Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-09
To Celebrate Surrender of
 Cornwallis.
Senators P. C. Knox of Penn sylvania, and John w. Daniel of Virginia, to Make Addresses on Historic Anni- VerSary.

Nearly one hundred and twenty-six years
 have gone since Cornwallis surrendered to the allied armies of France and America at
 Yorktown and in keeping with the histori. cal significance of the event, a great cele- bratlon will be held 4t the Jamestown Ex. position on October l9, thr anniversary of the date. The celebration will be under the auspices of :he exposition au. thorltles. the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association and the descendants of tho signers of the Declaration Cf Independence
 This will be one of the last historical days, the ceremonies of which have attract. ed such wide attention. Representatives of the original thirteen States will meet in the Auditorium, and after the formal cora. monies of the day will organize a new so. ciety, which will be known as 'l,.e Soc,a,v of the Descendants of the Declaration of Independence
 Senator P. c. Knox, of Pennsylvania and Senator John W. Daniel. of Viro,ni, VIII be among the orators of the occasi,,, The Idea of handing together in q so,,,,,. the descendants of the signers of ,bs declaration originated with William Sb,sIds Mchean, a temporary president of ,b. proposed organization. Mir. AIckean b,s made tour of the thirteen States and has succeeded in interesting a large mum, Der of eligible members.
 No effort will be made according ,o ,h. present arrangement of the prorr,m ,o organize State socleties. One p,,io,at ~. elety will be maintained. with be,do,,sr,l,,, probably in Washington. ID C TLa t- laws will provide for the obseryaDrs l.f ,u hohaays growing OFT of the revolutionary war, and also for the proper decorations If .he hattlelelds and the graves of uatrlotic heroes
 For long time it kas been the ,7n- tentlon Of many mrIrbc.s of the .yls.,,. ! hereditary societies that there IS A d,.r,,.,. tion to slight the scts performed by civil oiheers Tn favor oi the more srcc.acuar deeds done by the army and navy.
 At the Philadelphia cCngTess of the sons Of ihe American Revelation. held In I9G5. II remained for delegate from the d7s- trict of Columbia tp Tc=nt out that the grave of John Morton. a drlesaie to the Continental congress. and one who gave the casting vote of Pennsylvania for the Defamation of indeI'cndsnoe was neglect sd and unmarked.
 The celebration of 1orktovn day at the exposition IS peculiarly spproprate with the towering shaft erertsd on the field of surrender by a Era'eiIl government. ai- Hnost in view from the exposition grounds. snd with the hist0riz feaJarcs and exhisats >f tbe celebration all IF accord and cun- sszibutary to the siIcCess and interest of -ach an event
 Millions of Amsrisans thriiI with patriot ic fervoT at the mention of Io-ktewn and a oclebTsti1n of this kln5. affortIinz as it uin ss side triP .sn opportunity to yak the strest of this quaint old town 10 sse lts hrs.oIic buildlnEs itz Ersri uaonuzsnts. the hsttIsEsId. the rgins of the fzuous rsd08bts ard hear the story of the zrsat from the lps oi fkoss rho hsaui t hrst hand from jlss have uartscipaats z thzt sioTzous esent-