Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-15

.ungentlemanlike corduct, whereby he
had become disgrace to the society;
"and the otherz by the Rhode Island
society, for offering the deprecated Con-
tinsntal money as legal tender in pay
ment Of debt.
After the death Of the former, the New
York society contributed literally to the
relief Of his widow and children, but re-
fused in 1895 to entertain an application
for admission from one Of his descendants,
on the ground that the ancestor was not o
xasuaber at the time of his DEATH
b All of the societies have funds, some of
them quite large, the avails Of which are
devoted to charity.
. Ths New York society in 1881 had a fund Of
The New Jersey society, $1e,ssss5 and .
The Pennsylvania society, ss4,a5o and 10 bene-
The massachusetts, society, ,s65,51e.s5 and g
BY the nssssf is.sS sssisty s e.
The Maryland society, $500 and 8, bene-
The South Carolina society, $500
In 1907 John Trumbull, Jeremiah Wads-
worth, Jonathan Trumbull, Benjamin Tall
| madge and Jed. L. Huntington gave their
consent to the appropriation of their de-
posts, amounting to $47O, to procure q
portrait of Washington to be hung in the
| library of Yale college. It may now be
seen in the art gallery. -. ~.
Washington, in an autograph letter OF
1885, speaks Of the opposition as past, but
wishes not to be reelected president-gen.
| eral, In consequence of cores and "the i'm
| beciiity" (sic) Of his health" -.-...
The New Hampshire society in 1885 de-
| clined to accede to the opposition and
amend tho institution" saying: "The
Cincinnati have as good right to weal
their badges as tho Free Masons theirs"
Rochambeau SAYS: ''Washington had 6
greater share in its creation than nero ap
prevail"
In 1878 General Dwight MorriD presi
dent Of the Conn. organization) was If
Paris. Sitting in front of cafe ono day
II he noticeda French gentleman passing
Il who eyed the Cincinnati jewel which the
Il general wore attached to his watch chain
i The stranger stopped and thus addressed
i hum: Monsieur, may be permitted tx
ask why You wear that badge2" The gen
eral replied: Because my father was al
original member of the Cincinnati.
HWhom have I the honor of addressingF
"I am Oscar De la Fayette," replied tn
other. The general was treated witt
great attention. by the marquis during hi
stay in Paris and introduced by him int
tho best society.
| The following is the vote of dissolutio,
| At the last meeting of the Connecticut sc
ciety July 4, 1904. 1t is eloquent and ps
thetic:
l The members Of the society having at its il
l stitution been actuated by the purest principle
OF friendship for each other, and being desirou
Of perpotuating that friendship and affectio
| which had been formed in the hour of commo
danger, and in many instances cemented by the
blood, did not expect that their fellow either
(to whom the members of this society had give
, 1 so many proofs Of their virtue and patriotism
. l would have suffered their Jealousy to have ari
/ whom they were under great obligations; b.
! the members with infinite pain and mortifcatic
, having seen the opposition made to the societ
| which opposition has exposed and endangers
l their funds-funds with which they hoped to e
? | snage, il not entirely relieve their misfortun
. | and those Of their descendants; realizing
| hopes of graduating these jealousies that ext
. l and obtaining an act Of incorporation wherel
/ the funds may be securely loaned and apple
| agreeably to their original institution, with Il
l. same purity of heart and intention which al
:, mated the members of this society at its tnstit
e ton, and willingness to remove every cause
:, offense from the hearts of their fellow citizens
3 Do hereby resolve, That the Connecticut Sta
7 | society shall this 4th day of July, 1904, be
O solved, and that each original member, his leg
heirs or representatives, shall be entitled to
y ceve his proportion of the funds Of the societ
:, in equal proportion to the sums by them resp.
Q lively paid in, as soon as the same can be asc
a | tanned by committee to be appointed for tt
; | Voted That all the books, papers and ott
d documents bo deposited in the hands of 10
g | Mix, esq, for safekeeping.
Voted, That all funds undiStributed be lOdg
I I with the treasurer of Yale college, as place
d safekeeping, provided the treasurer will excel
70 his bond to Joseph Walker, etc.