Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-22
Patriotic Sentiment of the Sons of
the American Revolution.
THEIR ANN UAL SESSION TODAY
The Presidents Address and the
Various Reports Made.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The District of Columbia Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution observed
Washington's birthday appropriately by
holding its annual meeting today at Welck-
er's Hotel. Gen. ]. c. Breckenridge, United
States army, the president of the society,
was in the chair, and Capt. c. d. Cowles,
United States army, acted as secretary.
The proceedings opened with prayer by
Rev. Thomas S. Chlds ID. d.
Membership Certificates.
Engraved certificates of membership We're
issued to the following named gentlemen:
Gen. Lewis A Grant, Mr.. Dudley Parish
Brown, Mr.. Edward Salmon Jones. Mr..
Francis E. Storm, Mr.. James Colfax Grant,
Mr.. William +. HELEN and Mr.. Michael NJ.
Shoemaker
The following new members were install
ed with due ceremony: E. G. Walker. W.
r. HELEN, r. j. Fisher, George G. Martin,
jeremiah E. Rankin, H. 4. Woodbury., Fran
els +. Storm, Sardis l.. Crissey and William
.. Mcdowell
Gen. breckenridge Reelected.
The election of officers was next in order.
Judge Mansur nominated Gen. Breckin-
ridge and Mr.. Douglass seconded the NOM
lration. Mr.. Wash Toler nominated Gen.
George H. Shields. but that gentleman de-
cliEed the proposed honor in favor of Gen.
Bfeck1nridge. Then on motion of Mr..
douglass the secretary was directed to
cast the unanimous vote Of the society for
Gen. Breckenridge.
A Gnvel Presented.
At this point Gen. Shields arose and,
on behalf of Mr.. G. d. Peters presented
the society with a gavel. the head of which
vas made from cherry tree on the Wash
ington estate at Mt. Vernon and the
hor llA frA.
same plantation. He could not assure the
society that the wood was from the iden-
tical tree that Washington cut, but they
might think so.
Other Officers Elected.
The election of officers was continu ed.
with the following result: Vice presidents,
George H. Shields. E. NJ. Gallaudet and
Wm ID. Cabell; secretaries, Capt e. H.
Steever. L. S. A, recording secretary, and
DR.. George II. Penrose, corresponding sec
tary: treasurer, VIM. Van ZanIt Cox ire
elected; registrar. VIM J. Rhees (re-clect-
ed: assistant registrar F. il. Parsons;
historian, A. Howard Clark; chaplain, Rev
Thos. s. Child Te-elected).
Board or management-the officers of the
society: j. b. Thompson, b. r. Green, l.. A.
Grant, Z. H. Mansur. J. B. Wight, ]. W.
DOUGLASS. George L. Clark G. B. Goode.
ii. q. Ogden, w. A. DeCaindry, O. n. Riley
and Nj. Mcdonald.
Protecting All Nations.
In the course of the election Gen. Shields
remarked incidentally that he was pleased
to announce that the American flag not only
waved over the land of the free and the
home of the brave. but that all nations ar.
now claiming its protection in the harbor of
Rio. Great applause greeted the remark.
Ehe meeting was rendered of especial in
terest by the delivery of an eloquent pa tri-
otto address by President Breckinridge end
the reading of the annual reports OF the
board or management and other officers
The reports show that the society is I'm
healthy financial condition, with bright
prospects, for the future The attendance
was unusually large. Among those pres
tnt not already mentioned We're DR. G.
- Goode. Paymaster General Smith, VIM.
d. Cabell. f. NJ. Gallaudet, Gen. ]. ].
Dana. Gen. Boynton. Marshall Mcdonald.
Dr.. st. Clair. Prof. o. T Mason II. q.
Ogden, VIM. a. De Caindry, Prof j. r,
Eastman. B. R. Green. John B. Brownlow.
Major F. H. Bates. Gen. C. H. Grosvenor.
w. 7. Hord, L. s. N, Major w. H. Web
ster and Gen. L. A. Grant, Gen. H. G.
Gibson. Capt. McDougall. Capt. Robert
Craig.