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New York Members and guests gathered on the back porch of Mount Gulian prepared to meet “Edgar Allan Poe.”
Bill Dwyer and Corwin Brown took the oath from outgoing President John O’Malley at Mt. Gulian while Phil Livingston looked on.
Elections Held at Mount Gulian
The New York State Society of the Cincinnati
For the past twenty-four years, the New York State Society of the Cincinnati has met at Mount Gulian, the birthplace of our Society. Mount Gulian Historic Site, located in Fishkill, served as General Friedrich Von Steuben’s Continental Army headquarters from 1782 until the end of the Revolution in 1783. While based at Mount Gulian, Steuben drew up his plan to dissolve the army and wrote a plan for national defense.
In the latter document he proposed the establishment of military academies for the new nation, which became the basis for West Point and Annapolis.
Most importantly, at Mount Gulian in the spring of 1783, Generals Steuben, Heath and Knox, as well as officer delegates formed a new organization by adopting the Society of the Cincinnati’s Institution on May 13, 1783. This site features a Cincinnati room with attractive displays and portraits and serves as headquarters for the New York State Society. The Mount Gulian Historic Site has a vibrant visitors program featuring both on-site tours and outreach to schools and civic organizations.
We encourage our fellow Cincinnati to visit Mt. Gulian and see where it all began.
Prior to our meeting, President John O’Malley visited West Point to award the New York Society’s Blanche Lutterloh Sword to Cadet Samir Streetfield. This sword is awarded annually to the graduating cadet who writes the best history thesis relevant to the strategies and impact of the Revolutionary War.
On June 1, we met for our 236th annual meeting. Our first order of business was to invest two new members, which brings our membership to 209.
The nominating committee then presented
a slate of officers for 2019 – 2020 and elected unanimously Robert Carter Arnold, president, Douglas Sinclair Hamilton, vice president, Philip Robert Livingston, Jr., secretary, William Pfingst Carroll II, treasurer, Robert Lewis Fagaly, Ph.D., assistant secretary, John Cole Scott, assistant treasurer, Thomas Pelham Curtis, chaplain, Edward Allen Seidel, MD, surgeon, and Richard George Swartout, Jr., sergeant at arms.
Outgoing President John O’Malley was then presented with a New York State Society of the Cincinnati blazer patch, a Society of the Cincinnati summer tie and a plaque of appreciation for his contributions.
The celebration carried over to Mount Gulian for dinner, which was very well attended. An Edgar Allan Poe impersonator added to the fun of the occasion. The poet’s grandfather, David Poe, was the deputy assistant quartermaster general of the Continental Army and served the Marquis de Lafayette.
We look forward to our next meeting on November 16, at Anderson House. There will be a white tie ball and other events to add to the festivities.
Robert Lewis Fagaly, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary
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