Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-18
ANNUAL CONGRESS
OF S. A. R. OPENS
New Jersey Well Represented
at ConcIase of Patriots
In Syracuse.
Especial to the Evening star.I

SYRACUSE, n. Y, May 1S.-Sel- /
dom has this city beheld a more en-
thusiastic convention than the one
which assembled in the Onondaga
Hotel this morning, the occasion
being the tventy-fifth annual con-
gross of the Sons of the American
Revolution. Rev. DIR. William Force
Whitaker, of Elizabeth, n. j., chap
lain-general offered the opening
prayer. About two hundred dele
gates are present, seventeen being
from the New Jersey society.
One of the notable features of the
congress is the exhibit of David L.
Pierson, of East Orange. historian
general, who collected vast amount
of material in the form of year books,
pamphlets of various descriptions and
pictures of many of the monuments
and memorials of the Revolutionary
War period. An entire room Is de-
voted to the display, which has been
opened to the public.
In his annual report. this morning
Mr.. Pierson gave an exhaustive re-
view of the historical work of the
year and mentioned the fact that
New Jersey had been foremost in the
MORALS during the year ending April
30. He recommended that Flag Day,
June IA, falling on Sunday this year,
be observed in the churches and
schools with special exercises of a
patriotic character and that prize
be offered to the society bringing in
the largest number of new members.
The prize now offered is for the
largest percentage of increase in
membership
Newell B. Woodwork, former
resident of East Orange, made the
speech of welcome as the president
of the Syracuse chapter.
The hope of the compatriots of
the Syracuse chapter, Mr.. President
General" he said in welcoming the
sons, "is that those whom we well
come today will in departing carry
will. them not alone the remem-
brance of hospitality which we
trust they will feel as having re-
.ceived, but, far beyond and much
more important, the inspiration of
having been associated in the work
of a congress of Americans, earnest
IN thought and deed. of aiding in the
preservation of this republic as
promise and a prophecy to all the
world of q democracy dedicated and
aSoted to civic honor and Christian
lief. Should you go from US haV-
received a little additional stimu-
ton and inspiration to your patriot.
n from this meeting In our midst,
e shall feel as though we will have
sceived more than an abundant re-
yard in our efforts to carry out the
purposes and objects of the Society
of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton"
Among those who attended the
dinner given at the Onondaga Hotel
on Saturday night by r. c. B. Thrus-
ton, president-general, when the
plans for the Philadelphia Cam
bridge automobile trip, in June,
marking Washington's route, We're
discussed, were Thomas w. Williams
and David L. Pierson, of East Or
ange: DIR. George H. Richards, of
Orange, and Moses NJ. Crane and G.
Symmes Higgins, of Elizabeth. 1t
was very sumptuous repast,
Thirty American flags of different
styles adorn the lobby of the hotel
They show the evolution of the flag
from the beginning, and are included
in the display.
At 4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon the
delegates, escorted by brass band
several National Guard organizations
md the cadets from st. Johns School,
paraded to the First Presbyterian
Church, where a ffagpole ninety feet
high was dedicated with imposing
exercises.