The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-19
TALK ABOUT OLD THINGS.
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
TO PRESERVE ANTIQUITIES

.,.,-o.s.. nv Dr. Thomas Nelson Page
pr. J. l.. NJ. Curry and Mr.. Joseph
Ervan--rhere Was Brilliant Audience
Present.
Tho hall Of the Young Mems Christian
Association was crowded last night win an
Intelligent audience TO hear the auoIess
bofore the Association for the Preservation
of Nirejnia's Antiquities. Those Who occu-
MED seats upon the rostrum were non; -
N Curry. DIR. Thomas Nelson rage. hoh'
William Writ Henry, Mr.. Joseph bIyan'
Mayor j. Taylor Elyson. Mr. H. a. Dlss IN
ana Capt. +. ". Cunningham Ain9ns Wv
ladies' nresout were Mrs. lhos. \. carter
Mr. NJ Robinson. Mrs. Joseph X. An
drr.on. Mrs. j. J.. NJ. Curry. Mrs; ihliip
Ua,.a1. Mrs. James Lyons, Mrs. John -
Carv. Miss Sallie Mayo, Mrs. Dr. WEXFORD
and Miss Mary Cardwell. ,....., Cos.
In the audience were: Lieutenanl-DoN-
ernnr j. TIoge Tyler. General Joseph X An
derson Judge Doseph thristiah' Nc,
Dr. John u. Newton. Judge George L.
Christian. Prof. l.. y. Iasseien, o, h'I M
,nopd College. Prof LYON g.. Tyler, Hon. H.
q Peters. member of the House from Henry
county. Thomas Potts. Prof. Charles H.
Winston. John 4. Branch. Robert IT, Sco'l'
and MIR. Lepcr n. Robinson.
OPENING or THE MEETING.
Hon. W. W. Henry. on behalf Of the asso-
citation. requested that Or. Curry PRESIDE
oyer the meeting. Dr. Curry arose anu
stated that "A secretary was necessary, ana
reoue.tod Mr.. II. A. Brock 10 act as such.
Dr Curry then made very inter
e.fing and instructive address CON
corning the preservation OF virginia
antiquities. lie stated that he was srau-
ned al the interest manifested IN lhls c"usc
reading portion Of the bylaws OF inc assV-
citation he gave brief history oft and SAID;
There Is parent organization mere
and nine different branches effectively
organized in different portions OF the state'
In is provided i'm the constitution that theie
shall he other representative branches III
the several States and in the great cities Oh
the Union. 10 be presided over by hohoraI!
Nicc-presldenl7.
DIR. PAGE.
I'm fitting words DR.. Curry introduced Or.
Thomas Nelson Page as the first speaker
The Doctor arose and said; u would IKE
10 thank DIR. Curry for the introduction
but the fact is. that he always says so
many things that would like TO say my
self that when am called upon 70 ioiloN
him / feel abashed always, I'm address
Ing Virginia audience, which Is composed
40 LARGELY always of ladies. like old Colonei
Johnston, of Baltimore, author Oh buNc
Fairy Tales. feel like retiring, for don
wish fo be mean 10 the ladies. believe the
foundation of this organization Is due 10
Two Indies of Williamsburg, and win ihelr
earnest assistants if has been brought thus
far. -
40 such as believe we have performed our
dufy i'm this behalf | would say, Go 10
jamestown, the sacredest spot ON this CON
tinent. with It's crumbling or long crumnied
wall. It's very ground pefishing uhuei ine 20, a1-
Naucing tides of our great river; 20 10 WIZ
Harrisburg. still fedolent of the perfumes
waited from the most romantic society
which over existed i'm this hemisphere, where
the echoes have hardly died away OF the
daring words which called nation into be-
inc: 70 TO Yorktown, where tyranny was
emitten down; 20 90 the old graNelards
through the length and breadth OF TINS COM
,nonwealth. where slccpin unmarked graves
:, rocco Inc like of which we Shall never see
again. What will you find: Desolation
and ruin. cOW-pastures and sheep-Walks.
10 won know that that generation
Of Nireinians made this natiOns You VIII
say ron know IL? How do you know ~ Nv
tradition merely, handed down nom iather
40 son. You do not know II irom history,
for history has not so been written. n most
fault is III Ii is the fault Of the south. The
North wrote but as II believed, though IL
doubtless WI ,hed to believe as 1t wrote. Inc
south was e Ter too INDECENT or TOO well sat
ie6ed 10 write. She cared not for the APP
nlause of ~ . outer world. It's good opinion
n - az were a. one 10 her. Possessing a
domestic life. the purity and beauty OF
which were uneQualed throughout the
earth, she condemned what other nations
THE DIFFERENCE.
low different from this ethargy Is the
zeal exhibited in other countries. 60 70
Eoston aud note how every spot WIN any
historical association Is halloWed and pro.
fected. Bunker Ill., faneui Hall, The Ola
south. tie Common, the graves oil the ne
ioes and eagcs Of Boston. Paul keNefes
ride has been told In story aud sung IN song,
hut who has thought worthy TO relate tue
falc of the raid North CarOlinian color
nearer who. appearing without his colors
the morning afier the battle, explained that
the tarnal old thing had got 80 shot 70 pieces
the day before when he came ont OF the hght
he he'd thrown IL away
"I)o You think that bad the North pos.
eessod jamestown and Williamsburg ana
Yorktown IL would nave neglected them.
and have allowed the elements 10 wear them
awayY
Il rejoice that this matter has been taken
np by our women. II has become so much
the habit whenever our women are mention
cd Ia public 10 apply 10 them the language
Hi tuNldllNlls iNti IT - tlNt'NNA " olf"h Va
them In simple terms, whose only recon-
inendation shall be their truth do not,
however. think that ! am exceeding tue
limits of absolute truth which ! have laid
down for myself, when ! declare that IN all
such matters Il has been proved that women
are more efficient than men. Who have
raised the fluids 40 erect monuments
throughout the South 10 the ,alOr and devo-
lion OF the soldiers Of the south"
Az the conclusion Of Or. Pages remarks,
Captain Frank Cunningham sang, In his
usual sweet style. ''Ihe sword Of Bunker
Hill" and as AN encore sang "Way Down
Upon the Suwanee River" Mr.. Manley
Ramos PLAYED the accompaniment.
AR. BRYAN.
Dr. Curry then introduced Mr.. Joseph
Bryan AS the last speaker Of the occasion.
Mr.. Bryan stated that h. had been preceded
by the statesman, poet and sweet singer,
and afler reading the provisions Of the a.
sociaii0n with reference % membership,
be saId "We come 10 plead the cause Of