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OHIO SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
On Saturday, April 18, 1903, the Ohio
Society Sons of the American
Revolution held its annual meeting at the Great
Southern Hotel, Colum-
bus, Ohio. There was a goodly attendance
of members from various parts
of the state.
The usual reports of officers and
committees were heard and in the
afternoon the election of officers
occurred, resulting in the following:
President, Colonel James Kilbourne,
Columbus; Vice-Presidents, Isaac
F. Mack, Sandusky, W. H. Hunter,
Chillicothe, Orlando J. Hodge,
Cleveland, Edward Kibler, Newark, and J.
E. Betts, Findlay; Secretary,
William A. Taylor, Columbus; Treasurer,
S. G. Harvey, Toledo; Regis-
trar, Wm. L. Curry, Columbus; Historian,
W. H. Hunter, Chillicothe;
Chaplain, Rev. Julius W. Atwood,
Columbus; Board of Managers, James
H. Anderson, Columbus; Robert M.
Davidson, Newark; Isaac F. Mack,
Sandusky; George M. Wright, Akron;
Orlando W. Aldrich, Columbus;
Emilius O. Randall, Columbus; James M.
Richardson, Cleveland. Ex-
ecutive Committee--James Kilbourne,
Columbus; William A. Taylor,
Columbus; William L. Curry, Columbus;
Moulton Houk, Toledo; Wil-
liam H. Hunter, Chillicothe. Committee
on Year Book -Moulton Houk,
Toledo; William L. Curry, Columbus;
Emilius O. Randall, Columbus.
Committee on Bronze Markers--Isaac F.
Mack, Sandusky; Moulton
Houk, Toledo; William H. Hunter,
Chillicothe.
In the evening the local Franklin
Chapter S. A. R. gave a reception at
the Great Southern to the delegates to
the S. A. R. annual meeting and to
the local chapter Columbus D. A. R. The
reception was a most enjoyable
one. Gen. George B. Wright made an
address as did also Mrs. Orlando
J. Hodge, State Regent Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Colonel James Kilbourne on June 30th
issued the following letter to
the newspapers of the state:
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 30,1903.
It is estimated that from 6,000 to
10,000 Revolutionary soldiers lie
buried in Ohio. Already the graves of
3,000 have been located and iden-
tified. A part of the patriotic work of
the National, State and local
Chapter Societies of the Sons of the
American Revolution, is to place upon
the grave of every Revolutionary soldier
a practically indestructible
bronze marker, in addition to present
monuments and markings.
This appeal is to every patriotic
citizen of Ohio to report to Col. Wm.
L. Curry, State Registrar, Columbus, O.,
to be entered in the records, the
place of burial, names and monumental
markings of every Revolutionary
soldier in their respective
neighborhoods.
Nearly all of these heroes, as well as
many buried elsewhere, have
living descendants in Ohio, who are
eligible to, and should become mem-
bers of the Society S. A. R. It is no
dress parade affair, but a patriotic
association to keep alive in the bosom
of every American the memory and
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works of our Revolutionary ancestors,
and imbue the minds of the rising
generation of our adopted citizens with
a love of liberty and a determina-
tion to help uphold it.
Our desire is to add at least 1,000 to
the present membership during
1903-1904. Send name and State of your
Revolutionary ancestor to Wm.
L. Curry as above, and receive blanks
and instructions pertaining to mem-
bership, and have your names enrolled in
the next Year Book, and join
us in the patriotic work of the Society.
Membership in the S. A. R. involves but
trifling pecuniary outlay. It
is designed as the conservator of the
history of the Revolutionary strug-
gle, and besides confers a distinguished
honor upon the eligibles. It is
hoped that all who read this will at
once forward the information and
inquiries above indicated.
Very respectfully,
JAMES KILBOURNE,
President Ohio Society S. A. R.