The Washington times., 1902-03-12
SONS OF AMERICAN
REVOLUTION TO MEET
Annual Congress to Be Held
at the New Willard.
Active Preparations Being Made for the
Eyent-One Hundred and Fifty
Delegates Expected.

Active preparations are being made for
the annual congress of the Sons of the
American Revolution to be held at the
New Willard Hotel in this city on April
30 and May and 2.
About $50 delegates are expected, and
in addition to these. most of the States
will send alternates. The following
States have already appointed their dele
gates: Maryland. Delaware, New York,
Maine Illinois. Virginia. Connecticut, In
diana. Louisiana. Michigan. Missouri.
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Vermont, Texas. and California.
The chairmen of the various committees
have been appointed as follows: Con-
gress committee. Mr. William S. Knox;
secretary, Mr. Wallace Donald Mclean;
banquet committee, Mr.. William H. Bay
ly: reception committee. DR.. John W.
Bayne; White House reception committee,
Mr. Henry F. Blount; excursion commit
tee, Mr.. John p Earnest; committee on
speakers. Mr.. John Good; programmes and
f, printing Mr.. Bernard r. Green; city COM
mittee. Mr.. Z. Southard Parker; auditing.
DR.. Charles W. Richardson: finance, Mr..
| B. H Warner: ladies committee. Capt.
T J. Jewell, and committee on badges,
Mr.. F. D. Owen.
Bronze Marker for General Clinton.
On April 90, the day previous to the
| opening of the congress, special com
mittee from the New York society. with
| Colonel Prime as chairman. will unite
with a special committee from the Dis
trict of Columbia General Vincent, chair
man, in placing a bronze marker of the
National Society of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution over the grave in Con-
gressionai Cemetery of Gen. George Clin-
ton, of New York, once Governor of that
State and Vice President of the United
States
The congress will open its sessions We'd
nesday morning, April 80. at 10 o'clock
in the banquet hall of the New Willard
Hotel. The session will open with address,
es of welcome and a response by Presl-
dent General Walter s. Logan, of New
York After the various reports of the
State officers, general officers, and com
mittees, an adjournment will be taken,
and at O'Clock the delegates and alter
mates, with their friends. will be shown
1De pOlHIS oil interest IN washington anu
Georgetown. in the special cars of the
seeing Washington" car committee.
At 8 o'clock in the evening a general
reception will be rendered the visiting
delegates and their friends
Grafton at Washington's Toni
The congress will reassemble Thurs
day morning at 10 O'Clock. adIourning in
time for the members TO leave for Mount
Vernon AT 1:4j o'clock on a chartered
steamer. An oration will be delivered at
the tomb of Washington, after which the
steamer will cross to Marshall Hall,
where the delegates will be served lunch
con, and several informal speeches will be
delivered. The party will remain at Mar
shall Hall for some time, returning to the
city about o'clock.
On Friday morning, May 2. the congress
Will again convene at 10 o'clock. for an
election Of officers for the ensuing year.
In the afternoon the delegates viii visit
the White House, paying their respects
to the President, who is a member of the
New York State society.
To Close With Banquet.
At O'Clock in the evening the annual
banquet Will be held. A programme Of
speakers of national reputation is now be-
ing arranged. Orations will be delivered
on George Clinton. as a patriot Of the
American Revolution, a soldier, and
statesman. After the banquet the con-
gress will be brought to a close
II is expected that number of the
delegates will remain over Saturday Wis
iting the public buildings and going to
Alexandria 10 see Christ Church the wor-
shipping place of George Washington.
The society is now composed of about
1000 pen. representing thirty-nine
States There is Gociety IN the Ha-
waiiau Islands. numbering about seventy
members, OF which the Hon. William II.
Allen is president. There is also a
branch Of the organization In France. of
which Cen. Horace Porter, United States
Minister to that country. is president.
National Officers of the Association.
The present national officers of the as
sociation are, president general. Hon.
Walter s Logan. New York; vice presi-
dents general. Hon. James D. Hancock,
Pennsylvania: Hon. Thomas Pitts, Michi-
gan; Hon. Horace Davis, California. Hon.
John Whitehead, New Jersey, and Hon.
George A. Pearre, Maryland; secretary
general, Capt. Samuel Z. Gross Illinc,a:
treasurer general, Hon. Cornelius A
Pugsley, New York; registrar general, A.
Howard Clark. District OF Columbia: his
torian general, George W. Bates, Mich
igan, and chaplain general. Rev. Ethel
bert D. WarGeld. Pennsylvania.
Banner Week in Patent Office.