The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE
 SOCIETY HELD YESTERDAY

ed-Places of Historical Interest in the State to be Looked Up.
 The annual meeting of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in Connecticut was held at the New Ha- ven house yesterday afternoon, eX- Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hart ford presiding. Twenty gentlemen, all prominent men, were present from va rious parts of the state. They were eX-Governor Morgan G, Bulkeley, Hen ry Lincoln of Hartford Timothy Jones, James E. Miller, c. B. Mason of Dan bury, Rollin c. Wooster, Dr. G. J. Holmes, Rev. H. N. Wayne, Henry Hooker of New Britain, William Wa terbury of Stamford, Henry Baldwin of New Haven, R. c. Morris of New York, Harry L. Rowland of Waterbury, Colo mel Henry Walton Vessels of Litch- field, s. o. Couch of Southport, F. L.. Dowd of Madison, Rev. w. F. Cornwall of Stratford, A. Floyd Delafield, Will liam T. Andrews, pr. William Freeman French of NorOton, Rev. A. Hamilton of Lyons Plains and Frederick J. Hunt ingdon.
 Reports were read by the secretary and treasurer
 The following resolution was present. ed by Dr. Holmes of New Britain and was adopted:
 Resolved, That the members of this society be encouraged to send to the registrar of the society photographs of 1N1o of 1, icfn int old papers of historical value, that they may be preserved"
 Henry Baldwin of this city presented the following resolution, which was adopted:
 Resolved, That committee of three be appointed to consider the subject of historical landmarks in the state and verify the same and determine what legislation is necessary in the matter and that the committee be authorized to present to the legislature of this state such bill or bills as may appear to them proper'
 President Bulkeley appointed the fol- lowing gentlemen members of the con- mittee: Henry Baldwin Of New Ha- ven, Dr. Holmes of New Britain and I
 It was moved by MT. Delafield of Noroton and passed by the meeting that it be the sense of the meeting that a union of the societies of the Sons ot the Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution in this state is desirable and practicable; that the president of the society be empowered to appoint three members and that the Sons of the American Revolution ir the state be requested to appoint three of their members, the whole to serve as a committee to see what steps are necessaryto consummate this union anC to report to their respective societies In accordance with this vote President Bulkeley appointed A. F. Delafield F J. Huntingdon and Rev. H. N. Wayne The ballot box was next opened anC the vote for officers of the society fol the ensuing year was counted. While this was being done a number of tht gentlemen present, who are member! of the Society of the War of 1872 il Connecticut, withdrew to another room to hold a meeting of that society. A the meeting of this society Morgan c Bullleley was reelected president anC | w. Taylor Andrews of Noroton seCre | tary. Two new members were elected l John A Peck of New York and MT | Holcomb of Hartford, vice president o | the Phoenix Life Insurance company l The meeting then adjourned, and tn | gentlemen returned to the larger meet | ing to hear the result of the vote fo | officers Of the Sons of the Revolution ,1A tod President-Hon. Morgan G. Bulkele, | of Hartford.
 Vice president-Hon. Daniel Nasl l Morgan, treasurer of the Unite | States
 Secretary-Rev. Henry N Wayne O New Britain.
 Treasurer-Colonel Henry Walto1 Vessels Of Litchfeld,
 egistrar-William Freeman French M. D., of Noroton.
 Chaplain--Rev. N. Ellsworth Corn wall Of Stratford.
 Board of managers-Robert Ciar Morris, D. c. L.; David Henry Gould Leigh Richmond Hoyt, Timothy Jones | Oliver Taylor Sherwood, William F | Waterbury, Augustus Floyd DelafielG 1 r J- T l DOWd.
 Delegates to the general society | Hon. Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, Au | gustus Floyd Delafield, Satterle Swartwout Henry Lincoln Rowlan
 and Colonel Henry Walton Vessels
 alternates. Rev. N. Ellsworth Corn
 wall, General William Henry Bulkeley
 Robert Peel Wakeman, Timothy lone
 and Frederick J. Huntington. The secretary's report showed ths
 during the past year the membershi
 of the society had grown from 61 to {
 members.
 The report of the treasurer shove
 the total receipts from the past yea
 to have been $376.21; expenses, $344 2N
 leaving a balance of $3125. Bills wei
 reported which left an indebtedness
 $16124.
 After the election of officers a reces
 was taken, and refreshments wei
 served.
 MT, Henry Baldwin of this city ,chail
 man of the committee appointed yef
 ago to investigate the desecratiOn
 the national flag, next read a length
 and interesting report. Among the il
 teresting facts given in the report WE
 that the first flag was presented to
 public school by the American Mecha1
 ics of a town in Pennsylvania in 1S7 1 California was the first state to pa:
 laws to have the flag displayed ( | schools buildings. MT Baldwin calle l attention to the fact that Yale cOllee