The Washington herald., 1920-12-09
MEDALS
AWARDED S9
Society of Colonial Wars
Also Bestows q Honor
=. Certificates.
18th DINNER is HELD
Elect DIR. Marcus Benja-
min Governor-general at
Annual Event.

Medals of honor were bestowed
upon thirty-three members of the
Society of Colonial Wars of the Dis
triet in recognition of their serv-
ices to the country in military
capacities during the world war by
William W. Ladd. governor general
of the society, of New York. at the
. 1wenty-eighth annual dinner Tues
day at the willard. Twenty-seven
mepbers were awarded honor certi-
/ ficates for war work in civilian
capacities.
The Medal of Honor" awards
were as follows: William Baird,
Robert r Bennett, N ]. Blackwood,
Clement L Bouve. Scott d. Brecken-
ridge, Guy W. S. Castle, Alan C..
Clephane, Walter c. Clephane, Lewis
p. Clephane, Charles E Cooke,
George Mccall Courts. Theodore S.
Cox, Richard c. Davenport. Leonard
H. Dyer, l. IL Everhart, Charles
G. Glover. jr., Ralph w. Hills, Nevll
NJ. Ropkins. Elias Q. Rorton, Fred
erick l. Hindekoper Frederick b.
Hyde, Van Leer Kirkman. Champe
q. McCulIoch. John II. Moore. Cleve-
land ii. Offiey. ]. Brooks b. Parker.
Edwin T. Pollock, John Van Rensse-
lear. Charles S. Root, Arthur c.
Stanley, Frank G. Tainter. George
Il. Vaughn and, w. W. Vaughn.
- Awarded Certificates
The honor certificate awards were:
Herbert Luther Adams. John +. An
disrson, Ralph Putnam Barnard.
Sobert Root Bennett, John Loeser
slack Walter c. Clephane, William
Van Zandt Cox, Charles Carroll
Glover. jr, Charles Noble Gregory,
Samuel Herrick, Ralph Ealdo Snow
den Hll. Ralph Warren Hills. AL
Aired Byrne HorneF, Frederick B.
Hyde. Clarence A Kenyon, Ralph
4 WHILE Lee. Charles Ford Lang
worthy. Caleb Clark Magruder, jr.,
Benjamin dc Mier Miller. Edward E
Moore, William Colby Rucher, Hen
r. d. SaXton, Andrew Stewart.
Stuart b Muncaster, John h. Stout,
George T. Vaughan, and Charles
Van Cise Wheeler.
After the awards had been made.
the election of the officers for the
coming year was held. The result
of the election was as follows:
Election Results.
Deputy governor general, DR.. Mar
Gus Benjamin; governor. Lit. Col.
Frederick Carlos Bryan: deputy
governor. Mr.. Caleb Clarke Magru-
der, jr.; lieutenant governor, Mr.
Frederic Bulkeley Hyde: secretary.
MIR. Samuel Herrick: treasurer, Mr..
Alfred Barbour Dent; registrar,
Capt. Robert Root Bennett: deputy
registrar. DR.. Charles Ford Lang
worthy; historian, DR.. Andrew Stew
art: chaplain. Rev. William TayIoe
SNYDER; chancellor, Mr.. Stanton Can
ia Peelle: surgeon, DIR. Edward
1nery Morse.
Membership Committee: Capt.
Robert Root Bennett, chairman; DR..
& charles Ford Langworthy, Mr.. Cyrus
Root. fIr. Allen Richards Boyd, 1t.
Coutdr Lewis Painter CIephane,
u. :. :. f. F.
!. Committee on Historical Docu-
nlents: DR.. Andrew Stewart, chair
man; Rev. George Carl F. Brate-
Hahl, DIR. Edwin Allston Hill. Mr.
Alfred Byrne Horner, Col. William
o. Owen
Society council. three-year term:
Maj Clement L. BOuve. William
Scott Parks, Fulton Lewis.
Delegates to general assembly
three-year term: DIR. Charles Noble
Gregory. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.,
Lieut. Col. Walter Collins CIephane.
Or. Ira Warren Dennison, Ralph
Warren Hills.