The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-25
COLONIAL DANES TO MEET.
Their Biennial Convention VIII Open
This Morning.

The biennial meeting Of the National
Society Of Colonial Danes OF America will
be held at the Arlington Hotel banquet
hall beginning this morning at 10 o'clock
and continuing until April y. There VII
be two sessions daily. one at 10 in the
morning and the other at 2.20 in the aft
ernoOE. The number Of delegates and al
ternates who will participate in the delib-
erations Of the body will be about 10 the
majority Of which have already arrived
and registered with the national secre-
tary.
The order Of business at the opening
session this morning will be as follows:
Call to order, Lords Prayer examination
Of credentials. roll-Call. reading of reports
Of Executive Committee. appointment by
the chair of a Business Committee 10
whom all new business shall be referred
without discussion. committee appointed
by the chair on nominations, report of the
national president, report Of tSe national
Secretary. Treasurer's report, Registrars
report
The new business which will be brought
up at the council will be an amendment
to the constitution having for its purpose
the increase OF the number of wee resi-
dents 1t is probable that a motion viii
be made to have the crown in the official
seal Of the society surmouuted by tie
American eagle. The question of altering
the badge of the society will ais0 lie
brought up. The debates which viii be
preCpitated by these proposed changes
promise to be highly interesting.
Florida West Virginia and Mississippi
will be admitted to the national society
at this council
The report Of Miss Annie Wheeler.
daughter OF Gen. Joseph Wheeler, on her
work in the Philippine Islands, where
she was sent by the society to relieve the
wounded and needy, is looked forward to
with interest. The society expended many
thousands of dollars in the way of relief
work in the field.
motion will also be made during the
sessions to establish classes in history in
the different State societies throughout
the country, to more fully comply with
article Of the constitution Of the society.
which says: The objects Of this society
shall be to collect and preserve manu-
scripts. traditions. relics, and mementos
OF bygone days to preserve and restore
buildings connected with the early history
of our country. to diffuse healthful and in
telligent information concerning the past,
to create a popular interest in our colonial
history" etc
There is already considerable speculation
as to who will be elected president and TO
the other Offices of the society.
The society is very particular as to those
it admits to membership. Those deemed
eligible are descended in their own night
from some ancestor Of worthy NE who
came to reside in an American colony prior
to 1850, the ancestor or some one OF his
descendants being a lineal ascendant of
the applicant. shall have rendered efficient
service to his country during the Colonial
period, either in the founding OF a Com
monwealth, or Of an institution which has
survived and developed into importance
or who shall have held an important po-
sition in a Colonial government. or who
by distinguished services, shall have con
tributed to the founding of this great and
powerful nation.
The society is also very careful in not
admitting newspaper representatives to
their sessions. Mrs. William Reed, of Bal
timore, the national secretary being
asked for the reason Of this prohibition on
the press. said that the New York press
ridiculed the proceedings and members Of
the last session to such a degree that the
society resolved to exclude the press in
the future from all meetings Of the society.
This rule. Mrs. Reed said. will be adhered
to at this meeting. but the Press Commit
tee viii give out for publication statements
OF such matters as are Of interest to the
general public
Yesterday evening the local society ten
dered to the visiting delegates a reception
at the rooms Of the Washington Club. 171O
/ Street northwest The apartments Of the
club were thronged with prominent women
from all parts Of the country. The follow
ing are the committees which had the
matter in hand
Reception Committee-Mrs Beverly Ken
non, Countess Esterhazy Mrs. Glover,
Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Hill. Mrs. Swami Mrs
Appleby, Mrs. Greedy. Mrs Huidekoper.
Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Van
Rensselaer,. Mrs. Gordon. Miss Myer. and
Miss Davidge.
Supper and Arrangements Committee
Miss Miller. Miss VI. Strong, Miss Bryson
Mrs. Campbell Mrs. Dulaney, Mrs Powell
Invitation Committee-Mrs. Taylor. Mrs.
A. X. Browne, Mrs. Reading Mrs Deve-
reuX, Miss E. W. Washington, Miss Gou-
verneur. Miss Bradford
Committee Of Young Ladies for Supper
Room-The Misses Davidge. Ernst. Peter.
Gordon. Bliss Wheeler. Powell. Taylor.
Reading, Ball. Green. :. Johnston Star
row, Fendall Glover.
The officers Of the local society are. Mrs.
Beverly KennOn, President; Vice Presi-
dents. Countess Esterhazy. Mrs General
Ernst. Mrs. Nicholas. Mrs. James Blair.
Secretary. Mrs. Rose Wright Smith. His
torian Mrs. J. Y. Taylor, Treasurer. Mrs
General Heath; Registrar. Mrs. Fendali
Yesterday morning at IL o'clock there
was a melting at which the programme
for the sessions OF the council was dis
cussed and prepared. The question as TO
whether representatives of the press
should be admitted to the meetings was
also discussed. but no result was obtained
This matter was again taken up at the
afternoon session. but no definite conclu-
sion was reached. As the matter stands
now it is not likely that any newspaper re-
porter will be admitted to the sessions Of
the council
The Press Committee is composed Of
Mrs. Rosa Wright Smith. Mrs. j. Y Tay-
Tor, and Miss Virginia Miller.
The following committee will provide for
receiving and seating the delegates at the
council. Mrs. Davis Miss Woodruff Miss
Campbell Miss Peter