The Washington times., 1902-04-19
SONS OF REVOLUTION
HONOR MARYLAND

amendment. two had not been heard from.
and the remaining societies had indorsed
it. No vote was taken. The secretary was
instructed to communicate with the sec
retaries of the societies that had re-
jected the amendment and request them
to reconsider.
Reports From States.
Further reports were received from the
societies in New York. New Jersey, Col
orado. North and South Carolina, Tennes-
see, Virginia. District of Columbia. and
California. A feature of the report of the
New York organization was the announce
mant that S62 0G0 had been expended for
the purchase OF site upon which to erect
a building for the use OF the State society.
The nominating committee then submit
ted the names of a list of persons who
were duly elected to the various Offices.
Those elected were as follows:
New officials.
President general. Hon. John Lee Car
roll. of the Maryland society: general vice
president, Garret Dorset Wall Vroom. of
the New Jersey society: second general
vice president, Pope Barrow, OF the
Georgia society: general secretary, James
Mortimer Montgomery. of the New York
society: assistant general secretary. Will
liam Hall Harris. of the Maryland So
ciety, general treasurer. Richard Mccall
Cadwalader. of the Pennsylvania society;
assistant general treasurer, Henry Cadle,
OF the Missouri society: general registrar.
Walter Gilman Page, of the Massachusetts
society; general historian, Henry Wal
bridge Dudley, Of the Illinois society.
At the conclusion of the business ses-
sion the members inspected the various
points Of interest in and around the form
er home of the Father Of His Country.
They manifested the greatest interest in
all they saw. and were reluctant to turn
their attention from the historic spots.
An elegant luncheon was served on
board the steamer which lay at the wharf
Accompanied by a portion Of the United
States Marine Band. under the direction OF
Lieutenant Santelmann. which had psrtic-
ipated with them in the trip. the delegates
and their friends marched UP to the tomb
OF Washington, where the exercises of the
day were held.
Dr.. Green the Orator.
The orator of the occasion was the Rev.
DIR. Green, of Iowa. the chaplain OF the
general society. Mr.. Green is a man OF
great convincing power. his ability as a
public speaker having won for him the
title of The Daniel Webster of the
West" He said in part:
Mr. President, and Gentlemen OF the
General Society: Today we seek this Sc
pulcher made sacred among the holiest
memories of earth. where sleeps the
ashes of him who was alike the prophet
of our country's greatness. the priest who
stood by her blood-stained altar Of sacri-
fee. and the uncrowncd king Of the tri-
umphant legions of liberty. Unconscious
in his accomplishment. save in his sin
cere devotion to high controlling prin-
ciple, he was one of those occasional souls
destined by an all-controlling providence
to the leadership of his generation.
There is nothing more marvellous than
this amounting Of the great men of hui
man history. Like all the other processes
Of nature their development is silent.
their advent unheralded. By dynamics
that are unrevealed either to them, or to
the watching world. life and character
are shaped and nodded for the ultimate
climateric.
THE supreme mark of greatness is