Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-08
Hoymarket, Va, June LIST, 1882.
For THE WmIG.

FoR WING.
The Richmond Counting, Wooing and Matrimonial
Society.
The object of this Society 49, to promote the ho
ly cause of Matrmony, by system OF honorable
negotiation to bind in the silkcn cords OF Affection
the Young, the middle aged, the widow and the WI
dower-to reclaim and restrain tho unfortunate
youth from dssp atinn and the errors OF their ways
to rob solitude of it's terrors.
The following rules and regulations have been
entered into by 100 gentlemen of known gallantry,
among whom are Senators and Members of the
House of Representatives of the United States, and
Senators and Members of the General Assembly of
Virginia. The Washington, Philadelphia, New
York, and other papers, make honorable mention
of the Society, and Auxiliary Societies are form.
ing in the coun .ry.
ART. l-As gentlemen of gallantry and honor,
concnding for the fair hand of the lady, ungcno-
rous advantage shall DO taken of brother gallant,
to suppant him on any occasion, but all superior
gallantry and address is perfectly allowable.
ART. 2.-No member of this Society shall pay
any marked attention to lady, to induce belief
that he means TO address her, without bringing
matters to an reimbursement or point in months,
without the lady desires time for that consi
dcration Then any other gentleman is at liberty
TO make his advances under tho Same rules and re-
gulations aforesaid.
Anr. 3.-No member of this Society, at any
timo, any OCCASION, shall sport trho with tho
affections of any lady, under the penalty of an ut
ter exclusion from our Society," unless he makes the
amendc honorable this third article shall never be
rescindcd.
ART. 1.-THE device to he worn by gentlemen oil
our Society, shall be white blue ribbon, sus
pended across the left breast Of the gentleman
with the motto representation Of turtle doves
holding their position directly over the gentlcmans
heart, billing and cooling.
AS soon the Society is formed, by twenty
gentlemen joining, meeting will be called in the
city of Richmond, for the purpose of entering into
such other rules and regulations may be agreed
on by majority of the meeting present, of which
due notice will be given in the public prints of the
time and place in the city of Richmond.
AS no institution be perfect in the first in
stance, the gentlemen ofthe Society will come pre-
pared TO make such changes and additions as, in
their wisdom, may seem right and proper this
occasion.
Ameeting of the Society is called for, and will
take place at the Eagle Hotel in the city of Rich
mond, on Monday, 22d October, 1882, at o'clock
Z. NJ. The annual meeting of the Society after it
viii be proposed TO take place the Nth February
ST. Valentines Day, for the accommodation of the
Members of the General Assembly of Virginia who
have greatly patronizcd this institution. A SUBJ
scription paper will be left at Mr.. Lynch's Coffee
House, for gentlemen to sign who may wish to pa
tronizo Society.
And now, in the language and sentiment of a
Philadelphia Editor of paper, MAY this Society
increase and prosper abundanlly; may no COLLISIONS
and difficulties intervene, to its happy results
Richmond, June S. 1882.