New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24

delivered orations which Will stir the blood and be
Us here assembled tonight shall have passed away
me american people welcomed THESE puDic isstra5
talk about besides the issues growing out OF the
late civil War; They made all classes Norm am am
they brought into being the throng OF patriotic
so T OF which ours Is one aoset,es was
entitled Sons OF Revolutionary Sres." and orig,
natei IN san Francsco was aSreeo Of upon pp ohn
l., cogswell. kenrney-st, In that CITY. wh Hr
about ten men held meeting by invitation h o, com I'M
posed exclusively Of lneai descendants from the
heroes and statesmen q the American pTb
lie procession in San Francisco. and about ro,ag T
tbe eighty members Of the new society uSiads
the procession thirteen Of them bearing r Smie sa
emblematIc of the thirteen original states ne 80
cety elected officers that same day ana tne, ,rnt
and literary character. whose proceedings were the
p prs, IN ca the ana and n the latter form
widely distributed At that original meeting Hngod o'
October p 1870 Edwin s h ian p gr sS
cety should be made Natonai o,ti nv. rcia,,.
accordingly when. in 1876 the 1a fnr i.suxIary
adopted constitution i provided lor renre
branches. coequa societies. and Nauo r air nut
sentative body That word anxiaTy xpectea man
ner and made all the trouble ana IN me e, SSse
ExLIsTING THE EAST.
In 1859. eight years after the hrSt start
in California. a few men in New-Nork 'l'y' mcl'"-
ing some to whom had been sent the constitution,
circulars and bulletins OF the California oocleS' ui
meet. and they organized an Independent soOoS
here called Son, Of the Revolution. Thus the
seed planted 10y California had sprcuted AZ Ia,, IN
the metropolis The new society was small IN uiehi-
bershiq AM first was purely local but mna'iy ~
also adopted "A cOnstiiUiiOH-thls one-pipNtnhE va"
societies might be- formed In other states; tath "
which should BE- an antiiiary nsan' from ,bs cali
forna Soccty's constitution was an error OF Jups-
ment now at last confessed bur lQhg PSislSu hi i
fttag fhaf ri
lei 20 the creation Of two sets OF s!o".',, i,eI
ciety of Sons Of the Revoluilon was otSd M,
IN philadelphia In 1855 though refusing 10 Dc AUX
This movement Of 1883 awoke fresh interest in the
general subject - patriotic societies IN ~" r.f7.,
hui that word auxiliary pr5yentel Eritisnicn -,
New-England and others OF the 9riennt nm ,ias
Sta,cs from organizing societies OF their own Ma
sachusetts Connecticut and other states nad cacn
supplied FAR more men for ne Amrli'"m TO- ,re
vented those states from being auxiliary 10 New
York For about I'VE years onHrr so,etv in cal
ifornla were all there were OF these modern soc'-
In 1855 a few Ncw-Jersey members o. the New
York Sons OF the REVOLUTION propose 10 to,tm ILL.,,
New jersey society The New orh Sons 'O, 'nv
society and not otherwise. and. further tnai they
own. These patriotic and enterprsing JerseyIhrn'
one Of whom Josiah G. Pumpey, is now mem
her ~ our own society thin vent to work. In the
spring Of 1859 they organized. by corfespoh9elhs@
Revolution in New Hampshire. vermont Massa-
chu4etts Rhode Island. Connecticut, New-Jer:ey,
Virginia. Arkansas. South Carolina. kentucky ahl
Tennessee. They then called convention OF MN Nm
all to meet tn New-York CITY. Apr. 3D. 1872 the day
~ the great celebration OF tho lgth anniversary OF
Washlneton's inauguration The object was 70 or
ganlze NationA. society mark the name sons
should b. a co-equll sister organization ana none
n them auxiliary 10 any other. They never
dreamed ~ forming a new orgau.ZltOn. Their aO!c
purpo- VAS - bring the !nnrcnrr OF sGVTra .oxl
- bear 20 induce N""-fork - repeal the auAF
iary' article in her constitution.
THE WORD AUXILIARY RETAINED.
When ihe New Workers heard ~ this movement.
= they had promptly met and repealed that
auxiliary" article there never woull have been
tao Gets ~ societies No ono wanted tvo se's. NO
one thought Of Bat wha, dii Now- York do' Tn'y
actually met ami adopted NV constitution tnis
branch" article WAS made longer more explicit
aaI more h.nI.ng thus Ignoring the pairiouc s'nt
mont ana natural pride Of every .lssrt So, 49,,
declaring war upon any movement having TOT us
Object thc Do-equality OF the different S'a,e 80
c..'l.r ~ MAILING All the pth"r St"''S ".tN,,,t
srt' 10 N.w-York the annual election % Natloha
officers would have had to BE- hrii M -" OH, IN
All would always have been '3ultnh," - ~
lo.al members Imagine the District oi %
uuo.t arranging things 20 ma mr. p"" ILL.,,
rolil elect the lfrsin'ht "i me hll.i 4, :,
Imagine a.. rest ~ ih. country cons"nung to IL
/ tm willing 10 believe that launaD!' MOVIES ~
some kind Inspired TINS propos,,"h, 1n' 1,v lV'
TO the National convention reicrrei 10 '''Iy
,,,dI fror, thirteen ont o. the twenty. including
the original one ia california. Win p''Toh' p,n
from Ncw-i0rk AMI f'nnsN wanna he 49,,
Thcrc thc ronns,l van.a delegates took the hqor
ana urged that all the other societies should pc
@ome auxiiiar,cs' TO New-York. This wa de,
bated Tor Ions tim" F,nnsyiN VIVA , NJ "'"' She
replied 40 Tho convention then refused lon'
blank TO agree to tn auxiliary r'it'on 10
York Not ono sat" ~ th"' Wl"'S .D' vort srs
woull agree TO that proposition. me ~" 80 .
refused or NOR pa 10 r,n6S"ylvanis and New
YORK took no further part In thr Pfoc'1a,..H Tbe
question then aros' " -Ai t""ui'' Ito" ~ ac,ng in
convention was Their. ~ actuai sr,s ~, ,,i,,.1 30
behalf ~ eighteen states inc"dlns NE "'sy' fhe
ccty ia California. Inc IA''' a't, ,nnayycau
injustice Of attempt 10 HllpS' az = .h,,it
sfvle OF organization upon society "hich shou,a
be pre-emincnuy American III az n ~ iry To-
objects and framework. ana fspr,la's 20 h -" So
control In this manner moyem.nt "hcn ~
York hSd no, even ~. convention organized as
National society taking thc name ,s oi neSon
Istcnce with eighteen state societies. while the
sons Of the Revolution only had two; ana every
one Of the eighteen m sSPh RcVoution Thus
cam. into existence the society Of the sons OF me
rlorlous II has by It's enterprise. public spirit
and incessant activity so stjnuia' p%rooecd win
a multitude Of patriotic societies. win more 10
come tAppiause) -, hood, ,,,.ri,, !,
rIncIe ~ yon stitnng one National society. divided
for convenience Into co-cqull sister sur ,i
and the latter subdlyded 10 SOME 'S''''' INV
II may be said here that the NV otn IN ~
1850 finally repealed the article In men , ,h
which had made al the trouble Beior' tnas' rp,s
were h1ebound. Their own grow" ia" ' 49,
rapid since that repeal ,, =, o,,og,zo
our ov' soclety I will add, however because this
f. important, that the Sons OF the American tevo
luton is the especial society "hcn, a1 aims
man to membership unless he II lln"hl M
81 the American Revolution tn" sons or IN. .t'N
luiion admit by collateral as wei as oy ,,r,cr,
scent Il Is account or our llE'" ~ r,,ri
Tor membership and because Of the thorousn NhTl =
,capisr, NJ o,r organizatlon. and the public sprll
" oir rnenbers thai IN exceedingly latS~ u' ,',,,
n men OF high social position and National rem
:, ,iop beony 10 our society In All parts oI in'
country The very rigid and excellent arp. , i
blank now used by all the diHeren' so'.r ni h..
Sons aud Daughters orSinated WIN w. IT, ~ ,hnr,
been adopted on It's merits by an OF ,n'n a.,e,ies
&c rivalry because there are two SETS OF t ~
the influence is healthfu because u ~ h' S."
All to greater undo rtakings than, W"",, ~ de
Dossible without the spice OF whai. noP'i, =
generous and friendly emulation III a'h , NJ
larger number OF Inspiring works Tor uir s'n'S ANU
wcirarc Of our common country applause
The specehmaklng OF the evening ondcd WIZ"
tribute TO THE Patriot Of 1885, by wafer . -"
at he