♦ Ov , • • r.V .0... '^^ A> v.^-^ 'Cf^-i^ r-^; '^ " "■ ^ .^ * o » .'- O rU- o^ " (^. .V^ /^ '^ ••'"'' ^V 'f' ( '^^S^Svo.' o j^ , 0^ ^^-^^^ ^ Hei.:6IVEi) ^ \ l-^AUG 4 1910 ^r) A 1^. ^-^ C^<%UuA^ ■tr- RECEIVED '. \ AUG 4 1910 •! iociet^ of Cofoniaf 1Da\^ in f^ ^iaXt of (Cafifornia 3nsh'fufe> of gos glngefee, (JtoeemBer 30, 189 5. ClorfertS fig t%t fi gP^«s^]|^5 S; _ ^.■>»i C CC 'X) E^^i if w o £) s»^' ■* ^ *^MI mW MiM H M "*-< ler^^aL v>Ii* XCmv 1 T* •;» Ji* _»^ 'ir ^ &e4* 1 'i J|i •-^ = SI o i^ -5 5 /3 -4-t 'J 4-^ P^^wi ^ £ 1 ... i'^' ■«.. i-'/i^^SPf a -i '-4- ^ y /S'^f #r- fe^' Aii Ifn /Ifteinoriani. 'ilntn at Nnrixiirli, QIannrrttrut, ^uur 4, 1831, gird at San TOatrn, QIalifnrnia, Frbruarg 115, 1899. IX^iUiam (^nt^on^ &Uv^in fflotancl nf the Hlnitrd States ^rint;. Born at 'dCotsdam, -Xm ^lork, TOay 15, 1839, gicil at TOiddlrtoiun, Nn\x H)ovk, ianuarg I, 1900. C^avkB Bee Coffina einptatn 23rtl Infnntvii, Hlnitrd States Annp. liovn at iNI'rmport, lKrut«rlu\ }hx\v 24, 1859, gird at Qlcbu, Philippine islands, Scptrmhcr 7, 1899. Centfcmen : At the convening; of our Fourth General Court on December 2 J, 1899, there were thirty-eight gentlemen of this Society. Since that date, Rev. Alfred Lee Brewer, D. D., Gjlonel William Anthony Elderkin and Captain Charles Lee Collins have died, and we have elected three new members, Frank Lampson Brown, VCilliam Northrope Cowles and Maurice Arthur Hall, all of San Francisco, our number remaining unchanged. Since the organization of this Society, we have received into membership fifty gentlemen, and we have lost twelve by death and resignation. Mr. Fenner has been appointed Inspector of Customs at Manila, Luzon, and Mr. Prescott was commissioned a Captain in the Forty- third Regiment of Infantry, U. S. V., and he is now serving with his Command in the Philippine Islands. The death of Dr. Brewer, in the midst of his usefulness was a great loss, not only to this Society, but to the State of California, for which he had done so much in the religious and intellectual educa- tion of her youth. The Veteran, William Anthony Elderkin, a Colonel of the United States Army, after a life of valuable service to his country, whose name shines on the roll at Washington, of those who have deserved well of their fellow men, after a prolonged illness, quietly departed from us ' ' Like one who wraps the drapery of his coucli Abmii hitn, and lies down to pleasant dreams.''' The sudden death at Cebu, of Captain Collins, and the almost immediate following of his young widow, were particularly mournful. We all bow with submission to the fiat that takes from us those who have fulfilled their missions, and who drop from us and their life's earned rewards, like the ripened Autumn leaf ; but why, in the eternal economy of human affairs, we should be compelled to suffer the loss of dear friends, relatives and companions, in the flower of their life, whose presence makes existence sweeter to us, who seem to be a necessity in the duties devolving upon them, cut down when the future presents a career of brilliant and honorable usefulness, is a mystery which will never be solved for us this side the Gates of Paradise. ' ' / came like water, and like wind J go. ' ' We have caused Memorials to the memory of these departed associates, with expressions of profound sympathy for their families, to be spread at larg:e upon our records, that they who, in the coming years shall have charge of this Society, may read the evidence of our esteem for those whose names no longer remain upon our Membership Roll. Our Annual Roster for J 899 contained the Seal, Vignette and Flag of the California Society, and the Flag of the General Society. With this number we present a fac-simile of the Seal, Insignia and Certificate of Membership which are issued only by the General Society, and the portraits of nearly all of our members. It is hoped that we will be able to obtain engravings of all of the gentlemen composing this Society, for insertion in future publications. At the Second General Assembly of our Society, held in Balti- more, Maryland, on May 10, 1899, Mr. Frederic J. de Peyster was unanimously re-elected Governor General. It is a matter of congratu- lation that this gentleman is to continue in the responsible position which he has occupied so satisfactorily to all, since the organization of the Society. It gives me pleasure to announce the promotion of Mr. Stanton in the Navy, on January 20, 1900, to be Pay Inspector, with the rank of Commander. C^/UCuS^ Governor. Los Angeles, March 1, 1900. " Genus et Proavos et Quae non Fecimus ipsi Vix EA Nostra Voco." MLATE 'ALffiD L[t BWiD.D Colonel milllditt Jinthonv Elderkin ( DECEASED ) Captain Charles Ccc Collins ( DECEASED ) I>arrv Uloodvilk Catham ! DECEASED Harrison Babcock jRkxandcr Rc\>. lUllHam jRugustus Brewer Trank Campson Brown Philip Kin9 Brown, Itl. D. 6eorge 3uk$ Denis €dwin Rodolpb Dimond Trank Putnam Tlint motkv Rcwcs Tlint l)on. 6corge Eli Rail Edwara Chotnas fiiritn Ulalter Jiugustus l>awley 3ohn Randolph l>avne$, m. D. George Cimothy Klink Bradner Ulclls Cce Ron. eiisha U!illiams mcHinsfry Rcu. Alexander moss merwin Reitrv Hthcrfon nichols UJillard J\mrm nichols 3o$iah Jllonzo Osgood ■~*. ^"^B JJIKrf Rcnrv Payson Isaac l>illlardiPolk Captain Tranh Clarke Prescott Trcdcrick Rastings Rindgc 1)011. Erskine mayo Ross 3o$iah RumDall Stanton. U. S. n. Ron. Cameron €r$kinc Chom Cameron D« Rart Chom CatesDy Charles Chom Spencer Koanc Chorpe Ulilliam l>aminond Ulrigm 28 w Society? of Colonial Mare, in tbe State of California. ©mce of tbc 1Reg(6trar. Dear Sir: At a Special Court of this Society, the following Reso- lutions ■were unanimously adopted, viz.: " RESOLVED : That all of the members of this Society be and they are hereby requested to deliver to the Registrar their autobi- ographies embracing the principal events of their lives, and such other occurrences in their experiences as they may desire to have perpetuated, for the use of the So- ciety, or the information of their children, and that said autobiographies be spread at large upon the records of the Registrar, "RESOLVED: That the same be printed in suitable shape under the direction of the Historian when the amount of money in the Treasury shall warrant such an expense. "The members are further requested to for- ■ward to the Registrar their photographs in cabinet size. Said photographs shall be preserved in suitable albums among the records and archives of the Society." The plan set forth in the foregoing Resolutions, of having the personal history of the members perpetuated upon our records, has met with the general approval of the gentle- men of this Society. It is intended that these biographies shall cover only the personal experiences of our members, and not embrace any facts concerning their ancestors, as provision is made, under Article XXI of the By-Laws, for an Ancestral Record. It is earnestly hoped that you -will prepare and forward to the Registrar, without delay, the history of your life con- taining the most marked events, such as date and place of birth; where educated; what College degrees or other honors have been conferred upon you; your profession or avocation; offices held; maiden name of ■wife; place and date of mar- riage; names and dates of birth of children, etc., etc. The collection of photographs of our members has become very interesting, and 'we trust you will not delay in forTward- ing a cabinet size photograph of yourself, with your auto- graph upon the face of the card. We require the cabinet size photographs as this is the most convenient dimension for preservation in albums. Trusting you -wrill give these matters your immediate attention, I have the honor to subscribe myself. Yours very sincerely. Registrar of the Society of Colonial "Wars in the State of California. /.•Jiiv.'^ v<>*-i-..V' /.Jiic,"'^ ■ v^'.-.-V •\»*' " • A^-^^ o' .^^^. -»' A .L^l/* > V' *''?' ^-. ^\^'^^% \m^/' / \