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Prepared for the Society by Dr. A. C. PEALE, the Registrar, and edited by Dr. MARCUS BENJAMIN, the Deputy-Governor under the direction of the following Committee on Publication:
THOMAS HYDE, Chairman; A. C. PEALE, A. HOWARD CLARK, MARCUS BENJAMIN, FRANK B. SMITH.
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Officers, Gentlemen of the Council, and Standing Committees. Governor, -
THOMAS HYDE. Deputy-Governor, MARCUS BENJAMIN, Ph. D. Lieutenant-Governor, WILLIAM VAN ZANDT COX.
Secretary, FRANK BIRGE SMITH, (1632 Riggs Place.)
Treasurer. JOHN WILLIAM HENRY, (1315 F Street.)
Registrar. ALBERT CHARLES PEALE, M. D.
Historian, GILBERT THOMPSON.
Chaplain, REV. CALEB ROCHFORD STETSON.
Chancellor, LEONARD HUNTRESS DYER.
Surgeon. HENRY LOWRY EMILIUS JOHNSON, M. D.
Gentlemen of the Council. (Term expires December, 1904.)
GEORGE COLTON MAYNARD, FREDERIC WOLTERS HUIDEKOPER, THOMAS BLAGDEN. (Term expires December, 1905.)
GEORGE WASHINGTON NEALE CURTIS, M. D., JOHN DEWHURST PATTEN,
JOB BARNARD. (Term expires December, 1906.) ALONZO HOWARD CLARK, SAMUEL WALTER WOODWARD.
ZEBINA MOSES.
Committee on Membership. ALBERT CHARLES PEALE, M. D., Chairman, ROBERT CONNELL, JOSEPH CUYLER HARDIE, ROBERT ATWATER SMITH, IRA WARREN DENNISON, M. D. Committee on Historical Documents. GILBERT THOMPSON, Chairman, ALLEN RICHARDS BOYD, HENRY PETER RENOUF HOLT, JAMES BRAINERD TAYLOR TUPPER FRANK AUSTIN SWARTWOUT, M. D. Delegates to the General Assembly. WALTER WYMAN, ELISHA FRANCIS RIGGS, OSCAR FITZALAN LONG, WILLIAM BAKER THOMPSON, FREDERICK DENISON OWEN.
In Memoriam.
JAMES OWEN DORSEY, Ethnologist. Born, Balti- more, Maryland, October 31, 1848. Died, Washington City, February 4, 1895.
CHARLES ADDISON MANN, Lawyer. Born, Utica, New York, May 29, 1835. Died, Saint Paul, Minnesota, March 13, 1896.
WILLIAM HOLCOMB WEBSTER, Chief Examiner, U. S. Civil Service Commission. Born, Burlington, Con- necticut, January 24, 1839. Died, Washington City, March 23, 1896.
CHARLES HENRY BAKER, Chief Engineer, U. S. Navy. Born, Salem, Massachusetts, January 16, 1831. Died, Washington City, May 6, 1896.
GEORGE BROWN GOODE, Assistant-Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Born, New Albany, Indiana, February 13, 1851. Died, Washington City, September 6, 1896.
RICHARD WORSAM MEADE, Rear-Admiral (Re- tired), U. S. Navy. Born, New York City, October 9, 1837. Died, Washington City, May 4, 1897.
GARDINER GREENE HUBBARD, Lawyer. Born, Boston, Massachusetts, August 25, 1822. Died, Washing- ton City, December 11, 1897.
JAMES BOWEN JOHNSON, Secretary and Treasurer of Howard University, Washington City. Born, Royal Oak, Michigan, October 4, 1830. Died, Washington City, Jan- uary 10, 1899.
THEODORUS BAILEY MYERS MASON, Lieutenant- Commander (Retired), U. S. Navy. Born, New York City, May 8, 1848. Died, Saugerties, New York, October 15, 1899.
RICHARD NAPOLEON BATCHELDER, Brigadier- General and Quartermaster-General (Retired), U. S. Army. Born, Meredith, New Hampshire, July 27, 1832. Died, Washington City, January 4, 1901.
WILLIAM HERMAN WILHELM, Captain, U. S. Army. Born, Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1867. Killed in Battle near Lipa, Philippine Islands, June 10, 190I.
CHARLES FREDERICK TIFFANY BEALE, Lawyer. Born, Kinderhook, New York, June 15, 1857. Died, Port Kent, New York, September 1, 1901.
FRANCIS ASBURY ROE, Rear-Admiral (Retired), U. S. Navy. Born, Elmira, New York, October 4, 1823. Died, Washington City, December 28, 1901.
JAMES CUSHING MERRILL, M. D., Surgeon, U. S. Army. Born, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 26, 1853. Died, Washington City, October 27, 1902.
GEORGE FRANKLIN APPLEBY, Lawyer. Born, Washington City, March 20, 1844. Died, Washington City, April 30, 1903.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS, Curator, U. S. National Museum. Born, Goochland County, Virginia, May 17, 1852. Died, New York City, August 11, 1903.
Officers
Officers of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia from its organization to the present:
GOVERNORS.
Elected.
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Retired.
1893 FRANCIS ASBURY ROE
1894
1894 WALTER WYMAN 1895
1895 GARDINER GREENE HUBBARD 1897
1897 CHARLES FREDERICK TIFFANY BEALE
1899
1899 GEORGE COLTON MAYNARD 1900
1900
FREDERICK WOLTERS HUIDEKOPER
1901
190I
WILLIAM BAKER THOMPSON
1903
1903 THOMAS HYDE
DEPUTY-GOVERNORS.
Elected.
Retired.
1893
CHARLES EDWARD COON
1894
1894
WALTER WYMAN
1894
1894
OSCAR FITZALAN LONG 1896
1896 JAMES HORATIO WATMOUGH
1896
1897
RICHARD WORSAM MEADE
1897
1897
CHARLES FREDERICK TIFFANY BEALE
1897
1897 GEORGE COLTON MAYNARD 1899
1899
FREDERICK WOLTERS HUIDEKOPER
1900
1900 JAMES MILTON FLINT
1901
1901
THOMAS HYDE
1903
1903
MARCUS BENJAMIN
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LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS.
Elected.
Retired.
1893 JAMES HORATIO WATMOUGH
1894
1894
GEORGE BROWN GOODE 1896
1896
CHARLES FREDERICK TIFFANY BEALE
1897
1897 GEORGE COLTON MAYNARD
1897
1897
WALTER WYMAN
1898
1898
RICHARD NAPOLEON BATCHELDER
1899
1899
RICHARD GRAHAM DAVENPORT
1900
1900
JAMES CUYLER HARDIE
1900
1900 WILLIAM BAKER THOMPSON
1901
1901
MARCUS BENJAMIN
1903
1903
WILLIAM VAN ZANDT COX
SECRETARIES.
Elected.
Retired.
1893
RICHARD GRAHAM DAVENPORT
1893
1893
OSCAR FITZALAN LONG 1894
1894 JAMES CUYLER HARDIE
1900
1900
HARRY WESTON VAN DYKE
1901
1901
FRANK BIRGE SMITH
DEPUTY-SECRETARIES .*
Elected.
Retired.
1894
JAMES CUYLER HARDIE
1894
1894
JOHN WILLIAM HENRY
1895
1895 WILLIAM EDWARD HORTON
1897
1897 THOMAS BLAGDEN
1897
1897 HENRY GREENWAY KEMP
1898
1898
HENRY WESTON VAN DYKE
1900
1900
THOMAS BLAGDEN
1902
*This office is not provided for in the present constitution.
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TREASURERS.
Elected.
Retired.
1893 JOSEPH FREDERICK BATCHELDER
1895
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1895 JOHN WILLIAM HENRY
REGISTRARS.
Elected.
Retired.
1893 ALBERT CHARLES PEALE
1894
1894 CALVIN DUVALL COWLES
1895
1895 FRANK BIRGE SMITH
1899
1899 ALBERT CHARLES PEALE
HISTORIANS.
Elected.
Retired.
1893
SAMUEL MOORE SHUTE
1893
1893
ALONZO HOWARD CLARK
1897
1897
MARCUS BENJAMIN
1900
1900
GILBERT THOMPSON
CHAPLAINS.
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Elected.
Retired.
1893
REV. JAMES OWEN DORSEY
1895
1895
REV. SAMUEL MOORE SHUTE
1897
1897
REV. ARNOLD HARRIS HORD
1899
1899
REV. CALEB ROCHFORD STETSON
CHANCELLORS.
Elected.
Retired.
1893
ARCHIBALD HOPKINS
1894
1894
EDWARD AUGUSTUS MOSELEY
1897
1897
WILLIAM PARK METCALF
1898
1898 ROBERT STRETTLE JONES FISHER
1900
1900 HENRY ALBERT SEYMOUR
1901
1901
HENRY WESTON VAN DYKE
1902
1902
WILLIAM PARK METCALF
1903
1903
LEONARD HUNTRESS DYER
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SURGEONS.
Elected.
Retired.
1894 DR. ALBERT CHARLES PEALE
1897
1897
DR. IRA WARREN DENNISON
1899
1899 DR. JOSEPH TABER JOHNSON
1900
1900 DR. GEORGE WASHINGTON NEALE CUSTIS
1901
190I DR. JAMES CUSHING MERRILL
1902
1902
DR. GEORGE TULLY VAUGHAN
1903
1903
DR. HENRY LOWRY EMILIUS JOHNSON
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CONSTITUTION ADOPTED MAY 13, 1902.
ARTICLE I.
Name.
The name of this Society shall be the "SOCIETY OF COL- ONIAL WARS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA."
This Society recognizes the authority of the General Society of Colonial Wars and will obey all its proper regu- lations which are applicable to this Society.
ARTICLE II. Objects.
The objects of this Society are to aid in preparing and publishing a correct history of the American Colonies now included in the territory belonging to the United States, from the Settlement of Jamestown, Va., May 13, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775; to commemorate the important events of that period; to perpetuate the mem- ory of the men who in military, naval, and civil positions of trust and responsibility, by their acts and counsel, assisted in the establishment, defence, and preservation of the said Amer- ican colonies; and to promote a spirit of loyalty and patriotic devotion to the nation which they founded.
ARTICLE III. Membership.
TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY.
SECTION I .- Any male person shall be eligible to mem- bership who is above the age of twenty-one years, of moral
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character and good reputation, and who is lineally descended from an ancestor :.
(1) Who served as a military, naval, or marine 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 par- ticipated with those of the said Colonies in any wars in which the said Colonies were engaged or in which they ยท enrolled men, during said colonial period.
(2) Who held office in any of the Colonies between the dates above mentioned, either as
(a) President, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Mem- ber of the King's Council, County-Lieutenant, or Member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia.
(b) Governor-General, Governor, Lieutenant or Act- ing Governor, President, Assistant, Member of the Gov- ernor's Council, Deputy or Representative in the General Court, in the Colonies of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Connec- ticut, New Haven, Maine, Providence Plantation or Rhode Island, or New Hampshire; as President of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, or as one of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England.
(c) Director-General, Vice-Director-General, Governor or Deputy-Governor, Member of the Council or of the Landtag of the Colony of New Netherlands, or of the Dutch Colony on the Delaware.
(d) Palatine, Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy-Gov- ernor, Lieutenant-Governor or President, Member of the Council, Member of the Lower House or of the Assembly of the Colonies of Maryland or of the Carolinas.
(e) Governor, Lieutenant or Acting Governor, Mem- ber of the Council or of the Colonial Assembly in the Colony of New York.
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(f) Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy-Governor, Mem- ber of the King's Council, Deputy to the Provincial Assem- bly, in the Provinces at East Jersey, West Jersey, or New Jersey.
(g) Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy or Lieutenant- Governor, Member of the Provincial Council or Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, or Member of the Assem- bly of the Territories of Delaware.
(h) Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, President, Vice- President, Member of the Council or of the Provincial Assembly of the Colony of Georgia.
(i) Governor-General, Captain-General or Lord Lieu- tenant of the British Colonies in North America now included in the territory belonging to the United States.
Fees and Dues.
SECTION 2 .- The admission fee shall be ten dollars. The annual dues shall be five dollars for each calendar year, payable in advance. Members admitted during the first half of any calendar year shall pay the full amount of the annual dues; those admitted during the second half of any calen- dar year shall pay one-half the annual dues.
Upon payment at one time of one hundred dollars, any member in good standing and not indebted to the Society, may be elected to life membership and thereafter be exempt from the payment of all regular dues.
Admissions.
SECTION 3 .- Applications for membership shall be made in writing on duplicate forms prescribed and furnished by the Society, and shall give the name, place, and date of birth, occupation and residence of the applicant, his line of descent,
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and the name, residence and service of the ancestor from whom he derives eligibility, with proof of such service. The applicant shall make oath that the statements of his applica- tion are correct and true; that he will use his best efforts to promote the objects of the Society and will conform to all its regulations, and, if a citizens of the United States, that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and he shall state under oath whether he has ever made applica- tion for admission to any other Society of the Colonial Wars.
No person who has applied for admission to any other Society of Colonial Wars and has not been accepted shall be admitted to membership in this Society, except upon approval by the Society to which his application was first made.
Each application shall be endorsed by two members of this Society who shall certify that they know the applicant to be worthy of membership, and it shall be accompanied by the initiation fee.
Applications shall be filed with the Secretary and be referred by that officer to the Committee on Membership. If approved by that Committee it shall be forwarded to the Registrar, and, when verified by him, it shall be returned to the Secretary to be laid before the Society. A two-thirds vote by ballot of all members present at a meeting of the Society shall be required to elect an applicant to member- ship. If any applicant fails of election the initiation fee shall be immediately returned to him and the papers shall be retained by the Society and placed in the files of the Reg- istrar's office. One copy of every application for member- ship after having been accepted by the Society, shall be sent by the Registrar to the Registrar General.
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Resignations.
SECTION 4. The resignation of any member presented in writing may be accepted by a two-thirds vote at any meeting of the Society, provided such member is in good standing.
Suspension and Expulsion.
SECTION 5. Any member for conduct inconsistent with the character of a gentleman and a man of honor, or with his obligations to the Society, or for other grave cause, may be suspended or expelled from the Society, but no member shall be suspended or expelled unless written charges against him be presented to the Council. It shall be the duty of the Governor to file, with the Council, charges against any member of this Society if it becomes known to him that such member has violated any of the rules of the Society which might render him subject to investigation therefor. The Council shall give reasonable notice of such charges and afford the member opportunity to answer and refute them. The Council after due investigation may recommend to the Society the suspension or expulsion of the member and the Society shall have authority to suspend or expel him by a majority vote of the members present at any meeting of the Society. (Any member who shall be suspended shall imme- diately return his diploma, certificate of membership, and insignia, to the Registrar to be held during such suspension.)
The Society shall have power to drop from the rolls the name of any member two years or more in arrears for dues who shall fail, after proper notice, to pay the same within sixty days, and on being dropped his membership shall cease, but he may be restored to membership by two-thirds vote of the Society, at any time upon his written application, approved by the Committee on Membership, and the pay-
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ment of all sums that would have been charged against him had he not been dropped from the rolls. Any person expelled from the Society or dropped from the rolls shall forfeit all right to a diploma, certificate, and insignia and shall imme- diately return them to the Society. The Treasurer shall refund to him the amount paid for his insignia.
Transfers.
SECTION 6. No member of this Society shall be transferred to any other State Society, and no member of any other State Society shall be received by transfer to this Society, who is not in good standing and whose dues are not paid up to the date of such transfer.
A member of any other State Society desiring to be trans- ferred to this Society shall file, with the Secretary, a written application accompanied with a certified copy of the original application on which he was admitted to the Society, and a certificate that he is in good standing and that his dues are fully paid. Such application shall be passed upon by the Membership Committee and Registrar before the applicant is admitted.
A member of this Society desiring to be transferred to any other Society may be required by the Registrar, to pay the cost of making the requisite copy of his application.
ARTICLE IV.
Meetings.
The regular annual meeting of the Society shall be held on the first Tuesday in December, of each year. Special meetings may be called by the Governor whenever he deems it necessary, and it shall be his duty to call such meetings
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upon the written request of five members of the Society. Nine members shall constitute a quorum of the Society at all its meetings.
Meetings of the Council shall be held whenever directed by the Society or the Chairman deems it necessary and it shall be the duty of the Chairman to call a meeting upon the written request of three members of the Council. Five members shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Council.
Not less than five days' notice of all regular meetings of the Society and Council shall be given.
No other meetings of the Society or the Council shall be held without reasonable notice to all members of the respec- tive bodies.
ARTICLE V.
Officers.
SECTION I. The officers of this Society shall be a Gov- ernor, Deputy-Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Historian, Chaplain, Chancellor, and Surgeon, who shall hold office for one year, commencing upon the adjournment of the annual meeting at which they are elected, or until their successors are duly elected, and qualified. These officers shall be ex officio, members of the Council, and the Governor shall be Chairman thereof.
The Council.
SECTION 2. There shall be a Council consisting of the offi- cers named in Article V, Section 1, and nine additional mem- bers to be called "Gentlemen of the Council." Three Gen-
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tlemen of the Council shall be elected at each annual meeting and their term of office shall be three years.
Under the authority and by the direction of the Society the Council shall have general care of the interests and affairs of the Society and shall attend to such matters as may be committed to it.
Delegates to the General Assembly.
SECTION 3. Five delegates to the meetings of the General Society shall be nominated and elected annually at the same time, in the same manner and for the same term as the gen- eral officers of this Society.
Nomination of Officers.
SECTION 4. A Nominating Committee, to be chosen by the Council at a regularly-appointed meeting, not less than thirty days before the date of the annual meeting, shall nom- inate candidates for the offices provided for by this Consti- tution and, within ten days after its appointment, shall report the names of such nominees to the Secretary, who shall, not less than five days before the date of the annual meeting, communicate the names of the candidates to all members of the Society. All members of the Society shall have the right to make other nominations for any office in open meeting.
No member who is in arrears for more than one year's dues shall be nominated or elected to any office in this Society.
Election of Officers.
SECTION 5. The officers provided for by this Constitution shall be elected, by ballot, by a majority vote at the regular annual meeting of the Society.
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ARTICLE VI.
The Governor.
The Governor shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Society, under its direction, and shall preside at all meetings. He shall be, ex officio, Chairman of the Council. In the absence or disability of the Governor, the Deputy- Governor or the Lieutenant-Governor, in the order named, shall perform the duties of the office.
ARTICLE VII.
The Secretary.
The Secretary shall keep accurate records of the proceed- ings of all meetings of the Society and of the Council, sep- arately, issue notices, conduct the correspondence and attend to such other duties as may be assigned to him. He shall be the custodian of the seal, and of all records and archives belonging to the Society, other than those lodged with the Registrar. He shall make written reports at each annual meeting and at such other times as may be directed.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall receive and disburse the funds of the Society, keep accurate accounts of the same, and report to the Society at the regular annual meeting and at such other times as may be directed. The funds of the Society shall be deposited in the name of the Society, in a bank to be desig- nated by the Council, and disbursements shall be made only upon authority of the Society and upon vouchers approved
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by the Governor and the Secretary. The Treasurer shall report to the Council, for action, the names of all members in arrears for dues-for two years or more.
ARTICLE IX.
The Registrar.
The Registrar shall keep a correct record of the mem- bers and officers of the Society, showing all admissions, elec- tions, and changes; he shall be the custodian of all proofs of membership qualifications, and all the historical and genea- logical books, papers, manuscripts, etc., belonging to the Society, and shall prepare copies of such documents as the owners thereof may not be willing to deposit with the Society. He shall verify all statements of genealogical descent and service of ancestors that may be made in appli- . cations for membership and endorse his conclusions on the application.
He shall attend to matters connected with the issuance of diplomas, certificates of membership, and insignia, and keep full records of the same.
ARTICLE X.
Historian.
The Historian shall keep a record of the historical and commemorative meetings of the Society and prepare for pub- lication such addresses and other documents as the Society shall order published. He shall submit at each annual meet- ing a list of the names of members who may have died dur- ing the year, with biographical memoirs.
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ARTICLE XI.
Chancellor.
The Chancellor shall be a lawyer duly admitted to the bar, and it shall be his duty to give legal opinions on mat- ters affecting the Society when called upon by the Governor.
ARTICLE XII.
Chaplain.
The Chaplain shall be a clergyman and it shall be his duty to officiate when called upon by the Governor.
ARTICLE XIII.
Surgeon.
The Surgeon shall be a physician in good standing, and it shall be his duty to give professional advice when called upon by the Governor.
ARTICLE XIV.
Committee on Membership.
The Committee on Membership shall consist of five mem- bers to be elected annually by the Society, one of whom shall be the Registrar, who shall be the Chairman of the Com- mittee. The Committee shall examine applications for mem- bership, carefully consider all questions relating to the eligi- bility and acceptability of the applicant and endorse its approval or disapproval upon the application, and forward it to the Registrar.
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ARTICLE XV.
Committee on Historical Documents.
The Committee on Historical Documents and Records shall consist of five members to be elected annually. The Committee shall collect such documents, records, and relics as relate to the American Colonial period and especially those pertaining to the Colonies of Virginia and Maryland. It shall deliver the same into the possession of the Society. It shall make search and record the character and place of such material, when the originals cannot be obtained. It shall make an annual report.
ARTICLE XVI.
Seal.
The seal of the Society of the Colonial Wars in the Dis- trict of Columbia shall be
Upon a shield azure, a Puritan, habited, grasping in his dexter hand a match-lock in pale, stock downwards or, The whole surrounded by an oval ribbon, gules, inscribed with the legend,
Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia 1607-1775, or,
Beneath the shield a cutlass, and stone tomahawk in sal- tire, proper.
ARTICLE XVII.
Flag.
The flag shall consist of the red cross of Saint George on a white field bearing in the center the seal of the Society in the District of Columbia.
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ARTICLE XVIII.
Insignia.
The insignia shall be a star of nine points, as adopted by the General Society. It shall be worn by the members on all occasions when they assemble as such for any stated pur- pose 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 General Officers or Officers of a State Society, may wear the insignia with three jewels in the crown and suspended from a regulation ribbon around the neck. Members who are or have been Governors, Deputy-Governors, or Lieutenant-Governors of State Socie- ties, or officers of the General Society, may in addition to the insignia so suspended, wear a ribbon of the Society's colors, three and one-half inches in width, extending from the right shoulder to the left hip, for State officers, worn under, and for General officers, worn over the waistcoat.
The insignia shall never be worn as an article of jewelry. No member shall receive more than one insignia, except to replace one lost, proof of which must be satisfactorily estab- lished and the new one paid for.
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