New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-13
THE SOCIETY or THE CINCINNATI.

ITS TRrESSIAL MEETING THIS WEEK AT TRENTON.
The triennlal meeting of the Society Of the
Cincinnati viii take place under the auspices OF the New"
Jersey society at Princeton tomorrow and Thursday
The society was founded in 1888 at the Cantonments on
Che Hudson by the officers of the Continental army TO
peretusts forever themselves and through their male
nosterry the victory OF the American armies a the es
Establishment Of the freedom Of the States As they were
about 10 the army and return To cVu NE IheJ
named the society after the great Roman soldercltlzen
Iucus Quintus Cincinnatus, and called II the society OF
the Cincinnati It through members Of the Society
who settled in the West that the City Of Cincinnati was
founded and received it, name Washington was the
first PresdentGeneral Of the Society," and among It's
other founders Generals Green, Sullivan, Won steu
hen LAFAYETTE Hamilton, Schuyler and az the leading
officers OF the Revolution.
Tine constitution OF the society peculiar There Is
general society consists Of SIX general officers and
certain number Of delegates from each state society
There were originally societies in all Of the thirteen
original States and society in France Out the only
societies now existence are those OF tho et4eS OF new"
York New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, hassaeh usetts Mary
land south Carolina and Knoae Is.anu' i-'Cn
State society meets at least once = year, ana al
ways the Fourth Of July and once W. thee {es neS
meeting took place In May 1881, Al ChareslOn = u
TIE badge OF the order Is bald eagle OF gold and enamel
with white typical Of tie - between France ana
the United states The PresdenGeAera OF tne society
IL The Hon Taunton Fish, who mas held the once snce
1854 ana Who also president Of the NewYOrk society
TIE hereditary, descending
tne eldest ideal male descendant Of the nemDer,
and IN the event Of failure male pOstorty then 70 rep
resentatyes Of collateral branches who may be judged
worthy.
Among the delegates and alternates TO the rrennal
meeting Of this the following; From Massachu-
xetfs The Hon. Samuel T. Cobb, the Rev. Dr. Samuel X.
Lathrop, General Francis ". Pslfrey, William Perkins
and winslOw Warren From South Carolina; General W.
G. dc saassare, the Hon. james sinOns the Hon ads
Hamilton, Thomas Pmckney LOwndes, Felix Marley and
/. ID. de 5aussure. From Sew-York; The Hon.
Hamilton Fish. VILLAIN S. Popham John Schuyler,
General John CochIane and Alexander ]. Clinton.
Prom Rhode Island! The Hon. Nathaniel Greene, En-
Governor William W. HOppin, the Hon. Daniel WantOn
Lyman MAJOR Asa Bird Gardner, y. A, Colonel James
n VarpNm Dr. Henry Z. Turner Bishop Perry OF Iowa,
and tho Hon Horztio Rogers. Prom Pennsylvania DIR.
William A. Irvine, the Hon. William Wayne Richard
Dale, Grant weidman, Francis NJ. Caldwell, Edmund IL
mccullough From Maryland; William s. Williams, Dr.
VILLAS ii. Do Codrcy, Richard M. Mesherry Governor
Robert NJ. MeIAns, II. Rleman Duva- Colonel Oswald
tlghman, William b. Webb From NewJersey; The
Hon. Clln0rd 5hos the Hon. John T. hixon, Francis
barber Ogden the Hen. Joseph o. scots john ftca VII
Nam h. Buck.