New-York tribune., 1896-12-29


HAS BEEN ASKED TO FORM CHAPTER OF
4pR'sr FOR MATRIMONIAL PURPOSES
The Continental Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
Revolution held its regular monthly meeting yes,er-
day afternoon at the home OF Miss VI. f. Robinson.
No. 4s West Tenth-st. The members met for busi-
ness session at 29O: afterward there address
on The Old Dutch Settlers OF New-York" by Mrs
Alice Morse Earle; and the afternoon closed with rs-
freshments and social intercourse.
To the frs; part OF the session reporters were not
admitted bu; evidences of its having been
of more than usually interesting and animated
character
II al grew out OF a rumor the effect that Mrs.
Flora Adams Darling intends TO bring about an
afiliation between the ID. RS and the Noblemens
Club with the idea Of promoting matrimonial al
liances A chapter Of the D. RS in OHIO has 20
far credited this report protest formally against
any such action. and the matter came up for discus
sion yesterdays meeting OF the Continental
Chapter. with the result already mentioned. Mrs.
Darling denied the story but said that she had been
asked 10 form a chapter OF d. RS who had married
nob.emen.
Il have no intention OF marrying the 'Daughters
foreign noblemen. she said afterwards 10 the ~
porters: they make such alliances and have
made them without my aid Slx;y-fve OF them are
nob.emens wives and when Miss Bonaparte
marries tomorrow there will be sixty-six"
When asked about the chapter OF the Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution Mrs Darling said:
They have a right to form as many new chapters
they please. and / will sustain them in every
point. I approve OF small chapters like the circles
OF the Kings Daughters for then the meetings are
peasanter socially than in the case OF large ones.
II large reunions are wanted the opportunity for
them is given in the meetings OF the State sbcietes"
MRS EARLE's ADDRESS
Mrs Earle in her address gave her audience .
glimpse OF the domestic side Of lie in old NewYork.
She spoke OF the methods Of education Of the
Old New-Yorkers and showed old horn
tablets that were carried by the children OF
those days. They measure about TWO inches by
three. and have for ornamenta,.on the alphabet
and the Lords prayer printed them. They
very and precious being the only in exist.
ence except those that are in the British Museum.
One OF the interesting features OF the taI
was an account OF the Dutch funeral. The funerA.
Mrs Earle said the most fol NAL OF all Duch
functions and Of the parlors TO be fond
In every Dutch house never opened exce't on
that occasion. Funeral cakes. bearing the ptiais
OF the deceased. distributed amorg the
guests and taken away as souvenirs. s
Several OF the members brought. relies otfntefeSt
and those with which Mss Robnson's house -
hled were duly inspected one Of the rost inter-
esting Of the latter was a cannon ball red py tho
British IN the Revolutionary War, ar given 70
Miss Robinson by an Englishnan l. was Iouho
while the channel OF the Hudson at 'eWDurs was
being deepened and the donor was 0nhected Win
the company that did the work. AYther inemento
copy or The NicksDurg Day '4'iIei, Is.
sued during the siege in the civil VAR ana printed
on wall paper. because other sind was OBTAIN
able. Miss Robnson's family 'as lived In this
house for five generations, and ne possesses some
Delft plaques bearing the monsranls OF tne nfst
occupants her great -gra ndparsts' VINO were mar
ried in l7i9 ,., .
published In 1909 which she gave 10 the chapter for
the general society. ~ -. A.,
Among those present at the meeting were MrA
George B. Wallis. the regent; Mrs WilIiam Gerry
Slade Miss NJ T. Douglas. Mrs. George B ludlaw.
Mrs Albert Burg. Miss Virginia Sterling; Mrs II.
Courtney Manning. Mrs. Charles + Roe. Mrs W; r.
Coxford and Mrs. lie Roy Sutherland smith, MIS-
Darng's sister and eshistorian OF the general So
ciety. -,
Mrs l.. c. Novel; elected a member OF the
chapter and the name OF Mrs Florence Segel was
proposed. , >.,,.-. f,,,.S
Mrs Darling gavf the reporters the Following Tor.
NAL statement: ,,, -.
Mrs Flora adams Darling. founder general OF
hereditary patriotic societies in America. desires
10 DENY as ernphatically as the English language
will permit that the Daughters of the Revolution
are in any way connected with the Noblemeas
club which 81 purely social. She has been asked,
however. to form a chapter Of the Daughters OK
the Revolution who have married nobemen abroad.
TO keep them in touch with home ana country