The Washington times., 1902-03-03
PLAN PILGRIMAGE
TO ANCIENT SHRINES
New York Women to Visit
Historic Homes.
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED TO GO
Brandon, Shirley, and Westover Among
the Famous Manor Houses to Be
visited-A Unique Service to Be Held.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Well-known New
York women, some of whom are greatly
interested in Colonial history and the
early scenes of the nations making. and
other who desire particularly to see for
themselves something of the charm and
beauty of the famous old homesteads OF
the sunny South, are preparing to go on
a pilgrimage which will have not re-
ligious but a patriotic shrine for its OBJ
jective point.
This plan comprises trip to the James
River, Virginia; visits to the historic
homes along its banks, and finally a pill
grimage with the Association for the
Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities, to
jamestown Island, where the landing OF
the first colony will be commemorated.
The Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities makes this pilgrim
age yearly, and it is through New York
members of the association that the New
Workers pilgrimage has been brought
about.
May Be 100 in Party.
On the committee are also members Of
the A p V A representing every town
or city at which the pilgrimage will halt
on its way TO jamestown Island Among
these members are Mrs. John B. Lightfoot
Mrs j. B. Bagby, Mrs. E. V. Valentine,
and Mrs. E. R. Ball, OF Richmond: Mrs
L. S. Taylor, of Norfolk; Mrs. f. C. Car
michael OF Fredericksburg; Mrs. F. Arm
strong, of Hampton; Mrs. f. 5. Thomas.
of Smthfeld; Mrs. William Byrd Lee. of
Gloucester; Mrs. Robert E. Pollard, of
Newington; Mrs. George Harrison, Of
Brandon; Mrs Edward E. Barney, of
Meadowyille; Mrs. L. C. Garrett. of Will
iamsburg, and Miss Rebecca E. Powell,
Of Annapolis, Nd.
This is the first occasion on which the
beautiful homes along the James River
have been thrown open to Northern Wis
itors other than the personal friends of
the owners. The pilgrimage is to be a
distinctly limited affair. Only small
number of invitations have been sent out,
and as they are not transferable, it is
thought the pilgrims will not number 100.
They will leave New York May II by
the Old Dominion Steamship Line and
will return May %. Among the beautiful
homes which they will visit are Brandon.
on the south shore of the James; Shirley,
the home of the Virginia Carriers. and
WestoveT, which is the most beautiful
colonial manor house on the James River.
Special Service in Norfolk
In st. Paul's Church at Norfolk which
was built in 1859, and which was all that
Lord Dunsmore left standing when he left
the town, a special service will be held
for the pilgrims. At Williamsburg they
will inspect the historic powder horn,
which has become the property of the
Virginia Antiquity Society. They will also
visit the William and Mary College, at
williamsburg. and from there take a fly
ing trip 10 famous Yorktown. They will
stop off at Petersburg TO see Blandford
Church, now in ruins, and after day in
Richmond, where they will join the South
ern members of the pilgrimage, they will
journey to jamestown.
Sere they will take the sacrament from
the communion service presented to
jamestown Parish by James | in 1861, in
the shadow of all that remains of the
old church, on the site of which, under
an old tent, the first Protestant service
In America was held. Edward Barney
has presented all the ground in the vicin-
ity of the old tower TO the association
Under a tent which is TO ne erected. ser
vices. patriotic and religious, Will be held
iu CONNIE mcration of the day on which
the piOnsers landed.