Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-01

honoring those ancestors who had fought
to overthrow titles in America They
wanted to keep the deeds Of the heroes
fresh in the minds OF the people OF today.
Men learned better from example than from
precept. Gen. Porter was often interrupted
by laughter and applause.
The second speaker was Delegate John
Whitehead of New Jersey, who was intro
duced by Gen. Breckenridge as the Nestor
of the society" He made pleasant
speech.
Among the other gentlemen who respond
ed to calls upon their eloQuence were Dele
cate Edwin Shepard Barrett of Massa-
chusetts, Gen. Woodbury.. Vermont: State
Senator HILL Connecticut; Joseph ID.
Weeks, Pennsylvania, and Judge Goode.
Virginia.
Some of Those Present.
After the speechmaking came the refresh
ment end of the program. Dainties were
literally dispensed and similarly partaken
of. Dancing also was INDUCED in.
Among those present were Vice President
Stevenson. John Sherman, Hon. William p.
FRYE. Mr. Justice D. j. Brewer Gen. J. c.
breckenridge, L. S. A; Gen. Geo. H. Shields,
Dr. ]. w. Bayne, Rear Admiral James +.
Jouett, L. S. N: John ID. Douglass, Gen. ID.
s. Stanley, L. S. A: Major John b. Bah
cock, L s. A; Col. John b. Brownlow,
Bernard r. Green, Mr.. Earnest Wilkinson.
Major Geo. A. Armes. VIM. A. DeCaindry.
H. p R. Holt, Francis II. Parsons. Col f.
b. Ball, Owen Riley. Col A. T. Britton. DR..
Maynard, Col. Chas. w. Coombs, F. b.
Smith, F. E. Grice, II. NJ. Husband, Prof. ].
r. Eastman, Gen. Rufus Saxton, DIR. L. c.
Robbins. Rev. J. y. Culbertson, Col L. A.
Reeve, John Goode, Gen. A. w. Greedy, L.
S A: f. E. Leupp. DR.. W. T. Hord. L. s.
N; Dr. Z. NJ. Gallaudet, ]. r. Graham, F.
E. Storm, Henry Wise Garrett, Robert ].
Fisher. E. Warren Day, Benz. Butterworth.
L "o1f oh
Prof ]. b. johnson, Capt. E. z. Steever. L.
S. A: DR.. T S. Childs. DR.. Edward S. Jones.
w H. Pearce. William VanZandt Cox. Wal
ter Hough. c. H. Mansur, c. r. Breckin-
ridge, A. ]. Green, Dr. G.. Brown Goode,
Geo. T. Vaughn. George Doolittle, William
A. Raborg. Robert A. Smith, Prof Chas. E.
Munroe. Prof. o. T. Mason, Capt Walter
Howe L. S. A; Gen. J. j. Dana, L. ). A;
Mrs. ]. B. johnson. II; r; Mum, Dr. A. G.
Peale Col Marshall Mcdonald. Hugh V.
Washington, Zebina Moses, DIR. 5. l.. Crissy.
John Marbury. jr.; DR.. John Kurtz Capt.
C. d. Cowles. L. S. A; Major +. II. Bates.
L. S. A; Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent I. S. A;
John H. Voorhees,, Mrs. Keim, Miss S. ].
Hickey. Rev. Charles A. Stakely. Mrs. II.
NJ. Jordon Prof c. d. walcott, Judge ]. p
Lothrop Col. Jno. ID. Douglass
The Afternoon Session.
At the session yesterday afternoon a
warm debate was occasioned by the amend
ment to the constitution offered by Dele
gate Hill Of Connecticut granting state So
cieties of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton authority to determine the eligibility
Of applicants for membership therein. Those
who spoke against the amendment on the
ground that Ii tended toward a relaxation
of national supervision were Delegate Grant
OF Kentucky, Delegate Weeks Of Pennsyl-
vania and Col. John b. Douglass of the
District. The Connecticut proposition was
approved by Judge Hodgkiss, DIR. Gallaudet.
Mr. Paul and others. Mr. Woodbury. of
Vermont, DR. Gallaudet, Col Douglass. Mr..
Hodgkiss and quite a number OF other del
egates became involved in a courteous
cross-fire as to the merits of the Connecti-
cut proposition. Mr.. Proctor of Kentucky
also opposed the measure, and Gen Shields
presented a substitute which satisfied the