The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-30
Sons of the American Rev
oIution Begin Annual
Meeting.
CELEBRATE A HISTORIC DAY
Commemorate Washington's First Inau-
guration-AddTesses by Eoble D. Lar
ner, Commissioner mcfarland, and
President General Logan

One hundred and thirteen years ago to-
day the Father OF His Country was in
augurated first President OF the United
States In celebration of the anniversary
500 Sons Of the american Revolution net
in the ballroom Of he New Willard Hotel
and by stirring. patriotic speeches and
rousing cheers perpetuated the memory Of
Washington and his stalwart colleagues.
The Stars and Stripes we're entwined
with blue, bun, and white, the coloTs Of
the society, amid a mass of palms on the
back OF the platform, and above them
hung a representation of the insignia
itself.
Stirring addresses were delivered at the
opening OF the congress at 10 O'Clock by
Mr.. Noble D. Larner, president Of the
District Of Columbia society, and Mr..
Henry B. F. Mcfarland, President of the
Board OF District Commissioners. PTesi-
dent General Walter Seth Logan respond
ed for the national society in an eloquent
and humorous address
Welcomed by Mr.. Larner-
Mr.. Larner said.
Mr.. President General and Compatriots
the American Revolutions II is with very
great pleasure that have the honor on
this occasion Of extending TO you on be-
half Of our society q hearty welcome e
this the most beautiful and the Capital
City Of our country I welcome YOU here
today not because you are the repre-
sentatives Of auv particular State Of Ter
ritory, bat as the Representatives Of OuI
glorious Union as a whcle- A UniGn that
owes its existence 70 the self-sscrifices
and irresistible actions CT the noble cid
patriots from whom We ciaiEa tEe pEivi-
Iege OF calling ourselves Sens OF TIE
American Revolution
Some nine OF ten years ago We had the
pleasure Of entertaining Our National
Congress IN this city Then cur local So
ciety vas small IN numbers IS we'll as in
influence. Since that le-iCd the spirit ol
patriotism has been largely On the IL
crease II our city and today VIC feel
proud in being able 70 say that Instead OF
being classed as among the smallest OF the
societies re have 50 far advanced as -fC
be recognized as Gle OF The largest
branches Of the great Tree Of Liberty
The FIRE Is freshly burning IN our DldSi
and we are bold enough to exoress The
hope that the day Is not Tar distant wher
we win he able 20 say TO Crr con
patriots from New England. where IN
efforts OF cur CID patriotic fathers frs
began, that VIC ID longer march u th'
rear OF aay other society. Therefore !
behooves all OF vc1 10 keen ycuF eye
open and rratch WI YOUR cuIors.
When We extended 10 you an invItaticl
to hold the meeting CT the congress o
1902 IN this the NEST beautiful city O
the greatest, most glCricUs ard prosper
Gus country OF the world. we promised Q
DO the best we could to make your sta
among US Of such character that tn
day would never come when you shoui
regret that you had accepted our invita-
ton We have no battlefelds or other his
toFic places of the Revolution TO sho7
you, but we have many things far NOR
beautiful and important to an American
than any battlefield can be, who's
beauty is the result Of the grea
and seIf-sacriheing efforts OF ou