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Show INTERESTING ITEMS Gathered From Many Sources and , Placed in Eeadable Shape for "Times" Headers. COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA. A Woman's Olub to Promote Patriotism and Conserve Aristocracy Mr. Curtis' Orchestra. The bold statement' that another woman's wom-an's society is about to bo organized is not particularly thrilling. As in these daj'S the queens of creation so generally becomo queens of clubs, by reason of their membership in some association formed to promote social, religious, literary, lit-erary, industrial or artistic aims, and having thereby vindicated more or less their claim to be considered clubablo creatures, no particular attention is paid to their movemonts in this direction. But when to the announcement that a new club is about to be created there is coupled tho intelligence that only women will bo eiigiblo whose ancestry is established estab-lished by heredity not Required matrimonially matri-monially or by purchuso, like that of tho colonel in "The Pirates" interest is at once quickened, and it becomes fairly rampant when the whole scheme is unfolded un-folded and it appears that every member will have to make her calling and election elec-tion sure by proving her direct descent from forefathers who emigrated to America Amer-ica prior to tho year 1776, and who made their mark upon the time to the extent at least of being "considered worthy of esteem es-teem and renown." It is intended that the proposed society shall be among women what the Order of the Cincinnati and the Sons of the Revolution are among men, and it will to a certain extent embody the princi- plea of these sodotios. The aim of the organization will bo "to commemorate the success of onr glorious republic, to promote social intercourse and fellowship fellow-ship among its members now and in all the future, to inspire a genuine love of country in every heurt within its range of influence, to labor to diffuse healthful health-ful and intelligent information relating to whatever concerns the past and tends to create popular interest in the meu and events instrumental in the providing for us our precious institutions." It will also be an obligation to collect and preserve manuscripts, traditions, relics and mementoes of the old times when tho colonies were young and the aforesaid ancestors lived and moved anil had their being. It will bo a sacred duty devolving upon the members to teach the younger generations as they arise to hold in loving remembrance the "brave days of old," and to honor the horoio men whose ability, valor, sufferings and achievements are beyond praiso, and should excite the doepeBt reverence and the liveliest patriotism, "and to promote pro-mote social intercourse and fellowship among its members." This is the substance of a printed letter let-ter setting forth the scheme of the new society which is being qnietly circulated among those who are undoubtedly and those who are presumably eligible to stand among the elect who propose to call themselves "The Colonial Dames of America." The names of the originators of thii patriotic and aristocratic corporation are not disclosed, but the blank in the "letter" which invites the woman to whom it is submitted to kindly communicate commu-nicate her willingness to bo considered as a candidate by the committee of judges is variously filled out by several ladies whoso family patronymic figures prominently in tho annals of old, very old New York. Now York World. |