The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-01
SHAFT MARKS SITE
|. OF FIRST COLLEGE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AT
HENuCOPOLiS WAS Pho
JETrED But NEN Err
BUILT

A shaft of Virginia granite. TWEEN
ty-seyen feet in height, highly polish
ed and appropriately Inscribed vas
unveiled at Dutch Gap Wednesday by
the Virginia Society OF Colonial Danes
OF America to commemorate the first
college ara university projected BY
English colonists in America.
Members OF the socety with a num-
Der of guests and those who were TO
participate in the unveilng exercises
left Richmond at Ii O'Clock In the
morning IN two yachts and launch
and commenced the unreling cere-
monies shortly after their arrival
Eight Rev. Robert A. Gibson. bishop
Of Virginia, offered a prayer The
orator. Colonel w. Gordon McCabo,
:" as Introduced by Captain Jennings
{. Wise. Colonel McCabe delivered
an interesting address showing he had
made an exhaustive research of the
history OF the first educational move
ment in the New World fostered by
the foremost men OF England aud tho
Virginia colony
colonel McCahe began his speech by
referring TO the history attached to
the ground On which the assem- blage
was gathered. The site, he said. was
known as Henricopolis and was built
by Sir Thomas Dale In i6ii. lie
alluded to the foremost characters Of
Virginia in its early history and ex-
pressed his regret thai the malice
OF fortune Wrested from Virginia the
abiding honor and glory Of possessing
"fthln her borders the first permanent
college and university in the Western
world"
Little Girls Dtf,joen
ne monument was unveiled by four
httle girls dressed in colonial blue
ana yellow-~katherine Hamilton Ca.
ueii. niece ana namesake Of the presi-
dent OF the National and State Society
or Danes; Mary Mason Williams
granddaughter OF the second vice.
president Of the Virginia Danes, Mrs
Archer Anderson. Miss Katherine
fleaSahtS. niece Of the Virginia reg
istfaf Mrs. Reginald Gilman, and
eleventh in descent from John Rolfe
ana foeahontas, the only couple living
IN the vicinity of Henrlcopolis. who
nave descendants In the Virginia and
richmond OF to-day and Ruth Mel
son Gordon, eleventh IN descent from
0lr Dudley Digges one NJ the com
mlttee or five invested with the re-
sp'nSlplhty of establishing the col
lege.
mong members OF the society who
attended the unveiling were Mrs, Rolfe
IioFer, Mr.. and Mrs. w G. Stansrd
mrs. j. b. Lightfoot Mrs l.. Il. Da-
shieIi. MRS II. W. Jones. Mrs r.. A.
lancaster. Mrs. w. Gordon MrCabe,
Mrs. John g. Farland Mrs Egbert
Leigh, Mrs, CatesbV Jones Mrs X
+. Robins. Mrs Thomas {, ca,
Miss Mary Lyons. Mrs. u. BarksdsJe
General and Mrs. w. r. Cox. Mrs
X. G Nelson, Mrs. Lewis Blair Mrs
=, W. Grigg Mrs. Robert Anderson.
MRS X Il. Davis. Mrs X T. Hunter
MISS Ella Cooke, Mrs Hamberljn
MRS. j. X. Lancaster, Mrs. J. p. Mos
~ Mrs j. a. Hodges Miss Bovkin
Miss Nellie Boykin. Mrs. G A Dav.
export Mrs W. A Crenshaw. Mrs
(. A. Blanton Mrs. Warner Moore,
Mrs f. j. Willis, Mrs Heningham
nplIlmah. Mrs. W +. Thomas. Mrs.
W. 1. oppenheimer. Mrs Portiaux
/ hohinson, Miss d. 9. Wilson. Mrs.
/ {. u. McClintock. Colonel and Mira
s. IL Yonge, Mrs. CHORD Lewis Miss
sally Greenhow. Mrs. Philip Italia
ferro, Mrs. W, T Reed, Mrs n p
Taylor, Mrs. W F Drewry. Mrs. 7
Montague, Mrs c. w p. Brock. Mrs
i G. K. Caperton. Mrs. Howard Hova
Miss Starr. Mrs. ] ] Montague. Mrs
j. T. Ellyson. Mrs l.. II. Rucker
Mrs. W A. Witherspoon, Miss Mary
Ball, Mrs. A X. Davis. Mrs, Ronar
Miss Roper, Mrs. r A. Cary. Miss
Mary q. Cole Miss Edmonia slaugh.
ter. Miss Frances .Oberby, .Miss Wede
Mrs. Gilman, Misses Peasants Mrs
Stands. MIR and Mrs j. A. CabeJI
Mr. ] Boothe Mrs. F. d. Williams
Mrs Lindsay, Mrs McGllvra. Mrs J
Il. Lottier. Mrs. w J. Leake. Miss
Juliet Lee Mrs, Pelham Blackford
Miss Bell Perkins, Mrs. Darlington
CabelL Mrs. ". e. cay Colonel w
Gordon Mccahe, Bishop r. A. 9Th.
son, Mrs, Jameson. Of Alexandria
Mrs, John Hnnter, Mrs prfngfe, Mrs
+. w. Duke. Mrs, Jordan Leake. Mrs
J. $. Harrison, Mrs. l. n. Jones, Mrs
Moyler Mrs. Jock Elerson, Mrs. Au.
gustine Royal Mrs bland Smith.
Mrs Charles selden, Mrs L. l.. Lewis
Mrs. j. "A. Lefroy, Mrs. c. b. Bail
Mrs. F, A. Wake. Mrs. Mary II
Hunter and Mrs. II Cary. y