The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-20
SONS OF THE
REVOLUTION
Officers Elected at the
Annual Meet
ing.

| The Sons OF the American Revolu-
ton. Society OF Honolulu. met in an
nuaI session yesterday at noon in the
Office OF the Hawaiian Trust & Invest
ment Company. Vice President Dodge
presiding in the absence OF President
w. X. Castle.
The election OF officers for the ensu-
| ing var resulted as follows: Presi-
dentGF. s. Dodge; vice president. +. j.
I1oSrey: treasurer. w. j. Forbes: regis
rfar. Prof. w. ID. Alexander: board OF
fdirectors. A. F. Judd. w. c. Parke and
G. NJ Cooke.
w. g. Parke. the treasurer. reported
that the receipts for the year had been
siss.is. expenditures s31.0S. leaving n
balance on hand OF sls7.iI. The report
OF the secretary. w. o. Atwater. show
ed that the only meeting held was that
OF February p. at the residence OF w.
r. Castle. Prof. W. ID. Alexander. the
registrar. reported as follows:
The number OF members residing In
this Territory In regular standing ut
the time OF our last regular meeting
was IS. Since then four more have
been admitted by the National Society
and by our Territorial Society. The
total number registered on the list OF
applications since the founding OF the
society In 1885 - ~. or this number
eight have died. one was not accepted
as member. two have been Identified
20 Join other societies. two have been
dropped from the roll for non-payment
of dues: one still remains a member or
the Oregon Society. from which he new
er obtained n demit. and three have left
the Islands. leaving SO members In good
and regular standing This includes
five who are temporarily absent on the
mainland. but whose domicile Is here.
The National Register OF all the MEM
beers OF the Society OF the Sons OF the
American Revolution. which should
contain about 10000 names. has been
published. ut a cost OF Si2. 900. advanced
by President General W. :. Logan. and
copies OF Il. which had been subscribed
for. should have been received before
this. An edition OF two thousand copies
was TO have been printed. and copies
furnished at 81 apiece.
our society was well represented ut
the Congress OF the National Society
held in Washington. u. g.. on the LIST.
End and Ord OF last month. by our COM
patriots W. r. Castle and +. G. Jones.
An interesting account OF the closing
exercises at the banquet held In the
New willard Hotel on May 3rd has
come TO hand. There were upward OF
200 cOmpatriots and guests present.
representing every part OF the United
States. The speaking was OF a high
order. and the whole proceedings We're
pervaded by Intense patriotic and fra
tcrnal feeling. The greatest enthusi-
asm was called forth by the ringing
speech OF President Roosevelt. especial
~ by his statement that this Republic
has raised its flag In the islands OF the
Eastern Seas. and IL will stay there"
and by his appeal TO the sons OF the
patriots OF the Revolution To stand by
that nag TO the end.
Eloquent speeches were also made by
Senator Lodge. by the retiring presi-
dent. Mr.. Walter Seth Logan. and by
Mr.. Edwin Warfield OF Maryland. the
newly elected president general
a resolution was passed by a unani-
nous vote that a committee OF five be
appointed by the president general to
devise methods and means for instruct
Ing our alien immigrants In American
principles. Also by close vote. the
constitution was so changed as to allow
OF the reelection of a president at the
close OF one term OF office. Mr.. Logan
exhOrted the society To remember that
1T was the red blood OF achievement
and not the blue blood OF ancestry that
accomplished things
An infusion OF fresh new blood would
strengthen our society. and there are
certainly many persons I'm this Terri
tory who are eligible. but have not yet
gest that special efforts should be made
90 interest them In the objects OF our
society. and that circulars be sent out
fromtime TO time. containing news OF
special interest to members OF the So
ciety