The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-23

| Hon. NJ. E. King said that Chief Sopiel,
now very aged, is a full blooded Passa
mag uodddy chief, very worthy and dig
nided, and a proper one to be elected :
mem Der of the society.
W. H. Vinton, Esq, DR.. Banks, and
others questioned the propriesy of the
admission without further examination
of an Indian, who was not citizen; but
after spirited debate Capt. Sopiel was
lected by large majority.
The full list of those elected to mem
bership is as follows:
Horace Mitchell Seward, K ittery; an
cestors, George Patch and Richard Sea-
ward.
Daniel Oliver Seward, Kittery; an
| Cestors, Richard Seward and George
Patch.
Sopiel Selmore, Pleasant Point; ances-
tor, Selmore Soctomah, Qndian scout.)
Albert Manchester Penley, Auburn
ancestor, Joseph Penley.
Albert Foster Drummond, Waterville;
ancestor, Major Josiah Hayden.
James Neal Read, Deering; ancestor.
Noah Read.
Joseph Battel Shepherd, Portland;
ancestors, George Shepherd, Catherine
Shepherd, and Daniel Van Wrinkle.
Robert Andrews Barnard, Bridgton
ancestor, Daniel Barnard.
Harry Adie Rounds, Portland; ances-
tor, Benjamin fainter.
Edward Bissell Curtis, Machias; an
cestors. Colonel Israel Morey, Israel Nor
ey, Jr., and Jonathan Curtis.
| William Keene Hilton, Jr., Damaris-
Gotta; ancestor, William keene.
Franklin Robinson, Portland; ances-
tors, John Robinson and Samuel Robin
| son.
| Edward Russell Barbour, Portland !;
ancestor, Richard Sutton.
DR.. Charles E. Banks presented addi-
tional papers for his ancestor. Lieuten-
an George Bartol. which were accepted.
| DR.. Banks recalled the fact that Cen
eral William Whipple. a general officer of
the Revolution and n slgner of the
Declaration, had been born in Kittery,
| in Maine, and suggested that the Society
obtain portrait and devote meeting
| to his memory.
A Loan exhib ition of Revolutionary
articles was suggested.
Hon. Warren f. Vinton, of Gray, exhib-
tied several interesting documents from
the papers of Rev. Samuel Nash, first
minister of Gray
THE BANQUET.
| The banquet of the two societies, Sons
| of the American Revolution and Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, &c
Cured in the afternoon: at the Preble,
and was a great success. President
Burnham. presided, and grace was said
by, Rev. e. P. Wilson of Woodfords. Those
who edined were:
| E.S. E. Mcclellan, Mrs. Anna M. L.
Kendall, Mrs. M. r. Kendall, Miss julia
W.Soule, Miss Harriet E. Clarke, Miss
Charlotte A. Clark of Westbrook, Ma
than Geold. Mrs. Nathan Goold. J.W.D.
Carter, Fred V Matthews, Mrs. Fred v.
Matthews, Mrs. Harriet H. Harmon,
Moody, Mrs. j. Frank Trull Of Biddeford,
Mrs. T. e. Webb, Rev. Edwin P. Wilson of
Deering, Mrs. Edwin p. Wilson of Deer
ing, e. A. Butler of Rockland, Miss
Drummond, Edward P. Burnham of
Saco, NJ P. Frank, Henry S. Burrage, G..
|
L. Howe, Fred n. Dow, Mrs. DIV. Wig
gin of Auburn, George F French, VIII.
Vinton and wife. Rev. NJ. S. Ayers, Fred
eric Brunei, Mrs. Frederic Brunei, j.
Am brose Merrill, Charles Carroll Burrill,
Miss Harriet o. Proctor, Mrs. Lucinda
z. Proctor, Mrs. G. R. Shaw, Mrs. Emery
Jones, Miss Lydia Hall, Mrs. Florence
M. r.. Banks. charles E. Banks, MD,
Mrs. Emma I. Shepherd, Rev. Jos. B.
Shepherd, Miss Beatrice W. Robinson,
Mrs. Franklin Robinson, j. Gerrish,
Mrs. W. f. Goold, Mrs. Charles r. Gould,
Charles F. Gould, MIS-. Nelson Tenney,
Miss Hattie E. Sargent, Mrs. H.R. Sar.
gent, H. R. Sargent, G. H. Banks Mrs.
r. M. Setevens, Mr.. and Mrs. G b Lefavor
A. L. Talbot, Mrs. A. l.. Talbot, Mrs. F. j /.
IIls1ey, Mrs. +. W. York;, Mr.. and Mrs LIE
4 roy HaTo bic, Mrs. TIW.W. Atwood, Mr.,
and Mrs. William Senter, Harry A.
Rounds, Eleanor W. Deering, Carrie H
Mcdowell, Mrs. II. NJ. Mailing, H. NJ. Nal.
ing. Francis Il. Littletield, Sarah Adams
Mr.. and Mrs John M. Adams, Caroline
S. Conant. Mary A. Baxter, Frank Has
kell, Mrs. Frank Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs
Ell. Has kelI, DR.. c. ". Wellman, Mrs. C.
W. Wellman, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert S.
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Mcdonald
Mrs. Marshall Mcdonald, W. Fred Corn
ish, Mrs. G. e. Cornish, in. Read, Mis-.
A. L. Mcdonald, Miss Flora L. Legrow
Mrs. o. r. Legrow, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Davis of Freeport, Mrs. ". q. Sawyer
H. T. Sawyer. A. L. Small and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. James Keazar, Daniel Goodhue
Francis O.Glazier, Mr.. and Mr.. Ira S.
Locke, H. Fl. Bowles, Oh. Boyd, George
A. French, IF. Quimby, Mrs. H. H.. B.
i Howell, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Talbot, Mrs
E. M. Stevens, e. II Banks, John o. Rice
Jesse E. Frisbee, Frank f. Sleeper, Her.
bert Harris, John Timer Chandler. j.
NJ. Gooding, Mrs. J. M. Gooding, Charles
H. French, Mrs. H P. ingalls,, Charles c.
urrill. Fred H. Mari, Mr.. and Mrs. AL.
bion E. johnson, MIR. and Mrs. Angus
tus Tate. Josiah Fl. Drum mond, Mareie