The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-04

some OF the incidents
associated with career which the peo-
pie Of America ought to remember
with gratitude. Had 1t not been for
Pocahontas the colony Of Virginia
might never have survived the dangers
ana hardships of the first few years of
It's existence. The statue is to stand
Oh Jamestown island Last year the
authorities of the Jamestown expOsl-
tion formed n plan to bring her re-
mains from England and give them a
burial with suitable honors in her ma
tive soil. But the vicar of the parish
church at Gravesend, where her bones
were laid In the year 1916 or 1917, re
ported that all trace Of them had dis
appeared, Last February some Of the
desc endants of Pocahontas organic
ed In Washington the Pocahontas
Memorial association. Some of the
members at first entertained the idea
that congressional appropriation
might be obtained for the purpose of
the memorial. A member of the house
| Of r. 2"csentatlves was one day breach
cd On t'ie subject He poOhpoohed the
idea ana added that the Pocahontas
business was all fraud anyway; that
the noble Indian girl was only myth.
Now there are some leading citizens
who take considerable pride In being
descended from King Powhatan's line
through the Princess Pocahontas, his
daughter, and the worthy Thomas
| Rolfe of England. whom she married.
| John Randolph Of Roanoke was so de
scended, and the Guys, Elbridges and
other +. f. VS. claim the Indian girl
as an ancestress. Some of these per
sons went to work to substantiate the
historical accuracy Of the stories re-
! gardlng the services rendered by Pc
cahontas, and they also extended the
association 80 that 1t now embraces
some 700 members, including many
who admire the character of the brave
red woman, but make no pretensions
| as to having her blood in their veins.
The society has $4,000 In hand for the
purposes of the memorial and will
erect 1t whether congress assists or not
William 0rdway Partridge has been
chosen to execute the statue, and in
October a pilgrimage will be made to
Jamestown island by many members
| OF the society TO select a site.
1t has been decided that the pedestal
of the statue shall bear four tablets,
three Of which win contain scenes in
bas-relief. The first of these will be a
reproduction of the famous painting
by Chapman, 1.-THE baptism of Poca-
hontas," in the rotunda of the capitol
at Washington. The second win de-
pict the marriage of the Indian priG
cess as portrayed In the Brueclner
painting. The third will be a relief
showing Pocahontas and her servltors
bringing supplies for the aid of the
starving colonlsts. The fourth is to
reproduce a part of the old parish reg
lister at Gravesend, where Pocahontas
died after being taken from the ship
which was to have conveyed her back
to her klnsfolk in America. The entry
reads, "Rebecca Wrolfe wyff of Thos.
Wrolfe. gent, Il Virginia lady borne,
here Is buried In ye chancelle."
The statue of Pocahontas Is to be In
bronze. AS a contribution to the prof.
ect the sculptor chosen for the execu-
ton OF the figure gave the preliminary
work he has done on the subject His
choice for tho task Is recognized as es-
| pecially fitting not only because he Is
one OF the foremost Of American sculp-
tors, but also because he has devoted
his talents with exceptional enthusi-
assn to Interpretation Of subjects asso-
ciated with patriotism and national
history. He has portrayed Nathan
Hale. the patriot spy and the hero of
Tale, and Alexander Hamilton, states
man and scholar and hero OF Columbia
university, of which Partridge was
himself student. His Hamilton
statue stands In front OF the Hamilton
club. Brooklyn. Another of his patri-
ottc works Is his equestrian statue of
Grant. erected by the Union League
club OF Brooklyn. Mr.. Partridge was
born in 1851 In Paris Of American par
ents. but was brought up In America.