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General Society Sons of the Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook General Society Sons of the Revolution write by . This book was released on 2015-08-04. General Society Sons of the Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Excerpt from General Society Sons of the Revolution: Proceedings of the Regular Triennial Meeting, Held in Washington, D. C. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 17th, 18th and 19th, 1914 The Regular Triennial Meeting of the General Society, Sons of the Revolution, was called to order on the wharf of The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company, foot of Seventh Street, Washington, D. C, at five o'clock P. M. on Friday, April 17th, 1914, and immediately adjourned to meet on the steamer "Southland" at nine o'clock P. M. The adjourned meeting was held on the steamer pursuant to adjournment. Dinner was served on the steamer from six to eight o'clock P. M. The Members of the Society were able during the evening to enjoy the scenery of the Potomac River. As a token of regard and veneration of the Society for the memory of General Washington all the members arose and remained standing, while the steamboat passed Mount Vernon. The steamer arrived at Yorktown at six o'clock A. M. on Saturday, April 18th, and the members of the party went ashore to view this historic spot. Leaving Yorktown the steamer passed down York River to Chesapeake Bay, and thence across Hampton Roads to Norfolk. Immediately upon the arrival of the steamer at Norfolk special trolley cars were taken and the party proceeded to Cape Henry for luncheon. Returning from Cape Henry the special cars left at 2:30 P. M. Returning, the boat left Norfolk at 3:30 P. M. for Old Point Comfort (Fort Monroe). By the courtesy of our distinguished guest, the Secretary of War, and General Weaver, Commanding Coast Artillery U. S. A., the Society was tendered a special drill by the companies of Coast Artillery stationed at Fort Monroe, Colonel Ira A. Haynes, U. S. A., Commanding, when a trophy was presented to the Coast Artillery as a momento of the visit. After these exercises the members of the Society made a brief inspection of the Fort before returning to the steamer. The General Society, Sons of the Revolution, entertained its members and guests at a Banquet at the Hotel Chamberlain at eight o'clock P. M. The Members of the Society formed on the steamer at seven-fifty o'clock P. M. and marched to the Hotel. A special dinner was served on board the boat for the ladies of the party, after which they went to the Hotel to hear the addresses. The "Southland" left Old Point Comfort on the return trip to Washington at twelve o'clock, midnight. It was impossible to arrange for Sunday services at Mount Vernon, April 19th, since the rules of the Regents precluded visitors being received there on Sunday, but a religious and memorial service was held on board the steamer at ten o'clock A. M. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.