The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19
PRESIDENT WILSON
HONORARY MEMBER
Elected by Virginia Society OF
the Cincinnati at It's Annual
Meeting Here.
JUNkIN SUCCEEDS M'cABE
Telegram to President Requests
Him to Accept-Commit-
tees Appointed.

AT the annual meeting yesterday of
the Virginia Society OF the Cincinnati.
held at the Northumberland Club. Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson was elected to
honorary membership, and telegram
to that effect was sent to him by the
now president OF the Virginia Society,
Francis Thomas Anderson Junkin, of
Chicago. urging him to accept the dis
tinction as native son of Virginia
Captain Hilary Jones, T.. S. y. of
fered the resolution nominating PresI-
dent Wilson to honorary membership
and II was seconded by General Henry
T. Allen. u. 5. A. After several
Of President Wilson, who was always
termed the Honorable" Woodrow Will
son. without reference to his present
title. the following telegram was sent
to tho White House:
"rhc Society of the Cincinnati In
the Commonwealth of Virginia.
of which General George wash
inston the founder md the
first president, has to-dny Mt its nm
nuai meeting on the Anniversary OF
the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS Mt
Yorktown. elected you to honorary
membership I'm the society. The so
ciety requests your acceptance of mem
bcrship, and hopes for your ndmiuis-
trntion of the affairs of the nation a
success TINT shall bring to conn
try benefits no less than those brought
by nlustrious first President,
George Washington.
tSigned) "F. Il. A. JUNIIIS.
'EPresidcnt."
There was q large attendance at the
annual meeting, and both the army
and navy were we'll represented Fol-
lowing the transaction of routine bust
ness, a banquet was given at the West
morcland Club. with Mr.. Junkin acting
as POSTMASTER.
Officers Elected.
In the business meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing term:
| President Francis Thomas Anderson
Junkin: vice president Robert Withers
Massie; secretary. Levin Joynes; treas
urer. Henry Landon Cabell: assistant
treasurer. DR.. Julian Mayo Cabeil;
chaplain. Rev. Henry Bedinger: as
sistant to secretary. John Peyton Nc
Gu!rc.
Member OF the at&nding Executive
Committee OF the General Soclcty-Dr.
George Ben Johnston; member Of the
nominating committee OF the general
society. Francis Thomas Anderson
Junkin.
Standing Committee-Captain Will
liam Gordon McCabe. Francis Thomas
Anderson Junkin. Levin Joynes Henry
Landon Cabell Major William Weldon
Robert Withers Massie. Robert Armls-
tead Stewart, John Peyton Mcclure.
Delegates and Alternates TO General
Observation-Disclosures Levin Joyncs, VIII
liam Lanier Washington, Robert With
crs Massie. Major William Weldon
Bentley, James Clark Mcclure; alter
mates. Or. John Herbert Claiborne,
Judge Clarence Welmorc Robinson.
Henry Landon Cabell. Captain Hilary
Pollard Jones. Jr., DR.. Julian Mayo
Cabell.
Trustees-Wyndham Robertson Mere
dith. Henry Landon Cabeil, Levin
Joynes.
Among those present at the meeting
were General Henry 7. Allen. U. S. A.;
Captain Hilary Jones. L. s. N; DR..
Julian Mayo Cabell. u. S. A; DR.. Will
liam Meade Burrell. DR.. Philip 7.
Southall. H. II. Littell. Judge Clarence
w. Robinson, Major w W. Bentley.
General Daingerheld Parker, DR.. George
Ben Johnston. j. Aston Cabell, Levin
Joyncs. John Peyton Mcclure, Major
Robert Withers Massie, Colonel William
Gordon McCabe, Francis Thomas An
derson Junkin, Henry Cabell. John
Stewart Bryan, Charles Cotesworth
Pinkcney and DR.. w. II. Stewart.
Mr. Junliin succeeds Colonel Nc
Cabe. who has served as president for
the past three years. Under the con-
stitution of the society Colonel Nc
Cabe was not eligible for the honor
after his third term.