The Washington herald., 1907-08-06

| With the meeting at the jamestown Ex-
position on October % next, Of representa-
/ tives from the thirteen original States Of
the Union, there viii be born new patri-
otie or hereditary" society. The new
conner will be known as the Society of the
Descendants of the Signers Of the Deola-
ration Of Independenee-which is alto
gether a mOuthful.
The temporary board which has the de-
tails Of organization in hand will meet
in Washington, September ?. and prepare
draft Of the constitution TO be ratified
at jamestown on October IS.
Members of Temporary Board.
This board. which was named at pre-
iiminary meeting. held at jamestown or
July 4. is composed as follows:
A. Nee. Mathewson. New Haven. Conn;
Richard S. Rodney. Newcastle. Del; Hol-
Inns S. Randolph. Atlanta. Ga; Charles
Carroll, Elioak. Nd; Robert Treat Paine.
Boston. Mass; Levi S Bartlett, King
ston, n. H; Richard Stockton. Princeton,
n. j.: Nicoll Floyd. jr, New York City,
n. Y: James S. Hooper, Wilmington, n.
c.; Lloyd Ross Blynn. Philadelphia, Pa;
Robect sedgwick, Newport. R. l.; W. y.
Hayward. Hardeeville, S. c.. and Gel.
George Wayne Anderson. Richmond, Va.
Knox and Daniel to Speak.
Senator 2. c. Knox. Of Pennsylvania,
and Senator John Daniel, Of Virginia,
have been asked TO speak at the meeting
in October and have accepted. Upon the
date set the 18th. the Thomas jefferson
Memorial Association will observe York
town Day at the exposition, and the
public exercises of the two societies viii
be held jointly in the Pennsylvania Build
Ing.
The idea OF banding together in a
society descendants Of the signers orig
mated with William Shields Mexican.
temporary president He made a tour OF
the original States and interested many
persons. who. while they belonged to
many hereditary societies. welcomed the
addition OF one which would have 10 do
with the Declarations makers alone. K
was not hard. therefore, for Mr.. McKean
10 gather around him on Independence
Day at jamestown a hundred Of the de-
scendants. From this number the tempo
rary officers and the boaSd of councillors
were chosen.
Headquarters in Washington.
No effort will be made, according to the
present programme, 10 organize state So
cieties on the order Of the Colonial Wars
Society and Sons OF the Revolution. One
national organization viii be maintained.
probably with headquarters IN Washing
ton. It IS expected that the bylaws will
provide for the proper observance OF all
holidays growing out OF the Revolutionary
War. and also for the decoration of bat
tlehelds, but moro than anything else
for the commemoration Of the services
performed by the civilian patriots OF IS.
For long time il has been the conten-
ton OF many members OF the existing
hereditary societies that there was and is
a disposition TO Slight the acts performed
by civil officers in favor Of the more SPEC
tacular deeds done by the army. At the
Philadelphia congress OF the Sons Of the
American Revolution in 1905 il remained
for delegate from the District of Colum-
bia to point out that the grave Of John
Morton, a delegate 10 the Continental
Congress, and who gave the casting vote
Of Pennsylvania for the Declaration of
Independence. was neglected and un-
marked. This, however, has since been
attended TO by the Philadelphia chapter
Of the Sons Of the American Revolution.