The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
COLONIAL DANES
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Cox Gives Handsome Lunch
con in Honor Of Eighteenth
Anniversary and Guests.
BRIGHT SPEECHES MADE
Mrs. Dashiell Gives Toast to So
ciety and Mrs. Robins Reads
Sketch of Its Life.
BRIGHT SPEECHES MADE

Mrs. William Ruffin Cox. president
of the National Society. of Colonial
Danes, and also president of the So
ciety OF the Colonial Danes in the
State of Virginia. WAS hostess at
beautiful luncheon IN her home. 6os
West Grace street on Wednesday.
Mrs Cox invited the Colonial DANES
Of Richmond and of Petersburg to meet
her house guests, Mrs. Jameson, or
New York, first vice president 1f the
national society. and Mrs. Miller, OF
Delaware, who Is the national secre-
tary, and to celebrate the eighteenth
anniversary of the founding OF the
Virginia society
The table was appropriately and at
tractively decorated in blue and vel
low, the colors of the society, large
birthday cake. surrounded by eighteen
yellow candles and ornamented with
blue and yellow roses. was cut by Mrs
James Lyons. who founded the Nir-
ginia society.
Mrs. William Todd Robins, the his
torian, briefly sketehed the most I'M
portant accomplishments wrought by
the DANES during the past eighteen
years in vivid and interesting man
ner.
The Colonial Danes number among
prominent women in the State. ana
their work along literary and histori-
cal lines has accomplished much rms
luncheon, celebrating their eighteenth
anniversary, vas a unique as Well as
a most interesting affair.
Mrs. Dashieil's Toast.
Mrs Dashiells toast To the society
was as follows:
Eighteen years ago to-day there
issued into being the Society sGoto-
NAL Danes OF America in the state
of Virginia under the will. the eaur-
age and the enthusiastic energy of a
small number of women whose an
cestors had been makers OF the ma
ton.
"In making good wishes to being
OF eighteen years, one generally looks
towards the future only, with hut
small regard fer the past. but not SO
In this case. for these eighteen years
show q wonderful record OF accom-
plishment. From the beginning the
society entered upon great Works--
works of moment to the state, the ma
ton and to future generations HIS
tory and education one to her the
preservation of records whose loss
would have been irreparaole; the res
toration of churches and historic
graveyards: honor Ia the memory OF
iIiustrious men in giving opportunity
to their descendants; honor to her
self by the bestoWal of scholarships.
memorial tablets on institutes of
learning and tribute and honor u
the heroes aud martyrs Of the Span
ish war.
Between the sections severed by
blood and disaster Of civil strife, the
society has been "A potent factor IN
we'll say. Il loving friendship: there
fore. ana for all these things. | ask
YOU To join in a toast and a birthday
wish to one go fair and so deserving
with the sure faith that. under the
guidance OF one Of that small number
who brought the society into being
and who,
''As one lamp lights another and
giows not less.
So nobleness enkndlcth nobieness,
has given Of her thought, time. tai
ents and gracious courtesy. the best
wish we can offer To the society on
this. its eighteenth birthday. is in
the poets words
That her future may but copy fat.
her past"
Report OF Mrs. Robins.
Mrs. Robins sketehed in detail the
manifold activities OF the society from
the time of its birth until the pres
ent day. While at first II essayed few
branches OF work, it has since broad
ened its scope until it's influence Is felt
in the preservation of Colonial anti
ques in the educational advantages of
Virginia. In the making OF history
and the recording of history. AMI In
k1xtr a ~, a.
It's entertainment, OF social charac-
ter. including several large affairs at
the Jefferson and excursions to York
town and other historical points. have
been brilliant and have added much
to the social life of the Old Dominion
In conclusion Mrs. Robins said.
The society of DANES loves its
State and Its country. 1t IL therefore
able to undertake all things. and it
completes many things and brings
them to a conclusion where he who