. Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. : 1638-[1909] .... iety and of the Oneida Historical Society, ofUtica, N. Y. He was an instituting member and formerly sec-retary of California commandery of the Order of Foreign Wars,and is a member of the New Hampshire Society of ColonialWars. He was president of the California Society of the Sonsof the American Revolution in 1886 and in 1892, and he alsobears the distinguished honor-of being recognized as the founderof the Society. The idea of this society was first conceived inCalifornia, the California so
. Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. : 1638-[1909] .... iety and of the Oneida Historical Society, ofUtica, N. Y. He was an instituting member and formerly sec-retary of California commandery of the Order of Foreign Wars,and is a member of the New Hampshire Society of ColonialWars. He was president of the California Society of the Sonsof the American Revolution in 1886 and in 1892, and he alsobears the distinguished honor-of being recognized as the founderof the Society. The idea of this society was first conceived inCalifornia, the California society being instituted in 1875 andcompleting its organization on July 4, 1876. Col. Hubbard isgiven the credit of organizing the society and in a still greaterdegree, of maintaining it through trials which would have dis-couraged a less patriotic man. The esteem in which his servicesin this connection are held is evidenced by the following resolu-tions passed by the California society Sons of the American Rev-olution September 3, 1892 : 1st. That the Society places on record, that its existence to-. Col. A. S. Hubbard. JOHN WHITE. 75 day is due to the zeal, untiring devotion, and unceasing labors ofPast President Col. A. S. Hubbard, who aided in its inceptionand has almost single-handed brought the Society through trialsand discouragements which beset all new societies, to its presentprosperous condition ; therefore it recognizes him as the founderof the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution,and therefore founder of the Society at large. 2d. That the National Society of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution is earnestly requested in its procedings and publica-tions to recognize Col. A. S. Hubbard as the founder of the Cal-ifornia Society, and thereby founder of the Society at large, anhonor which by his patriotic labors he has merited, and to whichhe is justly entitled. The congress of the Sons of the American Revolution heldin Louisville, Ky., May 1, 1890, ord
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