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WILLIE EARL WEEKS, New Orleans, La. (31697). Great-grandson of Thomas The National Society Weeks, Captain, Acting Paymaster, Mass. Militia. OF THE CHARLES LEWIS WElT, Port Huron, Mich. (31595) .. Supplementals. Great'. grandson of George Tuttle, Captain, Col. Stephen Evans's New Hampshire Regt.; great'·grandson of Jol"' Gile, First Lieutenant, Col. John \Valdron's Sons of the New Hampshire Regt. CHARLES YATES WILMARTH, Yokohama, Japan (N.Y. 31646). Great3·granct. American Revolution son of Daniel Wilmarth, Corporal, Col. John Daggett's Mass. Regt. CHARLES ADAMS WOOD, Boston, Mass. (31915). Great'-grandson of Abijah Organized April 30, 1889. Incorporated by Ac.t of Cona:ress, june 9, 1906 Wood, private, Col. Samuel Bullard's Mass. Regt. President General 3 RALPH JULIUS WOOD, Chicago, Ill. (31890). Great -grandson of Elisha 'Joker LOUIS ANNIN AMES, gg Fulton St., New York City private, Capt. Hubbard Burrows's Company Eighth Regt. Conn. Militia; grandson of Isaac Griswold, private, Cot. Isaac Wyman's New Hampshire Volume XIII MARCH, 1919 Number 4 JOliN MILL WRIGHT, Grand Rapids, Mich. (31978). Great3-grandson of M >s" Montague, Captain of Minute Men, Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's Mass. Regt. Published at the office of the Secretary General (William S . Parks, The Farragut). Wash PAUL EMERSON WRIGHT, Grand Rapids, Mich. (31979). Great•-grandson of ington, D. C., in June, October, December, and March. Moses ll1o11tagJte, Captain of Minute Men, Col. Ruggles \Voodbridge's Mass. Entered aa aecond-claaa matter. May 7, 1908, at the post-office at Washington. D. C .. Regt. under the Act of July 16, 1694. ROBERT ORVIS YOUNG, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Iowa 31399). Great-grandson of Robert Yormg, private, Col. Walter Stewart's Penna. Regt. COMPATRIOTS: ALLEN KING ZARTMAN, Dayton, Ohio (31570). Great'-grandson of John George Obermeyer, Captain Sixth Northumberland County Battalion Penna. You will observe that our Society was organized just thirty years Militia. ago. Let us review briefly the objects of the Society: To perpetuate CARL G. ZIEGLER, Ishpeming, Mich. (31984). Great'-grandson of Nathaniel the memory of the men who by their sacrifices and services during Hamlin, First Lieutenant, Col. Fisher Gray's Battalion, Gen. James Wads the War of the American Revolution achieved the independence of worth's Conn. Brigade. 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 government founded by our forefathers; to encourage historical research in relation to the Ameri can Revolution; to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the war, as well as documents, relics and landmarks; to mark the scenes of the Revolution by appropriate memorials; to cel ebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the war; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; to carry on the purposes expressed in the preamble to the Constitution of our country, and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address; to teach the alien his duty and his privileges as a citizen; to inculcate patrii'tism, love of country, respect and veneration for its flag, national uprightness and personal responsibility for the general welfare. The Society has won and been accorded recognition as a national institution, not as an historic or genealogical association, but as a great patriotic organization. It aims to keep step with the music of the Union-alert, progressive and untiring in the service and for the welfare of the whole country. Lours ANNIN AMES, President General. N .\ TIOX AL SOCIISTY, S. ,\, R. 3 ~. 'otuartl ~lark . •emtarp ~tmral, 1892·3: 1904·16. OFFICIAL NOTICES. / Registrar 6>entral, 1693·1918. The Thirtieth Annual Congress will be held in Detroit, Michigan, The past year brought many sorrows to the Sons of the on May 19 and 20, 1919. Ieadquarters will be at the Hotel Statler. American Revolution, but none that affected the entire mem The Committee on Arrangements announces the preliminary program bership as deeply as the death of Compatriot A. Howard as follows: Clark, a victim of Spanish influenza, at Washington, D. C., On Sunday evening, May r8th, the delegates will attend services Decemb~r 31, 1918. at the First Presbyterian Church on Woodward Avenue, at Edmund Compatriot Clark was a true American-a student of Place, conducted by Rev. Joseph A. Vance, D. D., Chaplain Michigan American life and institutions, an instructor by example and Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Monday morning, May precept of the duties and obligations of American citizenship; 19th, at the Hotel Statler convention hall, the Congress will assemble his daily life was devoted to the upbuil<;ling of a better Amer. and be welcomed by Hon. Albert E. Sleeper, Governor of Michigan, icanism. Hon. James Couzens, Mayor of Detroit, Brigadier General Charles A. Howard Clark was born at Boston, April 13, 1850, and A. Coolidge, U. S. A., President Michigan Society, and Dr. Stephan H. became a member of the Sons of the American Revolution Knight, President of Detroit Chapter. In the 'evening a reception will upon the organization of the District of Columbia Society, be tendered the delegates by Senator and Mrs. Truman H. Tewberry April 19, 1890. He served in various capacities in the District at their home at Grosse Pointe Farms. On Tuesday, May 20th, the Society and was elected Secretary General of the National sesssion of the Congress will be resumed in the Hotel Statler, and in ociety in 1892. At the next Congress he was elected Regis the afternoon the delegates will be taken for an automobile drive trar General, serving as such over a quarter of a century. In about Belle Isle and the city. Stops wilJ be made for inspection at the 1904 he was elected Secretary General and performed the joint plant of the Ford Motor Company, and the Eagle Ship Plant and Trac duties until his death. tor Plant at River Rouge. In the enning the banquet will be held at Among other activities, Compatriot Clark was especially the Hotel Statler. An invitation has been extended to General Leonard interested in the work of the Smithsonian Institution, serv Wood, U. S. A., to be one of the speakers. ing from 1881 to the time of his death as Curator of the The Congress will be the guests of Detroit Chapter. Division of History and editor of their publications, the latter requiring a very broad knowledge of the varied branches of MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, Science, and Secretary or Curator of the American Historical JA UARY 31, 1919. Association from r889. He had represented his country as Commissioner to the Exposition at Paris in r88g, and as A meeting of the Executive Committee duly called by the President attache to the Exposition at London in 1883, being honored General was held at the rooms of the cw J ersey Society in Newark. by the Government in both countries and received the Dec New Jersey, at 3 o'clock p.m. on January 31, 1919. oration of Officier du Merite Agricole from the President of The following members of the Committee were present: The Pres the French Republic. ident General, Mr. Ames, of New York; Mr. Wentworth, of Iowa;, Compatriot Clark was a member, by right of descent, in Mr. Curtis, of Connecticut; 1fr. Merrill, of New Jersey, and Judge many patriotic societies, but his energy and affection was Rcifsnider, of Maryland. The President of the New J ersey Society, given to the one that he ever deemed to possess 'the oppor Mr. Carl M. \ "ail, and Vice-Pre ident General, T. W. Williams, of New tunity to promote the greatest good to his country, the Jersey, a! o were in attendance. Mr. William S. Parks, of the District National Society of the Sons of the American Re\·olution. of Columbia Society, acted a ecretary. Compatriot Clark married Mis Alice Morrow, who, with The minute of the meeting of the Executive Committee on De two sons, survive him. Their grief is shared by every mem cember 12-13, 1918, and published in the Official Bulletin for December ber of the Society, who tender them their sincere sympathy in were approved as printed. ' this hour of mutual bereavement. NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 4 OFFICIAL BULLETIN 5
The President General announced formally the death of Secretary ARMENIA. General and Registrar General A. Howard Clark. on December 31 Resolutious Adopted by the Exemtive Committee of the Natiotial 1918, at his home in Washington after a brief illness. Past Presiden~ Society of the So11s of the Ame1·ican Revolution, at Newark, New General Wentworth and Judge Reifsnider of the Executive Committee Jersey, Janttary JI, 1919. presented a memorial on the death of Compatriot Clark, which after brief eulogies of his life and work, were adopted, ordered to be WHEREAS we, the Sons of the American Revolution, lineal descend printed and a copy sent to the family of our late Secretary General. ants of men who by their service and sacrifice during the war of the The memorial is published in another part of the Bulletin.) American Revolution helped to achieve the independence of the Amer The President General reported the appointment ad interim of ican people, are pledged to maintain and extend the institutions of William S. Parks, President of the District of Columbia Society, as American freedom, the very foundations of which were threatened Secreta:y General. His action was approved by the Committee, and and imperiled during the world war; and on motion duly adopted President Vail of the ew Jersey Society was WHEREAS, regardless of centuries of frightful persecution, incessant directed to cast the unanimous vote of the Committee for Compatriot attack, unspeakable atrocity, and horrible massacre, Armenia during William S. Parks as Secretary General to fill the unexpired term of the world war sacrificed a million of its population largely because of the late A. Howard Clark. Compatriot Teunis D. Huntting, of New sympathy with the Allied Powers in their defense of Honor, Justice, York, Registrar of the Empire State Society, was duly elected Regis and Liberty: trar General, for the unexpired term. Be it Resolved by the !ions of the American Revolution, That we It was ordered that ~otices of these elections be sent to the several most earnestly request our Government and the Allied Powers to at State Societies in due course. once recognize the independence of Armenia as proclaimed by the A resolution relative to freeing Armenia from Turkish rule was Armenian National Representatives at Paris: presented and after some discussion amended as to detail, adopted Be it Further Resolved, in response to the i11sistmt desire expressed and copies ordered to be sent to the President of the United States by the Armenian people, That we urge the United States, in co-oper the Congress and officers of the National and State Societies. ( Se~ ation with the Allied Powers, to guide them in estahlishing a republican pages.) form of government, aid them in their efforts to return the deported Judge J. M. Reifsnider, David L. Pierson and the Secretary Gen Armenians to their homes, and assist in organizing the great work of eral were appointed as a Special Committee to exploit the American's the reconstruction of Armenia. Creed. Various matters of a routine character were presented and neces Resolutio11 Submitted by Seuator King, of Utah, in the Settate of the sary action taken thereon. United States, February IJ, 1919. A vote of thanks was tendered to the New Jersey Society for the WHEREAS the Armenian nation has for many centuries occupied use of their rooms, and at 4.50 o'clock p. m. the Committee adjourned. certain regions in Asia Minor extending from Ararat to the Gulf of Alexandretta, including the southern littoral of the Black Sea in the SOCIAL FUNCTIONS INCIDENT TO THE MEETING OF THE region of Trebizond; and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. WHEREAS the Armenian nation is the oldest nation inhabiting said An informal luncheon given by the President General at one o'clock region and has developed therein a national culture with a common p. m. at the Hotel Robert Treat and the reception and dinner of the language and religion; and New Jersey Society in the evening in honor of the President General Copies of these resolutions have been sent to the President of the United States, and Mrs. Ames, to which further reference is made, were the social all members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. features incident to the meeting of the Executive Committee. State Societies and Local Chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution are asked to give these resolutions wide publicity through the columns of their own publications and local newspaper , etc. 6 OFFICIAL BULLETIL NATIONAl.. SOCIETY, S . . \. R. 7
WHEREAS the Armenians are capable of self-government, and their eligible to a qualified membership to be known and designated as common interests and aspirations make proper the erection of a junior membership, said junior membership to permit to each junior national Armenian government in said region: Now, therefore, be it member all privileges granted to full membership except those of Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that Armenia be con holding office, of voting, of holding any interest in the property or stituted a free and independent country and that the Armenian people funds of the Society or of any Chapter thereof, or of receiving a cer be permitted to erect therein a free national republic for the mainte tificate of membership except as hereinafter provided, or of wearing nance of their national rights and the perpetuation of their native lan any insignia of the Society other than the rosette; a special certificate guage, culture, and traditions. may be issued to such junior member in such form as may be pre scribed by the Board of Trustees: providing such junior member LETTER FROM SENATOR SIMMONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. shall not be in arrears for dues, on attaining the age of twenty-one Secretary Ge11eral, years he shall automatically be vested with full membership in the National Society. Sons of the America11 Revolutio11, Society." Washington, D. C. The Society requests that the proposed amendment be submitted MY DEAR SIR: I acknowledge the receipt of your communication ef. for adoption at the next Annual Meeting of the National Society. the 24th instant transmitting resolutions adopted by the Executive Committee of your Society with respect to the Armenian people, and ADDITIONS TO MEM¢SHIP. thank you for mailing same to me. Your views shall have careful There has been enrolled by the Registrar General from December consideration. I, 19I8, to March I, I9I9, a total of 339 new members, in 30 State Yours very truly, F. M. SIMMONS. Societies, as follows: Arkansas, 3; California, ro; Colorado, 2; Con necticut, IS; District of Columbia, II; Empire State, I9; Idaho, 3; AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTIO Illinois, 8; Indiana, 10; Iowa, 7; Louisiana, 42; Maine, 5; 1\farylanrl. The following amendment to the Constitution of the Society, proposed 6; Massachusetts, 25; Michigan, 13; l\Iinnesota, 5; Missouri, 23; e and recommended by the Maryland Society and the Empire State braska, 3; New Jersey, 51; North Dakota, I; Ohio, 13; Oklahoma, 4 : Society for action at the Thirtieth Annual Congress, is as follows: Oregon, 2; Pennsylvania, I2; South Dakota, 1; Tennessee. 8: Utah, Amend Section 4, Article V, of the Constitution of the National 12; Virginia, 9; \Vashington State, 5; \Visconsin. TT . Society by adding a new paragraph to the section: The members of the Executive Committee other than the President WASHINGTON'S BI,RTHDAY. General, shall be known as Directors-General, and by virtue of their of fice shall be members of the National Congress and entitled to vote at The anniversary of the birth of George Washington was more gen the annual meeting of the National Congress during their terms of of erally observed than ever before. Particularly was this true in con fice. nection with the activities of the Sons of the American Revolution. The most notable, perhaps, was that held at Memorial Continental The Massachusetts Society, pursuant to the provisions of Article IX Hall, the beautiful building of the National Society of the Daughters of the Constitution of the National Society of the Sons of the Ameri of the American Revolution in \Vashington, on the morning of the can Revolution, by action duly taken, recommends the amendment of 22d of February, under the joint auspices of the National Society, Section I of Article III of the Constitution of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, the District of Columbia the Sons of the American Revolution by adding thereto after the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of the words "Great Britain,'' the following words and figures: Revolution in the District. The presiding officer was Past Presi "Provided, however, that any male person, above the age of 18 dent General Elmer l\1. \Ventworth, of the Sons of the years and under the age of 2I years, whose qualifications in regard American Revolution, and the principal address was delivered by to ancestry and personal character are as above prescribed, shall be David Jayne Hill, LL. D .. a f!lember of the District of Columbia 8 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NA1'IONAL SOCIE'l'Y, S. A. R. 9 Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. In the large audience d · ed from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a ~epublic; which completely filled the hall, were Senators and Representative; er~vver eign nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Umon, <;me in Congress, Cabinet officers and other high Government officials and inseparable, established upon those p_rinciples ?f freedo~, equahty, representatives of foreign embassies and legations, Army and N av; Justice and humanity for which Amencan patnots sacnficed thetr and Marine officers and other representative guests. Music was fur lives and fortunes. , . nished by the U. S. Marine Band, The National Quartette and the Quan "I therefore believe it is my duty to my country . to love 1t, to rt its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect tts flag and to tico (Marines) Glee Club. Solos were rendered with stirring effect Ppo Slldefend it agamst• a II enem1es.. " by Lieutenant Jean Labatt, of the French Military Mission, who sang "The Marseillaise,'' and Lieutenant Charles Trowbridge Tittmann ;\fusic-"The Star-Spangled Banner" ...... The Marine Band
United States Army, who sang Julia Ward H owe's "The Battle Hym1; ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER of the Republic." Both of these young officers received ovations and l\Ir. Elmer Marston vVentworth, of Iowa, were compelled to repeat the wonderful songs. The American's Creed Past President General, National ~ociety, Sons of the American was read by its author, Hon. W. Tyler Page, of the Maryland Society Revolutwn. of the Sons of the American Revolution. Miss Grace Moore sang :\Iusic-"The Marseillaise" .. Lieut. Jean Labat, French Military Mission "Somewhere in France," and Miss Annie Jett, "In Flanders Field." FLORAL TRIBUTE As a matter of record the order of exercises of this remarkable cele From the Participating Societies. bration is published in full. A Wreath for the Tomb of Washington. Mas. GEORGE THATCHER GuERNSEY, ~fu sic-Kipling's "Recessional" ...... The National Quartet President General. National Society Daughters of the READING FROM PAPERS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON American Revolution. Brigadier General George Richards. U. S. M. C., President, Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia. BRIGADIER GENERAL GEORGE RICHARDS, President, Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia. J\Iusic-"Quand Mandelon" ...... The Marine Band MR. WILLIAM s. PARKS, PRESENTATION OF GOLD MEDAL President, District of Columbia Society, Sons of the American Of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia. Revolution. Mr. Gaillard Hunt, Chairman, Committee of Judges, To Willis Ballinger of the Central High School, for his essay, MISS HrLDA FLETCHER, State Regent, "Anthony 'wayne's Capture of Stony Point." District of Columbia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Music-"Somewhere in France" ...... Miss Grace Moore Medley-National and Patriotic Airs ...... By the Audience ADDRESS Musrc Honorable David Jayne Hill, LL. D., Of the District of Columbia Society, Sons of the American INVOCATION. Revolution. The Reverend Doctor Thomas E. Green. l\I usic-''The Battle Hymn of the Republic" ...... Lieut. Charles President, Sons of the Revolution in the State of Illinois. Trowbridge Tittmann PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS PRESENTATION OF A FLAG To the air of "Stars and Stripes Forever" ...... The Marine Band Mrs. George Barnett. For the Patriotic League, U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service. THE AMERICAN's CREED Music-"In Flanders Field" ...... Miss Annie J ett The Author, Mr. Wm. Tyler Page, of Maryland. "I believe in the United States of America as a government of the Address of Acceptance-Rev. Dr. Randolph H. McKim, people, by the people, and for the people; whose just powers are Past President, Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia. 10 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. II Music-"The Marines' Hymn" ...... The "Quantico" Glee Club natiOn· s • with an obligation to receive. punishment if they . were. not Singing of Medley-National and Patriotic Airs ...... The Audience ted in addition to taking a part m the quarrels and nvalnes of accep , . d 0 . b b . Led by the "Quantico" Glee Club. these powers in Europe, Asia, Afnca an cea~1a, . y ecomiJlg a BI;NEDICTION Jll. d ge and a divider over them"-that would fill h1m w1th alarm. The Reverend James M. Nourse, "At such an ill-chosen moment the demagogues of our own country Chaplain, roposing a break with our past even in our own internal econ- Dist'rict of Columbia Society, Sons of the American are P . f Revolution. . some of them are urging upon us a complete reconstruction o omy, . . d · d Music-".Hands Across the Sea" ...... The Marine Band our e Conomic life by the public ownership of our.. great m ustnes un er bureaucratic regime; some of them undermmmg by popular decrees The members of the joint committee other than those named on the a representative form of government and our judicial system; and order of exercises were Miss Chenoweth, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Hodg our . . t all of them, in some form, repudiating our constltutlona1 gu~ran ees kins and Mrs. Pulsifer, of the National Society, D. A. R., and Admiral of personal rights and restrictions upon government usurpatiOn and George W. Baird, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, William V. Cox, John Paul power. Earnest, Philip F. Larner, Fred D. Owen, Reeves T. Strickland and MUST MAKE ANARCHY IMfOSSIBLE. John B. Torbert, of the D. C. S. A. R. and S. R. Mr. Hill said that "we must require the .effective organization of Doctor David Jayne Hill's address was a noteworthy one, delivered the law-abiding members of society. We must render the red flag under unusually interesting circumstances. Space forbids more than of anarchy impossible anywhere in America. We must instantly deport brief extracts taken from the columns of the Washington Star: every alien who displays it, and intern every native who proclaims Non-hostile criticism of the proposed League of Nations, in its the principles of anarchy." . present form as outlined, was made by David Jayne Hill, former United "The most dangerous enemy of our institutions is found in the s1lent. States ambassador to Germany and member of the permanent adminis insidious, indirect assaults upon our fundamental laws," said Mr. Hill, trative council of The Hague, in an address· this morning before a "which, once abolished, would cause the demolition of the whole struc crowd that taxed the capacity of Memorial Continental Hall, where ture of our republic." exercises were held in memory of Washington. Mr. Hill declared that the league plan should be amended to meet WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY IN FRANCE. American traditions before its operation is made permanent. He ad vocated a continuation for the defense of world law of justice of the SoNs oF AMERICAN REvoLUTION. entente, which has been formed to suppress German imperialism as an For many years the Herald has chronicled regularly the patriotic alternative to the proposed league. work in Paris of "The Sons of the American Revolution." Briefly WARNS OF COMPLICATIONS. stated, that work is to strengthen and develop the spirit of Americanism, that is, democracy, by fittingly commemorating great dates in Amer " I would not be understood as offering offensive criticism of the ican history, notably the birthday of Washington. Never, until t~e plan," 1\f r. Hill said. "There are many admirable features iu it. * * * Sons of the American Revolution in Paris took up the matter, was th1s But in view of complications that I believe are certain to arise, I anniversary made the object of reverent observance, with a ceremony would wish to qualify our participation in any compact by precisely the words that were employed in accepting The Hague convention in that always includes the placing of a wreath on Washington's impres r899, and again in 1907." sive statue in the place d'Iena. The Sons of the American Revolution an Mr. Hill declared that George Washington "would regard with sus nounce today that this annual homage to the Father of the American picion the establishment of an imperial syndicate to rule the world and Commonwealth will be paid on February 22, at half-past IO a. m., alone to impose peace in its own way. But the proposal to subject without pomp, red tape or, so far as concerns the Sons of American the future course of American people to the decisions of European Revolution, speechmaking. It is essentially an informal democratic gathering, to which all Americans are invited. The monument in the 12 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 13 place d'Iena was u·nveiled in 1900, by General Horace Porter, then Among those who took part in the ceremony was the President of American Ambassador to France, the deep significance of the ceremony the Polish Commission to the Peace Conference, M. Fran.yois de being brought out in a great speech by the Consul General, Mr. John Pulaski, a lineal descendant of Casimir de Pulaski,, one of the com K. Gowdy. The Sons of the American Revolution has ever since made batants on the American side in the War of Independence. M. de the monument the center of a patriotic demonstration on Washington's Pulaski placed some beautiful flowers on the statue as a tribute from' Birthday.-Paris Edition, New York Herald, February 15, 1919. the Polish Commission and people. Also present were Corporal How ard Annin and Lieut. ]. Henry Sm~ PATRIOTIC CEREMONY IS HELD AT PLACE D'IENA.
The ceremony at the Washington Monument was participated in by ADpkESSES. members of the American colony in Paris, the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and Sons of the American Revolution. The speakers were the Amer The address of the President General is 99 Fulton Street, New ican Ambassador, William G. Sharp; M. Jusserand, French Ambassa York, N.Y. dor to the United States, and General Harts, American Military Com The address of the Secretary General is The Farragut, Washington, mander in Paris. H. Cleveland Coxe, delegate of the Empire State D. C. Society, Sons of the American Revolution, which organization mau Applications and other mail for the Registrar General should be gurated this ceremony in 1900, was master of ceremonies. sent as heretofore, care Smithsonian Institution. The military band from the 303d United States Infantry, came The address of the Treasurer General is 1416 Pacific Street, Brook marching down the Avenue d'Iena, leading two companies of soldiers. lyn, New York. one from the Marines stationed in Paris and another from a doughboy division. INFORMATION. Mr. Sharp, after being introduced and receiving hearty applause, For information as to any of the following subjects write opened his "one-minute speech." He said: "For three years I have come to this monument to help celebrate the Patriotic Educatio11 memory of Washington. I am pleased to see so many of you patriotic Americans here. Chairman, John ~f. Reifsnider, 1714 Munsey Building, Baltimore, Mel. M. Jusserand was next, recalling how for sixteen years he had cele brated Washington in Washington, but now had the honor to celebrate Americani::atio11 and Alir11s in Paris. General Harts spoke next. The day was one to be remembered, he Chairman Chancellor L. Jenks, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Ill., said, when a patriotic American Society organized such important or Commander John H. Moore, U. S. N., The Wyoming, Washington, gatherings in Paris. It was a pleasure to be there, and he carried a D. C. message of approval from the Commander-in-Chief of the American P11blicit~• Army. Chairman, David L. Pierson, 21 Washington Street, East Orange, r. J. The American Red Cross was represented by Captain Hendry and Captain Mayou, while the Y. M. C. A. was repre ented by Mr. Cass The Flag Conway, Mr. James Gordon Henry and 1\Ir. A. G. Cavins. The Aero Club was represented by Mr. Sidney P. Veit. One of the most strik Chairman, William V. Cox, Washington, D. C. ing wreaths was that sent by the American Consulate-General and pre sented by the Consul-General himself, Mr. Alexander M. Thackara. TO STATE REGISTRARS. Wreaths were presented, too, by General Harts, on behalf of the U. S. The Registrar-General reports that some State Societies delay Army; by Admiral Long, who was accompanied by Lieutenant-Com granting a member a demit to another State So.ciety until the applica- mander Mr. Cleurd, on behalf of the U. S. Navy. NATIONAL SOCIE1'Y, S. A. R. IS 14 OFFICIAL BULLETIN building in the District of Columbia. The auth?rization for. the. pur tion _is acte~ upon by the B~ard of Managers. This often causes delay hase of a site and for the erection of the buildmg was earned 111 an and 1s not m accordance w1th the Constitution of the National Societ :ct passed in 1913, but the appropriation for the site and building (Section S, -:--rtide IV). It is obligatory that a State Society shoul~ has never been made by Congress. . grant a de1:ut to a member, if he .is good standing, and does not call The Poindexter amendment proposes to make the money available, for an~ action by t~e Board of Managers. The acceptance of a candi $4 6,000 for the site and $r,soo,ooo for the building.-Star, Fe~. 27, 1919. 3 date, e1ther by d_em1t or application, is left to the State Society applied According to a paragraph in a recent issue of the Genealog"al Qttar to, but the grantmg of a demit is not. terly the Revolutionary archives are stored in a garage in Washington. State Registrars are requested to see that references to authoriti for proof of ancestors' service are given on the application papers ~~ Thirty-nine students, all of them naturalized within the past six e~ery case,. and that references to papers on file in the archives of months, were graduated from the Sthool for Foreigners in. Washi~g kmdred societies cannot be accepted, as· such papers are not accessible ton recently. Representative Mon'dell, of Wyoming, and Chief Justice to the Registrars or Registrar-General. l\lcCoy of the District Supreme Court addressed the graduates. Each . I~ filling out applications State Registrars should insist upon the of the graduates made a short speech on "Why I Became an American." givmg of the maiden names only of the female ancestors, and where It was a very interesting occasion. they are of the same s~rname for both man and wife designate which A brief recital of the activities of President General Ames since the descends from the prev1ous generation. first of the year is as follows: January rst, guest of the Sorosis at the Waldorf; 6th, at 5 P: m., NOTES. addressed the Daughters of the Arl)erican Revolution at the anmver Hon. William Tyler Page, of Frien'dship Heights Maryland the sary of the marriage of George and Martha Washington at the Hotel author of the American's Creed and a member of the Maryland S~ciety Plaza· in the evening participated in the dedication of Joan d'Arc Park of ~~e Sons of the American Revolution, has been nominated for the and ~a de an address; 1 rth, attended the banquet of the Ohio So<;iety; pos_1hon of ~Jerk of the Hou e of Representatives of the 66th Congress. 1sth, was present at the Annual Ladie ' Night meeting of the Distnct of TillS office 1s second only in dignity to that of Speaker. Columbia Society at Washington, and made an address; 24th, addressed Manhattan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revoluti.on; 31st, at "AMERICANIZATION." tended the reception and banquet of the New Jersey Society, Sons of Senator Hoke Smith's "Americanizat~on" bill was reported favorably the American Revolution, at Newark; February rst, the dinner of the to tl~e Senate recently by Senator Smith from the Committee on Ed Albany Society of New York at the Hotel Plaza, New York City; 7th, ucatiOn and Labor. It proposes that the Federal Government aid in at the Dickens' Fellowship; 16th, church services, Sons of the Rev?lu prom_oting the educat~on of native illiterate persons unable to speak tion; 19th, attended meeting of the Founders and Patriots of Amcnca; English, and other residents of foreign birth. 21st, spoke for the Sons of the American Revolution at the an~ual It also_ proposes to aid in educating the foreigners who come to this dinner of the State Nautical School; 22d, addressed the Connecticut country In the fundamental principles of government and citizenship. State Society, Sons of the American Revolution, at Bridgeport, at its The Federal Government is to act in co-operation with the State. annual dinner and in the evening the New York Chapter of the Sons Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, directed attention to the fact that there of the Ameri~an Revolution; 23d, attended church services of the Em are 8,ooo,ooo peo~le in thi_s country who could not speak the English pire State Society; March 1, attended the Annual Banquet of the _St. ~anguage. He said he beheved that Senator Smith's bill was the most David's Society; 6th, the St. Nicholas' Society banquet; 7th, meeting Important measure before the Senate. of the Board of Managers of the Empire State Society; 8th, the Dante League, New York; 1 rth, in Portland, Maine; attended. the Maine So~ BILl. MAKES AVAILABLJ; ARtlii\"ES BU!LIJING l'UND ciety, Sons of the American Revolution luncheon; evenmg, Merchants Senator Poindexter of Washington has offered an amendment to Association of Portland; 12th, attended the dinner of the Massachusetts the sundry civil bilJ providing for the erection of a national archives Society and made addre s to the Society at Boston. NATIONAL SOC1£TY, S. A. R.
ACT1VJTIES OF STATE SOCIETIES. and thanked them for the part they had taken in the nation's affairs. President General Ames was the guest of honor, and in a brief Arizona Society.-The twenty-third annual meeting of the Arizona address outlined the part taken by the Society as a national body, Society was held at Phcenix on Washington's Birthday with an en during the great war. Prof. Smith Burnham of West Chester, Pa., thusiastic attendance. A bill before th8 State Legislature appropriating spoke on "Washington, the Man." The following resolution was $roo.o:>O for educational Americanization was endorsed. The Legi la adopted unanimously: ture was also memorialized to provide a proper place in the tate House for the display of regimental flags presented by the Arizona Resolved, That we endorse the action of the Board of Managers Society to two regiments of Arizona men, the 158th Infantry, formerly in voting in favor of planting a memorial tree in memory of each of those who gave their lives for the freedom of humanity in the the 1st . \ rizona, and the 3~0th Field rtillery, upon their return to world war now ended and that we recommend that the plan be adopted the State a ftcr the demobilization. Compatriot George D. Christy, an by all the patriotic organizations of the United States and use our in officer in the command, presented to the State through the Society, the flu ence to have this plan universally adopted. flag of the rst Territorial Arizona Regiment of the Spanish-American War, for similar display. T he District of Columbia Society held its customary Ladies' ight on January 15. There was a very large attendance and the Society Officers for the year were elected as follows: wa honored by the p.resence of President General Ames, Past President President, Clay F. Leonard, Phcenix; Vice-President, Frederick W. Reifsnider, of the Maryland Society, and Hon. W. Tyler Page, the Perkins, Flagstaff; Treasurer, Lloyd B. Christy, Phcenix; Secretary, author of the American's Creed. Mr. Ames made a short address Chas. A. Van der Veer, Phcenix; Registrar, Jay D. Stannard, Phcenix; and l\Ir. Page told the story of the Creed. Supper, followed by dancing, Historian, Rt. Rev. J. W. Atwood, Phcenix; Chaplain, Rev. J. Rock was an incident of a noteworthy gathering. wood Jenkin/Kcenix. The annual meeting was held at noon on February 22, when officers were elected as follows: President, HoJV David Jayne Hill, 1745 Rhode The Arkansas Scciety elected the following officers February 22, 1919: President, George W. Clark, Little Rock; rst Vice-President, F. Island Avenue; Vice-Presidents, Rear Admiral Theodore F. Jewell, W. Tucker, Little Rock; 2nd Vice-President, B. W. Green, Little Rock; Commander John H. Moore and J~n Paul Earnest; Secretary, Henry Secretary Registrar, Fay Hempstead, Little Rock; Treasurer, T. l\L W. Draper, 1453 Fairmont Street; Treasurer, Alfred B. Dent; Regis Cory, Little Rock; Historian, John M. Bracey, Little Rock; Chaplain, trar, Albert D. Spangler; Assistant Registrar, Henry P. Holden; His Rev. John H. Van Lear, Little Rock; National Trustee, John R. Gib torian, Selden M. Eley; Librarian, William L. Boyden; Chaplain, Rev. James l\1. Nourse. bons, Bauxite, Ark.; Delegates to ational Congress at Detroit, Wil liam G. Maurice, Hot prings; William H. Arnold, Texarkana, Ark. The annual reports of the Secretary and Treasurer showed an in crease in the membership to 5o8, and that more than $2,JOO.oo had been The C onnecticut Society were the guest of President Burges at added to the permanent funds of the Society. Able and interesting luncheon at the Union League Club, lew Haven, on December 2!. A reports were submitted also by the Registrar and Historian. Past business session followed. The President of the Society was authorized President General Elmer M. Wentworth, of Iowa, who was present, to appoint a memorial tree committee. A cordial invitation was ex made a most interesting address. tended the Society by President Sperry of the Ceneral Silliman Branch David Jayne Hill, the new President of the Society, who succeeds ~o. 3. to hold its annual dinner at the Hotel Stratfield, Bridgeport, on William S. Parks, Secretary General of the ational Society, has had Saturday, February 22. Twenty-two Society grave-markers were re a very distinguished and successful career. He is well known as an ported as having been placed on the gra\·es of Revolutionary soldiers author, educator, and diplomatist. He has been president of Bucknell in Old Lyme, Cornwall and New Britain. Fifteen new members were and Rochester Universities, Minister to Switzerland and The Nether elected. On February 22, the twenty-ninth annual banquet of the lands, and for three years ( rgo8-rgu) Ambassador to Germany. He Society was held in Bridgeport. There was a large attendance. Mayor is the author of a Life of Washington Irving, and also of a Life of Clifford B. Wilson extended the hospitality of the city to the members William Cullen Bryaht, and ' has written many essays and public The March meeting of the Society on the r8th instant was addressed H. Stewart, D. D., made an address, taking as his topic "Theodore by Major General William Crozier, his subject being "Will the Pro Roosevelt, a Great Patriot." The Chapter has planned monthly meet ings for the balance of the winter. In May the annual banquet and posed League of Nations Prevent War." election of officers will be held. Empire State Society.-The New York Chapter held its mid-winter NEWTON-BATTLE CHAPTER, Elmira, held its annual election December meeting at the Hotel Martinique, New York City, on Saturday, February 5· Former Representative ]. Sloat Fassett made an eloquent address. 22, 1919. The speakers were President General Louis Annin Ames, Rev. Jud~e Charl.es B. Swartwood was elected President of the Chapter. S. Edward Young, who made a stirring address on "Theodore Roose At tts meetmg on February 22, in honor of Washington's Birthday, velt," and Lieutenant J, H. Donaldson, 28th Infantry, U. S. A., who Dr. Arthur W. Booth made the principal address. fought at Cantigny, Soissons, Berzy-le-sec, and the second battle of RocHESTER CHAPTER paid tribute to the memory of Washington on the Marne. He had with him many souvenirs of the different battles Saturday afternoon, . February 22. The President of the Chapter, in which he took part. George B. Sage, prestded, and Judge Harvey F. Remington and Chap Dinner was served at 7 o'clock p. m., to a large number of com lain M. R. Webster made addresses. patriots and their ladies who were present. The Idaho Society, its annual meeting February 22, adopted th e The annual church services of the Chapter were held on Sunday, ~t following resolutions : February 23, 1919, at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, West End Ave nue and intey-first Street. The sermon was preached by the Chaplain Be it. Resolve~,. By the Idaho Society, Sons of the American RevolutiOn, that tt the sense of this Society that we are unalterably of the Chapter, Rev. Charles L. Goodell, D. D. !S oppose~ to any action. on the part of our Government, or any of its NEWBURGH CHAPTER. At the January meeting of the Newburgh authonzed repr~sentattves, :whtc.h may. result in this country yielding Chapter a movement was started for the erection in that city of a up or surrenden~g any of tts . nghts, hberties, privileges, prerogatives, permanent memorial for the commemoration of all soldiers, sailors, po\~er or soveretgnty, f_or whtch our forefathers pledged their lives and marines who have participlJ.ted in the various wars this country has thetr property and thetr sa~~ed honor, or which may in the least degre~ e~croach upon . or mthtate against the powers vested by the been engaged in, to be erected by popular subscription. The Chapter Constltutwn. of th~ Un~ted S~ates of America in the Senate, or in the subscribed one hundred dollars as a starter for the proposed fund. latter body 111 conJunctu:~n wtth the House of Representatives in Con Tributes to the memory of the late Colonel and Compatriot Theodore g:ess. assembled, or whtch may result to any extent whatever in a Roosevelt were paid by several members. It was ordered that the yteldu~g up ~r abandonment of any of the principles of the Monroe J:?~ctnne! whtch has stood, with the unanimous approval of American secretary prepare a minute, expressing the appreciation in which ctttzen~htp,. as the first li~e ?f defense against encroachments upon Colonel Roosevelt was held by the ewburgh Chapter for his states those h.berttes and thos~ prmctples of g?vernment so dear to us all and manship, patriotism, soldierly, and many other good qualities, and ~s an msupe~able barner agamst foretgn aggression, colonization or forward a copy of it to Mrs. Roosevelt, the same also to be entered mAuence, d~stgned to undermin~ the integrity or the permanence of democracy m the Western Hemtsphere. upon the minutes of the organization. Following a patriotic and prac , A?1d be it. F1trther Resolved, That we do hereby petition the tical address by Compatriot L. Stewart Gatter, of the U. S. Army, ::\ a~10!1al Soctety of this organization, and each and all of our sister a resolution was unanimously adopted in favor of the adoption of a soctettes, and our Senators and Representatives in Congress to use :\ational. budget by the Government. It was ordered that this ex th.eir good offices. af!d their influ~nce to the end that the Mon;oe Doc pression and sentiment be communicated to the representative in Con tnne shal.l rem~m t~tact, .u~sulhed and uncompromised, and further that t.he nghts, hberttes, pnvtleges, prerogatives, power and sovereignty gress from this district, and the National Secretary of the Sons of of thts country shall remain unimpaired in any manner whatsoever. the American Revolution. The sixteenth annual dinner of the Chapter will be held at the T,he Illinois Society held its quarterly meeting on February rs at Palatine Hotel as near the date of the anniversary of the Battle of the Morrison Hotel, Chic.ago, with an attendance of r8o. The plan Lexington, April 19th, as practicable. tried a year ago of having this meeting at the week-end on Saturday BuFFALO CHAPTER. The first dinner of the season was held by the noon proved so satisfactory that it was repeated this year, and with Buffalo Chapter on January 24th at the Buffalo Club. The Rev. Charles members who do not find it convenient to attend evening meetings. NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 20 OFFICIAL BULLETIN taken either for or against the resolution which is now being presented While the date was selected for a joint celebration of Wash· . I ' B. hd mgton to many societies and organizations as well as to State legislatures. an dd L 1~co n s 1rt a~s, ~he emphasis this year was upon the service The annual dinner was served in the hotel ball room at 6 :30, with n~n ere by our armies 111 France. Three thrilling addresses were an attendance of IIO members and ladies, including a large number of g1ven by men who had recently returned from service to our men at members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The address the f~ont: Re:. Dr. George Craig Stewart, of Evanston; Dr. A. J of the evening was by President Arthur J. Roberts of Colby College, Francis, of Chicago, and L. P. Putnam, Y. M. C. A. Secretary, Chicago. who took for his topic "Readjustments After the War." It was one of the most interesting meetings held by the Society i; The Board of Managers at a special meeting held March 3 authorized recent years . a committee to take charge of the observance of Constitution day, . The Board of Manage;s met the work before them and elected September 17, probably in the form of a field day to some historic spot. e1ght new members and adopted resolutions of appreciation of the life President Sanderson was elected a trustee of the National Society. and w~rk f the late Secretary General A. Howard Clark. President General Louis Annin Ames visited Portland March II, and a Iuncheo in his honor was given by the Society. T he ouisiana Society held its annual meeting at the St. Charles 28, 1918. Hote, New Orle~ns, Saturday, December Officers were elected Th_r'Maryland Society had a good meeting on February 22. The as follows: President, Colonel C. Robert Churchill, 4o8 Canal Street, special committee on the American's Creed reported that framed copies · New Orleans, re-elected; Vice-Presidents Lynn H. Dinkkins, of New of the Creed would be placed in every High School in the State and Orleans; J. W. Alexander, of Alexandria, and George G. Weeks of unframed copies distributed to every other school in Maryland. Hon. Monroe; Secretary, Herbert P. Benton, of New Orleans; Fina~cial Richard H. Bond and Mr. J, Franklin Wisner, President of the Press Secretary, R. T. Burwell; Treasurer, Thomas H. Taylor, and Chaplain Club of Maryland, made short addresses. Father A. E. Otis. ' The Society is in a flourishing condition, largely due to the efforts Massachusetts Society.-A meeting in commemoration of the late of the President, who is untiring in his work for the Society. l'v oses Greeley Parker, M. D., of Lowell, formerly the President of the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and Pres T he Maine Society held its annual meeting on February 22 at th ident General of the National S ciety, Sons of the American Revolu Lafayette Hotel, Portland, with a large attendance of members. Th: tion, was held recently at the old Spaulding House in Lowell, the home officers elected were: President, William Kennedy Sanderson of of the Molly Varnum Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Portland; Vice-Presidents, William Oliver Fuller, of Rockland; oiiver The meeting was held by the State Society, and the Old Middlesex Ba:rett Clason, of Gardiner; Chandler Cushman Harvey, of Fort Chapter of Lowell acted as host of the occasion. A number of mem Fairfield; Secretary, Francis Lyman Littlefield, Portland; Treasurer, bers of the Society went to Lowell to attend the exercises and several Enoch Owen Greenleaf, of Portland; Registrar, Willis Blake Hall ladies were also present. After supper in the quaint dining room of of. ~ortland; Historian, John Francis Sprague, of Dover; Librarian: the ancient house, a short session of the Old Middlesex Chapter was Wilham True Cousens, of Portland; Chaplain, Rev. William Gerry held, with President Russell Fox in the chair. Charles F. Read, Pres Mann, of_ W ~stbrook. The President-elect presented the subject of ident of the State Society, then assumed the chair and conducted the the Amencan s Creed and it was voted to ask the State Superintendent memorial meeting. of Schools to place a copy of it in some permanent form in every school The principal speaker was Frederick W. Coburn, of Cambridge, who room under his jurisdiction. is preparing for publication a life of Dr. Parker, and who told in detail Past President Henry S. Burrage presented the matter of a more of the interesting events of his life, of his skill as a physician and sur adequate tablet on the boulder which. represents Maine on the field of geon and also of his connection for many years with telephone inter Valle! ~orge. A resolution was adopted that at the proper time a more ests. He foresaw the great possibilities of the telephone and for many descnptlve tablet should be placed on the boulder. years until his death was a director of the American Bell Telephone . The matter of the League of Nations was presented in a more or tess Company. Brigadier General Philip Reade, historian of the State So- mformal manner and there was a lively discussion. No action was NATIONAL SOCieTY, S. A. R. 22 OFFICIAL BULLETIN and was finally forced to go to the hospital from complete exhaustion. ciety, and a son of Lowell, who had been a lifelong friend of Dr. "By his bravery and devotion to duty, he so distinguished himself . as Parker, spoke in appreciaion uf his life and public service. Dr. Charle to become the object of admiration of brother officers and soldiers," .M. Green, for twenty-five years treasurer of the Sons of the American said General Pershing in the citation awarding him the distinguished Revolution Society, also addressed the gathering. The meeting sought service cross. to commemorate one who had remembered by substantial bequests the KJ;:NT CHAPTER, of Grand Rapids, held its December meeting on the Old Middlesex Chapter and the State Society of the Sons of the third of that month at the home of Frank A. Stone, and was entertained American Revolution. by an address by Mr. Stone on the "Early History of Grand Rapids." The Society observed Washington's Birthday on February 22 at a January II, 1919, at the home of Glendon A. Richards, Grand Rapids, meeting at the Hotel Vendome, Boston. Lee S. McCollister, D. D .. Lee M. Hutchins spoke on our "Treaty with France." The February Dean of Tufts College, addressed the Society on Lafayette's Toast meeting was held on the 6th at the home of H. Parker Robinson, and to Washington, or "France and America Yesterday and Today." A was addressed by Rev. C. W. Merriam. Compatriot Brigadier General luncheon was served. Louis C. Covell has returned from France and was accorded a public The annual meeting and banquet of George Washington Chapter of Springfi eld was held at the Mayasset Club on February 22. The fol reception by th_yitizens. lowing officers were elected: President, Samuel Fuller, Punderson; The New /ersey Society.-On January 3 the Board of Managers of Vice-President, Charles Franklin Warner; Secretary, Henry Adelbert the Society held their monthly meeting at the Down Town Club, New Booth; Treasurer, Charles Lewis Baird; Registrar, James Clinton ark, preceded by a dinner, at which Past President Chester N. Jones Phelps; Historian, Martin Luther Dinsmore; Chaplain, Rev. Frank gave a very interesting account of his experiences in governmental Lewis Briggs; Auditor, Walter L. Spaulding. Rev. L. C. Wright made civilian capacity, while in charge of the shipping of troops, munitions, an address on "The War and Reconstruction," with an account of his and supplies from Newport News, Va. On January 31 the New J ersey work in France. Society opened its headquarters' rooms for the use of the National BosToN CHAPTER Sons of the American Revolution commemorated Executive Committee, which held a meeting in them on the afternoon the one hundred and forty-third anniversary of the Evacuation of Bos of that date. On the evening of January 31 the New Jersey Society ton by the British troops, on the evening of March 17, with a dinner tendered a banquet and reception to President General and Mrs. Louis at which there was a large attendance. President Bailey presided. Ann in Ames. Nearly 200 members and guests att~nded this banquet, President General Ames was a guest of the Massachusetts Society at which was given at the Robert Treat ball room. Addresses by Major dinner on March 12, in Boston, and made an address. William A. Lord, recently returned from France, and by John Lenard The Michigan Society continues its activities and is looking forward Merrill, who was toastmaster, and President General Ames. After the to the Annual Congress of the National Society in May at Detroit addresses and presentation of the flags of the various Allies, the guests adjourned for dancing. The reception and banquet was an exceptional with interest and pleasure. THE DETROIT CHAPTER met December 6, 1918, for a buffet luncheon at success, and one that New Jersey will long remember. At the board meeting, January 9, the New Jersey Society extended the University Club. Rev. Gaius Glenn Atkins, D. D., lately returned from service at the front with the Y. M. C. A., was the guest, and to Marshall Foch an invitation to be its guest at some time during interestingly described his six months' experience with our boys in his proposed visit to America, and received the following reply: France. Secretary Raymond E. Van Syckle told of the participation MR. PRESIDENT; of Compatriots Capt. Merrit U. Lamb and Sergeant John Lamb, of Marshal Foch is deeply moved by the terms of your .telegram. ~he Rockford, in the battle north of Scissons in August, 1918. The former invitation which in the name of the Sons of the Amencan Revolutton was killed in action on August 21, and the latter, when heavy shelling you have been kind. enough to extend to ~im. has. been especially pleas and machine-gun fire destroyed telephone communication, without or ing to him; he wtll gladly remember tt, tf ctrcumstances later on bring him to your beautiful country. ders and on his own initiative, repeatedly patrolled the line making Please be the interpreter of my hearty thanks before your colleagues repairs and re-establishing communication. He worked night and day without rest, remaining on duty after seeing the body of his brother, OFFICIAL BULLETIN NA'l'IONAL SOCIU'l'Y, S. A. R. ~f the Sons of the American Revolution d to communicate with the Senate of the United States that it is the t 1~ assurances of my high regard. • an accept, Mr. President, earnest request of this organization that the Senate ratify this covenant C. PUP1ER, in order that the liability of future wars may be reduced to a mini- Chief of Bureaus of Marshal Foclz. mum." General John J. Pershing was elected an honorary member of the Gen. Albert J. Logan led the opposition to the resolution. He said New Jersey Society. the document did not reflect the sentiment of the American people, and Mr. David L. Pierson of the New J S . much less that of the members of the Sons of the American Revolu published "A New D ' . .. T ersey ociety, has written and • ec 1arat10n. he sp · h B . . tion. Col. John P. Penny, former assistant postmaster, George W. limited for its reproduction It d ace m t e ulletm IS too Gosser and others backed up General Logan's statement, while others on Flag Day C . . was .a opted by the Orange Chapter · op1es may be obtamed f c · · thought it unwise for the association to put itself on record in the whose addr ss is East Orange. rom ompatnot Pierson, matter. No one spoke in favor of the resolution and it was laid on the table without opposition. The ew Mexico Society has I t d ffi Maj. Samuel W. Jeffries spoke of the slight on the American flag ~· F. IIRoSbinson, Albuquerque; ;i;~t e Vi~e-~;:s~~e~~~ll~ws ~ P~s;dent, by business men and others, especially as to the letfing of flags on oswe ; econd Vice-President Thos F K I h ' . . a ]{)On, Third Vice-President K W Ed d · T · e e ~r, Jr., Albuquerque; buildings "flap themselves to pieces in the winds" and allowing the ident, Francis C. Wil,son. S . t Fwa.r Ss, ucumcan; Fourth Vice-Pres flags to become dirty and faded. Colonel Penny said too many flags • an a e, ecretary Fra k w G h are displayed simultaneously by business concerns, thus making the buquerque; Treasurer 0 A Mats Alb ' n . ra am, Al- p tt Cl . . • . . on, uquerque; Historian H L N a tiona! Emblem cheap and commonplace. He said the American a on, ov1s; Registrar Frank W Cl Alb ' · · Dr. J. W. Elder, Albuque~que. . ancy, uquerque; Chaplain, flag should not be used to decorate walls or stands, and that when it is so used it is often placed up-side-down. The matter was referred to the committee on flags, with authority to send cards of instruction The N ort9' Dakota Soc· et h ld · at the Sta I. Normal Sch~ol yat eM' Itst annual meeting on February 22, as to the proper use of the American flag lo all persons violating lows: President F D H II F l~o . . Office:s were elected as fol- the flag regulations. . ' · · a • argo, VIce-President c E B t h II Memorial resolutions were adopted on the deaths of Frank G. Paul- Fmgal; Secretary-Registrar H C Fl. h M' 'T . . a c e er, W'lk' ' · · s mot· reasurer J w son, Rev. Robert B . . Miller, for several years chaplain of the associa 1 mson, Grand Forks; Historian J L' Bell B: k ' · · Stearns of F Ch I . • . . ' Ismarc ; and W N tion; Congressman E. E. Robbins of Greensburg, and A. Howard Clark and H. E Si:rgo, ap am. Mr. Batcheller died the day following: of Washington, D. C., for many years Secretary General of the Na . pson, of Grand Forks, was appointed to fill the vacancy. tional Society, Sons of the American Revolution. The Ohio Society has been acti,·el en a d d . These officers were elected for the ensuing year: Judge Eugene C. along two especial lines. Tl d . Y f ge .unng the past winter Bonniwell, Philadelphia, president; James A. ·wakefield, Pittsburgh, erature pertaining to . t le I~ u:at!On o tl:e. alien by distributing lit- . na ura 1zat10n and citizenship d senior vice-president; A. A. Horne and S. E. Gill, Pittsburgh, vice campaign of recruiting. • an a general presidents; Francis Armstrong, Jr., Pittsburgh, secretary; John W. Grove, Pittsburgh, registrar; A. W. Wall, Pittsburgh, treasurer; Dr. The Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Re . . S. B. Linhart, Pittsburgh, chaplain; Thomas Wynne, Philadelphia, annua( business meeting in Pittsburgh on Febr vol~tlon, at Its historian; Col. R. W. Guthrie, Pittsburgh, national trustee; R. C. memlbe:s had assailed the proposition,' laid on t~:r{ab~~· t~etefrolsloeve.ral Schanck, Orner S. Decker, George W. Gosser, W. C. Lyne, Dr. S. B. reso ut10n : . wmg McCormick, and Gen. A. J. Logan, all of Pittsburgh, board of man- "Th h' · of N ~~ t IS meetmg endorses the proposed constitution of the League agers. a Ions as read by President Wilson in Paris on F b The annual dinner of the Society was held on the evening of Feb- 1919, to the Peace Conference, the purp~ses of which e ruary q, ruary 22. It was presided over by Dr. .McCormick, the retiring presi dent. The principal speakers were Judge Bonniwell and Congress ~:nt~l~~~~~~;o~edTb~tt~le Lea.~ue to Enforce Peace, of wh~:~ :~~p:::~ . a IS pres! ent, and that our secretary be instructed man Frederic C. Hicks of New York. Officers of the Pittsburgh OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, headed by Mrs. Samuel P. Ammon, Mrs. Mortimer Miller, Mrs. John B. Heron, Mrs. TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND OTHERS WHO Biddle Arthurs, Mrs. Walter Chess, Mrs. Robert G. Reineman, Mrs. ARE TERESTED. Joseph W. Marsh, Mrs. William G. Hawkins, Jr., and others, were THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN records action by the General Officers, the guests. Board of Trustees, the Executive and other National Committees, lists of members deceased and of new members, and important doings of The YJtode Island Society, at its annual meeting February 22, held State Societies. In order that the OFFICIAL BULLETIN may be up to in the rooms of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, date, and to insure the preservation in the National Society archives elected the following officers: President, Arthur Preston Sumner; Vice of a complete history of the doings of the entire organization, State President, Nathaniel French Davis; Secretary, Clarence Arthur Cot Societies and local Chapters are requested to communicate promptly ton; Treasurer, Edward Bowen Hamlin; Registrar, Dr. George Thurs to the Secretary General written or printed accounts of all meetings ton Spicer; Historian, Edwin Aylsworth Burlingame; Chaplain, Rev. or celebrations, to forward copies of all notices, circulars, and other Alfred H. Wheeler, and Poet, John Prescott Farnsworth. printed matter issued by them, and to notify him at once of dates of Utah State Society.-During the year 1918 this Society elected 57 death of members. members and had a net gain of 53 in its membership. The year 1919 Courteously, has opened most auspiciously and they confidently expect to secure the use permanently of the handsome banner offered by President Gen eral Ames. W"sconsin State Society.-The outstanding features of an address on America and Great Britain-Past, Present and Future, given by Secretary General. Dr. Rol_and G. Usher, professor of history at Washington University, The Farragut, Washington, D. C. St. Loms, at the Forefathers' Day dinner of the Wisconsin Societies of Colonial Wars and the Sons of the American Revolution in Mil waukee on December 23, 1918, was his appeal for ONE CouNTRY AND LANGUAGE. "There must be no other language but English taught in the common schools. There must be no language but English in the common business associations of life. Let us teach all languages in the uni versities. But let us r.emember we are Americans. And for Americans no other language than English is possible. "The weal or woe of the world depends upon what America does today. The policy which the United States chooses will determine the policies of the nations of Europe. Their eyes are upon us. And their interests, as well as our own, will best be advanced by a firm, friendly co-operation between the United States and those nations." The Wyoming Society has elected as President, James H. Walton; Vice-President, William A. Wyman; Secretary, Adrian J. Parshall; Treasuryr, James B. Guthrie; Registrar, Arthur H. Doane, and His torian, Ichabod Sargent Bartlett. 28 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. Z9 . S · ty died January 5, 19 19· CHARLES D. RrL>:Y, Connecticut MOCICeP' nnsylvania Society, died January 25, I9I9. RF.TT RoBBINS · ·• e Ron. EDWARD E VE '. St t Society died January 6, I9I9. R vELT Emp>re a e ' Col. THEODORE OOSE ;. t Society died February 4, 1919. GoRDON RusSELL, Conne~ rc~t t Soclety died January r8, I9I9. IN MEMORIAM. ( GEORG£ W . RYDER, Emp>re a e S .' t d'ed Decemb~r 7• I9I8. F S Empire State ocre y, I b 8 Col. JoSEPH . COTT, . Michigan Society, died Septem er 9o I91 . JoHN QUINCY ADAMS SESSIONS,h tts Society died February 17, 1919. ..,. STACY Massac use • !Ion. F RANK ..... ' . S . t died: October -, I 9' . CHARLES liF.NRY BARRows, Massachusetts Society, died October 13, 1918. S TT Connecttcut ocre y, 8 8 C. E. BATCH>:LLF.R, Vice-President, North Dakota Society, died February 23, 191 9. HARRY S. TERRE ' Rh de Island Society, died October 3'• I9I : in France GEORG£ L£ON STEV£NSON, o ebraska Society, died of pneumoma Lieut. Lours HAMILTON BAYLY, A. E. F., District of Columbia Society, died Lieut. WALT£R M. STILLMAN, N March 4, 1919. CLARENCE J. BLAK£, M. D., Massachusetts Society, died January 29, r 919. January 7. '9'9· ichi an Society, died September '7• 1918. CHARL£S STrNCHFI&LD, M g S . t died January JO, I9I9. Dr. JoHN A. BoDIN£, Empire State Society, died February 24, 1919. S E Massachusetts ocre y' WILLIAM C. BucK, Empire State Society, died November rr, 1918. HARLAN P . TON ' . . Society died April 23, 1918. GF.ORG£ R. BuRTON, Connecticut Society, died October 19, 1918. CHAUNC£Y STRONG, Mrchr::r:ska Soclety, died May r8, 1918. JoHN CALHOUN, Connecticut Society, died November 19, 1918. J£SS£ GILBERT STUBBS, N chusetts Society, died December 20, I9I8. Col. JoHN C. CALHOUN, Empire State Society, died December 17, 1918. FRANCIS H. SwAN, Massa h tt Society died January 22, '9'9· GEORCE A . TAINT£R ' MassacM D useMassachusetts s ' Society, d'le d m. service of the United A. HowARD CLARK, Secretary General and Registrar General of the National So- Capt. FRED S. TowL£, . ., ciety, member District of Columbia Society, died December 3 r, 19 r 8. States October 8, 1918. . t S 'ety died December r8, I9I8. IRVING T. CoL£, Washington State Society, died September 12, 1918. DCS Connecttcu OCI ' 8 RUTHERFORD T ROWBRI '. S S • t died December r6, 191 • HARRY HALL CooK, Massachusetts Society, died December 15, 1918. W V ER Emp>re tate ocre y, Capt. CHARLES C. DoT>:N, Massachusetts Society, died December 28, 1918. EuGENE . £ED ' h tt Society died January 27, '9'9· EMMONS R. ELLIS, Massachusetts Society, died November 25, 1918. HoRAe£ E . WAR£, Massac ;.,se s C nne~ticut Society, died January 25 , 1919. Rev. EDWARD LIVINGSTON F.SLL~, t o died December 12, I9I8. Lieut. FRANK J. F>:LBEL, Empire State Society, killed in France October, 1918. M W EST Michigan ocre y, 9 DAVID THOMPSON Foou, Connecticut Society, died January 6, 1919. Gr.oac>: · • Society died January 9, 191 · WILLIAM A. FosKETT, Connecticut Society, died October 9, 1918. JoHN D. WHITCOMB, Mass~:::ae:~:setts S;ciety, died July 23, I9I8. WrLLIAM RoLAND WHIT£, S . ty died May 20, I9t8. RICHARD L. GAY, Massachusetts Society, died February 8, ; 919. W T Massachusetts ocle ' RALPH W . ICH ' . . S . t died February r, 1919. ANDREW SToUGHTON GAYLORD, Connectrcut Society, died January 28, 1919. ANDR£W C. WooD, Mrclugan ocre y, JoHN DoUGLAs Ga>:>:N , Empire State Society, died December 22, 1918. THEODORE GROVER, Massachusetts Society, died August 28, 1918. CHARLES DANA HARMON, Maine Society, died January 9, 1919. NATHAN M. HAWKES, Massachusetts Society, died February 7, 1919. BURLEIGH F. HILLMAN, Massachusetts Society, died January 6, 1919. ARTHUR P. HOLD£N, Massachusetts Society, died January 6, 19 19. WILLIAM J. K>:r.P, Michigan Society, died September 30, 1918. Capt. M>:RRIT U. LAMB, Michigan Society, killed in action in France August 21. 1918. Rev. SAMU>:L HENRY LF.F., Massachusetts Society, died October 20, 1918. THEODORE W. LEETE, Massachusetts Society, died November 14, 1918. Dr. CHARLES B. LEONARD, Michigan Society, died June 27, 1918. PERCIVAL C. LINCOLN, Massachusetts Society, died December -, 1918. Lieut. EDWARD H . LOCK£, Michigan Society, killed in action in France October 15. 1918. I-IARRY HASTINGS MELICK, Nebraska Society, died February 5, 1919. RoB>:RT JoHN OSBORN£, Pennsylvania Society, died February 24, 1919. FRANK G. PAULSON, Pennsylvania Society, died September 23, 1918. MrLo Lr.wrs PF.cK, Connecticut Society, died February 2, 1919. Gr.oRG£ CHURCH PF.ET, Connecticut Society, died October r r, 1918. FR>:D>:RICK Hoovr.R PHELPS, Connecticut Society, died November 9, 191 8. MARTIN F. PLANT, Connecticut Society, died November 4, 1918. 30 OFFICIAL LlULLE'riN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 3I RECORDS OF 346 NEW MEMBERS ENROLLED CHARLES ROSS BAREFOOT, Toledo, Ohio (32304). Great-grandson of Thomas BY THE REGIS- Vickroy, private under George Rogers Clarke and Deputy Commissary of Issues; TRAR GENERAL FROM DECEMBER I, • 1918 0 MARCH I, 1919. great2-grandson of William A. Atle~, Deputy Commissary Gen'l of Musters. CAPT. FREDERIC BASSETT, U. S. Navy, N. J. (32278). • Great•-grandson of Isaac private, Connecticut State troops. JAMES MARSH WOO'DRUFF ALESBURY S . Johnson~ grandson of Woodruff p . t E ' ummtt, N. J. (32279). Great'. ){AY ALBERT BAYMILLER, Buhl, Idaho (Jt8o6). Great2-grandson of Micltael Step/~en ' nva e, ssex Co Ne J M" . RAYMOND RICHARD ALEXANDER B . ., w ersey thtia. Baymiller, private, York Co., Pa. Militia. • otse, Idaho (31 g ) G 3 07 ROSS BEASON, Salt Lake City, Utah (31223). Great-grandson of Edward Beason, G eorge Hemplmtan, Sr ., private' Ioth B a tt a t•ton Lancaster• Co reatp ·grandsonM" .. of Captain No. Carolina State Troops. WILLIAM LEDYARD ALEXANDER , • d Lteut. . 'In£ U S A ·• AI a. thha.. ( 320 6 5 ) . Great'-grandson of James T . • • . ., exandna La WILLIAM ABADIE BEALL, St. Louis, Mo. (32021). Great-grandson of Walter HENRY MARTIN ALLEN N 0 I "mer, pnvate North Carolina 1\liliti~. . Beall, Member, Committee of Observation of Frederick Co., Md. W "/ . ' ew r eans, La (32328) G • 2 'ktnson, Brigadier-Gen'l, Penna. Militia .and C ·. reat--grandson of lames WILLIAM SEWARD BEMIS, JR., Garner, Iowa (31961). Great -grandson of WILLIAM EARLE ANDERSON Buff I N y ontmental Army. Joseph Bemis, private, Mass. Militia. 2 of J oltn Hurley, private, Mar;land ~i~e. . . (D. C. 30048). Great•-grandson GEORGE BRINKERHOFF BENEDICT, Elizabeth, N. J. (31949). Great -grand son of Joseph Beuedict, Lieut.-Colonel, N. Y. Reg't, Cont'l Army. GEORGEJ I ARTHUR ANDREWS ' Wate rvt" II e, M ame. (32428) G ' o~tat tan Andrews, sailor on frigate "Confederac , . .' reat -grandson of EDWARD MUNROE BENHAM, Montclair, N. J. (32291). Great'-grandson of pnson ships uJersey" and "America." y , pnsoner four yt-ars on Da11iel Deming, Sergeant, Conn. Militia. DEWIT'l' CALEB BENJAMIN, Detroit, Mich. (31998). Great'-grandson of Abel MAT~HEW ~AGE ANDREWS, Baltimore, Md 2 8 2 ~•chard Ktdder Meade, Lt. Col. Va. · ( ? 5o). Great2..grandson of Benjamin, private in Capt. Belcher's Co. 1st Reg't Conn. troops; great -grand· mgton. troops and Atde-de-Camp to Gen'l Wash- son of James Hathaway, Lieutenant, Mass. Militia. HARRY. PHILI:IPS AUSTIN, Summit, N. J. (3228o ELLSWORTH 0. BISBEE, Roxbury, Mass. (31916). Great-grandson of Benjamin thantel Austm, private, Conn. Militia. ) . Great'-grandson of N a- Bisbee, private, Mass. Militia. CHARLES HUMPHREY BISSELL, Southington, Conn. (31149). Great-grandson HENRY _LE~IS AUSTIN, Summit, N. J. (3228 At~stm, pnvate Conn Milt"ti" . d 7). Great-grandson of Natltaniel ' · a, penstone . of H ezekia/1 Bissell, Captain, 4th Co., 19th Reg't Conn. Militia. · CHARLES VICTOR BLEECKER, Bloomfield, N. J. (32292). Great•-grandson of NATHA~EL AUSTIN, Summit, N. J. (3228t). G Ausltn, private, Conn. Militia. reat'-grandson of Natltalliel William Popham, Major, Delaware Continental Army. CAPT. OLIVER KENSEY BADGLEY U S . DOUGLAS HARTLEY BLEECKER, Bloomfield, N. J. (32365). Great•-grandson Great'·grandson of Jonathan Badgley' ." • A., Montclatr, N. J. (32364). of William Popham, Brevet Major, Cont'l Army, Aide-de-Camp to Gen'ls Clin- LIEUT. AARON GROVER BALDW ' pnvate, Ess~x Co., N. J. Militia. IN, Camp 1\Ierntt N J ( ) ton and Steuben. gran son of Obadialt Kitchell Ca t . "E ' . . 32282 . Great'- LEONARD AUGUSTUS BLEECKER, Bloomfield, N. J. (32297). Great-grandson N J d • P am, astern Battalion " M · . . troops; great!:-grandson of Samtul C . , orns County, of William Popham, Major and Aide-de-Camp, Delaware Cont'l Reg'ts. Jersey Militia. rane, pnvate, Essex County, New 'J'IIEODORE NEWTON BOBBITT, Lincoln, Neb. (3tot6). Great-grandson of ALBERT BALDWIN, New Orleans La ( 2 6 ._ Isham Bobbitt, Sergeant, North Carolina troops. win, private, Mass Militia. great'• g . d3 33 ). DGreat grandson of Jacob Bald- 2 .d d , - ran son of omin 'q t F J. HENRY BOOTH, Milwaukee, Wis. (31712). Great -grandson of Josep/1 Booth, A' e· e-Camp to Gen O'R "ll d . ' 'e rancesco Bouliglly Captain, 3rd Company, 19th Conn. Reg;t. William Tt~rtter, Lie~tenan~' i~ ~:pt.so~tler u~der Galvez; great•-grandson of troops. 1 mores and Capt. Twitchell's N. II. CHARLIE JENKINS BOSWORTH, Piedmont, Cal. (31542). Great-grandson of Zadok Bosworth, private, Mass. Reg't. HENRY FAY BALDWIN, New Orleans La ( ) Er>WARD NEWTON BOTSFORD, New Haven, Conn. (32251) . Great-grandson Baldwin, private Mass Mil•t• . ' . 32334 . Great-grandson of Jacob . ' . ' ta, great2..grandson of D .. of Eliht< Sergeant in 5th Conn. Reg't, Cont'l Foot, pensioned. tgny, Aide-de-Camp to Gen O'R "ll d . omtntqlle Francesco Bou· Sa~tford , I f et y an soldter under G I son o w·slltam . Turner, Lieutenant. in C G' , a vez; great2·grand- JOHN ELLSWORTH BOTSFORD, Seymour, Conn. (32252). Great-grandson of N. H. troops. apt. tlmore s and Capt. Twitchell's Elihu Sanford, Sergeant in 5th Conn. Reg't, Cont'l Foot, pensioned. EDWARD BOURNE, Ja., New Orleans, La. (32338). Great"-grandson of Thomas HENRY FAY BALDWIN • Ja·• El p aso, T exas (La ) G 2 acob aldwi1 private "ass M"l·t· · 3233 5 · reat -grandson of Gart/1, Sr., Member Jury of Inquisitions for Albemarle Co., Va. J . B 1~ ' n.L . I I ta. greats·gra d f D . . Bot AUBIOW. RUSSELL. BOWLES ' Rt' c Imwn d ' V a. (J t66t ) . G t d ANDREW JOYNER CAMPBELL, JR., Washington, D. C. (Jooso) Grcat•-grand• K lllght Bowles, pnvate, Virginia Militia. rea ·gran son of son of John Campbell, Member of First Provincial Congress of North Caro WILLIAM LLEWELLYN BOYDEN, Washington D C 21 lina; great•-grandson of William Powell, private (3 yrs.) in Col. John Patten's son of Thomas Boyde Sergeant C I J h G, · · (3 JJ). Great'-grand- 11 2nd No. Carolina Battalion. JOHN LOGAN ' ' : o . o n reaton's Mass. Reg't. BOYLES, St. Lotus, Mo. (J2oo6). Great'· r TRACY YOUNG CANNON, Salt Lake City, Utah (31220). Great•-grandson of Boyles (Bowles), private, Va. Militia· •- g andson of Hugh Oliver Partridge, Mass. patriot. private, New Jersey Militia. ' great grandson of Stephe" Simpson, ALGERNON SYDNEY CARDOZO, Brooklyn, N. Y. (32o86). Great-grandson of REYBUR_r:' BATEMAN BRADSHAW, Baltimore, Md (J240J). Benjamin Mendcc Sei:ras, Officer, N. Y. Militia. of Elt}ah Evans, Captain of Rawlin's Md. Cont'l Re~'t. Great'·grandson CHARLES WHITNEY CARMAN, Grand Rapids, Mich. (31992). Great'-grand ALBERT PAYSON BRIGGS, Brookline Mass • son of Peter Carman, Ensign in Jrd North New York Reg't. Briggs, Sergeant, Capt. Thomas Nash's Co. g;9•~). 'dGreat·-.gr~ndson of Seth WILLIAM PERRIN CARMICHAEL, St. Louis, Mo. (32022). Great-grandson of EARLE RUSSELL BROADBENT N tl ; o . avt Cusbmg s Mass. Reg't. John Ca.nm'cltael, private in Capt. Brizben's Co., 1St Battalion, Lancaster Co. Garrabrant N. Garrabrant Capt~· ';. eyth' . J. (3~948). Great'-grandson of Pa. Militia. ' m, or ern Battalton Essex C N J M't· . LEWIS HOLLISTER BRONSON N ' o., · · ' tha. HARRY ALEXANDER CARPENTER, Washington, D. C. (J2IJO). Great'-grand f S ' ew Haven Conn (J22 ) G • o trong Sanford, Sergeant in Capt R' h d' C . 53 • reat·-grandson son of William Carpenter, Sergeant, Mass. troops and Cont'l Line. CAPT CL . IC ar s o. sth Reg't Conn Line ROBERT HEMAN CASE, Lieut., U. S. A., Hartford, Conn. (32254). Great•• · ARENCE FAYETTE BROWN U S A . . . Great•-grandson of Joltn Seward Colon~l . d .R ·: Platnfield, N. J. (J194J). grandson of Uriah Case, Quartermaster, sth Conn. Light Horse; great'-grand and on Staff of Gen'l Washingt~n. ' 2n eg t, Sussex Co., N. J. Militia, son of Bcujami" Whiting~ private, Conn. Jo.Iilitia; great3·grandson of Eli.=ur Talcott, Colonel, Troop of Horse, Cont'l Army; great3-grandson of Matthew OLIVER DUFOUR BROWN U S , . C G • ' . . 11 ~anne orps Wash' gt D C Noble, 2nd Lieut. in Col. Moseley's Jrd Hampshire Co. Reg't, Mass. Militia. reat·-grandson of John Crutchfield, private No C r tn M?~·- . . . (J2•Js). 2 CHARLES ANDREW BDUMBAUGH . · aro tna tltha, penstoned. WILLIAM SHERMAN CASE, New York City, N. Y. (31874l- Great -grandson ~ , Washmgton D C ( ) G son of Joseph Elliott Captain d C ' · · 30049 . reat'-grand- of Jacob Sherma11, private, Col. Topham's R. I. Reg't. LEROY ' ' 2n ompany, Ioth N. Y. Reg't. ROSWELL W. CHANDLER, Caldwell, N. J. (32352). Great2-grandson of Sam WILFRED G. GARNEY COLE, Cambridge, Mass. (32189). Great'·grandson of CHARLES ARTHUR DAY, Cleveland, Ohio (31575). Great0-grandson of Aaron Thomas Chittenden, Colonel of Militia, Delegate to Cont'l Congress, Governor Day, Member of committee for relief of Boston in 1775. and Commander-in-Chief of Vermont; great"-grandson of Thomas Bar11ey, LEO CARLETON DAYTON, Everett, Wash. (31 167). Great'-grandson of Caleb Captain, Vermont Militia. Dayton, Sergeant, Vermont Militia; great3-grandson of Moses Adams, Sr., DAVID G. COLEMAN, Dayton, Ohio (31572). Great-grandson of David Gray, Corporal, Mass. Militia and Cont'l Army. private, Col. Smith's Buck's Co. Pa. Reg't. CAPT. HARRY RYERSON DECKER, U. S. A., Pittsburgh, Penna. (31941) CHARLES ROLENS COLTHARP, U. S. A., Terre Haute, Ind. (32029). Great'· Great'-grandson of Jacobus Du Puy, Signer of Articles of Association, Ulster grandson of Zealy Moss, Assistant Quartermaster, Loudoun Co. Va. Militia. Co., N.Y. OSCAR MONROE CONDIT, East Orange, N. J. (32298). Great-grandson of RANDALL HUNT DECKER, Montclair, N. J. (32293). Great2-grandson of Joel Condit, private, Essex Co. New Jersey Militia; great'-grandson of Da11iel Caleb Baldwin, private, Essex Co., New Jersey Militia. Condit, private in Essex Co. New Jersey Militia, State troops and Cont'l Army. JAMES ORVILLE DENNIS, St. Louis, Mo. (32003). Great2-grandson of Abra EUGENE LE MOYNE CONNELLY, Pittsburgh, Penn. (32157). Great-grandson ham Cantrell, Captain, No. Carolina State troops. of Peter Whitesides, private in Capt. Orbison's Co., 4th Battalion, Cumberland Co. Penna. Militia. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS DICKS, New Orleans, La. (32052). Great-grandson of Samuel Bass, private, Mass. Militia. D'ARCY PAUL COOKE, St. Louis, Mo. (32017). Great-grandson of Mordecai Cooke, Lieutenant in Col. Harrison's Va. Reg't, Cont'I Artillery; great-grand JAMES FRANKLIN DOUGLAS, Washington, D. C. (32136). Great•-grandson son of William Vo11 Phul, private in Col. Slough's Battalion, Lancaster Co., of l oseph Fra11klin, Sr., Second Lieut., Col. Morgan's 3rd Battalion, Philadel Penna. phia City Militia. JOHN RUTHERFORD COOKE, St. Louis, Mo. (32013). Great-grandson of JOHN DAVIS EVERETT, Orange, N. J. (32362). Great-grandson of Thomas Mordecai Cooke, Lieut. in Col. Chas. Harrison's Reg't, Continental Artillery; Armstrong, Lieutenant and Wagonmaster, N. J. Militia. great-grandson of William Vo11 Phul, private, Penna. troops. FLOYD RICHARDSON FARRAR, New Orleans, La. (3o8o8). Supplemental. Great•-grandson of Moses Ford, Corporal in Col. Alling's znd Reg't Conn. CHA~ES HEN~Y COOLIDGE, Detroit, Mich. (31993). Great-grandson of Timothy Weii GEORGE AMARIAH FULLER, Hudson, Mass. (32182). Great•·grandson of HARRY PECK HAVELL, East Orange, N. ]. (32294). Great2-grandson of James Sam11el Jackson, private, Mass. Militia. Peck, private, Essex Co. New Jersey Militia; great3-grandson of David Peck, GEORGE VIR?IL FULLER, Hudson, Mass. (32181). Great•-grandson of Samuel , private, Essex Co. New Jersey Militia. Jackson, pnvate, Mass. Militia. '['JTOMAS MOORE HAYES, Alexandria, La. (32054). Great3-grandson of Thomas ARTHUR CLIFTON GARRISON, St. Louis, Mo. (32oo8). Great•-grandson of Overto~<, Capt., 4th Va. Light Dragoons. Isaac Garrison, Second Lieut., Orange Co. N. Y. Militia. FRANKLIN BREVARD HAYNE, New Orleans, La. (32333). Great-grandson of OLIVER L. GARRISON, Clayters, Mo. (32007). Great-grandson of Isaac Gan·i Isaac Hay~ GEORGE MOREHOUSE IIUSS Reserve Wis ( 32 37 Great•-grandson of LEWIS HENRY LIGHTHIPE, East Orange, N. J. (28478). Great'-grandson of private in Ca;t. Muller;s . ' ) . ~enrys oned. L~ CLINTON ARDIS PRESCOTT, New Orleans, La. (32327). Great'·grandson of' fREDERICK CLJ FFORD RUSSELL, Dover, N. J. (32283). Great-grandson of James Prescott, Captain, New Hampshire l\lilitia. Jo/m Meeks, Captain, 2nd Reg't, New York Levies and Cont'l Infantry. HOWARD JAMES PRESCOTT, Shreveport, La. (32072). Great'-grandson of LOUIS ARTHUR RUSSELL, Newark, N. J. (32284). Great-grandson of John James Prescott, Captain, New Hampshire l\lilitia. Meeks, Captain, 2nd Reg"t, New York Levies and Cont'l Infantry. WILLIAM PUGET RACE, Coupeville, Wash. (31171). Great2-grandson of Daniel. GARNETT RYLAND, Richmond, Va. (31663). Great2-grandson of James Pendle Wilson, private, New Hampshire Cont'l troops. ton, Va., Captain, First Cont'l Artillery. OSCAR RANKIN, Terre Haute, Ind. (32034). Great2-grandson' of William Ran SAMUEL PEACHY RYLAND, Richmond, Va. (31659). Great2-grandson of ki~> of Antrim, Cumberland Co., privAte, Penna. troops. James Pendleton, Va., Captain, First Cont'l Artillery. CHARLES LESLIE RAY, Huntley, Neb. (31014). Great-grandson of Gilbert :FERDINAND LEWIS SALOMON, Far Rockaway, L. I. (N. Y. 32078). Great•• Ray, private, Mass. Militia. grandson of Hyam Salomo11~ patriot and prisoner. STACY RA YNOLDS, Plainfield, N. J. (31946). Great'-grandson of James Barrell R,\Y~IOND WELCOME SALMON, Summit, ~- ]. (32355). Great•-grandson of Colonel, Mass. Militia; great8-grandson of James Barrett, Jr., Corporal, Mass~ Peter Salmon, Captain, u\Vestern Battalion," ~!orris Co., New Jersey ).filitia; ;'.Iilitia. great'-grandson of Samuel Allen, Artificer, New Jersey !IIilitia. TIIO~IAS WATTERSON RECORDS, Terre Haute, Ind. (32028). Great•-grand• LT. COL. ODIORNE HAWK SAMPSON, U. S. A., Calif. (31547). Great• son of John Sebree, private, 11th Va. Reg't. grandson of Silas Wild, Captain, Mass. troops and Continental Infantry. JOH, HORACE REED, Amenia, No. Dak. (26569). Great-grandson of Eliakim HENRY ELLSWORTH SANFbRD, New Haven, Conn. (3226o). Great•-grand Reed, private, N. Y. Militia. son of Elilm Sanford, Sergeant in sth Reg't Conn. Cont'l Foot. LEROY SAND SCHELL, Buffalo, N. Y. (32076). Great'-grandson of LYMAN COLEMAN REED, New Orleans, La. (32326). Great2-grandson of Jacob Fred· Benjamin Reed, Corperal in Col. Carey's and Col. Sprout's Mass. Reg't. erick Schell, private, 15th Reg't, Albany Co. New York Militia. 2 EDWARD EARL REWICK, Los Angeles, Calif. (31543). Great'-grandson of BEAUFORD JUDSON SC0TT, St. Joseph, Mo, (32226). Great -grandson of Owe" Rewick (Ruick), private in the Connecticut Continental Line. A::ariah Doty, private, Gen'l Marion's Reg't, Tenn. ~1ilitia. WILLIAM EDWIN RILEY RAYNOR, Gary, Ind. (32033). Great-grand on of ARTHUR LEASON SEVERANCE, Duvant, Okla. (31609). Great-grandson of Samuel Sc7.•crance prh·ate, Capt. Green's Co., Col. Varnum's ~lass. Reg't. Uriah Barber_, private, Penna. troops, pensioned. 1 \\'ILLIS DOANE RICH, Boston, Mass. (31743). Supplemental. Great'-grandson ERNEST ELTON EVERANCE, Duvant, Okla. (J•6Io). Great-grandson of of Benjamin Lewis, private, Col. Thomas Marshall's Mass. Reg't. Samuel Se-;·erauce, private, Capt. Green's Co., Col. Varnum's ?\:lass. Reg't. HORACE EAVER, Hartford, Conn. (Mass. 32178). Greats-grandson of Benja· CHARLES COMSTOCK RICHARDS, ]R., Salt Lake City, Utah (31224). Great._ grandson of Joseph Richards, private, Mass. Militia. min Ludden, private, Mass. Militia. LLEWELLYN DAVE ' PORT SEAVER, Boston, ;\Iass. (31921). Great-grandson HAROLD PEERY RICHARDS, Salt Lake City, Utah (32203). Creat'·grandson of Joseph Richards, private, Mass. Militia. of Clement Sumner, private, 1\fass. ~Iilitia. 2 FRANKLIN SNYDER RICHARDS, Salt Lake City, Utah (322o6). Great-grand HENRY HUDSON SHEPHERD, Scranton, Pa. (Conn. 32261). Great -grandson of Thomas Shepard, Lieut. in Col. \Vooster's First Conn. Reg't. son of JosePI• Richards, private, Mass. ~Iilitia. JESSE SNYDER RICHARDS, Virginia, Bannock Co., Idaho (Utah 322oz). RUSSELL EASTON SHEPHERD, Jerome, Idaho (318os). Great-grandson of Giles Easton, private in Col. Flower's Conn. Reg't of Artificers, pensioned. Great'-grandson of Joseph Richa•1s, private, !IIass. ~filitia. LAURE CE WILLIAM RICHARDS, Ogden, Utah (31225). Great'-granrlson of FRANK EVANS SHIPPEN, Memphis, Tenn. (321o8). Great'-grandson of Ed J osepll Richards, private, Mass. ;\) ilitia. ward ShiPPe~t, Member Committee of Safety and Correspondence; great'-grand· son of E'•a11 Eva11s, Colonel, Penna. Militia, and member of Pa. Constitutional LORENZO MAESER RICHARDS, Salt Lake City, Utah (32201 ). Great'-g rand Convention. son of Joseph Richards, private, Mass. Militia. HARRY E. SIDLES, Lincoln, Neb. (31015). Great2-grandson of George Johnson , LEON CLARKE ROBERTSON, St. Paul, !\!inn. (31834). Great'·grandson of lifer in Cols. Nevill and Buford's Virginia troops. Jesse Robertson, private, Virginia Line, pensioned. ROBERT NICHOLLS SIMS, Donaldsonville, La. (32o6•). Great2-grandson of SA~IUEL JOHNSTON ROBINSON, Saltsburg, Penna. (32159). Great'-grandson Dr. Frauds Kittredge, 11 Surgeon, ~lass. troops. of James Black, private in Col. Brodhead's ISt Penna. Reg't Cont'l Line. 1 REV. WILLIAM SAMUEL SLACK, Alexandria, La. (32602). Great-grandson of CIIARLE~ BUTTERS ~OGERS, Los -Gatos, Santa Clar~ Co., Calif. (3154o). Jo/111 Slack, private, Coi. William Mcintosh's Mass. Reg't. Great--grandson of Srmeon Butters, Sergeant, Mass. Militia. EDWIN PERLEY SMART, Livermore Falls, Me. (32427). Great2-grandson of CHARLES ARTHUR RUSSELL. Aberdeen, So. Dak. (30654). Great-!(randson Elijah Mac Far/in, Jr., private, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Mass. Reg't; great•· of William Russell, Matross in First Reg't Virginia Artillery. grandson of Elijah Mac Farli11, Sr., private in Col Bradford's l\Iass. Reg't~ 44 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIE'I'Y, S. A. R. 45 great•-grandson of Josiah Marshall, private in Col. Robinsen's and Col. Sar gent's Mass. Reg'ts of Militia. pT CARROLL HOPKINS SUDLER, Ja., U. S. A., Chicago, Ill. (3t9oo). CA G;eat'-grandson of Arthur Emory, Lieut.-Colonel, 2oth Battalion, Queen Anne's ALLYN SMITH, Cotter, Ark. (31756). Great•-grandson of Dennis Smith, Cap- tain Penna. troops. Co., Md. Militia. GEORGE REED TABOR, Oklahoma City, Okla. (31611). Great-grandson of EUGENE SHELBURNE SMITHSON, Crewe, Va. (31656). Great•-grandson of William Tabor, Lieutenant, South Carolina troops. lames Aile,., private, roth Virginia Reg't. ARTHUR BRYAN TAINTOR, New York City, N. Y. (~~0_93). Great•-grandson JAMES ELLWOOD SMITH, St. Louis, Mo. (32019). Great-grandson of John of J osef>h Lord, private in Capt. Ingall's Co. Conn. M1hlla. Smith, Corporal in Col. Wm. Irvine's 6th Reg't, Penna. troops. DANIEL DEE TALLEY, JR., Richmond, V~ .. ~31662). Great'-grandson of lames LE ROI CLARENCE SNOW, Salt Lake City, Utah (32205). Great'-grandson of· Harris, Lieut. in Chesterfield Co. Va. M1ht1a. Oliver Snow, private, Mass. Militia. RUSSELL WARRICK TALLMAN, U. S. A., Fort Monroe, Va . .<:~wa 31956). RICHARD FRANCIS SNOW, New Orleans, La. (32058). Great'-grandson of Great'-grandson of Be~tjamin Tallman, Colonel, Rhode Island M1ht1a. Robert Lawso,., Brig.-Gen'l, Va. Militia. GEORGE H. TARLETON, New Orleans, La. (32075). Great'-grandson of Elias ROBERT LEE SNOW, Dallas, Texas (La. 32069). Great2-grandson of Robert Tarleton, private, N. II. Militia. Lawso,., Brigadier-Gen'l, Va. troops. RUSSELL B. TARLETON, Hopewell, Va. (La. 32074). Great•-grandson of Elias ERNEST SOUTHWICK, Arlington, Mass. (31923). Great'-grandson of George Tarleton, private, N. H. Militia. Fiske, Jr., private, Capt. Samuel Epes' Co., Col. Pickering's Mass. Reg't. JOHN KENDRICK TARWATER, Tenn .. (2?9.ro) .. _Supplemental. Great'-grand ALBERT MOORE SPEAR, Gardiner, Me. (32426). Great2-grandson of John son of Edam Kendrick, Sr., private, V1rgmra llfrht1a. Moor, Major, 5th Cont'l Infantry. POLK TARWATER, Tenn. (27911). Supplemental. Great2-grandson of Edam JOliN ALLAN SPENCER, Salt Lake City, Utah (32204). Great-grandson of Kendrick, Sr., private, Virginia Militia. John Young, private, Mass. Militia. TOM TARWATER, Harriman, Tenn. (27909). Supplemental. Great'-grandson EUGENE CONVERSE SPRAKER, U. S. A., Grand Rapids. Mich. (31997). of Edam Ke11drick, Sr., private, Virginia Militia. Great'-grandson of Israel Converse, Sergeant and Captain, Conn. Militia. EDMUND BLANTON TAYLOR, Lima, Ohio (32309). Great3-grandson of Richard FRANK E. SPRAKER, Grand Rapids, Mich. (31994). Great2-grandson of Co•rrad Taylor, Lieutenant, Va. troops and privateersman, U. S. N. Spraker, private in 2nd Reg't, Tryon County, N. Y. MiHtia. FELTON TAYLOR, San Francisco, Calif. (31548). Great-grandson of James FERDINAND MILLER STARRETT, Forest Grove, Oregon (31092). Great Jlfagarr, private in Col. Bigelow's 15th Mass. Reg't. grandson of William Starrett, private, New Hampshire Militia. LIEUT. CLARK OLDS TAYNTOR, U. S. A., Co. M, 47th Inf'y, E~ie •. Pa. (N.J. HOWLAND SHERMAN STEDMAN, Schenectady, N. Y. (32085). Great'-grand . 32357 ). Great'-grandson of Benjamin Tay,.tor, private, Mass. M1hba. son of Beriah Waite, Lieut., Co. 3, Second Rcg't, King's County, R. I. Militia. MORLEY PUNSIION THOMPSON, San Francisco, Calif. (31539). Great'-grand CHARLES LESTER STEVENS, Still River, Conn. (32262). Great-grandson of son of William Brown, Sergeant, Col. Comstock's Conn. Reg't. Moses Ste.·e~ts, Captain in Gen'l Spence's Cont'l troops. PAUL WALBRIDGE THORNE, St. Paul, Minn. (31832). Great'-grandson of CAPT. HENRY BURT STEVENS, U. S. A., West Roxbury, Mass. (32177). Henry Wal/bridge, private, Vermont Militia. Great'-grandson of Moses Stevens, Captain, Fourth Company, 2oth Conn. Reg't. RALPH SMITH THORNTON, Alexandria, La. (32055). Great'-grandson of ARTHUR WYMAN STEWART, Augusta, Me. (26067). Supplemental. Great' George A 11 g 11 stine Washington, Second Lieut., Col. William Grayson's Va. grandson of Abraham Irela11d, Jr., private, Col. William Prescott's Mass. Militia. Reg't Cont'l Infantry. ARTMAN ROBERT STICKLE, Newton, N. J. (32354). Great"-grandson of John BURTON LEE THORPE, St. Louis, Mo. (3 2012). Great'-grandson of _J~~•n Donaldson, Sergeant, Penna. troops, prisoner. TlrorfJ, private in Col. John Hathorn's Reg't of Orange County, N. Y. M1htta. GEORGE MASON GRAHAM STOFFORD, Alexandria, La. (32053). Great' LESLIE 0. TICHENOR, Myrtle Point, Ore. (31091). Great'-grandson of George grandson of George Bre~tt, 2nd, Member of Com. of Safety, Stafford Co., Va. Brinkerhoff, First Lieut., Capt. Jacob Terhunes' Co., Bergen Co. N. J. Reg't. ALVIN WILLIAM STOUT, New York City, N. Y. (32092). Great-grandson of MAJOR SPENCER ALBERT TOWNSEND, U. S. A., Le Roy, N. Y. (32079). William McElroy, Sergeant in Col. Wines' Co., N. J. Militia. · Great•-grandson of James Halbert, Lieut. Mass. Militia. SIDNEY PEARSON STRATTON, New York City, N. Y. (3r875). Great'-grand WILLIAM PHELPS TOTTEN, Lieut. tst Field Artillery, U. S. A., Seattle, Wash. son of Natha~tiel Mead, Second Lieut., Duchess Co., N. Y. Minute Men. (3 1 168). Great•-grandson of Jacob Brinckerhoff Totten, private in Capt. Thomas Hotelling's Co., Col. Van Bergen's New York Reg't; great8 -grandson HENRY H. STROUD, Milwaukee, Wis. (31720). Great'-grandson of Jo/m Stroud of Samuel Totten, private, Col. Van Bergen's New York Reg't. private, Col. Peter Yates' New York Reg't; great"-grandson of He:;ekial; Lee, Jr. , private, 2nd Battalion. Col. Foster Gay's Conn. Reg't. PROSPER M. TRAVIS, Med. Corps U.S. Inf'y, Glenridge, N.J. (31942). Great•• grandson of Uriah Travis, Sergeant, N. Y. Militia. OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S . A. 1{. -+7 AUSTIN JAMES TRESSLER, U. S. A., Chicago, Ill. (31899). Great-grandson CHARLES JONES WHITTEN, Bridgeport, Conn. (32264) .. Great'-grandson of of Andrew Tressler (Dressler), private, Capt. Smith's Company, Second Penna. Abraham Stout, Lieutenant, New Jersey Cont'l troops, pnsoner. Battalion. RUDOLF F. E. WIEDEMANN, znd Lieut. Field Artillery, U. S. A., Terre Ha~t~ , SANFORD L. TURNIPSEED, Lancaster, Ohio (323o6). Great-grandson of Ind. c32032). Great•-grandson of Joh11 Heiser, private, Capt. John Doy e s George Gal/, private, Virginia troops; great2-grandson of George Ga/J, Sr., Co. Sixth Cont'l Line. Corporal in Col. Steven's roth Virginia Reg't, pensioned. ROBERT MUNRQE WILLIAMS, Little Rock, Ark. (31757). Great'-grandson of ENSIGN FRANK HARDING VANAUKEN, U. S. N. A., New York City (N. J. James Williams, private in Capt. Richard Johnson's So. Carolina Militia. 32290). Great3·grandson of Thomas Cadm11s, Lieut.·Colonel, New Jersey WILLIAM AUBREY WILLIAMSON, Pleasant Hill, Mo. (32105). Great-grand Militia. son of He11ry Williamson, private, Capt. James Read's Co., Col. Thomas GEORGE WASHINGTON VAN DERVOORT, }R., New Orleans, La. (32071). Clark's rst No. Carolina Reg't. Great'-grandson of Paul M. Van Dervoort, 2nd Lieut., Capt.-Gen'l Ackerson's ·WALTER THOMAS WILLIS, Baltimore, l\Id. (32402). Great'-grandson of Wil Co. of Orange Co. N. Y. Militia. liam Willis, private, New Jersey Militia, pensioned. WILLIAM PENTECOST VAN DERVORT, New Orleans, La. (32051) . Great•• AUGUSTUS CLELAND WILMORE, Winchester, Ind. (32026). Great'-grandson grandson of Paul M. Vandervoort, Second Lieut., Orange Co. N. Y. Militia. of William Jones, private, Col. William's Md. Reg't. WILLIAM KING VEZIN, Elizabeth, N. J. (32353). Great2-grandson of Lemuel ROBERT WILSON, l\Iemphis, Tenn. (32102) . Great2-grandson of ,1hsscndcn King, private in Col. Well's Reg't Conn. Militia. M attheu•s, Major, No. Carolina Militia. LEVI MEREDITH WADE, Alexandria, La. (32067). Great-grandson of Joseph CHARLES PETER WONDERLY, St. Louis, l\Io. (3zor6). Great-granolson of Magmder, Captain, 29th Battalion, Montgomery Co., Maryland. Peter Wonderly, private, Fourth Bat'l'n, Lancaster Co., Penna. Militia. ARTHUR WELLESLEY WADHAM, Bridgeport, Conn. (32263). Grcat'-grandson MAJOR FREDERICK JAMES WOOD, U. S. A., Brookline, M~ss. (31925). of Cyprian Collins, Conn. Minute Man, Quartermaster and Commissary; great•• Great2-grandson of Ephra1'm ~Vood, l\iember of vanous commtttees; great grandson of Benjami11 Ppckard, private in Col. Joseph Read's Reg't Mass. grandson of Daniel Wood, private, Capt. ~Iarringt?n's Co., Col. Read's ~~a~s: Militia. Reg't; great•-grandson of Mark White, pnvate, l\I•d.dlesex Co., Mass. M•htr.a~ GEORGE CLIFFORD WATERHOUSE, Chattanooga, Tenn. (32107). Great•• great•-grandson of William Thompson, Lieut-Col. Middlesex Co., l\Iass. Heg : • grandson of William L11sk, private in Col. Campbell's Co. \ ' a. troops, killed at great'-grandson of Ebenezer Heald, private, Col. Pierce and Col: -~obmson "s King's Mountain. Mass. Reg'ts; great'-grandson of John Heald, Lieutenant, Mass. M1htra; great- LA VERNE MONTEITH WATSON, San Diego, Calif. (Mass. 31924). Great•• grandson of Benjamin H•ttrd, patriot; greatZ-grandson of Isaac H~trd, Sur~eon , 2 grandson of Abraham Lord, private, Col. James Scammon's Mass. Reg't. Col. John Robinson's Mass. Reg't; great -grandson of John Skm~>er , pnvate. Mass. Militia; great'-grandson of Jacob Brown, Captain, 3rd M1dd~esex C_o. JOHN HAROLD WAUGH, Crafton, Pa. (32152). Great'-grandson of Janles Mass. Reg't; great-grandson of Edward Farmer, Jr., private, Col. Jos.ah "'_'ht! Waugh, Captain, 6th Penna. Infantry; great!tgrandson of John. Hanunond, ney's Mass. Reg't; great2-grandson of Farmer, _ l\;ass. l\fdttia ; Captain, 2nd and 3rd R. I. Regt's. E~umrd ~~p~ain, greaf!-grandson of Jam es Ban·ett, Jr., pnvate, Mass. Mthtia, great -grandson of WILLIAM HAMMOND WAUGH, Juneau, Alaska (Pa. 32153). Great'-grandson James Barrett, Colonel, Mass. Ylilitia. of James Wa1tgh, Captain, 6th Penna. Infantry; great'-grandson of Jo/m Ham NOAH WOODRUFF, Roselle Park, N. J. (32277). Great-grandson of Josiah mond, Captain, 2nd and 3rd R. I. Reg'ts. Woodruff, private in Essex Co. New Jersey Militia, Infantry and Artillery. CHARLES HENRY WEBSTER, JR., U. S. A., Spokane, Wash. (3II69). Great' WALTER KENNEDY WORTHEN, Spokane, Wash. (J117o). Great'-grandson of grandson of Charles Webster, private, Conn. troops. Abrallmn Adanu, drummer, l\1ass. Militia. JOSEPH HAMILTON WEINSTEIN, Terre Haute, Ind. (32031). Great'-grand MANFRED CLINTON WRIGHT, Terre Haute, Ind. (27704). Supplemental. son of Benjamin Bo·yd, private and Court l\1artiaiman, Penna. l\1ilitia. Great•-grandson of Josiah Wright, Jr., private in Col. Dike's Reg't of Mass. HAROLD ARCHIBALD WELCHER, Newark, N. J. (32288). Great'-grandson of Volunteers; great'-grandson of Josiah Wriglzt, Sr., Corporal in Cols. Greaten Matthew Fairchild, private, l\Iorris Co., New Jersey Militia; great~-grandson and Jackson's 3rd Mass. Reg't. of Caleb Fairchild, private, Capt. Keen's Co., Morris ·Co., New Jersey Militia. -oTIS KELLY WRIGHT, Major, Ordnance Dept., U . S. A., Fort Wayne: Ind. DANIEL CONEY WESTON, Logtown, Miss. (La. 32337). Great'-grandson of c32030). Great'-grandson' of Elea~er Gilson, private, Mass. Militia, pensiOned; Joseph Weston, pilot to Gen'l Arnold. great'-grandson of Isaac Sl.attuck, private in Col. Pierce Long's Reg't,_ rst JOHN CHARLES WHEELER, Corning, N. Y. (32087). Great'-grandson of Silas N I-I. Battalion· great'-grandson of Josial• Wright, Jr., private in Col. Dtke's Wheeler, privateersman and Lieutenant R. I. Militia, prisoner. R~g't of Mass. Volunteers; great'-grandson of Josiah Wright, Sr., Corporal m WILLIAM CURTIS WHITE, Washington, D. C. (32132). Great-grandson of Cols. Greaton and Jackson's 3rd Mass. Reg't. Silas White, private and Corporal, Mass. Militia; great-grandson of George jESSE WILSON YOUNG, Pittsburgh, Pa. (32154). Great'-grandson of Jaco b Demo, Sergeant, Mass. Militia. Young, Pioneer, Capt. Jacob Moser's Co., 6th Reg't Penna. Cont'l Line.