YALE UNIVERSITY
APR - 1915
LIBRARY.

Historical Papers -:-
of the Society of -:-
Colonial War in the
District of Columbia
No. 7, 1914 -:- -:-

By -:- -:-
C. C. Magruder, Jr.

Twentieth Anniversary
of the
Organization of the
Society of Colonial Wars
in the
District of Columbia

Twentieth Anniversary

of the

Organization

of the

Society of Colonial Wars

in

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District of Columbia

Printed under the direction of the
Historical Committee of
The Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia

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Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, Governor 1911-19-

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

yw HE Society of Colonial Wars in the District of
] Columbia celebrated the twentieth anniversary
-"- of its organization at a dinner given in the Hotel
Raleigh, Washington, D. C, on the evening of May
20, 1913.
The tables were arranged in gridiron form, with red
and white floral decorations, in harmony with the colors
of the Society's banner — the Cross of St. George — a red
cross on a white field.
Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, Governor of the Society, presid
ed and introduced the speakers, who were : U. S. Senator
Henry A. duPont, Deputy-Governor, representing the
Delaware Society; Mr. Robert Munro Boyd, Jr., Lieu
tenant-Governor of the New Jersey Society; Mr. Robert
Burton, Historian of the Maryland Society, and Com
modore Richard G. Davenport, U. S. N. (retired), the
only surviving charter member of the District of Colum
bia Society in affiliation since its formation.
An historical review of the Society's transactions from
its organization was read by the Historian, Mr. Caleb C.
Magruder, Jr.
Letters expressive of regret on account of enforced
absence were received from the British Ambassador, Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice; Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood, Chief of
Staff, U. S. A. ; Mr. Howland Pell, Governor-General of
the New York Society; Prof. William Libbey, Governor
of the New Jersey Society; Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs,
Governor of the Maryland Society ; Mr. Edward G. Brad
ford, Governor of the Delaware Society; Mr. Richard
McC. Cadwalader, Governor of the Pennsylvania Society ;
Col. William W. Ladd, Governor of the New York So
ciety, and Mr. George Norbury Mackenzie, Registrar-
General of the Maryland Society.
Guests of Governor Johnson were : U. S. Senator Jacob
H. Gallinger, U. S. Senator Theodore E. Burton, Capt.
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William J. Glasgow, U. S. A. ; Hon. Henry L. West and
Mr. Dickinson Jewett.
The out-of-town guests of the Society were entertained
by Governor Johnson as his house guests at the Uni
versity Club.
Other guests were : Rev. Wm. Tayloe Snyder, Dr. J.
B. G. Custis, Jr., Mr. Basil Mies, Commander John H.
Moore, U. S. N. (retired), Mr. Charles H. Wilcox, and
Mr. C. A. M. Wells.
The following members subscribed to the dinner: Mr.
William V. Cox, Mr. Thomas Hyde, Col. Frederick C.
Bryan, Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, Jr., Mr. Walter C. Cle
phane, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, Mr. J. Burr Johnson, Rev.
Roland C. Smith, D. D., Judge Job Barnard, Commodore
Richard G. Davenport, Mr. Ralph P. Barnard, Mr. Wm.
M. Beall, Mr. Robert R. Bennett, Dr. G. W. N. Custis,
Dr. J. B. G. Custis, Mr. James C. Courts, Dr Ira W.
Dennison, Mr. Alfred B. Dent, Mr. Lewis A. Dent, Dr.
James M. Flint, U. S. N. (retired), Col. Everett W. Fos
ter, Maj. Thomas M. Gale, Dr. Edwin A. Hill, Mr. Ralph
W. Hills, Mr. Frederic L. Huidekoper, Mr. Frederic B.
Hyde, Mr. Frederic E. Johnson, Mr. William G. Johnson,
Dr. Edward E. Morse, Mr. William S. Knox, Mr. Fulton
Lewis, Mr. John H. Magruder, Mr. Zebina Moses, Dr.
Steuart B. Muncaster, Mr. Harry T. Newcomb, Mr.
Frederick D. Owen, Mr. Francis H. Parsons, Maj. Dun
can C. Phillips, Mr. Robert A. Smith, Dr. Joseph W. W.
Spencer, Dr. Frank A. Swartout, Mr. J. B. T. Tupper,
Mr. William H. Walker, Dr. Walter A. Wells, and Mr.
Samuel W. Woodward.
The Dinner Committee was composed of Dr. H. L. E.
Johnson, Col. Frederick C. Bryan, Dr. Edward E. Morse,
Maj. Duncan C. Phillips, and Mr. Walter C. Clephane.

HISTORICAL SKETCH.

rT\ HE General Society of Colonial Wars was organized
| May 9 and 10, 1893, in the Governor's Room, City
Hall, New York City, by delegates from the States
of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.
The representatives of the latter jurisdiction were Mr.
Chas. E. Coon, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury;
Lieut. T. B. N. Mason, U. S. N., and Mr. Edward S.
Hosmer. For the purpose of considering the organization of a
society in the District of Columbia a committee com
posed of Rear Admiral Francis A. Roe, U. S. N. ; Pay-
Director James H. Watmouth, U. S. A. ; Mr. Charles E.
Coon, and Lieut. Richard G. Davenport, U. S. N. ; all
members of the New York Society, met at the home of
Admiral Roe, 1232 Seventeenth Street, N. W., on April
6, 1893.
Admiral Roe took the chair and appointed Lieut.
Davenport Secretary and Treasurer, and Mr. Coon,
Registrar. It was determined to organize a local society as soon
as a sufficient number of applicants for membership
warranted such action.
May 6, 1893, the before-mentioned committee met at
the home of Admiral Roe, Lieut. Davenport holding a
telegraphic proxy from Pay:Director Watmouth. Organ
ization was deferred until a larger resident membership
was secured. "Ye Punch was served."
May 20, 1893, a general meeting of resident members
for the purpose of organization was held at the home of
Admiral Roe. Present: Admiral Roe, Pay-Director
Watmouth, Mr. Charles E. Coon, Lieut. Davenport, Mr.
Toseph F. Batchelder, Mr. Edward A. Moseley, Mr.
Charles E. Cook, and Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Shute.
Officers elected: Governor, Admiral Roe; Deputy-
Governor, Mr. Charles E. Coon; Lieutenant-Governor,
Pay-Director James H. Watmouth; Treasurer, Mr.
Joseph F. Batchelder; Secretary, Lieut. Richard G. Dav
enport; Chaplain, Rev. James O. Dorsey (when quali
fied) ; Historian, Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Shute ; Registrar,
Dr. Albert C. Peale. <7)

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Gentlemen of the Council : Lieut. T. B. N. Mason, Mr.
Edward A. Moseley.
Committee on Membership: Gen. Richard N. Batch-
elder, U. S. N. ; and Mr. Charles E. Cook.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Mr. Charles E.
Coon, and Lieut. T. B. N. Mason.
The constitution and by-laws of the New York Society
were, with some slight modifications, adopted as the
governing rules. Mr. Moseley offered the services of
a stenographer and the use of a room in the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the Society's meetings, which
was now formally organized with these objects: "To aid
in preparing and publishing a correct history of the
American Colonies now included in the territory belong
ing to the United States, from the settlement of James
town, Va., May 13, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington,
April 19, 1775 ; to commemorate the important events of
that period; to perpetuate the memory of the men who
in military; naval, and civic positions of trust and respon
sibility, by their acts and counsel, assisted in the estab
lishment, defense, and preservation of the said American
Colonies ; and to promote a spirit of loyalty and patriotic
devotion to the Nation which they founded."
June 5, 1893, special meeting, Interstate Commerce
Commission. Governor Roe presided. Seven members
present. Rev. James O. Dorsey, and Maj. Gilbert
Thompson elected to membership.
October 5, 1893, Council meeting. The Governor
presided. Six members present. Mr. Henry D. Saxton,
Mr. Frank B. Smith, and Mr. James B. Johnson elected
to membership.
November 13, 1893, Council meeting. Governor Roe
presided. Ten members present. Insignia of Society
presented for inspection. Mr. Archibald Hopkins, Surg.-
Gen. Walter Wyman, Capt. Oscar F. Long, U. S. A. ;
and Mr. J. William Henry elected to membership.
December 5, 1893, Council meeting. Governor Roe
presided. Thirteen members present. Commodore
Richard W. Meade, U. S. N. ; Mr. G. Brown Goode, and
Mr. A. Howard Clark elected to membership.
First General Election: Governor, Admiral Roe;
Deputy-Governor, Mr. Charles E. Coon; Lieutenant-
Governor, Pay-Director Watmouth; Secretary, Capt.
Oscar F. Long; Treasurer, Mr. Joseph F. Batchelder;
Registrar, Dr. Albert C. Peale; Historian, Rev. Dr.
Samuel M. Shute; Chaplain, Rev. James O. Dorsey;
Chancellor, Mr. Archibald Hopkins.

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Delegates to the General Assembly: Lieut. T. B. N.
Mason, Pay-Director Watmouth, Mr. Charles E. Coon,
Surg.-Gen. Wyman, and Mr. Archibald Hopkins.
At'the dinner, after the election, Governor Roe specially
welcomed those present representing other societies.
Toasts were responded to as follows: "The Society of
Colonial Wars," by Mr. Charles E. Coon ; "The Sons of
the Revolution,'' by Mr. Albion K. Parris ; "The Sons of
the American Revolution," by Gen. J. C. Breckenridge,
U. S. A. ; "The War of 1812," by Gen. A. W. Greeley,
U. S. A. Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Shute represented the
Society of the Cincinnati.
December 19, 1893, the Society met at the Corcoran
Hotel commemorative of the 289th anniversary of "Ye
Direful Swamp Fight in King Philip's War." Governor
Roe presided. Seventeen members present. Mr. Arthur
Keith, and Mr. George C. Maynard elected to mem
bership. Delegates to the General Assembly: Gen. Richard N.
Batchelder, Pay-Director Watmouth, Mr. Charles E.
Coon, Surg.-Gen. Wyman, and Mr. Archibald Hopkins.
Thus far I have recounted in brief detail the transac
tions of the Society and Council from the date of organi
zation, May 20, 1893, to December 19, 1893.
Time will not permit such a minute presentation of the
proceedings for the remaining years of our existence, so
that I shall hereafter group the actions of the Society and
Council by years, it being understood that the Society's
year begins with the election of officers in December and
continues until the election of their successors in Decem
ber following.
i893-'94, Admiral Roe, Governor. Elected to member
ship : Mr. Joseph C. Hardie, Mr. Charles W. Haskins,
Mr. William S. Knox, Mr. George A. Batchelder, Mr.
Charles F. T. Beale, Dr. James C. Merrill, U. S. A. ; Dr.
George Tully Vaughan, U. S. M. H. S. ; Capt. Calvin D.
Cowles, U. S. A. ; Capt. Francis H. Hardie, U. S. A. ; Dr.
Robert S. J. Taylor, U. S. A. ; Mr. William H. Webster,
Mr. Charles E. Pike, Mr. R. W. Hunter, Capt. Frederic
W. Huidekoper, Gen. Absolom Baird, U. S. A.; Mr.
Joseph R. Webster, Mr. Allen R. Boyd, Mr. J. Malcolm
Henry, Mr. William E. Horton, and Ensign B. W. Wells,
u. s. n:
Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman elected Deputy-Governor.
Mr. Edward A. Moseley elected Chancellor. New consti
tution and by-laws adopted.

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Second General Election, Interstate Commerce Com
mission, December 3, 1894: Governor, Surg.-Gen.
Wyman; Deputy-Governor, Capt. Oscar F. Long; Lieu
tenant-Governor, Mr. G. Brown Goode; Secretary, Mr.
Joseph C. Hardie; Deputy-Secretary, Mr. J. William
Henry ; Treasurer, Mr. Joseph F. Batchelder ; Registrar,
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles.
i894-'95, Surg.-Gen. Wymin, Governor. Elected to
membership: Mr. John Sidney Webb, Capt. William
Baird, U. S. A.; Mr. Charles A. Manri, Dr. Ira W.
Dennison, Mr. Leland O. Howard, Mr. Gardiner G.
Hubbard, Col. Joseph P. Sanger, U. S. A.; Mr. W. P.
Metcalf, Mr. F. W. Pike, Mr. Roberdeau Buchanan, Mr.
Harry W. Van Dyke, Mr. Thomas M. Gales, Charles H.
Baker, U. S. N. ; and Lieut. William H. Wilhelm, U. S. A.
Death of Rev. James O. Dorsey, Chaplain, announced.
Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Shute elected his successor.
Dinner at the Shoreham Hotel commemorative of
the Great Swamp Fight. Twenty-one members present.
Guests : Mr. Lewis Davis, President, Sons of the Revolu
tion; Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, President, Sons of the Amer
ican Revolution ; Gen. W. G. Veasey, Commander, Grand
Army of the Republic; Mr. H. C. Brewster, and Dr.
Marcus Benjamin of the New York Society.
Letters regretting absence were read from : Hon. John
G. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury ; Gen. J. C. Breck-
enridge, U. S- A.; Hon. David J. Brewer, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ; and
Hon. S. W. Cobb, Member of Congress from Missouri.
Toasts to "The Sons of the Revolution," "The Sons of
the American Revolution," and "The Grand Army of the
Republic," were responded to by their representatives
present. Papers on the "Great Swamp Fight" and "The
Siege of Louisbourg" were read by Mr. A. Howard Clark,
and Mr. James B. Johnson, respectively.
Third General Election, December 19, 1895, Shoreham
Hotel: Governor, Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard; Deputy-
Governor, Capt. Oscar F. Long; Lieutenant-Governor,
Mr. G. Brown Goode; Secretary, Mr. Joseph C. Hardie;
Deputy-Secretary, Mr. William E. Horton; Treasurer,
Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Mr. Frank B. Smith;
Historian, Mr. A. Howard Clark; Chaplain, Rev. Dr.
Samuel M. Shute ; Chancellor, Mr. Edward A. Moseley ;
Surgeon, Dr. Albert C. Peale.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Mr. Charles W.
Haskins, Gen. Absolom Baird, Gen. Richard N. Batch-
elder, Mr. Charles F. T. Beale, Mr. Frank B. Smith.

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i895-'96, Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard, Governor. Elected
to membership : Dr. James M. Flint, U. S. N. ; Mr. John
D. Patten, Col. D. R. Larner, U. S. A. ; Col. George Bell,
U. S. A. ; Mr. Henry P. R. Holt, Dr. William D. Bell,
Mr. Zebina Moses, Rev. Arnold H. Hord, Gen. Van Leer
Kirkman, Dr. James B. G. Custis, Dr. George W. N.
Custis. Membership announced as numbering 72.
Papers read: "Colonial Boundaries of Maryland and
Virginia," by Maj. Gilbert Thompson. Exhibition and
talk, subject, "Maps Etched on Powder Horns," by Maj.
Gilbert Thompson ; "Historical and Patriotic Societies,"
by Dr. Marcus Benjamin.
Deaths announced: Admiral Richard W. Meade,
Deputy-Governor; Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard, Third
Governor of the Society.
Elections: Mr. Charles F. T. Beale, Deputy-Governor;
Mr. George C. Maynard, Lieutenant-Governor; Mr.
Thomas Blagden, Secretary; Rev. Arnold H. Hord,
Chaplain; Mr. William V. Cox, Delegate to the General
Assembly; Mr. John D. Patten, Gentleman of the
Council. Dr. Marcus Benjamin spoke on the organization of the
Washington Headquarters Society, whose object was to
secure relics of George Washington.
Committee named to revise the constitution: Mr.
George C. Maynard, Dr. Ira W. Dennison, Mr. Joseph
C. Hardie.
Fifth General Election, December 20, 1897, Shoreham
Hotel: Governor, Mr. Charles F. T. Beale; Deputy-
Governor, Mr. George C. Maynard; Lieutenant-Gover
nor, Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman ; Secretary, Mr. Joseph
C. Hardie; Deputy-Secretary, Mr. Henry G. Kemp;
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Mr. Frank
B. Smith; Historian, Dr. Marcus Benjamin; Chaplain,
Rev. Arnold H. Hord ; Chancellor, Mr. William P. Met-
calf ; Surgeon, Dr. Ira W. Dennison.
At this meeting the following telegram was received
from the New York Society : "The New York Society of
Colonial Wars, in the Sixth General Court assembled,
sends greeting to the District of Columbia Society." An
appreciative telegram was sent in acknowledgment.
i897-'98, Mr. Charles F. T. Beale, Governor. Elected
to membership: Gen. Joseph Wheeler, U. S. A.; Mr.
George F. Appleby, Mr. Henry A. Seymour, Dr. Joseph
T. Johnson, Mr. Ledroict L. Barber.
A communication was received from the Ticonderoga
Historical Society and the Ohio Society of Colonial Wars

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asking co-operation in the preservation of old land
marks, which was acted upon according to the request.
Also a communication from Mr. Prime, of Yonkers, New
York, on desecration of the National Flag. The Gov
ernor made appropriate remarks on the subject, and
named a committee to act in conjunction with others to
prevent further abuses.
A meeting commemorative of the 291st anniversary of
the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, was held at
which Dr. Marcus Benjamin read a paper on "The Battle
of Lake George."
Visitors attending the Episcopal Convention were
guests. Among them : Rev. Dr. Hodges, Dean of Cam
bridge Theological Seminary; Rev. Dr. Proll, Detroit;
Rev. Mr. Short, St. Louis ; Mr. Godden, Minnesota ; Mr.
Chase, Nebraska; Mr. Goodwin, Connecticut; Mr.
Wood, Ohio; Rev. Dr. Hart, Connecticut; Rt. Rev.
Charles R. Hale, Illinois.
Sixth General Election, December 19, 1898, Board of
Trade Rooms: Governor, Mr. Charles F. T. Beale;
Deputy-Governor, Mr. George C. Maynard; Lieutenant-
Governor, Gen. R. N. Batchelder; Secretary, Mr. Joseph
C. Hardie ; Deputy-Secretary, Mr. Harry W. Van Dyke ;
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Mr. Frank
B. Smith; Historian, Dr. Marcus Benjamin; Chaplain,
Rev. Arnold H. Hord; Chancellor, Mr. Robert S. J.
Fisher; Surgeon, Dr. Ira W. Dennison.
i898-'99, Mr. Charles F. T. Beale, Governor. Elected
to membership: Mr. W; V. Hall, Col. William B. Thomp
son, Mr. .William A. Little, Lieut. George W. Kirkman,
U. S. A.; Mr. Alfred B. Horner, Mr. Leonard H. Dyer,
and Lieut. Palmer Tilton, U. S. A. by transfer from the
Massachusetts Society.
A report from the Secretary-General stated there were
2,772 members of the General Society.
A communication from Mr. William L. Marsh, Gover
nor of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, was
received requesting co-operation in securing quarters in
the Carnegie Library for the storing of historical records
collected by patriotic societies in the District of Colum
bia. Favorable action taken.
Mr. Charles F. T. Beale endorsed for Deputy-Gover
nor-General to be elected by General Assembly in BaU
timore. Copies of "Spanish-American War Records," donated
by the New York Society, distributed among members,

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The one hundredth anniversary memorial meeting on
the death of General Washington discussed, and an
appropriation made to assist other societies in defraying
expenses incident thereto.
Seventh General Election, December 18, 1899, Hotel
Wellington: Governor, Mr. George C. Maynard; Dep
uty-Governor, . Capt. Frederic W. Huidekoper; Lieu
tenant-Governor, Capt. Richard G. Davenport; Sec
retary, Mr. Joseph C. Hardie; Deputy-Secretary, Mr.
• Harry W. Van Dyke; Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry;
Registrar, Dr. Albert C. Peak; Historian, Dr. Marcus
Benjamin; Chaplain, Rev. Caleb R. Stetson; Chancellor,
Mr. Robert S. J. Fisher; Surgeon, Dr. Joseph T. Johnson.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Surg.-Gen. Wal
ter Wyman, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Mr. William V. Cox,
Mr. Thomas Blagden, Mr. A. Howard Clark.
Visitors: Mr. Robert F. Shepard, of the Connecticut
Society, and Mr. J. Kennedy Stout, of the Washington
Society. 1899-1900, Mr. George C. Maynard, Governor. Elected
to membership : Mr. Thomas Hyde, Mr. Robert Connell,
Mr. E. Francis Riggs.
"Index of Wills" -presented to the Society by the
author, Mr. S. Victor Constant, of New York.
Paper : "An American Sea Captain of Colonial Times,"
by Admiral Francis A. Roe.
Elections: Mr. Joseph C. Hardie, Lieutenant-Gover
nor; Mr. Harry W. Van Dyke, Secretary; Mr. Thomas
Blagden, Deputy-Secretary.
Eighth General Election, December 19, 1900, Shore
ham Hotel : Governor, Capt. Frederic W. Huidekoper ;
Deputy-Governor, Dr. James M. Flint; Lieutenant-Gov
ernor, Col. William B. Thompson; Secretary, Mr. Harry
W. Van Dyke ; Deputy-Secretary, Mr. Thomas Blagden ;
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. Albert
C. Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson; Chaplain,
Rev. Caleb R. Stetson; Chancellor, Mr. Henry A. Sey
mour ; Surgeon, Dr. George Tully Vaughan.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Surg.-Gen. Wal
ter Wyman, Mr. A. Howard Clark, Mr. J. William Henry,
Mr. John D. Patten, Dr. Ira W. Dennison.
Mr. Henry K. Averill and Dr. J. Van Renssalaer Hoff,
U. S. N., of the New York Society, were guests at this
meeting. i90O-'oi, Capt. Frederic W. Huidekoper, Governor.
Elected to membership : Mr. Henry K. Averill, by trans
fer from the New York Society ; Judge Job Barnard, Mr.

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Sherman M. Craiger, Maj. Henry M. Kendall, U. S. A.;
Mr. James B. T. Tupper, Mr. Paul Beckwith, Mr. Alfred
K. Hopkins, Mr. Neville M. Hopkins.
Death of Mr. Charles F. T. Beale, Fourth Governor,
announced. Ninth General Election, December 19, 1901, New Wil-
lard Hotel: Governor, Col. William B. Thompson;
Deputy-Governor, Mr. Thomas Hyde; Lieutenant-Gov
ernor, Dr. Marcus Benjamin; Secretary, Mr. Frank B.
Smith; Deputy-Secretary, Mr. Paul Beckwith; Treas
urer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. Albert C.
Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson; Chaplain, Rev.
Caleb R. Stetson ; ' Chancellor, Mr. Harry W. Van Dyke ;
Surgeon, Dr. James C. Merrill.
Delegates to the General Assembly : Mr. John D. Pat
ten, Dr. Ira W. Dennison, Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman,
Mr. A. Howard Clark, Mr. J. William Henry.
i90i-'02, Col. William B. Thompson, Governor.
Elected to membership : Mr. Frank Tweedy, Dr. Fred
erick P. Reynolds, U. S. A. ; Mr. Robert R. Bennett, Mr.
Walter Clephane, Mr. Harry O. Hall, Dr. H. L. E. John
son, Dr. Charles F. Langworthy, Lieut. Cleland N. Off-
ley, U. S. N.
Death of Admiral Francis A. Roe, First Governor, and
of Dr. James C. Merrill, Surgeon, announced.
Committee named to prepare a Register, Mr. Thomas
Hyde, Chairman.
Committee named to revise the constitution, Dr.
George W. N. Custis, Chairman. The latter committee
reported and their recommendations were adopted.
Col. William B. Thompson endorsed for Deputy-Gov
ernor-General. Mr. Charles Moore spoke on "The Settlement of the
Northwest Country." Dr. James M. Flint, Delegate to
the General Assembly made a report thereon. Some
historical relics were presented by Mr. George F.
Appleby. Guests: Deputy-Governor Gooch of the Kentucky
Society; and Capt. Joseph G. Eaton, U. S. N., Deputy-
Governor of the Massachusetts Society; both of whom
made short addresses.
Tenth General Election, December 2, 1902, New Wil-
lard Hotel : Governor, Col. William B. Thompson ;
Deputy-Governor, Mr. Thomas Hyde; Lieutenant-Gov
ernor, Dr. Marcus Benjamin ; Secretary, Mr. Frank B.
Smith; Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr.
Albert C. Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson;

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Chaplain, Rev. Caleb R. Stetson; Chancellor, Mr. Wil
liam P. Metcalf ; Surgeon, Dr. George Tully Vaughan.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Dr. H. L. E
Johnson, Mr. J. William Henry, Surg.-Gen. Walter
Wyman, Mr. Robert S. J. Fisher, Maj. Gilbert Thompson.
i902-'03, Col. William B. Thompson, Governor.
Elected to membership : Mr. Samuel W. Woodward, Mr.
Leon L. L. French, Mr. Armistead Peter, jr., Col. Fred
erick C. Bryan, Mr. Ben deMier Miller, Mr. Cyrus Root,
Dr. Frank A. Swartwout, Capt. Archibald W. Butt,
U. S. A.
Deaths reported: Mr. J. Elfreth Watkins and Mr.
George F. Appleby.
A paper on "The Origin and History of Various
Patriotic Societies," and a memoir of Admiral Francis A.
Roe were read by Dr. Marcus Benjamin.
Eleventh General Election, December i, 1903, at
Rauscher's : Governor, Mr. Thomas Hyde ; Deputy-Gov
ernor, Dr. Marcus Benjamin; Lieutenant-Governor, Mr.
William V. Cox; Secretary, Mr. Frank B. Smith;
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. Albert
C. Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson; Chaplain,
Rev. Caleb R. Stetson; Chancellor, Mr. Leonard H.
Dyer ; Surgeon, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Mr. Fred D.
Owen, Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman, Mr. E. Francis Riggs,
Gen. Oscar F. Long, Col. William B. Thompson.
i903-'04, Mr. Thomas Hyde, Governor. Elected to
membership : Judge Stanton C. Peelle, Mr. Freeland B.
Gardner, Mr. Southwick C. Briggs, Dr. John F. Ander
son. Papers read : "Colonial Boundaries," by Maj. Gilbert
Thompson; "History of the Society of Colonial Wars,"
by Dr. Marcus Benjamin; "History of the New Haven
Colony, especially in relation to the Atwater Family,"
by Robert Atwater Smith ; "Our Puritan Ancestors," by
Judge Job Barnard.
Presentation of a gold insignia of the Society to the
Registrar, Dr. Albert C. Peale, by the Governor in the
name of various members.
Account given of the marking of the site of Lovell's
Fight, Maine, 1725, by Judge Job Barnard.
Dr. Marcus Benjamin offered a resolution looking
toward an annual church service.
Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman moved that a committee be
named to locate colonial historical points near the Dis
trict of Columbia which might be deemed worthy of
preservation and marking.

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Twelfth General Election, December 6, 1904, New Wil-
lard Hotel: Governor, Mr. Thomas Hyde; Deputy-Gov
ernor, Dr. Marcus Benjamin; Lieutenant-Governor, Mr.
William V. Cox; Secretary, Mr. Frank B. Smith; Treas
urer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. Albert C.
Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson; Chaplain,
Rev. Caleb R. Stetson; Chancellor, Mr. John S. Webb;
Surgeon, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Mr. J. Malcolm
Henry, Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman, Mr. E. Francis Riggs,
Col. William B. Thompson, Mr. Fred D. Owen.
i904-'os, Mr. Thomas Hyde, Governor. Elected to
membership : Mr. Lewis P. Clephane, Mr. Harry T. New-
comb, Dr. Edward E. Morse, Mr. David Rittenhouse, Dr.
W. O. Owen.
Death of Mr. Frank B. Smith, Secretary, announced.
Mr. Walter C. Clephane elected for unexpired term.
Also death of Gen. Absolom Baird, Mr. Ledroict Barber,
and Gen. Joseph L. Brent, Deputy-Governor-General for
the Maryland Society, announced.
Register of 1904 distributed.
Papers read: "A Story of a Chest of Papers," by Dr.
George W. N. Custis ; "A Few Incidents of the Piquot
War," by Mr. Harry O. Hall ; "Braddock's Rock," by Dr.
Marcus Benjamin; "Colonial History of Falls Church,
Old Truro Parish, Virginia," by Rev. G. S. Somerville,
rector. Twenty-five dollars appropriated toward repair of
Falls Church.
Governor Hyde made a report on the Triennial Assem
bly of the General Society which he attended as a dele
gate, and was elected a Deputy-Governor-General
thereof. The Society determined to mark the route of Brad-
dock's March in 1755 between Rock Creek and Fred
erick, Md.
First church service, St. John's Church, Georgetown,
under direction of the Chaplain, Rev. Caleb R. Stetson,
assisted by the rector, Rev. Frederick B. Howden. Ser
mon by the Rev. Dr. Arthur C. Powell, rector of Grace
Church, Baltimore.
The Bishop of Washington, the chaplain of the Sons
of the Revolution, and the chaplain of the Sons of the
American Revolution also assisted.
Thirteenth General Election, December 5, 1905, New
Willard Hotel: Governor, Dr. Marcus Benjamin;
Deputy-Governor, Mr. William V. Cox; Lieutenant-

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Governor, Judge Job Barnard; Secretary, Mr. Walter C.
Clephane; Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Regis
trar, Dr. Albert C. Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert
Thompson; Chaplain, Rev. Caleb R. Stetson; Chancel
lor Mr. John S. Webb; Surgeon, Dr. J. B. G. Custis.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Dr. James M.
fiint' Mr. Thomas Hyde, Col. William B. Thompson,
Mr. E. Francis Riggs, Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman.
i905-'o6, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Governor. Elected to
membership : Mr. Charles S. Root, Mr. Edwin L. Chap
man, Col. Everett W. Foster, Mr. Elliott L. Wallace,
Maj. Duncan C. Phillips, Rev. George F. Peter, Mr.
Frank S. Tainter, Mr. George T. Raymond, Dr. A. C. H.
Russell, Mr. Robert L. Owen, Mr. J. Burr Johnson, Mr.
William G. Johnson, Mr. Frederick E. Johnson, Rev. Dr
R. C. Smith, Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Death of Maj.-Gen. Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama,
announced. Col. J. Van Renssalaer Hoff, one of the United States
Army officers detailed to watch Russian maneuvres dur
ing the Russo-Japanese War, gave an account of the
medical department of the Russian Army.
Death of Col. John M. Glidden, Deputy-Governor of
the Maine Society, and of Dr. Thomas P. Grant, Histori
an-General, announced.
Mr. Harry O. Hall presented a paper containing histor
ical data relating to Braddock's Run.
Mr. George C. Maynard read excerpts from the "Diary
of a Soldier in the Expedition Against Montreal in 1760."
Col. Frederick C. Bryan read a sketch of "Rev. Thomas
Hooker." Mr. Ben deMier Miller read a sketch of "John
Libbey," and Mr. Zebina Moses spoke on the condition of
the old Presbyterian burying ground in Georgetown, with
allusions to Col. Ninian Beall, Col. George Beall, his son,
and Col. George Beall, his grandson.
Reception tendered the Society of Colonial Dames of
America at the home of Governor Benjamin.
Second church service, St. John's Church, under the
direction of the Chaplain, Rev. Caleb R. Stetson, assisted
by Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith, rector. Sermon by the Rt. Rev.
William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts and Chap
lain-General of the Society.
Fourteenth General Election, December 4, 1906, New
Willard Hotel: Governor, Dr. Marcus Benjamin;
Depiuty-Governor, Mr. William V. Cox; Lieutenant-
Governor, Judge Job Barnard; Secretary, Mr. Lewis P.
Clephane; Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar,

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Dr. Albert C. Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson;
Chaplain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith ; Chancellor, Mr. Walter
C. Clephane; Surgeon, Dr. J. B. G. Custis.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Dr. Marcus Ben
jamin, Dr. James M. Flint, Mr. Thomas Hyde, Col. Wil
liam B. Thompson, Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman.
I9o6-'o7, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Governor. Elected to
membership: Mr. Lewis A. Coolidge, Mr. Edwin A.
Hill, Mr. William H. Withers, Mr. James C. Courts, Mr.
Benjamin B. Bradford, Mr. William M. Beall.
Meeting commemorative of the 174th anniversary of
the settlement of Georgia.
Copy of "Soldiers in King Philip's War" presented to
the Society by the author, Rev. George M. Bodge, former
Chaplain of the Massachusetts Society.
Paper: "Origin and Early Form of Our National Flag,"
by Mr. Harry O. Hall, which elicited remarks from Mr.
William V. Cox on the uses and abuses of the flag.
Illustrated lecture of the "Early History of Jamestown
and Tidewater, Virginia," by Rev. Dr. Randolph H.
McKim of Epiphany Church.
Society invited to attend dedication of Rough Riders
Monument in Arlington Cemetery; also the celebration
of the 132nd anniversary of the Battle of Lexington as
guests of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Third church service, Epiphany Church, under the
direction of the Chaplain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith, assisted
by the rector, Rev. Dr. Randolph H. McKim. Sermon
by the Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman, Bishop of Delaware.
The local Society of Colonial Dames of America was in
attendance. Dedication within the Cathedral Close of a Boulder
and Bronze Tablet inscribed: "This memorial was
erected in 1907 by the Society of Colonial Wars in the
District of Columbia to mark the road over which on
April 14, 1755, a division of the British Army under Gen
eral Braddock marched on its way to Fort Duquesne."
The religious services were held in St. Alban's Church,
under the direction of the Chaplain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith,
with the assistance of the rector, Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl,
and the Committee on Memorials, consisting of Judge Job
Barnard, Mr. Thomas Hyde, Mr. William V. Cox. Mr.
Ben deMier Miller, Mr. Harry O. Hall, Maj. Gilbert
Thompson, and Dr. Marcus Benjamin.
Mr. Lewis P. Clephane was Grand Marshal with the
following aides : Mr. Armistead Peter, jr. ; Dr. Charles
F. Langworthy, Mr. Fred D. Owen, Judge Stanton C.

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Peelle Mr. Robert R. Bennett. A section of the Marine
Band furnished music.
Among those present was Hon. James Brice, the
British Ambassador. Governor Benjamin delivered the
historical address of the occasion.
Fifteenth General Election, December 3, 1907, NewWil-
lard Hotel: Governor, Mr. William V. Cox; Deputy-
Governor, Judge Job Barnard ; Lieutenant-Governor, Dr.
H. L. E. Johnson; Secretary, Mr. Lewis P. Clephane;
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. Albert
C. Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson; Chaplain
Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith; Chancellor, Mr. Walter C Cle
phane; Surgeon, Dr. J. B. G. Custis.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Mr. William V.
Cox,. Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman, Mr. Thomas Blagden
Dr. James M. Flint, Mr. J. William Henry.
i907-'o8, Mr. William V. Cox, Governor. Elected to
membership: Mr. William S. Abert, Mr. Frederic B.
Hyde, Mr. Francis H. Parsons, Mr. Royal W. Thompson,
Mr. Herbert P. Gerald, Mr. Fletcher White.
Paper: "George Washington in the Colonial Period,"
by Dr. G. W. N. Custis.
Mr. Franklin W. Collins, Secretary of the Alexander
Hamilton National Memorial Association, presented the
aims of the association in the matter of a memorial,
which was endorsed.
Fourth church service, Christ's Church, Georgetown,
under the direction of the Chaplain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith,
assisted by the rector, Rev. James H. W. Blake. Sermon
by the Rev. Dr. William H. Van Alen, rector of the
Church of the Advent, Boston.
Dr. Marcus Benjamin, chairman of the Guard of Honor
at the ceremonies incident to the removal of the remains
of former Vice-President DeWitt Clinton, made a report
thereon. Also on the services held at the grave of Brig.-
Gen. James M. Lingan, and read a short sketch of that
officer. Death of Capt. Frederic W. Huidekoper, Sixth Gov
ernor, announced.
Society invited by Mrs. Donald McLean, President-
General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to
attend dedicatory exercises of Memorial Continental
Hall. Sixteenth General Election, December 1, 1908, New
Willard Hotel : Governor, Mr. William V. Cox ; Deputy-
Governor, Judge Job Barnard ; Lieutenant-Governor, Dr.
H. L. E. Johnson; Secretary, Mr. J. Burr Johnson;

20 Twentieth Anniversary
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. A. C.
Peale; Historian, Maj. Gilbert Thompson; Chaplain,
Rev. George F. Peter; Chancellor, Judge Stanton C.
Peelle ; Surgeon, Dr. George Tully Vaughan.
Delegates to the General Assembly : Mr. Thomas Hyde,
Dr. James M. Flint, Col. William B. Thompson, Mr.
Armistead Peter, jr. ; Dr. Marcus Benjamin.
i9o8-'o9, Mr. William V. Cox, Governor. Elected to
membership: Mr. F. Granville Munson, Dr. Henderson
Suter, Dr. Walter A. Wells, Dr. Lucius W. Johnson, Mr.
Alan O. Clephane.
Sketch of Capt. Frederic W. Huidekoper, Sixth Gov
ernor, read by Dr. Marcus Benjamin.
Appropriate resolutions passed on the centennary of
Abraham Lincoln's birth, and a committee named to at
tend the celebration thereof.
Mr. William V. Cox elected Deputy-Governor-General
at the Fifth Triennial Assembly, Louisville.
Mr. Ben deMier Miller read a paper entitled "Notes on
Colonial Georgetown," prepared by Mr. William A. Gor
don. A letter recounting the services of Col. Samuel
Beall, by Miss Sallie Somervell Mackall, was read by Mr.
J. Burr Johnson. A paper on "The Life and Voyages of
Henry Hudson," was read by Dr. Marcus Benjamin, who
gave some account of the Hudson-Fulton celebration in
New York, as did Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman and Mr.
Fred D. Owen, who had also been in attendance.
Meeting commemorative of the 275th anniversary of
the Landing of The Ark and The Dove upon the shores
of Maryland.
Papers read: "The First Colonization in Maryland,"
by Mr. Walter C. Clephane ; and "Colonel Joseph Belt,"
by Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Appointment of a committee by Governor Cox consist
ing of Mr. Thomas Hyde, Judge Job Barnard, Dr. Marcus
Benjamin, Mr. William S. Knox, and Mr. Caleb C.
Magruder, jr., for the purpose of erecting memorial
boulders to Col. Joseph Belt and Col. Ninian Beall.
Fifth Church Service, St. John's Church, under the
direction of the Chaplain, Rev. George F. Peter, assisted
by the rector, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith. Sermon by Dr.
Smith. Death of Mr. George Roe and of Maj. Gilbert Thomp
son, Historian, announced. Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.,
elected for unexpired term of Maj. Thompson.
Seventeenth General Election, December 7, 1909, New
Willard Hotel : Governor Judge Job Barnard ; Deputy-
Governor, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson ; Lieutenant-Governor,

Commodore Richard Graham Davenport,
Only Surviving Charter Member in Affiliation Since
Organization.
First Secretary-Treasurer, 1 893.
Lieutenant-Governor, 1 899.

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Mr. Joseph C. Hardie; Secretary, Mr. J. Burr Johnson;
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. Albert
C. Peale; Historian, Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.; Chap
lain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith; Chancellor, Col. Frederick C
Bryan ; Surgeon, Dr. John F. Anderson.
Delegates to the General Assembly : Mr. John D. Pat
ten, Dr. George Tully Vaughan, Mr. Thomas Hyde, Dr.
James M. Flint, Mr. Armistead Peter, jr.
igog-'io, Judge Job Barnard, Governor. Elected to
membership: Mr. Clarence Moore, Mr. Frederic L.
Huidekoper, Dr. Steuart B. Muncaster, Mr. Lewis A.
Dent, Mr. Ralph P. Barnard,. Mr. Edwin Kirk, Mr. Ful
ton Lewis, Dr. Norman J. Blackwood.
"Memorial Sketch of Major Gilbert Thompson," late
Historian, read by Dr. Marcus Benjamin.
Paper: "Dr. Lawrence Bohune, First Physician-Gen
eral to the Colony of Virginia, and Dr. John Pott his
Successor," by Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Autograph volumes of the life of Admiral Francis A.
Roe, First Governor, presented to the officers and crew
of the torpedo-boat "Roe" named for the admiral. Mem
orial sketches of Mr. George Roe and Mr. E. Francis
Riggs read by Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Sixth church service, St. John's Church, under direction
of the Chaplain, Rev Dr. R. C. Smith. Sermon by Rev.
Dr. Randolph H. McKim, of Epiphany Church.
Dedication of a memorial boulder to Col. Ninian Beall,
St. John's Churchyard, Georgetown, inscribed :
"Colonel Ninian Beall
Born Scotland, 1625. Died Maryland, 1717
Patentee of Rock of Dunbarton
Member of the House of Burgesses
Commander-in-Chief of Provincial Forces of Maryland.
In grateful recognition of his services upon all incursions and
disturbances of neighbouring Indians, the Maryland Assembly
of 1699 passed an 'Act of Gratuity.'
This memorial erected by the Society of Colonial Wars in
the District of Columbia 1910."
Services under direction of the Chaplain; Rev Dr. R. C.
Smith, assisted by the rector of St. John's, Rev. Frederick
B. Howden. Historical address by Mr. Caleb C. Magru
der, jr. Benediction by the Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding,
Bishop of Washington.
Committee on Arrangements: Dr. Marcus Benjamin,
Mr. Zebina Moses, Mr. Fred D. Owen. Aids : Dr. Frank
A. Swartwout, Mr. Joseph C. Hardie, Mr. Harry O. Hall,
Mr. Alan O. Clephane, Mr. Robert R. Bennett, Mr. Fred
erick E. Johnson, Mr. Elliott L. Wallace.

22 Twentieth Anniversary
The committee named by Governor Cox which brought
this project to a successful completion was Mr. Thomas
Hyde, Judge Job Barnard, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Mr.
William S. Knox, Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Eighteenth General Election, December 6, 1910, New
Willard Hotel : Governor, Judge Job Barnard ; Deputy-
Governor, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson; Lieutenant-Governor,
Mr. Joseph C. Hardie ; Secretary, Mr. J. Burr Johnson ;
Treasurer, Mr. J. William Henry; Registrar, Dr. Albert
C. Peale ; Historian, Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr. ; Chap
lain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith ; Chancellor, Col. Frederick C.
Bryan ; Surgeon, Dr. John F. Anderson.
Delegates to the General Assembly: Mr. Armistead
Peter, jr. ; Dr. James M. Flint, Mr. John D. Patten, Dr.
George Tully Vaughan, Mr. Thomas Hyde.
i9io-'n, Judge Job Barnard, Governor. Elected to
membership: Mr. Ralph W. Hills, Mr. Alfred B. Dent,
Mr. William L. Marsh, Mr. John H. Magruder, Dr.
Joseph W. W. Spencer.
Deaths announced : Mr. Edward A. Moseley, Mr. Ed
win L, Chapman, Gen. Van Leer Kirkman, Dr. John Y.
Taylor, Surg.-Gen. Walter Wyman, Second Governor.
Memorial sketches of the deceased read by Mr. Caleb
C, Magruder, jr.
Death of Mr. Arthur J. C. Sowdon, late Governor-Gen
eral, announced.
Lecture on "Colonial Powder-Horns," with stereop-
ticon illustrations, by Mr. Clarence Storm, Secretary-
General. Other speakers, guests of the Society, were:
Mr. Burton, Mr. Brush, Mr. Horner, and Mr. Wood.
The following, who had been guests of State Societies,
made reports: Governor Barnard, New Jersey; Mr.
Thomas Hyde, and Mr. Alfred B. Horner, Pennsylvania ;
Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Delaware.
Testimonial dinner to Mr. Thomas Hyde, Chairman of
the Committee on Memorials, by the members thereof at
the Cosmos Club, which was attended by members of the
Society, Rev. Frederick B. Howden and Rev. G. C. F.
Bratenahl as guests.
Paper: "Concord, Massachusetts, in Colonial and
Recent Times," by Mr. Frederik A. Fernald of the New
York Society.
Seventh church service, Church of the Covenant, under
direction of the Chaplain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith. Sermon
by the Rev. Charles Wood, rector.
Dedication of memorial boulder in All Saints' Church
yard, Chevy Chase, to Col. Joseph Belt with a tablet
reading :

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"Colonel Joseph Belt
1680 — Maryland — 1761
Patentee of 'Cheivy Chace'
Trustee of First Free Schools in Maryland
One of the Founders of Rock Creek Parish
Member of the House of Burgesses
Colonel of Prince George's County Militia during French and
Indian War.
Erected by the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of
Columbia, November 12, A. D. 1911.'?
The memorial was unveiled by Thomas Truxtun
Houston, Jr., a great-great-great-great-grandson of Col.
Jbseph Belt and a great-great-grandson of Commodore
Thomas Truxtun, U. S. N.
In the absence of the Chaplain, the church services
were under the direction of the rector, Canon J. W. Aus
tin. Historical address by Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Committee on Arrangements : "Dr. Marcus Benjamin,
Mr. Fred D. Owen, Mr. Ralph P. Barnard, Mr. Walter C.
Clephane, Mr. Robert R. Bennett. Aids : Dr. Frank A.
Swartwout, Dr. Charles F. Langworthy, Mr. Robert R.
Bennett, Mr. Edwin Kirk, Mr. Alan O. Clephane.
Committee on Memorials: Mr. Thomas Hyde, Judge
Job Barnard, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Mr. William S.
Knox, Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Nineteenth General Election, December 5, 191 1, New
Willard Hotel: Governor, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson;
Deputy-Governor, Mr. Joseph C. Hardie; Lieutenant-
Governor, Mr. Walter C. Clephane; Secretary, Mr. J.
Burr Johnson; Treasurer, Mr. Alfred B. Dent; Regis
trar, Dr. Albert C. Peale ; Historian, Mr. Caleb C. Magru
der, jr.; Chaplain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith; Chancellor,
Col. Frederick C. Byran; Surgeon, Dr. George Tully
Vaughan. Delegates to the General Assembly : Mr. Francis H.
Parsons, Mr. Thomas Hyde, Dr. James M. Flint, Mr.
John D. Patten, Maj.-Gen, Joseph P. Sanger, U. S. A.
I9ii-'i2, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, Governor. Elected to
membership : Mr. Charles F. P. Richards, Mr. Van Leer
Kirkman, U. S. N.; Mr. John S. Bukey, Mr. Edson
Phillips, Mr. William H. Walker, Mr. Frederik A. Fer
nald, by transfer from New York Society.
Special meeting to take action upon the death of Mr.
Clarence Moore and Maj. Archibald W. Butt, U. S. A.,
Military Aid to the President of the United States, who
lost their lives on the Titanic. Committee named to
attend Masonic Services in honor of Maj Butt.

24 Twentieth Anniversary
Death of Lieut.-Col. Henry M. Kendall announced,
and memorial sketch read by Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Papers : "The Peace of Utrecht," by Col. Frederick C.
Bryan; "A Brief Autobiography of John Ormsby," by
Maj. Duncan C. Phillips; "John Paul Jones," original
poem, by Mr. Harry O. Hall.
Eighth church service, Chapel of the Nativity, Cathe
dral Close. Sermon by Bishop J. H. Darlington, of Har-
risburg, Pennsylvania.
Twentieth General Election, December 3, 191^ New
Willard Hotel : Governor, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson ; Depu
ty-Governor, Mr. Joseph C. Hardie; Lieutenant-Gover
nor, Mr. Walter C. Clephane; Secretary, Mr. J. Burr
Johnson; Treasurer, Mr. Alfred B- Dent; Registrar, Dr.
Albert C. Peale; Historian, Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.;
Chaplain, Rev. Dr. R. C. Smith; Chancellor, Col. Fred
erick C. Bryan ; Surgeon, Dr. George Tully Vaughan.
Delegates to the General Assembly: "Mr. Thomas
Hyde, Mr. John D. Patten, Mr. Francis H. Parsons, Dr.
James M. Flint, Maj.-Gen. Joseph P. Sanger.
I9i2-'i3, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, Governor.
Meeting commemorative of the 279th anniversary of
the Landing of The Ark and The Dove, the pinnaces
which brought the first colonists to Maryland.
Paper: "Claiborn's Rebellion in Maryland History,"
by Mr. Caleb C. Magruder, jr.
Dr. H. L. E. Johnson appointed Deputy-Govenor-
General. Dinner at the Raleigh Hotel, May 20, 1913, in celebra
tion of the twentieth anniversary of organization.
List of publications, Memorial Papers : "George Brown
Goode," by Mr. A. Howard Clark; "Charles Frederick
Tiffany Beale," by Dr. Marcus Benjamin ; "William Her
man Wilhelm, Captain, U. S. A.," by Mr. Ethan Allen
Weaver; "Francis Asbury Roe, Rear- Admiral, U. S. N.,"
by Dr. Marcus Benjamin; "Gilbert Thompson," by Dr.
Marcus Benjamin ; "Frederic Wolters Huidekoper," by
Mr. Frederic Louis Huidekoper.
Historical Papers : "The Colonial Boundaries of Mary
land and Virginia," by Maj. Gilbert Thompson; "An
American Sea Captain of Colonial Times," by Francis
Asbury Roe, Rear-Admirel, U. S. N.; "Historical Mili
tary Powder-Horns," by Gilbert Thompson ; "Historical
Address at Dedication of the Braddock Boulder, Novem
ber 10, 1907," by Dr. Marcus Benjamin; "Col. Joseph
Belt," by Mr. Caleb Clarke Magruder, jr.; "Historical
Address at Dedication of the Colonel Ninian Beall Boul
der, October 30, 1910," by Mr. Caleb Clarke Magruder, jr.