The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-20
THEY FAVOR UNION
SONS OF THE REVOCATION AND
SONS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
MARK YORKTOWN'S BIG DAY
WITH A JOINT BANQUET, WHERE
GOOD WILL PREVAILS IN
ABUNDANCE.
FRENCH CITIZENS AS GUESTS.
They Are Invited In Grateful Re
membrance of the Services of
Lafayette.
FRENCH CITIZENS AS GUESTS.

Some fifty members of the Minnesota
societies, Sons of the Revolution and
Sons of the American Revolution, as
sernbled at the Commercial club last
night for a two-fold object, for bust
ness and for pleasure. The business
consisted in the consideration and rati-
fication of the movement to amalga-
mate the two societies into one, entf-
tied the National Society of the Amer
lean Revolution; the pleasure was de-
rived from a unique and vastly enter
tanning paper by Capt. Philip Reade,
of the United States army, describing
the siege of Yorktown and the surren-
der of Lord CORVALLIS to George
Washington.
Gen. John B. Sanborn, the president
of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, presided over the assemblage,
which represented both societies in
about equal numbers. True to the
American spirit, which recognizes the
precedence of business over pleasure
the meeting first listened to the verbal
report of Rukard Hurd, the president
Of the Minnesota Society of the Sons
of the Revolution, who has just return
ed from the congress of the two soci-
Mr. Hurd told in detail of the prog
ress of the union movement by the two
societies, which had met in separate
sessions in Cincinnati, but had never
theless agreed upon a constitution. Mr..
Hurd then read the proposed consti-
tuition.
The basis of the union of the two So
cieties as stated by Rukard Hurd, is as
follows:
The members of the two national So
cieties shall unite in forming the Ma
tiOnal Society of the American Revo.u-
ton, by the adoption of the constitu-
ton and the election of officers as pro-
Vided therein at meeting to be held
Jointly, when the constitution shall
have been ratified by majority Of the
state societies.
The general board of managers of the
new society shall designate the colors,
seal and insignia and formulate a rule
for the wearing of the insignia, and the
use Of the colors.
Committees were appointed by both
societies at the Cincinnati congress,
whose duty it will be to arrange for
joint national meeting so soon as they
are advised that a majority of the state
societies have ratified the proposed
constitution. The committee appointed
on behalf of the Sons of the Revoiu-
ton comprises R. H. Pugh and E. M.
Wood, of Ohio; Rukard Hurd, Mime
scat; Galliard Hunt, District of
Columbia; P M. Cooke, Colorado.
The committee on behalf of the Sons
Of the American Revolution consists of
DR.. e. w. Gallaudet, District Of Colum-
bia; Charles K. Darling, Massachu-
sets; George A Shields, Missouri;
Stephen NJ Wright, Of New York, and
L. E. Holden, Ohio.
Mr.. Hurd said that objections to the
proposed union were interposed by the
societies Of two or three of the Eastern
states, but he did not believe that the
majority of the members of these So
cieties shared these objections.
At the conclusion of Mr. Hurd's re-
port, Capt. Reade related in inimitable
style, the story of the siege Of York
town and the surrender of Lord Corn
wallis. AT its conclusion, Gen. E. c. Ma
son narrated an incident attending the
siege of modern Yorktown during the
Civil war, when Gen. Mcclellan was in
command of the army of the Potomac.
Letters of regret from F. G. Boucher
and j. P. Petit, at their inability to be
present, were read. Mr.. Petit wrote
that it would have afforded him great
pleasure to hear the story of the sur
render of CORVALLIS told again by the
descendants Of those who fought with
Lafayette and Rochambeau.
On motion of e. w. Peet, vote was
called for to ascertain the sentiment
of those present regarding the question
of union. All in favor of such union