The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
SOLEMN SERVICES HERE.
Society of tho Cincinnati and Sons of the
Revelation mt st. Pauis Chapel.

Society OF tho CINCINNATI and sons OF the
Revolution mt st. Paurs Chapel.
The Society OF the Cincinnati and the Sons OF
tho Revolution united yesterday in services
at st. Pau's Chapel. commemorating the
one hundredth anniversary OF George Wash
ington's death. At a quarter before
noon the procession OF members OF the
two organizations marched from the vestry
house to the church led by Major j. b.
Holland. the Grand Marshal. The chapel was
handsomely decorated inside and outside with
Anne rican flags and other patriotic emblems.
and the pew wherein Gen. Washington used to
sit was specially decorated. In the church sat
detachments In uniform from Squadron A. the
Veteran Corps OF Artillery tSociety OF the War
OF 1922. and the Seventh Regiment.
The commemorative service. prepared by
the Rev. I. l.. Humphreys. General Chap
lain Of the Society OF the Cincinnati.
was conducted by the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix.
Chaplain Of the Sons Of the Revolution.
and the following clergymen assisted: The
Rev Nessrs. William W. Atterbury. Brady L.
Backus. George s. Baker. Albert A. Brockway.
c. T. Brugler. Henry b. Chaplin. Edward Il. Coe.
Howard Duffield. William y. Dunnell. Edward
o. Flagg. Elmer g. Forbes. William r. Hunt
ington. Samuel d. Mcconnell. Brockholst Nor
gan. j. Lewis Parks. Joseph J. Reynolds,
Henry I. Scudder. Robert Seton. Richard s.
Storrs. Henry van Dyke. Maunsel Van Ronsel-
laer. and Daniel G. Weston.
The principal speaker OF the DAY was the Rev.
DR.. Mancius II. Hutton. Senior Chaplain Gem
eral OF the Society OF the Cincinnati. who spoke
on the lie and character of George Washing
ton. Prayers for the President OF the United
States and for the nation wero said. and COL
lects for peace. for the Society 81 the Cincinnati
and for the Sons OF the Revolution were said
The church was filed. Representatives OF the
state organizations Of the Cincinnati were
present from Massachusetts, CgnnecilSgt,
ginia. Maryland and South Carolina. During
the services; James 7. Allen. retired mer-
Flags were at halt mast on public buildings
yesterday and on all the public schoolhouses IN
S5 s STgsc IN ,hH ss
mansion tho Washington Heights Chapter OF
the Daughters OF the American Rcvo ution
The Daughters OF the Cincinnati held COM
memorative exercises in the afternoon at Del
:, BY order OF President Little Of the Board OF
Edimeation special exercises commemor-
at o'clock and lasted until the close OF the
and compositions and orations on Washington
were included in the exercises. In the gram
ips by the school Principals Of extracts from an
OLD copy of the Ulster County Gazette. OF Jan.
=, lSOO. the paper OF that day containing n re-
port OF the proceedings In Congress- commem-
orativo Of Washington's death. Supt.
JASPER obtained a copy o, the paper aud
typewriter extracts from IL were sent to all
the grammar school PRINCIPALS.
y The centepnial OF the death Of Brother
Communication ot Perfect Ashlar Lodge No.
GOi. /. X 4; NJ, held last evening at their
rooms, in, Terrace Garden. The altar was
dfaped with the national colors. and as the
craft Joined hands around IL special ceremo-
MES were conducted bv the Master Dr. o. g.
IischOwitz, and the Past Masters Worshpfui
Brothers, Moses Grecnbaum. Marcus Fried
man, John NJ Fisher. Moses Iasker and
Henry W Tnger who acted as chaplain'
Brothers Joseph A. Joel and Robert H. Gar
land. Veterans OF the Civil War and r. Arch
can War, delivered short addresses Tho rxer-
Bunker HIM.