The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-01
CONGRESS OF THE s. A. R.
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in this ancient and noted city, clty
 that has sent forth from its honored i university many men who have materi- ally helped in building up this great nation and maintaining the principles of liberty and freedom that were won by our common ancestors. I am, per- sonally, glad to be here. I know some i thing about the hospitality of the Sons of the American Revolution in COnnec- ticut, as well as about that of the Daughters, and I want to assure you that have made uD my mind that i'll
 the days to come I will accept every invitation I may receive to come to !! your good city. There is nothing can ! tell you about the history of your com
 monwealth, huf ' want to say to you 1 this, that our cOmpatriots from Massa- Chusetts come down here forty strong, :! to bring greetings to you from Lexing- 1 ton and Concord and Bunker Hill; the i Empire state society, which stands sec ! ond in membership comes with greet l ings from Long Island. White Plains
 and Saratoga: that splendid common wealth, New Jersey, sends delegation l headed by one of the founders of this
 society to bring you greetings from Trenton, Princeton and Monmouth;
 Pennsylvania with a strong delegation
 comes, sir, to bring you greetings from Brandywine and from Germantown and ! from Valley Forge; Delaware sends her delegation with greetings from Couch's Bridge, where was first raised the Stars
 and Stripes in battle. My own com monwealth, one of the glorious thirteen colonies, comes here headed by men who have been active in the organiZa- tion of this patriotic society, to tell you something about the old Maryland line, which was the bayonets of the ReVo- lutionary Army" to tell you also that they represent the state where the fn- spiration came to Francis Scott Key to pen the immortal Star Spangled Ban ner; Virginia, the Mother of Presidents,
 is represented here and you will know before this congress adjourns, before all the entertainment that you have provided for us are over, that she sends silver tongued orator to tell you of her record in the Revolutionary war. He presents you greetings from Mount Vernon, the home of the father of his county, the state that gave up Patrick
 Henry, who said in the assembly of Virginia, Give me liberty or give me death" in the early days of the great Revolutionary struggle.
 I cannot enumerate all the states rep
 resented here in this congress, or their | records, but I cannot pass over that great state in the west which Connec- l ticut has done so much to build up and which is claiming to-day to be the | home of number of the presidents Of l this nation. l refer to Ohio; it owes | more to Connecticut than to any other commonwealth for her magnificent citizenship: Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, | all of that magnificent coterie of states 1 that were carved out of the Northwest
 Territory, which Maryland succeeded in having ceded to the national govern
 ment for the common good of the colo nies.
 | I find compatriots that I am digress- 1 ing a little. I cannot, however, close 1 without saying to you that we are all glad to be upon the soil of the state 1 that gave to the nation that patriot,
 Roger Sherman, who had the unique l distinction of being connected with the 1 four great events in the founding Of | this mighty nation, first as signer of
 the Declaration of Rights; second, as a 1 signer os the Declaration of Independ- | ance; third, as frarner and signer of the Articles of Considerations; and final 1 ly as a member of the Constitutional l Convention and a signer of that char 1 ter of our nations liberties, the Con-
 stitution of the United States; and also
 of John Trumbull, the war governor of
 this state, the friend and aid of the 1 commander-in-ch chief of our forces, Gen. eral Washington, and who, as artist, | has given us the form and features of l that great character with such magnifi- cent fidelity. Your soceity is presided over by descendant of John Trumbull, a noble son of worthy sire.
 I am sure we are going to have good time-we came here for that pur- pose. We intend to transact our busi-
 ness and then indulge in the generous hospitality you have extended to us; you have given us the freedom of your city. We brought with us our guard of Minute men here to take care of us and to protect us in our hour of need; no one can better take care of us than the old Continentals, though they are not now in their ragged regimentals."
 I thank you again, sir, and hope you
 will not regret having given us the freedom of your city.
 The first business before the conven-
 tion was the appointment of a. commit tee on credentials and President War
 field appointed Mssrs. Stockett of Mary,
 land, Mclean of Washington. Pitts of
 Detroit, Kimball of Boston, and Cornish
 of New York.
 The credentials were all found correct
 and the convention proceeded to busi- ! ness.
 While the credential committee had
 retired General Walter S. Logan of New
 York addressed the convention, as well
 as General J. c. Breckenridge, who is
 an inspector-general in the United
 States army. He represents the District of Columbia society.
 I Loud cheers greeted the name of Gov
 ernor Franklin Murphy of New Jersey when he was called upon to speak few
 words. MT. Murphy proceeded to the platform and addressed a few remarks to the convention. He stated he had
 decided to give up lis trip to St. Louis
 to attend the opening of the Worlds
 fair in order to be with the Sons oi
 tho povoIlItiGn to whom ha owed CT