Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-17
MEMORIAL TO REV. Mr.. HUNT
Miss Helen could Now h!smber OF AS.
ISOLATION FOR Preservation OF Viz.
gtnIs Antiquities. Reports Are
aead Gnous Work eeIn0 Done on
the island



J. TnVlCr rllyeoD presiding. soys the
Richmond Dispatch
There wore present Mrs Robert
I..shtrcot. Mrs. Star.c,!. Mrs. Henry
THHior. Me Henry Gibson. Mrs. Sam
uel Yonge, Mrs. c. w p Brock. Mrs.
Watkins. Mrs TAYLOR, Mrs. Eilvs0n
Mrs. Vim. R"f'n Cox, Mrs Aston Ca
bell, Mrs. CasFie Cahell Mrs L.. V.
Valentine. Nrs. robins. Mrs Randolph
Common. Mrs william Il. Anderson
and Mrs. Charles B Rail
Tucoreg'rg reportg from commit
nitteer we're presented Mlsa Helen
Go"id hos become member of the
7"'o"iRti1r, through the Norfolk
branch a comm"n' cation was read
from the hmerican Historical Asa0cia-
ton. ssFiDe thBt q delegate be aD-
pointed 10 reprcs"nt the \. =. v 4.
ut Their aon""a"hmG meeting IN Bal
timore ard Washington. Mrs. william
Ruffi'n Coy whs H""oipted delegate,
and nlso Mrs. ]. Aston Cabell, Of the
advisory board.
The rHnort Of the .laneRtown Com.
mite follows:
The actinS chairman OF your James.
TOWN Committoe visited jamestown
on T"esiav. November II, spending.
fo"r daVs there w'th Miss Mary Gar.
rett, one or the williamsburg mem
bers OF yeti committee.
Our work wBB esDncinllv 10 nrObe
for the extension OF Tho Foundation st
the eastern and western end of the ear.
" ch"rnh. thus satisfying ourselves
upon this important matter before the
h"ilding, 10 TIC erected by the Colonial
Danes, sho"ld render such examira-
ton impossible. No extension Of this
Foundation waa found. but at the cas-.
tern end Of the present building q
grave was opened heretofore unknown,
which will be marked, as are all 9TH
era.
Our ceretaker. Mr.. Veal. will during
the winter wenther. cngreve ths cpl
tanhs OF Comm!ssHry Blair ami MS
wife upon new marble slabs. placing
eaid slabs securely cGmcnted upon the
restored Foundation OF these old
tomhs These inscriptions viii he cop
led IN frll. ana are taken nom the rec
ords found IN the library Of William
and Mary Co.legs.
The sea wall has roacncl it's cast
ern limit, and tho laborers while dig.
g!nS al right angles into the shore un.
Sarthed brick wall projecting to-
wards the river. about eighteen inch
ss in width. THIS wall makes q sharp
turn TO tho wost at It's nearest APP
proach TO the river. Just beyond II. q
little TO tho east and nearer the river
bank. ~as opened a grave containing
the greater part OF n skeleton. | had
careful measurement taken Of the dla-
lance from the read OF both OF these
objects OF interoht. and heavy stobs
xgs-t,, is, - H.
completion or the sea wall, when IL Is
hoped TO !nnrk them with granite
stonoB. suitably engraved.
A beautiful sacred ceremony took
place IN tina tow6r on Friday. Novonl
Der "a. in the baptism OF Susan
Yardley Garrett b. Rev. ". a. X.
Goodwin, OF Williamsburg. This 10
FAINT 80 % tho house OF Yardley, and
saw The i'ght % day on the 18Th Of
May. 1905, being thus associated with
tho history Of Jamestown. Her par
onis. DR.. and Mrs. Van Garrett, Of
Williamsburg. wilhed To usher her III
10 the living Church OF God on this
sacred SPOT. The scene was one long
so be remembered Enhanced by the
beauty of nature. marked by Its puri
~ and simplicity and pnisat'nR with
that ever cluster around thia hoary
landmark OF q nation's birth
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. JOHN .. LIGHTFOOT,
Acting Chairman
Erect Memorial.
Through Bishop Randolph. the
Southern Diocese OF the Episcopal
Church requests permission To erect
a memorial al Jamestown 10 Rev. Ro-
bert Hunt. and asks that site be civ
On for that purpose. Permission was
granted and the selection OF a site re.
terfed TO q committee.