The Portland daily press., 1898-02-23
SPIRIT OF rs RECALLED.

Annual Reunion of Sons of American
Revolution.
Descendants of Revolutionary Heroes
Brave the Storm and Celebrate the
Birthday of the Nations First Presi-
dent-A Colonial Tea.
The storm seriously affected the attend
ance at the annual reunion of the Maine
Sons of the American Revolution, but
did not cause an abandonment of the
elaborate programme mapped out by the
committee for the observance of Washing
tom s birthday. Enough of the members
of the society assembled in the library
room of the Maine Historical Society's s
hall in the forenoon to transact the an
nual batch of business, and in the after
noon the reception, literary exercises and
colonial tea took place in Gilbert's hall,
being attended not only by the sons, but
by quite number of daughters of the
Revolution.
President Baxter called the business
session to order at 1890. The annual re-
port of Secretary Burrage was first pre-
sented. He said that during the last
year net gain of &c in membership was
made, SO that the present total is 33l.
Three members died during the year:
Gen. Mark T. Wentworth of Kittery,
July 12; Daniel NJ Gardner of Calais,
Oct. 6; and Col. John NJ. Adams of
Portland, Oct. 80.
The board of managers held eight meet
jngs during the year. The draft of a con-
stitution for the united societies, and
plan of union, drawn up at the Congress
of the Sons Of the American Revolution
| and the Sons of the Revolution, at Gin
cinnati. Oct. 12, were received in Novem-
| ber and with the understanding that all
obstacles to union had been removed, the
society at meeting In Portland December
4, unanimously voted to ratify the consti-
tuition presented. 1t is now understood,
however, that while the other State soci-
eties of the Sons of the American Reyo-
luton have likewise voted In favor OF
union, q sufficient number of the State
have voted against union to defeat the
proposal In this connection Secretary
Burrage said: "While no further at
telnDts to unite the two societies will
probably be made, 1t is certainly worthy
of consideration whether it would not be
well for the Sons of the American Revo-
luton to take the name of the proposed
united society, the National Society OF
the American Revolution"
The Secretary called attention to the
portrait of Gen. Whipple, which adorns
he hall of the library room. Gen. Whip
pie was the only signer of the Declara-
| tion of Independence born on Maine soil.
This portrait, an admirable work of art,
was painted by Mr.. Walter Gilman Page
of Boston, Mr.. Burrage suggested an
early addition of portrait of Gen. Lin
coin to tie Society's gallery.
| Reference was made by the Secretary
to the publication of the roll Of member
ship, and to Mr.. Nathan Goold's book,
Falmouth Neck in the Revolution"
which is shortly to be followed by the
publication of his t'Col. Edmund Phin-
ney's Eighteenth Continental Regiment. !"
| Complimentary reference was also made
to the recent exhibition of Revolutionary
pictures by Charles Scribner's Sons of
New York, which was attended by all
the gramamr school pupils of Portland.
The Secretary received during the year
$471 for admissions and annual dues.
Mr.. Eben Corey, treasurer of the So
ciety, reported total receipts, S103l. So;
cash on hand, s1So9l.
The Registrar, Josiah Fl. Drummond,
ESQ.,, read letter from the Secretary of
State of Massachusetts,, donating to the
Society the three published volumes con-
tanning the roll of Massachusetts, soldiers
and sailors in the. Revolutionary war.
The Secretary was instructed to notify
) the donor of the receipt of the volumes
} and express the thanks of the Society for
them.
Maj. Boyd of Portland, Mr.. Howe OF
Lewiston, and Mr.. Butler of Rockland
were appointed committee to nominate
officers for the ensuing year. The COM
mittee reported, near the close of the
session, the following nominations,
which were accepted and the candidates
elected:
President-Archie L. Talbot, .Lewiston.
Vice Presidents-John NJ. Glidden,
Newcastle; Charles f. Libby, Portland; !;
Parker M. Reed, Bath; Joseph William
son, Belfast; Edward P. Burnham,
Saco: Edward A. Butler. Rockland /;
Charles j. House, Augusta; Richard +.
Gardner, Caribou; Charles c. Burrill,
Ellsworth; Charles l.. Hathaway, Nor
way; Joseph G. Holman, Pennington
Francis B. Denio, Bangor; E. Howard
Vose, Calais; Henry Deering, Deering,
Secretaly-Henry S. Burrage. Portland.
Treasurer-Eben Corey, Portland.
Registrar-Josi Drummond, Portland.
Observation-Disclosures w. Bryant, Port
lands
} Historian-Nathan Goo1d, Portland.
Chaplain-Georg nj. Howe, Lewiston.
Councillors-Warren 81. Vinton, Gray
Prentice Q. Manning, Marquis E. King,
> Charles H. Boyd, Philip F. Turner, PORT
, land.
In compliance with request from the