The Portland daily press., 1892-02-23

! Iatneu !" snceess. Mr.. Talbot had spoken
IF tIa valor of the men of Machias.
iIga those men were many other Maine
- 49, A 1aroe portion OF the soldiers of
Observation-Disclosures were Maine men. Upon
n Ia@11,o avery battlefield of the Revolu-
Hon men of Maine and Massachusetts
1aid .foJyn their lives together. 1t is for
the n "a, of the fame of those
Non me- IN Names rank and file in the Revo-
h,t;on That this society is formed. The
Great e struggle Of the Rebellion had par
fiaIlv obsclIred mem cries of the Revoll-
tion Init the fame ofthe founders should
stand in the same rank with the fame of
tba nreseryers Mr.. Drummond was
heartily applauded.
Mr.. Burnham of saco
smoke in favor of obtaining from the
national convention of the order an
amendment to enable women who can
trace their ancestry to the Revolutionary
soldiers to become members of the So
ciety.
Or. Burrage moved that the selection
of a delegate to the national convention
he left to the board of managers. This
was done. and Mr.. Burnhams PROPOSE
ton was similarly disposed of.
The Business Meeting.
Previous to the banquet business
meeting had been held, at which Secre-
tary Burrage made the following report:
secretary's Report.
TO the Maine Society Of the Sons of the
american Revolution
GENTLEMEN:-The first year of the
Maine Society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution has been one of steady
growth. The preliminary meeting with
reference to the organization of the soci-
ety was held in the Library room of the
Maine Historical Society on Saturday,
February 81, 1891. Among those present
were James P. Baxter, Geo. f. Talbot,
William M. Sargent, Edward P. Burn
ham, Josiah Fl. Drummond, Warren 81.
Vinton. Charles Ell. Boyd, Eben Corey,
M. F. King, II. w. Bryant, Brown Thurs
ton and Henry S. Burrage. The objects
and work of the proposed society were
considered and committees were APP
pointed to examine and report upon APP
plications for membership, to draft a
constitution and bylaws, and to nomi-
nate officers.
At meeting held in the same place
February %, the committee on constitu-
ton and bylaws reported a draft of the
same, which was read and laid upon the
table for future action. March H. at the
same place, the proposed constitution
and bylaws were adopted after discus
sion and amendment.
On the 2Sth of March the society reas-
sembled in the library room If the Maine
Historical Society for the election of
~ Nf,+ n1I t,a off 0ot.s o1antn6
at this time; and the board of managers
| was instructed to fill the vacancies. At
| this meeting William M. Sargent, Esq,
| of Portland, was elected Secretary. He
had taken deep interest in the organi-
cation of the society, and was especially
we'll qualified for the position to which
| he was called. His death on the follow
ing day, Easter Sunday, deprived us OF
| his valuable services and in many ways
extinguished fond hopes.
At meeting of the Board of Managers,
| held at the library room of the Maine
Historical Society, April g. 1891, the va
cancies in the board of officers were filled,
the completed list being as follows:
President-John E. Dewitt, Portland.
| Vice Observation-Disclosures p Burnham, Saco
| George F. Talbot, Portland Edward A. Butler,
Rockland; John G. Talbot. East Maehass.
| A L
| Treasurer-Eben Corey, Portland.
| Registra-Josiah H, Drummond, Portland.
| Historian-Wm. B. Lapham, Augusta.
| Chaplain-Francis B. DEMO- Bangor.
| Councillors Warren III; Vinton, Gray; Mar
quis f. King, Portland; William A. Goodwin,
Portland; Brown Thurston, Portland.
| April II, the society again met in the
| library room of the Maine Historical So
ciety. At this meeting the Secretary was
| elected delegate at large to the Congress
of the National Society Of the Sons of the
American Revolution, to be held in Hart
ford, Connecticut, April 80, 1891; a duty
which he performed in company witt,
the President of the society, who is eG-
| oficio a member of the National Society.
At this meeting, April IL, the Secretary
was directed to take proper steps to
bring the society into relations with the
National Society. This also was done.
At three o'clock on the afternoon of
July 4, 1891, meeting of the Society
was held in the Library room of the
Maine Historical Society. Hon. Horatio
King of Washington, d. c., had present
ed the Society with copy of IAN Ora
ton pronounced at Biddeford on the
Fourth of July, 179S,' by Cyrus King,
tary with predatory remarks in reference
| to the strained relations existing between
this country and France at the time when
| the Grafton was delivered.
Meetings of the Board of Managers for
the election of members and other bust
ness were held July "a, September y,
December %, 1891, and February Is,
| 1892.
| Including its constituent members, the
Maine Society of the Sons of the Ameri-
| can Revolution has now sixty-eight
names on it's roll, and in accordance with
aprovision of the constitution several
ladies have filed records of Revolution
ary ancestry. The records furnished by
our members have been carefully scru-
tinized and in each case proof of Revolu-
tionary ancestry has been required. On
this account our numbers are not as
large as they otherwise would have been
but we have the satisfaction of knowing
that all our applications have been ac-
cepted by the Registrar-General of the
National Society. The ancestors of some
of our members were of the gallant
party that captured the Margaretta at
Machias; some were in the Bagaduce ex-
petition; some saw service in other
States or upon the sea; but the greater
part were Massachusetts officers and
soldiers, who beginning with the alarm
at Lexington and Concord April 10, 1775,
had a part in the various engagements
| tba+ followed IN Massachusetts soil and