New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-03
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION DINE.
CELEBRATING THE FORMAL ACT OF EvACU

! CELEBRATING THE FORMAL ACT OF EvACU-
ATIoN-oFFICERs ELECTED.
About goo members Of the Society of the Sons Of
! the Revolution met last evening I'm DelmoncO's 10
celebrate as described the toast list. the lO6th an
niversary of the " formal act of Evacuation by the
| British Army December 3, 1888" Frederick s Tall
madgs presided, and in delivering the opening speech
was warmly applauded by those present, among whom
were
Ethan Allen BradI;h Johnson. Jr, Shepherd Knapp.
John Benjamin. Henry Hall. Henry Thayer browne,
Dr. T. VI. l.. Chrystie Felix Marley Clarence Winthrop
Bowen, Henry White Cannon, General Daniel Bur'er
field W s. Lyon, Colonel John schuyler Crosby, Will
lam Lummis, John Van Boskerck Clarkson. Morris
Patterson Ferris John Jay Perepont, exJudge Fred
erck g. Gedney, George Rutedge Gibson, Robert
Kelly Prentice Francis tombstone Hopson, j. Augustine
sands Colonel Delaney Floyd Jones, H. Prescott
Hatch Dr. John Shrady, John Garfield Tomlinson,
Douglas Rathbone satterlee, Edward L. Holden,
Orlando b. Potter, a. V. ". Van Nechten, william
Gordon verplanck, General Alexander Stewart Webb,
Josiah Collins Pllmpclly the Rev Or. Daniel Coney
Weston Augustus lie Febvre Revere Francis f. Fitch
Theodore T. Tomlinson. Colonel A. X. Smith, Medical
Director T. g. A.; Albert Ross Parsons, president Of
the National Association Of Musicians.
The business transacted besides the election OF
officers was Of moro than ordinary interest on account
Of revised constitution, which, after conSlueIdDie
discussion was adopted. The reason for this re-
vision was mainly 10 meet something in the nature
of an enorOachmcnt upon the preroGauves OF the
society which President Tamadge asserts Is maze Dy
some new societies in Connecticut, New-Jersey ana
other states going under the name Of the National
Society Of the Sons Of the American Revolution
After the Rev. DR.. D. c. Weston had SAID grace
and the reports OF Secretary Montgomery and Treasurer
Hatch had been read, the showing that The society
has al present membership Of 5Ol and the othcf lia
balance OF 81 JOB 81 i in the treasury Chairman
Talmadge began the speechmaklng nc spun VI
the nOw-assured prospect of the erection OF the hohn
ment to Nathan Hale IN city Hail PARK, al cOst OF
between $4,000 and $4,000 inc appropTlatiOi
Of the name Of our society," he said, by some othel
state societies is not only unautbOrHtl' DuI - Il
deluson and a snare" Ethan Allen OU!ecieu, III
vigorous speech 10 this and said thai, ontsIac Oh NeN
York there were more real descendants OF INC hTtO
luonary warriors than I'm il. MAJOR asa DIrH
Gardner then read the new constituuohi "hoh was
adopted. - rI,ot,t,,
Toasts responded 10 by Henry u hVcAH 1
Morris T. Ferris, Edward Trenchard. A. y. W, ar ar
NechteD. Malcolm Henry Angel ana hIcharu ~
Greene. 49,,
The following officers were then elected Pfe'men,;
Frederick Samuel Tallmadge; vice pitsmcn,' IIol"
Garrison Secretary James Mortimer Nloli. a.,
cry treasurer, Arthur Melvin Hatch MANAGE, ~
ADDITION 10 these: John b. Ireland, George ll,l,o
Genoi. Henry WyckOh Ie Roy Dr. JOhn CI ,ts |
Jay. r. the Rev BrOckhOls Morgan lsdm G er
Hamilton, Asa Bird Gardiner. John Jachs0n I55nott
Francis lahrOp, John COddingtOn Kinney OF haIu9u
Conn: Theodore Stafford Peck, Of Burlington W. |
register, Asa Coolidge Warren.