New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
MEETING OF THE s. A. R.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONFER
WITH S. r. MEMBERS ON UNION.
CONTEMPLATION OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF WASHING
TONS FAREWELL. TO HIS OFFICERS IN
FRAlNCE's TAVERN 49, CHARLES
STEWART SMITH MAKES


An ADDRESS
m.e,ine- Of the Sons OF the American Revolu-
.,o, Empire state Society. was held at the rooms
., ,ha Building Trades Club. In the Townsend
urrdjnr broadway and Twenty-ffth-st., last even
,rc In CONNIE noration Of the ll5th anniversary OF
,y,eb,refon's farewell TO his officers in Fraunces
Tavern. the ordinary business meeting was cur
called several matters of importance being heiu
over until next month. and addresses on 'ne Nc'.
don, concentrated were given by Charies o'e""'
Smith ex-president of the Chamber OF 'oi"
and Colonel Ralph T.. Prime.
walter s. Logan senior vice-president OF .he ~
c,ctv presided and among those present W" w.,
Stephen Nj. Wright. secretary: Colonel Joni 20 r.
boun f. Hagaman Hall, Lucius r. 'hl'' -. 49,
". Haskins ex-Judge Warren Higley. d. - =,
OF Troy; Donald Mclean. Ira IS otc"'
Chaffee and Lieutenant Sears T. !" purd,r9
The secretary read letter from 'He .h
~-odes Cnb offering the use OF their rooms ior '"e
r,..,,nvs ~ the society vote OF thanks " ''e
club was passed ., .,o+ n COM
private letter was read sueses's .,,, onv
n,ittee be appointed TO act In con)u,c'o,' So -.
committee that may be appoih'eu ~ ns,,.-.
~, p.vo,u,,on with n view to fur'her oo"'i
. ' y, 49,, ,,ns,ion of the union OF the two soo-
., rhn socretary moved that n committee Va
ave he annointed. He remarked that ne was u
opinion that the question OF tne REVISION .,,
hsrshin lists had been the nullifying cause III
union, anu th"' - 49,
'".. ..,,Ied Che two societies might YET come ~
o,aauent The motion was carried.
handsome illuminated address was preseh,eu
"a Colonel Calhoun On II was inscf'peu 60
ton passed at the meeting OF the sooe'! ~, sue
- ,e oorn,,menting Colonel Calhoun on ms SUI
ossstui efforts when GENT TO France oi mon
IN obtaining the cooperation oil rraat =,
e!,na cnlebraton Of the anniversary OF ny 800
~ aIiance between France and the tnlteh worL
~ eiso Congratulated Colonel Cahouh uL Mon
II aso an If the Washing on hampeau Nlo
as Committee Of 1894. tie was eiecleu an
rarv life member of the society," ne iSoInnel
,'nn was made BY T.. Iiagaman nan aru no rcso
Csihoun in reply thanked the soCletA .S reatest
i;n which he said he considered inc sre"'es'
compliment OF his life. 49,, .o nm in,crcstipg
Tbe r,es Stewart Smith then gave an hnr -
.ddress tracing the history OF tne ,o . M,
Sommerce He said that Fraunces avn %;s %
oniy m emorable the place wneie nn,,sa
mnde Ms farewell 10 his officers. but also
xaars before the Revolution the Champer OF ,ha
Hn,nnisi nerod there 1875 members OF me
Cpsmher Some of them were English. ana othe1 :
IN sympathy with Great Britain put man! y, ~ ~
.h.nn sinnorted the Colonies In the struggle VIII
w. noother country II should never be 1orgot'e,s
~ ,bev were Indebted 10 the f1rst president OF
nc Chamber John Cruger. for bringing 10 inns
onnntrv the greatest statesman and adinnist,dlNe
yenus America had ever known Alexander nam nam
ftnn who was horn in the West indies. and VINO,
.een the country for which he did so much. =,
Colonel Ralph f. Prime read paper "Il,'f IN -.
General Thomas Ewing on "WashlnSton r I'll
we'll TO the Army. and the Evacuation OF New 10,
nv the British" and after some further business
Il meeting adjourned.