The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-19

A meeting of the council Of the So
ciety of Colonial Wars in the State of
Minnesota was held Tuesday evening at
the residence Of the governor Mr. Charles
p. Noyes, SO Virginia avenue, and besides
the governor there were present: Lieut.
Gov George Fl. Daggett, Treasurer Rob-
ert 1. harrington, Historian Jacob Stone,
Chaplain Rev. Edward c. Mitchell, Sur
geon Charles e. Smith, M D., Secretary
William G. White, also Mr.. William P.
Trcwbridge, William H Lightner. Ed
ward S. Chittenden, Kenneth Clark and
John Townsend, as members Of the coun-
Gil. Among the other business transact
ed five new members were admitted to
membership, as follows: Frederick M
Catlin, the lawyer Of this city who served
as adjutant In the Fifteenth regiment, of
Minnesota volunteers, in the war with
Spain, and who traces his descent from
Capt. John Catlin, an Indian fighter dur
ing the colonial days. Capt. John Catlin
was in command Of Fort Shirley in 1747,
and also in command of twelve forts, ex-
teEding from Mortified to Pontoosuc in
1853, during which year he died in the
service.
Another member admitted was Ell Tor
rance, the president of the Minnesota So
ciety of the Sons Of the Revolution and
who is we'll known lawyer in Mime
apolis. He traces his descent from
Thomas Bloomfield, who was deputy Of
the general court Of New Jersey in the
year 1876.
Another member admitted was George
G. Squires, the st. Paul attorney, who
traces his descent to John Steel who was
deputy to the general court of Connecti-
cut, and likewise for considerable Pc
Rod of time secretary of the Connecticut
colony.
DR.. Charles l.. Greene, of St. Paul, was
also admitted by virtue of his descent
from Col. Joseph Frye, who is reported
to have rendered distinguished services in
various colonial wars, and was made
proprietor of Fryeburg, Me, as a reward
for his services.
Col. Arthur L. Wagner assistant adju-
tant general Of the United States army,
was also admitted, tracing his descent
from Capt. Peter Wagner, one Of the
famous Indian fighters of the Mohawk
valley. Col. Wagner is at present sta
toned in st. Paul, after having seen ac-
tive service through the entire Santiago
campaign, and also in Porto Rico during
the war with Spain, and he will be re-
membered as having delivered an inter-
esting address to the society at the meet
ing of May 26 last at the Ryan hotel.
A few supplemental applications were
presented at the meeting by different
members of the society, some Of them
being Of more than usual interest. Mr..
William E. Richardson, of Duluth, traces
his descent from about fifty ancestors
who were active in colonial affairs, and
Mr.. Kenneth Clark, of this CITY, follows
close at hand with between thirty and
forty Similar ancestors. Mr.. Francis W.
Woodward, of Eau Claire, traces his de-
scent from nine people who rendered
services to the colonies in various capaci-
ties, and DR.. J. W., Chamberlain has also
some noteworthy people in his ancestral
chain, amongst others George Soule and
Richard Warren, two Of the signers of
the Mayf1ower compact, and Nathaniel
Morton, who vas secretary Of the Ply
mouth colony from 1G45 until 1885 and
the author of the we'll known historical
work entitled New England's Memorial
which served until the return Of the
Bradford manuscript as the basis for all
histories Of Plymouth colony.
This society has recently lost four mem
bers by dealt namely, Benjamin I. Stan
ton, Charles L. Mayo, Delos A. Monfort
AMI Charles A. Pillsbury.
1t was voted that a proper and suitable
memorial be p epared to take the form
Of a biographical or historical sketch. set
ting forth the important facts in the lives
of these persons as we'll as of the more.
important facts in regard to their an
cestry.
This society was we'll represented in the
recent war will Spain. Maj. Gen. John
r. Brooke, Maj. Gen. James F. Wade
Maj Charles II. Whipple, Lieut. John p
Wade, Lieut.. Joseph P. Tracy, Capt. Will
liam e. Almy. Commander Edward H
Gheen. Capt. Andrew g. Quay, Capt
Fayett w. Roe Maj. Clinton B. Sears and
Maj William F. Tucker were the men,
bers who served actively in that war,
some Of thert having rendered very i'm
portant and valuable services.
The society is in a flourishing condition
and at present has liz members upon
its rolls