Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-12
VIRGINIA HISTORY.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SoCIe-
TVS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD.
portcd--Thc Jeanncite and Her Crew
Preserve jamestown Island.

building. No. 707 east Franklin street. Sa-
turday evening last. Mr.. Joseph Bryan.
president Of the society, was called TO
the chair The members OF the commit
tee present were Messrs. Curry. Brooke,
Valentine. Gaines. Traylor. Green, Pal
mer. Richardson. the recording secretary
and Bruce. the corresponding secretary.
The following persons were elected an
nual members: Colonel Hume X. Field.
Troy. Tenn: Hugh Flournoy McNary
Princeton. KY: Mathew Wells Flournoy
Albuquerque, n. M; Letitia +. Van de
Venter. Knoxville. Tenn: Lafayette NJ.
Flournoy. Spokane, Wash; Colonel John
T.. Summers, United States army, Omaha.
Neb.: Major II. G. a. Flournoy. Sioux
city. Ia: Edwin p. Cox. Richmond. Va;
S. w. Travers, Richmond. Va; Henry G.
Thorburn, Baltimore, Md; General James
A. Walker. Wythevile. Va; Alfred w.
Withers Roanos Gloucester county. Va;
Miss Margaret V. Smith, Alexandra. Va;
+. ". Morton. Dublin, Va; John Henry
Traylor, Dallas. Tex.
BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS.
The corresponding secretary reported
that thirty books and pamphlets, in
dcpcndently OF United States Govern
ment publications. had been added TO the
library in the course OF the previous
month. The following special gifts had
been made to the society In the same
period 4 copy OF the American Primer.
first edition. Norfolk. 1893: a rare pam
phlet entitled the Present state Of Amer
lea" 1854: the manuscript volumes Of the
Virginia Company. Of London. belonging
TO the heirs of the late Conway Robinson.
ESD, recently found in the First National
Bank of this city. whore they were de-
posted by Mr.. Robinson not long after
the war; two treasury notes issued by
the county Of Halifax Va, in 1865. pass
Of the Confederate States, dated G0rdons-
Vile, Va. March p. 1862.
The secretary stated further that in the
previous month he had sold publications
Cf the society amounting in value to
1880
Tho treasurer presented his report show
ing balance I'm bank 10 the credit Of the
society Of S2@031S, after payment Of eX-
penses 10 date.
4 letter was read from the Royal Acad-
| envy of Sweden. requesting an exchange
| Of past publications. which was approved
| by the committee.
| THE JEANETTE AND OFFICERS.
As an expression Of appreciation Of the
gift 10y Chief Engineer Melville. United
| states navy, Of a group Of photographs
| of the jeanette and the officers Of the
| jeanette expedition. the following rcsOlu-
tion was unanimously adopted:
! Resolved. That the thanks OF the Nir-
| Gnia Historical Society be returned tC
! Chief-Engincer George W. Melville. United
| States navy. for his Kindness in present
! ing to the society group OF handson'
| photographs representing the celebrated
ship Jeanette ard also the officers Of ths
Jeannctte Arctic expedition IAN oNpedi
ton in which Chief-Engineer Melville
| himself played part 50 conspicuous for
| usefulness and herosm). who by theiI
! sublime courage and fortitude which was
| proof against cold. famine. and IN.
shadow Of death. reflected lasting dis
tinction upon the American character anC
added new glory to human nature.
! 1t was reported by the chairman Of The
! Publication Committee that the greater
portion OF the July number Of the maya
| zine was now in print. The articles which
the number will contain are: /. "Ofi,cr,
| I'm Virginia in the Early Part Of tn,
| Eighteenth Century; 2. "Fitzhugh Let
| tors. With Many Valuable Geological
Notes; 3. "Nirginian Troops in the In,
dian and French Wars: 4. affairs il
| Nirsnia-lG26' .. THE First Legislative
| Assembly in America. jamestown, 1919.
from the pen Of Hon. William Wiz
| Henry, giving an exhaustive account Of
this notable body; g. Abstracts of Nir
enia Land Patents; T. Historical Note,
| and Queries containing. among others
| very valuable papers on duels and FIRE,
| schools in Virginia in the seventeenth
| century. copied from the records Of Ian
| caster county; s. The first instalment 81
| the "Flournoy Genealogy," throwing mucl
| hght on the HuguenOt emigration L
| Virginia; g. Review of Professor Herr,
| Mcllwaine's valuable monograph on re
| hGious federation in Virginia" giving
summary of the new information on III,
| subject collected by the author.
| 1t was reported from the Library Com
| mlttec that leaiet of six pages had beer
! printed, making an exhaustive enumera
| ton of the portraits. engravings. photo
graphs, CUrlOs, etc, In the possession o
the society. \ card catalogue of tn
books, pamphlets, and manuscripts I'm tn
library Is now in course Of preparation
| about one half of the work having been
completed. The Library Committee wer
| instructed to purchase a large safe ii
! which to deposit all manuscripts an,
| papers, the loss OF winch could not b
| replaced.
JAMESTOWN ISLAND.
The following resolutions, drawn b.
President Bryan at the suggestion of Tn
| committee. whose attention had bcel
called 10 the matter by Mr.. II. G. Rich
ardson. which ELECTED an interesting state
| ment from Or. Curry, were unanlmCusl
adopted:
Whereas that portion Of jamestown
! Island WhereOn are situated the churc
and Churchyard. the only REMAINING
marks Of the first permanent Engls
settlement in America, Is rapidly givin
way before the wind and waves Of IN
river. much Of that settlement havn
already been totally lost and the rcsidu
being certainly doomed To destruction un
less the action OF the water is arrested
and whereas the action Of the waite
| in undermining this portion of the islam
| can only be arrested by some permanen
| hreakWdtCr. which should be cOnstructe
| by the government engineers in cOnneC
| tiOn with the general Improvements q
| James river. and whereas the Nirgini
| Historical Society regards with alarm an
distress the speedy contamination Of
| destruction they are helpless TO aver
| and whereas this society has ledrne
with pleasure that Mrs. j. l.. NJ. Curry
in behalf Of the Association for the Pre-
scryat!on Of Virginia Antiquities Ia
sought the aid Of Congress to proteC
the colonial structures on Jamestow
Island from the danger with which the
are threatened; therefore.
Resolved. That a committee. consislIh
OF Mr.. Joseph Bryan, president; Hoi
!. l.. NJ. Curry. vice-president. and VI
II. l.. Traylor, Of the Executive COMM
tee. be and they are hereby appointed
cooperate with the association for III
| Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
a memorial to Congress to make su'h al
preparation as may be requisite TO pr
vent the further destruction OF 'dine
town Island adjacent TO the chuIch al
| churchyard.
COLORED DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
Cau for a Convention to lie Held in Lynel
hmm 90 IleoI Delegates.