The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-06

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The annual meeting of the. Society OF
the Sons of the Revolution in West vlr-
Sinla took place in Wheeling yesterday,
with an extended business session In the
afternoon and the annual dinner ct
night. both being held at the Hotel
Windsor. There was an attendance OF a
large proportion OF tho membership.
The business session was called to or
der at 2 p. m. In parior A at the Wind
scr. President J.. Marshall Hagans, OF
Morgansown, in the chair, and Secretary
Alex Uptegraf, OF Wheeling. NJ the
desk. The roll wac called as follows:
Wheeling-R. N. Archer. II. NJ. Baird,
n. H. Beach, Charles W. Eroekuntcr,
sam Hugh %BrockunIer. Alfred Caldwell,
D. Culbertson, ]. D. Dubois, L. A.
Hildreth, T. LeN1. Hupp, H. ". Hughes.
Gibson Lamb, Charles Lamb. b. X. Nc
Mechen, w. r. Nicoll, s. P. Norton. A.
W. PAUL. Joseph +. PAUL, Alfred PAUL,
), W. PETERSON z.F. Robertson, RAN
dolph Stalnaker. ]. L. Sooy, W. II. Tall
man. a. P. Tallman. ]. A.. Topping.
Alex Updegraff. Joseph J.. Woods. Plat
off Zane. W. p. Burke, W. G. Caldwell.
F'alrmont-O. S. Mckinney, +. T. Mar
tin.
Morgantown-J. Marshall iIagans. S.
r. Brown. Joseph Morelard, II. NJ. Nor
gan. w. G. McGrew.
Clarksburs-John Basel, John G.. Gilt
tlngs, Nathan Con-, C. NJ. Hart. John B..
Fart. Henry Raymond. Thomas Moore
jackson, H. P. Wilson.
Piedmont-John Daily.
Newburgh-W. NJ. Dent.
Charleston-W. S. Edwards. j. s.
White.
Glerdale-L. r. Martin.
G~raf'on--Dr. a. H. Thaycr.
OF these nearly all were present, the
meeting being one OF the best in point
Of attendance that the society has held.
An eloquent and patriotic prayer was
pronounced by Rev. ]. L. Sooy. Of the
Fourth street NJ. E, church, a member OF
the society. He Invoked the aid OF the
Almighty for the President in dealing
with the vexed questions OF the hour.
Messrs. Sam Hugh Brockunier. O.. S.
Mckinney and Randolph Stalnaksr
were appointed 4 committee to wait
upon the Daughters OF the Revolution
of Wheeling. who were in session at the
home of Mrs. c. W. Brockunier, North
Main street.
Secretary UndeSraft made his annual
report. During the year five new mem
bers were admitted. bringing the total
membership in the state 10 iifty-two.
During tic year one member, Mr.. W. C.
Brockunier, had been lost by death.
The report; of the treasurer, C. NJ.
Hart. Of ClarksburS. showed receipts
s2tS and expenditures Sl2l 80. leaving a
balance of Sl23 Al. TO which was added
SOS collected by the secretary since.
Chairman c. ". B%r:ckunier, OF the
special committee on preparing a tablet
to. be erected at the site of Fort Henry
Wheellng), made 4 report OF slight pro-
Eress. Since the committee was APP
i pointed two years ago little progress had
been made on account of hard times. II
was estimated 4 suitable tablet would
cost $500 to $500, the material TO be %!
bronze. The committee was authorized
to act as 1t believed advisable. and II
was thought the tablet would material
lie during the next year.
The question of amalgamation with
the Sons Of the American Revolution
was discussed at length and resulted In
negative action being taken. 1t was re-
ported that OF twenty-five kate organi-
cations OF the Sons of theNRevolution
seventeen voted against amalgamatlon.
six in its favor. and two took no action.
Judge Hagans said that his views on
this matter were unchanged; there ought
TO be but one organization; why two
with the same objects: He was at a
loss to understand the motives OF rhe
eastern state societies Of the Som OF the
papo1tYtian In daclIpip~ m foil0W Ike.
will OF the majorityif amalgamation was
successful. The membership of the
American Sons. he said. was made up OF
people OF as good standing as are found
in the other society; Chancey Depew
was its president q few years ago.
DR.. R. NJ. Baird, who was a delegate
to the 1897 meeting OF the national soci-
ETY. Sons OF the Revolution. said he was
in favor Of amalgamat!on In the alb
stract. but as It is known that a vote
for amalgamation will not result in
amalgamation he was opposed TO such
action by this society.
After an extended discussion, Judge
Ea2ans introduced a resolution an
nouncing 1t AZ the sense of the West
VIrginin Sons OF the Revolution that
harmonious and effective amalSamation
IS desired: that the delegates Of the
state at the national meeting are 10 sup
port amalgamation.
Mr. Sam Hugh Brockunier, a delegate
to the Cincinnati meeting OF representa-
tives of both national societies, said he
went there in favor Of amalSamation,
but he had changed his Views. He did
not admire the methods OF the American
Sons in working FOR amalgamation. In
addition the representatives from the
societies of the Sons of the Revolution
in the thirteen original states had an
nounced that under no circumstances
would they be governed by q vote in
favor OF amalgamation by the national
body. This made harmonious and effec-
Awe amalsamation impossible, and for
this reason he would oppose a vote for
amalgamat!on by the West Virginia so
ciety. He vas informed that OF the 60
ciety's entire strength only 300 or 400
would be governed by a vote for ANAL
gamatlon.
Mr.. StalHaker spoke in a similar
strain. having been Mr.. Brockunicr's
colleague at Cincinnati.
Judge Haglns said he was pacific In
his dealings with everyone except The
Spaniard. This brought out laughter
and applause.
Finally DR.. Sooy's motion that the
amalsamation be endorsed was defeat
cd. IA to Q.
The Hasans resolution, mentioned
above was then passed, pledging tho
society to amalgamation when 1t Is pos
sible 10 be made effective harmonlously.
a committee composed OF Messrs.
Baird. Tallman and Caldwell. was
named to prepare suitable resolutions on
the death OF Mr.. w. C. Brockunier.
The election of officers resulted in the
re.electl0n OF those scrvinE Inst c ns