Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-22
D. A. R. Meeting.

The Janet Montgomery Chapter of the
D. A. R. met at the Club House. in Rock
vile, on Tuesday. September IL, Mrs. E,
l.. Bullard hostess
The session was devoted to the compile
tion of plans for marking the Grave of
Assistant-Sureeon Richard Waters, of the
Maryland Line. Smallwoods Division of
the Revolutionary War. AS this is the first
grave of that conflict to be marked in
Maryland by the society the chapter wishes
the ceremony to be particularly impressive,
and steps have been taken by the chapter
looking to that result The date decided
upon is October II. Further details will be
made known at a future date in the county
papers.
The registrar of the chapter, Miss Mar
garet Fields reported that on August 21st
she had gone to Annapolis and examined
at the library there old files of the Mary
land Gazette for proof that Hungerford
Tavern is in reality the center of the his
torical interest claimed for it by the Janet
MONTGOMERY Chapter. As to this there
has been some controversy, and Miss Fields
determined to settle the question II per-
sOnal research of historical data at An
napolis could do So The proof was found
in the issue of the Maryland Gazette of
Thursday. June l6, 1774. to wit -
MARYLAND GAZETTE.
xxx year No. 1901.
Annapolis. Md, Thursday June Is, 1774.
AT meeting of respectable and numer-
Gus body of the freemen of the lower part
ofFrederick County, at Charles Hungerford's
Tavern, on Saturday, the 18th day of June,
1774,
MIR. HENRY GRIFFITH, MODERATOR.
"1st Resolved unanimously, That it is
the opinion of this meeting that the town
of Boston is now suffering in the common
cause Of America.
"2nd. Resolved unanimously, That every
legal and constitutional measure ought to
be used by all America for procuring q re-
peal of the Act Of parliament for blocking
up the harbour of Boston.
"3rd. Resolved unanimously, That it is
the opinion Of this meeting, that the most
effectual means for the securing of Ameri-
can freedom, will be to break off all COM
merce with Great Britain, and the West
Indies. until the said Act be repealed, and
the right of taxation be given us, on per-
manent principles.
18th. Resolved unanimously. That Mr..
Henry Griffith. doctor Thomas Sprige Woot-
ton, Nathan Magruder. Evan Thomas, Ia
dok Magruder, doctor William Baker, Thos
Cramphin, Jur. and Allen Bowie, be a
committee to attend the general committee
at Annapolis and of correspondence for the
lower part Of Frederick County, and that
any six of them shall have power to re-
ceive and communicate intelligence. to and
from the neighboring committees.
18th. Resolved unanimously. That copy
of these our sentiments be Immediately
transmitted to Annapolis and inserted in
the Maryland Gazette.
Signed per order,
ARCHIBALD ORME, elk"
In view of this very interesting confir-
nation of an important historical fact il is
to be hoped that the patriotic and liberal
men and women of Maryland will unite
with the Janet Montgomery Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution in
preserving this valuable historical building.
Contributions to the fund, already started
by the chapter. are earnestly requested to
be sent to the treasurer Of the chapter,
Mrs Kate r. Warfield. Rockville, Md.