The morning times., 1896-05-22
WOMEN MlY GO TO WlR
Philadelphia Colonial Danes Pro-
test Against an Organization.
SENATOR QUAY OPENS UF
Many Washington Society Leaders
Are Promoters of the New Enter
prIse-what the Quaker City AS
ISOLATION Objects To-They Claim
to Be the First Incorporators.

| The Colonial Danes of Philadelphia are
| up in arms.
They have appealed TO Caesarin the shape
| OF Congress and must have redress. Fail
ing in this a war may be declared which
will throw into insignificance the stru ggles
of Colonial days and of the revolution.
The trouble has arisen over the effortof
number of ladies' to have Congress incor-
| pOrate the National Society OF Colonial
| Danes OF America. The promoters OF the
measure are well-known ladies of the
country.
The Washington contingent is composed
| OF Mrs. Beverly Kennon, Elizabeth Byrd
Nicholas, Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson. Mrs
James p. Blair and Mrs. A w Greedy
| Among the other names are some OF the
| most important in the country.
THE MOVEMENT.
| The ladies' state in the bill, which has
| already passed the House, that their inten-
| tion in incorporating the body, is Ito per-
| petuatc the memory and spirit OF the men
and women who. in the colonial period, by
| their rectitude, courage and self-deniai.
| prepared the way for success in that strUg-
| gle which gained for the country its liberty
| and constitution. by acquisition and pro-
| lection of historical spots and the erection
| of monuments; by the encoura cement of
| historical research into the colonial records,
and the publication OF the results; by the
| preservation OF documents and relics. and
| of the records of the individual patriots,
| and toencoura gein all who come U-Ider their
influence true patriotism. built on Il knowl-
| edge of the seIf-sacrifice and heroism OF
| those men OF the colonies who laid the
| foundation OF this great nation.''
| The bill further provides that the So
! ciety is authorized To hold real and per-
sonal estate in the United States, so FAR
/ only as may be necessary To its lawful
| ends, To an amount Not exceeding $780,
| coo, and may adopt a constitution and
! make bylaws not inconsistent with laws.
| and may adopt seal. Said society shall
have its headquarters or principal office
| at Washington, in the District of Columbia.
Now comes the society OF the Colonial
| Danes Of Philadelphia, corporation duly
| organized under the laws OF the State
OF New York, and protests against the
passage of this bill.
The general officers Of the ASSOCIATION
| have learned Of the measure. almost too
late, and sent their protest to Senator
| Quay. He presented it in the Senate
| yesterday afternoon II reads:
The Colonial Danes OF America, OF
| which the undersigned constitute Chapter
| II, Philadelphia, was organized May %,
500, as "a national snciety, and on April
13, 1891, was duly incorporated under
| The name of The Colonial Danes OF
America with power to form chapters in
the several States.
Prior To the Incorporation OF this. our
| society, 40 other society of similar name
had been iucorporat ed and the purposes
aud aims Of this original society as set
forth in its charter aud constitution are
similar to those proposed in the bill now
pending before yoHr Eonora ble bodies
| Us members are residents OF all parts
| Of the United States.
| The adoption Of the same name as
| that of the original society by the cor
povation proposed TO be organized by the
| pending bill. will create difficulty, con-
| fusion and conflict and will inflict grave
| injury upon the rights and interests of
the society which originated and first
used the name The Colonial Danes OF
America