The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24
Circular of Registrar General.


 In the November American Monthly the Registrar-General tells of the routine work of her office and one can readily understand that if she did not observe admirable system she could not do the work. She is sending each Chapter Reg istfar circular containing important instructions, and considering the 1act thar the duties of her office involve great labor and there is no remuneration, Chap ter Registrars should, by following her instructions. render all the help possi- ble. We, therefore. call especial atten- tion to the following circular:
 1. The necessity of the application pa- Ter is to show a lineal descent from Revolutionary ancestor, one who served the country as a soldier, sailor, or pa triot.
 The only way of proving this man and service that the Register-Generalh has, is first, that the ancestor mentioned Is the man who served: this must be shown first by mention of such a person in some printed record of Revolutionary service.
 Then the date and place of birth and death shows that the ancestor mentioned lived during the Revolutionary War. The place shows from what section of the country he probably served. It is nacr essary to give at least an approximate date, for the generation of Revolu- tionary soldier is so varied 1t cannot be considered as proof.
 The mention of ancestors wife being first, second or third, is also very neces- sary, as another applicant may enter 
 The name of the wife of the Revolution ary ancestor is absolutely essential. The | first name as mentioned in will or deed Is sufficient proof, as it proves the mar The reoccurrence of names of Revoluy | tionary men often puzzle an applicant who proves he'd descent only from pub | lie documents and with the knowledge | that her ancestor of the same name 1 served in the Revolution.
 Entering in this way without the name | of the wife, history. genealogies, ana other documents have shown that the 1 soldier whose services are given as that of the ancestor of the applicant was never married, making such papers null ana void. Whereas, a little more research d would show that the ancestor IS men l toned, but with different service.
 g. Checks or money orders must pc made payable to Treasurer-General, D. | A. R., and sent to her direct.
 8. Applications received after the 18th of one month cannot be verified for pre- sentation at the following Board meet
 1. The Registrar of the Chapter of member-at-large should see that the ap- plication blank is filled out, on the last page as far as the words Accepted by l the Board of Management
 h. Real Daughters papers must have l dates and place of birth and death of l father, mother, whether first or second wife, and birth of applicant,
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