Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-03
SONS OF REVOLUTION
IN FEDERAL SERVICE
Bnrs to he Issued Indicating Member
ship and CommcmorntinS Services
of Their FUrcfnthers.

At the business meeting OF the Vir-
ginia Society OF the Sons CT the Amer
lean Revolution. held at the Wcstmorc-
land Club the evening Of February ~.
President y. b. Clarke called attention
to the provision having been made for
members OF this society to wear when
in service OF the United States gov
eminent. the service bars provided by
the national society. indicating mem
befship in the society ana commence
rating the services of their forcfath-
y ers in the War OF the American Rev
.olution.
The national society. which is char
tered by the United States Congress.
has already issued more than 500 o.
: such service bars. The Virginia So
ciety has applied for bars for all Of
its members known TO be III the SER
: vice. as follows:
- John AIKEN Branch. now in France.
: Dudley Peasants Rowe, in service in
Philadelphia.
- George Stanley Clarke, lieutenant OF
artillery. in France.
Carlton Turnbull Crawford. aviation
training.
Fairfax *. Dillon, aviation training
camp, in Texas
DR. Clarence p Jones, in service at
City Point.
e. E. GoodWyp; colonel in United
e Joseph Alfred Guthrie. NJ r., in
United States Navy.
DR.. stuart MCGUIRE. director hospital
! unit No. -, Camp Lee.
=; Turner ..ahby Miller. Ir., quarter
= master. aviation corps
George Lake Parsons, III the Blues
Admission. Ala.
Samuel Dickcrson Rochcnbock. ma
!, ior. Tenth Cavalry. United States Amy.
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
-. George Cole Scott. lieutcnant-co.n-
: mandcr, United states Navy.
~ Jennings Croppcr Wise major, Unit
! ed States Army, IN France
-. Laurence c. Written. aviator, C2mp
: Kelly Fields, San Antonio Texas.
Service bars will be sent 10 these as
+ soon az received. and to others soon
: as their names are made known to
the officers of the society.
80 Attention Was also called 70 the
request Of tho Navy Department fo..
field and marine glasses. spyslasscg
and other glasses which may bc of use
on the seas. The demand for such IS
Immensely IN excess OF the suppl The
loan OF such glasses s requested and
urged: if possible, they will be re-
turned after the war every one being
recorded and acknowledged Of those
responding, note IS made OF General
:, Charles j Anderson. who has sent
one pair field and one pair marine:
r. A. Miller, one pair marine: Edward
u mayo, one pai! marine, Arthur T.
Clarke. one pair marine
The call for glasses is 10 everybody
Glasses should be sent 10 Franklin u
Roosevelt. assistant TO tho Secretary
OF tho Navy, care Naval Observatory
Washington. r. C.. or. if NOR. con
venient. glasses may b. handed To ar
thur Il. Clarke. president Of the So
ciety. 7o7 Mutual Building, or 20 VII
liam F. Crawford. secretary. 70h Tray.
elers' Building or 10 Joseph ! English
with the Rel Book and S,a,ioncr.
Company, either % whom Will Sc" that
the glasses are carefully packed ant
forwarded 70 the Naval Observatory
No change was made In the uciccr,
for the coming year on 'he hCait
were elected Edward Darlington Nav,
and Edgar q. Gum, ia place Of Jon,
Lamb and George T. Crawford Who's.
terms have expired 10y Limitation
Many new members were elected dur
ing the year. making the roll of tn,
society the largest in It's history.