Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-20
THE COLONIAL DANES
National Society Holding Its Fourth Bien-
NAL Session in Washington.
Thirteen States Represented and
Sixteen States to He Affiliated
The Delegates Present.

The Society of Colonial Danes Is holding
its fourth biennial meeting at Rauscher' $
The first session opened this morning, ant
was well attended. The accumulation o.
two years business will hold the attention
of the society during the four days session
which is anticipated. The former mem
bership Of the society was limited to the
thirteen original states and the District o.
Columbia, but at this meeting there are
present delegates and alternates from six
teen other states, whose societies will bt
affiliated with the parent body.
The present officers of the society are:
Mrs. Howard Townsend of New York
president; Mrs. E. d. Gillespie of Philadel
phia, first vice president: Mrs. w. w. Cor
don of Savannah, second vice president; Mrs
Beverly Kennon of this city, honorary vice
president; Miss Elizabeth Byrd Nicholas OF
this city, treasurer: Mrs. VIM. Reid OF
Baltimore. secretary: Mrs. J. j. Jackson OF
Baltimore, assistant secretary: Mrs. Emf
Richter of Portsmouth, n. H., registrar
Mrs. VIM. Henry Browne and Miss Rosa
Wright Smith of this city, press committee
An election of officers will be the final bust.
ness at this meeting.
Tonight the District society will give q
reception to the visiting delegates at the
Washington Club.
The State Delegates.
The delegates and alternates attending
the meeting are:
Pennsylvana-Delegate Mrs. VIM. Ba
con Stevens. Mrs. James D. Winsor, Mrs
Charles c Harrison, Mrs. Thomas Roberts
Mrs John Harrison. Alternates: Mrs. A. j
Cassatt, Mrs. c. Stewart Patterson, Miss
Emily Bell. Mrs. Frederick Packard.
Maryland-Delegates Mrs. Won kapf
Miss Mary Tilghman, Mrs. n. G. Penniman
AHernates: Mrs. John Roberts. Mrs. Arthur
George Brown. Miss Pearre, Miss Charlotte
De NJ Thompson. Mrs. O'Donnell:
New Jersey-Delegates: Mrs. Joseph D.
Bedle, Mrs. Francis c. Lowsthrop. Mrs.
George S. Hastings. Mrs. Henry NJ. Bar
bour Mrs. Alexander F. Jameson. Alter
mates: Mrs. Albert H. Atterbury, Miss JUS
tine L. Atterbury. Mrs. John l.. Scudder.
Mrs. Hughes Oliphant, Miss Mary A. Quin-
by.
Observation-Disclosures Miss Susan B.
Spotswood. Miss Anna Lea, Miss Harriet
c. Comegys. Mrs. Charles J. McIlwaine.
Mrs. VIM. Lea. Alternates: Mrs Charles
Rumford. Mrs. ]. Ernest Smith, Miss Anna
T. Candy.
District Of Observation-Disclosures, Mrs.
Richey. Mrs. Fendall, Mrs Gordon, Miss
Woodbury.: alternates, Mrs, Janin, Mrs.
Griffith. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Addison, Miss
Julia Strong.
Observation-Disclosures. Mrs. Herbert "A.
Claiborne. Mrs. VIM. Russell Robinson,
Mrs. Reginald Gillian, Mrs. Hugh Nelson
Page. Miss Margaret Howell Smith; alter
mates, Mrs. G. W. Coleman, Mrs. James
Lyons. Madame G. De Sibour, Mrs. VIM.
l.. Royal, Mrs. William d. Thomas.
Rhode Island-Delegates Mrs. A. Living
son Mason, Miss Mary A. Granger, Mrs.
Albert Babcock. Mrs. Joseph Brigham.
Mrs. Theodore Kane Gibbs. Alternates:
Mrs. Samuel Ames, Mrs. George L.. Collins.
Mrs. VIM. Binney. Mrs. Charles p. Robin
son. Mrs. Knight C. Richmond.
l., NJ.
Baty Blaker, Mrs. George S. Hale, Mrs.
Francis p, Sprague, Mrs. Charles r. Dali
ton. Miss Sally Fairo hid. Alternate: Mrs.
Francis w. Lawrence.
New York-Dele gates: Mrs. Alfred Ely.
Mrs. Elihu Chauncey. Mrs. VIM. Robson
Mrs. Sidney De Kay, Miss Julia Chester
Wills. Aiternates: Mrs Hilborne Roose-
Welt. Mrs. Francis Austin, Mrs. Henry E.
Pellew.
South Carolina-Delegates Mrs St Julien
Ravenel, Mrs. McLane, Mrs II. f. Young.
Miss Vander-Hcrst. Mrs. E. H. Pringle.
Altcrnates: Mrs. Samuel Wragg, Mrs
Francis DUPONT. Mrs. Hugh Thompson,
Mrs George Whitfield Brown.
Connecticut - Delegates: Mrs. Samuel
Colt. Mrs. e. X. Hubbard, Mrs. Eli Whit
rey. jr., Miss NJ. D. Porter. Alternates:
Mrs. F. B. Dexter, Mrs. w. N. Farnam,
Mrs William B. Glover;
Observation-Disclosures: Mrs. ]. j. Wilder.
Miss Z. NJ. Johnston, Mrs. J. R. Lamar.
Mrs. George j. Baldwin. Aternates: Mrs.
Samuel Spencer, Miss Clare De Graffen-
reid.
New Observation-Disclosures: Mrs. Ar
thur Eastman Clarke. Mrs. David Cross.
Mrs. Nathaniel G. White, Mrs. Joseph b.
Walker, Mrs. Josiah G. Bellows. Alter
mates: Mrs. Arthur Reid Yates, Mrs. Geo.
S. Frost, Miss E. w. White and Mrs.
Henry Bellows Robinson.
North Carolina-Delegates: Mrs. George
Wilson kider, Mrs. Clayton Giles. Mss
Caroline @. Meares. Mrs. John Broadfoot
and Mrs. John Hinsdale Alternates: Mrs.
Peter NJ. Wilson and Mrs. Selma Moore
Harvey.
The new societies which will be admitted
with their delegates and alternates are as
follows:
Acknowledgment: Mrs. selden S.
or Mrs. c. Eiwood Brown.
Michigan-Delegate: Mrs. Elizabeth
Adams Rathbone Alternate: Miss Mary
Louise Stebbins.
birs- Alternate: Mrs. Charles Deering.
Minnesota-Delegate: Mrs. George Brook
Young. Alternate: Miss Mary Morgan
Newport.
Schaeffer Alternate: Miss Alice French.
Ohio-Delegate: Mrs. Herman ]. Gros-
beck. Alternate: Mrs. Davis c.. Anderson.
Colorado-Delegate: Mrs. Frank Trun-
Maine-Delegate: Mrs. H. A. Nicely. AL
ternate: Mrs. William A. Houghton.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Mrs. George H.
Shields. Alternate: Mrs. William A.
Rucker.
Wisconsin-Delegate: Mrs. Thomas r.
Mercein. Alternate; Mrs. William Morris.
Tenressee-Delegate: Mrs. William Dud-
ly Gale Alternate Mrs. Overton Lee or
Mrs. Thomas F. Allison.
Kentucky-Delegate: Mrs. Bolivar Buck
ner.
InCis na-Delegate: Mrs. Henry Harrison
Mckee. Alternate: Mrs. Bement Lyman.
Observation-Disclosures: Mrs. Hortense A.
Batre. Alternate: Mrs. Harvey Ellis
Jones.
Texas-Delegate: Mrs T. NJ. WEIGH. AL
ternate: Mrs. Louise Robertson.
Arkansas-Delegate: Mrs. Logan R.
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