The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-24
SONS OF The REvoLug1oN.
Desc sndants OF the Men Who De
fended American Soil

I Oe6c ndant8 OF the Men WIO De-
Tended American Soil
The anniversary dinner OF the Georgia
/ Society OF the Sons Of the Revolution a. the
( De Soto Feb. 20 commemorate the adCp-
I ton Of the first constitution OF Georgia
I Feb. >, IN, promises 70 be an event worthy
/ Of that which It is intended to celebrate.
The Georgia society was instituted last
May With q small membership. 1t has now q
membership Of the leading men OF Ssvan-
nah and the state. It's obiecEs are to per-
petuate the memory Of the men. who, in the
military, naval, or civil service Of the
colonies and OF the continental con
gress, ~ their acts or counsel 4,
achieved American Independence: to
further the commsmoration Of the an
niversaries and OF the prominent events con-
nected with the war of the revolution; to
collect and secure for preservation the ira
ditions, rolls. records and other documents,
public or private, relating to that period: TO
inspire the members of the society with the
patriotic spirit Of their forefathers aud to
promote the feeling Of friendship among
themselves.
The promoters of the society in Savannah
have been active in its support, and the re-
suits OF their efforts are seen In the organ
ization a. it now is. The present officers
and committees Of the society are as folio VS.:
IIcsluenl-J0 un OCTeV6n.
Vice President-JoseDh g. Bulloch, NJ. D,
STANDARDIZATION Harden.
Assistant Secretary-George Ii. Gadsen.
Waring Russell.
Board Of Managers-Hon. William Dear
ing Harden, Philip NJ Russell, John S.
Shivers. Capt. william d. Grant Of Atlanta.
Thomas +. Screven, Grantham |. Taggart,
Francis s. Lathrop, Beirne Gordon, Angus
tUs Oemler
H.,
Chaplain-Rev. Lachlan c. Vass.
Committee on CredentIals-Dr. J. G.
Bulloch, William Harden.
Committee on Banquet-Col. John
Screven, Hon. William ID. Harden, Col. G.
/. Taggart, William Harden.
Nominating Communicable. T. Barnard
Chisholm, Capt. G.. Barnard Pritchard. w,
]. DeRenne, Edward s. Elliott aud Herbert
8. Hardee.
The members are Calhoun T. Morel.
James s. Morel, William F. Morel, w. r.
Nathaus, A. Oemler. a. C. Olney, Capt. G..
B. Prltchard. P. NJ. Russell, Wariny
Russell John s. Schley, George Screven,
Hon. John Screven, Dr. Thomas F. Sore.
ven, b. F. Sheftall. NJ. D.. Thomas j. Shet-
fall, George G. Shivers, George H. Stone,
9. l. Tasgart,, Rev. l. G. Vass.
George, D. Wadley, J. L. Wathour,
Edward Mathews Habersham, Arthur s.
Haines, Herbert P. Hardee, William D.
Harden. Hon. William d. Harden, James
G. Hayward, John w. Huger, 7. Pinckney
Huger, j. g. Bulloch, NJ d., r. H Bulloch.
r. F. Burdell, J. w. Burroughs, P. M. Car
rington, NJ. D., United States marine hos
pital service, 7. B. Chisholm, NJ. D., W. J.
De4enne, Edward S. Elliott, George NJ.
Gadsden, Charles N. Gibbs, Beirne
Gordon, Francis Stephens Lathrop.
Henry McAlpin, Joseph Washing
ton, James B. West, Newell West.
Nj. d. Coburn. J. Florence Minis, George
w. Owens, ]. L. Splyey, John III. Carter.
w. r. Leaken. W. J. B. Adams, A. +.
Barnard, NJ D., w. J. Bee, George L.
Appleton, John S. SEivers, Hugh V. Wash
ington, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Lieut. c.
b. Satterlee, II. F. Stark, Harvey John
son, Il. Il. Jones, Capt. William d. Grant,
John W. Grant, Bayard nj. Hunter. Hon.
Wallace S. Jones, Richard II. Earle, B, Q.
Lee, George Troup Maxwell, NJ. D., Col.
John Milledge.
The society is now established in six states.
and In the Districts of Columbia, and besides
has o general organization which was in
stituteo at Washington In April. 1890 and
OF which Hon. John e. Carroll OF Wash
ington is president, Hon. William WAYNE of
Pennsylvania Is vice President, James Nor
timer Montgomery Of New York city is
secretary, Timothy Matlock Cheesman M.
D., OF New York city, 10 assistant secretary.
Richard McGall Cadwaladsr OF Philadel-
phia is treasurer, Arthur Henry Dutton of
Boston is assistant treasurer. aud Rev.
Daniel Cony Weston. d. D., of New York
city is chaplain. The Anniversary meeting
of the Georgia society viii take at the De
Soto on the night Of the anniversary dinner.
when officers will be elected for the coming