The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-30
COLONIAL DANES, SOCIETY.
1t Files Articles of Incorporation al
the Capitol

1t Files Articles of Incorporation at
the Capitol.
| Articles of Incorporation filed with
| the secretary Of state for the Colonial
Danes of America in the state Of Min
nesota, adds another to the lengthen-
| ing list of women's organizations. The
| society of the Colonial Danes Of Amer
! lea differs from other organized bodies
I'm that it has but one organization in
a state, which Is considered an auxil-
| larry to the national society, which
holds it's general council every two
years in Washington, D. c. Steps for
| the formation of the Minnesota society
| were taken last May, and in it's official
| recognition has a membership of four
teen, with Miss Mary A. Cruickshank.
formerly of Minneapolis, lately made an
honorary member. The membership is
| composed of women in Minneapolis and
st. Paul, with Mrs. D. r. Noyes, st.
Paul, president Mrs. G. r. Metcalf,
ST. Paul, secretary; Mrs. G. H Chris
! tan, Minneapolis, treasurer; Mrs J. O.
| Adams, st. Paul, historian. The direct
ors and remaining members are Mrs.
| c. McC. Reeve, Mrs. c. A. Bovey. Mrs.
| w H. Lee, Minneapolis; Mrs. Furness,
Mrs G.. r. Noyes, Mrs. Young, Mrs.
| Meson Mrs r. M. Newport, Mrs Hale.
| tional body Of the Colonial Danes of
America, one for each Of the thirteen
| colonial states and one for the District
| of Columbia. These fourteen societies
are entitled to participation in the BIZ
enn1al general council, a privilege
/ which is not given the auxiliary soci-
| cites, as being formed outside the col
| onial states.
The membership Of the fourteen orig
mai societies comprises 1900 women.
Mrs Howard Townsend, Of New York.
| Is president. Mrs. Beverly Kennon OF
washington, Mrs. Henry Bannon, Will
mington, Del, vice presidents: Miss
Elizabeth Byrd Nicholas, of Washing
ton, treasurer; Mrs. William Read, Bal
t1more, secretary; Mrs. J. j. jackson.
Baltimore, assistant secretary; Mrs.
frederick Packard, Philadelphia, reg
| istrar
The Colonial Danes of America. is
the society over which there was dis
| cussion about year ago in regard to
| the exclusive nature of it's membership
IL is organized on much the same prir-
clples as college fraternity. It is
rule or the society that no woman may
become a member or candidate for ad-
| mission unless invited and proposed by
one member and Endorsed by another,
ne claims Of each candidate are ex-
ahmed and when the reports are unan-
| lmously favorable the name of the can
d1date is presented at the ensuing meet
ing of the board. The primary object
- liz oOSACly VI OOlOIltdl DANES. as
stated In the constitution, Is 'the com
memoration Of the brilliant achieve
ments of the founders of the republic
TO the end that women as we'll as men
may be stimulated to better and nobler
hVes. The society must comprise only
women who are descended from some
ancestor of worthy life, who came to
| reside in an American colony prior to
LOU, and this ancestor or some one Of
his lineal descendants, being also an
ancestor of the applicant, must have
rendered efficient service to this coun-
try during the colonial period. Service
after 1888 is not recognized by the So
c1ety. This is all set down in the con-
stltutlon and the articles to which all
members subscribe. While the first
idea of society of Colonial Danes
originated in New York as long ago as
1891, suggested by Mrs Martha J.
Lamb, noted historian and antiuuar-
ian, who together with Mrs. John r.
| Van Rensselaer, formed the first So
c1ety, the national society as it now ex-
lists, was organized in May, 1892, by the
pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey
| and Delaware women, desiring of their
four Incorporated bodies to form a So
ciety which shuld be purely national.
| not local as was the original New York
society, which desired that other chap
ters should be subservient to it. Since
1882 all the colonial states have Joined
Tie IeuSTdtlOn, eacn state having Its
own bylaws, eligibility list and board
OF management. In this way New
York has two distinct organizations,
the original society and that formed
later. While social position is not rec
| ognized as claim to membership, the
nature Of the organization is such that
personal qualifications have a great
| deal to do with the admission of a can
| didate. The avowed purpose of the
national society, of which the Mime
sofa society owes allegiance, is to up
hold principles and aims that are edu-.
cational, historical, patriotic and,
above all, American. New York, Mary
land and Pennsylvania have the largest
number Of resident Colonial Danes.
The Minnesota society Is among the
most recent organizations There are
no stated dates for meetings, the gath
erings being subject to the call Of the
presiding officer, at whose pleasure and
discretion they may be held The
meetings are Of a social and literary
| character. Preceding the formation Of
the local society, Mrs. D. r. Moves, Of
ST. Paul, was appointed chairman by
the president of the national society, in
accordance with resolution adopted
in 1894 by the executive committee Of
the national body. Mrs Moves was
afterwards elected president, when the
state society was formally incorpo-
rated. The annual meeting will be