Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
PATRIOTS TO CELEBRATE
OBSERVANCE OF wASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
Program Under Auspices of Sons of
Revolution at the Ma.
tfOnal Theater.

The Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton in the District of Columbia have ar
ranged for the celebrate of Washington's
birthday anniversary at the National Thea
ter The exercises will begin at 1915 am,
and will be very elaborate. Colonel Archi-
bald Hopkins, president of the society, will
preside and music will be furnished by the
Marine Band After an overture, Hail to
the Spirits of Liberty the Invocation will
be offered by Rev. John H. Elliott, chap
lain of the organization. The Grafton OF
General Henry Lee on Washington will be
read by Mr.. Barry Buckley, at the con-
clusion of which THE Star Spangled Ban
ner' will be given by the band. The adj
dress of the occasion will be delivered by
Rev. DR.. D. J. Stafford. Other selections
Of music to be rendered are: "Marseilles
Rouget de L'Isle' and THE beautiful Blue
Danube" The benediction will be pro-
nounced by Mr.. Elliott. While the audience
is dispensing the band will play 1.-THE Wash
ington Post March,"
Admission to the theater will be free to
the public, but it will be necessary for each
person wishing to be present to have
ticket and distribution of these will be
gin tomorrow morning at the office Of Mr..
Barry Buckley.
The Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton and the Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution are distinct organiza-
tions, although the qualifications for mem
bership are understood to be the same.
Objects of the Organization.
The general society of the first named or
ganization was formed because to many
persons it became evident, from the steady
decline of proper celebration of the ma
tonal holidays of the United States of
America, that popular concern In the events
and men of the war of the revolution was
gradually declining, and that such lack OF
interest was attributable, not so much to
the lapse of time and the rapidly increasing
flood of immigration from foreign countries
as to the neglect, on the part of descend
ants of revolutionary heroes, to perform
their duty in keeping before the public
mind the memory of the services of their .
ancestors and of the times in which they
lived, and therefore the Society Of the Sons
of the Revolution has been Instituted to
perpetuate the memory Of the men who, in
the military, naval and civil service of the
colonies and of the Continental Congress,
by their acts or counsel. achieved the indie
pendence of the country, and to further the
proper celebration of the anniversaries of
the birthday of Washington, and Of promi-
nent events connected with the war OF the
revolution: to collect and secure for preser-
walton the rolls records and other docu-
ments relating to that period; to inspire the
members of the society with the patriotic
spirit of their forefathers, and to promote
Notable Events.
The local society, 1t is declared, has had
very successful career. 1t was the first
organization to inaugurate in the District
of Columbia the regular annual observance
of national holidays, and the celebrations
at the Washington monument July have
been notable occasions. On these occa-
sions the members of the Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution have
united with the Sons of the Revolution.
The celebrations of Washington's birth
day anniversary in former years at the
Columbia and National Theaters, respec-
lively, have likewise been noteworthy. In
order to stimulate patriotism among the
children Of the public schools gold medal
is annually given to the boy girl who
writes the best essay on some revolution
airy topic.
Among those who have served as presi-
dent of the organization are Rear Admiral
John G. Walker Mr.. Lewis Johnson Da-
WIS., Col Green Clay Goodloe, Surgeon Cen
eral Walter Wyman and Rear Admiral
Francis A Roe. The present officers are:
Archibald Hopkins, president Thomas
Blagden, vice president; Charles L. Cur
ley, secretary; Charles H. Campbell, regis
trar; Barry Bulkley, historian; board of
management Col. Green Clay Goodloe ].
Speed Smith, Wilson G. Reed, Mark B.
Hatch, H. I. Moss, Benjamin De NJ. Miller
DR.. E. Oliver Belt and Capt. Thomas G.
Townsend, U. g. A.
Besides that in the District of Columbia,
the general society has branches in New
York, Pennsylvania, Iowa, New Jersey,
Georgia, Massachusetts,, Colorado, Mary
land, Minnesota, Ohio, California, Connec-
ticut New Hampshire, North Carolina
Illinois, Missouri. Alabama, West Vir-
ginia, Florida, Tennessee South Carolina
Kentucky, Montana, Texas. Washington
Virginia, Michigan, Rhode Island, North
Dakota and Indiana.
General Officers.
The national officers are: General presi-
dent, John Lee Carroll, Ellicott City, of the
Maryland society; general vice president,
Carrot Dorset Wall Vroom, Trenton. of the
New Jersey society: second general vice
president, Pope Barrow, Savannah, OF the
Georgia society; general secretary, James
Mortimer Montgomery, New York. OF the
New York society; assistant general secre-
tary, William Hall Harris, Baltimore, OF
the Maryland society; general treasurer,
Richard Mccall Cadwalader. Philadelphia,
of the Pennsylvania society; assistant gen.
eral treasurer, Henry Cadle, Bethany. OF
the Missouri society; general chaplain, RI
Rev. Henry Benjamin Whipple, DID,, LII
d. bishop of Minnesota, Faribault, OF the
Minnesota society; general registrar, Francis
Elingwood Abbot, Cambridge, of the Mas
sachusetts society; general historian, Henry
Walbrdge Dudley Chicago, of the Illinois
society.