The morning times., 1896-12-04

The Sons of the Revolution who live in
the District OF Columbia put on all their
badges, and in some cases they numbered
iour TO 4 man, last night, and went TO
the annual meeting of the society in the
red parior OF the Ebbitt House. There
have now been just dozen of these meet
ings and everybody declared last night that
this one was the most interesting of them
all.
There WAS plenty of business tn attend
to but 1t was all completed with neatncss
and dispatch In the lIrst place, there
was the election of officers and tn. only
ticket there was went through without "A
single scratch. 1t was Composed as .ol-
lows: Mr.. j. u. Walker, president; Mr.. w.
V. Cox, vice president; Mr.. ii. &. Kemp.
SECRETARY; Mr.. b. b. Wilson, treasurer; Mr..
Z. II. Campbell, registrar, board of man
ayers, G. Hunt, C. L. Guriey, F. T. W.
be.iie. NJ. Il. Hatch, F. Is Nash. T. Blag-
den. F. = H. Sands, C. G. Lee and G. {.
Goodloe.
The selection of delegates and altcrnates
to the general society followed. The dele
gates are C. F. T. Beale, A X Paris. II.
q Kemp. w b. Guriey, and A. X. Clark.
The :ilternates are \. j Green, F. T.. B.
Sands, I. &. Trescott, +. ii. ". Clay and
Il. c. Goodloe.
FppArN hANQtEi ilENtI%LfD u
When The reports Of the officers Were
submitted they lacked the tedious, dry
characteristics OF usual society reports.
Mr.. Gaillard Hunt, OF the state Depart
ment, is society historian. and the Sons
were all on the qui vive when he delivered
his carefully prepared report.
Ii was his duty TO touch upon the uc-
currences of the year. He called aIten-
ton to the fact that there had been four
deaths ill the society during that time.
There had also been four celebrations. all
OF which were held in con function with he
brother organization, The Sons Or the .AmcFi-
can Revolution
The Times readers will recall that IN
elaborate banquet was extended by the
Sons 10 their sisters. the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, on WaSlingtnn's
Birthday OF this year. The daughters
went and took their friends. II VIII be
remembered, because they Were invited.
But Il scaEt half dozen of them paTtUok of
the snmptuous feast prepared by the sich
men. however, because OF the fact that
though they had been hidden aS guests
they were assessed the price OF n ticket
on each plate before IT was turned
That Il the reason there was more r less
interest in Mr.. Hunts report last night.
Referring TO the event he said:
The first meeting, held February %,
took the shape OF an elaborate and care
fully planed reception to the Continental
Congress of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. The details Were all per
fectly executed, and the affair was a
brilliant success, reflecting much credit
upon the Joint committee, which had IL in
charge, at the head OF which was Mr..
William VanZandt Cox. The sentiment of
this scciety has, however, never been favor
able 10 celebrations So purely social in
character as this one was, however pleasur-
able they may be, and it is not iccum-
mended that similar festivities should lie
repeated.
SOCIETIES MAY UNITE.
Mr.. Henry Greenway Kemp, the Secre-
tary, submitted his report. The total rleIIi-
bership OF the society is now $50. He re-
ferred tenderly to the late Prof. u. Rruyn
Goode, who had died during the year. and
Who was one of the most active members
or the society.
Mr.. A. h Paris submitted the tred sIIrer' $
report Mr.. C II. Campbell, the registrar,
read his report, and interesting short adj
dresses were made by Prof. Alex indNr
Fleet, the historian III the Missouri society
and Hon. A. j. McCammon.
During the course UI lne II. Getting consid-
cradle discussion was indulsed in upon the
question OF n union of the two societies
the Sons OF the Revolution and the Sons
of the American Revolution. A circular
letter was lndursed that VIII be circulai ed
throughout the membership of the general
society advocating a final settlement Of
the problem that has interested both So
cieties for several years. The intention OF
the promoters OF the scheme is to hold u
meeting of the delegates from the general
societies in this city some time Iii the
month of January, when the question OF
union or permanent separation isto be fully
decii ed.