New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-26
TB1BrTE TO COLONEL r. Z. PRIME.
THE ORDER OF THE FOUNDERS AND Pa
TRIOTS OF AMERICA AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING PRESENT HIM A TES-
TIMONIAL EMBOSSED ON
PARCHMENT
PARCHMENT

Tho annual meeting and dinner Of the Order OF
the Founders and Patriots Of America were held
last evening at the Hotel Manhattan. The meeting
was also commemorative of the first informal
gathering held in the Asto: House a meeting that
resulted in the formation OF the order One OF the
most Interesting features Of the dinner was the
presentation 10 Colonel Ralph f. Prime OF hand-
some testimonial. engrossed on parchment putting
in the form of a graceful tribute the appreciation
of the members of the services rendered to tie or
ganization by Colonel Prime. The testimonial
which bore the signatures Of the members read as
follows
To Associate Colonel Ralph Earl Prime.
We the undersigned. your fellow associates ana
members in the order OF the tounders ana L.
trots OF America. feeling that the TIME mas CU,ie
70 recognize in some appropriate ana enuullHs
form the distinguished services rendered by you
time desire by this document 10 put upon record
FOR all who shall come afterward our testimony,
grateful. hearty and heartfelt OF the uept Win
iho order and its associates for these services
You were present at and took part IN the IIst
mined upon the institution of the order Cnaded
you procured the nc9rporat9 o OF n en- Wrote those
words contained in the preamble TO Ihc IN he
ton wcm VIZ Of or assocate deserve 10 last
eyer and TO be written in letters Of gold Assisted
bv others who unite In ascribnS 10 you the Who'e
~ me honor due you planned and reduced to a
complete system the whole scheme OF the oruer lls
Cils and charters and the relation of each TO the
other. out Of which as one HARMONIOUS Wnoie 80
It's way for the general good of the whole without
in any case infringing upon he liberty Of any
other You wrote IT'S constitution and Its DyIaWs
Those who joined with you in that work evidenced
their satisfaction and acceptance or II Dy cnansNS
scarcely word of all that you had written written
Since it's institution you have served the society
Painfully and acceptaby In more than one of It's
highest Offices You have 1eai Dusty guarded the
rights of every associate and of every agency con-
nected with the order. ,. l., ,
The order has done you deserved honor IN max
ing you its first honorary member on account or
yoiIr distinguished services. But mis- personal OK
preston of the undersigned. over their own sigma
iures will he in your home testimony TO the eyes
of All who shall il. that your associates have
and which they now record in this enduring shape
on this the anniversary or the nrst meeuhE OIL the
founders Of the order 80 49,
Dated at Newly ork, Jan. %, 1sS'.
Among those present were: The president Colo
mel Frederick D. Grant. the Rev. DR. D. +. War
rem G. A. Hoyt. Colonel L. c. Hopkins. NJ +.
Ferris, Colonel D. NJ. Greene, Edward Payson
Cone. Captain II. 5. Turrill. Or. Dwight TraCy
George {. Batcheller. $. V. Constant. stephen NJ;
Wright Robert +. FtZ. John Quincy Adams. OF
Boston Professor Thomas EgleSton. F; G. swan
W A. Mitchell. H. 5. Robbins, Howard Marshall,
II C. Wilson. Major Francis l.. Hills John Elder
kin George r. Howe l.. l.. Chittenden and T. NJ
Among the speakers were the Rev. DR.. d. F.
Warren Captain H. : Turrill. stephen VI. Wright,
John Quincy Adams Colonel Ralph +. Prime VINO
made an eloquent reply, and T. NJ Banta.