The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-08
COLONIAL DANES MEET
The New Jersey Society Holds
Its Third Annual Meeting
at Trenton.
Special to the Jersey citu Ne,cs.

Specidl to the JERSEY Citu Neaus.
TRENTON. May s, 1S95.-The third
annual meeting of the New Jersey So
ciety of the Colonial Danes of America
was held at the Hotel Windsor at noon
yesterday. The meeting and dinner
rooms were handsomely adorned with
the colors of the society-buff and blue
-artistically arranged. Palms and pot
ted plants were scattered about the
rooms. and the table on which the
luncheon was served was magnificent in
| its appointments. Fifty-nine covers were
laid, a dainty boutonniere being laid at
each place.
The business session included the Pres
ident's greeting, which, though brief, was
of the most cordial character. The re-
ports of the Secretary, Treasurer, Regis
trar. Corresponding Secretary. and His
torian were of much interest, and were
valuable papers.
It being the annual meeting, the cleo
ton of officers was one order of bust
ness: The President surrendered the
chair to Mrs. Scott, of New Brunswick,
and, after the tellers had been named.
the following were elected
President, Mrs. Meredith Dickinson:
First Vice President. Mrs. S. Duncan
Oliphant: Second Vice President, Mrs.
Henry NJ. Barbour; Managers, Mrs.
Alexander F. Jameson, Mrs. Cleveland
Hilson. Mrs. Frederick C. Lewis. Mrs.
p TIE ELTNcHEoN.
Luncheon was then served in Mine
Host Dilts' unexceptionable style, and
the ladies greatly enjoyed the following
Little Neck Clans.
OilFeS. CucunlDerS.
Bouillon.
almon Cream Sauce.
Sweet Pickles. Potatoes.
Chicken Croquettes.
Sailed Almonds.
Cold Ham. Cold Veal.
Lettuce.
Bisque Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes.
craes coffee. re Cheese.
Among the business transacted was a
rule Increasing the initiation fee to s.
and the annual dues to s.. The rule
three months.
WHO WERE THERE.
The ladies present were:-
ofieers-MIs. $ Meredith Dickinson.
viye President; Miss Mary ory''I Dicikin n5oS,
Treasurer; Mrs. Alexander F. Jameson,
Nixon, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs.
Frederick G. Lewis, Registrar.
Managers-Mrs. Oscar s. Bunting,
Green, Mrs. John Howell Janeway, Mrs.
Cleveland Hilson.
Members, Bloonield-Mrs. Charles F.
Robert 6. Hutchinson. Mrs. Philip +.
camden1Aiss S; NJ. Carpenter. Miss
Price, Mrs. Charles g.. Reeve.
Colurnbus-Miss Elizabeth g.. Page.
Elizabeth-Mrs. e. g. Putnam.
Lambertville-Miss Mary NJ. Welch,
Miss Emma Ten Brooch Runk.
Lawrenceville-Mrs. Lawrence c..
Hull.
Montclair-Mrs. John B.. Halves.
Milford-Mrs. Edward Thomas. Miss
Mary Emma Cooley.
SOM Mrs. Austin Scott.
orangeI,Miss Margaret a. Yardley.
Mrs. Jared <; Myers;
Mrs. William NJ. Chamberlain, Miss
Louisa B. Maclean, Mrs. James O.. Muir
PPhiladelphia-Mrs. Emily B. Milliken,
Mrs. Charles H. Barnard.
AndreW SIM slnnieEson, Mrs; Villa William n.
Beaman, washington p. g urs
B BHDllt MRS. Charles Vans s'ss MISS Mss
Eliza P. Stephens. Miss Eleanor G. Nix
Henry B. oiiphant, Mrs. Annie NJ.
Lowthrop Mrs Richard c. oliphant;
W. weatherby, Mrs. John Moses. Miss
Julia G. McAllister, Miss Mary NJ.
Moore.
w00d mHS Mnx H Sn e p aFaE:
The New Jersey Society now numbers
t52 members. representing forty four
towns in the State. The United States
Army gives one member and Italy one
The Registrar requests the member to
give praE.pt notice of changes of resi-
avoided.
The constitution says
The Society Of the Colonial Danes of
America shall be composed entirely Of
women who are decended in their "
right from some ancestor of worthy l;fe
who. came to reside in an American col
some one of serylce to his country d;iring
the Colonial period, either in the found
ing of q commonwealth, or of an insti-
tuition which has survived and developed
an important position in the Colonial
government, AMI who. by. distinguished
Services shall have contributed to the
founding OF this great and powerful
nation. Services rendered after 1873 not
recognized.
The tinted Colonies became free and
independent states July 4. 176 New
| Jersey accepts this date rs the end of
the Colonial period.
No woman urrler twenty-one years of
age can become a candidate for admis-
| sion into this society. She masr be In
| vited ard proposed by enc member and
| seconded by another member OF the So
,.fety. No nember of the BOARD Of Man
aaers can propose or second names. No
| member shall approve an application for
| membership unless she shall krow, the
| applicant TO oe worthy ana shall have
srfsciad harc.ptf INV fJlIn eva min3ti0n of
| proofs that sucn candidate is eligible
| and otherwise qualified. and that she
| will, in her judgment, If admitted, Ec 4
society.