Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16

CuS leCNoiuIioh III lHlllCCh oIebeSo, Oil
co-equal and none of them auxiliary"
or inferior.
Now came the chance of the New
Workers to stand pat, and they did it.
They frightened Sup their constitution
along the auxiliary" line, and still
claimed to be the parent. They de-
clared war on the idea of equality Of
origin, authority and action.
A convention was held the same
year on April 80, in the historic Long
Room" of the Frances tavern in New
York City, the very room in which
Washington on the third day of De-
cember, 1885,, said farewell to his Of
ficers with few words and many
tears. At this time there were twen-
ty state societies. The objects and
the qualification for membership were
practically the same in all. But New
York and Pennsylvania were not har-
monious with the others on the aux
iliary" business, and again the preach
ment of stand pat was practiced. They
declined to unite with the other eigh-
teen, which formed a national organ
ization, taking the name of the Sons
of the American Revolution" Each of
the eighteen state societies adopted
the name. 1t differed from the New
York name only in inserting the word
American" and differed less in OBJ
iects. But the New Workers. wanted
to stand pat. and did it. There are
now forty allied societies, whereas
there We're then but eighteen. The to-
tai membership is in excess of 10000.
There is one in France, one in Hawaii
and one in Manila
Ottumwan Is Charter Member.
Four years after the organization of
the national society Of the Sons Of the
American Revolution the spirit of
F'76" moved over the prairies of Iowa
and such gentlemen as had responded
to public request made through the
newspaper press that all gentlemen
who resided in Iowa and were descend
ed from soldiers of the Revolution
should make themselves known, hav-
ing received notice through the Hon.
H. e. ]. Boardman of Marshalltown,
meeting preliminary to the organi-
cation of state society of the Sons
of the American Revolution was held
on the 9Th day of June. 1898, at the
horticultural rooms in the iowa state
capitol building at Des Moines. Hon.
H. E. ]. Boardman was chairman Of
the meeting and F. G. Pierce was Sec
rotary, both of Marshalltown. Those
present at this meeting were R. d.
Mcclellan Of Atlantic, o. w. Munsell
of Des Moines. L. S. Kilborn, T. F.
Bradford, H. r. j.. Boardman, F. G.
Pierce of Marshalltown, j. H. Strong,
F. D. Hussey of Des Moines, w. H.
H. Asbury of Ottumwa. A temporary
organization was affected with H. E..
J. Boardman president, J H. Story
vice president, F. G. Pierce secretary,
o. Nv. Mgnsel treasurer Necessary
committees having been appointed an
adjournment, was taken to September
5, 1893. y ,..i
On September 5, 1893, permanent
organization was effected, constitu-
ton was adopted and permanent Off
GERS were elected. There were then 81
members. Two, hundred and twenty
three have Joined. One hundred and
eighty-four members remain
Prominent Members.
The presidents of the society have
been Henry Elderkin Jewett Board
man, Levi Beardsley Raymond, Albert
Winfield Swain, William Henry Vince
ler George Herbert Richardson, Fran
els HanlmerYJ 4oring, Damon Noble
Spra que IVA Henry Bailey, Her
man Knapp and the present incumbent,
Colonel Warren. Scott DUNCAN. Other
members of the society who are wide
ly known may be mentioned as fol-
lows: DR.. Norman Riley Cornell of
Knoxville, Hon. Peter A. Dey of Iowa
City, Judge Almon Ralph Dewey of
Washington, Captain Amos Hart Ev-
ans of Keokuk, Colonel G.. A. Eberhart
of Des Moines, Hon. William Peters
Hepburn of Clarinda, Frederick Ma
rion Hubbell of Des Moines, Dr. Ed
ward Ridgway Hutchins OF Des
Moines, Governor Frank Darr Jackson
of Des Moines. Colonel John Campbell
Lopez of Des Moines, Hon. Joseph Hen
Miller Of Mediapolis. Judge Joseph
Ezra Butler Newcomb. d. D., of Keo-
kuk Colonel Edwin Samuel Ormsby
of Emmetsburg, Governor Stephen
Bennett Packard of Marshalltown, Col
onel Henry Harrison Rood of Mt. YER
non. Hon. Henry Sabin of Des Moines,
John r. Sage of Des Moines, Hon. Eu-
gene Secor of Forest City, Captain
Erastus r. Soper of Emmetsburg, Cap
tain Alex Louis Sortor, Sr.. OF Mason
City, DIR. r. R. Smith of Toledo. Ar
thur Springer of Wapello. Prof. Edgar
Williams Stanton of Ames, Colonel A.
w. Swain of South HAMPTON, Eng
land, Jasper Thompson of Forest City,
Rev. Edmund Marsh Vittum, D. D., of
Grinnell. Judge G. w. Wakefield of
Sioux City. Major w. G. Wyman of
Ottumwa, Thomas N. Hooper, Jr., of
Des Moines, Captain C. L. Watrous of
Des Moines.
Commemorate Heroes Memory.
The state societies which exist in
the territory which embraced the thir-
teen colonies have abundant opportuni-
ty for making forever memorable the
scenes of the stirring events of the
war of the revolution, opportunities of
which they avail themselves eagerly
monuments and tablets in great fire.
quency are established as object les
sons for the stimulation of patriotic
thought. In Iowa nothing is found that
speaks of the scenes of. the revolution.
Here and there solitary grave of a
soldier of that war is found in which
rest the precious ashes. These graves
even now can not be found in most
cases. Monuments, therefore, cannot