Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-20
TRIP OVER HISTORIC ROUTE
Sons Of Revolution Will Travel from
philadelphia to Boston,
FOLLOW wAsHIEGToNs ROUTE
Meetinss VIII ne Held at Number
Of Places and Tablets Erected
10 Mark Scenes OF Great
Events.

Events.
NEW YORK, June 1S-The route which
washington covered in his journey from
Philadelphia to Cambridge in l7I5 20 take
command Of the American army will be
marked by a special pilgrimage under
the auspices Of the National Society OF
rns sons OF the American Revolution,
starting from Philadelphia next week.
''Tha Gathering cavalcade." which es-
corted General Washington 70 Cambridge.
and which Irving has said was the gaze
and wonder Of every town and village"
took nine days TO make In hurry a
Journey, which could easily be accom-
plished by rail today between breakfast
and dinner, but the proposed pilgrimage
win be a leisurely one by automobile,
starting as Washington did on June 2
ana concluding with ceremonies at Cam
bridge on July s-the day Washington
took formal command OF the army.
II is expected that moro than 100 par
ticipants Nnl make the ten-day journey
ali the way from Philadelphia to Cam
bridge. and that over local stretches the
party win be augmented to several hun
dred.
historic spots Of revolutionary days and
here and there to place a new tablet OF
dedicate some other memorial 70 Wash
ington.
The idea was presented by the George
Washington chapter OF Springfield,
Mas. at the congress OF the national So
ciety In Chicago in May last year. and IL
was resolved that II be carried out, with
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chief marshal OF the pilgrimage. A
committee Of members from Rennsyi-
vania. New Jersey. New York, Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts was appointed TO
cooperate.
History of Original Trip.
washington's departure for New Eng
land was taken just a week after the con
tincntai congress at Philadelphia had, by
unanimous vote, on June Is. iTb, made
choice of him 20 be oommender-in-chief
OF the forces raised and 10 be raised In
defence Of American liberty" The first
skirmishes at Lexington and Concord In
April. had been answered throughout
New England by the dispatch Of large
volunteer forces TO Cambridge. A molly
Earbed and pooriy-equipped, but enthus-
iastic and patriotie army OF 5000 men
had assembled for the siege OF Boston.
Whshlngton's commission was signed
the very day that the battle of Bunker
Hin was fought The proposal that he
should be allowed $500 a month for his
nay ana expenses was adopted by the
congress-, but he contended that he de-
sired no pay. He would keep an account
OF his expenses and these only should bc
met by congress.
On the night OF June %. the hurried
arrangements for washinston's departure
had been completed and farewell din
ner was given In his honor at Phila
deiphia. In commemoration OF this even
the Sons OF the Revolution will hold q
banquet at Philadelphia on the night u
June q, and start, as Washington did
the next morning for New York.
Light Horse Eseort.
The Philadelphia Troop Of Light Horse
whose standard was the first flag o
which thirteeen stripes appeared. em
blematic OF the thirteen colonies. acte
as wAshington's escort. The first night
stop is believed to have been at Trenton
where the automobile pilgrimage will ais
stop. The dedication OF historic tablet
will be part Of the exercises here. as
will at practically every place where III
party stops.
BY way OF New Brunswick. and othS
New Jersey points. the party will NOV
on to New York. timing their arrival I
tit that OF Washington at o'clock In n
afternoon OF June Is.
The tablet win be placed at the site {
Colonel Anthony Lispenards residenc
where Washington landed after croaSin
the Hudson from Hoboken. This is
the vicinity OF the present Canal stree
In what Is now part Of the dovn-tow
section OF New York. but which was the
outside OF the settled portion Of the city.
The New York Provincial congress pr
scented Washington with a very eompl
mentary address. TO which he replied.
The reading of these documents WI
be part OF the celebration which the Sol
OF the Revolution will conduct at the SUI
treasury on Wall street. which was Il
site OF the meeting place OF the Provinci
congress. on Friday. June % next. A fel
ture win also be an address by form
President General C. A. Pussley. A ba
quet win be held In New York that eve
ing. 20 be addressed by the present pres
dent general. Rogers Clark Ballai
Thurston. OF Louisville. Ky.
Route 10 noaton.
Washington moved on toward Bost'
on June &c. as the pilgrimage will do. pr
sumably over the old post road. haltii
for the night at Kingsbridge. and CO
tinuing next day 10 Fairfield. The Was
ington party arrived In New Haven
June q, and reviewed a militia oompai
Of Yale students on the green. washin
ton lodged that night lat the house
the late Isaac Beers" corner OF Char
and College streets, at the site OF whiC
now occupied by a hotel. the present p
grims will dedicate a memorial tablet.
The present party win proceed on Mo
day. the 18th. 20 Wethersfield visiti
the home OF silas Deane, where Was
ington was entertained, and halt for {
night at Hartford. At Springfield {
next day a tablet will be placed on {
site OF Parsons tavern. where washir
ton stopped. on Wednesday the Journ
viii be continued through Palmer a
BrOokfield 70 Worcester. and the ns
day through other historic towns
Watertown and Cambridge.
On July 3. the day on which washiT
ton drew his sword as eommander-in-ch