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JOliN WILLIAM WIXG.\TE, Durango, Colo. (>,os>). Creat·grandoon of Abraham Walku, prh·ate Eleventh Rhode Island Continental Infantry, Colonel Hitchcock. OFFICIAL BULLETIN JENNINGS CROPPER WISE, Richmond, Va. (28333). Great•·grandson of John 0 .. Cropp.,·, Lieutenant Colonel Ele\·enth Regt. \ ' irginia Line. Colonel of Militia. CHARLES BARTON WOOD, Olympia, Wash. (27883). Great'-grandson of THE NATIONAL SOCIETY Jacob Mytinger, First Lieutenant, Captain Bartholomew Von Heer's Com 0 .. THE pany Penna. Troop of I,ight Dragoons. WILLIAM DARLING WOODBRIDGE, Parkersburg, West Va. (D. C. 268o;), Supplementals. Great-grandson of Dudley Woodbridge, Conn. minute man, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2 Member of Committee of Inspection; great ·grandson of Elijah Backus, Orpniz.d April30, 1889 cannon founder, )!ember of Committee of Inspection. Preaident General Elmer M. Wentworth, Des Moines, Iowa. Incorporated by Act of Congre.. June 9, 1906 WILLIAM CIIARLES WOODFORD, llartford, Conn. (27959). Great2-grandson of Abel Woodmff, private, Col. Noadiab Hooker's and other Conn. Regts. JUNE. 1916 Number I ALLEN GURNEY WOODRUFF, Millburn, N. J. (28358). Great"-grandson of Volume XI Stephen Woodruff, private Essex County 1\'ew Jersey Militia. " Publlshed at the office of the Secretary General (A. Howard Clark, Smithsonian Insti- G. BARTRAM WOODRUFF, Elizabeth, N. J. (28o8s). Great'-grandson of tution), Washington, D. C., in June, October, December, and March. . Francis Barber, Major Third New Jersey Regt., Assistant Inspector under Baron Steuben. Entered as second-class matter, May 7, 1908, at the post-office at Washmgton, D. C., uhder the Act of July 16, 1894. HERBERT ARDEN WOODRUFF, Grand Rapids, ;\Iich. (27475). Great-grand son of Abel Woodruff, private, Col. Joseph Spence•·'s and other Conn. Regts. BENJAMIN WHITELEY WOOLFORD, Roland Park, Md. (27861). Great3- THE OFFICIAL BuLLETIN records action by the General O~cers, the grandson of Thomas Joucs, Major l\Iaryland 1\Iilitia. Board of Trustees, the Executive and other Natio~al Comm1tte~s, hsts DEAN AMORY WORCESTER, Albuqu~rque, X. ;\[ex. (23923). Great"-grand son of Noah l·Vorcesler, Captain )la"s. :\lilitia. :\!ember of Committee of of members deceased and of new members, and 1mportant domgs of Safety. State Societies. In order that the OFFICIAL Bu_LLETIN m_ay be u~ to NICHOLAS DOREMUS WORTENDYKE, Ea grandson of Thomas Doremus1 2d1 private Es!o\ex County New Jersey Militia. of a complete history of the doings of the entire orga~tzatJOn, State SAMUEL COPP WORTHEN, East Orange, N. J. (27408). Supplementals. Cor Societies and local Chapters are requested to commumcate promptly rection of records in December Dt' LLETI~. Crcat:!·grandso:l of Bradstrert to the Secretary General written or printed ~ccou~ts of all meetings Gi/ma"~ private, Capt. James 1 I ilrs Company :\'ew Hampshire ~I ilitia; also or celebrations to forward copies of all nottces, c1rculars, and other great~-grandson of 11/i,throp Gilman. recruiting officer (rank of Captain) New Hampshire Troops; great2-grandson of Samuel Meacham, Member of Commit printed matter' issued by them, and to notify him at once of dates of tee of Safety of Canaan and Enfield, X. H.; great2-grandson of Samuel Copp, death of members. Member of Committee of Safety of Lebanon, Me., Lieutenant, Captain Drew's Company New Hampshire Militia; great2·grandson of Jolm Blaisdell, Sergeant, Col. Jacob Gerrish's Mass. Regt.; great0-grandson of Joseph Goodwin, Ser geant, Col. Joseph Storer's Mass. Regt. PRESIDENT GENERAL'S INAUGURAL. FRED PHILO WRIGHT, Oswego, N. Y. (27829). Supplemental. Great-grand DEs MOINES, IowA, June I, 1916. son of Thomas 'Blai,., private, Col. John Hathnrn's Orange County Regt. New York Militia. CoMPATRIOTS : ,·n our ancestors who established this Nation T. JAY WRIGHT, Chicago, Ill. (28277). Great0-grandson of Frederick WarJ, What we most honor . . Lieutenant First York County llattalion Penna. Militia; great:"·grandson of is that they did not permit the material to subme;,ge. the 1deal; th~y d,',~ Mathias Detter, private York County Penna. :\lilitia. not base this Government on the principle that M1ght makes R•ght ' SHERMAN TECU:\TSEIT YOUXG, Oswego. III. (28278). Great-grandson of that the subject exists for the State. We are proud that we are a Richard roung. ergeant New York :\£ilitia, pt.ncioned. nation where the individual is supreme; where all are equal before the law; where liberty is the heritage of every ~an, but liberty based upon and regulated by the common welfare of soctety. 2 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY., S. A. R. 3 The great problem before us today is the Americanization of the OFFICERS ELECTED AT THE NEWARK CON- / millions of our population of foreign birth or alien parentage, to inst 1I GENERAL GRESS, MAy r6, rgr6. 1 deep into their minds the principles upon which this nation was founded Secretary General and Registrar General President General to teach them the rights and duties of true citizenship. ' A HOWARD CLARK ELMER MARSTON WENTWORTH The liberality of our naturalization laws brought into the electorate Smithsonian ~nstltutlon . Washington, 0. C a greater number of citizens of foreign birth than "the melting-pot" Des Moines, Iowa could readily fuse, with the natural result that there have been devel VIce-Presidents General Treasurer General ORISON J. C. DUTTON oped in our midst organizations or groups of different nationalities, JOHN H. BURROUGHS 309 Securities Bldg., Seattle, Wash. bound close by kindred tongues-organizations which tend to delay the 15 William ~t., New York City adoption of real American ideals and principles and may easily become FREDERICK E. EMERSON a menace to the nation. N.Y., P. & N. R. R., Norfolk, Va. Historian General The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution early recognized THOMAS W. WILLIA"S DAVID L. PIERSON the obligation and assumed the responsibility of doing its part toward 78 N. Arlington Ave., East Orang'!, N . J. 21 Washington St., East Orange, N.J. making thorough Americans of all who come to our shores, and to do it as quickly as possible; to make it clear to them that the Anglo-Saxon PHILIP F. TURNER 40 Exchange St., Portland, Me. Chaplain General tongue should be the Universal language of the people of our Land. Rev. JOHN ONESIMUS FOSTER, D. D. For many years past this work has been the most important, the most WILLIAM K. BOARDMAN Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co., Nashville. Tenn. Seattle, Wash. aggressive, of our practical patriotic activities. Let us be prepared to advance it more rapidly, co-operating with all other agencies toward ATIONAL COMMITTEES, rgr6. the accomplishment of complete Americanization of our citizenship. That Americans treasure their liberties and measure their rights by ExEcUTIVE Co> TEUNIS D. HUNTTINC, Chatf'malt.,. 220 B.ro adway ' New York, N- Y. JoHN C. BROWN, Vice·Chairmau, N~shville, Tenn.. Ill ]OHN D. VANDERCOOK, 82 W. Washmgton St., Chicago, . \VILLIAM J. CoNKLING, Orange, N. J. Bid Louisville, Ky. ALEX. WooDRUFF TIPPETT, 43 U. S. Trust g .. Maj. JoHN W. FAXON, Chattanooga, Tenn. ]AMES N. Cox, Cookeville, Tenn. WILLIAM WILSON \VILROIT, Memphis, Tenn. President General. Dr. PAUL DE WITT, Nashville, Tenn. W. E. METZGER, Nashville, Tenn. NA'l'IONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 5 4 OFFICIAL BULLETIN I CoMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION (MtssrsstPPt VALLEY-EAST). CoMMITTEE oN ~ \ u orTING AND l"INANcE. Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, Mich. G>:oRGII D. 13ANGS, Chairmau, Huntington, N. Y. ALBtRT ~I. HENRY, Chairman, 1201 NORMAN P. Il£HL£Y, 1350 Bedford .\ve., Brooklyn, N. Y. North. S>:YMOUR C. LooMIS, New Haven, Conn. C. SYMM£S KIGGINS, 96 W. Grand St., Elizabeth, N . J . G~oaG£ 0. Dtx, Vice-Chaarman, Terre Haute, Ind. ALB£RT J. SQUIER, Gray Oaks, Yonkers, N. Y. J ES p GooDRICH Winchester, Ind. "" W AusTIN' 217 Lake St., Oak Park, Ill. :M>:MORIAL COMMITT£E. HENRY ·,I BuR;ON 20 Home Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich. CLAR£N C£ •• . • . R. C. BALLARD THRUSTON, Chaarmau , Louisville, Ky. GEORGE E. P o ><£ROY, Toledo, Olno. Hon. JAMES H . SToVER , N-1 \ ' an Buren St., Milwaukee, Wis. A. HowARD CLARK, Secretary General, Secretary of Committee. Prof. WILLIAM C. ARMSTRONG, 345 Rahway Ave., Elizabeth, N. J. South. Brig. Gen. PHILIP READ£, U. S. A. (retired), The Wadsworth, Tlo•ton, :Mass. OTIS G. HAMMOND, State Library, Concord, N. II. GEoRGE T. WooD, Vlce-Ciwrrmall, 417 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. WILLIAM CHACE GREEN£, Providence, R. I. ALLEN R. CART£R, Herndon-Carter Co., Louisville, Ky. Gen. EDWARD E. BRADL£Y, New Haven, Conn. EDWARD A. L1NDS£Y, Nashville, Tenn. Col. JoHN W. VROOMAN, Herkimer, N . Y. WILLIAM FRY£ T >: oBETTS, :lfobile, Ala. :If THOMAS WYNNE, 5100 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. ARCHIBALD l\1cDowELL PEPPER, Lexington, iss. Col. G>:ORGE A. ELLIOTT, Equitable Bldg., Wilmington, Del. ARTHUR B. BIBBINS, 26oo Maryland Ave., Baltimore, :Md. CoMMITTE£ ON ORGANIZATION ( MtsSISStPPt VALLEY- WesT). WILLIAJ.l H>:NRY SARGEANT, ]R., Norfolk, Va. STEPH£N C. BRAGAW, Washington, N. C. ELWER M. \VENTWORTB, Chairman, Des Moines, Iowa. CoMMITT£E ON ORGANIZ ATI ON (.\TLANTIC STAT>:s). North. LEWIS B. CuRTIS, Chairman, Bridgeport, Conn. F. M. MILLS, Vice-Chairman, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. CHARLES ANDREW P OLLOCK, Fargo, N. Dak. New Euglaud. CHARLES 0. BAIL£Y, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. PHILIP F. TuRN£R, Vice-Ciwirman, 40 Exchange St., Portland, llle. GtDEO~ L. IVEs, N. Y. Life Bldg., St. Paul, _:II inn. WAINWRIGHT CuSHING, Foxcroft, ~fe. Rev. JoHN EowARD KtKBYE, D . D ., D es ~fomes, Iowa. FRANKLIN W. l\IcKtNL£Y, Manchester. N. II. H>:RBERT :M. BusHNELL, Lincoln, Nebr. FRANK ERN£ST WOODWARD, Wellesley Hills, Mass. JoaN :M. MEAD£, Topeka, Kans. REDFIELD PROCTOR, Proctor, Vt. S outh. FR£DERICK DICKMAN CARR, 49 Medway St., Providence, R. I. CLARENCE H. WICKHAM, Hartford, Conn. RoBERT E. ADR£ON, Vice-Chairman, 1932 N . Broadway, St. Louis, Mo. FRANK \V. RAWLES, Little Rock, Ark. Middle Atlantic. Col. ELMER E. WooD, 339 Carondelet St., New Orleans, La. 'fHOMAS W. WILLIAMS, Vice-Chairman, 78 No. Arlington Ave., Ea•t O range, N. ]. HARI.AN T. DEUPREE, Oklahoma City, Okla. Louts ANNIN AMES, 99 Fulton St., New York, N. Y. WILBER II. YouNG, Austin, Texas. W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS, Montclair, N . J . / 'rHOMAS STEPH£N BROWN, Berger Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATI ON (MOUNTAIN STATES) . Col. G>:oRGE A. ELLIOTT, Equitable Bldg., Wilmington, Del. ]NO. MILTON REI>'SNID£R, Westminster, Md. Judge EDDY ORLAND LEE, Chairman , Salt Lake City, Utah. PHILIP F. LARN£R, 918 F St., \\'ashington, D. C. North. South Atlantic. DANIEL S. SPENCER, Vice-Chairman, Salt Lake City, Utah. FREDERICK E. Ew>:RSON, Vice-Chairman, N. Y., P. & N. R. R., Norfolk, \ 'a. CoRNELIUS II>:octs JR., Jlelena, Mont. ARTHUR B. CLARKE, 39 :11erchants Nat. Bk. Bldg., Richmond, Va. Lieut. Col. M. w.' WooD, U. S. A., Boise, Idaho. FRANK H. BRYAN, Washington, N. C. W><. BRADFORD DoocE GRAY, Cheyenne, Wyo. DAVID ARNOLD H>:NNING, Greenville, S. C. Bon. ALBERT D . AYRES, Reno, Nev. Dr. FRANK G. RENSHAW, Pen•acola, Fla. NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 7 6 OFFICIAL BULLETIN CoMMIT'tEE oN MILITAIIY AND NAVAL RECORDS. South. LJIARLES \V. STEWART, Clzairma12, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. Col. RALPH EMERSON TwiTCHELL, Vt'ce~Chairman, Santa Fe, N. 1\fex. :Maj. Gen. THOMAS M. ANDERSON, U. S. A. (retired), Portland, Ore. SIMPSO N D. BuTLER, 1748 High St., Denver, Colo. Gen. CHARLES \VHEATON ABBOT, JR., I 2 Cole Ave., Providence, R. I. Dr. JoHN DENNETT, ]R., Phcenix, Ariz. Gen. JoHN B. CASTLEMAN, Louisville, Ky. . Rear Adm. CoLBY M. CHESTER, U. S. N. (retired), 1736 K St., Washmgton, D. C. COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION (PACIFIC ) . / Rear Adm. T. F. JEWELL, U. S. N. (retired), 2I35 R S.t., Washmgton, D. C. WALLACE :\fcCAMANT, Chairman., Northwestern Bank Bldg., Portland, Ore. Col. GILBERT C. KNIFFIN, Pension Office, Washington, D. C. ORISON J. C. DuTTON , Vice-Chairman, Seattle, Wa h. Brig. Gen. PHILIP READE, U. S. A. (retired), The Wadsworth, Boston, Mass. RAWLINS CADWALADER, l\I. D., Schroth Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Col. R. W. GuTHRIE, 434 Diamond St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. SAMUEL DENHAM BARNES, Honolulu, IT. T. Jso. MILTON REIFSNIDER, Westminster, Md. FRANK I.E£ STR ONG, ~fanila, P. I. Dr. GEo. C. F. \VrLLIAMS, Hartford, Conn. COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. PRESS CoMMITTEE. LouiS i\NNJN . \MES, 99 Chairman , Fulton St., New York, N. Y. A. HowARD CLARK, Chatrman, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. \VALLACE 1\IcCAMANT, Vice-Chairman. ~orthwestern Bank Bldg., Portland, Ore. WILLIAM K. BoARDMAN, Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co., Nashville, Tenn. GEORGE A. BREKNAN, 24 \\'. 1 roth Place, Chicago, Ill. Vice-Chairman. EowiN S. CRANDON , E·vening Transcript, Boston, Mass. LuTHER ATwOoD, 8 Sagamore St., Lynn, i\Iass. ARTHUR S. THOMPSON. Associated Press, 51 Chambers St., New York, N. Y. Judge ERNEST C. SIMPSON , New Haven. Conn. DA\'lD L. PIERSON, 21 Washington St., East Orange, N. J, Prof. W:h-t. K. ~'IcKES, Syracuse, N. Y. H. C. CAPWELL, 12th and Washington Sts., Oakland, Cal. Dr. WM. F. PEIRCE , Gambier, Ohio. WILLIAM ::'IL FINCK, 145 Van Dyke Ave., Detroit, Mich. H. 'Ill. BusHNELL, Lincoln, Nebr. Lours A. BowMAN, 30 N. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. Prof. LEVI EDGAR YOUNG , Salt Lake City, Utah. ARTHUR HENRY BENNETT, Topeka, Kans. M.£NTON BRADLEY TERRILL, 4217 Swiss Ave., Dalla ~, Texa!'-, GEORGE T. WooD, 417 \V. Main St., Louisville, Ky. ./ COMMITTEE ON LoCAL CHAPTERS. COMMITTEE ON .\MERICANIZATION AND . \LJf.N S. NEwELL B. \1\'ooowORT H. Chairman, Syracuse, N. Y. R. ~IIANCELLOR L. JENKS, Clwirman, 30 Xo. La Salle St .. Chicago. Ill. ToHN WEEKS, 756 Broad St., Newark, N. J. ]IENRY F. Pt'NDERSON, 21 Riverview St., Springfield, Mass. Commander J oHN II. ~IOORF., U. S. N. (retired), Via-Chairmau, East. The Wy- EDWARD L. How£. Superior Savings and Trust Co., Cleveland, Ohio. oming. Washington, D. C. CLARENCE M. BuRTON, 20 Home Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich. ~AMUEL .h:oo HOLMES, M'. D .. Vicc-Chairmau, West. Burke Bldg., Seaule. \\'ash. Capt. ELBRIDGE DREw HADLEY, Des Moines, Iowa. fHOMAS S1 EPHEN Baow~, t 101 Berger Bldg.. PittJ:.:b urgh. Pa. Judge ITAR\'EY F. REMINGTON, Roch ..ter, N. Y. THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN, Berger Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. Rev. 17REI>ERlC K . P£NF'~LD , n. D .. Racine, ~ 'is . COMMITTEE ON ]NVESTYENT OF PERMANENT FUND. EnwiN S. CRANDON .. E1!e11iug Tra11s cript. Bo ton. ~rae:~: . EowARD ~J. HALL, ,TR. , Engineer ' lllclg. , Cleveland. Ohio . The PRESIDENT GENERAL. ."\LFRED CoiT, New London, Conn. The TREASURER GENERAL Dr. AMt'EI. DENHAM BARNES. Honolulu. TT. T. Hon. CoRNELIUS A. PUGSL EY, 1~ W . 122d St., New York, N. Y. W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS, Montclair. N. J, GIDEON L. lvEs. N. Y. Life Bldg., St .. Paul. ~linn . CoMMITTEE oN NATJONAL ARCHIVES BuiLOINC. / CLARKSON ::-<. GuYER, \Vyoming Bldg.. Denver, Colo. RAWLINS CADWAUilER, 'III. D., Schroth Bldg., San Franci·c~. Cal. ~Iajor FREDERICK C. BRYAN, Chairman, Colorado Bldg., Washington, D. C. NATHAN WARREN, Waltham, Mass. FLAG CoM M t'TTEE. JAMES P. GooDRICH, \Vinchester, Ind. AMEDEE B. CoLE, 3705 Lindell Ave., St. Louis, Mo. \\'. V. Cox. Chairmau, Second National Bank. \\~ash ington. n. C. Col. GEORGE V. LAUMAN, 99 Randolph St.. Chicago. Ill. EDWARD D. BALDWIN, The Dalles. Oregon. Commander J, H . MooRE. t'. S. N. (retired), The Wyoming, Washington, D. C. Brig. Gen. CHARLES A. WooDRUFF, l'. S. A .. 2iOI Larkin St .. San Francisco, Cal. Brig. Gen. ]AMES RusH LINCOLN, .\mes. Iowa. Dr. EDGAR ERSKINE IluME. Frankfort, Ky. J. D. IGLEHART, ::\[. D., 21I \V. Lanvale St., Baltimore. ~ld. Hon. GtoRGE J. GIBSON , Salt Lake City, Utab. NEAL M. LEACH, New Orleans, La. Gen. G. BARRETT RrcH, 1305 Main St., Bwffalo, N. Y. Capt. JosHUA ATwOoD, 280 Foster St., Brighton, Ma<". ALLEN R. CARTER , Herndon-Carter Co., Louisville, Ky. CHARLES LINCOLN NICHOLS. Grand Junction. Colo. 8 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 9 CoMMITTEE ON THE WASHINGTON GuARD. 0BSERVANct oF FLAG DAY.-The President General wrote to Presi JoHN LENORD MERRILL, Chairman, 517 Park Ave., East Orange, N. J . dents of State Societies urging a general display of the American flag BENJAMIN c. ALLIN, 1215 E . 52d St., Chicago, Ill. on June I4, and especially that every automobile should carry the flag WEBSTER BRUCE, So Baker St., Lynn, Mass. on that day. /'DDITIONS TO MEMBERSHIP. ll GENellAL or~tCERS 0~ THE WASHINGTON GUARD. Honorary Commander-in-Chief, ELMER M. WENTWORTH, President General. From March I to April 30 the Registrar General enrolled 293 new Governor General, JoHN LENORD MERRILL, East Orange, N. J. members for 29 State Societies, as follows: Connecticut, S; District of Lieutenant Governors General, BENJAMIN C. ALLIN, Chicago, Ill., and WI!BSTI!a .. BRUCE, Lynn, Mass. Columbia, 3; Hawaii, 3; Idaho, 4 ; Illinois, I6; Indiana, 3; Iowa, 6; Kansas, 3; Maine, 6; Maryland, 4; Massachusetts, 38; Michigan, IS; CoMMITTEE DN ARRANGEMENTS FOR TwENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CoNGRESS. Missouri, 2; Montana, I; New Jersey, 90; New Mexico, I; (New York) ALBIIRT M. HENRY, C/1airman, 1201 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Empire State, I6; Ohio, IO; Oklahoma, I; Oregon, 2; Pennsylvania, IS; WILLIAM K. BOARDMAN, Vice-Chairman, Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co., Nashville, Rhode Island, 3; South Dakota, 2; Tennessee, I; Utah, 4; Vermont, 2; Tenn. Virginia, ro; Washington, 22 ; Wisconsin, S· R. C. BALLARD THRUSTON, rooo Columbia Bldg., Louisville, Ky. E. A. LINDSEY, President Tennessee Society, Nashville, Tenn. FRANK H. BRYAN, President North Carolina Society, Washington, N. C. MINUTES OF ME_p:)'!NG OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MAY FRANK G. RENSHAW, M. D., President Florida Society, Pensacola, Fla. I3, 1916. WM. FRYE TEBBETTS, President Alabama Society, Mobile, Ala. Judge GoRDON GARLAND LYELL, President r-tississippi Society, Jackson, Miss. A meeting of the Executive Committee, duly called by order of the Col. Eun':R E. Wooo, President Louisiana Society, 323 Whitney Central Bldg .• President General, was held at the Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, N. J., New Orleans, La. on the evening of May 13, 1916. Present, President General Wood FRANK W. RAWLES, President Arkansas Society, Little Rock, Ark. HARLAN T. DEUPREE, President Oklahoma Society, Oklahoma City, Okla. worth, presiding; Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston, Mr. Albert M. Henry, Mr. Elmer M. Wentworth, Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks, Mr. John Lenord Merrill, Secretary General Clark, and Treasurer General Burroughs. OFFICIAL NOTICES. The minutes of the meeting of November 29, 191S, were approved. NATIONAL YEAR BooK FOR I9I6.-Notice is hereby given that the Year The President General outlined the contents of his annual report to for I9I6 will be issued about September IS. By direction of the be presented to the Annual Congress. He stated that the resolutions utive Committee, the usual official distribution of one copy each adopted at the Portland Congress with reference to the United States be made to the General Officers, including members of the Board Commissioner of Education had been communicated to the President of Trustees, to officers of State Societies, one to each local Chapter, of the United States. In view of the replies received, the committee to chairmen of National Committees, and to delegates attending the voted to consider the incident as closed. Newark Congress. An extra edition will be printed to supply such The Treasurer General reviewed the financial condition of the So State Societies, local Chapters, and individual members as may desire Qfety. He reported cash on band to the credit of the Permanent Fund the book, at so cents each in paper covers or 7S cents cloth bound (ex j amounting to $491.66, and it was voted that from the general fund there pressage or postage paid), provided orders be placed with the Secretary be appropriated such additional sum as may be necessary to purchase a Gene~ not later than August I. $1,000 bond, thereby increasing the Permanent Fund investment to $9,000. Tft TwENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAr, CoNGRtss will be held at Nashville, It was voted that an additional appropriation of $14,6.93 be made for Tenn., on the third Monday in May, I9I7. The members of the Ten the printing and distribution of the OFFICIAL BULLETIN during the past nessee Society, as hosts of the Congress, are already preparing to make year. the occasion one of special importance through local functions and After informally discussing the activities of the Society and the visits to historic regions. It is expected that interest in the work of the annual reports of the several National Committees, with recommenda Society will be greatly stimulated throughout the South. tions therein, the Executive Committee adjourned. A. HowARD CLARK, Secretary Getzeral. NATIONAl:, SOCIETY, S. A. N.. II ro OFFICIAl:, BULJ:,ETfN Jersey Society in having the privilege of entertaining the Congress and _lrNUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MAy IS, extended cordial greetings. I9I6. The President General responded to the addresses of welcome, and .-\ _meeting of the Board of Trustees, duly called by direction of the after receiving the report of the Credential Committee announced the President General, was held at the Robert Treat Hotel Newark N J Congress ready for business. at 9 o'clock Monday morning, May IS, I9I6. Present.' Preside~t Gen~ A motion was adopted that Cushing's Manual govern the procedure of the Congress, and that all resolutions be offered in writing and. re era! Woodworth, presiding; Moses Greeley Parker, M · D ., of M assa- ch~se~ts, Mr. Allen R. Carter of Kentucky, Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks of ferred to the Committee on Resolutions without debate. Compatnots IlhnOis, Col. George A. Elliott of Delaware Mr. Albert M Hen f Pugsley of New York, Bradley of Connecticut, and Wood of Kentucky . h' ' . ry 0 M Ic tgan, Dr. George C. F. Williams of Connecticut, Vice-President were appointed the Committee on Resolution . General Henry F. Punderson of Massachusetts, Mr. Elmer M. Went The President General presented his annual report, reviewing the wort~ of Iowa, Rear Adm. C. M. Chester, U. S. N., of District of Co activities of the Society and its present condition. He stated that the lumbia, l\Ir. C. Symmes Kiggins of New Jer ey, Secretary General A. resolution adopted at the Portland Congress with regard to sentiments Howard Clark, and others. reported to have been expressed by the United States Commissio~er of The minutes of the meeting of the Trustees held at Portland Ore Education derogatory of the United States flag had been commumcated July 20, I9I5, were approved. ' ., to the President of the United States, and that the Commissioner had The ~resident .General _reported briefly on business transacted by the replied through the Secretary of the Interior and the office of the yecuttve Committee dunng the year, and it was voted that all action Pre. ident to the effect that he denied any intended di respect to the flag of the committee be ratified and approved. and asserted his sacred reverence for that emblem. The Executive After some informal discussion on the general welfare of the Society Committee had examined the correspondence and recommended that the there being no further business to come before the Trustees the meet~ incident be considered closed. ing was adjourned at 9.30 o'clock. ' The great advantage to the Society of the organization of The Wash A. HOWARD CLARK, ington Guard was discussed by the President General. He also urged Secretary General. the formation of more local Chapters as a means of increasing the So ciet)·'s influence through a greater membership. A continued effort to ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS OF NEWARK CONGRESS secure the erection of a ational Archives Building in Washington wa. MAY IS AND I6, I9I6. ' urged as of upreme importance for the preservation of records now in danger of destruction. The Twenty-seventh Annual Congress convened at ro o'clock a. m. THE SEctu:TARY GENERAL reported on the business of his office, and May IS, I9I6, in the Ball Room of the Robert Treat Hotel Newark N.]. ' ' reviewed the principal activities of the National Committees and of State Societies. The tenth volume of the OFFICIAL BuLLETIN was issued TI:ere were present at the Congress six General Officers, seven Past in four numbers, aggregating 212 pages, at a cost of $2,3¢.03 for print Presidents General, and Ig6 delegates from 27 State Societies, besides a ing and distribution to every member (and to about 100 libraries), or number of alternates and 115 lady guests. an expense of 17 cents per capita. The National Year Book for I9I5, President General Woodworth was escorted into the room and called a work of 402 pages, was printed in an edition of I,Soo copies, at a cost the <;ongress to order. The colors were presented and the pledge of of $t,661.50 for printing and distribution, and the receipts from sales allegiance to the flag was pronounced by the President General the ~embe:s all standing. In the absence of the Chaplain General: the were $254.85. mvocatton was pronounced by Rev. Dr. ]. Edward Kirbye President of THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RePORT showed an enrolment of T,t76 new the Iowa S.ociety. The Congress was welcomed to N~w Jersey by members during the Society year ending March 3I, I916, and 46 mem Governor Fielder, and to the city by Compatriot Thomas Lynch Ray bers reinstated. The active membership on May 12, I9I6, was 14,446. mond, Mayor of ewark. The deaths during the year numbered 302. The New Jersey Society President W. I. Lincoln Adams expressed the pleasure of the New showed the greatest percentage of actual net increase in membership 12 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 13 and had enrolled 207 new members; it was therefore awarded both the . Cll·cago as presented under the direction of Compatriot 1 1 interest m 1 . Traveling Banner and the Syracuse Banner. Massachusetts enrolled oca A Brennan a member of this comm1ttee. ISS new members, Illinois 107, and the Empire State Io6. George · ' TTEE ON AMERICANIZATION AND ALIENS reported on wh~t TH~ Tru>ASURER G~N~L's !U:PORT showed a balance on hand May THE CoMMI I. bed ,·n the endeavor to inculcate a love of Amerr- h d been accomp 1S • · · • c I4, I9IS, of $7,969.42; receipts of the year, $9,279.79; disbursements a . naturalized citizens, assisting prospective c1t1zens m a - $8,9I8.I8; balance May II, I9I6, $8,331.03. To the Permanent Fund ca~~ ~ m am~icient understanding of our institutions to enable ~hem. t~ there was added by gift of Compatriot Thruston a $I,ooo bond, increas qum~ g all~ tl and investing the legal ceremony of confernng Cltl- ing the invested fund to $8,000, with $491.66 in cash to the credit of this vote mte 1gen y, . . . h. with impressive and lastmg d1gmty. . . . fund. On May 13 the Executive Committee appropriated from the gen zenFs 11' P · ng the rea d"mg o f the report there was a discussion. fof II this eral funds a sufficient additional sum to purchase another $1,000 bond, o OWl . . k concluding with the introductiOn of the o ow- so as to make the investment $9,000. During the session of the Con tical patnot1c wor , . d d. ~r ae I . b Commander John H. Moore, which was a opte . gress Past President General Moses Greeley Parker, M. D., generously mg reso utwn Y . • r b mes a citizen of our country his wife donated a $I,ooo bond, thus increasing the invested Permanent Fund W HEREAS \~hen an. fa le~d. eco. the United States become automat- to $10,000. and minor children, 1 res1 mg 10 ' ically citizensh; anf· . becoming a citizen is obliged to take. the oa~h G~N. EDWIN S. Gm>~LEY, former President General, sent his greetings W HEREAS t e a len m. i 'on of law obliging his mmor chil- to the Congress, being unable to attend. A telegram of sympathy was o£ allegiankce, buht tht~~P~~nn~h~lro~r~'iving at the voting age and desiring sent in reply; also a letter signed by all the delegates. dren to ta e sue oa to cast their first voth; and 1 body of automatic citizens voting eac!l TH~ HISTORIAN GENERAL reviewed various phases of .the Society's W HEREAS we now ave a arg:th of allegiance: Now, therefore, be 1t patriotic work. year who have no~ t~ken the o f this the National Congress of the Resolved, That IS tRhe othat all citizens should be obliged to S f the Amencan~t evoslent~e u ion . TH~ MEMORIAL CoMMITTEE reported progress in the preparation of a ;al~s the oath of allegiance before casting the1r first vote. . . memorial volume to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. [A bill ( S. 6288) introduced m. the U · S · S ena te by Compatnot DIII- THE COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION, through the chairmen of its sev ingham on June 3 requires oath as above.] eral divisions on the Pacific, in the West, the Middle States, the South, and New England, reported much progress in arousing local patriotic The following resolution was also adopted: . . I C r ss of the Sons of the Amencan interest, particularly in the formation of Chapters. Systematic plans Resol~·ed, That the Nalioda th ongleendid work of the several Young for recruiting work have brought very satisfactory results in several RevolutiOn hereby com_m~n s e sp d in instructing aliens to become States. Visits of members of the Committee to State Society meetings Men's Christian f\ssoclatwns e~g~~et hereby assure these organiza citizens of the Umted States,_ an ·tt tleem in their noble work. and general correspondence between members of the committee and tions of our hearty co-operatiOn WI 1 1 others have been of much benefit in organization work. Much still THE CoMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND NAVAL IU:coRDs repor~ed ?rogress remains to be done, particularly throughout the South. and recommended that action be taken to secure the pubhcatwn o~ a THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION reported on what the National Society synopsis of Revolutionary pens!On:rs,. s h owmg· the name' State ' serv1ce, is doing and what is being done by State Societies and Chapters, and and post-office address of the pensioner. . submitted certain recommendations for future activities. It is particu THE FLAG CoMMITTEE's REPORT told of effective work in preven~mg larly urged that the several Societies and Chapters hold one or two educational meetings each year, to which should be invited those most further desecration of the flag for advertisin_g purpos:s, the ~:~~;~ end being accomplished in several cases by callmg attenl!Ton to t 'tt interested in National, State, or local educational matters, for a full . d St t 1 ws he comm1 ee discussion of the best ways and means for the better education of the dent rather than through. prosecutiOn un erFed::al a Ia~. Forty States, youth in history and patriotic lines. The dramatization of Edward continues to urge the lmportan?e of a d h I s but so far .. . . · d Porto R1co have enacte sue aw ' Evrrett Hale's story, "The Man Without a Country," has created great Hawau, Ph1hppmes, ~n . . D. t . t f Columbia, Florida, there has been no leg1slatwn m Arkansas, 1s nc o NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 14 OFFICIAL BULLETIN the Republic for which it stands; One Nation indivisible, with Liberty Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama Canal Tennessee, and Texas. Zone, and Justice for All. ANNIVERSARY OF BEGINNING OF THE REVOLUTION .-In behalf of the THE CoMMITTEE ON NAVAL ARcHIVES BUILDING reported on som progress toward approval of plans for this important building. e New Jersey delegation, Secretary Weeks submitted the following reso- lution, which was adopted: HouseEfforts of shouldS 8 be dire c ted now, fi rst, to secunng· the passage in the B . d. A. 5 39, to repeal paragraph 4 of section 2I of the p bl' WHEREAS the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolution ui 1 mgs ct, approved March 4 I9I3. sec d . u Ic will be celebrated in I925 ; and early and favorable action on th~ repdrt or 'I urg:jlgb upon Congress WHEREAS the Sons of the American Revolution has as one of its T~ea~ury Department as soon as that hili Y' 1IC 1 WI e. made by the objects the perpetuation of the history of our struggle for Independ pnation fo~ the construction of a Nation:ls xas~~d, asBku~lgd'an '!-PPro cordance w1th the 1 d rc Ivcs ut mg tn ac ence: Therefore be it the Fine Arts by the Department and approved by Resolved, That the National Society of the Sons of the American Com~fs~fo~~epare Revolution appoint a committee at this 27th Annual Congress to con sider and report upon the feasibility in 1925 and the years following of The following resolution was adopted: a proper celebration of all of the important events connected with the Resoh•ed That the Committ N · 1 • Revolutionary struggle. thorized to' take such steps as eit o::. ationa Ar~htves Building be au- to secure such further legislation a:Y deeb advisable and appropriate AMERICAN FLAG IN CoURT RooMs.-The following resolution, pre the erection of such building. may e necessary to provide for seuted by the· Ohio State Society, was adopted: VALLEY FoRGE MEMORIAL: The following resolution introduced b WnEREAS it has come to the attention of this Society that there is no provision in the United States statutes requiring the display of the Col. George A. Elliott, President of the Delaware Societ~·, was adopte/ American flag in the respective United States courts, the offices of the WHEREAS the site of the encamp t f h c · clerks of said courts, or in the offices of the United States examiners: \ 'alley Forge during the critical w.men o t e ontmental Army at 0 Therefore be it over by the State of Pennsylvania mter § I777-I778 h?-s been taken Resolved, That the National Congress of the Sons of the American which is now being beautified b ' as '!- I t~tehreservation and park, Revolution petition the Congress of the United States to the end that the Revolution; and ) mcmona s In onor of the heroes of bills be introduced in both branches of the Congress of the United WHEREAS a chapel known as "Th G · States, which bills shall duly provide for the furnishing of a suitable Chap~!," immediate!; adjoining the ~Cl ~o~ge Wf aslungton Memorial American flag for each of the United States court rooms, for each of "Patnots' Hall" is now bein . Ots. er o the Colomes," and the offices of the clerks of said courts, and for each of the offices used be a memorial to those who fo~~ecpt:~t !n twhhicbh .cldh.apel every object .will / and 111 e ut mg up of our nation· in proceedings in connection with the naturalization of aliens. WHEREA S many of ou St t S · · ' RESOLUTIONS ON PREPAREDNESS were submitted to the Congress and interest in these mem r· r a e ocieties h.ave already taken a deep referred to the Committee on Resolutions. The committee recom be placed in the Cha~e!a~~ill~~ t~le ~lans whtt provide that there shall the Roof of th R bl' an some oa panels, to be known as mended the following resolution, and it was discussed and adopted : of our Union :ith ~h~ c~~t;egf~s;ntmg each of the forty-eight States Resolved, That the National Society of the Sons of the American States, the na~es of the States th ms and bronze seals of the respective Revolution, in Congress assembled, on May 16, 1916, in the city of New of those in whose honor the ~erne n.ales of ~le d.onors, and the names ark, N. ]., believing that national preparedness is of vital importance to Resoh•ed That this Con ress fna s may e gtven: Therefore be it our Republic, urges upon our National government, as well as our sev tion, appro~ing of all effor~s to ~stat~~~s~ons of .tl~e American Revolu eral State governments, such action as shall give to our nation adequate, part in the great struggle for burna~ libmetmond s. to those who took proper, and effective military and naval preparedness. suggest to our State Societies tl .er Y an mdependence, does Resolved, That copies of this resolution be communicated to the in this splendid memorial to G~napplopGnatenesWsof ~emg represented Forge. era eorge ashmgton at Valley President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, and to the Governors of the several States. f PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.-Resolutions favoring the adoption f · (On the first day's session of the Congress recess was taken from o~mthPledge to. the Flag were referred to the Executive c:m;i~:: I2.30 to 2 o'clock for luncheon, and at 4 o'clock adjournment was had / an . at commtttee on May I7 voted to recommend the use ' until the next day.) Soctety of the following form: I pledge allegiance to my Flag ~~d t~~ 16 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 17 The Congress reconvened at 9.30 o'clock Tuesday morning, May r6. nitv to absorb that quality of patriotism which will exalt pure Amer The colors were received, with pledge to the flag. Dr. Kirbye pro- nounced the invocation. ica.nism. p t n~ CROSS-The following resolution, presented by as PREStNTATION OF BANNtRs.-President Dutton of the Washington j\MERICAN "'-"'D ' / State Society presented the Traveling Banner to President. W. I. Lin ¥resident General Marble, was adopted : coln Adams of the New Jersey Society. The Syracuse Banner, the gift . b the Red Cross on the battlefields WHEREA S the ~ork bemg done y ecially commends itself to every of the Syracuse Chapter of the Empire State Society, was presented by d in the hospttals of Europe esp President General Woodworth to the New Jersey Society and accepted ~~triotic citizen ; and h' . th American Red Cross is far less than by Mr. John Lenord Merrill in behalf of that Society. WHEREAS the members tp .m eT f that of any of her sister n~ttO~S :S ~e:; ofe the Sons of the American WASHINGTON GuARD.-The Washington Guard flag, the gift of former Resolved, That the ~attOn . octe bodies and their local member- Vice-President General Fern berger, was awar-ded to the New Jersey Revolution urges upon tts constt~en~c~n Red Cross Society, branches Society, which had enrolled the greatest number of members during ship to enroll as. members of ~f\ d~hroughout the entire country, .and of which are b~mg now est3; ts d Cross on a par with other natiOns the year. On the evening of May rs, at the reception in honor of the thus aid in plact.ng the Amencan Re National Society Officers, the New Jersey Commandery of The Wash in size and effictency. ington Guard exhibited the impressive Ritual of the Guard, under the Mr Curtis announced, in behalf of VrcE-PRES!DENTIAL DrsTRICTS.- . ld be presented at the next direction of Governor General John Lenord Merrill. · d 1 gates that there wou the Connecticut e e ' h C tt'tutt'on whereby the coun- The following resolution, presented by · Mr. Jenks of Illinois, was d dment to t e ons ' . adopted: Congress a pro?o.se a.men fi districts or zones, from each of wluch a try would be dtvtded mto ve ted to serve as the personal repre- WHEREAS the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution seeks Vice-President General would be elel c d b . general charge of the to inspire a more profound reverence for the principles of the govern p 1'd t Genera an e 111 ment founded by our forefathers, to foster true patriotism, to maintain sentative of the . res. en d the direction of the President and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to insure for the affairs of the Soctety m such zone, un er term "Americanism" the respect of the whole world; and General. WHEREAS the future of our nation lies in the quality of patriotism acquired by those now growing up into manhood; and MEMORIAL TO CLARA BARTON '-The followingd resolution, proposed by WHERtAs the -duty and obligation of the members of this Society to President General Woodworth, was adopte : . foster love of country among the young are nowhere more urgent and . . b f rmed to erect a N attonal Me- personal than among our own sons; and WHEREA S an Assoctatto~ has ee~h 0 mory of Miss Clara Barto~, WHtREAS this conviction has found effective expression in the crea moria! in the city ~f Washmgt?n ~ de r:he Red Cross Society i_n thts tion of The Washington Guard; and who was the orgamzer and adcttvh ea f ?thful and unselfish devotion to WHEREAS the splendid public exhibition of its ceremonies and ritual country for many :years, ~n w ~s~s d~ring the Civil War, as w.ell as presented by the New Jersey Society and its Commandery of The the wounded and s.tck. Umon. so!dtye suffering from affiiction and d,tsease Washington Guard has strongly impressed the members of this Con her devotion to reheymg ~1Umam s well as her work abroad m the gress with the power of The Washington Guard to awaken love of our in subsequent years m thts co~ntry.' aa matter of record and forms one country and promote good citizenship: Now, therefore, be it mterest of the Red. Cross ~octety, /~h United States: Now it is he~eby Resolved, That the Sons of the American Revolution, in Congress of the bright pages 111 the h!stotjY S . ~ of the Sons of the Amencan assembled, hail The Washington Guard as a most effective and inspir Resolved That the Nat10na octe N k N J on May r6, hereby ing agency in the promotion of the cause of pure Americanism; that Revolution: in Congress a.ssdmbled, a; f ~~!robje~ts ·~f the Clara Barton we extend to the New Jersey Society, and especially to Compatriot records its appro~al and en. o;semen oer etuate the memory of Cla~a John Lenord Merrill, profound thanks for the intelligently directed National Memonal AssoctattOn to fP.t.fiuJ to herself, her duty, and m efforts resulting in the establishment of the New Jersey Commandery of Barton as an example of a woman at The Washington Guard and the splendid exhibition of its ritual; and service to humanity. be it further HAPTERS was authorized as follows : Resolved That it is the sense of this Congress that each State So A CoMMITTEE ON Lo CAL C • ciety should proceed as rapidly as may be to establish within its juris / . General appoint a special commtttee of diction a commandery of The Washington Guard, to the end that the Resolved, That the Pres~dent f mmending a uniform system of sons of our members throughout the land may be given the opportu- . der the subJect o reco organizationseven to const of Chapters f or a II State Societies. 18 OFFICIAL BULLE'l'IN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 19 / INVITATION FOR £917 CoNGRESs.-Vice-President General Boardman, . . ere made for Vice-Presidents General, and the F . e nommatwns w · b ll t of the in behalf of the Tennessee Society, extended an invitation to hold the IV d' ted to cast the unammous a o . Twenty-eighth Annual Congress at Nashville and submitted letters Secretary General_ was .Irec A equired by the Constitution, their for their electiOn. s r · J C D t from the Governor of the State, the Mayor of Nashville, and others Congress d .d d by lot as follows: Onson . . u - indorsing the invitation. After remarks by several members commend order of precedenhce wFasd e~IkeE Eme:son Norfolk, Va.; Thomas W. tl Was · re enc . • w ·t ing the selection of Nashville for the next Congress, the invitation was ton, S eat e, ·' N J . Philip F. Turner, Portland, Me.; 1 - referred, under the rules, to the Board of Trustees. Williams, East Orange, : · • liam K. Boardman, Nashvllle,_Tenn.G al A Howard Clark, Treas- At a meeting of the Board on the evening of May r6 the Nashville G e al and Registrar ener · . L invitation was accepted with thanks. The Vermont Society was Secretary en r h d Historian General David · thanked by the Board for an invitation, received after Congress ad urer General John_ H. ~urro~~c~~d an Rev. John 0. Foster, D. D., of Pierson were unammous Y re- · . journed, to meet at Burlington in 1917. Seattle, was unanimously elected Chaplam Genera 1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS being in order, President Austin of the Tllinois . T USTEES -The Secretary General announced the names ELEC'l'ION Of R · · h' d rior to Society nominated Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks of that State, and the nom . f r Trustees filed by State Societies t lrt~ ays p ination was seconded by Commander Moore of the District of Co of nommees o h d ly elected. and the Presidents of State lumbia, President Dutton of Washington State, and others. the _Congre~· ~~:d eJai7e~eto :ake nominations, under the provisions Mr. Elmer Marston Wentworth of Iowa was nominated by Rev. Dr. ~~c::~~csle wV,Icsection 2, of the Constitution, were duly elected as Trus Kirbye, President of the Iowa Society, and seconded by President tees for such States. Woodward of Massachusetts, Mr. Turner of Maine, Colonel Penrose of Utah, Major Hyde of Maryland, Colonel Guthrie of Pennsylvania, A VoTE oF THANKS was unanimously exte~ded to the NMew ~ers~~ t Past President Genera1 urp 1 Y• Mr. Wood of Kentucky, Mr. Palmer of Minnesota, Mr. Henry of Society and its severa I Ch ap t ers, 0 f h 't f Newark to the t t to the Mayor o t e CI Y o • Michigan, President Lee of Connecticut, Mr. Baldwin of Oregon, and the Governor o f t h e S a e, . · an of the National Mr. Marble of New York. President of the State Society, to Mrh. Mern~l, ~ha~r~ontributed to make Before proceeding to ballot for President General, President Ames Committee on Arrangements, and ot ers w o la of the Empire State Society announced that the retiring President Gen the Congress such a great success. . eral had declined to permit his name to be presented for re-election Ao OURNMENT.-There being no further business, a motiOn to ad- and presented the following resolution, which was adopted by a rising ;ourn. J was a dopted , and President General. . Wentworth declared the vote with hearty applause and ordered to be engrossed and be pre Twentv-seventh Congress adjourned sme d1e. sented to Mr. Woodworth: - A. HowARD CLARK, Be it resolved, That the heart-felt thanks of the Twenty-seventh Secretary General. Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution be, and they hereby are, extended to the Hon. Newell B. Woodworth for the marked ability shown by him and the fair and impartial manner in which he has dis MI:---rUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MAY r6, v charged the duties of his great office, and that we wish him many years 19£6. of health, happiness, and continued zeal for our common cause, so dear to his heart; and, in the language of the ~reat Washington, "may his A meeting of the Board of Trustees elected at the Twenty-se~~n~h future years be as prosperous and happy as his former have been up Annual Congress duly called by the President General, whas he . 10 right and honorable." the ball-room at the' Robert T reat H o t e1 • N ew ark• N · J ·• on t e evemngh Colonel Lauman of Illinois, Mr. Lee of Connecticut, Dr. Kirbye of of May r6 T9I6. Present: President General Elmer M. Went~okrtE, Iowa, and Judge Remington of New York were appointed tellers. presiding·· 'Vice-Pres1dents . G enera1 0 nso· n J · C · Dutton, FredencG · The ballot for President General resulted in Mr. Wentworth's · re Emerson,' Philip F. Turner, and William K. Boardman; Secretary. ~nr ceiving the majority vote, and on motion by Mr. Jenks the election of eral A. Howard Clark, Treasurer General John H .. Burroughs • , f Mr. Wentworth was declared unanimous. The President-elect was Philip F. Lamer of District of Columbia, Hon. Cornelius A. Pugsle) ~ escorted to the chair by Rev. Dr. Kirbye of Iowa and Mr. Turner of New York, Col. George A. Elliott of Delaware, and Mr. George · Maine. NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 21 20 OFFICIAL BULLETIN There being no further business, the meeting of the Trustees then Wo~d of ~entucky, members of the Board of Trustees; also President adj ourned. Loms Anmn Ames of the Empire State Society, Mr. Chancellor L A. HowARD CLARK, Jenks of Illinois, and others. · Secretary General. Vice-President General Boardman presented an invitation from th 'fe nnessee Socrety · to h old the Twenty-eighth Annual Congress ate ./ MINUTES OF MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Nashville, Tenn., in May, I9I7. MAy I7, I9I6. The Secretary _ Ge~eral announced that since the adjournment of the A meeting of the Executive Committee, duly called by direction of Congress an mvrtatJon had been received from the Vermont Society the Presiden't General, was held on May 17, I916, when the members to hold the Congress of I9I7 at Burlington, Vt. of the Twenty-seventh Congress were the guests of the New Jersey On motion, it was voted that the invitation of the Tennessee Society Society on a special train visiting Princeton and Trenton. Present: be accept~d with the thanks of the Board of Trustees, and that the President General Elmer M. Wentworth, presiding; Mr. Newell B. Twenty-~rghth Congress be held in the city of Nashville on the third Monday m May, I9I7. Woodworth, Mr. Albert M. Henry, Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks, and Mr. Louis Annin Ames of the committee; also Treasurer General Bur It was also voted that the thanks of the Board be extended to the roughs, Secretary General Clark, Vice-Presidents General Boardman, Ver~ont Society for its courteous invitation to hold the Congress at Burlington. Dutton, Turner, and others. Appropriations for maintenanc~ and for carrying on the patriotic ~t was voted that the usual contribution of $soo be authorized to be work of the Society were voted as follows: pard by t~e Treasurer General toward the expenses of the Nashville Congress m I9I7. For the Committee on Americanization and Aliens, $750. For miscellaneous expenses of National Committees, $ISO. The _President General nominated the following members of the For continuance of the preparation of a memorial volume on the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees approved the same Signers of the Declaration of Independence, as authorized by the Ex unde_r the provisions of Article V, section 4, of the Constitution: The President General, chairman; Newell B. Woodworth of Syracuse, N.Y., I ecutive Committee November 20, I9I4, $rso. For salary of Secretary General and Registrar General and necessary Mr. Albert M. Henry of Michigan, Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks of Illinois office expenses, including clerical assistance, as during the last year, Mr. _John Lenord Merrill of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis B. Curtis of Con~ and for necessary traveling expenses of the Secretary General in at nectlcut, Mr. Louis Annin Ames of New York City. tendance at t-he Annual Congress and meetings of the Executive Com The President General announced that he had under consideration mittee and Tr.ustees, subject to the approval of the President General. th_e appointment of an Advisory Committee to serve in co-operation The Secretary General was authorized to have printed the usual wrth the Executive Committee, and his suggestion was favorably in edition of 8oo copies of the National Year Book for I9I6 for the cus dorsed by the Trustees. tomary official distribution; also such additional number of copies as An appropriation of $2,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary may be subscribed for by State Societies, Chapters, and individual was voted for printing and distributing the OFFICIAL Bur.LETIN durin~ members, at so cents per copy in paper covers and 75 cents cloth bound the present Society year. (postage or expressage prepaid), provided that orders be placed prior An appropriation of $~,~· or so much thereof as may be necessary, to August I, notice to such effect to be issued by the Secretary General. / was voted for the pubhcatron of the National Year Book for I9I6 The Secretary General was authorized to insert advertisements in the under the usual editorship of the Secretary General. ' OFFICIAL Bur.LETIN, if the plan prove feasible and advisable, at such It was voted that the Executive Committee be, and is hereby em rates as he may deem advantageous. to '_llake for such expenses as may be pro;er to po~ered appr~priations Vice-President General Boardman of Tennessee was authorized to be mcurred m furthenng the work of the Society. carry out a plan for publicity throughout the South without expense It was voted that the Executive Committee be. and is hereby, em powered to act on such matters referred to the Board of Trustees by to the Society. Mr. Woodworth and Mr. Jenks were requested to secure information the Congress, or such new business as in the judgment of the Presi dent General may not require the action of a meeting of the Board. 22 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIE'fY, S. A. R. with a vi~w to adopting a distinctive standard marker of the Sons of day afternoon there was an automobile ride to Washington' Head- the Amencan Revolution for the graves of soldiers and sailors of the quarters at Morristown and to Eagle Rock. . War of t~e Revolution, and to report thereon at the next meeting of A banquet at the Robert Treat Hotel ?n Tuesday evenmg was a~ the committee or at the Nashville Congress. tended by about 450 members of the Society and lady gues~s .. Presi The committee considered the question of adopting a uniform Pledge dent W. I. Lincoln Adams presided as toastmaster. The pnncipal ad to the Flag referred by the Congress, and it was voted that the follow dress of the evening was made by Mr. Job Hedges of New York._ Ad- ing "Pledge of Allegiance," widely used in the schools of the United by President General Wentworth, Past Presidents t 1res _es ' Vere Inade . ·d Sta~es_ and in the Philippines, be recommended for general use by State General Murphy and Woodworth, Mrs. Wm. Cummm~ Story, Presi ent SoCieties and Chapters: I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the General of the Daughters of the American RevolutiOn, and by Mrs. Republic for which it stands; One Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Everitt M. Raynor, President General of the Daughters of the Re,·o- Justice for All. lution. It was suggested that the principal moving-picture news en·ice be On Wednesday, May 17, a special train conveyed the del~gates and communicated with, to the end that films of special interest to Sons of guests to Princeton, where they were receiv_e~ by the officials of the the American Revolution be brought to the attention of State Societies University in historic as au Hall, and a VISit made to the tomb of and Chapters. John \Vitherspoon and other historic men. The party then proceeded The Secretary General was authorized to secure a supply of standard by train to Trenton and, under escort of the Cad~t Corps of the Borden application blanks for the use of The Washington Guard and to issue town Military Institute, marched to the R~volutJonary ~arracks. After a circular to State Societies and local Chapters calling attention to the luncheon there was unveiled, with appropnate ceremomes, a tablet pre Guard; and an appropriation of $Ioo, or so much thereof as mav be ~ented to the New Jersey Society by Mr. Thruston, ~n~ in turn accepted necessary, was voted for these purposes. · by the Mayor of Trenton. The tablet bears a~1 inscn~t10n com_memorat There being no further business, the committee then adjourned. ing the sense of justice displayed by Washington m retu~mng to Its A. HowARD CLARK, owners the property taken from the people of the surroundmg country Secretary General. hv the Hessians and later retaken by Washington. The party then re t;lrned to Newark and functions of the Congres were ended. /SOCIAL AND OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE TWENTY SEVE 'TH CO~GRESS. DOINGS OF STATE SOCIETIES AND CHAPTERS. / Many of the delegates gathered informally at the Robert Treat Hotel The California Society held its annu?-1 meeting, _at the Clif~ Hote_l, on Saturday afternoon and evening, l\lay TJ. The Pre ident General San Francisco, on April 19, and electlci the followmg officers. Presi entertained the Executive Committee at dinner, after which the com dent Rawlins Cadwallader, M. D.; Senior Vice-President, Ernest J. mittee was in business session until about Iltidnight. On Sunday after Mot~. LL. B.; Junior Vice-President, Thomas l\I. Earl of Berkel~~; noon the delegates marched to the Trinity Episcopal Church, where Secretarv and Registrar, Thomas A. Perkins, A. M., LL. ~·· Mil s special patriotic services were held, with a sermon by Bishop Edwin S. Rldg., San Francisco; Treasurer, Col. John C. Currier; H1stonan, Line , Chaplain of the Tew Jer ey Society. Tn the evening patriotic ex Edmund D. Shortlidge, M. D. . . ercises were conducted by Rev. John Edward Kirbye, D. D., of Iowa, On ?vlarch 6 the Society adopted a resolution protestmg ag~m s t the when Past President General Thruston deli\'ered his address on the hoisting of any foreign flag over or in front of any official pubhc budd "History and Evolution of the United States Flag." Monday, during ing on any occasion. noon recess, the lady guests were entertained at lun cheon. From 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon a reception was gi\'en to delegates and ladies by The Delaware Society held its annual meeting and dinner, at the Past President General Franklin l\lurphy, former Governor of ~e'~ Wilmington Club, on April 15, and elected the. followi~g officers: Jersey, at his home. On Monday evening an elaborate reception and ball President, Col. George A. Elliott of Wilmington; V1ce-Pres1dent . Ro? was held in the ball-room of the hotel in honor of the Officers of the ert H. Richard of Wilmington, James H. Hughes of Dover, and Edwm ::\'ational Society, with exercises by The \Vashington Guard. On Tues- C. :Marshall of Lew e. ; Secretary-Treasurer-Registrar, Harry_ J.. Guth rie of Wilmington: Chaplain, Rev. Wm. Hemy Laird of Wilmington. OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. Appropriations were made toward a statue of Cresar Rodney, to be York, and Mayor George R. Lunn, who welcomed the. new citizens. erected in Wilmington, and for the maintenance of Americanization County Clerk George C. Moon, President of the Corneh.us Van Dyck night schools. Addresses were delivered by State Attorney General Chapter, presented the certificates of citizenship: Dunng t?e cere Robert H. Richards, former Mayor Harrison W. Howell, M. D., of the monies a committee from the Sons of the Amencan RevolutiOn pre- Governor's staff, and Col. William D. Denney of Dover, each of whom ented each of the new citizens with an American flag, and a committee laid great stress on the necessity for a state of readiness by the United s . . of the "Daughters" presented flags to their wives. , States to protect itself against foes and the upholding of the country's honor and liberty. At its monthly meeting, on May 3, the Chapter listened to an addr~ss by Jame~ H. Callanan, in which he discussed the evils of "destructive The ,District of Columbia Society, on March I$, listened to an ad criticism" by agitators. An address was also made by Gen. Charles L. dress by Compatriot Claude N. Bennett on "Personal Observations on Davis. National Administrations." On April 19 President General Wood The first annua meeting of the Chapter at Schenectady was held on worth addressed the Society on "Idealism as a Defensive Force." Com June 6, precede by a dinner at the Mohawk Club. The officers w~re patriot F. C. Bryan recited Emerson's "Concord Hymn" and Com re-elected. The Chapter is to present a flag (r8 by 27 feet) to Umon patriot George H. Moses, former U. S. Minister to Greece, made a College and a flag to the high-school auditorium. Past President C?en short address. On the evening of April r8 the officers of the Society eral Woodworth, President Louis Annin Ames of the State Society, entertained Mr. Woodworth with a dinner at the Army and Navy Robert R. Law, and James H . Callanan delivered addresses. Club, when the general welfare of the organization and its activities THE HuNTINGTON CHAPTER, on April II, adopted resolutions indors were informally discussed. The President General addressed the ing any proper method of securing a National Archives Building, and Daughters of the American Revolution at the opening of their Con also any proper system of National Preparedness. gress, in Memorial Continental Hall, on April 17. The Florida Society tendered a dinner to fo.rmer President General The Empire State Society held its y. nual election on April r8, Thruston on his visit to Pensacola, where on March 30 he delivered when officers were chosen as followy f>resident, Louis Annin Ames, his flag address before the Pensacola High School. 99 Fulton street, N. Y.; First Vice-President, Norman P. Heffiey, 1350 At the annual meetingHo April 19, the following officers were Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Second Vice-President, Martin S. elected: President, Dr. F. G enshaw, Pensacola; Vice-President, R. M. Allen, 8r North Moore street, N. Y.; Third Vice-President, Hon. Hor Cary, Pensacola; Secreta , John Hobart Cross, Pensacola; Treasurer ace S. Van Voast, Schenectady, N. Y.; Secretary, Jesse H. Clute, 220 and Registrar, ·F. F. Bingham, Pensacola; Chaplain, Rt. Rev. Edw. G. Broadway, N. Y.; Treasurer, James de Ia Montanye, 220 Broadway, Weed, Jacksonville. N. Y.; Registrar, Teunis D. Huntting, 220 Broadway, N. Y.; Historian, Dr. William K. Wickes, Syracuse, N. Y. ; Chaplain, Rev. Frank 0. The Illinois Society, at its quarterly meeting, on March 24, at the Hall, D. D., 4 West 76th street, N. Y. City Club, Chicago, had an illustrated address on "The United States Taval Training Station" by W. A. Moffett, U. S. N., commander of THE CoRNELIUS VAN DYCK CHAPTER, on April 5, was addressed by the station at Great Lakes, Ill. A dinner, on April 19, to commemorate William T. Hanson, Jr., on "Schenectady's Part in the Revolution." the 141st anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, was attended by about A resolution was adopted requesting citizens to show their belief in 2-o members and guests. President Austin presided as toastmaster. preparedness by displaying the American flag on Patriots' Day, April lddresses were made by Hon. John D. Shoop on "The Schools and 19. A flag 5 by 8 feet was presented t,o the Chapter by President Moon Patriotism" and by Dr. W. S. Sadler on "The Boy Problem." and a portrait of Col. Christopher Yates was given by Secretary Rob ison for the Chapter headquarters. The Iowa Society held its annual business meeting and banquet at An audience of about 2,000 assembled in the State Armory at Sche Des Moines on April 19. R~olutions indorsing preparedness were nectady on April 5, at Americanip ion Day ceremonies, when fifty men passed unanimously. Officers were elected as follows: President, Rev. took the oath of allegiance to' the United States. Stirring addresses John Edward Kirbye, D. D., Des Moines; First Vice-President, Dr. were delivered by Compatriot Charles S. Whitman, Governor of New Edward Elisha Dorr, Des Moines; Second Vice-President, Hon. Ed- 26 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. ld ·ts I62d meeting on May 20 and elected ward David Chassell, Wyoming; Treasurer, William E. Barrett, Esq., THE BosToN CHAPTER he. ' t Charles Brooks Appleton; Vice- Des Moines; Secretary, Capt. Elbridge Drew Hadley, Des Moines; the following officers: PresldenTt,hCap . -': Secretary Charles Clement Registrar, William G. Hamlin, Esq., Des Moines; Historian, Prof. Ezra .d t Marshall Putnam ompson; ' PhT Pres! en ' F k R rill. Historian, Brig. Gen. I lp C. Potter, Ames; Chaplain, Rev. William B. Sandford, Des Moines. Littlefield; Treasurer, ran urn ' Eighty-four members and lady guests attended the banquet. Ad Reade. . B d f Man- dresses were delivered by President Kirbye on "The New Nationalism," CHAPTER entertained· the President and oar. o Rev. W. B. Sandford on "Nathan Hale, an Ideal Patriot," Mr. Harry THE MALDEN . t the City Club Boston, on Apnl 5· Ron. Herndon Polk on "Unprepared," and Mr. ]. B. Weaver on "The Out agers of the State Socletrd ad toastmaste~ and short addresses were look of ~erica." Arthur H. Well~anhpre~ e d a~resident of' the Pilgrim Society, Ply made by Ho~. rtWur dor d Vice-Presidents Field and Read, and Th~ouisiana Society has elected Col. Elmer E. Wood as Presi mouth ; Pres1dent oo war • dent. Early in April former President General Thruston spent some Gen Philip Reade. . . time in New Orleans and conferred with officers of the Society about . L C PT"R~f alpole on Decoration Day, VISited T " FRANCIS EWIS HA "' ' . Th its patriotic work. He delivered his address on "The United States H..1 old cemetenes. an d d eco ed the graves of 135 patnots. e severa . d a Post of The Washington Guard. Flag" at the Tulane University; also at the State University at Baton Chapter has orgamze Rouge and at other places. M" hi n Society held its annual business meeting and ba~quet The Maryland Society celebrated its 27th birthday and also the The IC _ga IO The officers elected were : President, anniversary of the Battle of Lexington on the evening of April 19, at at the Detroit Club on .Mayp :d t Ja L< Farrand Jr.; Secretary, Clarence M. Burton •· VIce - res1 en ,F G"· Smith· Reaistrar' Frank- the Hotel Belvedere, Baltimore. Eien. Lawrason Riggs, President, pre kle· Treasurer ra · • ,. ' . Raymond E . V an S yc . • J ' h 1 A Vance, D. D.; Histonan, sided. Annual reports were made by the Secretary, Treasurer, Regis I. S D ey. Chapla111 Rev. osep . . d f trar, and Historian, covering the work of the Society for the year. Ron. m . ew ' Over 100' mem b ers a ttended from Detrmt an . rom Charles M oore. p .d tAlbert M Henry pres1ded as Albert C. Ritchie, recently elected Attorney General of the State of Chapters throughout the State. resl en . 11aryland, delivered an address. The following officers were elected: President, John Milton Reif toastmaster. tatives of local Chapters told of snider of Westminster; Vice-Presidents, T. Murray Maynadier, Charles su;c::s ~;e:~:~s~~go~~~::~~~c ri~:~~ ~arti~~~~:%sth~~~;\~~~~r~t ~~~~ E. Sad tier, and James D. IgleWrt; Secretary, ]. Frank Supplee, Jr.; the exhibit of histone pictures. ovmg d Col G R. Cecil Treasurer, Ira H. Houghton; Registrar, Edward F. Artlrurs; Historian, . . rf1 1·n the army an navy. · · ' banquet 1llustrat111g ~ . . M . and Gen Charles A. Coolidge, James E. Hancock; Chaplain, Rev. Henry Branch, D. D. Judge Henry S A d .b d conditions 111 exlco, . . Stockbridge was nominated for Trustee of the National Society. U. . ., escn e . .l.tary science and transportatiOn. Gen- u S A t 0 ld 0 f advances 111 m1 ' f At a meeting of the Board of Managers, on June 8, a resolution was · · ·• B 1 and Lieutenant West discussed phases o era! Harrah, ~alone 1 ar olw, d Commander Lewis discussed naval adopted calling upon members and all other citizens to display the army life. L1eutenant Ut ey an American flag on June 14, and especially requesting all owners of auto conditions. · d mobiles to display the flag upon their machines on that day. March 17 met at the University Club an THE DETROIT CHAPTER, on F de' . k M Alger on "Preparedness The Massachusetts Society held its annual business session at the . dd b Capt re nc . . hstened :o an a ress, Y w~d b a discussion by General Coolidge, Old South Meeting House, Boston, on April 19, after which the mem and Nauonal Defense, folio Ry The Chapter has published bers, led by Captain Bagley, marched to the American House for the . d L. eutenant osevear. Lieutenant West, an. . I ord of meetings, lists of committees and usual annual dinner, which was attended by about 200 members. All a Year Book contammgt re~ Chapter organization in the State by Sec the officers were re-elected for another year. The annual reports members, and an accoun ° showed the Society active in every patriotic line of work and increasing retary Van Syckle. in membership and influence. Former Lieut. Governor Louis A. Froth t Ann Arbor on May 1, was addressed ingham delivered a stirring address on "Preparedness.'' "Patriotism THE WASHTENVAW CTHAPTE:; '~The Personai Side of the Diplomacy of by Prof. Claude an yne 0 and preparedness go hand in hand.'' the Revolution." NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. OFFICIAL BULLETIN opinion. Yet arms, I would beg leave to add, should be the last re Th~ Missouri Society, on April 19 held . Buckmgha St L . ' Its annual banquet at Th source, the dernier ressort." And again, when the first shot had already m, · oms, celebrating the Battles of L · e been fired, he wrote: "Unhappy it is to reflect * * * that the once cord. President Robert E Ad . exmgton and Con- . reon presided The · · 1 happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood was made by Chancellor L J k f . . prmcipa address or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesi- S . · en s, ormer President f tl Ill' oc1ety and member of the N t' 1 E . o 1e mois tate in his choice?" * * * a tiona! Organization." a IOna • xecutive Committee, on "Our Washington's earnest regard for national preparedness speaks from every paper, public or private. Each of his eight annual messages as President speaks out boldly. I quote at random: From the first mes The New Jersey Society entertained h T sage, 1789: "Among the many interesting objects which will engage Congress, as described elsewhere TI S t. e wenty-seventh Annual your attention, that of providing for the common defense will merit eling Banner for making th . 1e ociety was awarded the Trav- particular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual . e gre~tesercentage of · · means of preserving peace. A free people ought not only to be armed, erslllp, and the Syracuse Banner . ' mcrease 111 mem- b but disciplined; their safety and interest require that they should pro new members during the year; alsoo~~:rollmg. the largest number of mote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others the greatest enrolment in tl1at o . . Washmgton Guard Flag for rgamzat10n. for essential, particularly military supplies." From the third message, 1791 : "The safety of the United States, under divine protection, ought T~ Ohio Society held its annual business m . to rest on the basis of systematic and solid arrangements, exposed as May 6, and elected the foll . ffi eetmg, at Cleveland, on little as possible to the hazards of fortuitous circumstances." From the eroy, Toledo; Vice-Presiden~wHmeg o ceArs :KPrlesident, George E. Pom- fifth message, 1793, when war had already broken out: "The United W ' rmon e ley Cle I d R . States ought not to indulge a persuasion that, contrary to the order of . L. Curry, Columbus; Secretar. E :tvf ' ve an ; egistrar. human events, they will forever keep at a distance those painful ap urer, Stimpson G. Harvey T I d Y: H·. . !fall, Jr., Cleveland; Treas- p_eals to arms with which the history of every other nation abounds. . • o e o, 1stonan Joseph B D 1 S b enville; Chaplain, Dr. William F p . G ' . · oy e, teu- There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be . · e1rce, ambler withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we R eso Iutwns were passed in f f . · and following out the prepared avor o Ia . atwnal Archives Building desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure . nes reso utwn adopted t th p 1 peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, C ongress m July last• and 1·nst rue t'IOns were g1. ven tl 1 t a · e ort and it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.'' resolutions be sent to the Speak f h H a cop1es of these Washington's program for the national defense was simple and defi to the Ohio Senators and R er o t. e ouse of Representatives and nite. First, the navy; second, a militia of trained citizens, the true epresentat1ves national army, and, third, a military academy to educate the officers for In the evening there was h ld tl · this national army in military science and discipline. Hotel. Hon. James H Ho te ~ed adnnual banquet at the Hollenden · d · Y pre 1 e as toastma ter Th TRF. AN'tRONY WAYNE CHAPTER of Toledo, on February 22, elected me1 u ed: Invocation by Chap Ia 111· E W J . . · e program t' d. 1 ' • • • Lmdesm1th U S A the following officers: President, fon. Horace N. Allen; Vice-Presi Ire. , we come ' by Edward L · H owe, p resident. Weste • R· · ., Sre- c1ety; response by C C p p . d rn eserve o- dents, S. 0. Richardson, Jr., a¥J· Kent Hamilton; Secretary, F. W . Hon. Newell B.' Wood.wo~th a;ey, 'd resiGent Ohio Society; address, by Whittlesey; Treasurer, Col. Stimpson G. Harvey; Registrar, Dr. Ed · • res1 ent eneral and add ''If W ward D. Gardiner; Historian, Judge Herbert P. Whitney; Chaplain, mgton were President", by D r. W'll'I Iam F . Peirce~ ress, ash- Nathan N. Clark. Mr. Woodworth reviewed the work f 1 •. the State Societies in their various pat~I.otti. 1e Nt~t.I ~nal Society and of The annual banquet was held at the Toledo Club on April 19, when r d c ac IVltleS Dr p . d the principal speakers were W. S. Walbridge, S. 0. Richardson, Jr., and Ivere a carefully prepared address . h. I I . . eirce e- attitude toward the momentous probl~~; o~c ~i 1e told of :Washington's George W. Stevens. ters and documents of great interest at th. . s day, quotmg from let The Ore!]On Society gave a dinner at the Hotel Marion, Salem, on address he said: IS tune. In the course of his April 19, in celebration of the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Compatriot Winthrop Hammond presided. Sixty-seven Of Wa~hington's attitude toward theoretic 'fi doubt. H1s Revolutionary example is . P';ICI sm we cannot be in covers were laid. The speakers were Hon. Theodore E. Burton, ex n~ss to sacrifice prope~ and life its!IfothvJ~lcm.g !?roof ~f his willing Senator from Ohio; Gov. James Withycombe, Judge William Galloway, Six ye!J-rS before the Revolution he wrote. "TI1 p;mciple might triumph. or hes1tate a moment to use arms i d f. a no man should scruple H. 0. White, Mayor of Salem, and President Wallace McCamant. The as 'the liberty which we have derived f e ense of so valuab)e a blessing paper of the evening was read before the dinner by F. S. Gannett, rom our ancestors' 1s clearly my JO OFFICIAL DULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 31 principal of the Junior High School at Salem. The dinner wa pre Elser, Regent of the Philippine Chapter of the "Daughters," and Presi liminary to the organization of a Chapter at Salem. dent Frank Lee Strong of the "Sons." Professor Gannett dealt with the social and economic causes of the President Strong acted as master of ceremonies. M.iss Mary Helen Revolution and the various acts of shortsightedness of the English Fee made the introductory address for the Daughters m eulogy of the government which finally brought the American colonies into rebeliion hero of the day. Dr. Louis S. Sno~ of the universit:y ~po.ke. of. the although at first they had no thought of separation from the mothe; dreams of the early patriots as reachmg only to the Mtsstsstppt Rtv~r country. and of the great territory of the United States today. Professor Cratg talked of the tendency to magnify heroes so as to make an attempt to On June 5 the Society celebrated the 25th anniversary of its organiza emulate them almost impossible, and that we should remember. they tion with a dinner and reception to Gen. Thomas M. Anderson, U. S. A. were only men, though men of great dee.ds. Jud~e Newton W. Gtlbert President McCamant gave a sketch of the life and public service of made an address on the subject of Amencan patnottsm and of the duty of all Sons and Daughters to instruct their countrymen as to prepared General Anderson and Judge Williams. Greetings were received bv ness for war, though that did not necessarily m.ean war, but was e? en telegraph from President General Wentworth. - tia! to n:ttional respect as oppo ed to pustll?-ntmous peace. Pre~td~nt Strong closed with ma.ny ref~rence~ to the Influence of women m m THE SALEM C).rAPTER, the second Chapter in Oregon, was formally citing the male populatton to fight-m fact, they were the real cause of organized on May 24, at a meeting in the Commercial Club, with fifteen mo t wars-and now he considered it most fitting that the women of members signing the application for a charter. Winthrop Hammond, the country advocate the securing of necessary armament and men to who has been largely instrumental in the establishment of the organiza fight, if need there be. tion in Salem, was elected president by a unanimous vote. The Rhojile Island Society held its customary Memorial Day exer The other officers elected were F ank ]. Miller, First Vice-President; cises on uay 30, at Hopkins Park, Providence, with the following pro R. E. Greene, Albany, Second )Kce-President; George M. Post, Secre gram: Invocation, Rev. C. Fremont Roper, Chaplain of the Society; tary; F. S. Gannett, Treasurer; W. F. Foster, Treasurer. mtroductory address, President Frederick D. Carr; "The Star Spangled The rennsylvania Society commemorated the ride of Paul Revere Banner," Branch Avenue school children; recitation, school children; by holding a dinner at the Fort Pitt Hotel, Pittsburgh, on the evening alute to the flag, school children; placing of the flag on the grave of of April r8. There was a large attendance of members with their Commodore Hopkins, Melinda Lille; song, Kipling's "Recessional," ladies. President Thomas Stephen Brown presided as toastmaster. chool children; address, Mayor Gainer; placing of wreath on the Dr. Theodore Diller read a paper on "Washington's Trips to Pitts statue of Commodore Hopkins, Stephen Achilles; "America,'' by all burgh." It is proposed to erect an heroic statue of Washington in that pre ent: benediction, Rev. Anthony Bove. city. The Tennessee Society, on May 5, presented an American flag (15 THE SHENANGO CHAPTER was formally organized, at Sharon, on by 9 feet) to the Hume-Fogg High School at Nashville. As the flag April 19, with 14 charter members. The following officers were elected: was rai ed a thou and high-s~h~~ys and girls joined in singing the President, A. C. McLean, Sharon; Vice-President, G. E. Boyd, Fre "Star Spangled Banner." H~ John H. De Witt made the presenta donia; Secretary, Guy Thorne, Greenville; Treasurer, W. D. McCart tion address and the flag was accepted by Compatriot Leland Hume in ney, haron; Registrar, L. D. Runser, Sharpsville; Historian, Capt. hehalf of the Board of Education. Mr. Joseph T. Howell traced the W. A. McCormick, Mercer. histor~ of the United States flag, its ideals which it stands for and the The Chapter indorsed preparedness and recommended observance of principle it represents. Flag Day. Addresses were given by A. C. McLean, President; Col. R. W. Guthrie of Pittsburgh, Past State President; Thomas S. Brown The Utahf Society commemorated Paul Revere's Ride on the eyen of Pittsburgh, State President; ]. Boyd Duff, Col. J. S. Du Shane, and ing of April r8 by the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner'' from Major Gagely of New Castle. ocean to ocean over the transcontinental telephone line, joining with the Empire State Society assembled in banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria in The Philim,ine Society celebrated Washington's Birthday, in com New York City and with members of the California Society in San pany with the Daughters of the American Revolution, at Cafiacoa, when Francisco. about 6o member and guests enjoyed a dinner, presided over by Mrs. 32 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 33 Responding to the greeting of President Ames of the Empire State Society, former Mayor Samuel C. Park, Vice-President General of the Sons of the American Revolution, told the New Yorkers how Utah was planning to observe Patriots' Day by the universal display of the American flag. IN MEMORIAM. Attorney General A. R. Barnes, President of the Utah Society; ]. W. Bishop, Vice-President; C. P. Overfield, Judge M. L. Ritchie, George FRANK A. ALU:N, Massachusetts Society, died May 22, 1916. N T ANNESLEY Pennsylvania Society, died December 18, 1915. Jay Gibson, George Albert Smith, Joseph Kimball, Markham Cheever, O~NE.Y ARNOLD II, Rhode Island. Societ:, died .March s. 1916. Prof. Levi Edgar Young, and A. B. Cudebec, members of the Society, ADDISON AvERY, Connecticut Society, d1ed Apnl 19, 1_916. also participated in the occasion. Lieut. Col. WILLIAM F. BLAUVELT, U. S. Army, Emp~re State Society, died May On the occasion of the Conference of Governors, to be held in Salt JU I916. . M h 6 6 FRANK BRA1N:ERD Connecticut Society, d1ed arc. , 191 · Lake City, June 27, the Society will entertain about thirty governors 1 -\NDR EW W. BRAY, New J ersey Society, died Apnl 19, 1916. at a banquet at the Hotel Utah. Gov. William Spry will serve as S MUEL OLIVER BREED, Massachusetts Society, died March 26, I916. toastmaster. President General Wentworth has been invited to attend. G:oRGE RuSSELL BROWN, Arkansas Society, died May 27, I9I6. The Banquet Committee is Chauncey P. Overfield, chairman; Joseph EOGAR R. BRYANT, California Society, died December 30, 19I5. Kimball, vice-chairman, and Gordon L. Hutchins, secretary. Trans IIENR Y BUCKINGHAM , Washington Society, died January 25, I9I6. FRAN KLIN G. BuTTERFIELD, Vermont Society, .died Januar~ 6, 19I6. continental telephonic communications will be arranged from the ban JoHN PASCALL CHARLTON, District of Columbia Society, died December 26, 1915. quet hall between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and the President of nr. CLARENCE F. CocHRAN , Colorado Society,. died February 1I, I916. the United States will be asked to send a message to the assembly. THEODORE Co£, New Jersey Society, died Ap~Il 20, I9I6. l JAMES MINOR LINCOLN, ~mpire State Society, died March z8, 191 6. C~ARLJ!S T. MAYO, Mich1gan Society, died January I 4 191 6 ECORD3 OF 293 NEW MEMBERS ENROLLED BY THE REGISTRAR ~ rLLIAM BucKINGHAM. l\~ERRIMAN, Connecticut Socie;y, died April r , 191 6. 7 GENERAL FROM MARCH I TO APRIL 30, 1916. CHARLJ!S F. MILLS, Ilhno1s Society, died December 9, 191 5. Dr. IRVING 0. NELLIS, Empire State Society, died March 8 191 6. HENRY M. NoRTHRUP, Illinois Society, died i\larch 1, I9 I6.' Ifon . GEORG£ H . NOYES, Wisconsin Society, died January 8, 19 1o. FRANK S. ADAMS, Boston, ~.Jass. (4873). Supplementals. Great-grandson of ]AMES C. OGDEN, New Jersey Society, died l\Iarch 24, 1 I6. Josiah Hall, private, Col. Thomas Stickney's New Hampshire Regt.; great' 9 2 GEORG£ L. PEARSON, Pennsylvania Society, died December IS, I 9 I 5. grandson of ]abe:: Fre"Jtch, Signer of New I-Iampshire Association; great ·grand JoNATHAN FRANKLIN PEIRCE, Wisconsin Society, died April 13, 191 6. son of Jonathon Hall, private, Col. Benjamin Bellows's New Hampshire Regt. ARTHUR VAN DYKE Pn;as~N, _Illinois Society, died January 24, 1g 16. FRED HASSAN ALDERMAN, Sharon, Pa. (28676). Great2-grandson of Sanmel Lours JosiAH PIERSON, Ilhnois Society, died March 19, 191 6. Munson, private Tenth Regt. Conn. :Militia. Oscooo PLUMMER, Massachusetts Society, died April , g 6. 2 1 1 GEORGE HILL ALLEN, Sharon, Pa. (28047). Great'-grandson of Adam Hill, LEoN HAMLIN£ PRENTICE, JR., Illinois Society, died January -1 I91 6. private Fifth Penna. Regt., Col. Francis Johnston. NATHAN E. PLATT, Illinois Society, died January 6, I 91 6. ' :>lAURICE ALLEN, Toledo, Ohio (27749). Great2-grandson of Heber Alle11, LEDOIT B. RAMSDELL, Massachusetts Society, died April 8, I 91 6. Major Vermont M ilitia; great2-grandson of Bille Messeuger, Sergeant, Col. GEORG£ B. RAYMOND, ew _Je~sey Society, died January I6, ,9 , 6. RoBERT SIGERSON REED, Ilhn01s Society, died December 5, , 9 , 5. Benjamin Simonds's Mass. Regt. F YLVANUS VER Noov REYNOLDS, Empire State Society, died February' 14 rgr6. CLARENCE WILLIS ALLING, Newark, N. J. (28488). Great-grandson of Isaac RANCIS H . RrcE, M~s~achusetts Society, died January 15 , rgt6. ' Alli11g, private, Capt. James Wheeler's Company New Jersey Minute Men; J. J, RocH;sT£R, Lou1s1ana Society, died December, I9IS. great3 -grandson of Samuel Alli11g, private, Capt. James Wheeler's Company ALPHEUS K. RODGERS, Ka~sas Socie ty, died ~larch to, rg 16. New Jersey Minute Men. Col. W. I. SANBORN, .Em.p1re State Society, died February 1 WILL S J, 916. R OBERT JOSEPH ALLYN, Hartford, Conn. (27963). Great-grandson of Job lAM AVIDG£, Michigan Society, died :VIay 9 , , 91 6. Ally11, Sergeant Second Conn. Continental Regt., Col. Joseph Spencer . FRANCIS E. SEAVER, Massachusetts Society, died March , , ,6. 3 9 JOHN NORTON AMES, Oregon, Wis. (27074). Born July 7, r822. Grandson AME RICA SHATTUCK, son of Revolutionary sold'er died. March 9, rgr6. 1 ' Mas achusetts Society, of Nathattiel Ames, private, Colonel Ledyard's Regt. Conn. Militia, pensioned. RICARDO FUERTOS ARMSTRONG, New Haven, Conn. (27964). Great-grand· CHARLES H. SHERM~N '. California Society, died April I, , 91 6. son of Jeremiah Smith, Corporal, Capt. Phineas Bradley's Company Conn. H. J. STRAIGHT, Illmo1s Society, died December JI, , 9 , 5. EDwARD BARTON THOMAS, Ohio Society, died January 7, I9 r6. Militia. BENJAMIN F. TRULL, Massachusetts Society, died December 26, WILL I AM HENRY BACHELER, Summit, N. J. (27509). Supplemental. Great" HENRY H . TRUMAN, New Jersey Society, died March 20, I9I6. '9'5· grandson of James Merrill, Signer of New Hampshire Association. GEORG£ WHITJ! TuCKER, Connecticut Society, died April 6, ,9 r6. CHARLES ALFRED BAHRENBURG, Newark, N. J. (28702). Great"-grandson JoHN. N. VAN DEMAN, Ohio Society, died March 26, I9I6. of Jolm Tilton, private, Col. George Taylor's New Jersey Regt. BRAINERD H. WARNER, District of Columbia Society, died May 6 D AVI D J. BAKER, Lieutenant Colonel 21st U. S. Infantry, Springfield, Ill. (Ore. BENJAMIN WARREN, IllmOis Society, died December 23 I915 I ' 19I6. 28406). Great2-grandson of David Boker, First Lieutenant Ninth Mass. Regt. Dr. ORIN \VARREN, ?l!assachusetts Society, died April ;, I9 I6. D .\ VI D WASHBURN BALL, East Orange, N. J . (28359). Supplementals. Great CHARLES LEACH WATROU~, Iowa Society, died February 9, 191 ~. grandson of Joseph Washbur11, private, Lieut. Col. James Hamman's New York JAMES LEE WELLS, Ilhno1s Society, died February 23 , 91 6 CHARLES J£PTHA H. W oODBURY . ~fas sac hu se tts Socie;y, died March zo, I9r6. Regt.; great2-grandson of Silas Waslibur11, private, Col. James !-!amman's New ALl!XANDilR C. YARD, New Jersey Society, died April I6, r9r6. York Regt. GEORG£ RuDE YouNG, Ohio Society, died April IS, 191 6. F REDERIC DUNHAM BALL, Clinton, Ill. (28280) . Great'·grandson of Jeremiah Greenma,t, Lieutenant, Adjutant, First Rhode Island Regt., pensioned. LELAND CHANDLER BALL, Sewickley, Pa. (28044). Great"-grandson of David Ball, private, minute man, Dristol County Mass. Militia. ALBERT WORDEN BALLENTINE, Montclair, N. J. (z86rz). Great"-grandson of Aaron Van Don1, private, Capt. John Sebring's Company Somerset County New Jersey Militia. R ALPH STEWARD BARDWELL, Seattle, Wash. (27896). Grcat•-grandson of Ezra Newhall, private, Col. John Greaton's Mass. Regt., died in service. TERRY JAMES BARKER, Gr'lnd Rapids, Mich. (28I33). Great3-grandso~o of Samuel Sedgwick, private, Capt. John Barnard's Company Conn . .Militia. NATIONAL SOCIETY, S . A. R. 37 OFFICIAL BULLETIN ARTHUR EGBERT CAMPBELL, Wilkinsburg, Pa. (28041). Grandson of James WILLIAM GREER BARNES. Cleveland. Ohio ( Banres, Captain Charlotte County New York 2~~~i;. Great'-grandson of Jo/ur B . Cooper, private Third Regt. New Jersey Continental Line. CLIFFORD EATON R.\TCHELLER p rtl d HENRY FRASER CANNON, Montclair, N. J. (28494). Great"-grandson of Par Btmjomill Barclrelder. private. C~ t:in a; ' M;. ( 2 ~~~6). Great'-grandson of don Davol, private, Colonel Pope's Regt. Mass. Militia. Edward Fettyplace's Company Ma:.. Coastelg:a:d~11rtra Company and Capt. HENRY GRIFFITH CHAMBERLIN, Chicago, Ill. (28281). Great"-grandson of EDWIN ELY BEACH Summit N . Elnatha>£ M"'rgcr, private, Col. Rufus Putnam's Mass. Regt. Captain Seco d S , , . ]. (28703). Great'-grandson of John Baird, MOOD n omer'ft County nattalion New Jersey Militia CLARENCE EDWARD CHAPMAN, Oakland, N. J. (286u). Great"-grandson of y HAZEN BEDELL, Boston, Mass. (z8so6) . Timothy Chapma11, Member of East Haddam, Conn., Military Supplies Com- Bedel, Colonel New Hampshire Militia. . Great'-grandson of Timothy mittee. HARRY BENTZ, Montclair, N. ]. (28 ) GUY H . CHERRY, Santa Monica, Cal. (Mass. 28242). Great'-grandson of John Surgeon Delaware Regt. 369 . Great'-grandson of Reuben Gilder, S treeter, Corporal, Col. Ebenezer Learned's Mass. Regt. WILLIS SHERIDAN BLOOM OJ . W EDWARD JAMES CLARK, Lowell, Mass. (28243). Great'-grandson of Cl•arles . • ympxa, ash. (28565) G 2 TJ •omas htte Captain Col W'JJ' H . reat -grandson of W ' ' • 1 tarn eath's Mass Regt Htmtoo11, private, Col. Benjamin Bellows's New Hampshire Regt. FREELAND THOMAS BOISE, Salt Lake Ci Utah. 1 . IRVING GRINNELL CLARK, Summit, N. J. (28495). Great"-grandson of Abra of Philip Truman, Corporal C 1 J h F ty, , (z8 85). Great"-grandson THO;\fAS B F BOLAND W • o . o n ellows s Regt. Mass. Militia. ham Hunt, Captain, Col. Joseph Vose's Mass. Regt. . · · , orcester, Mass (z8 o ) G t d ti~Polrick, private Colonel F . • M. 5 7 . rea -gran son of William JOSE PH E. CLARK, Bellevue, Pa. (28040). Great-grandson of James Clark, Ff 1 ' ranc•s s ass Continental R gt o ames Flin11, drummer Mas'" C G · e ·; great-grandson Captain Armstrong County Penna. Volunteers. Foster's Mass. Regt. ; great'·gra~dso~a:tf J "trd~ Quartermaster, Col. Benjamin FRANK H. CLEMENT, Rochester, N. Y. (28261). Great-grandson of John Clem Craft's Mass. Artillery Regt. o "' arra/1, bombardier, Col. Thomas ents, Sergeant, Colonel Cushing's Mass. Regt. RICHARD CHESTER CLEVELAND, Worcester, Mass. (285o8). Great3-grandson NATHANIELPI STUART BOWE , R'rc h mond. Va (28 ) G t• d l'Gsauts, Captain Fifth Vir 'nia . . " 344 . rea -gran son of lolul of Edward Cleveland, private Conn. Regt., killed at siege of Boston, February geant Virginia Line· great' :;a d Reg\ great-grandson of John Davis, Ser 15, 1776 . Continental ArtilleP.' Col C.h In soHn o. Samuel Cross, Sergeant First Regt. HORACE R. CODDINGTON, Maplewood, N. J. (28497). Great'-grandson of .1, • ar es arnson. Jeffrey Hicks, Second Lieutenant New York Militia. HARRY WALLACE BOWEN, Springfield, Mass. (28 21 2 Abraham Howland private C A B , 5 ). Great -grandson of J ' • o 1· sa arnes s Mass Regt WALTER EMERY COFFIN, Des Moines, Iowa (28205). Great-grandson of A?.IES WIRT BOWLES, Richmond. Va (z8 ) . . Tristram Coffin, private, Major Thomas's Company Mass. Artillery. Bowles, private Virginia Militia. . 340 . Great-grandson of Kniglrt PAUL ALBRIGHT COLEMAN, Orange, N. J. (28484). Great"-grandson of Peter ROBE~T RANKIN BOYCE, East Oran e N • Nagle, Captain Berks County Penna. Militia. Olrver Wolcott Major G C g '. · J. (2849r). Great--grandson of pendence. ' enera 1 onn. Militia, Signer of Declaration of Inde- WILLIAM S. STEWART COLEMAN, East Orange, N. J. (28704). Great-grand son of Peter Nogle, Captain Sixth Berks County Battalion Penna. Militia. JAMES REASON BOZARTH, Hannibal, Mo 2 2 EDWARD A. CONDIT, Newark, N. J. (28496). Great-grandson of David Condit, a than Bozarth, private, Col. .iEneas ;\1acke.y's( p5 e9n3n)a. Great'·grandson of Jon- Lieutenant Colonel Second Essex County Regt. New Jersey Militia. CHAU Regt., pensioned. ALBERT HOLMES CONNER, Sandpoint, Idaho (27009). Great2-grandson of nggs:'CEY p ~IILLAR t C 1 BRIGGS, E Ithaca. N. Y. (28258).· Great'-grandson of Sr'las B , nva e, o. • benezer Sprout's A! ass. Regt Elijol• Brya11, private Third Regt. Conn. Line. 2 JAMES BEARDSLEY BRINSMADE D b C . EUGENE ANDREWS COX, Lewiston, Idaho (24520). Supplemental. Great - Abrolram Brinsmade Memb f 'c er ~· onn. (27965). Great'-grandson of ' er o omm1ttees of Obs t' grandson of Edmund Andrews, Member of Committee of Safety of Pitt County, private Conn. Volunteers at Danbury Raid erva Ion and Inspection, North Carolina. GEORGE GOODALE BRYANT Racine w· . DAVID BOYD CRANE, Helena, Montana (18163). Great1-grandson of Peter Scammon, Second Lieutena' t C I ' Lers. (27070). Great'·grandson of Samuel .. n ' 0 · muel Robinson's R gt M . · . Smith, Regimental Quartermaster, First Lieutenant, Penna. Line. great--grandson of Jesse Wlritne. S d L' e · ass. Mrhba; Mass. Regt. -'' econ xeutenant, Col. Edmund Phinney's JOHN WESLEY CRANE, Colrain, Mass. (z8509). Great-grandson of Moses French, private, Col. Michael Jackson's Mass. Regt. CARROLL C. BUCK, Iowa Falls, Iowa (282o ) G ' WILLIAM IRA CRANSTON, Providence, R. I. (27191). Great2-grandson of private, Major Danielson's Mass. Regt. 4 . reat -grandson of Samuel Buck, Benjatnin Cranston) Quartermaster on galley "Spitfire," private Rhode Island CHARLES LYNN BUNDY Brooklyn N y Whipple, private, Col. Philip V ' C · tl · (~ 8268 ). Great'-grandson of Nathan Militia, pensioned. OLIVER DUDLEY BU an or and s New York Regt. GEORGE H. CROSBY, Grinnell, Iowa (27662). Supplemental. Great-grandson RDEN, Syracuse N y ( 2 8 2 ) 2 of Phineas Nevers, Lieutenant Colonel, Col. John Allen's Mass. Regt. Lambert Van Valkenb1trglr . . F' ' · · 73 · Great -grandson of J pnvate Jrst Regt. New York Line. OFFICIAL BULLETI ' NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 39 WILLIS ALFRED CROSSMAN, Worcester, Mass. (28244). Great-grandson of ORE TALBOT DWIGHT, Mt. Pleasant, Utah (28183). Great-grandson Gideo11 White Bcama», private, Capt. Ephraim IIartwel)'s Company Mass. THEOD C . S d Rhode Island Regt. Lieutenant Colonel Con· Guards. of Silas Talbot, aptam econ ' tinental Army, Captain Continental Navy. ALFRED PHELPS CRUM, Cleveland, Ohio (28626). Great2-grandson of Seth Phelps, Captain, Col. Charles Webb's Conn. Regt. OSEPII S:1.1ITII EATON, Taunton, Mass. _(2851~~-. Great'-grandson of Ebenecer J Smith, Lieutenant Colonel New Hampshxre l\I>hba. JAMES DOBSON CRUMP, Richmond, Va. (28345). Great-grandson of Richard HENRY CHENEY EDDY, Montclair, N. J. (28499). G~ea:'-grandson of JoHathan Dobson, private, Colonel Scott's Virginia Regt., pensioned. Gale, private, Col. Samuel Williams's Regt. l\Iass. M>h!la. 2 MILTON LELAND CUSHING, Fitchburg, Mass. (28245). Great"-granrlson of HN HARRINGTON EDWARDS, Seattle, W as h . ( • 8 557 ) · Great -grandson of David C11shi11g, Colonel Second Suffolk County Regt. Mass. Militia. JO Ed d · te Col John Robinson's Regt. i\1ass. Militia. Joltn war s, pnva , . of Josiah HORACE WEBBER DA \"IS, Sharon, Pa. (28046). Great-grandson of Elijah OWEN ELDREDGE, Elmira, N. Y. (28271). Great-grandson E DWARD d of Asa Leonard, Davis, private First Cumberland County Battalion New Jersey Militia. Ball, private, Col. John Brown's Mass. Regt.; ~reat-gran son · LESLIE ROWELL DAVIS, Olympia, Wash. (27898). Great2·grandson of E11och · ate Third Battalion Wadsworth's Conn. Bngade. . pnv 8) 2 dso of Lev> Ro'Well, Sergeant, Colonel Baldwin's Mass. Regt., pensioned. FRANK DEXTER ELLISON, Belmont, Mass. (2824 ... great -gran n HAMILTON MILLER DAWES, Montclair, N. J. (28498). Great-grandson of Harlo"'• private, Colonel Carpenter's Regt. Mass. M!lJ!la. Be,tjami" Kerchc'l·al, private Eighth Virginia Regt. OLIVER ATKINS FARWELL, Detroit, Mich. (28129). Great-grandson of Oliver JOIIN AUGU TUS DAY, Worcester, Mass. (285 10). Great2-grandson of Amos Farwell, private, Col. David Green's Mass. Regt. Fairbanks, Captain, Col. Job Cushing's Mass. Regt. FRANK MYER FERRIN, Newton, l'l1 ass. ( 2 8 512 ) · Great'·grandson of Zebulon FRED McREYNOLDS DEANE, Grand Rapids, Mich. (28136). Great2-grandson Ferl"ill, private, Col. Josiah Starr's Conn. Regt. of William Belcher, Captain, Col. Samuel Selden's Regt. Conn. Militia. GEORGE JACKSON FERRY, JR. , Montclaxr,· N . J . ( 2 8 492 ) · Great-grandson... of EDWIN DENBY, Detroit, Mich. (28143). Great-grandson of Matthew Harvey, Eliphalct Ferry, pnvate,· C o 1 . D av1"d W a t erbury's Regt· Conn... M>h!la. private, Capt. Michael Rudolph's Company "Light Horse Harry" Lee's Legion EDWARD A. FITZ HENRY, Olympia, Wash. ~28556). Great··gr~ndson of John 2 of Cavalry; great -grandson of Elisha Fitch and greats-grandson of Peletiall Davis Ensign Bucks County Militia and Th1rd Regt. Penna. Lme. Fitch, privates, Colonel Webster's New York Regt. GEORGE' THORNTON FLEMING, Pittsburgh, Pa. (280~2.): Great:grandson ~! HERBERT LOUIS DEN Y, Newark, N. J. (19252). Great2·grandson of Henry M ttl D"ll Colonel Fifth Battalion York County M1hha; great -grandson . De>my, Sergeant Bergen County New Jersey Militia. R~h::;• c:a/,., officer of Penna. Associated Battalions under Col. Fredenck JOHN WILLIAM DENNY, Newark, . J. (12704). Supplemental. Great-grand V\' a tts, prisoner. son of Nathaniel Emmes, private, Major Nathaniel Heath's Regt. Mass. Militia. ELMER II. FORNEY, Abilene, Kans. (26988) .. Great8-grandson of Abraham SHERMAN LANDON DIVINE, Spokane, Wash. (27900). Great'-grandson of Forne1•, private Ninth Lancaster County Battalion Penna. Militia. . R11{us Laudon, private Conn. Militia, pensioned. HAROLD. RICHARD FOSS, Portland, Me. (28304). Great8-grandson of Lev• JOHN FRANCIS DOANE, Topeka, Kansas (26989). Great2-grandson of John Foss, Corporal, Col. Edmund Phinney's Mass. Regt.; greats-grandson of Thomas Doane, private, Capt. Isaac Riggin's Company, Major Winslow's Regt. Mass. Millet, private, Col. Enoch Freeman's Mass. Regt. Militia. CHARLES AUGUSTUS FOSTER, Olympia, Wash. (28561). Great-grandson of CHARLES FRENCH DOBLE, Quincy, Mass. (28246). Great'-grandson of James Jolm Sprague, Surgeon's Mate, Col. Ebe~ezer Bridge's Mass. Regt., Surgeon Timberlake, private, Col. Aaron Willard's Mass. Militia; great•-grandson of armed vessels "Active" and "Thomas," pnsoner. George Lane French, private, Col. Solomon Lovel's Regt. Mass. Militia; great•• GEORGE FOSTER FRENCH, Portland, Me. (6351). Supplemental. ~reat'-grand grandson of Jonatha11 French. private, Colonel Greaton's Regt. Mass. Militia. son of Natlw,.iel French, private, Col. Enoch Poor's New Hampshire Regt. LOUIS F. DODD, Montclair, N. J. (286o6). Greats-grandson of Abraham A. w JlWFFREY FURLONG, Rochelle, Ill. (28282). G~eat·g:a~dson of .~osePh Herring, Captain Bergen County New Jersey Militia. . Timberlake, private Virginia Line and "Commander-tn·Cluef s Guard, pen- JOHN GRISWOLD DOLSON, Orange, N. J. (28373). Great2-grandson of Bell sioned. jami" Felton, First Lieutenant, Adjutant, Col. Ebenezer Learned's Mass. Regt., ARTHUR CHESTER FUSSELL, East Orange, N. J. (28618). Great•-grand on pensioned. of William p 11 ssell, private Sixth Artillery of Chester County, Penna. MUNSON COLINE DOREMUS, Newark, N. J. (28613). Great•-grandson of WILLIAM JAMES GARRABRANT, Verona, N. J. (28609). Great2-grandson of Thomas Dorem.tts_, private New Jersey State Troops. Jal111 H. Post, Corporal New Jersey Militia. ROSCOE DRUMMOND, Seattle, Wash. (27897). Great2-grandson of Nathaniel FRANK GAYLORD GILMAN, Newark, N.J. (286oo). Great2-grandson of .4ntipas Ladd, private Mass. Militia. Gilma11 Colonel New Hampshire Militia. FRANK ADAMS DRURY, Worcester, Mass. (28247). Great-grandson of Joel Howe, private, Colonel Gerrish's Regt. Mass. Guards. E~1ERY ~INFIELD GIVEN, Newark, '- J. (28604) ... Great-grandson of JohH Gi<•en, private Cumberland County (Me.) Mass. :Miht1a. 40 OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. CARTER GLASS, Lynchburg, Va. (28346). Great-grandson of Henry Christia,., IN R HETRICK Asbury Park, N. J. ( 2 8477 ) . Great•-grandson of Captain Virginia Militia. LAUGII L · d 'L. t t Conn Militia. H ry Denison Secon teu enan . f J h NOAH HAMILTON GRADY, Chattanooga, Tenn. (27902). Great2-grandson of ell ' ( 8 86) Great"-grandson o o " Jacob Persinger, Corporal, Major NeveU's Virginia Regt., pensioned. JAMES HOFFMAN H~WSON, Ne~~r;.• ~-g;~at:.:andson of Sylvanus Crowell, H 'son Sr Captam Penna. 1 1 ta' . . . ARTHUR E. GRAFTON, Tacoma, Wash. (18618). Great2-grandson of Timothy Preu,·vate Seco~d Essex County Regt. New Jersey Mthtta. Walker, private Ninth Regt. Mass. Line. DER HIGGINS Portland, Me. ( 2 8 3°7 ) · Great'-grandson of VANDERBILT GREEN, Newark, N. J. (286o5). Great2-grand"on of John Wa t EDWARD ~EAN . D i 1 Sullivan's Company Mass. Militia. 1 Israel H CHARLES SUTHERLAND HAMNER, Elizabeth, N. J. (28577) . Great2-grandson Line. kf K (24479)- Supplemental. Great'- of R obert Davis, private Sixth Maryland Regt. EDGAR ERSKINE HUME, Fran ort, y. · Militia; great<-grandson randson of William Bryant, Captain North C~rohna . HORACE WHITNEY HARDY, Grand Rapids, Mich. (28132). Great-grandson of ~f John Wilcore,, private North Carolina Contmental Lme. 6 Great'- Jesse Hardy, private, Col. John Stark's New Hampshire Regt. WILLIAM TEMPLETON HUMES, New York, N. Y. (N. J. 283 7). Militia, ARTHUR CLARK HARRINGTON, North Adams, Mass. (21492). SupplementaL grandson of David private Morris County New Jersey 3 Thompsot~, Great -grandson of Elea::er Chadbourne, Member of Commissary Committee. chairman of Committee of Observation at Mendham, N. J. ALLEN HAY, Summit, N. J. (28578). Great"-grandson of Henry Sherman, En 8 6) Great•-grandson of John HENRY WILLIAM HUSTON, Newton, N · J · ( 2 4 7 . M"l" . sign of Sherburn's Continental Regt., Lieutenant in Olney's Rhode Island Bat Kavs Lieutenant Second Sussex C oun t Y Regt• New Jersey 1 tba. h talion, prisoner. - ' ( 8 ) Great•-grandson of l o n FLETCHER SPRAGUE HYDE, Malden, Mass. 2 523 . d S HAROLD MERRILL HAYES, Foxcroft, Me. (28301). Supplementals. Great" Sprague, Surgeon's Mate, Col. Edmund Phinney's Mass. Regt. an urgeon on grandson of Ephraim Barrows, private, Colonel Cotton's Mass. Regt. ; great' privateer prisoner in England. ' d f N grandson of Benjamin Barrows, private Plymouth Company Mass. Militia. ) Great2-gran son o •- MERWIN H.' JACKSON, Grand Raptds,. wts.· (270 72 • ... EARL LESLIE HERMAN, Chicago, Ill. (28283). Great2-grandson of Ephraim tltaniel Clark, private, Col. Ezra May's Regt. Mass. Mthlla. { Starkweather, private, Capt. Edward Mott's Company Conn. Militia. HEMAN DURYEA JANES, Chicago, Ill. (28285)· Great•~g_r~ndson o Elijah RAYMOND E. HERMAN, Chicago, IlL (28284). Great2-grandson of Ephraim lat~es private, Capt. Wilham. F rancts· •s Company Mass. Mthba. Starkweather, private, Capt. Edward Mott's Company Conn. Militia. GEORGE' DEWEY JEWETT, Northampton, M ass. ( 2 8 237 ) · . Supplemental. dGreat- C I JOHN GOODWIN HERNDON, JR., Washington, D. C. (28427). Great•-grandson grandson of A sa French., private:, Colonel Crane's Artillery Regt. an o. of Adam Dale, private in a boy's company of Maryland Volunteers, 1781; 3 Joseph Webb's Regt. Mass. Militia. great -grandson of Thomas Dale, Captain, Colonel Smallwood's Maryland Regt.; reat•-grandson ef 4 CHARLES CLIFFORD JOHNSON, Trenton,_ N · J · ( 2 86 16) · G great -grandson of John Ev ans, recognized patriot of Maryland; great2-grandson Elias Beach, private New Jersey Militia, pnsoner. of Samuel Linton, Quartermaster, Gen. Vl' ade Hampton's South Carolina Regt. OFFICIAL BULLETIN NATIONAL SOCIETY, . A. R. 43 CLARENCE SPAETH JOHNSON, Orange, N. J. (286o7). Great'-grandson of -- ( 8 r ). Great'-grandson of Allen Elias Beach, private New Jersey Militia, prisoner. CARLTON C. LEWIS, New Bedford, Mal~•· 5 4 Regt seaman on brigantine Simmons, private, Col. Solomon Love s r:r ass. ., EDWARD HURD JOHNSON, North Yakima, Wash. (28558). Great'-grandson of Benjamin Fttller, private, Col. John Durkee's Conn. Regt. " I ndependence." . ) S pplemental Great•-grandson YMOND LEWIS Walpole, ~lass. (2757° · u . HERBERT LINCOLN JOHNSON, Jamaica Plains, Mass. (285r3) . Great'-grand. II. RA ' '. C 0 1 John Smith's ~1ass. Regt. of Eliphalet Ellis, Lieutenant, · N J ( ). Great-grandson of son of Jonathan I:l~ DE CRI~M RENFRO, Franklin, Pa. (28678). Creat•·grandson f WILLJ.'\:\1 SEA:\!AN SAYRES, ]R .. Detroit, ~lich. (28IJo). Great'-gra~dson of Captam North Carolina Dragoons, pen~ioned. o Peter Forney, Isaac Sa)•re, musician, Col. Matthias Ogden's New Jersey Regt., pens1oned. GEORCE_H. R_ ENTON, Newark, N. J. (28589). Great-grandson f RUM SEY WI C SCOTT, i\Iomclair, _N . J: (286o8). Creat'-grandson of William C o Aaron Biddle, 1 aptam F 1rst S alem County Battalion New Jersey Militia. Campbell, First Lieutenant Ftrst \ trgtnta Regt. CEOR_CE H. RENTON, JR., Newark, N. ]. (28590). Creat'·grandsoo of 4 HAL KENDALL SEAL, Salt Lake C~t~ •. Utah (28184). Great'-grandson of Elih~< B,ddle, Captain First Salem County Battalion New Jersev ?lfilitia. • aron Ke11 t, Major First Regt. Conn. Mth!ta. HO~CE S~LEM RICE, East Walpole, Mass. (28518). C~eat-grandson of Jacob FRANK HEPBURN SEELY, JR. , Philadelphia, Pa. (2868o). Cr~at•-grandson of R•ce, pnvate, Col. Roger Enos's Battalion Conn. Militia; great-grand on 0 f Josepl> McCiella,., Captain Ninth Penna. Regt., Col. James Irvme. Amasa Sh11mway, Corporal, Col. Elisha Porter's Mass. Regt. I>DWI N JUDD SEWARD, Worcester, 1\Iass. (28504) . Great-grandson of San111cl FRANK HERBERT RIDEOUT, Concord Junction, Mass. (28524 ). Great'·grand son of Ph.Jemo" Holde11 , fifer, Col. Jonathan Reed's MaS>. Regt. Setvard, private Sixth Regt. Conn. Ltne. ELTON ARTHUR SHAW, Schenectady, N. Y. (28263). of Sam RICH~RD LESLIE RIKER, East Orange, N. J. (28614l. Great'·grandson of Great-.g_r~ndson Wtlllam Van Fleet, private New Jersey Militia. uel Shaw, Captain Sixth Albany County Regt. New York J\.1lhba. JOHN DONALD ROBARDS, Kokomo, Jnd. (27716). Grand. on of Jesse Ro WALTER HENRY SHURTLEFF, Sioux Falls, So. Dak. (27289). Great' -grand Bards, Sergeant, Colonel Fleming's and other Virginia Regts .. pensioned. son of Jol"' Sibley, Captain Mass. Militia. GLENN ROBINSON, Rantoul, Ill. (28291). Creat'-grandson of John Mandeville JR\'ING THEODORE SICKLEY. Springfield, N. J. (28490) . Great'-grandson of Lieutenant Third Westchester County Regt. New York Militia; great•-grandso~ Caleb Comstock, private, Col. John ?~lead' s Regt. Conn. Militia; great•-grandson of Sam11el Drake, Colonel Third 'Vestchester County Regt. Xew York Militia. of Matthew Mead, Colonel Conn. Militia. CHARLES FRANCIS ROCKWELL, Meriden. Conn. !27967). Great'-grandson of ol.IN DE WITT SICKLEY, Springfield, N. J. (28487). Creat'·grandson of lames Rockwell, Lieutenant Sixteenth Regt. Conn. l\lilitia. Caleb Comstock, private, Col. John ;\'lead's Regt. Conn. Jllilitia, pensioned; grcat'-grandson of Matthew .U cad, Colonel Conn. Militia. JAMES SMART ROLLINS, Grinnell. Jowa (28202). Great-grandson of Nicholas Rollins, Captain New Hampshire 1\lilitia. rrnEODORE DE WITT SICKLEY, Springfield, N. J, (28372). Great-grandson of Cabel Comstock, private, Col. John Mead's Regt. Conn. Militia, pensioned; LYMAN ROT4LINS, Marblehead, Mass. (28soJ). Creat'-grandson of Jol"' Carter private, Col. Joseph Carters ew Hampshire Regt. ' great'-grandson of Matthew Mead, Colonel Conn. Militia. ZJJl,\ ELMER SICKLEY, Springfield, N.J. (28591). Great'-grandson uf Matthew GRANT CHRISTOPHER ROTH, East Orange, N. J. (28622). Great-grandson of Gottfried Roth, private First Northampton County Battalion Penna. Militia. 1fead Colonel Conn. Militia. J\ flR.\ l\1 'wENTWORTH SMITH, Topeka, Kans. (26987). Great-grandson of HARRY WILLARD ROWLAND, Cushing, Okla. (Pa. 28681). Great'-grandson of John Wentworth, private, Colonel Badger's and other New Hampshire Regts. Hen? Rowla11d, private Third Lancaster County Battalion Penna. Militia; CIL\RLES DURYEA SMITH, JR., Brooklyn, N. Y. (28267). Great'-gran,Json of gr~at·-grandson of Robert M11rdock, private First Penna. Battalion, Col. John Phthp De Haas; gre3t2-grand.on of Joh11 Mitchell, private, Col. John Steven Charles Duryea, private First Suffolk County Regt. New York Militia. son's Penna. Regt. lllD IPSTER :MARTIN S?I11TIJ , Washington, D. C. (28430). Great'-grandson of HARRY B. SALMON, Newark, N. J. (28615 ). Great'-grandson of Peter Sa/mo11 Goff Moor, private, Col. John Stark's New Hampshire Regt. Captain Western Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia. ' DYER S:\IITH, Montclair, N. ]. (28364). Great'-grandson of lolw Smith. Lieu JOSHUA RAYMOND SALMON, Mountain Lakes, N. J. (28620). Creat'-grandson tenant Second Regt. Conn. Line. of Peter Salmon, Captain Western Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia. L c\ \\'RENCE NEWTO SMITH, Rochester, , . Y. (28272). Creat'-grantlson of WILLIAM CASKEY SALMON, Boonton, N: J. (28479). Great'-grandson of Bc11jc1111 ;11 Sackett, private Fourth Albany County Regt. New York ?llilitia. Peter S almo~<, Captain Morris County New Jersey Militia. RICI!.\ RD HEWLETT SMITH, Richmond, Va. (28342). Creat'-granrlson of LAWRENCE WITSEL_L SANDERS, Montclair, N. J. (28617). Great'-grandson Anthon\• Strother. Sheriff and ]a ~ tice E:ing George County, Va. of_ Jol11t Sanders, Lteutenant, Captain Snipe's Company South Carolina Militia, ROB l ~RT CR.\ \VFORD S:\IIT!I. Pittsburgh, Pa. ( 28050). Creat'-grandson of pnsoner. James Sample, Captain Third Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia. ORVILLE SANFORD BRUMBACK. Toledo, Ohio (27750) . Great'·grandson of STEPHEN li!OORE S:\liTII. East Orange, N. J. (28374). Great'-grandson of Charles fVah,•orth , Signer of New Hamp~hir e Association Test, 1776. Isaac Sm-ith, Captain Es5ex County New Jersey :\lilitia; greats-grandson of EDWARD EVERETT SAUL, Providence, R. r. (265t6l. Supplemental. Great Timotln• ~lle~ker ~ ergeant Es~ex County New Jersey t.1ilitia. grandson of WilHam Fo)•e, seaman on 1\fa!-t&. sh ip uThomas"; great2-grandson W ALTER C. SMITH, Cambridge, \\lass. (26517). Supplemental. Great'-gran,Json of William Dowst, private, Capt. Benjamin Ward Jr.'s Company Mass. Militia. of Jf"arrell Snou•. ){ember of Committee of Inspection and Correspondence of Chesterfield. N. JI. HENRY ALBERT SAWYER, Lynn. 1\fa". (28654). Great-grandson of Henry 3 Dorr, private, Col. Samuel JlfcCobb's Regt. Mass. Militia. STERLING J. SNOW, Salt Lake City, Utah (28182). Great -grandson' of Jo/11r S11o-a•. private. Col. James Reed's New Hampshire Regt. OFFICIAL BULLE'l'IN NATIONAL SOCIETY, S. A. R. 49 GEORGE J. SNYDER, Ames, Iowa (28207). Great'·grandson of Peter Snider, JOliN PHILIP TOBERMAN, Norman, Okla. (28105). Great'-grandson of f!enry Corporal First Cumberland County Battalion Penna. Militia. To1.vberman, private, Col. Anthony Wayne's and other Penna. Regts., pens1one~. ·EVERETT TAYLOR SPINNING, Springfield, N. J. (28592). Great'·grandson of tVALTER SIDNEY TOPPING, Summit, N. J. (286o1). Great•-grandso~ of Dav•d Caleb Comstock, private, Col. John Mead's Regt. Conn. Militia. Topping, Jr., "Associator from County Hall, Suffolk County, N. Y. JAMES NICHOLS STANFORD, Olympia, Wash. (28560). Great'·grandson of WILLIAM POWERS TRAWIN, New~rk, N. J. (285?4). Great':grandson of Tim Richard Stanford, private, Col. Samuel Bullard's and other Mass. Regts. othy Powers, private Third Battalion Wadsworth s Conn. Bngade. EARL NEWELL STEELE, Olympia, Wash. (28552). Great"-grandson of Samuel CHARLES J. TRESSLER, Chicago, Ill. (28293). Great-grandson of .-l "drew Fugard, private, Col. Daniel Moore's New Hampshire Regt. Tressler, private Second Berks County Battalion Penna. l\ltlatm ; ~reat-grandson EWING W. STEPHENS, Lewiston, Idaho (27011). Great2-grandson of William of Joh1l Mcllltire, private Fifth Penna. Regt. of Foot; great--gr~ndson of Patterson, private, Capt. James Cowden's Company Fourth Lancaster County Michael Reed, private, Col. Arthur St. Clair's Penna. Regt.; gre~t--grandson Battalion Penna. Militia. of Micluul Loy, private, Captain Dehuff's Company, Colonel Atl~e s Battalion CARLETON WHITE STEWARD, Rockport, Me. C•8303). Great"-grandson of Penna. ~fusquetry; great2-grandson of Frederick Hamman. pnvate Second Joi111 Moor, Major New Hampshire Militia; great'-grandson of Joh11 Golfe, Berks County Battalion Penna. Militia. military instructor New Hampshire Troops; great2-grandson of Daniel Ste·ward, CLYDE WALDO TROUPE, Baltimore, ~ld. (27863). Great"-11randson of Thomas Jr., and great"-grandson of Daniel Steward, Sr., privates Mass. Militia. Boyd, Lieutenant Fifth Maryland Regt. ARTHUR COLLINS STEWART, Boston, Mass. (28502). Great'-grandson of ELISHA STRANGHAN TURPIN, Richmond, Va. (28339). Great-grandson of Ebe11c::er Dudley, Sergeant, Col. William Prescott's Regt. Mass. Militia. Jackson Frayser, private Virginia ~lilitia. ARTHUR WYi\IAN STEWART, Augusta, Me. (26067). Supplemental. Great HENRY BANCROFT TWOMBLY, Summit, N. J. (28595 ). Great-grandson of grandson of Jeremia/• Ingraham, private, Capt. John Endicott's Company l\lass. Robert Gra)•, Captain Continental Navy. Militia. BARRETT PRETTYMAN TYLER, Morristown, :'·. J. (28596). Creat"-grandson ARTHUR I,ESLIE STOCKBRIDGE, Lewiston, Me. (283o8). Great'·grandson of of Frederick Kemp, Signer of Maryland Assoctahon, 1775. John Stockbridge, private, Col. Ebenezer Learned's Mass. Regt. HERBERT BAILEY VAIL, Belleville, N. J. (28597). Great'-g~andson of Joshua FRED W. STOCKING, Olympia, Wash. (28551). Great'-grandson of Daniel Ed Slocum, private, Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce's Regt. Mass. Mll1t1a. wards, private Fifth Conn. Continental Regt. THEODORE NEWTON VAIL, New York, N. Y. (28259). Great'-grandson of EDWIN CYRUS STORY, Springfield, Mass. (28525). Great'-grandson of Simco" Josias Quimby, Second Lieutenant Third Battalion New Jersey Continental Pomeroy, private, Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's Regt. Mass. Militia. Line. FREDERICK ALEXANDER STRATTON, Milwaukee, Wis. (zi071 ). Creat' CARL C. VAN NESS, Newark, N. J. (28610). Great"-gra~~~on of Th~mas Dorc grandson of Nathaniel Mead, Lieutenant, Colonel Van Ncss•s Regt. New York nws, private, minute man, Essex County New Jersey MtiJtta. Minute Men. JOSEPH B. VANNOTE, Pt. Pleasant, N. J. (28482). G~eat'-grand~on of Jolm ERNEST WARREN STURTEVANT, Hartland, Vt. (27487) . Great'-grandson of Chamberlaiu private l\ionmouth County New Jersey ~hhtla , pens10ned. Henry Monroe, Jr., private, Col. Nathan Sparhawk's and other Mass. Regts. FRANK DAY ~OCT, Morristown, N. J. (28485). Great2-grandson. of Da"i~l STUART OAKLEY SYMONDS, Portland, Me. (28305). Great'-grandson of Smith Wood, Captain First Essex County Regt. New Jersey 111 1 l~t~a.; great- Moses Starbird, private, Colonel Wigglesworth's Mass. Regt. grandson of Ford C1 grandson of Abraham Know/toll, Second Lieutenant Third Essex County Rcgt. OFFICIAL BULLETIN Mass. Militia. 01" CONVERSE DETTMER WEST, Montclair, N. J. (28365). Great3-granclson of William Hamlin, private Fifth Regt. Conn. Line; great2-grand•on of Robert Culbertson, Colonel Penna. Militia; great2-grandson of Ebe11e::er Parso11s, pri. THE NATIONAL SOCIETY vate Conn. Militia. 01" THI!: ROBERT HOLLAND WHEELER, Towson, Md. (27864). Great2·grandson of lg11atit1s Wheeler, Colonel Harford County Maryland 1\lilitia. .oF THE ORLO CAHILL WHITAKER, Norfolk, Va. (Ill. 28294). Great'·grand,on of SO NS AMERICAN REVOLUTION Richard Wallace, Quartermaster in Lochrey's Expedition, Westmoreland County, President General Organized April 30, 1889 Penna., under Col. George Rogers Clark, prisoner. Elmer M. Wentworth, Des Moines, Iowa. Incorporated by Act of Congress June 9, 1906 MORTIMER WHITEHEAD, Washington, D. C. (21 18). Supplemental. Great2- grandson of Robert Du11n, Quartermaster Sergeant, Capt. John Walton's Com Volume XI OCTOBER, 1916 Number 2 pany New Jersey Light Dragoons, Captain of Express Riders. JAMES AUSTIN WILDER, Honolulu, Hawaii (28527). Great'·grandson of Published at the office of the Secretary General (A. Howard Clark, Smithsonian Instl Samttel Williams, Lieutenant Sixth Regt. Conn. Continentals. tutlon), Washington, D. C., In June, October, December, and March. . EARLE BOLLINGER WILLIAMS, Olympia, Wash. (28562). Great•·grandson of Entered as second-class matter, May 7, 1908, at the post-office at Wasbmgton, John C1tild, patriot preacher in New Jersey. D. C., under the Act of July 16, 1894. FREDERICK HENRY WILLIAMSON, Brooklyn, N. Y. (2826o). Great'-grand son of Mathias Milspattgh, Sergeant, Colonel Janson's New York Rcgt. anc other service. THE OFFICIAL BuLLE'l'IN records action by th': General O_fficers, ~1e FRANCIS CUSHMAN WILSON, Santa Fe, New Mex. (23924). Great'-grandson Board of Trustees, the Executive and other Nat10~al Commttte~s, hsts of William Ware, Sergeant, Col. Ahiel Mitchel's Mass. Regt. of members deceased and of new members, and tmportant domgs of FREEMAN EARL WINANS, Seattle, Wash. (28566). Great2·grandson of Jacob State Societies. In order that the OFFICIAL BlJ_LLETIN m_ay be u~ to Cra11e, Lieutenant Colonel,_ Col. Asher Holmes's New Jersey Regt. d t d to insure the preservation in the NatiOnal Soctety archtves EDWARD WINSLOW, Montclair, N. J. (28599). Great-grandson of Natha11iel a e, an . · · St t of a complete history of the doings of the enttre orga~tzatwn, a e Winslow, Major, Col. Benjamin Tupper's Tenth Mass. Regt. Societies and local Chapters are requested to commumcate prom.ptly HERBERT RAYMOND WOLCOTT, Springfield, Mass. (28652). Great•-grandson of Ephraim Chapin, Captain First Hampshire County Regt. Mass. Militia. to the Secretary General written or printed ~ccou~ts of all meetmgs ARCHIBALD M. WOODRUFF, Newark, N. J. (28362). Great-grandson of Par or celebrations, to forward copies of all ~ottc:s, circulars, and other sot~s Woodruff, private Essex County New Jersey Militia; great'-grandson of printed matter issued by them, and to nottfy htm at once of dates of Israel Rickey, private Somerset County New Jersey Militia; great'-grandson of death of members. Seth Woodruff, private, Col. Edward Thomas's Regt. New Jersey Militia; great2-grandson of Rufus Cra11e, private Second Esse:< County Regt. New Jersey Militia; great-'grandson of Stafford Wilson, private Eastern Battalion Morris County New Jersey Militia; great"-grandson of Lewis Mulford, private LETTER TO STATE SOCIETY PRESIDENTS. Essex County New Jersey Militia. WILLIAM WOODWARD, Worcester, Mass. (28519). great-grandson of Joshua In July the President General sent the following letter to President: Phillips, private, Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt_ Mass. Militia; great-grandson of of State Societies: Nehemiah Woodward, private, Col. Benjamin Bellows's New Hampshire Regt. OFFICE OF PRESIDENT GENERAL, LOUIE DOUGLAS WRIGHT, Chicago, Ill. (28295). greats-grandson of Asa DEs MOINES, IowA, July 21, 1916. Douglas, Jr., Major Seventeenth Albany County Regt. New York Militia; great<-grandson of Asa Do1tglas, Captain of "Silver Grays" at Battle of Ben My DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: - nington. Taking the oath of allegiance has not, in the true sen_se, made Ame:t- EUGENE CUSHMAN WYLIE, Dorchester, Mass. (28520). Great-grandson of cans o f t h e a I.ten . Example, education • and co-operatiOn are essential Robert Wylie, private, Capt. Timothy Langdon's Company Mass. Militia. to a better citizenship. WALTER STEVENS YOUNG, Worcester, Mass. (28653). Great'-grandson of What plan have you in mind to promol~ the activitic of the Sons Da11ie/ Wilki>ts, Captain, Colonel Bedel's New Hampshire Regt. of the American R~volutioq?