The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-04

society, and Is the brother of one
OF the most beautiful debutantes Of the
winter In Baltimore. Miss Frances Daniel
Cary.
A. 8P.V. A. Committee Meets.
The Central Committee OF the A. r..
Y. a.. held n most interesting meeting
in the Virginia Historical Society's bulld7
ing last afternoon at o'clock
The chairman OF the jamestown Com
mittee, Mrs. George w. Bagby. read a re-
port Of the recent excavations at Jane
town. which have discovered tho founda-4
tions of two houses. The position Of
these houses has led to the inference
that they belonged to Philip Ludwell q
wiring the colonial period. and always
appeared In many OF the romnnces re-
viewing the colonial period, and always
been pictured as a gay and gallant cava- J.
lier The plans OF the projected improve
mcnts at Jamestown were read and
listened to with not less interest than
that Of the excavations. SO important
n part does Jamestown play In everything
that relates to the Antiquarian Society.
The Antiquarian Branch of Washington,
D. c., will. about the 1st OF May, urveil
a. monument to mark the site Of the Viz
glna House Of Burgesses In Wllllams-
burg. This site Is in the lower part OF
the town across from William and Mary
College. Many members OF the Rich
mond A. p. V. a. will go down to the un-s
yelling ceremonies. which will. Include an.
address from some prominent orator ana
many other pleasant features, to say
nothing of the opportunity 1t will offer to
spend a day in vlrginia's colonial capt
tai. >
53 The series OF handsome water-colors
painted by Mr.. Wilkinsc-. an English,
man, who Is now making his homo In
Richmond. and representing such historic
points as the Lighthouse at Cape Henry.
the Nelson home at Yorktown. old Bru-
ton Church at Williamsburg. and old
Blandford at Petershurgi;'- st. Johns
Church and the former homo of Chief
Justice Marshall. In Richmond, were pre-
scented by the A. P. VI "A. to,the Virginia
Historical, Society, They were bought by
the a. P. Y. A. from Mr.. Wilkinson and
Will be hung on the walls OF the Histor-
teal building
Tho Governor OF Pennsylvania has COM
m'ssioned Mr. Wilkinson To execute ) n
number Of scenes and buildings III that
State. made prominent by colonial or
Revolutionary association.
Mrs. Bryan presided and ladies present
were Mrs. g, W. Ragby, Mrs. ]. b..
Lightfoot. Mrs. J. Taylor. Ellyson, Mrs.
Mrs II, W valentine. Mrs. WA. Andcr-
SON Mrs. Thomas Boiling Mrs. Henry
Taylor Jru Mrs, Robert Leo Traylor,
Mrs. p. r. Ball, Mrs. w. S. Murray, Mrs.
r. Powell Dunn Mrs. A. G. Bruce. Mrs.
w. t, Robins and Mrs VIC. Bentley.
Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard and Mrs.
Caroline Footc Marsh will repeat an Ola
Dominion Pilgrimage about tho middle of
May, timing their coming to correspond
with the annual May excursion OF the A..
P. V. A. to Jamestown, Before May,
h6u twn lea6aYS of the HpI1UrfnS
will have a Jamestown excursion for the
benefit of a boys school, travelling under
their chnperonage, to visit the Grade
| OF the Nation,ni Whether these earlier
| tourists will visit Richmond also Is, aa
| yet, undecided.
Committee rleetlng.
| The Committee Of the Louisiana Table
| had a very full and satisfactory meeting
| in the home OF Mrs. F.. G. Minor, No. l04
| North Fifth Street, atl1aA. M. yesterday.
The ''Bostock benefit" came largely to
| the front IN tho discussion Of business,
| a. committee, including Mrs. Funsten and
| Mrs. Woodward, were instructed to have
| placed at once In tho lower front win
| dows of the Masonic Temple large adyer-
| tisement cards of the benefit date, with
the statement that It Is to be given for
! sociation, A little later the programme
of, what Is to be done on March 10TH
| with the hour for the awarding of prices
| VIII also BIO put in the windows, so that
iii may know In advance just what Is
Ia be done and The time Of It's doing. (
Bostock 4, tickets We're distributed TO
those present and the committee all
| nIadged themselves to q certain number
~ "ontribntions for the table, "A letter
from Mrs. Behan, Of New Orleans, was
read read and many plans We're promnl,ated
tor,ths culture, after which the committee
4 adjourned Enntil1neXt TUESDAY. AMI Al
The Confederate Memorial Literary So
| clety viii meet today ut noon ~ Fhe
| Museum f II q. }. 5Ss VI tk
/ THE Conf ederate Bazaar Asocla nan WI