The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-14
JAMESTOWN ANNIVERSARY
The Programme Carried Out In Spite
Of The Rain
ON BOARD THE STEAMER POCAHONTAS.
A,,,o,ob tho crowd Was Much Decreased
on Account of che Inc lement weather
tho occasion Was Not Without
Its Pleas urcss

,nare, and nirStyShSI """'''
go, at Jamestown was about tne
wy one in the history Of the saefeu
SPOT. au,sn and It's
- ~, ~ Cap tain John smith hao
- Ianosto wn s n the same conoiuoh
..,c,,rsionis Is aid. he would nave
,urped his ship arc mnd and set san 'O'
home. .,....,re-
o.. ,ho,, were a r:ood-natured pleasure
-. ,ro,yd a nd managed to have
..o~S lime in spit of the clemens
ON account OF he weathei, III. 100
crowds that were expected uiu - -, =,
80 when the Poe ahontas puheu out AZ
nne 49,, 49, s,ero abe ut four hundred ana
. 80 s,,,e persons on board MIS-
,o.,S tsrvan the D. resident OF the Asso-
.,r,, co. tho pres ervation OF virginia
..te',,,,sss was not among that NUMBER
Go returned from 3 oston las' NoHu rscI
nut being in il-heal IN. ualeu NJ ~ III.
The trip. There were. NOVEL; ,.,o', ,rbo
,ectorv BOARD OF tho association, VIM
acted as hOstesses OF '
Inc Advisory Board.
CHASED BY TT lie RAIN
p.,or. the Pocahonta reached James
-, ~ was chased by n ram so oehse
~. - n travelled 90 wn the rlNer IL
, ,n%s iukc n heavy fog. shutting our an
ttNe.s 40 II swept owe theM' anu q
Ill Gloom coming up tho riVer was ma
,rom Wow. as completely as Dunn 10
meath the current eos, cana ont
nm the return trip the sun 0an'e ou'
VI mind the clouds for a minute
,,,,ri,g the river TO gold, and making a
-. 7,aonihcent double RAINBOW ~
.,'anne9 the heavens with an immense
arcb and was a glorious sish' "i'e'
day Of storm. ,.,,.,, ,frllv served
on tho main deck Of the boat Dy inc Ia
dies of Grace Episcopal chui en-. ro.-a
mn members Of the Diree tory BoaIo
,-ho had charge Of tho ar rangements
- Mrs ]. b. Lightfoot, Mrs. u. "
Votc,tine Mrs. Henry Taylor. Miss M. IL.
reo Mrs. b. NJ Robinson, Mrs. H. n
Claiborne -. r,,rcbhurr
we're Mesdames L. ;. Mory~ Do,.o-
strotbor. r.. $ ii. Kean, W. II. baAei'
and J. o. Tmpn.
rho Rlues' Band accompanied the ex-
..nreion and cnlvened the day win 'heir
music and added largely TO the pleasure
Of the young people BY playing Tor 'hem
AT THE ISLAND.
Az soon as the Pocahontas reached
1anestovrn many tried 10 Land. but an
hyt Few were prevented from doing so
nv n violent rain that poured down at the
Ae q was impracticable 10 have the ex-
ercises on the island they were trans
ferred 10 the Pocahontas. the speakers
nsing the steps leading from the Saloon
10 the main deck as rostrum.
DR.. Lyon G.. Tyler. president OF William
md Mary. made q few Introductory re-
marks. In which he said that he had
letters from number Of United states
ofscials and presidents OF colleges. ex-
pressing their regret at not being aDle 10
he present. IAN old charter OF Wlllam
and Mary" said he. provides that each
wear the college shall present the Gov
ornor Of Virginia with greeting IN Laun
verse. The old custom has been Kept up
Tbie wear the composer of the poem Is
Mr. Tucker. Of William and Mary, whom
now take pleasure in presenting.
SALUTATORY.
latin saIutatory I'm latin poetry by
r. II. Tucker. OF Danville was read by
that clever gentleman as follows;
Iaudibus laeti celebramus oras
Omnibus notas, nee aquae loquaces
Nunc domum quaerunt. nisi qua sonabit
ocean, vox.
Montibus fontes oriuntur altis.
Semper undas sol oculis tuetur,
Usque per gentes. trepidante rivo'
Hue prOperautes.
Terra GUAM TURKS vetus haec coronat,
TIE salutamus pietate mira
Gaudio magno mihi pectus ardens
HE cumulatur.
Namque libertatis crit sacellum
QUO loco Gives. animosus atque
Forts apparel peramans suorum,
lille Baconus.
Hsu, micant fammae superis In auris
Urbs rogo praeclara pert tremendo
Molis o quantae fuit occidentem
Condere gentem.
Regium sivae decus, O colendal
Rebus angustis studiosa nostri.
Rursus hue adsis. precOr, ut sOlebas,
Unica virgo.
Ecce circrm nos tua Christie. templa,
Tale surrexit tibi nunc. ut dim.
Semper aspira bene civitau
Praeses in aevum.
THE GENESIS OF THE COLONY.
The Genesis Of The jamestown Colony
was the theme OF Mr.. i. X. Warren. of
Williamsburg. the first speaker lie spoke
as follows:
This day so venerated by Virglnians.
the event whose anniversary we are
here 10 celebrate. occurred in n very
remarkable period. The year 1000 may
be taken as the dividing line between
two eras-that OF political and religious
bondage on the one hand and that OF
freedom and adventure on the other
The great commissions Of the Reforma-
ton, coupled with the invention Of print
ing. had changed the organization Of
society. The hitherto unknown quanti-
". the people. all al once revealed its
existence. and those who for centuries
had allowed others TO think for them be-
gan 20 think for themselves.
II Is my part in this programme 70
touch upon the train OF circumstances
which led to settlement al the place
where we are now gathered
First we notice the spirit OF exploration
which. at all times present In the human
breast had been famed into a flame by
the wonderful discoveries happening on
every hand. The fact that a great new
world had been practically created by
The deity for mankind aroused new fan
cies IN the soul and made the quiet OF
home life almost unbearablc. Soon no
avenue OF glory was open except this.
The crusading spirit was stu prevalent.
but for some time II had lacked an oppor-
tunity for displaying itself The new dis
coveries seemed TO point the way. and
all began 20 venture forth upon the seas
in order 10 adolf possible-new lands
10 their sovereign's possessions. and
new Jewels 10 his crown.
Then again. that jealousy OF Spanish
power so long entertained by English
men viewed with apprehension the pro-