The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-28
MONK IS ELECTED FOR FIRST DISTRICT Agricultural School Matter Be-
 Iieved to be Settled
SONS OF TIE REVOLUTION
Alabama Society VIII Meet July for Election of Officers-Outlook for Next Year Very
 Bright.

Montgomery, June 27-(Special. 1.-The affairs of the First District Agricultural school will now settle down it Is thought, the board of control today having elected a president who will very probably stick. His name is w. F.. Monk. an Alabamian, from Dale county, who has been teach ing for some time in Marshallville, Ga. Prior to going there he was In charge of the schools of Phenix City for some years. This is the third election of a pres ident of this school, Douglass Allen, the old man, was reelected and resigned ". W. Hall, a Florida man from Miami, was then chosen but refused to accept the superintendency of the schools at Florence, and now comes MT. Monk, who says he wants the place.
 The board of control met at noon In the office of the governor with the gov ernor, State Superintendent of Education Hill and c. W. Poe of Jackson, present. ". F. Adams. the other local man, did not show up. Commissioner of Agriculture R. R. Poole was also absent. The situa- ton was gone over and it was deter mined that the laws governing the con duct of agricultural schools will be ob- served and if the people of Jackson do not like the policy they can pull out and have their own school. However. 1t is thought there will be no more trouble and that all interested will go ahead without any further hitch.
 W. F. Nichols was elected agriculturist.
 Sons of Revolution to Meet.
 The Society of the Sons of Revolution In the state of Alabama will meet July g. in the evening, with William Hard wick Ruth, president The business of the year will be reviewed and new officers elected The outlook for next year is very bright, the society having number of important matters to attend to.
 The present officers are,past president, J. E. Webb, Birmingham; president, w. H. Ruth, Montgomery; vice presidents, Dr. B. J. Baldwin and 8. B. Marks. Jr., Montgomery; secretary. treasurer and his torian, Thomas M Owen, Montgomery; assistant secretary, J. w. Holt, Mont gomery; registrar, W. B. Fisk, Mont gomery; surgeon, Dr. P. Lacy, Bessemer; board of managers, R. G. Banks. F. c. Baugh, J. A. Fillmore, R. T. Goodwin. David Johnston, w. s. Reese.
 Secretary Owen said that the society is in fine trim for the future and that several new lines of service are being laid out.
 Sons of the Revolution.
 The Society of the Sons of Revolution had it's genesis In the organization, Feb ruary 22. 1876. of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the state of New York. After some years of indifferent success this society was reorganized De cember 4, 1Ss3 Subsequently societies in Pennsylvania and District of Columbia ere organized. On April 19 1890, delegates from three societies met in the city of Washington and formed "The General Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Hon. John Lee Carroll was chosen first president He has been continued in of flee by succe ssive election to the present time. To John Austin Stevens of New York belongs the honor of founding the society In 1889, Hon. Hamilton Fish president general of the Cincinnati, de clared that he regarded the Society ol the Sons of the Revolution as "a younger brother of the Cincinnati, laboring tc perpetuate the same principles and inner iting the same memories" Societies now exist in almost all states of the union The total membership numbers many thousands.
 Society In Alabama.
 The society was organized in Alabama April IS, 1894 at tho Caldwell hotel in the city of Birmingham, with twelve char ter members A constitution was adopted r officers were elected and future activities projected. At the annual meeting, April 30, 1904, in order to better carry on its work the headquarters were removed from Birmingham to Montgomery. The total enrolment of the society to date Is fifty four, two of whom have died, leaving a present membership of flfty-two. It is proper to state, however, that some oi these have resigned and some have been dropped for non-payment of dues.
 Since the removal of headquarters tc Montgomery new life has been infused and the year which closed with the annual meeting. April 13 1905, shows some ex- cellent work accomplished and also the Inauguration of many new activities Some of these are noted. On June 14 1904 Flag day was observed in Montgomery by the Daughters of the American Revolu. tion, In which exercises the Alabama society joined, President Ruth making the formal address.
 Alabama Monument.
 At the meeting of the board of man. agers, July Il, 1904, the society was pledged to the erection of a monument on or near the site of old Fort Stoddert at the present Mt. Vernon landing, Ala bama river, to commemorate several i'm. portant events in early state and nation al history, associated herewith. The ac ton of the board in reference thereto was endorsed at the annual meeting. Two medals have been offered for the two best essays submitted by students of oer tain universities and colleges of the stat' on the following subjects: "1The Gulf ant tributary waters during the revolution. and "The Southwestern frontier during the revolution" Systematic plans hay, been put in motion for the location o all graves of revolutionary soldiers buried in Alabama, and also for the location ant collection of all revolutionary relics whicf may be preserved in the state.
 One Real Son.
 The society has on its rolls one 'rea son''-Maj Albert Stanhope Fillmore. sor of Gen John Archer Fillmore.
 An important work has been the cree tion and successful placing of the society of a bronze tablet to mark the site o the old building in Montgomery, where