St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-05
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION or
OFFICERS.
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST
Notable Gathering Last Night
Presented Maliet Made From
the Oak of the Frigate Constr
tuition Silver Medal offered
for the Best Essay on the
Causes for the Revolution.

The Minnesota society of the Sons of
the Revolution held its annual meeting
i'll the Frost block last night and elected
the following officers:
President, Charles Phelps Moves, st.
Paul; vice president, Rt. Rev Henry
Benjamin Whipple, d. D., LII. D.,
Faribault, who is also bishop of Minnee
sofa; secretary, Rukard Hurd, st. Paul;
treasurer. George G. Squires, st. Paul.
The following board of managers was
also elected:
Maj. Clinton B. Sears. U. S. A., Du-
luth; Henry B. Hill. Faribauit; Capt.
| Joseph Hale. q. S. A. Fort Smelling.
Rev. Edward P. Ingersoll, D. D., st.
Paul, was selected as chaplain.
Among those in attendance at last
nights meeting were Henry B. Hill.
Bishop Whipple, John Townsend, Fari-
bault; j. W. Crary. st. Paul; Lieut..
William e. Butler. U. S. A, Fort SMELL
ing; DR.. Park Richie, Gardner Corn
ing, Edward II. Cutler.
1t is an interesting fact worthy of
mention, that of those present John
w. Crary. of st. Paul. a venerable gen.
tleman, is the son of an old revolu-
tionary soldier.
The society was presented last night
with gavel which is valuable his
toric relic. by Rukard Hurd, of this
city. The head of the little mallet is
encircled with a band of silver which
bears this self-explanatory inscription:
From the Original Live Oak of the
Frigate Constitution, Presented to the
Sons of the Revolution in the State of
Minnesota by Rukard Hurd. Dec. 8.
1898. Year of Independence, 49,"
The society of the Sons of the Revo-
luton was Instituted in New York state
on Washington's birthday, 1876, and a
national organization perfected in
March, 1890. The organization was
formed for the purpose of keeping alive
the remembrance of the brave deeds of
the heroes of 1776, and to secure and
preserve all records and other documents
of that formative period of our country.
The membership sis composed OF direct
male descendants of ancestors who,
either as military, naval or marine Off
GERS, soldiers, sailors or marines, or
officials in the service of any one of the
thirteen original colonies or states, or Of
the national government. assisted in
establishing American independence
during the War of the Revolution"
The Minnesota society offers to the
youth of the state silver medal as a
first prize and bronze medal as sec
| ond prize for the best original essays
upon the subject-"rhe Causes That
| Led to the War of the Revolution" 1t
is provided that The essays are to con-
| tam not less than 1776 nor more than
| 1894 words; are to be written ON only one
side of the paper, which must be
| Sx10H with ~ inch margin on the left,
| signed with none de plume, accom-
panied by the writer's real name, ad-
dress. school, and certificate from the
| superintendent or principal that the
essay is original. The prizes are to be
awarded at the meeting of the Mime
Sofa society that occurs on Washing
toms birthday, Feb. %, 1894. On the
| face of the silver medal is a fac-simile
of the society's seal, and the reverse
will bear an appropriate inscription
with the recipients name. The medal
will be suspended by buff and
| blue (the society's colorsl silk ribbon
from a silver bar bearing the word
Minnesota. The bronze medal is sim
liar to the Que of silver. The compe-
tition is open to. all Minnesota high
school scholars. The seal of the society to
be impressed OH the medals is circular in
form, bearing at the top thirteen stars.
| representing the thirteen original col
onies. Below these is the Liberty Bell,
from which is seen issuing banner
bearing the legend. "Exegi Monu-
! mentum Acre Perennius." Below this
stands Continental soldier. with the
| bell rope in one hand and a gun in the
| other. The dates I776 and 1888 appear.