The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13

Annual Reports Made, and Letter ter,
fromtlle President and Vice
President Read
THE LANDMARK COMMITTEE.
Tablet Design Adopted Five Five
Sites to be Marked Ionu-
@t1lllentsIat JAMESTOWN. \. y



The June meeting OF the; Association
for the Preservation Of Virginia Antiaui-
ties was, held in the rooms Of the Viz
ginIa Historical Society yesterday at
noon, with Mrs. E. v. valentine presid75
ing. stS iy&
After the reading and adoption of the
minutes, most satisfactory report was
submitted & by the treasurer, Mrs John
B b. Lightfoot. II.
Then the, corresponding secretary, Mrs.
]. Enders Robinson, in making her re-
port, read letter. from Miss Virginia
Miller directreas Of the ashingt6n
branch Of the Az r. ". A. In which Miss
Miller says:8s d !, si.s RI, s5i u ,..s ss
+ & "Our washington branch has been d To-.
Ing veryswell indeed this last year. We
have many new members, and much In
$terestS In the work of the society We
undertook a year ago to have a brass
tablet made as a memorial to Captain
John Smith, fac-simile of the tablet
placed over his grave in ST. Sepulchre,'s
Church, London, during the year $685.
and we are al work ION 1t now. lids TO-
J be placed in the building that will be
$erectedsby the National Society Colonial,
Danes, at Jamestown. ,$5
Through the medium of our branch
In response to an appeal from the Rev.
Mr.. Goodwin, several Of the memorial;
pews in Old Eruton Church have Feen.
undertaken, and three Of them. the
Page, Pendleton and Mason have all
ready been paid II for, and others Will
soon be completed. I thought you would
like to know all this. have become
sponsor Of the pew8sto Richard Henry
Lee and his brother, Francis Lightfoot
Lee. Miss Il. M. N Robinson Is working
for the Marshall. and Miss Byrd Wash
ington for the Washingto ton pew.
From Tennessee.
A letter received from Mrs. NJ. r.
Hume, directrcss OF the Tennessee "A. P.
VI A. branch, informs Mrs. Robinson
that 1--WE had quite a successful meets
Ing of the Tennessee branch last Friday
afternoon. Seven new members We're
added. The Glee Club concert was quite
creditable in eyery8respect. Our branch
did not decide how to appropriate The
fund We have on hand. Mrs. r. J. Far
rar, the treasurer. suggested the Poca-i
l.hontas statue. VIII! you be- SO Kind as
to give me your advice and suggestions,
which will be much appreciated 2"
Another letter read by Mrs. Robinson
ana IledIu with IilClG 1ilS
from Mr.. Robert S. Bright, Of Phlladel-
phia, secretary of a new A. =. v. A.,
branch formed In the Quaker City, with
Mrs. Joseph Ledy as directr ess. The
letter was addressed to Mrs. Joseph
Bryan. and asked the question as to
whether "the old members belonging to
the society before tho. organization OF
the branch should remit their dues to
the general treasurer or to the treasure
OF the branch" ~ va " StSs a (
1T was decided In answer to this ques-
ton, on motion OF Mrs. Llghtfoot that nat
In all Instances dues should he paid tc
the local treasurer and by her turned
over to the general treasurer.
Maryland Diocese to Help.
A resolution, offered by Mr. James NJ
Garnett and unanimously ndopted by thf
Maryland Diocesan Convention assembled
Lin Cumberland, Md, May 3lst. had beer
sent by MI. Garnett to Mrs. Joseph
Bryan. Mrs. Robinson read 1t to The
society as follows: "A Sly s5Ee
"Whereas, the three hundredth ami
| versary Of the first permanent settle
ment Of English-speaking people VII p
celebrated next year In tho jamestown
Exposition, and the founding Of the mrs
Anglican church in this country Will -
commemorated by the restoration Of tn
i Ulu CfiiTtIl ~ 1JHucslOWlt " Asst '4oWy "
process of construction by the Associa
tion for the PreseryatonGof Virginia An
Equities, and. in5ssviews OF the ancleh
relations existing between the churches In
the. province OF Maryland and Virginia
1t is proposed that the churches In tn
! diocese of Maryland take part in HI
rommemoratlon by the donat! ton Of q suit
able window to the church q y James
il{town; therefore. 4it If ijs, XII 3
s"Resolved BY the Convention OF tn
4 cese of Maryland. That 1t heartily com
4 mends this movement TO erect IN memo
4 rial window In the jamestown church
and tina, the bishop he and is Sherep!
1 requested to appoint committee Of wv
clergymen and three laymen to collect by
/. private subscription The funds necessar!
Z. for this purpose and to present y N
window IN the name of the Diocese. = =