New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
NOTES OF TIE COMING CONGRESS AND The
STATE SOCIETIES.

NOTES OF TIE COMlNO tONUNr-rS HND AAH
STATE SOCIETIES.
The annual Congress OF the Sons OF the American
Revolution to be held In this city next saturday 10 the
Governors Room in the CITY Hall. will be composer
q, delegates from about thirty excellent state societies.
All the new state societies which are being organized
for actual work. joining the Sons OF the er1o'"
Revolution. I'm preference to the SoDs OF the KeVoo'
Kansas the Old soldier State, Is the latest conner INTO
the field, having formed an excellent society ana ap
pointed two delegates to attend the congress-
The membership Of the Sons OF the American Revolu-
ton Is now about 500 An admirable set OF recous
is being made BY their state Registrars and BY Dr.
George Brown GoOde Of the Smithsonian INSTITUTION
tho National Registrar The eligibility Of every mem
her IS being subjected to the closest SCRUTINY.
Dr. W. Seward Webb, president general OF the
Sons OF the American Revolution; Chauncey NJ.
Depew president OF the New-iork sons OF tho Aincn-
can Revolution John c. Colborn Robert d. Roosevelt
and John A. Granger ME n special committee on
speakers for the dinner next saturday evening ana
nppcaranccs indicate an Interesting and BRILLIANT cee-
bration u the day, which Is the 1914 anniversary Oh
the naucuration Of George Washington rs first Iresi'
dent OF the United States.
Paul Revere, Of Morristown, n. j., Will be one OF
the delegates TO the Congress.
one OF the reports to lie read at the Congress VIII
be presented by Henry Hall, historian general ana
will aim to show to what authorities applicants Tor
membership can 60 In search OF their Revolutionary
ancestry.
Charles A. Dana. John Jay. General 0. .. io"afu,
Thomas F. Bayar, Ex-Governor ). b. Buckner' Oh
Kentucky and william Wirt Henry have accepted III
vations to attend the dinner.
Connecticut with her large society, Is entitled 10
six delegates and will send full representation.
Among the number Will be Jonathan Irrmbnll, OF
Norwich "A line.l descendant OF the original "BrOther
Jouathnn, who was Governor Of CONNECTICUT ana
WaShingtons Intimate friend
The Massachusetts society. s. A. H.. have Just
held their annual election and have chosen an ex-
collent board OF officers for the ensuing year EDWIN >
Darrc-. a prominent lawyer, who lives on concord
battlefield president; DR.. Edwin J. Foster, Henry
Cabot Lodge aud Nathan Appleton. vlce-presdents'
REGISTRAR Nathan Warren the cashier OF the Equitable
liz, Assurance society: secretary, william Barrett
treasure Dr. Charles VI. Green; historian, Dr.. \. \.
stocher, of Cambridge; managers Judge j. NJ Barker
~ the supreme Court; Professor B. H. Gould, OF liar
ward College c. IL. JOY, n. ;. Harris, Henry ouln
A NJ Howe John Romans. ID a member oil the Ci-
cinnati: General II. L. Porter II. D. Clarke the well well
known bookseller; K. l.. Reed, II descendant OF the
embnttled farmers; the Rev. c. H. staples, OF the
Lexington Historical society; +. d. Waters, Abllah
Thomp.pn and NJ. +. White, OF the Boston tadets.
rho Sa,,achus society never before In such
good shape a. at present.