New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
New Memorials Established
by q Patriotic
Public.

Richmond Va May b.-The annual pilgrimage
70 jamestown Island. watch is the site OF the
first permanent English settlement on the Amer
lean continent by the Association for the Preser-
walton Of Virginia Antiquities, by which associa-
ton the jamestown reservation is owned took
nIsce on Wednesday May Is, at which time the
rehabiIitated jamestown Church erected on the
exact site OF the Old CHURCH and presented py the
National Society OF Colonial Danes OF America
% which Mrs William Ruffn Cox, OF this city, is
president, was dedicated Win app'opfi@'e
cises. -
On the trip down the historic James the httie
steamer was well filed by the representatives OF
the first virginia families, many OF whom delight
10 trace their ancestry back IN direct line 10 the
6avs wnen the site Of Richmond was wilderness
and the little colony at jamestown was fighting
for its existence with New World perils
The exercises at the church were conducted by
Bishop Randolph of the Episcopal Diocese Vi
Southern Virginia. assisted by the Rev. WlIilam
Nod clark az the Episcopal Church; the Rev
nv Fuss.r Cecil Of the Presbyterian Church, and
the Rev. Dr. W Y Tudor. OF the Methodist Epis-
co,sI Church These speakers stood within the
shadow OF the ruined tower Of the OLD church'
.-,,,,5 which the new church was built
c.-ea+ changes have taken place on the little
island within the last twelve months the ground
has been much beautifed since IL came aOsolutei'
into the possession OF the Antiquities assocla'io.
II has become additionally interesting because Oh
the several memorial buildings and monuments
- t.,,a baen erected The association owns all
The land occupied by the original settlement III
o1rdi,g all the memorials. with the exception OF
tho monument erected by the government III CUM
o-a,,o, NJ the three hundredth anniversary OF
=. e-s+ settlement which monument failed OF
-,..ior during the tercentennial year the as
ocfation has built gates TO the north entrance 20
- ,.1a,d and has just adopted TO 1uTther
bea,,-t<v the land. the ground plan oesisheu DS
warren II Manning landscape arcnl'ect Al 1He
Jamestown exposition
IT,. National Society Of Colonial Danes restored
-. Ia church-the tower Of which alone was ieIt
s+.,s,ne-and presented II to the assoclAion t"o
-, ,,.sore the ceremonies COMMUNICATING lne
-. hr,6redth anniversary were held But the
t,,s,-a ua. not formally dedicated at that time
- "a English bricks IA ken from NEARBY rum
-. 80 9, n. reconstruction. The church STANDS
80 +. close reproduction Of the building efeo'so
-o.,aIIv by the English colon:sts
r.. Colonial Danes OF America TOOK a ene'f
= .r. erection OF bronze entrance gates 10 ths
o.,,d. owned by the association ihess sa's.
- ,,nv.1ed In May OF last year otner saieht
-, or the island the Rest HOUSE, eleotoa
= .ha rsuRhters Of the American heVoIutioI Aia
gys,.a.ad in October; a reproduction CT me WASH
-, Monument erected by the united stAies
-e -,.,+ under the direction OF the supervising
.ti,.-t Of the Treasury Department an" I'm
81 a,-tre the last winter drinking 1ouh-
.atr presented by the Sons OF the COiohiai :,
1a",' s+st,,e Of Captain John Smith. erected ana
ar,ed bv Mr.. and Mrs Joseph bryan Vi 1i'7
city. -. she ,r..snt Congress.
,, Is Interesting TO note that the plese"' ms -
~ - ,rr,,ed states has allowed an appropriation
Or IN. erection on the hiand OF ~
,.,nory Q. the Indian prtnesss Pss~hsassA WIG