Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
an HlsroRlc LANDMARK
Memories Of Old Fort Raleigh ana VIZ
ginia Dare.
Baltimore American.)

ginia Dare.
Baltimore AmericanD
The annual meeting OF the Roanohe
Colony Memorial Association, when was
Incorporated under the laws Oh WI"
Carolina for the purpose OF perpe'ua..s
md adjoining the site OF old Fort Ra'e'sn'
the scene OF the first settlement by Eng
,,sh colon,sts In North America, was "e'u
on August 18th at Mays Heau' wv"
Carolina. The association IL In good CON-
ditIon financially; the purchase price nnu
Incidental EXPENSES attending the u'
Tor of the Fort Raleigh property mas ps. .e''
Maid and there IL still balance Vi s
In the treasury to serve as Tue 80
Of n fund for the adjournment Oh '"s ~
OF the old fort, Among those PR
was thought that the objects Oh '"e -
c,ety could be best met by ha'i"s vi
site laid OFF and permanently ",aJ
and a memorial to the coiOnIs's 'ie. 1880
within the line enclosure. The tii'e Snu
80. for holding a special meeting were
iaf, with Vice-President Pruden. VINO "n'
issue the call IT will probably take pIaos
a, Raleigh during the State FAR Will
,yii, he held there late In OctoDst'
10 this meeting the Baltimore s'ooN". -
ers will hold a meeting 10 u'seuos
hest plans to be adopted by the asSoe''-
ton in the carrying out OF It's pun 80
and Will thus be In position 10 so
fore the general meeting Win so''e
mite plans. nr.
IN MEMORY OF VIRGINIA DARE
Second 10 the patriotic work OF the hoa-
noke Colony Memorial Association anu ~
cidental to II. IL the work ol INC ,hs
Dare Association ORGANIZED ANUS L,
women OF North Carolina, WIN W
Z. Tucker. president. ana Mrs' ;. Vi.
- .ncr.,,,y AS is well known. VIZ
.dnia Dare was the first Anglo-AfieiiS
mid t,rn in this country The pace Vi
nor birth WAS old Fort Raieigh, anu 80
,.,e va. tina, OF the colony. Inc opIS
oy This latter association ~ 10 conn ~.
rate bv some memorial the pirlh Vi 80
child and 10 render famous ms IA
the history OF the settlement Oh t"r
try. At present the association ~ '.''.'.,
oriue TO establish the fact ihat '''e 49,
of tho United States need II
school OF Industrial arts, ana VIZ 81
tablIshcd this school coulG "''- No.
dod,catod as a memorial to virginia Dare
M, ,ss,,.,a tim has already made iuch
nrogregs IN its patriotic purpose At -
ha,o nra..n,od with a statue OF Nirglh'
D,re by it's sculptor. Miss Louisa hi',a,',
~ washington. ID. c. This statue VIII NC
presented. when received By the assoSia
ion IA the State OF North CaroIihd' or
will be placed upon pcdes'ai :" -
State House at Raleigh. Inc sta'"c
10 have been in possession OF .he a.
lion last fall, but combination Oh 49,
verse circumstances prevented It's uei
The history Of this statue Is OF pe M
interest. It's existence was not hio"n
the incorpOrators of the virginia
Association at the time OF tiNii nv
marathon. The idea OF carving such
a,at,e WAS conceived In London, the
mace where the letters patent FOR Fig 'isn
discoveries were issued, and where 'i'c
colonies we're organized and charterTu ~.
settlement in the New WORLD II
carved in italy. the birthplace OF Ionuih
hus tho discoverer OF America When
completed II was shipped from ltaIy 10
America. but was shipwrecHeu- ."
were the hopes and aspirations oI ~, n-,'i.
bus so long as he remained III l'at'
shinwreck occurred off the coast OF Spa'i,'
and was rescued by underwriters aNu'
In accordance with some salvage ld"'
n,,bIicIv sold. Miss Lander being per
mitted TO purchase her own property II
was reshlpped TO America from fdlos s'
Tho very mort from which Columbus san
cd on his successful voyage oil uisco'eiF.
If reached America safely anu wa
nlaced on exhibition in Boston anu SUI
10 be delivered at the close oil ,he eNni-
bitIon. The purchaser dled suuueih!
fore that time, and his eXecu'oiS
TO confirm the sale.
IT WILL. YET BE THEIRS.
So the statue remained the properly .,
the sculptor, although boxed ana shippeu
70 the purchaser In New YORK. mere "
remained In its box until the enthusiasm
incident 10 the Columbian celepiatio"
was exciting the land. The orgahi|atio',
of the Virginia Dare Association causet
i,s resurrection, and the completion OIL
his unioue history lies in the fact that
tho statue was presented to the associa-
tion nv Miss Lander. The latter heard
NJ the organization of the associatlon'
and ~ it's efforts to help erect North
carolina state building at the World
Eair She wrote TO the association, oiter-
inc IN sell the statue, but as the pro-
posed state building had been abandoned
and the association had not the iuhus
necessary TO make the purchase, her OF
for was not accepted. Miss Lander
considering that North Carolina was the
most appropriate home for the statue
then beoueathed It at her death 10 the
association. agreeing to deliver IL De-
fore her death. Her own sickness, ana
the necessity OF having it cleaned aftei
its long sleep in a box. has caused de-
Law. and SO the statue yet remains uhue-
livered.
There e no doubt, however, that the
ultimate possession Of 1t Will rest III 'ne
association, which Will see that IL If
properly placed and cared for. ana MISS
I,ander's name and memory properly
honored.