Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-04-13

Work of Colonial DANES.

The National Society of the Col
Onial Danes has restored the first
church building in America. that OF
the old brick church at jamestown,
Va. whose half-ruined, ivy-mantled
tower was still standing. The ar
chitects, Samuel H. Yonge of Wash
ington, and E. H. Wheelwright Of
Boston, under the direction of Mrs
Barrett Wendell, chairman of the
committee, after studying the old
church at Smithfleld and contem-
porary churches of similar size in
England, have succeeded in repro
ducing, at a cost of ten thousand
dollars, the ancient building, with
its fine window of Jacobean Gothic
tracery. A tablet will be placed in
the church with the following in
scription:
This Building is erected by the
National Society of Colonial Danes
of America
To Commemorate the
three hundredth Anniversary of
the landing of the
First Permanent English Settlers
upon American Soil.
1907. The 18th of May 1907
Other memorial tablets are to be
placed in the building. There will
be one in memory of Captain John
Smith, one in memory of Lord De
La War, and one in memory of Will
liam ClaibOurne.
The Danes will present the
church to the Society for the Pre-
servatiOn of Virginia Antiquities on
May 18th
A Colonial Exhibit to the James
town Exposition is being collected
by the Dame throughout the coun-
try. 1'ne Exposition Company has
given the Danes a large room in q
fire proof building, with cases, at
tendants and every needful security
for the display of precious heir
looms and interesting and beautiful
objects of Colonial date, such as
old silver plate, buckles, spoons,
laces. brocades, fans,
jewelry, books, manuscripts, ETC.,
etc. Every object loaned must be
of authentic date, prior to July 4,
1776. as the Danes do not trench
upon the ground of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. The
Danes who have kindly
to act as custodians Of
relics collected in Kansas for this
exhibit are as follows:
Mrs. John J. Ingalls,, Oak Ridge,
Atchison.
Mrs. Howard Dunlap, Emporfa.
Mrs. William B. Brownell, Law
renee
Mrs. Edward B. Purcell, Manhar-
tan.
Mrs. Nathan F. Handy, Topeka.
Mrs. William s. Human. Wichita.
Families having heirlooms which
they would be proud to exhibit will
please communicate with one of the
above ladies.
1t is also desired that May 18th,
the three hundredths anniversary
of the landing of the English at
jamestown, be celebrated through
out the United States The govern
Or and state superintendent of pub
lie instruction of Kansas have given
the project their cordial commenda-
ton, and it is hoped that high
schools. colleges, patriotic societies
and study clubs will note the day
with appropriate exercises. A bib
biography of the subject will be fur
nished upon request by Miss
Clough, Paramount College, Wich-
Committee.
Silver Set Viii Be Exhibited. =
The $4,000 silver set for the battle
ship Kansas is going to have an ex-
cursion over the state. 1t will be
exhibited in stores in a number of
towns. i
He Fell Sixty Feet. = Charles
Swanson. foreman of the timer
workers at the lola Portland ce-
nent plant. was badly injured and
barely escaped death by falling from |
he top of the 60 foot steel building |
1t the cement plant into the grind |
ng pit His injuries consist of sew
eral broken ribs. badly sprained |
pack and serious bruises on differ
INT parts of his body.
Nets Of Violaters Seized.-Deputy |
fish Warden MCGOWAN. who has
'een in Butler county for week t
ooking after the violaters of the /
ish laws. secured one net three /
hundred feet long. another $50 fest
md several smaller ones, and sew
'ral arrests may follow. Game |
Del Travis is bound to stop |
he illegal catching of fish and the |
people of the entire state are in |
hearty accord with him.
'ped against Schneck, and the man /
lpon whom Schneck relied for his
'libi in the murder charge is now
waiting trial for completely in the
log STEALING