S OC I ETY O O NI A WARS C L L . I N TH E STA E F L RA T O CO O DO . D R A N R C . E VE , OLO DO A L 1 813 189 PRI , 7 . O FF I C ERS O F TH E G ENERAL S O C I ETY F O C O LO NI AL WARS . 18 9 6 4 8 9 9 . - Governor General . Ne w York. FREDERICK J . DE PEYSTER , - Depu ty Governor Generals . Ne — w k T . Yor . J . OAKLEY RHINELANDER — n n n . Pe sylva ia . RICHARD MCCALL CADWALLADER — Maryland GENERAL JOSEPH LANCASTER BRENT . M h tt —D A assac u se S . R . FRANCIS ELLINGWOOD BBOTT . — nn H O N . Co ecticut . FREDERICK JOHN KINGSBURY Di — E stric t A A . RO . of Columbia . REAR DMIRAL FRANCIS N — e w erse . J y MALCOLM MACDONALD . Ne — w H . Hampshir e O N . HENRY OAKES KENT n — E Vermo t . COLONEL DWARD A. CHITTENDEN . n — L Illi ois . JOSIAH EWIS LOMBARD . — . ADLE MISSOURI HENRY O . hiO — O . MICHAEL MYERS SHOEMAKER . n n —R KAR D Mi esota . U HURD . — n $ Ke tucky . DAVID MAY JONES . - n H O N . R JR . Virgi ia . ICHARD THOMAS WALKER DUKE , — H ON . Nebraska . JULIUS STERLING MORTON liforni — C a ar SPENCER ROANE THORPE . ’ — O I OI dO . A C a RTHUR SMITH DWIGHT . — RE RT. V . Iowa . WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY Georgia . ’ Pr omsi on a l S ecr etar i es f or Pu rposes of Organ i zati on . — n n . n n . I dia a ROBERT S THATCHER , I dia apolis — n n . Orego . JOSEPH F . BATCHELDER , Portla d S ec e a - G r t ry eneral . o 618 40 Exchan e Pl e HOWLAND PELL , R om , g ac , Ne w York City . De u t S ec e a - G p y r t ry eneral . E A 22 re e FREDERICK VEREST H IGHT , Thomas St t , Ne w York City . T e - G reasur r eneral . 53 2 n S re e EDWARD SHIPPEN , Wal ut t t , Philadelphia , Pa . De - pu ty Treasu rer Genera l . E z Ne w . WALTER CHANDLER , li abeth , Jersey ’ R - egi s tr ar Gener a l . NO BUR Y $ n GEORGE MACKEN IE , Law Buildi g , Baltimore , Md . ’ - H i stor zan Gen er a l . REV . CHARLES ELLIS STEVENS , 2217 S ru ce S t . p , Philadelphia , Pa - Chapl ai n Gen er al . RT. REV . D D . THE HENRY BENJAMIN WHIPPLE , . , L . L . D F airbau l t n n . , Mi r - Su geon Gen era l . M 2 C D 8 . HARLES SAMUEL WARD , Park Street nn Bridgeport , Co . - Chan cel lor Gen eral . E$ O HIS CELLENCY G VERNOR ROGER WOLCOTT , n . Bosto , Mass S ecre tari es of S tate S oci eti es . — Ne w . Jr . 1 11 3 7 York DAVID BANKS, , Room , Liberty St Ne w York City . n n n a — 13 18 A Pe sylva i GEORGE CUTHBERT GILLESPIE , rch Street , Philadelphia . nd— O R BUR Y $ 1808 A n Maryla GEORGE N MACKEN IE , Park ve ue , Baltimore . s — MC G LENNEN 5 Massachusett EDWARD WEBSTER , Old Court n House , Bosto . nn t — W 28 Co ecticu CHARLES SAMUEL ARD , Park Street , Bridgeport . a — District of Columbi JOSEPH CUYLER HARDIE , War De par tme n t . — NEW ER SEY . z . J GEORGE ELLSWORTH KONES , Eli abeth — R 404 n . J n . Virgi ia THOMAS BOLLING , Box , Richmo d — New . J n . Hampshire OHN CALVIN THORNE , Co cord — N n . A n . Vermo t JOHN GRANT ORTON , St . lba s — 53 42 n A . n . n ve . Illi ois SEYMOUR MORRIS , , Washi gto , Chicago — 09 n . 7 W n A n . Missouri HOBART BRINSMADE , ashi gto ve ue , St Louis . — O 3 10 W n n nn . ACH S G , l hio —ILLE HENRY PU H a ut St Ci ci ati a . Nebrask CLEMENT CHASE , Omaha — U . A Min nesota MAJOR CHARLES HENRY WHIPPLE , S A n . rmy Buildi g , St Paul — n 23 8 5th . Ke tucky . WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY , St Louisville — An . Californ ia HENRY WOODVILLE LATHAN , Los geles — - 605 n O L . Colorado . C T WALN MORGAN DRAPER , Bosto n n . Buildi g , De ver — H O R RCE . O . I W3 GATES TORBERT , Dubuque — $ E n n . Georgia JOHN HARRIS KIN I , Sava ah O I C ER G ENTLEMEN O F H E O L FF S, T C UNCI AND CO MMITTEES O F TH E SO C I ETY OF COLONI AL WARS I N TH E STATE F O COLORADO. Govern or . FRANK WHEATON . n and U . n . A Brig Ge eral Brevet Major Ge eral S rmy , n n th e n Comma di g Departme t of Colorado . D epu ty Gover n or . EDWARD OLIVER WOLCOTT . n . U . S . Se ator from Colorado Li eu ten ant Govern or . A USTIN GODDARD GORHAM . S ecr etar y . - COLONEL THOMAS WALN MORGAN DRAPER , 605 n n n . Bosto Buildi g , De ver Treasu r er . GEORGE WEBSTER PEIRCE , 101 n n n . Bosto Buildi g , De ver R egi s trar . CLIFTON SHARP THOMPSON . 3 04 n n . Equitable Buildi g , De ver H i stor i an . N H LIEUTENANT MAURY IC OLS , 1st . 7 th U . n n n . Lieut S I fa try , Fort Loga , Colo Chan cellor . HON . JOEL FREDERICK VAILE . Chaplai n . REV . RT. JOHN FRANKLIN SPALDING Of Bishop Colorado . Su rgeon . CHARLES DENISON , M . D . Gen tlemen of the Cou n ci l . n . 19 th 1897 . To serve u til Dec , N . ARTHUR SMITH DWIGHT . ATHAN FRANKLIN TRUMBULL 1 9 . n . 19th 8 8 To serve u til Dec , HENRY WISE HOBSON . BENJAMIN BOWDEN LAWRENCE . n . 19th 1899 . To serve u til Dec , N $ E J . WILLIAM GARRETT FISH R . OSEPH ICKERSON BA TER Commi ttee on H i stor i ca l Docu men ts an d Li br ar y . E . JR . JOSEPH FARRAND TUTTLE , DWARD LOWELL KELLY JOHN WRIGHT BARROWS . S tewar ds . HENRY ROGER WOLCOTT . HENRY WISE HOBSON . BENJAMIN BOWDEN LAWRENCE . - Depu ty Govern or Gen er al f r om Col or ado . ARTHUR SMITH DWIGHT . A De legates to the Gener a l ssembly . - THOMAS WALN MORGAN DRAPER . HENRY ROGER WOLCOTT N GEORGE WEBSTER PEIRCE . ATHAN FRANKLIN TRUMBULL . BENJAMIN BOWDEN LAWRENCE . A l ter n ates . ' OEL F REDER I C K . E J VAILE DWARD OLIVER WOLCOTT . A D E USTIN GOD ARD GORHAM THOMAS HENRY DSALL . D. CHARLES DENISON , M . H I STORI CAL . it” The inceptive idea for the organization of a of n W Society Colo ial ars , seems to have been f born at about the same time in the minds o S . n E n Victor Constant a d dward Tre chard . They concluded to broach the subject to others , and the first approached were Thomas Wain - Morgan H A Draper and Charles . Murray . preliminary meeting to discuss the proposed Society was held l oth 1892 f - o . W on July , , at the office T aln Morgan N 45 B Y O . r Draper , roadway , New ork City . The e were present Messrs . Constant , Trenchard and The m Draper . next three preli inary meetings were held at the Office Of Mr . Constant , and from then on up to the First General Court of the ’ e 19th 1892 Society , held at D lmonico s , December , , m n ffi o f H on all eeti gs were held at the O ce . H Boree l 115 Charles . Murray in the Building , Y Broadway , New ork City . A 18th 1892 The Society was instituted ugust , , an d n O 18 1892 i corporated ctober th , . The n ames of those who instituted the Society were $ N n n ATHAN G . POND , of Co ecticut . N . e w . CHARLES H MURRAY , of York - . Ne w . T WALN MORGAN DRAPER , of York nn SATTERLEE SWARTWOUT , of Co ecticut . N . ew . FREDERICK E HAIGHT , of York 13 Ne w . E . C . MILLER , of Jersey Ne w . SAMUEL VICTOR CONSTANT , of York B n HOWARD R . AYNE , of Virgi ia . Ne w . CHARLES B . MILLER , of Hampshire N n n . GEORGE M . GU N , of Co ecticut These Ge n tlemen were the first Board of of Managers, and them the following were elected by the Board to serve as the first officers of the 19 1892 u n . Society til December th , n HON . CHARLES H . MURRAY , Chairma . - COLONEL T . WALN MORGAN DRAPER , Secretary . SAMUEL VICTOR CONSTANT , Treasurer . E FR DERICK E . HAIGHT , Registrar . The first decoration of the Society was a scar bow n on e - of let one i ch wide , and of eighth an inch n ribbon , wor in the left lapel of the coat . Thirty f five o these were made for the Society by Mrs . - l . W n n T al Morga Draper , and worn ti l the present d rosette and insignia were a opted . The General S o ciety o f Colonial Wars was o n 9 th l 0th 1893 G OV organized May and , , in the ’ e rn or s R H Y oom , City all , New ork , by Delegates Y P from New ork , ennsylvania , Maryland , Massa h D r huse tts n n t e of . c , Co ecticut and ist ict Columbia The Society of Colonial Wars i n the State of n t on A 10th 1896 Colorado was i s ituted pril .