New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-14
FOUNDERS AT DINNER
Patriots Celebrate 3O1st Anniversary
of JamestO1cn's Birth.

The New York Society Of the Order Of the Found
ers and Patriots of America celebrated the S0lst
anniversary of the founding of jamestown last
nighc with a dinner at the Hotel Manhattan The
officers of the general court Of the order were
guests Edward Hagaman Hall. the governor OF
the New York society. was the POSTMASTER
Mr. Hail. after saying thA il Congress could do
nothing TO regulate immigration more effectively
than at present the people should educate the new
arrivals in the duty of American citizenship in
troduced General Frederick d Grant. who spoke
on The Army" He said:
We have seen that the motto In God We Trust"
will be put back on our gold com tnink tnaL mas
Inc army There are no people on earth pugna-
ciuus as our own. and none so little prepared 70
fefences sDd have heard their senseless talk They
have made me sick There was talk about the use
General WoodfoTd was at one Of the meetings.
got us into with Spain. and thought of how the
army and navy helped him out That's where me
difficulties into which statesmen and diplomats
get
General Grant gave account of the army
rnanceuvres which he will May 20. TO con-
Time until June L. There will be militia opera
tons at Baltimore the lower bay. at Fort Schuy-
Ter at New London at Newport and at Boston
There will be a mobilization of regular troops az
Pine Plains near Waterfowl They VIII march
there from the army posts in the Department OF
the East, varying in distance from Pine Plalns
from 10 miles to $50 officers will take long rides
as part of their extra training. General Giant
said that the troops would be handled as the ad-
vance guard of 10000 men He said that this was
the first time mobilization of this description
had been undertaken
Rear Admiral Caspar F Goodrich IN charge OL
the Brooklyn navy yard, spoke on the relation OF
the navy 10 the history Of the country Tie SAID
that if any other means could be found to pre-
serve the peace of the United States, it would De
right to get rid of the navy and army, but not
aLyo-9 J
Tyler president of William and Mary College and
son of President Tyler The Settlement oil
Jamestown Arthur 6. Birdseye, The Settlement
of New England; John E G. Higgins. president
Of St George Society, Our National Debt TO Eng
land" and Colonel John ". Vroom. Of the HoI-
land Society. Our National Debt to Holland
Governor R. s. Woodruff OF Connecticut. who
was TO speak and who is the new Governor Gen
eraI Of the General Court Of the order, was not
present General Woodford present
Admiral Dewey who was governor general % the
order could not be present at the annual meeting
OF the general In the afternoon, in the Coz
errors Room in the City Hall The reports showed
that the order, which has branches in this state
Connecticut. New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has 49,
members. 1t was decided TO appoint committee to
w &c the organization Of state societies The
next annual meeting will be held in Hartford II
was reported that President Roosevelt eligible
for membership. and he will be urged 70 join
The following officers were elected: Governor
general. RolIin 8. Woodruff. Governor Of Connect
cut; deputy governor general General Edward
Franc Jones. OF New York: chaplain general the
Rev. Joseph F. Folsom, OF New Jersey; secretary
general Clarence Ettenne Leonard. Of New York
treasurer general. Captain William A y. Dorland
OF Pennsylvania: attorney general. Robert H
HinckIey. of Pennsylvania; register general. Dr.
William E Fitch. Of New York; genealog1st gen
eral George F. Newcorb OF Connecticut; historian
general, William ". Knapp Of New York; coun-
cillors general 1Sos-'os three years. George z
Scranton. OF Pennsylvania Judge James Albert
Belts, Of New York, and Edwin Lewis Ripley, OF
Connecticut.