The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-24
COL6NIhLDANHS TO MEET
Biennial Session Of the 0rganiza-
tiOn Begins Tomorrow.
Two Sessions Daily During the
week-Much Business of National
to BE EIeeted-Press Representa-
lives ExcIuded-Receptio Tonight


The regular biennial meeting OF the
National Society of the Colorial Danes OF
America will be held at the Arlington Ho-
tel banquet hall beginning tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock and continue until
April 90. There will be morning sessions
at 10 and afternoon sessions at 2:30 o'clock,
and the number of delegates and alter
mates participating in the deliberations
will be 40, large number of whom have
already registered with the National Secre-
tary The order of business at tomorrow
mornings opening session will be as fol-
lows: Call to order; Lords Prayer; ex-
animation of credentials; roIl-call; read
ing of reports of executive committee; ap-
pointment by the chair OF business COM
mittee. to whom all new business shall be
referred without discussion; committee
appointed by the chair on nominations; re-
port Of the National President; report Of
the National Secretary; treasurers report
registrars report.
An amendment TO the constitution, in
creasing the number of vice presidents
from two TO three. will also be submitted
to the council The expenses OF each dele
gate to this biennial council is paid by
the National Treasurer. on receipt Of a
bill from the State Treasurer. including
only the railroad fare to Washington and
return. and 81 a day while in Washington
on duty.
The election of officers is looked forward
to by the members with a great deal Of
interest. there being quite a number OF as
pirants for the Offices. A motion VIII also
be made during the sessions 10 establish
classes in history in the different state
societies throughout the country, 10 more
fully comply with article III OF the consu-
tuition OF the society, which says: The OBJ
jects of this society shall be to collect and
preserve manuscripts. traditions, relies,
and mementos of by-gone days; to pre-
serve and restore buildings connected with
the early history OF our country, TO dinuse
healthful and intelligent information con-
corning the past to create a popular in
terest in our Colonial history" etc.
1t is probable that motion will be made
to surmount the crown in the official seal
of the society with the American eagle.
The seal as il is now is as follows: Within
a beaded amulet. a title scroll bearing the
inscription National Society OF the Colo
NAL Danes of America" Within the
scroll a shield. surmounted Of the crown,
quarterly of four-I quarterly. one and
four azure. three feurs de lis or. Two and
three gules, three lions PEASANT, guardant
in pale. or, for England: ii, azure. three
feurs de lis or, for France; III. azure bill
lette. a lion rampant. holding in his dex-
ter paw a naked sword, and in his sinister
paw a sheaf of arrows or. for Holland; ~
one and four (Sweden modern) azure TIRES
open crowns OF. two and three (Sweden
ancienO, azure. three bendlets sinister,
wavy. argent over all lion rampant, or.
Der of the delegates are OF the opinion
that some figure emblematical OF America
should surmount the seal of the society
whose armorials are entirely OF monarch
cal designs
The debate which will be precipitated
by this question promises TO be very ami
mated.
The society is very particular as to new
members. These admitted are only women
who are descended in their own right from
some ancestor of worthy life who came tc
reside in an American colony prior to 100
the ancestor or some one of his descend
ants. being a lineaI ascendant of the APP
plicant. shall have rendered efficient ser
vice TO his country during the Colonial pc
Rod, either in the founding of a Common
wealth or of an institution which has sur
vived and developed into Importance. OF
who shall have held an important position
a
tinguished services. shall have contributed
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 Tidi-
culed the proceedings and members of the
last session to such degree that the So
ciety resolved to exclude the press in the
future from all meetings of the society.
This rule. Mrs Geed said. will be ad-
hered TO at this meeting, but the press
committee. will give out for publication
stat aments of such matters as are of in
terest 10 the general public.
At II O'Clock this morning the executive
committee met and prepared the pro-
gramme for the session and also discussed
the question as to whether the press shall
be admitted TO their sessions. The COM
mittee was about equally divided on the
proposition which will be taken up again
later in the day. Tonight the local So
ciety will give to the visiting delegates a
reception at the Washington Club. The
function will begin at o'clock and prom
ises to be a brilliant affair. The following
are the committees which have 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. Hindekoper,
Mrs Brice, Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Van
Rensselaer,. Mrs. Gordon. Miss Myer, and
Miss Davidge.
supper and Arrangements Committee
Miss Miller. Miss NJ. Strong Miss Bryson
Mrs. Campbell. Mrs Dulaney. Mrs. Powell.
Invitation Committee-Mrs Taylor Mrs
A. X. Browne. Mrs. Reading. Mrs. Deve-
reux, Miss f. W Washington, Miss Gou-
verneur. Miss Bradford.
Committee of Young Ladies for Supper
Room The Misses Daviege. Ernest. Peter,
Gordon. Bliss. Wheeler. Powell. Taylor,
Reading, Ball, Green. S. Johnston. Star
row. Fendall, Glover.
The officers of the local society are: Mrs.
Beverly KennOn. president; vice presi-
dents. Countess Esterhazy. Mrs. General
Ernest. Mrs. Nicholas. Mrs. James Blair;
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