The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-07
70 Celebrate
Surrender of
CORVALLIS
Senators P. G. Knox of Penn
sylvania, and John w.
Daniel Of Virginia, to Make
Addresses on Historic Ami
verSarY.

Nearly one hundred and twenty-six years
have gone since CORVALLIS surrendered to
the allied armies of France and America at
Yorktown and in keeping with the histori.
cal significance of the evert, a great cele-
bration will be held ut the jamestown Ex-
position on October 10, the anniversary of
the date. The celebration will be under
the auspices of The exposition au
thorities, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Association and the descendants of the
signers of the Declaration ef Independence
This will be one of the last historical
days, the ceremonies of winch have attract
ed such wide attention. Representatives of
the original thirteen States will meet in
the Auditorium, and after the formal cere
monies of the day viii organize a new So
clety, which will be known as 81 ..e Society
OF the Descendants of the Declaration Of
Independence"
Senator Z. c. Knox, of Pennsylvania,
and Senator John W. Daniel, of virginia
Will be among the orators of the occasion
The idea of banding together in a society
the descendants of the signers of the
declaration originated VITA William Shields
Mexican, temporary president of the
proposed organization. MIR. Mexican has
made tour of the thirteen States and
has succeeded in interesting a large num-.
Der of eligible members.
NO effort will be made according to the
present arrangement of the program to
organize State societies. One national CO.
clety VIII be maintained, with headquarters
probably in Washington, d. c. The by.
laws Will provide for the observance of all
holidays growing ou5 of the revolutionary
war, and also for the proper decorations of
She nattieaelds and the graves of patriotic
heroes.
For a long time it las been the con-
IGNITION of many members of the existing
hereditary societies that there is a DISPOSE
non to slight the acts performed by civil
ofhcers In favor of the more spectacular
deeds done by the army and navy.
At the Philadelphia congress of the Sons
OF the American Revolution, held in 1905,
1t remained for delegate from the dis
trict or Columbia to point out that the
grave OF John Morton, delegate to the
continental congress, and one who gave
the casting vote of Pennsylvania for the
declaration of Independence was neglect
ed and unmarked
The celebration of Yorktown day at the
exposition Is peculiarly appropriate with
the towering shaft erected on the field of
surrender by grateful government, al
most In view from the exposition grounds,
and with the historic features and exhibits
of the celebration all 1T accord and con-
tributary to the success and interest of
such an event.
Millions of Americans thrill with patriot
lie fervor at the mention of Yorktown and
celebration of this kind, affording as it
will as side trip IN opportunity to walk
the street of this quaint old town. to see
its historic buildings, its grand monuments,
the battlefield, the ruins of the famous
redoubts and hear the story of the great
surrender from the lips of those who heard
it first hand from the brave participants
in that glorious event.