The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-05

Election Of officers for the year
lsl2 and reading OF the reports OF
the past years work were the chief
matters before the annual meeting Of
the Association for the Preservation
| or Virginia Antiquities. held yester-
day afternoon in the rooms OF the
! Virginia Historical Society.
| Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson, the presi-
dent, presided. and between thirty
ave and forty members were pres
ont. --
Tho officers. directory board and
advisory board OF 1911 were re-elect-
ed with two exceptions Mrs ST..
George Bryan was made recording
secretary IN place Of Mrs. Alice NJ.
! Tyler, and Mrs Frank Antony
Wake. of the Norfolk branch Of the
/ association. was elected to the dlrec-
| tory board. Tho new directress OF
the Drummondtown branch. Miss
Mary l. Fletcher. was present.
Mrs. ]. Enders Robinson, the COR
responding secretary, read the reports
Of the out of town branches, uino
| branches out OF total of thirteen
| having reports.
Encouragement as to the future
ing OF success In regard to the past
years work characterized all the re-
/ ports.
| Presidents Report.
! Tint report OF the president: Mrs.
j. Taylor Ellyson, was as follows:
| This day marks the close Of my
first year as president Of the asso-
citation. and Is the twenty-third birth
day OF the association.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan, for so many
| years our beloved president, when
| ch h.H lot ac$t
| work by III health. in q circular let
ter. written March !. 1905. wrote:
II 1t were In my power { would
| gladly write a personal letter to each
member OF the Association for the
Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities,
for to each I feel especially hound by
the tie OF our mutual interes, in the
past. which has made our State so
| glorious"
endorse most heartily every word
| OF the above message, and would add
| that deprived OF her encoura aenent
| and advice. / more and more crave
the sympathy and cooperation OF
! each individual member. Her last
! message to us, written at Laburnam,
| July ~. 1910, was one of eongtatu-
iation for results accomplished. and
full OF hope as to the future. aid
closed with tho watchword, For
! ward"
think the reports. which will
| be read to you today by your officers
| and committee chairmen, Will show
| that her confidence was Justified.
Congress Heeds Protest.
Ten meetings have been held dur
ing the year, ut all of which inter-
esting and important matters were
| considered.
Early in the year we adopted
| strong resolutions protesting against
the erection of a criminal reforma-
tory in the neighborhood OF Mt Ver-
non. General William A. Anderson
was chosen to memorabilia Congress
against this sacrilege. A circular let
ter was forwarded to each member
of Congress. Our Virginia senators
and members of the House promptly
| assured us Of their hearty co-opera-
ton. am gratified to be able to
report that our protest was needed
and that the appropriation asked for
by the commissioners of the ptstrict
was withheld.
Later In the year a great calamity
befeIr the State in the destruction b..
fire of the ancient courthouse at VIII
Harrisburg When the question OF re-
building was considered there was
talk of erecting II modern structure.
The Colonial Capital Branch OF the
Association asked the central commits
tee to unite with them in their re-
quest to the council of WILLIAMSBURG
that the courthouse should be rebuilt
as nearly like the old building as pos
sible. the design for which was sup
posed to have been furnished hy Sir
Christopher Wren. l understand that
the courthouse has been rebuilt upon
the old foundations. and was a repro
duCtton OF tie FORMER building.
Memorial to Mrs. Bryan.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan and her sons
having presented to the city park
which Is known as Bryan Park. ii was
thought fitting, as a recognition of the
services rendered by Mrs. Bryan, ana
tie work she has done in connection
with the organizations of which she
was president, to erect In honor OF her
memory memorial gates at the en-
trance OF Bryan Park and to that end
representatives Of the organizations. OF
which she was president, were called.
at which represented this association.
4 Action was taken looking to the secur-
irg Of an appropriation from the city
of Richmond to be applied to the pur-
chase Of the memorial gates. as a fitt-
Ing recognition of this good woman.
whose generosity was only eQualed by
her personal activity in the various
organizations with which she was so
prominently identified during her life
time
In the last month of the year a re-
quest for our approval and assistance
came from the Sons of the Revolution
!! IN their effort to secure an approprta,
ton from the General Assembly to be
used to better protect IN metal cases,
manuscripts, loose papers and bound
volumes, IN tho department of archives
Of the State Library from the danger
of fire. They also wish to have these
archives placed SO as to be accessi-
BILE 10 students Of historical research.
The association heartily approved the
plan OF the sons and committee will
assist them In their work. A word
spoken In Its favor by our members,
ID their friends III the Legtsiatnre witt
help the cause very much. .'-''' $500 -
4 bronze tablet OF handsome de-
sign has been placed on the ruins
|
lotte. y. c.. 10 spending several days
with Miss Margaret Wilson in Rock
/ li!it,- STE -.a-