The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-28
EDUCATORS;
EDUCATED.
see Historic Sights Along the
. - James River. q 8.33
fTRAYLOR'S NE ClAPHl'ONE
Gifted Rlchnonder Was Invaluable.
The Old Church at jamestown and
It's Ancient Service Of
{, Silver. & y
between Jamestown and Now
3l5s3 port Neyys) "

Y f,irittcn between Jamestown and Now
port Ncws) iS 5
Y THIS day Oh Janus River has boon ono
E Df unauoycd delight 1t Is not going too
j farNto say thr not ono thing has de-
Il lrnctod from tho pleasure OF the trip and
yvei.y possible iagency tlnd condition has
" eo,itr1butod 10 empllasizo2and increase i,
The weather, Us all knew, has becE per-
q. tect. A 9stirr breeze has beer, blowing all
day, but not q person has It kept from
sf The decks Tho good steamer Hampton
q has lust left jamestown Island and n rs
s y ewing through tho now truly yellow
wuters OF this majestic stream Il at the
n ratio Of not less than fourteen miles on
aour. .S Il sjl E " \. BIZ
The trip hos been d genuine pleasure.
rho Visiting members q tho Sonlo1ence
81 for Education In tho South have been
most enthusiastic, Tho introduction
stould not omit n mention OF tho con-
< !,ibution to 4 the enjoyment and lnBtruc-
f Won OF all by Mr.. Robert Leo Trny lor,
assisted BY his mega phone. 5 55;
h M Splendid Company. sag
The Hampton, Of tho Old Domination
g Zinc, left Richmond this morning at s:l2,
II With, not less than $50 souls on board.
& uc1no fpm Maine Ma sssacl,usct'sa ana
other States Of tho Now Engiahd group;
4 many from New York and Pcnnsylvanial'
others from almost every 6outfern otat'o -
Dast OF the mississippi River. .5s8 5
The dredge Dognon, !. with its scow, now
cleaning tho mud from tho Richmond
dock. had hardly gotten out OF tho way
II Is let tho Hampton 90 by before MT.
Trnylpr began to Designate 10 q cnht -
5n,,t,icnccE In tho bow Of tho steamer Inc
Z no.nts Of rich historic interost That were
Il,1nE on by right and left TIC sun 3SY'ps
never brighter ugainst tho bac .
81 tho recollections OF drea ~ yes et o1y.
y 4 Some ono said It for Mr.. Traylor th 1t
s n, modcIs,lp his mind when he accepted
4 tho invitation +, to point out the historic
q nlacn.,S} alon z g tte river he would let the
/ N.,rthern visitors know that Vir GINA was
8 on the map Whether no do 70 20 or ny =
n he rubbed 1t in several times mes wv ~
,,lsaaantly disparagtng references 2 III, ING
Il ccmparatiyely modern settlement OF ffi -
mouth, - ..o :. ~ !, -, !, 55I S
He pointed ont the proposed site Of tne
h I,na -aity OF Henrico. and shove th y
Fi,virr ..a had public library before the
.cargo OF cody ldckers" landed at Ply.
mouth. Tho reference to the ~ eWs t III
land fathers, as "godly kickers',Es55 vas was
\ particularly enjoyed BY the Boston mem
Il hara 81 the party, though they we're q q
4 little staggered by 1t at frst. " hen Mr.
4 Ira ylor said that Virginia had @ military
u hospital and trained nurses hyo years
before the hiay6owsr8 came. ano other smile
went around. And then he told them that
( Hampton had tho first froe school IN
America He was Sdelig GIFTED - know that
d tho original capital OF thiF fund had
noyar been spent, but was part OF the
g endowment OF the HamD ton Institute AT
present. Tho scholarly q operator OF tho
X mega phone did not lose an opportunity1to
i throw It at the New Dnglunders that vi -
Elnia had every adjunct modern ciyill-
eaton before Plymouth Rock appeared
Il on the map. This was done SO smartly
and SO pleasan tly$ that 1t was enjoyed as
much BY tho northern part Of the com-s
pany as BY tho Richmond contingent.
= who were all greatly "tickled. III
,5{5- ''sPOON'' BUTLER"
The northern visitors laughed heartily
Il when Mr.. Tray1or pointed out Presque
Isle, tho headquarters of General Ben y
Butler, Of whom Grant said that while
Al there he was OF as much service to tho
Union, as IL he wore c,,rked up In
bottle" city Point and the "Eppe house, ;"
tho headquarters OF Grant during the
Il campaign against Petersburg, excited
3 much interest
X But no place along tho river. not even
+ beautiful Westover and Brandon. excited
= moro interest than Shirley" Mr.. Tray.
lor introduced It as Shirley. the home OF
mother Of General Robert p. Lee" At the
mention OF Lees namo every person. d
oortherner and southerner applauded with
all his might, DR.. Lyman Abbott led
(his remarkable DEMONSTRATION. All
Z thought Westover very grand looking and
) beautiful, and 1t truly was. En- q
n Between Westover and Brandon or from
|! 40 to 1880 lunch was served. livery
sne on board was ravenous. Tho fresh
4 Liz and carly breakfast had left much to
bo hoped for.
SAW LOWER BRANDON.
Tho first stop was made at Lower
y Brandon. Not a soul remained on board
and this best preserved type Of the colo
NAL home In Virginia, was an object OF
most extrayagant admiratio Tho paint
4 lngs OF Miss Evelyn Byrd and Lord Fair
FAX wero most eagerly sought out. and
= tho ancient silver service, coming down
4 from the days Of the earliest settlement.
excited much interest. Is
OF course jamestown WAS the climax
OF the trip from the point OF historic
Interest and stay Of half an hour was
made here. H All went ashore and passed
II undcr tho arches OF the church tower
and through the temporary buildings.
A most interesting treat WAS In store
Y for tho visitors, Rev. Mr. Goodwin, REQ
tor OF Bruton Paris. Williamsburg. had