The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-09
SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI
INTER ES1ING ANNUAL MEETING
 HELD JULY4.

Business Transacted and Officers Elect ] ed-Various Reports Read-Honor-
 ary Members Chosen -Nominattons | For Hereditary Membership. i The venerable and ilustrious Order | of the Cincinnati was founded among the officers of the Continental army in their cantonments upon the Hudson, at Newburgh, N. Y, May 13, 17S3. It was divided into thirteen state soc- cities, one for each of the original states. The Connecticut State society was organized at West Point July 1, 1873, and held it's first meeting as
 state society at the senate chamber in
 the old capitol March 17, 17S4.
 The Society of the Cincinnati was
 founded to perpetuate the memories
 of the great struggle and the friend
 ships which had been cemented by the
 blood of the parties" and to render as-
 sistance to the officers and their fam
 flies who might be under the necessity of receiving it. Each officer upon join ing contributed a months pay towards a charity fund. Among the original members were Washington, Lafayette, Knox, Steuben, Hamilton, Rocham- beau, De Grassi, D'Estaing and others.
 The Connecticut society had an hon. erable existence until 1904, when it was disbanded on account of political per secution. It was reorganiZed July 4, 1889, and reinstated by the general so- ciety in 1893. It numbers upwards of 50 members and has a. charity fund of S11S7O
 There are now nine active state soc- cities, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina, with over five hun dred members. The New Hampshire, Delaware and North Carolina societies have been reorganized, and will be re- instated at the next meeting of the gen- eral society in 1902 The Georgia state society Is also being revived.
 The General society" is composed of five delegates from each of the state so- cietes, and meets triennially to legis- late for the order. The next general will be held with the Con- necticut society at Hartford in May, 1902.
 The Connecticut society met in the senate chamber of the Capitol at Hart 'ord, July 4th, at II a. m., the presi- lent, Colonel George B. Sanford, U. s. A., in the chair. Prayer was offered by he chaplain, Rev. A. N. Lewis The 'Immutable Principles were reads all he members standing,
 The following gentlemen were recom- nended for hereditary membership: General Abbott, U. s. A., of Cam ,ridge. Mass, as a collateral represen- ative of Captain Nathan Hale, the MT. S. s. Robinson, of Ietamora, H.; Rev. Williston Walker, f Hartford; MT Frederick Jabez, of of the New York society, he lneal descendant of an original 1ember of the Connecticut society, nd Mr. John G. Davenport, of Hart ord.
 The following gentlemen were elected onorary members: Ex-Governor ulkley, MT. Jonathan Trumbul and IT.. Frederick J. Kingsbury.
 The following officers for 190l-2 were unanimously elected:
 President, Col. Geo. Bliss Sanford, U. A., Ltchfield.
 Vice. President, Gen. Henry l.. Ab- 1tt, Cambridge, Mass.
 Treasurer, Hon. Charles Isham, New ork city.
 Secretary, Hon. Morris Woodruff aymour M A., Bridgeport. Assistant Treasurer MT Chas. Rob- n Pond, New York city. Assistant Secretary, Timothy Hug ms Bishop, M. D., New Haven. Historian, Rev. Alonzo Norton Lew
 M A., Montpelier Vt.
 Chaplains. Rev. Timothy Dwight, D. :, LL. D., New Haven: Rev. Alonzo . orton Lewis, M. A.