Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-08
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.
MARVELLOUS GROWTH OF A BEAU
TlFUL ORDER OF SISTERS.
Its Members Ride in Carriages and Wear
Diamonds-They Also Include Hard
Working Shop Girls and Cash Girls In
Our Big Stores.

Diamonds-They Also Include Hard
Working Shop Girls and Cash Girls In
Our Big Stores.
A richly dressed lady leading shabby
little waif OF 2 girl boarded a train at
Hartford one morning last summer and
led her little charge through the long
train, looking inquiringly into the faces
of the passengers. Evidently she was
seeking some kindly person to whose care
she might consign the child, which she
was sending into the country for season.
Seeing no face which inspired her with
confidence to ask so great a favor, she re-
traced her steps to put her charge in care
Of the conductor, when passenger beside
her, lady, removed her wrap and re-
vealed over her heart a tiny silver Maltese
cross tied with purple ribbon. In
stantly the lady approached her, touched
the silver cross, whispered the mysterious
words, 'In his name" and told her all
her need. ''In his NAME" answered the
traveller softly, and tenderly lifted the
child on her lap, and cared for and
amused her through the journey as
lovingly as though she were her own.
A Lady, whose elegance of attire and
beauty Of person attracted the attention
and awakened the admiration Of all who
saw her, stepped out of one of the large
and fashionable stores of New York to her
carriage, which stood waiting at the door.
The wild March wind caught her flutter-
ing silken draperies, and rudely tore her
cloak from about her. AS she struggled
against it little silver cross fell from her
dress and went tinkling down on the
pavement A mite of girl with a scrap
Of shawl over her head darted out of the
shelter of the doorway, picked up the
silver trinket and drew its counterpart
from her own shabby little frock. 'It is
the badge Of the Kings Daughters" said
the lady, softly; care you one, too?" She
held out both her hands with a smile SO
gentle and tender that it was more
precious to the shivering little girl than
the money the lady left in her half frozen
hand Sin his name"
Who are these royal daughters of the
king? What is their mission? What Is
the Specification of the silver symbol they
wear and the potency of the mystic motto,
'In his name?'
In January, 1886, circle of ten ladies
met to discuss and arrange some plan
which should unite all Christian women
II ohe grand SiSterhood of service. Adopt
ing the system of Edward L. Hale'S Ten
Times One clubs they constituted them
selves Central Ten, around which
should crystalline other Tens Of workers,
not assuming any authority or response
bility over them, but simply to form
nucleus around which they might cluster,
and from which might radiate encourage
ment, advice and guidance. Of the va
rious names proposed for the order that Of
the Kings Daughters was most favorahly
received and finally adopted; the badge of
the society was selected in the small all
yer cross tied with the royal color; she
watchword chosen was the simple 'In
his name Of the apostles of old. and the
notices of action selected were:
''Look forward and not back"
"Look out and not inv
sLook up and not down"
''Lend hand"
The society as organized had no consti-
tuition and no code of laws save the one
general regulation that whenever any rea-
sonable request should be made 'In his
name'' it should be granted without ques-
ton or delay.
1NCNCA NdS ltSS SGiu VI NlitbCIl, anu
never so few plans made for any work, as
the design Of the society was to move
silently and steadily, and to secretly ac
complish its purpose of bridging the
chasm between the rich and the poor, and
to unite all women engaged in any kind
of good work in such way as to- secure
to each the sympathy and cooperation OF
all. Yet from almost every state in the
Union, and from most remote countries
over the sea-India. Australia and New
Zealand-from people in every walk in
life from pastors Of churches, matrons of
hospitals, teachers of schools, leaders Of
philanthropic societies, presidents of col
leges, from the bellies of Fifth avenue and
the street gamin of the Bowery come It'd
ings of the continual organization of tens
upon tens Of Kings Daughters, until
$500 silver crosses have been sold and
10, 600 members have enrolled their names
among the Kings Daughters, although
the society has been organized only two
years.
AS for the kind of work accomplished
by this remarkable sisterhood, it is too
varied and extensive to be recorded in de-
tail. There are Tens that visit the sick,
Tens that supply the hospitals and homes
with flowers, Tens that support foreign
Tens that sing and Tens
that sew, Tens that endow beds in hos
pitfalls, Tens that provide pleasant coun-
try homes for deserving poor, and Tens
that simply "bridle their tongue and
"endeavor to live in love and charity with
all men" all ''In his name"
The cash girls above referred to are
known as "the little doorkeepers, whose
unique motto is ''LoSd, keep thou the
door of my MOUTH and there are Hearts
ease Tens of little children who cultivate
pansies for the hospitals. There are the
Quiet Tens in schools, and the Courteous
Tens, who claim that Kings Daughters
should ever display the manners of the
court" the Old Maids Tens of helpful
unappropriated blessings, and the Old
Lady's Ten, whose youngest member is
more than so years old, and whose Oldest
member donned the silver cross on her
Tooth birthday; the Faithful Tens in
guilds, the Lookup Tens in deaf mutes'
homes; and even in the Home for Incura-
bleS the patients waiting for death have
themselves into Considerate
Ten, who shall endeavor TO make their
labors as light as possible. One
Of the young ladies' Tens in Boston sent
loads of sand to the tenement yards in the
city for poor children TO play in, and the
class of fashionable board
ing school calling themselves the Con-
tinuing Ten have adopted little girl, and
intend TO provide for her and give her all
the advantages Of culture and education
which they have received. Musical Tens
Of the most cultured and gifted ladies in
the city devote their talents TO the enter
tainment of the poor, and also, through
their use N charitable concerts, accumu
late funds for the support of various mis-