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OFFICIAL BULLETIN 01" THE NATIONAL SOCIETY 01" THI! SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Oraanized April 30, 1689 Pr.. ident General Incorporated b:r Act oi Conlll'eu June 9, 1906 Mooe• Greeley Parker, M. 0., Lowell, Mau. OCTOBER, 1911 Number 2 Volume VI Published at the office of the Secretary General (A. Howard Clark, Smithsonian Instl· tutlon), Washington, D. C., in May, October, December, and March. Entered as second-class matter, May 7, 1908, at the post-office at \Vashington, D. C., under the Act of July 16, t894· TnE OFFICIAL BuLLETIN records action by the General Officers, the Board of Trustees, the Executive and other National Committees, lists of members deceased and of new members, and important doings of State Societies. Secretaries of State Societies and of Local Chapters are requested to promptly communicate to the Secretary General ac- counts of all meetings or celebrations. PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM. Education of Aliens. The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution has done good work during the last twenty years in the erection of numerous monu ments and tablets commemorative of the important events and the eminent patriots of the War for Independence. Much has also been accomplished toward the permanent preservation of the records of that period. During the last four years the Society has been carrying on a still greater work in preserving the principles and the iastitutions founded by the men of I776. The millions of aliens in the United States are being taught what the Nation stands for, what it means for them to become a part of the body politic, participating in the duties and responsibilities of actiYe citizens in an intelligent manner. The immigrants of today may be the good Americans of tomorrow, if they are made to know their privileges and thl'ir duties in their 2 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 3 Th children of our alien population may become adopted country. e . 'd Is "The composite char- . h d ment of Amencan 1 ea · leaders m t e a vance . D 'd Jayne H 'll "is an advan- OFFICIAL NOTICES. · " 'd Compatnot av1 1 • acter of our N atJOn, sal . and a distinctive type of tage, in that it gives to It a vanant energy BosTON CONGRtss.-The Twenty-third Annual Congress will meet at Boston on the third Monday in May, 1912, as the guests of the Massa American character." . f Aliens has distributed hundreds Th C ittee on InformatiOn or . chusetts Society. The National and State Committees on Arrangements of th:us~:d~ of leaflets throus:l10ut the land wh:~:~r t~!~e~o~~n:;:~ are being organized. The program, to include many interesting official and social functions, is being made up under the direction of President g-ate, telling them inG a dozen Another leaflet, ~ff::~n~~;ni~~:i~~~ions. General Parker and President Crandon of the State Society. The to. kno": about. the overnrn~ the im ortance of becoming naturali~ed numerous places of historic interest in Boston and vicinity afford prmted m Eng!Jsh only, explam~ d P th' d leaflet "The Constitution . · Th h s now been 1ssue a 1r • unusual opportunity for a successful Congress, and it is expected that Clbzens. ere a f A . " Among aliens all over the country, large delegations will assemble from all parts of the country. of the United State~ o b mer~':th and citizens there is found a lack of and even among native- orn Y • ' • d iring naturali- THe ExecuTIVe CoMMITTee will probably meet in New York City f '!' 't w'th the Federal ConstitutiOn. Foreigners es am1. 1an Y 1k d if they can read the ConstitutiOn,· · b u t they have not about the middle of November for the transaction of the general busi zatlon are as e e as to what the various articles mean in that. fun~a- ness of the National Society. State Societies are requested to advise ::~~~at;~~~:~~ land. These Constitution leaflets are now bemg dis the President General or the Secretary General of any matters which they desire to receive the consideration or action of that Committee. tributed where they are most needed. · an schools of The Societ~'s le~flets have be~~ m.a~~ te~:::~::~~~~el; distributed EucmiLITY AT Ace oF IS.-The Board of Managers of the Massa children of a hens m our 1arge Cities • ~Y . • h e been en- chusetts Society, on September 8, I9II, voted to propose to the National Society an amendment to Section I, Article III, of the Constitution, pro in settle;;~\sea~fe ft~:ei~~i::s ~nnde:l: e:~~~~::u:~:~g:~~t~ak:v~p ebmploy- viding that the words "eighteen" be substituted for "twenty-one," so that courage h they may more speed1ly ecome ment in regions of the count:y w e~e. and in the general promotion the section shall read: "Any man shall be eligible to membership in active factors in civil and busmess a airs the Society who, being of the age of eighteen years or over," etc. The of the Nation's industrial growth. 11 e called upon to help in this proposed amendment will be considered by the National Executive Com mittee at its next meeting. State Societies and. member~ ts:enera ~ a;o use their influence in the at work of practical patno Ism, a . ki f grel . 'I tl'on of the millions of aliens in our midst, m rna ng o Tne NATIONAL YeAR BooK FoR 19r1 has been mailed, as authorized, to ear y ass1m1 a . the General Officers, ex-Presidents General, Trustees, State Society them intelligent Amencan ~Jtlzens. tl'ty desl'red will be delivered to officers, Presidents of local Chapters, chairman of N a tiona! Committees, fl N and 3 m any quan • Lea ets os. I, 2, • N "Information for Immigrants Con- and delegates to the Louisville Congress. It is a volume of 3o8 pages, any address free of charge. o. I, t 'ties Government and Institu- containing the usual information, including pedigrees of new members 0 ~:~~~'gi:hperi~:~ei~ it~~~~s~,I~~a~~~. ~~dn;ish,·.Polish, Ma~arN, Slovi::~· enrolled from May I, I9IO, to April 30, 1911. • · G k Bohem1an German, orwe... • THe CoMMITTee ON ORGANIZATION is making special effort to arouse Slovak, Croat.ian, ~wedlsh, r~~ ~turalization •of Aliens in the United interest in the formation of State Societies in West Virginia and Danish, and Llthuaman. 2, WI tis Required Rights and Duties," ~~· Georgia, the only States not now organized. Members throughout the StadteNs: United Sta;es of America," are an o.H3ow"~h~c~::ti;t:~;~~ns~f , t~: country who know of eligible and acceptable men in those States are requested to send the names to the Chairman of the Committee, Com printed in English. only. C ·u e Commander John H . Moore, Write to the Chairman of the ommt e ' mander John H. Moore, U. S. N., The Wyoming, Washington, D. C. U. S. N., The Wyoming, Washington, D. C. APPLICATION BLANKS.-The attention of members generally, and of State Society officers, is called to the historical importance of recording NATIONAl, SOCIETY, S. A. R. 5 OFFICIAl. BUI.I.ETIN 4 by'II CompatriotC Ftl rost in carrying out the recommen d ahon. of the LoUIS-. on the membership application blanks the place and date of birth and ,.! e . hongress, d · 1 1at1 accounts of noteworthy e ven t s o f t h e Revolution. be death of the Revolutionary ancestor on whom eligibility is based, and pu bl IS e 111 oca papers on each Fourth of July. the dates in each generation of the pedigree. Research may often be TnE CoLORADO SociETY's patriotic enthusl·a sm was mam'f est on Ju necessary to ascertain these dates, but the value of the record is 17, when'd t 11ef membersI . of the Denver ChaP t er were t h e guests of thne thereby greatly increased. After October 3I all application blanks must Pres1h. ent oh t 81e Soc1ety,'1 John Chase' AdJ. utant G en era1 o f C oloradoe be of the standard form, particularly as to date spaces on page 2 and at k!S rfanch ' D2 ml es sou~h .of Denver. The Chapter is active in th~ agreement as to return of certificates on page 3, as announced by order wor o t e enver Patnot1c League com d f b of the Board of Trustees in the OFFICIAL BuLLETIN of May, I9II. One patriotic. andk otherd civic and military' or gamza~oset. Ions. o aMoutembers twenty-five of the paper stands as the original claim from one ancestor, and supplemental Soc1ety wor e most efficiently with the Lea e in . papers should be filed for each additional claim, so that full details fitting celebration of Independence Day. gu accompbshmg a may be clear for each Revolutionary ancestor. Statements about ad CoNNECTIC· UT SociETY.-The· Nathan H a1 e B ra11c h o f New London ditional ancestors have frequently been endorsed on the original paper, ;1t 1ts'd annuat M1 meetmgF , on September 6' elect e d th e f o 11 owmg. officers •. but generally they have failed of approval because of incomplete pedi res1 en , orton. T . Plant; Vice-Preside n t • Ca rey Congdon · Secre · gree or indefinite statement of service with proper record evidence. P tary, C arI J . V1ets; reasurer, Frank }f. Chap ell Jr . T ' - Learned, J. G. Stanton, and A. H. Chappell~ :H:·15 t.'. rusDtees, Walter ADDITIONS TO MEMBERSHIP. Prentis. ' onan, r.