Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-28
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
TRIENEIAL SESSION FOR BUSI-
NESS AT NEW WILLARD.
Reports Read and Officers Chosen
for the Ensuing Year-Other
Business.

General Society of the Sons of the RevO-
luton was called to order this morning
at 1890 O'Clock in the banquet hall of the
New Willard Hotel by the president. John
Lee Carroll of Maryland with James Nor
timer Montgomery as secretary, and Prof.
william Libbey of Princeton University as
acting assistant secretary. Prayer was
offered by Rev. DR.. Frank L. Humphrey,
s. T. D.. of New York. Reports from the
various officers were read. received and
adopted. Mr.. William Hall Harris Of
Maryland presented his resigna ton as as
sis.ant secretary, and 1t was accepted. a
resolution being passed thanking him for
his past efficient services. A committee Of
five was appointed. consis ting of Messrs
ELEPHANT. Leach. Haywood. White and
Thayer, to nominate candidates for cleo
ton to the various Offices Of the society
for the ensuing three years. DR.. Marcus
Benjamin moved that a vote OF thanks be
rendered the Governor OF Maryland and
Capt. Charles j. Badger. U.S.N.. superin-
tendent If the United States Naval Acad
envy, fof courtesies shown the visiting
members Of the society at Annapolis yes
terday. and the motion was adopted.
Gen. Frederick D. Grant, U.S.A.. and Col
Charles p Hatfield. U.S.A.. comma nding
the 18th Cavalry. for their Invitation to
attend the special exhibition drill at Fort
u.
| A motion by Charles Henry Jones Of
Pennsylvania to change the date OF the
triennial meeting OF the society, so that
1t will not conflict with the meetings OF
other patriotic societies. which usually
occur at the same period, provoked con-
siderable discussion. and was finally ia
bled by a decisive vote. after one rof the
delegates had declared that he did not
believe the Society of the Sons Of the
Revolution should get out Of the way
for any aOciefV
A delegate from the Colorado society
at this point arose to demand that his
society and not the Minnesota society be
given the credit for first instituting the
in the matter.
A resolution, introduced by William
Hall Harris of Maryland, making pro-
vision for a change of the conditions un-
der which the names of midshipmen
should be inscribed on the loving cup
which had been presented by the society
as a prize for great gun target practice
by the United States naval cadets at An
napolis was adopted.
Election Of Officers.
The nominating committee then APP
peared and announced the following nomi-
nation OF officers for the ensuing three
years: John Lee Carroll Of Maryland.
for president general; Edmund Wetmore
of New York. first vice president gen.
erai; Wilson G. Harvey Of South Caro-
I;lina. second vice president general; James
rotary general: Prof William Libbey of
New Jersey, assistant secretary general;
Richard Nice. Cadwallader Of Pennsyl-
varia. treasurer general; Henry Cadle OF
Edward Everett Hale, DID,. chaplain gen
erai: Capt. William G. McCabe of Vir-
ginia. historian general. and Walter Gill;
man Page. registrar general.
Upon motion the secretary general cast
the unanimous vote of the society for
the nominees, and they were declared
duly elected. President John Lee Carroll
feelingly expressed his appreciation of the
high honor that had been again bestowed
upon him.
resolution commenting the Pennsyl-
vania society for it's efforts in preserving
and appropriately marking the camping
ground of Washington and his troops at
Valley Forge was introduced by Charles
Henry Jones of Pennsylvania and unani-
mously adopted. as was also resolution
for the appointment of committee OF
five to petition Congress to provide for
the publication Of the muster rolls docu-
ments, correspondence and other papers
Of an important historic character relat-
ing to the officers, soldiers and marines
engaged in the war of the revolution. and
urging the various state societies to use
their influence with their senators and
representatives in Congress to the same
end.
Marking Graves Of Patriots.
Mr.. William Hall Harris Of Maryland
| introduced a resolution calling the atten-
ton OF the various state societies and in
wiling their cooperation with the Mary
land society in having appropriately
marked the graves Of the French soldiers
and sailors back Of the campus of st.
Johns College at Annapolis, men VINO.
| he said. had sacrificed their lives In the
cause of American independence" The
resolution was adopted with enthusiasm.
Mr.. Edmund Wetmore presented an in
vitation from the Daughters of the Amer
| lean Revolution to the society TO use
| Continental Hall for their meetings during
| their present session; and a hearty vote
| of thanks was passed for II. DIR. Marcus
Benjamin introduced a resolution indors-
| ing and approving the project for the
| erection of a statue OF Alexander Ham
| ilton in Washington. and II was unani-
mously adopted.
| A resolution expressing approval Of the
action that had been taken by other So
cjeties- and In Congress to prevent the
William Stone Albert of this city and
adopted without debate.
Concluding Business.
Upon motion Of Col. J. G. Leach of
Pennsylvania. vote of thanks was ten
dered Garrett Dorset vroom and Hold
ridge Ozro Collins for effcient services
rendered the society. Walter Frazer
Brown. president of the Illinois society,
arose to ask what was the status Of the
project to amalga mate with the Sons Of
| the American Revolution: and recoeni-
| tion OF patriotic poem, which was
] read, was also asked; but the society