The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-14
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.

THEIR MOVEMENT TO ESTAB.
LISH AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
FOR POOR WHITE GIRLS.
A Short Sketch of the ORGANIZATIONS.
Its Petition to the Legislature-.S2O.-
600 Asked From the State for the
School.
On the morning of January 18th, 1856,
little company of ten women met the
residence of Mrs. Bottome, of New York
city, and determined to organize them
selves into a ssterhood of service, hoping
| by this closer union to increase their
| usefulness many fold, The new order
named itself the Kings Daughters"
| (Psa. 45), and chose for their badge rib
bon OF the royal color, worn with or
without the Maltese cross, and for their
| motto:
| "Look up and not down;
| Look forward aud not back,
| Look out and not in;
| Lend hand :"
And for their watchword: "In His
Name"
"Ihe Kings Daughters are respon-
sible only to the King for their choice of
a field Of labor, hence in all details re-
lating to work there is the largest liberty,
the object being to unite women willing
or eager to do the Masters work in way
to secure to each the sympathy and CO.
operation Of all, and to induce all to
widen the circle Of heipfulness by draw
ing into it constantly more and more
hands to work for humanity, and more
hearts to love the King"
Such in brief is the origin and Object
Of the order known as the Kings
Daughter, as gathered from Leahet
No l.
1t has grown SO rapidly, as now tc
girdle the world Il is SO elastic that
Christians Of all denominations may
: band together under it's color and dc
ANY work in His Name for humanity II
. general, or ia particular The smales
! | service cup Of cold water-or the
largest giving yourself, ard your all tt
help the Re,lo4mer is equally accep
table This is the sesame, IN His NAME
that has opened the hearts of tn
. daughters Of the people to the iufluence
# of the Holy Spirit and united thel
n this order of helpful service
The Kings Daughters in North Caro-
lima.
The FIRST circle formed in North Care
=! ina Was the west End circle OF Greens
= poro, wkicil town now has six circles
= Nilmingson, Fayetteville, Raleigh
Chapel Hill, Hllsbpro, GreenvilIe, Grs
nam, Salisbury, Concord and Murph.
;, ach have one or more circles Thel
- may be other towns In which circle
exist unknown TO me. Last May the
circles met by delegation in Greensbol
~ and formed state organization, ar
~ elected state secretary.
~ An Industrial School for White Girl
st Among the various obj cts of intere
10 and work which come up for consider
ID | tion, the helpless condition Of the po
al white girls of the State elected mu'
or sympathy. An earnest and able ia
at was made by Mrs. Lyndon Hobbs,
Guilford College, whose position as Wi
10 of the president Of that school made b
,t familiar with the needs of that class
We girls.
"a Following this was motion that
,c. committee be appointed to draft al
of present to the legislature OF orth Ca1
pe lima petition asking for an appropr
al. ton of 500, 900 for the establishment
ke | an industrial school tor the white gl
mr. of the state. This motion was carrl
unanimously and the committee appoil
ed by the state secretary, Mrs. Hob'
chairman. rhe petition is in circulate
s. We appeal to the lawmakers Of Nor
Carolina, to help her daughters; we a
peal to the electors Of these aw-makt
i to give their names and influence to tt
object; We appeal to the wives, motht
and sisters, who sit IN comfortable hom
=, guarded by strong arms, and shelter
'"' Dy loving hearts to lend their sympat
Us: and aid to cause which seeks to enal
OF less fortunate women who are compel
use to be "bread winners" to equip the
lca selves to earn honest and honora
ext iivelihoods.
es For every class North Carolina
TO- provided by legislation, except for
md daughters. The University is for
1ot sons, the Agricultural and Mech ami
his school, is for her sons-but enless
t IS daughters are blind, or deaf and dur
an or Insane, or criminals, she says, t;
DO interest in you-iiye as you can :
good or bad, high or low learned
Lf ignorant, care not! And this is
Old North State!
w seek no office at the hands
politicians; we ask 10 seat in your lei
OF latives hal We desire no p iVileges
ga the ballot box. but We beg f,r the
men Of North Carolina, tn opp0rtuI
Learnt G those trades an1 occnpati
)nal by which they can support tnemSe
lght decentiy and mfr ably.
lph La beha Of tie kl g D tughferS
In a North Carolina aDd Ii lis Name, VI
win Ne love.
Ken NARY E CARTER. State Sec.
ri Graham. N.
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