The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
ANXIOUS TO SAVE
MARSHALL HOME
A. P. v. a. Starts Movement to
Take Over Permanent
Care OF Building.
COOPERATE WITH OTHERS
Object Is to Have City Transfer
Property as Perpetual
Trust.
COOPERATE WITH OTHERS

At a meeting yesterday OF the Asso-
citation for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities. in the rooms Of the vir-
glnia Historical Society, the most inn
portant business was that which re-
lated to the action of the association
in regard to the John Marshall House.
The chairman of the committee APP
pointed by the associate president
Mrs. j. Taylor Eilyson, to decide on
the best means of getting control OF
the building for the association. re-
Richardson. in which he had under
taken to bring the matter to the no.
tice of the City Council and the School
Board.
At this juncture the following letter
from Mrs. Joseph Bryan, president OF
the association, addressed to Mrs L.
V. Valentine, was read:
II see from the paper that the As
ISOLATION for the Preservation of Nir-
ginia antiquities is moving in the
right direction about the John Mar
shall House. l trust 1t may meet with
all success in this p.ous undertaking.
ter at rest is for 1t to be. handed over
to the care of the A. P. V. A. or some
other patriotic body of women. |
thing the a. P. V. 4. is the best. Of
not help to get the Endorsement of the
Colonial DANES and the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. as we'll as
the Virginia Historical Society. the
society OF tne SlnClnndtl, the sons
Colonial Wars. the Sons OF the Revolu-
ton and of the American Revoluti on,
the Masons and the Bar Association?
believe they would gladly give the
help of their influence.
"Mr. Murray Mcclure told me that
he would very gladly prepare the paper
for the bar. and Judge Grinnan that
he would lend effectual help Both
would be pleased to have you call
them up. Now that the question Is
sta,ted. don't let it drop until 1T is
safely ended. If 1 can help you in
any way. lei me know
y discussion followed the reading
OF the letter. eliminating in the adop-
tior of notion for the appointment
of a committee to secure for the a. P.
" A. the cooperation of civic. patriot
ic and educational organizations. In
Guiding that of the School Board. in
obtaining hearing before the City
Council. ut which united petition
will be presented that body, asking
tina; the cnntrcl of the lohr Marshall
ITouse be gwen to tho Association for
ties.
Some Other Matters.
The treasurer reported SSa5.1s re-
serve and available funds in the treas
ury after payment made on the
Powder Horn note in williamsburg.
1t was decided on a motion made by
W. G.. Stanard to pay 800 on the
Rising Sun Tavern note, falling due
Mrs. John B. Lightfoot reported the
completion of the we'll at Jamestown.
Mr.. Stanard suggested motto to be
inscribed on the old sun dial which
has been placed at Jamestown by the
New England branch of the associa-
tion. The motto is in Latin. Trans
lated ii meals: Il mark only the
sunny hours The suggestion was
carried.
1t was decided to mark the house
Of John Paul Jones in Fredericksburg,
the design and material of tablet to
be left to the dissertation of the land
mark committee. To this committee,
with power TO act, and to convey the
thanks of the association to George
Cole Scott, was referred the question
of marking the old powder ma gazine,
owned by Mr.. Scott as part of the
Westham furnace property, used in tho
manufacture of arms during the period
of the American Revolution.
One annual member was received,
Miss E. C. Weimer, principal of the