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Year Book
THE SOCIETY OF
COLONIAL WARS
U
IN THE
Commonwealth of Kentucky
1917
To which is added a Calendar of the Warrants
for Land in Kentucky, Granted for
Services in the French
and Indian War
Published by the Society
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CHARTER
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Kentucky
New York, December 20, 1895.
To MESSRS. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, ALEXANDER McCOMB
WETHERILL, DAVID MAY JONES, WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY,
BENJAMIN LaBREE, JOHN FRANKLIN LEWIS, CHARLES
JULIAN CLARKE GRANT, CARY HARRISON BACON, AND
CHARLES HENRY TODD.
Gentlemen-I have the honor to inform you that at a meeting of
the General Council of this Society, held at the office of the New York
Society, December 19th, your petition to organize the Society of
Colonial Wars in the State of Kentucky, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the General Constitution, was granted.
I am, sirs, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
HOWLAND PELL,
Secretary General.
Attest:
FREDERIC J. DE PEYSTER,
Governor General.
OFFICERS
Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth
of Kentucky
1916-1917
DR. EDGAR ERSKINE HUME ........... ................ Frankfort
First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Army,
Governor.
JUDGE ARTHUR PETER ................................. Louisville
Deputy-Governor.
MR. ALEX GALT ROBINSON ............ ................. Louisville
Lieutenant-Governor.
MR. GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD ............................ Louisville
Secretary.
MR. MARVIN HARRISON LEWIS ......... ............... Louisville
Treasurer.
MR. GEORGE HALL WILSON ............................. Louisville
Registrar.
THE RIGHT REVEREND LEWIS WILLIAM BURTON ..... Lexington
Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington,
Chaplain.
DR. JAMES WHITE BRUCE ........ ...................... Louisville
First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, Kentucky National Guard,
Surgeon.
Gentlemen of the Council.
Term expires 1917
Term expires 1918
Term expires 1919
MR. SAMUEL THRUSTON BALLARD ........ Louisville
MR. EDMUND FRANCIS TRABUE ..... ...... Louisville
tMR. ALEX GALT RoBINsON .............. Louisville
I DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD ............. Owensboro
JUDGE SAMUEL MACKAY WILSON ........ Lexington
t DR. DAVID CuMMINS MORTON ............ Louisville
MR. ROGERS CLARK BALLARD THRUSTON... Louisville
MR. JOHN DELAWARE OTTER .Louisville
MR. FRANCIS MCKELDIN GETTYs .. Louisville
ROLL OF PAST OFFICERS
Elected at the First General Court, Held
January 27, 1896.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Governor.
CAPT. ALEXANDER MCCOMB WETHERILL, U. S. A., Deputy Governor.
JOHN FRANKLIN LEWIS, Lieutenant Governor.
WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY, Secretary.
CARY HARRISON BACON, Treasurer.
CHARLES JULIAN CLARKE GRANT, Registrar.
ANDERSON CHENAULT QUISENDBERRY, Historian.
Elected at the Second General Court, Held
January 8, 1897.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Governor.
JOHN FRANKLIN LEWIS, Deputy-Governor.
DANIEL LINN GOOCH, Lieutenant-Governor.
CARY HARRISON BACON, Treasurer.
CHARLES JULIAN CLARKE GRANT, Registrar.
WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY, Secretary.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Historian.
DR. HERVEY MCDOWELL, Surgeon.
Elected at the Third General Court, Held
May 13, 1898.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Governor.
PAUL CAINE, Deputy-Governor.
DANIEL LINK GOOCH, Lieutenant-Governor.
CARY HARRISON BACON, Treasurer.
CHARLES JULIAN CLARKE GRANT, Registrar.
WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY, Secretary.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Historian.
DR. HERVEY MCDOWELL, Surgeon.
The Society of Colonial Wars.
Elected at the Fourth General Court, Held
April 29, 1899.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Governor.
PAUL CAINE, Deputy-Governor.
DANIEL LIN:N GOOCH, Lieutenant-Governor.
CARY HARRISON BACON, Treasurer.
CHARLES JULIAN CLARKE GRANT, Registrar.
WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY, Secretary.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Historian.
DR. HERVEY MCDOWELL, Surgeon.
Elected at the Fifth General Court, Held
January 17, 1900.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Governor.
PAUL CAINE, Deputy-Governor.
WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY, Lieutenant-Governor.
CARY HARRISON BACON, Treasurer.
MATTHEW LOVE AKERS, Secretary.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Historian.
DR. HERVEY MCDOWELL, Surgeon.
Elected at the Sixth General Court, Held
December 19, 1900.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Governor.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Deputy-Governor.
PAUL CAINE, Lieutenant-Governor.
LEONARD BACON, Secretary.
CARY HARRISON BACON, Treasurer.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Registrar.
BENJAMIN LABREE, Historian.
DR. HERVEY MCDOWELL, Surgeon.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
Elected at the Seventh General Court, Held
December 19, 1901.
WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY, Governor.
GEORGE DAVIDSON TODD, Deputy-Governor.
PAUL CAIMNE, Lieutenant-Governor.
LEONARD BACON, Secretary.
CARY HARRISON BACON, Treasurer.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Treasurer. Elected March 28,1902.
BENJAmIN LABREE, Registrar.
CHARLES BONNYCASTLE ROBINSON, Historian.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Surgeon.
REv. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
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Roll of Past Officers.
Elected at the Eighth General Court, Held
December 19, 1902.
WILLIAM LAFON HALSEY, Governor.
GEORGE DAVIDSON TODD, Deputy-Governor.
CHARLES BONNYCASTLE ROBIqSoN, Lieutenant-Governor.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Secretary.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Treasurer.
BENJAMIN LABREE, Registrar.
JOHN CALVIN LEWIS, Historian.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Surgeon.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
Elected at the Ninth General Court, Held
December 19, 1903.
GEORGE DAVIDSON TODD, Governor.
GEORGE GRIFFITH FETTER, Deputy-Governor.
ALBAN OLIVER GOSHORN, Lieutenant-Governor.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Secretary.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Treasurer.
BENJAMIN LABREE, Registrar.
CHARLES BONNYCASTLE ROBI:NSON, Historian.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Surgeon.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
Elected at the Tenth General Court, Held
December 19, 1904.
GEORGE DAVIDSON TODD, Governor.
DANIEL LINN GoocH, Deputy-Governor.
ALBAN OLIVER GOSHORN, Lieutenant-Governor.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Secretary.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Treasurer.
BENJAMIN LABREE, Registrar.
JOSEPH ADGER STEWART, Historian.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Surgeon.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
Elected at the Eleventh General Court, Held
December 19, 1905.
GEORGE GRIFFITH FETTER, Governor.
JOSEPH ADGER STEWART, Deputy-Governor.
WILLIAM LAFoN HALSEY, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEOBGE TWYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Historian.
BENJAMIN LABREE, Registrar.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Surgeon.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
The Society of Colonial Wars.
Elected at the Twelfth General Court, Held
December 20, 1906.
JOSEPH 0DGER STEWART, Governor.
ALVAH LAMAR TERRY, Deputy-Governor.
JOHN CALVIN LEWIS, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Historian.
CHARLES BON-NYCASTLE ROBINSON, Registrar.
DR. THOMAS PAGE GRANT, Surgeon.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
Elected at the Thirteenth General Court, Held
December 19, 1907.
ALVAH LAMAR TERRY, Governor.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Deputy-Governor.
ROGERS CLARK BALLARD THRUSTON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Treasurer.
BENJAmIN LABREE, Registrar.
CHARLES BONNYCASTLE ROBINSON, Historian.
DR. GEORGE LAUGHTON POPE, Surgeon.
THE RT. REV. LEWIS WILLIAM BURTON, Chaplain.
Elected at the Fourteenth General Court, Held
December 19, 1908.
ALVAH LAMAR TERRY, Governor.
ROGERS CLARK BALLARD THRUSTON, Deputy-Governor.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Lteutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
DR. GEORGE LAUGHTON POPE, Surgeon.
RT. REV. LEWIS WILLIAM BURTOx, Chaplain.
Elected at the Fifteenth General Court, Held
December 20, 1909.
ROGERS CLARK BALLARD THRUSTON, Governor.
JOHN BOND ATKINSON, Deputy-Governor.
GEORGE LEE BuRTON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TWYMAX WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
DR. GEORGE LAUGHTON POPE, Surgeon.
THE RT. REV. LEWIS WILLIAM BuRTON, Chaplain.
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Roll of Past Officers.
Elected at the Sixteenth General Court, Held
December 19, 1910.
ROGERS CLARK BALLARD THRUSTON, Governor.
JOHN BOND ATKINSON, Deputy-Governor.
GEORGE LEE BURTON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TwY3MAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
DR. GEORGE LAUGHTON POPE, Surgeon.
THE RT. REV. LEWIS WILLIAM BURTON, Chaplain.
Elected at the Seventeenth General Court, Held
January 23, 1912.
SAMUEL THRtUSTON BMLLARD, Governor.
GILMER SPEED ADAMS, Deputy-Governor.
GEORGE LEE BURTON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TwV MA N WOOD, Deputy Go-ernor-General.
GEORGE TwYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON- HOGE, Chaplain.
DR. CHARLES HENRY TODD, Surgeon.
Elected at the Eighteenth General Court, Held
December 19, 1912.
SAMUEL THRUSTON BALLARD, Governor.
GILMER SPEED ADAMS, Deputy-Governor.
GEORGE LEE BURTON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TwYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
REV. DR. PEYTON HARRISON HOGE, Chaplain.
DR. DAVID CUMMINYS MORTON, Surgeon.
Elected at the Nineteenth General Court, Held
December 19, 1913.
GILMER SPEED ADAMS, Governor.
GEORGE LEE BURTON, Deputy-Governor.
ALEX GALT ROBINSON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TW'YMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
THE RT. REV. LEWVIS WILLIAM BURTON, Chaplain.
DR. DAVID CUMMINS MORTON, Surgeon.
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Elected at the Twentieth General Court, Held
December 19, 1914.
GILMER SPEED ADAMS, Governor.
GEORGE LEE BURTON, Deputy-Governor.
ALxX GALT ROBINSON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
THE RT. REV. LEWIS WILLIAM BURTON, Chaplain.
DR. DAVID CUMMINS MORTON, Surgeon.
Elected at the Twenty-first General Court, Held
December 19, 1915.
DR. EDGAR ERSKINE HUME, U. S. A., Governor.
HON. ARTHUR PETER, Deputy-Governor.
ALEX GALT ROBINSON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
JOHN DELAWARE OTTER, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
THE RT. REV. LEWIS WILLIAM BURTON, Chaplain.
DR. JAMES WHITE BRUCE, KY. N. G., Surgeon.
Elected at the Twenty-second General Court, Held
January 19, 1917.
DR. EDGAR ERSKINE HUME, U. S. A., Governor.
HoN. ARTHUR PETER, Deputy-Governor.
ALEX GALT ROBINSON, Lieutenant-Governor.
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD, Secretary.
MARVIN HARRISON- LEwIS, Treasurer.
GEORGE HALL WILSON, Registrar.
THE RT. REV. LEWIS WILLIAM BURTON, Chaplain.
DR. JAMES WHITE BRUCE, Ky. N. G., Surgeon.
Deputy Governors General for the Kentucky Society
Have Been:
DAVID MAY JONES ...................................... 1896 to 1902
DANIEL LINN GOOCH ..................................... 1902 to 1908
GEORGE TWYMAN WOOD .................................. 1908 to ....
OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF
COLONIAL WARS.
(Elected June 26th, 1915.)
Honorary Governor General
MR. HOWLAND PELL ................. 31 Nassau Street, New York
Governor General
MR. RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER ....................
.......................... 133 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia
Vice-Governor General.
MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES FRANCIS ROE....................
......................... 35 East Thirty-seventh Street, New York
Secretary General
MR. JOHN LENORD MERRILL ...............................
....................... 517 Park Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey
Deputy Secretary General
MR. JOHN FRANCIS DANIELL .............. 759 Broadway, New York
Treasurer General
MR. WILLIAM MACPHERSON HORNER......................
................................. 423 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Deputy Treasurer General
MR. FRANCIS HOWARD WILLIAMS. .1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia
Registrar General
MR. GEORGE NORBURY MACKENZIE. . 1808 Park Avenue, Baltimore
Historian General
MR. FREDERICK DWIGHT ............... 43 Cedar Street, New York
Chaplain General
REVEREND CHARLES L. HUTCHINS, D. D...Concord, Massachusetts
Chancellor General
HONOURABLE HENRY STOCKBRIDGE ................... Baltimore
Surgeon General
DR. HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN .......... 91 Park Avenue, New York
DEPUTY GOVERNORS GENERAL
AND
SECRETARIES OF STATE SOCIETIES.
California.
COLONEL FREEMAN GOLDING TEED.........................
. ....... The Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, Cal.
WALTER K. FULLER, Secretary...............................
........... 5215 Citizens National Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Colorado.
JOHN WRIGHT BARROWS, Acting Secretary...................
. ....... Room 610, Ernest Crammer Bldg., Denver, Col.
Connecticut.
COLONEL LOUIS R. CHENEY .......... ............. Hartford, Conn.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL LUCIUS ALBERT BARBOUR, Secretary..
................................. ................ Hartford, Conn.
Delaware.
JOSEPH WILKINS COOCH ............................ Newark, Del.
CHRISTOPHER L. WARD, Secretary ..... Ford Bldg., Wilmington, Del.
District of Columbia.
WALTER C. CLEPHANE ............. 1521 H Street, Washington, D. C.
FREDERIC BULKELEY HYDE, Secretary .....................
........................ 1601 Nineteenth Street, Washington, D. C.
Georgia.
JOHN AVERY GERE CARSON ........................ Savannah, Ga.
HARRIS M. KING, Secretary .......................... Savannah, Ga.
Idaho.
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MARSHALL W. WOOD, U. S. A., Ret.,
Secretary for Organization ........................ Boise, Idaho
Illinois.
JOHN SMITH SARGENT ...... 115 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill.
SEYMOUR MORRIS, JR., Secretary............. .............
............................ 112 West Adams Street, Chicago, Ill.
Indiana.
WILLIAM B. WHEELOCK ....................................
......... ......1 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Ind.
STANLEY C. BROOKS, Secretary..--...........................
........................ 127 East Market Street, Indianapolis, Ind.
Iowa.
STEPHEN A. SWISHER ............................. Iowa City, Iowa
HENRY SPENCER MERRICK, Secretary .Ottumwa, Iowa
Deputy Governors General and Secretaries of State Societies. 13
Kentucky.
GEORGE T. WOOD ............. 417 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
GEORGE T. WOOD, Secretary .... 417 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
Maine.
FRITZ HERMAN JORDON ........................... Portland, Me.
PHILIP I. JONES, Secretary . 41 Exchange Street, Portland, Me.
Maryland.
J. APPLETON WILSON .........................................
.................. 800 Law Bldg., Courtland Street, Baltimore, Md.
MURRAY PEABODY BRUSH, Secretary........................
............................ 1019 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts.
JOSEPH CRAFTON MINOT ............................ Boston, Mass.
WALTER KENDALL WATKIND, Secretary .....................
................................ 1110 Tremont Bldg., Boston, Mass.
Michigan.
EDWARD WALDO PENDLETON.1100 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich.
WILLIAMS COOPER HARRIS, Secretary.......................
. ................ Wayne County Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Minnesota.
HON. ELI TORRANCE ............. ........ Minneapolis, Minn.
HERBERT MORTIMER TEMPLE, Secretary.............
. . Germania Life Insurance Building, St. Paul, Minn.
Missouri.
HON. JOHN B. WHITE ...... .... 1111 Long Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
HOBART BRINSMADE, Secretary..........................
.......................... 1701 Washington Avenue, St. Paul, Mo.
New Hampshire.
JOHN CALVIN THORNE ........................-.Concord, N. H.
WALTER WILLARD SIMMONS, Secretary.....................
............................... 102 Bay Street, Manchester, N. H.
New Jersey.
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX ......... ........... East Orange, N. J.
HORACE F. NIXON ................. 317 Market Street, Camden, N. J.
New York.
COLONEL WILLIAM WHITEHEAD LADD.................
.........................................20 Nassau Street, New York
FREDERICK DWIGHT, Secretary . 43 Cedar Street, New York
Ohio.
CHARLES THEODORE GREVE ........ 22 Carew Bldg., Cincinnati, 0.
MAGNUS A. TATE, Secretary-.. 19 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, 0.
Pennsylvania.
HON. S. DAVIS PAGE ........ West End Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
EDWARD S. SAYRES, Secretary ...............................
.......................... 217 S. Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Rhode Island.
HON. CHARLES DEAN KIMBALL ...........................
............... ...........459 Washington Street, Providence, R. I.
WILLIAM BATES GREENOUGH, Secretary.....................
........................ 32 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
Tennessee.
SAMUEL H. SHEIB, Secretary for Organization................
......................................... Hermitage Club, Tenn.
Vermont.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL STEPHEN P. JOCELYN, U. S. i, Ret....
........... 83 Summit Street, Burlington, Vt.
BYRON N. CLAR K, Secretary ......................... Burlington, Vt.
Virginia.
HON. RICHARD THOMAS WALKER DUKE, JR.... Charlottesville, Va.
RANDOLPH HOLLADAY, Secretary .................... Richmond, Va.
Washington.
COLONEL J. KENNEDY STOUT ................................
. Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C.
HIRAM B. FERRIS, Secretary ........................ Spokane, Wash.
Wisconsin.
WYMAN KNEELAND FLINT ........ 1ll Wells Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis.
OLIVER FREDERIC DWIGHT, Secretary........................
.................................. 341 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis.
HISTORY
The General Society of Colonial Wars was organized on May 9th
and 10th, 1893, in the Governor's Room, City Hall, New York, by dele-
gates from five states and the District of Columbia. A Constitution
was adopted on May 10, 1893, subject to the approval of a majority of
the delegates present at an adjourned meeting of the General Assembly,
and the General Officers were then elected. An adjourned meeting of
the General Assembly was held at the Hotel New Netherlands, New York,
on December 19, 1893, and the Constitution unanimously adopted. The
final session of the First General Assembly was held in the Congress
Hall, Philadelphia, May 7 and 8, 1896. Since this time the General
Assembly has met regularly every three years. The meeting in 1908 was
held at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, the General Society being the
guest of the Kentucky Society.
The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
was chartered by the General Society on December 19, 1895, the charter
members being Dr. Thomas Page Grant, Captain Alexander Macomb
Wetherill, Mr. David May Jones, Mr. William Lafon Halsey, Colonel
Benjamin LaBree, Mr. John Franklin Lewis, Mr. Charles Julian Clarke
Grant, Mr. Cary Harrison Bacon and Dr. Charles Henry Todd. On De-
cember 23, 1895, the members met at the residence of Dr. Thomas Page
Grant, the first Governor, formed an organization, adopted a Consti-
tution, and elected part of the officers, and, after a social session, ad-
journed to hold a General Court on January 8, 1896. The time for hold-
ing the annual General Court was fixed for May 13, the anniversary
of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. At this final session of the
first General Court the remainder of the officers were elected.
The date of the Annual General Court has since been changed and
the Society now meets on December 19 of each year, the anniversary
of the Great Swamp Fight. In the event of the day falling on Sunday,
the General Court meets on the Tuesday following.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I.
NAME OF THE SOCIETY.
This Society shall be known by the name of the "Society of
Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Kentucky." It recognizes the
authority of the "General Society of Colonial Wars," and all its pro-
ceedings shall be subject to the Constitution of said general Society.
ARTICLE II.
OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.
The Society of the Colonial Wars is instituted to perpetuate the
memory of the events of American Colonial history, and of the men
who, in military and naval service, and in civil positions of trust and
responsibility, by their acts or counsel, assisted in the establishment,
defense, and preservation of the American Colonies, and were in truth
the founders of the Nation. To this end it seeks to collect and pre-
serve manuscripts, rolls, relics, and records; to provide suitable com-
memorations or memorials of events in Colonial history, and to inspire
in its members the fraternal and partiotic spirit of their forefathers,
and in the community respect and reverence for those whose public
services made our freedom and unity possible.
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERSHIP.
Any man above the age of twenty-one years, of good moral char-
acter and reputation in the community, shall be eligible to membership
in this Society, provided that he is lineally descended in either male or
female line from an ancestor
(1) Who served as military or naval officer, or as a soldier, sailor
or marine, or as a privateersman under authority of the Colonies which
afterward formed the United States; or in the forces of Great Britain
which participated with those of the said colonies in any wars in which
the said Colonies were engaged, or in which they enrolled men, from
the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607, to the battle of Lexington,
April 19, 1775; or
(2) Who held office in any of the Colonies between the dates men-
tioned, either as
(a) Director General, Vice Director General, or member of the
Council, or legislative body in the Colony of New Netherlands;
(b) Governor, Lieutenant or Deputy Governor, Lord Proprietor,
member of the King's or Governor's Council, or legislative body in the
Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Dela-
ware;
(c) Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy Governor, or member of
the Council, or of the legislative body in Maryland and the Carolinas;
Constitution. 17
(d) Governor, Deputy Governor, Governor's Assistant, or Com-
missioner to the United Colonies of New England, or member of the
Council, body of assistants or legislative body in any of the New Eng-
land Colonies;
Provided, that descent from Deputies to the General Assembly who
performed no military service, shall not be available for entrance into
this Society, but may be used for supplementary proof of honorable
descent.
Inheritance of membership from a deceased member shall be by
primogeniture, but shall not be permitted unless the Council be satis-
fied that the heir is personally acceptable in regard to character and
reputation.
ARTICLE IV.
OFFICERS, GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES.
1. The officers of the Society shall be a Governor, a Deputy
Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Registrar,
an Historian, a Chaplain and a Surgeon. All of whom shall be elected
annually at the General Court, and they shall be ex-oficio members of
the Council.
2. There shall be nine gentlemen of the Council, who shall serve
for three years each. They shall be divided into three classes of three
each. The terms of one class of three shall expire at each General
Court.
3. The officers above named, with the nine gentlemen of the
Council of this Society, shall have the direction, control and manage-
ment of the funds, property, estate and business of the Society, and shall
fill any vacancies that may occur In any of its offices until the next
General Court of the Society.
4. There shall be elected at each General Court of the Society, to
serve for one year, or until their successors shall be elected, a Com-
mittee on Membership, to consist of five members of the Society; and
a Committee on the Collection of Historical Records and Documents,
which shall consist of five members of the Society.
5. The officers above named, together with three gentlemen of
the Council (to serve for three years) and the members of the standing
Committees, shall be elected at the General Court by ballot. A plurality
vote shall elect, and the said officers, gentlemen of the Council and
members of Committees shall hold their several positions for the terms
prescribed in this Constitution, or until their successors shall have
been elected.
ARTICLE V.
DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
At the General Court held in 1904, and every three years thereafter,
there shall be elected in the same manner as the officers are elected, five
delegates to the General Assembly, and five alternates to the same, who
shall hold their offices for three years, or until their successors shall
be elected. Any vacancies in their number shall be filled as directed
for other officers.
ARTICLE VI.
ELECnoN OF MEMBERS.
1. Membership is by invitation only. An invitation shall be
given only by the Council, who shall vote on each name by ballot, one
The Society of Colonial Wars.
adverse vote in five to cause rejection of the candidate. Gentlemen ac-
cepting the invitation will file preliminary applications, stating the
name, residence and services of the Colonial ancestors from whom their
eligibility is derived. Formal application papers must be subscribed
by the applicant and approved by two members of the Society over their
signatures. Applications shall be accompanied by proof of the eligibil-
ity and such applications and proof shall be referred to the Committee
on Membership, who shall carefully investigate the same and report at
the next meeting of the Council their recommendation thereon. Mem-
bers shall be elected by vote at a Council of the Society duly called, but
a negative vote of one in five of the ballots cast shall cause the rejection
of any candidate. Payment of the initiation fee and dues, and subscrip-
tion to the declaration contained in the Constitution of the Society
shall be a prerequisite of membership.
2. Every member shall declare upon honor that he will use his
best efforts to promote the purposes of the Society, and will observe the
Constitution and By-Laws of the same; and shall sign a declaration
that he will support the Constitution of the United States.
ARTICLE VII.
PURPOSIES.
At every meeting of the Council, the purposes and general welfare
of the Society shall be considered, and measures taken to promote and
secure them. No party political question of the day or existing contro-
versial religious subject shall be discussed or considered at any meeting
of the Society.
ARTICLE VIII.
CoMMEMoRATIoNs.
The Society shall celebrate yearly some martial event in Colonial
history as a festival day, and its members shall dine together at least
once a year.
ARTICLE IX.
INSIGNIA, DIPLOMA, SEAL, AND FLAG.
The Insignia and Diploma are those of the General Society.
INSIGNIA.
The Insignia of the Society shall consist of a badge pendant by a
gold crown and ring from a watered silk ribbon one inch and a half
wide, of red, bordered with white and edged with red. The badge shall
be surrounded by a laurel wreath in gold and shall consist of:
Obverse: A white enameled star of nine points bordered with red
enamel, having between each starpoint a shield displaying an emblem
of one of the nine original colonies; and, within a blue enameled garter
bearing the motto "Fortiter pro Patria," an Indian's head in gold
relievo.
Reverse: The star above described with gold edge, each shield be-
tween the points displaying a mullet, and in the center, within an
annulet of blue bearing the title, "Society of Colonial Wars, 1607-1776,"
the figure of a Colonial soldier in gold relievo. The reverse of the
crown of each Insignia shall bear an engraved number, corresponding
to that of the registered number of the member to whom such Insignia
has been issued.
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The Insignia shall be worn by the members on all occasions when
they assemble as such, for any stated purpose or celebration, and may
be worn on any occasion of ceremony. It shall be worn conspicuously
on the left breast. Members who are or have been officers of a State
Society, including Gentlemen of the Council, may wear the Insignia
with three jewels in the crown suspended from a regulation ribbon
around the neck. Members who are or have been officers of the General
Society may wear a sash (ribbon) of the Society's colors, three and one-
half inches in width, extending from the right shoulder to the left hip,
with the Insignia pendant at the intersection of its ends over the hip.
The Insignia shall be worn only as prescribed.
The undress Insignia shall be a rosette or button of the size now
in use, or a miniature size of the same, of red watered silk with white
thread edging, like the Insignia ribbon.
On ordinary occasions members may wear this rosette in the upper
buttonhole of left lapel of the coat, provided it be not used at the same
time with any other Insignia of the Society.
DIPLOMA.
The Diploma of the Society shall bear the following words:
GENERAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS.
To all whom it may concern:
Greeting: Know