Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-30
ORDER OF THE CINCINNATI.

V1ADAN VE YIN NAENLN q = As
Ancient and Illustrious-Eldest OF
Our Patriotic and Military Socte-
ties.
This ancient and illustrious order, the
eldest of the military and patriotic soeie-
ties, was founded In the Continental army
In their environments on the Hudson, May
10, 1888. On the 10th of May an officer
from each state line met the general OH
GERS, by appointment, at Baron Steuben's
headqusrters.* The result of their DELHI
erations was the order, or Society of the
Cincinnati.
The officers present at the convention
were the Baron Steuben (who presided),
Major General Heath, Msjor General Howe,
Major General Knox, Brigadier Generals
Pattisen, Hand, Huntington and Putnam,
Colonies Webb, n. jackson and Cortland,
Lieutenant Colonels Huntington, Hull and
Maxwell, Captain Shaw and Lieutenant
Whiting.
The institution was signed by General
Washington and eight major generals,
eight brigadier generals, eight colonels,
| five lieutenant colonies, two majors, one
| captain and two Observation-Disclosures.
| A counterpart of the institution" was
| signed by one major general, one brigadier
general, three colonies, five lieutenant
colonies, five majors, thirteen captains,
twenty two ieutenants, five comets, two
surgeons and one surgeons mate-ffty-
eight; total, ninety-three.
| There were admitted also from the
French army and navy, seventy-two Off
GERS, of whom ffty-fve were princes,
| dukes, marquises, counts, viscounts, chew
alters and barons. Among the French
members were the Marquis de Lafayette.
| the Count de Rochambesu, the Count de
Grasse, the Count de Barras, the Count d.
Estaing, the Chevalier de Ia Luzerne, the
Seignior Gerard, slate Minister" the
| Chevalier de Touches, and others.
| were organized: Massachusetts, with 33S
members, New York with $50, Pennsyl.
vania with 1858, Connecticut with 1S1, New
Jersey with ITO, Maryland with 148,
South Carolina with 131, Rhode Island
with 70, New Hampshire with 20, Della
ware with 81, and Virginia, North Caro-.
lima and Georgia, whose number of Nom.
bers Is not known.
The whole number of members was prob
ably about 1. 800.
The succession was hereditary, from
| eldest son to eldest son. This fact aroused
pref udics that the society was an 'ordel
of nobility" From this and other causes
several of the state societies disbanded
Delaware in 1902, Virginia in 1908, Con
necticut in 1904, New Hampshire in 1928
Rhode Island in 1882, and North Carolins
and Georgia at an early date.
The Rhode Island society was revived II
1878, and restored in 1881; the Connect
| cut society was revived in 1888 and re-
stored by unanimous vote of the genera
society June 18th, 1898; the Virginia go
ciety was revived about 1885, and the New
Hampshire society In 1898. The latte
will probably be restored by the genera
| society in 1896
The objects of the society are: a. 'T
preserve inviolste these exalted rights ant
have fought and bled. a. To promot
and cherish between the states, union an,
national honor. And 81 to render pei
: manent the cordial affection subsistin
among the officers, and to relieve thos
officers and their families who unfortu
, nately may need assistance"
The Connecticut society was reorganize
July, 1889, by General Dwight Morris, Ns
, than G.. Pond, Augustus W. Merwin, Rev
,, N. Lswis and others, and reorganized an
Bothered by the general society June Il
1898. The officers for 1898 81 are:
3 President-General Dwight Morris of Bridg
| port.
Vice president-Nathan g. Pond of Milford.
/ Secretary-Augustus ". Merwin Of Wilton.
Decentralization g. Pond Of Milford.
Assistant .reasurer-William 8. Judd of Ne
, | Britain.
{ Chaplain, historian and keeper Of the archivt
Rev. A. N. Lewis of New Haven.
The society began in 1889 with only
handful of members, and now number
3 fifty or more.
Lineal male descendants in the eldes
+ line of commissioned officers who serve
| three years in the Continental army an
t | were honorably discharged, or who died
: service before Or after the three year
: service, are eligible to membership. Sue
t persons who may desire to become men
: bers of the order may apply to N. g. Pom,
Esq, or A. N. Lewis, New Haven.
*The verplanck house, Ffshkill, which is St
| standing.
TOR constitution.
( sA brother of General Israel Putnam.
J. Advertised Letters.
The following letters remain uncalle
f for at the New Haven postofice Novemb'
t 80, 1898:
Miss I. A. Bowen, Mrs. Joel P. Beacl
Miss Mamie Coombs, Michael Oolwell, Mi
Julia Curren, Miss Mary Evans, Mrs. /
Gresemere, W. z. Lyons, James WILDE
Rogers, Mrs. Fowler Stoddsrd, J. 4
Thomas, Mrs. Florence M. Waller.
N. D. SPERRY, Postmaster.