The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
II. VI A. Pilgrimage Ycstcr-
CO day to Historic Island Was
Notable Success.
LARGEST CROWD EVER TAKEN
Association Made Handsome Sum
4. and Excursionists Had
4, Enjoyable Day.

dry. 49,,
sn,,' n ti,no it seemed as If a large NUM-
bar az people would have to be disnp-
St,ointed for Mr.. w. G.. Stnnurd and MIR.
Robert Lancaster at first beloved ~
would be Impossible to sell any addl-
tional tickets. After the ticket -holacta
were on board. however, they deciueu 70
admit The others outside tile line, and
#nhn,t eight, hundred happy souls con-
#,.r.,tulatcd themselves and ench othef,
Dtbe pocahontas began to draw away
down the river.
The dny was perfect, just cool enough
FOR comfort, with brilliant sunshine ana
u fresh breeze that maze lit, me ~ ~ mo
Ndeliuht The fresh green foliage OF lhe
Eirees on the banks was perpetual 1east
~ ewes, tired with city bricks and mo-
notonv and the historic points seen ana
commented on, Powhatan, Vnrlna, cure
Meek, City Point. Shirley. Berkeley. ana
81VcStover-aroused uhlVersal 80 -
i5:mong I'LL on board a.,
isSA6 ,,nct in1, OF the executive board OF the
;t5X.7I,. y. A, was held during the fore
lnoon. and Mrs. Gulielma HARRISON, 81
Brandon was made an honorary NE
,slnenber Of the association.
The Midday Feast.
&5s About twelve o'clock every one felt IN
81 cljned for luncheon. Lunch baskcts came
Into requlstion and friends gathered IN
contained Others went TO the lower
deck. where Miss Betty Ellyson ana
crowd of polite assistants served not col
feeS soup. pickles, devled crabs. baked
Deans and sandwiches OF all xmas.
5 At6a Brandon, In going down. MI. ulio
Mrs. Cary Harrison came aboard anu i '.
II the trip to jamestown. Mrs Claude a.
Swanson wife of Governor Swanson was
"a n member of the excursion party ana
y @1,n 1oI.
her Mrs Howry, wife of Justlce
IHowry, of the Court of Claims
washington, D. c. Mrs. Howry, very
s bright and clever of manner. was bent
III on making the most of All UNUSUAL 0ppor-
Rtunity to meet Virginia people and turn
"a leaf in Virginia history.
Miss Gresham. representing the New
england branch OF the A. p. Y. A., and
the guest in Richmond of Mr.. Henry r..
Pollard, was much Interested fy the IN
cidents of the day and of progress down
tile river.
PRAYER in Old Church.
Jamestown was reached shortly after
O'clock III the afternoon.
THE Rev. Dr. Pollard was piloted to
n The church by Mr.. L. v. Valentine. The
doors were opened and DR.. Pollard offered
Sa 5short and fervcnt prayer. The singing
Of the doxology followed, then the crowd
t}asgGa into the churchyard. examined
n thai,tombstones and, going through the
S55gTassy entertainments Of the wartime
fort, visited the ridge where the founda'
EFtlons of the old State house and the Lud-
well houses have been uncovered
35a a representative from the Smithficld
5s8 branch Of the A. p. v. A. met the Rich
sE nond excurslonists at the jamestown
wharf and presented Mrs Taylor Ely
"a son with d magnificent bunch OF cloth
M of gold roses.
Tho Smithfield VISITORS helped to render
~ the.stay MT Jamestown extremely pleasant
4. and came to the steamer to wave good
@yl1;yeswhcn the time for starting back to
Richmond came.
S5% Stop at Brandon.
@ One OF the most delightful things con-
nected with the entire day was the stop
LAT Brandon, and the walk over to the
historic mansion along honeysuckle-
" bordcrcd paths, and through one of the
SF,nost beautiful oldtlme flower gardens
81, and lawns in the world. The roses,
NJ syringas. caacanthcrs and irises were in
s1uxurant bloom the archcd summer
houses being completely .ilrouded with a
wealth OF blossoms. The, turf OF the court
Nj in front OF the house was like green vel
n vet, and a purple cematis 10 the right
Il or the portica, as one entered made IA
brilliant spot OF color.
Mrs Harrison stood to the right of the
front entrance, between Mr.. and Mrs.
M T.. V, Valentine 10 greet her guests,
&introductions being made by Mrs. w. G.
81 Stanard, who stood at the left OF en-
trance.
1.-The whole Of the lower floor Of Bran
s:8 don was thrown Hospitality open and
B visitors fingered long in parlor ana dining
Trrom looking at the historic portraits,
4 and in the chambers, filled with antique
$Nlnahogony and n rare collection of all
kinds Of things forming u priceless and
4lrenualled collection.
k3sver. perhaps. lIM theme been n,
IS larger crowd or a more anprcciativc one
VA OF Mrs. Ilarrison's great kindness in
VA opening her house than that of ycstcr-
day,
& The remainder of the trip, after lcav-
ing Brandon, was accomplished most sat
istuctorlS, and when Richmond WAS
81 reached everybody was ready to say that
the excursion had been u remarkable and
n pronounced success, the association having
derived u handsome profit from It,
Many Private Parties.
@ Many narties of friends made a feature
Of The trip, Mrs. Mott Cannon. Of New
Work, being one of party that accom-
8i panied Mr.. Thomas l.. Moore, MI. Nor
@ gan Robinson, of the University OF Viz
rinia, was with his mother, Mrs. }. I'm
s Iers Robinson, who enrolled eleven new
a. r.. v. A.. members yesterday in III,
persons OF Mr.. and Mrs, 7. a. Cary Or
X and Mrs. W. NJ. Wade and Mrs, W. T.
syawlcr DR., and Mrs. w Il. Davidson
rs Mrs J. H. Timberake Mr., ana Mrs
John S. Elicit and Attorncy-Gcneral WI
g liam A. Anderson
8'These new members are entitled to b'
8prescnt at the general meeting of thu
G@A.4P ". A., at noon tomorrow.
35 The meeting win be held In the rooms