Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-17
SONS OF REVOLUTION
CoNCLAvE OF GENERAL SOCIETY
TO CONVENE TOMORROW.
Many Delegates Already in the City
Plans Of the Local
Committee.

The triennial conclave OF the General So
ciety Sons of the Revolution, Will convene
in this city tomorrow and will continue its
sessions until and including the 10Th.
Delegates to the meeting have been arriv-
ing in numbers today. They are making
their headquarters at the New Willard. 1t
Is estimated that not less than 30 members
of the General Society will be in attend
ance at the congress.
An interesting program has been arranged
for the delegates, which promises to make
the occasion memorable to those in at
tendance. President Roosevelt will receive
the delegates and alternates at the White
House tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock.
and this reception will mark the opening
of the congress. At 10 o'clock the delegates
and guests Of the society will take the
steamer for Mount Vernon, where busi-
ness meeting VIII be held in the historic
old mansion, Immediately following which
DR.. Thomas Edward Green of Cedar Rap
ids Iowa, will deliver an address at the
tomb of Washington.
Lunch will be served on board the boat at
1:30. and shortly afterward the party will
return to the capital.
The program for Saturday, the 10Th, has
been arranged so as to give the visitors an
opportunity of seeing the sights of Wash
iEgton on an extensive trolley ride. OBJ
servation cars will leave at 1920 and L
o clock and the route as mapped out will
include view of Arlington, the navy yard
and Fort Myer Heights.
Through the kindness of Col. Dimmick
special cavalry drill will be given at Fort
Myer for the members of the society, and
Admiral Terry, commandant of the navy
visitors in viewing the workshops and
other places of interest within his jurisdic-
ton.
One of the most important events of the
nat y,cv INAt kA4 ~
held at the New Willard at o'clock Sat
urday evening.
Addresses will be delivered by the dis
tinguished guests present and the toasts
lows: Address of welcome, by John Lee
Carroll, president general Of the society;
The South in the Revolution" ]. w. Cald-
well; THE Army" Gen. Nelson A. Miles:
Day We Celebrate. April 10, 1775." Ed
mond Wetmore; Our French Allies" M
Jules Cambon. minister of France
Col. Green Clay Goodloe announces that
in the Church of the Epiphany will be
held at o'clock. when Rev Randolph II.
McKim, D. D., will deliver the sermon An
invitation has been extended to all the
patriotic societies in the District of Co
lumbia to attend the church services on
that occasion, and reservation of srace
will be made for them accordingly. after
which the general public will be provided
for.
Those in Charge.
The general supervision of all the ar
rangements in connection with the conclave
has devolved upon James Mortimer Mont
gomery of New York. general secretary,
and VIM. Hall Harris Of Baltimore.
The following gentlemen have charge of
different matters in connection with the
meeting: John Butterfeld Holland. mar
shall; aids. Thomas NJ. Owen, W. R. Leak
ems. I. l.. Latta and Uzal Haggarty Stru-
bic, Jr.; excursion committee. Harrison H
Dodge. Col. Green Clay Goodloe, M b.
Hatch; trolley rides. L. p. Clephane, E. NJ
Padelford, N. M. Hopkins, A. F. Marsh;
banquet, Charles H. Campbell, Barry Bulk
ley. Charles L. Gurley, B. B. Wilson;
church service, Col. Green Clay Goodloe.
The president of the District of Columbia
Society of the Sons Of the Revolution is
Colonel Archibald Hopkins; vice president,
MI Thomas Blagden; secretary. Charles
l.. Guriey; registrar. Mr.. Charles H. Camp
bell: chaplain. DR.. Alexander Mackay-
Smith; historian, Mr.. Barry Buckley. Dele
gates to the national meeting from the
local society are Charles H Campbell
Charles l.. Gurley, B. B. Wilson E. NJ
Padelford and Barry Buckley
The following are national officers of the
organization: President general, John Lee
Carroll, ex-governor of Maryland; general
vice president. Carrot Dorset Wall Vroom;
second general vice president, Pope Barrow;
general secretary. James Mortimer Mont
gomery; assistant general secretary, VIM.
Hall Harris; general treasurer, Richard
Mccall Cadwalader; assistant general
treasurer, Henry Cadle; general registrar
Francis Ellingwood Abbott: general his
torian, Henry Walbridge Dudley.