Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-20
WILL MEET HERE IN FUTURE.
Sons of the Revolution Make Wash
ingtOn Headquarters.

The National Society of the Sons of the
Revolution, which has been in session in
Denver, adjourned yesterday to meet at
Washington, April 10, 1892.
President John Lee Carroll of Maryland
occupied the chair. A resolution was
adopted indorsing the plan to erect a La
fayette monument in Paris, and commit
tee, with Walter Gilman Page of Massa-
chusetts as chairman, was appointed to CO.
operate with the Lafayette memorial COM
mittee. Nearly all the old officers were re-
elected, the list being as follows:
General president, John Lee Carroll; first
vice president, Garret Dorset Walevroom,
New Jersey; second vice president. Pope
Barrow, Georgia, to succeed John Schriven,
Georgia; secretary, James Mortimer Mont
gomery, New York; assistant general sec
rotary, William Hall Harris, Maryland;
treasurer, Richard Mccall Cadwallader,
Pennsylvania; assistant treasurer. Henry
Cadle, Missouri; chaplain, Right Rev.
Henry Benjamin Whippie, d. D., LII. D.,
Minnesota; general registrar, Francis Eli
lingwood Abbott, Massachusetts: historian,
Henry Walbridge Dudley, Illinois, to sue
coed Gailard Hunt of Washington D. c.
1t was decided to hold all future meet
ings of the National Society at Washing
ton.
Celebration in Roston,
The Sons of the Revolution observed pa
triots' day in Boston yesterday by the I'M
yelling of a tablet placed upon the tomb
in Kings Chapel burying grounds, which
marks the resting place of William Dawes
whose daring midnight ride of April 1919
1IIo, was one of the same character and
accomplished the same purpose as the ride
of Pan! Reyere. The ceremony was con-
GUIDED 10y Il banquet at the Hotel Nendume
at which Senator Hoar and Former United
States Minister to Spain Hannis Taylor
said:
we should soon have thought, three
years ago. of asking the Savior of man.
kind to come down from the mount and
take service under Roman centurion or
60 INTO the employ OF IibGrius in order not
to be isolated to ask the American peo-
pie to descend from it's lofty height to en-
gage IN the diplomatic quarrels OF Europe
or the scultieS for empire in Asia.
Mr. President, l for one do not believe
that the temper and character Of the Amer
lean people has changed in a twelve
month l believe that the principles of the
Constitution and the principles of the
Declarauon,the doctrine on which the revo-
luton was fought and Won, are still dear
to the heart of the American people"
Hannis Taylor then spoke on The
fathers .of the revolution as standard for
imitat ion. "a
sons of American Revolution.
dispatch from Detroit. Mich, last night
says: Arrangements for the ninth annual
congress of The Sons Of the American Revo-
luton are rapidly nearing completion. The
three days sessions open Sunday, April 81,
with religious service. Monday and Tues
day will be devoted to business sessions
The crowning event of the gathering Will
be the banquet on Tuesday evening.
Among those who have definitely prom
ised to be present and respond to toasts
are Secretary of War Alger, General Wes-
ley r. Merritt, General Joseph Wheeler
Surgeon General George Sternberg, Cen
eral Horatio c. King, John D. Wight,
Franklin Murphy and Senator Chauncey NJ
Depew. $50.
Rear Admiral Schley and Captain Robley
d. Evans have sent word that they will
be present if possible. a special train will
leave New York April - with the New
gates.