He said it would take place in Pittsburgh, his former hometown, and include descendants of characters from earlier works.
They included guards, officers, and royal descendants of Bayinnaung.
The 400 guests included diplomats and descendants of Russian aristocrats.
Archosauria is normally defined as a crown group, which means that it only includes descendants of the last common ancestors of its living representatives.
Membership has been expanded in some state societies to include descendants of those who died during the war, but it remains limited.
The island currently (2005) has a seasonal population of 147 that include several descendants of the original group.
They now also include descendants of Tamil speaking people even when they no longer speak Tamil language.
The current membership includes many Iraqi Jews and some Ashkenazim, in addition to descendants of the original families.
The building is currently managed by a group of four trustees, which include descendants of the original Streatfeild family.
Big Sur residents include descendants of the original ranching families, artists and writers, along with wealthy home-owners.