The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-08
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Organization of the Virginia Branch Of
the Association.


Pursuant TO notice published in this
paper Sunday quite a number Of gen.
tlemen gathered Yesterday in the rooms o
the Richmond Bar Association 10 organize
the Virginia branch of the Sons Of the
American Revolution. Mr.. William Writ
Henry was called to the chair, with Mr.
Thomas Nelson Carter as temporary secre-
tary.
After the meeting had been called TO order
Prof. G.. Brown GOOde, Ph. ID. OF the Smith
sonIan Institute, who, with Lieutenant
Cresap. L. :. n. has been very active in
organizing the association, made a full and
lengthy statement OF the object of the meet
ing. lie spoke Of the great desirability OF
sucn organizations in every state in the
Union as the means Of perpetuating to
pOsterity the names Of the descendants
of the heroes of American Independence,
especially now, when the natiye-bOrn Anne
rcan population is being so ropidly over
shadowed by immigration from foreign
lands. lie particularly alluded to the ap-
propriateness Of such an organization in
Virginia, which was the mother Of our in-
dependence.
lie was followed by General Bradley T..
johnson. Of Baltimore, who spoke Of the
great inclination in the country at large TO
forget sentiment and be carried away by
the mania for mOney-making. The unyeii-
ing demonstration in this city on the 18th OF
May, he said, proved that this money-wor-
ship idea had not advanced so far in Virginia
as in the North; still, that idea was al
WAYS prevalent in any country which bad
entered, as has ours, upon the industrial
stage OF its development. II would there
fore grow i'm Virginia, and its tendency
would be 10 make our children and grand
II. Oft ia n Ia a a
oftheir ancestors. For this reasOn,h he thought
the organization OF the Virginia Branch, OF
the Sons OF the Revolution, was particularly
desirable.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
At the conclusion Of General Johnson's
remarks, a committee. consisting OF Lieu
tenant Cresap, Professor Il. B. Minor, and
Mr.. John L. Mcclure, were appointed To
report officers and managers for the per-
manent organization, and after retiring for
few moments they recommended the fol-
lowing:
For President, Mr. William Writ Henry;
for Vice. President, General W. ii. r. Lee;
Secretary, Thomas Nelson Carter: Treas
urer, Levin JOynes; Registrar, X. \. Brock.
For members of the board Of managers
General Joseph X. Anderson, Messrs. Geo.
Brown Goode, Ph. d., ii. Landon Cabell'
Roosevelt Page, Ed. Darlington Nenable,
Joseph Bryan, John r. Tucker and Wynd-
ham Robertson Meredith.
CHARTER MEMBERS.
The report was adopted by an unanimous
vote. and Mr. Henry. in brief and happy
remarks. accepted the honor offered him.
after which the following signed an inform
al application a. charter members: Thomas
Nelson Carter, great grandson Of General
Thomas Nelson: Roosevelt Page, ,great-grand-
son Of John Page, aud Thomas Nelson, Jr.;
Julian VI. Cabell. great-grandsOn Of Colonel
Nicholas Cabell. Robert Gamble and Major
Andrew Hamilton; Henry landon Cabell,
great grandson of Colonel NlcnOlas
Cabell and Colonel Robert Gamble; LEVIN
Jovnes. great grandson of Colonel
Levin .JOynes Joseph X. Anderson, son OF
William Anderson; John r. L. Anderson.
grandson OF William Anderson; Richard
| Howard Gaines, great grandson OF MAJOR
William Walton. Judge Paul Darlington
W W. Landrum, great grandson Of Captain
William BledsOe: Miles TuTnin Ppllin
.nu Oi MOtrniug 1nUilpsi JAMES W allti
I11lIlips, grandson Of Mourning Phillips; &.
Brown GOode. great grandson Of Cor
net Israel Crane, Essex Light Guards:
W. G.. Waller. great grandson Of Judge
BENJAMIN Waller, OF Williamsburg. John
Tyler, seni0r.and Cyrus Griffin; II. ii. llar-
ris0n. great grandson Of Colonel William
Heth and John Nicholas; William Writ
Henry, grandson Of Patrick Henry; Edward
CarringtOn Mayo. great grandson OF Benja-
min Harrison aud John Dellart; John L.
McGuirc, grandson Of Lieutenant William
Mcclure.
\ regular formal application for member
ship must be made by all who desire to JON
the association, blanks tor which can be
obtained from the secretary.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
The object Of the association and sub
stance OF the constitution and bylaws,
which were adopted at Yesterdays meet
ing, have already been published in TIE
TINES. The only changes made yesterday
were that May 9th, the anniversary OF the
promulgaliOn of the Bill Of Rights by Viz
ginia. was adopted As the annual day OF
meeting, instead OF February 22d, as hereto
fore announced, and the initiation fee was
placed at 50, with yearly dues OF - after
the first year.
The meeting adjourued subject to the
call OF the president,