Meetings of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey
The Committee of Arrangements, in accordance with the suggestion of the Standing Committee of the Society, accepted the invitation of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and the Society of the Cincinnati, in the State of New Jersey, met in the Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol this day at 12 M., Dr. F. L. Humphreys, having been elected President, called the meeting to order and offered prayer.
On motion, it was resolved, that a Committee be appointed to draft suitable resolutions concerning the death of William Bowen Buck, and present them to the Society, July 4th, 1901.
On motion, it was resolved, that a committee be appointed to draft suitable resolutions concerning the death of John Clarke Sims and Thomas Talmadge Kinney.
Mr. Harris offered the following resolutions which were adopted by a rising vote:
Resolved, that this Society place upon its ever-to-be preserved record its high appreciation and love for Major General William Scudder Stryker, LL.D., gallant soldier, efficient officer; for thirty-three years Adjutant General of the State, historian and scholar for four years, and at the close of his life the loved and honored President of the Society:
Resolved, that to his widow and children we give our deep sympathy and the assurance that we mourn his untimely death on the 29th day of October, nineteen hundred, as an irreparable loss to the Society of the Cincinnati:
The following communication was received from the New York State Society of the Cincinnati. It is with great sorrow that I announce to the brothers of your Society the death in this City on the 16th inst. of our esteemed and beloved President, General William Greene Ward.
Faithfully yours,
Talbot Oliphant,
Secretary.
1901, January 17.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted: Whereas the New York State Society of the Cincinnati has suffered great loss in the death of its President, William Greene Ward, therefore be it Resolved by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey that it extends to the New York Society its sympathy in their affliction, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to the New York Society.
Resolved, that to the family of General Stryker there be sent an engrossed copy of these resolutions.
Hon. Mr. Whitehead, of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, presented a memorial concerning the late President, which he asked to have sent to Mrs. Stryker.
Mr. Harris offered the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the thanks of the Society be given to the Honorable Foster M. Voorhees, Governor of New Jersey, for his kindness and courtesy to us on this occasion. Resolved, that the Society of the Cincinnati, in the State of New Jersey, express to the Senate and General Assembly of the State their gratitude for their resolution giving them the use of the Senate and Assembly chambers for this day:
Resolved, that the thanks of the Society be extended to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, and to the Adjutant General, Oliphant, for their kindness and courtesy in connection with the present meeting. Mr. Woodruff offered the following resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, that the proceedings of this meeting with the resolutions and addresses presented be printed for preservation in the archives of the Society as a perpetual memorial and for distribution.
Mr. Harris, Chairman of the Standing Committee, reported that the Committee acting under the provisions of Sec. IX., of the By-Laws, had appointed to fill the vacancy that existed in the offices. President and Vice-President of the Society, Dr. Frank Landon Humphreys, President, and Captain Franklin Davenport Howell, Vice-President. The President and Vice-President to serve until next Fourth of July, when the election will take place. On motion, adjourned.