The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
S. A. R. CHAPTER
HOLDS MEETING
Lexington Chapter Discussed Member
ship Drive and Liberty
Bonds Last
Evening
ADMIT NEW MEMBERS
Eligible List Was Partly Compiled
and Any Who Are Eligible
Should Notify Officers
Of Society.
ADMIT NEW MEMBERS

Lexington chapter, sons VI VIZ
American Revolution, held a meeting
at the home of the president, w. =.
Fulton, last evening, at which plan
were considered for a memDersnlp
drive, and the chapter, small as IL ls'
voted to make application for Lio
erty bond Individual members OF
the chapter reported having purchas-
ed bonds, and the society itself Will
own one of the government notes.
l.. A. Hamill was admitted to mem
bership in Lexington chapter, ms
papers having been approved by the
state society.
The chapter, which has member
ship now of nine, will endeavor to in
crease it's numbers. Plans were dis.
cussed and a committee composed OF
L. A. Hamill, and Frederic c. smith,
secretary OF the chapter, will nave
charge of this feature. A number OF
local men are eligible for member
ship in the state society and the TO-
cal chapter, and there are some mere
who hold memberships in other chap
ters who could transfer to Lexington
chapter.
partial list Of eligibles was made
uD and includes, w. G. Blood, H.
Boyden Blood, NJ. F. Baker, E. Ross
Baker, ]. Perdew Sheldon, w. Z.
Howell. Hazen 1. Sawyer, James M
Fulton, Smith Hamill, John H. Cole,
Ferdinand Board, Henry Christian
iHuiskamp, Beverly B. Hobbs, j. II.
Ellsworth, J. e. Ellsworth, ]. A. Dun
lap, C. w. Dickinson, ]. N. D. Dick
tnson, A. L. Parsons, Laurence Far
sons. George r. Parsons, Willis Fan
ming, DR.. P. E. Hanes Of Argyle, and
Judge w. S. Hamilton of Fort Madi-
son.
Want Other Names.
There are Of course, others who
are eligible, and If any Of these VIII
communicate with officers or mem.
bers of Lexington chapter 1t Will be
considered favor.
The eligibility requirements are az
stated in the constitution:
amy man is eligible to member
ship in this society who. being of the
age Of twenty-one years or over, anu
citizen of good repute in the com
munity, is lineal descendant OF an
ancestor who was at all times unfail.
ing in his fidelity to and rendered
actual service in the cause of the
American independence, either as Of
ficer, soldier, seaman, marine, mill.
tiaman or minute man in the armed
forces of the continental congress or
any one of the several colonies or
states; as a signer Of the Declaration
of independence; as member OF a
committee of safety or correspond
ence; member of any continental,
provincial or colonial congress or
legislature, or as recognized patrio;
who performed actual service by
overt acts Of resistance to the author
| ity of Great Britain"
The purchase of Liberty bonds was
discussed, the sons present having
all purchased bonds individually, and
it was unanimously voted to buy a
bond for the Lexington chapter.
| 1t was decided to ask Miss Craig
who has charge OF the S. A. r. his
! tory medal contest in the high school,
| to endeavor if possible to arrange
matters SO that the winner might be
known by May 1, in order that the
report could go into the state society,
| and the medal be engraved in time
! for commencement.
| Following the business session,
Mrs. Fulton, assisted by Mrs. New
comb, served light refreshments.