Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-04-19

R6Q particularly the locale was the town
of Newburgh, N. Y.
- II was here that Washington and his
Continental army. after the victory over Corn
wallis at Yorktown, had settled down on their
last camp ground of the war. In the Hasbrouck
mansion, a small, sloping-roofed stone farm
house, Washington had established his head
quarters and here were living with him Martha
Washington and members of his military fami
ly, officers who had followed his fortunes faith
fully during the war-Col. Tench T%ilghman, Col.
David HUMPHREYS, Maj. Benjamin Walker, Col.
William Stevens Smith, Hedijah Baylies and
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr, son of the famous
Brother Jonathan Trumbull, governor Of Con-
n~ecticut.
The camp of the soldiers was pitched In a
semi-circle extending from four miles southwest
of Newburgh to the village of New Windsor on
the west bank OF the Hudson, now a suburb
of Newburgh. On the summit of a high, tree
less hill overlooking the valley had been erected
q big, obiong wooden building, known as the
Temple or the New Public building which was
used for holding religious services for the Con-
t~inentals.
On April 10, 1888 1.-THE anniversary of the Bat
tie of Lexington), a courier rode hastily through
the streets of Newburgh and drew up before the
Hasbrouck mansion. The burden of his des-
patches was the proclamation of congress for
the cessation of hostilities. AT noon of the same
day the proclamation was read to the officers
of the army who were assembled In the Temple
for that purpose and in the evening 1t was read
to every regiment In the army. Although the
signing of the treaty of peace was still several
months In the future lit was not signed until
September 3, 1889 the American Revolution
was at an end.
Nnvu houon fhn uynrIy nF dopnNh141nAt1 u ND
as the officers prepared to take leave Of each
other, perhaps forever, 1t occurred to Gen. Hen
ry Knox, commander at West Point, to whom
had been given the delicate task Of dlsband-
ing the army, that there should be some way
of perpetuating the ties that had bound them
together during the dark days Of their struggle
for liberty. Then, too, there was the idea OF
paying tribute to their fellow officers who had
lost their lives in the struggle and of finding
some method of support. for the widows and
orphans of the dead heroes.
The proposal of Knox to found q patriotic
and memorial society met with the instant ap-
prevail Of the other officers of the army and II
also had "the acquiescence and hearty appro.
bation'' Of Washington. A meeting to organize
such a society was held at verplanck house, the
headquarters of Baron Won Steuben near Fish
kill, with that doughty German soldier presid
ing and Knox serving as encouragement
The name chosen for the organization was
the Society of the Cincinnati and the selection
of that name is easily explained. The colo
nists were mostly agriculturists and many Of
them had been educated In England where Roman
history was ever the inspiration of the scholar
SO the name Of Society Of the Cincinnati was
appropriate for them because they, like the
Cincinnatus of Roman legend, had left the pillow
for their c%ountry's service and like him, now
that their service was over, were returning to
the pillow again.
The order, or medal, of the society was alsC
In keeping with this idea. 1t is O baldheadet
eagle, suspended on q blue ribbon with white
borders, IMPLYING the union Of France and Amer
lea. On the eagles breast is shown Cncinnatul
receiving a sword and insignia from the Roman
senate and In the background is his home, hh
wife and his pillow. Around this scene are dis
played the words "Omnia ~relinQuIt servare rem
publican"-He left all to serve the republic. Oh
the reverse of the order Is Fame browning Gin
~cinnatus with a wreath, inscribed "virtuti
Premium the reward of valor. In the back
ground is a seaport city with open gates anc
ships entering the harbor and below this ar,
Joined hands supporting a heart inscribed "Estt
Perpetua"-Be thou Faithful, the command o
the society. The design for this medal was thu
work Of Major L'Enfant, destined for futur,
fame as the man who was to plan the new Capt.
tai of the Nation, Washington, d. @.
The membership Of the society was composed
of officers Of the Continental army. native O
foreign, who had served three years or beef
honorably discharged and to their direct NAL
descendants by order Of birth, through female