The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

1889. DR.. William Seward Webb. OF Yer
mont. Was elected pre6fden,-generzs. ana
Reelected ~ Hartford, Conn. In 1s4i Gen
Horace Porter OF New York, now Amer
lean Ambassador 10 France. was elected
prsaicens general at New FORK Ia lsss and
Reelected a. Chicago In 1sss. II Washing
ton tn isss. az Boston in 1856. and at Rica-
moraf. Va, In fsS A, Cleveland o., in
iss.. Hon. Edwin Shepard Barrett, ef Mas
sacausetts. was elected president general,
ard re-ssersea ~ Aorristo~n. n. j., In
Isaa- Presidsns-ienera Barrett has since
DIED. and there are numerous candidates
for the Office at the election To 10 held at
Detroit
Among the men Of national regulation
who have Joined the society are President
William Mckinley. the t~se Gen. Joseph
u. Johnston. Hon. Redfeid Proctor. ex-
secretary OF war. Justice Brewer. Of The
United States supreme court. Jonathan
Trumbuil. Of Connecticut. descendant OF
Brother Jonathan Hon. Thomas r.
Bayard, ex-ambassaaor to England. Col
Frederick ID. Grant, Gen. A. W. Greeiy.
Z. 3. A.. Hon. Charles A. Dana, editor ct
the New York Sun. Gen. Charles King, Z.
8 A.. now .; Manila. and Hon chaaneey
n Depew. Of New York.
SERVICES DONE.
aHtRIk6 1ae pAfrfoIE 05JecfS &IF0cAe6
and accomplished by the society may he
mentioned the following: 1t has secured
from congress a Law under which the rec
orsis OF service In the American revolution
have been tndexed and thus made avail
able FOR aScertaining tho record Of any In
dfyiduai soldier and II has obtained q fire.
proof room In the Smithsonian Institution
for its records II originated and estab-
lished the beautiful annual observance OF
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the adoption Of the Stars and Stripes az
the National standard. It INFLATED the
plan Of marking the graves OF the patriots
OF the American revolution with bronze
and iron markers. II has promoted his
toricai rewearrh by Offering colleges, for
annual competition. large silver medals
for the best essay upon the Principles OF
the American Revolution and 70 tho
writer OF the bost OF all the essays on this
topic In each year . saue gold medal in nd-
dition. and II has presented national Tags.
portraits Of Washington and prize medals
TO many public achoos and academies in
different parts of tho country. II has
grown I'm membership until there are now
state societies I'm thirty-five states and
one In the Hawaiian Islands and enc RE-
Gently organized In Paris. France, with
membership composed Of the descendants
" tho French soldiers who assisted In es-
tablishing American Independence. and
has q grand total of 10 90 members.
The archives Of the registrar generals
office. in the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington, ID. c.. are OF very great
genealogical and historic value. consisting
as they do OF nearly 1000 application pa
pers filed since the founding OF the society.
for in these papers are recorded the names
Of more than 5000 OF the children. grand
children and grandchildren. TO tho
present generation. Of at least 1900 OF the
active participants in the war OF the reyo-
luton from whom the members OF tho So
ciety are descended. Here. too the deeds
Of those soldiers and patriots are told IN
a more complete and graphic manner than
In muster rolls or pay rolls. and many
Whoas daring -ssossds were almost forgot
ten now i've in the active n,ernoGy Of their
descendants in this great American organ
ization. Through the efforts Of the society
laws have hcen enacted under which the
government has complied and prepared for
publication the rolls of nearly s5o.000 revo-
iuiionary soldiers.
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Mainly through tho efforts OF Col.
Thomas NJ Anderson. then stationed AZ
Vancouver barracks nos brigaaier- gen
erai with the trovps at Manila there was
organized In the city OF Portland on June
8 1891 tho oregon and Washington Society
Sens OF the American Revolution, COM
posed OF about twenty gentlemen of ac-
cepsed eligibility. This society grew rap
Idly, and or February l. 1894. the first
Washington chapter was organized at Sfso-
Kane through the Efforts Of Col j. Ken
nedy Stout, Of that city.
On September e lsss4. at the suggestion
OF Mr. A. s. Gibbs. 81 Seattle. the men,
ters OF the society residing the Sound
met al Seattle ana organized Seattle Chap
ter. Ne. = The organization Of these
chapters In Washington stimulated the
growth Of the society Ia this state. ana en-
July !. fSsa about twenty-five OF the MEM
hers residing In Washington met In Seat
tie and organised the Washington state
society. and elected the following officers
Ia hold until the annual meeting Fehrss-
AIRY y, 1885 President, Col. Simon W.
Sect, Of Seattle. vice president. Col j.
Kennedy Stout Of Spokane, secretary. Ar
thur s. Gibbs. Of Seattle. treasurer, James
r. Howe. Of Seattle registrar, DR.. T..
welsino Young. ~ Seattle: n,sgs.hsrs cs tho
board OF managers. the officers ard \. W.
poland. Of Spokane John Il. Convey. Of
olympia. j H. s. Bartholcsnew. Of Monte
Cyisso. =. IT. Brynssy Of Everett and
pr. s. J. Holmes ot Seattle From this
time the society gaInei members rapidly
and HOW numbers i=S. about sixty hetong-
ing 80 the Seattle chapter thirty To the
Spokane chapter. twenty TO Alexander
hamilton Chapter M. 5 az Tacoma. and
the balance BEING scattered throughout tho
state aud including rs.sny os the most
prominent citizens The present officers
are. President. Col J Kennedy Stout. os
Spokane frat vice pressien. Mr.. George
H. Walker. Of Tacoma. second vice pre~t-
dent. pr. r. Weldon Yosing Of Seattle: