The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-06

Norfolk. Va. Jan. 5.-(SpL)-Al
through the Jane Ter-Centennial
Exposition, in enumeration of the
three-hun.lredth anniversary of the
settlement of America at jamestown
is not to open to the public until the
anniversary date, April %. 1907. YET
the celebration of the events leading
up to that occurance have already
| been commenced, both in this coun-
| try and the motherland.
| In London the celebration was held
| in the Savoy hotel on December 49,
and the American charged affairs.
| Mr.. Carter, president. The invited
guests included Foreign Secretary
Grey and other cabinet ministers, Karl
Roberts, Lord Cursor, Sir Hiram
Maxim, Lord High Chancellor Lore
burn, many members of Parliament,
American CONSUL General Wynne
and other preventative Americans
and Englishmen. James Bryce, chief
Secretary for Ireland, sent a letter
saying the sailing of the British
colony was "the acron from which
the great American Commonwealth
has grown" An interesting feature
of the celebration was the presence of
Major-General Baden-Powell, a linael
descendant of John Smith, and of Ad-
miral Polfe, a descendant of Pocahon-
tas, by her marriage with the English
colonist, John Rolfe. Both the General
and the Admiral spoke in glowing
terms of their illustrious Virginia an
Il Ii So
lily had recently discovered stolen
portrait of Pocahontas which would
be loaned to the State of Virginia for
exhibition during the jamestown Elk
position.
In New York the event was observ-
ed by a dinner at Delmonico's, the
Virginian society of the city having
the matter in charge. An interesting
toast program was given. In Nor
folk and Williamsburg, Virginia, reli-
gious services were held in various
churches in commemoration of the gal
ant band of colonists of three hun
dred years ago.
On December 10, 1906, there set
sail from Blackwell, England timid
little fleet of three vessels, the God
speed" the Discovery and the 'Su-
san Constant" on the long and event
full voyage which eliminated in the
planting of the English race upon the
soil of the new world. The voyage
was begun under unfavorable circum-
stances, number of the proposed col
onists being untitled and unsuited to
the tolls and privations of founding a
Sc ttlement in a comparatively I'M
known wilderness, but one of the
number, Captain John Smith, by name,
was mighty host in himself and to
his pluck and daring is due the sue
cess of the Enterprise.
After being tossed on the seas for
six weeks with the English coast yet
in sight, they at last encountered
more favorable weather and in due
course of time made the West Indies
where they landeGB.ssnd rested for
three weeks. Their they proceeded on
their journey northward in search of
the Island of Roanoke. A violent
storm arose and drove them hither
and thither and thus it was that they
passed by the scene of Cir Walter
Raleigh's failure, and hove in sight
of the country of Virginia and landed
at point WHICH tHey gave INC hiiio
Cape Henry" Savages drove them
from this point and they made another
landing on the opposite side of Hamp-
ton Roads at a point they called Old
Point Comfort.
They were delighted with the coun-
try which they saw, beautiful as 1T
was in the verdure of Springtime, and
they tarried several days ere pro-
ceeding up the mighty river which