The Portland daily press., 1900-02-23
Hon. Augustus r. MoultOn Chosen
President.
Address of Leslie @,
Cornish of Augusta.
Medals Presented TO Those VIII o
Served in Spanish War.

The Msine Society of the so1s Of the
Amsrioan Revolution led Its annual
meeting at Riverton yesterday. Although
the storm, one of the mes, severe OF the
winter, doubtless kept mAnI people
awaJ. the attendance was large. At the
business meeting. Rev. DR. henry 3,
Burrege, the secretary Of the society,
read his annual report, rs follows;
The past year has been one Of grown
In our mem narsh ip though tie addit ons
have not been as large IS In tae preced-
ing yesr. Fifteen names have been add
I'd to the list One has been transferred
TO shs Massachusetts, Society; one has
withdrawn; three have bean dropped for
the non-payment Of dues; and five have
died: Frank Louis Lincoln North Deer
ing, February %. 1902; Charles franklin
Manning, Portlsnd, March 2. 1899; Joshua
Davis, Portland, October u, 1899; Fred
eriok Alton Cummings, Bangor, Deem
Der 10, 1889; and Robert Ingalls,, Port.
land, January &c. 1909. At the oIenina
of the society year we had memb ersbip
of s57. We close the year with a MEM
bershlp of 1862, net gain Of five.
Meetines of the board of managers have
been held as follows: March 80, July 15
Septsmbsr IL, November s, and Deem
/ er "A, 1859. and January 6, 1860
On account of Ill health this president
OF the socisty. Col John NJ. Gllddsn, has
been in Europe since the early autumn.
His enforced abssncs has bean a dissp-
poiDtmcnt to him and greatly regretted
49, a ka chs re
OF the society and desirinR earnestly to
promote Its interests, he had hopsd to de-
vote considerable attention to the affairs
Of the society during the year. but his ILL.,
ness has prevented. We glad to know
thai he Is improving In health From
his wiBtr home In the south OF France
he sends US is cordial greetings and his
sincere wishes for the continued pros
per.ty of the society.
Early In the year the society published
aud Issued to Its members MIR. Nathan
Goods "Hlstcry Of Col. Jonathan Mit,h-
ellis Cumberland County Regiment,
Bsgaduos Expedition. i779," handsome
pamphlet OF 20 pages, containing the val
liable work performed by Mr.. Goold In
rutsing on record the names and the
services OF the men of Maine who were
in the Revolutionary War. MIR. Goold
has prepared and in April the society
will publish and issue to Its members
Mr. Gooli's "Col james Soamman's
Thiriisth Regiment OF Foct.''
At the annual meeting of the National
Society at Detroit. Mich, May l and =
1899, the Maine society was not represent
I'D. At this meeting Art. V. SEQ. OF
the constitution of the National Sootsty
was amended go as to limit the term OF
office Of the President General and the
i've Woe Presidents General to a single
year. BY an amendment to Art. VII,
1t was enacted that estate societies shall
only be represented at meeting of the Ma
tional Society by members of their own
State society, or by msmhers OF other
State societies who may be designated by
thu regularly appointed delegates from
suoh State society, who may be present
at any meeting Of the National Society
and that the delegates representing any
state society, as provided herein, shall bs
authorized to cast the sntlre vote to which
such State society 10 entitled. each dele
thorized to cast his proportiopase vote or
fraction thereof" The report of the
Registrar General at Detroit showed that
the society had at that time $3.50 man.
bers. connected with 40 State societies.
The largest State society enrolment
10 that OF Massachusetts,. 1875. The New
York State society has 1853 members.
Connecticut, 10ls, ami Illinois, $50.
Maine, with 557 members as reported
year ago, was ninth In the list Of 40
State societies.
On the centennial Of ths death oil
George Washington, December IA, 1899,
the society held memorial services in the
First Parish church, Portland, al 8 O'Clock
In the afternoon, the Elizabeth Wads-
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