Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-19
MOVING Of LIBERTY BELL
TO FAR WEST OPPOSED
Sons of Revolution Would Not
Display Historic Relic
at Exposition.

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last night in the ballroom at Rauscher's.
the District Of Columbia Society, Sons
Of American Revolution. passed a reso-
luton putting the society on record as
opposed to moving the liberty bell from
Philadelphia to San Francisco in 1915.
Although some OF the speakers pointed
out that If the bell We're exhibited in
the California city during the Panama
Pacific international exposition that hum
dreds of thousands Of persons would have
the opportunity of seeing it. the con-
sensus of opinion was that the bell would
be out of place anywhere but amid it's
historic surroundings in Philadelphia.
Suggests Use of Facsimile.
II. Il. Bush-Brown suggested that "a
facsimile OF the bell might be made and
shown at the fair.
This suggestion did not meet with the
approval Of the members, however, as
speakers declared bell might be made
to represent the original perfectly in
physical qualifications, but it would lack
the history and sentiment
H. Morris Husband introduced the res
olution opposing the moving of the bell.
Philip Walker read a paper dealing
with the early political history Of Eng
land, particularly that just prior to the
war of the revolution of the American
colonies. He traced the growth of the
| wing and tory parties and their attitude
principles of government. especially the
views on taxation, from the time of the
SaxOns up to the reign of George III,
when war finally was declared. He also
spoke of the lives and political views of
Pitt. Grenville Burke and others.
w. V. Cox, president of the District of
Columbia Society, presided and among
those present was G. Howard Clark, sec
rotary general Of the National Society.
After the meeting refreshments were
served.
Those in Attendance.
Those present were: DR.. George II. Nc
Graw. II. Morris Husband, Jerome F.
johnson. Albert j. Gore, L. A. Merritt.
Philip Walker, DR.. c. T. Caldwell, c. c.
Magruder jr. Thomas A. Weldon. c. W.
Linnett, A. B. Bennett. Henry P. Holden.
W. Topham. Paul Brockett, w A. Mil
Ter. DIR. a. r. Stands. o. V. Emery. F.
ID. owen. John r. Monroe. A. NJ. Wheeler.
A. G. Stockton, Albert d. Spangler, w. S.
WaShburn, W. A. DeCarndry, Benjamin
F. Larcombe. Benjamin F.. Larcombe. I'd.
F. c. Rose. J. l.. Davenport, F.. b. Mar
tin. Edwin A. Hill. John NJ. Stevenson,
]. McAlster Stevenson. W. E. A. Doyng,
l. Keefer. Fenton Bradford. w. l.. Marsh,
Edward STEELE. G. NJ. Potter. F. ]. Lewis.
w. X. Hillyer. E. r. La Grange, o. c.
IIuxford, c. P. Hancock. Frank Martin,
Benjamin Graves. s. F. Smith. DIR. H. B.
Harrison. r. S. Moore. NJ c. Summers,
n. T. Saunders. II. W. Selah, c. S. Brad
ley; Fl. B. Polkinhorn. DIR: T: j. w. Brown.
l.. Washington. E F.. Batcheller. H. H. Hill.
George B. Pitts, Thomas S. Brock, Har-
ry B: Pitts; =; Howard Clark. Guy w.
| all. DR.. l.. B. Thompson, Custer r. Tracy,
K. A. Smith, E. S. Henry, Charles Ly
man. w. H: Lemon. Fl. 3. Jones. Tunis
c. Quick, w. NJ. Meredith. A. B. Reaves
John G. Johnson. John Tolbert W. Frank
Clark. H. X. Bush-Brown. w. G. Gala
ger. H. w. Newkirk. c. NJ. Bryant.
William Vansant Cox. Leonard Sergeant,
T. B. Sergeant, ]. G. Halves, John c.
Proctor. Selden NJ. Ely. Dr. ]. p File
brown. Donald H. Freeze. Ernest Wilkin-
son. Gen. E. w. Whitaker, Thomas w.
Goss. George c. Maynard. DR.. Denni-
son. DR.. ST. Clair. J. c. Wallace. VIII
liam f. Vaughn. III. w. Wells. Dr. j. o.
Skinner. H. A. Treat, Fred E. Kunkel,
f. T. Bushnell. Samuel Herrick, c. NJ.
Chester Richard p. Hayes, Dr. George
FULLY Vaughn. r. V. Barry, w. II.
Walker, William S. Parks. Philip F. La
mer. A. b. Dent, Caldwell Tyler, II. P.
Gerald. w. A. Domer. DR.. S. Wren How
ard, Henry w. Samson. James E. Bagley,
Arthur E. Johnson. Edison Phillips DR..
Vincent. L. d. Carman, John 1. Brown.
w. Brown, s. H. Cunningham and John
p. Heap.