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SOCIETY OF 
 AMERICAN WARS 
 
 COMMANDERY OF THE 
 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
 
(Hommanb^rg 
 Btatrtrt of (CoUtmbia 
 
 Founded January II, 1 897 
 
 MOTTO: Vicerunt nt vivamus 
 Colors : Sanguine and Blue 
 
 WASHINGTON. D. C. 
 JULY. 1908 
 

OFFICERS OF THE 
 
 of tl|r ^otxtt^ nf Amtrtran Mars 
 
 FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 12, IQOQ 
 
 URAL Henry Tudor Brownwell Harris 
 Washington,- D. C. 
 
 Bue-OIommanbfra-dipiipral 
 
 Brig.-Gen'l George A. Woodward, U. S. A. 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Admiral George Dewey, U. S. N. 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 David Jayne Hill, L.L D. 
 American Ambassador to Germany 
 
 David Starr Jordan, L.L. D. 
 
 President Leland Stanford, Jmiior, University, 
 
 Palo Alto, California 
 
 Hon. Levi P. Morton 
 New York City 
 
 Woodrow Wilson, L.L. D. 
 President Princeton University 
 
 Archibald J. Treat, Esq. 
 San Francisco, Cal. 
 
Joseph Cuyler Hardie 
 No. 605, The Plaza, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Comd'r John H. Moore, U. S. N. 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 IKp0tatrar-<8i(ttrral 
 
 Henry G. Crocker 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Franklin C Prindle, U. S. N. 
 Washington, D. C 
 
 (JlifanrfUnr-dfnrral 
 
 Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, U. S. N. 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Henry van Dyke, D. D. 
 
 Princeton, N. J. 
 
 0Mrgfi»«-<]i>Fnrral 
 
 Surgeon-General Presley M. Rixey, U. S. N. 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Capt. W. W. Kimball, U. S. N. 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
Bacut^ of Amprtran Wars 
 OInmma^^rrl^ nf tlir jBiatrirt nf dnhtmliia 
 
 Officers for the year ending April 30, 1 909 
 
 (fiommanbpr 
 THOMAS HYDE, Esq. 
 
 1537 28th Street, Washington, D. C. 
 
 &pninr "Birf-QIommau&rr 
 
 Brig. Gen'l. GEO. A. WOODWARD 
 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 2110 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Smtiur 1Iirf-QlDmmau&rr 
 
 Commander JOSEPH L. JAYNE, U. S. N. 
 General Board, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 JOSEPH CUYLER HARDIE, Esq. 
 605 The Plaza, Washington, D. C. 
 
 ©rpuHurpr 
 
 Commander JOHN H. MOORE, U. S. Navy, Retired 
 1755 P Street, Washington, D. C. 
 
MILO COLBURN SUMMERS, Esq. 
 314 7th Street N. E., Washington, D. C. 
 
 FRANKLIN C. PRINDLE 
 
 Civil Eng., U. S. N., retired 
 
 The Woodley, Washington, D. C. 
 
 I^tatorian 
 
 WM. GRAHAM SUMNER. LL.D. 
 New Haven, Conn, 
 
 <EI?attn»Unr 
 
 Gen'l. JOHN B. CASTLEMAN 
 Louisville, Ky. 
 
 (B^aplvLxn 
 
 REV. G. FREELAND PETER 
 Tudor Place, Washington, D. C. 
 
 CHARLES W. RICHARDSON, M. D. 
 1317 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D, C. 
 
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CHauttrtl (5) 
 Gen'l. GEORGE L. ANDREWS 
 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 2400 Columbia Road. Washington, D. C. 
 
 Comdr.FRED. A. ABERCOMBIE- MILLER 
 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 Care of Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 WM. H. WILMER, M. D. 
 16101 Street, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Gen'l MAXWELL VAN ZANDT WOODHULL 
 2033 G Street N. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
 HENRY GRAHAM CROKER. Esq. 
 Florence Court, Washington, D. C. 
 
 SlcprfaptttatiiirH ttt tl|e QIomittatt&rrff-ttt-QII]Uf (3) 
 
 Lt. Gen'l. NELSON APPLETON MILES 
 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 1736 N Street, Washington, D. C. 
 
 LEVI PARSONS MORTON, Esq. 
 681 5th Avenue, New York City 
 
 WOODROW WILSON. LL. D. 
 Princeton, N. J, 
 
Abercrombie-Miller, Frederick A., 
 U, S. Navy, retired 
 
 Care Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Allen, Hon. Chas. Herbert 
 
 38 Nassau St., New York City 
 
 Ames, Howard Emerson, U. S. Navy 
 Medical Officer in Command 
 U. S. Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass. 
 
 Anderson, Col. George Smith 
 
 1st Cavalry, Gen'l Staff, U. S. Army 
 Governors Island, N. Y. 
 
 Andrews, Hon. Charles 
 Syracuse, N. Y. 
 
 Andrews, Gen'l George L., U. S. A., retired 
 2400 Columbia Road, Washington, D. C. 
 
 AsTOR, CoL. John Jacob 
 
 23 W. Twenty-sixth St., New York City 
 
 Badger, Caft. Charles Johnston, U. S. Navy 
 Supt. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 
 
 Bailey, William Whitman, LL. D. 
 
 No. 6 Gushing St., Providence, R. I. 
 
 Ball, R. T. M., Pay Director, U. S. Navy 
 In charge Naval Pay Office 
 
 Post Office Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 8 
 
Barnette, Capt. W. J., U. S. Navy 
 Siipt. Naval Observatory 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Barr, Brig-Gen^l Thomas F. 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 The Brunswick, Back Bay, Boston, Mass. 
 
 Barry, Beic-Gen'l Thomas H., U. S. Army 
 Commanding Army of Cuban Pacification, 
 Havana, Cuba 
 
 Bates, Maj.-Gen'l Alfred E. 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Belknap, Lt.-Comdr. Reginald R., U. S. Navy 
 Naval Attache, Berlin, Germany 
 
 Bellinger, Lt.-Col. John B. 
 
 Quartermaster's Dept., U. S. Army 
 San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Bergland, Major Eric, U. S. Army, retired 
 P. O. Box 30, Baltimore, Md. 
 
 Bernadou, Comdr. J. B., U. S. Navy 
 Naval Attache, Rome, Italy 
 
 BixBY, Lt.-Col. William Herbert, U. S. Army 
 Room 508, Federal Building, Chicago, 111. 
 
 Blunt, Col. Stanhope E. 
 Ordnance Dept., U. S. Army 
 
 Springfield Armory, Springfield, Mass. 
 
Brayton, Col. George Mitchell, U. S. Army 
 
 Hotel Gordon, Washington, D. C. 
 Breckinridge, Maj.-Gen'l J. C. 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 No. 33 Shipwright St., Annapolis, Md. 
 
 Brown SON, Rear- Admiral Willard H. 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 No. 1736 M St. N. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Bruff, Lt.Col. Lawrence Laurenson 
 
 Ordnance Department, U. S. Army, Frank- 
 ford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Buffington, Brig.-Gen'l a. R. 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 No. 26 Grove St., Madison, N. J. 
 BURBANK, Brig.-Gen'l J. B., U. S. A., retired 
 
 Care Manhattan Club, New York City 
 Burr, Major Edward, Eng. Corps, U. S. Army 
 
 No. 25 Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass. 
 Bush-Brown, Henry Kirke 
 
 Newburgh, N. Y. 
 Caldwell, Joshua William 
 
 Knoxville, Tenn. 
 Capehart, Comdr. Edward Everette,- U. S. N. 
 Comdt. Naval Training Station, San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Comdg. U. S. S. 'Tensacola" 
 Carter, Thomas Frederick 
 Versailles, Ky. 
 
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Castleman, Gen'l J. B. 
 
 No. 1415 4th St., Louisville, Ky. 
 
 Church, Irving Porter, Civil Engineer 
 Ithaca, New York 
 
 Coffin, Lt.-Col. Wm. Harrison, C. A. C. 
 U. S. Army, Fort Washington, Md. 
 
 Cooper, Admiral Philip Henry 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 Morristown, N. J. 
 
 CouDERT, Frederick Rene, LL. D. 
 
 No. 155 \V. 58th St., Nev/ York City 
 
 Co wen, Brig.-Gen'l Ben J. Rush 
 
 No. 2406 Highland Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 
 
 Craighill, Major Wm. Edward, C. E., U. S. A. 
 Custom House, Mobile, Ala 
 
 Craighill, Brig. -Gen'l Wm. Price 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 P. O. Box No. 14, Charlestown, W. Va. 
 
 Crocker, Henry Graham, M. L. 
 
 Dept. of State, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Crozier, Brig.-Gen'l William, U. S. Army 
 Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Dabney, Charles Wm., LL. D. 
 
 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 
 
 Davis, Brig.-Gen'l Edward, U. S. A., retired 
 No. 1522 Hastings St., Honolulu, H. T. 
 
Dempsey, Col. Charles A., U. S. A., retired 
 Care Adjutant General, Richmond, Va. 
 
 Dewey^ Admiral George, U. S. Navy- 
 Mills Building, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Douglas, Hon. William Wilberforce 
 Providence, R. I. 
 
 Draper, Gen'l William F. 
 Hopedale, Mass. 
 
 DuTTON, Major Clarence Edward 
 
 U. S. Army, retired, Englewood, N. J. 
 
 Edgerly, Brig.-Gen'l Winfield Scott, U. S. A. 
 Comdg. Dept. Dakota, St. Paul, Minn. 
 
 Evans, Rear-Admiral Robley D., U. S. Navy 
 Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Eyerman, John 
 Easton, Pa. 
 
 Fallows, Right Rev. Samuel 
 
 967 West Monroe St., Chicago, 111. 
 
 Folger, Admiral W. M., U. S. Navy, retired 
 Windsor, Vt. 
 
 Frazer, Reah, Pay Director, U. S. Navy 
 General Storekeeper, Navy Yard 
 New York City 
 
 Gibson, Capt. Francis Marion, U.S.A., retired 
 Park Avenue Hotel, New York City 
 
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GiLLis, Lt.-Comdr. Irwin Van Gordon, U.S.N. 
 
 Naval Attache, Pekin, China 
 Greenough, Col. Geo. Gordon, U. S. Army 
 
 Atlanta, Ga. 
 Greene, Capt. Richard Henry 
 
 No. 235 Central Park, New York City 
 Hamilton, Lt.-Col. Wm. Reeve, C. A, C, 
 U. S. Army, Rectg. Service 
 
 Third and Olive Sts., St. Louis, Mo. 
 Hardie, Joseph Cuyler 
 
 The "Plaza," Washington, D. C. 
 
 Harris, Admiral H. T. B., U. S. Navy, retired 
 1708 Rhode Island Ave., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Hatfield, James Taft, Ph. D. 
 Evanston, 111. 
 
 Herbert, Hilery Abner 
 
 1419 G St., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Hill, Adams Sherman, LL. D. 
 
 12 Reservoir St., Cambridge, Mass. 
 
 Hill, David Jayne, LL. D. 
 
 American Legation, Berlin, Germany 
 
 HiNTON, George Frederick 
 
 Army and Navy Club, New York City 
 
 Holden, Jonas H., U. S. Navy 
 
 Ordnance Officer, U. S. S. "Missouri" 
 
 Horn, Capt. T. N., 3rd F. A., U. S. Army 
 Fort Myer, Va. 
 
 13 
 
HORNELOWER, Wm. BuTLER, LL, D. 
 
 No. 5 E. 89th St., New York City 
 
 HoTCHKiss, Walter B. 
 
 No. 66 Broadway, New York City 
 
 Humphreys, Rev. Frank Landon 
 Morristown, N. J. 
 
 Hyde, Thomas 
 
 1537 28th St. N. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Jarrett, Capt. Arthur R., M. D. 
 
 Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army, 95 Halsey 
 Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Jayne, Lt.-Comdr. Joseph Lee, U. S. Navy 
 Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Jenkins, Hon. James Graham 
 Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 Jordan, John Woolf 
 
 No. 1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Kenny, Paymaster Gen'l Albert Sewell 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 1402 Chapin St. N. W., Washington, D. C 
 
 Kerr, Col. John Brown, 12th Cav., U. S. Army 
 Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. 
 
 King, Gen'l Chas., U. S. Army, retired 
 
 Room 117, Miller Block, Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 Kimball, Capt. Wm. Wirt, U. S. Navy 
 Mills Building, Washington, D. C. 
 
 14 
 
Knox, Col. Thomas Tauler, U. S. A., retired 
 National Soldier's Home, Hampton, Va. 
 
 Langhorne, Capt. George T., U. S. Army 
 
 nth Cav. A. D. C, care Adjutant Generals 
 Office, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Lea, Overton 
 
 Nashville Tenn. 
 
 McClurg, Walter Audubon, U. S. Navy 
 Medical Director, Washington, D. C. 
 
 McFarland, Walter Martin 
 
 No. 154 S. Homewood Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 
 
 McLean, Capt. Thos. Chalmers, U. S. Navy 
 Mills Building, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Manderson, Gen'l Chas. Frederick 
 Omaha, Nebr. 
 
 Marsh, Lt.-Comdr. Charles Carlton, U.S.N. 
 Board of Ins. and Survey 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Mason, Rear-Admiral Newton E., U. S. Navy 
 Chief, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept., 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Mercer, Major Wm. Allen, nth Cav., U.S.A. 
 Havana, Cuba 
 
 Merry, Rear-Admiral John Fairfield 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 142 Highland Ave., Somerville, Mass. 
 
 15 
 
Miles, Lt.-Gen'l Nelson Appleton 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 
 No. 1736 N St., Washington, D. C. 
 Mills, Brig.-Gen'l Albert Leopold 
 U. S. Army 
 Comdg. Dept. Visayas, Manila, P. I. 
 Mills, Col. Stephen Crosby 
 
 Inspector Gen'l, Governors Island, N. Y. 
 
 Miller, George Peckham 
 Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 Montfort, Capt. Elias Riggs 
 Cincinnati, Ohio 
 
 Moore, Comdr. John H., U. S. Navy, retired 
 No. 1755 P St. N. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Morton, Levi Parsons 
 
 No. 681 Fifth Ave., New York City 
 
 Newgarden, Capt. Geo. Joseph 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 The Ricardo, No. 1619 17th St. N. W., 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 Noble, Major Robert H., ist Infty., U. S. A. 
 Vancouver Bks., Washington, Dr-C. 
 
 Norton, Rear-Admiral Charles Stuart 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 No. 116 Westfield Ave., Westfield, N. J. 
 
 Norton, Comdr. H. P., U. S. Navy 
 
 Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 16 
 
Patch, Commodore Nathaniel J. K. 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 No. 27 Kilby St., Boston, Mass. 
 
 Pennington, Brig.-Gen'l Alex. C, M. 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 No. ^z East 82nd St., New York City 
 
 Peters, Capt. G. H., U. S. Navy 
 
 1354 Columbia Road, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Peter, Rev. G. Freeland 
 
 Tudor Place, Washington, D. C. 
 
 PiLLSBURY, Rear- Admiral John Elliott 
 U. S. Navy, Chief, Bureau of Navigation 
 
 Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 Potts, Brig.-Gen'l Ramsey D., U. S. Army 
 
 Hdqrs. Dept. of the Gulf, Atlanta, Ga. 
 
 Powell, Joseph Wright, U. S. Navy 
 
 Asst. Naval Constructor, Cramp & Sons, 
 Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Prindle^ Franklin C, Civil Engineer 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 The Woodley, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Reich MANN, Major Carl, U. S. Army 
 
 24th Infty., Havana, Cuba 
 Revell, Alexander H. 
 
 Chicago, 111. 
 
 Richardson, Charles, M. D. 
 
 1317 Conn. Ave. N. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
 17 
 
RixEY, Surg.-Gen'l Presley M., U. S. Navy- 
 Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Rockwell, Col. James R., U. S. Army 
 
 Ordnance Department, Dept. of Dakota, 
 St. Paul, Minn. 
 
 Ross, Capt. Tenney, U. S. Army 
 
 7th Infty., Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 
 
 RoTiiRocK, Capt. Joseph Trimble, M. D. 
 Westchester, Pa. 
 
 Rowan, Major Hamilton, U. S. A., retired 
 St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H. 
 
 Sands, Rear-Admiral James Hoban 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 1308 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Sargent, Major Charles Sprague 
 
 Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, Mass. 
 
 Schuyler, Col. Walter Scribner 
 5th Cavalry, U. S. Army 
 
 Care Adjutant General, Albany, N. Y. 
 
 Scott, Col. Hugh Lenox 
 14th Cav., U. S. Army 
 Supt. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. 
 
 Sharp, Comdr. Alex., U. S. Navy 
 
 Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Sims, Lt. Gardiner Carleton 
 Harrison, N. J. 
 
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Simpson, Geo. W., Pay Inspector, U. S. Navy 
 
 Navy Pay Office, Washington, D. C 
 Smith, Clarence W. 
 
 Spuyten Diiyvil, New York 
 Smith, Edgar Palis, Ph. D. 
 
 3421 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Smith, Hon. Edward Curtis 
 
 St. Albans, Vt. 
 Snow, Louis Franklin, A. M. 
 
 Providence, R. I. 
 Spooner, Hon. John Coit 
 
 New York City 
 
 Standish, Capt. Myles, M. D. 
 
 6 James Ave., Back Bay, Boston, Mass. 
 
 Stanton, Rear-Admiral Oscar Fitzalan 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 30 Granite St., New London, Conn. 
 
 Stewart, Edwin, Paymaster General 
 U. S. Navy, retired 
 
 South Orange, New Jersey 
 
 Stone, Lt.-Comdr. Raymond, U. S. Navy 
 
 Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C 
 
 Strauss, Lt.-Comdr. Joseph 
 
 Inspector of Ordnance, U. S. Navy, Naval 
 Proving Ground, Indian Head, Md. 
 
 Summers, Milo Colburn 
 
 314 7th St. N. E., Washington, D. C. 
 
 19 
 
Sumner, Wm. Graham, L.L. D. 
 
 240 Edwards St., New Haven, Conn. 
 
 Thurston, N. B. 
 
 Stewart Bldg., 280 Broadway 
 New York City 
 
 TiLGHMAN, Oswald 
 Easton, Md. 
 
 Todd, Henry Alfred, Ph. D. 
 
 824 West End Ave., New York City 
 
 TowNSEND, Lawrence 
 
 Alta Club, Salt Lake City 
 
 Trues DELL, Col. George 
 
 1403 F St. N. W., Washington, D. C 
 
 Twining, Lt.-Comdr. Nathan Crook 
 U. S. Navy 
 
 Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Van Dyke, Henry, D. D. 
 Princeton, N. J. 
 
 Vroom, Hon. Garret Dorset Wall, 
 159 W. State St., Trenton, N. J. 
 
 Wainwright, Richard P. Rear Adm., U.S.N. 
 Care Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Wales, Major Philip G., U. S. Army 
 
 Medical Department, Fort Apache, Ariz. 
 
 20 
 
Waller, Col. Littleton W. T, 
 U. S. Marine Corps 
 Comdg. Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Va. 
 
 Ward, Col. Frederick King, U. S. Army 
 7th Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kans. 
 
 Ward, Brig.-Gen'l Thomas, U. S. A., retired 
 350 Oxford St., Rochester, N. Y. 
 
 Webb, Hon. Wm. Seward 
 
 51 East 44th St., New York City 
 
 Wheeler, Major Charles Brewster 
 U. S. Army 
 Ordnance Dept., Watertown Arsenal, Mass. 
 
 Whitney, Capt. Henry Howard, U. S. Army 
 Coast Artillery Corps, Fort Howard, Md. 
 
 WiLMER, Wm. H., M. D. 
 
 1610 I St. N. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Wilson, Capt. John Clark, U. S. N., retired 
 42 River St., Saranac Lake, N. Y. 
 
 Wilson, Woodrow, L.L. D. 
 Princeton, N. J. 
 
 Wise, Rear-Admiral Wm. C, U. S. N., retired 
 Hotel Chamberlain, Fort Monroe, Va. 
 
 Wood, Major-Gen'l Leonard, U. S. Army 
 Care Adjt.-Gen'ls Office, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Woodhull, Gen'l Maxwell Van Zandt 
 2033 G St. N. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
Woodward, Brig.-Gen'l Geo. A. 
 U. S. Army, retired 
 21 10 Mass. Ave. N. W., Washington, D. 
 
 WOTHERSPOON, BrIG.-Gen'l Wm. WALLACE 
 
 U, S. Army, Army War Colleg-e 
 Washington Barracks, D. C. 
 
 Wyeth, Major Marlborough Churchill 
 Medical Dept., U. S. Army, Manila, P. 
 
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 The Society of American Wars is organized 
 for the purpose of paying just homage to the 
 memory of those who conquered that we might 
 live, and to inculcate and foster in all citizens 
 that love of country and flag and that ambition 
 for honorable achievement upon which so 
 largely depends the maintenance of our high 
 position among nations. 
 
 MtmbvvBliip in tijr B^otiH^ 
 
 Section i. An applicant for membership in 
 the Society must be a man not less than twenty- 
 one years of age, of good moral character and 
 reputation, who is : 
 
 (a). A lineal descendant of an ancestor who 
 served as a Governor, Lieutenant- or Deputy- 
 Governor of any of the thirteen colonies. 
 
 (b). A lineal descendant of a member of the 
 Councils or Assemblies of any of the thirteen 
 colonies. 
 
 (c). A lineal descendant of a military or 
 naval officer under authority of the colonics 
 which afterwards formed the United States, 
 from the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 
 1607, to April 19, 1783. 
 
 (d). A military or naval officer who has 
 served with honor as a commissioned officer of 
 
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the United States in the Army, Navy, Marine 
 Corps or Revenue Cutter Service, in any war 
 in which the United States has been or shall be 
 engaged or a lineal descendant thereof. 
 
 (e). A lineal descendant of a Companion of 
 the Society of American Wars. 
 
 The annual dues for resident companions 
 shall be three dollars, and for non-resident 
 companions two dollars. Companions residing 
 beyond the State boundaries or farther than 
 fifty miles from headquarters are deemed to be 
 non-resident. The membership fee shall be five 
 dollars. 
 
?ExtrartB from tin? abftrfaa bji 
 
 Sr. Sautft ^tarr SorJiau 
 
 at tl|p first Attnual Sanqurt of tlir 
 
 (SaUfarnta Olnmutanbpry, ®rtnbi»r \7. 1099 
 
 Patriotism means not only enthusiasm about 
 our own country and its past and present, but 
 knowledge of it and devotion to its best inter- 
 ests. That is intelligent patriotism. 
 
 Here comes in the idea of the Society, the 
 interest in American history, past and future, 
 and behind it all, the love of country, that 
 patriotism which is love of that for which our 
 country stands, love of its institutions, and de- 
 votion to what its institutions are or should be. 
 
 A man, to be eligible, should stand well, 
 should be a man whom his fellow men can 
 trust and respect. He should be a man of in- 
 telligence and a worthy member of his pro- 
 fession, whatever it may be. This, I think, is 
 one of the strong features of this Society. It 
 brings together men of prominence and char- 
 acter, but without any reference to their call- 
 ing in life, or their personal views on any 
 subject. Therefore it is one of the societies 
 that bridges over the various gaps between 
 one profession, one mode of life, and another. 
 
 In other words, the Society exists for pres- 
 ent good fellowship and for future good citi- 
 
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zenship ; and good citizenship comes, among 
 other things, from remembrance — a remem- 
 brance of our deeds — a remembrance of how 
 we have lived, bled and suffered — a remem- 
 brance of what the great flag of the United 
 States has stood for in the past. All those 
 things tend to promote good citizenship in the 
 future. And, as I said before, for good citi- 
 zenship in the future and good fellowship to- 
 day, this Society of American Wars must 
 stand. 
 
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