The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-17
liberty BELL
To STAY in HALL
Revolutionary Sons Oppose Its
Exhibition Outside of
Philadelphia.
REPRODUCTION IS URGED
District Society viii Ask the D. A. r.
to Indorse Its Action on the
Historic Relic.

Having put themselves on record as
being opposed to the removal of the
Liberty Bell from its place in Inde-
pendence Hall, Philadelphia, on the
ground that by Transporting il to various
places for exhibition purposes the historic
relic would suffer, the District Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution,
at its April meeting at Rauscher's last
night, resolved to request the Secretary
of War to have a reproduction made
of the Liberty Bell in bronze and send
IL to the Panama exhibition at San Fran
cisco and afterward deposit it in the
National Museum.
1t also was resolved to request the
National Society of the Sons of the
Revolution and the Daughters of the
American Revolution to place themselves
on record as indorsing this action. A
letter from Mr.. Bush Brown was read,
stating that a Philadelphia firm had
made the offer to oast copy of the bell
in bronze for $1,000. which, however,
does not include the cost of the plaster
mold.
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton to increase the annual dues OF the
resident members from So to IS and the
monthly contributions from Is cents to
IS cents was read and will come up at
the next monthly meeting.
Inquiry was made by one of the men,
bers as regards the building fund of
5000, and he desired to know whether
the building committee had powers to
consider site and plans for building
for the society. The question will be
taken up for discussion at the next
monthly meeting.
The following candidates were proposed
for membership: Howard Clinton Beck,
William Andrews Kelsey. Clayton Ely
EmiG, and Herbert MacNamee Admis-
sicns OF new members: Daniel Henry
Fowler, DIR. James NJ. Jackson, Percy
Adams Rideout, and Wallace Adelbert
Whitaker. The present membership of
the District society is 532
II has been proposed that the May
cutting of the society shall have as its
object the marking of graves of Revolu- |
uonary patriots within the bounds of the |
District. Members who are in possession |
of facts relating to the location of bur- |
lal places of Revolutionary patriots are |
requested to communicate with Selden II /
Ely, 80 S Street Northwest.
The subject of the address of the even
ing was, The Campaign of Burgoyne,
IN" The address was delivered by Maj. |
Frederick c. Bryan. Gilbert c. Kniffr, |
president of the society, occupied the
chair.
Those present included:
Col. Gilbert c. Knifen, Prof William A. De
Caindry Capt d. A. Kreidler, Albert ]. Gore E. B.
Stocking, o. S. Firmn. Fred D. Owen. Albert d.
Spansler, Henry L. BRYAN. Merritt l. Dawkins
John L. Fenwick, John q. Tcrbert, A. ]. Chpman
W w. Case, Philip f. Larner, DR.. NJ. A. Jack,
admiral 4. r. Jewett, Dr. Thomas S. Childs A.
Howard Clark, Or. Ira ". Dennison, John c. Proc
tor Milo c. Summers J. g. Greenawalt, A NJ.
Wheeler. DR.. Z. A. Hill, F. W. Stone, W. A. whita-
ker J. p. Fillebruwn, D. II. Fowler Gen Walter
Howe. DR.. A. r. Stands. Henry p Holden Mai |
Fred c. Bryan, W. Frank Clark. Z. T. Bushnell /
II. p. Pclkinforn. Percy Ridecut, Zebina Moses,
John ). Barker, W. B. Thompson, f. W. Foster |
John z. Heap Thomas J. W. Brown, c. NJ. Butler |
l. c. Stockton, w. Z. Vaughan Benjamin F. Lar
combe, W. r. Hillyer. ". II. Proctor, George TOP
ham, oma J. yeey 8. NJ. Ely, Sidney T. Smith
nr. Samuel Z. Hatkns B. NJ. Davis, NJ NJ Brooks
X. NJ. Male, John Paul Earnest, L. d. Csman
Marvin Ltcher, r. s. Moore. Andrew Jordan Green
r. d. Owen, II. H. Hill, John +. Fenwick J. n.
Speel, Alexander r. Speel, NJ. !. Sanders, 4. c.
Rice. Benjamin F. Larcombe. 3D.; r. w. Smith,
A. g. Stockton, j. Mack D. Stuart, r. ". Tallnan
g. c. Magruder. jr., DR.. c. T. Caldwell, g. Fl. Nc
Grew. H. NJ. Fulton, r. v Berry Thomas Harrison |
Joserh |. keefer. o. G. Luxford, NJ. II. Avery ID.
II. Freeze +. II. Parsons. John c. Hudson, Rev. :
Arthur s. Johns. Lawrence Washington, John Ma ,
gruder Fred c. Graham, Charles +. Fairman DR.. |
L. Il. Thompson, J.. 3. Lipscomb. A. A. Lipscomb.
lr.. ". l.. Brown. Thomas y. Vincent II. B. Pitts
L. A. Merritt, F. NJ. Phelps, II. McNamee Frank ]
=. Butts, Clayton E. Emig. Col. George A. Ames ,
L. : A.; DR.. F. A. SwartoIt, F. L. Fowle Frank (
Martin, Hon. b. G. Humphries Guy W. A. Camp |