The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-19
ORIGINAL ROLL
Of CINCINNATI
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First Publication Of List Of vir-
ginia Members Of Famous
Patriotic Order.
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ANNUAL MEETING IN MAY
Virginia Society Expects to Have
Great Gathering at Coming
Session.
ANNUAL MEETING IN MAY

Society Of tho Cincinnati, held I'M I'M
portant meeting at the WestTorclnnd
Club on Wednesday, February 14th,
1906, with the following members present:
| DIR. George Ben Johnston, William
Weldon bentley. Mr.. p. II. c. Cabcll,
Mr.. Heth Lorton, DR.. Philip T. southhll,
Mr.. A. Ran Tatum, Mr.. james b. Bay.
lor, Major William Hancock Clark and
Mr.. Tucker Darlington.
A large degree OF interest has been
! aroused in tile affairs OF the Virginia
Cincinnati, and fully two dozen npplica-
items for membership were favornbly
acted upon Mt the above meeting.
AT the special meeting OF the society OF
the Cincinnati held in this city on De-
c.mber 18th. 1906, there was large and
enthusiastic Attendance. Tint meeting
was the largest held By the yirginin
Society Of the Cincinnati. for period OF
more than one hundred years. New by
laws were adopted and much other I'M
portant business was transacted, inoktid-
ing tho appointment of membership
committee, printing committee, nominate
ing committee. entertainment committee
and others. These committees have been
actively at work since December 18th,
and they also held meetings Wednesday
at the Westmorcland Club.
The original members OF the Virginia
Society, numbered fully four hundred,
and the standing committees and tho
suD-coilmittees have determined to hunt
UP the eligible heirs to the dorement
rights now existing and to restore tho
society to its former large and inhuen-
tial membership. The eldest direct male
descendants of the Revolutionary officers
are entitled to membership in tho Gin
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Honorary Membes.
Honorary members are also entitled as
follows.
Honorary members may be admitted to
the society for their own lives only,
and provided always that the number OF
honorary members of the society shall
no. exceed a ratio OF one to four of the
hereditary members thereof.
Men in the country eminent for their
abilities and patriotism, whose views
may be directed to the same laudablc
objects with those of the Cincinnati.
Men who are eminent lineal descen-
daHts or representatives of those who
were distinguished by high military or.
civil virtues and services In the Revolu-
tionary War.
At the meeting OF the Virginia Society
on Wednesday. the following officers were
elected
DIR. George Ben Johnston. president;
Major William Weldon Bently. vice.
presidents Mr. p. II. c. Cabeli, score
tary; Mr.. Heth Lorton, treasurer: DR..
Philip T. southall, assistant treasurer;
,, the Rev. Henry Bedinger. chaplain; Mr..
Tucker Darlington. assistant secretary.
observation-disclosures Ben Johnston, Pa
trick Henry Cary Cabell Heth Lorton.
William Weldon Bentley Augustus ran.
dolph Tatum.
Misunderstanding Turner, southall.
Tucker Darlington. Blair Lee, George
William Beale. Samuel Se!den Brooke.
Nominating Comniittec-W,liiam Han
cock Clark. chairman; nv. Henry Bed.
niger. William Weldon Bentley.
Annual Meeting May 1Otlr-Heth Lorton.
! chairman; Robert Withers Massie. Dir.
George Ben. Johnston
| Committee of Three-Heth Iorton. chair
man; DR.. George Ben. Johnston, William
Hancock Clark.
Membership Committee-Heth Lorton
chairman; DIR. Philip r. southall, VIII
| liam Weldon Bentley.
| Printing Committees eth Lorton. chair
man; William Hancock Clark, James
| Bowen Baylor.
Original Members.
| The Virginia Society will hold It's annual
stated meeting in Richmond on May 10.
1906. large attendance is expected, as
! there viii be present many prominent
men. including several distinguished ora
tors of national reputation. In addition
20 the BANQUET. there will be public speak
ing In the Senate chamber at the CAPITOL.
to which special cards of Invitation will
be issued to the prominent people OF
Richmond, including large number of
ladies.
Below we give list OF the original
members OF the Society Of the Cincin-
| natl In the State OF Virginia. The list
was made from the original minute hook
of tho society. which had been lost for
seventy-f1ve years. and was recently found
by accident. This is the first time the
list has been published 1t follows:
,d naWld Allen. lieutenant; John Allison,
ant,ceoncI; yosluson A Armand. c agasfn;
seswn b fGssGn H nHrEes sn5 RR
RaTrett haman Ksrs GhsWel
d aehrS 1 Bny,ss' ensign; George BAYLOR col
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Ts sSS 5 5SsX fs9ssS
Blackwell. captain Theodoric Hi HIND 1psI II. !.
colonel; A AIi O. gohannon, captain lieu
IpeHunt, SdHluel BOOKER, captain; Henry
bowleS, ,,i captain: Thomas Bovine lleuten-
ant; William Bovine lieutenant; Henry
Bowyer. lieutenant: Thomas Bower, cap
tain; Samuel killett Bradford, captain
ii n,n AteX,andsr Breckenrdge, cap
Francis 7. Brooke. lIeutenant; John
BROOKE, lieutenant: Jacob r. Brown, lieu
Browne, captain: Thomas Buckner. cap
tain; Abraham Buford. colonel; Laurence
Butler; CAPTAIN; Nathaniel ,Burwell, cap
colonies. John Calendar, Observation-Disclosures
ant: Ellzer Calender tyirsinia State
nayy). captaln. WILLIAM oYerton Calls,
ant; Patrick. Carnes, captain; Clement
tE ia, ~, lientenant Edward CARING
lieutenant; Mayo Carrington captain;
NJ Richard cha Claiborne; lieutenant; Edmund
Clark, lieutenant; Jonathan Clark. lieu
Matthew Clay, lieutenant; Philip Clayton.