The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
TO BE HELD HERE IN APRIL.
DESCENDANTS OF REvOLUTIONARY
ANCESTORS To MEET.


TrienniaI Assembly of the General
Society of the Sons of the RevoIu-
tfOn-Twenty-Ezight state Societies
To Send DeIegases-They VIII Dis
cuss AmaIgama1iOn with the Sons
of the American Revolution A
banquet to he Given at the De Soto.
The Delegates Always Prominent
Men, who should BE shown Sa-
vannah's Advantages-Plans to he
Made for Their Entertainment.
Savannah will have in April one Of the
most prominent and interesting general
meetings OF the year. the triennTal meet
ing Of the general society Of the Sons
Of the Revolution.
The Georgia society will hold its annual
meeting at the court house Wednesday
night when the coming meeting Of the
general society will be discussed and plans
will be made for the reception Of the dele
gates. who will be present at that time.
On account Of the big meeting in April.
the Georgia society has decided 10 dis
pense with the usual annual dinner this
year. and will devote its attention TO
the entertainment of its coming guests.
The meeting OF the general society will
be held Monday, April 20, in the banquet
hall Of the De Soto, the use of which
has been rendered for that occasion by
the proprtetors. The entertainment to be
given the visitors will also be at the De
Soto.
The meeting will be one Of general
prominence and Importance. The dele
gates from the Georgia society induced
the members to decide on Savannah as
the place for holding the meeting this
year. when thew met in BOSTON "A adj
Journed meeting last year.
The last triennial meeting of the gen.
eral society was held in New York in
1893. and from there the society adjourned
to Annapolis. where a meeting was held
in 1884 Another adjourned meeting was
held in Boston last year. and the meeting
to be held in Savannah is the regular trf-
ennial meeting. When all of the regular
business is not concluded at the trien-
NAL meeting. the society usually adjourns
to meet in another place the year follow
ing
At the general meeting of the society
twenty-eight states will be represented.
Each state socie ty is entitled to five reg
ular delegates to the general meeting,
making a total of 40, and the attendance
OF delegates is usually very good. Each
society also selects five alternates, who
are entitled to seats on the floor, but
who do not vote except In the absence
Of some of their societys regular dele
cation. The meeting will be in session for
one or two days, and at its conclusion
banquet will be given the visitors by the
Georgia society at the De Soto
The meeting will, no doubt, discuss many
ques tions of general interest. Among 9TH
er things is the matter of the union Of
the Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution, and that of the Sons Of the
Revolution. These are two totally diff
erent societies, and the question of a plan
of union between tn EN- has been discussed
for some time. The latter society has
heretofore objected 40 the amalgamation
on account of the fact that the former,
the Sons of the American Revolution, did
not make descent fTom a revolutionary
patriot, a prerequisite to membership.
Such a prerequisite has always beeen the
established rule with the Sons of the
Revolution, and they did not desire that
there be any infringement of or change in
the customary laws and regulations. The
Sons of the American Revolution, how
ever, have amended their rules now so
that they coinside in this respect with
those of the other society, and there ap-
ment In the way OF the amalgamation.
Several other matters of Importance TO
the society will also come up for dis
cusSion.
1t is suggested that this meeting viii
be the best possible opportunity for the
citizens industrial committee to adVer-
tise the advantages of Savannah as a
place for the Investment of capital. Some
OF the best and most prominent men of
twenty-eight states win be there, and they
are all capitalists too 1t is a class of
men who have or control money for in
vestment and that the south desires to
attract. They might be invited to remain
over day after their meeting so that
they coud be given a trip down the river
an opportunity to inspect the harbor, the
immense wharfage facilities of the city,
and its numerous other advantages offer
ed those who are seeking new projects in
The Georgia society will. no doubt, give
| the visitors royal time. Col John
Screven, president Of the Georgia society
| ciety. He VIII appoint his committees
| very shortly.