Si>f^ .01 District of Columbia Society of Mayflower Descendants 7;~:^3 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS INSTRUCTION TO APPLICANTS CONSTITUTION AND P>Y-[ AWS \\^i.sliir)rf 1 Ml. n. ( '. ^ ^ 3G034 ^ \ '"-' %%i^ ^ J89§ J .'f^.'-.. ,..,.r.-rr-^ AN HDITrON OF 300 PRINTED IN MAY 1899 J. E. CALDWELL t CO., PHILADELPHIA 1-^^^?"^ OFFICERS Governor William Lowrey Marsh Deputy Governor Dr. Marcus Benjamin Captain William Park Metcalf Elder Rev. John Louis Ewell, D.D. Secretary Harry Weston Van Dyke, 609 Fourteenth Street, N. W. Treasurer Thomas Blagden, 1505 Pennsylvania Avenue Historian Algernon Aikin Aspinwall Surgeon George Lyman Fox, M.D. Seven Assistants Mrs. Helen Sybil (Avery) Stetson Miss Hattie Lucinda Alden Miss Isabel Sargent Chamberlin Thomas Snell Hopkins Frank Birge Smith Edwin Allston Hill William Wallace Case COMMITTEES Confirmed by Board of Assistants, April ii, 1899 Membership THOMAS SNELL HOPKINS, Chairma^i William Wallace Case, Secretary, 207 New Jersey Avenue, N. W. Jerome Fletcher Johnson Frank Birge Smith Edwin Allston Hill Publication HARRY WESTON VAN DYKE, Chairman Mrs. Jane S. (Owen) Keim Miss Hattie L. Alden Auditing WILLIAM PARK METCALF, Chairman William Congdon Gorham Sherburne Gillette Hopkins Room and Property REV. JOHN LOUIS EWELL, Chairman Nathaniel Emmons Robinson Alonzo Howard Clark Thomas Blagden Algernon Aikin Aspinwall Entertainment DR. MARCUS BENJAMIN, Chairman Henry Peter Renouf Holt Mrs. Helen Sybil (Avery) Stetson Miss Emily Eliza Robinson Miss Isabel Sargent Chamcerlin Press (Select) MISS HATTIE L. ALDEN, Chairman Edwin Allston Hill Miss Isabel Sargent Chamberlin MEMBERSHIP Charter Members STATE GENERAL NO. NO. 1 267 William Lowrey Marsh, 2 312 William Wallace Case, 3 486 Nathaniel Emmons Robinson, 4 377 Hattie Lucinda Alden, 5 66 Sherburne Gillette Hopkins, 6 65 Thomas Snell Hopkins, 7 337 William Francis Alden (deceased), 8 311 James Bowen Johnson (deceased), 9 223 Henry Peter Renouf Holt, 10 916 Algernon Aikin Aspinwall 11 915 Isabel Sargent Chamberlin, 12 785 Mary Lyon Robinson, 13 784 Emily Eliza Robinson, 14 57 Dr. Marcus Benjamin, 15 1000 Rev. John Louis Ewell, D.D., 16 115 George Congdon GoRHAM, 17 108 Frank BiRGE Smith, 18 75 Alonzo Howard Clark, 19 105 Harry Weston Van Dyke, 20 320 William Park Metcalf, 21 697 Edwin Allston Hill, 22 982 Ellen Hamilton Smith, Washington, D. C. 23 680 Helen Sybil (Avery) Stetson, (Mrs. George Rochford Stetson) 24 849 Jane S. (Owen) Keim, (Mrs. de B. Randolph Keim) 25 754 Thomas Blagden, 26 10 1 4 Charles Lyon Sturtev ant, STATE NO. 27 28 29 30 GENERAL NO. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 145 G1.0RGF. Lyman Fox, M.D., Washington, D. C. 147 Joseph Edward Bradford, " ■' 149 Priscilla Le Baron (Goldsborough) Slaughter, (Mrs. William Dennis Slaughter) " " 151 AViLLiAM Humphrey Aspinwall, Sistersville, W. Va. 172 Mary Elizabeth Terry, Washington, D. C. 173 James Oscar Pierce, Minneapolis, Minn. 190 Mary Louisa Peterson, Janesville, Wis. 191 Rev. Caleb Rochford Stetson, Washington, D. C. 259 Susan Hunt (Stetson) Fletcher, (Mrs. Frank Friday Fletcher) " " 260 Carrie Stetson (Avery) Claflin, (Mrs. William Henry Claflin), Boston, Mass. 290 Cornelia (Hubbard) Hascy, (Mrs. Oscar Lawrence Hascy) Albany, N. Y. 292 Marion Oscar Barnes, Colorado Springs, Col. 294 Rosa (Wright) Smith, (Mrs. F. Sherman Smith) Washington, D. C. 296 George Rochford Stetson, " " 298 Jerome Fletcher Johnson, " " 300 Solomon Elmer Faunce, " " 302 Eleanor (Fuller) Martin, (Mrs. Medad Chattman Martin) " " 336 Sarah Patterson (Hieskell) Will- iamson, (Mrs. Irving Williamson) '' " 337 Emma Josephine (Parker) Kjvrr, (Mrs. William Wesley Karr) " " 338 Carlie Emeline Marsh, •' " 339 Benjamin Prentis Watrous, '• " 350 Cornelia (Hascy) Young, (Mrs. Horace G. Young) Albany, N. Y. Instructions to Applicants Every descendant, over eighteen years of age, of any passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which ended at Plymouth, in December, 1620, is eligible to membership. Apphcants for membership must be nominated and seconded by two members of the Society, on " Preliminary Application " blanks furnished by the Secretary, These Preliminary Blanks are issued only on request of members. When returned to the Secretary, the application is sub- mitted to the Membership Committee, who investigate the social and moral standing of the applicant. If the action of the Committee is favorable, the Secretary notifies the applicant of its approval, and furnishes pedigree blanks upon which must be set out in detail each generation in descent from the Mayflmver passenger. Every step in the pedigree must be proved by complete references to town histories or other published works recognized by the Society as author- itative, giving in each instance the volume and page quoted ; or by filing certified copies of town or church records, tombstone inscriptions or other satisfactory evidence ; no descent will be recognized if based, in any detail, upon mere family or local tradition. The pedigree blanks must be filled out in dupHcate and sworn to before a notary pubhc or other competent officer, and filed with the Secretary. After examination and approval by the Historian and Historian-General, the Pedigree Blanks are referred to the Board of Assistants and voted upon by secret ballot, two negative votes rejecting a candidate. The Secretary will then notify the candidate of his election, and if the entrance fee and dues are not paid within thirty days after the notification, then the election shall be void. Entrance fee, ;g5.oo; annual dues, ;^2.oo, payable in advance on the first of January of each year. Candidates elected during the first quarter of any year shall be required to pay the full amount of the dues for that year; those elected during second quarter, ;gi.50 ; those elected during third quarter, $i.oo, and those elected during fourth quarter, ;^o.50. Every approval by the Membership Committee shall be void unless the final pedigree paper shall be returned, properly executed, within six months after same shall have been sent to applicant. Engrossed certificates of membership, insignia, rosette buttons and rosette pins can be secured upon application to Secretary. Certificates, ;^3.0o; insignia, ;^ 12.00; rosette buttons and pins, $0.25. If applicant is descended from more than one May- flower Ancestor, one name only should be used in making application. Blanks for proof of additional lines of eligi- bility will be furnished by the Secretary after election to membership. These supplemental blanks must be executed in same manner as originals. The Society is accumulating a library of books and papers of historical and genealogical interest, relating to the Pilgrims, for ready reference by members desiring to prove lines of descent and for their general information. The Secretary would be glad to receive donations of pub- lished or manuscript! genealogies, town or State histories, memoranda of tombstone inscriptions, town or church records, or any other matter of interest or value in this con- nection. H. W. VAN DYKE, Secretary, 609 Fourteenth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Constitution ARTICLE I NAME The name of this Society shall be the " Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia." ARTICLE II OBJECT The object of this Society is to perpetuate the memory of the band of Pilgrims, passengers on the Mayflower, who landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, December 20, 1620; to preserve their records, their history and all facts relating to them, their ancestors and their posterity. Their acts and example have been instrumental in the establishment of civil and religious liberty throughout this land. Their faith in God, their constancy of purpose under severe trials, and their fortitude under privations, entitle them to the veneration of mankind and form an example worthy of emulation for all time. ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Every lineal descendant over eighteen years of age, of any passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which ended at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December, 1620, shall be eligible to membership in this Society. Each candidate for membership shall be proposed and seconded by mem- bers of the Society, and elected at a regular meeting of the Board of Assistants. ARTICLE IV OFFICERS The officers of this Society shall be a Governor, Deputy Governor, Captain, Elder, Secretary, Treasurer, Historian and Surgeon, to be elected by a majority vote. These officers, together with seven other members elected for that purpose by a plurality vote by ballot at the annual meeting of the Society, shall constitute a Board of Assistants and shall serve for one year, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Their duties, powers and privileges shall be regulated by the by-laws so long as they are con- sistent with this Constitution ; and any vacancies occasioned by death or resignation may be filled by the Board of Assistants for the unexpired term. ARTICLE V MEETINGS The annual meeting of this Society shall be held in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, on the twenty-first day of November in each year, the anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower at Provincetown Harbor. In addition to the annual meeting, regular meetings shall be held on the second Tuesday in February, April and October, in each year, and special meetings shall be held upon the written request of ten members, or by vote of the Board of Assistants, The Board of Assistants shall meet on the second Tuesday of each month, except the months of June, July and August, and special meetings of the Board shall be held upon the written request of three of its members, or at the call of the Governor. Ten members shall constitute a quorum at all meet- ings of the Society for the transaction of business. At all meetings of the Board of Assistants, five members shall constitute a quorum. ARTICLE VI BY-LAWS The Society shall have power to ordain, establish, alter and repeal by-laws, rules and regulations for its government. ARTICLE VII SEAL The seal of the Society shall contain a representation of a sailing vessel of the seventeenth century and around it the name of the Society and the words " Plymouth, 1620," and " District of Columbia, 1898." ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS Any proposed amendment to this Constitution must be presented in writing at a regular meeting of the Society, and shall be read and filed with the Secretary. The Sec- retary shall send out with the notice of the next meeting a copy of all such proposed amendments, with a statement that the same are to be acted upon at said meeting, and a two-thirds vote of all the members present at such meeting shall be required for the adoption of any amendment. By-Laws ARTICLE I MEMBERSHIP Application for membership in this Society shall be made in writing and shall be endorsed by two members of the Society, and shall be approved by the Committee on Membership before the application blanks shall be issued. Each applicant shall then be required to give in detail, upon the blanks furnished, the proofs of eligibility with complete references to the authorities quoted, all of which shall be sworn to. Such application shall then be referred to the Historian of the Society, and upon his report that he has found the pedigree papers to be correct, and that the His- torian-General has approved the same, they shall be referred to the Board of Assistants, who shall vote upon the same. Two negative votes shall act as a rejection of the candidate. The Secretary shall then notify the candidate of his election, and if the entrance fee and the dues for the current year are not paid within thirty days after the notification of election, then the election shall be void. Every approval by the Committee on Membership shall be void unless the final pedigree papers shall be returned properly filled out within six months after the same shall have been sent to the applicant. ARTICLE II DUTIES OF GOVERNOR It shall be the duty of the Governor to preside at all meetings of the Society and the Board of Assistants, and to perform such other duties as pertain to the chief officer of an organization. ARTICLE III DUTIES OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR It shall be the duty of the Deputy Governor to exer- cise all the functions of the office of the Governor in the absence or disability of the Governor. ARTICLE IV DUTIES OF CAPTAIN The Captain shall act as Marshall on all occasions of ceremony. ARTICLE V DUTIES OF ELDER It shall be the duty of the Elder to officiate when called upon at any meeting of the Society. He shall be a regularly ordained minister of a Christian Church. ARTICLE VI DUTIES OF SECRETARY The Secretary shall give due notice of all meetings of the Society and the Board of Assistants, and keep a record of the proceedings of such meetings. He shall notify new members of their election and keep a roll of the members of the Society. He shall conduct the correspondence of the Society and have charge of the seal and all documents belonging to the Society, and shall perform such other duties as the Society or his office may require. ARTICLE VII DUTIES OF TREASURER The Treasurer shall have charge of all funds of the Society. He shall collect all fees and dues and shall have charge of all disbursements under direction of the Board of Assistants. He shall keep an account of all receipts and disbursements, shall report the condition of the treasuiy at the regular meetings of the Board of Assistants, and shall make a detailed report at the annual meeting of the Society. ARTICLE VIII DUTIES OF HISTORIAN The Historian shall examine and report upon all pedigree papers of applicants for membership. He shall keep a detailed record of all celebrations of the Society and file all documents, papers and speeches. He shall keep a record of all certificates signed by him and do any other work assigned him by the Board of Assistants. 13 ARTICLE IX DUTIES OF SURGEON The Surgeon shall have been duly admitted to the practice of medicine and shall be under the order of the Governor and Board of Assistants. ARTICLE X BOARD OF ASSISTANTS The Board of Assistants shall have charge and direc- tion of the affairs of the Society, subject in all respects to such instructions and limitations as may from time to time be prescribed by the Society. They shall fill vacancies among the officers for the balance of the term and shall appoint the following Standing Committees : Membership, of five members ; Publication, of three members ; Auditing, of three members ; Room and Prop- erty, of five members ; Entertainment, of five members. The chairman of each Standing Committee shall be a mem- ber of the Board of Assistants, and the additional members may be selected from the members at large. Each Com- mittee shall make a report, through its chairman, at each regular meeting of the Board of Assistants. The Member- ship Committee shall meet at such time and place as may be designated by its chairman, and shall consider and act upon all preliminary applications and report thereon to the Board of Assistants. ARTICLE XI ORDER OF BUSINESS The order of business at all stated meetings of the Society shall be : I St. Reading of Minutes. 2d. Communications. 3d. Reports of Officers. 4th. Reports of Committees. 5th. Unfinished Business, 6th. New Business. 7th. Election of Officers (at annual meetings), 14 ARTICLE XII FEES AND DUES The entrance fee shall be Five dollars ($S)- I'he annual dues shall be Two dollars (^2), payable on the first day of January in each year. A member who shall remain in arrears for dues for three months after notice of his indebtedness has been mailed to him, directed to his last known address, may be dropped from the rolls by the Board of Assistants, and may be reinstated by said Board upon payment of all dues which would have accrued had he remained a member in good standing. ARTICLE XIII TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP The Board of Assistants may, on a two-thirds vote, drop any member shown to be prejudicial to the Society, providing, however, he be given a month's notice of any charges filed and a hearing by said Board. ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENTS Amendments, alterations and additions may be made to these by-laws in the same manner as povided for amend- ments and changes in the constitution of this Society. This is to certify that the above constitution and by- laws were adopted by the Society of Mayflower Descend- ants IN the District of Columbia at its organization in the City of Washington, D. C, on the seventh day of April, A. D., 1898. WILLIAM LOWREY MARSH, Governor. Attest : Harry Weston Van Dyke, Secretary. 15 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 013 996 347 7 \ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 013 996 347 7* Conservation Resources Lig-Free® Type I