New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-23
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
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An ,mp,r,,n, par, Of the celebration % Washing
,o,'s Hir.hday IN this city was the dinner gwen
=, ps,monico's asst evening los the Sons OF the Reyo-
,ution over 30 members Of mat society ana ther
friends ga, down AT six tables in the large ban
ouc,tinr hall which had been decorated Handsomely
for the occasion. Among the decorations were Inc
flag Of Bunker Hill the flag 81 the soci'F' inc
French nag and n copy Of the orgina. nag 81 inc
1nuod States Two large and beautiful noral
pieces adorned the table Of honor. They had been
sent by the Colonial Danes Of America ana the
colonial Danes o. the STATE OF N"w-NoTk. banh
playeI patriotic airs IN the gallery during the dinner
\ colorsd engraving Of Mount Vernon. showing
the IRON, and one end ~ thc former home OF WASH
,,x,on with a s,rc;ch 90 lawn and glimpse OF tho
river and n portrait 81 Washington In the uniform
-, . general Of the Continental Army. adorned the
oro,,v menu card ON the front Of the card was
engraved: sons 81 tho Revolution. WashinSio1'
Birthday. is@,"
william O. fnmi.ion. vice president Of tn" 50
c,ctv presided In ne ahsencs ~ FREDERICK :
Tallrn,dec the president. who was H. ON his right
h,rt -, tho table ~ honor were General Nelson y
Niles Warner Miller. the Rev. pr. Edward ~
F.ssg. charles H. Woodruff Mr.. Raymond. Fred
erlck Clarkson Controller \. +. Ftich anh ""n''a'
Alfred g Barnes ON his left hama "rr" me XIV
nrockhols, Morgan. Thomas II EdsaL Jerome
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Isaac y NILS and Isaac My'r
A. tho other tables w"r. william W. h'piHn
Smith Ely Fr derrick '.arksoA. fAnyer '"ihs'"
W Gaycr Dpmiuck. Bayarl h'm4r'cN. 'N'H''t
Griswoli Robert ELEPHANT. John u. lre''n'' ~
fohn & Jaw Charles =. Laitne. Arthur J.. M'r-
rl,r, Edward Prime Charles \. Peabody. jr., Ar
thur NJ Hatch Or Gouverneur NJ smith Nos"e'
n shurIen Frank Trfcri. Paul q. Theoaud'
Charles Schcrmcrhorn Henry w. Le Roy
Charles Ishnm. Robert Lcnox Ee.knip John -
Adams pr. \ W. Gardner. Henry IL Adams oar
win r. AlIrldge Samuel p. Avery. John ~ 'oyne'
rrrL # Avery George e. Andrews. John =.
,uo, pr George H. Builcr. Waiter :. BALDWIN,
Charles BRADLEY. the Rev. Or Brady r.. ha'Nu~'
Oliver G. Barton william Bunker. Lucus H. He'rS'
Frank l.. bradley. Ds. Gorham Bacon Ih'oior' VI
BARNES Frederick II. Brooks. DR. Charles > Run
George De 4. Barton. James \. Bcn"dlc' i.ahs-
dal. Boardman Irving H. Bower. Robert +. Hood
good Flamen H. Gambler. Robert W. Gambler :. ).
CARPENTER Or Edward Curtss. Alexander -
Crane George II. Coutts. John '. Is. N.arksph'
Wn,iam W Chlds William \. Chapman William
A cable Charles W. Carpcnter Reese Carp>nier. Or
Iando r. Carpenter. Samuel j. knight James II.
croweu Daniel H. Watson. Robert Caterson Ed
ward C. Cockey Charles a. Chadwick Henry
g. Carter.
Ma,urin +. Delane,d. jr.. Henry y. browne. David
"a duncan James Deshler Myron II Dyckman.
T. W 81 Draper Thomas Reed. :. Victor Con-
slant Dr Amory Chaplin Dwight l." EImendor''
rohn A Elmendorf Edward Ellsworth Henry W.
Everett Francis E. Fitch. George d. Farrar. WILL
lam b. O. Field. Robert y. Farlec. Or. .. l.. Dana.
Samuel W Farchi,d Charles VI. Fairbanks. Morris
y F.rr,. BENJAMIN Fitch Francis q. Griffin. George
r Gibson. A.ber, n. Genet. william n Hunger
ford. Clarence NJ Hyde Dr G. NJ Hammond. A. j.
Norran = Carmin Harriet. Gilbert l. Herbert.
Edward H. Herzog. Nathaniel u. HoNie. jr.. John
Hone Levi Holbrook. Charles II. Henderson, An
drew g Hamcrslcy. jr.. f. Fellows Jenkins. Or.
Henry D. JOY Robert Jafrray. jr. Edwin II. Katie.
10 rlt,hap ,,rl
knapp Herbert H. Lloyd. James u. Lockwood.
Daniel f. Kellogg Theodore II. Mead. John q.
Marshall the Rev. Turner y. Oliver. Howard Mar
shall Horace n. Moorehead. James II. Morgan.
Isaac Mycr. Warren u. Newklrk. George II. Nor
ton. George l.. Nichols Henry A. Nelson, George
W O,ney. A. Walker Otis. W. X. Potts. David
Provost.
James Owens George Rowland. Thomas r. Row
land IT, Charles W. Romcyn. Samuel ". Richard
SON Charles Rowland William Dcmlng. Dwight $.
Richardson. f. r. Holmes. Frederick u. Richard
SON. William r. Rogers. John q. stephens. william
skinner. jr l.. Bayifd Smith, Thomas f. '. Smith.
william A. Shelton. f. Holden smith Thomas W.
Smith Henry stanton. Gerald ~ Stanton. Jared
Sanford. Dr. Harry II. Seabrook Richard W.
Stevenson. George r.. Schenck, Gilman II. Tucker.
Eugene Lentilhon. Nicholas Terhune Frederick col
well, Edgar I'nderhin Frederick f.. Underhill. War
ham Whitney. Richard II. Williams. George Wilson.
Richard Church. Levi g. Weir Cassus NJ. Wicker.
John V. Wheeler. Jesse g. Woodruff. Herbert 7.
Wade. william Ives Washburn Jacob Washburn.
William Y. Warren and Lewis l.. Wisner.
After coffee and cigars had been served Mr..
Hamilton. the presiding officer spoke Of a bill
which vas introduced into the United States Sen
ate by Henry G. Hansbrough on February .. TO
prevent the OF the American flag In advertising.
lie circulated petition to Congress to pass the
bill He also spoke OF medals which had been
awarded by the society--a gold medal awarded 10
Everett Is. Heymann. OF the senior class OF the
College OF the city OF New York for the best
essay THE Causes Which Led to the Revolu-
ton: a gold medal To Robert $. Allen, OF the
Albany High School. for the best essay on New
York In tho Wa OF the Revolution" and silver
end bron medals to Ludwig :. Mayer OF the Al
bany High School. and Harry f. Fosdick OF the
Buffalo High school for essays on the same sub
ject
President Patton. OF Princeton, had been ex-
pectel to speak to the toast. THE College as n
School OF Patriotism" but illness kept him away
from the dinner.
The Rev. Dr. George H. Van DE Water had ac-
cepted invitation to speak TO the toast, Wash
lng,on. Reverent and Revercd' but illness pre-
vented his appearance also.
Warner Miller. called o. 10 speak In place OF