The Washington times., 1895-03-14
American Revolution Society in
Discussion.
THE COMMITTEE WILL CONFER
Action on a Communication from the Sons of
the Revolution Advocating Consolida-
tion-The Suggestion Was Received with
Favor-Effort to Limit the Terms of the
President and Vice President

The District of Columbia Sons of the
American Revolution held an important
meeting last night in the red parlor at
the Ebbitt House. Among these matters
were the adoption OF an amendment TO the
constitution and the passage of a Tesolu-
ton looking to the consolidation OF this
organization with the Society of the Sons
OF the Revolution.
A meeting OF the board OF management
Of the Sons Of the American Revolution
was held in the afternoon, the business
transacted at which was reported to the
meeting last night, which was presided
over by Dr. j. Brown Goode, Mr.. Francis
j. Storm being secretary.
The proceedings were opened with prayer
by the Rev. DR.. Childs, after which the fol-
lowing proposed amendment TO Article 3
Of the constitution, as Section 8, was read:
'-Sons of Revolutionary soldiers, who
are regularly accepted by the board of man.
agement upon the Recommendation OF the
proper committees, may lie made honorary
members OF the society without the pay
ment Of annual dues
This was briefly discussed and adopted
TO MARK THE SPOT.
An interesting communication from the
Maryland Society, s. A. R., was read By the
secretary giving a detailed account OF the
battle of Long Island, and the heroic part
the Maryland Four Hundred played in that
great struggle 1t is proposed by the Mary
land Society to erect monolith TO mark the
spot where the Maryland men fought and
INF a.ffr~ Of
ItispropoSed to have the monument unveiled
at the coming anniversary of the battle in
August The object of the communication
was to reach the descendants of the Mary
land heroes. who are members of fthe society.
Major Webster reported the following
from the board OF management:
Whereas we have received commnni-
cation that the society of the Sons OF The
Revolution has passed q resolution adyo-
eating a union of the two societies in this
city.
Resolved, that the society be requested
to authorize the president 10 appoint
committee of three or more TO confer
with any committee from the Sons of
the Revolution, should it be EecesSary,
on the subject Of Union. The res
olution was adopted.
DR. Chnds Offered the following:
Resolved, that the District Of Colum-
bia society OF the Sons Of American
Society the adoption of an amendment
to the constitution OF the National So
Ciety providing that its president and
vice president shall not be eligible for
election for more than two successive
terms
OPPOSITION WAS SPIRITED.
This elected some spirited opposition.
Capt. Cole seconded the resolution and
made the point that The National soei-
ETY. might well emulate the policy Of
teh Daughters of the American Revolution,
who announced a one-teTm policy.
hir Howard Clark moved 10 table the
resolution, and DR.. McCaindry made some
remarks, in which he urged that il was pei
haps best not 10 suggest to the national
society what il should or should not do, or
TO interfere with its politics or policies
Er Marsh went further and said that
he was in favor OF suggesting that the Of
fices named he tenabie for one year. He,
however. Withdrew this suggestion. Major
Webster explained that the idea of the
resolution was only intended as a suggeS-
ton TO this sociery's delegates to the ma
tional society. The motion TO table was
lost and the resolution carried.
President GoOde announced TO the meet
ing the death OF their former cempatriot,
Judge Clark and spoke in becoming and
feeling terms of that members pleasant
relations with end services to the society,
and OF his constant interest in IT'S welfare
The president then announced the standing
committees as reported from the board oi
management, after which the society ad
iOurued