The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-27
COLONIAL DANES INJUNCTION sUIE
A Number of witnesses for the Defendnnt
ancintiea Ernmined-Cnse Not Concluded.

A Number ~ witnesses for the Defendant
Societies Examined-CRse Not Concluded.
When the trial OF the actions OF tho Colonial
Danes of America to enioin the National Soci-
ETY. OF Colonial Dames-ot America and the
Colonial Danes OF the State OF New York from
using the name Colonial Danes was re-
sumed before Justice Bookstaver OF the su-
prsme Court Yesterday Mrs. Ed it'll Bucklln
Hartshorn Mason was still on the witness
stand for the defendants. She has served Sew
eral terms as President OF the Rhode Island
branch OF the defendant National Society
Mrs Mason told OF an interview with Mrs.
Elizabeth Coralie Gardiner. President OF the
aintfT society. in February 1872 aooue
forming u chapter Of the plaintiff society In
Rhode Island Mrs. Mason said that she obs
jected to forming such CHAPTER because
many OF tho Colonial Danes OF Rhode Island
wero poor. and she understood from the rules
OF the plaintiff society that only women OF
wealth and position wero eligible. Mrs.
Mason could not recall what gave her that inn
preston. and when Col. Franklin Bartlett for
tho plaintiff. asked her to point out any such
restrictiop.in the constitution and bylaws OK
the plaintiff she could not DO So
While Mrs. Eleanor Van Rensselaer, Fairfax OF
the defendants was adding some particulars 10
the evidence she had previously given dee-
cation OF the Maryland chapter OF the plantih
society, neaueu Dy M1b IL. lTNlHs heSS'l' iob
President. entered the courtroom.
Miss Margaret Seymour Hall OF the Colonial
Danes OF Now York testified Tor the defen-
dants. in answer to n question OF John NJ.
Bowers that she h I'd looked up the origin and
history of the word DAME" and traced 1t back
to the sixteenth century. She quoted from
Miles Coverdae's edition OF the Bible. fifth
verse OF the twenty-nfth chapter OF 1saiahl
Tho master shall he as the servant, the dame
the mnl' Mrs. Justine Van Rensselaer,
Townsend. President of the National Society
of Of the saee n 1%a
ngs annually in shngton. She also exc
plainsd how it obtained lease Tor twenty-hve
Cortandt Park il behalf OF the. New York di Il.
sion at an annual rental Of 81 from The Legs-
sx2ense s 4 between $4,000 and 5000. 90 90
division Of the defendants told of NEE aga Of
both Of the Philadelphia groups Of Colonial
Danes in 1890 and the futile efforts to consoli-
Efforts at e9psoldatiSon in New York were
DANES Of New York IN. iso5; She Mrs. Cor.
ne9. and Mr. GhaYeeH w. were
with Mrs. John b., Trevor, Miss Julia l., De!a:
field and Mr.. Arthur peab9dy Of the plaintiff
about a breakfast which the Society Of Colo
March, 1896 to the Colonial Danes OF Amer
lea. at which some Of tho members Of the
plaintiffs CHAPTERS in Pennsylvania and Mary
land were present.
Mrs. Sophia Howard Ward who has been a
member Of the plaintiff society since 1891 was
called BY consent.at this tna as u witness for
the plaintiff She testified that in 1895 she had
a,conversation with Mrs. Townsend; president
of the National Society CT Colonial Danes OF
America, IN which the latter said she dsap'
NAL Danes Of America
Mrs. katharine Blssell Bogert Roe. mem
Der OF the Colonial DANES Of the State OF Nav
York. testified for the defence that her society
had expended $0.12O for the soldiers and
sailors In the recent war.
Miss Ruth Lawrence Of the Colonial Danes
OF New York testified that she had found the
word danes" used in many places In litera-
ture Tor iys centuries. Chaucer employed tho
Elizabeth she took II. the word WINS employed
TO designate woman OF rank. but that since
than it has been used TO simply designate wo-
man. ltebecca Winslow Of PHILADELPHIA and
Mary Washington Keyser also testified. The
case was not concluded.