Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
union OF GROUPS
IS HELD UNLIKELY
Gen. Richards Says Two
Bodies of Revolution Sons
Cannot Be United.

Failure of the proposed union of
offshoot. the Sons of the American
Revolution which will he voted on
by the trieunial convention Of the
parent organization in June, was fore
cast by Gen. George Richards, United
States Marine Corps. president of the
Sons OF the Revolution Of the Dis
trict. yesterday afternoon i'll address
ing the annual meeting of the Danes
of the Loyal Legion at the Willard
Hotel held to commemorate the
birthday anniversary Of Abraham
Lincoln.
1rreconcilable differences IN funda-
mental government principles of the
two urGaniza tons make the merging
of the two orders entirely impossible.
Gen. Richards declared. Approval Of
the proposed uniting requires the
unanimous vote Of the various State
societies of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton, which is a thoroughly democratic
order, the general said.
Cause OF Split
In tracing the development of the
two related associations, Gen. Rich
ards declared that the Sons of the
Amer Lt'il INtA Dtbllbn was lOTIIltu by
4 group Of diScontentcd members of
the New York society Of the Sons of
the Revolution. which had grown
from the Society OF the Cincinnati.
The proposed union. the general de-
clared. would mean not only the oblit-
Grafton of the name of the Sons of
The Revolution. but also of its ideals
of organization and purposes. The diff
ferences. he said, are that the Sons OF
the revolution is founded on the prin-
ctple OF absolute democracy, each
State society being the controlling
power of its activities. while on the
other hand he said, the Sons of the
American Revolution was conceived
with a strong central Organization.
which dictated to the constituent
State associations, which were found
ed only TO perpetuate the national or
GaniZatiOn.
Gen. Richards declared the tendency
was seen everywhere today toward
the abandonment of f,government
and praised Lincoln and Washington
for their adherence TO true demo
cratic principles OF government.
Tribute to Lincoln.
Right Rev. James +. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington. in an address
of tribute 20 Lincoln. said. Unless
we stand fOurSquaTe for the ideals
Of Lincoln. ] tell you with prophetic
instinct this Nation will not survive. .
He made a plea for stronger men
and virtuous women who emulate
the character of Lincoln. The polit-
zeal Lincoln, the President. was not
the greatest he said. but rather
the deep-thinking Lincoln Of lofty
ideals
A higher sense of conservation is
the thing to be drawn from the life
of the Great Emancipator. he said.
Greetings We're extended by Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker, president of the
National Society of the Danes of the
Loyal Legion, who is the daughter OF
Gen. John A. Logan, famous Union
leader in the Civil War. and by Gen.
G. W. Hobbs. Y. S. A. retired, com.
mander of the District of Columbia
Commandery of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion.
Miss Mary Clark, president Of the
local chapter, was toalstmistress. a
prayer was offered by Mrs. George
Ffske Dudley, chaplain of the Danes
of the Loyal Legion. A musical pro
gram was given. Rev. George Fiske
Dudley, who is chaplain of the Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion, sang
'Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground" Miss Frank b. King &C
companied Miss Mary r. Williams of
New York, soprano soloist.