Daily Republican., 1890-01-30
REVOLUTIONARY SONS.
A PURELY PATRIOTIC Or
0ANiZATioN.


A meeting Of The descendants Of revo-
lutionary sires was held In the parlors Of
the Clayton House lsss night for the pur-
pose Of organizing . Delaware organizs-
ton of the Sons Of the Revolution. The
objects Of tho organization are neither
secret nor beneficial, but purely patriotic,
and as Delaware has scores OF old TAM
illes whose ancestors were revolutionary
heroes, the society here should be large
Que. The society aims TO promote na-
tlonal patriotism that shall remove Sec
tioraliDm; to CO ebrate the country 8 natal
day by inviting together the represents
t,vcs Of the founders OF all republics to
organize like societles. which shall foster
national pfiAe. general sympathy and
kind-heartsd ssliOwship among its mem
bers. Its object also 10 TO produce pa.
triotic literature which shall command
the At Oh i)p,pf the world.
The order now numbers about 5000
mcmbers, but NJ. Mcdowell 10 confident |
that 1t will - the largest order In exist |
ence beioso many years. Among the |
members Of the New York society are
Judge Armour, president OF the Bar Asso
citation; ex-Presidsnt Cleveland, Chaun-
cey N. Depew, General Alexander 8.
Webb, John G. Calhoun, president Of
the New York Southern Club; Lie Grand
b. Cannon, Charles A. Dana Of the Sun,
Hart Lyman Of the Tribune, and others
oil q like Tx.
Az the meeting last night DR.. A. II.
| 0rimfhaw Was elected temporary presi-
dent and A. W. Cummin secretary.
William o. McDowell Of Newark, N.
i, vice Hsutdent of the General Order OF
| the Sons OF Veterans Of the American
Revelation, being present. gave sketch
Of the .el,aracter and purposes OF the
order. The order. be said, was projected
In San Francisco, July 4. 1875, where
there was parade to celebrate the inds-
1 peudencs OF the nation. Afser the parade
. meeting Of the descendants Of Ievolu-
tionary ancestors was held and soon
after wards the organization was formed.
For seven years the original body alonc
existed. On December Z. 1883, . branch
OF The society was formed 10 New York
city. In 1888 Peunsy ylvsnia formed .
society, and New Jersey followed last
year.
There are now organizations in twenty.
three States. On April 20, 1859, = pa-
tiopal society was formed In the long
room Of Fxrmers' tavern In New York,
tho room where Washington bid fare-
we'll TO Lis officers. At that meeting
Delaware was represented by A. J.
Woodmau. II was the custom Of each
: society TO celebrate yearly on q day
which 10 the anniversary OF tOma event
connected with the revolution. Ver-
.. mont celebrated the anniversary Of the
= battle Of Bennington; New York held
! I two celebrations, one on the anniversary
/. oi tho battle 0f Saratoga and tho other
: on the Auntversary of evacuation day
!. South 0aye3lAA celebrated Fort Mon trit
!. day; Tennsssee the anniversary of The
. battle OF Kings mountain; New jersey
!. the anniversary OF tbs battle Of Trenton
Y Connecticut the anniversary OF the
!, meeting OF Washington and Coun
. Rochambeau. Most of the Western
= niversary OF their admission into tb,
= = Union.
: Mr.. Mcdowell said he felt that ho wa,
on sacred soil, while he was In Delaware
! as that State was the frat to ratify tt,
Constitution OF the United States
: Although resident of New Jersey
!. he was descended from Q DeawareaI
' who was lighting Quaker, and man o
> mole, under Washington. His great
! grardfather, Sheppard Kollock, was j,
7 printer in Delaware. aud although ,
. member OF the Society Of Friends, III
ieIC his native State to join the con
| tlucutut Witu hiA
j. letter oil Introduction from another
: Quaker, Isaac Collins, who then edited .
paper In Bordentowu, N. j., to the COM
+ Iniitee Of safety at New York, which
reads M foilows:
! Esteemed Friend. This will introd,ic,
to thee young Sheppard koliock, who
strange to relate, desires to enter "
the military callitR. Thee will hnd HIN
!. earnest, bold, capable and very efficient
and i recommend him 20 thee.
ISAAC COLLINS.
Poltscrlpt-Thee will he surprised tS
receive . accommodation TO military
!, service from one OF my persuasion, bu
4 such is my belief in the justice of the
|. cause.
Mr.. Mcdowell said he thought the hes
!, day on viii the Delaware Society coul,
: hold their celebration would be ON De
!, ccmber z, the day OH which Delawar,
ratified tho Constitution OF the United
!. States. lie offered the following rest lu-
!, tiou, which was unanimously adopted:
= Received, That the persons her, assem.
!, bed do organize ourselves into the Dela
y ware Society Of the Sons of the Revolu
. tioD.
y The constitution and bylaws of thu
order wers tnen rsad and explained by
Mr.. Mcdowell. The following wat
unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, Delaware was the first State
to ratily the Con: :titution Of the Unite
e Statee, thus setting the general example
to her slate. states, the document Of the
o rati5cation boing signed by all the dspu-
" tics OF the people Of Delaware, AMI bear
,e Ing date December z, 1881.
Is Resolved. That December be selected
!. by this society as the date OF our annual
u meeting and reunion. That the score
~ torp Ian int rurtad IN natifv tha uatIpuE