Evening journal., 1905-05-06
CINCINNATI TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
Delegates From Delaware to
Attend Triennial Session
at Richmond
HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION

The Delaware state branch Of the
Society of the Cincinnati will be we'll
represented at the triennial meeting of
the society in Richmond, Va. next
week
The regular delegates who viii at
tend are Thomas David Pearce, OF
Philadelphia, the president of the Del |
aware Society, and the representative
.of Lieutenant Stephen McWilliam, of
the Delaware Line in the Revolution,
Or. john Z. Wales of this city, the
president and descendant of Ma
ior John patten, OF the same Regiments
Captain Henry Hobart Bcllas. ". S. A.,
the secretary, and representative of
Lieutenant John Rudolph, of the Pcnn-
sylvania Continental Line; Edwin Ja-
Quett Sellers, "A descendant of Lieuten-
ant Joseph Jaquett of the Pennsylvania
Line also. who was killed at the bait
he of Long Island in 1776; and John
/ Osgood Platt assistant secretary. and
descended from Lieutenant John Platt
of the Delaware regiment Like Lieu
tenant McWnliam he was a resident of
/ New Castle and both original members
of this society.
The alternate delegates attending
are the Hon. James Mcneil. state
! Senator of North Carolina and linz
cal descendant of both Colonel John
Haslet killed at the battle OF Prince
ton IN 1877. and Surgeon George Mum
Iro. an original member of the society.
Newell Kirkwood Kennon. OF Ohio. the
direct descendant of the brave Major
Robert l<irkwood. who commanded the
Delaware battalion IN the Southern
lcampalgns Of 17S0-S3, and who fell in
General st. Clairs defeat by the In
dians after the war i'm 1891; Charles
Breck Adams. of ST. Louis, No. de-
scended from Major Daniel Jenifer
Adams. of the Maryland Line, Theo-
dore Mitchell Hastings, OF Philadel-
phia. the descendant OF Major Nathan
liel Mitchell Of the Maryland Line like
wise and afterwards Governor OF Dell
Iaware; and the Rev. Horace Edwin
Hayden. OF Wilkesharre, Pa, honorary
member Of the society and representa-
tive of the Nixon. Manlove and other
old Delaware families and "a descend
lant of Lieutenant Thomas Hayden, OF
. the Continental army.
TIME -HONORED ORDER.
Nearly an the foregoing officers OF
the Revolutionary army were origina
members of the Delaware state Gin.
, ldlnnat This old and time -honorot
order-the oldest military order ir
the United States-was founded. as i'
well known. by the officers of the
American army at the close Of the
Revolution, General George Washing
ton being its first General
, and so remaining until his death 10
1799 when he was succeeded by Cen
eral Alexander Hamilton.
The entire society viii be received
by the Governor of Virginia at tho
city Hall in Richmond on the morning
OF the 10th instant and in return. af-
ter its session for business during tho
! day will entertain him and the French
Ambassador to the United States al
its banquet the same evening at tho
Westmoreland Club.
The society. with It's honored guests
will make visit on the following daA
to the battle field Of historic York
town to view the scene where Lore
Cornwallis and the British forces sur
rendered TO the allied American AND
French armies. October 10. 1888.
Numerous receptions in Richmond b.,
? RECEPTION IN RICHMOND.
prominent ClQHtuS as wen ha h1 iu'
Colonial Danes of Virginia viii follow
I lon succeeding days OF the coming
q week and the entire occasion promises
to be a notable one in the history o
a the whole society as we'll as with TN
e Delaware State Society, since dele
O lgates viii be present from an th
= Thirteen original state organizations q
take part In all the proceedings for th
l. first time in over one hundred years.
5, The original Delaware State Gin
n clnnati was last represented at tn
triennial meeting of the society he'll
e lin Philadelphia, IN May, 1871; no rec
e ord being found of representatives at
a tending from Delaware after that date
though the State society continued t
z Inject for "a number of years thereafte
= lin Wilmington. This society, whic
l. was revived regularly in 1S94-95 b
1t lCaptain Bellas, has sent its delegate
D. Ito every triennial meeting since tn
IS Halter named date being fully recog
g nized by the general society at its las
l- triennial at Hartford, Conn.,, on Jun
'r II. 1902.