The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-26
THE CINCINNATI
WILL meet HERE
This Noted Patriotic Society
Holds Biennial Session
i'll May.
TOAST TO WASHINGTON v: e:
Isacl, Meeting Silent Tribute y
Paid First Prcsidel,t--Geil--
erals Memory.

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SS i5t, Nav of this year there will be held
81 II, this city a general meeting Oh iu l'il
II gates Of what may perhaps be termed
tho Oldest and best known OF all inc P Ply
triotic societies In America. This meet
inr ,s known as the 6"Trennial Meeting
OF tho Society of tho Cincinnati, n ana L !.
will be attended BY delegates from q az
ii the state societies. The last triennlai
meeting was held at Hartford, Conn" III
NAY 1902. and it was then voted to meet
s the next time In the historic ana ho Hsl
a table city beside the James.
.1Irhen dl,e wal. Of the Revolution drew 70
i,s rlose. and General Washington was
about to lay aside the sword ana iss
the duties OF chief magistrate OF INC NV, neW5
republlc, his officers gathered about hi! !!
and 1t was then proposed 70 ..,,rs
N natriotic society from among the oillcers
Il, ,,.hof Mad horne arms together against,
{ England ~; ~.
CONCERNING the formation of the society
the words of another may be quoted:
This historic and patriotic Order OF. the
Cincinnati was founded by the American
And French officers at the cantonments OF
shn 4 Continental army on the Hudson
& at the close of hostilitics In the war OF Etfe
i Revoh1tion FOR American independence,
-,
VS. May 10, 1888
i5fI9tn forming the society 1t was declared
that, Ito {perpetuate, therefore, as we'll
X the remembrance of this vast event as
the mutual friendships which nave 8pee 81
III formed under the pressure OF common
# danger, and, in many instances, 8cernented
# by the blood OF the parties, the ofiicers
8a Of the American army; do hereby, In the
Y most solemn manner, associate, consul
t,lte and combine themselves into ono
" society Of friends, to endure as long as
t thev shall endure. or any of their eldest
Snnicg ,osterity, and in failure thereof the
collateral branches who may be judged
4 worthy of becoming its supporters and
members. ~ .5 u
For convenience thirteen State societies
were formed. and one in France, under
the direct patronage of Louis $NVl.s Y pom
tho roll Of original members appeared Cd the
names or all tho great historic military
{ and naval characters OF the Revolution
81 and upon the roll of honorary members,
elected forEtheir own lives only, appeared
anySofs the signers of the Declaration OF
Independence. ID. Il,
N ,Illie same writer's also quoted as to the
right to membership and the format loHs
OF state societies:
The Right to Menhership--All CONT
mental officers who had served with honor
and resigned after three years service as
pfficcrs; or who had been rendered super
numcrary and honorably discharged, in
n ono of the several reductions of the Amer
a i.an army, or who had continued to the
end or the war, and all French officers;
wholl fad served in the cooperating army
under Count d taing, or auxiliary army
under Count dc Rochambeau and held
or%attaincd the rank Of colonel for such
services. or VINO had commanded French
X 1eGt or shl, of war on the American
coast. were entitled to become original
n t11r,n n mr. %
Fguuired 10 ntr;h:le&a months pay. w
ST. State Societics-Thc Cincinnati is or
jganically2one society in membership but
flor Commencement admission of members
and lin its charitable and patriotic OBJ
iects Is subdiyided into State societies.,
there being thirteen, and the one in
d France which was dispersed at the Reign
Il Of Terror in 1893, but is being re-cstab-
slished -Four dormant societies were re-
stored to membership at the trlennial
meeting of 1902.
f Membership descends to the eldest lineu
male descendant. IL judged worthy, and,
& in failure of direct male descent, to male
y descendants through intervening female
descendants. 81
5S The general society, when leglslatng for
HE good of the order,.s composed of the
general officers and five delegates from
each State society. and meets tricnnially.
I'm 1854 1t ruled that proper descendants
llx-li
lied TO original membership, but who
never could avail Themselves Of 1t, are,
qualified for hereditary membership. II
found worthy. on due application. Ri.
Badge a Golden Eagle.
8 It's easy to see why the name chosen
for this new society was the CINCINNATI
and The conception Of the idea is readily
traced upon the badges Of the organization
to-day. The badge Is a golden eagle. with
outspread wings. having on Its breast
= shield upon which is ''Socictas Cincin-
natorum Instituta 1.S} a. d. and on
the reverse side of the badge appears n
representation Of Cincinnatus leaving tho
plow ii the call of the Roman Senate. and
i above The shield Is inscribed "Omnia
&Relinquit Servare Rcmpubicani."
AS was mentioned above, I was the pur-
pose of the originators of the Cincinnati
to form State societies, which should every
third year meet together as one body.
This Is still done, and the programme oh
Served is as a rule the same namely.
The first two days arc given up to the
4 transaction of business of the society. and
the third day Is set aside for II trip to
some historic scene. The third day OF
This meeting will probably be spent vis-
Ting Yorktown. On the evening Of tho
third day occurs tho banquet Of the So
#icety, at which time toasts are drunk
and responded to by the leading men of
the Cincinnati. The first toast OF the eve
ming is the most Impressive, when The
y prcsldentgener:n arises ana says ..To
The memory of His EHcellency. General
George Washington. our first President
General" The toast is drunk by tile
members In silence, standing, 1t may be
81 interest TO mention In passing that
Hon. Asa Bird Gardner, president of the
Rhode Island Society. has In his pos
session the badge Worn By General WASH
ipgioi.
General Officers.
g The general officers Of the society since
Its institution have been MS follows:
@ Observation-Disclosures General George
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