Orra Eugene Monnette
Published: 2018-02-07
Total Pages: 520
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Excerpt from Spirit of Patriotism: As Evidenced by the Revolutionary and Ancestral Records of the Society, Sons of the Revolution of the State of California It may be said, with pardonable pride and justificati011, that during the last three years the Society, Sons of the Revolution, in the State of California, has gathered unto itself greater energy and stronger enthusiasm. These reinforcements have given it a strength and vigor not at all reflective upon its previous distinguished course of many years but certainly resulting in an increase of membership, extension of activity and enlargement of support, all tending to make it a very strong and forceful organization. During the year 1913 it was recommended by the writer to the Board of Directors that a special campaign be inaugurated for new members as a basis for securing the achievements in prospect. This was adopted as the policy for that year and every energy invoked to make the matter a success. This resulted in the influx of a large number of new. Members, composed of the most representative 'citizens of the City of Los Angeles. As a complement to this work, the next step was in the direction of increasing the library facilities of the Society. Much thought, time and money were then expended in the procuring of additional volumes and more recently printed Revolutionary records which were placed in the library at an expenditure of approximately one thousand dollars. This in itself soon placed the library upon a very complete foundation and brought about its recognition as one of the accredited libraries of the State. Its effect upon the work of the Society, particularly with reference to the admission of new members, was vital and important. The library has sixteen hundred volumes, including practically everything in print relative to the Revolutionary Period, and provides within itself all available sources of information tending to establish Revo lutionary service, with the sole exception of the lines of inquiry and search which must be made at times with respect to the records of the United States Government. Further, the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of California maintains its offices and headquar ters, together with a magnificent library of five hundred volumes, devoted to genealogical research and Colonial records, all in con junction with this Society and its library. 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.