The Washington times., 1902-05-01

Till, Or. G. c. Samson. William s. Broueb.
ton, II. c. Sherwood l. w. Bairdseye. DR.
Walter Hough. H. G. Ogden, Frank b
Martin. Milo c. Summers. L. b. Curtis
Dr- FRANK Renohue, c. II. Whitney. NJ
NJ Lewis, II. W. Samson. DR.. E. Won d.
! Guzzman, L. S. Thealer. Thomas A. Dob
/ yns, ". W. Hubbell. DR.. ". Downing. F.
5. Nail. II. c. Whitcomb. J. Mcbride Ster-
Iett, y. II. Brown. Arthur Dennis. H. o.
hall, II. Norris Hesband Henry Addison
Georse {. Maynard, W. r. Castle, George
Marsh, z. L. Davis W. A. Jack. C. s
Briggs. A. p. Clemens. w. p. Billings, r
{. Jackson. zebino Moses, Charles T.
Tatman. Albert d. Spangler. A. ]. Gore.
A. J. Green. J. E. Fenwick, W L. Marshe.
Marcus j. Wright. Ralph L. Burgess
James o. Moore.
Afternoon Of Sightseeing.
Yesterday afternoon the members and
delegates to the. congress were shown
about the city in the street cars, and later
large delegation by way of the bridge
visited Arlington.
Today the program provides fer a re-
sumption CT the business of the congress
at the New Willard at 10 O'Clock in the
morning. 1t is thought that the session
Will last until about neon when adjourn
ment will be taken for lunch
At / o'clock special electric cars will
be in waiting in front of the hotel to
carry the visitors direct to the wharf OF
the Gamer Manchester without change.
At 1:i5 the boat will leave for Mount
Vernon, where an address will be de-
livered at the tomb of Washington by Hon
John Gocde, of Virginia.
An address will then be delivered by |
Mrs. Donald Mclean. regent of the New |
York City Chapter. d. A. r., on behalf of |
Mrs. Sarah Bowman Van Ness. regent of /
Lexington Chapter, d. A. r.. of Massa
who presents a tree to be plant
&c at Mount Verne that was taken from
the battlefield e. Lexington.
Photograph to Be Taken.
Photographs of the group will be taken
IN the lawn in front of the mansion. and
II o'clock the party will cross the river
o Marshall Hall, where a buffet lunch
will be served, and speeches INDUCED in
~ those present. 1t will probably be
fter o'clock before the party returns
o the city. Cars will be in waiting at
he wharf to take them direct to the
Willard.
The evening will be devoted to rest,
nd in view of the late hour at which
he return will be made, no program has
cen prepared.
The session of the congress yesterday
Lsted for over two hours. and following
he address of the presidents OF the ma
onal and District bodies. and the adj
ress Of welcome by Commissioner Mac
rland on behalf Of the city, the time
as devoted to the reading of reports
ON the various officers and committees
One OF the most interesting of these
as the report OF Gen. ]. C. Breckin
dye. the chairman of the committee on
g protection. The report, in part, read:
The Flag Report.
THE efforts of the Society Of the Sons
the American Revolution to secure
gislation for the protection of the Amer
IN flag began in 1897, when the national
ngress of the society, then in session
Cleveland. Ohio, passed the following
memo contradicente:
Resolved, That this society appoint
rmanent committee of thirteen, who
all, on behalf of this society, have
arge Of the fostering of public senti-
mt in favor of honoring the flag of our
intry, and preserving it from desecra-
n, and Of initiating and forwarding le-
measures to prevent such desecra-
]. That such committee shall Join
h, and invite TO join with it, other
riotic societies and committees of the
10, to cooperate in the aforesaid OBJ
Is and ends That such committee
e power to fill all vacancies, to fix
own quorum, and TO make its own
IS, and that such committee shall be
wn as the flag committee OF this So
y"'
The committee was then duly appoint
and Col Ralph +. Prime, OF Yonkers
Y, was made its chairman Gen. J.
Breckenridge was appointed the MEM
OF the committee from the District
and the others were Sem ex,
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu- bra
S, Hon. Ebenezer j. Hill. NJ. c., Nor bra
{, Conn; Gen. Thomas Wilson, u. S. the
Col. Lewis c. Hopkins, Gen. Horatio cou
ing, Edward Hagaman Hall, and Wal be
Seth Logan, Of New York; Hon. John mo
tehead. Morristown, y. j.; Gen. Geo
st. Louis, Mo: James H. -
!, Cleveland, Ohio. and RI Rev Chas. III
ard Cheney, Chicago. ILL., These are
nen OF national reputation-Senators
bers CT Congress, Judges, general Of Ion
) in the army, etc.-and covering the
try from the Atlantic Ocean 10 the
y Mountains. r.
a,,,,no IN a mas peeh very active sion
nentioned tho orgsn,ga,ion -, Ia lard
rican Flag Association. which is a was
Of all the flag committees of the gate
otto societies OF the country, amount III
70 some sixty flag committees.
he societies represented in this asso- IP'.
IN are: Sons of the American Reyo- dent
n. Daughters of the American Reyo- ciet!
n, Sons Of the Revolution, Daughters iden