New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-20
UNHAPPY COLONIAL DANES.
PARLIAMENTARY LAW BoTHERs ITEM.
IT ENABLES NEWCOMERS TO RAISE POINTS OF

ORDER AND BE DISAGREEABLE.
There Is trouble in the Society of Colonial Danes;
which appears to be caused by the inability Of some
people to get into the society, who wish to and who
have friends in the organization who desire to have
them admitted. These people say that the officers
are running things with high hand and refusing
| to admit people whom they do not llke
"why, We can't provide people with grandfathes'
Is the answer made by defender Of the admnistra-
| ton.
officer, have not obeyed the constitution and have
tried to pcrpetuate their power. The annual
election was held ut the house OF Miss Beekman,
| AprI 30. Mrs. Archibald Oracle King presided.
The opposition say that she announced that their
ticket was out OF Order and then refused to allow
debate After the election Mrs. King. Mrs.
Gardiner. the first vice president, and Mrs.
Van Rensselaer, the secretary, went into the
room with the managers, who reelected them.
These are the officers Mrs. Archibald Oracle King,
Mrs. J. Lyon Gardiner, OF Gardihers Island,
first vice PRESIDENT Mr.. A. n. Martin. treasurer; Mrs.
X Van Rensselaer, secretary, and board OF managers
Mrs Frederick Satterlce, Mrs. Edwin Stevens, Mrs.
Thomas w. Ward, Mrs. Oscar f. schmidt, Srs.
Richard H. Derby and Miss Beekman.
The whole trouble arises from too much OF one
family, say the Disconnected ones. MIS- Ming u
the mother OF Mrs. Van Rensselaer, ana they only
admit such persons they like Theh' too' the
syecutlye positions in the society are esteemed Q
vrea honor.
exercise a censorship over the candidates' LOT you
know the secretary traces the genealoges and with
the executive committee, passes upon the ehgiohty
OF candidates. They knew nothing OF parliamentary
nrocedure and finding the opposition so strong they
could devise no other way Of holding the'r pmces
than pursuing the course they dld."
Tn answer to these charges member OF
tho society said yesterday "The board had
heard of no complaint before the meeting at
Mr. Reelman when "a member came In ana
said that she had received oaIiot ny "ian
altering from that sent out by the nominating COM
mIttee in three names The nominating commll,ee was
Mrs Martin. Mrs. George A. Robbins Mrs. Philip A.
Sands Mr. FITZGERALD and Mrs. Herman Livingston
rho onposition ticket was sent to only few members
II was said that the senders did not have the rooook
hut they could have obtained ust easily anyway
they did not send tickets TO many persons WHOM they
knew perfectly we'll M
"Cne woman asked Mrs. King IL she could vote TINS
opposition ticket and she was told that she might
Tellers were appointed. One Of the opposition arose
and Objected TO one teller That an insult TO the
teller which was passed over in perfect silence Afer
the polls open one woman arose I'd SPEAK, ana
was properly declared out Of order by MIS-. Ming.
Only seven votes cast for the opposition ticket
Mrs King had no desire TO continue as PRESIDENT
but did so at the request of the members MIS-. Martin
Is in no way related to her. has been stated.
Neither does the secretary pass upon the eligibility
OF candidates. The propOser and seconder does that
and then sends the credentials and proposition TO the
secretary who transmits them, unopened, TO the COM
mittee on the examination of claims. IL was perfectly
proper for the be present at tie board meet
ing The whole trouble comes df people thinking they
can gain social prestige by belonging TO the oganz-
on The officers the founders Of the society, and
the opposition is amons people who have beer unable
to run things in their own way. Ore woman, who,
when admitted, expected 10 be power; has not been
80 She promised 20 get people In, and has been W.
able do because their credentials were not rght
and then she has said they must come IN any way.
think is primarily responsible for the trouble and
has Induced few friends to Join her. II does not
amount 20 much though. What can seven do toward
splitting the society 1t Is all tempest In teapot.
some OF us formed u society to study gencalog1es.
We know nothing Of parliamentary law and II is rather
disageeable be met by newcomers who raise points
Of order and drive nearly crazv Then they con-
stantly want do things they have no hight to do.
and are angry because they cannot People say We
exclusive We have certain QUALIFICATIONS for Mem
bershp which We live up to- candidate nust %
up word she wants to toiL and gives her pedis.ee
10 establish social caste, and II people would stop
trying to Join with the view Of getting into the
four hundred should have less trouble. Our
officers have Iigdly adhered to the original concep
ton Of tho society and people who want to mako
it social stepping stone for themselves and friends
do not like it.'