New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-18
IN HONOR OF THEIR SIRES.
MEETING OF THE SONS OF THE AMEhl-
CAN REVOLUTION.
RECALLING BrrRGoYNE's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY cHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw AND ELiHu fooi-
PRESENTATION OF A GAvEL MADE

prcA1IINc pr,pcoyNE,s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY cHAuNcEY NJ. DEPEw AND ELIHU ROOT
PRESENTATION OF A GAvEL MADE
FROM HISTORIC WOOD
The Empire state Sons Of the American Revou-
ton held a meeting at the Hotel Normandie iast
night The president Chauncey NJ Depew. caIieu
the members to order shortly after c'ocA' Inc
meeting marked the beginning Of an effort 70 es-
tabiish a regular monthly series 1t had specia!
significance because yesterday marked the anhVer-
sary OF the surrender Of Burgoyne. and because d
gavel had been received for presentation 10 the
president that was made rom piece OF the timber
Of the Royal Savage. which was sunk IN Lake
Champain.
The minute OF the seci etary John Winfield Scott
showed a total membership at this time OF 643 AT
the close OF the report Mr.. Scott read letter pre-
senting the gave. and DR.. Depew then remarked
that probably about seventy Of the seventy millions
OF the American people ever knew that beheu'c'
Arnold at any time commanded a vessel. He went
on 10 say that he thought the character OF Benedict
Arnold had been little understood. and that he him
self had always held the view entertained by cool
old Presbyterian pastor. under whose ministratlons
he sat In Peeksk. of Judas Iscariot. The pohcy
OF this minister was TO jump on Judas with ootn
feet Then Dr. Depew proceeded to draw paraiiei
between Judas he saw him pictured In the Oper-
armergau Passion Pay and Arnold, and concludei
with the suggestion that abuse had ceased TO nave
any effect The time had come for analysis, by
which much more was be gained that would be
OF benefit than by any lesson drawn from mere
abuse.
President Depew introduced Elihu Root. newly
e.ected member OF the organization, VINO was 10
tax about the battle OF Saratoga. Mr. Root re-
marked that ,be first important fact he had dis
covered relative 10 the battle Of Saratoga was that
there had been no such battle 1t was rea.'y ne
cumna ton OF a brilliant series OF Incidents IN the
campaign OF IN. fatal to English hopes OF sep
aratng New England from the States to the south
OF Il. Mr. Root spoke eloquently OF the deieat OF
the force under St Leger BY the stout Duchmen OF
the Mohawk Valley under Herklmer. and Its utter
generalization in the subsequent pursuit by Cen
era, Gansevoort. AZ the British standards were
captured and carried into cd Fort Stanwix where
Rome ~ V now stands and over them was raised
a composite banner made Of the red, White ana Due
strips from as many colored petticoats assuming
some what the form OF the present National co.ors
General Howard Carroll. who Is member OF the
Saratoga Monument Association followed with some
remarks on the movement to mark the historic spot
Before the meeting adjourned for supper Hiram
r. Steele offered the following resolution, when was
Resolved Tha, we extend to the people OF cuba
who are struggling for their national independsnce,
R ins eGIa1a ny' NeWYork State "
Among the members in attendance were Coo orIe
SER L. s. A.: Herbert A. Roberts Warren Con
| A.: John A. Dunnell Asbury Gates Porter. Zach.
| arlah G. Wilson, Robert L. Bow;es J. LawrehS &c
McKeever ". j. Smith, Charles " Morris ~ ~ T.
| Henry. Captain H. l.. Haskell l.. s. A.; George "
| Peasc. Ward Beiknap General Thomas Wilson, =
| s A.: Andrew Ernest Foye James ~. REYNOLDS
! George ~ Ewood. OF Rochester, Andrew j. e.
| Foye William II. Henry. 4. d. Hunting Z: e.
| John Quincy Adam. Alexander Crawford Cheno-
| weth br John T. sprague. j. c. PumpeIly Ed
| wari n Hal John Winfield Scott. Henry Hail. the
| society historian; Ehu Root. Walter F. stanford
| James Loder Raymond Joseph Raymond and
| Cha rles Taft.