The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-22

y tablet bearing the foregoing in
scliption will be unveiled this morn
ing in st. Johns Episcopal Church. in
this city The exercises beginning at IL
o'clock. In this way does Virginia
pay tardy Acknowledgement to the
memory and for the services OF one
OF her most distinguished sons.
The tablet has been placed on the
wills OF the historic edilice, Where tho
orator OF Rcvolut onary days made his
most famous speech. just 1T the Henry
pew. 1t is OF bronze and bears at the
top, just above tho inscription. the
seal or Virginia.
y distinguished concourse OF cit
liens OF this city and state Will be
present upon invitation from the COM
mittee III charge. All the members OF
the General Assembly and OF the City
Council of Richmond have been In
vitcd. and seats have been reserved
for the guests of the occasion.
Program OF Occnsiun
Religious services Will be conducted
by Rev. r. \. Goodwin. rector Of ST.
Johns. He will then turn tho meet
ing over to Governor William Hodges
Mann, who will preside, using as Il
Savcl the key to the Henry mansion
He will introduce Alden Bell. member
OF the House of Delegates from Gull
pepper county. who will formally pre-
sent the tablet from the State to the
vestry OF the church. The unveiling
will be by Miss Susie Hill Dabney. of
Lynchburg. a descendant OF the states
man whose memory Is honored. The
Henry pew Will be occupied by four
OF these descendants.
Addresses will then be delivered by
Lieutenant Governor ]. Taylor ELY
son, by Senator Claude a. Swanson. by
Representative John Lamb and by
Mayor d. c. Richardson. The tablet
will be received on behalf Of the vestry
and congregation OF St Johns. by
Rev r. A. Goodwin. Music by the
choir will be q feature OF the exer-
cises.
His Services to Virginia.
The bell which summoned to their
seats the members II the second Rev
olutionary Convention Of Virginia.
meeting in st. Johns Church. March
22. Ills. for many years has hung
mute But it rang clearly enough on
that March morning. now nearly a,
century and half old. when Patrick
Henry, of Studley. Hanover county. In
the discussion OF the advisabi!ity or
military preparations. took the floor
and moved: THAT this colony be i'm
mediately put into q posture Of de-
tense: and committee be formed to
prepare plan for the elnbodylng,
arming and diSciplining such mum Der
of men as may be sufficient for that
purpose"
There was strong opposition TO Mr..
Henry's motion. Jefferson said or
Patrick Henry years afterward that lit
must be allowed he was our leader in
the measures Of the Revolution IN
Virginia. and that respect more is duo
n hu ~
all OF us far behind.
Famous 0uotntion
The impassioned oratory which sup
ported his motion has been so Oft.
quoted and so we'll remembered that
toe day. almost tho first thing told a
visitor TO historic St JOINS Church
is that within a pew, called by the
orators name, Henry stood and mada
the great GRAFTON ending with the cry.
Give me liberty. or give me DEATH"
On July .. 1876, Patrick entered
upon his duties as first Governor OF
the Commonwealth Of Virginia. after
having borne his full part in the con-
vention that declared the Bill Of,
Rights ana framed the Constitution or;
the state. Ills term of Office was q
period OF vast and dccislre events in
tho struggle for, national independ-
cncc. -, u
The autumn or l77S brought news
OF tho brilliant success of tho expo;
dition under George Rogers Clark o r
Virginia, which had been sent out by.
Henry's sagacious craftsmanship early
In the year During .lr IIcnry's pe-5
Rod OF Soyernorship. he Was married
on October g. 1871. to Dorothea Dand.
ridge. a granddaughter OF one OF ths
royal Governors Of Virginia. Alcxan-
der Spotswood, "a
Elected second Time.
Patrick Horny entered upon his sec
ond period as Governor OF Virginia:
in 1TSi. lie was member of8a con-
vention which had !or It's object the,
revision OF tho Federal Constitution
and met III May OF 1887, and was q!
party leader until after the ratification