Stirpes, Volume 7, Number 4, December 1967 Page: 153
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"TO ARMS, ANYONE?"
By Mrs. E. C. Reece
A recent notice from the Cronista Rey de Armas, Madrid,
Spain, to my home in Odessa, Texas, announced the grant of the
"REECE" coat of arms. The design for the arms I drew and
submitted, complimenting the characteristics of the modern age
and employing a personal note of family tradition.
The transaction required six months of registration. The
insignia will be included in the "Roll of Arms"under compilation
by the Augustan Society.
Many persons desire coats of arms but the high prices
here and in England continues to keep them in the luxury field.
However, all persons residing in states which were formerly
under Spanish Dominion (such as Texas) have a wonderful opportunity
not available to other citizens.
For slightly more than one-eighth the cost quoted by other
Heralds'Colleges, Madrid, Spain, will grant Arms and provide an
oil painting of them, suitable for framing. This is, of course,
a complete and authentic registration.
As a woman must assume her husband's Arms upon marriage,
(or a registered lozenge of her father's Arms, which is costly)
and as my husband did not have Arms, this has proven detrimental
to my hobby. So, with tongue in check, I designed a very modern,
American version of family characteristics, minus Crusade helmets,
shields, and a flourishing mantle! This was sent to an Heraldic
artist for corrections (if necessary) and then on to Madrid for
approval.
This procedure required from six to eight months, but my
design was accepted, and my husband is now an armigerous family
man! And I have been told this is the first new Arms, nonhereditary,
to be granted in the New World! That is, from
Madrid.
Many persons are being sold Arms currently in America that
they are not entitled to use. As you would not assume your
father's social security number, home address, car license,
or bank account number, neither can you lawfully assume his Arms.
Merely having the same name does not grant anyone the legal
right to display Arms registered to another person.
This dishonorable and highly lucrative business should be
abolished. The fact that it is perpetrated upon an unknowing
public is a reflection on all members of hereditary and patriotic
societies. We are failing to publicize the hoax, and enlighten
our friends.
The securing of a Grant of Arms has always been an expensive
procedure. The price varies due to the amount of research that
is necessary to establish your ancestral line to a certain Coat
of Arms. Many old parish records and legal documents must be
compared to assure positive inheritance. This is a long and
difficult process. But cheer up! A new door has opened in Spain!
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