General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Organized At
fF 68 .S65 Copy 1 GENERAL SOCIETY OF Mayflower DescendantB Organized at Plymouth, Massachusetts January 12, 1897 GENERAL SOCIETY OF Mayflower Descendants Orgfanized at Plymouth, Massachusetts January 12, 1897 yy-^d^^/ Gm from Mrs. Marcus Benjamll) Dec. 5, 1932 Extract from Constitution. Article II. The object of this Society is to promote the interests that are common to aU the State Socie- ties of Mayflower Descendants, which can best be served by a federal body, and more especially to secure united effort to discover and publish original matter in regard to the Pilgrims, to- gether with existing data known only to anti- quarians, thus honoring our epoch-making sires. Akticle III. All persons, over eigliteen years of age, who are descended from a passenger on the "May- flower," on the voyage which terminated at Plymouth, Wew England, in December, 1620, or from a signer of the "Compact," shall be eligible to membership. - They must be proposed, seconded, and elected. They shall j^ay the initiation fee and dues, and comply with the conditions in the Constitution and the By-Laws. OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS. Governor General, Hox. Hexry E. Howl and, of NeAV York, Deputy Governors General, Hox. WixsLOW Waukex, of Massachusetts, Francis Oi.cott Allex, of Pennsylvania, William Waldo Hyde, of Connecticut. Captain General, Capt. Myles Staxdisii, M. D., of Massachusetts, Elder General, Rev. Eoderick Terry, D. D,, of Xew York. Secretary General, George Erxest Bowmax, G2o Tremont Building, Boston, Mass. 8 Treasurer General, James Mauran Khodes, of Pennsylvania. Historian General, Richard Henry Greene, of New York.
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