The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-04
REVOLUTIONS SONS
HOLD ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE
 ANNUAL MEETING.
New Members Are Received Into The Society And Onicers For The Ensuing Term Are
 Elected.


 An adjourned meeting of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of, Alabama. for the purpose of finishing the yearly business which was not taken up at the regular an- nual meeting February 22, was held at the home of the president of the society. William Hardwick Ruth. at 127 Clayton street, last evening.
 A number of out of town members were present including Dr. M A. Bald win of Cuthbert. Ga, Hon. Richard B.. Kelly of Birmingham. and Hon. Walter D. Seed of Tuscaloosa. The report of the Board of Managers showed that eleven new members had been received during the year and that seven monthly meetings had been held. The follow ing are the new members received: l: Lieutenant Gordon R. Catts. of Fort Lawton. Washington: A. R. Harvey. William M. Marks. Jr.. J. I. Mc- Kinney. s. H. Westcott. Dr. w. B. Westcott. Charles l.. Matthews and El-' lis Burnett, all of Montgomery; Rich ard B Kelly, of Birmingham Walter D. Seed, of Tuscaloosa. and James H. Hoitzclaw. now in Oxford, as one of the Rhodes scholars.
 A bronze medal offered for the best essay on The Gulf and Tributary Waters During the Revolution" was awarded to Miss Lillian Lotspeich, of the graduating class of the University of Alabama, who lives at Dauphin Is- land. near Mobile. The essay was carefully read, and though 1t was tne only one submitted 1t was decided to award the medal to the writer on &C., count of the excellence of her paper. The students of seven colleges and uni- versailles in Alabama had an opportu- nity to participate in the contest, but no other essay was submitted.
 The reports of the President, the GaCrafarv and fha Traa showed that the society in Alabama was In a fiourishing condition.
 The society voted $10 toward the erection of a monument in Washington Park. Albany, N. Y., to Colonel Mar mus willett, a distinguished soldier of the revolution. As an envoy of Presi- dent Washington, Colonel willett vis- as the Georgia Western Country. in 179o, and had a conference with Alex ander McGillivray, chief of the Creek Indians at that time
 Resolutions on the death of James Brazer of Birmingham were adopted Mir Brazer was the oldest member Of the society and was present at Bunker Htll when Daniel Webster made his famous speech. He was nearly 100 years old at the time of his death a few months ago.
 The following officers of the society were on recommendation of the nomi- hating committed, reelected for the 1906-1907 term: Past President, James Webb, Birmingham: President, William Hardwick Ruth; First Vice President, Dr. Benjamin James Baldwin Second Vice-President Samuel Blackburn Marks, Jr.; Secretary, Treasurer and Historian. Thomas McAdory Owen LIA D.; Assistant Secretary, Joseph Williams Holt. and Registrar, Walter Burton Fisk, all of Montgomery; Sur geon, Dr. Edward Pulaski Lacey; Board of Managers in addition to officers. Richard Griffin Banks, Frank Clyde Baugh, John Archer Elmore, Robert Tyler Goodwin, Warren Stone Reese, Richard B. Kelly. Dr. M. A. Baldwin, S. H Westcott. A. K. Harvey, J. l. Mckinney. William Marks and Ellis Burnett.
 Progress was reported in the matter of the erection of a monument on the site of old Fort Stoddert, at the present Mt. Vernon landing on the Alabama River, to commemorate events in early State history.
 Refreshments were served after the business of the meeting had been fn- ished