The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-24
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Annual Meeting and Election of OFF,
GERS.

GERS.
How the Order Has Grown in Maine
Graves of the Old Heroes of '7e To Be
Marked.
The annual meeting of the Maine
branch of the Association eff Sons OF the
American Revolution was held in the
library room OF the Maine Historical So
ciety, Saturday forenoon.
Ex-Mayor Ed ward A. Butler. of Rock
land, presided, in the absence OF Pres.
George F. Talbot About 80 members
were present.
Secretary Henry S. Burrage read his
annual report as follows,
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
To the Maine Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution.
At the opening of theEyear just closed,
the Maine Society OF the Sons OF tha
American Revolution had one hundred
and ninety-five members. Thirteen mem
bers were elected at the annual meeting
year ago, and during the year Twenty
four additional members have been elect
ed by the Board of Managers, while. one
mem Der has been received by transfer
from the Oregon and Washington So
oiety. S. A. r. The additions to GU
roll during the year. accordingly, were
thirty eight; making with one hundred
and ninety with which the year
opened total Of two hundred and thirty
three. Only one death in our member
ship during the year has been reported
MIR. Zebulon K. Harmon, of Portland.
who was with us year ago today, a
member of our Board of Councillors and
most efficient and valuable member of
the Society, died in this city March 10th,
1885. Our present membership, accord,
ngly, is two hundred and thirty two.
The Board of Managers has held six
meetings during the year, viz April
5th, June 8th, Sept. 2lst, 1895; Jan. 18th,
Jan. 22nd, and Feb. 10Th, 1886. At the
meeting June 8Jh, the Secretary was di-
rooted 10 forward to the General Board of
Managers OF the National Society, S. A.
R., resolution to the effect that the
colors buff, blue and white be made the
colors Of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton; instead of the colors blue and
white, as at present. The Board of Man
ayers has made an arrangement with the
Maine Historical Society for the purchase
OF three hundred and fifty copies OF Mr..
Nathan Goold's "History of Col. Ed
nund Phinney's 31st Regiment ofFoot !"
This was the first Regiment raised in the
County of Cumberland in the Revolu-
tienary war, and
MR.. GOOLD'S PAPER
Is the only complete record of Maine
Regiment in the Revolution that has
been compiled. A copy will be cent to
each member of the Society when the
pamphlet is ready for distribution.
At the meeting Of the Board of Man
ayers Jan. 22nd, 1895. an invitation to a
Colonial Tea on the afternoon of Feb.
ESnd. was received from the Elizabeth
Wadsworth Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, and the invitation
was accepted. 1t was accordingly voted
to dispense. with the usual banquet on
that day.
At the last annual meeting of the So
eiety committee consisting Of DR.. G. E.
Banks, Hon. j. II. Drummond and the
Secretary, was appointed to consider the
proprieuy of securing q portrait of Gen.
William Whipple, the only signer Of the
Declaration OF Independence born in
Maine; and to devise ways and means for
securing. funds for the purchase of tie
portrait ii the proposal should be faYor-
ably entertained. The committee deemed
1t desirable to- procure the portrait and
subscriptions OF one dollar. or more were
solicited in a circular which was sent to
each member of the Society. In response
to his circular, and also to statement
in the recent circular containing the an
nouncement of this meeting, the Society
has received forty dollars. The portrait
without the frame will cost one hundred
dollars and added subscriptions are need
ed In order that the artist may enter up
on his work at an eaE}y day. At the
Congress of tie National Society S. A. r.,
held in Boston with the Massachusetts,
Society, May LIST, 1895, the Society was
represn ted by Hon. Edward A. Butler of
Rockland, Mr.. Archie L. Talbot of Lew
iston, Col. John N Adams of Deering,
DR.. Chas. Z. Banks OF Portland and the
Secretary. There were also present
from this Society Mr.. Herbert Harris of
Boston, Mr.. Nathan Goold of Portland,
and Rev. George Nd. Howe of Lewiston,
who by order OF the Congress were re-
rquested to represent the Society of the
State Of Delaware. The meetings were
held in the
OLD SOUTH CHURCH,
and the banquet was at the Vendome.
On the following day, Msy End. by in
vitation Of the Massachusetts, Society, the
members of the Congress were taken by
special train to Lexington and Concord,
where memorable day was spent in Wis
iting scenes connected with the opening
of the Revolutionary struggle. On both
of these days the hospitality of the Mas
sachusetts Society and it's President,
Hon. Ewdin S. Barrett, was unbounded
At the business session of the Congress a
committee was appointed to prepare a
form for a charter Of Chapters to be
organized in connection with the differ
emit State societies.
Although the Congress took no action
concerning union of the Sons OF the
American Revolution and the Sons of the
Revolution, and by reason of the atti
tude Of tho Sons of the Revolution can
take no action until proposals are re-
ceived from the latter Society, it is
worthy of notice that the union senti
ment in til Sons of the Revolution is
gaining strength. In the District OF Co.
lumbia and three States, namely. Ohio,
Minnesota and Tennessee, the two So
cieties have voted to unite in all public
osbervances; and in the District OF Co
lumbia, and in some of the States, zach
OF the Societies has elected all the MON
bers of the other Society in that S tate to
honorary membership, thus becoming in
an important respect one Society. Each
OF these Societies also, has voted to bring
the question of union before the Nation
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