Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-28

Richard Nicolls Chapter, from one OF
the most eminent of the Colonial Cava-
liers Of the North. the frst ROYAL Gov
ernor OF New York. a grandson of Sir
George Bruce, OF Carnock. Sir Ri,h-
ard Nicolls. the founder of the Anglo
Saxon supremacy In New York. named
New York and Albany and established
the Church of England form Of worship
In New York, e~ventua,ing in old Trim
ity Parish, whose present grave yard
was his garden. And he was also the
first 10 predict the future greatness of
the metropolis.
Al Washington. on February .. the
paiatinate OF Maryland. o:fcered by
representatives. Of the hanner-lineage
families OF Maryland and the District
OF Columbia, was formally
b. the palatine-rcreial. who later on
is 10 organize chapters al Richmond.
Newport. Rhode l>iand and Charleston.
:. {. ] hav" III preparation a book
entitled Colonial Cayalier Families Of
America a sort Of anthology Of the
IN iieur % our old ratrician families
Of British stock in the United States.
The purpose OF the formation Of
Nhe society o. Sctons oil Colonial Cava-
Tiers is first 70 set the Colonial Cava-
iier right IL American history, too
much Importance having been accred-
tied 70 the Puritan BY various of our
nat!oaa, historians In treating of the
founding ana growth OF our Common
wealth secondly. our object pursuant
Ia the thoughtful study of American
history is TO compile records and erect
memorials honoring the Colonial Cava-
iiers and, II occasion offers. to render
philanthropic aid TO our country in
times Of war.
"The membership OF the society is
divided into two parts. The FIRST, the
palatines, the descendants % the Cava-
Tiers, who settled in America before
1850. and who were sons. grandsons or
themselves members OF the British
nobility. The ordinary and sometimes
vu!garly heralded descent from Kings
on the part OF Americans when the
King dated back further than being
at least the grandfather Of ones pioneer
Cavalier ancestor, counts for nothing
20 bolster up ones claims for mem
bership. The second order. the land
graves. are members descended from
distinguished Cavalier families of Brit
ish gentry antecedents, who settled in
TINS country prior 10 the Revolution.
BESIDES navinE 4 properly accredited
invitation from the society, in addition
10 the above rigid requirements, the
candidate for membership. whether
palatine or landgrave. must also he n
descendant Of an ancestor of Cavalier
antecedents, who was a parsonage OF
note in the eighteenth century, and
also from one whose career complies
with the same conditions in the nine
teenth century. \ great many southern
families have a tradition that their
torefathers were Cavaliers an express
sion often loosely used to mean gentle
men and ladies'. But only the historic
fact of ones being n scion of a fore
father who was a partisan OF Charles I.
against Cromwell or belonged to a
family ranked as Cavaliers by a re-
liza biz historian is Of any avail for
membership.
The issues between Charles /. and
his Parliament are TO US of to-day
no longer living ones. and had il not
been for the fact that the Cavaliers
and their progeny did a great deal to-
ward building up our national polity
there would have been no adequate
raison d'ctre for the formation Of our
society. however much the courtly man
ners of the Cavaliers M dignifed mode
of living on their estates might appeal
TO us. The American Revolution, with
all he good il wrought in the cause
OF freedom, with Washington and
others Of eminent Colonial Cavalier
lineage in the thickest OF the fray. we
do not enter into the discussion of
pro or con, leaving that theme to other
patriotic societies. Any one who reads
the signs of the times can discern
that the dominant trend Of thought
at the present hour is Cavalier. rather
than Puritanical. The Puritan loved a
village and village gossip; the Cava-
lier. life on a landed estate. where he
was monarch Of all he surveyed.
ROYAL THISTLE IS
EMBLEM OF SOCIETY |
THE emblem of the Society Of Scions |
of Colonial Cavaliers is the royal
thistle of the house of Stuart, sur
mounted by a duc coronet. The
motto. which perpetuates a Virginia
trait OF character par excellence, Is
loyalty Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith, Fox
Montague. former residents of Rich
mond. now living in New York. are
members of the national headquarters
chapter OF that city. Mrs. Montague,
who was Miss Emily Triplett. Is re-
mennbered by many R~ichmonders as
the sister Of Mrs. Haxall nee Mary
Triplett.- one OF Eichmond's famous |
beauties of tho past generation. Miss