The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-12
THE WINDOW UNVEILED
CEREMONIES AT THE "POWDkR-
MORN" IN HONOR cor. SPOTSHOOD.
ELOQUENT Grafton by Hon. John Goode.
Miss Catherine Spotswood Took
Prominent Fart 4 Large Crowd.


was unveiled yesterday afternoon short
" after | o'clock. Williamsburg broke
cvea her record for hospitality We
hiclcs to carry oxcursonists ABOUT 'he
place were provided free Of charge. Much
prlvate entertaining was done. The hotci
reoplc were as satisfactory as posture
CITIZENS generally seemed TO regard IL aS
entirely TO be expected that the visiting
people should walk in, with comment an"
question. - lilo,
IL was so cloudy when the train puiled
out from Richmond. that some VINO IN
tended to so down did not DO so iea'"'S
rain. Those who did goa large ana
congenial party-enjoyed. along with
everything else Of the best, the very best
WILLIAMSBURG weather. IL was clear ana
mild with a stiff breeze
The exercises began in the room OF
William and Mary College. into which inc
library opens. and. together WIN '"'
latter was taxed 10 hold the audience
In this connection. mention must pe
made of polite attentions or those SUI
dents who acted as ushers. indeed OF
all tho students who put forth every ct-
fort 10 make the day the success IT uh-
oucsfionably was The boys made gal
good things said was hearty.
DECORATIONS AND PORTRAITS.
The hall was decorated for the coca
sion with the college colors-orange ana
white. ON the walls in green. appcareP
The names OF distinguished alumni OF
the college and other men and women
whose names are associated WIN IL.
together with portraits In oil Of tbe lat
Ter. The names were Of Marshall. Jcffcr-
son. Monroe Tazewcll. Tucker. Harrison.
Page. Giles. Randolph. WytHe. Nelson
and Tyler. The portraits were of Sir
John Randolph. Hon. Bl91r Grigsby. Rev.
James bIair. Mrs. /rah Blair. John
Augustine Smith ~Ynd Lady Susanna
Randolph.
The library %as hung with more pof-
traits. and ~,ontained numerous interest
ling relics III an eventful past. Among the
portraits were those of Rt. Rev 'Johh
,lohns/D. D.. L. L. D.; Rev. Jas. BAR j.
". </founder of the college; Mrs. Letitia
TTvler Semplc Mrs. Letitia Tyler Jones.
/Thonas r Dew. president Of the col
loco from 1886 until his death IN 1916.
Thor,as English Mrs. Leiitia Christian
TYLER. ST. George Tucker. professor OF
law. 1889. Hon. John Tyler, Governor OF
the State and Visitor OF the college.
John Tyler President OF the United
States. and Chancellor of the college:
Hon. George r. Hear and Hon. Robert
Bovle. philosopher and phiianthropist
who founded and for years maintained
the Indian school in connection with the
college.
Against the background of orange and
white i'm the rear of the platform APP
peared In lettering Of running cedas the
significant names. one under the other
Blair-Ewell.
SOME PROMINENT GUESTS.
Upon the platform sat Hon. John Goode
the orator of the day; Hon Lyon G.
Tyler. president of the college: Rev. Mr.
Wharton. Of the college faculty; Miss
Spotswood. Miss Annie Spotswood. Mrs
Nesbitt. Miss Cooper. of New Castle. Del.
Miss Edith Spruance, OF Wilmington, all
descendants of Governor Spotswood
through John Spotswood. of Petersburg;
Mrs. Joseph Bryan Mrs John +. Light
foot, Mrs T.. ID. Hotchkiss Miss Thomas.
Mrs BAH Miss NJ. NJ. l.. Newton. Judge
and Mrs Hughes of Norfolk: all repre-
senting the association for the PreserNa-
lion of Virginia Antiquities, Mrs. VIII
liam Writ Henry. and Mrs. Stephen Put
ney. representing the Daughters. Mrs.
James Lyons. Mrs George Mayo Mrs.
Reginald Gillian. and Mrs. Herbert Clai-
borne. representing the Colonial Danes;
Advisory Board: Hon. William Writ Hen
~. representing the Sons Of the American
Revolution: Mrs. Charles Washington
Coleman. representing the Sons Of the
Revolution: Mrs. Armstrong. OF Hamp-
ton: Mrs Tanner. and others. In the
audience were noted Mr.. r. S Thomas.
OF Smithheld: Mrs. Harrison. Mrs. Cole
man. and Mr.. Joseph Bryan. the last
named representing the Society of Colo
NAL Wars.
THE EXERCISES.
When Hon. John Goode entered he
took his place on the platform. there
was applause TO the echo. Hon. Lyon
G. Tyler shortly thereafter opened the
exercises by n most felicitous and brief
speech of welcome then introducing Rev.
Mr. Wharton, who made the following
prayer:
"Oh. God. Ohio dwclcst i'm ;hc highest
heavens. and yet rulest in the affairs
of earth We invoke Thy blessing upon
what we are about to do this day: for,
without Thy favor all that we shape
and create will come TO naught. 1t was
Thy hand that four centuries ago raised
the dark, inscrutable veil. that had
hirtherto concealed this. our Western
continent. from the gaze OF mankind. and
thus opened up another hemisphere to
Christianity. as they. hand in hand
finished their circuit around the globe.
IL was thy guidance that carried our three
frail barks amid wind and wave. 10 land
on this goodly soil. so that forests dis
appeared: this time-honored city arose
IN the wilderness. a queen among cities.
n Commonwealth OF English speech and
law came into existence TO be the cradle
of a mighty nation. and the name of
Jesus assembled TO heaven amid a vast
cathedral of natures pillared forests and
beneath nature ssunlit dome Ii was under
Thy providence this college was erected
TO propagate. not only the learning OF
human science. but. first and above all.
the wisdom OF the skies even the wis
dom that distilled from the lips OF Jesus.
Thy Son. II WAS under that same prov
idence that near Two centuries ago. an
other building arose with massive walls.
wherein were stored the weapons of war
10 protect this ancient Commonwealth
from armed foes and extend the area OF
her benehcent influence from the At
isrtic Ocean. IN whose fountains dipped
;he wirgs Of the morning 10 the tower
ing mountains on which the setting sun
pillows his head in the chambers OF the
Western sky. 1t was owing to Thy hand
and Thy strctched-out arm that a CEN
tury ago. the bonds were shivered that
bound the mother country to Virginia.
faircst OF her Western daughters. For
then the plundering of the munitions of
war from yon building reused the
nerce anger OF - Tree people. and drove
forever from her soil the plundcrer him
self. In shame and confusion. banied ana
overthrown. Thus was Virginia made
freedoms noblcst champion. and finally