Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-30
Suns OF REVOLUTION
The Congress of the Association As
sembles Here Today.
LARGENUMBER OF DELEGATESPRESENT
Gen. Breckinridge Makes an EIo-
quent Address of Welcome.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED

The congress of the Sons of the American
revolution convened this forenoon in the
banquet hall Of the Arlington Hotel
Although the hour appointed for the as
semoiy was IL O'Clock. the usual delays in
ciuent TO ike occasions were encountered.
uroups or the sons of revolutionary sires
iounSed reposefully on the settees and
MAlteu clouds OF Havana incense toward
tnat realm wherein are said to be the
,pirits or their ancestors. They canvassed
me situation and told OF the deeds their
Valiant fathers had done. of the suffer-
ngs and privations they had endured, the
wounds they had suffered and Of the
doughty way they had made American his
ory In the days that tried mems souls.
Ihere were all types of men among them.
me sleek, well-kept man. with that easy
All Indicative of life Of leisure, was there;
% was the man who showed worldly wear
ana tear As rule, though, II was a col
iection OF tailor-made men.
The Formal Opening.
II was slightly after the appointed hour
when President John Horace Porter as
,umed his seat amid the plaudits of the
delegates. Conversation buzzed till the
Mt Vernon gavel fell thrice and President
Porter announced that Rev. DIR. Childs,
chaplain of the District society, would rem
yer the customary prayer. He thanked God
Tor the greatness. the glory and the proud
history of this nation and prayed that His
laVor might rest upon and bless the land,
rs officers, the Revolutionary Sons and all
kindred organizations, and that He would
save US from the turmoil of civil strife and
the factions of wicked and designing men.
Gen Breckinridge. president of the Dis
tr1ct society, read a welcome to the sons of
al rhn haI 60 A.
great nation OF which Washington was the
proud capital He gave the delegates
royal welcome, full of words of eloquence
and graceful compliments to the society.
He paid rare tributes to the beauty of
Washington They were all, ever. true
Americans and would keep the fame OF
liberty's fire burning brightly on the altar
of patriotism and would make good the
promise of their fathers.
He thaIked heaven that they were Ameri-
cans. and challenged any spirit of the quick
pr dead to show that when America wanted
man she could not fnd him. He made
patriotic reference to the late war and the
present absence OF sectionalism. He closed
by welcoming the congress to Washington
IN the name of the District society.
President Porter's Reply.
National President Porter responded in
kind. and said that the hospitality of WASH
ington was proverbial He returned thanks
for the gaveI of Mount Vernon lockwood. 1t
was the first time that the society had
ever met under the shadow of the Capitol.
1t was a wise ordination of Providence that
George Washington had no sons of his own
flesh. so that all Americans could call him
father. He stated that they would be re-
ceived by President Cleveland at L O'Clock.
Getting Down to Business.
President Porter appointed the following
committee on credentials: Gen. Schlelds,
Mr.. Henry Hall and Mr.. r. H. Clark.
Mr.. Morris made motion that some pro-
vision be made for the proper Endorsement
of the rebate certificate granted by the
trunk lines.
Mr.. Williamson of the District of Column
bia explained they had secured reduced
rates at the hotels and that Ii would be
well for the delegates to identify themselves
with the society on the hotel registers. A
brief recess was taken till the delegates
and alternates could formally present their
credentials
The Delegates Present.
The committee on credentials then re-
ported. and the roll was called. the follow
ing answering "here:' Gen. Horace Porter.
president; Gen j. c. Breckenridge, WASH
ington; Henry NJ Shepard, Chicago; Col
Thomas NJ. Anderson, Washington state,
vice presidents. Franklin Murphy, N. j..
secretary general; c. w. Haskins, N. Y,
treasurer general: A Howard Clark, WASH
tngton. registrar general; Henry Hall, n.
y, historian general: Rt. Rev. Chas. Edw.
Cheney. Chicago. chaplain general Colo
rado-A- s. Hubbard. Lucius P. Deming,
eral. California-H. L. Hotchkiss.
District of Columbia-Gen. ]. c. Breckin-
ridge. Cen George H. Shields. ]. w.
Douglass. Gen. L. A Grant, DR.. E. NJ.
Gallaudet. Jno. Goode. Prof. William D.
Cabell. DR.. +. o. ST. Clair, Mr.. ]. b.
Thompson, Mr.. A. T. Tracy.
Illinois,. L. Lombard. w. E. Furness,
ROnfaII q 4
COnnecticut-E. j. Hill.
Indiana-Mortimer Levering.
Kansas-Wm. T. Scott, DR.. j. NJ. Payne, T..
8. Shields
Jno. r. Proctor, A. C. Quisenberry, Geo. d.
Todd
Louisiana-Jno S. Wallace. E. H. McCalb,
j. B. Conway. c. A. Leardon.
Maine-E. A. Boiler.
Maryland-P. d. Laird, W. r. Griffith, R.
NJ. Ridgely, +. III. Stockett, jr.
Observation-Disclosures Shepard Barrett,
Edward Jacob Forster. VIM. d. Richards,
Chas- Montraille Green, Herbert Leslie Bur-
r.ll
Michigan-F. T. sibley. FItzhugh Ed
wards, William NJ. Curtis.
Minnesota-Capt- Calvin d. Cowles.
Missouri-E- c. Cabell, ]. l.. Robards.
New Hampshire III. w. Blair, Joab N.
Patterson.
New Jersey John Whitehead. Theo w.
Monte, John j. Hubbell Hiram E. Deats,
Joseph II. Gray. William N. Morris, Weston
Jenkins
New York Andrew ]. c. Foye, Edward
p. Cone, Gen. Ferdinand r. Earle, Henry
Hail. j. Warren Cutler.
Oregon and Washington Col. T. NJ. An
derson, U. :. A.; w. NJ. Dean, ]. j. Wight.
Pennsylvania Maj. Howard Morton. Jos.
ID. Weeks.
Rhode Island -wilfred H. Munro. George
h Webb.
Vermont Urban A Woodbury., E. A
Chittenden, A. B. Valentine, Charles s.
Forbes. Myron j. Horton
9oode.
The minutes of the last congress were
omitted
Reports Presented.
The reading OF the report Of the secre-
tary general ensued. 1t reported progress
along most lines and the society was stated
to be in the enjoyment of healthful vigor.
The registrar general read a report out
lining the history of the organization and
the advantages of II. No one of the more
than 5000 members based his revolutionary
ancestry on other than consanguineous re-
lationship-
Mr. whitehead of New Jersey stated that
the report lust read omitted the historical
fact that the present organization was due
to the efforts of the New Jersey sons.
The treasurer general rendered his re-
port, showing that the receipts for the year
had been $2.0j4-4O and the cash on hand
was SOIL
Historian General Hall reported from the
committee on organization that Kansas
and Arkansas had showed ar awakening,
New Hampshire was getting together. Mon
tana was elGeavoring to form society
nd nnhlV SOni1TfaC