The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-09
JAMESTOWN ISLAND
CEREMONY TO-DAY.
Colonial Danes to Present Hand
some Memorial Gates to
A. 2. ". a.
DESIGN BY PARENT SOCIETY
Miss Balcl1 Tells How the Idea
Originated, and Gives History
of the Movement
DESIGN BY PARENT SOCIETY

To-day will mark tho first Of tho
presentations to the Association for
the Preservation OF Virginia Anti.
duties at jamestown Island The
Colonial Danes OF America, the genera!
oillcers OF whom are Mrs. James w.
Gerard, president; Mrs. Edward King.
ilrst vice-president; Miss y. 4. BonJi-
not second vice president; Miss Eelen
van G. De Peyster, treasurer; Mrs.
Timothy NJ. Cheeseman, secretary: and
Miss Julia L. Dclafleld. historian, will
make formal gift to the association
Of beautiful wrought iron memorial
gates just erected by these Danes
on the boundary line between the prop
erty Of tho A. p. ". A. and that given
the United States government for n
monument site. The gates stand on
the road leading from the wharf to
the church.
letter received from Miss Elise W.
Balch. OF Philadelphia, the chairman Of
the memorial gates committee. says:
we Of the committee Will formally
hand over the gates to our president,
Mrs. Gerard, to be presented to the
Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities. We go to the
Hotel Chamberlin on May 18th. and
on the Sth am going to jamestown
via Williamsburg, Va, to see that all
is ready, and. If necessary, arrange
presentation"
From Parent Society.
The design Of the gates Is attributed
by Miss Balch in her report to Mrs.
Paul Dana, chairman of committee
. Of the Parent Society who Miss Balch
says spared neither time nor thought
to mako them what they are. a beau
tiful historic memorial. worthy not
only of the Colonial Danes OF America,
:, ocin a.
signed to commemorate. The design
is simple and stately, and OF Colonial
pattern. The pillars are twelve 1eef
high, capped with granite blocks and
with brick wings on either side, the
total width twenty-five feet. five
inches. The gates proper are Q,
wrought iron OF beautiful design. and
swing beneath cross-bar or crest as
It Is termed, containing the dates 1907
1907. with thirteen stars between the
two. The architects Of the gates were
Williams & Company of New YORK.
| Above the bar rises ornamental WORK
attaining a total height OF fourteen
feet The state motto and the insignia
| az tho society presenting the yates are
| united with this work.
How Idea Originated.
The idea of tho gates originated, as
| Miss 9Ralch afirms, at the Mayflower
dinner on January "a. 1906. from
conversation she held there Win WI:
| Richard NJ CadWalladcr, presldeht "
| tho Society of the Sons OF theIlteVolu
ton. in Pennsylvania. a suoseuuen1
corresnondence with Mr.. Joseph Bryan'
Mrs " r. Cox and Mr.. w. G. stan
ma oP this city, furnished MISS baicn
Nth information desired The matter
~ greeting memorial gates was dis-
cussed at several meetings o.
society. and was finally deciaeo , om a.
n conference held November ~, 49,
Miss Balch adds: on Jan u1'S ~
,on1 Mrs. Dana, chairman OF INC
1 81 Society'sy committed; MRS. nlcn
In,in of New York, and MRS. tio r.
, mru ~ n,cW;m. acting for Mrs. 'Joseph p
I nn,oa chairman Of the Baltlmore IN oni
mitteo met at my house ~
phia. ,,uo,cht with her q de-
fnr rates made under hcr dl.eo
az. s.e, Nv Mrs. Stillman, Williams ~ 80
s t1un The completed design WIZ
a -, ADDITIONS suggested by the l'a'-
t,n,ore committee, was adopteu 20
rmorv a 1907, and the work put az oi1oo
In hand. 49,, aore nv
monl.in brothers, of Richmond, VIZ
have also supplied the bricks ina lii ~
been copied from old Colonial pf'oN'
found on Jamestown Island,
All Ready tor To-Day
Mr.. stillman, Of New York super 2 y !
intended the hanging OF inc sat .,an 'dnd
had the grading and turing httenr -,
to. so that all may be In readiness ior
4 to-day's ceremonial. surveyor em,
Moved by the A. p. Y. a. NJ oa''.os, !,
t r, marked the site OF the gates ana
tl,o association furnished the stone TOR
the concrete foundations
Miss Balch expresses very handsoh'e
appreciation of Kindness, help ana en-
enlargement received from both MIS-
cox and Mr.. stanard, In addition 10
that shown her by officers and mem
bers of her own society. large parry
- names Will go down With Mrs. Cox
~ Jnmcstown to-day. Mrs. LiEhtfoot,
Of tic jamestown committee of the A.
F. v. A., went to the island Via VIII
lIamsburg yesterday,