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

secretary. Hon C. g. Gleason. Of Seattle:
treasurer. Mr.. A. Y. Bell, OF Seattle: regis
trar. Dir. Ell g. Smith, OF Seattle: histo-
rtan, Pro-. w f. Babcock. of Seattle,
chaplain. Rev. E. ~. Randall 81 Seattle;
boar1 Of managers the Officers and
Aersrs. Benjamin d. Croker. Of WallA
WaiEa: Carms Dsbble Of New Whatccn:
Lyman Z. Knapp. OF Seattle: F. A. Bcu-
teife. OF Vancouver. ard Fred Rice Roweii-
CT Seattle. Delegates 10 the national con-
gress al Detroit the president and first
Gib&ADn Seattle, and Harrison g. Foster.
Of Tacoma.
LOCAL WORK.
The Washington state society holds It's
annual meeting for the election Of officers
on the End Of February Washinggon's
birthday The annual meetings for 1895.
1887. 1855 and 1850 were held In Seattle. the
recognized headquarters Of the society.
and we're followed BY elaborate basauets
In the evening For the past three years
the Daughters OF the American Revolution
have been the guests of the society. and
on two occasions the hanquets were held
jointly by this society and the Sons OF the
Revolution. similar but independent So
cfety. The Washington society has on
two years since It's organization. offered
prizes Of gold and silver medals for tire
best essay written by public school pupil
In the state upon the subjec, Of The Prin-
ciples OF the american Revoiution." and
has presented to each high school in the
state q copy. Of the Gilbert Stuart
Ashcna~um portrait OF Gen. George WASH
ington and facsimile OF the Declaration
OF Independence. The society was among
the first TO make . generous subscription
10 the silver service fund raised last year
mainly through the efforts OF Miss Ada
lowering Hartford for the purpose Of pre-
sen,tng 4 proper memorial to Admiral
Dewey's flagship. the Olympia The vari-
Gus chapters Of the society have held fire.
Qient meetings en- the anniversaries OF
revolutionary events thereby carrying out
enc OF It's purposes and arcusing interest
In revolutionary history. On Flag day.
ISIS. the Seattle chapter presented an in
seresting programme before the Seattle
high school upon which occasion Mr..
James Il. Howe delivered an address on
the history and lessons OF the national
ensign.
The society. for the purpose OF better enc
abling It's members and applicants for
membership to prove their ancestors serv.
ices, has an excellent reference library,
which is kept in the office OF the registrar.
Mr.. Ell 8. Smith, In the Mutual IAfe
building and is open during Office hours
look up ,har ancestors record. IL con-
sisis Of the records of the revolutionary
soldiers OF Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New York and Pennsylvania, Hoffman >
Historical Register. containing the mill
tary record OF all the officers Of the revo-
luton and tho Year Books Of the state
societies Of Minnesota, Illinois. Massachu-
sets. Michigan. Maine Wisconsin. New
Hampshire. West Virginia, Oregon. Ken
lucky. Ohio California, Nebraska, Vir-
GINA and Hawaii. which contain the an
cestry and ancestors service OF the men,
beers of these societies. What the society
Ia accomplishing LII the way OF gathering
and preserving tbe records OF individual
soldiers OF the revolution and thereby per-
petnafing their ,nesnory. is best under
stood by Visiting the office Of the registrar
and examining the records there colles,Al.
Here will be found the personal and mill
;ary history OF q great many heretofore
forgotten heroes, written by their descend
ants and In many instances never before
publicly recorded. An examination Of
these records shows many interesting ac-
counts. OF which the following are few
examples
MAJOR WHEATON.
Those interested in the proposed la
Fayette memorial To be erected al Paris
In 1860 will appreciate the record OF Maj
Joseph Wheaton, an Intimate associate Of
Gen. La Faye.te. and one Of whose de-
scendan,s is Mr.. e. +. Blanchard OF this
city. Joseph Wheaton was al Mac has
Me. on the i2th Of June. l7is. and was enc
OF the principal promoters OF the volunteer
expedition acting under Capt, Jeremiah
OBri.n, which, on that day. in ihe u,er-
chant siaop Unity pursued from The por,
OF Machas the British armed schooner
Nargaretsa, Of forty men and scur light
guns and fourteen swivel. Ii was in that
harbor after a sharp contest, that they
BEARDED and captured her in hana-to-
hand fight In which the British command
ing officer was mcrtaliy wounded Joseph
Wheaton hauled down he nag. receiving a
severe cutlass wound In the head, from
which hs ala not recover for many
months.
This was the first flag captured by the
= American forces from the British in tho
revolution. ON The sish of September, i717
he was a. Exeter. n. H.. in the service II
the state. and on the anta Of January, IT'S
was appointed lieutenant In Capt Samuel
poarhorn's company. In Lieut., Col Pea
bo<ty's battalion. New Hampshire vosan-
teer infantry. deisiiei Tor service IN Rhode
Island. Ills regiment encamis.i or College
campus. Rhcd@ Island. about the 18Th uf
March. l.ss. While here he was aqpclntei
on Two occasions member OF e4curts-s1artiai
by Gen. Sullivan. On tho 3ri q. August
his regiment was assigned 20 Coi. Christie
pier Gre~ne's brigade. with which *
served sn the campaign before Newport,
and a. the battle O. Rhode Island and re-
NAMED In that state until honorsss.y dis
charge. January !. IZ-a. He wss unsigned.
Second regiment Rhode Island eontinen tai
infantry sCoi. Sam Angelo March i, is5a.