Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
To Mark the Spot Where the American
Flag Was First Unfuried.


To Mark the Spot where the Amarican
Flag Was First Unfuried.
An interesting meeting OF tho Della.
ware Society, Sons OF the American
Revolution, was held Tuesday night at
the Historical Society Building The
report OF the committee oD Flag Day
was accented and Howard ID, Ross was
given vote Of thanks for his intiring
energy Ia connection with the success
full celebration Of Flag Day
Applications for membership were re.
ceised from Frederick q, Manchester
OF New Castle Waiter E. pruhasco 81
Flainfeld, N, D.; Frederick W. HoiI-
man Of New Castle and Clarence NJ.
Dillon. Spottswood GafiaEd and
Howard D. Ross were made life mem
bers of the society, on motion of Mr..
Catsweii,
The following members NJ tho Dela
ware society were nominated to servo
on the committees OF the National So
ciety, Sons of the American Revolu-
tion:
COMMITTEES on National Parks :,
Spottswoed (iarlard
To aid the committee on national
parks and to mark the eldjDelawara
battlehelds and preserve historic reyo-
lutionary sites = Caleb Z. Johnson,
vice chairman; L. b, Jones, secretary |;
Martin Beadenknpt. Harry E. Thomas,
the Rev. J, b. Turner Of Dover; the
| Rev. +. NJ. Nuns OF New Castle !;
Srottssood Garland, chairman OK.
otficio.
Committee on LegislatIon-L. living
Handy.
Committee or publication of National
| Register for the Sons Of American
Revolution Lawrence b. jones.
National Press Committee-O Col. John
Wainwright,
Press Committee of Delaware So
ciety---Col. Wainwright, chairman ex-
officio; ID, Brainerd Ferris, Frank X.
4 Carswell, DIR. f. NJ. Munson, DR..
Anderson Of Dover.
Mr.. Ross and Martin Beadenkopf Of
tho committee to arrange meetings,
submitted the following report, which
was adopted:
"Compatriots. The committee ap.
pointed to arrange for meetings. would
respectfully eolnmend that the Della
ware Society, s. A. r., accept the in
vitation from the Delaware Chapters,
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion, extended through their State
regent, Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Church
man, and Miss Sophia Waples, regent
Of Caesar Rodney Chapter, d. A. r.,
to give basket picnic at Cooch's
Bridge, Delaware, Saturday afternoon,
September 22d, 1900, under thu
AUSPICES OF the Sons and Daughters o.
the American Revolution. The objec
Of the proposed meeting is to select {
suitable spit TO mark the place wher,
, odd Glory was first unfurled to tn,
breezes on the Sd day Of September
lit, Just previous to the Battle of thu
Brandywine. 1t is very important tina
such distinction to our State SHOULD
be tittingly marked with tablet o
! bronze or stone, suitably inscribed, ant
; all the patriotic societies OF ON Stat
are invited to cooperate with tn
Sons and Daughters Ia view Of hav
ing this event OF history SO commemo
rated and recorded ON the next ami
versary Of the occasion, September Sd
1901. Special Invitations have accord
orders Of our State, including tn
Delaware Society Of the Children G
: the American Revolution, the Societ
: of the Cincinnati, the Society Q
, Colonial Wars. the Society Of Colonia
/, DANES, and the Historical Society G
Delaware to join, the movement, an
approve the plans to be considered o
the basket picnic, to BIZ held on tn
: 22d instant. Chief Justice Charles I
+ Lore has been invited to preside a
Il the picnic, and the following gentle
: men invited to speak: j. Wilkir
f Oooch of Cooch's Bridge; the Rev. J
= Harry Chesley of Claymont, Del
. member Of Delaware Society, s. A. I
o tsubject, odd Glory'); Cnancelle
John r. Nicholson of Dover, presider
Of the Delaware Society of Colonil
:, Wars; Capt. Henry Hobart Bellas, I
/. s. A., secretary Of the Delaware s,
" oiety of the Cincinnati, and Henry {
i, Conrad, librarian of the Historici
= Society Of Delaware. The Children
70 tho American Revolution are expectt
1t to sing national patriotic airs, 1t
Is probable that some of the officers
the National Societies OF the Sons ar
Daughters OF the American Revolutic
NJ will BIO in attendance.
= Train leaves French street static
y Penn sylpania railroad, at 1905 p.
D, Returning, leave Coooh's Bridge
ut 5. II p. III. and arrives at Wilmingtt
at at GOT p. IN. Fare for the round tr
ID seventy-two (72l cents.
. lin case of Indictment weather PCS
- ponement will be made until the fc
lowing Saturday. Each person In O
tendance will be expected to provi
u lunch for one. -