Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-11
MEETING OF SOCIETY
OF THE CINCINNATI
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sights Of the city. The toasts at the
barque: were as follows:
"'ikc memory of Washington" First
president general of The society
drunk standing and in silence.
Our great and good ally. the French
nation response by NJ Jusserand
French ambassador to the United
States
"1he United States of America
Hon. Winslo% Warren. Of Massachu.
sets.
"The Old Dominion"
The OLD Dominion" Lieutenant
Governor ]. l.. Willard.
"ihe American flag, emblem of lib
erty throughout The world" Hon. S. NJ.
Cosby. New Hampshire.
The order of the Cincinnati" Hon.
Asa Bird Gardiner. of Rhode Island
Tho American army" Hon. Charles
|. Shaw. Connecticut
The militia OF the United States"
Hon Francis Key Pendleton, New
York.
The State societies of the order
If The Cincinnati" Rcv. +. l.. )1unp!..
rey.s' l.. 7. d.. New Jersey.
The Memorable Fourth of July,
l77G." Hon. Robert Adams, Jr., Penn.
sylvana
THE Constitution of the United
States" Hon. N. X. Kenncn. Delaw are.
The American Navy.
The American navy" Hon. Oswald
'filghman. Maryland
bunker Hill, Trenton Saratoga and
Yorktown Gave Assurance of hide.
pendcnce." Rt. Rev. j. b. Cheshire n
D.. bishop of North Carolina,
The Defense of Fort Mcntric and
battles Of G,ilford Courthouse. Cow
pens and Eutaw Springs" Hon. Fl. A..
M. Smyth South Carolina.
THE Memory of Major General Ma
,han;'' Greene and All Who Have Fall.
en- In Defense of America" Hon. W.
q. Charlton. Georgia.
In his address Nj. .Iusserand said.
George Washington the Founder.
Peace was not yet signed when
George Washington devised your so.
| ciely II noble one. worthy OF It's foun.
der. meant 70 preserve the hoiest ira.
diti0ns between the men who had side.l
together in the time or the struggle
between The TWO nations; between the
fourteen States. These traditions
were patriotism, fraternity. human be-
neyGlcnce. We commemorate this
foundation most appropriately today,
on this sacred soil of Virginia. which
save birth To Washington ami to lief.
ferson which beheld the glorious end
nf the revolution; heard the earliest
declaration of Tie rights of man and
saw tho great American Cincnnatlli
end his life's Journey without having
fclt the pains OF old age. rs IN the
quiet peace of summer day.
France Admired Him.
} Jle died admired by the whole
world. and especially by France and
by those Frenchmen who had seen
him working for his country The trust
In hin had been so great from the frs;
that when secret instructions were
sent from France to orr officers lere.
they We're ordered to reveal them To
no one: hut there was the usual rcser
WALTON, except. of course. to Monsieur
Washington The feelings Of Lafay.
cite for him are well known; 1t was
enthusiasm and nllal love.
Less known hut no less striking
was the impression made by the great
commander or Major General De Cha
telluse. keen observer. man of let
ters and a member of the French
Academy who writes of him MS the
greatest and hest OF all men. Tht
whole Of Northern America. from Dos
ton 70 Charleston, is a great book
each page of which offers his praise :
Tomorrow the society. AMI NJ. Jus
'erand will make an excursion tc
Yorktown, The adjacent battle-ground
AM the site of Lord Corvallis sur
render.
Friday morning the society will hold
its general session