The morning call., 1892-07-15
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.
What Was Done MT the Meeting of
Sequoia Chapter.


Sequoia Chapter.
A meeting of Sequoia Chapter. Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, was held
yesterday at the residence of Mrs. George
Arthur Crux. 1447 McAllister street, the
regent, Mrs. William Alvord, presiding
Notwithstanding the fact that many men,
bers are soj0urning at the various summer
resorts, the meeting was interesting and
enthusiastic.
Mrs. l.. c. Branch and Miss Lulu l..
Maddux, descendants of Lewis Peck and
James Rounds, soldiers in the Vermont
Line Continental army; Miss Eleanor ID.
OlDey. daughter of the late Charles c.
0lney of Oakland, descendant of Captain
Samuel Snow, who served in Colonel
Greene's Rhode Island Regiment in 1880,
and who served for 10 co nsecutiye years as
secretary of the Rhode Island Society.
Order of the Cincinnati, whose certi-
fica,e of membership signed by Wash
ingtOn at Mount Vernon on January
/, 1874. in lis original frame Is IN
possession Of the family, also descendant
OF Captain Christopher Olney OF the Rhode
Island Line of Continental army, who COM
manded a company under General La
fayette at the siege of Yorktown, October
l9, l7S1; and Mrs. DIR. Pedro Merlin Lusson
of San Jose, descendant of Colonel Thomas
Newton OF Norfolk, Va, member OF the
Constitutional Virginia Convention (l116l,
member Of the House of Burgesses- -Q777l,
Sons Of Liberty Q776), Committee OF Safety
u1IJ), Commissioners OF Admiralty llHo), OF
Colonel John Amistead of Virginia Line OF
the Continental army aud OF Colonel john
Baylor, who was with Washington at Win-
chester and represented the county of Caro-
line in the House OF BurgeSSes from 1740 to
17G0, and held several cOmnis siOnS one OF
which, constituting him lieutenant IN the
county OF Orange in 1852, Is in possession OF
the family, were elected TO membership.
The following letter in reply to Tesolu-
lions OF sympathy extended by the chapter
10 Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, pres dent
general Of the National Society Daughters OF
the American Revolution, was read:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. -. C., June l3. 1892.
To MS Bt.itGHl -Ftr0rd, Regent Of SeqHotG
Chapter, Daughters Of the AntsrtcGtt hct 0iuttOH,
of san Francisco: Accept from Mrs. Harrison
many thanks Tor the resolutions received from
your chapter expressing sorrow aud sympathy
Tor Der In her present Illness and VIII you
kindly convey Ibis acknowledgment 10 the
officers and mem bers al The next meeting Of the
MARY soorr DnrmIcK.
Donations TO the library from Mr. Henry
Hall, historian-geneTal Society Of The Sons
of the American Revolution Of copy Of
the year book of the descendants OF the
revolution for 1891 and from Professor A.
Howard Clark, secretaTy-general OF the
same society, Of publications OF the National
Society, also of the District of Columbia,
were acknowledged.
communication from the secretary of
the California Society, Sons Of the Ameri-
can Il v3lutioD, of San Francisco, stating
that 4 committee consisting Of Colonel a.
:. Hubbard, Rev. Thomas L. Randolph. DR..
L. ). Clark and Charles J. King had been Sc
lected and requesting that like committee
be appointed from SequOia Chapter DIugh-
teTS OF tie American Revolution, with whom
they would coufer in relation to holding a
praise service on October u, the four hun
dredth anniversary of the discovery OF
America, was received. This service. t. be
held under the auspices OF the societies OF
the Sons and Daughters of the American
Revolution, has received the hearty indorse-
nent OF the Right Rev William +. Nichols.
assistant Protestant Episcopal Bishop of
California, with the assurance of his CO.
operation and that of the clergy of the dio-
ceSe.