Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-23
WAsHINGTON's MEMORY
INSPIRATION FOR WAR
Sons OF Revolution and Sons OF
American Revolution Hold
Joint Meeting.
WREATH IS PLACED ON STATUE
Ceremony Takes Place in State Cap
itol at Noon, Under Auspices Of
Daughters OF the Revolution.
General Holiday Observed.

The Society of the Sons of the Rev
olution and the Virginia Society. Sons
of American Revolution. held u joint
meeting last night At the Westmore-
land Club to commemorate the memory
of General Washington. Before the
each assembled in different parts OF
the building to discuss plans for the
enlargement OF its membership.
At $3.50 o'clock the two met upon tho
roof of the club.
John Stewart Bryan was the chair
man and toastmastcr. and. in this ca
pacity, introduced the speakers of the
evening. Before the presentation Of
the first speaker. however. MIR. Bryan
made occasion to discuss the charac-
teristics Of Washington as they APP
ply 10 the present situation which con-
fronts America to-day and those char
acteristics which would be applicable
TO the modern soldier.
I'VE are lighting to-day with the
hest plans that philosophers have ever
conceived. combined with the savage
brute strength of an orang- uta1. In
future years. don't want to think OF
America rs n petitioner 1t the doors
OF civilization. and don't believe
Washington would. We revere the
memory OF Washington not because he
was the founder OF the republic not
the United States, hut because IN the
dark days OF Valley Forge he had the
logged persistency not to quit.
I'VE treat an act of supcrhuman
courage to-day as comparatively tri-
vial thing. What is it that makes the
blood or every sensitive man Jingle
when he thinks OF the EXAMPLE SO: by
France" 1t is not because of a charge.
nor is 1t caused by flash of heroisnt
shown on her part. 1t il because
she has stucI: in the foul reek of the
damp trenches for three years with
out flinchinG."
MAJOR DUNLOP PRAISES
AMERICAS PREPARATIONS
Major Dunlop. CT the British army.
followed Mr. Bryan with n resume of
the part that America will play in the
world war. He baSed his remarks on
the spirit shown by the American
forces in the days of the Revolutions.
The training of vast citizen army
With which to combat trained troops
Under trained generals. that is tho great
problem confronting the United States
! to-day" he stated. .If there Is one
thing that this war has taught us,
! ii is that civilization does not make
bad soldiers. Tho army of Cromwell.
the troops of Napoleon all deny this
TACT The colonial troops had great
disadvantage to overcome In the fact
that they must need combat with we'll
trained soldiers. But they stuck, and
they won.
Not thing in the pages OF history
compares with what the modern SOL
dicr does. Will the sons of the heroes
OF Valley Forge, let the tradition of
their heroic doggedness fall TO earth q
BOTH SOCIETIES
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
The officers of the two societies are
As follows:
Virginia Society. Sons of the Ameri-
can Observation-Disclosures B. Clarke,
president: Henry r. Pollard. l.. T.
Emerson (Norfolk). and DR.. George
Ross. vtce-presidents: William f.. Craw-
ford. secretary. treasurer and registrar:
James Branch Cabell, historian: board
of managers. DR.. Joseph a. White,
Captain John Lamb. George f. Craw-
ford. Colonel James r. Branch. Phil;p
st. George Cooke and Lieutenant-Coa,-
mander George Cole Scott.
Society of the Sons OF the Revolu-
tion--Herbert w. Jackson president
DR.. Charles r. Rcbins and Colonel Mann
valentine, vice-presidents; Robert A.
Lancaster. Jr., secretary; DR.. Greer
Baughman, treasurer: Rt. Rev. A. Ar.
Randolph. chaplain: William Terrence,
registrar; Captain William Gordon Nc
Cabe, historian; board Of managers, II.
w. Jackson. Judge r. c. Scott. George
Bryan. r. a. Lancaster. Jr., DR.. Greer
Eaushman. William c. Terrence, Or.
II, r. McIlwaine. L. Randolph William,
and Thomas B. Scott
! With the exception OF the public