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Show Cincinnati 0 . , CY t 7tz 7 tz ir irf .ry ry . ' w C f i.r ir . , ! ' I Ir 1 ' - 3 31)Y 1)Y 1Y 1)YIM ) IM IMti ti , ; c cU -U U - Uc c h 'wire wire ' 'W W 'Wc ' . f c r \ . " ' syrstiP } k kY kf 1 + Y Pao- Pao PaomKt - mKt "ky ky " U ' e r rn n 7 ' . ! > WaShingtons Headquarters _ _ _ ' " ' at Newburgh Newburghd , \ d 1- 1 1W,3Y - ' W,3Y W3Y , , oi'Nb oiNb oi'NbdiT % ' diT er erv erti v ti tid Gen . George Washington hr , + r r ' d . ' C ( CCOURTSYWM (1"QOM 1QOM ' " ' THE : 5\/IOR 5 IOR , ' \ ' / OFTHE CbMPANYI CbMPANYIL CbMPANYIS STATCS : . ) S ' t4 y ) yy COURTE5Y COURTSYWM [ WM MORROW MopaoW COMPI'lIi'l COMPIlIil ' ' > L } " } V . y _ - By ELMO SCO SCOTT T WATSONT WATSON ' T WAS just 1 ISO 1(1 11 ; , ( ioirs years e'1.rs e1.rs e1rs ' . ' \ igo ago o that the cur- cur curthin cur cur- curtain curtain - tain thin " was "as as rung do\\ do down don \ n on the la last lnct "t t "tct " ' \ let \ct ct act ot of otthe ofthe ofthe the mights might , dnma dr\ma dr ma drima ' \ known l.non l.no\\ l.no . \ n as a < ; tlie the Amer Amer- American AmerIcan Amerlean - - ican lean Resolution ne\olutlOn ne olutlOn \ and hod approprt'1tely approprt1tely approprrately approprt'1telyenou approprratelyenough appropnitelyenough ' enou enough h , , the stage setting foi fm fol this letwas ICt oct ICtwa octI octwns I wa wns l < along the Hud Hudson < : on rherhch rl\er rl er rher rimer \ , , \\hch hch cshich \ whichhad cshichhad hchhad ! impor-1 impor 1 had been the scene of " so co 0 miny m'1ny m1ny many ' impor- impor important Important - - tant events etents e , ents during durmg tlld that t stiuggle sttuggte stl uggle More MoreI Moreparticularly Morepnrtlculirl particularly I > I1rtlcuhrl the locale was the town townof townof townof of Xe Newburgh New " burgh N K YIt YIt Y YIt It , vvis was \ 1S ' here that Washington and Ills his histiContinental higContinental tiContinental Continental IllsContinental armafter armv arm\ arm nrms \ , , after the \ victoiv titctoiv ICtOI v over o er Corn-wnllls Corn wnllls Corn- Corn CornWn1l1s Cornntllls - Wn1l1s * ntllls at Yor1.to\ Yor1.to Yorktown Yor1.ton . \ n , hid ll'ld llld load ' settled down on theu their theirlast theirlast . last camp ground of the war "ar ar " In the IIasbrouckmansion IIa lasbrouck lasbrouckmansion cbrouck cbrouckmansion ; mansion , a n small , . sloping sloplDg roofed stone ' firm-house firm house f'1rm f1rm farm- farm farmhouse - . house , Washington had established establtshed his head he'Hl- he'Hl heHl he'ul heul he'Hlquarters he'ulquarters headquarters ' - quarters and heie he1E heze " were "ere ere lam living using ; : , with him 'Iartha Iartha Martha 'IarthaWashington MarthaWashington ' MarthaWashington Washington and members of his mlhtirv mlltt'1r mlltt1r mllitar ' , f'1mlly fami f'1ml- f'1ml f1ml fiml- fiml family fimlly ' - ly , , officers otllcers " who ho had followed Ills his fortunes faith falth- falth faith- falthllY faithfully faithfully - : ! fully llY during the 'lr-Col 'lr lr Col war-Cal war Cal , wir \ ' - Col Tench TIl Tilghman hman , > Col ColDavid ColDavid . David HumphriesIij Humphries , , Mij \Iij Iij 'l l ' \ 1j < Benjamin Will W'lll Wlll 1V'D 1VD ' cr er . , ColWilliam Col ColWilliam William Stevens tevens Smith , Hedijah IIelIjalI { Biivlies Bathes Il ' hes and andJonathan andJonathan andJonathan Jonathan Truinbull Trumbull , 7r Tr , son < ; on of the fimous"Brother fimousBrother f'1mous f1mous famous famous'Brother ' ' " 'Brother Brother ' Jonathan ' ' Trumbull Tnlmbull governor go.ernor goernor . of Con Con- Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut - - necticut necticutThe The camp of the soldier coldler soldiery , was pitclied pitched In asemi asemi a aemi semi emi circle e extending tendln : ; from four miles south\\ south southest southwest southwestof \ est estof of Newburgh Xewburgh t to t'o ' theIlla the \Illa Illa \ Milage ii1age e ofew of ' 1eWwdsor \ , "New New 1\e\\ 1 e \ew ew " \ \ Windsor Wwdsor on onthe onthe onthe the west bank banI " of the tbe Hudson , now a uburb suburb suburbof suburbof uburbof of } ; ; ewburgh vewburgh On the summit of a high l11gh treeless tree treeless treeless less hill lull overlooking oerloo1.mg oerloo1mg , . the vallev valley ' hid h'ld hld had ' been erected erecteda a big , . oblong wooden "ooden ooden " building buIldlOg , known l.non l.no\\ l.no . \ n is 'IS as ' theTemple the theTemple theTemple Temple 01 oa the NePu New Ne\\ Ne \ Pu Public Jc [ bUlldln building ; : , " which "Juch Juch was wasu"ed wasused was'used u"ed ued 'used used ' " for holding holdln religious sen services < ; en Ices for the Contincntils ContincntilsOn Con ConUnent'll Contincntai Unent'll Unentll tincntai ' . On April 19 1D , , 17S3 1783 ( ( tlie the 'lnnn lnnn annrter ' inniversiry erC'lry erClry : ary ' of the B'1t B1t Bat B'1ttIe Battie Bittie ' tIe of Levington Le\.ington Le.ington Le .ington ington Lexington \ . ) , i 1 a ' courier rode fode histily h\stlly h stlly hastily ' \ through throughthe throughthe throughthe the streets of 1ewburghnd \ Newburgh 1\ewburgh 1 ewburgh Aewburgh ' \ ind \nd nd and drew dre\'w dre 'w w \ ' up before the theB'1cbroucl theHasbrouck theBisbrouck B'1cbroucl B1cbroucl Hasbrouck ' ; " m'ln mln minsion mansion ' lOn TJ The ) ( burden of Ills his despatches des despatches despatches patches was the proclimatton prochmaUon proclatnatlon of con conpiess congress less for fortbe forthe forthe tbe the cessation ce < ; satlOn oC of hostilities hostilities.t ho < ; tl1t1es tl1t1est [ \.t .t \t t Lt \ \ . noon of the simedav S'1me S1me same S'1meda sameday ' da day v the thc proclamn proclamation tlOn v . was as reid re\d re d read ' \ to the omcers officers omcersof officersof ofllcersof of the army arm } ) who weie wete " ele issembled as.embled asembled 1 ' < ; "embled embled " . In the Templefor Temple Templetor Templefor tor for that purpo purpose e and in the e\ e evening eening esening \ ening ItIS it ft wis \I\S I S was \ ' \ re\d re d read redto readto reidto ' \ to esery ever e'er eer ' } regiment In the arm nrmv arms , Although thc the thcslgnlDg thesigning thesigning slg-nlDg slg nlDg signing - of the he'l hel tieitv treats ' ' \ of peice pe'lce pelce peace peicevis ' \vis vis lvas \ ' < ; \ 'lS lS ' still e.eml eeml several severalmonths < ; severalmonths e.emlmonths . months In the future It ( ( it " was "as as not signed slned ! ; nnm until nnmSeptember untilSeptember untilSeptember September 3 17S3) 17S3 1783) 1783 1753) 1753 ) ) the Aroerlcin Amerlc'1n Amerlc1n American ' Revolutionwas Revolution Revolutionwas Revolutionwas was at an endow end endIsovv Isovv \ow ow } , \ O\\ O Obe.c'an \ began be.c'an be.can becan . ' the work \ or1 . of deinobilhition demobll7'ltlon demobll7ltlon demobilization demobll7'ltlonnd ! ' \nd nd and andas ' \ indBB ndas as the officers officer'S ' prepired prep'lred preplred prepared ' to tike t'll\e t'll tll e ' \ lell leave ve of each eachother eachother eachother other , perhaps forever foreser fore , er it at occurred to Gen Henry lien Hen lienry Henry ry Knox Enos commander at West Point , to whom whomhad \ whombad horn hornhad had been given the delicite del1c'lte del1clte delicate ' tisk tadk t'1 t1 ' < ; k of disbindIng c11cb'lnd c11cblnd hsband c11cb'lnd1ng ( hsbandlag ; ' 1ng lag the army , that there < ; should houlrl be he someI'lV some sonic \I'lV I'lV IlV wav I'lVof wavof \ wivof ' of perpetuiting perpetU'1tID perpetU1tID perpetuating ' the tle ties thit th'1t th1t that ' hid h'ld hld had ' bound bounl ! them themtogether themtogether together themtogether strugglefor struglefor durln during the dark arl " divs 1.1s doss 1.1\ 1.1 . ' \ , s of their strugle struggle : ; for llbert.v llbertv Ilberty llbert . , . Then too , there " wis was 'lS lS ' the Idei Ide'1 Ide1 Idea ' of ofpalng ofpacing ofpaving palng pacing , tribute to their fellow- fellow fellowofficcis - officcis officels ofceis \ who ho h'ld hld had ' hidlost h'ldIost hadlost Iost lost findingaome findingflome findingsome their lives hves In the floe struggle and of ot finding flome some method of support for the widov wIdo\ wIdo widos wIdoand \ s s & , andorphans and andorphan andorphans orphan orphans < ; of the dead heroesThe heroesThe heroes heroesThe The proposal of Kno\ Kno Knox Knoto \ . to found a p\trIote p trIote ptrtotlc ptrtotlcand patrioticand ptrIoteand : ; \ ; ( [ and memorial memorlal , > society ocwtJ met , with vlth the Instant 'lp lp ip ' proval ipproval 'lpproval of ot the other officers 01hcers ofhcers of the irmy 'lrmy lrmy army 'lrmynd ' ' \ ind \nd nd and it italso Italso italso also had * the acquiescence and nnd hearty heirt he'lrt helrt ' ) appro approbation approbaUon baUon bation " of Wachin Washington : ton A meetingto meeting meeting- to - or organizesuch orginize organize orginizeuch 'lnlze lnlze 'lnlzesuch ' such uch a society socletJ " was "as as held at Vcrplinck Verphncl Verplanck house hOl1se , the theheadquarters headquarters of ot Baronon Baron \ von \on on on Steuben ncir nt\l nt l near " ' ' \ " I Iish Ish Iishkill Ishk.111 k.111 k111 kill . , with v . ith that dought doughty dou ht ; Gcrmin Germ'1n Germ1n German ' soldier sohller presld fng lug presldIng presldfng presldlug generalThe and Knox servln serving as l > secretio secretary ecrct'1r ecrct1r ' . } general The name chosen cho.en choen . for the time organization was the wasthe selectionof Society oclety of ot the CinclnnitI Cmclnn'lU CmclnnlU Cincinnatl ' ind 1nd and ' the celectIon selection ; selectionof celectIonof of colonists cQIonlsts cpfonlsts thit th\t th t that ' \ name nnme is eisllv e'lslh elslh easils ' e"pl'1med epl1med explained e ' { " plnned ' The Tile cQIo cpfo ofthem iofthem nlsts were mostly agriculturists and manyiof many iof of Ilom'inhistory Ilominhistory Homnhistory Romanhistory them had been cducited educ'1ted educ1ted educated ' In England ngland where Hom\n Hom n Roman \ ' history scholarSo was wa : . , ever the Inspiration In plreltlon of the scholar So the name nnme of < Society 3ociety of the Cincinnati CmcInnuti was theCincinnatus theClnclnnatl1s theCincinnatas wasappropriate wasspproprlatp spproprlatp appropriate for them beciuse lJec'luse lJecluse because ' they . , like llhe the plowfor ployfor Clnclnnatl1s Cincinnatas of Ronnn nom'ln nomln Roman ' legend hid h'1d h1d ' left till the , ? plow ploy for their country ( country ountr 3 s sen service sersice ice and nnd like I1he him , now tothe tbat that nowthat nowtbat their set service lce Was wi W'l Wl ' & 0\ 0 over 0er \ er , " were "ere ere returning to the plow againThe again \ , alsoIn The order , or medal , of tlie the time < ; society ocletv " was "as as also In Inldheidedeagle Idedeagle hahltietdedeagle keeping \ with \ ith this Idea It is a h11 hahltietded 1he < Ided eagle whiteborders "hlteborders , suspended on a blue n ribbon uon with wHh "hlte hlte white " borders Amcrlea Amerlca Amerlea typifying typlfsing tJ piC , ln the union of France rrJnce ' ind 1nd Amer lca lea On the eagle's eagles eagle ' breist ure'1st ure1st breast ' Is shown Olncmn'ltus Olncmnltus Cincinnatus ' reclh recclsing Cincinmtuareceiving Olncmn'ltusreclh Cincinnatusrecclsing RomanKcmte Homnn5Cn'1te Romansenate Ing a IS sword " ord and insignia from from the Homnn Roman 5Cn'1te 5Cn1te senate ' and b in the bacJ background hiswife ground Is his home , his wIfe and nnd his ploAround plow plo\\ plo \ Around this till'S tillS ' , > scene cene are dls dis pla.ed plaed played displaved dlspla.ed displayed . the words ' Omnia Omnla rclinquit relInqult relinquft servaic er'wme erwme ceryate ' rem rcmpublican rempubllc.InnlIe rempublicanlie publlc.Inn-lIe publlc.InnlIe publlc.Inn publlcInn lIe publican-lie publican . " - He Oithe Onthe left all to sen serve sere e the republic On the Cincinnatus "Inclnnn inclnnatus reverse of the order Is fs I lame ante .rO\\ .rO crow .rOnln < . crowning \ nln ning "In In ( " ( in clnnatus clnnn tus ivlth with \ \ I th "VirtutLPraemlum VirtutLPraemlum UsPrnemlum "VirtutisPraemtum i 1 ' 1Heath wreath \Heath Heath \ , inscribed "Virtu Virtu "Virtutis Virtutis " Us Prnemlum Praemtum Prnemlumthe Praemtumthe background -the the - the reward re\\nrd re nrd \ ofalor of \ valor \alor alor In tlie the uncJ back . ground is a n se seiport Iport sport dtv cltJ city with "ith ith " andships andshlp open gites J'ltes Jltes gates ; ' and shlp ships entering the harbor h.lrbor hlrbor . and below this thus are arcjoined arejoined joined hinds h'lnds hlnds ' supporting a 11 he < . irt 1ft mrt Inscribed Inscrlbpd 'C C ' Isto : to EstcPerpetui toPerpetu IstoPerpetut Perpetu\ Perpetu Perpetut PerpetuBe PerpetutBe " \ ' -Be Be - Be thou Faithful ralthful taithful the command of olthe ofthe the < ; society ocletJ The design de"ln deln desin " for " , this mcdil med'll medll medal ' " was "as as the ( th-work th work theworl thework worl work workof - " of Mijor 'hjor hjor Major ' L'Enfant LEnfant I1Cnfant ' futunfame futuretame futurefame , destined for tor future tame fame Capltal Capital Capttal as the mm m'HI mHI man ' \ who lIo lIos vvis ssas , \s s ' \ to plin Ilhn plan the new Capi Capt tal 0The CThe of the N ition IUon ttion , . , Washington Wa < , hll1gton , D 0 C The mem membership < . composeof composedor composedof .rshlp rshlp of the society was wns composed ! or of officers of the ConUnentil CouLIoent'll CouLIoentll Continental ' army , native or o : foreign orforeign \ who \ ho had beeihonorably beenhonorably sprvcd Sl'rcd srryed Sl'r\ Sl'r Slr ' \ cd three years ; eirs e'1rs e1rs ' or been honorably discharged and to their lhllr direct male maldescendants descendants by order of birth , through female females ( 5 vt i 1 1i 1r i , r ll ' y uJy uJi i ' ' + m r i Y uJY 7 ( uJ/ uJ ; i I ll / r4 r4n J m mA a C , i n + x ' 't t 1 1x A I x ws , , I Il l/ l lU ; / ' U s4 s4of 1 , of J , q . s \ rs rsr r , t r r rs ,1i- ,1i 1i ,1ist , - st ' Orderol ' ( 1 Clncrnnl3ti . rl t ; , I . - . . I ( r/ r rI / l , I I m . ; ' : ' : : . Henry Henrt HenruKnox HenruKnoxIn Knox KnoxIn . In default of males m.Ile mIle . : . ' ind 'lnd lnd and then bcoll1.ter'11s bv b\ b by \ " colliterils coll1.ter'11s coll1.ter11s coll1ter11s collaterals . ' Itjudged it itjUl1ged itjudged jUl1ged judged jUl1gedcceItJle ' \ icccptible \cceIt\Jle cceIt Jle icceptihle ) ' \ ! bvlie bhe bthe bv b\ b \ \lie lie \he he the \ society soclet Iudh Indit Individuals Iluals iduals { dls dis dlstlnguI'Shed distinguished distinguishcd tlnguI'Shed tlnguIShed tinguished ' for their p pitrlotism ItrIotIsm itrlotlsm were "ere ere w " ere to be bed idmitted \d d ad admitted ' \ dmltted mltted mitted ' is 'lS lS as hononii honor"IIJ honorIIJ honoruy " members memuers for life and amI the time thectte timestate thestite ct\te ct te state ; ' \ brandies hranche branches < ; were w \ ere alvvlis al\\ al aims al'lJ \ 'lJ lJ ay ' s to meet on theFourth the therourth therourth rourth of Jullule July Jul , \ wlule \\lule lule while the "ener\l "ener ener l "eneral eneral " , , enenl ' \ ; societv cocletv society "as as was "asto wasto " wasto to meet oveiv eveis evel ' third von seu \ e'u eu ' on the thennl annaser4ary innivcrsar nnler'ar \nnl\ nnl ' \ \ er'ar erar ' , } ofIts of ofIts ofits Its founl1l11 foundum founding ; , , ' Alii 'hJ hJ flay 1'1 11 1 ' ; , 17S3 1781 1751 17S3It 1751It 1781It . ' It " was "as as agreed agree1 ! at tlie the first meeting meetmg thit th'1t th1t that ' In or order order order der to " secure "ecure ecure the fund for tlio the desired relief rellCf of ofthe ofthe ofthe the " widows "hIo\\ "hIo hIo "hIos \ s ' ind 'lnd lnd and orphans orph ins IDS tint th'lt thlt that ' ill 111 'iii iii ' ' the otlIcers otlIcersshould otlicersshould otilcersshould should contubute contllbute contabute , i 1 a ' full month's months ' s\lar s lar slars silao salary ' \ , is \s s as ' \ soon soona soonas soona a as : . congress appropriated approprlatNl ' in 1n in E'fJ.u EfJ.u EfJu . ' equil equfi . 11 ' . |