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Society of Colonial Wars IN THE
State of New Jersey
YEAR BOOK
1911
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PROPERTY OF ORRA EUGENE MONNETTE
NUMBER
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LOANED TO SOCIETY, SONS OF THE REVOLUTION, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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Compiled by the Year Book Committee, CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER, Chairman, DR. WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, Registrar, 1909-191I, JOHN LENORD MERRILL, Secretary.
Necrology edited by
PROF. WILLIAM LIBBEY, Historian, 1906-1911.
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SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
HE Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey T was organized May 1, 1894; chartered by the General So- ciety of Colonial Wars May 8, 1894. First meeting of the Society to receive the charter and to elect officers, May 10, 1894. Incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey, July 26, 1894. Meeting on this day at the house of his Excellency, General Edward Burd Grubb, Edgewater Park, on the Delaware River, opposite the spot where Washington and Lafayette first met. The Second General Court was held at Newark, May 10, 1895. Re-incorporated under the Act of February 26, 1895. The Third General Court was held at the "Beechwood" Summit, May II, 1896. The Fourth General Court was held at the Somerset Inn, Bernardsville, May 10, 1897. The Fifth General Court was held at the Club House of the Morris County Golf Club, Morristown, May 10, 1898. The First Semi-Annual Court was held at the Elizabeth Town and Country Club, December 3, 1898. The Sixth General Court was held at the Princeton Inn, Princeton, May 19, 1899. The Second Semi-Annual Court was held at the Elizabeth Town and Country Club, Decem- ber 2, 1899. The Seventh General Court was held at the Elizabeth Town and Country Club, May 10, 1900. The Third Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, New York, No- vember 23, 1900. The Eighth General Court was held at the Princeton Inn, Princeton, May 20, 1901. The Fourth Semi-Annual Court was held
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at the University Club, New York, November 22, 1901. The Ninth General Court was held at the Princeton Inn, May 14, 1902. The Fifth Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, New York, November 21, 1902. The Tenth General Court was held at the Princeton Inn, Princeton, May 22, 1903. The Sixth Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, New York, November 21, 1903. The Eleventh General Court was held at the Laurel-in-the-Pines, Lakewood, May 13, 1904. The Seventh Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, November 19, 1904. The Twelfth General Court was held at the Laurel-in-the-Pines, Lakewood, May 11, 1905. The Eighth Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, New York, November 17, 1905. The Thirteenth General Court was held at the Laurel-in-the-Pines, May 11, 1906. The Ninth Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, New York, November 24, 1906. The Four- teenth General Court was held at the Laurel-in- the-Pines, Lakewood, May 3, 1907. The Tenth Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, New York, November 23, 1907. The Fif- teenth General Court was held at the Laurel-in- the-Pines, Lakewood, May 1, 1908. The Eleventh Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, November 21, 1908. The Sixteenth General Court was held at the Laurel-in-the-Pines, Lake- wood, May 7, 1909. The Twelfth Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, November 27, 1909. The Seventeenth General Court was held at the Laurel-in-the-Pines, Lakewood, May 6, 1910. The Thirteenth Semi-Annual Court was held at the University Club, November 26, 1910.
The Eighteenth General Court was held at the Laurel-in-the-Pines, Lakewood, May 5, 191I.
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BERGEN CELEBRATION.
The 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the village of Bergen (now part of Jersey City) in 1660 was the oc- casion of a celebration in that city, beginning on Sunday, October 16th, 1910, and lasting until Sunday, October 23rd, 1910, and centering in a large measure around the Bergen Reformed Church, of which the Reverend Cor- nelius Brett, D.D., the Chaplain of this society, is the pastor.
Tuesday, October 18th, 1910, was set apart for a con- gress of the ancestral and patriotic societies of New Jersey, held under the auspices of the SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. A special Com- mittee, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Brett, as Chairman, William Frederick Dix, Governor of the Society, Hon. Charles W. Parker, Professor William Libbey, Robert Munro Boyd, Jr., and John Lenord Merrill, the Secretary of the Society, planned and conducted the exercises of the day, which consisted of a reception at the Carteret Club at 11.30 A.M., luncheon at 12.30 P.M. in the parlors of the church, the hostesses being the Ladies Aid Society of the Church and resident lady members of the pa- triotic societies. At 2.30 P.M. the various societies as- sembled in the Fourth Regiment Armory under the leadership of Colonel William Libbey, as Marshal, and proceeded across Bergen Avenue to the Church, where the formal exercises took place. These consisted of a short address of welcome by the Hon. Charles Wolcott Parker, of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, responded to by His Excellency, the Governor of the Society, William Frederick Dix; invocation by the Rev. William Force Whitaker, D.D., of Elizabeth; speeches by the Governor of New Jersey, Hon. John Franklin Fort, and the Mayor of Jersey City, Hon. H. Otto Wittpenn, and a historical sketch by Dr. Brett, together with the singing of suitable patriotic hymns, the exercises concluding about 4.30 P.M.
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It is fitting to acknowledge at this time the courtesy and hospitality of the citizens of New Jersey, especially the members of the Carteret Club, who threw open their house for our use; of the officers of the Fourth Regiment who did the same with the Armory; and of the Bergen Reformed Church whose officers and members spared no pains to make the occasion a success and whose Pastor, Dr. Brett, was the efficient and successful moving spirit of the entire day.
SITE OF SOMERSET COURT HOUSE.
On Tuesday afternoon, November 15th, 1910, the Reformed Church of Franklin Park, some six miles south- west of New Brunswick, celebrated the bi-centennial of its organization and as this place was the site of the first court house of Somerset County, dating back to 1716, it was decided to instal a marking stone with bronze tablet upon the same date as the church celebration. A Committee, consisting of the Hon. Charles Wolcott Parker, Chairman, Dr. Henry A. Griffin, Prof. William Libbey and the Secretary, procured a handsome bronze tablet and in cooperation with a Committee of the Somer- set Historical Society, which located the site with ac- curacy and furnished and set the marking stone, completed the work in time to unveil the monument on the day mentioned, during an intermission in the church celebra- tion. (A photograph of the tablet is inserted in this book.)
Mr. A. V. D. Honeyman, of Plainfield, prepared an interesting address and a short programme had been arranged, but on account of the inclemency of the weather and the limited time available the exercises were very brief.
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SITE OFFIRST COURTHOUSE INSOMERSET COUNTY
ERECTED ATTHE PLACETHEN GLUED PIJPT IT SIX MILERUN 1737
ERECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WAPS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE SOMERSET COUNTY HISTORICALAD SOCIET 1900
OFFICERS, GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL, AND COMMITTEES.
Governor, HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER.
Deputy-Governor, PROF. WILLIAM LIBBEY, SC.D.
Lieutenant-Governor, HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, M.D. Secretary, JOHN LENORD MERRILL. 517 Park Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey.
Treasurer, W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS. 32 Llewellyn Road, Montclair.
Registrar, EDWARD EVERETT CLAPP.
Historian, ROBERT MUNRO BOYD, JR.
Chancellor, WILLIAM FORD UPSON.
Chaplain, REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D.
Surgeon, HENRY LEBER COIT, M.D.
GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL. Term expiring 1912.
FRANKLIN MURPHY, JR.
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PROF. CHARLES GREENE ROCKWOOD, JR. FARNHAM YARDLEY. Term expiring 1913. EDWARD OLMSTED. BENJAMIN SHEPARD. EDMUND LE BRETON GARDNER. Term expiring 1914. BRADFORD DARRACH. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG HALSEY. HON. WILLIAM FELLOWES MORGAN.
Committee on Membership.
PROF. WILLIAM LIBBEY, Chairman, EDWARD E. CLAPP, BENJAMIN SHEPARD, PROF. CHARLES G. ROCKWOOD, JR., HENRY H. TRUMAN, BAYARD STOCKTON, F. WALTER LAWRENCE.
Committee on Historical Documents.
WM. FREDERICK DIX, Chairman, ROBERT M. BOYD, JR., FARNHAM YARDLEY, GEORGE DE BENNEVILLE KEIM, EDMUND LE BRETON GARDNER, FRANKLIN MURPHY, JR., GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS.
Committee on Nominations.
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D., Chairman, EDWARD OLMSTED,
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FARNHAM YARDLEY, BRADFORD DARRACH, FRANKLAND BRIGGS, EDWARD H. BOOTH, JOHN LENORD MERRILL.
Delegates to the Triennial Assembly.
WM. GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
WM. FREDERICK DIX,
HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER, FARNHAM YARDLEY, HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, M.D. Alternates.
CAPT. EDWARD OLMSTED,
F. WALTER LAWRENCE, GEORGE R. HOWE,
GEORGE FALES BAKER, M.D.,
GEORGE DE BENNEVILLE KEIM.
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A LIST OF OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS OF THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
1894-1911. Governor.
GENERAL EDWARD BURD GRUBB,
1894-1900
EMORY MCCLINTOCK,
1900-1904
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN,
1904-1906
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1906-1909
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX,
1909-19II
HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER.
19II-
Deputy-Governor.
GENERAL WILLIAM SCUDDER STRYKER,
1894-1899
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN,
1899-1904
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1904-1906
JOEL FRANCIS FREEMAN,
1906-1909
GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS,
1909-19II
PROF. WILLIAM LIBBEY.
19II-
Lieutenant-Governor.
WALTER CHANDLER,
1894-1897
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN,
1897-1899
EMORY MCCLINTOCK,
1899-1900
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1900-1904
HON. FRANKLIN MURPHY,
1904-1906
PROF. CHARLES GREENE ROCKWOOD, PH.D.,
1906-1909
HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, LL.D., L.H.D.,
1909-19II
HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, M.D.
19II-
Secretary.
GEORGE ELLSWORTH KOUES,
1894-1898
JOHN EYERMAN, JOHN LENORD MERRILL.
1898-1909
1909-
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Treasurer.
WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN, GEORGE SANFORD WYLIE, CHARLES ARTHUR GREENE, W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS.
1894-1897
1897-1900
1900-1910
1910-
Registrar.
THE REV. FRANK L. HUMPHREYS, S.T.D.,
1894-1897
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1897-1900
GEORGE CHRISTIAN KOBBE,
1900-1905
WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX,
1905-1909
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1909-19II
EDWARD EVERETT CLAPP.
19II-
Historian.
HOWARD COGHILL,
1894-1897
REV. FRANK L. HUMPHREYS, S.T.D.,
1897-1899
REV. ASHBEL GREEN VERMILYE, D.D.,
1899-1903
CHARLTON T. LEWIS,
1903-1904
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1904-1906
PROF. WILLIAM LIBBEY, Sc.D.,
1906-19II
ROBERT MUNRO BOYD, JR.
19II-
Chaplain.
REV. ASHBEL GREEN VERMILYE, D.D.,
1894-1899
REV. PROF. CHARLES WOODRUFF SHIELDS, D.D., LL.D.,
1899-1904
REV. CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
1904-1906
REV. CHARLES HARRIS HAYES, D.D.,
1906-1910
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D.
1910-
Chancellor.
CLIFFORD STANLEY SIMS, 1894-1896
GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS,
1896-1909
HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER,
1909-19II
WILLIAM FORD UPSON.
19II-
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Surgeon.
WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER, M.D.,
1899-1904
GEORGE HERBERT RICHARDS, M.D., 1904-1907
HENRY LEBER COIT, M.D., 1907-1909
1909-19II
HENRY ARTHUR GRIFFIN, M.D., HENRY LEBER COIT, M.D. Gentlemen of the Council.
19II-
PIERREPONT EDWARDS,
1894-1901
WILLIAM JOHN POTTS,
1894-1895
MALCOLM MACDONALD,
1894-1897
GEORGE SANFORD WYLIE,
1895-1897
WILLIAM FELLOWES MORGAN,
1895-1898 1899-1900
19II-
HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS,
1895-1897
CHARLES BURNHAM SQUIER,
1895-1902
GEORGE CUMMINS THOMAS, BRADFORD DARRACH,
1895-1896 1895-
THOMAS WILLIAM MILNOR,
1896-1906
GEORGE CHRISTIAN KOBBE,
1896-1900
TOWNSEND BURNET BALDWIN,
1897-1906
JOHN EYERMAN,
1897-1898
AUGUSTUS CORNWALL DOWNING,
1897-1900
GEORGE ELLSWORTH KOUES,
1898-1899
EMORY MCCLINTOCK,
1898-1900
PROF. CHARLES GREENE ROCKWOOD, PH.D.,
1890-1905 1909-
GENERAL EDWARD BURD GRUBB,
1900-1901
HON. FRANKLIN MURPHY,
1900-1904
ALDEN FREEMAN,
1900-1909
JOHN FARR, WILLIAM ARMSTRONG HALSEY,
1901-
AUGUSTUS LEFEBVRE REVERE, WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX,
1902-1904
BENJAMIN SHEPARD,
1905-
MASON WHITING TYLER,
1905-1906 1906-
FARNHAM YARDLEY,
1901-1904
1902-1910
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JOHN LENORD MERRILL, HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, LL.D., L.H.D.,
1907-1908
1907-1908 HON. CHARLES WOLCOTT PARKER, 1907-1908 FRANKLIN MURPHY, JR.,
1909-
EDWARD OLMSTED,
1909-
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D.,
1910.
W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS,
1910.
EDMUND LE BRETON GARDNER.
1910-
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OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS.
Governor-General. ARTHUR J. C. SOWDON, 66 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass .. (Died June 3rd, 1911) Vice-Governor-General. HOWLAND PELL, 7 Pine Street, New York.
Secretary-General. CLARENCE STORM, 45 William Street, New York. Deputy-Secretary-General. HENRY GANSEVOORT SANFORD, 45 William Street, New York. Treasurer-General. WILLIAM MACPHERSON HORNOR, Room 5, 430 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Deputy-Treasurer. FRANCIS HOWARD WILLIAMS, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Registrar-General. GEORGE NORBURY MACKENZIE, 1808 Park Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Historian-General. T. J. OAKLEY RHINELANDER, 45 William Street, New York.
Chaplain-General. THE RT. REV. DANIEL SYLVESTER TUTTLE, D.D., LL.D., 74 Vandeventer Place, St. Louis, Mo.
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Surgeon-General. JUSTIN E. EMERSON, M.D., Detroit, Mich.
Chancellor-General. HON. HENRY STOCKBRIDGE, Baltimore, Md.
Deputy Governors-General.
California,
HON. FRANK P. FLINT, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. Colorado,
Connecticut,
HON. MORRIS BEACH BEARDSLEY,
Franklin Building, State Street, Bridgeport, Conn.
Delaware,
THOMAS J. CRAVEN, Salem, New Jersey.
District of Columbia,
WILLIAM VAN ZANDT COX, Second National Bank, Washington, D. C.
Georgia, JOHN AVERY GERE CARSON, Savannah, Ga.
Illinois,
JOHN SMITH SARGENT, Chicago, Ill.
Indiana,
ALEXANDER F. FLEET, Culver, Ind.
Iowa, JUDSON KEITH DEMING, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Kentucky, GEORGE T. WOOD, 430 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky. Maine,
FRITZ HERMANN JORDAN, Portland, Me.
Maryland,
J. APPLETON WILSON, 800 Law Building, Courtland St., Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts,
THE REV. CHARLES L. HUTCHINS, D.D., Concord, Mass.
Michigan,
THEODORE H. EATON, Detroit, Mich.
Minnesota,
HON. ELL TORRANCE, Minneapolis, Minn.
Missouri,
HON. JOHN B. WHITE, Kansas City, Mo.
Nebraska,
JOHN PRENTISS LORD, M.D., Omaha, Neb.
New Hampshire, -
PROF. CHARLES LATHROP PARSONS, Durham, N. H.
New Jersey, JOHN EYERMAN, Easton, Pennsylvania.
New York,
MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES FRANCIS ROE, 280 Broadway, New York.
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Ohio,
ALVIN M. WOOLSON, 2057 Parkwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio.
Pennsylvania,
RICHARD MCCALL CADWALADER, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rhode Island,
PROF. WILFRED HAROLD MUNRO, Providence, R. I.
Vermont,
GENERAL THEODORE S. PECK, 275 College Street, Burlington, Vt.
Virginia,
HON. RICHARD THOMAS WALKER DUKE, JR., Charlottesville, Va.
Washington,
J. KENNEDY STOUT, Care, Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C.
Wisconsin,
WYMAN KNEELAND FLINT, III Wells Building, Milwaukee, Wis.
SECRETARIES OF THE STATE SOCIETIES. California,
HARRISON BABCOCK ALEXANDER, 1037 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, Cal. Colorado,
JOHN WRIGHT BARROWS, Post Office Box 1431, Denver, Colo.
Connecticut,
LUCIUS ALBERT BARBOUR, Hartford, Conn.
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Delaware,
CHRISTOPHER L. WARD, Ford Building, Wilmington, Del.
District of Columbia, JOSEPH BURR JOHNSON, 1630 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D. C. Georgia,
CHARLES H. BANKS, Central of Georgia Railway Co., Savannah, Ga.
Illinois,
WILLIAM RUGGLES TUCKER, 135 Adams Street, Chicago, Il1.
Indiana,
REV. CHRISTOPHER S. SARGENT, 212I Talbott Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Iowa,
JOHN E. BREADY, M.D., Dubuque, Iowa.
Kentucky,
GEORGE T. WOOD, 430 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky. Maine,
PHILIP I. JONES, 41 Exchange Street, Portland, Me. Maryland,
JULIAN HENRY LEE, 57 Franklin Street, Baltimore, Md. Massachusetts,
EDWARD WEBSTER MCGLENEN, 5 Old Court House, Boston, Mass. Michigan,
EDWARD WALDO PENDELTON, 1106 Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich.
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Minnesota,
WILLIAM GARDNER WHITE, Globe Building, St. Paul, Minn.
Missouri,
HOBART BRINSMADE, IIIO Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Nebraska,
New Hampshire, DR. IRVING A. WATSON, Concord, New Hampshire.
New Jersey, JOHN LENORD MERRILL, 517 Park Avenue, East Orange, N. J. New York,
FREDERICK DWIGHT, 45 William Street, New York.
Ohio,
JACKSON W. SPARROW, 509 Johnston Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. Pennsylvania,
EDWARD S. SAYRES, 217 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Rhode Island,
HENRY BRAYTON ROSE, 32 Sumner Street, Providence, R. I. Vermont, BYRON N. CLARK, Burlington, Vermont.
Virginia,
THOMAS BOLLING, JR., Post Office Box 404, Richmond, Va.
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Washington, HIRAM B. FERRIS, Spokane, Wash.
Wisconsin, OLIVER FREDERIC DWIGHT, 341 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Constitution
OF THE
Society of Colonial Wars
IN THE
State of New Jersey
CONSTITUTION.
PREAMBLE.
Whereas, It is eminently proper that the prominent events of our Colonial history from the settlement of Jamestown, Va., May 13, 1607, to the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, should be duly commemorated, and,
Whereas, Our forefathers, following the dic- tates of their consciences, and in order to secure civil and religious liberty, imperiled their lives in the founding and maintenance of the Colonies of America, and,
Whereas, The embodiment of their fundamen- tal ideas is our Declaration of Independence, and the final result of their labors is the United States of America,
Now, therefore, we, their descendants, in order to perpetuate the memory of our ancestors, and to preserve for all times the names and deeds of those who, by their acts and counsel, assisted in the establishment and maintenance of the Ameri- can Colonies, do hereby constitute ourselves the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, to the end that it may collect and pre- serve the manuscripts, records, and other docu- ments relating to that period, that it may inspire its members and their descendants with the fra- ternal and patriotic spirit of their forefathers, and that it may perpetuate those national charac- teristics by which alone the unity and liberty of our country have been secured, and by which alone they can be maintained and preserved.
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ARTICLE I. NAME OF THE SOCIETY.
This Society shall be known by the name and title of the "Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey."
ARTICLE II.
MEMBERSHIP.
Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good moral character and reputation, shall be eligible to membership in the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, who is lineally descended in the male or female line from an ancestor:
(1) Who served as a military or naval officer, or as a soldier, sailor, or marine, or as a privateers- man under authority of the Colonies which after- wards formed the United States of America, 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 date of the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607, to the date of the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775; or,
(2) Who held office in any of the Colonies be- tween the dates above mentioned, either as
(a) Director-General, Vice-Director-General, or member of the Council, in the Colony of New Netherlands.
(b) Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Deputy- Governor, Lord Proprietor, member of the King's or Governor's Council, in the Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, and Member of the Assembly in the Colony of New Jersey.
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(c) Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy-Gover- nor, or Member of the Council in Maryland and the Carolinas.
(d) Governor, Deputy-Governor, Governor's Assistant, or Commissioner to the United Colonies of New England, Members of the Council, or body of Assistants, in any of the New England Colonies.
(e) Membership shall be hereditary in the male line of the present members of this Society and of those who may hereafter be elected, subject to the vote of the Council upon the moral qualifi- cations of the persons who may be the heir at any time to such member.
There shall be paid into the treasury of the Society by such person so admitted a sum equal to one-half of the usual initiation fee.
There shall be no honorary memberships in the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, but the Council may, from time to time, remit the annual dues of a worthy member of the Society, by a majority vote of the members present at such meeting of the Council.1
ARTICLE III.
INITIATION FEES AND DUES.
The initiation fee shall be fifteen dollars, the annual dues ten dollars, payable on the first day of June of each year. The payment at one time of one hundred dollars shall thenceforth exempt the member so paying from the payment of an- nual dues.
1 The dues of the clerical members have been fixed by the Council at five dollars annually.
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ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS.
The officers of the Society shall be a Gover- nor, a Deputy-Governor, a Lieutenant-Governor, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Registrar, an Historian, a Chaplain, a Chancellor, and a Surgeon.
ARTICLE V.
THE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES.
SECTION I. Council .- The Council of this Society shall consist of the officers of the Society named in Article IV, the Ex-Governors of this Society, the General Officers, Resident Members of the New Jersey Society, Officers of the Society who have served in any one office for ten con- secutive years, and nine members, who shall be called Gentlemen of the Council, three of whom shall be elected annually, as hereinafter provided.
The Officers, Gentlemen of the Council and Committees in office at the adoption of this Con- stitution shall continue to serve until the expira- tion of their respective terms of office.
SECTION 2. Committees .- At the first meeting of the Council, after the election of officers in each year, the Council shall appoint-
(a) A Committee on Membership, consisting of seven members, viz., the Registrar, three members from the Council and three members from the Society-at-large.
(b) A Committee on the Collection of His- torical Documents, consisting of seven members, of whom the Historian shall be one.
(c) A Committee on Nominations, consisting of seven members.
It shall be the duty of the Committee on Nomi- nations to report to the Secretary at least one
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month before the General Court, held in May each year, a list of names to be voted upon at the ensuing election.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to send, at least two weeks before such General Court, to each member of the Society, a notice of the meet- ing, together with a list of nominations.
But nothing herein contained shall be con- strued to prevent any further nominations by any member.
ARTICLE VI.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL.
The officers above named, except the Deputy- Governor-General, together with three Gentle- men of the Council, shall be elected annually by ballot at the General Court of the Society in the month of May. A majority of the votes cast shall elect, and said officers shall serve for the period of one year, and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified, and said Gen- tlemen of the Council shall serve for three years.
Vacancies in the Council, caused by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled for the residue of the current year by the Council, at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called therefor. If the vacancy so filled shall be that of a Gentleman of the Council, whose term would have extended beyond the current year, the next annual General Court shall fill vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term. And should any member other than an officer be absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council, his place may be declared vacant by the Council and filled as above provided.
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ARTICLE VII.
GOVERNOR.
The Governor, or in his absence, the Deputy- Governor, or in the absence of both, the Lieuten- ant-Governor, shall represent the Society in the interim between the regular meetings of the Council. He shall preside at all Courts of the Society and at meetings of the Council. The Governor shall be a member, ex-officio, of all Com- mittees except the Committee on Nominations.
He shall have power, in his discretion, to con- vene special meetings of the Council or of the General Court, and must do the former on the written request of five members of the Council, and the latter on the written request of seven members of the Society.
ARTICLE VIII.
SECRETARY.
The Secretary shall conduct the general cor- respondence of the Society, and keep a record thereof. He shall notify, in writing, candidates of their election, and perform such other duties as the Society or his office may require. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of incorporation, by-laws, historical and other documents and rec- ords of the Society other than those required to be deposited with the Registrar, and shall affix the seal to all properly authenticated certificates of membership and transmit the same to the mem- bers to whom they may be issued. He shall notify the Registrar of all admissions to member- ship. He shall certify all acts of the Society, and, when required, authenticate them under seal. He shall have charge of printing and of publications issued by the Society. He shall give due notice of
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