On motion of Mr. Donovan of New York, it was voted to revise the constitution and by-laws of the Society, and the President-General was instructed to appoint a committee of five to do this work, they to report to the Executive Council.
On motion of Mr. T. Vincent Butler of New York, the thanks of the Society were tendered to the President-General and the Secretary-General for their efficient services in preparing for “the grandest meeting the Society has ever held.” Mr. Butler, in support of his motion, made interesting remarks concerning our fellow-member, President Roosevelt.
The President-General later announced that he had appointed the following gentlemen members of the Committee to Revise the Constitution and By-Laws: Messrs. Michael J. Jordan, Patrick J. McCarthy, Joseph T. Ryan, John E. O’Brien and Thomas Z. Lee.
Short addresses were made by the President-General and several other members on subjects connected with the welfare of the Society, after which the meeting adjourned.
Thomas Zanslaur Lee,
Secretary-General.
Historical Notes and Papers.
THE CIVIC VALUE OF MEMORIALS.
BY MISS MARY A. GREENE OF PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Honorary State Regent for Rhode Island, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Great-Great-Granddaughter of Thomas Hughes, Captain in the War of the Revolution and Major in the War of 1812 and an Original Member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati—a Man of Irish Parentage.