Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-05
S. A. R. IS ADDING
TO MEMBERSHIP
Rev. D. D. BurreII Addresses So
ciety on Immigration-Mer-
riII Chosen President.

In his address on Immigration and
Patriotism" at the annual meeting of
the State society, Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, in the historical So
ciety building, West Park street, Sat
urday afternoon. Rev. David DeFor-
rest Burrell, of South Orange, said the
nation was suffering today from ma
tional indigestion because of the lack
of assimilation of the immigrants. 1t
was the principal question of the day,
he declared, the taking care of the
million or more foreigners, principal
ly from eastern and southern Europe.
Among the business items was the
report of the committee of twenty-five
which is arranging for the celebration
of the twenty-fifth anniversary, on
March next. David L. Pierson,
chairman, said the committee had
decided that a banquet or luncheon
would be held. A souvenir pamphlet
containing sketches of the New Jer-
sey signers of the Declaration of In
dependence will be published.
The chairman also told of plans for
the pilgrimage from Philadelphia to
Cambridge, beginning June a2 and
continuing till July 8, following the
route and in every way possible to
duplicate the journey made by zen
eral washington when he went to the
Massachusetts town to take command
of the Continental Army. The ma
tional society is to have charge Of the
trip, the expense of which Is - be
borne by the societies of Pennsylva-
Nnxxr
ticut and Massachusetts. The trip,
it was explained, will be made by
automobile, and Newark will be
reached at noon on June 2S.
John r. Weeks, secretary, reported
that the membership today is 696.
with other names waiting approval
by the registrar general at Washing
ton. making prospective member
ship of 726. a gain of 1877 during the
year.
Thomas W. Williams secured the
passage of a resolution authorizing
the engrossing of a set of resolutions
on the death of the late Judge Ed
ward S. Atwater. of Elizabeth. who
retired last January as president. The
resolutions are to be sent to the fam
lily
Colonel Oscar H. Condit. treasurer,
reported over $4,000 in the treasury,
with all bills paid.
A report from the committee on
monuments and memorials recon-
mended that a tablet be placed on
the Reformed Church at Paramus
next Independence Day, the society
to cooperate with Ridgewood Chap
ter in the dedicatory ceremonies.
This was referred to the board of
managers.
An amendment was made to the by
laws exempting new member from
the payment of dues for fifteen
months. The fiscal year begins on
April l and it was thought that new
members would be encouraged to en-
roll at the time of the annual meet
ing, which is held on January 8, the
anniversary of the Battle of Prince
ton.
officers elected were: President,
John Lenord Merrill, East Orange;
vice-presidents. John B. Wright,
Montclair, and ]. Lawrence Boggs,
Newark; secretary, John r. Weeks,
East Orange; treasurer, Colonel Oscar
H. Condit; registrar, DR.. George H.
Richards. Orange; national trustee,
c. Symmes Higgins. These and the
following are to compose the board of
managers: Samuel c. Cowart, Free
hold; Augustus S. Crane, Elizabeth;
Nehemiah p. Howell, Newark; Fred
erick C. Hyer, Railway; Edward Q.
Keasbey, Morristown;. Charles M.
Lum, Chatham; Raymond T. Parrot,
Elizabeth; David L. Pierson, East
Orange; Frank H. Presby, Montclair;
James H Slocum, Montclair.
Delegates to National Congress at
Syracuse-Rev. DR.. Lyman Whitney
Allen, Newark; Moses M. Crane,
Elizabeth; Hiram e. beats, Fleming
ton; Frank L. Dyer, Montclair; Sid
ney w. Eldridge, Elizabeth; Lester
Hamblet, Asbury Park; Colonel
James w. Howard, Newark; George
Ketcham, Newark; Frederick B.
Lovejoy, Montclair; Charles M. Lum,
Chatham; Judge Adrian Lyon, Perth
Amboy; Peter Quackenbush, Pater-
SON; DR.. George II. Richards, Orange;
Edwin Allen Smith, Newark; Rich
ard T. Wilson, Ridgewood.
Instead of having the customary
luncheon preceding the meeting Sat
urday the society enjoyed a dinner
afterward at the Downtown Club, in
the Kinney building. President Mer-
rill presided and the speakers in
cluded Bishop Edwin S. Lines, of the
Episcopal diocese of Newark; Judge
Adrian Lyon, of Perth Amboy; Sam
uel G. Cowart, of Freehold, and Frank
Edwin Elwell.