Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08
THE SILVER CROSS.
OF THE ORDER OF THE
KINGS DAUGHTERS.

SPREAD OF THE ORDER OF THE
KINGS DAUGHTERS.
NEW ORNAMENT SEEN AT SOCIAL
GATHERINGs-''IN HIS NAME''-A HIS
TORY OF THE ORDER, ITS ORIGIN AND
PURPosEs-ITs STRENGTH IN sTAUN-
TON.
&C.. &C., &C.
ing than those that generally come from
jewelry stores. IS being worn by the ladies
of Stanton, and SO generally as to excite
inquiry. 1t is rarely that company of
young girls assem- bles, in which at last one,
and often many more, does not wear a
diminutive silver cross inscribed with the
letters II II NJ. With it is worn little
knot OF royal purple ribbon and sometimes
the ribbon is worn without the cross. A rep
resentative of the VINDICAToR has made
inquiries into what the cross and ribbon
mean, and the information he got will be
found interesting to the publlc-certainly
it was to him. Those who wear these en-
blemS are members of the order known as
"The Kings Daughters" and the letters,
on the cross are the initials of 'In His
Name" meaning that every act of the
Wearer, as far as she can with the aid of
God make it,, shall be done ''In His
Name" The order is divided into Cir
Giles, the circles often into tens. The circle
tnat meets at the residence of Mrs
james ker, No. s Madlso Street
is called The w hatsoever Circle" its
motto being g. W hatsyev thy nald fiuae,h
to DO, 90 1t with thy might" This circle
numbers about forty ladies, cpltfly Young
girls. At the meeting there last week, the
circle Was divided luLo three Tens.
These Tens" have not YET chosen their
names. At this meeting /. member now
residing near Stanton who, by the bve.
was one OF the members of the fourth cir
Gle of the order That was organized, gave
a most interesting account of the
ORIGIN OF THE KINGS DAUGHTERS,
She said that some years ago Mrs. Iry.
ing had a school for young girls in one of
the Northern cities. She was Christian
woman, who watched over the spiritual
as we'll as the mental and physical growth
OF her charge. One of her classes was
specially bright and attractive, ready for
every good word and work, and when these
glrle were about to graduate and leave for
their homes, Mrs Irving felt that she
could not lose sight of them, So she pro.
posed that they should send her once a
year an outline of their lives during that
time. Then the ten girls agreed to do the
same thing for each other, and at last it
was decided to form themselves into lit
tie band, pledging to help each other to do
the best work Tin that state of life unto
which it should please God to call them. -
When name was spoken of for the soci-
ETY.. one of the girls said that the school
had that day read the 45th Psalm, and
she suggested that they should let ina.
give them their name. Kings Daugh-
tiers" and they should remember that
while they were to be helpful 10 others
they were also to be ''all glorious within. -
So the society was named. the girls left
sch .Hd returned to their God given
places and work, the years rolled on, and
only the King himself knows the amount
of good that the .'Daughters'' accom-
plished.
Long after, Mrs. Bottome went to
Europe to visit her son, minister in the
Church OF England. While she was there
MRS. Bottome became much interested in
the work done by women, and she was
strongly Impressed with the feeling that
much more might be done in this country
If attention could be drawn to the great
need. Upon her return to her home, Mrs.
Bottome talked with many upon the sub
Ject, who met her with warm approval
and promise of hearty Corporation, and
Mrs. Irving, who meanwhile, had settled
IL New 7 ork, was ready to tell of the lit
tie society formed years before in her
school, aud it was decided to adopt the
name, so appropriate considering the qui-
ct, dutlful service which these daughters
wish to perform. The watchword, 81. H.
N" and some of the ideas incorporated
into the general plan, we're suggested by
the books of Edward Everett Hale, "Ten
times one is ten," and I'm His Namen
NAMES AND PURPOSES.
There are many names for these circles,
and the meaning of each indicates to some
degree the chief aim of that Circle. There
is the "Thoughtful Ten," who strive to be
thoughtful OF the feelings and welfare of
others-not to wound by hasty speech, not
to increase Others burdens by thought
lesslyl neglecting to offer their assistance.
There is the ''Clothing Ten" who make it
their mission to make or contribute what
clothing they can to those in need. All of
the names of the circles have a we'll defined
meaning to the members of them, and the
reader, after the examples given. can infer
the object of those having these names
Willing Ten, Children's Ten. Knitting
Ten, Inasmuch Ten. Truthful Ten, Consi-
derate Ten, Charity Ten, Visiting Sick
Ten. Hold Your Tongue Ten, Fancy
Work Ten, Comforting Ten. Helping Ten,
Withhold Not Ten, Peacemakers Ten, &c.
Where there are fifty members of the
order they are erected into Chapter.
A WIDESPREAD ORDER.
Though the Order Is little over two
years old. its first General Meeting having
been held in May, 1885, it now has so 900
members, is engaged in over one hundred
lines of philanthroplc work, and IS estab-
blished in 80 States and three Territories
of the Union, and in Canada, England,