The dinner was held in the banquet room of Young's Hotel. Thirty-nine members of the family were present. The table was decorated with the American, Irish, Scotch and British flags. The menus were in souvenir form, and each guest, who had not already received one, was presented with a lithograph copy of the Nevillemap of Londonderry, Ireland, at the time of the siege in 1689. Mr. Gordon Woodbury had these lithographed from an old copy of the map loaned by the Rev. Samuel Ferguson of the Waterside, Londonderry Ireland.

During the dinner, a flashlight photograph was taken, with good results.

After the dinner, the Secretary read letters of regret from absent members of the family. Letters were received from the following:
Hon. Charles Thornton Davis, Emily J. Farrar, Capt. James D. Clyde, Hattie N> Hanson, A.Nathaniel Jenks, Winfield Thornton, Mary S.Gardner, John D. Thornton, George K.Thornton.

MRS. EMILY J. FARRAR, a descendant of Capt. Matthew Thornton, sent a Memorial written by her, a copy of which is annexed to this report.

MRS. CARRIE J. PITMAN, a descendant of Capt. Matthew Thornton, sent the following telegram from San Jose, California: "Congratulations to all. Am with you in spirit and hope to greet you in San Francisco, 1915". The following reply was telegraphed to Mrs. Pitman: "Congratulations deeply appreciated and your absence is regretted. Thornton Family."

MR. GORDON WOODBURY read a very interesting letter from the Senior Member of the Committee on Memorials, and Exhibits of the U.S. Navy, addressed to the President of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, on the subject of the preservation of old battle flags.

It was expected that Hon. Charles Thornton Davis would make an address, but illness prevented his attendance.

An address was then delivered by Charles Thornton Adams, the subject being "Following the Thorntons". The principal [sic] points discussed were the family traditions; description of a visit to Londonderry and Carn Hill, the old home of the Thorntons and Clydes; the efforts made to trace the Thornton lineage to Scotland or England, and the difficulties encountered; the reasons why the Thorntons left their home in Ireland; their voyage to America; and their thrilling experiencs on the New York frontier.

The distinguished war record of the Thorntons was read, and is given below.

THORNTON WAR RECORD

LIST OF WARS

1. King George's War (1744-1748)
2. Border Wars (1767)
3. The Revolution
4. War of 1812
5. Seminole War
6. Mexican War
7. Civil War
War with Spain

KING GEORGE'S WAR
Matthew Thorton, Siege of Louisburg, 1745

BORDER WARS, 1767
William Thornton, N.Y.
Matthew Thornton, N.Y.
James Thornton, N.Y.

REVOLUTION
Colonel Matthew Thornton,N.H.
Captain Matthew Thornton, N.H.
Major John Thornton, N.Y. 2d Reg., Albany Co., N.Y.
Thomas Thornton, 2d Reg. Albany Co., N.Y.
Samuel Thornton, 16th Reg. Albany Co., N.Y.

WAR OF 1812
Matthew Thornton,N.H., Enlisted Feb. 23, 1813; served 281 days.

SEMINOLE WAR
William Anderson Thornton, N.Y.

MEXICAN WAR
James Shepard Thornton

CIVIL WAR
Arthur Clyde, 90 N.Y. Vol. Died Key West, Ae. 19
Alvin Clyde, 121 N.Y.Vol. Killed at Chancellorsville, Ae. 21
General James B. Greeley
Brigadier General William Anderson Thornton
Captain James Shepard Thornton, Navy.
Captain James D. Clyde
Captain Edmund Elliot Thornton,Co. G. 7 Kansas 1861-5.
Samuel Thornton, 1861-5.
JohnSutphen, Co. H., 3 N.Y. Vol. Cavalry, August 14-1861-Aug. 29, 1864.
Henry H. Thornton, Co. H, 15 N.H, Oct. 15, 1862. Wounded Pt. Hudson, May 27, 1863.
Henry Thornton Ferguson,Co D., Berdan's Sharp Shooters. Envlisted 1861; died in hospital Sept. 28, 1863.
Edward L. Clyde, Co.D., 46 N.Y. Vol. Aug. 1, 1861.
Arthur W. Clyde, Co. K., 27 Iowa Vol., 1862-1865
2d. Lieut. Charles T. Ferguson, 121 N.Y. Vol., Aug. 18, 1862.
Andrew Ferson, 121 N.Y. Vol., o'b Nov. 1864, Ft. Lincoln, Va.
Edward S. Ferguson, Co. C., 16 N.Y., Heavy Artillery, October 3, 1863-Sept. 10, 1865.
Harris W. Anderson, Co. B, 11 Me., 1862-1863
Alfred Clyde 89 N.Y. Vol. and 50 N.Y. Engineers
Sergeant George A. Brown, 3 Vt. Vol., June 1, 1861-July 11, 1865.
William Brown, U.S. Navy

WAR WITH SPAIN

Major John McGaw Woodbury, N.Y.
George S. Bricker, 4th Il., May 2, 1898-May 2, 1899

The speaker said that when visiting the State captial at Augusta, Maine, he was greatly impressed by the following poen and copied it, and as it was appropriate to the day on which this meeting was held, he would conclude his address by reading it.

"The Returned Maine Battle Flags"

By Moses Owen

"Nothing but flags - but simple flags
Tattered and torn and hanging in rags;
And we walk beneath them with careless tread,
Nor thinkg of the hosts of the mighty dead,
That have marched beneath them in days gone by,
With a burning cheek and a kindling eye,
And have bathed their folds with their young life's tide, And dying, blessed them, and blessing died.
Nothing but flags-yet, methinks, at night
They tell each other their tales of fright!
And dim spectres come, and their thin arms twine
'Round each standard torn-as they stand in line.
As the word is given - they charge! they form!
And the dim hall rings with the battle's storm;
And once again, through the smoke and strife,
Those colors lead to a Nation's life.
Nothing but flags-yet they're bathed with tears,
They tell of triumphs-of hopes-of fears;
Of a mother's prayers - of a boy away,
Of a serpent crushed - of the coming day;
Silent, they speak - and the tear will start,
As we stand beneath them with throbbing heart,
And think of those who are ne'er forgot;
Their flags come home - why come they not?
Nothing but flags - yet we hold our breath,
And gaze with awe at those types of death;
Nothing but flags - yet the thought will come,
The heart must pray though the lips be dumb!
They are sacred, pure, and we can see no stain,
On those dear loved flags come home again;
Baptized in blood, our purest, best,
Tattered and torn, they're now at rest."

The following resolutions were then adopted:

RESOLVED, That the REVEREND SAMUEL FERGUSON, of the Waterside, Londonderry, Ireland, is entitled to the thanks of the members of this family for all that he has done in tracing the early history of the family of James Thornton, and of the allied families of Clyde, Ferguson and Jack, all of whose homes were formerly in or near Londonderry, Ireland. We know and fully appreciate the thoroughness of his researches and the ability with which they have been made. We have heard of his high character and of his worth as a man and a leader of men, nad of the good work he and his family are doing in the far North of Ireland, and we extend to him and to them our heartiest congratulations and best wishes.

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent by the Secretary of this meeting to Rev. Samuel Ferguson.

RESOLVED, That we have heard with deep regret of the death of Miss Eliza A. Ferguson, of Richfield Springs, N.Y., a descendant of Esther Thornton Ferguson. Her brave and useful life was one of which we are most proud, and was worthy in every way of the family to which she belonged.

MRS. GEORGE W. KNAPP generously offered to entertain the Thornton Family at its next meeting, at her home in Stoneham, Mass.

The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the THORNTON FAMILY ASSOCIATION.