The sun., 1900-12-29
MEMORIAL AT COOCH'S.
Committee is Appointed to Re
oeive Contributions.
Sons of Revolution Held Annual
Meeting Last Evening and
Elected Officers.

The Delaware Society Sons of the
American Revolution held their annual
injecting and election Of officers last night.
There were several nominations for the
various offices and the election was one
of the mast spirited in the history of the
society. The officers elected were as fol-
| lows:
President, Howard ID. Ross; vice-presi-
dents. Frank II. Carswcll and Dr. Ed
ward S. Anderson of Dover; secretary,
ID. b. Ferris, Jr,; treasurer, Martin
Beadenkopf; registrar, Lawrence b.
Jones: delegate-at-large to the National
Congress, l.. Irving Handy; board of
managers, Colonel William 4. La Motto,
Colonel A. j. Woodman, Caleb Z. john
son, Spottswood Garland, Captain Henry
b. Nones; chaplain, the Rev. Francis NJ.
Munson of New Castle.
The committee to mark the spot where
the Stars and Stripes were first unfurled
in battle made its report last evening,
detailing the exercises at Cooch's Bridge
on September %. The committee Tecom-
mendnd that the members of the Della
ware Society subscribe to memorial at
Cooch's Bridge through the general com
mittee representing the patriotic societies
of Delaware. The following committee
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, presi-
dent Historical Society of Delaware,
chairman, Chancellor John r. Nicholson
president Delaware Society of Cononial
Wars, chairman; Howard DcHaven
Ross, vice -president-general of the Ma
tional Society, S. A. r., treasurer; Mrs.
, Elizabeth Clarke Churchman, state re-
| gent Delaware Society, ID. a. r., secre-
i tary; Colonel William A, LaNIotte, presi-
dent Delaware Society, 5. A. r.; Spots
wood Garland, vice-president Delaware
Society, S. A. r.; Martin Beadenkopf,
secretary and treasurer Delaware So
ciety, S. A. r., assistant treasurer; Miss
Sophia NAPLES, regent Caesar Rodney
= Chapter, ID. A. r.; Mrs. Il. S. Anderson,
, regent Colonel Haslett Chapter, ID. A.
r.; Airs. Caroline Speakman, regent
r Elizabeth Cook Chapter, d. A. r.; Mrs,
Serena Hall, regent John Pettigrew
, Chapter, y. A. r.; Mrs. George G. Hall,
state director of the Children of the
n American Revolution of Delaware; Mrs
I, William NJ. Drein, president of the
! Children Of the American Revolution
Mrs. Clementina Lee McIlvaine, presi
dent Of Delaware Society of Colonial
Y DANES; Mrs. Il. Tatnall Warner Of
e Delaware Society of Colonial Danes
y Mrs. Charles G. Rumford of Delaware
d Society Of Colonial Danes; Mrs. Charles
n FL. Miller of Delaware Society of Colon
s ial Danes; Miss Anna L. Candy of Della
It ware Society Of Colonial DANES; Cap
n tain Henry Hobart Bellas, U. S. A., sec
$ retray Delaware Society of the Cincin
natl; the Hon. j. Wilkins Cooch of th
Delaware Society of Colonial Wars
! Professor George A. Harter. president o
| MI A
i lin, principal of the High School, repro
senting the public schools of the State 0
D Delaware; the Rev. Joseph Brown Tul
ID ner Of the Delaware Society, S. \. Il.
10 the Rev. Il. M. Munson, LII. D., of tn
10 Delaware Society, S. A. r.; the Rev
n ]. Harry Chasley OF the Delaware Sc
at ciety, S. A. r.. Henry g. Conrad, repre-
sentiIg the patriotic citizens of th
IS State of Delaware.
Jesse Allen Colby and Edward ID
Haven We're elected to membership, an
an application for membership was mad
We by Mary James. Martin BeadenlIopi
secretary of the society, submitted
i'd printed report of what had been accom-
he plished during the year Just ended.
w Frank r. Carswell called attention {
the society to the approach of Washing
ng toms birthday, on which dinner gene
ally is given by the society. Mr.. Car
mt WE'LL Mr.. Ross and Mr.. BeadenkoI
1T. were named as committee to report ;
ut the next meeting on the advisability
en- giving a dinner.
The society has. received medals
en- honor which will be distributed to 8
members of the society who served in Il
lid Spanish American war. The membe
are as follows: Captain Nones, Maj
r James L. France, Captain Forema
en- Lieutenant J. NJ. Dunn, of Wilmingto
he Chaplain Francis M. Munson, #.
Munson, Jr., d. l.. Munson and Frede
'rk ick Hoffman of New Castle and w.
lat Brobasco of Plainsfield, N. j. They
On, served in Tie First Delaware Regimen
SEQ The medals came from the National
eiety and were made from a Spani
gun captured at Santiago.