Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-12

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me objects OF the society are: ITO
perpetuate the memory Of the men Of
the Revelation. who. by their services
or sacrifices during the war OF the Ameri-
can Revolution. achieved tho indepsnd-
ence OF the American people; TO unite
and promote fellowship among their de-
scendants; to inspire them end the COM
munity at large with more profound
reverence for the principles OF the gov
eminent founded by our forefathere: 10
encourage historical research In relation
TO the American revolution; to acquire
and preserve the records OF the individu-
oil services OF the patriots Of the war.
as well as documents. relics. and land
marks. etc"
The society has done much in pro-
noting the object OF its organization.
For it's membership II IL required that
the person shall be Of good rcpute. and
IS a lneal descendant OF an ancestor
who was at all times unfaillng in his
loyalty TO and rendered actual service in
tho cause Of American independence.
either as an oficer. soldier. seaman, ma
rine. milit!aman. or minute-man. or as a
signer OF the Declaration OF 1ndepend-
ence, or as a OWL officer.
THE NATIONAL OFFICERS.
The present officers OF the National
Society nearly all OF whom will attend
the meeting to be held here. are the fol-
lowing:
President General-Horace Porter. IL.
D., New York.
Vice-Presjdent General-General j. c.
Breckinridge, United States army Wash
ington. d. c.; Colonel Thomas NJ. Ander-
son, United States army. Vancouver Bar
racks, Wash; Edwin s. Barrett. Concord.
Mass: John whitehead. Morristown. n.
j.: Cushman X. Davis, St Paul. MINI.
Secretary General-Franklin MURPHY.
Newark. n. ].
York.
Registrar General-A. Howard Clark,
Washington, ID. c.
Historian General-Henry Hail. New
York.
Chaplain General-Right Rev. Edward
Cheney. ID. D.. Chicago. H..
General Board OF Managers-National
Society--Horace Porter LII. D., president
general, New York. General J. c. Breckin-
ridge. United States army. yice-president
general, Washington. ID. c.; Colonel
Thomas NJ, Anderson vice-presdent gen.
eral. Vancouver BARRACKS. Wash; Ed
win s. Barrett. vice-presldent general.
Concord. Mass; John Whitehead, vice.
president general, Morristown, N. j.;
Cushman X. Davis. vice-president gene
raj. st. Paul, Mimi; Franklin Murphy,
secretary general Newark. n. j.; c. w.
Haskins. treasurer general. New York;
A. Howard Clark. registrar general,
Washington, u. c.; Henry Hall, historian
general. New York; Right Rev. Charles
Edward Cheney, d. D., chaplain general,
Chicago. ILL.,; S. w. Williams, president
Arkansas Society. Little Rock. Nrs.;
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Hunter,
United States army, president California
Society San Francisco. CAL; Jonathan
TrumbulI, president Connecticut Society.
Hartford. Conn; T. IT, Bayard, presideiS
Delaware Society Wilmington, Del; DR..
c. Brown Goode. president District OF
Columbia Society, Washington, ID. C.;
George r. Bissell. president Illinois So
ciety. Chicago. ILL.,; Seneca Il. Brown.
president Indiana Society, Fort Wayne,
Ind: l.. b. Raymond, president Iowa
Society Hampton. Ia; George ID. Hale.
president Kentucky Society, Louisville,
KY; Edgar Ia. Farrar, president Louisi-
ana Society, New Orleans, La;
George f. Talbot. president Maine So
ciety, Portland. Me-; William r. Grifiiths,
president Maryland Society. Baltimore,
Nd; +. S. Barrett, president Massa-
chusetts Society, Concord, Mass; Henry
Il. Ledyard. president Michigan Society.
Detroit. Mich; Albert Edgerton. presi-
dent Minnesota Society. ST. Paul, Mimi;
George F. Leighton, president Missouri
Society, St Louis. Mo-; Decius 3. wade,
president Montana Society. Helena, Mont;
Rev. Luther NJ. Kuhns. president