The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-20

was. however subject to ratification
| by all the State societies, Il negative de-
claratiOn by one having the effect of
veto. Most of them accepted it, but IN
1StE) the year after Washington deceaSc,
luminosity to the society having disap-
pcareu, the subject was again brought
before the General Society and the Con-
stitution of 1884 having failed of ratifi-
cation by all Of the State Societies it
was declared that the Society remained
as originally proposed by the original
: Institution of 1873, under which it now
! exists, it's mottO-EstO Perpetua being
affirmed.
No change has been made in the ORR
ginal Institution. excepting what is
known az the Rule of 1854, adopted by
! the General Society in that year, under
w~.ch a qualified descendant of any Re-
evolutionary officer. who was eligible but
failed to claim his right, may become
IL member of the Society.
The Societies of Massachusetts,, New
York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Mary
land and South Carolina, fOurishing up
on their original organization, because
Of their having large cities for the places
of their annual meetings, have maintain
ed q continuous existence and a similar
existence may also be claimed by the
Rhode Island Society for one hereditary
mamber still survived WHEN. after a
dOrmancy Of fOrty-fye years, it was re-
vived and re-Organized in 1876, and /
think this venerable gentleman was lv-
ing when tire society in the State of
Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
tiOns was Te-admitted to the General So
ciety, April 13, 1881.
The Massachusetts and New York So
cities were organized at-thc canton
ment ON the Hudson New Windsor, n.
" June. 1888.
The New Jersey Society was organized
at Elizabeth Town, n. J., 18th june,
1873.
The Rhode Island and Providence
Plantation Society was organized at
Saratoga Barracks. on the Hudson,
.Schuylerville). \. Y, June "a, 1888.
The SOuth Carolina Society was or
ganized mt Charleston, s. c., 10Th, Aug.
1888.
The Pennsylvania Society was organ
lied at Philadelphia, Pa, 4th October.
1888.
The MARYLAND Society was organized
at Annapolis Md, Goth November 1855.
For various reasons the State SOcie-
ties in Georgia, North Carolina, Virgin
ia, Delaware. New Hampshire, Connec-
ticut and Rhode Island. after n few
years of life. ceased to hold meetings but
in none did dissolution take place by
unanimous vote In Rhode Island the
permanent fund had, long before, been
partially distributed and the balance
placed in trust when, in 1876, through
the existence of one hereditary member
4 ~. - H.
fed descendants of other original mem
bers. the Society in that State was re-
vived and recognized and was read
mitted to the General Society in 1881.
The Connecticut Society was organ
lied at West Point, n. v, 4th July.
1893; formally dissolved 4 July, 1904;
re-organized at Hartford, Conn, 4th
July, 1888; re-admitted to the General
Society 14th June, 1898.
The New Hampshire Society was or
ganzed at Exeter, n H., 18th Nov.
1873; had a continuous existence to
July, 1923. since which time there is no
record of any meeting. A provisional re-
organization, made July 4. 1896, by quail
flied descendants of its original members.
has applied for re-admiSsiOn to the Gen
eral Society.
The Delaware Society was organized
at Wilmington. Del. 4th July, 1888; APP
pears to have dissolved by a distTibu
ton Of it's permanent fund, 1921; was
revived and recognized by descendants
of original members, at Wilmington,
Del. Feb -, 1895; is now in Il flourish
ing condition and. having been provision
ally recognized by the General Society.
May Is, 1896, anticipates full fellowship
Herewith ut it's next triennial meeting.
The Virginia Society was a large AMI
comparatively hOurishing one, holding its
first meeting at Fredericksburg, but sub
sequent meetings at Richmond The
difficult means of travel in those early
DAYS prevented even fair attendance at
it's meetings and the emigration of large
numbers of it's members to the public
lands to the westward there to build up
and develop the fourishing States of the
ohio and Mississippi valley, soon dis
prrscd the membership, not only of the
society in Virginia but also in North
Carolina and Georgia. The Virginia So
c'cty was organized at Fredericksburg,
VA 9TH Oct 1888. It's first president
was Mai. Gen. HOratiO Gates and a
quorum. competent to transact bust
ness. was declared TO be forty mem
hers, changed to thirty, twenty, ten, nine.
after having. for over forty years, an
pualy distributed in donations to in
digcnt members or their widows or child
rem, the annual income of their perma-
ncnt fund, the standing committee, UNI
der a well considered resolution, by the
full society, of May, 1907, duly trans-
fcrred the funds of the Society to the
Seminary of Learning, denominated the
Washington Academy, near the town Of
Lexington, in the county of Rockbridge.
as an endowment to the said Seminary"
where these funds now remain as an en-
dowment OF IA chair of military science.
In 1890 qualified descendants Of ORR
ginal members applied TO the General
Society for recognition as the revived
Society of the Cincinnati in the State
of Virginia and at the tri-ennial meeting
of the General Society May Is, 1896
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