Remington: Thank you.
(Judge Remington here went to the platform and proceeded with his remarks, as follows : )
Mr. President General, it affords me great pleasure at this time to present the name of a candidate for the office of President General who I believe would add luster and distinction to the office. This Con- gress and this organization has been highly favored in its officers, and especially in tin- office of the President General and the .Secretary Cen- er;il. You know the names of the honored men who have filled this position, and we all know the honor which has been bestowed upon our organization by the present presiding officer. We have made no mis- takes in the choice of our officers, and I think we have made no mistake in our places of meeting. 1 think there was some doubt two years agoJ| when the invitation was presented from Portland for us to come to the
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Pacific slope for the holding of this session of our Congress. There was no mistake. We all realize there was no mistake made in accept- ing that invitation. We have had the most gracious hospitality in this city, and we will at the proper time, 1 trust, have a proper resolution of thanks offered for the wonderful hospitality of this city. We have grown here together as we have gathered here from day to day, and it has been a veritable pleasure to meet this Western spirit we find every- where upon the Pacific slope.
Perhaps I am digressing, but I wanted to say this word.
1 now want to present the name of a man for this office who has served the Congress in the office of Vice-President, who has served it with the Executive Committee, who has served Syracuse Chapter of the State of New York and is responsible for the existence of that Chapter and for the large membership that it contains, who has served iude- fatigably in patriotic work, and you have heard him upon the floor of this Congress, and it is unnecessary for me to go into eulogy of him further, because in the person of Xewell B. Woodworth, of Syracuse (applause), we have a candidate who will uphold the high order that has been maintained, the high representation maintained in our pre- siding officers. T therefore, Mr. President General, take great pleasure in presenting the name of Mr. Xewell B. Woodworth, the President of the Syracuse Chapter, for the office of President General. (Applause.)
Mr. CHANCELLOR L. Jenks, of Illinois: Mr. President General, nearly every member of the Illinois delegation was present at the memorable Congress held at Syracuse last year. Those who for the first time met the President of the Syracuse Chapter found in him a genial friend; those who knew him before were glad indeed to renew their acquaint- ance. He proved to he a royal and, above all,. a loyal compatriot. It is therefore with great pleasure, on behalf of the entire delegation from the Society of the State of Illinois, that I. most cordially and heartily second the nomination of Mr. Woodworth.
The President Genekai. : Are there any others?
Judge OvERTON G. Kei.is: Mr. President General, on behalf of the delegation from the State of Washington, f desire to second the nomi- nation of Mr. Woodworth. (ApplaUse.)
Mr. Ai.iuvkt M. IIenky; of Michigan: Mr. President General, on be- half '.)f our entire Michigan delegation, I desire to support the nomina- tion of Mr. Woodworth. (Applause.)
The President GenEUAI,: Are there any other nominations?
Col. M. W. Wood, of Idaho: Mr. President General, it would seem to me that I's have it. The State from which 1 come commences with an I. Idaho cordially seconds the nomination of Newell B. Woodworth for President General n\ this Society.
Dr. Ciiaui.es S. Grj ndai.l, of Maryland: Mr. President General, Maryland seconds the nomination.
Gen. Edward Iv Bradley, of Connecticut: Mr. President General, Connecticut also seconds most heartily the nomination made for Presi- dent General of Mr. Woodworth.
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Judge Kn»Y Oki.anu Lee, of Utah: Mr. President General, inasmuch as there is no opposing candidate, I move you that the Secretary Gen- eral be instructed to cast the ballot of this convention for Mr. Wood- worth.
The PRESIDENT General: There were two others on the floor a mo- ment ago.
Judge Lee: On behalf of the entire Utah delegation, it affords me great pleasure to second the nomination made by judge Remington of Mr. Wood worth.
Mr. HENRY Pui.i.er PuNDERSON, of Massachusetts: Mr. President General, on behalf of the Massachusetts Society, 1 wish to second the nomination of Mr. Woodworth.
Mr. John B. Hunmjcv, of Kentucky: Mr. President General, I would feel that my duty had not been discharged if 1 should not present the name of Kentucky and express our great pleasure at voting for this distinguished brother and compatriot.
Mr. Thomas A. Perkins, of California: Mr. President General, on behalf of the California delegation, we most heartily and cordially second the nomination of Newell B. Woodworth for President General.
Mr. GEORGE N. Osborne: Mr. President General, speaking for Min- nesota, I second the nomination of Compatriot Woodworth for this high office.
Mr. John R. Weeks, of New Jersey: Mr. President General, we, too, would like to have the chance to say, "We, too."
Mr. C. A. Kenyon, of Indiana: Mr. Chairman, Indiana joins in ask- ing to have the nomination made unanimous.
Judge Remington: Mr. President General, I don't know; I may be a little too premature in saying that he was from New York; it seems to me that Mr. Newell B. Woodworth is of the United States of America.
Mr. GERSHOM IT. Him., of Iowa: Mr. President General, speaking for the State of Iowa, I second the nomination.
Maj. V. M. C. Sjeva: Mr. President General, I second that nomina- tion.
The President General: It is now moved and seconded that the nominations be closed and the Secretary General be instructed to cast one ballot for Mr. Newell B. Woodworth for the office of President General of this Society. All in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
The Secretary General: Mr. President General, I have the honor to cast the vote of the Twenty-sixth Congress of the Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution for President General, Newell B. Woodworth.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL : Mr. Newell B. Woodworth is declared elected. 1 will name as a committee Mr. McCamant as chairman, Vice- President General Wood, Mr. Remington, and ex-President General Beardsley to con duel Mr. Woodworth to the platform in order that he may have an opportunity of thanking you for his election.
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(The committee here escorted President-elect Newell B. Woodworth to the platform, amidst enthusiastic applause.)
Mr. Wafxaciv McCamant: Mr. President General, I take pleasure in presenting to you the President General-elect. '
The President General,: Mr. Woodworth, it gives me great pleasure to announce to you that you have been unanimously elected President General of the Sons of the American Revolution. Compatriots, it is my pleasure to introduce to you your President General-elect. (Ap- plause.)
President General-elect NEWEtX B. Woodworth : Compatriots, there are times in% one's life when words are inadequate to express the feel- ings which well up in one's heart. This is an instance. I deeply ap- preciate the honor you have conferred upon me. It is one of the great- est honors that could he bestowed upon an American citizen. Beyond this, too, I feel deeply the loyal friendship that has been displayed ; for what, after all, in life is better or of more value than freindship ; for friendship of good fellows? And T am glad to be able to accept this great honor here in the Northwest under the flower which is identified with this glorious Northwest (the speaker standing beneath a large bouquet of roses).
It will be my endeavor, to the best of my ability, and I will give the best that is in me, to emulate my predecessors and their honorable careers in active work. 1 know that the standard is high; but 1 shall aim to reach that standard, and T trust at the end of the year that I may merit some little of your approbation for my endeavors.
1 thank you, gentlemen. (Applause.)
The PRESIDENT G&NERA-i,: Next in order is the nomination of Vice- Presidents General. There are five Vice-Presidents General to be elected. Any number may be nominated from the floor, and then the balloting will take place, each person balloting for live persons,
ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENTS GENERAL.
Mr. Chaki.ks F. Read, of Massachusetts: Mr. President General, 1 nominate for the office of Vice-President General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution a compatriot of my State, Massachusetts, lie is a resident of the central part of the State, about ioo miles from Boston, which is the center of our activities, and we know that the interests of the Society will not sutler when placed in his hands. Moreover, you have all become well acquainted with the gentleman, for he was the originator of the now well-known Washing- ton Pilgrimage; and T have had the pleasure of seeing how successful that was, because I was present in Cambridge when you. Mr. President General, and your associates arrived in Cambridge. I have the pleasure and the honor to nominate for the office of Vice-President General, Mr. Henry Fuller Pundcrson, of Springfield, Mass. (Applause.)
Mr. C. P. Ovi'.Kini.i), of Utah: Mr. President General, a certain senti- mental affection moves me today in the selection of the President General
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in going from this Pacific State clear across the continent to the Empire State, the State of my boyhood days, and selecting the candidate that has been chosen as the master and the head of the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution for the coming year. I come at the present time from the State of Utah, where my home has been for the last twenty years. We recall as we reached this City of Roses the envelope that was given us as we registered. In thai was a booklet describing the sacred emblem of liberty, that relic of the Revolution, the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell was brought here through the effort, as I understand it, of the children of the Pacific slope. Requests were made to Phila- delphians ,to allow the hell to he brought to this new and far distant and, to many, unknown land. It met with opposition from the Phila- delphia's in many cases. The time came when it was necessary to have co-operation of other States throughout the Union in the West. At that time the Mayor of Salt Lake City, with keen fores iejitedncss, took the matter at once in his hands, brought the matter before our governing hoard, and had a request sent saying, "Send the hell to the West and give it to us in Utah as well." The requests were heeded. It was my privilege to travel with the Liberty Bell throughout the State of Utah. In our own city — a city of 125,000 people, that sets like a gem near the shores of that inland sea, the Great Salt Lake — never have I been privileged at any time or in any section of tin's great Re- public to see the patriotic spirit that was shown and the hell reverenced in the manner that it was.
About four years ago it was found desirable to change the form of government of our municipality. We decided upon the Commission form of government, as it is familiarly known. A bill was introduced in the Legislature of the State of Utah and passed. We were given five commissioners — a mayor and four others. A committee of seventy- five representative citizens of the city of Salt Lake, irrespective of creed or of party, met and chose as their standard-hearer a successful young business man, who had served in the Senate of our State, and at an early age was the Brigadier General of the Militia of the State, had served with patriotism and ability as a member of the school board of our fair city, and Mayor Samuel C. Park, compatriot, member of the Utah Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, was chosen by this citizens' committee and elected by one of the largest votes that has ever been given to any citizen within our city.
I spoke of the hell. That only shows the wisdom, the clear keen- sightedness of Mayor Park in asking for the hell and encouraging its being brought to the West. You in Portland know full well the value of it.
One word for our Society. We have a membership of about l _* 5 • For a State of 400,000 people, situated, as we are, in the mountains, it is a splendid showing. We have but few delinquencies, if any, which shows our Society is large and active. We have the representative men of the State. We have in our efforts placed recently in our new State Capitol a tablet as a memorial to the heroes of the American Revolu-
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tion. To our colleges we give yearly medals. At one time, if my recollection serves me, we were among the first to win the ceremonial badge given to the vSociety proposing and electing in any given year the largest number of sons of members. Our President that year in the .State of Utah was a bachelor. We gave the President the badge, with the advice, "Go out and do likewise."
Gentlemen of this convention, I ask you to support and sustain for the office of Vice-President General the Hon. Samuel C. Park, mayor of vSalt Lake City and compatriot. (Applause.)
Judge Overton Gentry Hi, us, of Washington: Mr. President Gen- eral, on behalf of the State of Washington, 1 desire to present the name of a man for Vice-President General of the National .Society who probably among all of the men of the State of Washington has done more for the good of the Society than any other man in the State. We have in the State of Washington nearly 300 live members, and among all of them the man whose name I shall give presently is recog- nized as an enthusiast for the Sons of the American Revolution. For twenty years he has been a member of the Sons; he was a charter member of the State Society; he was the first Vice-President, and has been President of the State .Society. During his Presidency was in- augurated the alien work, of which the State of Washington is very proud. On behalf of the Washington State Society, 1 desire to present the name of Dr. Samuel Judd Holmes. (Applause.)
Mr. Louis A. Bowman, of Illinois: Mr. President General, under the necessities of the case 1 wish to offer a motion at this time which I believe will appeal to every delegate, namely, that nominating speeches be limited to one sentence from now on.
Mr. HENRY M. HOUGHTON: Mr. President General, as the only dele- gate from my State of Colorado — and it seems that Colorado does not expect any honors from this delegation — therefore I second the nomi- nation of Dr. Holmes, of Washington. (Applause.)
Mr. Ki.mkk MARSTON WeNTWORTH, of Iowa: Mr. President General, f desire, sir, to place in nomination for Vice-President General Colonel Wood, our present efficient member of that board. I do this, sir, with the thought in my mind that we from the East have not always been exactly generous, not knowing the spirit of the West until we came here and not completely in touch with it. We have honored California in days gone by and California has honored us. We have honored Oregon and Oregon has honored us. There are three States here pre- senting three candidates for tins position. I desire to nominate Colonel Wood and second the nomination of Mayor Park and Dr. Holmes. (Applause.)
Maj. V. M. C. Sn.vA. of Oregon: In behalf of the Oregon Society, I was about to take the floor to make the same nomination. The Oregon Society wishes to present the name also of Colonel Wood of the ;irmy, retired, because of his efficient service on the Pacific coast. The Oregon Society endorses Colonel Wood.
Mr. Thomas M. Kaki,, of San Francisco: Mr. President General, as
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representing- the delegation from the State of California, one of our greatest States and one of the States which has the largest membership in the Society of. the Sons of the American Revolution, now having 422 active members, and also as a State who was very largely instru- mental in bringing the Liberty Hell to this coast, which is now being exhibited at the Panama- Pacific international Exposition; and, further, there was one particular point which 1 want to bring before the mem- bers— the fact of the opening of the Panama Canal will bring to San Francisco a very important immigration problem. We have coming, or expect to have coming, there a very large number of immigrants. There are now coming to San Francisco, notwithstanding the troubles abroad, a largely increased number of immigrants, and we feel that the Society should be represented there by a Vice-President General, par- ticularly on account of the immigration problems which we now have confronting us. The California JSociety of Sons of the American Revolution have taken a very live interest in educating and assisting the aliens in their naturalization matters and in educating them to the dignity of our American institutions. We have a member at San Francisco who was our President in 19.IO and 1911, who is now our Secretary, and has been our Registrar for several years, a man of sterling qualities, a prominent citizen of San Francisco, and 1 take great pleasure, Mr. President General, in nominating Mr. Thomas A. Perkins as Vice-President General. (Applause.)
Col. GiioitGiC V. Lauman, of Illinois: Mr. President General, Illinois takes pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Thomas A. Perkins, of California, as Vice-President General.
Col. George A. Armks, of the District of Columbia: Mr. President General, 1 wish to call the attention of this convention to a distin- guished gentleman by the name of Mills, Col. Frank M. Mills, of South Dakota, who showed his patriotism to the (lag by raising a regiment at his own expense, and since that time who has proved himself a valu- able citizen and a business man. Everybody who knows him can vouch for what I say. I nominate him as Vice-President General of this Association.
Mr. Fkankun S. Harding, of Idaho: Mr. President General, I want to prove my loyalty to my own State, Idaho, and my friendship to Colonel Wood by seconding his nomination for Vice-President Gen- eral.
Mr. John P. HuxnuvY, of Kentucky: Mr. President General, I wish to place in nomination the name of Air. William K. Boardman, of Nashville, Tenn., a most excellent man, as you all know who have come in contact with him.
The PrKSIimvNT Gknt.kai. : Gentlemen, of those names that have been so far presented, seven of them, only four have received seconds. There are no seconds to the nominations of Mr. Pundcrson, Mr. Mills, or Mr. P>oardman.
. Dr. Charles S. Grindau,, of Maryland: Mr. President General, I second Mr. Boardman's nomination.
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Judge HjcakdsU'V : Mr. President General, no one that took part in the Washington Pilgrimage can fail to appreciate the great contribution to the success of that affair l>y Mr. Punderson, of Springfield, Mass. That Washington 1'ilgrimage was the greatest undertaking that our Society has ever consummated. It was a great success, and all through the East it gave us more prestige than anything we have ever done. The gentleman that originated the idea is the Grand Marshal, Mr. Punderson, and [ think this Congress owes it to itself that we should see that lie is honored by electing him as one of the Vice-Presidents General. In addition to that, I wish to say that 1 think 1 voice the sentiment of, the Eastern delegates that we would like to see the other four Vice-Presidents General go to the West. We have had a splendid Congress here and we arc going home with our hearts full of gratitude for the splendid hospitality that we have received, and it is the least we can do; and, voicing the sentiment of the Eastern delegates, I hope every one of them get in, after the election of Mr. Punderson, which is due him, and send the other four places to the Pacific coast.
Mr. WEEKS, of New Jersey: Mr. President General, in behalf of New Jersey, I will be very glad indeed to second the nomination of Mr. Punderson. I think the Congress will honor itself by electing him.
Mr. HENRY, of Michigan: Air. President General, in behalf of the Michigan delegation, we desire to support the nomination of Dr. Holmes, of Washington; Mr. Boardman, of Tennessee, and Mr, Pun- derson. (Applause.)
Mr. Grouse: Air. President General, I take great pleasure in placing in nomination the Hon. Elmer Alarston Wentworth, of Des Afoines, Towa, of the Middle West.
Air. Wi'XTWokTii : Mr. President General, I desire, sir — I don't know who did it — I desire, sir, to withdraw my name, with the consent of the gentleman who did it. J don't know who it was. T was outside here enjoying myself.
The President GenErai,: Apparently Afr. Wentworth does not want any more work. Without its being seconded and with your permission, then, Mr. Wcutworlh will be allowed to withdraw his name, lie has served so admirably on the Executive Committee ever since 1 have been on il, \ confess I would hate to see him not have the honors which he has certainly earned.
Maj. V. AT. C. Sii.va. of Oregon: Mr. President General, T desire to second the nomination of Colonel Mills for Vice-President General.
Air. II. \V. CoE, of Oregon: Mr. President General, there is a city that tries to do everything good which Portland tries to do and does. It is situated on this coast. In fact, sometimes they think they do better than the people down here, and you were up there, most of you, and probably know that they do some things better than we do. We admit that as a general thing. Put when we see these people from the State of Washington come in here and get this Hag today, some of us say they have a candidate for the Vice- Presidency that we ought to
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support; so 1 wish to second the nomination of Dr. Samuel Judd Holmes, of Seattle. (Applause.)
Mr. Woodruff : Mr. President General and Compatriots, I desire to say that Utah has had a Society in existence for twenty-one years, so I am informed, although I have been a member only about two years; but we have never had representation among the general officers. Our Society lias grown very rapidly during the last few years and we feel that we are entitled to have the honor of one of the Vice-Presidents General; therefore I take great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Park.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: Are there any further nominations?
Mr.' McCAMANT : Mr. President General, 1 move the nominations close and we proceed to ballot.
(Said motion was duly seconded, was put to a vote, and carried.)
Gen. Edward E. Bradley, of Connecticut: Air. President General, may we have, before we proceed to ballot, the names of those who have been nominated, with their initials? We would like to know who we are voting For.
The President General : The Secretary General will read off the list of nominees.
The Secretary General: Henry F. Punderson, of Massachusetts; Samuel C. Park, of Utah; Dr. Samuel Judd Holmes, of Washington Stale; 1,ieut. Col. M. W. Wood, of Idaho; Thomas A. Perkins, of California; l;. M. Mills, of South Dakota, and William K. lioardman, of Tennessee.
The President General.: There are seven nominees and there are five to be balloted for. I name as tellers Mr. Clarke, who is chairman of the Committee on Registration and Credentials; Mr. Bowman, of Illinois, and Mr. Went worth, of Iowa.
Mr. Weeks: Mr. President General, owing to the confusion relating to the first name, may we not have your riding that we be permitted to vote for the candidate simply by using the last name?
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: I would suggest using the last names simply as the quickest means of doing it. None of them are duplicated. I want to call the attention of those present to the fact that only dele- gates, officers of National Society, and ex-Presidents General have the right to ballot in this case. I have been told that there are some present who are not delegates and T am merely calling attention to that fact so as to avoid any trouble later.
T will also announce that it is not at all necessary to sign the ballot; in fact, to avoid confusion, you had better not put your name upon it.
(A ftcr a pause.)
It has been suggested that while the ballots are being counted we proceed with the election of other officers. If that meets with the approval of the Congress, it will save quite a little time. \ therefore ask the Congress if this meets with your approval. Those in favor oi w it please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
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The nominations arc therefore in order for the office of Secretary General.
Gen. Edward K. Brad£EY, of Connecticut: Mr. President General, I think' there is hut one name in all minds connected with that office, and that is the one who has served ns so many years and so faithfully in that position, A Jr. A. Howard Clark, and I am very glad indeed to place his name in nomination. 1 presume there will he no other nomination, and if not, why I have a motion to make that the President General cast the ballot of the meeting for him.
(There were numerous seconds to the motion and also numerous seconds to the nomination.)
A MEMBER-: Mr. President General, I move the nominations he closed.
The PRESIDENT Gk.xk.kai, : Gentlemen, it has been seconded hy 1 don't Know how many gentlemen. Are there any other nominations?
A MEMBER : I move, Mr. President General, that the nominations be closed, and that lie he elected by acclamation.
Another Member: By a rising vote.
The President General: It has to he by ballot.
A MEMBER: Then that the President General cast the ballot.
The President General: However, you can signify your desire hy rising vote, if you prefer. Those in favor of this motion please stand up. (Everybody stood up.) The ballot is cast. The Secretary Gen- eral is elected. Air. A. Howard Clark is elected Secretary General. (Applause.)
The Secretary General: Mr. President General and Compatriots of the Sons of the American Revolution, T thank you.
The President General: The next is the office of Treasurer General.
Judge BeardslEY, of Connecticut: Mr. President General, I take pleasure in nominating for that office for another year the present effi- cient Treasurer General, John H. Burroughs, of New York; and if there are no other nominations to he presented I ask consent of the Congress for the suspension of the rules, and that the Secretary Gen- eral he directed to cast one ballot for him for that office.
A Member: I second the motion.
The President General: It is moved and seconded, first, that our next Treasurer General he Mr. John 11. Burroughs, of New York city, the present incumhent, and that in the event of no other nominations the ballot he taken and the Secretary General cast one vote for Mr. Burroughs as Treasurer General. Are there any other nominations? It not, all those in favor please signify hy saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
The Secretary General: The ballot is cast for Mr. Burroughs as Treasurer General.
The President General: Mr. Burroughs has been elected Treasurer General. Now, the next is Registrar General.
Mr. Ji',.\ks, of Illinois: Mr. President General, I nominate for that office the present incumbent, and I move that the nominations he closed.
A Mi\Mi:i.k: I second the nomination.
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Another MemijEr: 1 second the motion.
The PRESIDENT GiCnf.kai, : Tt has been moved and seconded that Mr. A. Howard Clark, the present ineumhent, he nominated for the position of Registrar General; that the nominations he closed and, I presume, that the President cast one ballot. All those in favor please signify by saying ajre; contrary minded, no. The ballot is cast. You have the office.
The SiX'kktaky GiCNKRAt,: Thanks.
The 1'ki:siiii:nt General : The next office on the list is that of His- torian General.
Mr. Waij.aci; McCamant, of Oregon: Mr.- President General, I take pleasure in nominating the present Historian General, Mr. David L,. Piersou, of East Orange, New Jersey; and, unless I am foreclosing Mr. Warren with another nomination, I move the nominations he cle>sed and the Secretary General he instructed to cast the hallot.
Mr. Warren, of Massachusetts: Mr. President General, T second the nomination of Mr. Pierson.
Mr. WEEKS, of New Jersey: Mr. President General, from New Jer- sey T desire to second the nomination also.
(Connecticut, Maryland, and Michigan also seconded the nomina- tion.)
The PRESIDENT General : Tt looks to me as if it were unanimous. If not, all of those in favor please signify hy saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it.
(The Secretary General casts one hallot for Mr. Pierson and he is declared elected.)
The next is the office of Chaplain General, now occupied by Or. Whitaker.
Mr. John 1>. Hundi.EY, of Kentucky: Mr. President General, I wish to place in nomination the Rev. Richard L. McCready, Chaplain of the Kentucky Society.
A Member: Mr. President General, Michigan desires to support that nomination.
Another MemiiEr: Mr. Chairman, we have had an opportunity of gazing at this gentleman and I know there cannot be hut one voice in regard to this. New Yorl< cordially indorses this nomination.
Mr. McCamant, of Oregon: Mr. President General, 1 move that the nominations he closed and the Secretary General he instructed to cast the hallot of the Congress for Mr. McCready.
A MiCM HER : I second the motion.
The President General: Gentlemen, you have heard the motion. All of those in favor please signify hy saying aye; contrary minded,' no. The Rev. Mr. McCready is elected.
Rev. Richard LiGHTB'ttRNE McCready: Gentlemen, 1 just want to say that T thank the Congress very heartily, as it was an entirely unexpected honor, as the young lady said when -he was asked; and 1 consider it a * very great honor, I thank- you very heartily. (.Applause.')
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The President General: Apparently the tellers are not quite ready yet.
Mr. Frank M. Mills, of South Dakota: Mr. President General, I want to move a vote of (hanks for the able manner in which our re- tiring President General has exercised the duties of his office; and I want to say that if the succeeding" President General can do any more for this Society than this one has he must go some.
The President General: I don't want to be discourteous on that, hut you are premature. There are still more elections to take place, and your Past President General is not quite ready to surrender the gavel.
Mr. Mjj.i.s: T know; that is all right; hut I want to say that one thing this President General has done for the benefit of this Society: he has presented each State Society with a replica of Washington's hatchet, the hatchet which cut down the cherry tree, made out of the very same cherry tree (laughter') that was taken from the birthplace of Washington. The greatest regret I had in surrendering my office as President of the State Society of South Dakota was I had to give up that hatchet. I move that a vote of thanks be tendered the retiring President General.
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The President General: That vote will he considered after the in- stallation of the new President General. Xext is the election of the Trustees. The Constitution requires that there shall be one Trustee for each Slate. The Trustees are nominated by each State Society in its meetings or by its Board of Managers. In the event of a State Society not making such nomination, then the President of that State Society is to be elected by this Congress as the representative of that State on the Board of Trustees. I will ask the Secretary General, therefore, to read before this Congress the list of those nominations which have been made by the several State Societies.
The Secretary General: It is required, in order to have these nomi- nations by State Societies legal, that they be filed with the Secretary General on or before April 17, 1915. These names were hied: Arizona, George D. Christy; Connecticut, George C. F. Williams; District of Columbia. Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, U. S. X.; Hawaii, John Effinger; Indiana, Theodore Y. Stein; Town, Elmer Marston Went- worth ; Kentucky, Allen R. Carter; Maryland, Hon. Henry Stockbridge ; Massachusetts, Moses Greeley Parker, M. D. : Xew Jersey, C. Synunes Kiggins; Xew York, Cornelius A. Pugsley; North Carolina, Clarence A. Wyche; Ohio, John McKelvey; Oklahoma, W. F. Kerr; Oregon, P». E. Sanford; Pennsylvania. Col. R. W. Guthrie; Rhode Island, Robert Perkins Brown; South Dakota, F. M. Mills; Utah, Hon. Eddy Orland Lee; Washington, Samuel Judd Holmes, M. D. A motion is in order that these persons who have been nominated be elected Trustees.
Mr. Jenks: I make the motion, and that the Secretary cast one ballot.
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A Member: I second the motion.
The President General: ll has been moved and seconded that these persons nominated be elected Trustees and the Secretary cast one ballot for them. Are you ready for the question? All in favor please signify
by saying aye; contrary minded, no. The ayes have it. The ballot is cast. These gentlemen are now elected as Trustees. And now as to the other State Societies.
The Secretary General: As to the other State Societies not noted as having entered nominees for Trustees, a motion is in order that the Presidents of those State Societies be elected Trustees.
The President General: That is a constitutional provision.
The SECRETARY GENERAL: The Constitution reads "chosen," which means elected.
Mr. De Calndrv, of the District of Columbia: Mr. President Gen- eral, J move that the Presidents of the State Societies who have not presented nominees for Trustee be elected Trustees of those Societies.
A MEMBER! 1 second the motion.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: It has been moved and seconded that the Presidents of those Societies which failed to make nominations be elected as Trustees for their State Societies, and that the Secretary cast the ballot. All those in favor please signify by saying aye. The aves have it. The ballot is cast.
VOTE OP THANKS.
Col. GEORGE A. ArmESj of the District of Columbia: Mr. President General, 1 move that a vote of thanks be extended the noble com- patriots and those who have taken such an interest in entertaining this Congress at Portland, Oregon, and that a standing vote be taken by this Association.
A MEMBER! Mr. President General, I move to amend that by includ- ing Seattle in that motion.
Colonel Wood: Is that matter open?
Mr. jENKSj of Illinois: Mr. President General, 1 desire to offer the following resolution as a substitute.
The President GENERAL: There is a motion just now before the house.
Mr. JivNK.s: This is a substitute, Mr. President General.
Whereas the members of the Twenty-sixth Congress of the National Society of the Sons of the. American Revolution are deeply sensible of the hospitable courtesies which have been extended to them by the Oregon Society and its most efficient group of committees since their arrival in the beautiful City of Roses; and
Whereas Dr. John 11. Boyd, Chaplain of the Oregon Society, by his stirring and patriotic address at the hirst Presbyterian Church, infused this Congress at the outsit with an earnest spirit of devotion to our country ami respect for its highest ideals; and
Whereas Mrs. I 1. C. Cabell and her Advisory Committee of Ladies, Mrs. James h\ lowing and her Committee on Flowers, Dr. and Mr A. K. Rockey, the Masonic Building Association, and the TrusteeF .e
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First Presbyterian Church have gratefully united in an eminently suc- cessful effort to convince the members of this Congress that they are truly welcome, and that our hosts arc in cordial sympathy with the purposes of this organization : now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this Congress is deeply appreciative of the courtesies and hospitalities which have been so generously showered upon its members, and which have contributed so signally to the comfort and pleasure of the delegates and to the success of this Congress.
Judge BljARDSLlCYj of Connecticut: Mr. President General, I second the substitute. Mr. President, T move its adoption.
The President General,: Is that accepted as a substitute?
Colonel Ak.mi;s : It is.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL,: The motion is made and accepted as a sub- stitute tor the other motion. Are you ready for the question? Those in favor— and 1 think that owing to the courtesies that we have received they are entitled to a rising vote
Mr. WEEKS, of New Jersey (interrupting): Mr. President General, I think' the Committee on Decorations, Mr. San ford, should have been included in that.
Mr. JENKS.: I have a motion in reference to that.
The PRESIDENT General,: Those in favor please signify by rising. (Everybody rose.) It is unanimous.
Air. Jenks: Air. President General, in this connection I want to voice what has been in the mind of every delegate who sat in this hall, and that is our admiration for the patriotic decorations which beautify this most attractive auditorium. We are indebted for the patriotic draping of the red, white, and blue to the Committee on Decorations, of which Compatriot 15. E. Sanford is chairman, who personally supplied as his gift of love to this Society all the flags and streamers which we see all around us. 1 move, therefore, that wc extend to Compatriot Sanford and his committee a vote of thanks for furnishing us this demonstra- tion of beauty to our ilag. (Applause.)
A IWemmEk : I second the motion.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL,: Are you ready for the question? All of those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. It is unanimously carried.
The Secretary General: I move a vote of thanks to Vice-President General Fernberger for presenting the Washington Guard flag.
A Memuer: 1 second the motion.
The PkEsidknT GENERAL; Jt is moved and seconded that Vice-Presi- dent General Fernberger receive the thanks of this Society for the presentation of the Washington Guard banner. Are you ready for the question? Those in favor please signify by saying aye; contrary minded, no. Will you please transmit to Vice-President General Fern- berger the thanks of the Society? Now, are there any other motions? It looks to me as if our tellers are ready.
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RESULTS OK ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENTS GENERAL.
Mr. Wentworth : Mr. President General, your tellers are ready to report the results of election. Total number of votes cast, seventy-two. Mr. Perkins has twenty-eight, Mr. Wood has sixty-six, Mr. Punderson has seventy, Mr. Boardman has sixty, Air. Holmes has sixty-three, Mr. Park has sixty-four, Air. Mills has fourteen, and there are three scat- tered.
The President General: Then what is the result?
Mr. Wentworth : The result is that Compatriots Wood, Punderson, Boardman, Holmes, and Park have received a majority of the voles cast.
The PRESIDENT GENERAL: ! therefore declare the following gentlemen eleeted Vice-Presidents General: Wood, •Punderson, Boardman, Holmes, and Park. There are five of them, and therefore it will not be neces- sary to take another ballot; but I will ask those gentlemen or their representatives to step up to the platform, in order that their order of precedence may be determined. The Constitution requires that it shall be determined by lot, and I will name Mr. De Caindry as the one to hold the hat and see that the drawings are properly made.
Mr. Wentworth : The gentlemen that nominated the successful can- didates are the ones to make the drawings.
(The drawing was here conducted, resulting in the following order: Mr. Punderson, of Massachusetts, drew first place; Colonel Wood, of Idaho, drew second place; Dr. Holmes, of Washington, drew third place; Mr. Boardman, of Tennessee, drew fourth place; Mr. Park, of Utah, drew fifth place.)
The President General: The order of their precedence, therefore, will be read out by the Secretary General.
The SECRETARY GENERAL : The order of the Vice-Presidents General is as follows: Henry S. Punderson, of Massachusetts; Lieut. Col. M. W. Wood, of Idaho; Dr. Samuel judd Holmes, of Washington State; Mr. William K. Boardman, of Nashville, Tenn., and Samuel C. Park, of Utah.
INSTALLATION OF PRESIDENT GENERAL WOODWORTH.
The President Generae: Now, gentlemen, we have reached that point in our proceedings when the duty devolves upon me to install my successor with the insignia and the regalia of office, and I want to assure you that T appreciate fully and sincerely the courtesy which you have shown to me during my two years of office, the kindness with which you have listened to my suggestions, to my many addresses, and to congratulate you upon having selected as your President General one who in every way is well fitted to fill that office. T am sure that he will do it way beyond your fondest hopes. Mr. Woodworth, as my » successor, it is a great pleasure to me to transfer to you this badge of
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office, which goes from one President General to another. It is the properly of the organization, and in placing" it around your neck you then arc the President General of this Society, proper!)' installed. (Ap- plause.)
[n addition, our By-L,aws determine how the badge shall he worn, hut they very wisely leave to the discretion of the President General those little niceties in dress which shall determine whether or not he wears it pendant from the breast ribbon or the neck ribbon or from the broad sash which, on certain occasions, is worn only with full dress. It is therefore my great pleasure to hand over to you that broad sash which accompanies only the full-dress suit. I, ill addition, turn over to you the gavel, the emblem of office, which has just been presented to the Society by the Oregon vSociety, with the absolute certainty that your decisions will be as just and as true and as correct as those of any human being that ever lived.
1 want to thank you and congratulate you upon your election.
President General W60DWORTH : Thank you, Mr. President. (Ap- plause.) Gentlemen, is there any further business to come before this meeting now?
THANKS TO RETIRING PRESIDENT GENERAL.
A Member: Mr. President General, representing the rank and file of this Society, I wish to propose a vote of thanks to the retiring Presi- dent General for his unselfish efforts, his patriotism, and his high devo- tion to high ideals in that office.
Another Member: I second the motion.
President General WooDWOR'fH : The President General is pleased that the first motion officially that he has to put to this body is one of that character. Are you ready for the question? All in favor of that motion will signify in the usual manner; contrary minded, no. Mr. Thruston, on behalf of the National Society assembled in. Congress, I wish to tender you the thanks they, as a body, have officially conveyed to me to extend to you.
Air. Tiiki'STox: Thank you very much indeed, and I thank my com- patriots for their kindness.
ADJOURNMENT.
President General VVuoiavoktu : 1 think a motion would be in order to adjourn for an adjourned patriotic meeting at San Francisco on Saturday, July 24.
Mr. Wi'.NTwouTir : Mr. President General, I move you, sir, that this Congress now be declared closed for business, to hi: reconvened at San Francisco on Saturday, at the place designated by the California So- ciety, for patriotic purposes only.
President General Woohwoktii : Before putting that motion I would ask that the Trustees of the State Societies remain in this room upon
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adjournment, so that we immediately may have a meeting of that Board to take action on such matters as may come before it. The chair will call the meeting- of the Board of Trustees immediately following the adjournment of this meeting. The motion to adjourn is now before the house. It has been seconded. All in favor of that motion will signify in the usual manner. The Congress stands adjourned.
A. Howard Clark,
Secretary General.
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19. 1915-
[The Executive Committee held an informal conference at the Arlington Club, Portland, Oregon, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, July 18, 1015, following a luncheon given to the committee by the President General. Those present were Air. Thruston, Mr. Henry, Mr. Wenl worth, and Air. Woodworth of the committee, Secretary Genera! Clark, Past President General Peardsley, President McCamant of the Oregon Society, Col. George V. Lauman of Illinois; also Secre- tary Perkins and Air. Munsell, who conferred with the committee in regard to functions to take place at San Francisco.]
At 9 o'clock Monday morning, July 19, the President General, Air. Henry, Air. Wentworth, and Air. Woodworth, members of the Execu- tive Committee, with the Secretary General, were duly called together at the Hotel Portland. The President General presided. It was voted to formally ratify and adopt the recommendations and resolutions considered hy the committee at an informal conference on Jul)' 18 as follows :
The minutes of the committee meeting on November 20, IQT4, were approved as printed in Official Bulletin of December, 1 <; 14.
Amendments proposed to Article III of the By-Laws relating to appointment of committees and to Article XV relating to badges were formulated and approved for presentation to the Hoard of Trustees at a meeting to be held this day, at 9.30 o'clock a. m., for action by the new Hoard on July 20. ( For text of amendments, see minutes of Board meeting of July 20.)
It was voted to recommend that the Trustees approve the following resolution for adoption by the Annual Congress:
Resalvcd, That the President General he, and is hereby, instructed
to appoint at the opening of the adjourned session of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress a Committee on Resolutions, to which all resolutions offered in the Congress shall he referred for consideration.
It was voted that an additional appropriation of not to exceed $150. be made for the work- of the Committee on Information for Aliens during the past year, and that an additional appropriation of not to exceed $50 be made for printing and distributing the Official Bulletin from June, 1914, to Afarch, 1915.
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It was voted to recommend to the Trustees the insertion in the standard application blanks of a request for the names, dates of birth, and residences of the children and grandchildren of applicants for membership, as suggested by the Massachusetts Society]
The action of the committee, taken by correspondence, making ap- propriations for the maintenance of the Society from the third Monday in May to the third Monday in Jul}', igi5, in the same proportions as for the last year was ratified and approved.
The Executive Committee approved a recommendation of the Michi- gan Society that the State Societies and the Annual Congress of the National .Society adopt the Following resolution:
Resolved, That the Congress of the United States be petitioned to authorize and direct the publication in permanent form, by counties and minor civil divisions, of the names of the heads of families at the second census of the United Slates in 1X00 in the Slates of Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, and other territory where the original lists of the 1790 census have been destroyed.
It was voted to recommend the adoption by the Annual Congress of a resolution presented by the Committee on a National Archives Build- ing, as follows :
Resolved, That the Executive Committee of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution be instructed, at such time as it may deem expedient, to urge upon the Congress of the United States the appropriation of a sum sufficient for the purchase of a suitable site for a National Archives Building in the City of Washington and for the early construction thereof.
It was voted to recommend the adoption by the Congress of a reso- lution to be offered by the District of Columbia Society delegation, pursuant to a vote of that Society, calling upon the Federal Congress to provide for the publication of a summary digest of the claims of the /X.ooo pensioners of the Revolution.
Acting upon a recommendation from the Michigan Society, it was
Re&olved, That as a means of arousing a greater interest in the work of the Sons of the American Revolution there should he a general campaign for the organization of Local Chapters.
There being no further business, the meeting then adjourned.
A. Howard Clark,
Secretary General.
MINUTES OF MEETING OF HOARD OF TRUSTEES, JULY 19,
1915.
A meeting of the Board of Trustees, duly called by direction of the President. General, was held at Masonic llall, Portland, Oregon, at 9.30 (/cdock a. m., Monday, July jo, [QI5. 'J nose present were Presi- dent General Thruston, presiding; Vice-President General Wood, Sec- retary General Clark, Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks of Illinois, Mr. Elmer
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M. Wentwbrth of Iowa, Air. Albert M. Henry of Michigan, Mr. Wallace McCamant of Oregon, Dr. Samuel Jucld Holmes of Washing- ton State, and others.
The minutes of the -meeting of the Board at Syracuse, N. V., on May 19, 1914, were approved.
It was voted to ratify and approve the recommendations of the Executive Committee (a) as to the appointment of a Committee on Resolutions, (/>) as to the insertion on blanks of a rerpiest for the names of children and grandchildren of applicants, (c) as to the publi- cation of portions of 1800 census, (d) as to petition for appropriation for National Archives Building, and (<?) as to' publication of digest of pension claims.
Proposed amendments to Articles HI and XV of the By-Laws, recommended by the Executive Committee, were duly submitted and referred to the next meeting of the Board for action, as required by Article WIN of the liy-Laws. (For text of the amendments, see Hoard meeting of July 20.)
There being no further business, the meeting then, at 9.55 o'clock, adjourned.
A. Howard Ci„ark,
Secretary General.
MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JULY 20,
1915.
A meeting of the Board of Trustees elected at the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress, duly called by the President General, was held at Masonic Hall, Portland, Oregon, July 20, 191 5, immediately after the adjournment of said Congress. Those present were President General Newell B. Woodworth, presiding; Vice-Presidents General M. W. Wood, U. S. A., of Idaho and Samuel Judd Holmes, M. D., of Wash- ington State; Secretary General A. Howard Clark of Washington City; Chaplain General Rev. Richard L. McCready, D. D., of Kentucky; Trustees Elmer M. Wentworth of Iowa, Eddy Orland Lee of Utah, Chancellor L. Jenks of Illinois, H. M. Bushnell of Nebraska, B. E. Sanford of Oregon, and others.
The Trustees considered invitations from the New Jersey Society, the Tennessee Society, and the South Dakota Society to hold the Twenty-seventh Annual Congress in those States, and the thanks of the Board were extended therefor.
On motion, it was voted that the invitation from the New Jersey Society to hold the Congress of 1916 at Newark be accepted with thanks.
The President General nominated the following members of the Executive Committee and the Trustees approved and confirmed the same: The President General, chairman; R. C. Ballard Thruston, Past President General; Albert M. Henry of Michigan, Elmer M. Went-
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worth of Iowa, Chancellor L. Jcnks of Illinois, Wallace McCamant of Oregon, and John Lcnord Merrill of New Jersey.
It was voted that the usual contrihution of $500 he authorized to be paid by the Treasurer General toward the expenses of the Twenty- seventh Annual Congress at Newark, N. J., in 1916.
An appropriation of $2,250, or so much thereof as may be necessary, was voted for printing and distributing the OFFICIAL Buij.ktin during the present Society year.
An appropriation of $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, was voted for the publication of the National Year Book for 1915, under the usual editorship of the Secretary General.
It was voted that the Executive Committee be empowered to make appropriations for such expenses as may be proper to be incurred in furthering the work of the Society.
Acting upon proposed amendments to the By-Laws, recommended by the Executive Committee and duly presented at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on July 19, the following amendments were adopted:
Amend Article IT I (President General), section 2, of the By-Laws to read as follows :
SECTION 2. He shall appoint the following committees: Committee on Auditing and Finance. Committee on Credentials. Committee on Resolutions. Memorial Committee. Committee on Organization. Committee on Education, The duties of the above committees shall he such as usually pertain to committees of like character.
He may also appoint such other committees as in his judgment may be deemed necessary or desirable.
Amend Article XV (Insignia), section 1, second paragraph, to read as follows:
The President General, during his term of office and while acting in that capacity on official and ceremonial occasions, shall wear the dis- tinctive badge of his office. It may be carried at the left breast or suspended from the neck-ribbon. In full dress he shall wear a sash of the Society colors, three and one-half inches in width, extending from the right shoulder to the left hip, with the badge pendant at the cross- ing of the sash over the hip,
Further amend Article XV of the By-Laws by adding a new section, as follows :
SECTION 3. The badge of the Society may be purchased by members in accordance with the following agreement, to be signed by the pur- chasing member before delivery of same:
[n purchasing the badge of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, I hereby agree that it will be worn or used in accordance with the regulations of the Society; that I will not pledge, part with, or transfer the same except with the written authority of the Society. It is further agreed for myself, heirs, executors, administrators, and any and all persons asserting any claim through me, that upon demand
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of the Society and tender of the purchase price of said badge, or other regalia, the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution shall be entitled to immediate' possession thereof.
It was voted that the Executive Committee be empowered to act on §uch matters referred to the Board of Trustees by the Congress, or such new business as, in the judgment of the President General,, may
not require the action of a meeting of the Board.
The Secretary General was directed to add to the standard applica- tion blanks a request for the names of the children and grandchildren of .applicants, as recommended by the Massachusetts Society.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meet- ing then adjourned.
A. Howard Clark,
Secretary General.
MINUTES OF MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
JUEY 21, 1915.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Society of the Sons of the .American Revolution, duly called by the President Gen- eral, was held on the steamer Undine at 2 o'clock p. m. July 21, 1915, when the members of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress were the guests of the Oregon Society on an automobile ride up the Columbia River highway to Bonneville and a sail down the river to Portland. ThoSe present at the meeting were: President General Newell B. Wood- worth, Past President General R. C. Ballard Thruston, Mr. Albert M. Henry of Michigan, Mr. E. M. Wentworth of Iowa, Mr. Wallace Mc- Camant of Oregon, and Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks, members of the com- mittee; also Vice-President General Henry E. Punderson of Massa- chusetts and Secretary General Clark'.
Appropriations for maintenance and for carrying on the patriotic work of the Society were voted, as follows:
For the Committee on Americanization and Aliens (formerly Com- mittee on Information for Aliens), $750.
For miscellaneous expenses of National committees, $150.
For continuance of the preparation of a memorial volume on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, as authorized by the Ex- ecutive Committee November 20, \<ji.\, such amount as the President General may deem necessary and advisable.
For salary of Secretary General, $75 per month (increased from $50), and for salary of Registrar General, $50 per month.
For expenses of assistance, or an assistant to the Secretary General and Registrar General, $600.
For necessary traveling expenses oi the Secretary General in attend- ance at the Annual Congress and meetings of the Executive Committee and Trustees, subject to the approval oi the President General.
It was voted thai appropriations heretofore made for the erection of a tablet at the birthplace of Admiral John Paul Jones in Scotland and
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for a Sons of the American Revolution tablet in the Washington Monu- ment be rescinded, these projects being" found impracticable.
The President General was authorized to transmit to the President of the United States certain resolutions adopted by the Congress in regard to the American School Peace League, etc., with a suitable letter and exhibits.
A resolution, submitted to the Congress by Mr, Rushnell of Nebraska, on the study of history in schools, referred to the Kxccutive Committee by the Congress, was referred to the Committee on Education for con- sideration and report.
A resolution concerning an alleged historic desk said to have been removed from the Department of State was pended to learn the facts in the ease (and it was later ascertained that the desk in question was new in 1S73 and considered of no special historic value].
The Secretary General was authorized to have printed the usual edi- tion of 800 copies of the National Year Book for 1915 for the eustomary official distribution and 200 extra copies; also such additional number of copies as may be subscribed for by State Societies and Chapters, at 25 cents per copy delivered in bulk, provided orders he placed prior to October 1 or before the work be put to press, notice to such effect to be issued by the Secretary General; single copies of the book sent to individuals to be sold at 50 cents per copy.
The committee voted its unanimous thanks to the President, local committees, and members of the Oregon Society for their generous hospitality in entertaining the delegates and guests of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress.
The President General, Secretary General, and Mr. John Lenord Merrill were appointed a committee to inquire into the feasibility of securing supplies of rosettes in the United States rather than by impor- tation from Europe.
The President General was authorized, at. any time when he shall so desire, to submit by mail or telegraph any matter requiring the action of the Executive Committee to the several members thereof, and that any vote so taken by mail or telegraph shall have the same force and effect as if the Executive Committee had been convened in special ses- sion and action taken at such specially called meeting.
There being no further business, the committee then, at 3 o'clock, adjourned.
A. Howard Clark,
Secretary General.
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BANQUET AT PORTLAND IN HONOR OF THE TWENTY- SIXTH ANNUAL CONGRESS.
Given by the Oregon Society, at the Hotel Portland, on the Evening
of July 20, 1915, to the Officers, Delegates, Visitors,
and Ladies Accompanying Them.
Mr. Wallace McCamant, President of the Oregon Society, presided.
Toastmaster )IcC.\m.\.\i': I will ask \)r. J. II. Boyd, the Chaplain 1.1I the Oregon Society, to open the banquet with grace.
Revi .1. II. Horn: Almighty Gael, our heavenly Father, we humble ourselves unto Thy hand, recognizing Thy place in our lives as indi- viduals and as citizens of our great Republic. We rejoice in the fellow- ship of this hour, and we pray that Thou wouldst bind Thy sons and Thy daughters together in all earnest endeavors to perpetuate within our people the great faith and the noble purposes which have ever marked this Society; and we ask this, together with the forgiveness of our sins, through Thy holy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Toastmaster McCamant called the banquet to attention with three raps of the gavel.
Toastmaster McCamant: I propose the immortal memory of George Washington.
(The toast was responded to by the banqueters.)
Toastmaster McCamant: I propose the President of the United States.
(Said toast was likewise responded to by the banqueters.)
Toastmaster McCamant: Be seated.
After the banquet speeches were made as follows :
Toastmaster McCamant: We will now be favored with a song, "The Sword of Bunker Hill," by Mr. Dom Zan, who so well rendered "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday evening. (Applause.)
Mr. Dom Zan thereupon rendered said song, which was encored.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TOASTMASTER.
Toastmaster McCamant: Mr. President General, Mr. President Gen- eral-elect, Mrs. Clark, representative of our sister society, the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. Compatriots, and Honored Guests, I wish I could find words to tell you how much the Oregon Society appreciates your presence in our midst. Your coming here has given us all a season that will be remembered so long as we live, as one of the delightful experiences of our lives; and, furthermore, you have given an inspiration to the Oregon Society and to her sister societies in this part of the Union in their great patriotic work. 1 am sure that we shall be better Americans, and that we shall render a better service to our country after the month of July, 1915. (Applause.)
Thanks to the suggestion of our retiring President General, we had
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here on the fifth of July a notable celebration of our National Holiday. I wish you could have been present, all of you, and could have seen that great stadium, a few blocks west of where we are assembled to- night, thronged and crowded with the representatives of all of the civic and patriotic organizations, with many Americans of native birth; but, best of all, that great gathering of men of foreign birth who came there to do honor to the flag that we love and to pledge allegiance to this Constitution which has come down to us from our fathers. Ten days later it was our privilege to welcome into our midst the most precious political relic in all the world, and I have never seen the people of any city show as much enthusiasm in any patriotic enterprise as that displayed by the people of this community when Liberty Bell was in our midst. (Applause.) And now, to cap the climax, it has been our high privilege to receive this Congress of Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, and our hearts have all been inspired as we have sat in the Congress from day to day and have seen these men who have honored their country by valiant service in its hour of need bring in its national colors, which we have all received at attention and with salute. The whole season has been one of inspiration to us, and it will long linger in our memories as one of the happiest associations of our lives.
I want to express ray appreciation of the devotion to the work of the National Society, which has brought some of you from the other side of the continent. You have borne the burden of a long trip, in a sea- son of business depression and at a time of the year when travel by rail is by no means pleasant. And I also want to thank the members of our sister societies in this part of the Union. From the time when we started to bring the Congress to Portland, two years ago, down to the present time, our sister societies in Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Utah have stood loyally with us, shoulder to shoulder. These societies have been well represented in this Congress. And 1 thank you all, compatriots, for coming here and making the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress of the Society a success. (Applause.)
I hold in my hand a hatchet made from a wild cherry tree which grew at Wakefield, Ya., the birthplace of George Washington.- The hatchet is in the form used in the Colonial days; and T am glad to have this opportunity of publicly thanking, on behalf of the Oregon Society, its distinguished donor, Mr. \<. C. Ballard Thruston, our re- tiring President General. (Applause.) Tie has placed us still further in his debt by giving to each one of us the favorite song sung by the Revolutionary soldiers and by the patriots in Revolutionary times. But 1 will let him tell you about that himself.
| A facsimile of the Revolutionary song referred to by the Toastmaster was presented in pamphlet, form to each banqueter with the compli- ments of Mr. Thruston. It is reproduced with words and music from the "Singing Master's Assistant." The words, written by William Billings in 1778, arc sel to the long-meter tunc of "Chester." "ft was
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really the first American war song and was very popular with the American troops daring the Revolutionary War." J
1 take great pleasure in introducing as the first speaker of the even- ing our retiring President General, Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston, of Louisville. (Applause.)
ADDRESS BY MR. THRUSTON*.
Mr. R. C. P>.\!j(Aki) Thruston : Mr. Toastmaster, Mr. President Gen- eral, Mrs. Clark, the worthy representative of the charming President of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Compatriots, Ladies, and Invited Guests, when 1 approved the program for this banquet 1 noted there were to be the customary addresses from the President General and others. Knowing that my successor would then be installed in office, 1 assumed that his name would be substituted for mine; that your committee thought 1 was about talked out anyhow and needed a rest. No one wants to hear from the retiring President General, for his light has been extinguished; they all want to hear from the incoming one. But your committee graciously thought otherwise, and President McCamant has kindly ting up a topic for me as an Indian digs up his hatchet, merely to prove that J have not reached my limit.
Some years ago, in preparing for the Louisville Congress, the thought occurred to me that to have a hatchet in lieu of the ordinary gavel to open the Congress with would he a pleasant reminder of a very pretty piece of fiction about the Father of Our Country, so 1 wrote to our Secretary General and asked him to bring one with him. All of us have walked down Pennsylvania Avenue and seen them by the thou- sands. Well, the Secretary General went there to get one for me, and, bless my soul, it just so happened that along that whole avenue there wasn't a single one for sale. 1 had made no preparation for a gavel, and when he landed in Louisville he told me what he had done. So President General Marble had to use his knuckles until 1 found a sub- stitute. I made up my mind, however, that 1 would have a hatehet- gavel. It took me two years to get a log of wild cherry from Wake- field, the birthplace of George Washington (and I am very proud to be able to say that it was one of my ancestors that originally patented the property on which Wakefield stands). Then I obtained from Mr. Clark a drawing giving the size and design of the hatchets used in Washington's boyhood, and this hatchet is made of the same design, the same si/e, the same style in everything except that it is wild cherry instead of steel and has on its face a little silver plate. One has been given to each of our State Societies, and I don't believe that there is anything thai I could have given iheni that would have cost less and been more appreciated. (Laughter.) 1 have gotten a tremendous amount of advertising for a very few cents. (Laughter.)
But now for another matter. You all know that I come from Ken- tucky. The gentlemen here have appreciated certain little products of
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Kentucky immensely, especially after a long, dusty motor ride. Many of our army officers have found other products of Kentucky extremely useful, especially in warfare; but 1 think that all of us appreciate the third product of Kentucky far more than we do the others, and from the looks of the assemblage in this room I should say that we ought to be in Kentucky, because you are fully up to the standard of Ken- tucky's greatest reputation — her fine women. (Applause.) [ thank you. (Applause.)
REMARKS BY THE TOASTMASTER.
Toastmastcr McCamant: There has been some difference of opinion at the speakers' table, ladies and gentlemen, as to who is President General for the purposes of this banquet. Mr. Thruston has very Strenuously insisted all the evening that lie was no longer President General; but, very fortunately for us, the question is an academic and not a practical one, because the first speaker on our program is the President General. The first speaker on our toast list is the President General, and Mr. Thruston is not. We had expected to hear from him on the subject, "The Present Problem for Patriots," but now that he is President General he will probably want to say some other things. We will be very glad to hear from him on any subject.' I take very great pleasure in introducing Mr. Newell P. Woodworth, of Syracuse. (Applause.)
ADD-RESS BY MR. WOODWORTH.
Mr. Nr.wKu, B. Woodwoktji : Air. Toastmastcr, Mr. Past President General, Mrs. Clark, Honorary Vice-President General of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, Distinguished Guests, Ladies, and Compatriots, I made the remark in Seattle that I felt there the force of the old Roman thought — that though one might change skies, yet the heart remains unchanged — and 1 feel doubly so since T have been in Portland, for though I have changed the skies of the East for those of the West, T feel no change of heart. Your active patriotism, your cordial hospitality and warm welcome, will make any American feel at home in your midst.
Though I have been but a short time in Oregon, I feel already in- clined to place considerable reliance on that little couplet,
"Oregon, a land of plenty, Where a dollar grows to twenty." (Laughter.)
In fact, should T remain much longer with you \ feel as though I should not be so loyal perhaps to my East, and I might add a couplet of my own :
Oregon, a land of roses and of joys,
Where Easterners become Western hoys. (Applause.)
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I consider that it has been very appropriate that this Congress should
have been presided over by one who bears the name of the illustrious patriot in American history, whose name will always be associated with the winning of the West, Gen. George Rogers Clark. (Applause.) And particularly is Oregon, and all of this region, associated with that name, because it was a younger brother that threw open the door of Oregon; representing the duly acquired sovereignty of (he United States through (Ik- Louisiana Purchase in i>So5. So it seemed appropriate indeed that this first Congress west of the Rocky Mountains should have been pre- sided over by our retiring President General.
We are assembled here tonight beneath the Stars and Stripes to pay humble homage to those ancestors of the past whose devotion to prin- ciple rendered possible our privileges of today. T cannot address you as fellow-neighbors, hut I can as fellow-American citizens and Amer- ican women, beneath thai one Hag that represents today more than ever before in the history of the world the spirit of civilization and of humanity for all the world.
There are one or two matters that T would call to your attention as President General and ask- that your interest during the year should be directed toward those. The first is the Archives Building in Washing- ton. Those of you who have attended the Congress have heard of the unfortunate condition surrounding our public archives at Washington, and it will require the effort of every one in this room during the com- ing year, and probably for several years, to secure action on the part of Congress to properly provide a suitable building to house those rec- ords and render them available to those seeking information. (Ap- plause.)
Again, today the subject of education was brought up in the Con- gress. This is another feature that I would invite your attention to. Today there are over two million people who are working at night. They have no opportunity of attending our night schools. It is very essential that there should be provision made for the opening of night schools in the day, if I may stale it that way, so that those who are laboring at night may have the advantage of attending these schools during the daytime when they are at liberty. Education lies at the foundation of our Republic, f never can forget the words upon the frieze of the outer walls of the Boston Public Library, that "Education is the safeguard <>f the Republic."
Then there is Americanization Day, a movement which I believe is destined to become permanent and in which I believe this Society should be among the very foremost advocates, if not the very leader, as it touches the very principles upon which this Republic stands.
I wish to pay a tribute to the ladies who are present with us. Many of them are Daughters of the .American Revolution, and why should they not be with us? For where do we find the American spirit shown more keenly, more enduring, than in the women of this country? (Ap- plause.) Never has a crisis arisen from the days of the Revolution
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down to the present time but what woman lias been foremost in her self-sacrifices for the Republic. She has had none of the glory of war, but all the suffering, ;ill the suspense, all without any of the excitement; and 1 feel as long as American womanhood stands as it has throughout our history that there will be no danger of this Republic coming down to a principle which represents "peace at any price." (Applause.)
Americanization Day 1 believe is becoming more important in the last decade than ever before. A tidal wave now has been sweeping for years upon our shores, bringing an invading host, such as the world has never seen before — invaders not by force of arms, but by peaceful means, seeking wealth and opportunity not by open warfare, but by means of opportunity, For a decade they have been coming at the rate of a million a year, sufficient in number to rcpopulatc all of New Eng- land and all of your great Northwest ; people ignorant of our language, ignorant (^ (he institutions that are represented in this country by cen- turies of Anglo-Saxon struggle and bloodshed. 1 used the word decade advisedly, because it is in about this period of time that the character of our immigration has changed. Formerly it was Teutonic in blood, Protestant in religion. The English, Scotch, Trish, Germans, Dutch, and Swedes two thousand years ago were one Germanic race along the North Sea. It was among those people that the Protestant Reforma- tion began ami taught and prepared them for the doctrines of individual liberty and constitutional government. It is an easy step from the be- lief that one has direct access to God through conscience, and that the individual has direct contact with the material forms of government that presupposes it rests on the individual and derives hence its life ami force. "If the truth shall make ye free, ye shall be free indeed," taught the great Master. The didactic sermons of Martin Luther and John Calvin were as responsible for the Revolution of 1776 as were the fiery orations of James Otis and Patrick Henry, and the Swiss and German peasantry of the fifteenth century in receiving those doctrines of re- ligious freedom as were the colonists of Massachusetts and Virginia three centuries later in receiving the doctrines of political freedom. The cry of the charging Cromwellian army at Dunbar was. "Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered"; and these words sound an echo in those at Lexington a century and a quarter later, in these words: "Stand your ground, men; don't lire unless fired upon; but if they mean to have war, let it begin here." (Applause.)
Such was the ancestry of our immigrants until a few years ago when tiie evolution began. Draw a line across Europe from the southwest to the northeast and you will separate the Teutonic race from Latin, Slavic, Mongolian, and Semitic. On one side you will find a more or less representative form of government; on the other absolutism gov- erns a subject people. On the one side is liberal education; on the other is illiberal education. On one hand is a manufacturing section ; the other is agricultural; one the home of former immigrants, the other the land of immigrants of today. From this latter das-, of people ihrce-
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quarters of a million have been coming here annually for the last decade, until interrupted by the war, and probably that is only a temporary cessation, who were absolutely heterogeneous, mentally and physically, to our race; and these are being thrust into the delicate fabric of our self-government, to be of necessity as completely assimilated in spirit as their bodies are physically by the country, if we are to preserve our priceless heritage.
Washington said: "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance" Is there one here who will deny the correctness of that assertion?
The foundations of a democracy arc based upon the character of the people composing it. This character rests upon intelligence, self-reli- ance, and patriotism in the broadest sense. The virile spirit of those who first came to these shores for freedom of worship has been suffi- cient hitherto to successfully meet Ibis problem of assimilation under physical conditions and racial origin, 1 say physical conditions, because the physical conditions have changed as much as have the racial char- acteristics. The wave of immigration that swept across the Alleghanies to the great Mississippi Valley, to the Northwest, and to your Pacific coast has filled its mission of populating the public lands. The march across the continent has ended, and now the undertow of that wave in its tenacious grasp is drawing back those people by the thousands into the maelstrom of the great cities to form racial communities of which Washington sagaciously foresaw the danger when he said : "They re- tained their own language, habits, good or bad." And even that apostle of democracy, Thomas Jefferson, characterized them as being "a hetero- geneous, incoherent, distracted mass" in our body politic.
You all know these racial communities in the great cities that you are familiar with, communities having their own places of business, of wor- ship, of amusement, fraternal and benevolent organizations, and cus- toms of living. The adults have no direct contact with the American by birth. Even the children in many instances are cut off from any direct contact with American children by attending parochial schools instead of public schools. (Applause.) To reach these people is the duty of every patriot and every one having the welfare of this Repub- lic at heart. The individual conscience becomes undistinguishable in masses, even as the individual becomes undistinguishable in a vast mob, and then the opinion of the mass, swayed by clamor or sudden emotion, supersedes the individual judgment as to right or wrong. This is a dangerous bank of fog that looms up ahead. As that far-seeing and friendly critic of ours, James Bryce, states: "That there is ground for anxiety in this vast growing multitude of men, ignorant and apt to be misled, eannot be denied."
These people are reachable, because as a rule they arc people of char- acter. It requires character to leave native land and its association of home and relatives to seek a new home in a foreign and strange land. This statement any worker among these people will corroborate. Per- ^ haps the sentiment of some of these people has been expressed vividly in the words of one of them: "The past was only my cradle, and now
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it won't hold me, because I have outgrown it. No; it is not that I be- long to the past, but the present belongs to me. America is the young- est of nations and inherits all that has gone before in history, and I am the youngest of America's children, and into my veins goes all of her priceless heritage, from the last star spied through the telescope to the last great thought of the philosopher. Mine is a shining future." People holding such sentiments are fitting component parts of a democracy and arc reachable. They are eager to avail themselves, if chance is but afforded, to become one of us. They are eager to learn, but we have not given them the opportunity. We have not held out to them any welcome. We have not thought to impress upon them the value of the franchise which they have received, nor to impress upon them observ- ance of the controlling law where each is sovereign, yet each is subject to the controlling law.
I .un an optimist. 1 do not believe the future is so dark. The trouble lies rather in our neglect to meet the situation than in our inability to do so ; but thinking men are beginning to realize the problem, be- ginning to take some steps to counteract these evil effects. Our nat- uralization laws are becoming more stringent. Our judges arc exer- cising greater discretion, and the general public are awakening to the seriousness of the problem. Americanization Day was an example of the awakening of the interests of the public, and I consider I never wore the badge of this Society with greater honor than when I wore it as a presiding officer over such a meeting of four thousand people on the "Fourth of July. (Applause.)
The spirit of seventy-six is as vital today as when it gave strength and courage to our forefathers. They solved their problems because they were inspired with the spirit of right, and right is but justice ap- plied to humanity. They were obliged to appeal to the God of Battles; we but to appeal to the brotherhood of man, which is the spirit of America, and the devotion to God, that this country may always remain not only a promise, but a full realization to all humanity of equal op- portunities and Christian belief. (Applause.)
Compatriots, I hope we may all do our work as we scatter from this Congress to all parts of this Union; all do our work as American citi- zens and as members of this organization. Do it during the coming year faithfully, courageously, and then we will feel that at least we are worthy of the badge which we are entitled to wear. I trust we may all do our humble part as patriots of the present,
''For this is the age of toiling brains, Of victories won and broken chains, Of men of might and men of right, Whose heads, not hands, decide the fight." (Applause.)
REMARKS BY TOASTMASTER.
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union of the Oregon and the Washington Societies, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, and in a spirit of fellowship with our sister Society I take very great pleasure in introducing as the next speaker of the evening the Hon. Will II. Thompson, of Seattle, who will talk to you of "The Shadow of a Flag." (Applause.)
ADDRESS BY MR. THOMPSON.
Mr. Witt H. Thompson: Air. Toastmaster, the last two hours spent in the old hlue-grass region of eastern Kentucky has rendered it im- possible that I should call the roll of all the notables to whom I should make my how, so that 1 will only say at this time, Compatriots and Ladies and Gentlemen :
All of you have heard that old maxim, that all the world loves a lover, and it is equally true that all the world loves a flag. Since men began to gather themselves into tribes and nations they have fashioned symbols to represent the public authority, and the flag has long been the favorite symbol.
For more than 5,000 years it has sheltered homes ami guarded the passes of frontier lands. It has been the highest expression of power. "Terrible as an army with banners'' comes the Hebrew tribute out of immemorial years. The Egyptian carved his flag in granite, where it yet holds itself aflaunt, above the dust of long- forgotten kings, in tunneled tombs where no wind blows.
No other symbol has ever so appealed to men. No other insensate thing has evoked such tumults of acclaim or led such multitudes.
Just why nations, civilized and barbaric, have so loved their flags has not been written. From the time the young banner is unfurled at the birth of a nation to the last hour of national life, it is cheered as the people's gonfalon. Even long after national existence ceased the sight of the lost flag will bring a flush to manly cheeks and wet brace eyes unused to tears.
There are in Poland now, hidden in secret places, flags that waved when Sobieski was king.
I can well remember when a slim, gray-clad boy, but a few weeks over eighteen years of age, sick and wounded, trudging homeward from Appomattox, after weeks of intolerable hunger and blinding headache, and heart that ached more than the head, with three com- rades, sat down in the dust and ashes of Sherman's awful path and divided a small square of bunting which one of them had torn from his regimental flag, and, hidden in his bosom, had borne it away from the field of his last despairing battle! "Foolish!" you say? "Foolish tears for a broken toy." It may be so. And yet, you should remember that they had followed it where angels might fear to tread !
How much it meant to them you will never know. The smoke of Shiloh was upon it. It was scorched with flame at the cannon's mouth in Chickamauga's splintered woods. In the Wilderness it was splotched with the best blood of the sons of those Cavaliers "who rode with
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Spottisvvoodc round the land and Raleigh round the seas." No wonder that Father Ryan's moan for the "conquered banner" is yet a tragic whisper.
The appeal of tin- (lags of lost nations, after no hands are left to uphold them, is powerful yet, and stirs the hearts of even us satisfied and patriotic Americans. I think, and I trust that you, ladies, will agree with me, that it would be worth a long and hard pilgrimage if, at the end thereof, one might find, folded away in some old tomb or temple, the flag that the desert warriors waved when through the Palmyrean gales Zenobia rushed upon the Roman swords and lost to Aurelian her freedom, her kingdom, and her crown.
How a Mag will speak, though it has no tongue! How greatly a certain Georgia boy, now grown gray with years, would prize, and cherish, and guard and keep a foeman's Hag that moved up through the breast of battle and was planted by strong hands against the flimsy log breastworks at the Bloody Angle! Upton and his heroic men brought it there.
Its folds were riddled and its staff was splintered, but it placidly waved above friend and foe alike, whose bayonets were tangled to- gether above the works. And once the shadow of the foeman's flag fell upon the young Georgian's face, and as he looked up his heart gave a startled leap as he saw that Georgia's star was on the old banner yet! (Applause.)
Does it mean nothing that in the hour of immeasurable strain such a thought should have been born in the shadow of that flag? Was it only the delusion of a disturbed and awe-struck boyish mind? Or was it tlie- past of the nation whispering? Were not the cheers of Ticondcroga and Yorktown, of Monterey and Chapultepec, fluttering its folds as the radiant thing stood in the shriveling mouth of hell and waved and waved?
There was something more than a martial ensign waving there — something more than the mere representation of power. Its web was the prayer of a million mothers, and its woof was precious blood and tears. Because of the memories that cling about it no man may divorce his judgment from his love for his flag.
1 forego the attempt to call the roll of the fine elements that enter into the idolatrous worship of men for the flags that are the objects of their devotion, but leave that to later time and to some one equal to a loftier scholium.
A flag bespeaks a nation. If a nation stands for freedom, its flag is the emblem of liberty. Tf the nation stands for power only, its flag becomes the emblem of tyranny.
We Americans, proudly and, 1 think, with truth, honor our banner as the emblem of the truest and noblest people that ever sought to organize liberty under forms of law, dwelling apart from crowns and thrones on this "fairest side of the great round earth as it swings in the smile of God."
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This spirit of nationality, well symbolized by frenzied loyalty to a nation's flag, is both a lofty and a dangerous thing. The proud pose of republic or empire that says, "Everything for our people, nothing for those beyond the border," is as wrong as it is dangerous.
This exeessive spirit of nationalism is today the central fury in Europe's awful delirium. Some of the mad nations arc more to blame than others, but all the great powers have been looking with hungry eyes upon lands not yet their own.
Germany has believed that she is destined to dominate the land and divide the seas. To attain that greater nationality — to extend the shadow of her flag — she has been willing to, blot out the splendid civilization of Belgium, deluge Europe with blood and tears, and halt the march of civilization for a century.
And old Albion, to whom the world owes more than to any other earthly throne, has not been ovcrmodest in her claims of empire. "Britannia rules the waves !" she cries. "England is mistress of the seas!" "The sun never sets upon her Empire!" and her boast is true, for round and round this whirling world the reveille of her drum-beat follows the flying footsteps of the morning forever.
These are the mightiest voices that come out of the sickening storm that wastes the wealth and drains the veins of Europe; but there are other cries issuing from the hideous vortex. A mighty uplifted voice, husky with polar frost, urges her sluggish sons: "On to the warm seas! On to the Persian Gulf! On to the Mediterranean!" and, like the throbbing of some monstrous heart, the never-ending tramp of Russia comes.
Gallant .and martial France, the most heroic power that ever broke a lance upon the shield of nations (applause) — I am glad that you ap- plaud that sentiment — is singing a new Marseillaise, shouting a new "Vive la France," and feeding with blood and flame a new and stronger nationality.
To widen her domains, Italy is crowding over the Alps and the Isonzo; and Turkey, with black and heathen hand, is clutching the skirts of Christian Europe, striving by desperate battle to hold the lands torn from Christian kini^s with ruthless ravin long ago.
From Mecca to Victoria, from Venice to Archangel, the nations, in the cause of greater nationality, are feeding their sons to the mouth of the Martian Minotaur.
"My country better than yours ! My destiny greater than yours! My culture higher than yours ! A place in the sun for me, but not for you !"
These are the cries that the rifles arc speaking, and the cannon have thundered them until their brutal lungs are hoarse.
They drowned the wail of murdered Belgium as the roar of a storm- tossed ocean would hush the whimper of a dying child. Some day this fever of nationalism must cool. No imaginary line can make one man better than another. The shadow of no flag should be a sanctuary
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for one and a menace to another. Yet because of this mad spirit of nationality the earth is drinking blood with a hot thirst that no wild reveller, no Omar crying "Wine! Wine! Wine!" could ever match or mock.
This is your land and mine. Its symbol is full of meaning. The blue of heaven is upon it. It is striped with the rose red of lofty passion and the lilied white of peace.
The comrade stars assembled upon it are bound in a mighty bond of indiseverable brotherhood, and no star differs from another star in glory. Under its mighty shadow, here at the world's western gate and at the high tide of time, we stand and watch and wait.
They were' few who gave our flag to the winds of freedom, but "we are many, we who hold the grim resolve to guard it well."
ft shadows the richest and fairest domain that man has won from the wilderness. No better land, no realm more beautiful, has earth's thrilled bosom lifted to the sun since God began the building of the hills. We hope that the care-worn, patient man to whom we have confided its vast destinies may keep our flag in the clear sky — out of the smoke and flame of a delirious world. But whatever fate wills, we will Stand by the land and its honor and under the shadow of its dauntless Hag — wave where it may.
A good man hates war. It is hideous. But >o long as the nations of the earth how at the throne of power and know no other God, so long will war keep his desolating course and feed and fatten in ruined lands. The end of this world war will not terminate aggression. Whoever the victor powers may be, they will come out of the great struggle proud and militant. * * * We know that the patriotic man to whom we have intrusted our destiny is striving mightily to keep us from drifting into the Europe maelstrom and at the same time to keep our honor untarnished ; but the fighting nations do not intend that he shall do both.
Our wisest and best trained men, those whose duty it is to keep a cool finger upon the fevered pulse of the world, know what is coming. Looking steadily down the vista of the coming years, they sec the shadowy face of fate. With trained ears bent to the ground, they hear not only the roar of the shotted guns, but they also hear the moan that under the thunder runs. The)' would, if they could, save our cities from the torch and our young men from the butchery of modern war, but Congress has left us helpless. The coward cry of "Peace at any price!" paralyzes activity. (Applause.) We recoil at the proposed expenditures of two hundred millions for preparation, while we spend for pleasure automobiles alone a sum sufficient to raise and arm a half million of men and double our battle fleet.
Will the men chosen to guide us never act? Will America sleep until aroused by the roar of irresistible guns? Must the "Monroe Doc- trine be abandoned while the nations laugh at our helplessness? Must the Panama Canal pass to alien hands?
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The past of this nation lias given us warning enough and the future is eloquent with immeasurable appeal. Will not this patriotic organ- ization lend its powerful assistance to the thousands of devoted men who are heating at the doors of our Parliament and demanding that our country shall not he the prey of robber kings, but, ringed with steel and living walls of courage, shall unfold an ever-lengthening flag to the grandest cheer that ever under-rolled the arches of immensity and hack with power that lofty sentiment of the hero of our younger years — "My country! May she ever he right; hut, right or wrong, my country!" (Applause and cheers.)
REMARKS BY TOASTMASTER.
Toastnvaster McCamant: Let us all rise and give a vote of thanks for this excellent message from Mr. Thompson.
(All present rose to their feet, amidst the continuing applause.) Toastmaster McCamant: When we were at Syracuse a year ago battling for this Congress, we found support from a great many sources, hut of all of the Eastern delegations who turned loose to helj) us the one which was most zealous was the Illinois delegation. They were largely in evidence. Every man of them was a booster for Portland for the 1915 Congress. 1 therefore have peculiar pleasure in introducing as the next speaker on the program the President of the Illinois Society, Mr. Chancellor P. Jenks, who will speak to the senti- ment of "Japhet in Search of a Forefather." (Applause.)
ADDRESS PY MR. JENKS.
Mr. CHANCELLOR L. JjSNKS.: Mr. Toastmaster. National Officers, Ladles and Gentlemen, Guests of the Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, fourscore years ago a doughty English naval officer, Captain Marryat, who wielded a pen bloodier than his. sword, wrote sea stories grisly with gore and punctuated with the homicidal profanity of the forecastle. One he entitled "Japhet in Search of a Father." It recounted in Marryat's forceful manner the hair-raising adventures of a hero under the spell of an unquenchable curiosity as to his parentage. Japhet inherited none of his father's reticence on the subject (laughter), suggestive though it was. Patiently pursuing his investigations through lire, foray, and Hood, undaunted by danger or disaster, firm in the face of faithless friends, confident despite the continuous collapse of clues, unflinching in fidelity to his purpose of finding his fugitive father, he remained una ft righted by losses or alarums, however lurid, however alliterative. In the last chapter he emerged triumphant, with a title in his teeth, an admiral in his arms. (Laughter.)
This signal success should inspire to redoubled endeavors all who aim to be Sons of the American Revolution. The pursuit of ancestors is a bra' sport. It has all the excitement of the chase without any of
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its uncertainty. (Laughter.) There are no blanks in the lottery. Every stone shied up your ancestral tree will at least bring down a date. (Laughter.) If thrown far enough, it may perchance disturb the slumbers of that alleged ancestor of us all, whom Matthew Arnold described as "arboreal in his habits— provided with a tail." We may not trace the sinuosity of descent as far back as did the Welsh heralds, who found ancestors not only "before Abraham was," but antedating Adam himself. We may fail at first to learn our grandmother's sur- name. But nil despsrandum! A high-priced genealogist is worthy of his hire. (Laughter.) The higher his hire, the more gratifying the results; and if your community boasts no genealogist, an ingenious imagination will prove a satisfactory substitute. Indeed, this is the daily bread of the genealogist.
Ancestral trees are known to bear all kinds of fruit, from peaches to persimmons. Why not a lemon or a squash, or perchance a nut? (Laughter.) The proverbial bad spelling and worse penmanship of by- gone generations are the frail and worm-eaten grape-vines by which many an anthropoid of even later date than (hose of marked arboreal habits climbs his prehensile way to the topmost boughs of some um- brageous family tree, there to grin and chatter and throw down oppro- brious cocoanut shells upon all who seek to repose in its shade. (Laughter.) My own name, written carelessly, looks something like Jones; and the Joneses have whole groves of family trees, some um- brageous and others merely "shad)'." (Laughter.)
We who' have attained membership in an ancestral society are wont to say to each other, with some degree of complaisance, "Blood will tell." So it will. (Laughter.) Its volubility is axiomatic. (Laugh- ter.) But this trait is sometimes a promise and sometimes a threat. Sometimes it blurts out those things we most want kept: secret and is silent on the things we most wish proclaimed. From the rearward of every man's experience come rushing illustrations of blood's want of judgment in its tale-bearing. A single instance will suffice. A member of this Society and of the Chicago bar became a candidate for a judicial position. This blood of his that would tell prompted him to issue a card stating bis candidacy and giving a brief sketch of his life and antecedents. Tt closed with this astonishing assertion: "lie is of unusually line Colonial ancestry, being descended from several of the passengers on the Mayflower." (Laughter.)
It requires only a slight mental strain to picture two of those fellow- immigrants melting on the deck of that gigantic ocean liner and ex- changing morning greetings after this fashion : "Good morrow, my lady; and how farest thou?" "First class, my good man; and thou?" "Steerage, may it please your ladyship.*1 And thus early in American history was the fire lighted under the melting-pot.
The elusiveness of Japhet's father did not deter the hero from his search. Difficulties should never overwhelm us in our quest of martial ancestors. What if fate has tried to conceal them by naming them
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Smith? Think of the acres and acres of real estate needed to supply the Smiths with the fields of glory they have won! Contemplate with gratitude and awe the mighty store of qualifications for membership in societies such as ours which the industrious forefathers of the Smiths laid up for their descendants. (Laughter. ) Smiths and Joneses and Johnsons and C larks fairly crowd the halls of fame in every age, along with the assorted colors: call them off — Green, Black, White, Gray — every hue hut yellow. It sounds like the officers' roll at Valley Forge or Ticonderoga. And what shall I say of the Browns? They surpassed all of their compatriots in prolificness. Yet that was the least of their martial virtues. They supplied, the artistic background of Colonial valor against which was displayed the prowess of their times. The Browns were not only valorous themselves, but the cause of valor in others. The Brown blood may not have been as blue as that of the Greenes, but there was more of it. Broad and facile is the highway they have made by which their descendants ride tri- umphantly into our membership. (Laughter.)
As 1 said before, every one who plays the ancestral game is sure to draw a prize. You can't tell what it will be, but you can't help being interested, for what you draw is you yourself. Its blood courses through your veins. It is that thing which looks out through your eyes. Try to speak in your own voice. You can't do it. Some pro- genitor of yours sounds in every inflection. Do you pride yourself on a certain air with which you carry your cane? That isn't yours; it belongs to a ragged Colonial sentry who paced back and forth through the long hours of darkness and chill, bearing on his numbed shoul- ders a battered muzzle-loader. Yonder ancestor with the kindly eye prompted you to contribute to the peregrinating plate last Sunday (laughter), but that other one (he of the speculative orb) limited the amount. (Laughter.) Still another, he with the sanctimonious visage and nasal twang, instanced for your self-approval the story of the widow's mite. You begin to regard yourself as the doubtful resultant of a thousand ancestral forces contributing to make up that thing which is you. Yon next question your capacity for original action or thought. You see yourself an ingeniously constructed puppet spas- modically worked by invisible wires, each issuing from a grave. The trouble lies in the fact that the system of wires is in a state of per- manent disrepair. You are never sure which wires are working. Mark- Twain (who told all the good stories that Lincoln forgot) called on the Tsar of Russia and was invited to sit on the edge of the platform upon which the throne was placed. During their informal conversation Mark noticed a constantly increasing line of obsequious servants in uniform standing before the throne. When the line stretched across the room from wall to wall, the Tsar relieved his visitor's curiosity by saying: "It's all right, Mark, you're sitting on the push-button." (Laughter.)
It is well to be humble. We, too, may find that the only wires we can work are those which connect us with the servants' quarters.
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The amateur genealogist must needs be on his guard. The path of descent is a fascinating promenade; but the trail is beset with pitfalls for the unwary. One of these is the boast of heraldry. No American has yet found the tailor who can fit him to a coat of arms. He finds it all arms and no coat — it may turn out a strait-jacket. Another lurk- ing danger is the family motto. Nothing lends greater dignity to a family than a motto. In importance it comes next to the marriage license. It should, however, be selected with care. ''Cave cuiicm" sounds well. (Laughter.) Its American equivalent is: "You got to quit kicking my hound around." (Laughter.) As indicating royal descent, there is nothing better than "Facile descensus in averno" One of the great tobacco magnates has this singularly appropriate motto emblazoned on the doors of his automobile: "Quid rides." (Laughter.) Its Eng- lish is obvious. But to the impecunious Latin professor who gave it to him, it reads: "What are you laughing at?" (Laughter.) I heard of a man who, shortly after beginning to study his family history, put the letters S. P. C. after his name on his calling cards. They looked, as well as A. B., LL. D., or S. O. S. to him. In answer to inquiries, he explained, loftily, that they represented the Latin motto of his family. Several of his ancestors, he said, bore the cabalistic letters as the re- ward of distinguished services to the Crown, and he had therefore the right to use them himself. He said they stood for "Suspdisus per col- leni:" (Laughter.) Ignorance is bliss. Wisdom became a blister when he learned that the English of his Latin motto was: "Suspended by the neck." However, many a good race is won by a neck. (Laughter.)
I have attempted, Mr. Toastmaster, in that spirit of good-humored "raillery" which prompts vigilance committees to ride offenders out of town, to poke a little fun at the foibles and snobbery of those who .fall into the error of basing claim to personal recognition on their an- cestors. It's a fine thing to be descended from patriotic forefathers, provided the gradient of the descent is not too abrupt. (Laughter.) We don't want to have it said of us that we are like the potato — the best part of us under the ground. But we as members of the Sons of the American Revolution have serious responsibilities and solemn duties. These do not rest upon our descent. Our descent is merely an incident. "A man's a man for a' thai." A fine descent is nothing unless it makes us decent ourselves. (Applause.) Our task is to invest the word "patriotism" with a broader meaning. It is ours to demonstrate that great truth that our forefathers builded better than they knew. It is ours to Strengthen, enlarge, and beautify the superstructure which stands upon the foundation our forefathers laid. We must never cease to revere what was fine in the past. But the only fitting way to recog- nize and repay our debt to the past i> to ennoble the living present. (Applause.)
RJSMARKS BY TOASTM ASTKU.
Toastmaster McCamant: We claim to have demonstrated to our guests from abroad that Portland has fine scenery, line roses, handsome
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women, comfortable homes, good water, and excellent cocktails; but we can't hope to establish onr right to stand in yonr esteem as a thor- oughly up-to-date, cultured city unless we can demonstrate that we have an eloquent and tactful after-dinner speaker in our midst, and I now proceed to demonstrate that last thing in order that we may stand high in yonr esteem.
I take pleasure in introducing the last speaker of the evening, the representative of the Oregon Society, Mr. William D. Wheelwright, who will speak on "The Duty of the Society to the Present Generation." (Applause.)
ADDRESS BY MR. WHEELWRIGHT.
Mr. Wti.r.iAM D. WhEiXWRIGHT : Mr. Toastmaster and Messieurs and Mesdames Dignitaries — a full list of whom you have had from the Toastmaster, so \ will not go over them — proceeding with the somewhat somber address that 1 have prepared for your delectation tonight, I want to express my fatefulness to the tradition of after-dinner speak- ing, that whoever undertakes the task- should make an attempt, at least at the beginning, to be amusing; in other words, that he should try to be funny; and that it also entails an obligation upon the audience, when a serious and honest attempt to be funny is made, to give it some rec- ognition, even if the attempt be thought not entirely successful.
Now, with those thoughts in mind, I was prepared to tell you of my feelings at the meeting of the Oregon Society, which was the inception of this Congress and this banquet. Unfortunately, at the very begin- ning of this repast 1 overheard the Rev. Dr. Boyd telling the story to Mr. Jenk's, and it was perfectly plain to me that Mr. Jenks was prac- ticing the part of a gentleman in trying to conceal the fact that he had heard it before. So I was somewhat disheartened, but having nothing else to produce 1 will still mention it and hope that you here are not so familiar with the clergy as to have heard it before. (Laughter.) On that occasion of the meeting of the Oregon Society of the Sons of the .American Revolution, when it appeared that there was going to be a banquet, 1 said to myself, in something like that language that the unlettered humorist put into the month of the Prophet Daniel, when he stood in the lion's den and saw the great and hungry beasts approach- ing for their evening meal: "Well, if there is going to be an after-din- ner speech, it. is pretty plain that 1 am not M()m£ to make it." (Laugh- ter.) And yet by the courtesy of my friend, Mr. McCamant, here T am in the act.
Now, there is a very warm and sincere friendship that exists between my friend iMcCamant and myself. I am fond of him because of his splendid character, his great energy, his tine executive ability, his large- heartedness, his energy, ami his tact, that have resulted in the bringing here and the carrying out of a Congress in a way that 1 am sure re- flects great credit on the State of Oregon. (Applause.) And he isl very fond of me, because he knows that 1 am always trying to emulate
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him as an orator and always failing to succeed. (Laughter.) It adds a great deal to his amour propre to he present on many occasions to witness these failures. When 1 speak of him no language of mine can do justice; I have to go to the great Master of thought and speech, and say :
"When he speaks, the air of chartered libertine is still, And the mute wonder lurketh in men's minds, To catch the music of his honeyed sentences." (Laughter.)
T cannot escape a feeling of sadness as I look about on this assembled company and reflect that this is practically, if not actually, the last time that we shall eyer meet together. The welcome has- been spoken; the Congress has been held ; the hospitalities have been extended and most felicitously and cordially accepted ; all has happened as has occurred before on occasions of this kind and as doubtless will take place again in other cities and in other years. But this time at least such hospi- tality as we have been privileged to offer has lacked one of the essen- tial elements of that grace of life. True hospitality must be given without hope or thought of compensation, but in this case we have al- ready had an exceeding great reward in happy fellowship with our guests; we have increased the number of our friends; all the rest of our lives will be brighter by reason of our association with those men and women who have been one with us in thought and feeling, in ap- preciation of a great past that is our common heritage, in mutual con- gratulations on our joint possession of inestimable privileges, and (let me hope) in our realization of the dignity and the duty that it is in- cumbent on us to maintain and to perform. May I not believe that our warm and kindly feelings toward these our friends may have touched such chords in their hearts as shall make response in words for which I am indebted to a later immigrant than 1 am in this blessed land :
"Out where the smile is a little broader, Out where the hand-clasp is a little stronger,
That's where the West begins. Out where the life is a little brighter, Out where the friendships are a little riper, Out where the tie that binds is a little brighter,
That's where the West begins."
And to this feeling of sadness is added one of deep seriousness by reason of the tragic circumstances that now occupy and threaten to overwhelm the world — this world in which we live, of which we are an integral part, from which we cannot isolate ourselves, and may not if we could.
It were a pleasant task to speak only of the past; 1 should like to summarize the story of the Revolution in such fashion (if 1 were capa- ble of doing so) as to make your hearts burn within you as you look' upon that past and claim it for your own. But this I may not do. Rather than indulge in felicitations on the possession of privileges that have come to us as the result of happenings in which we had no part,
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meritorious or otherwise, I think we should ask ourselves whether we have lived up to the responsibilities which such inheritance entails, whether we shall escape the ignominy that inevitably comes to those who hold and enjoy a precious treasure that has been given them, without realizing the duty of transmitting it to their descendants not only intact from injury, but broadened and developed into a still richer legacy.
It is indeed fitting that I should speak to you of our forefathers of the Revolution, themselves descended from those strong sons of a mighty mother, who without casting off their allegiance to the govern- ment'of Great Britain, separated themselves as far as possible from immediate contact with rulers who had set at naught the principles of justice, mercy, and truth and succumbed to the evil influences of ma- terial success achieved, of power established and extended, and the cor- ruption that follows after both. Needless to point out to you, sons and daughters and students of the Revolution, that the basic qualities of the men of the last half of the eighteenth century were an inheritance from those expatriates of the first quarter of the century before, to deride whose frailties rather than to acclaim their virtues, has long been the fashion in a succeeding and in some respects a decadent age. No stronger testimony to their sterling worth, it seems to me, was ever given than the unconscious tribute which lies concealed in the sneering witticism of the brilliant essayist of the last century, who said : "They (the Puritans) hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectator." Clever and learned and cultivated as Macaulay was, he failed to see that the encouragement of the instinct of cruelty in the character of man, which caused him to find enjoyment in witnessing the sufferings of others, was infinitely more to be deplored than the effect of that cruelty upon the lower animals. And the ennobling of human character was the key-note of their enterprise. Their conduct was based on a peculiar intimacy (as they believed) with a Superior Being; to know and to do His will during a period of probation, and so lit themselves for the enjoyment of an eternity in His presence, was the mainspring of their lives; all earthly distinctions were as naught when compared with their heavenly ambitions. This Cod whom they worshiped was the very personification of justice, wisdom, and truth, so that to serve Him and to justify their hope of an ever- lasting habitation in the sunlight of His presence they must at all times deal justly and walk righteously. This sincere belief gave a special dignity to their character. Their conception of liberty was a narrow one, as a more enlightened and more tolerant age now regards it; but it was circumscribed only by what they deemed a divine law, and, mis- taken as they may have been, it were infinitely better for the human race if virtuous liberty, by reason of its disregard of law (under which alone true freedom may be found), had not to some extent at least degenerated into vicious and destructive license. The conditions exi-,1 ing in the Colonies during the period immediately preceding the Revo-
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lutionary War were such as might have been expected after a century and more of existence and growth of a race guided by the teachings and stimulated by the example of such men as these, whose influence extended far beyond the immediate region of their personal occupa- tion. Submission to the law, so long as the law remained an interpreter of justice, obedience to their rulers in all things where obedience was a virtue and not servility, but uncompromising resistance to any encroach- ment on the rights of man. Then: was less talk then than there is now of the "consent of the governed;" they recognized as well as we do — ■ better than many of us, who arc prone to overuse of that overhauled phrase as a principle of universal application — the true office of gov- ernment, which is to keep the peace, to protect society, and to exercise authority that will constrain the passions of men to conform to the dic- tates of reason and justice, and protect all persons in the exercise of their rights.
A race of men having such forefathers and such antecedents, pos- sessed of such understanding of the theory of government, and espe- cially of its limitations, might well be trusted to engage in war only when and so far as war was entirely justifiable. Only the unreasoning pacifist will dissent from the dictum of Achenwall — "a very cautious, positive, and careful writer," as Kant calls him — a German scholar of "high attainments, professor of philosophy, and later of law, in the University of Gottingen in the eighteenth century, as follows: ''If the danger which threatens the Commonwealth from longer toleration of the injustice of the sovereign is greater than what may be anticipated from taking up arms, then the people may resist such a sovereign, and in order to maintain their rights they may break their compact of sub- mission and dethrone him as a tyrant." These words are quoted by Kant in his masterly essay on "The Principles of Political Right" with disapproval, in spite of his commendation of their author; but it cannot be. denied, I think, that the soundness of the premise on which this greatest of modern philosophers founded his theory of perpetual peace has been disproved. More than a century of continuing experience in one Republic and many years of spasmodic trial of representative gov- ernment in other nations have demonstrated that neither the formation of a "powerful and enlightened people into a republic — which by its nature must be disposed toward perpetual peace — thus furnishing a center of federative union," nor the certain consequence of having
"To fight in their own persons, To supply the costs of war out of their own property, To repair the devastation that it leaves behind, To assume a burden of debt that will embitter peace itself,"
(all as Kant himself puts it) avail to prevent war, or to make the citi- zens of a self-governing republic less ready than the subjects of oli- garchies to engage in it. Which shows that one of the greatest of life's mysteries, the mystery of war, has in it "things that are not dreamed of in cmr philosophies."
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No one can dissent from the general proposition that of two evils, one or the other of which is inescapable, we may choose the lesser. There is a slate" of peace, blessed as peace is, which is worse than war, accursed as war is. (Applause.) For 1 i 14 1 1 1 on this question we can do no better than consult the Greeks of more than two millenniums ago, for the Greeks went to the very heart of things, and here is what Euripides says in that awful tragedy of the "Trojan Women" that some of us were privileged to see and hear last night :
"Would ye be wise, ye cities, fly from war! Yet if war come, there is a crown of death For her that striveth well and perisheth Unstained ; to die in evil is the stain."
Of all the prerogatives of man, one of which is the enjoyment of lib- erty for himself and Ihe guarantee of liberty to his race, the one to be exercised with the greatest reluctance is that of making war. It must be waged to establish liberty and not destroy it; to perfect all men in the possession and enjoyment of their rights; to use the strength of the mighty for the protection of the weak — "to have the giant's strength," mayhap, but "not to use it like a giant." And, above all, those who enter upon war must do so only in humble obedience to the highest law, as a solemn duty, and after the exorcism from their natures of that quality of passion which in one phase or another is the most pro- lific cause of strife. Such war is righteous, and a nation that wages war under those conditions and for those purposes has established its right to leadership in the race toward perfection. Born of a noble ancestry, baptized in the blood that was the seed of liberty, consecrated to the everlasting principles of righteousness and equity, our fore- fathers (engaging in such war) laid the foundations of a new dynasty that was to shame the past, that was to be the exemplar of all possible governmental excellence, even unto perfection.
Such being their plans, their aspirations, and their hopes of the com- ing generations, it is the duty of every patriot now to ask if those high ideals have been realized, those noble aspirations satisfied by their de- scendants. .And when I use the term patriot I mean the man who loves his country with that large and pure devotion of which the quality of generosity and the capacity for self-effacement are essential elements, bereft of which what we call love is simple selfishness and the pre- tended patriot only he who wants to see his country great and power- ful in order th.it he himself may profit by that greatness and be a par- taker in that power (for of such stuff are many so-called patriots made).
And I ask you to bear with me, to exercise your patience, which I may stretch to its extremist limit, in pointing out to you that the chil- dren have not measured up to the fullness of the stature of the fathers and have failed to realize their hopes. Oh! credit me that I do this in sorrow, and visit me not with your anger for that I make endeavor ^ to point out the way of duty ami the path to a glorious future by
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dwelling on the inglorious aspects of the present day! The faults are not entirely those of our generation; the immediate successors of the founders of the Republic inaugurated the course of failure. They found themselves face to face with a problem that their predecessors were compelled to leave unsolved. Needless to say that those who wrote into the Constitution of one of the thirteen colonies the phrase that "all men are born free" consented to the continued existence of human slavery in a n;ition that was dedicated to the cause of human liberty, for no other reason than their powerlessness to force all exist- ing conditions into line with their professed principles. Let me surmise also that they were conscious of the obligation (to which I have already made reference), that would rest on their successors to take up such degree of freedom as they had inherited and develop it into a larger and perfect liberty. Washington had said to Jefferson that it was "among his first wishes to see some plan adopted by which slavery in this country might be abolished by law." But while the new nation was (me with the old in forbidding 'further traffic in slaves during the same memorable year of 1807, it was the older country, from whose tyranny the other had escaped, that first abolished slavery altogether, in 1X38, whereas it existed in the United States and was protected by its laws for a quarter of a century thereafter. Even the Tsar of all the Russias clothed himself with the title of the greatest emancipator in history on the 3d of March, 1.86 1, the day before the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.
[Mr. Wheelwright here discussed at considerable length some of the causes of the Mexican war and the war with Spain, and reviewed the present European war in its relation to the United States.]
Dear friends, I have only told you one-tenth of what I ought to tell — one-tenth of what you ought to hear. But I must close, and let me do it with this appeal :
O Sons and Daughters of the Revolution, you who recognize the nobility of descent, regard the duty that devolves upon you as the children of such ancestry! What they did for their posterity, of whom you are the chosen few, calls you to high endeavor, not only for your descendants, but for your generation. It is your duty to lift it up out of the slough of selfishness and greed, to show that the honor of a people lies not in wealth and luxury, indulgence in which has always been followed by decay and death, but in the enlargement of our spiritual conceptions, in a broadened comprehension of our duty to humanity, in the development of the idea of the brotherhood of man, in treating all nations and all men with justice and magnanimity, in doing generous deeds, in comforting the wretched, and in drying the tears of sorrow. To him who sees his duty thus and does the best that in him lies to do it may be said the words that were addressed to Toussaint L'Ouverture as he fell on immortality:
"Thou has great allies; Thy friends are exultations, agonies, And man's unconquerable mind!" (Applause.) 1 6— s»
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Mr. Ei,mer Marston Wi; ntvvorth : Mr. Toastmaster, the Committee on Resolutions of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution desire to be heard.
Toastmaster McCamant: You have the floor, Mr. Wentworth.
Mr. Wentworth : Compatriots and Mr. Toastmaster, on behalf of the Resolutions Committee of the Twenty-sixth Annual Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution, we ask you to drink the trilogy of toasts: Our Revolutionary sires, may the men of seventy-six never have cause to blush for the lack of preparedness or patriotism in any of their descendants; no North, no South, no East, no West.
A .Member: Let us here high resolve that a "government of the people, for the people, by the people, shall not perish from the earth."
REMARKS BY MRS. CLARK.
Toastmaster McCamant: 1 will recognize Mrs. Clark, Honorary Vice-President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, (Applause. )
Mrs. A. Howard Clark : Mr. Toastmaster, this is the first time in many years that the women accompanying the delegates to the Annual Congress of this Society have been invited to share the annual banquet with you, and in appreciation of that fact, and also in appreciation for the many courtesies which we women have received since we have been here, I would like to move a rising vote of thanks by the women of this delegation to the Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for the man)' hospitalities which we have received since we have been here. Ladies, rise please — a rising vote of thanks to the Oregon Society.
(The ladies here all rose to their feet amidst applause.)
Toastmaster McCamant: That is very much appreciated. Ladies, we thank you on behalf of the Oregon Society. Now, I think this con- eludes our exercises for this evening and we will not longer prolong the meeting. I hope you will all be ready to start on the Columbia River excursion not later than 9 o'clock' in the morning. This com- pletes our exercises for this evening and I thank you very much for your courtesy in attending.
Mr. J. R. MUNSEI&, of California: Mr. Toastmaster, may I speak on behalf of your neighboring State on the south, the State of California? 1 am sure 1 express the feelings of the entire delegation when I say that we have had the most splendid time of our lives. (Applause,)
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BANQUET AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Banquet Tendered to the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on the Evening of July 23, 1915.
(The banquet was attended by about fifty of the delegates and visitors from the Portland Congress, with ladies accompanying them, and about one hundred members of the California Society and lady guests.)
Ilanquet Reception Committee,
Mr, and Mrs. Cll-ARi.ES II. BUNN.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Crock ft ft.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. D-UTTON,
.Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hale.
Mr. and Mrs. ZoETH S. Eld&EDCE.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Bunker.
President Charles H. Blinn presided as toastmaster.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY PRESIDENT CHARLES H. BUNN, TOASTMASTER.
My Compatriots and My FiXlow-citizkns : Doubtless some one will say, "Why did he not say Ladies and Gentlemen?" The term was omitted only from the fact that out here such salutation has been relegated to the attic of the past, and in the great State of California fellow-citizens means both women and men.
We are here tonight for the purpose of extending a greeting to our visiting compatriots, their wives, their daughters, their sisters, and their cousins and their aunts.
We welcome you to our hearts and our homes. We bid you welcome as worthy descendants of the followers of the immortal Washington. We greet you as living representatives of the 27 per cent of Americans constituting our Nation's population.
It is a great and glorious thing to look upon this audience of Ameri- cans. We wish to show you the greatest exposition of history. We desire to show you the new San Francisco, builded from the ashes of nine years agone, and now, temporarily, the center of the world — full of life, full of energy, full of ambition, full of hope — a happy, joyous, open-handed, care- free people, utterly devoid of ceremony, loving our neighbor as ourselves — all one. You are welcomed to all we have — our beautiful bay; our fruits and flowers; our marvelous park, with its carpet of green and its borders of blooms; our homelike hotels, and a vision of our women, the unchallenged beauties of the world, am! our armies of children, matchless beyond compare.
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We wish you to look out upon the boundless Pacific, teeming with the traffic of the Occident and the Orient and surpassing in its glitter the Tower of Jewels, with its never-ceasing waves gently kissing the sandy shore' and lulling the sun to his cradle in the mighty deep.
Possibly it may appear to you that we are a trifle boastful, but the belief is extant that we have a right to be. Situated on the extreme western limit of civilization, with no West to assist us, with a loyalty that knows no bounds, unafraid and undaunted — pioneers forever — we and all of us bid you welcome. May we bid you come and bide with us neath perennial spring and summer. Come ye all and feel that Cali- fornia not only invites, but welcomes, the world to its fruits, its flowers, its unoccupied domain, and its world- famed hospitality. The ga^e of the world is at present centered here upon this buoyant city set down among the hills in this great free nation, the only great nation not at this moment engaged in deadly strife.
My friends, I sometimes think we do not love the flag enough, nor realize what a glorious thing it is to sit, as we do tonight, sheltered by its folds, to count our jewels, while we render thanks to the God of Nations that we are Americans.
ADDRESS BY MR. WOODWORTH.
President Charles H. Blinn then introduced Compatriot Newell B. Woodworth, of Syracuse, N. Y., President General of the National Society, who spoke as follows :
Mr. President, Past President Generai,* Honorary Vice-President Gknf.ral of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Ff.ij.ow- American Citizens, and Compatriots: I assure you it is a pleasure for me to be here with you, and I know I voice the sentiment of all those from the East in stating to you that we have enjoyed the hospitality you have extended. You have greeted us in a way that has made us feel at home; you have extended the hand of friendship with that cordial, heartfelt graciousness that has made us feel that you were really glad to see us, and we are certainly glad to see you.
I think it is very fortunate that this Congress met west of the Rocky Mountains; it has brought us all closer together, and I believe with a closer association our Society will be capable of greater work. Tonight it is particularly gratifying to have with us the founder of this organ- ization, Dr. James Lafayette Cogswell. (Three cheers for Dr. Cogs- well!) I consider it a high privilege to be able to extend to him my personal congratulations on his inspiration that led to the foundation of this Society, as well as very great personal pleasure at his presence with us this evening. Indeed, those sons of Revolutionary sires sowed a greater harvest of patriotism than they could have possibly foreseen. As President General of 1915, I pay my respects to the President of
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At the present time, with the many perplexing questions confronting7 our country, not alone the war abroad, but the many theories that are
One of tlu- Founders of the National Society of Sons of Revolutionary Sires, October 22, 1875
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being propounded in our own country as to what we should do as a nation, there seems to be greater need than ever of a patriotic organiza- tion having purposes such as the Sons of the American Revolution. There are advocates that would have us absolutely unprepared to de- fend that flag of ours yonder and what is represented in the folds of that flag. All the philosophy and learning of ancient Greece and Rome, all that was best of the civilization of the Middle Ages, all the blood of our ancestors, and all their sacrifices and their self-devotion to duty — not alone men, hut the women, who gave perhaps more than the men, because it was for the women to wait, wait, while the men had the excitement and glory of action — all these are within those folds, as well as all the provisions of our Constitution and all our statutory laws and court decisions, with all that this means to the world. And what does that not mean today to the world of civilization? The blood of those who have died to save those folds in all completeness are con- . tained therein, and today what flag in all Christendom or in all the world stands more for the rights of humanity and of justice than your flag? (Applause.)
Is it not, then, for us, as the greatest duty that could devolve upon Americans by heritage and by blood, to see that all that flag contains and represents within its folds shall always stand aloft as an example to all the world of equality, justice, civilization, and humanity? And there is work for societies of this kind to do. Your President has called attention to the fact that only about 27 per cent of our fellow- citizens are American born. This alien majority is a problem of which some organization must take cognizance and must assume the leader- ship, and why not our own Society, in seeing that those composing it
are taught what American spirit is and what it means. Particularly
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is this important at this time, since now all the West and your own
Pacific coast is populated, and these aliens are flowing back into the great cities to form racial communities, which arc difficult to reach unless there is a distinct effort made by some organization to go directly to the heart of these racial communities and teach these aliens what they should know of our institutions and of the controlling law. T believe in this movement, that is probably destined to become per- manent as we recognize more clearly our inter-racial obligations. The Sons of the American Revolution have an opportunity for great practi- cal work, and I believe that we should be judged as active members of this organization, not by the pride that we may have for what our ancestors did in their time, but rather what we are today doing with <<■
our own lives, in our time, to maintain what they courageously secured. The principles of '76 are as vital today as when our ancestors risked and gave life. It was to perpetuate these principles and their memory that this Society was primarily organized. Our forefathers were com- pelled to appeal to the God of Battles — perhaps we may — to defend our flag and all its folds contained, but pray God that may not be so; ,
but if we are, let us be fully prepared, spiritually and mentally, to
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defend it, even as the)' fought to create it. On the principles of 'jb all Americans can rally; like the flag, they are alike to us all — whether we arc of the North, the South, the Hast, or the West — and it is for us to maintain these principles and to watch that the flag remains as the one of justice, of equality, and of the brotherhood of man to all the world,
"One generation passeth away and another generation cometh, hut the earth ahideth forever." May we not, then, in the present hope to do our part as patriotic American men and American women, do our humble part that our flag and our Republic may endure forever?
REMARKS BY MR. CAPWELL,
The Toast master then introduced Compatriot II. G. Capwcll, <>f
Oakland, former President of California Society.
Mr. President and President Generai, — I am going to say Lawks and GENTLEMAN : The President stows the ladies away in the attic, and then he introduces me to speak to you on the subject of the ladies. I suppose it is my duty to start in at the front door and gradually work my way to the attic and the ladies, because when Mr. Blinn asked me to speak, I said: "I prefer not to; I want to be a member of the Lower House and look up to the Senate." But he said: "No, we want you over."
He introduced me as a "merchant prince." Now, princes are getting a pretty short run for their time and. money in the place where the fighting is the thickest and the hottest; therefore I am willing to elimi- nate the "prince." Then the next thing he comes to the merchant. You all know that a merchant in America has been held in the past few years in about the same esteem as the common prince is in Europe. He is getting about the same treatment; but, thank God, there are a few of us left. 1 am one that is left, but will probably be shot before 1 am through. Please do not infer from this that I am now "half shot." I wish to say to those of you who have been kind enough and good enough to yourselves, if you please, to come way out here to the Pacific coast that you have done something worth while, because if you will stop to think of it, the West is the one best bet in the world today, and California is the very brightest jewel of the West, and that naturally means of the universe.
You have dreamed of California, you have read of California, you have had people visit California and come back and tell you something about it, and you have come to feel that there were just two things that you should always keep in mind — one is that in your lifetime and while you are privileged to be on earth you should try to see Cali- fornia, and the other one that when you should be no more you should try to see and possibly inhabit heaven. Well, now, I think those are perfectly legitimate desires, and since you have come to California you can stop wishing very much for heaven, because you have the two in one here, and so I want to congratulate you upon having done some-
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thing really fine for yourself, and of course it affords us pleasure to have you with us.
There is always in a plate of fish, no matter how line, a hone, and so we in San Francisco have (hut one hour to contend with, and that is this: thai you did not in your wisdom—] would not say in your lack of it — first visit San Francisco instead of Portland. We have no fault to find, but you did rob us of a real, genuine pleasure that would have been ours, to have given you a splendid welcome in California. Now, this dinner is sort of "pot luck"; you dropped in on us. Had we known all the time that you were coming to California, we would have been delighted to give you a real banquet and a royal welcome. This is simply a slight taste of what we might do if we had the opportunity, and of course we will never be satisfied until the time comes when we have you here as all ours.
Our President put you in the attic, ladies, and if I am a long time getting there, remember it is not that 1 am "half shot."
Do you ever stop to think of California the way it was in the good old days — the days of old, the days of gold, the days of '49? That is an old song that the pioneers tised to sing, and California in that time was a pretty rough place. There were few ladies in California to speak of, so of course about the only thing men could do was to dig and dig and dig for the yellow stuff. This they would send hack Hast on the other side of the Rockies to comfort those at home, mainly, of course, for the ladies. Then in the course of time the days of '40 gave way and the grain days came, and the whole of California, was turned over to the raising of grain, which was a fine, splendid thing; and then the fruit, cultivation of our soil in every way, and the making of homes, and around each and every home were the beautiful flowers; but they were not in evidence until the ladies came, and we felt that we needed civilization in California, and until that day came the sun- shine of California seemed nowhere near as bright, nor the flowers as beautiful. In California woman has been declared the full equal of man, and just as capable of voting as one wdio came from the other side of the Atlantic and has been here for a few years only, and because we recognize that fact I will not permit the Toastmaster to relegate them to the attic; 1 want them down on the ground floor. We want their influence for good and right ; but just why the Toastmaster should ask a merehanl who does not dare say anything to the ladies to respond to a toast to them, 1 am at a loss to understand, when he has such men as Mr. John R. Weeks, of Newark, N. j., who brought a party of fourteen across the country, most of whom were ladies. [ am told, by reason of the fact he chose wisely bis companions, he was able to land the next Congress for New Jersey. Why did he not ask Mayor Park, of Salt Lake City? What do they not know about ladies in Utah? He could have called upon Mr. President General Woodworth, the gentleman whom you have just heard, or, if you please, the Past President General, Mr. Thruston, of Louisville, Ky. 1 know why he
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did not ask them; they arc both bachelors, but do not say anything about it. He did not ask them, but he asked me, and it is only because I am a descendant of the brave "men of '76" that 1. did not shirk. I know what it means to talk of the ladies. 1 might talk about them, but in this case I am talking to them. At any rate, I want to say that Mr. Thruston had the good judgment to bring with him a lady, Airs. Blackburn, one of the southern belles; so that we not only have the bell of 'yG, but we have the one of a more recent date, both in San Francisco at the same time. We also have the hundreds and thousands of native belles that ring joy music to all California. . I realize that I have my limitations in responding to a toast to the ladies, because I know I cannot do full justice to a subject requiring a genius of the loftiest order. I am a plain, cvery-day, possibly ought- to-be-shot "merchant prince." The day has plainly gone when we speak about the giant-oak man and tender-plant woman and all that sort of thing in California. They now both walk erect, side by side, and they can look each other in the face and feel that they can discuss the matters of the day with a full understanding. There was a time when woman was a slave to all the different social functions; she had no time for anything else. I hold there is nothing in the nature of things why a woman may not attend to her social and domestic duties and at the same time enter into a discussion and a reading and under- standing of the different questions that come before the men. Woman, who gave to us that splendid flag— -the Stars and Stripes — ought to be good enough to consider with the men any question, no matter what it may be, for the good of this great country of ours, and T feel that we of the West and you of the Hast, in the few places in which you have recognized women, have a right to feel very proud and happy that the day has come when you take into full counsel the women that go to make up the 27 per cent of our population spoken of, and I sincerely hope the time will never come when any liberty that is en- joyed by woman today, not only in this country, but any other part of the world, will ever be restricted, and T am satisfied it will not be.
And so, gentlemen, without trying to become sentimental, T want to say to you as a California!! by adoption, and I am satisfied that most of you will ultimately be the same, because it is impossible, once you get a taste of it, not to be — I am satisfied that you are going to come some time to California, or else your children will come here, for you cannot help but tell them of the joy in living, for even a short time, under the glorious sunny skies of this State, where men and women arc equal.
I ask you to join me in drinking a toast to the only enemy the Sons of the American Revolution will ever surrender to — our best friends and most beloved— the ladies. God's best gift to man.
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ADDRESS BY MR. JORDAN,
Their Opportunity and Ours.
The Toastmaster then introduced Compatriot William H. Jordan, of San Francisco, who spoke as follows.
Mr. Toastmaster, Mr. President General of the Nationae So- ciety, Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution, and Guests : No man in whose veins courses the blood of a Revolutionary sire has a right to refuse to obey an order from his superior officers directing him to contribute his quota of effort upon an occasion such as this.
Entertaining this sentiment, I gave my consent a few days ago to respond tonight to the toast just announced. A native modesty and an inborn timidity — characteristic of all Californians — compels me to admit that I feel much embarrassed in this presence, and can only promise in the discharge of this duty to do the best 1 can, trusting entirely to your patient forbearance and hope for a safe escape when I shall have con- cluded.
My predicament reminds me strongly of that of a certain pianist spoken of by a celebrated Englishman, who, upon returning from a trip to America, was asked what he had seen over here that caused him the greatest surprise, and replied that it was a sign which he had seen on the wall of a dance house in a cow town out West. Happening to arrive at the village on an afternoon just as the cowboys were gather- ing from the plains and making it rather lively by shooting things up generally, he strolled into the dance hall, where music and the shuffling of feet, interspersed with an occasional pistol shot, attracted him. As he entered he noticed on the wall over the piano this sign: "Please don't shoot the pianist, for lie is doing the best he can."
Let me hope that you will catch the full significance of this little story and permit me to conclude my task without serious mishap or the necessity of sending for an ambulance.
In looking over this splendid company, it is a pleasure to see present so many ladies. Tt reminds me of (he fact that such a scene was not possible a hundred years ago. Wise as may have been "ye men of ye olden time," yet it is evident that they did not know it all, or they cer- tainly never would have closed the doors of their banquet halls upon our good mothers. Since such was their custom, it is surely no wonder that it should have so often happened upon such occasions when, unpro- tected by the restraining and elevating influence of their wives, that those dear, weak old worthies of the powdered wig and buckled shoe, who never saw a temperance pledge in their lives, should have imbibed too deeply of the flowing bowl and, inhaling the odors of the boozy drug in their tangled brains, have been found in the morning, like kings of the blood, comfortably tucked away under the tables.
Our Revolutionary prototype was indeed a man of sterling parts. That he was brave, patriotic, self-denying, no one can gainsay. It in-
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tolerant and uncompromising in politics and religion, he was yet prayer- fully conscientious in all matters of family discipline, having a pious regard for the corrective qualities of the rod that was truly wonderful.
Unfortunately, the State of California was not a part of the earth a hundred years ago; hence we have here none of those great landmarks to which you of the East make frequent pilgrimages. We have here no Lexingtons, no liunker Hills, no Monmouths, no Yorktowns to which we may take you; nor have we any ancient dwellings, with their quaintly gahled roofs and towering chimneys, where once lived and died the heroes of those early days. But, though denied the inspira- tion which such scenes afford, yet we may meet at times, as tonight, and, taking down the scrolls of history, contemplate the splendors of the past.
Though there are here no battlefields or historic dwellings of the days of '76, still, happily, the love of liberty is not circumscribed by ter- ritorial lines or confined in stately buildings; hut it abides, and ahides forever, in the hearts of all those who hate tyranny, love justice, and believe in the equal rights and equal responsibilities of all mankind.
And so here in California, where the sun kisses the continent with his last departing beams at the close of day, it is fitting, that tonight we, who are sons and daughters of an illustrious ancestry — sons and daughters of freedom — should pay tribute to the memory of those brave men, who more than a hundred years ago, availing themselves of an opportunity the equal of which never before had come to mortal man, made that freedom possible.
Theirs was the opportunity to found upon this continent a govern- ment "of the people and by the people and for the people," which by its uplifting power should modify and recast every civilized govern- ment throughout the world. To such a pass had the world then come thai to them was given the opportunity to call into being a new prin- ciple of government, which was destined within a single century to take the scepter of arbitrary power from the hand of every king and rukr in Christendom.
This was their opportunity; and now let us consider, if you will, the striking parallels that appear when we read the history of those event- ful days and consider the days in which we now are living.
First, however, let me say that f wish it to lie understood, in speak- ing of the days of our Revolutionary sires, 1 do not refer solely to that period of seven years embraced by the war of Independence, but rather to the span of their average active lives, say from 1776 to 1815, a period of thirty-nine years, during which lime they were necessary factors in the formation and management of the government of our country — a period that embraced not only the war of the Revolution, but the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars as well.
During" those eventful years in the lives of our fathers all the na- tions of Europe that are now at war were grappling with each other in ^ the most gigantic struggle that up to that time tin- world had ever
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known. Tt was a struggle for existence with them all. England and France, Prussia — now Germany — Austria, Russia, Belgium, Italy, and Turkey battled with each other as they arc now battling, the only dif- ference being in their alignment, the size of their armies, the character of their weapons, and the scientific refinement in their methods of slaugh- ter. Then, as now, the allied nations were arraigned against a vast military power that had entered the struggle fully prepared and which was skilfully maneuvered. Then, as now, the allies fought against the supremacy of a great war lord, who believed in his star of destiny. Then, as now, the right of one nation to rule the seas was questioned. Then, as now, a determined effort was made to destroy the trade of England, and in retaliation England blockaded the ports of her enemies. Then, as now, the rights of neutrals to trade with belligerent nations became involved. Then, as now, the United States protested against wrongs committed to American ships and American citizens, and in vigorous terms demanded that they cease. Then, as now, "the world was out of joint."
Marvelous indeed, When we stop to think, are these parallels. Mow like the days of our fathers are the days in which wc live! But God grant that the parallels may stop where they are, for then, in the year 1812, our repeated protests against the violation of the rights of our shipping and the rights of our seamen being disregarded, we, too, be- came involved in the maelstrom of war. Think of such a thing hap- pening now, in our pitiable slate of nnpreparedness !
Our fathers, believing firmly that all men should be equal before the law, founded this nation in righteousness. Upon that foundation they framed our Constitution — the greatest chart of human liberty ever con- ceived by the mind of man. While Europe was burning and monarchies were crumbling they made good their opportunity to build, and when wars ceased the people of Europe found this nation leading the world back- to the fields of industry, and art, and trade, and to the pleasant paths of peace.
Thus far I have directed your attention to the conditions that pre- vailed a hundred years ago and the opportunities that fell in the path- way of our fathers. Today, under conditions that are in many phases most striking in their similarity, wc are confronted with problems to be solved, with opportunities to be availed of.
It may be said, however, that to discuss in public the grave problems that the present war in Europe has created and which seriously affect our national life is not in good taste; that there is danger in so doing of wounding the feelings and sensibilities of some of our foreign-born citizens, whose love for the land of their birth is such that they cannot permil anything to be said which might reflect upon the conduct of their former countrymen. With this sentiment I am not in accord. While I would not needlessly wound the feelings of any one, yet I am an American and unhesitatingly reserve the right to speak plainly and without undue reserve, in public as well as in private, upon (/// qucs-
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tions in which the rights of my country and its citizens are involved. We who enjoy the rights of citizenship, whether native or foreign horn, are Americans, and the less we use the hyphen in designating our na- tionality the better; the less we talk about German-Americans, or Ital- ian-Americans, or Irish-Americans the better it will be for us all. For one I know of no such people. I recognize no citizenship in this coun- try which is half American and half foreign. Every man who has taken the oath of allegiance has sworn to defend the Stars and Stripes against the world, and when he did so, and not till then, he became an American citizen and not a hyphenated sympathizer with the enemies of America. He may cherish the traditions of his fathers and love the land of his birth — that is but natural— -but he, must support and defend the Constitution of the United States and be ready, if need be, to lay down his life to maintain the integrity and vtvioliibitity of this nation from zuhatcver source it may be assailed. I see no reason, therefore, why we may not speak freely to one another when discussing interna- tional, as well as local, affairs without fear of wounding the sensibili- ties of any one. Certainly in this presence there is no need of restraint.
Reverting, now. to the problems which this hour in our national life presents, though similar in many respects to those that confronted our forefathers, yet they must be approached from a far different angle. Then we were a small nation, scattered along the Atlantic seaboard, having no interest elsewhere. Now we are an acknowledged world power, stretching from seaboard to seaboard, with insular possessions that extend almost around the globe. Then we were interested only in being let alone. Now there is no phase of international law, no trade regulation, no treaty among nations, in which we arc not interested, by which we may not be affected.
As our interests have broadened and our population increased, so have our responsibilities grown. With increasing responsibility has come increasing obligations, both to our own people and to the world at large; and these obligations must be discharged with a due regard for our national honor and the eternal principles of justice and moral rectitude. In the present conflict we are a neutral nation; but let it be remembered that neutrality does not mean the abject surrender of in- alienable rights; it does not mean that we are to sit calmly by and per- mit either of the belligerents to wantonly destroy the proper!)' of Amer- ican citizens or mercilessly and without warning slaughter our people when traveling the seas upon their lawful business. A nation that would permit such a course of conduct would be scorned by all and not worthy of the respect of any. ft certainly would not be worthy of an ancestry such as that of which we, the Sons of the American Revolu- tion, boast.
Nor do I think that there is reason to believe that our neutrality will be so construed. Neither does it necessarily follow that to maintain these rights, which have always been ours and which cannot in honor be relinquished, we shall be drawn into that great cataclysm of blood
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and misery that is now raging across the sea. Certainly no such dread-
Iful event will happen if it can with honor be prevented by the calm wisdom, the firmness, and the patriotic devotion of that bravely patient man, President Woodrow Wilson, into whose hands a blessed Provi- dence has at this time placed the destinies of the nation. Under his directing genius, supported by a united people, and it is the duty of every loyal American to give such support, we may have confidence that these weighty problems will find a happy solution ; that the rights of our people will be preserved and national honor maintained, and that when peace shall come at last it will find America leading the world back to sanity and repentance. Then will come a clear vision of the great opportunity that the present crisis is sure to bring us, the arrival of which is already at our gates.
For one I believe in peace, yet I am not of that class of people who would have "peace at any price." There is a price which no nation more than an individual can afford to pay for peace. Peace without honor is degradation, and degradation with a nation is death. Our fathers were a peace-loving people, but they more than once were com- pelled to conquer that peace with the rifle and the sword. So, if need be, must we if we wish to preserve our birthright and maintain the respect of the nations of the world.
Now as never before is the future big for us, both in material and in moral gains. Consider for a moment the material prospect. Every country in Europe is so increasing its debt and destroying the affluence of its people that bankruptcy already begins to stare them in the face; money in vast sums must be had and had soon. The United States is recognized as the richest country in the world, while New York, with its 5,000,000 of people and vast commercial interest, looms largely upon the horizon as a rival to London as the financial center of the world. If the present financial exhaustion abroad continues, New York will be certain to outstrip her great rival, and in the future the arteries of finance will start from America and not from England. If we can con- trol the finances of the world, what can prevent us in the future from tightening the purse-strings and declaring that wars shall cease? Surely, if capital and labor shall combine in a great humanitarian effort for peace they can, with the aid of the women of the world, put a stop to all war. Then in truth shall the roar of howitzers, the whir of tor- pedoes, and the bursting of bombs be stilled, and that day come that was spoken of by the prophet of old, when "swords shall be beaten into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks."
But not only is the opportunity at hand for America to control the v finances of the world, but its commerce as well. Consider the great
markets of South America, of the Orient, and the islands of the sea, as well as of Europe, that are now open to us as never before — markets, many of them, that the warring nations of Europe have hitherto mo- nopolized to our utter exclusion. These markets are ours today if we will but take them. No ether nation can supply them. The opportunity
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is ours now to possess ourselves of a trade, almost without competition, that will keep every mill and every workshop in the land busy for years to come and fill with a Hood of gold the coffers of the people of tin- nation.
Nor is this inviting commerce all that we may have. The seas lie before us. The ships of Germany and Austria have been driven from them, while those of the allied nations are greatly reduced in number and unable to handle but a small fraction of the traffic that crowds the wharves and warehouses of neutral nations, while rates of freight have reached a mark never before dreamed of. This carrying trade is ours if we will but build the ships to handle it. Once America was second in this trade among the maritime people of the world, but the Civil War swept us from the ocean, and from that blow we have never recovered. Today the opportunity is ours to regain that which was lost and to be again a great maritime power, with ships bearing American registers and flying tin' Stars and Stripes sailing the waters of every sea on the globe.
Compatriots, behold the opportunities that are now ours! Never since the nation was born was there such a future presented as now lies spread out before us. \t beckons us onward in the way that leads to prosperity and to national honor. Let us go forward, and as our fathers a hundred years ago availed themselves of the opportunities that were theirs and gave this nation its great place among the nations of the world, so let us do our duty now; and then in the days that are to come, when our children's children shall assemble upon occasions such as this, they will recount with pride what we did in this eventful period to make the United States of America the greatest among the nations of the earth in all those things that make for prosperity, for honor, for justice, and for unfailing righteousness.
REMARKS BY MR. THRUSTON.
The Toastmaster then introduced Compatriot R. C. Ballard Thruston, of Louisville, Ky.
Mr. President, President General and Ladies and Gentlemen: My whole life has been one series of lost, opportunities, and the worst one comes tonight, because T never was good at blowing the fog-horn. I came from Kentucky, but 1 did not bring this with me. I got it somewhere between Oregon and' California, and I understand that is an imaginary line with an unfortunate sign on the bouse right across the State line; so I do not know where I am. I cannot talk to you; 1 wish I could; but God bless the ladies; they all know 1 love them; the best I can do is to talk to them individually. My voice will not carry any further and I will have to ask you to excuse me from saying anything further tonight. 1 hope to say more tomorrow. Thank you so much.
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REMARKS BY MR. CLAPK.
The Toastmaster then introduced Compatriot A. Howard Clark, for many years Secretary General of the National Society.
Mr. Prksiuknt GiSNKR m., Mr, Chairman', Com i*a tkiots, and Ladiks: I am not a speech-maker, as some of you know, but I am inspired on this occasion. I have come from the home of George Washington, on the banks of the Potomac, from the National Capital. I am here on the shores of the Pacific, the western side of this great nation, and I am enthused with patriotism. I have brought with me my wife, who was one of the organizers of the Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, a society of over 100,000 members. I have brought with me my son, a boy of ten years, the first representative of the Washing- ton Guard on the western shore of the United States. The Washington Gtiard was founded in New Jersey two years ago, and at the recent Congress in Portland it was made a National organization. It is auxiliary to the Sons of the American Revolution. We are going to enroll thousands of children, of American boys, who will be trained in patriotism, trained to respect the folds of that flag — boys who will say, "I will be a soldier if the necessity arises." I wish that I myself could be.
I feel proud to come to the Pacific coast, where the Sons of the American Revolution was organized. I have longed to be here during the last quarter of a century, all during my term as Secretary and Registrar General. 1 do not know what to say. 1 am full of patriot- ism, but I am reminded that 1 must say no more. 1 recall the story of a boy who came home from school one day with a note from his teacher: "My dear Mrs. Jones, your boy talks too much in school." The boy's mother was not at home; the father, however, was there. The father read the note and wrote in reply: "My dear Miss Smith, I am very sorry that my boy should talk too much ; he deserves to be scolded; but, Great Caesar, you ought to hear his mother!"
PATRIOTIC MEETING AT SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 24, 1915.
On Saturday afternoon, at 1.30 o'clock, the California Society of Sons of the American Revolution, with delegates and visitors from the Portland Congress, and ladies accompanying them, assembled at the Scott Street entrance to the Exposition grounds and, escorted by commissioners of the Exposition, with the University of Wisconsin band, marched to the Court of Abundance, where patriotic exercises were held. The day had been officially designated as "Sons of Ameri- can Revolution Day" at the Fair, and several hundred persons had assembled at the Court <>l Abundance to participate in the meeting.
President General Woodworth presided.
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INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS BY MR. WOODWOKTl I.
Here in this wonderful and beautiful Exposition has been assembled the arts and industries of the world. It is a typical illustration of the composition of our country where, beneath the security of our flag, has voluntarily gathered many millions of peoples, representing all races of the world. These peoples, to a great extent, have here in the great melting pot of our institutions been assimilated in our body politic as completely as this great Exposition has been so harmoniously arranged through the energy and virile spirit of the West. But there are some of those who have not given this country of theirs through adoption the full allegiance that determines American citizenship. When they enter our open doors they do not fully accept the precept, "Choose thee this day whom ye will serve." for one cannot be an American citizen with a divided allegiance. We require a greater acceptance of the spirit of our forefathers that knew no divided allegiance and were willing U> accept war rather than to surrender their principles. Jt is this spirit that impels the nation t<> prepare for national defense that it may protect its principles and beliefs. A preparedness that is equal to offensive measures if its rights or honor is assailed. Such a pre- paredness is not militarism. It is an insurance in favor of a perma- nent peace, as it lessens the danger of inviting invasion through weak- ness, insult, or violation of national rights and assures the perpetuity of institutions.
May we not hope, then, that this spirit of our forefathers may be regenerated with Mich increasing force as to eliminate all hyphens in nationalities and create that unity of spirit from which will spring a national preparedness sufficient to command from all nations a just recognition of our rights and the protection afforded by our flag. If we can aid in the furtherance of this we will be more worthy of the spirit of our ancestors and of our American citizenship.
It has been the unity of thought and action among all Americans that has permitted the great development of tin's nation in the past, and it must be unity of thought and action that will guide and advance the future of our democracy toward its highest ideals. There is within our limits an opportunity only for those who are willing to consecrate themselves to the principles of our government. All must be fused into one harmonious whole if we carry forward our destiny.
One word — American — should include all, without the addition of prefixes or hyphens, irrespective of nationality. Thus unity and de- mocracy will march forward with ever greater achievements for the rights of humanity.
Director Frank L. Brown, on behalf of the Exposition authorities, presented to the Society a bronze medal to commemorate the meeting. President General Woodworth accepted the medal with expressions of thanks for the honor thus conferred on the Sons of the American Revolution.
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Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston delivered an address on the "Origin and Evolution of the United States Flag."
ADDRESS BY R. C. BALLARD THRUSTON ON THE OKiGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNITED STATES FLAG.
Before we can thoroughly understand the origin and development of Our flag, it is necessary to go back many years and study the origin and development of that flag from which ours has been evolved.
Cross of St. Andrew.
It was in 1095, at the beginning of the first crusade, that Pope Urban If thought the troops of each Christian nation in that crusade should carry or wear crosses emblematic of Christ and of the character of the holy war in which they were then about to engage. Me accordingly assigned crosses to the several national divisions of his army varying in design and color scheme, so as to minimize the chances of confusion as much as possible. To the Spanish he gave a red, to the French a white, to the Italians a blue, and to the English a yellow cross, while to the Scotch he assigned the white saltier of St. Andrew on a blue field (fig. 1), an emblem which they are said to have previously used for several centuries. After this crusade was over, the Scotch retained their cross, but the others do not seem to have done so. In later crusades similar assignments of crosses were probably made, but, as before, they were not often retained by the several countries as national emblems.
Cross of St. Gf.orcf..
About the middle of the last half of the thirteenth century, Prince Edward, afterward Edward I of England, while on one of the cru- sades, became interested in the story of St. George and the dragon, and before returning home went to the Monastery of Cappadocia at Beirut, where his interest increased to such a point that, soon after his return to his native land, he adopted the red cross of St. George on a white field as the Hag of England (tig. 2). It will be seen, therefore, that the flagof Scotland antedated thatof England by two or more centuries.
Fi.ag of GrEAT Britain, or Union Jack.
After James VI of Scotland ascended the throne of England, in 1603, he was constantly annoyed by the eternal wrangling between the masters of the English and Scotch ships when they met at sea as to which one should first dip its colors to the other, lie was extremely anxious to unite the two kingdoms into one country, as well as to stop this annoyance'. Therefore, in 1606, as one step toward the accomplish- ment of his desire, he united the two crosses into a new flag, which subsequently became known as the Union Jack' (fig. 3). This he required all vessels of both countries to carry at their mainmast, at the same time carrying from their foremast their did flag, showing to
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which of the two countries the vessel belonged. However, it was a
century later before the two countries agreed upon their union under the name of Great Britain, and by act of their Parliament in 1707 the union of the crosses was required to be used in all their flags, banners, standards, and ensigns, both at sea and on land. The army used one flag, the navy another, the merchant marine a third, and so on. but each of them consisted either wholly or in part of the Union Jack. Such was the state of the case at the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, and indeed is the case today. That uprising was really a revolt against the monarch ial despotism of the time, and the idea of separation from the mother country was then but little thought of or considered ; in fact, the common sentiment that bound the colonies together was not a very strong tie and required diplomatic handling to avoid breaking.
When General Washington, after his election as General and Com- mander-in-Chief, reached Cambridge, on July 3, 1775, to take command, he found the so-called army practically without either colors or uni- forms. In fact, General Putnam, who commanded the Connecticut troops, is said to have worn the blue jeans, supported by only one suspender, which he had on when, hearing of the battles of Lexington and Concord, he left his plow and started for Cambridge. So General Washington assigned to the various officers, as a distinction of rank', ribbons varying in color and number, and these were worn by them until something more elaborate and formal was designed. There were practically neither Hags nor colors, though some of the individual com- panies are supposed to have brought with them those which they had previously used.
Colonial Flags.
Washington had the entire army to organize in all its minute details, and the question of colors, being of less importance than many others, was not given serious consideration at the start, but a little later he urged the various colonels to provide for their regiments colors of such design or designs as might appeal to them. This was frequently done, and in many instances some design y^f thirteen units was used to represent the revolting colonies.
Some of the colonies went so far as to adopt Hags of their own. For instance, Massachusetts adopted the pine tree, with the motto, "An Appeal to Heaven" (fig. 4); Rhode Island, one having an anchor and the word '"Hope," within the canton a union of thirteen white stars on a blue field (fig, 5), said to be the first flag on which the thirteen colonies were represented by thirteen stars; New York, a black beaver on a white field (tig. 6): Pennsylvania does not seem to have adopted any, but the First Troop of Light Horse, organized in Phila- delphia in 1774, in anticipation of the coming trouble, adopted a very beautiful one that was given to them by their commander, Captain Markoe. In the center ^i this flag (fig. 7^ was a knot lied with thirteen cords, and in the canton thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating
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blue and silver. This company acted as General Washington's escort from Philadelphia through Pennsylvania and across the States of New Jersey and New York to the Connecticut line, just after his election as Commander-in-Chief of the army, and it is claimed that their Hag was the first one on which the colonies were represented by thirteen hori- zontal stripes. Virginia is said to have adopted the rattlesnake (tig. 8) which Colonel Gadsden urged Congress to adopt, but I have searched for the act without success. The South Carolina tlag has an interesting history. In September, 1775, the Committee of Safety of Charleston instructed Col. William Moultrie to take possession of Fort Johnson,, on James Island, which he did. The uniform of their troops was blue, with a silver increscent in the cap. Soon realizing that a flag was needed, be improvised one having a blue field, with a white in- crescent in the canton. This was the flag which Sergeant Jasper so gallantly rescued on June 28, 1776, when the fort of palmetto logs on Sullivan's Island was attacked by the British fleet under Adm. Sir Peter Parker, and it was under this flag that the Declaration of Inde- pendence was read to the people of Charleston on August 8, 1776. When that State came to officially adopt a flag, it took the one which Colonel Moultrie had designed and, in recognition of the good services of the palmetto logs, placed upon it the palmetto tree ( fig. 9).
Cambridge, Great Union, ok Striped Union Flag.
But it would not do to accept any of these flags as emblematic of the thirteen colonies because of their sectional prejudices, and, singular as it may seem, the flag which apparently first received some official recognition by General Washington as representative of the thirteen colonies sprang into being without any known official orders or direc- tion. The statement is made that it was the result of a committee appointed by Congress for that purpose, but the committee referred to was appointed to confer with General Washington and others for the purpose of devising means for organizing and maintaining an army, and neither does their official report nor correspondence show that they even considered the question of a flag. It was not long after their return to Philadelphia when, on January 1 or 2, 1776, there was hoisted over General Washington's headquarters at Cambridge a flag having thirteen horizontal red and white stripes and in the canton was the Union Jack (fig. 10), complying with the act of 1707, requiring that it be on all flags, banners, standards, and ensigns, whether used on land or at sea. It was merely the British marine flag of that day, with the solid red held divided by white ribbons so as to make thirteen red and white stripes, representing the thirteen revolting colonies.
At that time the idea of independence was not generally seriously considered, so that the Union Jack in this flag showed the allegiance of the colonies to their mother country. The flag itself was imme- diately appropriated by the navy, and although our army used it over fortifications and barracks, they did not carry it in battle. With the
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growth of the idea of independence, the colonists apparently conceived a dislike for the Union jack in the flag, for before the end of the calendar year 1776 its use by our Revolutionary patriots seems to have ceased entirely. After the abandonment of this flag, and before the adoption of our starry emblem, I have not been able to obtain reliable information as to just what our navy did carry, but it probably con- sisted of thirteen horizontal stripes, in each case composed of two of the four colors — red, white, blue, and yellow.
Our First Flag Act.
It' was on June 14, ^777, that our Continental Congress passed the following act establishing the Stars and Stripes as the flag of our country :'
Resolved, That the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alter- nate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
You will notice that this act does not define how many points the stars were to have nor how they were to be arranged.
Our navy immediately appropriated the new flag; but as the British army and navy had used different flags for many years, we thought we should do likewise, and the official correspondence between General Washington and the Board of War shows that it was over two years before they agreed upon a design for the army to carry "as variant from the marine flag," and over three years more before the Board of War succeeded in obtaining the necessary materials and having na- tional colors made for our army. The details of the design are only imperfectly described in this correspondence, neither flag nor design having been preserved, so far as we have been able to learn, but it contained the union, and in the center was a serpent, with the number of the regiment and name of the State where the regiment was organ- ized. This correspondence also shows that the national colors prepared by the Board of War for the army were ready for distribution in the fall of 1782, and that they had not been distributed as late as March if, r/>^3, being then in the hands of the keeper of military stores. The war was then practically over, and there is nothing to show that our Revolutionary army had ever carried any flags furnished by the Ameri- can Congress. Those that were carried were purely personal, each made by or for some officer, company, or regiment, and represented the sentiments of the makers.
So far, I have succeeded in locating only one Stars and Stripes that I feel sure was carried by the American army during our Revolutionary War. ft was carried by the North Carolina Militia at the Battle of Guilford Court-house, March 15, 1781 ; but the stripes are blue and red and the union has a white field with thirteen eight-pointed stars ( fig. 11). There is also another Hag hanging in the State Mouse at Annap- olis that it is claimed, and probably correctly, was carried by the Third Maryland Regiment at the Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781. It
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has thirteen red and white stripes, and the union is a blue held with thirteen five-pointed stars— one in the center and twelve arranged in the form of a circle around it (fig. 13). In both cases these flags were purely personal, not official. The Stars and Stripes preserved in the State House at Boston (fig. 14) is claimed to have flown over Fort Independence during the American Revolution, but it was not carried by the army and probably was not furnished by the Board of War.
Reorganization of the Army.
The army was disbanded in November, 1783, by act of Congress, but even before the adoption of the Federal Constitution, Congress appears to have recognized the necessity of having something of an army, and on October 3, 1787, passed an act creating one, consisting of one regi- ment, having eight companies of infantry and one battalion of artillery. After the adoption of our Federal Constitution and the organization of our government, Congress passed the act of September 29, 17S9, taking over this little force as the army of the United States, but it did not carry the Stars and Stripes.
Early National Colors.
The first flag carried by our army as national colors is still in exist- ence. Tt was recently mounted between two layers of Brussels net, at the expense of our Society, for the purpose of preservation, and is today hanging in the chapel on Governor's Island (fig. 15). Under the act of March 3, 1 791 , the size of our army was increased from one regiment to two, and then it became necessary to have two flags, one for each regiment. The one carried by the first regiment has been pre- served and is today at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point (fig. 17). The design is the same as that previously carried, but with the addition of a designation in the canton, which included the number of the regiment, though not the branch of the service, that being unneces- sary, for there were then only the two regiments. You will notice that on both of these flags the stars were eight-pointed. In 1792 our army was again increased and divided into four sublegions, but the national colors then carried either have not been preserved or if preserved have not been identified.
Our Second Flat, Act.
Vermont was admitted to the Union in 1791 and Kentucky in 1792, and their members in Congress claimed that these States also should be represented on the flag. Accordingly Congress passed the following act, approved by President Washington January 13, 1794:
Be it enacted by the Semite and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the first day of May, anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, the flag of the United States be fifteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be fifteen stars, white in a blue field.
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Tliis guidon was never issued to the troops. At LI. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. V.
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National Colors of T»E War o\- 1812.
By act of May 30, 1796, the sublegion feature in our army was aban- doned, and, although I have no absolute proof to substantiate this view, ] am strongly of the opinion that there was then adopted as national colors the general design carried by our army during the War of 181 J, having a blue field with a simulation of the arms of the United States thereon. At the outbreak of this war quite a number of these Hags were evidently made. Our seventeenth State was admitted in 1802. As a rule, the shield on the eagle's breast had seventeen white and red stripe,s and on the chief of the shield were the letters U. S. ; above or annmd the eagle were seventeen .stars, sometimes five-pointed, but more frequently' six, and below the eagle was a scroll, pale blue if the stars were live-pointed, but red if they were six-pointed, carrying the number and name of the regiment (figs. 16, 18).
Singular as it may seem, the printed regulations of our War Depart- ment do not show what the army carried as national colors at this period; but fortunately a number of the Hags that were so used have been preserved and are at present at the United States Quartermaster's Depot at Philadelphia, hanging in the chapel at the army post on Gov- ernor's Island, and at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Those which were captured by the British are at Chelsea Hos- pital, in London, and as trophies of war were care full)' labeled. They constitute the mute evidence upon which what I have just said is largely based.
OiTR Third Im.ag Act.
In ]8i6 the Hon. Peter II. Wendover, Congressman from New York, advocated a further modification in our tlag to give representation to the States which had been admitted since the last Hag act was adopted. Objection was made that there was no telling to what extent our nation would grow, and if an additional star and stripe were added for each new State the tlag might become very awkward in shape and design. After two years of discussion, the suggestion of Capt. Samuel Chester Reid was adopted, that we return to the original thirteen stripes, with one star for each State in the Union. Accordingly Congress passed the following act, approved by President Monroe April 4, 1818:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the fourth day of July next the flag of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be twenty stars, white in a blue field.
Si'XTioN 2. And be it further enacted, That on the admission of every new State into the Union one star be added to the union of the Hag, and that such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July next succeeding such admission.
A portion of Captain Reid's suggestion was not adopted, namely, that the stars be arranged in horizontal rows for the navy, and to form one great star for the merchant marine. I lis failure to make a sug-
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Fig. 14. Jonathan Kowi.k Ki.ao Made in 1781. In State I louse, Most. mi
Fig. 15. First Flag Uskd by Li. S. Army as National Colors, i 7S7 or r78Q to 1701 Hanging in chapel at Governor's Island, N. Y.
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Fir,. 17. Ki,ag Cakkikd i-.v V. S. Army as National Colors, 1791-1792 At LJ. S. Military Academy West Point, N. V7.
Fin. iX. \<\,my Cakkikd hy LI. S. Army as National Colors I'ikixi; War or 1812 lKsi.^n painted. At LI. S. Military Academy, West Point, \. Y.
Fia, i<j. I-'oki' McHknky Flag, 1814
The orighjgl frag that floated over Fort McHenry September 14. 1X14, and inspired -ranots Scot! Key to write the "Star Span-led Hanner." In V. S. National Museum 'or its i.reservau.m the flag is quilted on linen doth. Width, 2<j feet «, inches- nresent length, 33 leet 6 inches. ' '
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gestign for an arrangement of the stars for the army is silent testimony in support of the statement that the army did not then carry the Stars and Stripes.
Usl ol" Stars and Stripes as National Colors.
In fact, no branch of the army was given the right to carry the Stars and Stripes, according to published regulations of the War Department, until 18.^4, when for the first time the artillery was given that privilege. The infantry carried as national colors and the cavalry as national standard a blue flag having a simulation of the arms of the United States, varying somewhat from that carried during the War of 1812, in that a second scroll bearing the national motto, "H. pluribus unum," was placed in the beak of the eagle, both scrolls always having red fields. Above the eagle was one star for each State in the Union. These stars were generally, if not universally, six-pointed.
It was not until 1841 that the infantry was given the right to carry the Stars and Stripes as national colors, and what had previously been their national colors then became their regimental colors.
But the strangest of all is that not until 1887, twenty-two years after the close of our Civil War, was the cavalry given the right to carry the Stars and Stripes as the national standard, although in 1863 each battery of artillery and each company of cavalry was allowed to carry a small guidon consisting of the Stars and Stripes (fig. 12).
You will notice that in no one of the three acts adopting our national Hag is there mention as to how these stars should be arranged or as to how man)- points they should have. Apparently all matters of detail were left to the rulings of the departments or the whims of the makers. In our first Hag the stars were sometimes arranged in the quincunx order, in a circle, or with one star in the center and the remaining twelve either in the form of a circle or hollow square, or three horizon- tal rows of four, five, and four respectively, or indeed in the seme or irregular order. In New Orleans recently 1 saw two thirteen-star flags, each having one star in the center, one in each of the four corners of the anion, and the remaining eight in the form of a circle.
In our second flag they were also arranged in several different orders, three horizontal rows of five each, or three vertical rows of five each, sometimes in the quincunx order, as was the flag that floated over Fort Mcllenry when Key was inspired to write "The Star Spangled Banner'* (fig. 10); some of them had one star in the center and fourteen stars arranged in the form of a circle and occasionally arranged so as to form one great star, v The Third Kentucky Mounted Riflemen, under Col. Richard M.
Johnson, at the battle of the Thames, on October 5, 1 8 1 3 , carried a guidon having four stars in the corners and the remaining nine stars in the form of a circle, with what appears to be the letter "I" in the center. This flag had only thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, but there is noth- ing to show whether or not it antedated the act of i/')-|. Probably they did then what we do today, continue the use of a (lag, even though it
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may not have the full complement of stars. The original Johnson flag is in the rooms of the Kentucky State Historical Society at Frankfort.
The Navy Department has always made its own Hags, and as early as 1818 the naval regulations as to design and proportions were explicit, and with the admission of each new State minute instructions were issued as to the design of our naval flags. The custom in our army, however, has heen to let out the making of its llags by contract, and consequently there was always a lack of uniformity.
There were so many different designs in use in 1837 that the govern- ment of Holland asked its representative in this country to report just what our Hag was. Similar requests were made by other countries, and in 1851 the commanding general of our army asked one of his aids, afterward Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, to investigate the matter and write a history of our flag. This was done, the work being published in 1852. and, so far as I know, it is the first careful study of the subject.
F'i.ags with an Eagle in the Union,
Apparently about 1841, when our infantry was first given. the right to carry the Stars and Stripes, there was a desire on the part of some to preserve their old national colors in the union of the new ilag.
One of these, planted by Gen. John C. Fremont in 1841-1842 on the Rocky Mountains, has the eagle, with a bunch of arrows in one claw and the Indian pipe of peace in the other, with thirteen stars above and a like number below. This is preserved in the Southwest Museum at Los Angeles, Cal.
During our Mexican War the Fourth Indiana Volunteers carried a flag having in the union an eagle standing on a segment of the globe, with a bundle of arrows in one claw, as though intending to conquer the earth. This has been preserved and is now in the historical section of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
Another flag that has just come to light, though in a badly dilapidated condition, is preserved by the Kentucky State Historical Society at Frankfort, Ky. It was carried by the Second Kentucky Volunteer In- fantry during the Mexican War. The fragments show that this flag also had an eagle in the canton and that the stars were eight-pointed.
Another flag of somewhat similar design and supposed to have been carried by one of the regiments during our Civil War is preserved at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. V.
It is probable that each of these Hags with an eagle in the union was purely personal and not furnished by the War Department.
Odd Arrangement of Stars.
On July 4, 1857, a resident of Jersey City was interested in observing the variations in design of the American flags then on display. He noted that though the stripes were generally red and white sometimes they were white ami red, and that the stars on different flags were ar- ranged in nine different methods. Quite a number of such (lags that
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have seen actual use are preserved in the Ordnance Museum at the United States Military Academy at West Point, X. Y. They show a wide range in the arrangement of the stars.
Kxivcu'nvic Orm:k of Octohkk 29, 1912.
Tn fact it was not until quite recently that the different departments of our National government appointed representatives to confer and see if they could not bring order out of chaos. As a result of their de- liberations, on October 29, 1912, President Taft issued an Executive order defining minutely the proportions and other details of our Hag, at the same time approving a custom which has existed in the navy, probably ever since it was instituted, of placing on their small boat flags only thirteen stars, instead of the full complement, in order to preserve their identity.
Some of the above startling facts were first published by Mr. Gherardi Davis in his excellent work entitled "The Colors of the United States Army, 17CS9-1Q12," but intended for private circulation only. These were confirmed by investigations which I have since made, ami in doing that work other startling facts were brought to light. The thought then occurred to me that if in March, 1783, the flags which had been made as national colors for our Revolutionary army were in the hands of the keeper of military stores ready for distribution, but never distributed, they should be still in existence somewhere and probably in a bundle by themselves. I therefore took up the question with Compatriot Henry Breckinridge, Assistant Secretary of, War, and asked him if he would not have a search made for them. On May 27, 1915, I received a letter from him, in which he says: "It appears from a report just received from the Acting Quartermaster General of the Army that there is no record in his office with respect to such flags," and inclosed me a copy of the report of Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharp, Acting Quartermaster General. I am not satisfied with the result. Although I fear the flags are not now in existence, nevertheless T desire to continue that search, though with but faint hopes of ever succeeding in finding them, for unfortunately the archives of our National government are so widely scattered, badly housed, and inaccessible that they are of little service in an investigation of this character.
ADDRESS BY BRIG. GEN. CHARLES ALBERT WOODRUFF.
Compatriots: One hundred and seventy-five years ago a philosopher said: "Westward the course of empire takes its way."
Today, in this beautiful court, we say: "At our Golden Gate may it forever stay."
And this will be its western boundary, provided our people are ani- mated by the liberty-loving principles that cheered our sires in their heroic struggle to establish and maintain a government based upon manhood, justice, and equality.
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The founders of our government pledged their fortunes, their lives, and their sacred honor in its defense, and then relied upon their flint- locks, their bayonets, and the valor of good red blood, flowing from strongly, manly hearts, to win their independence.
They recognized the fact that they had thrown from off their shoul- ders the galling yoke of a government that never dealt tenderly with those who rebelled against its tyranny. In front of them was a thousand miles and more of seacoast ravaged by a relentless foe, behind them an unbroken wilderness infested by red men who knew no mercy for sex or age, and were urged on in their bloody work by equally savage white men, and they knew they must be victorious or surrender all that men hold dear, and, from Boston to Savannah, become food for buzzards themselves.
For seven long, trying years — years filled with disappointments, desti- tution, suffering, and hardships, endured with equal fortitude by the mothers, wives, and children — the Continental Army, encouraged and upheld by Washington's unyielding resolution, battled on until they won the final victory and this government of the people, by the people, and for the people was an accomplished fact.
While we are justly proud of our Revolutionary sires and their deeds, let us also rejoice that the millions who have found a refuge here from obnoxious conditions in the land of their birth found a country more in accord with their ideals; and, having become thoroughly Americanized in feeling, thought, and spirit, without any hyphenated attachment, unite with us in honoring the memory of those who created this government and gave them an equal part in its benefits, its glories, its advantages, and its duties.
They, with the Sons of the American Revolution and all other good citizens, honor those who preserved that which our forefathers founded; but unless we and they are impelled by a patriotic self-sacrificing spirit similar to that which animated and sustained the founders and pre- servers of our own United States, to meet to honor them is to proclaim our own dishonor.
If freedom, manhood, civil rights, justice, and honor were right and worth the fight to establish and maintain them in '76 and 'Ci, they are equally right and worth fighting for now.
We all thank -Grid reverently that we are at peace, while so many nations are engaged in war, yet we are all apprehensive that we may become involved in or as a result of this mighty contest.
We earnestly desire the amity of other nations and to live in har- mony with them all, but we should never sacrifice our just rights, our honor, or our self-respect to avoid war.
Admitting this — and I can hardly imagine any manly American will deny it — then it follows, as day follows night, that we must be prepared to defend these; must keep alive in the minds of all the same spirit of American patriotism that sustained our forbears in their battles to give us the legacy they have — that spirit which makes good honest citizens in peace and loyal, heroic soldiers in war.
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National desires, ambitions, trade and commerce have no souls nor consciences, and international policies, as every one has seen, makes strange bed- fellows, and national salvation demands that we be pre- pared, if necessary, to defend <>nr rights against any combination that may be made to secure unjust advantages at our expense.
Our nation has tremendous potential strength for war, but without preparation that strength is useless.
A uniform does not make a soldier; it takes time to build battle- ships and submarines; armies cannot be created in a day, and the nation that neglects her preparation until actual hostilities arc upon her will pay dearly in humiliation, treasure, and blood for such neglect.
1 am not advocating militarism, as that term is generally used — far from it — but 'I am pleading for peace, honorable peace, and adequate preparation for defense is not militarism, but is national insurance against war, humiliation, insult, plunder, and, perhaps, extinction.
Our sires bequeathed this Republic to us; we are now responsible for its maintenance; to us future generations have a right to look for its perpetuation.
It is our solemn duty to pass it on unsullied. To do this it is neces- sary to do our duty, our full duty, even though the road be hard, and to teach our children to uphold our laws, our government, and national honor; and in sunshine and storm, in peace and in war, to
"Stand by our flag, on land and ocean billow; By it your fathers stood unmoved and true. Living defended, dying, from their pillow, With their last blessing, passed it on to you.
"Stand by the flag, all doubt and treason scorning; Relieve, with courage firm and faith sublime, That it will float until the eternal morning Pales in its glories all the lights of time."
REMARKS BY CHANCELLOR L. JENKS, ON THE LARGER
PATRIOTISM.
When the committee invited me to speak on this occasion they gave me the doubtful assurance that it didn't make any difference what I talked about. Well, they had a right to their opinion. They requested a subject, they said, for the use of the printer only. They said I might address myself to any subject I wished, regardless of the program.
However, they did say that brevity was the soul of wit. which struck me as original in conception and apt in phraseology, but wanting in relevancy. They further added "Tempus fugit," you know ; but as I don't know French, that got by me. Then the committee remarked: "Of course, Mr. Thruston and Mr. Woodworth will be the main speakers." Whereupon I accepted the invitation with enthusiasm, con- tent to be even the mandolin orchestra behind the evergreens at any function graced by their presence.
vStill I wished the committee had given me some hint, however slight.
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But now I understand them. They were Californians and knew what they were about. They had had experience. They knew from that experience that after the Californian Society had acted as our hosts for two days I would have no difficulty in finding my theme. All other topics would drop out of consideration to make respectful room for the all-engrossing one of wonder at and appreciation of Californian hospitality. It takes precedence of the Fair itself, or rather the Fair is the expression of California's hospitality and is her main exhibit.
I have found my subject all right.
On behalf of the delegates present, I take this opportunity to give utterance to a thought which is uppermost in our minds: Whatever joys ma)1 be ahead of us — and we all dream of increasing felicity with the flight of the golden years — we cannot hope to see Fortune .smile upon us more lovingly than at the present moment, when we are the guests of the California Society in the Court of Abundance.
Speaking further on the subject assigned to me, the Larger Patriot- ism, I would that there could fall upon the troubled heart of mankind the benediction of Tennyson's immortal stanzas of inspired optimism. Standing on the mount of vision, his lips were touched by the spirit of prophecy.
"I doubt not thro' the ages, One eternal purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widened With the process of the suns.
"Till the war-drums throb no longer, And the battle Hags are furled In the parliament of man, The Federation of the world."
At this dark hour of the world's history mankind is taking a mighty stride toward the dawn. Born of the clash of nations, there rises in the bewildered human consciousness a conception of a larger patriotism than the exclusive love of one's own country — a patriotism which knows no frontiers, but rests upon the interdependence of nations. Let no miasma of fear or pessimism cloud our vision of the truth. The dawn, so long foretold, has already begun to streak the eastern sky with bands of light. When that dawn brightens into day, the earth will enter into its inheritance of peace, based on the universal brotherhood of man and the all-embracing fatherhood of God.
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SOCIAL FUNCTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE TWENTY- SIXTH ANNUAL CONGRESS.
Entertainment at Seattle.
About 40 delegates and ladies, including the President General, the Secretary General, Mr. Woodworth, President I fundlcy, Mr. Henry, Dr. Grindall, and others, arrived at Seattle on Friday evening, July 16. They were met by a committee of the Washington State Society, and after a brief automobile ride took up their quarters at the Hotel Wash- ington. On Saturday morning the committee took the party on an auto ride through the parks and other suburbs of the city. At 1 o'clock luncheon was served at the Commercial Club, attended by more than a hundred members of the "Sons" and '"Daughters," when wel- coming addresses and responses were in order. The party was then given a sail about Puget Sound on a special steamboat.
Entertainment at Portland.
On Sunday evening, July 18, special services were held in the First Presbyterian Church, delegates and others marching from the Portland Hotel under escort of the Spanish War Veterans, the Loyal Legion, and the (.rand Army of the Republic Rev, John If. Boyd, D. D., Chaplain of the Oregon Society, preached a patriotic sermon.
Individual entertainment was provided for lady guests at the noon hour on Monday. Monday evening there was a reception and garden party at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. A. K. Rockey, on the banks of the Willamette, near Portland,
On Tuesday afternoon, following the adjournment of Congress, the delegates and ladies accompanying them were taken on an automobile ride about tin- city, stopping at the Waverly Counts Club about 4 o'clock for tea. Al 7 o'clock Tuesday evening the delegates and vis- itors and ladies accompanying them were the guests of the Oregon Society at a banquet al the Hotel Portland, as related on previous pages.
Wednesday morning, al 9 o'clock., the delegates, visitors, and ladies were accompanied on an automobile ride of about jo miles over the wonderful Columbia River Boulevard to Bonneville, where the special steamer Undine was boarded and collation served thereon during the trip down the river to Portland, which w;ts reached about 5 o'clock.
I'.NTl'.K'l'Al NMl'.NT AT S.\N FRANCISCO.
Upon the conclusion ,,f the business session of the .Annual Congress at Portland adjournment was taken to assemble in S;m Francisco for a banquet and patriotic meeting. About 60 delegates and visitors and many of the lady guests arrived in San Francisco Friday morning, July :.'j. and were the guests of the California Society until Monday evening. At 10 o'clock Friday morning the party was taken 011 an
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automobile ride through the city, including the Golden Gate Park and the Presidio, and from 12 to 2 o'clock luncheon was given at the Tea Room of the California Building. During the afternoon the party was divided into groups ami escorted by members of the Guest Committee through the Exposition, In the evening an elaborate banquet, with a large attendance of members and guests, was given at the Palace Hotel (see addresses on preceding pages).
Saturdayi July 24, was "Sons of American Revolution Day" at the Kxposilion, when a patriotic meeting was held in the Court oi Abundance, as already uoted. Following the meeting, the Daughters of the American Revolution entertained the parly at a reception at their headquarters in the Grand Canyon Building, when Mrs. A Howard' Clark delivered a patriotic address, making special mention of what the Sons of the American Revolution have dune for the "Daughters." On Monday, July 26, the Congressional party was given an automobile ride in the vicinity of Oakland and Berkeley.
On the following Thursday those of the party remaining in San Francisco were invited by Compatriot Col. Stephen M. Foofe, U. S. A., of the Louisiana Society, to visit the Presidio and witness target practice at the Golden Gale fortifications with the great r.| -inch guns.
Address by Mrs. A. Howard Clark at Reception on July jj.
The Daughters of the American Revolution have many, man)' reasons to be grateful for services rendered them by various members of the "Sons," especially in the early formative days of our Society before we were able to walk alone. In fact, we would not have been the large, powerful organization that we have become today had it not been for their excellent advice and assistance.
During two or three weeks previous to the final organization of the "Daughters," on October 11, 1800, Miss Mary Desha and Miss Eugenia Washington, two of the founders, frequently consulted Dr. G. Brown Goodc and Mr. A. Howard Clark, Secretary and Registrar of the District of Columbia Society of the S<>ns of the American Revolution, who assisted them materially in the planning and drafting of their constitution. Il was Mr. Clark who arranged the plan for local chapters with national headquarters at Washington, a plan which has been, no doubt, the secret id' our rapid growth and large member- ship. Previous to that time, as you know, the "Sons" admitted women to membership, but at a meeting held in Kentucky in r8<>0 their Con- gress decided that it would he a society of "Sons" of tin- American Revolution in the strict sense of the word, 1 am sure that if late President General Mr. Ballard Thruston had been there then there would have been one dissenting voice t>> this 11 n gall ant, though busi- nesslike, arrangement, ami I have always been surprised that it was in the State of Kentucky where this ruling was made.
At the first formal meeting in Washington, when eighteen of us met to complete our organization, one of their officers, Mr. W. O.
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McDowell, presided, assisted by Dr. Goode, with Mr. Wilson L. Gill as Secretary. Mr. Gill generously assisted our organizing Vice-Presi- dent as Secretary for several week's after that date.
For some years after that we had an Advisory Board, chosen from members of the "Sous," who attended our board meetings, served on special committees, and were always ready to give us practical advice whenever cdled upon. It was Dr. G. Brown Goode who designed our badge, beautiful in its simplicity, having it patented and otherwise relieving us of all care in the matter.
In a few years, when our Society had a membership of several thousand, our Treasurer General found it extremely difficult to keep up individual accounts. She therefore consulted Mr. Clark', who arranged with the Treasurer General of your organization, Mr. Charles Waldo Raskins, of New York, who was then in Washington, as an expert accountant, revising the financial methods of the United States Government. Our Treasurer General, Mrs. T.ullochj met him at a conference at my house, when Mr. I laskins in a few hours simplified the system of book-keeping, putting it upon a Chapter basis and other- wise simplifying our methods to such an extent that our accounts are- kept to this day under that -method and all moneys are accounted for without the slightest complication.
Hon. Geo. H. Shields, an Assistant Attorney General of the United States, consented to be our Legal Adviser, attending our board meet- ings and carrying us through many a serious difficult)-, for never did a society have more troublesome questions to contend with than did we.
"It is easy enough to be pleasant When life Hows by like a song, But the man worth while is the man that can smile When everything goes dead wrong ; For the test of the heart is trouble, And it always comes with the years."
So we struggled on, ami, though i cannot say that we always smiled, we did, with their help, overcome many a serious difficulty. We have sometimes been called the "fighting Daughters," and, although we dis- like that term, we would not have reached the prominence that we have attained today had we not inherited some of that spirit from our ancestors. Tt will be that same spirit that if the crisis copies to our beloved country the Daughters of the American Revolution will be the first among women to step to the front and offer their services in whatever capacity we women can best serve it. Some of us might not be able to do active service in such a case, but we can and will give up our loved ones to uphold its great principles and keep up it ^ high standing among other nations. We will put the gun and the sword in their hands, and under the shadow of our beautiful Stars and Stripes we will bid them God-speed and return home and wait and suiter.
While attending the Congress at Portland a few davs a>^o I was
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called to the telephone by a woman who called herself the vSccrctary of the American Peace League, who wished me, anion}; other things, to attend an illustrated lecture of a play called "The Trojan Woman." This photoplay is presented, 1 understand, by this so-called Peace Society with the idea of depicting all the horrors of war from a woman's point of view in order to discourage the women of this country from doing their duty, ft seems to me that this alone, only a small pari of what the Peace League is doing, is a very serious con- dition. Should a crisis occnr in the affairs of our nation, the women of our land, be they native or foreign born, would need all possible encouragement and sympathy. For it is her part of the burden to suffer in that way — to watch and wait — even as our cousins across the water are watching and waiting and suffering for their loved ones at the front. Let us hope that it will not come to us, but if it should I am sure that the 88,000 and more Daughters of the American Revolution — the direct descendants of those who founded this great free nation — will rise superior to the occasion in every way and do their duty by it. And let me say right here that the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution need to get to work right away to counteract this so-called Peace League Society. Are we to allow them with their insinuating voice to remain in control of our public schools and by their teaching make anaemic degenerates of the boys and girls of our country? Let us wake up. They are in our midst, working hard, while we, to whom the people of this land should look by right of our inheritance for pro- tection, are doing nothing in that line!
But T am wandering in my enthusiasm from my subject. As our Society stands today, an immense amount of patriotic and charitable work has been accomplished all over the country. Our Continental Hall— that beautiful monument erected to commemorate the services of the men of the Revolution, costing more than $600,000 — is the finest building in the world erected entirely by women. And right here must we again thank the advisory committee on architecture from your Society wdio were of so much assistance to us (Mr. Bernard R. Green, who built the beautiful Congressional Library ; Gen. John M. Wilson, and others). The opening sessions of our Congress are now honored by the presence of the President of the United States, who speaks to us; by ambassadors and ministers from foreign republics, and others of the highest prominence, including your own President General. And T hope that the Daughters of the American Revolution will never forget that we owe much of our high standing to the ever-ready and kindly assistance, and I might say devotion, of our generous-hearted broth- ers--the Soils of the American Revolution.
REGISTER OF NEW MEMBERS ENROLLED FROM MAY I, 1914, TO MAY 15. 1915
(Continued from 1914 Year Book)
ARTHUR ADAMS, Hartford, Conn. (26030). Sun of Janus K. and Marietta (English)- Adams; grandson of Daniel and Elizabeth Good (Bartlett) Adams; great-grandson of John Adams, Ensign Third Battalion Gloucester Company New Jersey MiHtia.
BRIGGS KILBURN ADAMS, Montclair, N. J. (26646). Son of Washington Irving Lincoln and Grace (Wilson) Adams; grandson of Washington Irving and Marion L,ydia (Hriggs) Adams; great-grandson of George and Charlotte (Sweet) Briggs.; grcat--grandson of Samuel and Lydia (Kenyon) Sweet; great3-grandson of James Sivcet (and Hannah Wright), private, Capt. Peter Wright's Company Rhode Island Militia and Colonel Harper's New York Regt., pensioned; great4-grandson of Peter Wright, Captain Rhode Island and Vermont Militia.
F. FARNHAM ADAMS, Lynn, Mass. (26834). Son of David Weston and Ainanda Maria (Brown) Adams; grandson of David Farnum and Dorcas Virgin (Glines) Brown; great-grandson of Joseph and Betsey (Farnum) Adams; great2-grandson of David and Dorcas (Wheeler) Farnum; great8- grandson of Stephen Farnuni, private, Col. Moses Nichols's Regt. New Hamp- shire Vols.; great-grandson of Chandler and Betsey (Davis) Glines; great2- grandson of Israel Glines (and Molly Virgin), private, Col. Thomas Stickney's New Hampshire Regt.; great'-grandson of Ebcnczer Virgin, Lieutenant Second Concord Company New Hampshire Militia.
WASHINGTON IRVING LINCOLN ADAMS, Montclair, N. J. (6134). Supple- mental. Son of Washington Irving and Marion Lydia (Briggs) Adams; grandson of George and Charlotte (Sweet) Briggs; great-grandson of Samuel and Lydia (Kenyon) Sweet; greats-grandson of James and Hannah (Wright) Sweet; great'!-grandson of Peter Wright, Captain Rhode Island and Vermont Militia.
WILSON IRVING ADAMS. Montclair, N. J. (25546). Supplemental. Son of Washington Irving Lincoln and Grace (Wilson) Adams; grandson of Wash- ington Irving and Marion Lydia (Briggs) Adams; great-grandson of George and Charlotte (Sweet) Briggs; great'-grandson of Samuel and Lydia (Kenyon) Sweet; great:l-gi andson of James Sweet, private, Colonel Dyer's Rhode Island Regt. and Colonel Harper's Mew York Regt., pensioned.
CHARLES MILTON ALDEN, G.r.and Rapids, Mich. (26780). Son of John Milton and Augusta Minerva (Allen) Alden; grandson of Chester and Margaret (Stotts) Alden; great-grandson of Andrew Stanford and Elizabeth (Allington) Alden; great2-grandson of Prince Alden, private First Company Northumber- land County Penna. Militia.
ALFRED WILLIAM ALESBURY, Summit, N. J. (26929), Son of William and Serena (Woodruff) Alesbury; grandson of James Marsh and Margaret Cleaver (Darby) Woodruff; great-grandson of David Crane and Sally (Marsh) Wood- ruff; great'-grandson of Asher and Jemima (Roll) Woodruff; great'-grandson of Stephen Woodruff , private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
CHARLES WINTIIROP ALEXANDER, Roxbury, Mass. (26501). Son of
Winthrop and Elizahcth [Bake (Wood) Alexander; grandson of Kbenezer and:
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Harriet Sherman (Btirchsted) Alexander; great-grandson of Ebenezcr and Nancy (Wilson) Alexander; gi eat'-'-grandson of Henry and Jam- (Urann) Wilson; greal::-grandson of Thomas Gardner Urann, private, Capt. Thomas Urann's Company of Artificers; great*-grandson of Thomas Urann, Captain of Artificers, Col. Richard Gridley's Artillery Regt.; grandson of Charles Blake and Marietta Grid ley (Bowman) Wood; great-grandson of Amos and Elizabeth (Blake) Wood; great-grandson of Amos and Hannah (Brooks) Wood; great3-grandson of Amos Wood, Sergeant, Col. Kleazer Brooks's Mass. Regt. ; great;,-grandson of Timothy Brooks, private, Col. Eleazer Brooks's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Janns and Elizabeth (Cheney-Clark) Blake; great:,-granclson of James Blake, private, Col. Benj, Gill's Regt. Mass. Militia; greats-grandson of Samuel Cheney, Surgeon, Col. Win. Turner's Mass. Regt.; gieat-grandson of Ahner Hunt and Joanna Howe (Dorr) Bowman; great8- grandson of Nathan and Joanna (Babcock) Dorr; greats-grandson of Nathan Dorr, private, Col. Jacob Gerrish's Mass. Regt.; ,greatl-grandson of libenezer Dorr, Member of Committee of Correspondence and Safety; great:,-grandson of Dhamar Babcock, private, Col. Benj. Gill's Mass. Regt.; greaf.-grandson of Nathan Babcock, private, Capt. Ebenezer Tucker's Company Mass. Militia, April 19, 1775; great2-grandson of James and Susanna (Hunt.) Bowman; greatn-grandson of Abner Hunt, private, Capt. Ebenezer Tucker's Company Mass. Militia and other service.
GORDON ALEXANDER, New York, N. V. (N. T. 27360)! Son of Coke and Sarah McCahan (Wilkinson) Alexander; grandson of Augustus Washington and Mary (Perry) Alexander; great grandson of Washington and Rachel (Clark) Alexander; greats-grandson of John and Isabella (Adair) Alexander; great-- grandson of Alexander Alexander, private South Carolina Militia.
FRANCIS EDWARD ALLEN, Los Angeles, Cal. f la. 26096). Son of Francis Edward and Emma Phelps (Gillett) Allen; grandson of David and Welthy (Phelps) Gillett; great-grandson of John and Phebe (Smith) Phelps; great '-'- grandson of Jared and Rowina (Fuller) Phelps; great'-grandson of John Phelps, Sergeant Fourth Conn. Regt., Col. John Durkee.
FREDERICK CONDIT ALLKN, Bloomfield, N. J. (26637). Son of Alfred Louis and Josephine (Condit) Allen; grandson of Samuel and Mary (Pierson) Allen; great-grandson of Robert Pierson, Corporal Morris County New Jersey Militia, Sergeant, Col. Jeduthan Baldwin's Regt. Continental Artificers.
JOSEPH WALLACE ALLEN, New Castle, Pa. (--7130). Son of John Calvin and Mary (Wallace) Allen; grandson of Joseph Ralston and Jean (Cox) Wallace; great-grandson of William and Margaret ( lrulkinson ) Cox; great-- grandson of John h'ulkinson, private New Jersey Minute Men, under Captains Hunt, Logan, and others, pensioned.
SILAS WRIGHT ALLEN; Chicago, 111. (26896). Son of William Bissell and Anna (Kganl Allen; grandson of Paid Y. and Belinda (Bissell) Allen; great- grandson of Barnabas and Faith (Parish) Allen, Jr.; great--grandson of Barnabas (and Amy Cam])) Allen, private, Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's Mass. Regt.; greaf'-graridson of Nicholas Cam/', private, Col. Benjamin Symouds's Berkshire County Mass. Regt.
FRANK FAYETTE A1,MY, Grinnell, Iowa (270.'q). Sou of Horace Manchester and Abbie C. (Grinnell) Abny; grandson of John Edwin and Levina (Man- chester) Almy; great-grandson of Sanford (and Lydia Gray) Almy, Sergeant Newport County Rhode Island Militia; great-grandson of Pardon Gray, Lieu- tenant Colonel Second Rhode Island Regt.
J. QUINCY AMES, South Bend, [rid. (25843). Son of 1". M. and Alice Cut delia (Main) Anus; grandson of John N. and Mary Ann (Ball) Ames; great-grandson of David II. and Betsy (Norton) Anus; great'-grandson of Nathaniel Ames, private Second Conn. Regt., pensioned.
JOSEPH ROBERT ANDERSON, Cedar Rapids, Iowa L270.28).. Son of Joseph Scroggs ami Nancy Jane (I'ia/ec) Anderson; grandson of Aaron and Nancy
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(Clapsaddle) Frazee; groat-grandson of John and Barbara (Ilelmer) Clap- saddle; great2-grandson of George F. Hclmer, Lieutenant, Colonel Bellenger's Tryon County Regt. New York Militia, wounded at battle of Oriskany, 1777; great-'-grandson of Augustinus Clapsaddle, Major German Flatts Battalion Tryon County New York Militia, killed at battle of Oriskany, Aug. 6, 1777.
ROBERT MARSHALL ANDERSON, New York, N. Y. (26710). Son of William Marshall and Ellen Columbia (Ryan) Anderson; grandson of Richard Clough Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel Third Virginia Regt., prisoner at Charleston, Aide to Governor Nelson at siege of Yorktown.
ROSCOE JAMES ANDERSON, Redding, Cal. (26752). Son of James T. and Mary E. (Peek) Anderson; grandson of Levi Stodard and Clarinda (Chipman) Peek; great-grandson of Uri and Asenath (Powers) Peek; great-'-grandson of Levi and Hannah (Stodard) Peek; greats-grandson of Solomon Peck, private Rhode Island Militia.
CHARLES ALLEN ANDREWS, Newark, N. J. (8756). Supplemental. Son of Fdward Alanson and Sylvia Anne. (Briggs) Andrews; grandson of Friend Alanson and Martha (Nautili) Andrews; great-grandson of Thomas and Betsey (Bristol) Andrews, Jr.; grcat2-grandson of Gideon Bristol, private First Conn.
Regt., 1775, and other service, pensioned.
EDWARD JOHN ANGLE, Lincoln, Nebr. (-'6393). Son of John Bouslough and Jane (Bell) Angle; grandson of James and Catherine (Young) Bell; great- grandson of Robert Bell, private, Col. John Boyd's Lancaster County Regt. Penna. Militia.
MARK ANTHONY, New Orleans, La. (26280), Son of Ernest Augustus and Susan Jane (Cathey) Anthony; grandson of John and Mary (Locke) Cathey; great-grandson of William and Margaret Bell (Bowman) Locke; great-- grandson of Francis and Blanche (Rutherford) Locke; great'-grandson of Griffith Rutherford, Brigadier General North Carolina Militia.
CHARLES B. APPLETON, Brookline, Mass. (22482). Supplemental. Son of
Charles Henry and Jane Williams (Brooks) Appleton; grandson of Benjamin Barnard and Catharine (Ilooton) Appleton; great-grandson of Thomas Apple- ten, private, Capt. Stephen Perkins's Company Mass. Militia.
JAMES WILLIAM ARICY, Salt Lake City, Utah (25982). Son of Benjamin Lewis and Abbie Arethusa (Barnes) Arey; grandson of William and Arethusa
iReed (Howe) Barnes; threat-grandson of Josiah and Arethusa (Reed) Howe; great'-'-grandson of Silas and Eleanor (Hunter) Reed; great—grandson of Benjamin Reed, Captain Mass. Militia.
GUY NORSE ARMSTRONG, Chicago, 111. (.26477). Son of Henry Sweppe and Oeraldine (Duval) Armstrong; grandson of Francis and Susan II. (Sweppe) Armstrong.; great-grandson of John and Deborah (Hart) Armstrong; great** grandson of Jesse and Martha (Mattison) Hart; great—grandson of John Hart, Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
BRIDGEWATER MEREDITH ARNOLD, Orange, N. J.(26635>). Son of John Kurd and Rebecca (Campbell) Arnold; grandson of Levis Arnold, private Middlesex County New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of John Arnold, private Middlesex County New Jersey Militia.
JAMES STARR ARTER, Lisbon, Ohio (27077). Son of Alpheus and Sarah
Ellen (Hamilton) Arter; grandson of William Diltz and Emeliue (Nace)
Hamilton; great-grandson of Jonathan and Susana (Diltz) Hamilton, Jr.;
.*» great-grandson of Jonathan Hamilton , private Eighth Cumberland County
Battalion Penna. Militia, Col. Alexander Brown.
SHERMAN ARTER, Cleveland, Ohio (27083). Son of Theodore and Susan (Pritchard) Arter; grandson of Resin and Susan (Lapper) Pritehard; great' grandson of James and Kczia (White) Pritehard; great—grandson of Edward White, private, Capt. Henry Miller's Company First Regt. Penna. Line.
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JOHN OLIVER ASHTON, Vonkers, N. Y. (26460). Son of John Dvvyer and FJla Youmens (Cowles) Asliton; grandson of William Henry and Emma Louise (Oliver) Cowles; great-grandson of George and Mary (Bradley) Cowles; great--grandsan of Nchemial and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Rradley; gi eat:1-grandson of ll'illiani Chamberlain, Orderly Sergeant Colonel Stark's New Hampshire Regt. and other service.
FRED LESLIE ATKINSON, Newburypott, Mass. (36329). Son of Benjamin I'.
and Harriett C. (Seavey) Atkinson; grandson of Benjamin 15. and Mary II. (Clement) Atkinson; great-grandson of Nathaniel Atkinson, Corporal New Hampshire Troops, pensioned. LUTHER ATWOOD, Lynn, Mass. (14961). Supplemental. Son of Luther and Catharine Lucy (Marsh) Atwood; grandson of Thomas Jefferson and Nancy Falls (Davis) Marsh; great-grandson of Jonathan and Nancy (Falls) Davis; great-'-grandson of Jonathan Dazns, private, Col. Enoch Poor's Second New Hampshire Regt., pensioned.
VERNE AUSTIN, Lincoln. Nehr. (-.'6400). Son of Cyrus Daniel and Maude (Mitchell) Austin; grandson of Henry Minot and Minerva (Smith) Austin; great-grandson of Daniel Hudson and Loisa (Rugg) Austin; great-grandson of I, inns and Polly (Hudson) Austin; great'-grandson of Daniel Austin, private Conn. Slate Guards; great-grandson of Mason Daniel and Minerva (Messenger) Smith; great-'-grandsn of Bille and Martha (Harris) Messenger, Jr.; great:i-grandson of Bille Messenger, Sergeant, Col. John Patterson's Mass. Regt., widow pensioned; greata-grandson of James Harris, Sergeant Rhode Island State Troops, pensioned.
WALTER WARNER AUSTIN, San Diego, Cal. (26005). Son of William and Olive Sophia (Wolcott) Austin; grandson of Hiram Whitney and Sarah Ann Wolcolt; great-grandson of Ebeuezer Wolcott; grcat:-grandson of Elijah Wol- eott, Sergeant, Colonel Herrick's Regt. Vermont Militia.
JOHN JAMES .WIS, San Francisco, Cal. (26757), Son of John and Mary (O'Neill) Avis; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Haines) Avis; great-grandson of Peter Haines, private Virginia Line, pensioned.
CIIKSTF.R TERRILL AYRES, Montclair, N. J. (--7409). Son of Lewis C. and Mary J. (Doane) Ayres; grandson of Jeremiah Jeffrey and Coidelia (Derby) Ayres; great-grandson of Nathaniel and Susannah (Coddington) Ayres; great2- grandson of Richard and Mary (Jeffrey) Ayres; great;,-grandson of Nathaniel .-lyres (Ayers), private Sussex County New Jersey Militia.
WILLIAM HENRY BABCOCK, Chicago, 111. C25929). Supplemental. Son of William Henry and Penelope Bennett (Andrews) Babcock; grandson of Jabez Wight and Rebecca (Cook) Babcock; great-grandson of Joel Cook, Corporal Sixth Regt. Conn. Line; great-'-grandson of Isaac Cook, Jr., Lieutenant Colour! Conn. Militia; great3-grandson of Isaac Cook, Captain Conn. Militia; grandson of George and Cornelia Augusta (Lippitt) Andrews; great-grandson of Charles (and Penelope Low) Lippitt, Lieutenant and Commissary, Col. William Rich- mond's Rhode Island Regt.; great2-graiidsoii of John L,o'v, Lieutenant Colonel Rhode bland Militia.
OTIS DEAN BACIIELER, Summit, N. J. (26408). Son of Henry Martyn and Kliza (Dean) I'.acheler; grandson of Otis Robinson and Sarah Parker (Mer- rill) Bacheler; great-grandson of Odlin Prescott and Iluldah (Searle) Bach- eler; great-grandson of Benjamin Bachelor (Batchelder), Sergeant and Ensign New Hampshire Troops. h JOII^ ISAPTISTL FORD BACON, New Haven, Conn, (27329). Son of Mark
Reeves and Mary (Ford) Bacon ; grandson of Milton and Sarah (Reeves) Bacon; great-grandson of Ebenezer Bacon, Sergeant, Colonel F.ly's and other Conn. Regts., pensioned.
WILLIAM ANDREW BACON, Maiden, Mass. (25446). Supplemental. Son of Andrew Jack-on and Martha Ann (Merrill) Bacon; grandson of Aaron and
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EDWARD OREN BAGG, SjWWgfield; Mass. (36507). Son of Rufus Mather and Mary Elizabeth ( Bai iholomcw) Bagg; grandson of Aaron and Lucy Maria (Matlier) Bagg; great-grandson of John and Sophronia (Woodruff) Bagg; great-grandson of Aaron Bagg, private, Capt. David Wheeler's Company Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Rufus and Lucy (Adams) Mather; greit'-'- grandson of Phineas Mather, Sergeant, Col. John Sergeant's Regt. Vermont Militia.
CLARENCE B. BAGLEY, Seattle, Wash. (271227). Son of Daniel and Susannah R. (Whipple) Bagley; grandson of Jeremiah and Nancy A. (Pelton) Whipple; great-grandson of Ezra and Chloe (Wright) Pelton; great'-'-grandson of Itha- mar Pelton, private Conn. Militia.
HARRY L. BAGLEY, Brookline, Mass. (26330). Son of Sylvestur K. and Louise Aliee (Barker) Bagley; grandson of Charles Frederick Waldo and Mary (Walker) Barker; great-grandson of Josiali Hatch and Mary C. (Shattuck) Barker; great2-grandson of Josiali Barker, private, Col. John Jacobs's Mass. Regt.; great3- grandson of lihcnczer Barker, Lieutenant, Captain Griffith's Company, Col. John Jaeobs's Mass. Regt.
JAMES WALLACE BAILEY, Harlan, Iowa (26093). Son of Silas and Eleanor Ann (Wallace) Bailey; grandson of James Allen and Margaret W. (Seaton) Wallace; great-grandson of Allen and Nancy (Terrill) Wallace; great-'-grandson of Michael Wallace, Captain Albemarle County Virginia Militia.
HIRAM CARLTON BAKER, St. Paid, Minn. (25306). Son of Hiram Forbes and Emily Melissa (Brown) Baker; grandson of Hiram and Mary Ann (Forbes) Baker; great-grandson of Joth.nn .and Nancy (Olmstead) Forbes; great--grandsou of James Olmstead, Lieutenant and Acting Captain Fifth and Eighth Regis. Conn. Fine; grandson of Henry Huntington and Faurie Melissa (Merrill) Brown; great-grandson of John Brown, Sergeant, Col. Ezra Wood's Mass. Regt.
JOEL BAKER, Chicago, 111. (26897 ). Son of George A. IF. and Caroline .1 ("Mills) Baker; grandson of Waller Norman and Caroline J. (Smith) Mills; great-grandson of Alpheus and Sophia (Westcott) Smith; great-grandson of Reuben and Willoughby (Corliss) Smith; greaF'-grandson of Nathan Smith, Second Lieutenant, Capt. Lemuel Stewart's Company Mass. Militia.
LUTHER G. BAKER. Chicago, Elf. '(37-110). Son of George A. IF and Caroline J. (Mills) Baker; grandson of Walter Norman and Caroline J. (Smith) Mills; great-grandson of Alpheus ami Sophia (Westcott) Smith; great"-grandson of Reuben and Willoughby (Corliss) Smith; great-grandson of Nathan Smith, Second Lieutenant, Capt. Femuel Stewart's Company Mass. Militia
JOSEPH BALCH, Jr., Providence, R, I. (25962). Son of Joseph and Nellie Wheaton (Greene) Balch; grandson of Joseph Pope and Laura Tiffany (Field) Raich; great-grandson of Joseph and Mary Ann (.Bailey) Balch; great'-'-grandson of Joseph and Hannah (Pope) Balch; great'-grandson of Joseph Balch, Captain, Col. Thomas Craft's Battalion Mass. Train of Artillery.
FRANCIS L. BALDWIN, Escanaba, Mich. (26700). Son of Frederick A. and
Amelia M. Baldwin; grandson of Norman S. and Emma (Miles) Baldwin; great-grandson of Sylvester and Phoebe (Sherman) Baldwin; great-grandson of Hesekiah Baldwin, Jr., private, Col. Marinus Willett's New York Regt.; greats-grandson of ' Hesekiah Baldwin, Captain Second New York Regt., Col. Goose Van Schaick.
MARION AUGUSTUS BALDWIN, Atlanta, Ga. (Tenn. 25699). Son of Benja- min James and India (Baldwin) Baldwin; grandson of Marion Augustus and Celia ( Fit/pattiek) Baldwin; great-grandson of William and Celia (Fitzpa trick) Baldwin; great-grandson of William Baldwin, Sergeant Georgia Minute Men; great-grandson of David Baldwin, Captain Georgia Minute Men. Col. John Stewart's Battalion.
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THEODORE W. BALDWIN, Chicago, 111. (26494). Son of Jesse A. and Fannie -M. (.Benton) Baldwin; grandson of Sebrean and Lavina (Stevens) Baldwin; great-grandson of Albigencc and Thankful (Gaff) Stevens; great-grandson of Jonathan Stci'cns, private, Captain Scofield's Company Conn. Troops, pen- sioned; great:,-grandson of Asa Stevens, Lieutenant Conn. Militia, killed at Wyoming Massacre, July 3, 1778.
CONIC BARLOW, M uniting, Mich. (26792). Son of Henry C. and Mary (Cone) Barlow; grandson of Josiali Root and Mary (Whitney) Cone; great-grandson of Aaron and Hannah (Filicld) Whitney; great*- grand son of Edward and Sarah (Mean) Fifield; great:,-grandson of John Bean, Sergeant, Colonel Nichols's New Hampshire Regt. ; greats-grandson of Samuel Fifield, private New Hampshire Militia, Member o.f Committee of Safety.
PRATT BARNDOLLAR, Coffey ville, Ivans. (26978). Son of James J. and Nome (Pratt) Barndollar; grandson of Jacob and Elizabeth (Williams) Barndollar ; great-grandson of Peter and Anna (Martin) Barndollar; greats-grandson of James Martin, First Lieutenant Bedford County Henna. Militia.
COLEMAN HARNESS, llohoken, N. J. (27.570). Son of Francis Colgate and Charlotte A. (Townsend) Harries; grandson of William E. and l.avinia M. (Townsend) Barnes; great-grandson of llorance and Rebecca Hrush (Cornell) Townsend; great-grandson of William Cornell, Ensign Fifth Tryori County Regt. New York Militia.
DANN PAUL BARNES, Glen Allen, No. Oak. (26554). Son of J. C. and
Marietta (Squires) Haines; grandson of John S. and lluldah (Hodseil) Squires; great grandson of Samuel Stent Squire, private Connecticut Con- tinental Line.
GEORGE LAWTON BARNES, Ansonia, Conn. (26656). Son of William Ailing and Martha A. (I.awton) Haines; grandson of George and Julia Ann (Ailing) Haines; great-grandson of Philo and lluldah (Lines) Ailing, II; greaC- grandson of Philo Ailing, I, private Fifth Company Second Regt. Conn. Militia.
SAMUEL DENIIAM BARNES, Honolulu, Hawaii (20990). Supplemental-.. Son of Charles Montgomery and Ellen (Moore) Barnes; grandson of Romulus and Olivia (Denham) Barnes; great-grandson of Daniel and Sarah (Webster) Barnes; great2-grandson of Aaron Webster, private, Capt. Jabez Thompson's Company, Colonel McClellan's Regt. Conn. Militia; great-grandson of Samuel and Matilda (Goodale) Denham; great'-'-grand>on of Solomon Goodale, private, Colonel Marshall's Mass. Continental Regt.
WILLIAM ALLING BARNES, Ansonia, Conn. (26657). Son of George and Julia Ann (Ailing) Barnes; grandson of Philo and lluldah (Lines) Ailing, II; great-grandson of Philo Ailing, 1, private Fifth Company Second Regt. Conn. Militia.
HENRY HAMILTON BARRETT, Woburn, Mass. (26143). Son of Albert P. ami Mary F. (Norcfoss) Barrett; grandson of James Fowle and Mary G. (Raymond) Barrett; great-grandson of Jonas Prescott and Sally (Fowle) Barrett; greatB-grandson of James Fowle, .?</, private, Capt. Samuel Belknap's Company Mass. Militia.
HENRY HARRIS BARROLL, Commander, U. S. Navy, retired, Washington, I). C. (26813). Son of Edward and Maria Louisa (Hatcher) Barroll; grand- son of Archibald and Elizabeth Nicholson (Dibrell) Hatcher; great-grandson of Anthony Dibrell, private, Col. John Holcomb's Virginia Regt., widow pensioned.
CHARLES HENRY HARROWS, Springfield, Mas*. (26331). Son of Charles and Lydia (Smith) Barrows; grandson of Seth and Eunice (Rice) Smith; great- grandson of Eleascr Riec, private Eighteenth Regt. Conn. Militia.
RALPH SYLVESTER BART1.FTT, Boston, Mass. (26350). Son of Sylvester and Clementine (kaitt) Bartlctt; grandson of Nathan and Mehitable (Emery)
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Bartlett; great-grandson of James Bartlctt, private, Colonel Gerrish's Mass. Regt. CHARLES MARRY BARTON, New Britain, Conn. (26035). Son of Charles Henry and Ada Henrietta (Bancroft) Barton; grandson of Willard Bissell and Asenath Chapiri (Birdsey) Bancroft; great-grandson of Bissell and Joanna (Morton) Bancroft; great2-grandson of Alexander1 Morton, private, Col. Roger ICnos's Conn. Regt.
FRANKLIN IIARM5Y BASSETT, Hoquiam, Wash. (26924). Son of Norman Austin and Keziah (Hale) Bassett; grandson of Joint and Clarissa (Kellogg) Bassetf; great-grandson of Samuel Kellogg, private Conn. Continental Line, pensioned.
HARRY KENDALL BASSETT, Berkeley, Cal. (26758). Son of Edward and
Martha (Chase) Bassett; grandson of Abiram Lawrence Bassett; great- grandson of Joshua Bassett, Jr., private and artificer., Colonel Sherburne's Conn. Regt., pensioned. JAMES W.W.TKR BASSETT, Mount Carniel, Conn. (26036). Son of Lyman Hezekiah and Emma Elizabeth (Mitchell) Bassett; grandson of Medad At- water and Alary (Tuttle) Bassett; great-grandson of Hezekiah and Loly (Atwater) Bassett; great— grandson of Hezekiah Bassett, private Seventeenth New Haven Company Conn. Militia.
RALPH MARCUS BAUMGARDNER, Brooklme, Mass. (27251); Son of F.dwin Leonard and Addie Lurana (Tidd) Baumgardner ; grandson of James Munroe and Fannie Melinda (Bestow) Tidd; great-grandson of Marcus Lion and Fannie Melinda (Derry) Bestow; great-grandson of Peter and Polly (Haskell) Derry.; greats-grandson of Peter Deny, private Mass. Continental Line, pen- sioned,
CHARLES ALEXANDER BATTLE, Baton Rouge, La. (26279)". Son of Calvin William and Laura Drusilla (Thompson) Battle; grandson of William Calvin and Rebecca Frances (Woodward) Battle; great-grandson of Calvin William and Sarah Ann (Raines) Battle; great-grandson of Thomas and Polly ( Baker) Battle; great8-grandson of William Battle, Captain North Carolina Line.
LOUIS HAMILTON' BAYLY, Washington, 1). C. (26807). Son of Win. Hamil- ton and Mary (Kulins) Bayly; grandson of Joseph Tate and Harriet (Hamilton) Bayly; great-grandson of John and Jean (McQueen) Bayley; great— grandson of James Bayly, Justice of the Peace and Wagon Master for Lancaster County, IYnna.; great— grandson of David McQueen, Captain, Fourth Company Col, Alexander Lowery's Peuna. Battalion; great-grandson of Enoch and lane MeClure (Russell) Hamilton; great-grandson of William (and Magdalina Bittinger) Hamilton, First Lieutenant, Capt. Nicholas Bittin- ger's Company York County Peuna, Militia; great--grandson of Nicholas Bit- linger, Captain York County Peuna. Militia.
WILLIAM J. R. BEACH, Forest Grove, Oregon (26429). Son of Sanford and Fannie Beach; grandson oi Israel Beach, private Conn. Militia.
ALPIIEUS BENJAMIN BEALL, Jr., Sioux City, Iowa (27039). Son of Alphcus Benjamin and Grace FJeanor (Smith) Bead; grandson of Grafton Asbury and Martha Matilda (Duidevy) Bead; great-grandson of Alpheus Benjamin and Mary Ann (Hill) Beall; great-grandson of David and Mary (Davis) Beall; greav'-graiuLon of Thomas Beall of Ninian, Lieutenant Second Maryland Regt.
ORSAMUS DRAKE BEARDSLEY, Chicago, 111. (26199). Son of Byron Paine and Ursula (Drake) Reardsley; grandson of David Johnson and Martha (Gross) Beardslcy; great-grandson of Stiles and Eunice (Johnson) Beardslcy, Jr.; great— grandson of Stiles Beardslcy, private, Col. Andrew Ward's Conn. Regt.; great-grandson of Charles Johnson, private Ninth Conn. Regt., Colonel Webb; grandson of Orsamus Lucius and Climena (Strong) Drake; great- grandson of li leaser Strong, private, Colonel Moselev's and oth 1 Mass. Regis. ;
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great"-graudson of Joel Strong, Sergeant, Col. Klisha Porter's Hampshire County Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of liarl (ami Lois Beach) Stanley, private, Captain Seymour's Company, at New Haven and Norwalk Alarms; great3-grandson of Timothy Stanley, private, Captain Starr's Company Conn. Militia; great—grandson of Samuel Beach, fifer, Col. Seth Warner's Conn. Regt.
HARRY W, BECHTELL, New Orleans, La. (26281). Son of Martin Marshall and Elizabeth (Nfiff) Rechtell; grandson of John and Luc ret ia (Webster) NelT; great-grandson of John Batcman Webster, Captain-Lieutenant Fourth Continental Artillery, Col. Thomas Proctor.
GEORGE SHERMAN BECKWITH, Cleveland. Ohio (27086). Son of Gurdon Albert and Caroline Eunice (Cloes) Beckwith; grandson of Albert G. and Laura A. (Lsler) Beckwith; great-grandson of Gurdon and Eunice (Bush) Beckwith; grcat--grandson of Jason Beckwith , private, Capt. Charles Mud's Company, General Watcrbury's Conn. Brigade, 1781.
FRED HURLBURT BEGOLE, Marquette, Mich. (j567iL Son of Philo M. and Helen M. (Ilurlburt) Begone; grandson of William and Eleanor (Bowles) I'egole; great-grandson o,£ Thomas and Sarah Bowles; great2-grandson of Thomas Bowles, Member of Committee of Observation and Committee of Correspondence of Frederick County, Maryland.
EDWARD WHITAKER BELL, Chicago, 111. (D. C. 25720). Son of Frank J. and Theodosia (Whitaker) Bell; grandson of Edward Washburn and Theo- dosia (Davis) Whitaker; great-grandson of George and Mary (Colegrove) WKitaker^ 9Teat2-K'rarulsbn of Amos Whitaker; qrreat3-grand«on of Richard Whitaker, Corporal, Capt. John Lyon's Company Mass. Militia.
GEORGE HOGLEN CELL, Chicago, 111. (26737). Son of John Nelson and Annie (Acres) Bell; grandson of John Smith and Zipporah (Cock) Bell; great-grandson of Oliver and Zipporah (Coles) Cock; great'-'-grandson of Robert Coles, Lieutenant Second Regt. New York Levies, Colonel Malcolm.
JOHN RICHARD BEMIS, Providence, R. L (27181). Son of Charles Warren ami Margaret B. (Nixon) Bemis; grandson of Charles and Harriet (Fay) I'.einis; great-grandson of Jonathan and Levina (Greenwood) Bemis; great'-'- grandson of James Bemis, private, Col. Laonii Baldwin's Mass. Regt., pen- sioned.
REUBEN SAMUEL BEMIS, Providence, R. I. (27180). Son of Charles Warren and Margaret B. (Nixon) Bemis; grandson of Charles and Harriet (Fay) Bemis; great-grandson of Jonathan and Levina (Greenwood) Bemis; great-- grandson of James Bemis. private, Col. Laomi Baldwin's Mass. Regt., pen- sioned.
FRANK EVERETT BENEDICT, Newark, N. J. (26627). Son of Edward Everett and Frances Jeannette (Mandeville) Benedict; grandson of Terah and Julia Camp (Ball) Benedict; great-grandson of David and Abigail (Foster) Ball; great2-grandson of Samuel Foster, private Essex Count)' New Jersey Militia and Continental Line.
GEORGE CHITTENDEN BENHAM, Cleveland, Ohio (26354). Son of George Chittenden and Caroline (Thrall) Ben ham; grandson of William Barlow and Maria (Rockwell) Thrall; great-grandson of Jesse and Mabel (Rose) Thrall; great-grandson of Samuel Thrall, Quartermaster, Lieut. Col. Timothy Robin- son's Mass. Regt., Captain in Col. Marinus Willett's New York Regt.
FRANCIS MOULTON BENJAMIN, Chevy Chase, M.l. (1). C. 25717). Son of Samuel Clark and Morali (Thomas) Benjamin: grandson of Xina Hitchcock and Joanette (Clark1) Benjamin; great-grandson of Samuel and Polly Benja*_ min, Jr.; great-grandson of Samuel Benjamin, private Morris County New Jersey Militia.
ARTHUR HENRY BENNETT, Topekn, Kans. (22355), Supplement Ms. Son of » l'avetie lleiuv and M.nv Fli/a (Merriman) Bennett; grandson of Ashley
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Cooper and Charlotte Sophia (Wheeler) Cooper Bennett; great-grandson oi Zebulon and Sally (Cooper) Bennett, Jr.; great-grandson of Zcbulon Bennett. piivate Fourth Battalion Wadsworth's Conn. Brigade, died in service Sept. r 5, 1776; great-grandson of Thomas and Mary (Paige) Wheeler; great-- grandson of Timothy (and Mary Robinson) Paige, Jr., private, Mass. Minute Men Capt. Samuel Dexter's Company Colonel Lcarned's Regt, ; greats-grandson of Thomas Robinson, Member of Committee of Correspondence of Ilardwick, Mass.; grandson of Elihu Cross and Clinuna (Crosby) Merriman; great- grandson of Samuel Merrinwn, private, Col. Ebenczcr Allen's Vermont Regt.; great2-grandsori of Abel Merriinan, Captain, Col. Lbenczcr Allen's Vermont Regt.
ASHER C. BENNETT, Kokomo, Tml. (25846). Son of William Harrison and Meljssa Jane ( 1 >a\ is ) Bennett; grandson of George W. and Nancy (Hawkins) Bennett; great-grandson of Moses and Patience (Imley) Bennett; great-- grandson of Aaron Bennett, Sergeant Second Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
DANIEL BENNETT, North Yakima, Wash. (-'6531). Son of Edwin and Judith (Masterson) Bennett; grandson of Daniel and Kliza (Wetmore) Bennett; great2-grandson of Benjamin and Thankful G. (Lucas) Wetmore; great-- grandson of John Wetmore, Captain, Col. Comfort Sage's Regt. Conn. Militia.
LESLIE DANIEL. BENNETT, North Spokane, Wash. (26543). Son of Daniel and Mary Theresa (Murphy) Bennett; grandson of Edwin and Judith (Mas- terson) Bennett; great-grandson of Daniel and F.liza (Wetmore) Bennett; great-grandson of Benjamin and Thankful G. (Lucas) Wetmore; greal3- grandson of John Wetmore, Captain, Col. Comfort Sage's Regt. Conn. Militia.
WAL.TER GREGORY BKNT, Rochester, N. V. (-'6953). Son of Walter and Emily M. (Newton) Bent; grandson of Newell and Mary Emery (Trow- bridge) Bent; great-grandson of Newell and Betsey Kendall (Shattuck) Bent; great'-'-grandson of Jonathan Bent, private, Capt. Joseph Smith's Company of Sudbury, Mass., marched to Concord April 19, 1775. and in Ticonderoga Campaign;
CHARLES JOHNSON BKNTLKY. Freeport, 111. (26738). Son of Henry Dinsley and ElHda Jane (j'attison) Bentley; grandson of Richard and Mary Jam: (Wadhams) Pattison; great-grandson of William and Lucy (Roland) Wad- hams; great-'-grandson of Caleb WaJams (IVadhaiiis), artificer. Colonel Bald- win's Continental Artillery Regt,
HENRY DINSLEY BUNTLKY, Chicago, 111. (26478). Son of Henry Dinsley and Kllida Jane (Pattison) Bentley; grandson of Richard and Mary Jane (Wad- hams) Pattison; gr<at-gramNou of William and Lucy ( Roland ) Wadhvn-; greats-grandson of Caleb Wiulams (Wadhams)*, artificer, Colonel Baldwin's Continental Artillery Regt.
WALDO EMERSON BERRY, Rahway, N. J. (27375). Sou of Garrei and Eliz- abeth (Ludlain) Berry; grandson of Charles and Sophia G. (Stites) Ludlam; great-grandson of Christopher Ludlam, Second Lieutenant. Captain Townsend's Cape May County Company New Jersey Militia.
&OLAN R. BEST, MoiTtelair, N. J. (26931). Son of James and Nareissa (Conner) Rest; grandson of John S. and Maria (LippitO Conner; great-grandson of John and Lettie (Lecdom) Conner; great-grandson of Thomas Leedom, Sergeant. Capt. Jacob Humphrey's Company Sixth Regt. Penna. Continental Line.
ROMEO THOMPSON BETTS, Summit, N. T. (26944). Sou of William Bene- dict and Angeline (Thompson) Belts; grandson of Philander and Jane Elizabeth (Wilcox) I'.rtts: great-grandson of James and Esther (Benedict) R.etts; greats-grandson of Elijah Belts, private, Major Ezra Starr's Regt. Conn Light Morse and I'ifth Regt. Conn. Line.
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MARTIN LUTHER BIBB, Orting, Wash. (26922). Son of Martin Luther and .Mary Elizabeth (Cusliman) Bibb; grandson of Parkerson Gardner and Phoebe (Rogers) Cusliman; great-grandson of Thomas and Polly (Hieatt) Cusliman; grrat--grandson of Thomas Cusliman, private, Col, Elisha Sheldon's Conn. Light Dragoons.
THOMAS COKE BIDDLE, To-peka, Kans. (26979), Son of Richard and Elizabeth C (Joins) Middle; grandson of Richard Biddle, private Seventh Company First Regt. Maryland Continental Line,
CLARENCE 1 1 1 C I i I -; 1< UIDIH'LI'H, Glen Ridge, X. J. (-'7361). Son of Herbert II. and Ejmma A. (Raid win) Biddulph; grandson of John N, and Elizabeth N. (Collins) Biddulph; great-grandson of Thomas and Maria (Lloyd) Collins; great--grand«on of John Collins, private Fifth Regt. Penna, Continental Line.
HERBERT KEMP BIDDULPH, Los Angeles, Cat. (^T- J. 27419). Son of llerbert, II. and F,mma A. (Baldwin) Biddulph; grandson of John N. and Elizabeth N. (Collins) Biddulph; great-grandson of Thomas and Maria (Lloyd) Collins; great--grandson oi John Collins, private Fifth Regt. Penna. Conti- nental Line.
HOWARD BIDDULPH, Bloomficld, X. J. (27.362). Son of Herbert 11. and Emma A. (Baldwin) Biddulph; . grandson of John X. and Elizabeth X. (Collins) Biddulph; great-grandson of Thomas and Maria (Lloyd) Collins; great-- grandson of Joint Collins, private Fifth Regt. Penna. Continental Line,
HENRY EMERSON BIGGS, Dayton, Ohio (27089), Son of William G. and Sophia X. (Jewett) Biggs; grandson of Daniel Emerson, and Martha M. Jewett; great-grandson of Jacob J ewe ft, private, Col. Moses Nichols's New Hampshire Regt.
NEWTON KURTZ BILLOW, Columbus, Ohio (26367). Son of George VVibley pnd Sarali Jane (Tressler) Billow; grandson of John George and Susanna (Ensminger.) Billow; great-grandson of Christian and Regina (Wunderlich) Ensmingcr; great2-grandson of John Wunderlich, private, Col. Robert Elder's Lancaster County Battalion Penna. Militia.
CLARENCE ARMINGER BINGHAM, Elizabeth, X. J. (26421), Son of Charles Newman and Clara Josephine (Martin) Bingham; grandson of Joseph Stcnnett
and Clara Mary Arminger (Lane) Martin; great grandson of Jacob anil Harriett (Mundy) Martin; great-grandson of Jonathan Martin; great*- grandson of Jacob Martin, Captain Fourth Battalion Second Establishment New Jersey Line.
JOHN SKILTON BISHOP, Lincoln, Xebr. (26386). Son of John Calvin and Mary Skilton (Avery) Bishop; grandson of Chauncey and Chloe (Wheeler) Bishop; great-grandson of Joel Bishop, private Sixth Conn. Regt.
WILLIAM SAMUEL BISHOP, East Orange, X. J. (27507). Son of George
Sayles and Hannah More (Willistoiu Bishop; grandson of William Samuel
and Mary Willard (Sayles) Bishop; great-grandson of Samuel Bishop, private Fifteenth Regt. Conn. Militia.
ADOXIRAM JUDSON BLAKELV, Grinnell, Iowa (-'7044). Sou of Dan and Hannah ( Edge r ton) P.lakely; grandson of David Blakcly, private Third Com- pany Fifrsl Conn. Regt., under General YVooster; grandson of Jacob Gdgerton, private, Col. Ira Allen's Vermont Regt.
CHARLF.S WELLS BLAKESLEE, .!«., New Haven, Conn. (26658). Son of
Charles Wells and I'Jiza (Clark) Blakeslee; grandson of Matthew Gilbert and Rhoda (Dorman) Blakeslee; great-grandson of Jothain Blakeslee, private in. '■Household Band" Conn. Militia, Member of Committee of Safety.
CLARENCE BLAKESLEE, New Haven, Conn, (26038). Son of Charles Wells
and Maitha lam ( Waters I'.lai r) Blakeslee; grandson of Matthew Gilbert am] Rhoda (Dorman) BlakeRlre; great-grandson of Jotham Blakeslee, Member of ^ Committee of Safety of Norih Haven, Conn.
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DENNIS A. BLAKESLEE, New Haven, Conn. (26039). Son of Charles Welti and Martha Jane (Waters -Blair) Blakeslee; grandson of Matthew Gilbert and Rhoda (Donnan) Blakeslee; great-grandson of Jotham lilakeslce, Member of Committee of Safely of North Haven, Conn.
THEODORE R. BLAKESLEE> New Haven, Conn. (26040). Son of Charles
Wells and .Martha Jane ( Waters-Blair) Blakeslee; grandson of Matthew Gil- bert and Rhoila (l)orniau) lilakeslce; great-grandson of Jotham Blakeslee, Member of Committee of Safety of North Haven, Conn.
CHARLES ALBERT BLANCIIARD, Wheaton, 111. (.7111). Son of Jonathan and Mary Avery (Bent) Blanchard; grandson of Samuel Browning and Catherine (Avery) Cent; great-grandson of David Bent, Captain, Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt. Mass. Militia.
WILLIAM OLIVER BLANDiNG, Providence, R. I. (27178). Son of William Bullock and Mary A. (Remington) Blanding; grandson of -William and Mary Richmond (Bullock) Blanding; great-grandson of Jabes Bullock, Captain, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Mass. Regt.
FREDERICK ZABRISKIK BOARD, Ridgewood, X. J. (26403). Son of Cornelius Znbriskie and Sarah (Brinkerhoff ) Board; grandson of Peter and Matilda (Zabriskie) Board; great-grandson of Nathaniel and Mary (Kingsland) Hoard; great--grandson of David Board, Paymaster New Jersey Militia, Member of Committee of Observation ami Correspondence.
AVERY WHITMAN BOARDMAN, Toledo, Ohio (26370). Son of John Clinton ;\ml Priscilla. Patience (Granger) Boardman; grandson of Lemuel and Martha ( Rathbone) Granger; great-grandson of Thomas Granger, fifer, Twelfth Mass. Regt., Colonel Loomis.
ROBERT PARSONS BOGGIS, Cleveland,. Ohio (26359). Son of James [Iadding- ham and Elizabeth (Parsons) Boggis; grandson of William and Lafanny (Strong) Parsons; great-grandson of Salmon and Elizabeth (Jagger) Strong; greats-grandson of Bcnajah Strong, Sergeant Thirteenth Regt. Conn; Militia.
HE\TRY ALBERT BOLLES, Cushman, Mont. (Wash. 2652c;). Son of Lemuel and Chloe (Iliggins) Holies; grandson of Lemuel Bolles, private Third and Twenty-second Regts. Conn. Militia.
JAMES AUGUSTUS BOLTON, Verona, N. J. (26644). Son of William Henry and Prances (Hewlett) Bolton; grandson of James McClean and Honorah (Richardson) Bolton; great-grandson of Robert Bolton, recognized patriot, and assisted in defense of Savannah, Georgia, and was taken prisoner by the I'.ritish.
LUCIUS IKH.TWOOI), Grand Rapids, Mich. (26608). Son of Lucius Manlius and Clarinda Boardman (Williams) Boltwood; grandson of Hinckley and Klvira Armenius (Wright) Williams; great-grandson of Solomon and Eunice (Jewett) Wright; great-grandson of Thomas Jctt'Ctt, Lieutenant, Colonel Her- rick's Regt. Vermont Militia.
BEVERLEY WATCH BOND, Jr., West Lafayette, Ind. (25845). Son of Bever- ley W. and Elizabeth R. (Lumsdon) Bond; grandson of William O. and Rachel Rottenger ( M agrudcr) Lumsdon; great-grandson of Zadock and Martha (Willson) Magrudcr; great-grandson of Zadock Magrndcr, Colonel Upper Battalion Montgomery County Maryland Militia.
JAMES ALEXANDER CIIKSLEY BOND, Westminster, Md. (25567). Son of James A. and Sarah K. C. (Ilance) Bond; grandson of John Thomas and Sarah Howe (Duke) Bond; great-grandson of .James and Rebecca (Somervell) Duke; great-grandson of .llcxandcr Somcr~cell, Lieutenant Colonel Fifteenth Battalion Maryland Militia.
JAMES McCm.LOIf BOND, Evapston, HI. (^6893). Son of Thomas L. and Annie (Morris) Bond; grandson of Thomas l\. and Christine (Birckhead) Bond; great-grandson of Solomon anil Jane (McColloh) Birckhead; great*- grandson of Christopher Birckhead, Colonel Fourth Talbot County Battalion Maryland Militia.
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GEORGE LYMAN BONG, Brighton, Mass. (26835). Son of Charles M. and Adah I. (Pielcett) J >oii^ ; grandson of George B. and Catherine G. (Stoddard) Pickett; great-grandson of Joshua and Altnira (Colhurn) Stoddard; great-- grandson of Jacob Sttnlilrr, private, Col. Rufus Putnam's Fourth Mass. Regt.
GEORGE MILTON BOOK, San Antonio, Tex. (Ohio 26374). Son of William and Ann (Emery) Book; grandson of George Book, private Northumberland County Penna. Rangers; grandson of William and Lydia (Harlan) Emery; great- grandson of Jonathan Harlan, private Chester County Penna. Militia.
WILLIAM CHARLES BOORN, Chicago, 111. (26739). Son of Charles P. and Htilda Maria (StevisoiO Boorn; grandson of Isaac and Sarah C. (Deuel) Boorn; great-grandson of Nathan and Martha (Storrs) Boorn; greata-gratulson of Nathaniel Starrs, private in Mansfield Company Conn. Militia, at Lexington
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JESSE WESTMORELAND BOSTICK, Chicago, 111. (27124). Son of Frank J. and Elizabeth (Wells) Bostick; grandson of Obed Hart and Amelia (Ileaddon) Wells; great-grandson of Obed and Caroline (Grinnell) Wells; great2-grandson of Bbeneser Wells, Lieutenant Mass. Militia.
CHARLES HERSEY BOURNE, Boston, Mass. (27252). Son of lames and Jennie Emma (Hersey) Bourne, Jr.; grandson of James Whitten and Emily Eliza (Metcalf) Hersey; great-grandson of Sylvanus Conant and Charlotte (Aspin- wall) Hersey; great--grandson of Samuel and Sally (Howard) Aspinwall; great3-grandson of John Aspinwall, private, Capt. Tames Endicott's Company Col. L. Robinson's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Obed , and Roxana (King) Metcalf; great-'-grandson of Eli Metcalf, drummer, Col. Samuel Williams's Mass. Regt.; great3-grandson of Michael Metcalf, private, Col. L. Robinson's Mass. Regt.
W. FRANK BOWER, East Orange, N. J. (-6871). Sou of Samuel L- and Caro- line (Bockcr-Sniith) Bovver; grandson of Jacob and Loujca (PiTcifer) Baclier or Rocker, Jr.; great -grandson of Jacob Backer, private, Colonel Ceigcr's and Colonel Stroud's Penna. Rcgts., pensioned.
CHARLES JOHN BOWLBY, Crete, Nebr. (2638-). Son of Edward Jackson and Enuleen (Boyles) Bowlby; grandson of John H. and Elizabeth (Stephens) Bowlby; great-grandson of James and Lydia (Carhart) Bowlby; great2-grandson of Cornelius Carhart, Major Third Hunterdon County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
DONALD SCOTT BOWMAN* Ililo, Hawaii (20417). Son of William M. and Sarah (Hamilton) Bowman; grandson of James and Emily J. (Brown) Hamil- ton; great-grandson of Seth and Sarah (Downing) Brown; great'-'-grandson of Stephen Downing, privateersman, private Fourth Conn. Regt., Col. John Durkee.
HENRY NEWTON BOWMAN, Springfield, Mass. (26344). Son of Isaac C. and Almi.ra T. (Banister) Bowman; grandson of John and Lucinda (Foster) Bow- man; great-grandson of Samuel Boieman, Lieutenant, Colonel Yose's Mass. Regt.
FREDERIC ARTEMUS BOYD, Salt Lake City, Utah (25983). Sou of Charles Wilson and Harriet (Borton) Boyd; grandson of T. At tennis and Jane Edith (Green) Borton; great-grandson of George Andrew and Ann Eliza (Wherry) Green; great-'-grandson of Thomas and Jane (Lemon) Wherry; greats-grandson of John Lemon, private Twelfth Penna. Regt.. pensioned.
EDMUND SWALM BOYER, Somersworth, N. II. (25384). Son of William Ed- ward and Hannah Elizabeth (Swalm) Boyer; grandson of William and Maria Henrietta (Kroll) Boyer; great-grandson of Charles B. Boyer, private Berks County Penna. Militia.
CHARLES SHERWIN BOYNTON. Pleasant Plains. 111. {971 12). Son of Ervin - De Mary and Kate L. (Corington) Boynton; grandson of Charles Sherwin and Paulina N. (De Mary) Boynton; great-grandson of Levi and Mary (Griswold)
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Boynton; great-grandson of Jcwett and Pamelia (Stearns) Boynton; great-- grandson of John Boynton, Captain, Col. Nathan Sparliawk's Mass. Regt.; great-'-grandson of Daniel (and Anna L,. Ames) Griszcold, private, Colonel Knovvlton's Conn. Rangers; great3-grandson of John Gristcold, private, Colonel Ely's Conn. Kcgt. ; grcat3-grandsou of Anthony Anus, private, Col. John Brown's Mass. Kcgt.; great-grandson of Solomon Rand and Nancy (Frost) De Mary; great-'-grandson of Silas and Sally (Rand) De Mary; grcat'-grand- son of John De Mary, Sergeant, Col. Daniel Moore's New Hampshire Regt. ; greaC-grandson of Solomon (and Sallie Adams) Rand, private, Col. Enoch Hale's New Hampshire Regt.; great'-grandson of Andrew Adams, Corporal, Capt. Luke Drury's Company Mass. Militia. l.RVIN DXC MARY BOYNTON, Chicago, III. (24135). Supplementals. Son of Charles Sherwin and Paulina N. (De Mary) Boynton; grandson of Levi and Mary (Griswold) Boynton; great-grandson of Daniel (and Anna L- Ames) Crisxvold, priyate Conn. Militia; grandson of Solomon Rand and Nancy (Frost) De Mary; great-grandson of Silas and Sally (Rand) De Mary; great- grandson of Solomon (and Sallir Adams) Rand, private, Col. Nathan Hale's New Hampshire Kcgt.; great*- grandson of Andrew Adams, Corporal, General Ward's Mass. Regt. Lexington Alarm; grcat'-'-grandson of John Grisieold, pri- vate, Colonel Ely's Conn. State Regt.; great-'-grandson of Anthony /lines, private, Col. John Brown's Mass. Regt.
HORATIO NELSON SLATER BRADFORD, Dedham, Mass. (-'6510). Son of Edward Standish and Mary (Slater) Bradford; grandson of Shadrack Standish and Dorcas Brown (Lockwood) Bradford; great-grandson of Zabdiel Standish and Mary (Standish) Bradford; great--grandson of Gideon Bradford, private, Captain Eoring's Company, and drummer, Captain Harlow's Company Mass. Militia.
ROBERT FRANKLIN BRADLEY, Cleveland, Ohio (Conn. 26668). Son of Frank B. and Lucy M. (Judson) Bradley; grandson of Lucius and Mary G. Judson; great-grandson of Ransom and Lucy (Tnttle) Judson; grcat---grandsoii of Lemuel Judson, private, Colonel Whiting's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
ISAAC BRAGAYV, Hartford, Conn. (26031). Son of Isaac A. and Elizabeth
Meigs (Way) Bragaw; grandson of William and Demise (I'ackwood) Way; great-grandson of Joseph and Demise (Wright) I'ackwood; great--grandsou of Dudley Wright, Captain, Col. Joseph Spencer's Second Regt. Conn. Volunteers.
ABNER LEACH BRALEY, Edgartown, Mass. (26520). Son of Henry King and Caroline Ward (Leach) Braley; grandson of Philander and Sarah F. (Cush- man) Leach; great-grandson of Apollos and Chloe (Dyer) Leach; grcat-- grandson of James Leach, private, Capt. Abram Washburn's Company Major Fliphalet Cary's Mass. Regt.; greal'-'grandsou of Christopher Dyer, private, Major EHphalet Cary's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Joseph and Sally (Thompson) Cushman; great-grandson of Joseph Cushman, private, Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Mass. Regt.; grandson of Samuel Tripp and Mary Ann (King) Braley; great-grandson of Abner and Polly (Hinds) Braley; great-'- grandson of Leonard Hinds, drummer, Col. Thomas Marshall's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Nathaniel and Betsey (Douglass) King; great-'-grandson of Nathaniel Ring, private, Col. Theophilus Cotton's and other Mass. Regts.
HENRY KING BRALEY, Edgartown, Mass. (jo8.?6). Son of Samuel Tripp and Mary Ann (King) Braley; grandson of Abner and Polly (Hinds) Braley; great-grandson of Leonard Hinds, drummer, Col. Thomas Marshall's Mass. Regt.
RODNEY HOWE BRANDON, Mooseheart, 111. (2711.0. Son of Galbraith Lynn and Narcissa (Smith) Brandon; grandson of Dudley Chase and Isabel (Porch) Smith; great-grandson of Benjamin Smith, private, Col. J 0 1 1 1 1 Durkee's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
DWIGHT PAYSON BREED, Grinned, Iowa (-'70.57). Son of Samuel Dwight and Amelia (Bosworth) Breed; grandson of Reuben and Martha (Everett)
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Breed; great-grandson of Oliver Breed, First Sergeant, Capt. .Amos Gallop's Cum|>;my Conn. Militia, privatcersman, pensioned; great-grandson of John Breed, Captain Eighth Regt. Conn. Foot.
WARREN &4UDGF, BRF.F.I>, I,. vim, Mas-,. (27265). Son of James Albert and
Lydia (Webb) Breed; grandson of James and Phehc (Nichols) Breed; great- grandson of Alnos Breed, private( Capt. William Farrington's Company, April '0, "775; grandson of Thomas and Sarali (KUby) Webbi great-grandson of J0I111 Webb, private, Capt. Benjamin Ward's Company Mass. Coast Guards; great-grandson of Chris-t&plie¥ Kilby, Corporal, Col. John Greaton's Mass. Regt. AMOS PISKK BRETT, Oak Park, III. (26891). Son of Franklin A. ami Anna P. ( Waterman") Brett; grandson of Cyrus Kingman and Sarah Ann (Williams) Brett; great-grandson of Cyms and Mary Ann (Winchester) Brett; great-'- grandson of William Brett, private. Col. John Cnshing's and other Mass. Regis.
JAMES CHESTER BREWSTER, Summit, N. J. (2641,01);. Son of James Poster and Iluhlah Elizabeth (Haines) Brewster; great grandson of James Meeker and Sarah (Goddington) Brewster;, great-grandson of Robert Coddington, fifer New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of John and Nancy (Meeker) Brewster; great-'-granrfson of Janus Meeker, private Essex State Militia of New Jersey; great--grandson of Timothy and Phebe (Wood) Brewster; great8-grandson of Samuel Bre;ester, Member of Committee of Safety and Observation fur New Windsor, New York.
BI.AINE JACKSON BRICKWOOD, Chicago. 111. (2689..). Son of Albert Wil Tarn and Genevieve Mary (Jackson) Brickwood; grandson of William Harri- son and Clarinda M. (Bennett) Jackson; great-grandson of Joshua and Abigail (Eewis) Jackson; great-'-grandson ot Walker Lewis, private, Ldeut. John Cur- tis's Company Conn. Militia.
HERBERT BRIGGS, Terre Haute, End. (24055). Supplemental. Son of Robert and Rosetta (Burnett) Briggs; grandson of Stephen Grover and Ilannali (Creal) Burnett; great-grandson of Anthony and Hannah (Seymour) Creal; grcat--grandson of Ezra Seymour, private Ninth Regt. Conn. Militia.
JOHN STEVENS BRIGGS, Rochester, N. Y. (26461). Son of James Elbert and Marcia (IB-bard) Briggs; grandson of James Wright and Elvira (Hatch) Briggs; great-grandson of Aniasa and Rhoda (Wright) Briggs; great2-grandsou of Silas Briggs, private, Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Mass. Regt.
JOSEPH W. BRIGGS, Milwaukee, Wis. (27056). Son of Lewis Moore and Emma (Gduld) Briggs; grandson of Zeno and Clarissa (Baker) Gould; great-grand- son of Ophir and Rhoda (Marcy) Gould; great-grandson of Basateel Gould, Corporal, Colonel Tyler's Mass. Regt.
PRANK SMITH BRITTAIN, San Francisco, Cal. (26015) Son of Daniel ami Eliza Hart (Anderson) Brittain; grandson of John lloppock and Mary (Hart) Anderson; great-grandson of Joshua and Elizabeth (lloppock) .Anderson; grcat-'-gramlson of John Anderson , Captain New Jersey Continental l,ine; great-'grandson of Cornelius Hoppock, Captain Third Hunterdon County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
BENJAMIN PRANKEIN BROOKS, Seattle, Wash. (26532). Son of John Wes- ley and Rebecca Ann (Be Sourd) Brooks; grandson of Benjamin and Ann (Gorsuch) Be Sourd; great-grandson of Jean-Pierre Lesottrd, Corporal, Com- pagnie du Blassis, Regiment de Bourbonnais, under Count de Rochambeau.
KENDAT.E PACE BROOKS, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (26617). Son of Kendall ami Cynthia Maria (Page) Brooks; grandson of Kendall and Mary (Pcttcct
Brooks; great -grandson of Joseph Brooks, private Mass. Bight Infantry. LEON W1BB1AM BROWER, Providence, R. I. (2506,]). Sou of Samuel Henry and Etta B. (ScbofVeld) Brower; grandson of John Hawthorn and Sarah J. (Ilolbrook) Brower; great-grandson of Henry and Margaret (Hawthorn) Brower; great-grandson of Jeremiah and Catherine (Cole) Brower; great '- grandson of Abraham Bro:eer, private Second Orange County Regt. New Yoik Militia.
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ALEXANDER TIMOTHY BROWN, Syracuse, N. V. (26212). Son of Stephen Smith and Nancy M. (Alexander) Brown; grandson of Klislm B. and -Mary (Brown) Alexander; great-grandson of Solomon and Jerusha (Brown) Alex- ander; great-grandson of Elisha Brozvn, private, Col. Joseph Spencer's Conn. Regt.
CHARLES MICHAEL BROWN, Jr., Washington, North Carolina (24513)- Son of Charles Michael and Mary (Martin) Brown; grandson of Edwin and Eliza- beth (Cooper) Marl in; great-grandson of Samuel and Maria (Williamson) Cooper; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Voghte) Williamson; great-- grandson (if William Williamson, Captain Second Middlesex County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
FREDERICK WARD BROWN, New Haven, Conn. (26041 ). Son of William Howard and Cornelia S. (Camp) Brown; grandson of Andrew Law and Mary Ann (Beehe) Brown; great-grantlson of Robert and Eunice Mix (1 Inward) Brown; grcat'-'-'grandson of Robert Brown, Captain, Colonel Ward's Conn. Regt.
GEORGE MATTIII'.W BROWN, Bridgeport, Conn. (.'6042). Son of George Washington and [Catherine ( (KtramU-r) Brown; grandson -of Jhinwl Brown, private soldier and marine Conn, service.
GEORGE ROYCE BROWN, I'.rooklyn, N. V. (26206). Son of John Mapes and Minnie D. (Brown) Brown; grandson of Abraham and Hannah (Hawkins) Brown; great-grandson id David and Prudence (Tuthill) Hawkins; great-- grandson of Nathan '1'itthill, private, Col. Josiah Smith's Regt. New York
.Minute Men. GEORGE \V.\Slll.\C.TO.\ l'.UOWN, Paris, 111. (Ind. 25838). Son of Marion and Margaret lane (Bandy) Brown; grandson of Prersol and Margaret (Thomas) Brown; great-grandson of Robert and Margaret (Wilson) Brown; great-grand- son of Matilda Brow.n, private, Captain Allen's Company Chester County Penna. Militia.
HARRY EUGENE BROWN, Melrose, Mass. (26505). Son of Henry Ellsworth and Sarah Agusta (llnggup) Brown; grandson of Henry and Mary Elizabeth (Bartb.it) Brown; great-grandson of John and Sally Bartlett; great'-'-grandson of William Bartlett, private, Col. John Clover's Mass. Regt.
HUGH WILBUR BROWN, Pittsburgh, Pa. (^7137). Son of Frank Woodbridge and Amanda Elizabeth ( Copeland ) Brown; grandson of George Wilbur and Lucy Emily (Rose) Brown; great-grandson of Pardon ami Sarah (Wood- bridge) Brown; great-grandson of H OWC It WoodbridgC{ Colonel Sixth Conn. Regt., 1 780.
ROBERT BROWN, Stroudsburg, Pa. (26165). Son of Robert and Rachel J,.
Brown; grandson of Jacob and Susanna Brown; great-grandson of John Brown, Captain, Col. Jacob Stroud's Penna. Regt. EDWARD EVERTS BROWNE, Waupaca, Wis. (27051). Son of Edward I.eroy
and Mary Ann (Parish) Browne; grandson of Jacob Kimball and Mary Ann (Converse) Parish; great-grandson of Israel and Anna (Smith) Converse; great--grandson of Israel Converse, Captain, Colonel Wells's Conn. Regt.
CLARK TIXKHAM BROWNELL, Newark. N. J. (25785). Supplemental. Son of Myron C. and MaiM.net (Edit") Brownell; grandson of Robertson and Ellen C. Kdic; great-grandson of David and Margaret (Fleming) l\dic; great2- grandson of James Edie, private Sixteenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
STANLEY EDWIN BROWNELL, Bennington, \ t. (27477). Son of George W. and Almira (Barry) Brownell; grandson of Samuel A. and Zernah (Forbes) Brownell; great-grandson of John Forbes, Lieutenant, Capt. Simeon Wright's
Company, Col. Walbridge's Vermont Regt. VALTER SMIT1J/BRUCE, Boise, Idaho (-'700.').
WALTER SMITIJ/BRUCE, Boise, Idaho U7003). Sou of James Henderson and
Sarah Louise (Cookington) Bruce; grandson of Charles and Sally (Wallis)
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Bruce; great-grandson (if Charles Brine, Corporal, Co). Thomas Craft's Regt. Mass. Artillery.
FREDERICK CROSBY BRUSH. Montclair, N. J. (27351). Sou of Chester Crosby and Emily Frances (Keeler) Brush; grandson of Rufus and Ann Eliza (Fowler) Keeler; great-grandson of Jonah and Rebecca (Raymond) Keeler; great--grandson of Josiali Raymond, private Ninth Regt. Conn. Militia.
LOUIS HERBERT BRUSH, Salem, Ohio (26365), Son of Tames Alpheus and Amelia May (McCall) Brush; grandson of Charles and Fanny (Fitch) Brush; great-grandson of Henry and Abby (Whitney) Fitch; great-grandson of Ebenezer and Ruth Whitney; great-grandson of Daiid Whitney, commander of sloop in Conn. Boat Service.
WILLIAM ALANSON BRYAN, Honolulu. Hawaii (20422). Son of William Al- bert and Catherine ( Pearson ) Bryan; grandson of Alanson and Master (Men- denjiall) Bryan; great-grandson of Morrison - and Rhoda (Johnson) Bryan; grcat-'-grandson of Andrew Morrison and Mary (Akers) Bryan; greats-grand- son of John Andrew Bryan, Corporal, Captain Brown's Company Third Regt. Virginia State Troops, Col. George Gibson.
CHARLES BENJAMIN BRYANT, Martinsville. Va. (22991). Son of Thomas Rowland and Mary Price Ellis (Reynolds) Bryant; grandson of James Bryan!, private, Capt. Thomas Rowland's Company Virginia Militia.
JAMES BRYCE, Pittsburgh, 1^1.(27138). Son of Marion Graham and Marion Snelliug (Lewis) Bryce; grandson of Richard and Jane Porter (Hatch) Lewis; great-grandson of Timothy and Lucretia (Buell) Hatch; great--grandson of Asa Bucll, private Seventh Regt. Conn. Line.
JOHN ROSS BUCHANAN, Waukesha, Wis. (-'6260). Son of Moses Ross and Rachel (Howel) Buchanan; grandson of James Buchanan, private, Col. Thomas Porter's Lancaster County Battalion Penna. Militia.
CARROLL STRICKLAND BUCHER, Salt Lake City, Utah (25985). Son of George F. and Flora (Strickland) Bucher; grandson of Morgan D. and Luc'nda
J. (Watts) Strickland; great-grandson of William Means and Susan (Bow- man) Watts; great-grandson of Francis Walts, private, Col. Stephen Moylan's Fourth Continental Dragoons, Second Lieutenant, Col. Arthur Buchanan's Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
GEORGE SCOTT BUCHER, Grand Rapids, Mich. (26619). Son of George Con- rail and Susan (Scott) Bucher; grandson of John Conrad and Hannah (Mytin- ger) Bucher; great-grandson of John Jacob Mytingcr, Lieutenant, Bartholomew
Vim lleer's Continental Light Dragoons.
WILLIAM VVOOSTER BUCKINGHAM, West Haven, Conn. (26660). Son of Henry and Abbie Ogden ( Phillips-Curtiss) Buckingham; grandson of Nathan Lewis and Clarissa (Wooster) Buckingham; great-grandson of Nathan and Selena (Lewis) Buckingham; great-grandson of Nathan and Esther (Osborn) Buckingham; greats-grandson of Joseph Osborn, Corporal and Sergeant, Cap- tain Parmelee's Company of New Haven, Conn.
ERNEST MILLER BULL, Ridgewood, N. J. (26404). Sou of Archibald H. and Evelyn ( Van Deventcr) Bull; grandson of James II. and Helen (Denny) Bull; great-grandson of William and Sarah (Bailey) Denny; great-grandson of Henry Denny, private New Jersey Militia, pensioned.
LEWIS LEVI BULLARD, Andover, N. Y. (26217). Son of Henry and Mary Ann (Adams) Bullard; grandson of James and Nancy (Pingrey) Adams; great-grandson of Lei i Adams, Corporal, Col. James Reed's Mass. Regt.
MILES WAYNE BULLOCK, Howell, Mich. (26777). Son of Wayne and Cor- nelia E. (Skinner) Bullock; grandson of Simeon and Elizabeth (Merrill) Bullock; great-grandson of Daniel Merrill, private, Colonel Beldcn's Regt. Conn. Militia; great-grandson of Amasa Mills, Major Eighteenth Regt. Conn. Militia, pensioned, Representative Conn. General Assembly.
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DALE BUM STEAD, Chicfgo, 111. (-'07.10). Son of Edwin Stimson and Amelia Emeline (Way) Bumstead; grandson of William Jeduthan and Lucia (Bolles) Bumstead.; great-grandson of Jeduthan and Wealthy (Thrall) Bumstead; great** grandson of Joseph Bumstead, drummer, Col. Nicholas Dike's Mass. Regt., pensioned; great-grandson of Augustus and Fanny (Trowbridge) Bolles; great8- grandson of David Bolles, private, Capt. Janus Pinrteo's Company Colonel llosford's Conn. Kegt. ; great-'-grandson of James and Prances (Harrow) Trow- bridge; great-grandson of Daniel Trowbridge, Sergeant, Capt. Z'ebadiah In- galls's Company Conn. Militia.
JAMES BLACK BURDELL, Burdells, Cal. (26010). Son of Galen and Mary Augustina (Black) Burdell; grandson of James and Sila (Lamon) Burdell; great-grandson of John and Polly (Cunningham) Burdell; great'-'-grandsou of John Cunningham, private First New Jersey Regt., Col. Matthias Ogdcn.
JAMES EDWIN BURDETT, Lynn, Mass. (26502). Son of Edwin Emerson and Clara Brown (Richmond) Bnrdett; grandson of James Bailey and Kliza (Brown) Richmond, great-grandson of Seth and Lydia (Bunn) Richmond, Jr.; great'-'-grandson of Seth Richmond, private, Col. Gamaliel Bradford's Mass. Regt.
WIUJAM LAWRENCE BURK, Jr., Last Orange, N. J. (-6414). Son of Wil- liam Lawrence and Mary Louise (Cuney) Burk; grandson of Stephen and Mrs. Lucinda (Casted) Cuney; great-grandson of John and Amy Rine (Lardt) Cuney j great-'-grandson of Stephen Cuney, private Thjrd Regt. New York Militia.
JAMES CLINTON BURNS, Macomb, 111. (26181). Son of William and Elizabeth (Auld) Burns; grandson of James and Mary (Johnson) Burns; great-grandson of Alexander Burns, private Fifth Peuna. Regt. and Cumberland County Rifle-
men.
MORSE BURTIS, Jk., Englewood, N. J. (26240). Supplemental. Son of Morse and Kate (Moone) Burtis; grandson of Arthur and Grace Kwing (Phillips) Burt is; great-grandson of Arthur and Elizabeth (Palmer) Burtis; great'-'-grand- son of John Burtis, Jr., private, Col. Josiah Smith's Regt. New York Militia.
CHARLES 1). BURTON, New Haven, Conn. (2665.)). Son of James and Harriet 1 Caliles) I'.urton; grandson of Silas and Martha (Arnold) Burton; great* grandson of James Burton, Captain, Colonel Dimoil's Conn. Regt, and other
!sei \ ice. HERBERT MARTIN BUSHNELL, Jk., Lincoln, Nebr, (27302). Son of Herbert M. and Elsie N. (Campbell) Bushnell; grandson of Martin and Charlotte P. S (Clark) Bushnell; great-grandson of Stephen and Charlotte (Lovejoy) Clark;
great-'-grandson of Paul Clark, Sergeant, Col. Christopher Greene's Rhode Island Regt.
GEORGE HENRY BUGLER, Syracuse, N. V. (36462). Son of l',bene/er and Juliet E. (Spencer) Butler; grandson of Merit and Sabrina (Bigelow) Butler; great-grandson of Jesse and Louisa (Sopcr) Butler; great-'-grandson of l:.l>c- nezer Butler, private, Capt. Norse Seymour's Company .Major Thomas Bull's Light Dragoons; grandson of Russell and T.ury (Wheeler) Spencer; great- grandson of Benjamin Wheeler, Corporal, Col. Isaac Sherman's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
JOHN DAVISON BUTLER, Seattle, Wash. (2091-'). Son of Jason 1). and Elsie tp Mary (Davison) Butler; grandson of Nathan Henry and Amanda (Akin)
Davison; great-grandson of Nathan and Elisabeth (Seaman) Davison; great-'- grandson of „-/.V(j Davison, private Third Conn. Regt., 1 775. and other service.
PIERCE BUTLER, Louisville, Ky. (26585). Son of John Russell and Jane
(Short) Butler; grandson of Pierce and Eliza Sarah (Allen) Butler; great* grandson of l'ereival (01 fierce) Butler, First Lieutenant Third Penna. Regt., Col. Thomas Craig.
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CHESTER ARTHUR BUTMAN, Pittsburgh,. Pa. (26167), Son of Grafton and Sarah Elizabeth (Smith) Butmau; grandson of Solomon ami Sarah Elizabeth (Pool) Smith; great-grandson of Solomon and Eliza Wade (Tarr) Smith; greats-grandsdn of William and Lydia (Mitchell) Tarr, Jr.; great'-grandson
of Daniel Barber Tarr, Sergeant, Capt. John Rowe's Company Mass. Militia, pensioned.
WELLS DUANE BUTTERFIELD, Detroit, Mich. (26604). Son of James Duane and Emily Ward (Owen) Butterfield; grandson of Loderick and Ann (Car- penter) Butterfield; great-grandson of Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., Corporal, Capt. Elijah Galusha's Company Vermont Militia; great-'-grandson of Jonathan But- terticLI, private, Col. Peter Olcott's Vermont Regt.
RAWLINS CADWALLADER, San Francisco, Cal. (10094). Supplementals. Son 'of Sylvanus and Mary Isabella (Paul; Cadwallader; grandson of Amos and Mary Ann (Choate) Paul; great-grandson - of James White and Llethear (Jewett) Paul; great--grandson of James Paul, private, Colonel Bradford's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Jacob and Rosamond (Parmalee) Choate; greats-grandson of Isaac Choate, Lieutenant, Colonel Denny's Mass. Regt.
HENRY Or, IN CADY, Evanston, 111. (26193). Son of Gardner Charles and Eliza Lavvrens (Everts) Cady; grandson of Isaac and Mary (Winter) Cady; great- grandson of Isaac Cady, private in Killingly Company Conn. Militia, Lexing- ton Alarm.
SCHUYLER M. CADY, Summit, N. J. (26.(11). Son of John N. and Frances (Kelscy) Cady; grandson of Jonathan and Eliza (Petty) Cady; great-grandson of David and Nancy (Waterman) Cady; great-'-grandson of Jonathan Cady, Captain Eleventh Regt. Conn. Militia, pensioned.
CHARLES CHESTER CAFFERTY, Hackensack, N. J. (N. Y. 26452). Son of Chester and Elizabeth (Lory) CafTerty; grandson of Thomas and Matilda (Camp) Cafferty; great-grandson of William and Prudence (Williams) Caf- ferty; great2-grandson of Joseph McCaffcrty, private Hunterdon County Militia and New Jersey Line; great-grandson of. Chester and Mary (Roe) Camp; greatL'-grandson of William Roe, Lieutenant Orange County New York Militia; great--grandson of James and Helena (Eldridge) Williams; greatn-grandson of Thomas Bldridgc, private Third Battalion Wadsworth's Conn. Brigade; great2- grandson of Asa Camp, private and Sergeant Mass, and New York Troops, pensioned; grandson of David ami Keziali (Edwards) Lory; great grandson of Joshua and Elizabeth (Markel) Lory; great-'-grandson of Peter and Jany (Becker) Markel; great3-graudsou of Henry Rickas Becker, private New York Militia; great-grandson of Joseph and Margaret (Becker) Edwards; great-'- grandson of Nicholas and Margaret (Ecker) Becker; great3-grandson of Jo- hannes Becker, private Fifteenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia; great4-grandson of William Becker, private Fifteenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia; grcat'-grandsou of Joost lickcr, private Fifteenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
HERBERT AMES CAHOON, Swampscott, Mass. (27266). Son of Charles How- ard and Jessie Evelyn (Ames) Gaboon ; grandson of Alonzo and Bethiah (Snow) Gaboon; great-grandson of Moses and Hannah (Jenkins) Snow; great"- grandson of Edward and Catharine (Mayo) Snow; greats-grandson of Thomas SnOW, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass. Regt.; great'-'-grandson of Mela- tiab and Elizabeth (Mayo) Jenkins; greats-grandson of Thomas Mayo, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass. Regt.
ALBERT BUTLER CALDWELL, New York, N. Y. (26216). Son of Theron II.
and Annie M. (Bolton) Caldwell; grandson of George Boyd and Eliza Marion (Coffin) Caldwell; great-grandson of Robert and Magdalen (Bentley) Coffin; great'-'-grandson of Taber (and Elizabeth Yandeburgh) Bentley, Colonel Fifth Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia: great-grandson of James I'anJc- { burgh, I, icii irii; int Colonel Fifth Dutchess County New York Militia.
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FRANK BEVIS CALDWELL, Oak Park, 111. (27125). Son of Frank Congleton and Grace Edna (Bevis) Caldwell; grandson of Henry Wallace and Hannah Ann (North) Caldwell; great- grandson of Robert F. and Julia (Comingo)
Caldwell; great'-'-grandso.i of Robert and Margaret (Cook) Caldwell; great3- grandson of .lle.vander Caldwell, private, Capt. William Ncsbit's Company Westmoreland County 1'enna. Rangers.
JOHN PAYNE CALDWELL, Louisville, Ky. (26584). Sun of Junius and F.lla P. Caldwell; grandson of William Beverly and Ann Augusta (Guthrie) Caldwell; great-grandson of William and Ann (Trabue) Caldwell; greats-grandsoti of John Cahiiyell, private Virginia Line; great-grandson of James and Eliza (Prather) Guthrie; great2- grand son of Richard and Mary (Churchill) Prather; great3-grandson of Armistcad Churchill, Colonel Second Fauquier County Regt. Virginia Militia.
ARTHUR DRYDEN CAMPBELL, Dorchester, Mass. (26843), Son ^\ Charles George and Fannie Lilly (Dryden) Campbell; grandson of George Fair and Eliza Ann (Poole) Campbell; great-grandson of Ebenezer and Elmira (Buck- man) Poole; great2-grandsoo of Job Poole, private, Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
CHARLES GEORGE CAMPBELL, Dorchester, Mass. (26844). Son of George Fair and Eliza Ann (Poole) Campbell; grandson of Ebenezer and Elmira (Buckman) Poole; great-grandson of Job Poole, private, Col, Ebenezer Sprout's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
EBEN SAMUEL CAMPBELL, Dorchester, Mass. (26837). Son of George Fair and Eliza Ann (Poole) Campbell; grandson of Ehenezer and Elmira (Buck- man) Poole; great-grandson of Job Poole, private, Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
JOHN CLEMENT KENNEDY CAMPBELL, Washington, • D. C. (25721). Son uf Leonidas Coyle and Mary (Kennedy) Campbell; grandson of John Clement and Lydia Welch (Baltzell) Kennedy; great-grandson of Thomas and Lydia (Welsh) Baltzell; great-'-grandson of William Adam Welsh, private, Col. Lewi-, Nicola's Penna. Regt.
JOHN WILLIAM CAMPBELL, Newark, N. J. (26943). Son of John and Mary Ann (Norton) Campbell; grandson of Neri and Sallie (Pratt) Norton; great- grandson of Miles and Anne (Agard) Norton; grcat"-grandson of Ebeittsei Norton, Lieutenant Colonel Seventeenth Regt. Conn. Militia, 1770.
LOUDOUN L. CAMPBELL, Pittsburgh, Pa. (26169). Son of Loudoun and Re- becca M. (Cooper) Campbell; grandson of James M. and Nancy (Pollet)
Cooper; great-grandson of James B. Cooper, private, Capt. James Armstrong's First Troop Col. Henry Lee's Legion Continental Army.
MARK POOLE CAMPBELL, New York, N. Y. (Mass. 26845). >s'»» "'" George Fair and Eliza Ann (Poole) Campbell; grandson of Ebenezer and Elmira (Buckman) Poole; great-grandson of Job Poole, private, Col, Ebenezer Sprout's
Mass. Regt., pensioned.
RAYMOND CASSIUS CANNON, Watertown, So. Dak. (-'3450). Son of Cassiu-, Marcellus and Jennie (Hopkins) Cannon; grandson of Titus Bouncy and Diantha (Westland) Hopkins; great-grandson of I&ossiter and Maria (Sher- wood) Hopkins; great-'-grandson id Josiah Hopkins, private Third Battalion Colonel pnos's Conn. Regt.
I GEORGE ALONZO CANTINE, Newburgh, N. Y. (26463). Son of Orrin and
Lucy (Storms) Cantine; grandson of Abraham and F.lsie (Van Wagnei I Cantine; great-grandson of Peter Cantine; great-'-grandson of MvSCS Cantine, Captain Third Ulster County New York Regt. SETH BUNKER CAPP, Devon, Pa. (-'6173). Son of William Mutter and Ida Estelle (Stitt) Capp; grandson of John Charles and Sarah (Singer) Capp; great-grandson of John (and Anna Maria Musser) Singer, private and drum- mer Lancaster County Penna. Militia, on prison sliip "Jersey'.'; great-grand- >n of (Jeorge Musser, Captain First Lancastei County 1'attalion Penna. Militia.
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FRANK 1 1CXKS CAPRON, Providence, R. I. (25964). Son of John A. and
Harriet A. (Jencks) Capron; grandson of Joseph and Mar>* (Smith) Caproti, Jr.; great-grandson of Joseph Ciij'ron, private, Col. George Peck's and othci Rhode Island Rcgts., pensioned.
HARRY NATHAN CARLISLE, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (26S00). Son of Luinan James and .Mary Mcllissa (Keys) Carlisle; grandson of Dennison and Almira (ITayden) Carlisle; great-grandson of Thomas ami Pamelia (Sherlock) Car- lisle; grcat--grandson of Ichabod Sherlock-, private Ninth Mass. Regt,
ALFRED GEORGE CARPENTER, Cleveland, Ohio (2s\}7jP Son of William Harney and Emcline (Grove) Carpenter; grandson of Daniel and Sally (North- way) Carpenter; great-grandson of William B. and Sarah (Blodgett) Car- penter; grcaP'-grandson of William Carpenter, Sergeant, Colonel Murray's Mass. Regt.
KUSSEL DAVID CARPENTER, Portland, Oregon (26433). Son of Harvey and Mary Eunice (Doyle) Carpenter; grandson of Joseph and Pcrsis (White) Carpenter; great-grandson of Willard and Polly (Paeon) Carpenter; great8- grandson of Ephrahn Carpenter, Captain, Col. John Ply's Fourth Battalion
Conn. Troops.
[•'RANK OVERTON CARR, Wichita, Kans. (32574). Son of Frank K. and Carrie M. (Harris) Carr; grandson of lfrank and l-'loise Copeland (Chandler) Carr; great-grandson of Peroy and Sarah A. (Ouarles) Chandler; great2-grandson of Charles ami .Ann (Mills) Ouarles; greats-grandson of William Mills, Cap tain Virginia Militia.
HENRY LOVELL CARR, Elizabeth, N. J. (27372). Son of Lovell 11. ami Belle ( Chainbcrlin ) Carr; grandson of Henry Povell and Mary (Collette) Can; great-grandson of Henry and Ann Bethunc (Povell) Carr; great--grandson of lames .Smith and Helen (Shealfe) Povell; great3-grandson of James Lovell, Member of the Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776 to 17S2.
WILLIAM STARRS CARR, Plmira, N. Y. (27207). Son of Austin and Elizabeth (Sackett) Carr; grandson of plisha and Nancy (Jones) Sackett; great-grand- son of John Junes, Jr., Corporal and Orderly Sergeant Third Westchester County Regt. New York Militia, pensioned.
ROBERT MEACIIAM CASE. Chicago, III. (2737*. P Son of Corrington C. and Lavinia (Walker) Case; grandson of Enos and T.avinia Dearborn (Hoyt) Walker. Jr.; great-grandson of Pnos and Mary (Redding) Walker; great'-'- grandson of Marshall Walker, private, Col. Josjali Whitney's Mass. Regt.
HOWARD WELFORD CASLER, Ridgewood, N. J. (26241). Supplemental. Son of William Henry and .Mice ( De Witt) Casler; grandson of Levi and Lanj M. (McChcsney) Casler; great-grandson of Jacob Casler, Jr., private Fourth Tryon Counts- Regt. New York Militia.
\\\ 'RON CASSELL, Chicago, lll.(26.|8.s). Son of Apollos II. and r.meline (Hal- Kit) Cassell; grandson of Samuel and Cynthia (Gecr) Ilallctt; great-grandson of Thomas JJallctt, private, Col. S. B. Webb's Conn. Kigt., pensioned.
JOIIX THOMAS CESSNA, Grinnell, Iowa (27042). Son of Thomas R. and Sarah (Koemer) Cessna; grandson of William and Rachel (Morgart) Cessna; great-grandson of John and Mary (McCauslin) Cessna, I\'; great-grandson of John Cessna, III, Major of Associators and Militia of Bedford County, I'cnna., 1776-1777.
|()I!.\T THOMAS CESSNA, Jr., Grinnell, Iowa (270.13). Son of John Thomas and Elsie (Brown) Cessna; grandson of Thomas K. and Sarah (Koemei) Cessna; great-grandson of William ami Rachel (Morgan) Cessna; great2- grandson of John and Mary (McCauslin) Cessna, IV; great^-grwulson of /(•/mi Cessna, III, Major of Associators and Militia of Bedford County, Pcnna., 1770-1777.
NEWTON WIU.IAM CESSNA, Grinnell, Iowa (27041). Son of Thomas R. and S.i i .ilt (Koemer) Cessna; grandson of William and Rachel (Morgart) Cessna;
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great-grandson of John and Mary (McCauslin) Cessna, I\'; great:-grandson of Joint Cessna, 111, Major of Associators and Militia of Bedford County; Penna., 1776-1777.
THOMAS HENRY CHAMBERS, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (X. V. 26707). Son of John Watson and Mary K. (Nuttall) Chambers; grandson of Isaac Newton and Susanna R. (Steward) Chambers; great-grandson of John and Lydia (Bel!) Chambers; great-grandson of Isaac and Eydia (Beeson) Cham- bers; great3-grandson of John Chambers, private Second Delaware Regt. and Capt. Matt Manlove's Company Col. Samuel Patterson's Delaware Battalion.
HENRY D. CHAMPIJN, Cleveland, Ohio (27084). Son of Joseph Walker and Harriet (Buckingham) Champlin; grandson of John and Keziah (Walker) Champlin; great-grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (Howard) Champlin; great2- grandsdn of Joshua Champlin, Captain, Col. James Van De Burgh's Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia.
EEWYN FRANCIS CIIANDEER, University, N. Dak. (23398). Son of Charles Henry and Eliza Eranccna (Dwinnell) Chandler; grandson of James and Nancy (White) Chandler; great-grandson of Roger and Eydia (Marshall) Chandler; great-- grandson of James Chandler, Member of Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1776-1777.
PARKER BRADEEY CHANDLER, Duxbury, Mass. (26345). Son of Julius B.
and Mary E. (Bradley) Chandler; grandson of John 1'. and Elizabeth (Buck- nam) Bradley; great-grandson of David and Betsey (Burridge) Bucknam; great--grandson of John B-nrridge, Sergeant, Captain Cushing's Company Mass. Militia and other service, widow pensioned.
BENJAMIN EDWIN CHAPIN, Newark, N. J. (26933). Son of Norman C. and Sarah Blodgett (Wickson) Chapin; grandson of Sheldon and Altha (Huggins) Chapin; great-grandson of Amos Chapin, Corporal, Col, John Ashley's Mass. Regt.
CORNELIUS KING CHAPIN, Detroit, Mich. (26784). Son of Edward Cornelius
and EUa (King) Chapin; grandson of Seth Smith and Julia Ann Spencer ( Coan) Chapin; great-grandson of Reuben and Eouisa (Russell) Chapin; great-' grandson of John Russell, Sergeant Third Company Eighth Conn. Regt.; great- grandson of John ami J'hebe Ann (Fowler) Coan; greats-grandson of John Coan. private, drummer, Conn. Militia and "Whale Boat Service"; grandson of lames William and Hannah Spicer (Rose) King; great-grandson of Samuel and Mary (Brooks) Rose; great'-'-erandson of Pelcg A'o.w, private, Colonel I'arsons's Sixth Conn. Regt., widow pensioned.
HENRY VVINFIEUJ CHAPIN, Syracuse, N. Y. (26223). Son of Edward I,, and
.Mary Crosvenor (Allen) Chapin; grandson of Warren and I,ucy (Grosvenor) Allen; great-grandson of Samuel and Katy (Osgood) Allen ; great-grandson of Ezra and 1'lnebe (Caryl Allen; great:i-grand-ou of Matliew Allen, private, Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's Mass. Regt. ROY DIKEMAN CHAPIN, Detroit, Mich. (26785). Son of Edward Cornelius and EUa Rose (King) Chapin; grandson of Seth Smith and Julia Ann Spencer (Coan) Chapin; gnat-grandson of Reuben and Eouisa (Russell) Chapin; greal-'-grandsou of John Russell, Sergeant and Ensign Eighth Conn. Regt.; great-grandson of John and Phebe Ann (Fowler) Coan; great-grandson of John Coan, private, drummer, Col. Mather Mead's Conn. Regt., and "Whale lioat Service"; grandson of James William and Hannah Spicer (Rose) King; great-grandson of Samite! and Mary (Urooks) Rose; greats-grandson of I'eleg Rose, private, Colonel Parsons's Sixth Conn. Regt., widow pensioned.
ARTHUR EEESWORTH CIIKNOWKTH, Manila, 1'. I. (245*60). Sou of David 1!. and Fanny (Edward-) Chcnoweth; grandson of Washington and Rachel (Wees) Chcnoweth; great-gratidsbn of John I. Chenoweth; greats-graudsou of John Chenoweth, private, Col. Peter Muhlenberg's Virginia Regt., prisoner.
HERBERT MKKKITT CUES'! ER, New York. N. Y. (26464). Son of John Hicks and Sarah Emeline (Merritt) Chester; grandson of Christopher and Olive
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Brown (Burdick) Chester, Jr.; great-grandson of Christopher (and Martha Chase) Chester, private Tenth Regt. Conn. Line; great-grandson of Oliver Chase, private, Col. Archibald Oary's Regt. Rhode Island Militia; great-grand- son of Oliver and Olive (Brown) Bnrdiek, Jr.; great-grandson of Oliver Bur- dickj private Rhode Island boat service; grandson of Samuel and Sally (1'art- low) Merritt; great-grandson of Henry Mcrritt, private, Colonel Lippitt's Rhode Island Regt.
WILLIAM SWAIN CHILD, Red Bank, N. J. (--6857). Son of Joseph William and Mary Ruth (Swain) Child; grandson of Ezra Baldwin and Mary Jane (Cross) Swain; great-grandson of George A. and Ruth (Hatch) Cross; great2- grandson of Hctnan Hatch, private, Col. Samuel B. Webb's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
RICHARD WARD CHILDS, Boise, Idaho (27003). Son of Josiah Ward and Phoebe Ann (Sherman) Childs; grandson of William M. and Phebe (Veazie) Sherman; great-grandson of Lemuel and Phcbc (Stetson) Yeazie; great-grand- son of Lemuel l'ee..:ic. private, Col Jonathan Bass's Mass. Regt.
HARRY SINGIvR CI1INNOCK, Jr., Belleville, X. J. (26425). Son of Harry Singer and Mary Voorhis (Raymond) Chinnock; grandson of John Voorhis find Sarah Caroline (Griffin) Raymond; great-grandson of Samuel Wilkinson and Mary (Voorhis) Raymond; greata-grandson of Hendrik Van Voorhees, private First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
WALTER WILSON CHIPMAN, Syracuse, N. V. (27203). Son of Silas W. and
Sarah M. Chipman; grandson of Isaac and Sarah (Hemenway) Chipman; great-grandson of Timothy Fuller and Mary (Smith) Chipman; great2- grand son of Thomas Chipman, private, Col. John Ashley's Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
HENRY CAMERON CHRISTIE, Rockaway Park, N. Y. (26465). Son of Archi- bald H. and Jane (Jones) Christie; grandson of Hugh and Mary (Cameron) Christie; great-grandson of John and Christine (McGregor) Cameron; great2- grandson of Daniel Cameron, private, Colonel Wessenfel's Regt. New York Militia, and Second Regt. New York Line.
CHESTER W. CHURCH, Chicago, 111. (26894). Son of Freeman S. and Adrienna (T.horne) Church; grandson of William and Elizabeth (Neff) Thorn; great* grandson of George North and Susanna (Potterf) Neff; great2-grandson of Casper Potterf, private, Col. John Boycr's and Col. Samuel Lewis's Penna. Regts., pensioned.
WILLIAM T. CHURCH, Chicago, 111. ("26895). Son of Freeman S. and Adrienna (Thorne) Church; grandson of William and Elizabeth (Neff) Thorn; great- grandson of George North and Susanna (Potterf) Neff; great-grandson of Casper Potterf, private, Col. John Boycr's and Col. Samuel Lewis's Penna. Regis.,, pensioned.
ARTHUR HOWARD CHURCHILL, Montclair, N. J. (21622). Supplemental. Son of William and Sarah J. (Starkweather) Churchill; grandson of William and Mary Myrick (Haden) Churchill; great-grandson of Solomon and Elizabeth (Rartlett) Churchill; great-grandson of Tltomas Dartlett, private, Capt. William Weston's Company Mass. Coast Guards; grandson of John and Mercy (Hub- bard) Starkweather j great-grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Drooks) Hubbard; greats*grandson of Manoah Hubbard, private, Col. Samuel Wyllys's Third Regt. Conn. Line; greata-grandson of Joseph Hubbard, Second Mate Conn, man-of- war "Oliver Cromwell."
HERMAN CHURCHILL, Wakefield, R. 1.(23548). Supplemental. Son of Syl- vanus A. and Caroline (Fadie) Churchill; grandson of Chauncy and Cath- arine (Merry) Churchill; great-grandson of John Churchill, private, Col. Heman Swift's Conn. Regt.
SAMUEL CORN)',!, IHS CISSEL, Washington, T). C. f2<,8r.j). Son of David Thomas and Sarah Sinclair (You 11 g) Cissel; giandson of William and Rachel Sarah (Williams) CissO: gnat grandson of Humphrey -i"<\ Sarah (Brail I
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Williams; greatB-grandson of Richard Brail, Captain Upper Battalion Prince Georges County Maryland Militia.
EDWARD FONDA CLAPP, U. S. Navy, Olongapu, P. I. (K'ans. 26980). Son of Henry B. and Nellie (Fonda) Clapp; grandson of John G. and Mary (McCon- nell) Fonda; great-grandson of Jelles and Mariah (Dockstadcr) Fonda; great2- grandson of John (and .Angelica Hanson.) Foida, private, Captain Fonda's Company, Colonel Fisher's New York Regt.; greats-grandson of Henry Hanson, Lieutenant Second Ulster County Regt.
FRED H. CLAPP, Arkansas City, Kans. (22372). Son of Henry I?, and Nellie (Fonda) Clapp; grandson of John G. ami Mary (McConnell) Fonda; great- grandson of Giles (Jelles) and Mariah (Dockstader) Fonda; great2-grandson of Joint (.and Angelica Hanson) Fonda, private, Colonel Fisher's New York Regt.; great'-grandson of Henry Hanson, Lieutenant Second Ulster County New York Rest,
ALLYN NEVILLE CLARK, Toledo, Ohio (26373). Son of T.eroy E. and EHz- aheth R. (Neville) Clark; grandson of Silmon Strong and Vashti A. (Samson) Clark; great-grandson of Strong and Rhoda (Graves) Clark; great2- grandson of Arunah and Mind well (Fverett) Clark; great-grandson of Samuel (and M indwell Strong") Everett, private, Lieutenant Colonel John Mead's Ninth Regt. Conn. Militia; greats-grandson of John Strong, Lieutenant Colonel Seven- teenth Regt. Conn. Militia.
BYRON NATHANIEL CLARK, Burlington, Vt. (9685). Supplemental. Son of Albion T. and Ann L. (Gove) Clark; grandson of Nathaniel and Lucia (Kibling) Gove; great-grandson of Enos S. and Mency (Eastman) Gove; great2-grandson of Samuel Eastman, private, Capt. Gordon Hutchins's Com- pany Col. John Stark's New Hampshire Regt.
JAMES HAY CLARK, Elizabeth, N. J. (26419). Son of Joseph S. and Phoebe M. (Hay) Clark; grandson of William and Clarissa (Stephens) Clark; great- grandson of Samuel and Anne (Colver) Stephens; great2-grandson of Richard Stephens, private Sussex County New Jersey Militia; grandson of James H. and Jane (Simpson) Day; great-grandson of Nehemiah and Nancy (Axtell) Day; great2-grandson of Henry Axtell, Major Morris County New Jersey Militia.
MILLS ELLIOTT CLARK, Renton, Wash. (2654s). Son of Theron F.liphaaz and Pliebe Ann (-Holmes) Clark; g-andson of Milrs and Nancy So])hia (Cowles) Holmes; great-grandson of Israel and Sarah (Judd) Holmes; great2-grandson of Samuel Judd, Captain Fifth Company or Train Hand Twenty-seventh Regt. Conn. Slate Troops; great-grandson of Addison and I'hehe (Cole) Cowles; great-grandson of Ashbel and Rhoda (Lee) Cowles; greats-grandson of Josiah Cowles, Member of Soldiers' Relief Committee of Southington, Conn.
N'ORMAN WILLIAM CLARK, Hyde Park, Mass. (26506). Son of Dominicus Norman and Annie Ellen (Whipple) Clark; grandson of William and Joanna (Milliken) Clark; great-grandson of Joseph Clark, seaman on Continental frigate "Raleigh."
PAUL NEWTON CLARK, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (27030). Son of Frank G. and Harriet E. (Newton) Clark; grandson of Theophilus Flagg and Mary Ann (Taylor) Clark; great grandson of Jedediah and Elizabeth (Stearns) Clark; great-grandson of Timothy Clark, private, Col. William Williams's Vermont Regt. and other service.
Sl'.Tll HENRY CLARK, Springfield, Mass. (26518). Son of John Henry and Sarah Salome (Todd) Clark; grandson of Miles and Laura (Hotchkiss) Todd; great-grandson of Philo and Patty (Lines) Hotchkiss; grcat--grandson of Abel' Lines, private, Col. Wm. Douglas's Regt. Fifth Battalion Wadsworth's Conn. Brigade.
CARL FREDERIC CLARKE, Detroit, Mich. (26605). Son of Charles Luther and Lucia Ann (Selleck) Clarke; grandson of Luther Drury and LLie Maria
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(Hawks) Clarke; great-grandson of Elisha and Praxa (Drury) Clarke; great2- grandson of Luther Drury, Corporal, Col. Ethan Allen's Rcgt, Vermont Militia;
great-grandson of Ziniri and kola Alinira (Redfield) Hawks; great--grandson of Sherman and Elsie Maria (Warner) Redfield; gi eal'-grandson of Seth Redfield, private, Capt. 15. Bristol's Company Conn. Militia.
CHRISTIAN HARWOOD CLARKE, Richmond, Va. (22994), Son of Garland Harwood and Etta (Christian) Clarke; grandson of Heath Jones and Martha James (Turner) Christian.; great-grandson of John Hunt and Mary Heath Bates (Miller) Christian; great--gi andson of Heath Jones and Elizabeth Porter (Guerrant) Miller; great--grandson of John Guerrant, private Second Virginia Regt.
LUCIUS LYMAN CLARKE* Ann Arbor, Mich. (26621). Son of Lucius L. ami Sarah T. (,Colt) Clarke; grandson of Oliver Partridge and Mary (Brewer; Colt; great-grandson of Gains Brewer, Sergeant, Capt. James Sliaw's Company Col. Charles Pynchon's Mass. Regt.
GlCORC.lv kUTHKR CLAYTON, Washington, 1>. C. (2572.?). Son of Joseph S.
and Nancy Jane (Ruth) Clayton; grandson of Little and Rachel (Parker) Clayton; great-grandson of Eli's ha Clayton, private, Colonel Heard's New Jersey Regt., prisoner in "Sugar House," pensioned. RALPH RAMSAY CLENDENIN, Lincoln, Nebr. (26381). Son of Cassius Clark and Nannie (Nevitt) Clendenin; grandson of Robert Gardner and Hannah (Clark) Clendenin; great-grandson of David and Mary (Patterson) Clendenin; great~-grandson of John Clendenin, Sergeant, Captain Powcrs's Company Colonel Craig's Penna. Regt., widow pensioned.
HORACE GILLETTE CLEVELAND, Ridgewood, X. J. (26402). Son of Charles Luther and Anna Green (Elmendorf) Cleveland; grandson of Horace G. and Anna Maria (Knapp) Cleveland; great-grandson of Oren and Esther (Allen) Cleveland; great--grandson of Rufus Cleveland , Corporal Fifth Comj)any Eighth Regt. Conn. Line.
WILLIAM. M. CLEVENGER, Atlantic City, N. J. (26855). Son of William and P)leanor G. (Wescoat) Clevenger; grandson of Thomas and Agnes (Grey) Clev- enger; great-grandson of William and Mary Ann (Warrington) Clevenger; great--grandson of Job Clevenger, private First Uurlington County Regt. New Jersey Militia, killed in service June -'7, 1 77 S.
FRED WELLINGTON CLIFT, Summit, N. J. (J08C9). Son of John William ami Mary Helena (Class) Clil't; grandson of John Atkins and Margaret (Gurnee) Clift; great-grandson of William A. and Esther (Onderdonck) Curtice; great'-'-grandson of Harriet A. and Elizabeth (Gurnee) Onderdonck; greats-grandson of Abraham Onderdonek, private Second Orange County Regt. New York Militia, First Lieutenant of Minute Men.
JOHN HOWARD CPOGSTON, Alden, N. Y. (27201). Son of John G, and Cara- linn S. I,. (Howard) Clogston; grandson of Jefferson and Sally (Eastman) Clogston; great-grandson of Samuel and Edna (Little) Eastman, Jr.; great'-'- grandson of Samuel Eastman, private, Col. James Reed's New Hampshire Regt. and Col. Asa Whitcomb's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
MICAJAH PRATT CLOUGH, Jr., Lynn, Mass. (-^6503). Son of Micajah Pratt and Harriet Martin (Kelley) Clough; grandson of William Arnold and Ann Williams (llennctt) Kelley; great-grandson of James and Susanna (Witham) Kelley; great-grandson of John Witham, private Ma-s. Coast Guards, seaman on the "Franklin"; grandHon of William Atwill and Sarah Urown (Pratt J Clough; great-grandson of Micajah Collins and Theodate (KrOwn) Pratt; great'-'- grandson of Ezra Brown, minute man, drummer, Colonel Hutchinson's Ma^b. Regt.; great-gratldson of Janus and Polly (Attwill) Clough; great-grandson of Zachariah Attwill, private, Colonel Titcomb's Ma->>. Regt.; great3-grandsoh of William .///re///, private, Colonel Woodbridge's Ma--. R.-^t : great-grandson of Briggs and Su-.i -Mi 1 (Doten) Rennet; great--grandson of Bezaleel Uennet, pri-
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JOSEPH WHITE COATpS, Marblehead, Mass. C-»6j3^). Son of William [lenry and Harriet Adeline (Snow) Coates; grandson of Joseph \V. and Mary (Quiner) Snow; great-grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Pickett) Snow; great-grandson of Samuel Snow, private, Col. John Glover's Mass. Regt.; great2-grandson of John Pickett, private, Col. John Glover's Mass. Regt.
PERLEY MASON CODINGTON, Somerville, N. J. (26942). Son of Lewis
Mundy and Susan Clara (Mason) Codington; grandson of Thomas and Juliann (Mundy) Codington; great-grandson of Isaiah and Charlotte (Pullman) Cod- ir.gton; great'-'-grand-on of Archibald Coddington, private First Somerset County Battalion New Jersey Militia.
RENS5Et'AER JAY COE, Ft. Atkinson, Wis. (26.259). Son of Rensselaer and Sarah (Powers) Coe; grandson of Job and Lois (Richards) Coe; great- grandson of Oliver Coe, private, Colonel Hinman's Regt, Conn. Militia.
FREDERICK YORK COFFIN, Lombard, 111. (27 yn). So,-, of Warren Choate
and Sarah (Ilanua) Coffin; grandson of Frederick William and Harriet (Choate) Coffin; great-grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Kilburn) Coffin; great"-grandson of Peter Coffin, Major, Colonel Gilmaii's Regt. New Hamp- shire Militia, Member of Provincial Congress; great'-'-gi andson of Eliphalet Kilburn, Corporal, Col. Moses T.iltle's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Tames and Abigail (Cogswell) Choate; great2-gfandson of James C'hoat e,' private Mass. Militia in Continental service.
ROBERT GATES COPFMAN, Seattle, Wash. (27234). Son of Abraham Lincoln and Elsie (Gates) Coffman; grandson of Nathan Britton and Elsie J. (Bot- tomly) Gates; great-grandson of David R. and Sarah Newton (Britton) "Gates; great-grandson of Simon Gates, private, Captain Hubbard's and Captain Storr's Companies Mass. Militia.
CHARLES HERBERT COGSWELL, Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (27033)- Son of Charles Herbert ^iuI Mary (Wilkinson) Cogswell ; grandson of Winfield L and
Frances Elizabeth (Sampson) Wilkinson; great-grandson of Henry l'.riggs and Nancy (Turner) Sampson; greats-grandson of William Turner, Colonel Plymouth County Mass. Militia, Aide-de-camp to General Gates.
JAMES LESLIE COKE, Honolulu. Hawaii (20421). Son »f John Stephen and Mary \\. Coke; grandson of Sterling and Caroline Cocke; great grandson of William Cocke, Captain Virginia Volunteers, captured Fori Thickatty.
FREDERICK VAN CLEVE COLIC, Cleveland, Ohio (27082). Son of Edgar and Elizabeth Roshia (Johnson) Cole; grandson of John Van Chjve and Sabra Almena (Joy) Johnson; great-grandson of Daniel p. and Sarah 15. (Sargent) Joy; grcat--grandsoii of Samuel and Mary (Washburn) Sargent; great1 grand-nn of Setll Washburn. Second Major First Worcester County Regt. Mass. Militia, Superintendent of Mass. recruiting service for Continental Army, 1781.
PAUL HOWE COLYER, Orange, N. J. (26416). Son of Edward II, and Mary (liossO Culver; grandson of John Joline and Kli/a Ja-ne (Snnford) Rots; great-grandson of Gamaliel and Elizabeth (Brown) Sanford; great-grandson of John Sanford, Captain, Colonel Malcolm's Continental Regt. and New York Levies.
FRANK IRVING COMEY, Milwaukee, Wris. (26270). Son of Albeit and Mary Ann (Braginton) Comey; grandson of Lyman and Nancy (fisher) Comey; great grandson of Oliver Comey, private, Col. Thomas Poor's Mas;,. Regt.
CHARLES STEPHEN CONEY, Pilger, Ncbr. (26399). Sou of Albeit G. and Emily Ruth (Delano) Coney; grandson of Stephen BriggS and Lydia I Smith 1 Delano: great-grandson of Jonathan Delano, Corporal, Col. Tlieophilua Cotton's Mass, Regt.
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FREDERICK MILLER CONKLING, Orange, N. J. (26106). Supplemental. Son of William Johnson and Mary Irene (Perry) Conkling; grandson of Joshua and Charlotte Augusta (Meeks) Conkling; great-grandson of John Johnson and Hannah (Tuttle) Conkling; great2-grandson of Chat field Tut tie, private Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
IRA 1!. CONKLING, Washington, 1). C. (25712). Supplemental. Son of Zela and Sarah (Chapman) Conkling; grandson of Abraham and Jemima (Lindsley) Conkling; great-grandson of Stephoi Conkling, private Morris County New Jersey Militia.
JOSHUA RAYMOND CONKLING, East Orange, N. J. (26107). Supplemental. Son of William Johnson and Mary Irene (Perry) Conkling; grandson of Joshua and Charlotte Augusta (Meeks) Conkling; great-grandson of John Johnson and Hannah (Tuttle) Conkling; great-grandson of Chat field Tuttle, private Eastern Battalion Morris County New Je-rsey Militia.
ROSCOF, PERRY CONKLING, Madison, N. J. (26105). Supplemental. Son of
William Johnson and .Mary Irene (Perry) Conkling; grand-son of Joshua and Charlotte Augusta (Meeks) Conkling; great-grandson of John Johnson and Hannah (Tuttle) Conkling; great-grandson of Chat field Tuttle, private Fastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
WILLIAM HOMER CONKLING, Last Orange, N. J. (2fHS2). Son of William Johnson and Mary Irene (Perry) Conkling; grandson of Joshua and Charlotte A. (Meeks) Conkling; great-grandson of John Johnson and Hannah (Tuttle) Conkling; great-grandson of Joshua Conkling, private Kssex County New Jersey Militia.
WILLIAM JOHNSON CONKLING, Orange, N. J. (26104). Supplemental. Son of Joshua and Charlotte Augusta (Meeks) Conkling; grandson of John John- son and Hannah (Tuttle) Conkling; great-grandson of Chat field T utile, private Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
GARRETT MILTON CONOVLR, Aslmry Park, N. J. (26050). Son of Theodore George and Sarah A. (Sharp) Conover; grandson of Garrett and Mary (Stiger) Conover; great-grandson of William Covenhoven (Conover), Captain Hunterdon County New Jersey Militia.
ALONZO P. COOK, Boston, Mass. (653). Supplemental. Son of Levi F. and Eliza Cook; grandson of Robert and Betsey (Cox) Cook; great-grandson of Levi and Sarah (Poole) Cook; great--grandsu of Joshua Tout, private, Col. Edward Mitchell's and other Mass. Regts.
FREDERICK BROWNELL COOK, New York, N. Y. (26724). Son of John Henry and Ellen (Roberts) Cook, Jr.; grandson of John Henry and Wealthy (Story) Cook; great-grandson of Thomas and Sally (Stevens) Cook; great-- grandson of Hugh Stevens, private Tenth Regt. North Carolina Line.
HARRY HALL COOK, Indian Orchard, Mass. (26846). Son of John and Jane (McCarvey) Cook; grandson of James and Sarah (Hall) McGarvey; great- grandson of Elisha and 1; tsey (Critchet) Hall; great-grandson of Richard Critchct, private, Capt. Nathan Brown's Company, Col. Perse Long's New Hampshire Regt.
DANIEL JACKSON COOPER, The Dalles, Oregon (26443). Son of Elbert Enaer- son and Nancy (Wann) Cooper; grandson of Henry anil Patience (Back) Cooper; great-grandson of Frederick Cooper, Corporal, Captain McRee's Com- pany North Carolina Militia and other service, pensioned.
HAROLD HARLOW CORBIN, Round Lake, N. V. (.26961), Son of William Harlow and Gertrude [sabelle (Badgley) Corbin; grandson of John and Susanna (Keith) Corbin; gi cat-grandson of Asa Corbin, private Third Conn. Regt., 1775-
CHARLES ADRIAN CORIELL, Duncllen, N. J. (26635), Son of Aimer S. and Catherine (Blue) Coriell; grandson of Richard and Sarah (Smalley) Coriell; great-grandson of Abraham C oriel, private Middlesex County New Jersey Militia.
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CYRUS CORT, Overloa, Md. (Pa. 26158). Son of Joseph and Mary (Skclly) Cort; grandson of William and Elizabeth (Byerly) Skelly; great-grandson of Jacob liyerly, private Thirteenth Virginia Rcgt., Col. John Gibson.
JAMES N. COX, Cookevillc, Tenn. (25693). Son of Robert A. and Nancy Joseph (Draper) Cox; grandson of Nathan M. and Eliza S. (Cason) Cox; great- grandson of James Cason, private Second Virginia State Regt.
CHARLES BLOOM FIELD COXE, Boise, Idaho (--5644). Son of Edward D. and Martha Lonesa (Reeder) Coxe; grandson of John A. ami Martha B. (Eells) Reeder; great-grandson of Benjamin and Clarissa Eells; grcat--grandson of Nathaniel Hells, private Mass. .Militia; grcats-grandson of Nathaniel Eells, Chaplain Conn. Militia.
AUSTIN CRAIG, Manila, P. [; (24962). Son of Austin and Adelaide (Churchill) Craig; ■ grandson of Moses and Rachel (Carhart) Craig; great-grandson of Moses Watson and Hannah (Allen) Craig; great-grandson of Moses Craig, Jr., private Somerset County New Jersey Militia; great-gi andson of Cornelius and Sarah (Dunham) Carhart, Jr.; greats-grandson of Cornelius Carlnirt, Captain Third Hunterdon County Rcgt. New Jersey Militia; grandson of Selden and Eucretia (Clements) Churchill; grcat--grandso;i of Daniel Churchill, private Second Conn. Regt;, 1775, under Captain Meigs; great-grandson of James Clements, private Sixth Company Colonel VVaterbury's Conn. Regt., 1775.
BRUCE SELLON CRAMER, Salt Eakc City, Utah 1.-5990). Son of Charles Deardolf and I sad ore Mortens© (Scllon) Cramer; grandson of John and Mary (Potter) Cramer; great-grandson of Amos and Ellen (Denny) Potter; grcat-- grandson of Moses Potter, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
CLINTON J. CRANDALL, Sk., Perin, So. Dak. (27277). Son of Jas. D. and Frances L. (Steward) Crandall; grandson of Oliver and Caroline (Talcott) Steward; great-grandson of Joseph and Rebecca (Warren) Talcott; great8- grandson of P.zra Warren, private, Col. John Douglas's Conn. Regt.
FREDERICK LEA CRANE, Elizabeth, N. J. (26422).. Son of Augustus Stout and Minerva C. (Lea) Crane; grandson of William Woodruff and Charity B. (Clark) Crane; great-grandson of Job and Mary B. (Woodruff) Crane; great-- grandson of Nathaniel Crane, private, Captain Marsh's Troop of Light Horse Essex County New Jersey Militia.
WILLIAM BRADFORD CRANE, Portland, Oregon (26437). Son of Win. Brad- ford ami Alice J. (McCully) Crane; grandson of James .Harvey and Sarah Theresa (Bradford) Crane; great-grandson of John and Mary (Minthorn) Crane; grcat-'-grandson of Lemuel Minthorn, Ensign, Capt. Jonas Ward's Com- pany New Jersey State Troops.
BENJAMIN BOLLES CROCKER, Hartford, Conn. (26037), Son uf Jeremiah and Cynthia Morgan (Tucker) Crocker; grandson of Jesse and Caroline Julia (Johnson) Tucker; great-grandson of Robert Tucker, private, Col. Israel Angell's Rhode Island Regt.
HENRY DODGE CROW, Oakland, Cal. (26006). Son of Henry and Susan (Ripperdan) Crow; grandson of Jacob and Nettie (Miller) Crow; great- grandson of Waller Crow, private Twelfth Virginia Regt.
DWIGIIT PHELPS CRUIKSHANK, Montclair, N. J. (27364). Son of John C. and Charlotte (Ayrcs) Cruikshauk; grandson of Simeon and Abigail (Dunham) Ay res; great-grandson of James and Ursula (Dunn) Dunham; great'-'-grandson of Hugh Dunn, Captain First Middlesex County Regt, New Jersey Militia.
PHILIP SPEED CRUTCHER, Louisville, Ky. (25336). Supplcmentals. Son of Thomas B. and Ella Keats (Speed) Crutcher; grandson of William IE and Mary T. (Baber) Crutcher; great-grandson of Thomas Anderson and Lucy Ann (Trevylian) Baber; great--grandson of C.corge and Sarah (Anderson) Baber; great3-grandson of William Baber, private, Col. Lewis Bur well's Virginia Regt., pensioned; grandson of Philip and Emma (Keats) Speed; great-grandson of John and Lucy Gilmer (Fry) Speed; great-grandson of Joshua (and
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Peachy Walker) Fry, private Virginia Militia, pensioned; greatn-grandson of
Thomas Walker, Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1775, and Member of Committee of Safety; great2-grandson of James Speed, Lieutenant, Colonel Cooke's Regt. Virginia Militia.
THOMAS BABER CRUTCHER, Louisville, Ky. (25337). Supplemental. Son of
Thomas B. and Ella Keats (Speed) Crutcher; grandson of William H. and Mary T. (Baber) Crutcher; great-grandson of Thomas Anderson and Lucy Ann (Trevylian) Baber; greats-grandson of George and Sarah (Anderson) Baber; great-grandson of William Baber, private, Col. Lewis Burwell's Virginia Regt., pensioned; grandson of Philip and Emma (Keats) Speed; great-grandson of John and Lucy Gilmer (Fry) Speed; great-grandson of Joshua (and Peachy Walker) Fry, private Virginia Militia, pensioned; greata-grandson of Thomas Walker, Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1775, and Member of Com- mittee; of Safety; ^reat-'-grandson of James Speed, Lieutenant, Colonel Cooke's Regt. Virginia Militia.
FRANCIS BARNUM CULVER, Baltimore, Md. (24867). Supplemental. Son of William Edward and Jane (McClintock) Culver; grandson of Matthew and Susan (Appleby) McClintock; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Shield) Appleby; great2-grandson of William Shield, private Thirteenth Battalion Lant- ern Shore of Maryland Militia.
jOHN II. CUMMINGS, Jr., Chicago, 111. (26495). Son of John H. and Anna (Shreffler) Cumuiings; grandson of Jacob and Lucina (Brakefield) ShrefTler; great-grandson of Peter and Regina Shreffler; great2-grandson of Henry Shrelller, private Sixth Berks County Battalion Pe.nna. Militia, pensioned.
THOMAS CAHILL CUMMINGS, Upper Montclair, N. J. (26867). Son of George Webster and Caroline M. (Cahill) Cummings; grandson of Thomas and Caro- line M. (Clark) Cahill; great-grandson of Atkins A. and Nancy (Tracey) Clark; great-'-grandson of Daniel Tracey, First Sergeant, Col. Jeduthan Baldwin's Corps of Artificers, Corporal, Captain Leffingwell's Company Conn. Militia.
KENNETH G. CURRIER, Last Orange, N. J. (2642.)). Son of Edwin A. and Karlii'l (kuiiyon) Currier; grandson of John A. and Kli/aheth (Gilmor) Currier; great-grandson of Thomas and Mary (I)e Gamp) Currier; great"- grandson of Jonathan Currier, private, Col. John Stark's New Hampshire Regt. and Colonel Nixon's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
JAMES EATON CURTTS, Fast Orange, N. J. (2750,0. Son of George Shepard and Amelia M. (Beach) Curtis; grandson of John Tfawley and Mary K. (Merchant) Beach; gnat-grandson of Isaac Eaton and Eliza (Hanley) Reach; grcata-grandson of James Eaton Beach, private Eighth Regt. Conn. Line.
RENSSELAER LEIGH CURTIS, New York, N. V. (26962). Son of Henry Rensselaer and jane Ann (Ball) Curtis; grandson of Rensselaer and Ruth Mary (Foster) Curtis; great-grandson of Solomon and Abigail (Rose) Curtis; great2-grandson of A.zor Curtis, private, Col. John Bailey's Mass. Regt,
THOMAS REED GUSHING, Seattle, Wash. (272^). Son of Lysander Francis and Jane Drew (Fames) Cushing; grandson of Lysander and Lydia (Reed) Gushing; great-grandson of Thomas and Lydia (Jenkins) Reed; great-grandson of Thomas and Joanna (Shaw) Reed; great-grandson of Thomas liecd. private, Capt. Edwafd Cobb's Company Mass. Militia,
LEWIS DANA CUTCHEON, Grand Rapids, Mich. (26799), Son of T,<-wis M. and Betsey Webster (Carr) Cutchcon; grandson of James and Hannah (Tripp) MeCutclnon; great-grandson of Frederick McCutcheon, private, Colonel Wingate's New Hampshire Rent.: great-grandson of Richard and Sarah (Critchett) Tripp; great-grandson of Richard Tripp, private, Col Stephen Kvans's \.\v Hampshire Regt.; grandson of James and Sally (Web- ster) Can; great-grandson of Moody and Ruth (Hudson) Can: great*- grandson of John Carr, Jr., Signer of New Hampshire Association Test;
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preat'-grandson c f John Carr, Signer of New Hampshire Association Test; great-grandson of Gideon and Sarah (Carter) Webster; great-grandson of I suae Webster, private, Capt. Abraham French's Company New Hampshire
Militia.
FREDERIC SUMNER CUTLER, Portland, Oregon (111. 26898). Son of William Pond and Mary Eliza (Mautz) Cutler; grandson of William Sumner and Mary Frances (Fuller) Cutler; great-grandson of Jonathan and Persis (Sum- ner) Cutler; great-grandson of Shabel Sumner, private Conn. Line, Sergeant, Col. Ebenezer Allen's Vermont Regt., pensioned.
WILLIAM POND CUTTER, Chicago, 111. (jC7.11). Son of William Sumner and Mary Frances (Fuller) Cutler; grandson of Jonathan and Persis (Sumner) Cutler; great-grandsan of Shubei Sumner, private Conn. Line and Sergeant, Col.' Ebenezer Allen's Vermont Regt., pensioned.
PERCY POPE DABNEY, Portland, Oregon (6773). Supplemental Son of William Pope and Leila Bankhead (Madison) Dabney; grandson of Ambrose and Jane (Willis) Madison; great-grandson of William and Fannie (Throck- morton) Madison; great2-grandson of Janies Madison, senior (father of Presi- dent Madison), County Lieutenant, Colonel Orange County Virginia Militia.
MILLARD HALLEXRAKE DALE, Buffalo, N. V. (-'6973). Son of Moses W. and Harriet (Ilallonbake) Dake; grandson of Jonathan Miller and Maria Dake; great-grandson of William and Orpha (Miller) Dake; great-grandson of William Could Deahe, private, Colonel Van Woert's New York Regt., pen- sioned; greats-grandson of Charles Deahe, private New York Militia.
JAMES WILLIS DALZELL, Pittsburgh, Pa. (26160). Son of Leu is \V. and Jennie (Moorhead) Dalzell; grandson of John and Annie (Turner) Moorhead; great-grandson of Joseph and Jane (McElhoes) Moorhead; grcat"-grandson of Fergus Moorhead, Captain of Kittanning Company Penna. Militia.
WILLIAM C. DANFORTH, Evanstbn, 111.(26741'). Son of Isaac N. and Eliz- abeth (Skelton) Danforth; grandson of Albert II. and Elvira (Bosworth) Danforth; great-grandson of Isaac and lie-sic (Baker) Danforth; great-- grandson of William Danforth, drummer, Corporal, Col. Josiali Whitney's and other Mass. Regts.
RAYMOND GOODRICH DAXX, Lairport, X. V. (27219). Son of John Edward and Mary Caroline (Goodrich) Dann; grandson of Erastus and Sarah L. (Clark) Goodrich; great-grandson of Chauncey I\. and Eliza ( !\.U hburn ) Goodrich; great--grandson of Samuel and Mary (Strong) Goodrich; great8- grandson of Samuel Goodrich, private, Capt. David Down's Company Col. Charles BuncH's Conn. Regt.
WILLIAM SYLVESTER DARLING, Milwaukee, Wis. (26265). Son of Frank E. and EUa Darling; grandson of S. A. and S. J. Darling; great-grandson of Russel and Sara Sally (Stafford) Darling; great'-'-gi andson of William Stafford, private, Colonel Crary's Rhode Island Regt., pensioned.
JOHN M. DARRA1I, Shanghai, China (Philippines 2496O. Son of Joel F. and Emma Gelling (Rhoads) Darrah; grandson of Soloman and Rebecca (Gerling) Rhoads; great?grandson of John and Mary (Weaver) Rhoads; great-grandson of Jacob Rhoads, Captain Sixth Berks County Battalion Penna. Militia.
THOMAS ARTHUR DAVIES, Seattle, Wash. (26526). Son of Thomas aud Henrietta Maria (Mavton) llavies; grandson of Michael and Sally (Cihhs) Dayton; great-grandson of Isaac and Tabitha (Welton) Dayton; great-- grandson of Michiel Dayton, private, Col. Noadiah Hooker's Conn. Regt.
CALEB FORBES DAVIS, Seattle, Wash. (25025). Son of Caleb Forbes and Caroline Thistle (Cox) Davis; grandson of Friend and Rebecca Williams (Thistle) Cox; great-grandson of George and Susanna (Decker) Cox; great'-'- grandson of Isaac Cox, Captain and Colonel Washington County Militia, Pay- master in Col. Samuel Miles's Penna. Rifle Regt.
CHARLES LUKENS DAVIS, Brigadier General, U, S. Army, retired. Schenec- tady, X. Y . (27214) Son of Renjatnin and Elizabeth Nicholson (Ilamill)
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Davis; grandson of John Davis (and Ann Morton), Captain First Penna. Regt. Continental Infantry; great-grandson of John Morton, Signer of the
Declaration of Independence. EDWARDS OTIS DAVIS, Indian Orchard, Mass. (27267). Son of Otis R. and W'aity Catherine (Adams) Davis; grandson of Levi and Betsey (Beers)
Adams; great-grandson of Ezra and Isabella (Prentice) Adams; grcat'-'-gi andson of Amos Adams, Sergeant, Col. James Converse's Worcester County Regt. Mass. Militia.
EVERETT ALLEN DAVIS, West Tisfeury, Mass. (27253). Son of Lewis W.
and Sarah (Nickerson) Davis; grandson of John and Polly (Peck) Davis;
great-grandson of James Davis, private, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Mass. Rcgt. GEORGE WASHINGTON DAVIS* Chicago, 111. (26197). Son of Jehial and
Phoebe Titus (Dean) Davis; grandson of Kittrcdge (Kitteridge) Davis, private,
Col. Joseph Vose's and other Mass. Regts.
HENRY EMORY DAVIS, Albuquerque, N. M. (23920). Son of Emory F. and 1C 1 1 a (Hughes) Davis; grandson of John and Polly (Cook) Davis; great- grandson of Uriah Cook, private, Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's Battalion Vermont Militia.
WALTER CLARENCE DAVIS, Alamosa, Colo. (26676). Son of Franklin II. and Stella V. (Orvis) Davis; grandson of Simeon Victor and Direxcy (Camp- bell) Orvis; great-grandson of li'ailsiill Orvis, Ensign Southern Rcgt. Cum- berland County Vermont Troops.
ARCHIBALD NAIL DAWSON, Cleveland, Ohio (26357). Son of William Chambers and Mary Elizabeth (Nail) Dawson; grandson of Samuel and Jane (Peters) Nail; great-grandson of Henry and Catherine (Lewis) Nail; great2- grandson of Henry Nail, private Seventh Chester County Battalion Penna. Militia.
ROM ADOLPHUS DAWSON, Louisville, Ky. (26583). Son of Miles Hodges and Julia A. (Murray) Dawson; grandson of Ransom A. and Martha (Price- Hodges) Dawson; great-grandson of Jeremiah Daii'son, private, Capt. Robert Walking's Company Virginia Volunteers.
HENRY HERBERT DAY, Morristown, N. J. (27407). Son of Benjamin and Annie E. (Muchmore) Day; grandson of Samuel Thomas and Elizabeth (Crane) Day: great-grandson of Stephen and Elizabeth (Wood) Day; great2- grandson of Daniel Smith Wood, Captain Essex County New Jersey Militia.
WILBUR FISK DAY, Morristown, N. J. (27502). Son of Wilbur Fisk an, I Elizabeth (Kinsey) Hay; grandson of Samuel Thomas and Elizabeth (Crane) Day; great-grandson of Stephen and Elizabeth (Wood) Day; great-grandson of Daniel Smith Wood, Captain Essex County New Jersey Militia.
ARCHIE LEIGH DEAN, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y. (36721). Son of Archie Leigh and Emma 1,. (Manson) Dean; grandson of Daniel A. ami Martha l\. (Jackson)
Dean; great-grandson of. and Ann (Torrence) Jackson; great--grandson
of John Torrence, private Penna. Militia, pensioned.
FRED THOMSON DEAN, Hoquiam, Wash. (26919). Son of Henry 1. and Agnes (Wilson) Dean; grandson of John and Anna (Webster) Wilson; great- grandson of Stephen and Dolly (FiUsbury) Webster; great-grandson of Benjamin I'illsbury, Jr., private, Capt. Robert Collins's Company New Hamp- shire Volunteers in Continental Army at Saratoga. f LUCIUS IIOBART DENISON, Crete, Nebr. (27301). ' Son of Lucius and Ade-
line C. (Hobart) Denison; grandson of Isaac and Electa (Newell) Denison; great-grandson of Daniel Newell, private, Capt. Jonathan Parker's Company, « Wadsworth's Conn. Brigade.
WILLIAM M. DERBY, Jr., Chicago, 111. (26194). Son of William M. and
Frances M. (Wood) Derby; grandson of Jonathan and Sarah Bridge (Stiles) ^
Wood; great-grand on of Jeremiah and Abigail (Bridge) Stiles, Jr.; ^'eat2- grandson of Jeremiah Stiles, Captain New Hampshire Militia, Member of Committee of Safety.
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HARRY ALFRED &EVER, Chicago, 111. (27 114). Son of Henry Williams and Laura Catherine (Rohrer) Dever; grandson of Henry and Susan Ames (.Cope- land) Dever; great-grandson of Alfred and Polly (Williams; Copcland; great"- grandson of Nathaniel ("and- 1 ,uciUla Hodges) Williams, Sergeant, Capt. Josiah Crocker's Company, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Mass. Regt. ; greats-grandson of Isaac Hodges, Captain Ma->s. Militia.
ROSCOE MORTON DEXTER, Central Falls, R. I. (25975). Son of Theodore K. and Harriet Emma (Tingley) Dexter; grandson of Lyman Lafayette and Bethia Baker (Baxter) Tingley; great-grandson of Lyman and Ruth Ann Tingley; great--grandson of Benjamin Tingley, Second Lieutenant, Col. John Daggett's Mass. Regt., Quartermaster, Col. Isaac Dean's Mass. Regt.
WILLIAM CLIFFORD DEXTER, Springfield, Mass. (27268). Son of William Herbert, and Cora Estelle (Porter) Dexter; grandson <>f John Win slow and Mary Lucretia (Dickinson) Porter; great-grandson 'of Jonathan Smith and Minerva (Bartlett) Dickinson; great--grandson of Samuel and Lucy (Williams) Bartlett; great:,-grandson of Joseph Williams, Lieutenant, Col. Calvin Smith's Mass. Regt.
GEORGE WASHINGTON DICKERMAN, New York, N. Y. (N. J. 27359). Son of Benjamin ami Mais' K. (Johnson) Dickermau; grandson of John and Polly (Belcher) Johnson; great-grandson of Oliver and Polly (Reynolds) Belcher; greatB-grandson of John Belcher, private, Capt. Peter Talbot's Com- pany, Col. Lcmiic! Robinson's Mass. Regt.
ADAM HERBERT DICKEY, Brookline, Mass, (26521). Son of Nathaniel ami
i Elizabeth (Simpson) Dickey; grandson of Robert and Sarah Ann (Soules)
Simpson; great-grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wilder; Soules; great8- grandson of Peter (and Preelovc Russell) Wilder, private Sixth Mass. Regt.; greata-grandson of Nathaniel Wilder, private, Col. Alexander Scammel's New Hampshire Regt.; greata-grandson of David Russell, Sergeant, Col. Ephraitu Doolit tie's New Hampshire Regt.
JOHN LAWRENCE DICKINSON, Detroit, Mich. (2679-O. Son of James F.d- ward and Elizabeth K. (Orr) Dickinson; grandson of Edward K. and Sophia L. (Kellogg) Orr; great-grandson of Timothy and Betsey (Mellen) Kellogg; great'-grandson of William Henry and Lucretia (Marsh) Mellen; great*- grandson of James Mellen, Lieutenant Colonel Third Regt. Mass. Line.
JULIAN GEORGE DICKINSON, Detroit, Mich. (266O2). Son of William and
Lois (Sturtevant) Dickinson; grandson of Rufus and Mary (Manning) Stur- tevant; great-grandson of Samuel and Mary (Gates) Manning; great-'-grandson of Samuel Manning, private, Colonel Huntington's Regt. Conn. Militia.
REES HENRY DICKSON, Louisville, Ky. (26576;. Son of Francis C. and Amelia Ellen (Dugau) Dickson; grandson of Francis William and Martha O. (Green) Dickson; great-grandson of Edmund Pendleton and Martha (Weems) Green; great'--grandson of Armistead and Frances (Pendleton) Green; great-- grandson of Henry Pendleton, Member of Culpeper, Virginia, Committee of Safety, 1775.
EDWIN COURTLAND DINWIDDLE, Washington, 1). C. (26808). Son of John
A. and Edith (Mrclsfonh Dinwiddie; grandson of William and Nancy ( I »ige-
lcw) Brelsford; great-grandson of James and Mary (Wolcott) Urclsford ;
great--grandson of John Belford (Brelsford), private, Capt. Augustine Willett's
a Companv Mucks Conntv Penna. Mditia.
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WILLIAM DUNLOP DIXON, Lemaster, Pa. (--6157). Son of David and Cath- arine (Jelfry) Dixon; grandson of William Dixon, Ensign Fourth Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia; grandson of Benjamin Jeffry, private Fourth Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
ALLISON DODD, Bloomfield, N. J. (--7363). Son of Thomas C. and Anne Eliza (Cowl) Dodd; grandson of Orin and Wealthy (Roberts) Cowl; great- grandson of Benjamin Cowl (Cole), private Dutchess County New York
Militia.
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LAWRENCE PAINE DODGE, Newburyport, Mass. (27264). Son of Elisha PerJcins arid Katharine Searls (Gray) Dodge; grandson of Nathan Dane: and Sarah Perkins (Shepard) Dodge; great-grandson of John and Catherine (.Howe) Shepard; great-grandson of Mark Iloice, Surgeon, Col. Thomas Bart- lett's Regt. New Hampshire Militia; greats-grandson of Isaac .Shcpard, private, Col. David Oilman's New Hampshire Regt.
PRESCOTT DANIEL DODGE, Syracuse, N. V. (27213). Son of Daniel Prescott
and Adeline V,. (Rogers) Dodge; grandson of Daniel and Nelson (llayward) Dodge; great-grandson of Daniel Dodge, private, Capt. Samuel Lamb's Com- pany, Colonel Wade's Mass. Regt.
CUV CONANT DONALDSON, Cleveland, Ohio (--5375). Son of Henry Norton and Lucy Maria (Conant) Donaldson; grandson of George Bushrod and Alaria (Birchard) Conant; great-grandson of Asa Manley and Eunice (Pierce) Conpnt; great-grandson of Thatcher and Lydia (Freeman) Conant; great-- grandson of George Conant, private, Col. Josiah Whitney's Mass. Regt.
ANDREW STUART DONNAN, Salt Lake City, Utah (D. C. 25718). Son of Andrew S. and Georgiana (Worthington) Donnan ; grandson of Charles Nich- olas and Louisa (Crow) Worthington; great-grandson of Nicholas Griffith and Kli/a (White) Worthington; great-grandson of James and Elizabeth (Griffith) Worthington; greats-grandson of Henry Griffith, Member of Frederick Counts Committee of Observation, Member of Maryland Convention at Annapolis, 1775, Lieutenant Colonel Montgomery County Militia.
GEORGE EDWIN DONNELL, Burlington, Mass. (26346). Son of Albert and Harriet Cordelia (Ray) Donnell; grandson of Edwin Albert and Julia Ann (Cressey) Donnell; great-grandson of Rufus and Lucy (Moody) Donnell; great-grandson of Jotham Donnell, Sergeant Twelfth Mass. Regt.; great2- grandson of Robert Rose and Theodocia (Preble) Moody; great8-grandson of Usaias Preble, Captain First York Counts- Regt. Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Nathaniel and Sarah Jewett (Dale) Cressey; great-grandson of Pembei- lou and Sarah (Jewett) Male; great8-grandson of George Jewett, private, Cajit. I'dward Payson's Company Mass. Militia; grandson of George A. and Lucy C. (Whittemore) Ray; great-grandson of Isaac and Polly (Dean) Whittemore; gi eat-'-grandson of Abram (Abraham) Dean, private, Col. Gamaliel Bradford's and other Mass. Rcgts. ; gi cat-grandson of Elijah and Elizabeth (Morse) Ray; gi eat--grandson of Asa Ray, private, Col. Asa Whitcomb's Mass. Kegt. and other service.
CARROLL STEPHEN DOUGLASS, Guilford, Me. (26056). (Adopted by Henry and LUen (Ellis) Douglass.) Son of Elmer D. and Abbie L. (Ellis) Sibley; grandson of Stephen and Almeda (Robinson) Ellis; great-grandson of Stephen and Elizabeth (Stephens) Ellis; grcat"-grandson of Stephen lillis, Sergeant, Col. Thomas Lothrop's Mass. Regt.
FREDERICK WARREN DOW, Swampscott, Mass. (27263). Son of Charles Warren and Sarah Jane (Graham) Dow; grandson of Luke Whitcher and Eliza (Guilford) Dow; great-grandson of Rufus and Susan (Pittman) Gil ford; great--grandson of Simeon and Nabby (Marble) Gilford; grcat'-grandson of Benjamin Gilford, Sergeant, Col. Samuel Gerrish's Mass. Regt.; great-- grandson of Samuel Marble, private, Capt. John Putnam's Company of Dan- vers, Mass., marched April 19, 1775.
HARRY PRESCOTT DOW. Buffalo, N. Y. (261J65). Son of William Prescott and Mary (Wilhelm) Dow; grandson of Thomas Jefferson and Rachel (Elliott) Dow; great-grandson of Daniel and Sarah (Lovejoy) Dow; great--grandson of Reuben Dow, Captain, Col. William Prescott's Mass. Regt. and New Hamp- shire Militia, Member of Committee of Safety, pensioned.
BENJAMIN- JAMES DOWNER. Orange, N. J. (27501). Sou of Benjamin New- kirk and Emily A. (Ycssey) Downer; grandson of Edwin and Harriet (New- . kirk) Downer; great-grandson of Samuel Downer, $d, private Second Essex County Regt. New Jersey Militia; great-grandson, of Samuel Downer, .?</, private New Jersey Minute Men.
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JOHN DUDLEY DO/IEK, San Francisco, Cal. (26007). Son of [<eonard Frank- lin and Mar.y (Dudley) Dozier; grandson of Anthony White and Mary Cath- erine (Cuttino) Do/icr; great-grandson of John and Lydia (White) Uozier, Jr.; great-'-grandson of John Dozier, Captain of Company of Volunteers Colonel Powell's Regt., Gen. Francis Marion's Brigade.
THOMAS BONA DOZIER, San Francisco, Cal. (26008). Son of Leonard Frank- lin and Agnes Barksdale (Bona) Dozier; grandson of Anthony White and Mary Catherine (Cuttino) Dozier.; great-grandson of John and Lydia (White) Dozier, Jr.; great'-'-grandson of John Dozier, Captain of Company of Volun- teers Colonel Powell's Regt., Gen. Francis Marion's Brigade.
ARTHUR BVRAM DRAKE, Cleveland, Ohio (N. J. -6642). Son of Nicholas Byrain and Mary Noel (Woodward) Drake; grandson of FJias A. and Mary Bleecker (Leggctt) Woodward; great-grandson of John Haviland and Mary Noel (Bleecker) Leggett; great"-grandson of Alexander and Francis (Wade) Bleecker j great3-grandson of Anthony Lispenard Bleecker, First Major First Regt. New York City Militia.
ONAN BENJAMIN DRAKE, Arvada, Colo. (26678). Son of John W. and Alary C. (Lowick) Drake; grandson of EHsha and Rehecca (Clark) Drake; great-grandson of Benjamin and (Gregory) Clark, Jr.; great--grandson of Benjamin Clark, private, Capt. Simon Spaulding's Company Wyoming Valley Militia, wounded at Battle of Brandy wine.
WALTER EGE DUNCANSON, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J. (N. Y. 26218). Son -of William and Mary L. (Agnew) Duncanson; grandson of Philip C. an<1 Susan B. (Austin) Agnew; great-grandson of Benjamin Austen, private Sixth Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia.
WILLIAM WALKER DUGAN, Jr., Portland, Oregon (26436). Son of William Walker and Jennetia 1\. (Borland) Dugari; grandson of Matthew Conner and Anna (McFadden) Borland; great-grandson of Matthew and Margaret (Con- ner) Borland; great--graudson of Cornelius Conner, Sergeant Thirteenth Vir- ginia Regt., Col. Benjamin Harrison.
WALTER ALEXANDER DUMAS, Atlanta, Ga. (Tex. 25116). Son of Lee G. and Bessie (Leecraft) Dumas; grandson of Benjamin and Susan E. (Stowe) I.eecraft; great-grandson of Samuel Neel and Margaret (Holland) Stowe; great'-grandson of Larkin and Susan (Neel) Stowe; great3-grandson of Samuel and Margant (Crier) Neel; great'-grandsnu of Henry Neel, Captain North Carolina Continental Line.
CHESTER FORRESTER DUNHAM, Chicago, 111. (26743). Son of William F. and Millie (Powell) Dunham; grandson of Almon Smith and Rachel Louisa (Billings) Dunham; great-grandson of Ira and Cynthia (Fay) Dunham; great--grandson of Ebenescr Dunham, private First Plymouth County Regt. Mass. Militia, matro.-s, Colonel Crane's Artillery Regt.
GEORGE WASHINGTON DUNHAM, Flemington, N. J. (26423). Son of David Vail and Elizabeth Steele (McGiunis) Dunham; grandson of George Washing- ton and Phoebe (Vail) Dunham; great-grandson of David and Mary (Dunn) Dunham; great-grandson of Asariah Dunham, Lieutenant Colonel Second Mid- dlesex County Regt. New Jersey Militia, Commissary General, Member of Com- mittee of Safety and of Colonial Assembly.
JAY MATIIEW DUNHAM, Crete, Nebr. (26390). Son o£ Thomas Alexander and
p Hannah Putnam (Mai her) Dunham; grandson of William Williams and Emily
(Baker) Mather; great-grandson of Eleazer and Fannie (Williams) Mather;
grcat--grandson of Eleazer Mather, First Sergeant, Capt. Samuel Mather's
Company, Col. Bezaleel Beebe's Conn. Regt.
DAVID MONTGOMERY DUNNING, Auburn, N. ¥.(26466). Son of Henry Silas and Jane (Wadsworth) Dunning; grandson of Joseph and Anna (Barnes) Wadsworth; great-grandson of Joseph Barnes, private, Capt. John Holmes's Hopkinton Company Mas. Militia.
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HAROLD GARDNER DUNM.N'G, Springfield, Mass. (26333). Son of James C.ardner and Sarah I,. (potter) Dunning; grandson of EJbenezcr Stanwood and Harriet Puriugton (Frost") Dunning; great-grandson of Robert and Sarah (Stanwood) Dunning; great'-'-grandson of Ebenczer and Martha (Dunning) Stanwood; greata-grandson of Robert Dunning, Lieutenant, Col. Jacob French's Regt. Mass. Militia.
AI.EXIS IRF,Nl':K DU PONT, Wilmington, Del. (16.175). Son of Eugene and Amelia E. Du Pont; grandson of Charles I. and Anne (Ridgely) Du Pont; great-grandson of llenry Moore and Sara (Hailing) Uidgely; great'-' grandson of Charles (ireenltur y Ridgely, Member of the Constitutional Convention of 1 776, .Stale of 1 >ela\\are.
WALTER NORWOOD DURGIN, tynn, Mass. (26847), Son of Amos Sutton and Aiira Ann (Batchelder) Durgiu; grandson of John S. and Ann Susan (Sher- burne) Batchelder; great-grandson of Samuel and Sally (Hill) Batchelder; grcat2-grandson of Benjamin Hill, Sergeant, Colonel VVyman's Regt. New Hampshire Militia, Delegate to New Hampshire Provincial Congress, 1775.
FRANK WADSWORTI1 DYER, Muntclair, N. J.U7413). Son of Prank Lewis and Annie Augusta (Wadsworth) Dyer; grandson of George Washington and Kate (Huntress) Dyer; great-grandson of Leonard and Lydia .Ann (Mackin- non) Huntress; great2-grandson of Joseph Patterson and Sally (Cheslcy) Huntress; great:;-grandson of Mark and Temperance (Ayres) Huntress; greet*- grandson of Christopher Huntress] private, Capt. John Drew's Company Second Regt. New Hampshire Line.
JOHN WADS WORT II DYER, Montclair, N. J. (.-'7412). Son of Prank Lewis and Annie Augusta (Wadsworth) Dyer; grandson of George Washington and Kate (Huntress) Oyer; great-grandson of Leonard and Lydia Ann (Mackin- non) Huntress; greats-grandson of Joseph Patterson and Sally (Chesley) llmitress; greaD-grandson of Mark and Temperance (Ayres) Huntress; great4- grandson of Christopher Huntress, private, Capt. John Drew's Company Sec- ond Regt. New Hampshire Line.
THOMAS ALBERT LAKLL, Elizabeth, N. J. (2740.1). Son of Mahlon and P.lva Adelia (Earll) ICarll; grandson of Orlando and Lorinda (Hassett) Earll, par- ents of Adelia; great-grandson of Robert and Phu.be Earll, Jr.; great'-'-grandson of Robert and Elizabeth (Hodge) Earll; greats-grandson of Daniel Earll, pri- vate Mass. Militia, Sergeant Albany County New York Militia.
BEN SHERMAN EASTMAN, Boise, Idaho (25041). Son of Hosea Bradford and Mary Ann (Blackinger) Eastman; grandson of Caleb and Tabetha (Aldrich) Eastman; great-grandson of Ebenczer Eastman, Corporal, Col. Nathan Hale's Regt. Second New Hampshire Continental Line, pensioned.
CLARENCE WILLIS EASTMAN, Amherst, Mass. (27260). Son of Charles L. and Sarah (French) Eastman; grandson of Edward and Susan (Cheney) East- man; great-grandson of Benjamin Eastman, private, Capt. K. Webster's Com- pany, Col. Moses Nichols's New Hampshire Regt.; great'-'-grandson of Edward Eastman, Member of Committee of Safety, private, Capt. Ebeneaer Eastman's Company New Hampshire Militia; great-grandson of Daniel Cheney, Jr., pri- vate, Col. Jacob C.eirish's Mass. Regt., pensioned; great-grandson of Daniel Cheney, Lieutenant Seventh Essex County Regt. Mass. Militia.
ALLEN BARBER EATON, Boise. Idaho (27.001), Son of Edward Dwight and Martha (Barber) Eaton; grandson of Samuel Witt ami Catherine Elizabeth (Pemarest) Eaton; great -grandson of Eben and Sally Chad wick (Spo fiord) Eaton; gr^at^-grandson of Ebenescr Eaton, Sergeant, Col. John Nixon's Mass. Regt.
HARVEY DOANE EATON, Waterville, Me. (26064). Son of Augustus Rama and Harriet (Armstrong) Eaton; grandson of Timothy ami Lydia (Holmes) Eaton; great-grandson of Ebenezer and Hannah (Janus) Holmes; great*- grandson of fohn James, private Thirtieth Mass. Regt., Col. James Scammon, pensioned.
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JOSEPH THOMAS ADAMS EDDY, Providence, R. I. (25959). Son of William Phillips and Nancy (.".a 1 diner (Chase) Eddy; grandson of Caleb and Abagad (Maxwell) Eddy; great-grandson of James Maxwell, private, Capt. Curtis Cole's Company Rhode Island Militia, confined on British prison ship "Jersey."
ULYSSES GRANT EDWARDS, Seattle, Wash. (26540). Son of George W. and Matilda (Fitzgerald) Edwards; grandson of Jesse and Elizabeth (Briant) Edwards; great-grandson of George and Sarah (Moss or de Moss) Briant; great--grandson of John Bryant, private Sixteenth Mass. Regt., Col. Henry Jackson; grea.ts-graridson of David Moss, private Fourth New York Regt., Lieut. Col. Frederick Wcissenfels.
LEWELLYN ORRI.N ELDREDGE, Wiiloughby, Ohio (26358). Son of Franklin and Susan (Can) Eldredge; grandson of He/.ekiah and Eunice (Kellogg) Eldredge; great-grandson of Micah {Michael) Eldredge, private Second Com- pany Third Conn. Regt., Col. Israel Putnam.
ASIIBEE RYKEY ELLIOTT, Montclair, N. J. (266,51). Son of William Sidney and Caroline Matilda (Morse) Elliott; grandson of Daniel and Eucretia (Saw- yer) Morse; great-grandson of Jacob Sawyer, private, Colonel McCobb's Regt. Mass, Militia, pensioned.
BYRON KENNETH ELLIOTT, Pittsburgh, Pa. (27126). Son of Samuel and Mary Agnes (Herdman) Elliott; grandson of James and Elizabeth (Laughlin) Elliott; great-grandson of Samuel Elliott, Captain Fifth Lancaster County Battalion Penna. Militia.
FRANKLIN MERRITT ELMS, Montclair, N. J. (26949). Son of James C. and
Martha (Hamlin) Elms; grandson of David B. and Priscilla (Damon) Ebnes;
great-grandson of Kbcnezer Elines, Jr.; great-grandson of Ebenczcr Elmes, private, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Mass. Regt.
RALPH DAMON EMERSON, Hoquiam, Wash. (26901). Son of George Harvey and Lizzie (Damon) Emerson; grandson of Luke and Sarah Ann (Chapman) Damon; great-grandson of William and Fanny (Mallard) Chapman; great8- grandson of John Mallard, private, Colonel Jackson's Hampshire County Regt. Mass. Militia, pensioned.
ANGUS BENJAMIN EMERY, Lincoln, Nebr. (26385), Son of Benjamin and Caroline (Chrisman) Emery, Jr.; grandson of Benjamin and Ellen ( Xevitt) Emery; gi cat-grandson of John and Mary (Whitman) Emery; grcat-'-grandson of ll'illiam Emery, served in Col. Count Pulaski's Legion, pensioned.
JOSEPH JACKSON ENGLISH, Jk., Richmond, \'a. (j.-ygj). Son of Joseph Jack- son and Martha (Clarke) English; grandson of John Clarke, private Virginia Line, pensioned.
S. KENDRICK ESHLEMAN, Jr., Grafton, Pa. (271.51). Son of S. K. and Emma
Harriet (Slaymaker) Eshleman; grandson of John Martin and Emma Harriet (Jack) Slaymaker; great grandson of Matthias and Rebecca (Fence) Slay- maker; great--grandson of John ami Mary (Peck) Slaymaker; greats-grandson of Malthias Slaymaker, Lieutenant First Lancaster Battalion Penna. Militia.
ARCHIBALD PARKER 'EVANS, New York, N. Y. (26975), Son of Ouimby Nathaniel and Sarah Elizabeth (Noonan) Evans; grandson of Nathaniel and Lydia (Bryant) Evans; great grandson of Ej'hraint Bryant, Sergeant, Capt. Benj. Hooper's Company Mass. Militia.
HOWARD AUSTIN EVANS, Columbus, Ohio (27088). Son of Aaron Nevius and Harriet (McElroy) Evans; grandson of Thomas and Isabella (Johnson) Evans, Jr.; great-grandson of Thomas and Phebe (Nevius) Evans; great*- grandson of Christian Nevius, private First Somerset County Battalion New Jersey Militia.
SHERMAN EVARTS, Windsor, Yt. (25023). Son of William Maxwell and Helen Minerva (Worthier) Evaits; grandson of Jeremiah and Mchi table (Sherman) Evarts; greal-graudtsun id' Roger Sherman, Member of the Committee to Draft and a .Signer of the Declaration of Independence! * /
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CHARLES CRANDALL EVERETT, Oakland, Cal. (26739). Son of George Draper and Martha Allen (Plummer) Everett; grandson of Micajah Sawyer and Betsey (Haskell) Plummer; great-grandson of Moses and Sarah (Allen) IMuinmer; grcaF-grandson of Solomon Allen, private, Col. Moses Little's Twelfth Mass. Regt.
ALB1*,RT CONANT FAIRBANKS, Allston, Mass. (26S38). Son of Henry and Martha (Conant) Fairbanks; grandson of Amos and Rebecca (Whitney) Fair- banks; great-grandson of Amos Fairbanks, Lieutenant, Col. Asa Whitconib's and other Mass. Kegts.
ARTHUR SEWELL FAIRBANKS, Chestnut Hill, Mass. (26512). Son of James Lincoln and Alice (Colburn) Fairbanks; grandson of Sewcll Whitcomb and Caroline (Blood) Fairbanks; great-grandson of Sewel and Susanna (Ilcyward) Fairbanks; great--grandson of Noah and Hannah (Whitcomb) Fairbanks; greatVgrandson of Amos Fairbanks, First Lieutenant, Col. Asa Whitconib's Regt. Mass. Militia; grandson of Francis and Harriett (Babbitt) Colburn; great-grandson of Isaac and Fli/a (Barney) Babbitt; great-'-grandson of Ziba Babbitt, private, Col. Gamaliel Bradford's Mass. Regt.
FRANK I10VEY FAIRBANKS, Kvcrett, Mass. (26334). Son of George and Sarah II. (Redman) Fairbanks; grandson of Ebenezer and F.lcanor C. (Farns- worth) Fairbanks; great-grandson of Asa Fairbanks, private, Col. John Jacob's Mass. Regt.; great2-grandson of Ebenezer Fairbanks, private Mass. Minute Men and Col. Aimer Perry's Mass. Regt.
HENRY IRVING FAIRBANKS, Dcdham, Mass. (26839)- Son of Henry Clay and Sahra Ann Fairbanks; grandson of Pliny and Cliloc (Taft) Fairbanks; great- grandson of Adam Fairbanks, private Fourth Suffolk County Regt. Mass. Militia, Col. Setli Bullard.
ERWIX DFAN FARNSWORTH, Jr., Monlclair, N. J. (27402). Son of Erwin Dean and Harriet M. (Gould) FarnswOrth; grandson of Joseph and Flmira S. (Dean) Farnsworth; great-grandson of Jonathan and Hitty (Parker) Farns- worth; great2-grandsou of Joseph Farnsicorth, private, Colonel Dike's Regt. Mass. Militia.
FRANKLIN FARRELL, JR., New Haven, Conn. (26660). Son of Franklin and Lillian (Clark) Farrclj grandson of Almon and Ruth Emma (Warner) Farrel; great-grandson of Zebali and Mehitable (Bcnham) Farrel; great2-grandson of Eli hit Bcnham, private, Colonel Woostcr's Conn. Regt., pensioned; great-grand- son of Mark and Elizabeth (Frisbie) Warner; great2-grandson of Reuben Fris- bee, private, Colonel Douglas's Conn. Regt., pensioned; grandson of Wilson Hart and Julia Elizabeth (Cable) Clark; great-grandson of Roswell and Hannah (Chatfield) Cable; great"-grandson of Oliver Chatdeld, private Third Company General Wodster's Conn. Regt.; great-'-grandson of Abncr Cable, private, Col. Samuel Elmore's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
ALBERT E. FAY, Worcester, Mass. (21S63). Supplementals. Son of Willard W. and Betsey (Cliapin) Fay; grandson of Daniel F,. and Betsey (Hancock) Chapin; great grandson of F.liplialet and Lucy (Chapman) Hancock; great2- grandson of Ebenezer Chapman, private, Col. Levi Wells's Conn. Regt., pris- oner; great-grandson of Isaac and Nancy (Sibley) Chapin; great-'-grandson of Ezra Sibley, Sergeant, Col. Sherman's Conn. Regt.
EDWARD CLIFFORD RAY, East Onondaga, N. Y. (-6723). Son of Oris P. and Angeline (Wilson-) Fay; grandson of Augustus and Nancy Kay; great-grandson of Wiiliain Fay, private, Capt. Samuel Wood's Company of Minute Men of Northboro, Mass., and other service.
WILLAR1) CAUL BARNES FELD, St. Louis, Mo. (00.3). Am.n. led and sup- plemental paper-. Son of Joseph and Theodosia (Barnes) Feld; grandson of Amos More and Caroline (Bush) Barnes; great-grandson of Abraham and Ruhamah (Kennedy) Barnes; great-grandson of John and Abigail (Collins)
Barnes; great:'i',i aildsOn of Abel Collins, private Fifth Regt. Conn. F.ine, Col.
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Philip B. Bradley, 17S0; great-grandson of Waller and Lydia (Sackctt) Hush; great2-grandson of Zachariah Dusk, Jr., Lieutenant Third Hampshire County Regt. Mass. Militia. HERBERT LODOWICK FENNER, Providence, R. I. (25960). Son of Herbert Nicolas and Emma Frances Fenner; grandson 0f Nicholas Arnold and Deborah (Brown) Fenner; great-grandson of Thomas and Mary (I, each) Fenner; great2- grandson of Tames and Tahitha (Thomas) Fenner; great:!-grandson of Richard I'enner, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel First Providence County Regt. Rhode Island Militia.
JESSE ALBERTUS FENNER, Cleveland, Ohio (26.351). Son of Joseph Christian and Anna (Maring) Fermer; grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wyandt) Fenner; great-grandson of Felix and Elizabeth (Trauger) Fenner; great"- grandson of John Frederick and Magdalena (Harpel) Trauger; great:i-grandson of Christian Trauger, private Second Bucks County Battalion Penna. Militia.
JOHN ESTILL FERRIS, Milwaukee, Wis. (26275). Son of William M. and
Sallie (Estill) Ferris; grandson of John Hardin and Sallie (Sullinger) Estill;
great grandson of Wallace and Elizabeth (Rodes) Estill; greata-grandson uf
James Us till, member of Cap!. John Holder's Company Kentucky County
Militia under Col. John Bowman. HENRY ADORNO FIELD, Grinnell, Iowa (27035). Son of John C.ilman and
Rachel (Marcy) Field; grandson of William and Mary (McAllister) Field;
great-grandson of Joint Field, Jr., private, Colonel Lincoln's Mass. Regt.;
great-grandson of Randall McAUstcr, Sergeant, Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's
Mass. Regt. FREDERICK ROLAND FISH, New Bedford, Mass. (26508). Son of Nathaniel
Pope and Julia E. (Keith) Fish; grandson of Roland and Lucy B. (Pope)
Fish; great-grandson of Nathaniel Pope, First Lieutenant Second Bristol
County Regt. Mass. Militia.
WILLIAM TAYLOR FITZGERALD, Washington, D. C. (26802). Son of Joab Hawkins and Sarah Watts (Ward) Fitzgerald; grandson of Joseph Fitzgerald, private, Major John Patton's Company, Col. David Hall's Delaware Regt.; grandson uf Daniel Ward, Corporal, Col. Thomas Liartlctt's New Hampshire
Regt.
MILTON FITZ-RANDOLPH, Seattle, Wash. (27226). Son of Frank and Eliza- beth (White) Fitz-Kandolph ; grandson of Alexander and Elizabeth (Plummcr) White; great-grandson of James and Elizabeth (Willison) White; greats-grand- son of Joseph While, Captain Penna. Associators and Militia.
CHARLES NOI'F FLAGG, Hartford, Conn. (26043). Son of Jared Bradley and Louisa (Hart) Flagg; grandson of Henry Collins and Martha (Whiting) Flagg; great-grandson of Henry Collins Flag;;, Surgeon General, Department of the South.
EDMUND EVERETT FLOOD, Rosalia, Wash. (26533}. Son of A. H. and Eliza- beth (Brackett) Flood; grandson of John and Martha (Harmon) Brackett; great-grandson of Jonathan and Martha (Smith) Harmon; great"-grandson of William Smith, Orderly Sergeant Mass. Continental Troops, pensioned.
HARRY ROLL A FOLLMER, Lincoln, Nebr. (26387). So,, of George D. and Eva
M. Kollmer; grandson of John S. and Lydia (Stitzel) Folimer; great-grandson I ji of Henry and Catharine (Stoneman) Follmer; gi cat'-'-grandson of Ceorgc Jacob
Folhncr, Captain Penna. Militia.
G. CLIFFORD FOOTE, New Haven, Conn. (26652). Son of George L. and Lucretia (Way) Foote; grandson of Augustus and Statira (Whitney) Footc; great-grandson of John Whitney, private Conn. Militia and Coast Guards, carpenter on sloops "Washington," "Wooster," and "Fancy," pensioned.
WALTER SYLVESTER FORCE, Brooklyn, N. V. (26210). Sou of Ephraira
Squire and Sarah Jane (Whitehead) Force; grandson of William and Arietta (Carter) Force; great grandson of S<]uire Force, private Morris County New Jersey Militia.
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WILLIAM HURLBUT FORCF, New York, N. V. (26451). Son of William and Mary Sophia (Emmas) Force, Jr.; grandson of William ami Arietta (Carter) Force; grandson qf Squirt Force, private Morris County New Jersey Militia.
JOHN FORDYCE, Butternut, Wis. (27054). Son of William G. and Catherine (Staplcton) Fordyce; grandson of John and Catherine (Sorenson) Kordycc; great-grandson of Benjamin and Alpha (Clark) Fordyce; greats»grandson of Benjamin (and Rebecca Horton) • Fordyce, private Western Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of Nathan (Nathaniel) Horton, Lieutenant Western Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
WILLIAM GUMAlvR FORDYCE, Butternut, Wis. (27053). Son of John and Catherine (Sorenson) Fordyce; grandson of Benjamin and Alpha (Clark) Fprdyce; great-grandson of Benjamin (and Rebecca Horton) Fordyce, private Western Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia; great'--graridson of NaiHan (Nathaniel) Horton, Lieutenant Western Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
JAMES BENNOCH FORMAN, Alpena, Mich. (26786). Son of James and Nellie (Bennoch) Forrrkan.; grandson of James and Ann is Skid-more (Brown) Formaii; great-grandson of James and Abagail (Conklin) Forman; great-gi andson of Daniel Conlclin, private Second Regt. New York Line.
ABRAM IT. FORNEY, Abilene, Kans. (22375). Son of John H. and Annie S. (Hoffman) Forney; grandson of Abraham R. and Anna G. (Kellar) Forney; great-grandson of Levi and Maria (Rupp) Forney; great2-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Lehman) Forney; great3-grandson of Abraham Forney, private Fifth Lancaster County Battalion l'enna. Militia.
CARI, ALSTIEN FOSSj Buffalo, N. Y. (N. If. 25383). Son of Charles Edwin and Alice Almira (Norcross) l'oss; grandson of John Everett and Ann (Ilnckins) Foss ; great-grandson of Job and Abigail l'oss; great--grandson of Richard and Mary (Berry) Foss; great3-grandson of George Foss, private, Capt. John Hill's Company New Hampshire Militia.
CHESTER CURTIS l'OSTKR, Central Falls, R. I. (2597.1). Son of Charles Samuel and Mary Alice (Curtis) FosttTj grandson of Joseph Henry and Ellen Smith (Parker) Foster; great-grandson of Samuel and Angclinc (Arnold) Foster; gre.tt-'-gi andson of Olney and Eunice (Miller) Arnold; grcal:,-grandson of Israel Arnold, Sergeant, Col. Jahez Bowcn's Rhode Island Regt.
FREDERICK WILLIAM FOSTER, Methuen, Mass. (27270). Son of Joel and Sarah Matilda (Gray) Foster; grandson of Zcphaniah Kitteridge and Mercy (Trull) Foster; great-grandson of Amos and Mary (Clark) Foster; great2- grandson of Ames Foster, Captain, Col. J. Brown's Mass. Regt.; great-grand- son of John Trull, Cap tain 1 Col. Simeon Spaulding's Mass. Regt.
HERBERT WFST FOSTER, Montclair, N. J. (27505). Sou of Edward Nelson and Helen (Westgate) Foster; grandson of Alfred and Susan (West) Foster; great-grandson of l'eleg and Mary (Harris) Foster; great-grandson of Fbc- mzer and Mary (Jenkins) Foster; great3 grandson of Timothy Foster, Lieu- tenant, Col. Jonathan Holman's Mass. Regt.
ROBERT HALE FOSTER, Norfolk, NeW. (26m...). Son of Francis Wyman and Martha M. (Male) Foster; grandson of William Thomas and Kinnuline (Dow) Foster; great-grandson of Whildin and Ann (Thomas) hosier; grcat2-grandson of Salathicl Foster, Jr.; grcaC-grandsnn of Salathiel Foster, Captain Cape May Battalion \e\v Jersey Militia.
LUTHER B. FOX, The Dalles, Orcgdrt C«*444). Son of George B. and Emily M. (Hovis) Fox; grandson of T,. M. and Flora (Ilinklc) Fox; gr< it-grandson
of David and Catharine (Hoyle) H inkle; great'-'-graudson of l'.uil ami I'.li/a- lx th (Ncgley) llinkle; great:,-gi andson of Jacob Ilinklc, private Fifth Lan- caster County Battalion Penna. Militia. WALTER C. FRANZ, Newark, N. J. (ji^72). Sou of Richard J. and I. .una A. (I)oland) Franz; grandson of J. dm II. and Almira Susan (Roll) Doland; great-
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grandson of Wesley and Ann (Smith) Roll; great2-grandson of Joint Roll, Sergeant Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
EDWARD LIVINGSTON FREEMAN, Central Falls, R. I. (-'5974). Son of Joseph Wood and Elizabeth T. (Fales) Freeman; grandson of Edward Liv- ingston and Emma F,Il>ot (Brown) Freeman; great grandson of Edward and Harriet Kill's (Colburn) Freeman; great--grandson of Edward and Sarah (Thayer) Freeman; greata-gj"andson of Ralph Freeman, Jr., private, Col. John Smith's Mass. Rfcgt,
JOSEPH WOOD FREEM VN, Central Falls, R. I. (25073), Son of Edward Liv- ingston and Emma 1-Cllio! (Brown) Freeman ; grandson of Edward and Harriet Ellis (Colburn) Freeman; great-grandson of Edward and Sarah (Thayer) Freeman; grcat-'-gratidso'n of Ralph Freeman, Jr., private, Col. John Smith's Mass. Regt.
LOUIS OSBORNE FRENCH, Milwaukee, Wis. (26267). Sou of Samuel W. and Minnie I. (Boardman) French; grandson of Samuel I,. and Sophia B. (Clark) French; great-grandson of Samuel and Tabitha (Dow) French.; great--grandson of Samuel (and l.vdia Warner) French, Corporal Mass. Minute Men; great3- grand-son ol Daniel Warner, Member of Committee of Correspondence, private in [lardwick Company Mass. Militia.
ROYAI, F. FRENCH, Marshalltowu, Iowa (26097). Son of Franklin F. and Eliza (Tyler) French; grandson of Royall and Rosalina (Colton) Tyler; great- grandson of Perley and Betsey (Komi) Tyler; great--grandson of Oliver Tyler, private, Colonel Latimer's Regt. Conn. Militia.
SAMUEL LORENZO FRENCH, Milwaukee, Wis. (26209). Son of Samuel W.
and Minnie I. (Boardman) French; grandson of Samuel L. and Sophia B. (Clark) French; great-grandson of Samuel and Tabitha (Dow) French; grtat-- grandson of Samuel (and Lyclia Warner) French, Corporal Mass. Minute Men; grcaF'-grandson of Daniel Warner. Member of Committee of Corre- spondence, private in I lardwick Company Mass. Militia.
ENOCH irANSBROUGH FUDGE, Chicago, 111. (22337). Supplemental. Son of Jacob and Elsie King ( Han sb rough) Fudge; grandson of Joseph and Sally (Smith) Ilansbrough; great-grandson of Peter Hansbrotigh, private, Capt. Rob- ert Powell's Third \ irginia Regt.
CIIAUNCEY CLEAVELAND FULLER, Hartford,- Conn. (26032). Son of Phi- lander I.eroy and Mary Frances (Chinch) Fuller; grandson of Elisha and Polly (Spencer) Fuller; great-grandson nl Benjamin Fuller, prisale, CM Ehcuezer Williams's and other Conn. Rrgts., pensioned.
SEARS FULLER, Roxbury, Mass. (26513). Son of George W. and Florence May (Sears) Fuller; grandson of Henry Clinton and Fannie E. (Clark) Sears; great-grandson of Chauncy and Polly (Howland) Sears; grcat'-granctson of Philip Sears, private, Col, John Brown's Mass. Regt.; grandson of Israel C. and Mar)- I,. (I.ittlclield ) Fuller; great-grandson of Tim. -thy and Olive (Hor- tori) Fuller; great2-grandson of Timothy and Molly (Mcdbury) Fuller; grcat8- grandson of Timothy Fuller, private, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Mass. Regt.; great--grandson of Joseph and Lois (llamblin) Howland; great8-grandson of Feres llamblin (Hamlin), private, Col. William I;. Whiting's Seventeenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
WILLIS KMMF.TT FULLER, Grand Forks, N. Dak. (2.1.190). Son of Nelson Nathaniel and Louise F. (Claggett) Fuller; grandson of Joseph and Anna (Dodge) Fuller, Jr.; great-grandson of Joseih Fuller, Sergeant of Infantry Continental Line, pensioned.
IRVING KENT FULTON, Salisbury, Conn, (ayj^o). Life Member. Son of Wil- liam Edwards and Ida Fleana (Lewis) Fulton; grandson of William Goodrich and Fli/a (Jvdwards) Fulton; great-grandson of John and Clarissa (Daniels) Fulton; grea,t--grandson of Jalm Fulton, Sergeant, Col, Paid Difdlej Sargent's Mass. Rent, and other service.
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WILLIAM EDWARDS FULTON, Waterbury, Conn. (7796). Supplemental. Son of William Goodrich and Eliza (Edwards) Fulton; grandson of John and Clarissa (Daniels) Fulton; great-grandson of John Fulton, Sergeant, Col. Paul
Dudley Sargent's Mass. Regt. and other service.
WILLIAM SHIRLEY FULTON, Waterbury, Conn. (--7.531). Life Member. Son
of William Edwards and Ida Eleana (Lewis) Fulton; grandson of William Goodrich and Eliza (Edwards) Fulton; great-grandson of Tolm and Clarissa (Daniels) Fulton; great-grandson of John Fulton, Sergeant, Col. Paid Dudley Sargent's Mass. Regt. and other service.
CHARLES CALVIN GALLOWAY, Washington, D. C. (26809). Son of John and I.ydia Rue (Haas) Galloway; grandson of John and Hannah Clark (Hand) Haas; great-grandson of Jacob and Charity (Cooper.) Haas; great— grandson of John Haas, private, Col. Stephen Hunt's and other Regts. New Jersey Troops, pensioned,
JAMES KOSSUTH GAMBLE, Portland, Me. (26434). Son of James Milton and Sarah Polk (Childress) Garahlej grandson of Abrani and Elvery (Wyson) Cluldress; great- grancteon of William and Tabitha (Taylor) Childress; great- grandson of Skelton and Sarah (Demoss) Taylor; greats-grandson of John Domoss, private Twelfth and Fourth Virginia Regts.; great-grandson of Rob- ert and Rachel (Fastridge) Childress ; greatc-grandson of John Childress, Cor- poral, Capt. Thomas Patterson's Company Sixth, Virginia Regt.
SHERIDAN ELLSWORTH GARDINER, Mount Pleasant, Mich. (25674). Son of Nathan Allen and I.ois Rebecca (Leach) Gardiner, Jr.; grandson of Christo- pher Wren and Lucetta (Livermore) Leach; great-grandson of Abel and Deb- orah (Salisbury) Livermore; great;-grandson of Abraham Livermore , private, Cant. Flijah Wright's Company Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Jonathan and I.ydia Emerson (Pettingell) Leach, Jr.; great—grandson of Jonathan Leach, private, Major Eliphalet Gary's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Nathanici Pettingell, Jr., private, Capt. Samuel Bodwell's .Company Mass. Militia; great-- grandson of Nathaniel Pettingell, Lieutenant, Acting Captain Militia Company of Mcthuen, Mass.; grandson of Nathan Allen and Mercy (Reynolds) Gardiner; great-grandson of Henry (and Mercy Broun) Reynolds, Ensign Rhode Island Militia; great— grandson of Charles Brown, Jr., private, Col. Daniel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regt., Army of Observation; great-grandson of John and Eliza- beth (Allen) Gardiner; great— grandson of James Gardiner, Captain in Regt. from Kings and Kent Counties, Rhode Island, 1775; great— grandson of Nathan and Mary (Reynolds) Allen; great— grandson of Jonathan Allen, private, Col- onel Topham's Rhode Island Regt.
FREEMAN WORTH GARDNER, Woodbridge, N. T. (26948). Sou of Charles Henry and Mary Gilmore (Farren) Gardner; grandson of Freeman Worth and F.valine Brown (lladden) Gardner; great-grandson of John and Rebecca <l!rowu) Madden; great— grandson of Thomas and Mary (Baker) Ffadd'jn, Jr.; greats-grandson of Thomas lladden, 2d, Lieutenant Colonel First Middlesex County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
CURTIS NEWTON GARR1GUS, New1 York, N. Y. (26711). Son of Horace and Maria Ann (Daily) Garrigus; grandson of I-aac and Sarah (Shepard) Gar- ligus; great-grandson of John Garrigus, private New Jersey State Troops and Continental Line.
FRANK EPHRALM HERBERT GARY, Newton Center, Mass. (26522). Son of Ephraim and Sarah A. (Robinson) Gary, Jr.; grandson of Ephraim and Sarah tllilh Gary; great-grandson of James Gary (Garec), private, Capt. Andrew P. l-Vrnald's detachment Mass. Militia.
JOHN HOWARD GATES, Pierre, So. Dak. (27279). Son of John 0. aid Adelia (St. John) Gates; grandson of Elon and Julia (Burton) St. John; great- grandson oi Josiah and Rebecca (Starkweather) St. John; givat--grandson of John and Hannah (Dunning) St. John; grcat3-grandson of John St. John, Captain Fifth Cud. Regt.
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GEORGE WOODWARD GEARIIART, Portland, Oregon (26439)- Son of Wil- liam Warren and Amy (Woodward) Gearhart; grandson of ErastUS and Martha (Comstock) Woodward; great-grandson of Erastus and Sarah (Gilson) Woodward; great-'-grandson of Gideon IVoodzvard, private, Lieut. Col. Oliver Smith's Regt. New York Militia and First Regt. Conn. Line.
ERNEST FREDERIC GEORGE, Manlius, N. Y. (26222). Son of Elisha and Amelia Gibbons (Chapman) George; grandson of EHsha and Aurille Anne (Hoyt) George; great-grandson of David and Aletta (Shcphard) George; great2- grandson of Elisha and Aletta (Smock) Sin paid; great-grandson of John Smock, Colonel First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
JOHN RISON GIBBONS, Bauxite, Ark. (18873). Son of George R. and Harriett Caroline (Rison) Gibbons; grandson of John and Jane Elizabeth (Keffer) Gibbons; great-grandson of Isaac Gibbons, Drum Major Fourth Penna. Dra- goons.
EDGAR MARSH GIBBY, Roselle, N. J. (26636). Son of William James and Helen Day (Budd) Gibby; grandson of John Shivers and Charlotte E. (Ward) Budd; great-grandson of Aaron Montgomery and Hannah (Squire) Ward; grcat-'-grandson of Israel Ward, Captain Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
LEROY ANDERSON GIBBY, Summit, N. J. (-6250). Son of William James and Helen Day (Budd) Gibby; grandson of John Shivers and Charlotte Emeline (Ward) Budd; great-grandson of Aaron Montgomery and Hannah (Squire) Ward; greats-grandson of Israel Ward, Captain Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
NATHAN ANDREWS GODDARD, Milwaukee, Wis. (2G2G1). Son of N. W. and Emma E. (Andrews) Goddard; grandson of Kphraim and Louisa (Currier) Andrews; great-grandson of Daniel Atidrezvs, private, Col. Moses Little's Mass. Regt.
HARRY HARRISON GIFFORD, Summit, N. J. (26117). Supplemental. Son of
I John Archer and Mary Jane (Ailing) Gifford; grandson of Charles and Clarissa
R. (Baldwin) Ailing; great-grandson of John and Sarah (Hamilton) Ailing, Jr.; great-grandson of John AWrtg, Second Lieutenant, Col. Jeduthan Bald- win's Regt. Continental Artificers.
CHARLES RUSSELL GILBERT, Chicago, 111. (26484). Son of George Adam and Carrie (Scott) Gilbert; grandson of Samuel Slaughter and Mary Susan (Fredenbarger) Gilbert; great-grandson of Lynas and Marjery (Dunfec) Gil- bert; great-grandson of Noah and Betsey (Messenger) Gilbert; greats-grand- son of I'.lisha Gilbert, Sergeant, Col. Philip Burr Bradley's Fifth Conn. Regt.; greaf'-grandson of Simeon Messenger, private, Col. Roger F.uos's Regt. Conn. Militia.
GEORGE ADAM GILBERT, Chicago, HI. (264S3). Son of Samuel Slaughter and Mary Susan (Fredenbarger) Gilbert; grandson of Lynas ami Marjery (Dunfec) Gilbert; great-grandson of Noah and Betsey (Messenger) Gilbert; great-grand- son of Elisha Gilbert, Sergeant, Col. Philip Burr Bradley's Fifth Conn. Regt.; great'-'-grandvtu of Simeon Messenger, private, Col. Roger Enos's Regt. Conn. Militia.
WILLIAM HENRY GILES, Portland, Oregon (26.138). Son of William P. and
Martha Y. (Witt) Giles;, grandson of Henry and Maria (Smither) Giles;
■p great-grandson of Aquila Giles, Major and Aide to General St. Clair, taken prisoner at Brandywinc.
GEORGE BAIRD GILL, Little Rock, Ark. (-'7153). Son of Lyman B. and Jane Adelaide (Baud) Gill; grandson of John McKamie Wilson and Ann (Brad- shaw) Baird; great-grandson of Zebulon and Hannah (Erwin) Baird; great-- grandson of Alexander Erwin, recognized patriot, District Auditor Burke County, North Carolina.
, GEORGE BLAINE GILLSON, San Francisco, Cal. (26753). Son of John and
Emily (Whisler) Gillson; grandson of Michael Everly and Lorena (Davis)
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Whislcr; great-grandson of John ami Ruth (Evcrly) Whtsler; great-grandson of Michael Everly, First Lieutenant Tenth Penna. Regt. GEORGE A. GILMORE, Williston, N. Dak. (23400). Son of William and Emily (Albro) Gilmore; grandson of John Young and Jane (Burnside) Gilmore;
great-grandson of Thomas Gihnore, private, Col, Samuel Miles's Penna. Rille Regt.
HARRY ALBEN GILMORE, Chicago, 111. (27115). Son of William Milton and Elizabeth (Merryman) Gilmore; grandson of William and Angelia (Barthol- omew) Mcrryman; great-grandson of Joseph Bartholomew, Sergeant, Col. John Ilannum's Chester County Regt. of Penna. Foot.
CHARLES E. GLAZIER, Seattle, Wash. (26528). Son of James T. and Margaret ■ A. Glazier; grandson of Walker and Cornelia Glazier; great-grandson of Oliver Glazier, private, Col. John Jacobs's Regt. Mass. Light Infantry.
JOHN GLEISSNER, Jr., Abilene, Kans. (26977). >s,,n of John M. and Catherine (Northerait) Gleissiier; grandson of William and Susan M. (Caldwell) North- craft; great-grandson of Samuel W. and Betsey Caldwell; great2-grandson of John Caldwell, private Virginia Line.
THEODORE NORRIS GOBLE, Arlington, N. J. (26874). Son of Albert and Sadie Elizabeth (Norris) Goble; grandson of Daniel Whiteman and Ann (Low) Goble; great-grandson of Thomas and Matscmire (Green) Goble; great- grandson of Morris Green, private, Captain Lamb's Company New York Artil lery on Quebec Expedition, pensioned.
ISAAC LEWIS GOFF, JR., Pasadena, Cat. (R. I. 25967). Son of Isaac Lewis and Ada (Richards) Golf; grandson of David Fish and Clarissa Dean (Stacy) Golf; great-grandson of Asa and Clarissa (Dean) Slacy; greats-grandson of Enos Dean4 Sergeant, Col. Gamaliel Bradford's Regt. Mass. Continental Line.
PHILIP GOODELL, Moulelair, N. J. (26868). Son of Edwin II. and Annette C. Goodell ; grandson of Francis and Sophia Louisa (Burpee) Goodell; great- grandson of Thomas and Betsey (Temple) Burpee; great-'-grandson of Moses Burpee, private, Col. Jos tali Whitney's Mass. Regt.
CHARLES WALTER GOODNOUGH, Jr., Bellevue, Pa. (27128). Son of Charles W. and Mary Alma (Kerr) Gooduough; grandson of Frank Aurellan and Mary (Myers) Goodnough; great-grandson ot Jesse and Almira (Robinson) Good- uough; great'-grandson ol Calvin Goodnough, private, Col, Alex. Scaintnell'6 New Hampshire Regt.
STEPHEN COLLINS McCANDLESS GOODNOUGH, Bellevue, 1'a. (27127). Son of Charles W. and Mary Alma (Kerr) Goodnough; grandson of Frank Aurelian and Mary (Myers) Goodnough; great-grandson of Jesse and Almira (Robinson) Goodnough; great2-grandson of Calvin Goodnough, private, Col. Alex. Scammell's New Hampshire Regt.
WALLACE JEFFERSON GOODRICH, Chicago, ill. (26899). Son of Edward Jefferson and Isabel (I lardy) Goodrich; grandson of Martin and Cynthia A. (McGce) Goodrich; great grandson of Gideon and Elizabeth (Carter) Good- rich; grcat2grandson of Edward Goodrich, Corporal Fourth Virginia Regt., Col. Thomas Elliott.
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY GOODRICH, Chicago, ill. (26900). Son of Edward Jefferson and Isabel (llanly) Goodrich; grandson of Martin and Cynthia A. (McGee) Goodrich; great-grandson of Gideon and Elizabeth (Cartel) Good- rich; great--grandson of Edward Goodrich, Corporal Fourth Virginia Regt., Col. Thomas Elliott.
J J GOODYEAR, Ann Arbor, Mich. (26607). Son of John and Elizabeth (Weaver) Goodyear; grandson of Donison R. and Chloc Weaver; great-grandson of Ludozvick Weaver, private Rhode Island and Conn. Troops, pensioned.
GEORGE MAXWELL GRAHAM, Jr., Fargo, N. Dak. (26553). Son of George
Maxwell and k.ttliciinc Louise (Conroy) C.iahain; grandson of Maxwell and Mary (Taplin) Graham; great-grandson of John and Abigail (Spcrry) Taplin;
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greats-grandson of Joseph Sperry, private, Col. Zebulon Butler's ami other Conn. RegtS., widow pensioned.
RAYMOND GRANT, Louisville, Ky. (-'6578 ). Son of Homer Herbert and Lucy (Terrill) G.rant; grandson of William Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Willis) Grant; great-grandson of William Mushy and Mary Spillar (Craves) Grant; great2-grandson of John Grant, Jr., private North Carolina Troops; great3- grandson of John Grant, private Tenth North Carolina Regt.
HENRY CLAY GRAVELY, Martinsville, Va. (22995). Son of Benjamin 1*. and. Julia Caroline (Thomas) Gravely; grandson of Jabez and Judith (Wells) Gravely; great-grandson of Joseph Gravely, private, Col. Abram Penn's Vir- ginia Regt.
ALEXANDER GRAVES, New York, N. Y. (26706). Son of Alexander and I.ily (Duncanson) Graves; grandson of William and Mary L. (Agnew) Duncanson; great-grandson of Philip C. and Susan B. (Austin) Agnew; great2-grandson of Benjamin Austen, private Sixth Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia.
ARNOLD LANDON GRAVES, Spokane, Wash. (27232). Son of Frank Hyde and Esther Maude (Ferris) Graves; grandson of Hiram Cano and Julia Esther (Ilolton) Ferris; great-grandson of Stephen Cano and Eunice (Beebe) Ferris; grcat2-grandson of Israel Ferris, private, Capt. Abraham Mead's Company, Col. John Mead's Regt. Conn. Militia.
EDWARD ASA GRAVES, Buffalo, N. Y. (27204). Son of Seth Perry and Jose- phine C. ( Whittemore) Graves; grandson of Stephen Y. R. and Delana (Perry) Graves; great grandson of Gideon and Caroline (Scott) Graves; great2-grandson of David Scott, private, Col, Reed's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
BENJAMIN WILLIAM GREEN, Little Rock, Ark. (2715.:). Son of James and Sarah Ann (James) Green; grandson of Jolm James, Jr., Captain South Carolina Militia; great-grandson of John James, Captain South Carolina Militia; grandson of Samuel Green, private South Carolina Militia.
DONALD GREENE, Phoenix, Ariz. (23312). Son of Oliver Herbert and Rachel S. (Lehmer) Greene; grandson of Oliver and Georgian Marguerite (Rohr) Greene; great-grandson of Oliver and Demaris (How) Greene; great-grandson of James Greene, Captain Second Regt. Conn. Light Horse.
HENRY ECKFORD GREENE, Amsterdam, N. Y. (27211). Son of Henry E. and Helen Kellogg (Moore) Greene; grandson of Ransom and Elizabeth Ann (Winnie) Moore; great-grandson of Charles and Ursula (Rice) Moore; great8- grandson of Charles Moore, private, Colonel Van Ycghten's Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
ROGER SHERMAN GREENE, Seattle, Wash. (27236). Son of David and Mary (Evarts) Greene; grandson of Jeremiah and Mehelable (Sherman) Evarts; great-grandson of Roger Sherman, Signer of Declaration of Independence; great-grandson of Benjamin and Rebecca (Minor) Prescolt; great'-grandson of Benjamin I'reseott, recognized Mass. patriot, writer of patriotic literature; grandson of Thomas Greene, private, Colonel Mcintosh's Mass. Regt.
ERNEST ASA GREENWOOD, Salt Lake City, Utah (25987) Son of John and Mary Ann (Worsley) Greenwood; grandson of Asa and Lucy (Mason-Evans) Greenwood; great-grandson of Joshua Greenwood, minute man Col. Knoch Hale's Third New Hampshire Regt.; great?-grandson of William Greenwood, private, Col. Enoch Hale's Third New Hampshire Regt. ; grandson of George W. and Kama Adeline (Greenwood) Worsley; great-grandson of Robert and Rebecca (Crossfield) Worsley; great-grandson of Robert Worsley, Jr., private, Capt. Benj. Mann's Company Third New Hampshire R<-gt.
THOMAS VANCE GREER, Petersburg, Tenn. (25694). Rom January 20, 1824. Son of Joseph Greer, "Kings Mountain Messenger" (born August 8, 1754, died February 23, 1837), carried to Congress at Philadelphia the news of the Rattle of Kings Mountain.
NORMAN WALTER GREGG, Rockford, III. (26497). Son of Emory and
Minerva (Henderson) Gregg; grandson of Martin Butts and Mercy C. (liar-
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her) Gregg; great-grandson of Robert and Lovica (Crippin) Barber; great8* grandson of William Barber, Lieutenant Second Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
JOHN C. CREGORY, Bothell, Wash. (25923). Son of Joshua and Mary E. (Harvey) Gregory; grandson of John and Kliza (Culver) Gregory; great- grandson of George and Amy (Roberts) Gregory; great2-grandson of Stephen Roberts, private Ninth Conn. Regt, Col. Samuel B. Webb.
MORRIS ERWIN GREGORY, Coming, N. Y. (26963). Son of Erwin and Laura (Hilldreth) Gregory; grandson of Stephen and Catherine (Mulford) Gregory; great-grandson of Jeremiah and Anna (Van Wie) Mulford; great2- granclson of Ezekiel and Nancy Ann (Lindsley) Mulford; great3-grandson of Elcazcr Lindsley, Lieutenant Colonel Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Troops, Member of New Jersey Legislature.
CLARENCE HILL GRIFFITH, Chicago, III. (26744)-. Son of George and Mary Cynthia (Hill) Griffith; grandson of Joseph and Ruth Sweet (Cary) Hill; great-grandson of Zaccheus and Mary (Hawkins) Hill; great!-grandson of Squire Hill, Captain, Col. S. McLellan's Conn. Regt.
WILLIAM HENRY GRINNELL, Beloit, Wis. (26269)". Son of George and Jane Ann (Weed) Grinnell; grandson of Alanson and Polly (Piatt) Weed; great- grandson of Gilbert Weed, private Fourth Regt. New York Line.
EDGAR MERRILL GRISWOLD, Syracuse, N. Y. (26214). Son of Edgar Mer- rill and Maria (Perkins) Griswold; grandson of Merrill and Sally (Parks) Griswold; great-grandson of Rufus and Deborah (Wass) Griswold; great2- grandson of Ebenezcr Griswold, private Penna. Line.
SAMUEL BUTLER GRISWOLD, Rochester, N. Y. (26467). Son of Albert Clinton and Caroline Louisa (Goodrich) Griswold; grandson of William and Sally (Whitmore) Goodrich; great-grandson of llczckiah IVhitmore, private, Capt. Jared Shepherd's Company, Brig. Gen, Erastus Wolcott's Conn. Brigade.
SEYMOUR ASHLEY GUTHRIE, Riverside, 111. (26889). Son of Seymour and Martha Grace (Green) Guthrie; grandson of Ebenezcr Buckingham and Har- riet Eliza (Seymour) Guthrie; great-grandson of Julius Chappell and Pamelia (Buckingham) Guthrie; great2-grandson of Stephen and Sally (Chappell) Guthrie; great3-grandson of Amos Chappell, Lieutenant, Capt. Samuel Elmore's Company Conn. Militia, Captain First Conn. Battalion.
GEORGE OMAR GUY, Seattle, Wash. (26546). Son of George and Rebecca (Brown-Kirth) Guy; grandson of Timothy and Elizabeth (Phelps) Guy, Jr.; great-grandson of Timothy Guy, Corporal, Colonel Van Veghten's New York Regt.
JOHN FRANKLIN HAAS, Summit, N. J. (27368). Son of John Bender and Mary Hunt (Morris) Haas; grandson of William Henry and Catherine (Tiers) Morris; great-grandson of David and Christiana (Mercier) Morris; grcat*- grandson of William Merrier, Captain frigate "Congress" and schooners "Mont- gomery" and "General Putnam,'' New York Naval Service.
FERRIS SAMUEL IIAPFORD, Ewa. Hawaii (20423). Son of Warren G. and Kate (Fitch) Ilafford; grandson of Samuel and Esther (Graves) HafTord; gi cat-grandson of Ebenezcr Ilafford, Corporal, Capt. Henry Pierce's Company, Cot. Ebenezcr White's Mass. Regt.
HARRY CLIFFORD HAGGERTY, New Haven, Conn. (26033). Son of Thomas II. and Ida L. (Lee) Uaggerty; grandson of George W. and Kate L. (Tay) Lee; gtfeat-grandson oT Moses and Lucinda (Young) Lee; great-grandson of James and Margaret (Clark) Young; great*-grandson of Robert Yottng, private
Morris County New Jersey Militia.
FRANK DREW HALL, Fargo, No. Dak. (23395). Supplemental. Son of James
Ransom and Cornelia Ann (Drew) Hall; grandson of Jeremiah and Clarissa ' (Ransom) Hall; great-grandson of Arad and Hannah (Bailey) Hall; great** grandson of Samuel Hall, private First New Hampshire Regt., under Gen. John Stark; great-grandson of Ezekicl and Lucirula (Fletcher) Ransom; greata-grandson of Saniuel Fletcher, Brigadier General Vermont Militia.
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JAMES HENRY HALL, Highland Parle, Mich. (26795). Son of Philetus Doty and Mary (Wanamaker) Hall; grandson of Jonas and Anna Sanford (Doty) Hall; great-grandson of John Hall, Fife Major Fourth Orange County Regt. New York Militia J great-grandson of Archibald and Ann (Sanford) Doty; great2-grandson of Ezra Sanford, private Fourth Orange County Regt. New York Militia.
JOHN LIVINGSTON HALL, Schenectady, N. Y. (26725). Son of Livingston Stone and Abbie S. (Black) Hall; grandson of Anthony and Mary (Dean) Hall; great-grandson of Perns and Anna (Dyer) Hall; great"-grandson of Isaac Hall, First Lieutenant, Col. Jonathan Mitchell's Mass. Regt.
RICHARD LENOX IIALSEY, Honolulu, Hawaii (20424). Son of William and Eliza (Gosman) Halscy; grandson of Nicholl and Euphias (McDowell) Iialsey; great-grandson of Silas Iialsey, Jr., Member of Committee of Safety of Southampton, L. I., minute man FirM Suffolk County Regt. Ntw York Militia.
PAUL SIIEPARD HAMILTON, Detroit, Mich. (27452). Son of Arthur Putnam and Fannie (Cleaver) Hamilton; grandson of Charles Smith ami Sophia Jane (Shepard) Hamilton; great-grandson of Zaync A. and Sylvia (Putnam) Hamilton; great2-grandson of Hosca Hamilton, Adjutant, Col. Henry I.udding- ton's Seventh Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia; great2-grandson of Asa Putnam; greats-grandson of Josiak Putnam, Captain, Col. Jedediah Foote's Mass. Regt.; grandson of Albert Blayton and Henrietta Caroline (Rogers) Cleaver; great-grandson of James H. and Sophia Emily (Fletcher) Rogers; greats-grandson of Peter Fletcher; grrat:!-graudson of Peter Fletcher, private, Col. David "Oilman's New Hampshire Regt.
BYRON EUGENE .HAMLIN, Detroit, Mich. (20603). Son of William E. and Deborah Ann (Noble) Hamlin; grandson of Asa and Asenath (Delano) Hamlin; great-grandson of Nathaniel Hamlin, Captain, Col. Fisher Gay's Second Battalion, Gen. James Wadsworth's Conn. Brigade.
HERBERT HAMMOND, Chicago, 111. (26745). Son of Willard and Susan Nor- ton (Gowcr) Hammond; grandson of Josiah and Pedee (Stanley) Hammond; great-grandson of Joseph Hammond , Jr., Corporal, Capt. Jonathan Whitcomb's Company New Hampshire Militia; grcat--grandb0n of Joseph Hanunond, Lieu- tenant Colonel New Hampshire Militia.
EDWARD J. HAND, Amsterdam, N. Y. (26468). Son of John and Jane E- (Bennett) Hand; grandson of William and Elma (Strong) Bennett; great- grandson of Amos and Janette (Sterling) Bennett; great"-grandson of Amos Bennett, private Fourteenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia; grand- son of Peter and Permellia (Blood) Hand; great-grandson of Marcus Hand, private New York Militia, at Battle of Oriskany.
FRANK McNAIRY HARDY, North Yakima, Wash. (27233). Son of Robert Monroe and Sena Anna (Duty) Hardy; grandson of William and Jannette Celia (Kcnnon) Hardy; great-grandson of Thomas and Lucy Broadnax (Brooken) Kcnnon,; great-grandson of Richard Keiiuon, Delegate in North Carolina Provincial Congress, August 17, 1775.
HENRY WILLARD HARDY, Chicago, 111. (26486). Sou of Needam Gilderoy and Harriett (Willard) Hardy; grandson of Jonathan and Lucina Jane (Good- win) Willard; great-grandson of James Willoughby and Lydia Willard; great2- grandson of (Francis) Willoughby Willard, private, Col. David Ilobart's New Hampshire Regt.
ROBERT MARION HARDY, North Yakima, Wash. (26914). Son of Robert Monroe and Sena Anna (Duty) Hardy; grandson of William and Jannette Celia (Kcnnon) Hardy; great-grandson of Thomas and Lucy Broadnax (Brooken) Kennon; greatL'-grandson of Richard Kennon, Delegate to North Carolina Provincial Congress, August 17, 1775.
HAROLD DUSHANE HARLAN, New Castle, Pa. (26175). Son of David Frank- lin and Birdie (Du Shane) Harlan; grandson of Jonathan Smith ami Adcla
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(McMillen) J)u Shane; great-grandson of Joseph Townsend and Jane (Smith) Du Shane; great-grandson of Jonathan Smith, Captain Fifth Regt. Virginia Line, pensioned.
CONOVER STILLWELL HARRIS, Elizabeth, N. J. (26415). Son of Alexander
Hamilton and Matilda (Stillwell) Harris; grandson of Samuel and Ann (Conover) Stillwell; great-grandson of Jolui Stillwell, private First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of William Conover, Captain Third Middlesex County Battalion New Jersey Militia. EMMET WEBU HARRIS, Seattle, Wash. (26913). Son of Benjamin F. and Laura (Webb) Harris; grandson of William R. and Harriet (Clark) Webb; great-grandson of Harvey and Anna Fuller (Williams) Clark; great-grandson ol Amasa Clark, private, Colonel Caniield's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
GRENVILLE ADELUERT HARRIS, Elisabeth, N. J. (26420). Son of Conover Slilwell and Sarah Jane Harris; grandson of -Alexander Hamilton and Matilda (Stillwell)' Harris; great-grandson of Samuel and Ann (Conover) Stillwell; great2-grand.son of William Conover, Captain Third Middlesex County Battalion New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of John, Stillivell, private First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
RICHARD EARLE HARRIS, Washington, D. C. (26803). Son of Richard Henry and Jvtla Florence (Larcombe) Harris; grandson of Samuel Thomas and Almira Minerva (Moore) Larcombe; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Tench) 1 ,ai loinlie ; great-'-grandson of Thomas Larkum, seaman on board the "Oliver Cromwell."
JOSEPH TODD HARRISON, Newark, N. J. (27424). Son of John Todd and Sarah (Dow) Harrison; grandson of Lewis A. and Catherine (Todd) Har- rison; great-grandson oi John 1. and Ann (Castner) Todd; great—grandson of James ToJJ, private, Capt. John Parker's Company Somerset County New Jersey Militia.
STEPHEN BYARD HARRISON, Newark, N. J. (27423). Son of John Todd and Sarah (how) Harrison; grandson of Lewis A. and Catherine (Todd) Harrison; great-grandson of John T. and Ann (Castner) Todd; great-grandson of James Todd, private, Capt. John Parker's Company Somerset County New Jersey Militia.
SAMUEL ADAMS HARTWELL (ao), Anchorage, Ky. (26586). Son of Samuel Adams and Charlotte (Meldruin) Hartwell; grandson of Jonathan II, and Elizabeth Br-inVd (Walker) Harlwcll; great-grandson of Seth Walker, Lieu- tenant New Hampshire Artillery, Captain of Marines, pensioned.
SAMUEL ADAMS HARTWELL, JR. (3n), Anchorage, Ky. (26587). Son of Samuel Adams and Aliee (Peay) Hartwell, 2d; grandson of Samuel Adams and Charlotte (Meldrum) Hartwell; great-grandson of Jonathan II, and Elizabeth Briard (Walker) Hartwell; great-grandson of Seth Walker, Lieu- tenant New Hampshire Artillery, Captain of Marines, pensioned.
GEORGE U. HASTINGS, Cute, Ncbr. (26383). Son of Carlisle and Hannah (Granger) Hastings; grandson of William and IMiccbe (Gardner) Granger; great-grandson of Abraham Granger, Jr., private Suflicld Conn. Company Lexington Alarm, Deputy Conn. Assembly.
JOHN ZOPHAR HATFIELD, Scotch Plains, N. J. (27405). Son of John and Mary (Darby) llallichl; grandson of John and Hannah (Hand) Darby; great- grandson of John Darby, Jr., private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
GEORGE KMLFN HATHA WAY, Gardiner, Me. (-.6059). Son of Sylvanus and Mary K. (Jordan) Hathaway; grandson of Hiram and Hannah (Hersey) Hathaway; great-grandson of Bphriam Hathaway, Orderly Sergeant, Colonel Brewer's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
JAMES ROBINSON HATMAKLR, Paris, France (N. Y. 26708). Son of John
Robinson and Ann (Potter) Hatmaker; grandson of Samuel J. and Mary Ann 1 (Cozzens) Potter; great-grandson of Edward and IJliza (Johnson) Potter;
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great2-grandson of William Potter, Senator in the Colonial Legislature and Chief Justice of Washington County, Rhode Island, 1775- 1780.
JOHN HAWKS, Ridgewood, N. J. (26935). Son of Richard Williams and Amanda L. (Smith) Ilawes; grandson of Samuel Willis and Lucy R, (Williams) Ilawes; great-gramLon at John and Mary Tallnian (Willis) Ilawes; great--grandson of Shubael Ilawes, Captain Fifth Company .Second Bristol County Regt. Mass. Militia.
RICHARD WILLIAMS HAWKS, Ridgewood, N. J. (269-15)- Son of Samuel Willis and Lucy (Williams) Ilawes; grandson of John and Mary Tallnian (Willis) Ilawes; great-grandson of Slntbacl Ilawes, Captain Fifth Compan} Second Bristol County Regt. Mass. Militia.
CLIFrORD CYRUS I1AYNKS, West Springfield, Mass. (26144). Son of Cyrus II. and Harriet (Brown) Ilaynes; grandson of Caleb Sumner and Joanna (Page) Brown; great-grandson of .Thomas and Betsey- (Porter) Page; great2* grandson of Nathaniel "Page, private, Lieut. Moses Abbott's (Bedford) Com- pany Mass. Minute Men; great--grandson of William Porter, private, Col. Josiah Whitney's .Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Samuel and Betsey (Tuttle) Brown; greats-grandson of Samuel Brown, private Mass. Minute Men and Colonel Dike's Regt. Mass. Militia.
JOHN MELVILLE HAYNIXS, Dorchester, Mass. (26145). Son of John and Sylvia Jane (Nye) Haynesj grandson of Thomas and Sylvia (Mayo) Nye; great-grandson of Timothy and Sally (Cobb) Nye; greal'-'-grandson of Timothy Nye, Second Lieutenant, Capt. Joseph Smith's Company Mass. Seacoast Guards.
EUGENE IIKNDKRSON 11.WWAK1), Baltimore, Md. (25566). Son of Thomas Baxter and Helen Maria (Bussey) Hay ward; grandson of Bennett Francis and .Ann Maria (Black) Bussey; great-grandson of Henry Green arid Eliz- abeth Susanna (Harris) Bussey; great"-grandson of Bennett liussey, Captain Maryland Militia.
FRANCIS STDNLY IIAYWARD, Covans, Md. (25565). Son of Thomas Baxter and Helen Maria (Bussey) Hayward; grandson of Bennett Francis and Ann Maria (I'lack) Bdssey; great-grandson of Henry Green and Elizabeth Susanna (Harris) Bussey; grcat-'-grandson of Bennett Bussey, Captain Maryland Militia.
FRANK DUDLEY HEATH, Asltinont, Mass. (26514). Son of Walter [1. and Belle (Harriman) Heath; grandson of David C. and Susan L\ (Flanders) Harriman; great-grandson of Benjamin F. and Mercy W. (Hall) Flanders; great-grandson of John Flail, Sergeant, Colonel Bridge's Mass. Regt., Surgeon Mass. Militia, pensioned.
SIDNEY MOOR HEATH, Hoquiam, Wash. (26916). Son of William Sblyinan and Maria Elizabeth (Moor) Heath; grandson of Wyman B. S. and Clara Ann Neal (Cook) Moor; great-grandson of Daniel and Rebecca (Spring) Moor; great2-grandson of Daniel Moor, Captain First New Hampshire Regt. and Fifth Continental Infantry.
JAMES MADISON HEDGES, Osceola, Iowa (27032). Son of Daniel and Hariet (Bonhain) Hedges; grandson of Absalom and Mary (Turner) Hedges; great- grandson of Jester and Eleanor (Fields) Hedges; great2-grandson of William fields, private Sixth Regt. Pcnna. Line.
GEORGE BEVERLEY IIEILNER, Elizabeth, N. J. (26647). Son of Marcus B. and Lucy W. (Crane) Ileilner; grandson of John R. and Nancy Poythress (Harrison) Crane; great-grandson of James and Phebe (Riggs) Crane; great-- grandson of David D. Crane, private and musician Lssex County New Jersey Militia.
HENRY RICHARDSON EIELMI^E, Springfield, 111.(26x82). Son of George H. and .Miuii ( Whitelni rst ) Helinle; grandson of Stephen Strode and Maria Caroline (Matheny) Whitchurst ; great grandson of Charles R. and Jemima
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(Ogle) Matheny; great2-grandson of Joseph Ogle, Captain Ohio County Vir- ginia Militia, 1777.
HORACE NELSON HERRICK, Chicago, 111. (26746). Son of George Walton and Josephine (Ilendrickson) Herrick; grandson of Deacon David and Alary (Burwell) Herrick; great-grandson of Jonathan Herrick, Jr., Sergeant, Capt. Andrew Marster's Company Mass. Militia.
ALBERT ERNEST IIICKOK, Summit, N. J. (26863). Son of Francis Stevens and Elizabeth Frances (Pease) tlickok; grandson of Pliny L. and Lucy (Stevens) Ilickok; great-grandson of Daniel llickok, Jr.; great-'-grandson of Daniel Ilickok, Captain First Battalion Conn. State Troops and Conn. Militia, pensioned.
CHAUNCEY SANFORD IIICKOK, 2B, Summit, N. J. (26626). Son of Albert Ernest and Sarah Elizabeth (Owen) Ilickok; grandson of Francis Stevens and. Elizabeth Frances (Pease) Ilickok; great-grandson of Pliny 1,. and Lucy (Stevens) Ilickok; great2- grandson of Daniel Ilickok, Jr.; great*-grandson of Datiiel Hickok, Captain Conn. Militia; great-grandson of William and Prances (Sanford) Pease; great2-grandson of Elihu and Elizabeth (Fisher) San ford; great3-grandson of David Sanford, Chaplain Mass. Militia.
FRED POSTER lilLDRETH, Terre Haute, Ind. (25840). Son of Egbert Howell and Mariette (Miller) Ilildreth; grandson of Matthew and Hannah (Topping) Hildreth; great-grandson of Isaac and Abigal (Halsey) Ilildreth; great2- grandson of John Uildrcth, Ensign Ninth Company Second Suffolk County Regt. New York Militia.
LESLIE E. HILDRETH, Chicago, 111. (26487). Son of Edmund Jones and Elizabeth Mary (Copps) Ilildreth; grandson of Darius and Permelia (Hol- lister) Copps; great-grandson of Simeon and Mary (Noyes) Copps; great-'- grandson of Joseph Noyes, Lieutenant, Col. James Wesson's Ninth Mass. Regt.
RALPH CONNARD HILL, Chicago, 111. (26488). Son of William Preston and Mary Elizabeth (Connard) Hill; grandson of William and Rachel (Pull) Hill; great-grandson of Levi and Ann (Jacobs) Bull; great2-grandson of Thomas Bull, Lieutenant Colonel Penna. Flying Camp, pensioned; great--grandson of Cyrus (and Margaretta Did) Jacobs, private, Colonel Bartholomew's Chestei County Reg!. Penna. Militia; greatR-grandson of James OU, private, Col. Win. Thompson's Battalion Penna. Riflemen; great-grandson of John and Esther (M.cndenhal!) Mill; grea|--gran;dson of John and Tahitha (Newlin) Menden- ha 11 ; greats-grandson of Robert Mendenhqll, Member of Committee of Corre- spondence of Chester County, Penna., and of Provincial Congress at Phila- delphia, January 23, 1775; great'-'-grandson of Nathaniel Newlin, a Quaker, furnished money to equip militia; grandson of Charles and Elizabeth Barbara (Fry) Connard; great-grandson of Jonathan and Mary (Shcppard) Connard; great2-grandson of Henry and Elizabeth (Streeper) Cunnard; great3-grandson of Dennis CnnarJ, private Chester County Penna. Militia.
CYRUS BUSSEY I1ILLIS, Des Moines, Iowa (260S8). Supplemental. Son of Isaac Lea and Cora (Bussey) Hillis; grandson of William Caruthers and Eliza Susannah (Lea) Ilillis; great-grandson of David and Ealia (Wcrden) Hillis; great2-grandson of William Hillis, private Washington County Penna. Militia; grandson of Cyrus and Ellen (Kiser) Bussey; great-grandson of William Philip and Elizabeth (Hinkston) Kiser; great2-grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (Foos) Hinkston; greats-grandson of John Ilinkson {Hinkston), Captain Virginia Frontiersmen,
BERIAll TILTON HILLMAN, EdgartOWtl, Mass. (27254)- Son of Owen and Charlotte (Tilton) flillman; grandson of Owen and Polly (Norton) Hillman; great-grandson of Benjamin Ilillman, private, Capt. John Russell's Company Mass. Coast Guards.
PERCY PORTER HINCKLEY, Chicago, 111.(26200). Son of Francis Edward and Amelia (Smith) Hinckley; grandson of Alfred and Eliza (Stanley) Hinckley; gu.it gi aiuKon oi Abel (and Hannah Wheeler) Hinckley, Sergeant,
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Colonel Parsons's Regt. Conn. Militia; great.--grandson of Charles and Martha (Williams) Wheeler; great-grandson of William Williams, private Second Regt. Conn. Line; grandson of John W. and Amelia (Shipley) Smith; great- grandson of William and Jane (Simpson) Smith; great2-grandson of John
Simpson, private, Captain Weaver's Company Lancaster County Penna. Militia.
JAMES MARVIN 11INKLE, Pittsburgh, Pa. (27139). Son of Josiah Addison and Emily Alice (Quisenberry) Ilinkle; grandson of Janus Francis and Emily Cameron (Chenault) Quisenberry,; great-grandson of Colby Burris and Lucy (Bush) Quisenberry; greats-grandson of Francis (and Rachel Martin) Bush, private Third Virginia Regt. Continental Line; great3-grandson of John Martin, private Second Virginia Regt. Continental Line; great-grandson of Anderson and Emily (Cameron) Chenault; great-grandson of William (and Elizabeth Mullins) Chenault, private, Col. Josiah Parker's Fifth Virginia Regt. Con- tinental Line; g-reat3-grandson of Matthew Mullins, Sergeant, Capt. William Croghan's Company Virginia Continental Line; great—grandson of James and Jane (Burris) Quisenberry; greats-grandson of Thomas Burris, private Third Virginia Regt. of Loot.
ARTHUR M. TITNMAN, Brooklyn, N. Y. (27-12). Son of John E. and Agnes A. (Shirley) Ilinman; grandson of Elisha W. and Ellen M. (Moore) 1 1 i n- man; great-grandson of James and Mary ( Limhrick) Hinman; great2-grandson of Samuel Hinman, private, Captain Durkee's Company First Regt. Conn. Line.
FREDERIC WILLIAM HINRICHS, JR., Rochester, N. V. (27215). Son of Frederic William and La/illc Pauline (Spear) Hinrichs; grandson of James Monroe and 1'auline Eugenia (Oliver) Spear; great grandson of James and .Marl ha (Post) Spear; great—grandson of James and Mary (Kingsland) Spear; great—grandson of James Speer (Spier), Lieulenant in Capt. Abraham Specr's (his brother's) Company Second Essex Counts' Regt. New Jersey Militia.
WILBERT B. HINSDALE. Ann Arbor, Mich. (25673). Son of Albert and Clarinda Elvarin (Eyles) Hinsdale; grandson of Bltsha Hinsdale, private Corin. Line, pensioned.
CHARLES I M ; I , I : r , I •; S IlfTCtT, Parrs, III. (2; noi ). Son of Benjamin Franklin
and Laura \im (While) Hitch; grand on of Firman and Mary Ann (Rogers) White; ureal grandson of Levi and Ann (George) Rogers; great-grandson of John George, Sergeant, Captain 0gden4S Company First New Jersey Regt. CHARLES HENRY HITCHCOCK, Honolulu. Hawaii (20420). Sou of Edward and Oura (White) Hitchcock; grandson of Justin Hitchcock, fifer, Capt. Jonas Locke's Company Minnie Men, Col. Williams's Mass. Regt., etc.; great- grandson of Luke Hitchcock, private, Col. John Nfoseley's I lamp-hire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
CHARLES ELLSWORTH HODGDON, Lynn, Mass. (20738). Supplemental. Son ef Leander Fowler and Ilattie Adaline (Brown) Hodgdon; grandson of Ben- jamin and Harriett (Green) Brown; great-grandson of Ephraim and l.ydia (Barnes) Brown; gr.eat2-grandson of Unfits Brown, Sergeant, Col. John Mans- field's Mass. Regt.
CHARLES LA C.ROSS NOFE, LMainfieltl, X. J. (27401). Son of Isaac and Harriett (Cross) Hoff; grandson of Moulfon and Wealthy (Dart) Cross; great-grandson of Uriah Cross, Sergeant, Col. Increase Moseley's Conn. Regt. and other service, pensioned.
CLARENCE RASSETTE HOFFMAN, San Francisco, Cal. (20009). Sou of Henry N. and Antoinette A. (Rassette) Hoffman; grandson of Jos. Cromwell and Henrietta (Nussbaum) Hoffman; great-grandson of Nathaniel and Mary Eliza (Cromwell) Hoffman; great--grandson of Jan Ilufj man, private Fourth Ulster County Regt. New York Militia.
FRED ST. JOHN HOFFMAN, Buffalo, N. Y. (26719). Son of B, F. and Dorcas (St. John) Hoffman; grandson of Harvey and Eliza (Mills) St. John; great-
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grandson of Joel and Dorcas (Keeler) St. John; great--grandson of John St. John, Captain Fifth Regt. Conn. Line.
HORATIO IIOLDEN, Morristown, N. J. (26S65). Son of Horatio ami Elizabeth Ryerson (Halscv) Ilolden; grandson of Henry ami Eliza (Plum) Ilolden; great-grandson of Levi Holden, First Lieutenant Sixth Mass. Regt., and Lieu- tenant Commander-in-Chief's Guard, 1781-1783.
JOSEPH MAKOA HOLLISTER, Boise, Idaho (-'5642). Son of Charles Augustas ami Eliza J- CMillerd) Hollister; grandson of Algernon Sidney and Anne (Teall) Hollister; great-grandson of Ashbcl Hollister, private, Col. Roger Fnos's Regt. Conn. Militia.
BENJAMIN PROCTOR HOLMES, Summit, N. J. (27369). Son of Charles Muir and Mary Frances I_ane (Proctor) Holmes; grandson of Adrian Hanker and Catherine (Morris) Holmes; great-grandson of Jbsiah and Mary (Hanker) Holmes; great2-graridsort of Josiah Holmes, Member of Provincial Congress of New Jersey, Deputy from Monmouth.
DAVID HULL HOLMES, New York, N. Y. (26208). Son of David and Sauian- tha F. (Webster) Holmes; grandson of Daniel Bromley and T,ois (Stewart) Webster; great-grandson of Panic! Stewart, private, Colonel Heche's and other Conn. Regis., pensioned.
EDWARD COOKE HOLMES, Summit, N. J. (27.120). Son of Charles Muir and Mary Frances Fane (Proctor) Holmes; grandson of .Adrian Hanker and Catherine (Morris) Holmes; great-grandson of Josiah and Mary (Ranker) Holmes; great2-grandson of Josiali Holmes, Member of New Jersey Provincial Congress, Deputy from Monmouth.
H[FNRY] DONALD HOLMES, Summit, N. J. (27421). Son of Edward Cooke and Eliza Jane (Jenkinson) Holmes; grandson of Charles Muir and Mary Frances Lane (Proctor) Holmes; great-grandson of Adrian Banker and Cath- erine (Morris) Holmes; great2-grandson of Josiali and Mary (Ranker) Holmes; greats-grandson of Josiah Holmes, Member of New Jersey - Provincial Congress, Deputy from Monmouth.
J. LESTER HOLMES, Seattle, Wash. (26007). Son of Samuel Judd and Alice L. (Lennox) Holmes; grandson of Miles and Nancy Sophia (Cowles) Holmes; great-grandson of Israel and Sarah (Judd) Holmes; great-grandson of Samuel Judd, Captain Fifth Company Twenty-seventh Conn. Regt.; great-grandson of Addison and Phebe (Cole) Cowles; great2-grandson of Ashbel and Rhoda (Lee) Cowles; great3-grandson of Josiah Cozvlcs, Member of Soldiers' Relief Committee of Southington, Conn.
LENNOX R. HOLMES, Seattle, Wash. (26908). Son of Samuel Judd and Alice L. (Lennox) Holmes; grandson of Miles and Nancy Sophia (Cowles) Holmes; great-grandson of Israel and Sarah (Judd) Holmes; great-grandson of Samuel Judd, Captain Fifth Company Twenty-seventh Conn. State Regt.; great- grandson of Addison and Phebe (Cole) Cowles; greats-grandson of Ashbel and Rhoda (Lee) Cowles; greats-grandson of Josiah Cowles, Member of Soldiers' Relief Committee of Southington, Conn.
CHARLES EMERSON HOOD, Washington, D. C. (26810). Son of James F. and Mary Homer (Emerson) Hood; grandson of Charles and Mary Frances (Huntress) Emerson; great-grandson of William Walker and Dorothy (Butler) Huntress; g<reat2-grandson of Benjamin and Sarah (Gowell) Butler; great3- grandson of Moses> Butler, private, Col. Benjamin Foster's Lincoln County Regt. Mass. Militia.
JOHN DUNCAN HOOD, Summit, N. J. (26946). Son of Thomas Wright and Mary Louise (Doughty) Hoed; grandson of Charles August and Elizabeth (Forester) Doughty; great-grandson of Isaac and Margaret (Stout) Doughty; great'-'-grandson of Linton Doughty, private, Col. Ashcr Holmes's Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia, prisoner in "Sugar House Prison," New York, pensioned
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LEE HARMON HOOK, Chicago Heights, 111. (26498). Son of Charles Holmes and Anna (Schermerhorn) Hook; grandson of Peter and Sarah (Ryder) Schermerhorn ; great-grandson of Cornelius I. and Elizabeth (Mondain) Schermerhorn; great-grandson of Jacob Cornelius Schermerhorn, Major Sec- ond Battalion Fourth Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
CORNELIUS HUNTINGTON HOOKER, Wausau, Wis. (26271). Son of Edward Trumbull arid Susan Cornelia (Atwater) Hooker; grandson of Edward William and Faith Trumbull (Huntington) Hooker; great-grandson of Jabez and Mary (Lamman) Huntington; great— grandson of Jedediah and Faith (Trumbull) Huntington; great—grandson of Jonathan Triu>ibnll, Governor of Connecticut and Aide to General Washington.
WILLIAM CRISWOE!) HOOKER, Spokane, Wash. (--6923). Son of Thomas and Mary Louise (Denison) Hooker; grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth Strong (Baldwin) Hooker; great-grandson of William G. and Melinda (Metcalf) Honker; great-grandson of Noadiah Hooker, Colonel Conn. Militia; grandson of Jesse Wood and Mary W. (Briggs) Denison; great-grandson of Avery and Mary (Winsor) Briggs; great-grandson of Joel Briggs, Corporal, Col. John Daggett's Regt. Mass. Militia.
STEWART ANDERSON HOOVER, Columbus, Ohio (26356). Son of Charles Corwin and Carrie (Boal) Hoover; grandson of Anderson and Harriett (Potter) Boal; great-grandson of James and Susan (Anderson) Boal; great— grandson of Isaac Anderson, private and Lieutenant Penna. Troops, pensioned.
ARTHUR EARLLE HOPKINS, Louisville, Ky. (26577). Son of Edwin Sylvester and Mary Orissa (Serugham) Hopkins; grandson of James and Mary (Syl- vester) Hopkins; great-grandson of William and Lucy (Winters) Hopkins; great-grandson of John (and Elizabeth Hughes) Hopkins, Jr., private, Col. Moses Nichols's New Hampshire Regt.; great— grandson of John Hopkins, Sr., private, Col. John Stark's New Hampshire Regt.; great-grandson of John Hughes, Second Lieutenant, Col. Moses Nichols's New Hampshire Regt.
EDWARD CARRINGTON HOPKINS, Hartford, Conn. (26670). Son of George II. and Ada (Sotithworlh) Hopkins; grandson of George Henry and Sophia (Newman) Hopkins; great-grandson of Nicholas and Cecelia (Miller) Hopkins; great—grandson of Uriah Hopkins, private, Capt. John Whipple's Company, Col. George Peck's Rhode Island Regt.
HARRISON WARD HOPKINS, Portland, Oregon (26445). Son of Francis Oscar and Frances Morton (Conkey) Hopkins; grandson of Samuel Josiah and
(Rollins) Hopkins; great-grandson of Benjamin Hopkins, fifer Tenth
Company Seventh Conn. Regt., Colonel Webb.
JAMES FRANKLIN HOPKINS, Central Point, Oregon (26430). Son of Jesse and Nancy Grigg (Thomas) Hopkins; grandson of William and Phoebe (Kyser) Hopkins; great-grandson of Frederick and Meribah (Cornwell) Kyser; great- grandson of Frederick Kyser, private, Col. Matthias Ogden's New Jersey Regt.
WILLIAM THORPS HOPKINS, Lynn, Mass. (27355). Son of Stephen Worces- ter and Clara (Thorpe) Hopkins; grandson of Kliphalet and Ruth (Fenno) Thorp; great-grandson of JUiphalei Thorp, Captain, Col. John Brooks's Ma3S. Regt.
HOWARD ELLSWORTH HORTON, Hartford, Conn. ^26653). Son of Warren ■i? E. and Fannie May (Hall) H or ton; grandson of William and Adeline Eliz-
abeth (Fandon) Hall; great-grandson of William and Elizabeth (Loper) Lan- don; great—grandson of David London, private, Guilford Company General Ward's Conn. Regt.
EDWIN GIBBS HOTCHKISS, Summit, N. J. (2735;). Son of Edwin Barrett and Annie Eliza (Gibbs) Hotcbkiss; grandson of Milo and Rhoda (Barrett) Uotchkiss; great-grandson of Stephen and Tabitha (Castle) Barrett; great- grandson of Phineas Castle, Captain Tenth and Twenty-seventh Regts. Conn.
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WALTER BOOTH IIOTCIIKISS, Chehalis, Wash. (25922). Son of Memoire
Victor and Isabella (Scott) Hotchkiss; grandson of Joshua Phelps and Ilar- riette Newell (Booth) llotchkiss; great-grandson of Walter Booth, Sergeant Third Conn. Regt., Colonel Webb, pensioned.
JOHN CORDON HOUSTON, Evanston, III. (267.17). Son of John and Isabella Atkinson (Dorscy) Houston; grandson of Alexander and Alary Jane (Reaney) Horsey; great-grandson of Theodore and Elizabeth (Dorscy) Dorsey; great*- grandson of Thomas Dorscy, .Member of Maryland Council of Safety.
JAMES ALMON HOWARD, Benson, Nebr. (26395). Son of Janus and Sarah (Ware) Howard; grandson of William and Sarah (Morgan) Howard; great- grandson of Jonathan Morgan, private Eastern Battalion Morris County New jersey Militia.
WILLIAM ELMER HOWARD, Pittsburgh, Pa. (26159). Son of John M. and Laura (Dameron) Howard; grandson of James and Sarah (Dameron) Dameron; great-grandson of George Ball and Mary (Moore) Dameron; great*- grandso'n of Joseph Dameron, private, Colonel Mumford's and other Virginia Rcgts., pensioned.
JOHN WINSLOW IIOWARTII, Detroit, Mich. (26781). Son of John Bradshaw and Fanny Child (Perkins) Howarth; grandson of Norman Carol a 11 and Harriet Child (Winslow) Perkins; great-grandson of John Mills and Harriet Maria (Child) Winslow; great--grandson of John Hathaway and Elizabeth (Mills) Winslow; greats-grandson of John and Rebecca (Hathaway) Winslow; great'-grandson of John Hathaway, Colonel Bristol County Regt. Mass. Militia.
NE11KMIA11 PERRY HOWELL, Newark, N. J. (16617). Supplemental.' Son of William A. and Lucetta Banks (Gould) Howell; grandson of Robert Sandford and Martis Louisa (Campbell) Gould; great-giaudson of George and Margaret (Kingsland) Campbell; great'-'-grandson of Archibald Campbell, recognized patriot of Bergen, N. J., active in New Jersey Campaign.
ADDISON T. HUBBARD, Cleveland, Ohio (270S7). Son of Samuel B. and Sarah Maria (Holmes) Hubbard; grandson of Samuel Woodward and Betsey (Hub- bard) Hubbard; great-grandson of I'.lisha Hubbard, Lieutenant, Colonel Denny's Regt. Mass. Militia.
ALAN SON A. HULL, .Chehalis, Wash. (26534). Son of Frank A. and Alice M. (Chandler) Hull; grandson of George \V. and Julia (Axtell) Hull; great- grandson of Abel and Electa (Sanford) Hull, Jr.; great"-grandson of Abel Hull, private Seventh Regt. Conn. Line; grandson of Isaac Magoon and 'Elizabeth (Stephenson) Chandler; great-grandson of Joseph and Polly (Cush- nian) Chandler; great-grandson of Josiah Chandler, drummer, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Mass. Regt., Sergeant of Marines on frigate "Deane."
CHARLES ERASMUS HULL, Salem, 111. (27102). Son of Erasmus and Dicy H.
(Finley) Hull; grandson of Samuel and Lucy (Tally) Hull; gi eat grandson of John and Rebecca (Bennett) Hull; grcat"-grandson of Isaac and Massie (Vaughn) Hull; great;,-grandson of Isaac Hull, Quartermaster Sussex County New Jersey Militia, First Lieutenant, Colonel Spencer's Continental Regt.
FRANK AXTELL HULL, St. Paul, Minn. (25308). Son of George W. and Julia (Axtell) Hull; grandson of Abel and Electa (Sanford) Hull, Jr.; great- grandson of Abel Hull, private Seventh Regt. Conn. Line.
HENRY RHODES HUNDLEY, Granville, Ohio (Ya. 22902). Son of John Walker and Virginia Matilda (Quarles) Hundley; grandson of William Clark and Marion (Street) Hundley; great-grandson of John and Petty (Clarke) Hundley; great'-'-grandson of John Clarice, private Virginia Line, pensioned.
JOHN BARRET HUNDLEY, Louisville, Ky. (2669). Supplemental. Son of Richard Ogilby and Martha America ( Barret) Hundley; grandson of Josiah and Elizabeth Archer (Ogilby) Hundley, Jr.; great-grandson of J<siah (C'y) Hundley, private, ('apt. John Markhatn's Company Virginia Militia, Col. ] 'at rick Henry, i^t.
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RICHARD COOK IIUNCATE, Hoquiam, Wash. (26925). Son of John Hale and Vesta Delinda (Cook) Ilungate; grandson of Wesley and Delinda (Wolcot) Cook; great-grandson of h'lias Howe and Loruna (Stalling) Wolcott ; great1- grandson of Elias and Delinda (Howe) Wolcot; great11 grandson of Joseph Wolcott, filer Ninth Company First Conn. Regt, 1775 and Third Conn. Line; gi eat3-gj andson of Petit How, private, Colonel llerrick's Vermont Regt.; great'-grandsou of Nehemiah How, Member of Dorset Convention, Member of Vermont "Committee of War."
HAZEN HENDRICKS IIUNKINS, Salt Lake City, Utah (25981). Son of Wilbur Field and Ada (lackman) Hunkins; grandson of Hazen 11. and Amelia (Scagel) Hunkins; great-grandson of Robert II. and Hannah (Emerson) Hunkins; great-grandson of Robert Hunkins, Captain Vermont Militia.
PERCY BRADFORD HUNTING, Seattle, Wash. (26527). Son of Kbeneter New ell and* Georgiaua (bradford) Hunting; grandson of Ebcnczer Newell and Elizabeth (Coolidge) Hunting; great-grandson of .linos Hunting, private Mass. Continental Troops.
RICHARD JOSEPH HUNTINGTON, Berkeley, Cal. (26017). Son of Loring and Lucy (Dransfield) Huntington; grandson of Joseph and Hannah (Bolton) Huntington; great-grandson of Roger Huntington, private. Assistant Commis- sary Conn. Militia.
MILLS HOBBY IIUSTED, Greenwich, Conn. (26044). Son of Mills Hobby and
Abbie Lockwood (Smith) 1 1 listed; grandson of Edmund L. and Adeline (Ritch) Smith; great-grandson of Ralph and Clemence (Mead) Ritch; great-grandson of Matthew and Nancy (Hobby) .Mead; greata-grandson of Matthew Mead, Captain Thirteenth Company Ninth Regt. Conn. Militia, Member of Com- mittee of Safety; grandson of Mills Hobby and Henrietta (brown) Husted; great-grandson of Aaron and Amy (Hobby) Ilusted; yreat--grandson of Mills Hobby, private Ninth Regt. Conn. Militia. PHILIP HUTCHINSON, .Grinnell, Iowa (27040). Son of Gideon and Susannah (Shangle) Hutchinson; grandson of James A. and Susannah Hutchinson; great-grandson of Daniel and Catherine (Harkins) Hutchinson; grcat-'-grandson of Thomas Hutchinson, private Burlington County New Jersey Militia.
GEORGE MOVER HUTTKNLOCII, Montclair, N. J. (27354). Son of William C. and Ella S. (Pepper) lluttetiloch; grandson of William bloomfield and Emeline Lauretta (Stithams) Pepper; great-grandson of Daniel and Elizabeth (Tubman) Stithams; great--grandson of Nehemiah and Ann (Peirce) Tubman; great3-grandson of Abel Peirce, drummer and private Fourth Mass. Regt., Col. Rufus Putnam.
MORTON WALKER HUTTKNLOCH, Montclair, N. J. (27352). Son of William C. and Ella (Pepper) Ilutteuloch; grandson of William Bloomfield and Eme- tine Lauretta (Stithams) Pepper; great-grandson of Daniel and Elizabeth (Tubman) Stithams; great2-grandson of Nehemiah and Ann (Peirce) Tubman; great5-grandson of Abel Peirce, drummer and private Fourth Mass. Regt., Col. Rufus Putnam.
RALPH LEALAND HUTTENLOCH, Montclair, N. J. (27353). Son of William C. and Llla (Pepper) lluttenloch; grandson of William bloomfield and Eme- line Lauretta ( Stit bams) Pepper; great-grandson of Daniel and Elizabeth (Tubman) Stithams; great--grandson of Nehemiah and Ann (Peirce) Tub- man; great'-grandsou of Abel Peirce, drinnmer and private Fourth Mass. Regt., Col. Rufus Putnam.
CHARLES ABRAM HUTTON, Schenectady, N. Y. (27218). Son of Daniel and Roxy (Vaughn) Ilutton; grandson of Abram and Catherine (T-illapau^h) llutton; great-grandson of George and Sarah (WyckolT) Ilutton; great*- grandson of Timothy Ilutton, Lieutenant, Col. Mariuus Willett's Regt. of New Yofk Levies.
CHARLES HUDSON IMIIOFF, Hopewell, N. J. ( N. Y. 26221). Son of Joseph J. and Mary Ellen (Rector) ImholY; grandson of Jo eph and Catherine (Hef-
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fley) Imhoff; great-grandson of Peter and Sarah (Johnson) Hel'fley; great8- grandson of George Johnson, fifer Virginia Continental Line, pensioned.
EDWARD FRANK IRISH, Glens Falls, N. Y. (26211). Son of George and Lydia Annie (Hayes) Irish; grandson of Reuben and Elsie (Fuller) Hayes; great-grandson of Ignatius Fuller, private, Lieut. Col. Enoch Hallet's Mass. Regt.
SAMUEL FRENCH ISZARD, Elmira, N. Y. (26453). Son of Franklin and Mary Elizabeth (French) Iszard; grandson of' Samuel Ellis and Elizabeth (Groff) French; great-grandson of Jacob and Sarah (Ellis) French; great-'-graudson of Samuel French, private New Jersey Militia.
ROSCOE D. IVES, Brooklyn, N. Y. (26715). Son of Henry and Anna (Ross) Ives; grandson of Stephen and Harriet (Hall) Ives; great-grandson of Isaac and True (Blakeslee) Ives; great'-'-grandson of Stephen lies, Corporal, Col. Ben.j. Simonds's Mass. Regt.
DAVID KELLER JEFFRIS, Janesville, Wis. (26264). Son of David and Grace Alice (Monat) Jeffris; grandson of William and Susan (Keller) JelTris; great- grandson of Thomas Jeffris, Sergeant Virginia Line.
THOMAS ALLEN JLNCKLS, Jr., Cumberland, R. I. (25969). Son of Thomas Allen and Henrietta (Brownell) Jenekes; grandson of Thomas Allen and Mary Jane (Fuller) Jenekes; great-grandson of Thomas Bowen and Abigail F. (Allen) Jenekes; great--grandson of Jeremiah J oiks, Lieutenant. Newport New Hampshire Volunteers,
LAWRENCE W. JENKINS, Salem, Mass. (15588). Supplemental. Son of Charles Trinder and Lucy Dane (Weston) Jenkins; grandson of Nathaniel and Christiana (Waters) Weston; great-grandson of Natlianiel ll'eston, private, Colonel Green's Mass. Regt., 1775.
EVERETT HOWES JENNEY, Fairhaveh, Mass. (27271). Son of Simpson and Lucy B. (King) Jenney; grandson of Nathaniel and Betsey (Douglass) King; great-grandson of Nathaniel King, private, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Mass. Regt.
JAM ES DALY JEROME, Detroit, Mich. (2678S). Son of Frank II. and Nora F. (Daly) Jerome; grandson of Edwin and Elizabeth Jerome; great-grandson of Horace and Nancy (Reed) Jerome; grcat-'-grandson of Timothy Jerome, pri- vate Third Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia; great3-grandson of Samuel Jerome, private Third Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
HOWARD WILLIAM JERRELL, Bridgeton, N. J. (26629). Son of William and Cornelia, Stratton (Parvin) Jerrcll; grandson of Fithian Stratum and Mary (Ogdcn) Parvin; great-grandson of Benjamin and Mary (Houseman) Ogden; great-grandson of Janies Ogden, Captain First Cumberland County Battalion New Jersey Militia.
ALBERT JOHNSON, Hoquiam, Wash. (26917). Son of Charles W. and Annie (Ogden) Johnson; grandson of Hugh and Lucinda (Horner) Johnson; great grandson of Cliarles Johnson, private North Carolina Militia.
AYRES WILLIAM JOHNSON, North Yakima, Wash. (25924). Son of George E. C. and Ilattie B. Johnson; grandson of Herman M. and Lucena E. (Clark) Johnson; great-grandson of Arvine and Eliza (Iliggins) Clark; great-'-grandson of Moses Clark, Sergeant, Col. Jonathan Brewer's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
F. FRANK JOHNSON, Lincoln, Nebr. (25135). Supplemental. Son of Theodore and Prances Amelia (Hardy) Johnson; grandson of Joseph Kidder and Eliza Jane (Needliam) Hardy; great-grandson of John (and Lucy Kidder) Hardy, Jr., private, Capt. Daniel Warner's Company Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Nehemiah (and Abigal Kittridge) Kidder, private, Colonel Bridges'; Ma'ns, Regt. ; greatn-grandson of Francis Kittridge, private Mass. Coast Guards; gnat grandson of Plumas Spalding and Hannah Goff (Avcrill) Needham; great8- grandson of Shins (and Hannah Bailey) Needham, private, Colonel Gi ecu's Regt, Mass. Militia; great-grandson of John Needham, private, Colonel Green's
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Regt. Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Samuel Bailey, Jr., private, Capt, Joshua Holt's Company Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Elijah (and Mchct- able Bradford) Avcrill, private, Captain Taylor's Company New Hampshire Militia; great-grandson of Uheneser Avcrill, private, Captain Taylor's Company Ne,w Hampshire Militia; great-grandson of Andrew (and Hannah God) Brad- ford, Member of Committee of Safety of Milford, N. 11.; great-grandson of John Col)', Member of Committee of Safety and of New Hampshire legis- lature.
HARLAN HARVARD JOHNSON, Ann Arbor, Mich. (256/-). Sou of Elijah Alexander and Elizabeth (Powers) Johnson; grandson of William and Mar- garet (Cox) Johnson; great-grandson of. Daniel and Elizabeth (Ward) John- sou; great-grandson of Bailey Johnson, private, Capt. William Crawford's Company Washington County Penna. Militia.
HARRY L.EE JOHNSON, Monlclair, N. J. (26856). Son of William Edgar and Jane Dodge (Raynor) Johnson; grandson of Samuel and Sarah Dodge (Flum- mei") Raynor; great-grandson of William ami Jane (Dodge) Plummer; great— grandson of Henry Dodge, Captain-Lieutenant and Adjutant Fifth New York Regt.
JAY CI.INTON JOHNSON, Colorado Springs, Colo. (25173), Son of John Tay- lor and Maiyetta (Mink) Johnson; grandson of Berry and Nancy (Rucker) Johnson; great-grandson of Phillip Johnson, private Virginia Line, pensioned.
MILES S. JOHNSON, Lewlston, Idaho (--5646). Son of Jasper W. and Mary Elizabeth (Post) Johnson; grandson of John Denison and Lnana (Pierpont) Post; great-grandson of Andrew and Mercy (Barnes) Pierpont; great--grandson of Thomas Pierpont^ private, Col. Philip Bradley's Conn. Regt. and Capt. James Ilorton's Company of Artificers.
MALCOLM SANDERS JOHNSTON, Corning, N. V. (26714). Son of Robert and Catharine Sanders (Van Rensselaer) Johnston; grandson of John Sanders and Ann (Dunkin) Van Rensselaer ; great-grandson of Kill inn K. and Margarctta (Sanders) Van Rensselaer; great— grandson of Killian Van Rensselaer, Colonel Fourth Albany County Regt. New York Militia, Chairman of Committee of Public Safety at Albany, Member of New York Legislature.
MERLE MATEER JOHNSTONE, Chicago, 111. (26748). Son of Thomas Rea and Margaret J. (Sloan) Johnstone; grandson of Job and Margaret (Rea) Johnstone; great-grandson of Joshua and Sarah (Meredith) Rea; great— grand- son of Thomas Meredith, private Penna. Line, pensioned.
WILLIAM W. JOHNSTONE, Chicago, 111. (26749). Son of Thomas Rea and Margaret J. (Sloan) Rea; grandson of Job and Margaret (Rea) Johnstone; great-grandson of Joshua and Sarah (Meredith) Rea; great— grandson of Thomas Meredith, private Penna. Line, pensioned.
ALI-RED MILTON JONES, Summit, N. J. (26937). Son of Bradford and Eliza- beth (Ellms) Joins; grandson of Samuel and Deborah (Bradford) Jones; great-grandson of Samuel Bradford, Lieutenant, Capt. Elijah Clayes's Company Second Battalion New Hampshire Troops.
CARTER BROOKE JONES, Seattle, Wash. (26545). Son of Carter Helm and Anne (McCown) Jones; grandson of John William and Judith Page (Helm) Jones; great-grandson of William and Mary (Brooke) Helm; great-grandson of Humphrey and Sarah Walker (Page) Brooke; great— grandson of Robert and Mary (Braxton) Bage, Jr.; great-grandson of Carter Braxton, Signer <jf the Declaration of Independence.
CARTER HKLM JONES, Seattle, Wash. (26544). Son of John William and Judith Page (Helm) Jones; grandson of William and Mary (Brooke) Helm; great-grandson of Humphrey and Sarah Walker (Page) Brooke; great-grand- son of Robert and Mary (Braxton) Page, Jr.; great-grandson of Carter Brax- ton, Signer of the Declaration Of Independence.
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CHESTER NEVILLE JONJSS, Summit, X. J. ( _• f> ; _• 5 j . Supplemental. Son of Edward Conkling and Harriot Meeker (Badgley) Jones; grandson of Abraham Post and Elizabeth Neville (Cpnkling) Jones; great-grandson of Jonathan Damon and Sarah (Neville) Conkling; great2-gfandson of Charles and Eliza- beth (Annin) Neville; great3-grandson of William Annin, Member of Com- mittee of Correspondence for Somerset County, New Jersey; great-grandson of Isaac Conkling, private, Col. Silvanus Seeley's Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia.
WARD MURRAY JONES, Allies, Iowa (_>6oQ3). Sun of Murray P. ami Amelia (.llorton) Jones; grandson of Hiram K. anil Jane J*. (Underbill) llorton; great-grandso'n of Truman ami Betsey Elizabeth (Carr) llorton; great-grand- son of Jacob and Annis (Gillet) llorton; great3-grandson of Thomas llorton, Sergeant Seventh Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
JOSEPH PLUMMF.R KA&ClI, Winnelka, 111. (26750). Son of Jacob B. and Alary Ann (Plummcr) Karch; grandson of Joseph and Amelia (Eicholtz) Karch; great-grandson of Jacob and Catherine (Blucher) Karch, Jr.; grcat-- grandsOn of Jacob Karch, private Penna. German Regt., Col. Lmdowick Weltner.
JAMES RYJCRSON KAYS, Waterloo, Iowa (26098). Son of William J. and
Rebecca (Simpkins) Kays; grandson of David and (Durmer) Kays;
great-grandson of John Kays, Pirst Lieutenant, Capt. Conrad Gunterman's Company New Jersey Troops.
('LARK LEFFINGWELL KEATOR, Watcrtown, So. Dak. (2727S). Son of Edward Baldwin ami Carrie (Clark) Keator; grandson of Thomas Henry and Harriet W. (Lcffingwell) Clark; great-grandson of lvlisha and Harriet (Chenery) LelTingwcll ; great-'-grandson of Uyer and Hannah (Waterman) 1 .elnngM ell ; great:i-graudson of Hlisha (and Alice Tracy) LeiJingweli, Ensign Eighth Company Twenty-eighth Conn. Regt.; great4-grandson of Elisha Tracy, Medical Examiner of Army Surgeons,
HUGH EDWARD KETSEER, -\^n Arbor, Mich. (26606). Son of Edward and Maria b]. (Ilaynes) Keeler; grandson of Samuel II. and Hannah (Ackerson) Keeler; great-grandson of Cornelius Ackerson, Lieutenant, Colonel Harper's Regt. New York Militia.
RALPH RICHARD KEELER, Auburn, N. Y. (26469). Son of William E- and Fanny M. (Smith) Keeler; grandson of Thompson and Eliza (Aller) Keeler; great-grandson of John and Mary (Mead; Keeler; great-grandson of Jabez and Sarah (Benedict) Keeler; grcat3-grandson of John Benedict, Deputy from Ridge-field in Conn. General Assembly, 1777-17X0.
WILLIE SUMNER KEELER, Washington, D. C. (26819). Son of William Henry and Annetta .Agnes (Bignall) Keeler; grandson of Solomon L. and Elizabeth (Crane) Bignall; great-grandson of Stephen Crane, private New York Line; greats-grandson of Moses Crane, private Morris County New Jersey Militia.
CHRISTOPHER AT LEE KEEN, Jit., Chicago, 111. (26.(99). Son of Christopher Atlec and Lucy Alice (Valentine) Keen; grandson of John Morris and Mary (Arthur) Keen; great-grandson uf Pleasant and Agnes (Timberlake) Arthur; great2-grandson of Benjamin Arthur, Captain Bedford County Virginia Militia.
WALTER ALLEN KEEN, Ml. Pleasant, Mich. (26624). Son of Allen and Ellen (Ecvy) Keen; grandson of Joseph and Deborah Ann (Finch) Keen; great- grandson of Ira and Catherine (Van Sickle) Finch; great'-'-grandson of Peter Can Sickle, private Ulster County New York Militia, pensioned.
HAROLD WILLIAM KEITH, RialtO, Cal. (26010). Son ol Arthur Clarence and Eizelte (l)oynton) Keith; grandson of Leonard and Catharine Pom! (Stewart) Keith; great-grandson of Henry and Catharine (Stanley) Stewart; great-- grandson of Hugh Stezeart, private Mass. Coast Guards, at Martha's Vineyard; grandson of Ammi Lord and Elizabeth P. (Cooper) Boynton; great-grandson
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of Joseph D. and Hannah (Chick) Boynton; great2-grandsori of Samuel Boyn- ton. private, Col. William Whipple's New Hampshire Regt. HENRY MORRIS KELLEY, Lynn, Mass. (-3410). Supplemental. Son of William I J 1 i jjurs and Lucy lined (Hacker) Kelley; grandson of William Arnold and Ann Williams (Bcnnet) Kelley; great-grandson of r.riggs, and Susanna (Doten) Bennet; great2-grandso'n of Besaliel Bcnnct, private Mass. Continental Troops.
JONATHAN KELLOGG, Little Rock, Ark. (18874)- Son of Benjamin and Catharine (McKen/ie) Kellogg; grandson of Tibcnczcr Kellogg, Corporal, Captain Dickinson's Company, Colonel Woodbridge's Mass. Regt.
JOYCE RAYMOND KELLY, Portland, Oregon (26441). Son of Richmond and Addie S. •Morgan') Kelly; grandson of Clinton and Mariah Maldon (Grain) Kelly; great grandson of Samuel and Nancy (Canada) Kelly; great-'-grandson of Thomas Kelly, private, Capt. Moore Fauntteroy's Troop Fourth Regt. Light Dragoons, Col. Stephen Moylan.
MELVILLE CLYDE KELLY, Braddock, Pa. (D. C. 26815). Son of William Brandon and Mary Catherine (Clark) Kelley; grandson of James I lagans and Sarah (Herring') Kelley; great-grandson of William and Hannah (Brandon) Kelley; great-grandson of John Kelley, private, Col. Daniel Morgan's Virginia Regt.'
WITXIAM WEBB KEMP, Missoula, Mont. (Iowa 26099). Son of William and Caroline Elizabeth (F razee) KempJ grandson of Aaron and Nancy (Clapsaddle) Frazee; great-grandson of John and Barbara (ITelmer) Clapsaddle; great3- grandson of George !■'. Hehner, lieutenant, Colonel Bellenger's Tryon County Regt. New York Militia, wounded at Battle of Oriskany, 1777; great'-'-grandson of Augnstinns Clapsaddle, Major German FlattS Battalion Tryon County New York Militia, killed at Battle of Oriskany, Aug. 6, 1777.
GEORGE DEMPSEY KENNEDY, Colorado Springs, Colo. (25175). Son of James Henry and Mary Matilda (McCrccry) Kennedy; grandson of Alexander
and Ann (llarrel) McGreery; great-grandson of Isaac and Nancy (Lewis) Harrel; great2-grandson of Thomas Lewis, Lieutenant Virginia Line.
ALFRED TOMPKINS KENT, Summit, N. J. (26858). Son of Christopher and Martha (Tomkins) Kent; grandson of Abraham and Mary (Price) Kent; great-grandson of Rice Trice, private, Captain Lyon's Company Fourth Bat- talion New Jersey Line, private Second Sussex County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
EDWIN NEWELL KENT, BrOokline, Mass. (26509). Son of Levi Edwin and Margaret Choate (Burnham) Kent; grandson of Newell and Margaret Ann (Dennison) Burnham; great-grandson of George and Margaret (Choate) Den- nisou; great2-grandson of Isaac Dennison, ed (and Sarah Rowe), Sergeant, Lieutenant Colonel ITallet's Mass. Regt.; greats-grandson of John Razee, Major, Col. James Collins's Sixth Essex County Regt. Mass. Militia.
LIVINGSTON I'.OND KEPLINGER, New Orleans, La. (26278). Son of Frank E- D. and Clara Douglas (Bond) Keplinger; grandson of Charles Douglas and Livin.i Anna (Ewing) Rood; gr< at-gramlson of Charles Wayne and
Ahigal ( Wood :\ oi Mi i Ewing; great--grandson of Alexander Ewing, private, Lt. Col. Samuel Cuthbertson's Fourth Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Associators and Militia. ARBA ADDTSON KESSON, Twin Falls, Idaho (21366). Supplemental. Son of Charles Frederick and Sarah Adalia (Dibell) Kesson; grandson of Addison John and Rosanna (Rockwell) Dibell; great-grandson of John and Dency (Baldwin) Dibell; grcat2-grandson of Jonathan Baldwin, private, Lieut. Col. Comfort Sage's and oilier Conn. Regis., pensioned; gnat-grandson of John ami Sarah (Harvey) Dibble; great:i-grandson of John Dibble, First Lieuten uit First Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
JOHN LUTHER KILBON, Springfield, Mass. (26347). Son of John L. ami Amelia leannette (Swan) Kilhon ; grandson of lames and Martha (Swan)
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Swan; great-grandson of Caleb Swan (father of James), Captain Fourth Essex County Regt. Mass. Militia.
WALTER TERRENCE KILE, Paris, 111. (271 16). Son of Robert Ilocket and Sarah Louisa (Rogers) Kile; grandson of Charles Sandford and Mary Eliz- abeth (Gilkey) Rogers; great-grandson of George Washington and Charlotte (Carrell) Rogers; grcat--grandson of Charles Rogers, Quartermaster's Sergeant, Col. John Gibson's Western Detachment Virginia Militia.
ROYAL SKUMvN KIMBALL, St. Albans, Vt. (25025). Son of Selden and Eliza A. (Kelley) Kimball; grandson of Aaron Rauton and Hannah R. Kimball; great-grandson of Aaron and Deborah (Quimby) Kimball; great'-'-grandson of Job Runnclls and Hannah (Farmer) Kimball; greats-grand sou of Abraham Kimball, private, Col. Thomas Stickney's and other New Hampshire Regts., pensioned.
CHARLES* EDGAR KING, Allcnhurst, N. J. (27356).' Son of Ebenezer Augustus and Adeliza Malvina (Parker) King; grandson of Richard and Lucy (Harvey) King; great-grandson of James King, Sergeant, Capt. Samuel Reed's Company Mass. Minute Men, Col. William Prescott's Regt.
HARRY ROGERS KING, North Adams, Mass. (26335). Son of James and Martha Francis (Rogers) King; grandson of James and Sarah (Daniels) Rogers; great-grandson of Ebenezer and Martha (Mann) Daniels; great2- grandson of Benjamin Mann, Captain, Colonel Reed's Mass. Regt.
WILLIAM HARRISON KING, Phoenix, Arizona (233 11). Son of Vincent and Jane Gay (Stevenson) King; grandson of James and Anna (Galloway) Steven- son; great-grandson of Samuel Stevenson, private in the "Illinois Regt.," under Col. George Rogers Clark; great-'-grandson of Jolui Stevenson, Major, Col. George Rogers Clark's Regt.; great-grandson of William Galloway, private Cumberland County Penna. Militia, 177S.
ROY HARRISON KIRCH, Newark, N. J. (27425). Son of Edwin and Martha (Harrison) Kirch; grandson of John Todd and Sarah (Dow) Harrison; great- grandson of Lewis A. and Catherine (Todd) Harrison; great-grandson of John I. and Ann (Castner) Todd; great3-grandson of James Todd, private, Capt. John Parker's Company Somerset County New Jersey Militia.
GFORGE DARIUS KIRTLAND, Syracuse, N. Y. (26213). Son of William Harvey and Margaret (Morgan) Kirtland; grandson of Harvey and Jerusha (Mabey) Kirtland; great-grandson of Eleazcr and Dorcas (Brown) Kirtland: great-'-grandson of Martin Kirtland, Captain Conn. Continental Line.
EDWARD LIVINGSTON KLKINII ANS, Buffalo,. N. Y. (26470). Son of David W. and Mary (Livingston) Klcinhans; grandson of Franklin and Eliza (Cook) Livingston; great-grandson of Peter B. and Mary (Fox) Cook; great-grandson of Christopher William Fo.v, Major Tryon County New York Militia.
JONATHAN KLOCK, Washington, D. C. (25723). Son of Benjamin and Sallie (Duesler) Klock; grandson of John J. and Anna (Devcndorf) Klock; great- grandson of John J. Klock, First Lieutenant Tryon County New York Militia, Col. Jacob Klock.
WILLIAM HENRY KNA1T, Evansion, 111. (26500). Son of Henry Francis and Eliza Maria (Wright) Knapp; grandson of Samuel Guild and Minerva (Hart) Wright; great-grandson of Royal and Diantha (Martin) Wright; great'-'- grandson of Nathaniel Wright, Ensign, Col. Jonathan Chase's Regt. New Hampshire Militia; great-grandson of Henry and Ann Elizabeth (Street) Hart; great-grandson of David and Hannah (Hudson) Han; great3-grandson of Nathaniel Hart, Jr., private Wallingford Company Conn. Militia; great-- grandson of John Hudson, Corporal Eighteenth Regt, Conn. Militia.
JOSEPH M. KNIOHT, Elfers, Fla. (20687). Son of Peter O. and I.illie F.
Knight; grandson of James W. and Sarah E Knight; great-grandson of V|
Richard Knight, drummer Sixth Penna. Regt.
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EDMUND RANDOLPH LAINE, Jr., Caldwell, N. J. (26640). Son of Edmund Randolph ami Catharine J\l i /abcth (Miller) Rainc; grandson of William Henry and Sarah (Scholichl) Rainc; great-grandson of John and Martha (Tmnhcrt) Laine; great9-grandson of Jacob I. nine, private, Col. Jacobus Swartwout's Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia.
FREDERICK Cl-IESTER LAIRD, Fremont, Nebr. (26379). Son of Francis M. and Pluvbe (Reeves) Laird; grandson of Johnston and Mary (Russell) Laird; great-grandson of Thomas and Mary Ann (Rapslcy) Laird; great2-grandson of Jacob Laird, Lieutenant First Company Third Bedford County Battalion Retina. Militia.
JAMES F. LAMBSON, Lexington, Nebr. (26398). Son of Doaz and Roly (Wal- worth) Lambson; grandson of Joint Lambson, Sergeant, Capt. Henry Stiles's Company of Militia of Whateley, Mass.
JOHN STONE LANDON, New Haven, Conn. (26045)'. Son of Charles Wilmot and Mary Elizabeth (Benton) Landon; grandson of Samuel and Eliza (Stone) Landon; great-grandson of John and Sally (Atwater) Landon; great--grandson of David Landon, private Guilford Company- Conn. Militia; -great-grandson of John BvtirtS Stone, private, Capt. Bc/cleel Bristol's Company Conn. Militia.
WILLIAM JOHN LANK, San Marcial, N. Mex. (23921). Son of Kdwin Meyers and llattie Olie (Taylor) Rank; grandson of William J. and Hannah (Robbins) Lank; great-grandson of John Haslet and Lydia Burten (Coard) Robbins; great-'-grandson of William Robbins, private Monmouth County New Jersey Militia.
GEORGE RICHARD LANNING, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. (23449). Son of Harry T. and Harriet Rucinda (McRlwain) Fanning; grandson of David A. N. and Luciuda (Holmes) McRlwain; great-grandson of David and KHza (Millet) Holmes; great-grandson of Hart well and Lois (Pellett) Holmes; great8- grandson of David Holmes, Surgeon Eighth Conn. Regt., Col. Giles Russell.
WEBSTER GAY LARS FN, Evanston, 111. (26490). Son of Otis Randall and Cora (Gay) Larsen; grandson of Thomas William and Priscilla (Robb) Gay; great-grandson of James McKee and Sarah (Thomas) Gay; gi eat-'-grandson of John Gay, private, Col. Christian Febiger's Second Virginia Regt.
JAMES MALCOM LA RUE, Summit, N. J. (26947). Son of Silas Huffman and Elizabeth Carver (Fly) La Rue; grandson of Benjamin Rittenhouse and Mahala (Huffman) La Rue; great-grandson of Isaac T. and Catharine (Reed) Huff- man; grcat--grandson of Asa Reed, Captain Fourth Hunterdon County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
DAVID CHAPMAN LASH, Swampscott, Mass. (26147). Sun of Joseph Glidden and Abbie Frances (Chapman) Rash; grandson of David Weeks and Martha (Aver) Chapman; great-grandson of William and Martha (Decker-Simpson) Ayer; great-'-grandson of James slyer, Sergeant, Col. Joseph North's Mass. Regt.
JOSEPH FRANKLIN RATI M ICK, Abingdon, 111.(26726). Son of Jonathan and Nancy (West) Latimer; grandson of Joseph and Anna (Dobbins) Latimer;
great-grandson of Jcnatluui Latimer, Colonel Seventh Conn. State Regt. WILLIAM M. LAWTON, Chicago, 111. (26198). Son of George Augustus and
Sophia Pauline (Mitchell) Lawton; grandson of Charles and Sophia Dobson
(Willson) Lawton; great-grandson of William Lawton, Surgeon's Mate, Col.
Timothy Bigelow's Fifteenth Mass. Regt., matioss in Col. Thomas Craft's
Artillery Regt. JOHN JAMES RICA, Seattle, Wash. (26920). Son of Charles Gazzam and Marga- ret Eliza (Edwards) Lea; grandson of Cyrus and Sophia (Loomis) Edwards;
great-grandson of llubbell and Jerusha (Burt) Loomis; great-'-grandson of
David Ihtrt, Captain Mass. Militia. HORACE HOLLAND LEACH, Baltimore, Md. (25563). Son of John H. and
Rucy F. (Perm) Leach; grandson of Thomas and Eleanor (Dutton) Penn;
great-grandson of John /Vim, private Second Maryland R<k'-
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WILLIAM BARRY LEAVENS, Newark, N. J. (27410). Son of Philo French and Mellon Jbsephinc (Barry) Leavens; grandson of Paschal Paoli and Ann Eliza (Bowen) Leavens; great-grandson of Lemuel and Sally (Cross) Leavens; great-grandson of Charles Leavens, Lieutenant Third Vermont Regt., 1781.
HERBERT POWELL LEE, Nampa, Idaho (25648). Son of Herbert A. and Emma (Bradley) Lee; grandson of Zadok and Esther (Butler) Lee; great- grandson of Shubel and Elizabeth (l'ease) Lee; great-grandson of Ezra Lee, Quartermaster First Conn. Infantry, Paymaster Fifth Conn. Regt.
JOHN ADAM LEE, Oak Park, 111. (-'6727). Son of Tames Alexander and Dorcas (Wier) Lee; grandson of Adam ami Sallie (McAllister) Lee; great-grandson of Randolph Lee, private Virginia State Line.
THADDEUS DOUGLAS LEE, Union City, Tenn. (25698). Son of Thomas Frederick and l.ucy Elizabeth (Carlton) Lee; grandson of Green Thomas and Harriette Charlotte (Jackson) Lee; great-grandson of Thomas Lee, private South Carolina Militia.
ROBERT ANDREW LEET, Oakland. Cal. (2601S). Son of Samuel T. and Cynthia Roan a (Pomeroy) Leet; grandson of Daniel and Roan (Sexton) Pomeroy; great-grandson of Elijah Sexton, private Fifth Company Second Conn. Regt. and First Regt. Conn. Line, pensioned.
ARTHUR R. LEETE, Thompson ville, Conn. (26046). Son of George and Mary (Coughlin) Leete; grandson of Henry William and Nancy A. (Doolittle) Leete; great-grandson of Giles and Amelia (Thomas) Doolittle; great--grandson of Daniel Doolittle, Ensign Tenth Company First Regt. Conn. Militia.
ROBERT MELVIN LE CORE, Lincoln, Nebr. (2637?)- Son of John and Ellen (Vuille) T,e Core; grandson of Joseph and Marie Le Core; great-grandson of John Lc Gore, private Fourth Penna. Continental Dragoons, pensioned.
FREEMAN LEIGH, Somerville, N. J. (25267). Supplemental, Son of Gabriel II. and Nancy (Todd) Leigh, Jr.; grandson of William P. and Ann (NetT) Todd; great-grandson of Jacob and Jemima (Anderson) NetT, Jr.; great- grandson of Jacob Neff, private, Col. John Taylor's New Jersey Regt., pen- sioned,
EDWARD PRESCOTT LEMON, Sudbury, Mass. (26510). Son of Edward
Rivers and Cora Flma (Prescott) Lemon; grandson of William and Elisabeth Gage (Molt) Lemon; great-grandson of John and Sarah Ellingwood (Giles) Lemon; great— grandson of Bleaset Giles, Commander Mass. brigantines "Retaliation" and "Saratoga."
EDWARD RIVERS LEMON, Sudbury, Mass. (26336). Son of William and Elizabeth Cage (Molt) Lemon; grandson of John and Sarah Ellingwood (Giles) Lemon; gri:at-grandsnn ol lileaser Giles, Commander Mass, brigantines "Saratoga" and "Retaliation."
CHARLES HEMAN LEONARD, Grand Rapids, Midi. (26776). Son of Heman and Jane (Goodrich) Leonard; grandson of Jonathan and Parsis lllinehcr) Leonard; great-grandson of William Ilincher, Jr., private Brookfield Company Mas. Militia; great-grandson of William Ilincher, Sergeant, Col. Job C list- ing's Mas:,. Regt.
GEORGE MARSTON LEONARD, Springfield, Mass. (26146). Sou of George and Adaline S. (Marston) Leonard; grandson of Klisha Clark and Elizabeth B. (LllisJ Leonard; great-grandson of Nehemiah and Hannah Tinkham (Clarke) Leonard; great-grandson of George Leonard, private, Col. Ebenezcr Sprout's Mass. Regt.
CALEB LEVENSALER, Alameda, Cal. (26761). Son of Joseph Gilchrest and Emma (Adams) Levclisaler; grandson of Caleb and Harriet (Gilchrest) Levensah.-i ; groat-grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Carney) Gilchrest; great- grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Robinson) Gilchrest; great—grandson of Joseph Robinson, First Lieutenant, Capt. Benjamin Plummer's Company Mass. Coast Guards at St. Georges (Maine).
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JAMES ADAMS LEVENSAEER, San Francisco, Cal. (26762). Son of Joseph Gil direst and Emma (Adams) Lcvcnsaler; grandson of Caleb and Harriet (..Gilchrest) Levensaler; great-grandson of Joseph and Savah (Carney) Gilchrestj great2-grandson of Sauna 1 and Hannah (Robinson) Gilchrest; great3- grandson of Joseph Robinson, First Lieutenant, Capt. Benjamin Plunnncr's Company Mass. Coast Guards at St. Georges (Maine).
JOSKPII BURGESS LEVENSALER, takeport, Cal. (26763). Son of Joseph Gilchrest and Emma (Adams) Levensaler; grandson of Caleb and Harriet (Gilchrest) Levensaler; great grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Carney) Gilchrest; grcat--grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Robinson) Gilchrest; grcat'-grandson of Joseph Robinson, First Lieutenant, (apt. Benjamin l'lum- iner's Company Mass. Coast Guards at: St. Georges (Maine).
JOSEPH GILCHREST LEVENSALER, San Francisco, Cal. (26760). Son of Caleb and Harriet (Gilchrest) Levensaler; grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Carney) Gilchrest; great-grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Robinson) Gilchrest ; great--grand-on of Joseph Robinson , First Lieutenant, Capt. Benja- min I'luminer's Company Mass. Coast Guards al Si. Georges (Maine).
LEWIS ADAMS LEVENSALER, Tacoma, Wash. (27230). Son of Joseph Gilchrest and Emma (Adams) Levensaler; grandson of Caleb and Harriet (Gilchrest) Levensaler; great-grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Carney) Gilchrest; grcat-'-grandson of Samuel and Hannah (Robinson) Gilchrest; grcat--grandson of Joseph Robinson, First Lieutenant, Capt. Benjamin Plum- mer's Company Ma^s. Coast Guards at St. Georges (Maine).
ELIJAH BILL LEWIS, New Haven, Conn. (260.(7). Son of James Stdes and Elizabeth Dwight (Rill) Lewis; grandson of Horace and Almira (Clark) Lewis; great-grandson of Horatio Gate-, and lietsey (Bailey) Lewis; great-grandson of Nathaniel Lewis, private New Haven Company Conn. Militia, pensioned.
BENJAMIN JAMES LINDSEY", Marblehead, Mass. (26840). Son of Benjamin
and Mary (Oliver) Lindsey; grandson of Nathaniel and Sarah (Barker) Lindscy, Jr.; great-grandson of Nathaniel Lindsey, Captain, Col. Timothy Pickering Jr.'s Regt. Mass. Militia.
FREDERICK ROSE LITTELL, Summit, N. J. (26853). Son of William and Mehetable (Bonnet) Littell; grandson of John and Mary (Conkling) Littell; great-grandson of William and Rebecca (Whitakcr) Conkling; great"-grandson of Stephen Conkling, private Morris County New Jersey Militia.
ROBERT BALLANTINE LTTTELL, Summit, N. J. (26854). Son of William Henry and Julia (Brown) Littell; grandson of William and Mehetable (Bon- nel) Littell; great-grandson of John and Mary (Conkling) Littell; great2- grandson of William and Rebecca (Whitakcr) Conkling; £ieat3-graudson of Stephen Conkling, private Morris County New Jersey Militia.
NORMAN BALLOU LITTLE, Springfield, Mas-. (26148). Son of Norman P. and Lillie R. Little; grandson of Norma', and Polly Little; great-grandson of Gamaliel Little, Cornel and Quartermaster Second Regt. Conn. Militia and Eight Horse.
ROBERT WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, Helena, Mont.. (18161). Son of William Robert and Brittania Jane (Smith) Livingston; grandson of John Jay and Maria (Rice) Livingston; great-grandson of William and Sarah (Tracy) Livingston; great--grandson of John Livingston, private, Col. Philip P. Schuyler's Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
CLARENCE HOWARD LOBDELL, Newark, N. J. (N. V. 26716). Son of Eben- e/.er Thomas and Agnes Susan (Bennoch) Lobdell; grandson of John and Lucretia (Holland) Bennoch ; great-grandson of Park Holland, Lieutenant, Regimental Paymaster, Col. Rufus Putnam's Mass. Regt.
RICHARD CARPENTER LOCKWOOD, While Plains, N, V. (26.171). Son of Jeremiah Talcott and Louisa (Carpenter) Lock wood; grandson of Franklin and Helen (Roberts) Carpenter; great-grandson of Richard and Elizabeth
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(Austin) Carpenter; great2-grandson of Barloiv Carpenter, . private, Colonel Tyler's and Colonel Gerrish's Mass. Regts. ARCHIE HARWOOD LOOMIS. Upper Montclair, N. J. (21286). Supplemental. Son of Archibald Gilbert and Cordelia Gertrude (Ilarwood) Loomis; grandson of Paseal and Martha Jones (Greenfield) Loomis; great-grandson of Chaunccy and Elizabeth (llayden) Loomis; great-grandson of Daniel Ilaydoi, Sergeant, Col. Roger Newberry's Conn. Regt., widow pensioned.
HARRY TRUE LORD, Manchester, N. II. (25381). Son of Harrison D. and Juliette (True) Lord; grandson of Simeon Smith and Lucy (Sturtevant) True; great-grandson of Ilcsea Sturtevant, private, Colonel Jacobs's and other Mass. Regis., prisoner, pensioned.
GEORGE ANDREW LOVELAND, Lincoln, Nebr. (25148). Supplemental. Son
of David Andrew and Clara A. (Olds) Lovcland-; grandson of George and Ruby (Hatch) Lovelandj great-grandson of David and Eunice (Wheatley) Loveland; grcat-'-grandson of Nathaniel Wheatley, private, Col. Jonathan Chase's Regt. New Hampshire Militia. JOHN WILLIAMSON LOWE, Chicago, 111. (26876). Son of Thomas O. and Martha (Harshman) Lowe; grandson of John W '. and Manorah (Fishhack) Lowe; great-grandson of James 1!. and Catherine (Kecnon) Lowe; great8*' grandson of Peter P. Keenon, Captain, Assistant Quartermaster General New Jersey Line.
GRANVILLE. LOWTHER, North Yakima, Wash. (25921). Son of Jesse and Hannah (Lecson) Lowther; grandson of Alexander and Sarah (Ireland) Lowther; great-grandson of William and Margaret (Morrison) Lowther, Jr.; great'-'-grandson of William Lowther, Captain Augusta County Virginia "Militia.
HORACE LUDINGTON, Omaha, Nebr. (9208). Supplemental. Son of Zalmon and Lovila (Hagans) Ludington, Jr.; grandson of Zalmon and Pliebe (Simp- kins) Ludington; great-grandson of Jeremiah Simpkins (Sinikins), private Fifth Regt. New York Line.
PAUL HAGANS LUDINGTON, Omaha, Nebr. (12163). Supplemental. Son of Horace and Isabella Patterson (Porter) Ludington; grandson of Zalmon and Lovila (Hagans) J Aldington, Jr.; great-grandson of Zalmon and Phebe (Simp- kins) Ludington; great--grandson of Jeremiah Simpkins (Siml:ins), private Fifth Regt. New York Line.
PERCY CLIFFORD FUDLAM, Newburgh, N. Y. (26457). Son of Isaac and Gertrude de la Montagnie (Denison) Ludlam; grandson of Charles and Helen M. (Cook) Denison; great-grandson of Israel and Maria (Car\0 Cook; great2- grandson of Bbeneezr Cary, Adjutant Fifth Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia.
HARRY SWAYNE LYBARGER, Coshocton, Ohio (27079). Son of Edwin Lewis and Nancy (Moore) Lybarger; grandson of James Thompson and Amelia (Crum) Lybarger; great-grandson of Andrew and Naomi (Thompson) Lybarger; great2-grandson of James Thompson, private Second New Jersey Infantry.
CHARLES BURT LYMAN, Rockford, III. (26489). Son of Edward Hill and Elizabeth Ethel (Rhodes) Lyman; grandson of William and Julia Ann (Hill) Lyman; great-grandson of Francis and Helen (Mitchell) Lyman; great*- grandson of Timothy I.yman, Lieutenant, Col. Israel Chapin's Hampshire County Regt. Mass. Troops; great-grandson of Joseph P>riggs and Harriet (Hempstead) Hill; great*-grandson of Benjamin Hempstead, private, Capt. Simon Spaulding's Company Conn. Militia; greats-grandson of Joshua Hemp- stead, private Conn. Militia, under General Gates in 1777.
CHARLES HILLS LYMAN, Fremont, Nebr. (26394"). Son of Thomas W. and Mary Frost (Hills) Lyman; grandson of John and Sarah Hall (Brace) Lyman; great-grandson "f Gideon Lyman, private, Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's Mass. Regt
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VERNER GEORGE LYMAN, Wuhu, China (I). C. 26804). Son of William Henry and Maria J. (Van Kleek) Lyman; grandson of Henry James and Maria (Upham) Lyman; great-grandson of Henry and Lucy (Field) layman; great2-grandson of James Lyman, First Lieutenant Hampshire County Mass. Militia.
ALBERT W. LYON, Boston, Mass. (25429). Supplemental. Son of Albert M. and Isabella A. (Cottfell) Lyon; grandson of George W. and Phebe T. (Mahoney) Cottfell; great-grandson of John and Susanna (Cummings) Mahoney; gfeat-'-grandsori of Richard and Elizabeth (Robbins) Cummings; great8-grandson of Philip RvbbiHS, Lieutenant, Col. John Smith's Mass. Regt., marched on alarm of April 19, 1775.
HOWARD ULYSSES LYON, Syracuse, N. Y. (26224). Son of Ransom and Eliza J. (Nowland) Lyon; grandson of David W., and Elizabeth (Hicks) Lyon; gre'at-grandson of William and Christine (Wilhelm) Lyon; great-- grandson of David Lyon, Lieutenant Second Westchester County Regt. New York Militia.
MELVILLE WALTER LYON, Roxbury, Mass. (-'6523). Son of Gilbert W. and
Maude (Nichols) l",\ on ; grandson of Gilbert M. and Isabella A. (Cottrell) Lyon; great-grandson of Reuben Esty and Ann Tift (Feahody) Lyon ; greaia- grandson of Scth and Eliza (Williams) Lyon; greaf-grandson of Jacoli and Jerusha (Tucker) I, yon; great '-grandson of Benjamin Lyon, private, Col. Lemuel Robinson's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
WILLIAM LUCIUS McALISTER, Chicago, 111. (27117). Son of John Archibald and Clarissa Caroline (Snow) McAlister; grandson of Lounzo and Caroline (Horton) Snow; great-grandson of Oliver and Rosetta L. (Pettibone) Snow; great-grandson of Oliver Snow, private, Col. John Brown's Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
JOHN HAROLD McCARTNEY, Sharon, Pa. (26170). Son of William Donnan and Minnie (Pancoast) McCartney; grandson of John and Sarah (CrafTord) McCartney; great-grandson of Free Gift and Sarah (Cole) CrafTord; great2- grandson of Elijah Crafford, Corporal, Capt. John Arndt's Company First Battalion Northampton County Penna. Militia.
WHJJAM DONNAN McCARTNEY, Sharon, Pa. (27132). Son of John and Sarah (Crafford) McCartney; grandson of Free Gift and Sarah (Cole) Craf- ford; great-grandson of I'.Iijali Crafford, Corporal, Capt. John Arndt's Com- pany First Northumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
HARRISON BYINGTON McCAWLEY, Washington, D. C. (26816). Son of William E. and Cynthia Sarah (Byington) McCawley; grandson of Milton I. and Laura (Bowman) Byington; great-grandson of Joseph H. and Sally (Beekwith) Bowman; great--gi andson of Marvin and Rebecca (Plant) Beck- with, Jr.; greats-grandson of Marvin Beekwith, private, Col. Joseph Spencer's Conn. Regt.; great-grandson of Rufus Spencer and Cynthia (King) Byington; great-grandson of Daniel Byington, Lieutenant Seventh Regt. Conn. Infantry.
WHJJAM FOSTER M.uCIHCSNEY, Summit, N. J. (2693S). Son of William and Charlotte (Perry) MacChesney; grandson of Matthias Chitterling and Mary (Foster) Perry; great-grandson of Stephen and Susan (Maxwell) Foster; great-grandson of John Maxwell, private Kssex County New Jersey Militia.
WILLIAM HENRY McCLELLAN, Chicago, 111. (26877). Son of William Henry and Jane (Johnson) McClellan; grandson of Francis and Maryctta (Fleming) Johnson; great-grandson of Nathan and Betsey (Jones) Fleming; great8- grandson of Joseph Jo>ics, private, Col. Jacob Ornish's Mass. Regt.
CHARLES EDWARD McCLUfcE, Seattle, Wash. (26536). Son of Andrew S. and Sarah J. (Dillard) McClure; grandson of Stephen M. and Julia Ann (Renshaw) Dillard; great-grandson of Moses and Jane (Stowell) Renshaw; great"-grandson (J George and Rebecca (Walker) Stowell; great'-grandson of Joseph Walker, private Ninth Virginia Regt.
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WILLIAM TAIlKk MACFARLANE, Bridgeport, Conn. (26061). Sun of William and Lydia Ann ('Jenkins) Macfarlane; grandson of Gideon and Rebecca (Ilersey) Jenkins; great-grandson of Jeremiah Ilersey, private, Col. Benjamin Lincoln's Mass. Rcgt.
CLYDE McGINITIE, Ilecla, So. Dak. (-7276). Son of Hugh Lowrie and Theresa (Moore) McGinitie; grandson of John and Lavina (Ilcdrick) Moore; great- grandson of Nicholas and Catherine (Orr) Ilcdrick; grcat'-grandson of Jacob Hedrick, private, Capt. Andrew Irvine's Company Second Battalion First Pcnna. Continental Line.
EGBERT HIRAM MACK, Sandusky, Ohio (26361). Son of John Talman and Flora Alice (Davenport) Mack; grandson of Isaac Foster and Clarissa (Bccbe) Mack; great-grandson of Sewell Tiffany and Hannah (Cady) Mack; great'-'- grandson of Ilezekiah and Elizabeth M. (Foster) Cady; great-grandson of Isaa^c Foster, patriot preacher; great-grandson of Asa (and Lydia Day) Bcebc, Member of Governor's Council of Vermont; great3-grandson of Jonas Cady, Ensign Fifth Conn. Rcgt.; grcat2-grandson of Ephraim Day, Sergeant Conn. Militia.
ROBERT CORDON MACKENZIE, Ann Arbor, Mich. (27451). Son of William R, and Nellie (Gordon) Mackenzie; grandson of William A. and .Adeline (Jones) Gordon; great-grandson of John Ashley and Eleanor (Buckncr) Jones; great2-grandson of Robert and Dolly (Ashley) Jones; grcat"-grand^on of Gabriel Jones, Captain of a Virginia State Regt.
JAMES ARNOLD McLANE, Fall River, Mass. (26504). Son of James and Mary J. (Hurley) McLane; grandson of Hugh and Lucinda (Knapp) McLane; great-grandson of Freeman and Lois (Smith) Knapp; great'-'-grandson of Philip Knapp, private, Col. E< Francis's and other Mass. Regts.
ANDREW CURTIN McLEAN, Sharon, Pa. (26171). Son of James Ross and Elizabeth (Keck) McLean; grandson of William and Elizabeth (Ross) McLean; great-grandson of Andrew McLean, private, Col. James Dunlap's Cumberland County Battalion l'enna. .Militia.
HENRY ALBERTS McLEAN, Seattle, Wash. (27228). Son of James Kerr and Elizabeth Ann (Donnell) McLean; grandson of George and Anne (McLean) Donnell; great-grandson of John Donnell, Major, Col. John Paisley's North Carolina Regt., pensioned,
ROBERT ARMISTEAD McLEAN, San Francisco, Cal. (26011). Son of Samuel Merriueather and Ellen Gray (Jeter) McLean; grandson of John and Mary Lewis Cohl) (Armistead) McLean; great-grandson of Joseph McLean, private, Col. Paisley's Regt. North Carolina Militia, pensioned.
CHARLES THEODORE McLELLAN, Topeka, Kans. (22370). Son of Theodore
Stone and Mary Jane (Owen) McLellan; grandson of Joseph and Rebecca (Stone) McLellan; great-grandson of Joseph McLellan, Captain Mass. Militia, Commissary, Member of Committee of Safety.
LAURENS MacLURE, Newton, Mass. (26848). Son of Robert McLcod and Mary Louise (Butler) McLure; grandson of Robert and Margaret (Mcl.eod) . McLure; great-grandson of Abdiel McLure, First Lieutenant Flying Camp l'enna. Troops; grandson of John Baker and Harriet Newell (Stcbbins) Butler; great-grandson of Lli/.ur Goodwin and Mary (Marshall) Butler; great8- grandson of Isaae Butler, private, Col. Joseph Spencer's Conn. Regt., pen- sioned; greats-grandson of Samuel Stone Butler, Second Lieutenant Conn. Troops, 1776.
WILLIAM NO-MTilROP McMUNN, Chicago, 111. (27103). Sou of Samuel Woiihington and Jessie (Northrop) McMunn; grandson of William Wallace and Melissa Barker (Stone) Noitlnop; great -gi ainLon of John and Charlotte Putnam (Loring) Stone; greats-grandson of Jonathan Stone, Captain Fifth
Regt. Mass. Line.
CHAUNC1CV RYDER MclM I LKSON, Llizalx lii, N. J. (2<>6.,8). Son of William Charles ami Mary Lmma (Ryder) Mcl'lur-on; grandson of John Absalom
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and Mary Emma (Leech) Ryder; great-grandson of Chaunccy and Diantlia Maria (Boughton) Ryder; great-grandson of Azcr Bought on, private, Col. Elisha Sheldon's Regt, Conn. Light Dragoons.
JOHN DESMOND McTIGHE, Pittsburgh, Pa. (27129). Son of William Josej)h and Alice Edna (Scully) McTighe; grandson of John and Marion (McDowell) Scully; great-grandson of Andrew Nathan and Jane Denny (Porter) McDowell; great2-grandson of Andrew and Agnes (McPherson) ' McDowell; great'-grandson of Robert M cPlierson, Colonel Second Battalion York County Associators, July -8, 1775.
HUGH STEWART MAGTLL, Jr., Springfield, 111. (26183). Son of Hugh Stewart and Charlotte A. (Richmond) Magill; grandson of Trajan Iloyt and Lydia M. (Cazier) Richmond; great-grandson of Philo and Nancy (Iloyt) Rich-
imond; great--grandson of Nehemiah Jfoyt, private, Colonel Warren's Regt. Vermont Militia, prisoner at Montreal. GEORGE EDWIN MAINE, Seattle, Wash. (26535). Son of Clinton D. and Emma (Potter) Maine; grandson of Edwin C. and Ellen C. (Wheeler) Maine; great- grandson of Allen and Jemima Ann Wheeler; great-grandson of Elisha and !,ois (York) Wheeler; great'-grandson of Jesse York, Sergeant Eighth Regt. Conn. Militia.
HOWARD NORCOTT MANCHESTER, Providence, R. I. (27177)- Son of Charles Howard and Lois (Burnham) Manchester; grandson of John Howard and Emily Frances (Greene) Manchester; great-grandson of William Cox and Martha James (Gladding) Manchester; great"-grandson of John and Rebecca (Christopher) Manchester; greaF'-grandson of Nathaniel . Manchester, private, Col. Nathan Miller's Rhode Island Regt., pensioned.
HORACE BORCIISENIUS MANN, New York, N. Y. (27209). Son of Charles llolbrook and Clausine (Borchsenius) Mann; grandson of Seth Hunt and Mary (Holbrook) Mann; great-grandson of James and Lydia (Cooke) Mann; great2-grandson of Benjamin Maun, Captain, Col. James Reed's Regt. New Hampshire Militia.
JOHN WATERBURY MANSFIELD, Johnson Creek, Wis. (27055). Son of Henry Curtis and Henrietta (Waterbury) Mansfield; grandson of George and Hannah (Curtis) Mansfield; great-grand.->on of Joseph and Abi (Hartwell) Mansfield; great--grandson of Benjamin Hartwell, Sergeant, Col. John Jacob's Mass. Regt.; grandson of John 1). and Arietta (Mott) Waterbury; great- grandson of James A. and Abigail (Iiarnum) Mott; gieat'-'-grandson of Jchiel Barnxim, Sergeant Conn. Line, pensioned.
LEWIS WARRINER 'MANSFIELD, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (27048). Son of Eber Lewis and Lucy (Warriner) Mansfield; grandson of Martin and Margaret (Dunham) Mansfield; great-grandson of Samuel Mansfield, fifer Third Mary- land Continentals, pensioned,
CHARLES AMASA MARKS, Wilton, Conn. (260.18). Sou of Amasa Abraham
and Lucy Ann (Piatt) Marks; grandson • of Levi Merwin and Esther Tollcs
, ■ (Tuttle) Marks; great grandson of Abraham and Content (Merwin) Marks;
gi cat-grandson of John Merwin, private, Col. Joseph Thompson's Conn. Regt.
WILLIAM WOl.COTT MARKS, New York, N. Y. (27210). Son of William Willoughby and Mary Eliza (Vanderhoef) Marks; grandson of John Van Emberg and Eliza (Holmes) Vanderhoef; great-grandson of Cornelius T. and Phoebe (llunn) Vanderhoef; grcat--grandson of Peter Vanderhoef, Ensign
First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
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CHARLES FRANK MARSH, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (26789). Son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary (Piper) Marsh; grandson of Charles L. and Lucy (Cold- well) Piper; great-grandson of Moses and Lucy (Hotchkiss) Coldwell; great2- grandson of Harris Hotchkiss, private, Colonel Richards's Conn. Regt., pen- sioned.
JAMFS HAI.E MARSHALL, Btooklinc, Mass. (26149). Son of John Knox and Sabina (Adamsou) Marshall; grandson of James II. and Rehecca (Knox)
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Marshall; great-grandson of John and Mary McClcan (Cox) Marshall; great2- grandson of James Marshall, Lieutenant Eighth Company Fifth York County Battalion Penna. Associators.
PERRY CONNER MARSHALL, Boise, Idaho (25649). Son of Lewis Reid and Angie Farnum (Sayre) Marshall; grandson of John B. and Mary Ann (Hanks) Sayre; great-grandson of Elisha and Sally (Huntington) Hanks; great2-grandson of John and Thankful Hanks, Jr.; greats-grandson of John Hanks, Sergeant, Capt. Experience Storrs's Company Conn. Militia, under Gen. Israel Putnam.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE MARSHALL. Plainfield, X. J. (26633). Son of George Effingham and Emma Frances (Hatch) Marshall; grandson of John Dorias and Julia (Clark) Marshall; great-grandson of Sylvanus and Mary (Smith) Marshall, Jr.; great2-g-randson of Sylvanus Marshall, Captain, Col. John Mead's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
CARL SUMNER MARTIN, Twin Falls, Idaho (25647). Son of Edward Homer and Ida Mary (Hinckley) Martin; grandson of Carlos Roscoe and Mary Elizabeth (Allen) Martin; great-grandson of Marshall and Abigail (Eaton) Martin; great2-grandson of David and Amy (Clark) Eaton; great3-grandson of Timothy Clark, drummer, Col. James Reed's New Hampshire Regt. and Ensign Vermont Militia; grandson of John White and Lucina (Wait) Hinckley; great-grandson of Benjamin and Eunice (Skeels) Wait; grcat'J-grandson of David Skeels, private, Col, Benjamin Symonds's Mass. Regt.
EDWARD MORRIS MARTIN, Omaha, Nc-br. (26391). Son of John and Sarah Elizabeth (King) Martin; grandson of Henry and Phoebe (Campbell) Martin; great-grandson of Alexander Martin, drummer and private, Captain Alexander's Company, Col. Samuel McDonald's Virginia Regt.
-FRANCIS PARK MARVIN, Grinnell, Iowa (27038). Son of Henry S. and Hannah (Park) Marvin; grandson of Shepherd and Mary (Putnam) Marvin; great-grandson of Daniel Putnam, private, Col. Abijah Pierce's Mass. Regt.
JOHN T. MARVIN, Grinnell, Iowa (27036). Son of Henry S. and Hannah (Park) Marvin; grandson of Shepherd and Mary (Putnam) Marvin; great- grandson of Daniel Putnam, private, Col. Abijah Pierce's Mass. Regt.
GEORGE WALTER MASON, Hillsboro, Oregon (26431)- Son of Ephriam John and Helen Sarah (Durkee) Mason; grandson of Henry and Lavina (Ilodg- kins) Durkee; great-grandson of Sheldon Durkee; great--grandson of Timothy Durkee, private, Capt. Joseph Parkhurst's Company Vermont Militia.
JOSEPH DAVIS MASSOLETTI, Sound Beach, Conn. (26662). Son of Henry Everitt and Harrisonia Richardette (Marsteller) Massoletli; grandson of Sam- uel Arell and Margaret Emily (Warder) Marsteller; great-grandson of Philip Godhelp and Christiana (Copper) Marsteller; great--grandson of Philip Marsteller, Lieutenant Colonel First Lancaster County Battalion Penna. Mditia.
JOSEPH MCDOWELL MATHEWS, Hannibal, Mo. (25285). Son of John Wiley and Zeba (Hewitt) Mathews; grandson of Caleb Moffett and Frances (Ed- wards) Mathews; great-grandson of Joseph McDowell Mathews; great--grand- son of John and .Sarah (McDowell) Matthews; greatn-grandson of Joseph Mc- Dowell, Major North Carolina Troops.
EUGENE CURIE MATHIVET, Cleveland, Ohio (25371L Son of Eugene and Laura (Curie) Mathivvt; grandson of Pierre and Mary (Wentworth) Mathi- vetj great-grandson of Thomas Han ford and Hannah M. (Smith) Went- worth; great'-'-grainLon of Josiah Winslow Wentworth, private Conn. Militia,
pensioned.
CHARLES SCIIROTII MAI'ZV, San Francisco, Cal. (26754). Son of Byron and Ellen Tillman (Sehroth) Mauzy; grandson of Reuben Donley and Rachel (Caldwell) Mauzy; great-grandson of Peter and Sally (Gooding) Mauzy; great grandson of William Mauzy, private, Coir i.ivl Garrard's Regt. Virginia State Militia, pensioned.
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WILLIAM BELL MEGEAR, Wilmington, Del. (26304). Son of Thomas Barton and Sarah (Bell) Megearj grandson of Daniel and Esther (Jones) Megcar; great-grandson of James Jones, Surgeon and Commissioned Officer in the Fourth and Sixth Penna. Regts., Member of Society of the Cincinnati.
FRANKLIN HENRY MERRIAM, South Braintree, Mass. (2651 1). Son of George Franklin ami Elizabeth (McGown) Merriam; grandson of Franklin and Mary Ann (I,ane) Merriam; great-grandson of Joseph and Ruth (Jones) Merriam; great-grandson of Joseph Mcrricun, private, Capt. Samuel lleald's Company, Col. John Jacob's Mass. Rcgt.
FRANCIS f.l'.ONARD MEREDITH, Des Moines, Iowa (27045). Son of George A. and Amanda Jeannctte (Leonard) Meredith; grandson of Joseph A. and Nancy (Graves) Leonard; great-grandson of Abial and Elizabeth Anabel Leonard; great-grandson of Timothy Leonard, private, Col. Nathan Tyler's Mass. Rept.
EDMUND ALLISON MERRILL, Roselle, N. J. (26804). Son of Orville Waite and Olive Howard (Allison) Merrill; grandson of James Lunt and Martha Frances (Waite) Merrill; great-grandson of O^ias and Esther (Lunt) Mer- rill; great-grandson of Moses Merrill, private, Col. Edmund Phinney's Mass. Rcgt.
FRANK ARNOLD MFTCALF, Chicago, 111. (26479). Son of Thomas and Eva C. (Canfield) Mctcalf; grandson of Thomas anil Pauline (Heard) Metcalf; great- grandson of Thomas and Sibyl (Chapin) Metcalf; great-grandson of Samuel Metcalf, Lieutenant, Col. Nathan Thayer's Mass. Rcgt.
EUGENE PAGE METTLF.R, Toledo, Ohio (2637 '). Son of William Chamber- lin and Sibyl (Baker) Mettler; grandson of William and Elizabeth (Chandler) Baker; great-grandson of Joseph and Mary Baker; great-grandson of Samuel Baker, private, Capt. Peter Van Rensselaer's Company New York Militia.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MIDGLEY, Elizabeth, N. J. (26643). Son of Edward and Sarah Afflick (Evans) Midgley; grandson of Joseph and Mary (Afflick) Evans; great-grandson of Benjamin Uzums, private First Chester County Bat- talion Penna. Militia.
EDMUND LACY MILES, Brooklyn, N. Y. (26472). Son of George Washington and Lillian (Van Winkle) Miles; grandson of Edmund Lacy and Margaret (Blake) Miles; great-grandson of Isaac Miles, Sergeant, Capt. Caleb Bald« win's Company Seventh Conn. Regt.
HAROLD BANCROFT MILES, Lincoln, Nebr. (26307). Son of George Shattuck and Martha De Wolf (Warren) Miles; grandson of George and Lucinda Bax- ter (Jones) Miles; great-grandson of Jonas and Rachel (Bancroft) Miles; great-grandson of Reuben Miles, private, Capt. EHsha Jackson's Company, Col. Asa Whitcomb's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Edmund Bancroft, pri- vate, Colonel Green's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Adam (and Rebecca Baxter) Jones, private, Col. William Mcintosh's Mass. Rcgt.; great-grandson of John Jones, Captain, Col. Ephraiiu Doolittle's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Richard Barter, private, Capt. Joshua Gray's Company Mass. Militia.
ROLLIN CHANNING MILES, Burlington, Vt. (25021). Son of Perry Ransom and Elizabeth (Patrick) Miles; grandson of Daniel and Mclinda (Rollins) Patrick; great-grandson of William and Rebecca (Sanborn) Rollins; great2- grandson of Samuel h'ollins, Sergeant, Col. Hercules Mooncy's New Hamp- shire Regt.; great-grandson of Daniel and Susannah (McCIure) Patrick; great-grandson of Samuel Patrick, Sergeant, Capt. John Marcy's Company Vermont Militia.
ALBERT CONOVER MILLER, Monclair, N. J. (27418). Sot, of Albert Orrin and Estelle (Blauvelt) Miller; grandson of David J. and Emma L. (Lippin- COtt) Blauvelt; great-grandson of Jacob and Rachel (Blanch) Blauvelt; great2- grandson of Thomas Blanch, Captain, Col. Ashcr Holmes's New Jersey Rcgt.
ALBERT LATIIROP MILLER, Orange, N. J. (27365). Son of John Ross and Eliza Acken (Miller) Miller; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Ross) Miller; great-grandson of Enoch Millar, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
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CLARENCE J. MILLER, Rack Rapids, Iowa (26093). Son of Oscar T. and EUen M- (Fowler) Miller; grandson of Addison and Mary Sibbel (Putnam)
Fowler; great-grandson of Tarrant and Nancy (Shepperd) Putnam; great2- grandson of Josiah Putnam, Jr., private, Capt. Josiah Putnam's (his father's) Company, Col. Jedidiah Foster's Regt. Mass. Militia; great3-grandson of Josiah Putnam, Captain, Col. Jedidiah Foster's Regt. Mass. Militia; grandson of Phineas J. and Sylvia (Winship) Miller; great-grandson of Ezra T. and Sally (Nash) Winship; greata-grandson of Richard Winship, private Mass. Militia.
F,ARI,K ANDERSON MILLER, East Orange, N. J. (27366). Son of Albert Lathrop and Fannie Moore (Anderson) Miller; grandson of John Ross and Eliza Acken (Miller) Miller; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Ross) Miller; great-grandson of Enoch Miller, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
FREDERICK BLAUVELT MILLER, Montclair, N.- J. (27417)- Son of Albert Orrin and Estelle (Blauvelt) Miller; grandson of David J. and Emma L. (Lip- pincott) Blauvelt; great-grandson of Jacob and Rachel (Blanch) Rlauvelt; great--grandson of Thomas Blanch, Captain, Col. Asher Holmes's New Jersey Regt.
HARRY GRAVES MILLER, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (26779)- Son of Horace Adel- bert and Mattie Charlotte (llinkley) Miller; grandson of Myron Graves and Jane (Timing) Miller; great-grandson of Calvin and Betsey (Kinsley) Timing; great2-grandson of John Thwing, private, Col. Seth Murray's First Mass. Regt.
HORACE ADELBERT MILLER, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (26783). Son of Myron Graves and Jane (Thwing) Miller; grandson of Calvin and Betsey (Kinsley) Thwing; great-grandson of John Tfnving, private, Col. Seth Murray's First Mass. Regt.
JOHN IIAWLEY MILLER, Springfield, Mass. (27272). Son of John H. and Emily A. (Hcrrick) Miller; grandson of Joseph and rhidelia (Taylor) Iler- rick; great-grandson of Reuben Taylor, private, Col. Rufus Putnam's Mass. Regt.
RAY ACKEN MILLER, Orange, N. J. (27367). Son of Albert Lathrop and Fan- nie Moore (Anderson) Miller; grandson of John Ross and Eliza Acken (Miller) Miller; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Ross) Miller; great2- grandson of Enoch Miller, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
FRED CLARK MHJJS, Terra Haute, Ind. (25842). Son of Willison Alfred and Laura (Clark) Millis; grandson of James Barkley and Ann Eliza (Stuart) Clark; great-grandson of Richard and Martha (Neal) Clark; great-grandson of James and Mary Ann (Martin) Neal; great3-grandson of Mica] ah Neal, private, Col. Francis Tayor's Virginia Regt., pensioned.
ABBOT F.OW MILLS, Portland, Oregon (26.142). Son of Ethelbert Smith and Ellen Porter (Low) Mills; grandson of Seth and Mary (Porter) Low; great- grandson of Daz'id how, Jr., Sergeant, Capt. Abraham Dodge's Company Seventeenth Mass. Regt.; great2-grandson of Da-rid I. otV, Captain Third Essex
County Regt. Mass. Militia.
MATTHEW MILLS, Chicago, 111. (27378). Son of Luther T.aflin and Ella J. (Boies) Mills; grandson of Walter Norman and Caroline J. (Smith) Mills; great-grandson of Alpheus and Sophia (Westcott) Smith; great2-grandson of Reuben and Willoughby (Corliss) Smith; great:i-grandson of Nathan Smith, Second Lieutenant, Capt. Lemuel Stewart's Company Mass. Militia.
EDWARD PAGE MITCHELL, Glen Ridge, N. J. (N. Y. 26074). Son of Edward Henry and Frances A. (Page) Mitchell; grandson of Joshua and Kcziah (Slockbridge) Page; great-grandson of Joseph Stoehbridgc, private, Colonel Lovel's and Colonel Bailey's Mass. Regts.
JAMES MITCHELL, Revere, Mass. (26840). Son of Robert A. and Margaret
Ann (Campbell) Mitchell; grandson of James and Martha (Espy) Mitchell; *
great-grandson of Daii'd Mitchell, private, Col, Thomas Porter's Lancaster County Battalion I'enna. Associators,
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THOMAS E. MONKS, Lakewood, Ohio (26360). Son of Zerah C. and Hannah T. Monks; grandson of William and Harriet (Bcmis) Monks; great-grandson of William Monks, private, Lieut. Samuel McGrady's Company Northumber- land County Penna. Militia.
ARTHUR ALLISON MOORE, Monongahela, Pa. (25465*. Supplemental. Son of Janu-s Sabarian and Laura lone (Allison) Moore; grandson of James S. and Margaret (Cault) Moore; great-grandson of James and Margaret (Chain) Cault; great--grandson of Mattheiv Cault (Gaul), private Penna. Continental Line.
CHARLES CARTER MOORE, Concord, N. H. (25385). Son of George IL and EUen Jane (Cram) Moore; grandson of Henry M. and Lydia (Baker) Moore; great-grandson of Joseph Baker, private New Hampshire Militia, Member of Committee of Safety.
KENNETH WALTER MOORE, Chicago, 111.(27118). Son of Otto W. and Mary L. (Tally) Moore; grandson of Stephen L. and Harriet J. (Eddy) Moore; great-grandson of William and Mareia (Rosebrooke) Eddy; grcat2- grandson of Josiah Eddy, Sergeant, Col. William Shepard's Mass. Regt.
MALCOLM MOORE, Cermantown, Pa. (26168). Son of James Sabarian and Laura Jane (Allison) Moore; grandson of Thomas Henderson and Mary Mar- garet (McFadden) Allison; great-grandson of James and Margaret (Stewart) McFadden; great2-grandson of Galbraith and Elizabeth (Scott) Stewart; great:,-grandson of William Stewart, Lieutenant and Adjutant, Colonel Ilnzen's Second Canadian Regt.
NELSON MOORE, Ilavelock, Nebr. (26396). Born at Frcdonia, N. Y., April 12, 1830. Son of King Moore (1762-1836), private and gunner, Col. John Crane's Third Continental Artillery, pensioned.
ROBERT CHRISTIAN MOORE, Carlinville, 111. (264S0). Son of Thomas G. and Sarah Ann (Villman) Moore; grandson of Robert and Elizabeth (Williams) Moore; great-grandson of Thomas Moore, private Virginia Militia, pensioned; great-grandson of James Williams, private. Col. Samuel Patterson's Delaware Regt., pensioned.
SAMUEL HENRY MOORE, Beaver, Pa. (26161). Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Roby (Porter) Moore; grandson of Samuel and Nancy (Reno) Moore; great- grandson of James Moorje, Lieutenant, Colonel Williams's Conn. Regt., pen- sioned.
JOHN HENRY MOREHOUSE, New Milford, Conn. (27332). Son of Ralph and Eliza J. (Sanford) Morehouse; grandson of George Northrop and Laura (Sampson) Sanford; great-grandson of Isaac and Betsey (Northrop) Sanford; great'J-grandson of Benoni S'lebbins Sanford, private, Captain Chapman's Com- pany Conn. Militia.
STOKELEY WILLIAMS MORGAN, Koxbury, Mass. (27430). Son of Stokcley and Mary Eleanor (Williams) Morgan; grandson of Horace P. and Mary (Mitchell) Williams; grcat-grandsoa of Horace and Isabella Hunt (Perry) Williams; great2-grandson of Robert WiUiams, Regimental Paymaster Four- teenth Continental Infantry, First Lieutenant Ninth Mass. Regt.
CHARLES HENRY MORRILL, Thornsburg, Nebr. (263R0). Son of Ephriam and Mahala Morrill; grandson of Richard and Mary (Bagley) Morrill; great- grandson of Daniel Morrill, private, Col. Jacob Gerrish's Mass. Regt.; great- grandson of Samuel Bagley, private, Capt. Moses Raker's Company New Hampshire Militia.
JESSE LEE MORRILL, New York, N. Y. (26219). -Son of Joseph and Phebe > Elizabeth (Rodman) Morrill; grandson of Samuel Jordan and Abigail (Den-
net) Morrill; great-grandson of Samuel Dcnnct, private, Col. Lemuel Robin- son's Mass. Regt.
GUILFORD MORTIMER MOORING. Aurora. N. C. (24500). Son of William Llewellyn and Catherine J. (Moore) Mooring; grandson of Norcott and Dolly
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(Colnirn) Moore; great-grandson of Reading and Annie (Norcott) Moore;
great'-'-grandson of Edward Moure, Ensign Nortli Carolina Militia, Member of Safety Committee, and Patroller. FRANCIS MORRIS, 2D, Amsterdam, N. Y. (26473). Son of John Vedder and Maria Lydia (Bennett) Morris; grandson of Abram Vrooman and Rebecca Maria (Vedder) Morris; great-grandson of Isaac and Jane (Vrooman) Morris; great-grandson of Abram Vrooman, private, Col. Abraham Wemple's Regt. Al- bany County New York Militia.
WILLIAM ROBERT MORSE* Summit, N. J. (26,928). Son of Robert Estey and Caroline F.lizabcth (Humphrey) Morse; grandson of William and Sarah (Stockcr) Humphrey; great-grandson of Squire and Sallie (Sweet) Hum- phrey; greats-grandson of William Humphrey, Captain, Colonel Angell's Rhode Island Regt.
ALBERT TOBIAS CARMICHAEL MOSSHOLDER, Vtroqua, Wis. (27057). Son of Humphrey and Mary Eliza (Robinson) Mossholder; grandson of Adam and Catherine (Lcpley) Mossholder; great-grandson of John Mossholder, private, Captain Young's Company Eighth Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
GEORGE MORGAN MOTT, Berkeley, Cal. (26019). Son of John Tyler and Joanna Fanning (Stewart) Mott; grandson of John Tyler and Dolly (Ayer) Mott; great-grandson of Samuel Mott, Colonel of Engineers and Colonel of Battalion of Conn. State Troops in Continental Service.
ALONZO GRAFTON MOULTON, Denver, Colo. (26677). Son of Charles Lum- mus and Catherine (Philbrook) Moulton; grandson of Charles and Matilda (Lummus) Moulton; great-grandson of John and Mary (Bailey) Moulton; great-'-grandson of Jonathan Moulton, Sergeant, Capt. John Dodge's Company, Col. Jacob Gerrish's Mass. Regt.
ROY KENNETH MOULTON, Grand Rapids, Mich. (26620). Son of Charles and Delle (Tetzel) Moulton; grandson of Orrin and Lucretia Moulton; great- grandson of Daniel and Paulina (Riddle) Moulton; great'--grandson of Joseph Riddle, private, Col. Rufus Putnam's Mass. Regt.
IRWIN JUSTUS MOYER, Pittsburgh, Pa. (27134). Son of William and Nancy Agnes (Dunham) Moyer; grandson of Johnathan and Mary (Clark) Dunham; great-grandson of Johnathan Dunham, private First Regt. New Jersey Line and Middlesex County Militia; great--grandson of Dazid Dunham, Captain First Middlesex County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
IIOLBROOK MULFORD, Chicago, 111. (26878). Son of Leonard Stratton and Alice (Holbrook) Mulford; grandson of David Ilorton and Emma Holden (Gilder) Mulford; great-grandson of John Leonard and Emma (Holden) Gilder; greats-grandson of Henry and Eliza (Plum) Holden; greats-grandson of Levi Holden, Sergeant Major Fourth Continental Infantry, First Lieuten- ant Commander-in-Chief's Guard.
MANUEL MUROZ, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mich. 26796). Son of Manuel and F.liza (Clay) Munoz; grandson of John and Elizabeth J. (Cammet) Clay; great- grandson of John and Sarah (Lang) Clay; great--grandson of Samuel Clay, private, Col. Stephen Peabody's New Hampshire Regt., pensioned.
FREDERICK WOODBURY MUNSON, Chicago, 111. (26184). Son of Stephen and Eunice A. (Avery) Munson; grandson of Daniel and Jarusha (Fowler) Munson; great-grandson of Stephen Munson, private, Capt. Robert Durkee's Company Wyoming Valley Penna., pensioned.
VICTOR WILLIAM MUNSON, Chicago, 111. (26491). Son of William Booth and Sophia Jane (Sedwiek) Munson; grandson of Chester and Julia Maria (Holabird) Munson; great-grandson of William and Dorcas (Bird) llolabird; great-'-grandson of Timothy llolabird, Jr., private, Capt. Luther Stoddard's Company, Col. Charles Burrell's Battalion Conn. Militia.
HARVEY WILDE MURPHY, Chicago, 111. (27107). Son of Hiram V. and Ellen M. (Wilde) Murphy; grandson of John and Harriet (Austin) Murphy;
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great-grandson of Thomas and Pamelia (Loomis) Austin; great-grandson of Thomas Austin, Sergeant, Captain Lee's Company, Colonel Durkee's Fourth Regt. Conn. Une; greats-grandson of Israel Loomis, private, Col. John Mose- ley's and Col. Ezra Wood's Regts. Mass. Militia; great8-grandson of Benjamin Loomis, private, Capt. Enoch Chapin's Company Mass. Minute Men and Third Hampshire County Regt.
JOHN CI*ARK MURPHY, Des Moines, Iowa (27047)- Son of John R. and Sophronia Sahra (Molt) Murphy; grandson of Merrit and Caroline (Tupper) Mott; great-grandson of Loami and Polly (Clark) Mott; great2-grandson of Adam Mutt, Jr., private Ninth Regt. Conn. Line; great-grandson of Samuel Clark, private Twenty-sixth Regt. Conn. Militia.
GEORGE WILMER SAMSON MUSGRAVE, Baltimore, Md. (25564). Son of William and A. Virginia (Baird) Musgravc; grandson of Matthew and Ophe- lia (Cauthorn) Baird; great-grandson of Reuben and Ruth (Fisher) Cau- thorn; great2-grandson of Richard Cauthorn, private Virginia Continentals, pensioned.
CHARLES JOSEPH MYERS, Mt. Pleasant, Mich, (26782). Son of Joseph and Annadine Stevens (Patehen) Myers; grandson of David Stevens and Hannah Patchen; great-grandson of Isaac Patehen, private, Captain Harper's Company, Colonel Zieles's Regt. New York Militia, captured by Indians; great-grandson of Freegift Patchen, private New York Militia, prisoner.
RALPH R. MYRICK, Auburn, Me. (26057). Son of Freeman D. and Hellen M. (Rhoadcs) Myrick; grandson of Dennis C. and F.meline (Ryder) Myrick; great-grandson of Isaac and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Myrick; great-grandson of Isaac Myrick, Corporal, Capt. Abraham Tyler's Company, Colonel Phinney's Mass. Regt., 1775.
CHARGES OSGOOD NASH, Grand Rapids, Mich. (26614). Son of Timothy and Mary A. (Osgood) Nash; grandson of Oliver and Sally (Whitconib-Kennan) Nash; great-grandson of John and Persis (Brighaiu) Wliitcomh; great-grand- son of Asa ll'liitcomb, Colonel Mass. Militia.
JOHN THORNLEY NFFF, East Orange, N. J. (2641S). Son of Uarmanus and Amanda (Glading) Nefl"; grandson of Jacob and Adaline (King) Neff; great- grandson of Rudolph and Margaret (Rugan) Neff; great-grandson of John Rugan, Sergeant First Regt. Artillery Penna. Continental Line; great-grand- son of Harm anus and Katherinc (Batton) King; great-grandson of Edward Bat ton, Ensign, Capt. John 'fill's Company First Salem County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
GEORGE WASHINGTON NELSON, Milwaukee, Wis. (26263). Son of John J.
and Calista (Porter) Nelson; grandson of Israel Washington and Lydia (Har- ris) Porter; great-grandson of Israel and Hannah (Belknap) Porter; great- grandson of John Porter, Major, Col. Edward Wigglesworth's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of John Porter, Captain Sixth Middlesex County Regt. Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Abel Belknap, private, Col. Israel Hutchinson's Mass. Regt., taken prisoner at Fort Washington.
CLEMENT CHANNING NFVIN, Fdgartown, Mass. (27273). Son of William and Josepha Sliiveriek (Clianning) Nevin; grandson of Edwin II. and Ruth Channing (Little) Nevin; great-grandson of Abner Bailey and Nancy (Tennry) Little; great— grandson of William Tetutey, Corporal, Colonel Heald's New Hampshire Regt.
WILLIAM CHANNING NICVIN, Fdgartown, Mass. (27256). Son of Edwin H. anil Ruth Channing (Little) Nevin; grandson of Abner Bailey and Nancy (Tenney) Little; great-grandson of William Tenney, Corporal, Colonel Heald's New Hampshire Regt.
JOHN CLAIR NFA'INS, Fvauston, 111.(27119). Son of Julius Melvin and Kva Carolyn (Gilmorc) Nevins; grandson of John William and Marinda G. (Gecr) Nevins; great-grandson of Thomas and Sally (Brown) Nevins; great-grand- son of Thomas Nevins, Jr., private, Capt. Janus Osgood's Company New
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Hampshire Rangers; great8-grandson of Thomas Nci'ins, private, Capt. James Osgood's Company New Hampshire Rangers; grandson of John Marsh and Margaret (Taylor) Gilmore; great-grandson of Ephriam and Catherine (Marsh) Gilmore; great-grandson of Ralph Marsh, First Lieutenant, Captain Barrow's Company First Middlesex County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
WALTER FRANKLIN NEWBERRY, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (26623). Son of Oliver Perry and Elizabeth (MeCorkle) Newberry; grandson of Amasa Stoughton and Cornelia Perry (Pangborn) Newberry; great-grandson of Amasa Newberry, Corporal, Capt. John Simmons's Company Conn. Militia.
JOHN JACOBS NEWELL-, Waterville, Me. (26058). Son of John C. and Susan A. (Jacobs) Newell; grandson of John and Sagy Stetson (Strout) Newell; great-grandson of Ebenczcr and Elizabeth (Jackson) Newell, Jr.; grcat2- grandson of Ehenezcr Newell, First Lieutenant, Col. Edmund Phinney's Thirty-first Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Barnabas and Asenath (Stetson) Strout; great2-grandson of Elijah Stetson, private, Col. Jeremiah Hall's Mass. Regt.; grcat2-grandson of Joshua Strout, private, Capt. IJ riant Morton's Com- pany Mass. Sea Coast Guards.
WALTER NEWlyLL, Chicago, 111, (N. J. 6153). Supplemental. Son of John W. and Martha Crane (Earl) Newell; grandson of James II. and Eliza D. (Han- kinson) Newell; great-grandson of Hugh and Elizabeth (Truax) Newell; great-grandson of Samuel Truax, private First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of James (and Sarah Dunham) Han kinson, pri- vate, Captain Walton's Troop of Light Dragoons, Monmouth; greal--grandson of Kenneth I fa nkinson , Captain, Colonel Forman's Battalion and First Mon- mouth Regt.; great-'-grandson of Asariah Dunham, Lieutenant Colonel Second Middlesex County Regt, New Jersey Militia, Member of New Jersey Provincial Congress,
WILBRR DANIEL NEWELL, Syracuse, N. V. (26474). Sou of Selim and Fanny (Bamum) Newell; grandson of Kufus and Betsy (Beck. with) Newell; great-grandson of Daniel Nezuell, Sergeant Conn. Militia, widow pensioned.
EDWARD BEAUMONT NEWHALL, Lynn. Mass. (27257). Son of Edward and Eliza Fisher (Beaumont) Newhall; grandson of James and Abigail (Gookin) Beaumont; great-grandson of Edmund Gookin, Corporal, Capt. Nathaniel Death's Company Mass. Militia.
HERBERT WILLIAM NEWHALL. Lynn, Mass. (27274). Son of Edward New- hall and Eliza Fisher (Beaumont) Newliall; grandson of James and Abigail (Gookin) Beaumont; great-grandson of Edmund Gookin, Corporal, Capt. Na- thaniel Heath's Company Mass. Militia.
HENRY JONES NEWMAN, Springfield, Mass. (27258). Son of Robert and Sarah J. (Reynolds) Newman; grandson of Robert and Susannah (Pierson) Newman; great--grandson of Robert Newman, Commander of Mass. privateer "Adventure," sexton of Christ Church, Boston, April 18, 1775, when lanterns were displayed as signal to Paul Revere.
JOHN DAVIS NEWMAN, Montclair, N. J. (27415). Son of Walter Newton and Elizabeth Chapman (Jones) Newman; grandson of John and Mary (Moore) Newman; great-grandson of Walter Newman, private Virginia Militia.
PETER AUGUSTIN NEWTON, Chicago, 111. (26728). Son of Peter Augustin and Jeannette (Castle) Newton; grandson of George and Maria Theresa (Brigham) Newton; great-grandson of Henry Brigham, Sergeant, Col. Jona- than Ward's Mass. Regt.; grcat'-'-grand>on of Uriah Prigham, private, Col. Jonathan Read's Mass. Regt.
ALBFRT RODMAN NICHOLS, Providence, R. 1. (25961). Son of John Robin- son and Arabella (Rodman) Nichols; grandson of Daniel and Eliza Ann (Brown) Rodman; great-grandson of Clarke and Mary A. (Gardner) Rodman; grcat2-grandson of Christopher Gardner, Captain, Colonel Dyer's Rhode Island Artillery Regt.; grandson of Tsaac and Elizabeth Robinson (Brown) Nichols;
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great-grandson of John and Ann Nancy (Taylor) Nichols; great'-'-grandson of William Taylor, Captain Second North Kingston Company Rhode Island Militia; great-grandson of Elias Williams and Martha (Miner) Brown; great2- grandson of Roswell and Esther (Williams) Brown; great3-grandson of John Williams, Captain, Colonel Johnson's Conn. Regt., privateersman on brigantine "Marquis de Lafayette."
FRANK DALE NICHOLS, Atlanta, Ca. (Tenn. 25695). Son of Frank Hiram and Minerva J. Nichols; grandson of Daniel and Polly (Smith) Nichols; great- grandson of Adam Nichols, private Mass. and New Hampshire Troops, pen- sioned.
FRANK MAKEPEACE NICHOLS, Atlantic, Iowa (27026). Son of Jonathan and Mary Maria (Makepeace) Nichols; grandson of Thomas and Tirzah (Lamson) Nichols; great-grandson of Jonathan and Lydia (Merriam) Nichols; great-grandson of Joint Nichols, Captain, Col. Jonathan Ilolman's Worcester County Regt. Mass. Militia.
FRFD HAMMOND NICHOLS, Lynn, Mass. (27259). Son of Thomas Parker and Caroline (Smith) Nichols; grandson of Nathan and Harriet (Herbert) Nichols; great-grandson of John and Lydia (Chadwell) Nichols; great2- gtandson of Harris Chadwell, Lieutenant, Col. Jonathan Titcomb's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Charles Herbert, private Mass. Militia, 1770, sailor on sloop- cf-war "Alliance" of Paul Jones's fleet, 1779, prisoner in England; grandson of Augustus Putnam and Kliza White (Upton) Smith; great-grandson of Nathan rind Lydia (Putnam) Smith; great'--grandson of John Smith, private of Militia in Continental service from Danvers, Mass.; great'-'-grundson of Joseph Putnam, Jr., Captain., Colonel Wade's Mass. Regt.; great:,-grandsou of Joseph Ptilnam, private, Capt. John Putnam's Alarm Company of Danvers, Mass.
FRFD RICHARDSON NICHOLS, Chicago, 111. (26185). Son of George Francis arid Olive Lucinda (Richardson) Nichols; grandson of Benjamin and Mary S. (Smith) Nichols; great-grandson of Benjamin and Polly (Hardy) Nichols; gi eat-'-grandson of Pliincas Nichols, private, Col. Nathaniel Wade's Regt. Mass. Militia; grandson of Jacob Butler and Lucinda (hosier) Richardson; great- grandson of Zedekiah and Sarah (Burnham) Richardson; great'--grandson of Joseph Jtichardson, private, Col. David Moore's Regt. New Hampshire Militia.
THOMAS ATTWILL NICHOLS, Lynn, Mass. (27275). Son of Fred Hammond and Annie Louise (Attwill) Nichols; grandson of Isaac Mead and Harriet Elizabeth (Sanger) Attwill; great-grandson of Jesse Lee and Rebecca (Wood- bury) Attwill; gnat-grandson of Zai hariah Attwill, private, Capt. Joseph Ililler's Company, Colonel Titcomb's Mass. Regt; grcat3-grandson of William Attwill, private, Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's Mass. Regt.
WALTER C. NICHOLS, Huffalo, N. Y. (20951). Son of Charles W. and Caro- line I>. (Fairbanks) Nichols; grandson of Sardis and Caroline B. (Davis) Fairbanks; great-grandson of Jabcz and Nancy (Temple) Fairbanks; great2- grandson of Levi and Eunice (Randal!) Fairbanks; great3-grandson of Joseph Fairbanks, Captain, Col. Asa Whitcomb's Mass. Regt.
BENJAMIN I5FRTRAM NOKRIS, East Saugus, Mass. (26850). Sou of Benja- min True and Harriet Agusta (Fall) Norris; grandson of James and Elizabeth (Florance) Fall; great-grandson of George Pall, Orderly Sergeant Second New Hampshire Regt.
HENRY FRANKLIN NORTON, Oak Bluffs, Mass. (26524). Son of Henry Con- stant and Emma (Fisher) Norton; grandson of Daniel and Susan (Pease) Fisher, Jr.; great-grandson of Daniel and Grace Cosins (Collin) Fisher; great*- grandson of Allen and Deborah (Gardner) Cofityt; great-grandson of Timothy
and Zoraida (Norton) Coffin; great'-graudson of P>cii>i!i Collin, Colonel Dukes County Regt. Mass. Militia.
FRED PIKE NUTTING, Albany, Oregon (24775). Son of Jonathan Emerson and Florctte Polly Nutting; grandson of Jonathan and Laura M. (Root)
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Nutting; great-grandson of Eleazcr Nutting, private, Col. Michael Jackson's Mass. Regt. DANIEL O'CONNELL, Kinsman, 111. (27120). Soil of Daniel and Mary (McIIugh) O'Connell; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Malloy) O'Connell; great-grandson of James and Jane (Given) Malloy; great2-grandson of David Given, Corporal, Col. Jonathan Mitchell's Mass. Regt.
EDMUND OCUMPAUGII, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. (26969). Son of Edmund and Sarah (Darrow) Ocumpaugh; grandson of James Henry and Demaris (Hazard) Darrow; great-grandson of Paul King and Mary (Winans) Darrow; great2- grandson of James Winans, private Fifth Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia.
JAMES EDWIN ODLIN, Lynn, Mass. (27426). Son of Joseph Edwin and Christjana (Fnrrar) Odlin; grandson of James -and Martha Hale (Osborne) Odlin; great-grandson of Joseph Osborne, $dt private, Colonel Pickering's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of William and Elizabeth (Leavitt) Odlin; great2- Krandson of William Odlin, military prison guardsman at Exeter, N. II.
STANLEY LUTZ ORR, Cleveland, Ohio (27085). Son of Weden Kelly and Eliz- abeth (Lutz) Orr; grandson of Isaac and Susan (Barton) Lutz; great-grandson of .Samuel and Elizabeth (Fctherolf) Lvitz; great-grandson of John Jacob Litis, private, Capt. Tames Ross's Company h'irst Regt. Penna. Line, Col. Edward Hand.
ROY CLIFTON OSGOOD, Chicago, 111. (261S6). Son of Alfred Gilbert and Sarah Ann (Sweeney) Osgood; grandson of Gilbert Larraford and Sophia Ann (Morse) Osgood; great-grandson of Stephen and Sarah (Chamberlain) Morse; great2-grandson of Samuel Morse, private, Col. Thomas Tash's New Hampshire Regt., pensioned; great'--grandson of Jonathan Chamberlain, private, Col. Daniel Moore's Regt. New Hampshire Militia; great3-graudson of Ebcn- eser Chamberlain , First Lieutenant, Colonel Bedel's Regt. New Hampshire Rangers.
SUMNER J. OSGOOD, Iowa Falls, Iowa (27034). Son of Willard Jerome and Jennie (Lee) Osgood; grandson of Sumner and Lueinda (Taft) Osgood; great-grandson of f'.lihn Osgood (Ossgood), private, Col. Elisha Porter's Mass. Regt.
GEORGE THOMAS OTIS, North Yakima, Wash. (26547). Sou of Ephraim Allen atid Sarah (Kitchen) Otis; grandson of William K. anil Sarah Ann (Hill) Kitchen; great-grandson of John and Julia (Dyer) Hill; great-grandson of Anthony and Sarah (Tuley) Dyer; greata-grandson of Anthony Dy?r, Comet of Troop of Horse Fourth Providence County Battalion Rhode Island Militia.
EDGAR ELLSWORTH OWEN, Chicago, 111. (26195). Son of Sylvanus and Melissa Rosalia ( McAffcrty ) Owen; grandson of Lodrick and Hannah Hale (Batchcller) Owen; great-grandson of Sylvanus Owen, private, Major Joab Hoisington's Vermont Regt.; great-grandson of Benjamin (and Anna Burnap) Batcheller. private. Col. Job Cushinir's and other Mass. Rents.; great--grandson of l:.benc~cr Bumafr. private, Col. Ebenezer Learned's Mass. Regt.
FRANK IRTON PACKARD, Chicago, III. (25945). Supplemental. Son of John and Eliza G. (Black") Pecker; grandson of Alexander and Eliza GreenLaf (B.ennettJ Black; great-grandson of Alexander Black, private, Capt. Eddy's Company Mass. Artificers; great-grandson :of Roland and Abigail (Greenleaf) Bennett; great-grandson of Roland Bennett, private, Lieutenant Colonel Smith's Sixth Mass. Regt. (Name changed to Packard.)
SELDKN BUSHNELL PALM, Warren, Ohio (.6363). Son of Jefferson and Manila (Bushnell) Palm; grandson of Thomas and Betsey (Spencer) Hush- nell; great-grandson of Alexander Bushnell, Ensign, Colonel Heche's Regt., Sergeant, Captain Hutchins's Company Conn. Militia.
JOHN SIMMONS PALMER, Providence, R. 1. (33530). Supplemental. Son of Julius and Jessie (Richmond) Palmer; grandson of John Simmons and Frances
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(Prentice) Palmer; great-grandson of Gideon and Elizabeth (Simmons) Palmer; great"-grandson of Joiiatluui Simmons, Lieutenant, Colonel Church's Rhode Island Regt.
ALFRED FRANCIS PARKER, Portland, Oregon (24752). Supplemental. Son of Horatio Hyde and Charlotte Taylor (Boy kin) Parker; grandson of James and EHza Ann (Scott) I'.oykin; great-grandson of Francis and Mary (James) Boy kin; great-'-grandson of Samuel and Mary (Darrington) James; greats- grandson of John James, Sr., Captain South Carolina Militia, under Col. Rich- ard Richardson in the "Snow Campaign" of 1775, Representative in South Carolina Assembly in January, 1782.
CHARLES LYELL PARKER, Berkeley, Cab (20020). Son of John Demster and Nancy A. (Hall) Parker; grandson of Roswell and Mary (Batchcllcr) Parker; great-grandson of Nathan and Edith (Pierce) Parker; gnat-graiuLon of Joshua Parked, private, Col. William Williams's Regt. Vermont Militia.
EDMUND LEMUEL PARKER, Kokomo, Ind. (25846). Son of Edmund A. and Laura (Hubbard) Parker; grandson of Lemuel and Eliza (Ilosley) Parker; great-grandson of Lemuel Parker, Jr., Fife Major, Col. John Robinson's Mass. Regt. and other service.
JAMES COOPER PARKER, Louisville, Ky. (26588). Son of Montgomery II. and Anne Mary (Cooper) Parker; grandson of Wilson II. and Charlotte (Ashby) Parker; great-grandson of John Asliby, Captain Third Regt. Virginia Foot, Major Virginia Militia, 17S0-1781.
WILLIAM CHANDLER PARKER, Woburn, Mass. (26150). Son of Frederick C. and Martha A. (Hanson) Parker; grandson of Frederick and Nabby (Thompson) Parker; great-grandson of Joslali Parker, Jr., private, Caut. Samuel Belknap's Company at Lexington Alarm.
CHARLES OEHM PARKS, Washington, D. C. (26811). Son of William Scott and Lepra (Whitcomb) Parks; grandson of Reuben Sylvester and Emmeline Ann (Scott) Parks; great-grandson of Sylvester and Laura (Andrews) Parks; g;eat2-grandson of Reuben Parks, private, Col. David Brewer's Ninth Mass. Regt.
JOHN WALTER PARKIILJRST, San Francisco, Cal. (10805). Supplemental. Son of Jonathan Golf and Clarissa Crocker (Thomas) Parkhurst; grandson of Walter and Fanny (Clark) Thomas; great-grandson of Noah Thomas, private, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Mass. Regt.
EDWARD FLETCHER PARR, Chicago, 111. (27379). Son of James and Eliza- beth (Moore) Parr; grandson of Robert W. and Fidelis (Lcepcr) Moore; great-grandson of Andrew and Elizabeth (Shepherd) Moore; gi eat-grandson of John Shepherd, private Fourth Regt. Virginia Infantry.
PERCY ALLEN PARSONS, East Orange, N. J. (261 13). Supplcmentals. Son of Charles Allen ami Sarah Gerrish (Davis) Parsons; grandson of John and Charlotte M. (Burrill) Parsons; great-grandson of Jeremiah and Jerusha (Rogers) Burrill; great-'-grandson of Jacob Burrill, private Mass. Line; grand- son of Eben Pearson and Rhoda A. (Thatcher) Davis; great-grand-on of Oliver and Xilpah (Pearson) Davis; great-grandson of Levi Davis, private, Colonel Tupper's Mas^. Regt., pensioned.
LEROY VERNON PATCH, Payette, Idaho (25645). Son of Joseph Tucker and Mary (Vernon) Patch; grandson of Abram and Lydia (Tucker) Patch; great- grandson of Edmund and Philomelia (Lawrence) Patch; great-grandson of Rowland and Mahola (Worcester) Lawrence; greats-grandson of Asa LaVfr rence, Captain, Col. William Prcscott's and other Mass. Regts.
GEORGE WASHINGTON PATTERSON, Ann Arbor, Mich. (25661). Supple mentals. Son of George Washington and Frances De Etta (Todd) Patterson; grandson of George Washington and Hannah Whiting (Dickey) Patterson; great-grandson of John and Rhoda (Varnum) Dickey; great2-grandson of Matthew Dickey, Sergeant New Hampshire Troops; great'-grandson of Eben*
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ezer (and Hannah Fox) Varnum, lieutenant in various Mass. Regts. ; grcat3- grandson of Isaac Fox, private, Col. Simon Sprinkling's Mass. Regt.; grandson of Zcrah and Martha (Carr) Todd; great-grandson of Lemuel and Sarah (Prink) Todd; great'-grandson of J dual Todd, private, Cant. James Peck's Company Conn. Militia; great-grandson of '".illis and Sarah (Wright) Prink; great3-grandson of Joint Frink, private First Hampshire County Regt. Mas-. Militia; great-grandson of Stephen Wright, Sergeant, Col. Timothy Robin son's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Benjamin Wheeler and I.ois (Tillotson; Carr; great-grandson of Robert Carr, Captain Ninth Company Twenty-fourth Conn. Regt. OLIVER BARNES PATTERSON, Fairfield, Conn. (26672). Son of Stephen West and Ruth Rndd (Trowbridge) Patterson; grandson of Alexander \\ and Sarah (Rudd) Trowbridge; great-grandson of Stephen Trozvbridgc, private Conn, troops, pensioned; great-grandson of Renben and Elizabeth (Smith) Rudd; great-grandson of Israel and Mary (Hasbtouck) Smitli; great8-grandson cf Jonathan Hasbrouck , Colonel New York Militia.'
JAMES RICHMOND PAUL, Evanston, III. (26879); Son of F.ltham Richmond and Harriet Sophia (Hickox) Paul; grandson of pltham and Mary Ann (Richmond) Paul; great-grandson of Abner Richmond, private Third Regt. Conn. Levies, pensioned.
WILLIAM KENDALL PAUL, Belmont, N. V. (26971). Son of Reul Mehurin and Sarah A. (Pong) Paul; grandson of David and Elvira (Mehurin) Paul; great-grandson of Joshua and Anna (Reed) Paul; great'-grandson of James Paul, private, Captain Ely's Company, Colonel Douglas's Conn. Regt.
HARRY FRANCIS PAYNE, Boston, Mass. (26326). Son of Justus A. and Mary J. (Clark) Payne; grandson of Francis W. and Mary J. (Perkins) Clark; great-grandson of Lathrop and Lucy (Perrin) Clark; great2-grandson of Asahel Clark, Sergeant Seventh Company Third Conn. Regt., Gen. Israel Putnam; great8-grandson of Rowland Clark, private, Col. William Heath's Mass. Regt.; great2-grandson of Calvin and Lucy (Peake) Perrin; great'-grandsori of Jesse Perrin, Sergeant, Capt. Joseph Franklin's Company, Colonel Daggett's Regt.
WILLIAM HENRY PAYNE, Sedro Woollcy, Wash. (26021). Son of Arthur Abbott and Emma pstclle Payne; grandson of Thomas Hubbard and Susannah Ncwcomb (Smith) Payne; great-grandson of plisha and Esther (Dougla-) Payne; great'J-grandson of Abraham Payne, minute man at Cornwall, Conn., Member of Conn. Assembly, 1 778-1 779, and of New York State Assembly, 1781-1782.
CHARLES FLAGG PAXTON, Poise, Idaho (25650). Son of John Puke and May (Holmes) Paxton; grandson of John A. and Dorcas (Docker) Paxton; great- grandson of James Alexander and Mary E. (Hull) Paxton; great-'-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Logan) Paxton; greala-graudson of John Paxton, Captain Rockbridge County Virginia Militia.
EDWARD ASHES PEARSON, Newark, N. J. (26930). Son of William and Pucin.da Maria (dreenleaf) Pearson; grandson of David Green leaf , private, Col. Josiah Whitney's Mass. Regt. and Capt. Ephraim Hartwell's Company of Guards. 1
WILLIAM C. PEARSON, East Orange, N. J. (27414). Son of Thomas and Mary J. (Jacobus) Pearson; grandson of Jacob and Ann Elizabeth (Van ITouten) Jacobus; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Thompson) Van I Ion ten; great--grandson of Ralph and Autje (llennion) Van ITouten; great3- grandson of Theitnis llcnnicni, teamster in Quartermaster's service.
CHARLES SIDNEY PECK, Danbury, Conn. (27333). Son of Sidney Starr and Mary Jane (Wildman) Peck; grandson of James Gordon and Hannah Farm bam (Messer) Wildman; great-grandson of Richard and Martha (Farnham) 1
Messer; greats-grandson of Abiel Messer, private "Green Mountain Boys*' and New Hampshire Rangers.
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FREDERICK TAYLOR PECK, Crand Rapids, Mich. (26613). Son of Samuel Henry and Blanche (Taylor) Peck; grandson of William Henry and Mona Rlake (Henry) Peck; great-grandson of Samuel Hopkins and Sarah (Holmes) Peck; great-grandson of Samuel and Polly M. (Upson) Peck; greats-gramlson of Jesse Upson, Corporal, Col. Noadiah Hooker's Conn. Regt.
GEORGE WILLIAM PF,CK, Woodbury, Conn. (.13868). Supplemental. Son of Milo and Susan (De Wolf) Peck; grandson of Jeremiah and Julia (Roberts) Peck; great-grandson of Samuel Peck, private, Major Smith's Regt. in the defense of New Haven, July, 1779.
JOHN ADAMS PECK, St. Louis, Mo. (25287). Son of Charles Henry and Rebecca (Adams) Peck; grandson of Stephen and Catharine Barclay (Walter) Peck; great-grandson of Isaac Peck, private, Col. John Mead's Regt. Conn. Militia; great-grandson of John and Lydia (Stout) Walter; grcat2-grands<m of John and Jannetie (Schenck) Walter; greaty-grandson of Jacob Walter, private First New Jersey Battalion Continental Line; gi eat:,-grandson of Peter Schenck, private New Jersey Militia.
JOHN LED YARD PECK, New Haven, Conn. (21774). Supplemental. Son of Milo and Susan (Dc Wolf) Peck; grandson of Jeremiah and Julia (Roberts) Peck; great-grandson of Samuel Peck, private, Major Smith's Regt. in the defense of New Haven, July, 1779.
MILO LEWIS PFCK, New Haven, Conn. (17602). Supplemental. Son of Milo and Susan (De Wolf) Peck; grandson of Jeremiah and Julia (Roberts) Peck; great-grandson of Samuel Peck, private, Major Smith's Regt. in the defense of New Haven, July, 1779.
RANDALL PECK, Little Rock, Ark. (27151). Son of David Lamb and Mary
ElFn (Duffich!) Peck; grandson of James M. and Ellen Mary (Brainerd)
Duffield; great-grandson of John Duffield; great2-grandson of John Duffield, Surgeon Third Regt. Continental Artillery.
JAMES KEDZU; PEN1TELD, Delhi, N. Y. (2647s). Son of Orrin S. and Mar- garet Stuart (Kcdzie) Penfield; grandson of David and Voa Dicia (Scovil) Penfield; great-grandson of Peter Penfield, 2d, Captain Fifth and Sixteenth Rcgts. Conn. Militia.
HERMAN SILAS PEPOON, Chicago, 111. (26880). Son of George Whitfield and Mary Ann Pepoon; grandson of Silas and Mary (Benedict) Pepoon; great- grandson of Joseph Pepoon, Sergeant, Col. Obadiah Hosford's Conn. Regt.
CHARLES II. PERRINE, Chicago, 111. (26881). Son of George Wilson and Sarah A. (Burton) Perrine; grandson of Ira Condit and Feronia M. (Bunker) Perrinc; great-grandson of John and Mary (Ely) Perrine; grcat--grandson of Henry Perrine, private Monmouth County New Jersey Militia.
HARRY CLAY PERRINE, Jr., Allenhurst, N. J. (26412). Son of Harry C. and Emma M. (Fish) Perrine; grandson of John and Sarah Davidson (Applcget) Perrinc; great-grandson of Thomas and Sarah (Baird) Applcget; great2- grandson of David Baird, Lieutenant First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
WILLIAM EVERETT PERRINE, Cleveland, Ohio (25^72). Son of William Augustus and Annie (Conk) Perrine; grandson of Simon Van WickJe and Anne (Lane) Perrine; great-grandson of Robert I. and Elizabeth English (McChesney) Perrinc; great--grandson of Joseph and Mary (Perrine) Perrine; great3-grandson of Joseph Perrine, minute man New Jersey Militia.
WILLTAM GARNETT PFRROW, Seattle, Wash. (26909V Son of Charles H. and Sue (Graham) Perrow; grandson of Spotswood Garland and Elizabeth (Heath) Perrow; great-grandson of Charles and Eleanor (Teas) Perrow; great--grandson of William Teas, Cornet, Col. William Washington's Regt. of Dragoons, widow pensioned.
EDWARD TAYLOR PERRY, Orange, N. J. (26407). Son of Edward and Clara E. (Smith) Perry; grandson of Matthias Chitterling and Mary (Foster) Perry;
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great-grandson of Stephen and Susan (Maxwell) Foster; great2-grandson of John Maxwell, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
WARREN CHARGES PERRY, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (26618V. Son of Theodore Waters and Henrietta Sarah (Thompson) Perry; grandson of Justus Commo- dore and EJKza (llerrick) Perry; great-grandson of Amos and Patience Ship- man (Cheney) Perry; great--grnudson of Joints Perry, private, Colonel Davis's Worcester County Mass. Regt.; great:,-gr:indsou of Josiah Perry, Jr., private, Col. David Wells's Mass. Regt.; great'-'-grandson of William Cheney, Jr., drummer hoy Conn. Troops, private Thirteenth Albany County Regt., pen- sioned; great3-grandson of P.benecer Cheney, Corporal, Col. Samuel Wyllys's Conn. Regt.; grerit'-grandson of IVilliam Cheney, Sr., private Third Conn. Regt., Col. Israel Putnam, 1775.
GEORGE ATWOOD PETTIGREW, Sioux Palls, So., Dak. (27280). Son of Josiah Walker and Susan Ann (At wood) Pettigrew; grandson of Peter Clark and Mary F. (Wilkins) At wood; great-grandson of Joshua Atwood, Corporal, Capt. Jonathan Smith's Company New Hampshire Rangers; great-grandson of Jona- than Atwood, Captain New Hampshire Minute Men, Member of Committee of Safety.
FRANK HERVEY PETTINGELL, Los Angeles, Cat. (Mass. 11521). Supple- mentals. Son of Nathaniel Henry and Mary Anna (Felch) Pettingell; grand- son of Joseph If. and Mary (Haskell) Felch; great-grandson of Jacob and Hannah (Harris) Felch; givat-'-grandson of Samuel (and Jemima Cilley) Felch, signed Association Test at Hampton, N. II.; great'-grandson of Thomas Cilley, Signer of Association Test, June 15, 1776, at Seahrook, New Hamp- shire; great-grandson of John and Margaret (Clouston) Haskell; great2- grandson of Caleb and Mary (Witchcr) Haskell; greats-grandson of Morrill Whicher, Sergeant, Col. Benjamin Tupper's Mass. Regt.; great2-grandson of Thomas Clouston, Commander of Mass. brigantine "Antelope," prisoner in Old Mill Prison, England; great-grandson of Nathaniel Harris. Prize Master, privateer "America," Capt. William Coffin; greats-grandson of Giles Harris, private, Col. Jacob Gerrish's Mass. Regt.
MUNROE RHODES PEVEAR, Boston, Mass. (26327). Son of Waldo Lincoln and Mary Fenno (Rhodes) Pevear; grandson of Timothy Munroe and Mary Eliza (Tucker) Rhodes; great-grandson of Trevett Mansfield and Eliza (Mun- roe) Rhodes; great-'-grandson of Timothy Munroe, Sergeant, Capt. Nathaniel Bancroft's Company at Lexington Alarm.
JOIINT HOWE PEYTON, Nashville, Tenn. (25697). Son of William Preston and Elizabeth (Munford) Peyton; grandson of Garnet and Agatha Strotlier (Madi- son) Peyton; great-grandson of William Strother and Elizabeth (Preston) Madison; great-grandson of Williani Preston, Colonel. Virginia Militia.
EDWIN FORREST PIIELAN, Summit, N. J. (2737.x). Son of Edwin Forrest and Anna Augusta (Wainwright) Phelan; grandson of Edward Taylor and Harriet Swain (Applcgate) Wainwright; great-grandson of Bartholomew A pp legale, private, Capt. John Stout's Company Second Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
FREDERICK EVANS PHELPS, Seattle, Wash. (27235). Son of Benjamin Franklin and Kate (Cow.deri) Phelps; grandson of Cyrus Clinton and Eliza (McOmber) Phelps; great-grandson of William and Eliza (Hrown) Phelps; great2-grandson of F.lisha Phel(>s, Corporal Eighth Company First Regt. Conn. Militia.
JAMES CLINTON PHELPS, Springfield, Mass. (-'6337). Son of Clinton and Mary Jane (Rising) Phelps; grandson of Roland and Emeline (Rising) Phelps; great-grandson of P.lihu Phelps, fifer Eighth Company First Rei^t. Conn. Militia; grandson of David and Jane (Rising) Rising; great-grandson of Orestes and Harriet (Gaylord) Rising, parents of Jane; great'-grandson of Eleaeer Gaylord, private, Colonel Wolcott's Conn. Regt.; great'-grandson of Eliakim Gaylord, private Fifth Regt. Conn. Line.
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LANCELOT PHELPS, Albany, N. Y. (Conn. 26049). Son of George Wakefield and Ellen (Forbes) Phelps; grandson of William Henry and Lucy (Wake- field) Phelps; great-grandson of Lancelot and Elizabeth Loveland (Sage) Phelps; great--graiulsiun of Lancelot Phelps, private Eighth Company First Regt. Conn. Militia and Second Continentals.
JOSEPH LEON PIIIIJI'S, Pullman, Wash. (j.|.)j4). Supplcmentals. Son of William Edgar and JJ. Alice (Rapp) Philips; grandson of Joseph Eastburn and Rachel Anna (Philips) kapp; great-grandson of Joseph Hallowed and Marga- retta Eastburn (Suplec) Rapp; grca,t--graudson pi Peter Suplec, private, Capt. Charles Willson Peale's Company Philadelphia Militia; great-grandson of Jesse Evans and Eleanor Beitler (Lewis) Philips; greats-grandson of Owen and Rachel (Evans) Philips; grcat3-jjratulson of Josiah Philips, Lieutenant Seventh Chester County Battalion Pcnna. Militia; . great2-grandson of Moses and Ann (Beitler) Lewis; greats-grandson of John Beitler, private Fifth Berks Comity Battalion Penna. Militia.
BURT WELLINGTON PHILLIPS, Indianapolis, Ind. (258.17). Son of Perry Oliver and May (Race) Phillips; grandson of Niram and Dolly Mosia (Imson) Phillips; great-grandson of Bucl and Eunice (Belnap) Phillips; great-grand- son of Jesse Belnap, private, Col. Jeduthan Baldwin's Regt. of Artificers, pen- sioned.
HENRY AYLING PHILLIPS, Millbury, Mass. (27427). Son of Elijah Brigham and Maria Rebecca (Ayling) Phillips; grandson of F.benezer Morgan and Anna Maria (Brigham) Phillips; great-grandson of Ebeneser Humphrey Phillips, private, Col. Timothy Donaldson's and other Mass. Regis., pensioned; great- grandson of Elijah and Sarah (Ward) Brigham; grcat2-grandson of Artemas Ward, General and Commander-in-Chief Mass. Bay Forces, May 19, 1775, Major General Continental Army, June 20, 1775.
PAUL BIS SELL PHILLIPS, Seattle, Wash. (2691 1). Sou of William I. ami Mary Dana (Bissell) Phillips; grandson of William Nelson and Lucy S. (Taylor) Phillips; great-grandson of Josiah Gale and Huldah (Pike) Phillips; greaf-grandson of Ebeneser Phillips, Sergeant Mass. State Troops, pensioned.
HERBERT WALLIS PICKETT, Boston, Mass. (26348). Son of George B. and Catherine (Stoddard) Pickett; grandson of Joshua and Almira (Coburn) .Stoddard; great-grandson of Jacob Stoddard, private, Col. John Greaton's i Mass. Regt.
ELMER SAMPSON PIERCE, Brookline, Mass. (26525). Son of William G. and / Addy Louise (Sampson) Pierce; grandson of Freeman and Emily (Stevens;
Sampson; great-grandson of William and Mary (Green) Sampson; great2- grandson of Perez, and Mary (Barnes) Sampson; greats-grandson of Jonathan Barnes, Captain of Mass. Minute Men, April 19, 1775, under Col. Jonathan Warner. FRANK MARTIN PIERCE, Chicago, 111. (26729). Sou of Francis Marion and Malvina Park (Somers) Pierce; grandson of Martin Rounds and Nancy (Barllctt) Pierce; great grandson of Leonard and Jemima (Rounds) Pierce; great-grandson of Joshua Pierce, Jr., private, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Mass.
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EUGENE CLINTON PIERSON, Summit, N. J. (26860). Son of David and Cornelia Smith (Poole) Pierson; grandson of Nathaniel D. and Aphiah
! (Meeker) Poole; great grandson of Caleb Meeker, fifer First Battalion New
Jersey Line, in company of his father, Capt. Joseph Meeker. j_
LOUIS JOSIAH PIERSON, Wilmette, 111.(26882). Son of John Clough and Electa (Tucker) Pierson; grandson of Josiah and Betsey (Clough) Pierson; great-grandson of Joseph Pierson, private Fourth Ulster County Regt. New- York Militia. I I BENJAMIN O. PILLSBURY, Concord, N. If. (35382). Son of Frank J. and
Mary A. (Stanley) Pillsbury; grandson of Thomas W. and Abigail B. (Pal- mer) Pillshury; great grandson of Joseph and Marian Pillsbury; great-'-grand-
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son of Macijah and Sarah (Sargent) Pillsbury; great8-grandson of Caleb Pillsbury, Captain of Amcsbury Company at Lexington Alarm, Member Mass. Legislature.
BRENT H. PINNELL, Kansas, 111. (-7380). Son of Willis O. and Glawvina (Shaw) Pinncll; grandson of George and Lucy (Clore) Pinnell; great-grand- son of Jolm and Rachel (Bacon) Pinnell; grcat2-grandson of Thomas Pinncll, private Second Regt. Virginia Foot.
HENRY COOPER PITNEY, Jr., Morristown, N. J. (27504). Son of ITenry C.
and Sarah L. (llalsted) Pitney; grandson of Mahlon and Lucetta (Cooper)
Pitney, 2d; great-grandson of Mahlon Pitney, 1st, private, Capt. Robert Gas- ton's Company Morris County New Jersey Militia.
CHARLES HENRY POOL, Jr., San Francisco, Cal. (26021). Son of Charles II. and Margery A. (McCollough) Pool; grandson of Augustus and Mary (Spang) Pool; great-grandson of Oliver and Hannah (Keith) Pool; great"- grandson of Samuel Pool, Jr., Lieutenant Third Plymouth County Regt. Mass. Militia; grcat;,-grandson of Samuel Pool, Representative in Mass. General Court, Member of S'ate Constitutional Convention, 1779, Member of Com- mittee of Safety and Correspondence.
SHERMAN IRA POOL, Waverly, Iowa (26100). Son of Ira and Lucy (Eg- glcston-Dillc) Pool; grandson of Elieb (and Lucy Ingraham) Bggleston, pri- vate, Col. Henry Livingston's and oilier New York Regts., pensioned; great- grandson of Danic'l Ingraham, ' private, Lieut. -Col. Obadiah Hosford's Conn. Rcgt.
EDMUND DUVAL POOLE. Cosliocton, Ohio (27078). Son of Samuel Sheldon and Agnes (Crowell) Poole; grandson of Peter Robinson and Catharine (Magrav) Crowell; great-grandson of John and Abigail (Robbins) Magray, 2d; great-grandson of Joseph Robbins, private, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Mass. Regt.
FRANCIS ALDKN TOOLE, Worcester, Mass. (26338). Son of Edmund Alden and Laura Anna (Mackintosh) Poole; grandson of Fitch and Mary Ann (Poor) Poole; great-grandson of Fitch and Elizabeth (Cutler) Poole J great-- grandson of Manasseh Cutler, Chaplain, Col. Ebenezer Francis's Regt. Mass. Militia.
FRED II. POORE, Canton, Kans. (22373). Son of John A. and Julia A. (Jor- dan) Poor; grandson of John and Mary Osgood (Bradley) Poore; great- grandson of John (and Chloe Lovejoy) Poor, 3d, private, Colonel Johnson's Essex Connly Mass. Regt.; great2-grandson of Joshua I.ovcjoy, lieutenant, Colonel Whitney's Mass. Regt
LOUIS DRAPER PORTER, Syracuse, N. Y. (26215). Son of Wilfred VVickliffe and Jane (Draper) Porter; grandson of Eliot and Sidna (Ward) Porter; great-grandson of William Ward, Lieutenant, Capt. Zebediali Dewey's Com- pany Vermont Militia; great-grandson of Elliot Porter, private, Capt. Joshua Ilazen's Company.
EARL CAMPBELL POWELL, Schenectady, N. Y. (26966). Son of Daniel L. and Ettie Y. (Campbell) Powell, Jr.; grandson of Daniel L. and Clarrinda V. (Smith) Powell; great-grandson of Eli and Betsey (Briggs) Smith; great-- grandson of Ubcnescr Smith, Corporal, Capt. John Salisbury's Company Kings District Regt. of Albany, New York
JOHN LESLIE POWERS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (27027). Son of Charles and Lydia Ann (Banks) Powers; grandson of David Bradley and Pamelia (Phil- lips) Banks; great-grandson of Bradley and Sally (Could) Banks; great-- grandson of Talcott Cold, Could, midshipman on the "Alliance," Capt. John Barry, pensioned,
JAMES HUMPHREY PRATT, Milwaukee, Wis. (2^273). Son of Jnsiah Hum- phrey and Elizabeth (Peals) Pratt; grandson of Cornelius and Rebecca Badger S < Leach) Pratt; great-grandson of Asa and Sarah (Lovell) Pratt; great-- grandson of Ephriam Pratt, Corporal, Col. John Greatbn's and other Mass. Regts.
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I,1{()N HAMI,INK PRENTICE; Chicago, 111. (25200). Supplemental. Son of Alonzo Tyng and Rmeline (Rockwell) Prentice; grandson of John and Olive (Kibbe) Prentice; great-grandson of John Prentice, Corporal, Colonel Lati- mer's Regt. Conn. Militia.
HOWARD WILLIS PRESTON, Providence, R. I. (-'5968). Son of Augustus Henry and Abby Alice (Howard) Preston; grandson of Silas and Betsey (Wright) Preston; great-grandson of John and Pcrsis (Works) Preston; greal-'-grandsou of John Preston, Sergeant, Colonel Hooker's Regt. Conn. Line.
JOHN WRIGHT PRESTON, Elmira, ML V. (26701). Son of Stephen Lewis ami
Margaret Ann (Christie) Preston; grandson of Stephen and Mary (Wright) Preston; great-grandson of Stephen Preston, Corporal, Capt. Robert Durkee's Company Conn. Men in Pennsylvania.
GEORGE WILLA.RD PRICE, Little Rock, Ark. (27154). Son of Edward and
Clara E. P. (Dunning) Price; grandson of Henry and Elizabeth Wijtbank (Houston) Dunning; great-grandson of William and Martha (Tunnell) Dun- ning; great'-'-grandson of Tsaac and Hannah (Albertson) Tunnell; great-- grandson of William and Ann (Townsend) Albertson; great4-grandson of Wil- liam and Hannah (Harrison) Albertson; great"-grandson of Samuel Harrison, private Third Company Third Maryland Regt.
WILLIAM EDWIN PRINDLE, New Haven, Conn. (26663). Son of Lucius Henry and Francis Klixabelh (Harrison) Prindle; grandson of Francis Edwin and Eliza Jane (Gill) Harrison; great-grandson of Justice and Harriett (llotchkiss) Harrison; great'-'-grandson of Eli and Eunice (Atwater) Hotch- kiss; great8 -grandson of David Atwater, defender of West River Bridge at New Haven during Tryon's Invasion.
CARL FREDERICK PROPSON, Hartford, Conn. (26654). Son of John and Elizabeth llaight (Davis) Propson ; grandson of Henry and Julia (Haight) Davis; great-grandson of Henry and Anna (Smith) Davis; great'-'-grandson of Johannes Smith (or Schmidt), Signer of Articles of Association, Dutchess County, New York.
EMMET VANCE PURYEAR, Danville, Ky. (26582). Son of Robert Emmett and Emily (Visart) Puryear; grandson of John Harding and Mildred (Chand- ler) Puryear; great-grandson of He/ekiah and Rebecca1 (Harding) Puryear; great'-'-grandson of Jesse Puryear, private Third Regt. Virginia Continental Infantry.
AT.REKT HUTCHINSON PUTNEY, Washington, D. C. (26812). Sou of Albert l?akcr and Sarah 11. (Abbot) Putney; grandson of Enoch Noycs ami Maria H. (Wood) Abbot; gnat-grandson of Benjamin and Dorcas (Noycs) Abbot; great-grandson of Benjamin Abbot, Sergeant, Col. John Stark's New Hamp- shire Regt.
CHARLES FREDERICK QUINCY, New York, N. V. (83.14). Son of George Henry and Mary Caroline CSweetser) Ouincy; grandson of Horatio Gates and Mary C. (McAllister) Ouincy, Jr.; great-grandson of 1 1 oral io Gates and Polly (Pettis) Ouincy; great'-'-grandson of Jul muni! Qniney, private Third Suffolk County Regt. Mass. Militia.
JESSE GREEN RAINEY, Portland, Oregon (26556). Son of Jesse Green and Annie Elizabeth (Moore) Rainey; grandson of Winficld Scott and Mary Theresa (Minter) Rainey; great-grandson of Jesse Green and Sarah (McKin- ney) Rainey; great-grandson of Isaac Rainey, private, Capt. William Doug- las's Company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina Regt., pensioned; great-grand- son of William and Elizabeth G. (Waggoner) Minter; grcat--grandson of Jo- seph and Jane (Trahuc) Minter; great:l-gi audsoii of John James Trabuc, En- Sign and Lieutenant Virginia Troops.
JOHN CHESTER RALSTON, Spokane, Wash. (26915). Son of }^\^<, G. and Mary Amanda (Johnson) Ralston; grandson of Chester Stilhnau and Frances Elizabeth (Frew) Johnson; great-grandson of Chester and Amanda (Harris)
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Johnson; great-grandson of J awes Harris, Sergeant, Colonel Topliam's Rhode Island Regt.
HENRY THOMAS RANDALL, East Orange, N. J. (26926). Son of Nelson B. and Sara (Thomas) Randall; grandson of Henry C. and Mary (Johnson) Thomas; great-grandson of Caleb and Mary (Beach) Johnson; gfcats-grandson of Jacob Johnson, private, Captain Bradley's Company, Colonel Brooks's Mass. Regt., widow pensioned.
HAROLD COMER READ, Brookline, Mass. (26826). Son of Charles F. and Mary Bickerstoff (Coiner) Read; grandson of William and Sarah A. F. (Mc- l.ellan) Read; great-grandson of Robert and Rebecca (French) Read; great-- grandson of William Head, Corporal, Col. John Stark's First New Hampshire Regt.
GEOJ^GF BAIN RE)ED, Roanoke, Va. (Pa. 26172). Son of David Victor and Margaret Ozena (Bain) Reed; grandson of George and Nellie Cunningham (Motzer) Bain; great-grandson of Daniel and Susanna (Ilench) Motzer; great~-grandson of John and Margaret (Rice) Hench; greats-grandson of Zacharia (and Abigail Hartman) Rice, private, Captain Fyiic's Company Chester County Penna. Militia; great'-grandson of John Hartman, Member of Committee of Safety.
\V.\I,TFR RUSSFI.F REED, Ameni.i, No. Dak. (26555). Son of John Horace and Florence R. (Chaffee) Reed; grandson of Newton and Ann (Van Dyck) Reed; great grandson of F/ra ami Esther (Edgerton) Reed; great'-grandson of Eliakim Reed, signer of "Association." prisate New York Militia; great '-'- grandson of Simeon Edgerton, Captain Conn. Fine; great-grandson of Henry I/, and Catherine (Van Alen) Van Dyck; great'-grandson of Loufens Van Dyck, private Seventeenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia; grandson of Fbcn Whitney and Amanda (Fuller) Chaffee; great-grandson of Joshua Bignall and Hannah (Birdscy) Chaffee; great-'-grandson of Joshua Cliaffec, private in "Company of Householders" of Sharon, Conn.; great -grandson of Cyrus Sackelt and Harriet (Skiff) Fuller; gieal--grandson of John Puller, Sergeant, Colonel Arnold's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
AI.I'.X RFFSF, Newburgh, Tnd. (2584 iV Son of Alex and Jennie (Fane) Reese; grandson of Simon and Nancy (Hayes) Fane; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Street) Fane; great-grandson of Jesse I. one, private North Caro- lina Militia and Third Regt. North Carolina Continentals.
GEORGE F. REEVE; Newark, N. J. (27371). Son of Abner S. and Rebecca (Ford) Reeve; grandson of William Washington and Mary (Compton) Ford; great-grandson of William and Rebecca (Cottrell) Compton; gn at"-grandson of Gabriel Compton, private Third Middlesex County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
CARF HOWELL RFFVFS, Seattle, Wash. (265.37)- Son of Charles Francis and Susan Beatty (Howell) Reeves; grandson of Archibald Alexander and Isabella (Beatty) Howell; great-grandson of Richard Fongstrcet and Isabella (Imlay) Beatty; greats-grandson of John Beatty, Major Penna. Line, Commissary Gen- eral of Prisoners, with rank of Colonel.
WILLIAM PETERS REEVES, Cambier, Ohio (27080). Son of James Fyre and Hannah More (Peters) Reeves; grandson of William and Martha (Pall) Peters; great grandson of Fovett and Mary (Plimpton) Peters; great-grandson
of Andrew Peters, Fieulcnant Colonel Fifteenth Mass. Regt.
FRANK J. REINHARD, Golden, Colo. (25174). Son of Frank J. and Martha (Marion) Reinhird; grandson of Elijah and Adaline (Livingston) Marion; great-grandson of Edward Chinn and Mariha (Nelson) Livingston; great1- grandson of James Livingston, Colonel New York Regt.; great2- grandson of David Nelson, First Lieutenant Associators and Militia of Cumberland County, Penna.
WILLIAM AARON R1:MI;R, Deadwood, So. Dak. (2.74.18). Son of William *| Tremper and Mary Hannah (Trimmer) Remer; grandson of Aaron and
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Phcebe (Townsend) Remer; great-grandson of John Remer (Reamer), private Somerset County New Jersey Militia.
CHARLES NELSON REMINGTON, Grand Rapids, Mich. (26610). Son of Charles Nelson and Betsey C. (Sherrill) Remington; grandson of Horace Russell and Rebecca (Sharpley) Sherrill; great-grandson of Samuel and Eliza- beth Sherrill; great--grandson of Jacob Sherrill, Associator East Hampton, Long Island, May's, 1 775-
THOMAS HOWARD REMINGTON, Rochester, N. Y. (27222). Son of Harvey Foote and Agnes (Brodie) Remington; grandson of William T. and Sarah Ann (Foote) Remington; great-grandson of Harvey and Amy (Northrup) Foote; grcat'--grandsou of Remington and Amy (Knowles) Northrup; great8- grandson of William Northrup, Drum Major, Col. Archibald Crary's Rhode Island Regt
GEORGE HENRY -REVELRE, Seattle, Wash. (27237). Son of George Roger and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle; grandson of David and Mary Revelle; great- grandson of Randall Revelle, Sergeant Second Maryland Regt.
THOMAS PEUMMER REVELLE, Seattle, Wash. (265^0). Son of George Roger and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Revelle; grandson of David and Mary Revelle; great-grandson Of Rainlall Revelle, Sergeant Second Maryland Regt.
HERBERT FRANKLIN RICK, Allston, Mass. (26827). Son of Abel F. and Mary E. B. (Cushing) Rice; grandson of Abel and Sophia (Cook) Rice; great-grandson of Ezeklel Rice, bombardier, Col. Thomas Craft's Artillery Regt.; great2-grandson of E Hakim Rice, private, Capt. Robert Andrews's Com- pany of Minute Men of Shrewsbury, Mass.
VIRGIL S. RICE, Disco, III. (27381). Son of Cyrus Strickler and Ida Leoria (Manifold) Rice; grandson of B. Jasper and Cornelia Van Dorn (Hutton) Manifold; great-grandson of Samuel and Mary (Bryan) Hutton; great-- grandson of Timothy Hutton, Lieutenant Third Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
HENRY LLOYD EGERTON RICH, Grove City, Pa. (26155). Son of Albert Russell and Isabell (Adams) Rich; grandson of Russell and Susanna (Street) Rich; great-grandson of Brazill and Ester (Loveland) Rich; great2-grandson of Solomon and Lucy (Morley) Loveland; great3-grandson of Thomas Love- land, private, Col. Samuel B. Webb's Conn. Regt.
PORTER TUBE RICHARDS, Newark, N. J. (26233). Supplementals. Son of Arthur Lincoln and Artie Farnell (Porter) Richards; grandson of George W. and Lydia Amelia (Doland) Richards; great-grandson of Cyrus George and Hannah Smith (Force) Richards; great'-'-grandson of Thomas (and Hannah Smith) Force, Corporal Second Regt. New Jersey Militia; great8-grandson of Obadiali Smith, private Essex County New Jersey Militia; grandson of George Canning and Mary Elizabeth (Milliken) Porter; great-grandson of George Washington and Lucretia Henry (Bodurtha) Porter; great'-'-grandson of Sam- uel and Mehetable Ilazeltine (Flclcher) Porter; great3-grandson of Samuel Fletcher, Brigadier General Vermont Militia; great2-grandson of Thomas and Sarah (Sayre) Richards; great8-grandson of Ephraint Sayre, private Essex County and Morris County New Jersey Militia.
ROBERT HAVEN RICHARDS, Wilmington, Del. (26301). Son of Charles Flem- ing and Mary C. (Sudler) Richards; grandson of John Ralston and Sarah Anne (Dayton) Sudler; great-grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Ralston) Sudler; great2-grandson of Emory Sudler, Member of Committee of Safety of Kent County, Maryland, Captain Thirteenth Battalion Maryland Militia; grandson of John and Ann Polk (Gary) Richards; great-grandson of John and Sinah (Polk) Cary; great--grandson of Nehemiah Cary, Captain Delaware Militia.
WILLIAM LOSEA RICHARDS, Springfield, Mass. (263.19). Son of William Henry and Phebe Amelia (Rosea) Richards; grandson of Richard and Harriet (Ilinman) Rosea; great-grandson of Harmon and Hester Downing (Kirk)
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Hininan; g.rcat2-grandson of Peter and Mary Cunningham (Garwood) Hinman; greats-grandson of Lileazcr llinnian, Auditor of Accounts, appointed by General Assembly of Conn, in 1776.
JOHN SAMUEL RICHARDSON, Jn., Springfield, Mass. (26476). Son of John Samuel and Minnie (Bennett) Richardson; grandson of Daniel Thompson and Eliza Ann (Sawyer) Richardson; great-grandson of Joseph and Charlotte (Thompson) Richardson; greats-grandson of Joseph Richardson, private, Col. Joseph Prime's Mass. Regt.; great:l-grandson of Isaac Snow and Sarah (Hayes) Thompson; great 'grandson of Daniel Thompson, Mass. minute man, killed on retreat of British from Concord, April 19, 1775.
CHARLES FRANKLIN RICHMOND, Brockton, Mass. (26830). Son of Lucius and Ann Maria (Pool) Richmond; grandson of Horace Minot and Ahby Ann (Avery) Pool; great-grandson of John and Mary (.Brown) Pool; great*- grandsou of Samuel Pool, Second Lieutenant^ Col. Nicholas Dike's Mass. Regt.
FRED POOL RICHMOND, Brockton, Mass. (26828). Son of Lucius and Ann Maria (Pool) Richmond; grandson of Horace Minot and Abby Ann (Avery) Pool; great-grandson of John and Mary (Brown) Pool; great-grandson of Samuel Pool, Second Lieutenant, Col. Nicholas Dike's Mass. Regt.
HORACE RICHMOND, Brockton, Mass. (26829). Son of Lucius and Ann Maria (Pool) Richmond; grandson of Horace Minot and Ahby Ann (Avery) Pool; great-grandson of John and Mary (Brown) Pool; grcat--grandson of Samuel Pool, Second Lieutenant, Col. Nicholas Dike's Mass. Regt.
HAROLD KNOWLKS RIGHTER, Munising, Mich. (26791). Son of John L. and Anna A. (Knowles) Righter; grandson of James Albert and Almira M. (Davis) Knowles; great-grandson of Ebenezer and Eliza (Baker) Davis; great--grandson of Ebenezer and Mary (Paine) Davis; great'-grandson of William Paine, private Mass. Militia.
STEPHEN WARD RIGHTER, East Orange, N. J. (24302). Supplemental. Son of Peter and Polly Viola (Crane) Righter; grandson of Stephen Ward and Catharine (Van Duyn) Righter; great-grandson of Abraham I. and Catharine (Mead) Van Duyn; great-grandson of James Van Duyn, Signer of Association Agreement; great-'-grandson of Giles Mead, Captain First Battalion Second Establishment New Jersey Troops.
BENJAMIN WOODBURY RILEY, Oklahoma, Okla. (23067). Son of Phillip H. and Marietta (Woodbury) Riley; grandson of Benjamin and Broksey (Cole) Woodbury; great-grandson of 'John Woodbury, Lieutenant, Col. Ebenezer Learned's Mass. Regt.
HENRY LESTER RIPLEY, Edgartown, Mass. (26515). Son of George and Annie (l"ox) Ripley; grandson of Ephraim and Maria (Huxford) Ripley; great-grandson of Joseph and Priscilla (Brown) Huxford; great-grandson of Joseph Huxford, private, Col. Nicholas Dike's Mass. Regt.
JOHN WOLCOTT BOBBINS, Hartford, Conn. (26665). Son of Philemon Wads- worth and Harriet Elizabeth (Cook) Bobbins; grandson of Philemon Fred- • crick and Emily Malvina (.Strickland) Bobbins; great-grandson of Frederick and Eunice (Ames) Bobbins, II; grcat--gt andson of Frederic!: Rabbins, I, Orderly Sergeant, Col. John Chester's Conn. Regt.
PAUL FINCH ROBERTSON, Peoria, 111. (2673 1). Son of Oscar Clifton and Mary T.eona (Coddington) Robertson; grandson of Stephen Buckinan and Louise Jane (Ilinkle) Coddington; great-grandson of Nathan and Elizabeth (Reid) II inkle; i;reat'-'-grandson of IVendel Ilinkle, private, Capt. James McConnall's Company Lancaster County Pcnna. Militia; gr< •aC grandson of Anthony Ilinkle, private, Capt. James McConn. ill's Company Lancaster County Penn.-t. Militia.
DAYTD MOORE ROBINSON, Roland Park. Md. (25569). Son of Willard Haskell and Ellen Raymond (Moon) Robinson; grandson of Benjamin
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Willard and Mary (Haskell) Robinson; great-grandson of George and Annis (Willard) Robinson; great2-grandson of George Robinson, Lieutenant, Capt. Jabez ICllis's Company Mass. Minute Men.
DOANE ROBINSON, Pierre, So. Dak. (27281). Son of George McCook and Rhozina (Grow) Robinson; grandson of Aeson and Martha Young (Noland) Grow; great-grandson of Peter Grow, private, Colonel .Marshall's Sixth Mass. Regt.
HENRY MANNING ROBINSON, Montclair, N. J. (27506). Son of John C. and Elizabeth Crackbon (Walton) Robinson; grandson of Robert and Hannah llolbrook (Whitney) Walton; great-grandson of John and Clarissa (Slack) Whitney; gi eat--grandson of John Slack, Chairman of Necdham Committee of Correspondence, private, Col. William Mcintosh's Mass. Regt.
WALLACE ALEXANDER ROBINSON, Chicago, 111. (26196). Son of Frederick Fletcher and Nellie (Cherry) Robinson; grandson of Chauncey Wallace and Louise (Hopkins,) Cherry; great-grandson of Samuel and Abigail (Delano) Cherry, Jr.; greats-grandson of Samuel Cherry, Captain Second Regt. New Hampshire Militia.
HANFORD ROBISON, Schenectady, N. Y. (.-6702). Sou of Duncan and Abby Ann (Wilmot) Robison; (.Main I sou of I'eter and Jennet (Robertson) Robison; great-grandson of John Robison, private, Col. Abraham Wemplc's Regt. Albany County New York Militia.
HILARY DRURY RODMAN, Louisville, Ky. (26580). Son of John Hearst and Mary Ann (Hogan) Rodman; grandson of Hugh and Elizabeth (McLean) Rodman; great-grandson of J I ugh Rodman, "Ranger of the Frontier," Northumberland County 1'enna. Militia.
DE WITT ROOSA, Kingston, N. Y. (.1325). Supplemental. Son of Hiram and Laniira Elizabeth (He Witt) Roo.-a; grandson of Amities L: and Tryntj.e Van Wagenen (Sahler) Roosa; great-grandson of Levi anil Catherine (llolVman) Roosa; greatL'-grandson of Andries Roosa, private Third Ulster County Regt. New York Militia.
WILLARD HOLT ROOTS, Cherry Valley, Mass. (26844). Sou of Philander Keep and Frances Maria (Blakeslee) Roots; grandson of Eli and Emily (Judd) Plakeslee, Jr.; great-grandson of Daniel Clark and Debby (Hatch) Judd; great--grandson of Daniel and Mehitable (Clark) Judd, Jr.; great3-grandson of Daniel Judd, private Conn. Troops, wounded at Fort Griswold, 1781; grand- son of Benejah Guernsey and Martha Sibley (Holt) Roots; great-grandson of Peter Philanthropos and Elizabeth (Keep) Roots; great--grandson of Jabez Keep, Second Lieutenant Second Worcester County Regt. Mass. Militia.
PETE WIKO.FF ROSS, San Diego, Cal. (26735). Son of James Whitcomh and Mellsena Mitchell (WikoiT) Ross; grandson of Abner Leonard and Margaret (Frazer) Ross; great-grandson of Benjamin L. and Sarah L. (Leonard) Ross; great"-grandson of Andrew and Mary (Lyon) Ross; great:1-grandson of John (and Sarah Wheeler) Ross, Lieutenant Colonel New jersey Militia; great4- grandson of Nathan Wheeler, First Lieutenant Fourth Continental Infantry and Sixth Mass. Regt.; greats-grandson of Abraham Lyon, Captain Fourth Regt. New Jersey Line.
HARRY WILI'.OR ROSENGRANT, Auburn, N. Y. (2670.3). Son of K. J. and Evalena (Cassada) Rosengrant; grandson of M. T. and Mary J. (Benedict) Cassada; great-grandson of Henry T. ami Weltha Benedict; greats-grandson of William Hen edict, Sergeant New York Militia.
GEORGE WASHINGTON ROSSETTER, Chicago, 111. (26730). Son of George Washington and Mary Ann (Flood) Rosselter; grandson of Asher and Frances Sophronia (Newton) Rossetter; great-grandson of Asher While Hopper and Betsey (Richard) Rossetter; great-grandson of Bryan Rosselter, Sergeant Colonel Meigs's ami Colonel Swift's Conn. Regts., pensioned,
ERNEST HARRISON ROWE, Baltimore, Mil. (25568). Son of William Edward and Kate Estelle (Auld) Rowe; grandson of Edward Henry and Susan A.
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(Hayes) Rovve; great-grandson of Joel and Margaret (Rillups) Hayes; greal2- grandson of William and Elizabeth (Foster) Mayes; great8-grandson of Hugh Hayes, Lieutenant Gloucester County Virginia Militia.
n. CURTIS ROWLEY, Springfield, Mass. (26339). Son of Warren Dunham and
Harriet M. (Curry; Rowley; grandson of Ashur and Mehitablc (Dunham)
Rowley; great-grandson of Jonathan Dunham, private, Col. Jonathan Latimer's
Conn. Regt.
i ERVIN LEWIS ROY, Chicago, 111. (26496). Son of George Philip and Lizzie A.
(McClurg) Roy; grandson of John II. and Elizabeth (Leonard) Roy; great- grandson of Philip and Catherine (Furry) Leonard; greap'-grandson of George Leonard, private Eighth Lancaster County Battalion Penna. Militia, pensioned.
ORAN FOLLETT RUDEN, Seattle, Wash. (-'6538). Son of Emanuel and Eva- leria R. (Harlow) Ruden; grandson of Nathan, Barlow; great-grandson of Abncr Barlow, private, Col. Timothy Danielson's Mass. Regt.
WILLIS EVERETT RUFFNER, Greensburg, Pa. (D. C. 25714)- Supplementals. Son of James Alexander Chapman and Iluldnh (Stephens) Ru finer; grand.-on of Edward II. and Mary S. (Lydick) Rulfner; great-grandson of Jacob and Susan (Hancy) Ruffner; great-grandson of Henry Rulfner; great8-grandson of
Phillip Rulfner, private Northampton County Penna. Rangers; greaP-grandson of Simon Ruffner, private Northampton County Penna. Rangers; great-grandson of James and Sara (Chapman) Lydick; great2-grandson of Patrick and Mary (McIIenry) Lydick; great'-grandson of John Lydick, private, Capt. Thos. Fletcher's Company Westmoreland County Penna. Rangers.
RAYMOND JOHN RULII-T SON, Rochester, N. Y. (26717). Son of Harmon 1). and Lucretia (Whitman) Ruliffson; grandson of Isaac and Margaret (Bly) Ruliffson; great-grandson of Daniel and Margaret (Greenfield) Bly; gr at- grandson of Jonathan Bly, private Sixth Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
SAMUEL DUDLEY RUMRILL, Springfield, Mass. (27428). Son of Samuel Sawyer and Mary Melvina (Fernald) Rumrill; grandson of Barnard Rumrill; great-grandson of Peter Rumrill, private, Col. Thomas Poor's Mass. Regt.
LEROY SEBASTIAN RUNSER, Sharpsville, Pa. (25470). Supplemental. Son of Sebastian and Adeline (Dunham) Runser; grandson of Robert and Anna (Titus) Dunham; great-grandson of Azariah and Margaret (Clark) Dunham; gi eatL'-gi andson of Jonathan Dunham, private First Regt. New Jersey Con- tinental Line, Colonel Sterling.
ARTHUR LEON RUSSELL, New Castle, Pa. (26164). Sou of Franklin and Laurana (Marshall) Russell; grandson of James and Dorcas (Coburn) f Marshall; great-grandson of Richard Marshall, private, Colonel VVingate's Regt. New Hampshire Minute Men.
HERBERT S. SALISBURY, Carthage, 111. (24134)- Son of Don C. and Sibian (Wynian) Salisbury; grandson of Wilkins J. and Catharine (Smith) Salisbury; great-grandson of Joseph and Lucy (Mack) Smith; greap'-grandson of A sahel Smith, Captain, Stoughton Company, Col. Lemuel Robinson's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Samuel Smith, Chairman of Committee of Safety at Tops- field, Mass.; great--grandson of Solomon Mack, served in a privateering expe- dition under Captain Havens; grandson of Mathias and Barbara (Evitts) Wyman or Weinman; great-grandson of Henry and Elizabeth (Corse) Evitts; greaP-grandson of Joseph Evitts, private, Capt. Robert McCurdy's Company Lancaster County Penna. Militia.
GEORGE HENRY SANDERSON, Portsmouth, N. H. (25386). Son of Henry M. and Mary A. (Junkins) Sanderson; grandson of Marshall and Harriet (Pills- bury) Sanderson; great-grandson of Nathan Sanderson, private, Capt. Abraham Pierce's Company of Minute Men of Waltham, Mass.
EDWARD EMMET SANDS, Houston, Tex. (Wis. 26272). Son of Lewis Kossuth *
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Sands; great-grandson of John and Sarah (Culvcrson) Rusk; great2-grandson of James Rusk, private, Col. James Chamhers's First Penna. Regt. LEWIS KOSSUTH SANDS, Milwaukee, Wis. (27052). Son of James Alexander and Eleedana (Rusk) Sands; grandson of John and Sarah (Culverson) Rusk; great-grandson of James Rush, private, Col. James Chambers' First Penna. Regt.
HEYWORTII NAYLOR SANFORD, Portland, Oregon (26428). Son of Bruce EHas and Lizzy (Naylor) Sanford; grandson of Elias Warren and Mary Terisa (ITorton) Sanford; great-grandson of Hiram and Pluche (Warren) Sanford; great2-grandson of Elias and Hannah (Youngs) Sanford; great8- grandson of Scth Sanford, Ensign Fourth Regt. Conn. Militia, Representative in Conn. Assembly.
JOHN PAUL SATTERLEE, Gales Ferry, Conn. (26666). Son of Johnathan S. and Ellen (Stoddard) Satterlee; grandson of Elisha A. a'nd Hester (Stoddard) Salterlec; great-grandson of Johnathan and Amy (Bolles) Stoddard; great2- grandson of Elkanah and Esther (Gallup) Stoddard; great8-g rand son of Beiuiilam Gallup, Lieutenant Colonel Conn. Militia.
EDWARD EVERETT SAUL, Providence, R. I. (Mass. 26516). Son of John F. and Sarah (Dowst) Saul; grandson of Richard and Hannah (Somerby) Dowst; great-grandson of Henry and Hannah (Goodwin) Somerby, Jr.; great2-grandson of Henry Somerby, Sergeant, Capt. Gideon Wbodwell's detachment Mass. Militia; grandson of John and Martha (Foye) Saul; great-grandson of Joseph Saul, gunner on ship "Salem Packet."
IRVING MASON SAUL, Providence, R. I. (27179). Son of Edward Everett and Mary (Mason) Saul; grandson of John F. and Sarah (Dowst) Saul; great- grandson of Richard and Hannah (Somerby) Dowst; great-'-grandson of Henry Somerby, Sergeant, Capt. Gideon Woodwell's Company Ma---. Militia.
FRED LINCOLN SAYLES, Pascoag, R. I. (25965). Son of Albert Leprelette and Fannie Jane (Warner) Sayles; grandson of Harding and Laura (Wood) Sayles; great-grandson of Daniel and Phebe Sayles; great'-'-grandson of Israel Sayles, private, Col. Christopher Lippitt's Rhode Island Regt.
OLIVER PARSKLL SCIINEEWEISS, Roselle, N. J. (26641). Son of Fran/ M. and Mary (Parsclr) Schnccweiss; grandson of Nicholas W. and Jane D. (Van Arsdale) Parsed; great-grandson of Henry and Zilpha (Allen) Van Arsdale; great'-'-grandson of Hendrick and Jannet (Ditmars) Van Arsdale; great8- grandson of Philip Van Arsdale, Captain First Somerset County Battalion New Jersey Militia.
HAROLD W. SCHNIEWIND, Chicago, III. (26734). Son of Max and Julia Esther (Bloodgood) Schniewind; grandson of William E. and Julia Frances (Locke) I31oodgood; gnat-grandson of John Dalton and Julia Ann (GofI) Locke; great-grandson of Jnsiah Locke, private, Col. Enoch Poor's New Hampshire Regt.; great8 grandson of Timothy Blake Locke, Sergeant, Col. Enoch Poor's New Hampshire Regt.
BURR J. SCOTT, Milwaukee, Wis. (26266). Son of James and Abbie L. (Thomas) Scott; grandson of Henry and Laura (Blossom) Thomas; great- grandson of Mordecia R. T. and Polly (Cox) Thomas; great-grandson of Barcillai Thomas, 2d, and grcat8-grandson of Barsillai Thomas, privates, Capt. Ahishai Tinkham's Company Mass. Militia.
JAMES HERRON SCOTT, Pittsburgh, Pa. (26174). Son of James Smith and Mary (Cubhagc) Scott; grandson of Joslah and Jane (Darragh) Scott; great- grandson of Hugh Scott, Major Second Washington County Battalion l'enna. Militia.
SAMUEL HOWARD SCOTT, Holton, Kans. (22371). Son of William Thornton and Sarah Ann Scott; grandson of Samuel Scott, private North Carolina Minute Men.
WALTER ARMITAGE SCOTT, Chicago, 111. (26188). Sou of William Thorburn and Abbv Newell (Stratum) Scott; grandson of Newell and Abigail (Dunham)
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Stratton; great-grandson of Nehemiah Strattan, Corpo'ral, Co!. Enoch Hale's Regt. New Hampshire Militia. WALTER A. SCOTT, Pittsburgh, Pa. (-'71.1.]). Sun of Robert William and Margaret (Coyh) Scott; grandson of Robert Joseph and Harriet Weldin (Speer) Coyle; great-grandson of James and Susanna (Dauglierty ) Coylc; great2-grandson of Manassah Coylc, private, Capt. Robert Orr's Company, Col. Lochery s Penna. Regt. on Ohio Expedition, taken prisoner to Canada; great-grandson of Alexander and Mary (Power) Speer; great-grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (North) Power; greats-gi*andson of George North, lieu- tenant and Quartermaster Fifth Penna. Regt., Brigade Quartermaster Second Penna. Brigade, under Generals Anthony Wayne and Nathanael Greene.
C11.\KI,KS BAKKICK SCO VII* MiUington, N. J. (-'7.(55). Son of Samuel John and Eliza Adeline (Barker) Seovil; grandson of Charles Henry and I.ydia Stewart (Sayres) Barker; great grandson of Gilbert Hunt and ICliza Maria (Brown) Sa.vres; great--grandson of Isaac Sayres (Scars), fifer First Battalion Second Establishment New Jersey Troops.
WIU.IAM McKlBBIN SCUW,Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. (26160). Son of John and Mary (McKibbin.) Scully; grandson of John I), and Marion (McDowell) Scully; great-grandson of Andrew Nathan and Jane Denny (Porter) McDow- ill; greata-grandson of Andrew and Agnes (McPhcrson) McDowell; greats- grandson of Robert Mcl'herson, Colonel Second Battalion York County Asso- ciation, July 28, 1775, Member of Committee of Correspondence, Member of Penna. Provincial Congress; grandson of William C. and Jane Denny (Brack- cn ridge) McKibbin; great-grandson of Chambers and Jane (Bell) McKibbin; great"-grandson of Jeremiah McKibbin, Corporal Fourth Company Sixth Penna. Kegt. in Canadian campaign; great-grandson of Alexander and Mary (Porter) Brackenridge; great-grandson of Hugh Henry Brackcnridge, Chaplain Penna. Troops.
ANDREW MeBRAYKR SKA, Jr., Louisville, Ky. (26579). Son of Andrew McBraycr and Sophie Irvine (Fox) Sea; grandson of Fontaine Talbot and EHza Jane (Hunton) Fox; great-grandson of Thomas and Ann Hill (Bell) Hunton; great--grandson of John Bell, Ensign Sixth Virginia Regt.
LOCK WOOD MATTHEWS SEELY, East Orange, N. J. (26932). Son of Henry M. and Sarah lane (Mathews) Seely; grandson of Joseph Owen and Susanna (Stearns) Seely; great-grandson of Gideon and Esther (Owen) Seely, 2d; great2-grandson of Gideon Seely, Captain Third Westchester County Regt. New York Militia.
DAN SEGUR, Toledo, Ohio (27090). Son of Daniel and Rosa L. (Klinge) Segur; grandson of Samuel Esen and Harriet (Marsh) Seager; great-grandson of Samuel Seager, Member of Rhode Island Assembly, Lieutenant Colonel Sec- ond Kings County Regt. Rhode Island Militia.
FREDERICK LOCRATUS SELDEN, Chicago, III. (26883). Son of Alexander Hamilton and Harriet Augusta (Van Middleswoi th) Selden; grandson of John Bogart and Jane (Brien) Van Middlcsworth; great-grandson of Andrew Van Middlcszi'orth, Sergeant Second Somerset County Battalion New Jersey Militia.
THOMAS MITCH F.I, I. SFU.ARDS, Detroit, Mich. (26625). Son of Jo'- 1 Thomas and Mary Elizabeth (Woodrow) Scllards; grandson of Andrew Jack- son and Mary Greene (Hartley) Scllards; great-grandson of John and Sa'.ly (Goble) Hartley; greats-grandson of Ephraim and Hannah (Virgin) C."ble. grcats-grandson of Abraham Goble, private, Capt. Benjamin Pierson'a Com- pany Morris County New Jersey Militia.
GEORGE STKF.I.K SEYMOUR, Cllicago, 111. (26187). Son of William Henry and Louise Gaii tier (Steele) Seymour; grandson of Truman and Ann (Arm- strong) Seymour; great-grandson of 'J'runnin Seymour, private, l.ieut. Charles Seymour's Company Conn. Militia; grandson of Henry and Jvli/a (IYyon) Steele; great-grandson of Elijah and Mary (Dunlevy) Lyon; great2-grandson of Stephen Lyon privatt I. • ,v County New Jersey Militia.
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EDGAR KILMER SHARP, Moorhead, Mkin. CB5307). Son of James II and Jo- sephine E. (Elmer) Sharp; grandson of Henry Do Lancy and Jnlia Ann (De Kay) Elmer; great-grandson of Micah Allison and Elizabeth (Allison) Elmer; great--grandsou of William (and Mary Allison) Elmer, private Fourth Orange County Regt. New York Militia; great:;-grandson of Nathaniel Elmer, Captain Florida Company New York Militia, Col. John Ilaihoni; great'1- grandson of William Allison, Member of New York Provincial Congress, Col- onel and Brigadier General New York Militia, prisoner.
WILLIAM TRUMAN S1IARPE, Plainlkld, N. J. (26410). Son of Hezekiah Davia and Elizabeth A. (Truman) Sharpe; grandson of Daniel and Mary (Thompson) Truman; great-grandson of Joseph Thompson, Colonel Second Regt. Conn. Militia.
FREDERICK GERSHAM SIIAUE, Bioomfieid, N. J. (27.12.-). Son of Squire G. and Emma II. (Wilcox) Shaul; grandson of Gersham and Martha (Gilchrist) Shaul; great-grandson of Daniel and Rachel (Smith) Shaul; great-grandson of John Shaul, private, Colonel Bdlinger's New York Regt., pensioned.
IIEKP.ERT GOSS SHAW, Major U. S. Army, Winthr.op, Mass. (20831). Sun of Oliver Barrett and Alary (Locke) Shaw; grandson of Seth and Elizabeth (Barrett) Shaw; great-grandson of Oliver Barrett, Ensign, Col. Seth Warner's Continental Regt. "Green -Mountain Hoys," pensioned.
JAMES EDWARD SHAW, Washington, D. C. (26805). Son of Daniel Edward and Elizabeth (Dickinson) Shaw; grandson of Nathaniel and Clara (Wheeler) Shaw; great-grandson of Daniel Sha'tU, private, Col. Peter Yates's Alhany County Regt. New York Militia.
JACOB ALBRIGHT SUA WAN, Columbus, Ohio (26636). Son of John Nicholas and Margaret (Foster) Shawan; grandson of John and Margaret (Davis) Shawn; great-grandson of John Shonn (Shawn"), private, Capt. Patrick Buck hannou's Company Virginia Militia, pensioned.
WILLIAM BECK SHEARER, New Orleans, La. (20277). Son of William Beck and Letitia Jane (Fitzpatrick) Shearer; grandson of Join; Elliot and Ann Lightfoot (Grasty) Fitzpatrick; great-grandson of Phillip Lightfoot and Jane White (Clark) Grasty; great"-grandson of William Clark, private Ninth Vir- ginia Regt.
BENJAMIN MLLIBRIDGE SHELDON, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (26094). Son of William Edwards and Anna Mcranda (Lillibridge) Sheldon; grandson of Norman C. and Eliza Ann (Curtis) Sheldon; great grandson of Asa Sheldon, private, Col. John Ashley's Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
MARSHALL KINGSTON SHELDON, Pawtucket, R. I. (25966). Son of Philip Collins and Ruhiena C. (Ilardwick) Sheldon; grandson of Henry Herbert and Adeline Francis (Carpenter) Sheldon; great-grandson of Pardon and Harriet (Collins) Sheldon; great2-grandsoii of Nicholas and Phebe (Potter) Sheldon; great-grandson of Caleb Potter, private Rhode Island Militia ami "Captain General's Cavaliers"; great-grandson of Benjamin F. and Mary Cooke (Water- man) Carpenter; great2-grandson of Caleh and Mary (Cooke) Waterman.
CHARLES EDWARD SHEPARD, Huntington, N. V. (26968). Son of George H. and Sarah (Sillunan) Shepard; grandson of Eliphalet and Mary (Kellogg) Shepard; great-grandson of Judah Kellogg, Representative Conn. General As- sembly, November 7, 1776-June 8, 1779.
ELMER T- SHERMAN, Springfield, Mass. (27260). Son of Charles and Sarah (Cross) Sherman; grandson of Charles and Elizabeth (Clark) Cross; great- grandson of William Clark, private Sixth Middlesex County Regt. Mass. Militia, in Continental service.
WALTER JUSTIN SHERMAN, Toledo, 01110(26372). Son of Nathan Could and Elizabeth (Otis) Sherman; grandson of Joseph and Nancy (Billings)
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Otis; great-grandson of Stephen Billings Jr., Ensign, Col. Samuel Mod's Conn. I'attalion ; gnat-grandson of Stephen Billings, Captain Seventh Rcgt. Conn. Line.
EDMUND DOUGLAS SIIORTLIDGE, San Francisco, Cal. (26022). Son of Evan C. and Elizabeth A. (Douglas) Shortlidge; grandson of George and Martha 1 1 lutton) Shortlidge; great-grandson of H'iett (and Sarah l'ugh) Hut- ton, private New Garden Township Chester County Penna, Militia; great2- grandson of Joshua Pvgh, private Cluster County E*enna. Militia.
RALPH HCNTINGTON SIDWAY, Grand Island, .V. Y. (26454), Son of Frank- lin and Charlotte (Spaulding). Sidway; grandson of Elbridge Gerry and Nancy Selden (Strong) Spaulding; great-grandson of Edward and Mchitable (Good- rich) Spaulding; grcat--grandsnn of Levi Spmthling, Captain Ninth Company Third New Hampshire Rcgt., pensioned.
GEORGE TURNER SIIAY'ELL, Chicago, 111. (26890)'. Sou of George Hazard and Julia Anne (Turner) Sidwcll; grandson of Learned and Mary Wheeler (Pcarcc) Turner; great-grandson of Job and Patience (Ilortou) Wheeler; great-grandson of Barnard Norton, private, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regt. Mass. Militia.
GEORGE W. SILL, East Orange. N. J. (27406). Son of Andrew and Marina (Woodruff) Sill; grandson of Jonathan Palmer and Mary (Pcrrine) Sill; great-grandson of Andrew Silt, Jr., Ensign, Col. Erastus Wolcott's Conn. Regt., artificer, Gen. Henry Knox's Continental Artillery Rcgt., pensioned.
T. JULIAN SILSBV, Dorchester, Mass. ( 1 8443). Supplemental. Son of Thomas Jones and Mary Ann (Burnham) Silsby; grandson of Ozias Silsby (and Fran- ces Congdon Jones), private, Capt. Samuel McClure's Company Vermont Troops; great-grandson of Thomas Junes, Ensign, Col. Benjamin Bellows'a New Hampshire Regt.; grandson of Samuel Morrill and Mary (Burrell) Burn- ham; great-grandson of Syfvanus Burrell, private, Col. John Patterson's Mass. Regt., widow pensioned.
EDGAR A. SIMMONS, Kokomo-, Itld. (25S49). Son of Augustus and Catharine (Giles) Simmons; grandson of Joab and Sarah (Miller) Simmons; great- grandson of Joel Simmons, private, Col. John Harvey's and Col. Holt Richard- son's Virginia Regis., pensioned.
FREDERICK LAFAYETTE SIMMONS, Chicago, 111. (25774). Supplemental. Son of Washington ],u Fayette F. and Jane (Meats) Simmons; grandson of Eliphalct B. and Esther (Brown) Simmons; great (•rand .on of Charles Benja- min Hrown, Corporal Seventh Rcgt. Conn, Line, Chaplain First Conn. Rcgt.
NORTON ANDREWS SIMMONS, Hinton, Okla. (23066). Son of Thomas Hodges and l-'Ii/a (Andrews) Simmons; grandson of John and Martha (Miles) Andrews; great-grandson of Alexander and Mary (Irving) Miles; great8 grandson of Jaro'> Miles, private, Captain Odium's and Captain Coleman's Company in Colonel Moore's North Carolina Regt., pensioned.
MINOT OSGOOD SIMONS, Cleveland, Ohio (26362). Son of Langdon and Sarah Frances (Sin card) Simons; grandson of Lewis and Hannah VV. (Gove) Simons; great -gi andson of Christopher and Nancy (Locke) Simons; great8- grandson of John Simons, private New Hampshire Militia.
FLGIF RAY SKINNER, Chicago, 111. (26732). Son of John Rezla and Mary Ann (Good) Skinner; grandson of William and Matilda (He Bolt) Skinner; great-grandson of Robert and Elizabeth (Spencer) Skinner; grcaC-grandson of James Spencer, private Penna. Continental Line.
FORREST ARTHUR Sl.AHFR, Rutland, Vt. (25022). Son of Arthur Robert and Minnie C. (Field) Slader; grandson of OrviJlc L. and Mary E. (Gray"> Slader; great-grandson of l,ewis and Nancy (Wilson) Slader; great-grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Holden) Slader; great3-grandsou of Samuel Slader, private, Capt. Ohadiah Johnson's Company Third Conn. Regt., Gen. Israel »
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JOHN P. SLAUGHTER, Topcka, Kans. (26976). Son of Joseph J. and Anna Mary (Cock) Slaughter; grandson of John and Sally J. (Harper) Slaughter; great-grandson of William and Lucy (Brown) Slaughter; great-grandson of John Slaughter, Ensign Twelfth Virginia Regt.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SI.OAT, Ridgewood, N. 1.(26934). Sou of Henry Corguet and I, aura (Parmalee) Sloat; grandson of Johannes and Martha Cor- guct (Corkey) Slot; great grandson of CornelUlS and Charity (Ciuninings) Slot; gr< •al--grandson of Cornelius Slol (Moll), Orderly Sergeant Second Ulster County Regt. New York Militia, pensioner.
RALPH LEE SLOCUM, Seattle, Wash. (26919). Son of Flcazer and Elizabeth Sloeuni; grandson of Kleazer and Sarah (Havens) Sloeinn; great-grandson of Edward Slocum, Captain First Rhode Island Continental Infantry.
WELLINGTON ROBINSON SLOCUM, Hartford, Conn. (26673), Son of Frank- lin Robinson .and Martha Bartlett (Woodhouse) Slocum; grandson of Hull Thompson and Fidelia Henrietta (Robinson) Slocum; great-grandson of David and Catherine (Coe) Robinson, jd; greats-grandson of Timothy Robinson, Lieutenant Colonel Third Hampshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
ALAN BRONSON SMITH, Chicago, 111. (271 21). Son of Han Laws and Flla May (Dunning) Smith; grandson of Tames Wesley Whitfield and Nancy Clark (Cover) Smith; great-grandson of Nathaniel Ruggles and Margery (Smith) Smith; great-grandson of h'alph Smith, private Mass. Coast Guards under Lieutenant Morion.
CHARLES FRANKLIN SMILEY,. Seattle, Wash. (26542). Son of Johnson Fos- ter and Sarah Ann (Richardson) Smiley; grandson of Israel and Sarah (Wells) Richardson; great-grandson of Andrew Richardson, private, Col. William Pres- cott's Regt. Mass. Militia.
CHARLES GILBERT SMITH, Toledo, Ohio (27076). Son of George Knapp an I Mary Rebecca (Lewis) Smith; grandson of Dolphin G. and Eli/a Goss (Tut- tie) Smith; great-grandson of David and Anna Emerson (Goss) Tuttle; grcat2- grandson of John Goss, First Lieutenant, Capt. Reuben How's Company, Col. William Prescott's Mass. Regt., Captain in Colonel Nichols's New Hampshire Regt.
EDWARD LYNDALL SMITH, New Castle, Pa. (26162). Son of John and Annie (l.yndall) Smith; grandson of William Bills and Elizabeth (Haven- strite). I.yndall; great-grandson of John and Ann (Bills) Lyndall; gr< at2- grandson of William Bills, private, Col. Asher Holmes's New Jersey Regt., Sergeant Virginia Troops.
ELIOT CONCDON SMITH, Binghaniton, N. Y. (26.109). Son of George K. and Grace I.azette (Congdon) Smith; grandson of Joseph W. and Kate de Forest (Burlock) Congdon; great-grandson of George C. and S a 1 1 i 0 Ann (Wcntz) Congdon; great--graiul>ou of Joseph and Sarah (Hinds) Congdon; grcat3- grandson of Jess? Hinds, private, Col. Elisha Porter's Mass. Regt.
FRANK GOFF SMITH, Detroit, Mich. (26798). Son of Hiram Nelson and Laura (Poole) Smith; grandson of Lemmon and Wealthy (Smith) Poole; great-grandson of Warren and Polly (Wilson) Poole; great2-grandson of Tliomas Pool, drummer, Col, David Green's Mass. Regt.
FREDERICK POOLE SMITH, Detroit, Mich. (26707). Son of Hiram Nelson and I, aura (Poole) Smith; grandson of Lemmon and Wealthy (Smith) Poole; great-grandson of Warren and Polly (Wilson) Poole; great-grandson of Thomas Pool, drummer, Col. David Green's Mass. Regt.
JOHN CESSNA SMITH, Bedford, Pa. (27136). Son of Ruben and Rachel (Cessna) Smith; grandson of William and Rachel (Morgart) Cessna; great- grandson of John and Mary (McCauslin) Cessna; great2-grandson of John Cessna, III, Major of Associators and Militia of Bedford County, Pcnna.,
JOHN FRASF.R SMITH. Chicago, 111. (26.102). Son of Charles Mcssinger and Elizabeth Perry (Bell) Smith; grandson of Cains and Lucy W. (Walkup)
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Smith, J v.; great-grandson of Gains (and Olive Fisher) Smith, prt\ ate, Col. Thomas Carpenter's and other Mass. Regts. ; great2-graudson of Eleaser Fisher, matross, Col. Thomas Craft's Artillery Regt.; great-grandson of Henderson (and Susan McNamara) Walkup, private, Col. Joseph Read's and other Mass. Rcgts.; great2-grandson of John McNamara, Sergeant, Col. Moses Hazen's Continental Regt.
LEWIS ADDINGTON SMITH, Rvanston, 111. (_>6i8o). Son of Charles Alding- ton and Mary Ann (Lewis) Smith; grandson of Kbenezer and Elizabeth (Green) Smith; great grandson of Philip and Nancy (Addington) Green; great2-grandson of Philip Green, private Sixth Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia.
RAYMOND W. SMITH, Orange, N. J. (16625). Supplemental. Son of Al- bridge Clinton and Mary Florence (Wood) Smith; grandson of Freeman ami Mary Burwell (Jackson) Wood; great-grandson of William and Susan Day Mlalsey") Jackson; great-grandson of Stephen Jackson, Captain Morris County New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of Abraham (and Nancy Beach) JIalsey, private Morris County New Jersey Militia; great3-grandson of Enoch Beach, Captain Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia; grandson of Jehiel Talmadge and Catherine (Stine) Smith; great-grandson of Isaac Babbitt and Maria (Wcldrick) Smith; grcat2-grandson of Peter and lluldah (Ford- ham) Smith; grcat:,-grandson of Stephen Fordham, private First Suffolk County Regt. New York Minute Men.
SHIRLEY WHEELER SMITH, Ann Arbor, Mich. (-'6616). Son of Clement and Frances (Wheeler) Smith; grandson of Milo Thatcher and Amanda (Ilaight) Wheeler; great-grandson of Reuben and Sally Ann (Might) Ilaight; great2- grandson of David and Mehitahel .(Cook) ITight; greats-grandson of John X. Hight, private, Captain Walton's Troop of Light Dragoons of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
WALTER CALEF SMITH, Cambridge, Mass. (2651;). Son of Leonard and Louisa Rebecca (Elliott) Smith; grandson of Albion Hall and Louisa Caroline (Harris) Elliott; great-grandson of Hiram and Sarah (Collins) Elliott; great-- grandson of Benjamin and Mary (Sawyer) Elliott; greats-grandson of Nich- olas and Betsey (Flanders) Klliott; gr'eat4-granrlson of John Elliott, private, Col. John Stark's New Hampshire Regt., Member of Committee of Safety; great-grandson of Absalom and Rebecca (Tyler) Harris; grcat'-'-grandson of I'erley J Ian is, private, Col. Andrew Ward's Conn. Regt., pensioned; great3- grandson of John S<nevcr, private, Col. John Nixon's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
WALTER FRANK SMITH, Burlington, Vt. (25014). Supplcmentals. Son of Frank Edward and Josephine Maria (Pattison) Smith; grandson of Edmund Joseph and Emma Louise (Larrabee) Smith; great-grandson of Benjamin and Rachel (Smith) Larrabee; great- gi andsuu of Philip and Rebecca (Barnum) Smith; great-grandson of Nathan Smith, Sergeant, Col, Ira Allen's Vermont Regt.; great 'grands. hi of Thomas Barnum, Sergeant Vermont and Mass. Troops; great-grandson of Timothy Larrabee, private, Col, Ebenezer Wal- bridge's Regt. Vermont Militia; grandson of George Washington and Cathe- rine (Frisb.ie) Pattison; tin at -grandson of Andrew and Sally (Nichols) Fris- bie; great-grandson of Levi ami Sally (Johnson) Frisbie; great3-grandson of Jabes Frisbie, private, Col. Benjamn Hinman's Conn. Regt.
WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH, In., Grand Rapids, Mich. (26778). Son of William Alden and Nona A. Smith; grandson of George l\. and Leah Margaret Smith; great grandson of Ahial 1!. ami Hannah (Putnam) Smith; great-grandson of William and Rebecca (Abercrombie) Smith; great'-grandson of James Alter- crombie, private, Lieut. Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's Fourth Hampshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
WILSON MARSHALL SMITH, Wavcrly, III. (26482). Son of Robert Douglas and Irene (Marshall) Smith; grandson of Wilson and Jane Cook (Willard) Smith; great-grandson of William and Martha (Goodpasture) Willard, Jr.; gnnt-'-graivdsoti of William Willard, private, Col. William Russell's Virginia Regt., pensioned.
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JAMES JOHNSON SNIPES, Lincoln, Nebr. (25145). Supplemental*, Son of Farrington B. and Temperance (Johnston) Snipes; grandson of James and Emily (Alston) Johnston; great-grandson of Fhilip and Ann (Ramsey) Alston; great2-grandson of Philips Alston, Member of North Carolina Provincial Con- gress, 1776, Colonel of Cumberland County Militia; great2-grandson of John Ramsey, private North Carolina Troops, pensioned.
MASON JAY SNOW, Columbus, Ohio ( 27093). Son of Archo Jay and Belle Snow; grandson of Almon A. and Amanda Malvina (Thorpe) Snow; great- grandson of Jacob ami Virtue (Bates) Snow, Jr.; grcat!-grandson of Jacob Snow, private, Col. Thos. Carpenter's Mass. Regt.; groat-grandson of Corne- lius and Phebe (Norris) Tharp; greats-grandson of Benjamin and Aurionch (Poulson) Tharp; great-grandson of Ezekiel Tharp, private, Colonel Freling- huysen's New Jersey Battalion Somerset County Militia.
JOHN VOORHIS. SODEN, Fast Orange, N. J. (26870). Son of William and Rachel Ann (Van Voorhis) Soden ; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Dcma- rest) Van Voorhis; great-grandson of Aaron and Anna (Terhune) Van Voor- his; great-grandson of John Van Voorhees (Van Voorhis), private Bergen County New Jersey Militia.
LE ROY SOHER, New York, N. Y. (-71-20). Rife Member. Son of Andrews and Minnie (Phillips) Sober; grandson of Salomon and Miriam (Andrews) Sober; great-grandson of Joseph and Sallie (Salomon) Andrews; great2- grandson of Haym Salomon, United States Fiscal Agent.
THOMAS CLEMENT SOULE, Hoquiam, Wash. ("26903). Son of Joseph Thomas and Frances Schuyler (Fensley) Soule; grandson of Thomas and Sarah Cur- rier (Follansbce) Soule; great-grandson of James and Keziab (Currier) Pol- lanshee; great--grandson of Daniel Currier, private, Col. Jacob Gerrish's Regt. Mass. Guards.
ARCHIBALD ALFRED SOUTIIWICK, Cleveland. Ohio (26355). Son of Charles Sumner and Juliette (Hardy) Southwick; grandson of Parker F. and Minerva (Nutting) Hardy; great-grandson of Rbenezor and Polly (Merrick) Nutting; great2-grandson of Jonathan Nutting, private Mass. Militia.
MANFRED KENWOOD SPAULDING, Holtville, Dal. (26023). Son of Ai-Parlin
and Aliee 1'iiima (Hall) Spaulding; grandson of Joseph and Deborah (Rvford) Spaulding; great-grandson of FJeazer and Sarah Spaulding; great-'-grandson of E leaser Spanieling, First Lieutenant, Col. William Prescott's Mass. Regt. LUCIUS FOOTE SPENCER, Passaic, N. J. (27416). Son of David Hall and Mary Ann (Crary) Spencer; grandson of Isaac and Elizabeth (Jones) Crary, 2d; great-grandson of Isaac and Mary (Gallup) Crary; grcat2-grand.son of Joseph Gallup, Captain Kighth Regt. Conn. Militia*
ROBERT JAY SPENCER, Denver, Colo. (26670). Son of Benjamin D. and Mary (Boone) Spencer; grandson of Mace Clement and Maria (Walker) Spencer; great-grandson of Gideon Spencer, Lieutenant Virginia State Troops.
EDWARD SHELDON SPICER, Providence, R. I. (25072). Son of William Ar- nold and Anna Fli/a (Carpenter) Spieer; grandson of Joseph and Ann iCliza (Clark) Carpenter; great-grandson of Daniel and Eunice (Wood) Carpenter; great2-grandson of Josiah Wood, Captain Third Worcester County Regt. Mass. Militia, Col. Ezra Wood, Member of Committee of Correspondence of North- bridge, Mass.
ISAIAH FREEMAN SPINDELL, Lynn. Mass. (26842). Son of Freeman Hark and Tamson (Snow) Spindell; grandson of Isaiah and Abigail (Clark) Spin- dell; great-grandson of Manuel and Bethiah (Robbins) Spindell; great'-'-grand- son of Abncr Robhius, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mas*. Regt.; gnat- grandson of Jonathan and Deborah (Kllis) Clark; great-grandson of Isaac Ellis, Corporal, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass. Regt.; grandson of Moses and Hannah (Jenkins) Snow; great-grandson of Edward and Catharine (Mayo) .Snow; great-grandson of Thomas Snow, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass.
Regt.; great-grandson of Melatiah and Elizabeth (Mayo) Jenkins; great8-
grandson of Thomas Mayo, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mas--. Regt.
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LOUIS FREEMAN PIERCE SPINDEEL, Lynn, Man. (25875). Supplemental.
Son of Isaiah Freeman and Williametta (Poole) Spindell; grandson of Free- man Clark and Tanison (Snow) Spindell; great-grandson of Isaiah and Abi- gail (Clark) Spindell; great-grandson of Manuel and Bethiah (Robbins)
Spindell; greats-grandson of Abner Robbins, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass. Regt.; great2-gramlson of Jonathan and Deborah (Ellis) Clark; great3- grandsou of Isaac Ellis, Corporal, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass. Regt.; great- grandson of Moses and Hannah (Jenkins) Snow; great2-grandson of Edward and Catharine (Mayo) Snow; greats-grandson of Thomas Snow, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass. Regt.; great-'-gi andsnn of Melatiah and Fliza- betli (Mayo) Jenkins; great-grandson of Thomas Mayo, private, Major Zenas Winslow's Mass. Regt.
CHARLES HORACE SPOONER, NortMeld, Va. (25024). Son of Stephen Alden
and Sophia Lois (Hull) Spooner; grandson of Horace and Abigail Kidder (Tnttle) Hull; great-grandson of Horace and Tryphena (Downer) Hull; great-grandson of Abraham Downer, Acting Surgeon New Hampshire Troops; great-grandson of John and Abigail (Stowell) Tnttle; great2-grandson of Asa and Abigail (Kidder) Stowell; great"-grandson of David Stowell, private, Cap- tain Wcalhcrbee's Company, Col. Isaac Lyman's New Hampshire Regt., 1776; great3-grandson of Nchdniah Kidder, private, Captain Furbush's Company, Colonel Bridge's Mass. Regt.; grandson of John Alden and Prudence (Jenner) Spooner; great-grandson of John Spooner, Sergeant, Colonel Freeman's Mass. Regt.
WILLIAM T. P. SPOONER, Grand Rapids, Mich. (2661 1). Son of Joseph Wil- let and Mary Louisa (Powers) Spooner; grandson of Charles and Mary Z. (Wood) Spooner; great-grandson of Joel and Mary (Trow) Spooner; great-- grandson of Wing Spooner, Captain, Colonel Sparhawk's and other Mass. Regts.
ISRAEL GILLETTE SPRAGUE, Hartford, Vt. (25020). Son of Jedediah and Athcla/ (Gillette) Sprague; grandson of Philip Sprague, private, Col. Samuel Fletcher's Vermont Battalion, pensioned.
HAROLD L. SPRINGER, Wilmington, Del. (26302). Son of Willard and Etta F. Springer; grandson of Stephen and Mary E. (Love) Springer; great- grandson of Tin unas and Sarah (Latta) Love; great-grandson of James Love; greats-grandson of Thomas Love, Second Lieutenant Company of Foot Fourth Chester County Battalion Penna. Militia.
WILLARD SPRINGER, JR., Wilmington, Del. (26303). Son of Willard and Etla !r. Sprinen ■■; grandson of Stephen and Mary I'). (Love) Springer; great- grandson of Thomas and Sarah (Latta) Love; great-grandson of James Love; grcat8-grandson of Thomas Lore, Second Lieutenant Company of Foot Fourth Chester County Battalion Penna. Militia.
VERNON PURINTON SQUIRES, Grand Forks, No. Dak. (26552). Son of James .Samuel and Libbie A. (Pwrinton) Squires; grandson of John S. and Huldah (Hadsell) Squires; great-grandson of Satitnel Strut Squires, private Conn. Line, pensioned.
SAMUEL BtfRLIN STANDTSU, Detroit, Mich. (26793). Son of Charles D. and Grace A. (Mack) Standish; grandson of Samuel J. and Julia S. (Ives) Stan- dish; great-grandson of Morgan L. and Caroline W. (Baker) Standish; great2- grandson of Samuel and Rhoda (Chandler) Standish; grcat3-grandson of Samuel Standish, Sergeant, Col. John Ashley's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
WILLIS FREKMAN STANTON, Grand Rapids, Mich. (26615). Son of John Freeman and K,!i/a MHlicen (More) Stanton; grandson of Amasa and Dimen- ins (Brown) Stanton; great-grandson of John Stanton, III, Sergeant, Eighth' Regt. Conn. Militia.
THEODORE WILBUR STARBUCK, Atlanta, Ga. (Tenn. 25606). Son of Wil- . liam Henry and Nellie (Grant) Starbuck; grandson of Benjamin and Evaline (W'hitou) Starbuck; great-grandson of James and Deborah Webb (Bassett)
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Whiton ; great'-'-grandson of Nathaniel Bassett, Jr., Orderly Sergeant, Capt. Ephr.aim Stearns's Company Mass. Militia, seaman on brig "Cabot," pen- sioned.
CARLTON RLE STARKWEATHER, Ofecoquan, Va. (D. C. 26817). Son of Cicorge Anson and Rumanda (Lee) Starkweather; grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Park-Foabcs) Starkweather; great-grandson of Belcher Starkweather, private, Colonel Seidell's Conn. Regt. ; great2-grandson of John Starkweather, Sergeant, Capt. Nathan Peters's Company Conn. Vols., pensioned.
JOHN WILLIAM STARRET, Detroit, Mich. (--5675). Son of Thomas Cyrus and I u-lplicne (Anderson) Starret; grandson of John William and Mary (Stevens) Anderson; great-grandson of Ralph Malbonc and Jane Enzley (Miller) Ste- vens; great--grandson of Joseph (and Abigail Knowlton) Stevens, Corporal Thirteenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia; great3-grandson of Ben- jamin (and Abigail Wright) Knowlton, Jr., private, Colonel Reed's New Hampshire Regt.; great'-grandson of Benjamin Knoivtton, Lieutenant New Hampshire Militia, Member of Committee of Correspondence and Inspection; great'-grandson of Josliua Wright, Captain of Mollis, New Hampshire, Militia Company.
HENRY P. STARRETT, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada (N. Y. 26956). Son of Edmund P. and Letitia Jane (Roberts) Starrett; grandson of David J. and Martha Ann (Harrington) Starrett; great-grandson of Charles and Sarah (Cole) Starrett; great2-grandson of Thomas and Anna (Kirkpatrick) Starrett, Jr.; great'-grandson of Thomas Starrett, Captain, Col. Mason Whcaton's Fourth Regt. Mass. Militia.
HOWARD HOLLAND STARTZMAN, Seattle, Wash. (272.38). Son of Melvin and Mary Elizabeth (Holland) Start/man; grandson of StoWcley and Charlotte Temple (Ford) Holland; great-grandson of Isaac and Mary (Ford) Holland; great-grandson of William Holland, private Maryland Line,
JAMES NOYES STATES, New Haven, Conn. (26655). Son of Benjamin Frank- lin and Harriet Palmer (Burteh) States; grandson of Adam and Cynthia (Brown) States; great-grandson of Jchabod Brown, Captain Third Company Eighth Regt. Conn. Militia.
WILSON REIFF STEARLY, Montclair, N. J. (26936). Son of Wilson and Mary II. (ReilT) Stearly; grandson of John B. and Elizabeth (Snyder) Stearly; great-grandson of Philip and Mary (Berge) Stearly; grcat2-grandson of Chris- tian Bcrgc, private, Lieut, Col. Christian Shouse's Northampton County Regt. Penna. Militia.
EDWARD CARL STEARNS, Syracuse, N. Y. (267 iS). Son of George Noble and Delilah Amanda (Taylor) Stearns; grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth (Smith) Stearns; great-grandson of Bbeneccr Steams, Jr., Lieutenant Vermont Militia.
JOSIAH ONSLOW STEARNS, Tloquiam, Wash. (26902). Son of Amos Carlton and Mary A. (Ilartwell) Stearns; grandson of Obed ami Mehitable (Carlton) Stearns; great-grandson of Timothy Stearns, private, Col. C. Howe's Middle- sex County Regt. Mass. Militia.
GEORGE E. STEBBINS, Sheldon, Vt. (27476). Son of Ralph Stimpson and Lucy (Chamberlain) Stebbins; grandson of Ralph and Mercy (Hopkins) Stebbins; great-grandson of Ebcnezer Stebbins, private, Col. Charles Webb's Conn. Regt., pensioned.
MARTIN SOMERS STEELMAN, Hartford, Conn. (26050). Son of Hiram and Mary Jane (Jackaway) Steelman; grandson of James and Esther (Barrett) Steelraan; great-grandson of Frederick and Experience (Steelman) Steelman; greats-grandson of James and Sophia (Conenover) Steelman; great3-grandson of Frederick Steelman, private Gloucester County New Jersey Militia.
KENNETH GIBSON STERN, Westfield, N. J. (N. Y. 26967). Son of Daniel M. and Saphronia Ella (Iloyt) Stern; grandson of Randall and Saphroma
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Whitney (Gibson) Iloyt; great-grandson of Joshua and Olive Randall (Gibson) Hoyt; great-grandson of Benjamin Iloyt, Second Lieutenant, Col. Joshua Wingate's Regt. New Hampshire Militia.
RALPH PARTRIDGE STEVENS, Stanford, Cal. (26765). Son of Daniel and Mary Elizabeth (Young) Stevens; grandson of Daniel Waldo and Caroline (Partridge) Stevens; great-grandson of Henry and Anna (Babcock) Partridge; great-'-grandson of Bbenezcr Babcock, drummer, Col. Cyprian Howe's Mass, Regt.
GEORGE URIE STEVENSON, New York, N. Y. (26709). Son of Matthew
XAsbury and Sophia Ellen (Thompson) Stevenson; grandson of Matthew and Jane (Cilson) Stevenson; great-grandson of Thomas and Mary (or Nancy) (Boyd) Cilson; great2-grandson of David Boyd, private First Penha. Con- tinental Line; greata-grandson of William Gilspn, private Third Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
ALBERT STRUTHERS STEWART, Newburgh, N. Y. (-6220). Son of John and Mary (Young) Stewart; grandson of Isaac and Rachel (Walker) Walker; great-grandsOn of Nathaniel Walker, private, Fourth Chester County Battalion Penna. Militia.
CHARLES HENRY STOKES, Washington, D. C. (26806). Son of Henry and M-ary E. (Cook) Stokes; grandson of Charles and Eliza (Clark) Stokes; great- grandson of Richard Stokes (and Jerusha Lay), private, Colonel Butler's Fourth Conn. Regt.; great2-grandson of Daniel and Mercy (Chapman) Lay, Jr.; gieat3-grandson of Nathaniel Chapman, Captain Conn. Militia.
CHARLES CLARK STOMBAUCII, Lincoln, Nebr. (26388). Son of Philip and Susan (Clark) Stombaugh; grandson of Amos and Elizabeth (Leakey) Clark; great-grandson of Abraham and Nancy (White) Clark; great--grandson of Daniel Clark, private, Capt. Daniel Baldwin's Company First New Jersey Regt.
FRANK A. STONE, Grand Raj. ids, Mich. (26600). Son of Henry G. and Nancy (Barnes) Stone; grandson of Henry and Pcrmelie (Phelps) Stone; great* grandson of Joseph Stone, private, Captain Potter's Company in Sullivan's Expedition to Rhode Island, pensioned.
GEORGE LUCIUS STORY, Waterville, Vt. (25018). Son of Aaron Beeman ind Sarah Melissa (Curtis) Story; grandson of Aaron Herbert and Cynthia (Lamed) Story; great-grandson of Francis Story, private, Col. Samuel Her* rick's Vermont Regt.; great2-grandson of Daniel Story, private, Col. Samuel Herrick's Vermont Regt.
OSCAR STOTLER, Turtle Creek, Pa. (26153). Son of Meyers B. and Mary (Lang) Stotler; grandson of Rudolph Stotlcr, Captain Fifth Lancaster County
Battalion Penna. Militia.
BENJAMIN MIDDLETON STOUT, Oak Park, 111. (26733). Son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary (MiddlctorO Stout; grandson of Benjamin F. and Delia C. (Thompson) Stout; great-grandson of John and Fannie (Hull) Thompson; great2-grandson of John and Kllice (Benjamin) Thompson; great'-grandson rf William Thompson, Lieutenant Conn. Militia, killed in Danbury Raid, April 27, 1777; grandson of James W. and Ann M. (Shaffer) Middleton; great-grandson of Abram and Margaret R, (Wilkinson) Shaffer; great-grandson of Vernum and Frcelove (Glazier) Wilkinson; great3-grandson of Benjamin Wilkinson, Lieutenant, Capt. Enoch Weatherhcad's Company Rhode Island Militia, Mem- ber of Committee of Safety.
PRENTICE I1ASKTN STOWELL Twin Falls, Idaho (256.,.)). Son of William P. and Maud (Kramer) Stowell; grandson of Saniml 1 la-kin and Martha (Hutchins) Stowell; great-grandson of Timothy and Hannah llutchins; great1- grandson of Joseph llutchins, Captain New Hampshire Rangers, Member of ^ Committee of Safety and of State Legislature.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON STOWELL, Amherst, Mass. (26832). Son of Sylvester and Fanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell; grandson of Elisha and
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Fanny Chandler (Morris) Bowen; great-grandson of Henry (and Lydia Fow- ler) Bowcn, private Third Conn. Continental Regt., Col. Israel Putnam; great-grandson of Dijiih (Adijah) FoxffU'f, Sergeant, I.ieut. Col. Obadiah Hos- ford's Conn. Regt.
RICHARD MATHEWS STROBRIDGE, Twin Falls, Idaho (23632). Supplemental. Son of Charles and Helen Augusta (Smith) Strobridge; grandson of Arch and Sarah (Green) Strobridge; great-grandson of George Strobridge, private, Capt. Nathaniel Wood's Company Mass. Militia.
JAMES WALTER STROUT, Thomaston, Maine (26055). Son of Alfred Cotton and Martha Adelia (Spear) Stront; grandson of Gardiner and Patience Mary (.Merrill) Spear; great-grandson of Nrduun and Martha (Davis) Merrill; great-grandson of John and Patience (Irish) Davis; grcat8-grandson of James Irish, Sergeant, Col. Edmund Phinney's Mass. Regt.
ARTHUR ROtUN STUBBS, Rockland, Me. (26062). Son of Eugene Mears and Leila Kmmeline (Perry) Stubbs; grandson of Peter Adams and Rachel Robinson (Collins) Stubbs; great-grandson of Jeremiah and Emma (Adams) Stubbs; great-grandson of Jeremiah Stubbs, Corporal, Col. Edmund Phinney's Mass. Regt.
ARTHUR WALES SUDDEN", Hartford, Conn. (26651). Son of N. Wales and Ellen F. (Williams) Sugden; grandson of Horace and Rachel (Dimoclc) Williams; great-grandson of William and Sarah Williams; great-grandson of Elias Williams, Captain Sixth Regt. Conn. Militia.
FRANCIS MARION TAPER, Chicago, 111. (27122). Son of Bradford and ilanora (Higgins) Talier; grandson of Jesse and Sarah (Cole) Taber; great-grandson of Earle and Susannah (Brightrnan) Taber; great-grandson of John Taber, private, Colonel Eippitt's Regt. Rhode Island Militia; great-grandson of George Brightrnan, private, Col. John Hathaway's Mass. Regt.
HORACE DUTTON TAFT, Watertown, Conn. (26674). Son of Alphonso and Louisa M. (Torrey) Taft; grandson of Peter Rawson and Sylvia (Howard) Taft; great-grandson of Aaron Taft, Sergeant, Capt. Joseph Chapin's Company of Mass. Minute Men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, New Haven, Conn. (26675). Life Member. Son of Alphonso and Louisa M. (Torrey) Taft; grandson of Peter Rawson and Sylvia (Howard) Taft; great-grandson of Aaron Taft, Sergeant, Capt. Joseph Chapin's Company of Mass. Minute Men, which marched on the alarm of April 19. 1775-
FRANK JOSEPH TAINTER, St. Charles, Mo. (25290). Son of George Wash- ington and Mary A. (Weinert) Tainter; grandson of Daniel A. and Sarah Dean (Willis) Tainter; great-grandson of William and Betsey (Kilborn) Tainter; great-grandson of Aires (and Elizabeth Coolidge) Tainter, private, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of William Kilborn, private Tenth Mass. Regt.; great3-grandson of William Coolidge, Corporal, Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Dean and Jane (Stretch or Stretts) Willis; great- grandson of Thomas Willis, private, Col. Timothy Walker's Mass. Regt.
GEORGE WASHINGTON TAINTER, Linn, Mo. (2528S). Son of Daniel A. and Sarah Dean (Willis) Tainter; grandson of William and Betsey (Kilborn) Tainter; great-grandson of Williani Kilborn, private Tenth Mass. Regt.; great- grandson of Aires (and Elizabeth Coolidge) Tainter, private, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of William Coolidge, Corporal, Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; grandson of Dean and Jane (Stretch or Stretts) Willis; great-grandson of Thomas Willis, private, Col. Timothy Walker's Mass. Regt.
GEORGE WASHINGTON TAINTER, Jr., St. Charles, Mo. (25289). Son of George Washington ami Alary A. (Weinert) Tainter; grandson of Daniel A. and Sarah Dean (Willis) Tainter; great-grandson of William and Betsey (Kil-
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horn) Taintcr; great— grandson of Aires (and Elizabeth Coolidge) Taintcr, private, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt. ; great-grandson of William Kil- born, private Tenth Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of William Coolidge, Cor- poral, Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Dean ,md Jane (Stretch or Stretts) Willis; great-grandson of Thomas Willis, private, Col. Timothy Walker's Mass. Regt.
WALTER GRANT TAINTER, Union, Mo. (25291). Son of George Washington and Mary A. (Weinert) Tainter; grandson of Daniel A. and Sarah Dean (Willis) Tainter; great-grandson of William and Betsey (Kilhorn) Taintcr; great--grandson of Aires (and Elizabeth Coolidge) Tainter, private, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of William Kilborn, private Tenth Mass. Regt.; great3-grandson of William Coolidge, Corporal, Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Dean and Jane (Stretch or Stretts) Willis; great—grandson ■of Thomas Willis, private, Col. Timothy Walker's Mass. Regt.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON TAINTER, St. Louis, Mo. (7713). Supple- mentals. Son of Daniel A. and Sarah Dean (Willis) Tainter; grandson of William and Betsey (Kilhorn) Tainter; great-grandson of William Kilborn, private Tenth Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Aires (and Elizabeth Coolidge) Tainter, private, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass Regt.; great"-grandson of William Coolidge, Corporal, Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Mass. Regt.; grandson of Dean and Jane (Stretch or Stretts) Willis; great-grandson of Thomas Willis, private, Col. Timothy Walker's Mass. Regt.
JAMES HOWARD TAYLOR, New Paris, Pa. (27135). Son of William Vicroy and Laura Virginia (Sleek) Taylor; grandson of James and Isahella (Barefoot) Taylor; great-grandson of James and Mary (Slick) Barefoot; greats-grandson of It it ha 111 Slick, Sergeant Maryland Flying Camp, pensioned
JOHN ADAMS TAYLOR, Grand Forks, No. Dak. (26551). Son of Samuel Law and Aha M. (Schellcnger) Taylor; grandson of William and Susan (Law) Taylor; great-grandson of Samuel and Mercy (Adams) Law; great:-grandson of John Adams, Jr., Corporal, Capt. Simon Hunt's Company, Col. Elcazer Brooks's Mass. Regt.
JOHN GILBERT TAYLOR, Baltimore, Md. (25560). Son of Tames and Rachel Lusina (Todd) Taylor, Jr.; grandson of James and Mary Catherine (Cotter) Taylor; great grandson of Gilbert Taylor, Jr., First Lieutenant Westchester County New York Militia.
OSCAR GILBERT TAYLOR, Baltimore, Md. (25562). Son of Oscar Sawyer and Ida Elizabeth (Coyle) Taylor; grandson of John Gilbert and Mary Catherine (Kuglcr) Taylor; great-grandson of James and Rachel Lusina (Todd) Taylor, Jr.; grcats-grandson of James and Mary Catherine (Cotter) Taylor; great- grandson of Gilbert Taylor, Jr., First Lieutenant Westchester County New York Militia.
OSCAR SAWYER TAYLOR, Baltimore, Md. (25561). Son of John Gilbert and Mary Catherine (Kugler) Taylor; grandson of James and Rachel Lusina (Todd) Taylor, Jr.; great-grandson of James and Mary Catherine (Cotter) Taylor; great-grandson of Gilbert Taylor, Jr., First Lieutenant Westchester County New York Militia.
THOMAS JAMES TAYLOR, Washington, D. C. (25719). Son of Stephen King and Mary ( M.icCai thy) Taylor; grandson of Nathan and Ann (King) Taylor; great-grandson of Nathan Taylor, private, Colonel Nixon's and other Mass. Regts., pensioned.
THOMAS SHELDON TAYLOR, Schellhurg, Pa. (26156). Son of William Vic
Roy and Laura Virginia (Slick) Taylor; grandson of James and Isahellc
* (Barefoot) Taylor; great-grandson of James and Mary (Slick) Barefoot;
great-grandson of William Slick, Sergeant Maryland Flying Camp, pensioned.
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WILLIAM W. TAYLOR, Haverhill, Mass. (27261). Son of William W. and Sally Aim (Favor) Taylor; grandson of William R. and Nancy T. (lloyt) Favor; great-grandson of Joseph and Sally (Tcwksbury) lloyt; great-grandson of Zebadiali lloyt, Corporal, Capt. John Calcf's Company New Hampshire .Militia, at Great Island, November 5, 1775, for defense of Piseataqua Harbor.
LEWIS OLDS TAYNTOR, Montclair, N. J. (26649). Son of Eugene M. and Inez (Olds) Tayntor; grandson of Eiastus P. and Marietta (Bccbe) Tayntor; great-grandson of Joseph and Abigal (Fuller) Tayntor; great--grandson of Benjamin Tayntor, private, fifer, Col. Job Cushing's Mass. Regt.
SCHUYLER MORGAN TEN BROECK, Bayonne, X. J. (26650). Son of T. Morris and Mimic (Morgan) Ten Brocck; grandson of Robert II. and Zillah (Meeks) Ten Broeck; great-grandson of Abraham Adam and Christena Ten Broeck; great-grandson of Adam Ten Broeck, Ensign First New York Regt., Col. Goose Van Schaick.
JAMES SLIFFR THATCHER, New York, N. Y. (26955). Son of James M. and Amanda (Slifcr) Thatcher; grandson of Jacob and Mary Jane (Carothers) Slifer; great-grandson of William and Margaret (Donaldson) Carothers; great-- grandson of John Donaldson, Sergeant, Fifth Penna. Regt., Col. Josiah Ilarmer, and other service, prisoner, pensioned.
HARVEY C. THOMAS, Baltimore, Md. (25571). Son of Richard Pierce and Harriet (Cowman) Thomas; grandson of John Plummer and Mary Ann (Edmonston) Cowman; great-grandson of Edward and Margaret Edmonston; great'-grandson of Thomas Edmonston, Lieutenant Montgomery County Mary- land Militia, Ensign First Maryland Battalion of Flying Camp.
PERCY F. THOMAS, Seattle, Wash. (26910). Son of Stanton B. and Maria (Folsom) Thomas; grandson of Nathan M. and Pamela S. (Brown) Thomas; great-grandson of Thomas ami Sally (Parker) Brown; great2-gi andson of Nathaniel Boman Brown, Lieutenant Second Lunenburg Company Eighth Worcester County Regt. Mass. Minute Men.
CHARLES ABBOTT THOMPSON, Melrose, Conn. (,27326). Son of Joseph Abbot and Mabel (Clark) Thompson; grandson of Samuel and Mary (Ells- worth) Thompson; great-grandson of Daniel and Mary (Abbot) Ellsworth; great2-grandson of Joseph Abbot, Lieutenant Colonel Eleventh Regt. Conn. Militia.
CLIFFORD PARKER THOMPSON, Springfield, Mass. (26340). Son of William Peters and Mary Jane (Parker) Thompson; grandson of Thaddeus Thompson, bombardier, Col. John Lamb's Second Continental Artillery Regt.
FREDERICK WILLIAM THOMPSON, Springfield, Mass. (26341). Son of William Peters and Mary Jane (Parker) Thompson; grandson of Thaddeus Thompson, bombardier, Col. John Lamb's Second Continental Artillery Regt.
WILLIAM ANDERSON THOMPSON, Aurora, N. C. (25412). Son of William Anderson ami Sallie (Ilamm) Thompson; grandson of Tarlton and Susan Elizabeth (Bryan) Thompson; great-grandson of William and Olivia (Croom) Bryan; greats-grandson of John Bryan, Colonel Craven County Regt. North Carolina Militia.
WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON, Chicago, 111. (27106). Son of William Hale and Medora Eastham (Gale) Thompson; grandson of Stephen Francis and Medora (Smith) Gale; great-grandson of Stephen and Harriet L. (Eastham) Gale; great2-grandson of Francis B. and Lovey (Tuck) Eastham; great'-grandson of Samuel (and Martha Blake) Turk, Signer of New Hampshire "Association Test," Member of Committee of Safety; great'-grandson of Jonathan Tuck, Signer of New Hampshire "Association Test"; greats-grandson of Philemon Blake, Signer of New Hampshire "Association Test."
EARL LINDSEY THORNTON, Chicago, 111. (26192). Son of James John and Laura Bell (Lindsey) Thornton; grandson of Thomas and Martha Ann (Bruer) Lindsey; gnat-grandson of 1 nomas and Parmelia (Williams) Lindsey;
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great-grandson of John and Martha (Guthrie) Lindscy; great-grandson of Samuel Lindscy, Lieutenant, Montgomery's Battalion Penna. Flying Camp, pensioned.
FRANK BRINKERIIOPF TICHENOR, Portland, Oregon (26440). Son of J. B. and Mary (England) Tichenor; grandson of William and Elizabeth (Brinker- hoff) Tichenor; great-grandson of James and Abigail Huntington (Iledden) Tichenor; great-grandson of David Hedden, minute man Essex County New Jersey Militia.
RALPH RUSSELL TINKHAM, Detroit, Mich. (26601). Son of Russell F. and Mary (Huxtable) Tinkham; grandson of Delivan and \rilona (Babcock) Tink- ham; great-grandson of Russell and Mary (Cook) Tinkham; great-grandson of Daniel and Adah (Winsor) Tinkham; great-grandson of Hezekiah and Grizel (West) Tinkham; great'-grandson of John West, private, Col. George Williams's Mass. Regt.
ALEXANDER W. TIPPETT, Louisville, Ky. (23006). Suppleraentals. Son of
John Emory and Mary Ann (Woodruff) Tippett; grandson of Alexander S. and Elizabeth Stewart (Nock) Woodruff; great-grandson of Charles and Anne (Plum or Plume) Woodruff; great2-grandson of Parsons and Mary (Mulfoid) Woodruff; great—grandson of Seth Woodruff, Sergeant, Col. Edward Thomas's First Regt. New Jersey Militia; great'-grandson of Lewis Mulford, private, minute man Essex County New Jersey Militia.
CHARLES PARKHURST TITUS, East Orange, N. J. (26628). Son of George Augustus and Elizabeth R. (White) Titus; grandson of Peter and Eveline (Sayre) Titus; great-grandson of "Moses Y. and Mary (Peck) Sayre; great-- grandson of John Peck, Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Essex County, New Jersey.
FRANCJS TOWN LEY TODD, South Branch, N. J. (26939). Son of lames and Bertha Louise (Townlcy) Todd; grandson of Ricliard and Phebe Ann (Hallani- Crane) Townley; great-grandson of Clark and Phebe (Sale) Townley; great2- grandson of Richard Townley, Captain Essex County New Jersey Militia.
HORACE ABRAM TOMPKINS, Ebensburg, Pa. (26163). Son of Milton J. and Mary (Patchin) Tompkins; grandson of Horace and Sarah (Weaver) Palchin; great-grandson of Daniel and Mary (Williams) Weaver; great—grandson of
Joshua Williams, Captain Penna. Flying Camp and Fourth Penna. Battalion; great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Wright) Patchin; great'-grandson of Samuel Patchin, Lieutenant, Col. Jacobus Van Schoonhoven's Regt. Albany County New York Militia, prisoner of war, May 17, 1781, to December 8, 1782.
JOSEPH PHELPS TOTTEN, Seattle, Wash. (26550). Son of William D. and Edith M. Totten; grandson of Joseph and Nancy Smith (Morrell) Totten; great-grandson of Joseph and Rebecca (Stover) Totten; great-grandson of Jacob lirinckcrlioff Totten, private, Col. Anthony Van Bergen's Albany County Regt. New York Militia; great—grandson of Samuel Totten, private, Col. Anthony Van Bergen's Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
FREDERICK M. TOWNLEY, Sayreville, N. J. (26413). Son of Nicholas Murray
and Amelia Davis (Woodhull) Townley; grandson of John Hamilton and
Cornelia Clark (Searing) Townley; great-grandson of Edward and Anna
(Hamilton) Townley; great-grandson of Matthias Toivnley, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
ALBERT CLEVELAND TOWNE, Kenmore, N. Y. (26970). Son of Albert W. and Margaret B. (Aims) Towne; grandson of Orlando and Mary (Cleveland) Towne; great-grandson of Anson and Mehitable (Hammond) Cleveland; great- grandson of John Cleveland, private Mass. Militia and Second Regt. Conn. Line.
DAVID ERNEST TOZIER, Watertown, Mass. (27429). Son of Jaied Miller and *) Rebecca (Stoddard) Tozier; grandson of Charles and Susan (Rogcn) Tozier; great-grandson of Jared Tozier, private Second Conn. Regt. and Sheldon's Dragoons, pensioned.
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CHARLES LUTHER TRABERT, Berkeley, Cal. (26012). Son of George II. and Mary Elizabeth (Minnigh) Trabert; grandson of Henry and Elizabeth (Hart- man) Minnigh; great-grandson of John Jacob and Sarah Ann (Bishop) Hart- man; great--grandson of John Hartman, private, Capt. Francis Rhoades's Co.n- pany Northampton County Penna. Militia.
FREDERICK MORTIMER TREAT, Orange, N. J. (26638). Son of Frederick James and Ida (Dorenuis) Treat; grandson of George and Sarah Antoinette (Johnson) Treat; groat-grandson of Oliver and Dorothy (Porter) Treat; great--g.andson of Matthias Treat, private, Col. Obadiah Johnson's Regt. Conn. Militia.
THEODORE N. TREAT, Springfield, So. Dak. (Wis. 26262). Son of Theodore N. and Eliza J. (Newell) Treat; grandson of Theodore and Sarah (Spear) Treat; great-grandson of Theodore Treat, private Fourth Conn. Regt., 1775, and Col. JRlisha Sheldon's Regt. of Dragoons.
ANDREW ROLLIN TRESSLER, Chicago, 111. (25824). Supplemental. Son of Andrew Jackson and Oleva (Kent) Tressler; grandson of Jonathan and Peggie (Halm) Tressler; great-grandson of Andrew and Catharine (Hamman) Tressler (or Dressier); great2-grandson of Frederick Hamman, private Second Berks County Battalion Penna. Militia; grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (Garretson) Kent; great-grandson of Benjamin and Sarah Kent; great2- grandson of Tlwmas Kent, private Fifth Virginia Battalion.
JOSEPH WASHINGTON TRIMBLE, Washington, D. C. (25724). Son of Matthew and Rachel Elizabeth (Nailor) Trimble; grandson of Allison and Rachel Dorsey (Moreland) Nailor; great-grandson of Samuel and Rachel (Lindsay) Moreland; greatL'-grandson of John Lindsay, private Fourth Mary- land Regt.
MATTHEW TRIMBLE, Jr., Washington, D. C. (25725). Son of Matthew and Rachel Llizabeth (Nailor) Trimble; grandson of Allison and Rachel Dorsey (Moreland) Nailor; great-grandson of Samuel and Rachel (Lindsay) More- land; grcat2-grandson of John Lindsay, private Fourth Maryland Regt.
GEORGE W. TRIPP, Syracuse, N. Y. (26458). Son of John Van Dyke and Helen M. (Thayer) Tripp; grandson of Ezra and Mary (Dickinson) Thayer; great-grandson of Eliphalet and Mary (Sears) Thayer; great2-gratuLon of Oliver and Jcrusha (Hunt) Thayer; great3-grandson of Abiah Thayer, private, Col. Joseph Palmer's Regt. Mass. Militia.
RAYMOND TROWBRIDGE, New York, N. Y. (26704). Son of Frank Vollotton and Leona M. (Goddard) Trowbridge; grandson of William and Elizabeth A. (Vollotton) Trowbridge; great-grandson of Nathaniel and Martha (Hall) Trowbridge; great-grandson of Edmund Trowbridge, Sergeant, Capt. Edward Fuller's Company, Colonel Thatcher's Mass. Regt.
EARL WILLIAM TUCKER, Syracuse, N. Y. (26959). Son of William L. and Clara (Woolworth) Tucker; grandson of Edwin and Clara (Whittlesey) Wool- worth; great-grandson of Justus and Fanny (Johnson) Woolworth; great*- grandson of Edward Johnson, private Third New York Regt., Col. James Clinton.
EDWIN DALLAS TUCKER, Hartford, Conn. (27327). Son of Alexander Dallas and Miriam (Mankin) Tucker; grandson of James and Deborah (Dent) Man- kin; great-grandson of Alexander and Violetta Dent; great2grandson of John Brewer and Priscilla Dent; greata-grandson of John Dent, Member of Mary- land Conventions of 1775, 1776, Brigadier General Maryland Militia, 1776.
THEODORE B. TUCKER, Toledo, Ohio (26369). Son of John Alexander and Elizabeth (Brush) Tucker; grandson of Jacob and Chloe (Ferguson) Tucker; great-grandson of Jacob and Dorcas (Danforth) Tucker; great-grandson of Jacob Tucker, private, Col. Thomas Stickney's and other New Hampshire Regts.; grandson of R-cnjatnin Strong and Sarah (Miller) Brush; great- grandson of William Miller, Corporal Second Westchester County Bo>:t. New York Militia.
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Wn, I,l.\,\! iif.nry TUCKER, Toledo, Ohio (2636a). Son of Join. Alexander and Elizabeth (finish) Tucker; grandson of Jacob and Chine (Ferguson) Tucker; great-grandson of Jacob ami Dorcas (Danforth) Tucker; gre.it-'- grantfsori of Jacob Tucker, private, Col. Thomas Stickney's and other New llami)shire Regts. ; grandson of Benjamin Strong and Sarah (Miller) Brush; great-grandson of William Miller, Corporal Second Westchester County Regt. New York Militia.
LOUIS HO RATIO TURNER, Berkeley, Cal. (18017). Son of Horatio Nelson ami Ars'inoe (Morrison) Turner; grandson of George and Emily (Atkins) Turner; great-grandson of Peregrine and Abigail (Forsythe} Turner; great-- grandson of Matthew Turner, private, Capt. George Markham's Company Conn.
.Militia.
GUY HARMON TUTTLL, Honolulu, Hawaii (20419). Son of Elbert Cole and Frederica B. (Harley) Tuttle; grandson of Amos and Ab.i Ann (Cole) Tuttle; great-grandson of Amos and Sarah (Richards) Tuttle; great--grandson of Timothy Tuttle, Sergeant and Ensign Eighth Conn. Regt.; grandson of Fred- erick and Sarah Ann (Dean) Ilarley; great-grandson of John and Mary (barrow) Dean; great2-grandson of Thomas Farroiv, Captain in the South Carolina Partisan Rangers, wounded at Ninety-six, May 22, 1781.
SERFNO BAYARD TUTTLE, Salt Lake City, Utah (25986). Son of George Virgil and Martha Sarah (Palmer) Tuttle; grandson of Ira and Charity (Mills) Tuttle; great-grandson of Constantino Mills, private, Captain Mills's and Captain Rice's Company Conn. Militia.
BERT EEIAS UNDERWOOD, Summit, N. J. (26027). Son of Llias and Livina (Elmer) Underwood; grandson of Abishai Sabine and Mary (Alvord) Under- wood; great-grandson of Daniel Alvord, private, Col. Jonathan Ward's Mass. Rej^t., pensioned,
ELMER JUDSON UNDERWOOD, Summit, N. J. (26875). Son of ICHas and Livina (Flmer) Underwood; grandson of Abishai Sabine and Mary (Alvord) Underwood; great-grandson of Daniel Alvord, private, Col. Jonathan Ward's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
HOWARD DALE URAN, Kankakee, 111. (26884), Son of Benjamin Franklin and Susan Weaver (Troup) Uran; grandson of Jonathan and Lncinda (Lege;) Uran; great-grandson of Jonathan and Sally Smith (Haven) Uran; great-- grandson of Jonathan Uran, private, Colonel Williams's Vermont Regt.
WILLIAM GRANDISON UTTLRl'.ACK, Shubert, Nebr. (263S9). Son of Lucian P. and Emma S. (Payne) Utterback; grandson of William and Mary Ellen Baskett (Potts) Payne; great-grandson of Robert and Maria (Williams) Payne; great-'-grandson of John and Betsey (Johnson) Payne; grcat3grandson of Robert (Robin) Johnson, Member of Virginia Legislature, 1782, aided in defense of Bryant's Station; great*-grandson of Jemima Suggctl Johnson, patriot and leader of women in defense of Bryant's Station.
CARL WALDLMAR VAIL, Ridgewood, N. J. (26634). Son of Carl M. and Laura Louise (Rain) Vail; grandson of Henry Clay and Caroline (Berg) Vail; great-grandson of Solomon Urown and Anna (Frost) Vail; great-grand- son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Brown) Vail; great3-grandson of Isaac Vail, Captain, Col. Win. Humphrey's Fifth Dutchess County Uegt. New York Militia.
RAWSON VAILL, New York, N. Y. (Ind. 25844). Son of Joseph Edward and Isa belle (Vaflcs) Vaile; grandson of Rawson and Anna b,. (Pope) Vaile; great-grandson of William and Eliza (Prince) Pope; great--grandsou of Joseph and Ann(a) (Hammond) Pope; great:,-gi andson of Benjamin Hammond, Lieutenant Colonel Mass. Militia, Member of Committee of Safety.
DUDLEY STRICKLAND VAN ANTWERP, Montclair, N. J. (26866), Son of Thos. Boyd and Margaret (Strickland) Van Antwerp; grandson of William and Jane (McCullough) Van Antwerp; great-grandson of William and I'.liz- ^
abeth (Budd) McCullough; gnat- grandson of Benjamin McCullough, Captain First Sussex County Uegt. New Jersey Militia.
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WILLIAM E. VAN DEV^NfER, Chicago, Til. (27382). Son of Alfred E. and Elizabeth (Phillips) Van Deventer; grandson of William and Arabella (Sams) Van Deventer; great-grandson of Abram Van Deventer, private First Somerset
County Battalion New Jersey Militia.
WILLARD DUNCAN VANDIVER, St. Louis, Mo. (25286). Son of Lewis Ilyder and Mary Angeline (Vance) Vandiver; grandson of John and Emily (McNeil) (-ith wife) Vance; great-grandson of William Vance, Captain Twelfth Virginia Regt.; grandson of Samuel and Caroline (Ilyder) Vandiver; great-grandson of Michael and Diana (Parsons) Hyder; great--grandson of James Parsons, Captain Virginia Militia, 1777.
JAMES WALLACE VAN DUSEN, Surgeon U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. (26818). Son of James Lanson and Celia Amanda (Pray) Van Dusen; grand- son of Judc and Ana Eliza (Mead) Van Deusen; great-grandson of John B(arent) and Catherine (Vosburgh) Van Dcuscn; gn:at3-grandhon of Barent and" Fytje Sophia (llalenheek) Van Deusen,; great3 grandson of Johannes Van Dcuscn, private Eighth and Tenth Albany County Regts. New York Militia.
CORNELIUS CHRISTIAN VAN HALL, Columbus, Ohio (27091). Son of M. C.
and Minnie (Courts) Van Hall; grandson of Frederick and Sarah P>. (Mitchell)
Courts; great-grandson of Joseph and Mary Milligan (P>assett) Mitchell;
great2-grandsori of Joseph Bassett, private, Capt. John Russell's Company, Col.
Gamaliel Bradford's Mass. Regt. RALPH RUSSELL VAN HALL, Columbus, Ohio (27092). Son of M. C. and
Minnie (Courts) Van Hall; grandson of Frederick and Sarah 11. (Mitchell)
Courts; great-grandson of Joseph and Mary Milligan (Bassett) Mitchell;
great-grandson of Joseph Bassett, private, Capt. John Russell's Company, Col.
Gamaliel Bradford's Mass. Regt.
AUGUSTUS SHARP VAN HOUTEN, Morristown, N. J. (26873). Son of William II. and Ma Augusta (Howell) Van Houten; grandson of Horace F. and Adrienna Green (Day) Howell; great-grandson of David and Sarah (Green) Day; great5-graridson of U.lihn Green, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
JOHN PI11LLIOS VAN IIUVCK, Ridgcwood, N. J. (25794). Supplemental. Son of John Mason and Laura (Phillips) Van Huyck; grandson of George II. and Laura Gale (Wood) Phillips; great-grandson of Ira and Esther (Caie) Wood; great--grandson of Solomon Gale, private, Col. Jacob Davis's Mass. Regt.
ALBERT CROLIUS VAN NEST, East Orange, N. J. (26850. Son of John Rynier and Josephine (Westervelt) Van Nest; grandson of James W. :\ni\ Rachel (Bogart) Westervelt; great-grandson of William and Belitze (Quacken- hush) Westervelt; great-grandson of Daniel Westervelt, Lieutenant, Capt. Peter Ward's Company, Col. Theunis Dey's New Jersey Regt., died in "Sugar House Prison," New York, October 2.1, 1777.
JOHN ALFRED VAN NESTE. Ridgcwood, N. J. (26406). Son of Abraham and Mariah S. (French) Van Neste; grandson of John G. and Sarah (Wortman) Van Neste; great-grandson of Abraham Van Neste, Member of New Jersey Provincial Congress and Legislature.
GEORGE I1AILEY VANNOTE, Newark, N. J. (26941). Son of James M. and Rachel (Borden) Vannote; grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Lay ton) Vannote; great-grandson of Richard and Catherine (Chamberlain) Borden; great2* grandson of John Chamberlain, private Monmouth County New Jersey Militia, twice a prisoner, pensioned,
JAMES M. VANNOTE, J".. Pt. Pleasant, N. J. (26040). Son of James M. and Rachel (Borden) Vannote; grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Lay ton) Borden; great-grandson of Richard and Catherine (Chamberlain) Borden; great2- grandson of John Chamberlain, private Monmouth County New Jersey Militia, twice a prisoner, pensioned.
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PET&R VAN VALER, San Francisco, Cal. (19446). Supplementals. Son of
Cornelius and Matilda (Bush) Van Valer; grandson of Andrew and Hester (Little) Van Valer; great-grandson of Cornelius (and Ann Van Orden) / ' cr Valan, private Second Orange County New York Regt.; great-grandson of Andrew Fan Orden, private Sixth Dutchess County Regt New York Militia; grandson of Peter and Mary (Smith) Bush; great-grandson of Henry Hush, private, Col. Albert Pawling's Regt. New York Levies.
ALBERT BENSON VAN VOAST, Schenectady, N. Y. (.-7216). Son of Albert and Mary (Vcddcr) Van Voast; grandson of Albert and Maria (Benson) Wan Voast; great-grandson of Joachim and Nancy A. (Vedder) Van Voast; great2-grandson of Johannes I'an Verst (.Win Voast), private First Regt. New York Line, Col. Goose Van Schaick.
HORACE SILLIMAN VAN VOAST, Schenectady, N. Y. ("26200). Son of Albert and Mary (Vedder) Van Voast ; grandson of Albert and Maria (Benson) Van Voast; great-grandson of Joachim (Cershom) and Nancy Annatjc (Vedder) Van Voast; greata-grandson of Johannes (John) Van Vorsl, private, Col. Goose Van Schaick's New York Regt.
RICHARD DE WITT VEEDER, Schenectady, N. Y. (26972). Son of Charles F. ant! Abbie (Winters) Veeder; grandson of Henry Y, and Helen (New kirk) Veeder; great-grandson of Matthew Ten Eyck and Maria (Dc Witt) Veeder; great—grandson of Gerrit S. Feeder, Captain Albany County Militia, Col. Abraham Wcmple's Regt.
PHILIP SMITH VINCENT, Jamaica Plain, Mass. (26833). Son of Charles McR. and Sarah Collin (Smith) Vincent; grandson of Philip and Mary Davis (Nor- ton) Smith; great-grandson of Slmbael C. and Polly Davis (Norton) Norton; great~-grandson of Isaac and Deborah Norton, parents of Polly; greats-grand- son of Samuel Norton, Lieutenant, Capt. Benjamin Smith's Company Mass. Militia.
ROBERT OWEN VON STEUBEN, Newark, N. J. (266.30). Son of Edward and Elnora (Oberly) von Steuben; grandson of Augustus Ludwig and Hannah (Driesbach) von Steuben; great-grandson of Peter Martin and Susanna (Schimer) von Steuben; great2-grandson of Ed:eard Schinier, Member of Com- mittee of Safety for Northampton County, Pa.
JAMES WOLCOTT WADSWORTH, Jr., Mt. Morris, N. Y. (26052). Son of James Wolcolt and Louisa (Travers) Wadsworth ; grandson of James Samuel and Mary C. (Wharton) Wadsworth; great-grandson of James and Naomi (Woh-ott) Wadsworth; great=-grandson of John Noyes Wadsworth, private, Capt. Stephen Norton's Company Conn. Minute Men, marched on the Alarm of April 19, 1775.
JAMES STEVENSON WADSWORTH, Portland, Me. (26063). Son of Peleg and Uandilla l'melmc llodirdon (Willard) Wadsworth; grandson of Peleg and Susannah (Wadsworth) Wadsworth; great-grandson of Peleg Wadszvorth, Brigadier General Ma->s. Militia.
FREDERICK CLAYTON WATTE, Cleveland, Ohio (2537.1). Son of Nelson and Cynthia (Post) Waite; grandson of Benjamin and Sally (Kent) Waite, Jr.; great-grandson of Jat <>l> Kent, private, Col. Josiah Whitney's Mass. Regt.
HERMAN KlUYAUn WALKER, Iloqniam, Wash. (26906). Son of Marcus Whitman afld Sarah Margaret (Junkin) Walker; grandson of Klkanah ami Mary (Richardson) Walker; great-grandson of Joseph ami Chariot) (Thomp- son) Walker; grcat2-grantlson of Isaac Snow ami Charlott (I lay") Thompson; great'-grandsnn of Daniel Thompson, minute man of Woburn, killed April 19, 1775, during British retreat from Concord.
JEREMIAH WALKER, Hoquiam, Wash. (26905). Son of Marcus Whitman and Sarah Margaret (Junkin) Walker; grandson of Klkanah ami Mary (Richard- son) Walker; gn-at-grandson of Joseph and Charlott (Thompson) Richardson; greats-grandsoii of Isaac Snow and Charlotl (May1) Thompson; grcala-grandson of Panic! Tlioinf>si>n, minute man of Woburn, killed April 10. 1 7 7 ^ , during British ret real from Concord.
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LEWIS EDWARD WALKER, Austin, Texas (251 15). Son of Isaac Van Ness and Alary C, (Davis) Walker; grandson of Lewis and Judith Ann (Van Ness) Walker; great-grandson of Tsaac and Rachel (Banks) Van Ness; great8- grandson of John Van Ness, Ensign Fifth Company Seventh Albany County Regt. New York Militia.
WILLIAM HOWARD WALKER, Providence, R. I. (27176). Sun of William Russell and Eliza Billings (Hall) Walker; grandson of Alfred and Iluldah Bardeen (Perry) Walker; great-grandson of George Whitefield and Meheteble (Bucklin) Walker; great-grandson of John Walker, Sergeant in Rchoboth Company of Mass. Minute Men and other service.
HENRY WALLER, Portland, Oregon (26427). Son of Maurice and Eliza Colston (Marshall) Waller; grandson of Charles A. and Plicebe A. (1'axton) Marshall; great-grandson of Thomas and Frances Maitland (Kennan) Marshall; great*- grandson of Thomas Marshall, Colonel Third Virginia Regt.
JEROME WALLING, Newark, N. J. (26632). Son of Alex Remsen and Annie Elizabeth (Brennen) Walling; grandson of Jonathan Sproul and Mary Catha- rine (Applegate) Walling; great-grandson of Samuel and Eliza (llendrickson) Applegate; great-grandson of Richard and Mary (Stilwell) Applegate; great3- grandson of John Stillwcllj Quartermaster First Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
EDWARD SEYMOUR WALTON, Captain, U. S. Army (111. 23469). Supple- mental. Son of Seymour and Mary Emily (Pollok) Walton; grandson of Joseph Friend and Emily Elizabeth (Smith) Pollok; great-grandson of Jesse and Emily (Blinn) Smith, Jr.; great2-grandson of Jesse Smith, private, Colonel Elmore's Conn. Regt.
GEORCF KEMP WARD, New York, N. Y. (26712). Son of Levi Alfred and Harriet (Kemp) Ward; grandson of Levi and Mehitabel (Hand) Ward; great-grandson of Daniel Hand, Captain, Colonel Talcott's Regt. Conn. State Militia.
JOHN CLARK WARD, Chicago, 111. (26493). Son of Volney James and Ann Eliza (McCombs) Ward; grandson of Jedediah and Catherine (Gaylord) Ward; great-grandson of Jedediah Ward, Second Major, Col. John Ashley Jr.'s First Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia; grandson of Robert and F.Uy (Stuart) McCombs; great-grandson of John McCotnb, Lieutenant Sixth Cum- berland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
LEVI ALFRED WARD, New York, N. Y. (26713). Son of George Kemp and Caroline (l'icrpont) Ward; grandson of Levi Alfred and Harriet (Kemp) Ward; great grandson of Levi and Mehitabel (Hand) Ward; great--grandson of Daniel Hand, Captain, Colonel Talcott's Regt. Conn. State Militia.
WILLIAM WALLACE WARD, Park Ridge, III. (26885). Son of John Clark and Rose Louise (Wallace) Ward; grandson of Volney James and Ann Eliza (McCombs) Ward; great-grandson of Jedediah and Catherine (Gaylord) Ward; great'-'-grandson of Jedediah Ward, Second Major First Berkshire Regt. Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Robert and Flly (Stuart) McCombs; great2-grandson of John McCombs, Lieutenant Sixth Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia; grandson of Asa and Marie Felicita (Denie) Wallace; great-grandson of Asa and Nancy (Averill) Wallace; great2-grandson of John Wallace, private, Colonel Reed's New Hampshire Regt., pensioned; great:,-grandson of William Wallace, First Lieutenant Second Regt. New Hampshire Militia.
CHARLES FRANKLIN WARNER, Springfield, Mass. (26342). Son of Benjamin Franklin and Caroline (Hucknam) Warner; grandson of Kphraim and Eliza (Grover) Warner, Jr.; great-grandson of Kphraim and Mercy (Houghton) Warner; greatu'-grnmlson <>f I'hincas Warner. Corporal] Col. Nathaniel Wade's Mass. Regt.
FRANK EDWARD GIFFORD WARNER, Niagara Falls, N. Y. (26958). Son of William L. and Adele Clinton (Roosa) Warner; grandson of Hiram and
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Lamira Elizabeth (De Witt) Roosa; great grandson of Jacob Rusten and Rachel (Hardenbergh) De Witt; great*-grandson of Jacob Rusten De Witt, Captain, Colonel Klock's Regt. New York Militia; great-grandson of Andries L, and Tryntji Van Wagener (Sahler) Roosa; great-grandson of Levi and Catherine (Hoffman) Roosa; grcat3-grandson of Andries Roosa, private Third Ulster Count}' Regt. New York Militia.
JOHN LATIMER WARNER, Roselle, N. J. (27373). Son of George Washington and Eliza (Wharff) Warner; grandson of George Washington and Margaret (Hopkins) Warner; great grandson of Jason Warner, private, Capt. Aaron Kellogg's Company, Colonel Whiting's New York Regt.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT RAMSDEN WARNER, Alameda, Cal. (26756). Son of
John Elliott and Florence Marietta (Ramsden) Warner; grandson of Jerry Bradley and Mary Ann (Brown) Warner; great-grandson of Jerry and Phoebe (How) Warner; great-grandson of John (and Sarah Eastman) Warner, private, Col. Enoch Hale's New Hampshire Regt.; great3-grandson of .lines Eastman, private, Capt. Reuben Dow's Company New Hampshire Militia; great- -grandson iif Nehoniah How, private, Colonel Ashley's Regt. New Hamp- shire Militia; great-grandson of Samuel J law, private, Col. James Reed's New Hampshire Regt.
CHARLES CARROLL WARREN, Hinsdale, 111. (27104). Son of Cyrus and Nancy (Bacon) Warren; grandson of Nathan Warren, private Mass. Militia; grandson of Thompson Bacon, private, Col. Jacob Gerrish's Regt. Mass. Guards.
WALTER BURGESS WARREN, Portland, Oregon (26432). Son of Herbert Marshall and l\li/a Caroline (Copp) Warren; grandson of Jesse and Betsey (Jackson) Warren; great-grandson of Jeduthan Warren, private, Col. Jonathan Reed's Mass. Regt.
HENRY JAMES LAMAR WASHINGTON, Summit, N. J. (266.15). Son of William Hunter and Alberta (Lamar) Washington; grandson of Francis Whiting and Sarah Catherine (Crockett) Washington; great-grandson of Fon- taine Pos,ey and Eliza (Smith) Crockett; great-grandson of Anthony Crockett, First Lieutenant Colonel Morgan's and Col. George Rogers Clark's Virginia Regts., pensioned.
CHARLES MANSON WATERHOUSE, Westbrook, Me. (26061). Son of Samuel S. and Ann (Bolton) Waterhouse; grandson of William Harmon and Salley 1!. (Smith) Waterhouse; great-grandson of Joseph and Lydia (Harmon) Waterhouse; great-'-grandson of Joseph Waterhouse, Sergeant, Capt. John 1 la-ting's Company, Col. Henry Jackson's Mass. Regt., pensioned.
HARRISON ROWE WATERHOUSE, Portland, Me. (26060). Son of Gardner and Sarah W. (Mayberry) Waterhouse; "grandson of William Harmon and Salle)' B. (Smith) Waterhouse; great-grandson of Joseph and Lydia Harmon Waterhouse; great-grandson of Joseph Waterhouse, Sergeant, Capt. John Hasting's Company, Col. Henry Jackson's Regt. Mass. Militia, pensioned.
SAMUEL SlIELTON WATKINS, Owensboro, Ivy. (25349). Son of Henry Colston and l.ctitia Shelby (Griffith) Watkins; grandson of Daniel Moseley and Virginia Shelby (Dodd) Griffith; great grandson of Charles Stewart and Letitia (Shelby) Todd; great--grandson of Isaac Shelby, Colonel North Caro- lina Forces.
JOHN MAURIS WATSON, New Castle, Pa. (26153). Son of Dickson and Mary (Patterson) Watson; grandson of Samuel and Esther (Dickson) Patterson;
great grandson of John and Mary (Clendcnin) Patterson; great-'-gi andson of J0I111 Clendenin, Lieutenant Third Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
WINSOR HAYS WATSON, New York, N. Y. (27217). Son of Francis PaUison and DrueiUa Beach (Hays) Watson; grandson of George and Glorvina (Maigne) Watson; great-grandson of Nathan and Hannah (Knower) Watson; great-grandson of Benjamin Knozver, private, Col. John Greaton's Mass. Regt.
DAVID CARLISLE WAV, Pittsburgh, Pa. (N. C. 24511). Son of Harvey Row- land and Mary Eva (IMount) Way; grandson of Reading and Mary Augusta
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(Wind ley) Blount; great-grandson of John Gray Reading Thomas and Polly Ann (Clark) Blount; great--grandson of Reading Blount, Major Fifth North Carolina Continental Rcgt.
FRED BAIN WEAVER, Hyde Park, N. Y. (27221). Son of Norman and Chris- tina (Avery) Weaver; grandson of Solomon and Sarah Caroline (Bain) Avery; great-grandson of Henry and Hannah (Rockefeller) Avery; great*- grandson of Solomo>i Avery, refugee from Wyoming Valley, Penna., Massacre.
PAUL WEAVER, Rochester, N. Y. (24806). Supplementals. Son of Lucius Egbert and Azalia Ethclwyn (Green) Weaver; grandson of Mortimer Henry and Ellen Minerva (Flynn) Green; great-grandson of Aimer and Nancy (Ketcham) Green; great'-'-grandson of Jabes Green, private, Col. John Tophain's Rhode Island Regt.; great-grandson of Thomas and Orra (Jones) Flynn; great2-g'randson of Amos Flynn, private, Col. Heman Swift's Conn. Regt., seamafi on galley "Gates."
CAROMJS ROE WEBB, Orange, N. J. (26417). Son of John Burdett and Mary Emeline (Gregory) Webb; grandson of John Milton and Julia Gregory; great-grandson of Charles Henry and Keziah Downing (Barber) Gregory; great2-grandson of Uriah Morehouse and Lueretia (Ely) Gregory; great3-
grandson of John Ely, Surgeon and Colonel Conn. Troops, prisoner.
EDWARD HARLAN WEBSTER, Springfield, Mass. (26343). Son of Ozias Spencer and Lucinda Elizabeth (English) Webster; grandson of Gillet A. and Mary (Cobb) Webster; great-grandson of Jacob B. and Hannah (Spencer) Cobb;' great-grandson of Nathaniel and Lois (Drake) Cobb; great-grandson of Daniel Drake, Sergeant, Col. Timothy Walker's Mass. Regt., Captain, Col. Luke Drury's (Bristol County) Regt. Mass. Militia.
JOSEPH HENRY WEBSTER, Eatonton, Ga. (Tenn. 25692). Son of Joseph Wardwell and Eliza (Rogardus) Webster; grandson of Jeremy and Phccbe (Ward well) Webster; great-grandson of Jeremiah Wardwell, private, Col. James Frye's Mass. Regt.
ORLANDO WATSON WEBSTER, Lincoln, Nebr. (26376). Son of Orrin and Ruth (Croninger) Webster; grandson of Leonard and Elizabeth (Courts) Croninger; great-grandson of Joseph Croninger, private Eirst Company Col. Phillip Cob's Fourth Northumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia.
HUGH HAMPTON WEEDON* Cleveland, Ohio (26361). Son of Peter Trone and Louisa (French) Wecdon; grandson of John Catesby and Elizabeth (Trone) Weedon; great-grandson of Augustine Wcedon, Sergeant Second Virginia State Regt.
SIDNEY LIPSCOMB WEEDON, Cleveland, Ohio (26353). Son of Hugh L. Hampton and Mary Ella (Lipscomb) Weedon; grandson of Peter Trone and Louisa (French) Weedon; great-grandson of John Catesby and Elizabeth (Trone) Weedon; great-grandson of Augustine Weedon, Sergeant Second Virginia State Regt.
JOHN FRANKLIN WELRORN, Seattle, Wash, (27240). Son of Taylor Floyd and Rebecca Elizabeth (Worrell) Welborn; grandson of John Bradley and Rhoda (Story) Worrell; great-grandson of Samuel Wellington anil Almeda (Bates) Story; great2- grandson of Francis Story, private, Col. Samuel Her- rick's Vermont Regt, and other service.
CHARLES HORACE WELLES, Divernon, 111. (27105). Son of Horace and Ellen Maria (Fassett) Welles; grandson of Joseph and Mercy (Boardman) Fassett; great-grandson of John Fassett, Jr., First Lieutenant "Green Mountain Roys" and Warner's Additional Continental Regt.; great-grandson of John fassett, Representative Vermont Legislature, 1 7 7 H ; great-grandson of Moses (and Abigail Mead) Boardman, private, Col. S. B. Webb's Conn. Regt. and Invalid Corps; great-grandson of Zebulon Mead, private, Col. Gideon War- ren's Vermont Regt.; grandson of Chester and Polly (Case) Welles; great- grandson of Job Case, Lieutenant Eighteenth Conn. Regt., 1776, Captain in New Haven Alarm in 1779.
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WALTER L. WELLS, Iloquiam, Wash. (26904). Son of Edmond IT. and Emily L. (Buell) Wells; grandson of William Myron and Laura (Starr) Buell; great-grandson of James and Per sis (Shaw) Starr; great2-grandson of Nich- olas Starr, private Conn. Militia, killed at Groton Heights, September 6, 1781.
CHARLES SUMNER WENTWORTH, Brookline, Mass. (27262). Son of Charles Edwin and Minerva Seavey (Jenness) Wentworth; grandson of John Lang- don and Louisa Jane (Darling) Wentworth; great-grandson of Daniel and Patience Wentworth; great'-'-grandson of Nathaniel Wentivorth, Lieutenant, Colonel Stickney's New Hampshire Regt. ; grandson of Oliver and Sidney Langdon (Seavey) Jenness; great-grandson of Richard and Betsey (Seavey) Jenness; great2-grandson of Joseph Langdon Seavey, Sergeant of Minute Men, private, Col. Jonathan Chase's New Hampshire Regt.; great-grandson of John Langdon and Sidney (Sargent) Seavey; great2-grandson of William Seavey, Lieutenant, Capt. Joseph Parsons's Company New Hampshire Militia.
HERMAN JOHN WESTWQOD, Fredortia, N. Y. (27202). Son of Henry C. and .Augusta Lutie (Johnson) Westwood; grandson of Herman Merrill and Lucena E. (Clark) Johnson; great-grandson of Arvine and Eliza Higgins (Clark) Clark; greats-grandson of Moses Clark (father of Arvine), Sergeant, Col. Jonathan Brewer's Mass. Regt.; great-'-grandson of Roszcell Clark (father of Eliza), private, Col. Heman Swift's Conn. Regt.
WALTER WEYGANT, Central Valley, N. Y. (26705). Son of Fletcher Smith and Mahala (Belcher) Weygant; grandson of Smith and Charity (Lamereaux) Weygant; great-grandson of Francis and Rachel (Earll) Weygant; great3- grandson of Ezra Barll, private, Major Du Bois's First Orange County Regt. New York Militia.
RAYMOND LEE WHEELER, Delaware, Ohio (27001). Son of Giant and May (Lee) Wheeler; grandson of Caleb and Elizabeth (Kinsey) Wheeler; great- grandson of Stephen and Ann (Ong) Kinsey; great2-grandson of Jacob Ong, private Penna. Militia.
WALTER GUILBERT WHEELER, Marion, Ohio (26735). Son of Augustus William and Augusta (Edington) Wheeler; grandson of William and Caroline Melinda Wheeler; great-grandson of Reuben and Ruth (Booth) Wheeler; great2-graudson of lilnnthan Wheeler, private Fourth Regt. Conn. Militia.
HERBERT ALPHONSO WHIPPLE, Waterloo, Wis. (26274). Son of Henry Pollard and Julia Ann (Shadduck) Whipple; grandson of Alphonso and Laura (Hinman) Whipple; great-grandson of Daniel and Betsy (.Sheldon) Whipple; gieat2-grandson of Elijah Sheldon, private, Col. Thaddeus Cook's Regt. Conn. Militia.
FRED WILLIAMS WHITCOMB, Burlington, Vt. (25019). Son of Henry W. and Dora (Williams) Whitcomb; grandson of John and Lucia M. (Gillett) Williams; great-grandson of Asa and Lucia (Jones) Gillett; great-grandson of Edward and Lucy (Farnsworth) Jones; great3-grandson of Asa Jones, Second Lieutenant, Col. Benjamin Bellows's Regt. New Hampshire Militia.
CLARENCE WHITE, Red Bank, N. J. ("26119). Supplemental. Son of Francis on<\ Elizabeth Duryea (Haddon) White; grandson of William and Elizabeth Duryea (Katen) Haddon; great-grandson of Jacob and Catharine (Paine) Katen; great-grandson of Joseph Paiiie, Sergeant Fifth Mass. Continental Regt., pensioned.
HAROLD SEWrALL WHITE, Lewiston, Me. (26054). Son of Wallace I luniphrcy and Helen (Prye) White; grandson of John and Mary A. (Humphrey) White; great-grandson of Darius and Sally (Hunt) White; great2-grandson of Cornelius White, Jr., private, Col. Timothy Walker's Mass. Regt.; great'-grandson of Cornelius White, Member of Committee of Inspec- tion, Correspondence, and Safety.
HUNTER CARSON WHITE, Providence, R. L (23542). Supplemental. Son of . Hunter Carson and Carrie Hicks (Kelton) White; grandson of Nahum and
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Lydia (Hicks) Kelton; great-grandson of Nathan and Sarah (Thresher) Hicks; great2-grandsoti of Nathan (and Mary Lindley) Hicks, Sergeant, Col. John Jacobs's Mass. Regt.; grcat3-grandson of Isaiah Lindley, private, Colonel Williams's Mass. Regt.; grcat2-grandson of Aaron Thresher, private, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Moss, Regt.; great'-grandson of Arthur Thresher, j)rivate, Col. David Brewer's Ninth Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of George and Hannah (Bosworth) Kelton; great-grandson of John Kelton, private, Col. Ebenezer Francis's Mass. Regt. WIT/LARD l'nr.SOM WHITE, Boise, Idaho (256.1.3-). Son of Willard and Emma Frances (Nightingale) While; grandson of Selden and Diadama Hannah (Harbour) Wliite; groat grandson of Giles and Mary (Garrett) Harbour; great-grandson of John and .Mary (Case) Garrett, Jr.; grcat3-grandson of John (IVait) Garrett, Major Twenty-sixth Conn. Regt., killed at Wyoming Massacre,* July 13, 1778.
JAMES BROWNSON WHITEHILL, Salt Lake City, Utah (25989). Son of Henry R. and Sarah (Brownson) Whitehill; grandson of James I. and Sarah Ellen (Maclay) Brownson; great-grandson of John and Sarah (Smith) Brown- son; great--grandson of Richard Brownson , Surgeon Sixth Penna. Regt.
ALLEN FRANCIS WHITMAN, Chicago, 111. (26481). Son of Ezekiel and Emma Jeanctte (Chase) Whitman; grandson of Thomas M. and Mary (Tasker) Chase; great-grandson of John and Betsey (Carlton) Chase; great-grandson of Somerby Chase, private, Capt. Moses Nowell's Newburyport Company Mass. Militia; great-grandson of Ebenezer and Comfort (Geary) Tasker; great2- grandson of Jonathan Tasker, Corporal, Coi. Joseph Cilley's New Hampshire Regt.; grandson of Freedom and Sarah Bass (Allen) Whitman; great-grandson of Deacon Barzillai and Lucy (Baldwin) Allen; great"-grandson of Jonathan Allen, Major Mass. Line, reported killed January, 1780.
JOSEPH LEWIS WHITTET, Buffalo, N. Y. (26954). Son of Joseph and Lydia Esther (Lewis) Whittet; grandson of Lovell and Tamerzan (Wait) Lewis; great-grandson of Thomas and Olive (Spaulding) Lewis; great2-grandson of Levi Spaulding, Captain Third New Hampshire Regt.
BENJAMIN BRECKENRIDGE WICKHAM, Norwalk, Ohio (27081). Son of Frederick C. and Susan (Adams) Wickham; grandson of Frederick and Lncy Bancroft (Preston) Wickham; great-grandson of .Samuel and Esther (Taylor) Preston; grcat'J-grandson of Timothy Taylor, private Merrimac Company New Hampshire Militia; grcat2-grandson of John and Rebecca (b'arrar) Preston; great3-grandson of Samuel Tarrar, Member from Lincoln in First Mass. Provincial Congress; grandson of George Quincy and Charlotte (Nickles) Adams; great-grandson of Baxter Adams; great-grandson of Nathan Adams, private, Col. David Wells's Mass. Reft.
THEODORE P. WILCOX, Portland, Oregon (26447). Son of Henry S. and Sarah (Burney) Wilcox: grandson of George Wilcox; great grandson of Aaron Willcox, Sergeant, Col. Miles Powell's Berkshire County Regt. Mass. Militia.
JESSE THOMPSON WILKINSON, Aurora, N. C. (24510). Son of Milton Bard and Susan Ma/anic (Thompson) Wilkinson; grandson of Tarlton and Susan Elizabeth (Bryan) Thompson; great-grandson of William and Olivia (Croom) Bryan; g.reat2-grandson of John Bryan, Colonel Craven County North Carolina Regt., Delegate to Halifax Congress, November, 1776.
JOHN DAVID WILLARD, Palo Alto, Cal. (.'6024). Son of David Benedict and Anna Eliza (Harris) Willard; grandson of William and Hulda Ann (Benedict) Willard; great-grandson of John and Polly (Huck) Willard; great-grandson of John Willard, private, Colonel Rosseter's Mass. Regt.; great'-grandson of FJias Willard, Quartermaster Mass. Regulars, Col. John Brown.
ELMORE, ABRAM WILLETS, Belmont, N. Y. (26225). Son of Isaac and Har- riet (Aycrs) Willets; grandson of John Wilson and Electa (Frace) Ayers; great-grandson of John and Sallie (Stephens) Aycrs; great2- grandson of Uriah Stephens, private Penna. Line, pensioned.
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DIXON C. WILLIAMS, Chicago, 111. (_'6SS6). Son of Dixon C. nnd Martha Jane (Dillon) Williams; grandson of Thomas and Harriet (Roane) Dillon; great- grandson di li'iiliiim Dillon, private Virginia Militia.
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIAMS. Baltimore, Md. (25570). Son of George
W. and Catharine (Cohee) Williams; grandsoa of George W. and Mary
Rebecca (Whittam) Williams; great-grandson of William and Ann (Ilynson)
Whittam; great-grandson of William Whittam, matross Fifth Regt. Maryland
Artillery.
PETER ALVERSON WILSEY, Alt. Pleasant, Mich. (26622). Bom 1827. Died February 3. 1 y r 5 . Son of James Wilscy, born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sep- tember j, 1758, died at Milford, Mich., December 11, 1844, private, minute man, scout, Col. Cornelius Van Vechten's and Col. 1\ ter Yates's New York Regts., pensioned.
CHARLES HENRY WILSON, Lincoln, Nebr. (26376), Son of Daniel and Jane
Arfri (Crawford) Wilson; grandson of John and Jerusha (Dunbar) Wilson;
great-grandson of John Wilson, drummer, Col. Seth Warner's Conn. Regt. FRANK BUSS WILSON, Seattle, Wash. (27229). Son of John Newton and
Einiira (Wheaton) Wilson; grandson of John and Mercy (Newton) Wilson;
great-grandson of 'Thomas Wilson, private, Capt. George Reid's Company, Col.
John Staik's New Hampshire Regt. FRANK KASTON WILSON, Cleveland, Ohio (-'6352). Son of Odeel and Kath-
erine (Garrick) Wilson; grandson of R. Porter and Caroline (Easton) Wilson;
great-grandson of David Wilson; great2-grand£on of William Wilson, private,
Captain Talbot's Company Penna. Troops, pensioned.
CIIAUNCEY LIVINGSTON WILTSE, Pullerton, Nebr. (23940). Supplemental. Son of Chauncey and Augusta C. (Strong) Wiltse; grandson of Edwin Fred- erick and Mary (Stevenson) Strong; great-grandson of Ira and Rhoda (Booth) Strong; great'-grandson of Bela Strong, Jr., private, Capt. Ebenezer Strong's Company Second Hampshire County Regt. Mass. Militia; great8-grandson of Bela Strong, Corporal, Lieut. Col. Samuel Williams's Mass. Regt.; great-'- grandson of Robert Booth, private, Capt. Gad Stanley's Company Conn. Militia.
ALLEN LIDA WINANS, Walla Walla, Wash. (-7231). Son of William Park- hurst and Lida (Moore) Winans; grandson of Jonas Wood and Sarah (Stiles) Winans; great-grandson of Moses Winans, minute man Essex County New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of John and Phebe (Crane) Stiles; great2- grandson of Jacob Crane, Lieutenant Colonel New Jersey State Troops.
GILBERT PARK WINANS, Walla Walla, Wash. (26541). Son of William Park- hurst and Lida (Moore) Winans; grandson of Jonas Wood and Sarah (Stiles) Winans; great-grandson of Moses Winans, minute man, private, Second Kssex County Regt. New Jersey Militia; great-grandson of John and Phebe (Crane) Stiles; great-'-grandson of Jacob Crane, Captain First Essex County Regt. New Jersey Militia.
ELMER TERRY WINANT, Honolulu, Hawaii (20418). Son of Samuel and Jane Frances (Ncal) Winant; grandson of Janus Edwin and Nancy (Dockcndorf) Neal; great-grandson of Solomon and Jane (Yates) Dockendorf; great'- grandson of George James Yates, Captain Third Lincoln County Regt. Mass. Militia.
ALBERT OWEN WOLFE, Locustpoint, Ind. (25839). Son of George Harmon and Margaret (Smith) Wolfe; grandson of Henry Lewis and Sarah Jane (Evans) Wolfe; great-grandson of Henry Huff and Sophia (Zilhart) Wolfe; great--grandson of George Washington and Margaret (Conrad) Wolfe; great8- grandson of John and Ann (Aurand) Wolfe; great' grandson of George Wendell Wolfe, Captain Fifth Company Northumberland County Penna. A.-so- ciators.
HENRY NELSON WOOD, Omaha, Nebr. (26384). Son of Alanson Thorp and Caroline Susan (Judson) Wood; grandson of Timothy and Susannah (Thorp)
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Wood; great-grandson of Daniel Wood, private, Col. Porter's and other Mass. Regts. ; grandson of David and Abigail (Leach) Judson; great-grandson of Christopher Leach, private, Colonel Durkee's Conn. Regt. and Colonel Lamb's Artillery; great-'-graiidson of Bsekiel Wood, Surgeon Mass. Continentals; great-grandson of Ebeneser Judson, Corporal, Col. Roger Enos's Conn. Regt.
WIEtUAM PA9JZJMT.G WOODBRIDGiS, Parkersburg, W. Va. (D. C. 26801). Son of John Morgan anil Abigal Elizabeth (Darling) Woodbridge; grandson of Dudley and Maria (Morgan) Woodbridge; great-grandson of George Morgan, Agent for Indian Affairs, Colonel, Commissary General of Purchases, Western District.
GEORGE EZRA WOODRUFF, Louisville, Ky. (26581). Son of Ezra Woodruff; grandson of Eva and Catherine (Ilazen) Woodruff; great-grandson of Enos Woodruff, private Essex County New Jersey Militia.
RUSSELL DORR WOODRUFF, Salt Lake City, Utah (25984). Son of John and Lucinda M. (Dimick) Woodruff; grandson of Nathan Cook and Temperance (Russell) Dimick; great grandson of Riverius Russell, private Conn. Militia, matross, Col. John Lamb's Second Continental Artillery Regt.
ISAAC THOMAS WOODSON, Louisville, Ky. (25350). Son of Isaac Thomas and Loulie Belle (Wood) Woodson; grandson of Anthony Levilian and -Eli/a Belle (Chaplaine) Woodson; great-grandson of Thomas and Sarah (Saunders) Woodson; great2-grandson of Matthew Woodson, Chaplain First Virginia Regt.
CHARLES DANIEL WOODWARD, Providence, R. I. (25970). Son of Daniel Snow and Rhoda Cranston (Macker) Woodward; grandson of Elkanah and Hannah D. (Snow) Woodward; great-grandson of Ephraini Woodward, Cor- poral, Col. John Ilathaway's and other Mass. Regts.
NORTON LeDROIT WOODWARD, Chicago, 111. (26887). Son of George Wheelock and Ellen Eunice (Langdon) Woodward; grandson of John LeDroit and Jerusha (Stillman) Langdon; great-grandson of Andrew and Eunice (King) Langdon; great"-grandson of John (and Lucy Morehouse) Langdon, Lieutenant Third Dutchess County Regt. New York Militia; greats-grandson of Andrcio Morehouse, Lieutenant Colonel New York Militia; great-grandson of Daniel and Rebecca (Gillct) Stillman; great'-'-grandson of Roger Stillman, private, Col. Asa Whitcoinb's Mass. Regt., pensioned; great-grandson of Abel Gillelt, private, Major Sheldon's Regt. Conn. Light Horse; grandson of William Henry and Elizabeth (Curtis) Woodward; great-grandson of liezaleel (and Mary Wheelock) Woodivard, Member of Committee of Safety of Graf- ton, New Hampshire; grcat2-grandson of Iileazer Wheelock, Member of Dirt- mouth College Company in York Light Infantry, under Major Wheelock; great grandson of lienjamin Curtis, Surgeon First New York Regt.
CHARLES NELSON WOOLLEY, Long Branch, N. J. (27-111). Son of Penn and Mary (Hopper) Woolley; grandson of Jordan and Margaret (Van Brunt) Woolley; great grandson of Daniel and Sarah (Lane) Van Brunt; great*- grandson of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Haulsir) Van Brunt; gieat^-grandson of Nicholas Van Brunt, Captain Third Monmouth County Regt. New Jersey Militia, Deputy New Jersey Provincial Congress.
LLOYD ELMORE WORK, Chicago, 111. (27123). Son of Abel Milligan and Mel- vina Sarah (Elmore) Work; grandson of Abel Everett and Cynthia Hanley (Larimer) Work; great-grandson of Aaron and Milocent (Everett) Work; gi cat2-grandsou of Samuel Worlt, private "London Brittain Company" Chester County Penna. Militia.
SAMUEL COPP WORTH EN, East Orange, N. J. (27408). Son of Joseph Henry and Amanda (Copp) Worthen; grandson of Joseph and Eliza A. (Oilman) Worthen; great-grandson of Moses and Bethiah (Meacham) Worthen; grcat1- grandson of Samuel Worthen, Member of Committee of Safety, private, Col. Daniel Moore's New Hampshire Regt.
DONALD COLLIER WRIGHT, Syracuse, N. V. (27206). Son of Edward Clay- ton and Anna Louise (Collier) Wright; grandson of Jacob and Elizabeth
384 SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION'.
Magdalena (Walrath) Colyer; great-grandson of Peter and Mary (Van Val- kenburgh) Colyer; great2-grandson of Jacob Colyer, private ami minute man, Colonel Fisher's Regt. New York Militia; grandson of Truman King and Martha (Bridgeman) Wright; great-grandson of Preserved and Jemima (King) Wright; great2-grandson of Solomon Wright, Sergeant, Colonel Latimer's Regt. Conn. Militia.
EDWARD HENRY WRIGHT, Newark, N. J. (--6859). Son of Edward Henry and Dorcnthca Eliza (Mason) Wright; grandson of Stevens Thomson and Julia F. (Phelps.) Mason; great-grandson of John Thomson and Eliza Baker (Moir) Mason; great--grandson of Stevens Thomson and Mary Elizabeth. (Armistead) Mason; great8-grandspn of Thomson Mason, Judge of Supreme Court and Member of Virginia Assembly.
SILAS McKEEN WRIGHT, Grand Rapids, Mich. (26612). Son of Charles Dex- ter and Rosanna Bcthiah (Allbee) Wright; grandson of Ebenezer and Bethiah (Bisbee) Allbee; great grandson of Ebenezer Allbee, private, Col. Eben Wood's - Regt. Vermont Militia.
HENRY WASHINGTON WYMAN, Hartford, Conn. (26667). Son of Alonzo James and Hester A. (Hunt) Wyman; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Dewey) Wyman; great-grandson of John and Susanna (Cole) Wyman; great-- grandsofi of Joint Wyman, Lieutenant, Col. Asa Whiteomb's Mass. Regt. and Lieutenant Rhode Island Continental Line, pensioned.
ARTHUR GEORGE YEOMANS, West Orange, N. J. (26862). Son of George II. and Amelia (Venino) Yeomans; grandson of Reuben P. and Augusta (Dcd- erick) Yeomans; great-grandson of Samuel and Rebecca (Collins) Yeomans; grcat-'-grandson of Samuel Yeomans, private Second Orange County Regt. New York Militia.
GFORCF STANLEY YEOMANS, West Orange, N. J. (-'6861). Son of Orion Lavelle and Eva (Can ham) Yeomans; grandson of Reuben P. and Augusta (Dederick) Yeomans; great-grandson of Samuel and Rebecca (Collins) Yeomans; g.reat2-grandson of Samuel Yconians, private Second Orange County Regt. New York Militia.
LUCIKN INGRAIIAM YEOMANS, Chicago, 111. (26S88). Son of Lucien Theron and Su^an Sophia (Cleveland) Yeomans; grandson of Theron Gilbert and Lydia Ann (Stearns) Yeomans; great-grandson of Gilbert and Sarah (Bullock) Yeomans; great'-'-grandson of Eliab Yeomans, private Eleventh Albany County Regt. New York Militia; great-grandson of Asa Bulloch, private, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Mass. Regt.; great-grandson of Ariel (Royal) and Analine (Mapes) Stearns; great-grandson of Ebenezer Stearns, private, Col. Nathan Tyler's Third Worcester County Regt. Mass. Militia; grandson of Richard Falley and Ann (Neal) Cleveland; great-grandson of William and Margaret (Falley) Cleveland; great2-grandson of Aaron Cleveland, Recruiting Officer at Hart- ford, Conn.; grcat2-grandson of Richard Falley, Lieutenant, Colonel Daniel- son's Regt. Mass. Militia.
CECIL GEORGE YOUNG, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. (Conn. 27328). Son of George P. and Lillian Sarah (Foole) Young; grandson of Linus and Ade- line Lucctla (Adams) l'oote; great-grandson of Chauncey and Sarah \V. Adams; great--grandson of John Bradford Adams, private, Col. Israel Putnam's Conn. Regt.
EARL WAYNE ZIBBELL, Seattle, Wash. (26530). Son of Robert Jay anil Har- riett Minerva (Ford) Xibhell; grandson of Joseph and Elizabeth (Rowe) Ford; great-grandson of Frederic and Uepzib.ih (Johnson) Rowe; great-grandson of Jesse and Hcpzibah (French) Johnson; great'-grandson of Isaac Johnson, private Sixth Regt. Conn. Line.
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Index of Revolutionary Ancestors.
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Abbot, Benjamin, 353 Abbot, Joseph, 37 1 Abercrombie, James, 364 Ackerson, Cornelius, 328 Adams, Amos, 302 Adams, Andrew, 2S5 Adams, John, 273 Adams, John, Jr., 370 Adams, John B., 384 Adams, Levi, 288 Aldcn, Prince, 273 Alexander, Alexander, 274 Allbee, Kbene/er, 384 Allen, Barnabas, 274 Allen, Jonathan, 212, 381 Allen, Mathew, 293 Allen, Solomon, 30S Ailing, John, 313 Ailing, Philo, 278 Allison, William, 361 Aim)', San ford, 274 Alston, Philip, 365 Alvord, 1 ):miel, 37-\ Ames, Anthony, 285 Ames, Nathaniel, 274 Anderson, Isaac, 323 Anderson, John, 286 Anderson, R. C, 275 Andrews, Daniel, 313 Annin, William, 328 Applegate, Bartholomew, 350 Appleton, Thomas, 275 Arnold, Tsrael, 310 Arnold, John, 275 Arnold, Lewis, 275 Arthur, Benjamin, 328 Ashby, John, 347 Aspinwall, John, 284 Atkinson, Nathaniel, 276 Attwill, William, 296,345 Attwill, Zachariah, 2(f) At water, David, 353 At will, Zachariah, 345 Atwood, Jonathan, 350 Atwood, Joshua, 350 Austen, Benjamin, 305, 315 Austin, Daniel, 276 Austin, Thomas, 3 13 Averill. I'benezei, 327 Averill, Elijah, 327 Avery, Solomon, 370 Axtell, Henry, 205
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Aver, James, 33 r \yers, Nathaniel, 276
Ayrcs. Nathaniel, 276
Babbitt, Ziba, 30S Babcock, Ebenczer, 368 Rabcock, Ithamar, 27.1 Babcock, N'athan, 274 Baber, William, 399, 300 Bachelor, Benjamin, 276 Bachcr, Jacob, 284 Bacon, Rberiezer, 276 Bacon, Thompson, 378 Bagg, Aaron, 277 Bagley, Samuel, 3.}i Bailey, Samuel, Jr., 327 Baird, David, 349 Baker, Joseph, 341 Baker, Samuel, 339 Balch, Joseph, 277 Raid win. David, 277 Baldwin, I tezekiah, 277 Baldwin, I Fczekiah, J r., 277 Baldwin, Jonathan, .529 Baldwin, William, 277 Bancroft, Edmund, 339 Barber, William, 316 Barker, Kbene/er, 277 Barker, Josiah, 277 Barlow, Abner, 358 Barnes, Jonathan, 351 Barnes, Joseph, 305 Barnum, Jehiel, 337 Barnum, Thomas, 364 Barrett, ( diver, 36 r Bartholomew, Joseph, 3 14 Barllctt, lames, 270 Bartlett, Thomas, 204 Bartlclt, William, 287 Bassctt, I lezckiah, 279 Bassctt, Joseph; 375 Bassctt, Joshua. Jr., 270 Bassctt, Nathaniel, Jr., 30" Batchcldcr, Benjamin, 276 Batchcller, Benjamin, 346 Battle, William, 270 \\ at ton, Edward-, 3 13 Baxter, Richard, 339 Bayly, James, 279 Beach, Enoch, 364 Beach, Israel, 270 Beach, James Eaton, 300
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386
SONS OF THE: AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Beach, Samuel, 280 Beall, Richard, 295 Beall, Thomas, 279 Bean, John, 278 Beardsley, Stiles, 279 Beatty, John, 354 Becker, Henry Rickas, 290 Becker, Johannes, 290 Becker, William, 290 Bcckwith, Jason, 280 Beckwith, Marvin, 335 Bcebe, Asa, 336 Beitler, John, 35r Belcher, John, 303 ■Belford, John, 303 Belknap, Abel, 343 Belknap, Jesse, 351 Bell, John, 360 Bell, Robert, 275 Bcmis, James, 280 Benedict, John, 328 Benedict, William, 357 Benham, Elihu, 308 Benjamin, Samuel, 280 Bennet, Bezaleel, 296, 329 Bennett, Aaron, 281 Bennett, Amos, 317 Bennett, Roland, 346 Bennett, Zebulon, 281 Bent, David, 283 Bent, Jonathan, 281 Bcntley, Tabcr, 2<;o Berge, Christian, 367 Betts, Elijah, 281 Biddle, Richard, 282 Billings, Stephen, Jr., 362 Billings. Stephen, Sr., 362 Bills, William, 363 Birckhead, Christopher, 283 Bishop, Joel, 282 Bishop. Samuel, 282 Bittmger, Nicholas, 279 Black, Alexander, 346 Blake, James, 274 Blake, Philemon, ^71 Blakely, David, 282 Blakeslee, Jotliam, 282, 283 Blanch, Thomas, .],V), 340 Bleecker, Anthony 1.., 305 Blount, Reading, 379 Bly, Jonathan, 358 Board, David, 283 Boardman, Moses, 379 Bocher, Jacob, 284 Holies, David, 280 Bolles, Lemuel, 283 Bolon, Robert, 283 Book, George, 284 Booth, Robert, %^j
Booth, Walter. 324 Houghton, A/.er, 337 Howies, Thomas, 280 Bowman, Samuel, 284 Boyd, David, 368 Boyer, Charles B.,284 Boynton, John, 285 Boynton, Samuel, 329 Brackenridge, H. If., 360 Bradford, Andrew, yiy Bradford, Samuel, 327 Braxton, Carter, 327 •Breed, Amos, 286 Breed, John, 286 Breed, Oliver, 286 Brelsford, John, 303 Brett, William, 286 Brewer, Gains, 296 Brewster, Samuel, 286 Briggs, Joel, 323 Briggs, Silas, 286 Brigham, Henry, 344 Brigham, Uriah, 344 Brightman, George, 369 Bristol, Oid eon, 275 , Brooks, Joseph, 286 Brooks, Timothy, 274 tS Brower, Abraham, 286 Brown, Charles, Jr., 312 Brown, Chas. B., 362 Brown, Daniel, 287 Brown, Klisha, 287 Brown, Ezra, 296 Brown, Ichabod, 367 Brown, John, 277, 287 Brown, Mathew, 287 Brown, Nathaniel B., 371 Brown, Robert, 287 Brown, Rufus, 32 1 Brown, Samuel, 319 Brownson, Richard, 38 r Bruce, Charles, 288 Bryan, John, 37r, 381 Bryan, John Andrew, 288 Bryant, Ephraini, 307 Bryant, James, 288 Bryant, John, 307 Buchanan, James, 288 Buell, Asa, 288 Bull, Thomas, 320 Bullock, Jabez, 283 Bumpstead, Joseph, 2^) Burdick, Oliver, 29 1 Burnap, Rbenezer, ,v'o Burns, Alexander. 2^) Bui pee, Moses, 31 1 Burrell, Sylvanus, 302 Burridge, John, 203 Burrill, Jacob, 347
INDEX OF REVOLUTIONARY ANCKSTORS.
387
Burris, Thomas, 321 Burt, David, 331 Burtis, John, Jr., 289 Burton, James, 289 Bush, Francis, 321 Bush, Henry, 376 Bush, Zachariah, Jr., 300 Bushnell, Alexander, 346 Bussey, Bennett, 310 Butler, l\bcne/.cr, 281) Butler, Isaac, 336 Butler, Moses, 322 Butler, Percival, 289 Butler, Pierce, 289 Butler, Samuel Stone, 336 Buttcrfield, Jonathan, 290 Butterfield, Jonathan, Jr., 290 Byerly, Jacoh, 299 Byington, Daniel, 335
Cable, Abner, 308 Cady, Isaac, 290 Cady, Jonas, 336 Cady, lonathan, 290 Cafferty, Joseph, 290 Caldwell, Alexander, 291 Caldwell, John, 291, 314 Cameron, Daniel, 294 Camp, Asa, 290 Camp, Nicholas, 274 Campbell, Archibald, 324 Cantine, Moses, 291 Capron, Joseph, 292 Carhart, Cornelius, 284, 299 Carpenter, Barlow, 334 Carpenter, Hphraim, 292 Carpenter, William, 292 Carr, John, Jr., 300 Carr, John, Sr., 301 Carr, Robert, 348 Cary, Kbenezer, 334 Cary, Nehemiah, 355 Case, Job, 370 Casler, Jacob, Jr., 292 Cason, James, 299 Castle, Phineas, 323 Catithorn, Richard, 343 Cessna, John, 1 II, 292, 363 Chadwell, Harris, 345 Chaffee, Joshua, 354 Chamberlain, Kbenezer, 346 Chamberlain, John, 375 Chamberlain, Jonathan, 346 Chamberlain, William, 276 Chambers, John, 293 Champlin, Joshua, 293 Chandler, James, 293 Chandler, Josiah, 324 Cliapin, Amos, 293
Chapman, Kbenezer, 308 Chapman, Nathaniel 368 Chappell, Amos, 316 Chase, Oliver, 294 Chase, Somerbv, 381 Chatfield, Oliver, 308 Chcnault, William, 321 Cheney, Daniel, Jr., 306 Cheney, Daniel, Sr., 306 Cheney, Ebenczer, 350 Cheney, Samuel, 274 Cheney, William, Jr., 350 Cheney, William, Sr., 350 Chenoweth, John, 293 Cherry, Samuel, 357 Chester, Christopher, 294 Childress, John, 312 Chipman, Thomas, 294 Choate, Isaac, 290 Choate, James, 297 Churchill, Armistead, 291 Churchill, Daniel, 299 Churchill, John, 294 Cilley, Thomas. <sO Clapsaddle, Augustinus, 275, 329 Clark, Amasa, 318 Clark, Asahel, 348 Clark, Benjamin, 305 Clark, Daniel, 368 Clark, Joseph, 295 Clark, Moses, 326, 380 Clark, Paul, 289 Clark, Roswell. 380 Clark, Rowland, 348 Clark, Samuel, 343 Clark, Timothy, 295, 3& Clark, William, 36r Clarke, John, 307, 324 Clay, Samuel, 342 Clayton, Klisha, 296 Clements, James, 29c) Clendenin, John, 296, 37S Cleveland, Aaron, 384 Cleveland, John, 372 Cleveland, Rufus, 20/) Clevcnger, Job, 29/) Clouston, Thomas, 350 Coan, John, 203 Cocke, William, 297 Coddington, Archibald. 297 Coddington, Robert, 286 Coe, Oliver, 297 Collin, Beriah, 3 15 Coffin, Peter, 297 Cole, Benjamin, 303
Coles. Robert, ..'So
Collins, Abel, 308
Collins, John, 282 Colyer, Jacob. :Si
388
SON'S OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Comey, Oliver, 297 Compton, Gabriel, 354 Conant, George, 304 Conklin, Daniel, 310 Conkling, Isaac, $2& Conkling, Joshua, 298 Conkling, Stephen', 298, 333 Conner, C< irnelius, 305 CoPoycr, William, 298, 318 Converse, Israel, 287 Cook, I saac, Jr., 276 Coolc, Joe!, 276 Cook, Uriah, 302 Coolidgc. William, 369, 370 Cooper, Frederick, 20/8 Cooper, James I '>., 291 Corbin, Asa, 298 Coricl, Abraham, 298 Cornell, William, 278 Covenhovcn, William, 298 Cowl, Benjamin, 303 Cowles, Josiah, 322 Cox, Tsaae, 301 Co}'lc, Manassah, 360 CralTord, Elijah, 335 Craig, Moses, Jr., 299 Crane, I )avid I )., 310 Crane, Jacob, 382 Crane, Moses, 328 Crane, Nathaniel, 200 Critchet, Richard, 298 Crockett, Anthony, 37S Croninger, Joseph, 379 Cross, Uriah, 32 1 Crow, Walter, 299 Cunard, 1 )ennis, 320 Cuney, Stephen, 289 Cunningham, John, 289 Currier, I )aniel, 365 Currier, Jonathan, 300 Curtis, Azor, 300 Curtis, Benjamin, 3S3 Cushman, Joseph. 28s Cuslunan, Thomas, 2S2 Cutler, Manasseh, 352
Dameron, Joseph, 324
Dan forth. William. 30! Darby, John, Jr., 3ns 1 )avis, lames, joj Da\ is, John, 302 Davis, |( mathan, 276 1 )avis, Kiit redge, 30J ] )avis, Levi, 3 17 I )a\'ison, Asa, 289 1 )awson, Jeremiah, 302 Daw Ephraim, 33,6 Dayton, Michiel, 301 ] )eakc, Charles, 301
1 )eake, Win. Could, 301 I )ean, Abraham, 304 1 )ean, Enos, 314 Delano, Jonathan. 297 I )e Mary, John, 285 1 >cinoss, John, 312 I )ennet, Samuel, 3 |i I )('!inison, Isaac, 329 I Jenny, I fenry, 288 I >eiit, John, ^7^^ 1 Jerry, Peter, 270 l>e Witt, Jacob R.,378 1 >ibble, John, 329 Dibrell, Anthony, 27K Dickey, Matthew, 347 Dillon, William, 382 Dodge, Daniel, 304 I Jodgc, Henry, 327 Donaldson, John, 371 Donnell, John, 336 I Jonnell, Jotham, 304 1 Joolittle, Daniel, 332 I )> >rr, Ebenczer, 274 1 )orr, Nathan, 274 Dorsey, Thomas, 324 Di »tcn, Stephen, 207 Doughty, Linton, ,]22 Dow, Reuben, 304 1 )o\v mi', Abraham, 366 I )ovvner, Samuel, 30 \ 1 Jowning, Stephen, 2<S4 I )o/ier, John, 305 1 )rake, I )aniel, 370 I )rury, Luther, 296 Duftield, John, 349 Dunham, Azariah, 305, 344 Dunham, David-, 342 Dunham, Ebenezcr, 305 Dnnh.mi. Jonathan, 358 Dunn, Flugh, 299 1 hmning, Robert, 306 Durkce, Timothy, 338 Dyer, Anthony, 340 Dyer, Christopher, 285 ■
Earll, I )aniel, 306 Enrll, Ezra, 380 Eastman, .Auk >s, 378 Kastmnn, Benjamin, 306 Eaf 1 man, Ebenczer, 306 Eastman, Edward, 306 Eastman, Samuel. 203, 290 Katoii, El)cnctcr, 306 Ecker, J<»ost, 290 Eddy, josiah, 341 Edgerton, Jacob, 282 Edgerton, Simeon, 354 I vl it-, James, 287 Edmonston, Thomas, 371
INDl'.X OP REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS.
389
Hells, Nathaniel, 209 Eggleston, Eliab, 352 Eldredge, Micah, 307
Eldredge, Michael, 307 Eldridge, Thomas, 290 Elliott, John, 364 Elliott, Samuel, 307 Ellis, Isaac, 365, 366 Kllis, Stephen, 304 Elmer, Nathaniel. 361 Elmer, William, 361 Elmes, Ebenezer, 307 Ely, John, 379 Emery, William, 307 Erwin, Alexander, 313 Estill, James, 309' Evans, Benjamin, 339 Everett, Samuel, 295 Everly, Michael, 314 Evitts, Joseph, 358 Ewing, Alexander, 329
Fairbanks, Adam, 308 Fairbanks, Amos, 308 Fairbanks, Asa, 308 Fairbanks, Ebenezer, 308 Fairbanks, Joseph, 345 Fall, George, 345 Falley, Richard, 384 Farnsworth, Joseph, 308 Farnum, Stephen, 273 Farrar, Samuel, 381 Farrow, Thomas, 374 Fassett, John, Jr., 379 Fassctt, John, Sr., 379 Fay, William, 308 Felch, Samuel, 350 Fenner, Richard, Jr., 300 Ferris, Israel, 315 Field, John, Jr., 309 Fields, William, 319 Fifield, Samuel, 278 Fisher, Eleazer, 364 Fitzgerald, Joseph, 309 Flagg, Henry Collins, 309 Fletcher, Peter, 317 Fletcher, Samuel, 316, 355 Fly nn, Amos, 379 Foilmcr, George Jacob, 309 Fonda, John, 295 Forbes, John, 287 Force, Squire, 309, 310 horce, Thomas, 355 Fordham, Stephen, 364 Fordyce, Benjamin, 310 Forney, Abraham, 310 Foss, George, 310 Foster, Amos, 310 Foster, Isaac, 336
Foster, Salathiel, 310 Foster, Samuel, 280 Foster, Timothy, 310 I^owlc, James, 278 Fowler, Dijah, 369 Fox, C. W„ 330 Fox, Isaac, 3^8 Freeman, Ralph, Jr., 311 French, Samuel, 311, 326 Frink, John, 348 Frisbie, Jabez, 364 Frisbie, Reuben, 308 Fry, Joshua, 299, 300 Fulkinson, John, 274 Fuller, Benjamin, 31 1 Fuller, Ignatius, 326 Fuller, John, 354 Fuller, Joseph, 31 1 Fuller, Timothy, 311 Fulton, John, 311, 312
Gale, .Solomon, 375 Galloway, William, 330 Gallup, Benadam, 359 Gallup, Joseph, 365 Gardiner, James, 312 Gardner, Christopher, 344 Garec, James, 312 Garrelt, John (Wait), 381 Garrigus, John, 312 Gary, James, 312 Gates, Simon, 297 Gault, Matthew, 341 Gaut, Matthew, 341 Gay, John, 331 Gaylord, Eleazer, 350 Gaylord, Eliakim, 350 George, John, 321 Gibbons, Isaac, 313 Gilbert, Elislia, 313 Giles, Aquila, 313 Giles, Eleazer, 332 Gilford, Benjamin, 304 Gillett, Abel, 3H3 Gilmorc, Thomas, 314 Gilson, William, 368 Given, David, 346 Glazier, Oliver, 314 Glines, Israel, 273 Goble, Abraham, 360 Go ff, John, 327 Gold, Talcott, 352 Goodale, Solomon, 278 Goodnough, Calvin, 314 Goodrich, Edward, 314 Goodrich, Samuel, 301 Gookin, Edmund, 344 Goss, John, 363 Gould, Bazakel, 286
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Gould, Talcott, 352 Granger, Abraham, Jr., 318 Granger, Thomas, 283
Grant, John, Jr., 3 J 5 Grant, John, Sr., 315 Gravel v, Joseph, 315 Gray, Pardon, 274 Green, Klihu, 375 Green, Jabez,- 379 Green, Morris, 314 Green, Philip, 364 Green, Samuel, 315 Greene, James, 315 Greene, Thomas, 315 Greenleaf, David, 348 Greenwood, Joshua, 315 Greenwood, William, 315 Greer, Joseph, 315 Griffith, Henry, 304 Griswold, Daniel, 285 Griswold, Ebenezer, 316 Griswold, John, 285 Grow, Peter, 357 Guerrant, John, 296 Guy, Timothy, 316
Haas, John, 312 Hadden, Thomas, 312 Harford, Ebenezer, 316 Haines, Peter, 276 Hall, Isaac, 317 Hall, John, 317, 319 Hall, Samuel, 316 Hallett, Thomas, 292 Halscy, Abraham, 364 Halsey, Silas, Jr., 317 Hamblin, Perez, 311 Hamilton, Hosca, 317 Hamilton, Jonathan, 275 Hamilton, William, 279 Hamlin, Nathaniel, 317 Hamlin, Perez, 311 Ham man, Frederick, 373 Hammond, Benjamin, 374 Hammond, Joseph, Jr., 317 Hammond, Joseph, Sr., 317 Hand, Daniel, 377 Hand, Marcus, 317 Hankinson, James, 344 Hankinson, Kenneth, 344 Planks, John, 338 Hansbrotigh, Peter, 3 r 1 Hansen, Henry, 295 Hanson, Henry, 295 Hard)'', John, 326 Plarlan, Jonathan, 284 Harris, Giles, 350 Harris, Tames, 276, 354 Harris, Nathaniel, 350
I [arris, Perley, 364 1 farrison, Samuel, 353 J I art, John, 275 I fart, Nathaniel, 330 Hartman, John, 354, 373 T lartwell, Benjamin, 337 Hasbrouck, Jonathan, 348 Hatch, 1 [eman, 294 1 Iathaway, Ephriam, 318 I [athaway, John, 324 Hawes, Shubael, 319 Hayden, Daniel, ^"$4 Hayes, Hugh, 358 Hedden, David, 372 1 Icdrick, Jacob, 336 Helmer, George F., 275, 329 Hempstead, Benjamin, 334 Hempstead, Joshua, 334 Henhion, Theunis, 348 Herbert, Charles, 345 Herrick, Jonathan, Jr., 320 Hersey, Jeremiah, 336 Hickok, Daniel, 320 Hicks, Nathan, 381 Hightjohn N., 364 Hildreth, John, 320 1 [ill, Benjamin, 306 Hill, Squire, 316 1 [illis, William, 320 Hillman, Benjamin, 320 Hincher, William, J., 332 Ilinchcr, William, vSr., 332 Hinckley, Abel, 320 1 linds, Jesse, 363 Hinds, Leonard, 285 H inkle, Anthony, 356 Hinkle, Tacob, 510 Hinkle, Wendel, 356 Jlinkson, John, 320 Hinkston, John, 320 Hinman, Kleazcr, 356 Hinman, Samuel, 321 'Hinsdale, Elisha, 321 1 litehcock, Justin, 321 Hichcoclc, Luke, 321 Hobby, Mills, 325 Hodges, Isaac, 303 Hoffman, Jan, 321 1 Iolabird, Timothy, Jr., 342 Hoklen, Levi, 322, 342 Holland, Park, 333 Holland, William, 367 Hollister, Ashbel, 322 Holmes, David, 331 Holmes, Josiah, 322 Hooker, Noadiah, 323 Hopkins, Benjamin, 323 Hopkins, John, Jr., 323 Hopkins, John, Sr., 323
INDEX OJ- REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS.
391
Hopkins, Josiah, 291 Hopkins, Uriah, 323 Hoppock, Cornelius, 286 Horton, Barnard, 362 Horton, Nathan, 310 Horton, Thomas, 328 Hotchkiss, Harris, 337 How, Nehemiah, 325, 378 How, Peter, 325 How, Samuel, 37S Howe, Mark, 304 Hoyt, Benjamin, 368 Hoyt, Nehemiah, 337 Hoyt, Zebadiah, 371 Hubbard, Elisha, 324 Hubbard, Joseph, 294 Hubbard, Manoah, 294 Hudson, John, 330 Hughes; John, 323
Hull, Abel, 324 Hull, Isaac, 324 Humphrey, William, 342 Hundley, Josiah (Cy),32_| Hunkins, Robert, 325 Hunt, Abner, 274 Hunting-, Amos, 325 Huntington, Roger, 325 Huntress, Christopher, 306 Hutchins,' Joseph, 368 Hutchinson, Thomas, 325 Hutton, Hictt, 362 Hutton, Timothy, 325 Huxford, Joseph, 356
Ingraham, Daniel, Irish, James, 369 Ives, Stephen, 326
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Jackson, Stephen, 364 Jacobs, Cyrus, 320 James, John, 306, 315, 347 James, John, Jr., 315 Jcffris, Thomas, 326 Jeffry, Benjamin, 303 Jenks, Jeremiah, 326 Jerome, Samuel, 326 Jerome, Timothy, 326 Jewctt, George, 304 Jewett, Jacob, 282 Jewett, Thomas, 283 Johnson, Bailey, 327 Johnson, Charles, 279, 326 Johnson, Kdward, 373 Johnson, George, 326 Johnson, Isaac, 384 Johnson, 'Jacob, 354 Johnson, Jemima S., 374 Johnson, Phillip, 327 Johnson, Robert, 374
Johnson, Robin, 374 Jones, Adam, 339 Jones, Asa, 380 Jones, Gabriel, 336 Jones, James, 339 Jones, John, 339 Jones, John, Jr., 292 Jones, Joseph, 335 Jones, Thomas, 362 Judd, Daniel, 357 Judd, Samuel, 295, 322 Judson, Ebenezer, 383 Judson, Lemuel, 285
Karch, Jacob, 328 Kays, John,' 328 Keenon, Peter P., 334 Keep, Jabez, 357 Kellogf. Kbenezer, 329 Kellogg, Ju'dah, 361 Kellogg, Samuel, 279 Kelley, John, 329 Kelly, Thomas, 329 Kennon, Richard, 317 Kelton, John, 381 Kent, Jacob, 376 Kent, Thomas, 373 Kidder, Nehemiah, 326, 366 Kilborn, William, 369, 370 Kilburn, Kliphalct, 297 Kilby, Christopher, 286 Kimball, Abraham, 330 King, James, 330 King, Nathaniel, 285, 326 Kirlland, Martin, 330 Kittridge, Francis, 326 Klock, John J., 330 Knapp, Philip, 336 Knight, Richard, 330 Knower, Benjamin, 378 Knowlton, Benjamin, Jr., 367 Knowlton, Benjamin, Sr., 367 Kyser, Frederick, 323
Laine, Jacob, 331 Laird, Jacob, 331 Lambson, John, 331 Landon, David, 323, 331 Lane, Jesse, 354 Langdon, John, 383 Larkum, Thomas, 318 Larrabee, Timothy, 364 Latimer, Jonathan, 331 Lawrence, Asa, 347 Lawton, William, 331 Leach, Christopher, 383 Leach, James, 285 Leach, Jonathan, 312 Leavens, Charles, 332
392
SONS OK TJllv AMICRICAN REVOLUTION.
Lee, Ezra, 332 Lee, Randolph, 332 Lee, Thomas, 332 Leeclom, Thomas, 281 Leffingwell, Elisha, 328 Le Gore, John, 332 Lemon, John, 284 Leonard, George, 332, 35S Leonard, Timothy, 339 Lesonrd, Jean-Pierre, 286 Lewis, Nathaniel, 333 Lewis; Thomas, 329 Lewis, Walker, 286 Lindley, Isaiah, 381 Lindsay, John, 373 Lindsey, Nathaniel, 333 Lindsey, Samuel, 372 Lindsley, Kleazer, 316 Lines, Abel, 295 Lippitt, Charles, 276 Little, Gamaliel, 333 Livcrmore, Abraham, 312 Livingston, James, 354 Livingston, John, 333 Locke, Josiah, 359 Locke, T. B., 359 Loomis, Benjamin, 343 Loomis, Israel, 343 Love, Thomas, 366 Lovejoy, Joshua, 352 Lbveland, Thomas, 355 Lovell, James, 292 Low, David, 340 Low, John, 276 Lowther, William, 334 Lndlam, Christopher, 281 Lutz, John Jacob, 346 Lydick, John, 358 Lyman, Gideon, 334 Lyman, James, 335 Lyman, Timothy, 334 Lyon, Abraham, 357 Lyon, Benjamin, 335 Lyon, David, 335 Lyon, Stephen, 360
McAlistcr, Randall, 309 McCafferty, Joseph, 290 McComb, John, 377 McCullough, Benjamin, 374 McCutcheon, Frederick, 300 McDowell, Joseph, 338 McKibbin, Jeremiah, 360 McLean, Andrew, 336 McLean, Joseph, 336 McLure, Abdiel, 336 McNamara, John, 364 McPherson, Robert, 337, 360 McQueen, David, 271)
Made, Solomon, 358 Madison, James, 301 Magruder, Zadock, 2H3 Mallard, John, 307 Manchester, Nathaniel, 337 Mann, Benjamin, 330, 337 Manning, Samuel, 303 Mansfield, Samuel, 337 Marble, Samuel, 304 Marsh, Ralph, 344 Marshall, James, 338 Marshall, Richard,' 358 Marshall, Sylvanus, 338 Marshall, Thomas, 377 Marsteller, Philip, 338 Martin, Alexander, 338 Martin, Jacob, 282 Martin, James, 278 Martin, John, 32 r Mason, Thomson, 384 Mather, Kleazer, 305 Mather, Phincas, 277 Mauzy, William, 338 Maxwell, James, 307 Maxwell, John, 335, 350 Mayo, Thomas, 290, 365, 366 Mead, Giles, 356 Mead, Matthew, 325 Mead, Zebulon, 379 Meeker, Caleb, 351 Meeker, James, 2S6 , Meeker, Joseph, 35 r Mellen, James, 303 Mendenhall, Robert, 320 Mercier, William, 316 Meredith, Thomas, 327 Mcrriam, Joseph, 339 Merrill, Daniel, 288" Merrill, Moses, 339 Merriman, Abel, 281 Merriman, Samuel, 281 Merritt, Henry, 294 Merwin, John, 337 Messenger, Bille, 276 Messenger, Simeon, 313 Messer, Ahiel, 348 Metcalf, Eli, 284 Metcalf, Michael, 284 Metcalf, Samuel, 339 Miles, Isaac, 339 Miles, Jacob, 362 Miles, Reuben, 339 Miller, Knoch, 339, 340 Miller, William, 373, 374 Mills, Amasa, 288 Mills, Constantine, ci Mills, William, 292 Minthorn, Lemuel, 299 Mitchell, David, 340
1NDKX OI/ RKVOMJTIONAKV ANCESTORS.
393
Monks, William, .541 Moor, Daniel, 3T0 Moore, Charles, 315 Moore, Edward, 342 Moore, King, 341 Moore, Thomas, 341 Moorhead, Fergus, 301 Morehouse. Andrew, 383 Morgan, George, 383 Morgan, Jonathan, 324 Morrill, Daniel, 341 Morse, Samuel, 346 Morton, Alexander, 279 Morton, John, 302 Moss, David, 307 Mossholder, John, 342 Mott, Adam, Jr., 343 Mott, Samuel, 342 Monlton, Jonathan, 342 Mnl ford, Lewis, 372 Mnllins, Matthew, 321 Munroe, Timothy, 350 Munson, Stephen, 342 Musser, George, 291 Mvrick, Isaac, 343 Mytinger, J. J., 288
Nail, Henry, 302 Neal, Mieajah, 340 Need ham, John, 326 Needham, Sterns, 326 Neel, Henry, 305 Neff, Jacob, 332 Nelson, David, 354 Nevins, Thomas, Jr., 343 Kevins, Thomas, Sr., 344 Nevins, Christian, 307 Newberry, Amasa, 344 Newell, Daniel, 302, 344 Newell, Kbenczer, 344 Newlin, Nathaniel, 320 Newman, Robert, 344 Newman, Walter, 344 Nichols, Adam, 34s Nichols, John, 345 Nichols, Phineas, 345 North, George, 360 Northrnp, William, 355 Norton, Ebenezcr, 291 Norton, Samuel, 376 Noyes, Joseph, 320 Nutting, Kleazer, 346 Nutting, Jonathan, 365 Nye, Timothy, 319
Odlin, William, 346 Ogden, James, 326 Ogle, Joseph, 320 Old, James, 320
Olmstead, James, 277 Onderdonck, Abraham, 296 Ong, Jacob, 380 Orvis, Waitstill, 302 Osborn, Joseph, 288 Osborne, Joseph, 3 ;o Osgood, Elihu, 346 Owen, Sylvan us, 346
Page, Nathaniel, 319
Paige, Timothy, Jr., 281 Paine, Joseph, 380 Paine, William, 356 Parker, Joshua, 347 Parker, Josjah, jr., 347 Parker, Lemuel, Jr., 347 Parks, Reuben, 347 Parsons, James, 375 Patch-en, Freegift, 343 Patchen, Isaac, 343 Patchin, Samuel, 372 Patrick, Samuel, 339 Paul, James, 290, 348 Paxton, John, 348 Payne, Abraham, 34S Peck, Isaac, 349 Peck, John, 372 Peck', Samuel, 349 Peck, Solomon, 275 Peirce, Abel, 325 Pelton, Ithamar, 277 Pendleton, Henry, 303 Pen field, Peter, 349 Perm, John, 331 Pepoon, Joseph, 349 Pcrrin, Jesse, 348 Per rine, i lenry, 349 Perry, Jonas, 350 Perry, Josiah, Jr., 350 Peters, Andrew, 354 Pettingell, Nathaniel, Jr., 312 Pettingcll, Nathaniel, Sr., 312 Phelps, Elisha, 350 Phelps, John, 274 Phelps, Lancelot, 351 Philips, Josiah, 351 Phillips, Kbenezer, 351 Phillips, KIT., 351 Pickett, John, 297 Pierce, Joshua, Jr., 351 Pierpont, Thomas, 327 Pierson, Joseph, 351 Pierson, Robert, 274 Pillsbury, Benjamin, Jr., 302 Pillsbury, Caleb, 352 Pinnell, Thomas, 352 Pitney. Mahlon, 352 1*00!, Joshua, 208 Pool, Samuel, 356
394
SUNS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,
Pool, Samuel, J r., 352 Pool, Thomas, 363 Poole, Job, 291 Poor, John, 352 Pope, Nathaniel, 309 Porter, Elliot, 352 Porter, John, 343 Porter, William, 319 Potter, Caleb, 361 Potter, Moses, 299 Potter, William, 319 Potter f, Casper, 294 Pratt, Kphriam, 352 Preble, Ksaias, 304 Prentice, John, 353 Prescott, Benjamin, 315 Preston, John, 353 Preston, Stephen, 353 Preston, William, 350 Price, Rice, 329 Pugh, Joshua, 362 Puryear, Jesse, 353 Putnam, Daniel, 338 Putnam, Joseph, Jr., 345 Putnam, Joseph, Sr., 345 Putnam, Josiah, 317, 340 Putnam, Josiah, Jr., 340
Quincy, Edmund, 353
Rainey, Isaac, 353 Rand, Solomon, 285 Ray, Asa, 304 Raymond, Josiah, 288 Read, William, 354 Reamer, John, 355 Redfield, Seth, 296 Reed, Asa, 331 Reed, Benjamin, 275 Reed, Kliakim, 354 Reed, Thomas, 300 Remcr, John, 355 Revellc, Randall, 355 Reynolds, Henry, 312 Rhoads, Jacob, 301 Rice, Eleazer, 278 Rice, Eliakim, 355 Rice, Kzckiel, 355 Rice, Zacharia, 354 Richardson, Andrew, 363 Richardson, Joseph, 345, 356 Richmond, Aimer, 3 }8 Richmond, Seth, 28c; Riddle, (oscph, ] [2 Ridgely, C. G.; 306 Robbins, Abner, 365, 366 Robbins, Frederick, 356 Robbins, Joseph, 352 Robbins, Philip, 335 Robbins, William, 331
Roberts, Stephen, 316 Robinson, George, 357 Robinson, Joseph, 332, 333 Robinson, Thomas, 281 Robinson, Timothy, 363 Robison, John, 357 Rodman, Hugh, 357 Roe, William, 290 Rogers, Charles, 330 Roll, John, 31 1 Rollins, Samuel, 339 Roosa, Andries, 357, 378 ' Rose, Pel eg, 293 Ross, John, 357 Rossetter, Bryan, 357 Rowe, John, 329 Ruffner, Phillip, 358 Ru ti'ner, Simon, 358 Rugan, John, 343 Rumrill, Peter, 358 Rusk, James, 359 Russell, David, 303 Russell, John, 293 Russell, Riverius, 3S3 Rutherford, Griffith, 275
St. John, John, 312, 322 Salomon, Haym, 365 Sanborn, Theophilus, 277 Sanderson, Nathan, 358 San ford, Benom S., 341 Sanford, David, 320 San ford, Kzra, 317 Sanford, John, 297 Sanford, Seth, 359 Saul, Joseph, 359 Sawyer, Jacob, 307 Sawyer, John, 364 vSayles, Israel, 359 Sayre, Ephraim, 355 Sayres, Isaac, 360 Schefick, Peter, 3^9 Sehcrmerhorn, J. C., 323 Schimer, Edward, 376 Schmidt, Johannes, 353 Scott, David, 315 Scott, Thigh, 350 Scott, Samuel, 359 Seager, Samuel, 360 Sears, Isaac, 360 Sears, Philip, 31 1 Seavcy, Joseph !,., 380 Seavev, William, 380 Seely, Gideon, 360 Sexton, Elijah, ^2 Seymour, h/ra, 286 Sr} niour, Truman, 300 Sluul, John, 361 Shaw, I > : u 1 i ' 1 , 301
IND1-X OF REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS.
395
Shawn, John, 361 Shelby, Isaac, 378 Sheldon, Asa, 361 Sheldon, Elijah, 380 Shepard, Isaac, 304 Shepherd, John, 347 Sherlock, Ichabod,2Q2 Sherman, Roger, 307, 315 Sherrill, Jacob, 355 Shield, William, 300 Shonn, John, 361 Shrefiler, Henry, 300 Sibley, Ezra, .308 Sill, Andrew, Jr., 362 Silsby, Ozias, 362 Simmons, Joel, 362 Simmons, Jonathan, 347 Simons, John, 362 Simpkins, Jeremiah, 334 Simpson, John, 321 Singer, John, 291 Slceels, David, 338 Slack, John, 357 Slader, Samuel, 362 Slaughter, John, 363 Slaymaker, Matthias, 307 Slick, William, 370 Slocum, Edward, 363 Slott, Cornelius, 363 Smith, Asahel, 358 vSmith, Benjamin, 285 Smith, Ebenezer, 352 Smith, Gains, 364 Smith, Jesse, 377 Smith, Johannes, 353 Smith, John, 345 Smith, Jonathan, 318 Smith, Nathan, 277, 340, 364 Smith, Obadiah, 355 Smith, Ralph, 363 Smith, Samuel, 35S Smith, William, 309 Smock, John, 313 Snow, Jacob, 365 Snow, Oliver, 335 Snow, Samuel, 297 Snow, Thomas, 290, 365, 366 Somerby, Henry, 359 Somervell, Alexander, 283 Spaulding, Eleazer, 36s Spaulding, Levi, 362, 381 Speed, James, 300 Specr, James, 321 Spencer, Gideon, 365 Spencer, James, 362 Sperry, Joseph, 315 Spier, James, 321 Spooner, John, 366 Spooner, Wing, 366
Sprague, Philip, 366 Squire, Samuel S., 278, 366 Stafford, William, 301 Standish, Samuel, 366 Stanley, Earl, 280 Stanley, Timothy, 280 Stanton, John, 1 1 1, 366 Starkweather, Belcher, 367 Starkweather, John, 367 Starr, Nicholas, 380 Starrett, Thomas, 367 Stearns, Ebenezer, 384 Stearns, Ebenezer, Jr., 367 Stearns, 'J nnothy, 367 Stebbins, Ebenezer, 367 Steelman, Frederick, 367 Stephens, Richard, 295 Stephens, Uriah, 381 Stetson, Elijah, 344 Stevens, Asa, 278 Stevens, Hugh, 298 Stevens, Jonathan, 278 Stevens, Joseph, 367 Stevenson, John, 330 Stevenson, Samuel, 330 Stewart, Daniel, 322 Stewart, Hugh, 328 Stewart, William, 341 Stiles, Jeremiah, 302 Stillman, Roger, 383 Stillwell, John, 318, 377 Stockbridge, Joseph, 340 Stoddard, Jacob, 351 Stoddcr, Jacob, 284 Stokes, Richard, 368 Stone, John Evarts, 331 Stone, Jonathan, 336 Stone, Joseph, 368 Storrs, Nathaniel, 284 Story, Daniel, 368 Story, Francis, 368, 379 Stotler, Rudolph, 368 Stowell, David, 366 Stratton, Nehemiah, 360 Strobridgc, George, 369 Strong, Bela, Jr., 382 Strong, Bela, Sr., 382 Strong, Benajah, 283 Strong, Eleazer, 279 Strong, Joel, 280 Strong, John, 295 Strout, Joshua, 344 Stubbs, Jeremiah, 369 Sturtevnnt, Hosca, 334 Sudler, Emory, 355 Sumner, Shubel, 3or Suplee, Peter. 351 Swan, Caleb, 330 Sweet, James, 273
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SONS ()!•' Tlili AMERICAN KKYol.l.'TloN
Taber, John, 369 'Pa It, Aaron, 369 Taintcr, Aires, 369, 370 Tarr, Daniel Barber, 290 Taskcr, Jonathan, 381 Taylor, Gilbert, Jr., 370 Taylor, Nathan, 370 Taylor, Reuben, 340 Taylor, Timothy, 3S1 Taylor, William, 345 Tayntor, Benjamin, 371 Teas, William, 349 Ten Broeck, Adam, 371 Tenncy, William, 343 Tharp, Ezekiel, 365 Thayer, Abiah, 373 Thomas, Bar/.illai, 359 Thomas, Noah, 347 Thompson, Daniel, 356, 376 Thompson, James, 334 Thompson, Joseph, 361 Thompson, Thacldeus, 371 Thompson, William, 368 Thorp, Eliphalet, 323 Thrall, Samuel, 280 Thresher, Aaron, 381 Thresher, Arthur, 381 Thwing, John, 340 Tingle)^, Benjamin, 303 Todd, James, 318, 330 Todd, Jehial, 348 Torrenee, John, 302 Totten, Jacob, 372 Totten, Samuel, 372 Townley, Matthias, 372 Townlcy, Richard, 372 Tozier, Jared, 372 Trabau, John James, 353 Tracey, Daniel, 300 Tracy, Elisha, 328 Trauger, Christian, 309 Treat, Matthias, 373 Treat, Theodore, 373 Tripp, Richard, 300 Trowbridge, Daniel, 289 Trowbridge, Edmund, 373 Trowbridge, Stephen, 348 Truax, Samuel, 344 Trull, John, 310 Trumbull, Jonathan, 323 Tuck, Jonathan, 371 Tuck, Samuel, 371 Tucker, Jacob, 373, 374 Tucker, Robert, 299 Turner, Matthew, 374 Turner, William, 297 Tuthill, Nathan, 287 Tuttlc, Chatfield, 298
Tuttle, Timothy, 374 Tyler, Oliver, 31 1
Upson, Jesse, 349 Uran, Jonathan, 374
Urann, Thomas, 274 Urann, Thomas G., 274
Vail, Isaac, 374 Van Arsdale, Philip, 359 Van Brunt, Nicholas, 383 Vance, William, 375 Vandeburgh, James, 290 Vanderhoef, Peter, 337 Van Deusen, Johannes, 375 Van 1 )eventer, Abram, 375 Van Duyn, James, 356 Van Dyck, Lourens, 354 Van Middles worth, Andrew, 360 Van Ness, John, 377 Van Neste, Abraham, 375 Van Ordcn, Andrew, 376 Van Rensselaer, Kilian, 327 Van Sickle, Peter, 328 Van Voast, Johannes, 376 Van Voorhees, Hendrik, 294 Van Voorhees, John, 365 Van Vorst, Johannes, 376 Varnum, Ebenezer, 348 Veazie, Lemuel, 294 Vecder, Gerrit S., 376 Ver Valan, Cornelius, 376 Virgin, Ebenezer, 273 Vrooman, Abram, 342
Wadams, Caleb, 281 Wadhams, Caleb, 281 Wadsworth, John N\, 376 Wadsworth, Peleg, 376
Walker, John, 377 Walker, Joseph, 335 Walker, Marshall. 292 Walker, Nathaniel, 368 Walker, Seth, 318 Walker, Thomas, 300 Walkup, Henderson, 364 Wallace, John, 377 Wallace, Michael, 277 Wallace, William, 377 Walter, Jacob, 349 Ward, Artemas, 351 Ward, Daniel, 309 Ward, Israel, 313 Ward, Jedediah, 377 Ward, 'William, 352 Ward well, Jeremiah, 379 Warm r, Daniel, 31 1 Warner, Jason, 378
INDtfX ()K REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS.
397
Warner, John, 378 Warner, Phineas, 377 Warren, Ezra, 299 Warren, Jeduthan, 3/8 Warren, Nathan, 378 Washburn, Seth, 297 Waterhouse, Joseph, 378 Walts, Francis, 288 Weaver, Ludo.wiclc, 314 Webster, Aaron, 278 Webster, Isaac, 30J Webster, John Bateman, 280 Weed, Gilbert, 316 Weedon, Augustine, 379 Wells, Ebenezer, 28.4 Welsh, William Adam, 20. [ Wentworth, J. W., 338 Wentworth, Nathaniel, 380 West, John, 372 Westervelt, Daniel, 375 Weston, Nathaniel. 3,26 Wetmore, John, 28] Wheatley, Nathaniel, 334 Wheeler, Benjamin, 2^) Wheeler, Elnathan, 380 Wheeler, Nathan, 357 Wheelock, Klea/.er, 383 Whicher, Morrill, 350 Whitaker, Richard, 380 Whitcoiub, Asa, 34^ White, Cornelius, Jr., 380 White, Cornelius, Sr., 380 White, Edward, 275 White, Joseph, 309 Whitmore, llezekiah, 316 Whitney, David, 288 Whitney, John, 309 Whittam, William, 382 Wilder, Nathaniel, 303 Wilder, Peter, 303 Wilkinson, Benjamin, v>8 Willard, Elias, 381 Willard, Francis, 317 Willard, John, ?8l Willard, William, Di Willard, Will, >tighby, 31 7 Willcox, Aaron, 381 Williams, Klias, 369 Williams, James, 34] Williams, John, 345
Williams, Joseph, 303 Williams, Joshua, 372 Williams, Nathaniel, 303 Williams, Robert, 34 1 Williams, William, 32 1 Williamson, William, 287 Willis, Thomas, 369, 370 Wilsey, James, 3S2 Wilson, John, 3^2 Wilson, Thomas, 382 Wilson, William. 3X2 Winaus, James, 346 Winans, Moses, 382 Winship, Richard, 340 Witham, John, 296 Woleott, Elijah, 276 Wolcott, Joseph, 325 Wolfe, Geo. W., 382 Wood, Amos, 274 Wood, Daniel, 302, 383 Wood, Daniel Smith, 302 Wood, Ezekiel, 383 Wood, Josiah, 305 Woodbridge, 1 Lowell, 2^7 Woodbury, John, 356 Woodruff, Enos, 383 Woodruff, Seth, 372 Woodruff, Stephen, 273 Woodson, Matthew, 383 Woodward, Bezaleel, 383 Woodward, Ephraim, 383 Woodward, Gideon, 313 Work, Samuel, 383 Worsley, Robert, Jr., 315 Wortlicrn, Samuel, :^} Wright, Dudley. 285 Wright, Joshua, 367 Wright, Nathaniel, 330
Wright, Peter, 273 Wright, Solomon, 384 Wright, Stephen, 348 Wundcrlich, John, 2H2 Wyman, John, 384
Yates, Ceo. James, 3H2 Veomans, Itliab, 38.1 Yeomans, Samuel, 384 York. Jesse, 337 Young, Robert, 316
General Index.
Adams, Charles Thornton, ioi Alabama Society, 29, 86, 92, 138 Aliens, education of, 66, 224 Aliens, report of Committee on,
no Allin, Benjamin C, report by, 137 Amendments to By-Laws adopted,
217 American history in schools, 191 Americanization and Aliens Com- mittee, 14 appropriation for, 218 Americanization Day, 225 American School Peace League,
68, 72, 74, 190 Anderson, Gen. Thomas M., 61,
116 Anti-enlistment pledge, 70 Appropriations, 214, 216, 218 Archives Building, Committee on,
IS
Thruston on, 65
report on, 188 Arizona Society, 29, 86, 92, 138 Arkansas Society, 29, 86, 92, 139 Armstrong, W. C, report by, 101 Auditing Committee, 12, 85
Badge, sale agreement, 217 Banquet, Portland, 220 Banquet, San Francisco, 243 Beardsley, Judge, member of Reso- lutions Committee, 74 nominations by, 205 report read by, no Blinn, Charles H., presides at San
Francisco banquet, 243 Boyd, Rev. John H., 169, 17.7, 220, 269 thanks to, 210 Boardman, W. K., biography of, 9 election of, 204, 206, 212 report by, 108 Bowman, Louis A., report read
by, 105 Bradlev, den. E. F., nomination by, 207 report read by, loo Bruce, Webster, report by, 137 Bryan, Frederick C, report by, 190 Burroughs, John H., biography of,
TO
election of, 207 report by, 83
Bushnell, H. M., resolution on his- tory study, 191
By-Laws, amendments, 214, 216, 217
Cabell, H. C, 1S7 Capwell, H. C, address at ban- quet, 246 California Society, 29, 75, 86, 92,
139 -.
entertainment by, 243
invitation from, 75 Census of 1800, publication of,
215, 216 Chapters, development of, 105
officers of, 29-55
organization of, 20, 154
resolution to increase, 215 Charter, National Society, 16 Chester, Adm. C. M., on Navy in
Revolution, 143 Clark, A. Howard, 255
biography of, 9
election of, 207, 208
reports by, 79, 91 Clark, Mrs. A. Howard, address at San Francisco, 270
at Portland banquet, 242
greetings by, 71 Clark, Howard S. P., 119, 121 Clarke, W. I., report on creden- tials, 74, 181 Claxton, Commissioner, 72, 74
resolution on, 190, 219 Colorado Society, 30, 86, 92, 140 Committees, By-Laws on, 217
members of, 12 Connecticut Society, 31, 86, 92, 141 Constitution, Federal, leaflet on,
no Constitution, National Society, 19 Conway, Daniel Marion, 185 Cox, W. V., flag report by, 125 Credentials Committee, 12, 74. 181 Curry, Col. W. L., report by, 164
Daughters of American Revolu- tion, 71, 242, 270
De Caindry, W. A., on archives building, 188 on pension records, 132
"Declaration of Independence," Trumbull's painting, 81
(300)
4O0 SONS 01- TlIIv AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Declaration of [ndependen.ee, his- Holmes, Samuel Judd, biography
lory of, 103 of, 8
memorial volume to Signers, election of, 203, 206, 212
100, 2l8 report read by, 121
Delaware Society, 32, 86, 02, 142 1 Topping, Walter B., report by, [63
Delegates, list of, 181 llorr, Christopher W., resolution Descendants of Signers of Dec- by, 73
laration, tor Hundley, John lb, nominations by, Desk, historic, resolution concern- 204, 208
ing, 191, 2r<) report read by, 108
Dimitry, Thomas Dabney, report
by, 150 Idaho Society, 34, 86, 92, 146
District of Columbia .Society, 32, Nlinois Society, 34, 86, 92, 146
86, 92, [43 Immigrants, nationality of, 225
Doane, Arthur Medley, report by, Indiana .Society, 35, 86, 02, 147
\7$ Insignia, agreement by purchaser,
Earl, Thomas M., nomination by, Invitation for 1920 Congress, 195
203 . Invitations for 19T6 Congress, [96
Education Committee, 14, ro9 .accepted, 216
Election of officers, 198 Towa Society, 36, 86, 02, 148 Election of Trustees, 209
Ellis, Judge O. Ci., nomination by, Jenks, Chancellor L., address at
203 Portland banquet, 232
Empire .State Society, 46, i<6, 92, address at San Francisco
161 meeting, 267
Executive Committee, membership 'on Americanization, t 1 5
approved, 216 resolution of thanks by, 210
meetings of, 214, 218 Jordan, W. II., address at ban-
Fernberger, Merman W., flag pre- sented by, (i<>. 120 Kansas Society, 36, 86, 92, 149 vote of thanks to, 211 Kentucky Society, 37, 86, 92, 149
Finances, report on, 83 Kimball, Herbert W., report by, 152
Flag, address on, by Thompson,
228 Lauman, George Y., 50 address on, by Thruston. 257 remarks on flag, in)
Flag, desecration laws, 126 Fee, Eddy Orland, report by, 169
Flag, origin and evolution niy 184, Lincoln birthday observance, 140
257 Lincoln, anniversary of death of,
Flag, reverence for, 22?,, 245 147
Flag Committee, 1 4. 122 Louisiana Society, 37, 86, 92, 150
Florida Society, 33, 86, 92, 141
France, .Society in, 33, 145 McCamant, Wallace, 60; 71, 117,
Fyfe, Richard H... report by, 107 208
presides at banquet, 220
Greer, Joseph, Kings Mountain McCrcady, R. L., biography of. 11 Messenger* 168 invocation by, 59
Guyer, Clarkson N., report by, 109 election of, 208
Maine Society, 37. 86, 02, 150
Hall, James !(., resolution by, IQI Maryland Society, 38, i-M'). 92, 151
1 lalstcad, Edwin ( )., report by, 157 Massachusetts Society, 30, 86, 92,
Hawaiian Society, 34, 86, 92, 145 152
Henry, Albert M., awards flag to invites 1920 Congress, 105
New Jersey, 120 Malhewson, Judge A. MVClellan,
Historian General's report, 06 lor
History in schools, resolution con- Mayflower Tercentenary, 195 *|
eerning, 101 Medal, Exposition, presented, 256
GKNKKAF, INDlvX. 4OI
Medals, prize (see State Soeiety Oklahoma Society, 49, 86, 92, 165
reports), 138-173 Oregon Society, 50, 86, 92, 165 Membership statistics, 91 vote of thanks to, 210
Memorial Committee, members of, Organization Committee, members
13 of, 13
report of, 100 Organization Committee — North Merrill, John Lenord, report by, and West, report of, 105
137 Organization Committee — South, Michigan, Chapter organizations report of, 108
in, 105, 153, 154 Osborne, George N., on history Michigan Society, .\i, 86, 92, 152 study, 192
Military and Naval Records Com- Overfield, C. P., nomination by, 201
mittee, 14, 132
Mills, Frank M., 197, 204 Mark, Samuel Culver, biography Minnesota Society, 41, 86, 92, 156 . of, 9
Mississippi Society, 42, 86, 92, 156 election of, 201, 206, 212
Missouri Society, 42, 86. 92, 156 Patriots' Day, resolution on, 194
Montana Society, 43, 86, 92, 157 Pennsylvania Society, 50, 86, 92, Moore, John id., report on aliens, j66
II0-II3 Pension records, publication of, Morristown Headquarters, 97 132, 144
Moses, Zebina, on pension records, Perkins, Thomas A., invitation by,
133 75.
nomination of, 204 National Archives Building (see report by, 140
Archives) Permanent Fund, status of, 90
Naturalization ceremonies, 67, 6S, Philippine Society, 51, S6, 92, 166
in, 112 Pierce's register, 94
letter to judges, 1 12 Pierson, David P., biography of, Thruston on, 113 n
Woodworth on, 114 election of, 208
Naval history of Revolution, 94, report by, 96
143 Pilgrim Tercentenary, 195
Nebraska Society, 43, 86, 92, 157 Pledge, anti-enlistment, 70
Necrology, 64, 93 Preparedness, resolution on, 191
Negroes in the Revolution, [49 Press Committee, 15, 135
Nevada Society, 44, 157 Privateer service, 94, 143
Newark Congress, committee on, Prize badge, 93, 118
15 Pundcrson, Henry P., account of invitation for, 196 Washington Journey I'il-
vote on, 216 grimage, 175
New Hampshire Society, 44, 86, biography of, 6
92, 158 election of, 201, 206, 212
New Jersey Society, 44, 86, 92, 158 resolution by, 194
early history, 96
invites 1916 Congress, 196, 216 Racial elements of immigrants, 226
Washington Guard flag to, 121 Read, Charles P., nomination by, New Mexico Society, 45, 86, 92, 201
161 resolution by, 195
North Carolina Society, 47, 86, 92, Registrar General's report, 91
163 Relics of Revolution presented, 185
North Dakota Society, 48, 86, 92, Remington, Harvey F., nominates 163 President General, 198
resolution by, 174
Officers, National, 3 Resolutions, Committee on, 74,214,
State and Chapter, 29-55 216
Official Bulletin, authorized, 217 Rhode Island Society, 51, 86, 92,
cost of, 82 167
Ohio Society, 48, 86, 92, 164 awarded prize badge, 1 19
26 — SK
402 snxs of 'i 1 1 1 -; American revolution.
Rockey, Dr. and Mrs. A. E., 210, Ward, Hubert H., 138
269 Warren, Nathan, remarks on prize
Roosevelt, Theodore, message badge, 119
from, 175 resolution by, 191
Washington Guard, 65, 81
San-ford, B. E., thanks to, 211 Committee on, 15
San Francisco, banquet at, 243 plan of organization, 136
entertainment at, 269 report of Organization Coin- meeting at, 255 mittee, 135 School Peace League, 68, 72, 74, resolution instituting, 136
jq0 219 Washington Guard flag, ceremony
Secretary' General's report. 79 , .of Presentation, I?0 .
Seattle, entertainment at, 269 Washington Journey Pilgrimage,
Signers of Declaration, burial ... account oi 17,
, f Washington State Society, 54, 86,
' 02 171
memorial volume, 100, 218 J~' '. ,p ,. D
, r t, awarded 1 raveling Banner, 179
number of, 104 ,,,. ,, b 1 /
, •, f q, Washington statue proposed for
portraits ol, 81 .f • . '
t»-i \* ■ \' \r \ - Mornstown, 97
Silva, Maj \ . M A., 117 Week John R I20 8 ig6
Simmons, Daniel 11., 117 rcpoj-t ,)y l6l Social functions at Congress, 269 Went worth, E. M., declines nomi- Song, Revolutionary, 221 nation, 205 South Carolina Society, 52, 167 member 'of '.Resolutions Corn- South Dakota Society, 52, 86, 92, mittee, 74
167, 197 on Commissioner Claxton, 72,
State Society reports, 138-173 190
Stone, Charles G., report by, 142 toast by, 242
Story, Mrs.- William dimming, 72 Wheelwright; W. D., address at
Portland banquet, 236
Tennessee Society, 52, 86, 92, 168 Wisconsin Society, 55, 86, 92, 172
Texas Society, 52, 86, 92, 168 Withycombe, Governor, welcomes
Thompson, Will Id., address by, Congress, 60
228 Wood, M. W\, biography of, 7
Thruston, R. C. Ballard, accepts election of, 203, 206, 212
gavel, 62 member of Resolutions Corn- address at Portland banquet, mittee, 74
222 on history study, 194
address on the evolution of Woodbury, Gordon, 101
Hag, 184, 257 Woodruff, Gen. C. A., address by,
annual report, 63 265
letters to judges, 1 12 Woodruff, K. 1 )., nomination by, 206 remarks on naturalization, 113 Woodward, Frank E., 195 remarks on history study, 193 Woodworth, Newell B.f address at Traveling banner, 93, 178 Portland banquet, 223 Treasurer General's report, 83 address at San Francisco ban- Tree marking, resolution on, 17.1 quet, 244 Trustees, election of, 209 address at San Francisco list of, 4 meeting, 255 meetings of, 215, 216 awards prize badge, 118
biography of, 5
Utah Society, 53, 86, 92, 169 election of, 198-201
installation of, 212
Van Syckle, Raymond P.., report on Americanization Day, 114
by, 156 Wyoming Society. 55, 86, 92, 173
Vermont Society, 53, 86, 02, 169 *
Virginia Society, 53, ^6, <;_•, 171 Year Book, authorized, 217, ng
Virtue, George A., remarks ac- Yosemite Park, marking of tree
cepting banner, ,€'79 '" in, 17.1
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