The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-01
THE PATRIOTIC ORDER
Known as the Sons Of the Rovo-
luton Started in This City.
A MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
at the Public Baiid!ag-FcrinaHcnt
Officers Choscn-l'ort Henry Day
\ 10 he It's Celebration Day.
Details OF tho Meeting.

A West Virginia branch Of the Sons
oil the Revolution was formed in this
city yesterday afternoon at a meeting Of
several well known gentlemen held at
the Public Building. The aims and oh.
jects Of this order werc fully set forth
in I'M article in yesterdays issue in con-
necsion with The noting OF the arrival OF
Mr.. William 0. Mcdowell, Of New Jer.
sey, Vice President General Of the Ma.
uonal Society. Mr.. McDowell's object
in visiting Wheeling was to start u West
Virginia branch Of the order, in which
he is a leading and enthusiastic member.
Among those present yesterday were
Ex-Governor J. J. Jacob, Attorney Gen.
eral All. Caldwell, Hon. G. L. Cranlner,
City Solicitor White, DR.. G. Baird, Capt.
William Dillon, J. NJ. Brownlee, r. b.
Battelle, Alex Mitchell. George Baird IT.,
John II. Tappan. DR.. Reed McC. Baird,
S. F. Faris and Harry B. Faris.
Governor Jacob was called to the
chair aud Judge Cranmer was made
temporary secretary. Mr.. Mcdowell
addressed the meeting and told OF the
formation OF tho order. In connection
with his talk he reviewed the forma-
ton OF. the famous Society OF Cincin.
natus, composed ut tho start OF the
officers who had served under Washing.
ton. With the formation OF tho Sons OF
the Revolution there was given it q
warm endorsement by the Society Of
Cincinnatus. Mr.. Mcdowell also read
the constitution OF tho National Society
OF the Sons Of the Revolution and stated
that 1t had been adopted with some few
changes to suit localities and dates OF
celebration, by all the State branches
thus far organized. ..@
A permanent organization was then ei.
iected. and September II, the date OF the
Battle Of Fort Henry, chosen rs the date
for the celebration to be held in the fu-
turc by the West Virginia Society. Gov
ernor Jacob was made the permanent
President, Judge Cramner, Secretary and
Registrar, and Colonel White, Treasurer.
These three gentlemen were appointed
committee to prepare proper cons.i-
tuition for this State society and to sug-
gest names for membership in the Board
OF Managers, which is to consist OF one
member from each Of the thirteen Sem
atorlal districts in the State. El,
The Vice Presidents chosen we're DR..
6. Baird, Of Wheeling, for the First
Congressional district; W. A. Morgan,
OF Jefferson county, 4 son Of Col. W. A.
Morgan, a famous Revolutionary vet
eran, for the Second district; Hon. John
A. Preston, OF Greenbrier county, for
the Third district, and Hon. Columbus
Sehon, ex-United States Marshal, Of
Mason county, for the Fourth district.
Another meetingo Of the society will be
held in about two weeks. Governor
Jacob has supply of blanks to be filled
out by those who eau trace their ances-
try back to the Revolution. The filling
out OF one Of these blanks and filing it
with the Registrar, together with IN in
ltlatlon fee Of 50, makes one member
OF this order. 1t is expected that large
number will avail themselves Of the OPP
portunity 10 become connected with this
organization.
Governor Jacob. the president OF this
States society, is one Of tifty.seven Menu
beers Of the entire national organization
whose father was Revolutionary hero;
his father was captain in the Sixth
regiment, one OF the crack organizations
in the days OF '7G. >,....,.,.