The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-06
MRS. COX NAMED
BY RECLAMATION

The annual meeting of the Virginia
Society OF Colonial Danes was held
at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. in
Mrs. William Ruhin Cox, the presi-
dent OF the society. introduced to the
Virginia Danes Mrs. stockton and
MISS STOCKTON, OF New York. represen-
who received q most cordial welcome
here.
Miss Halyburton, representing the
presented to the society a fan. which
had descended to Miss Graham from
her great-aunt, Miss Catesby, and was
supposed to be zoo years old:
In the reading of her annual report
Mrs. Cox said in part:
TO Place New Tablets.
In our memorial building at James
tSn. now owned by the A. 2. V. a., We
lets-one to the memory Of Chance,
the Indian boy. and the other to the
Colonial Governors and presidents of
the Council, who. sat at jamestown be-
fore the seat Of government was re-
moved to Williamsburg.
ter de(gns made by Mr.. Edmund c.
Wheel%right, OF Boston, the accom-,
plished architect of the. Memorial
Building. 1t is almost needless to say
that they will be simple, artistic and
fully In harmony with the architec-
ture OF the little church.
I'VE have accomplished much in our
brief existence. but there remains
"rhe Colony of Virginia in the year
1921 asked for a charter for college
to be established at Henricopoolis. the
present Dutch Gap. Her mother and
request, and bestowed the charter
gladly. Moreover. she set apart thou
sands of acres of land and actually
| appointed rector and professors Tor
1922 upset this great plan, and turned
the minds of the colonists from educa-
ton to Misrepresentation. To erect a
shaft at Dutch Gap to proclaim to the
world our early desires would be a
glorious undertaking.
''rhe grave of Richard Henry Lee.
who first declared that these United
States should be free and Independent.
has no slab to tell where he lies.
In Williamsburg there is nothing TO
convention Of 1875, nor to tell on which
spot Patrick Henry In 1765, made his
famous resolution against the stamp
ION the James River division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway many
OF US have been charmed by the ro-
mantle scenery Of Balcony Falls. Per-
hans, however, We did not r rsa that
destroy des a5 the white race in 1745. i
would be well also to erect a SHAFT
here to commemorate this fact; to
place tablets in Williamsburg to en-
phasize the facts which l have men
TONED; to mark with a suitable me-
mortal the grave of Richard Henry
Lee, while o. monument at Dutch Gap
would leave no doubt in the minds
of all those who behold it OF the in
tense desire of the Colony of Virginia
from the very first to educate and
trpin the young men. We must bear
these things in mind and erect these
memorials as soon as possible. We
must plan wisely and act quickly lest
those coming after us may neglect
these duties which we so clearly see
Mrs. Cox Reelected.
In the election of officers, Mrs. Cox
was named by exclamation and the
vote for the reelection Of the other
oflcers-MrS. christopher Tompkins
Mrs. George ". Mayo. Mrs. Reginald
Gilman. Miss Helen Montague. Miss
Anna Boykin and Mrs. l.. r. lDashiell
Three OF five vacancies on the board
We're filed by reelection. two new
members being Mrs. R. A. Lancaster
and Mrs. John Hunter
At the reception after the. business
| meeting, a delightful social hour was
Esrent. Cream and STRAWBERRIES anu
cake We're served under the direction
| OF Mrs. Chiles Terrell. and coffee was
| poured by Mrs. Hamberlin