The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-10

bassador to the United States. and the
only honorary member OF the asso-
citation. will be read.
Friday morning there will be A SEES
sion on the Growth of Nationalism In
the British Empires and papers by
Toronto. and Mr.. A. Maurice Low, of
the English newspaper correspondent
at Washington. The same morning
there is to be a Joint session with the
Naval Society. Rear-Admiral Chad
wick will read a paper on the lately
discovered De Grasse Papers. Captain
Robert I. Reese II. S, A., will describe
the disastrous action at BladensburR
in 1914 from the modern military
point OF view. At other sessions there
are to be papers by William /. Hull,
by Oswell Garrison Willard. and BY
Bernard Moses. OF especial interest
paper by ex-senator Albert J. Bav-
eridge, on Sources for the Life Of
Marshall. It Is known that ex-Sena-
tor Beveridge has for some time been
at work upon what will be the au-
thorltative biography of the Virginia
jurist.
As to National Archives.
But OF especial interest to all who
are interested in American history
and who desire to see the monuments
Of national history preserved, will be
the public meeting to be held In Con-
tinental Hall on Tuesday afternoon
in the interest OF the proposed buiru.
ing for the national archives. This
meeting will be presided over by Send
tor Poindexter. Of Washington. Pre-
fessor Frank w. Taussig. OF Harvard,
will point out the value OF archives
to the student of history. while Mr..
Galliard Hunt. Of the Library OF Con-
gress, but at present In charge OF the
Passport Bureau OF the Departm emf
of State, will speak on the Value oil
Archives to the Government There
will then be presented, with illustra-
lions. some examples OF what these
various States and cities. and of what
foreign governments have done foI
the preservation Of their archives l.
is planned to show some views OF the
Virginia archives. under the custody
of Mr.. Morgan p. r. Robinson. ar
chivist OF the Virginia State Library.
Finally, there will be shown the ar
chitects studies for thee proposed
building, by an official of the super
vising architects office. 1t is expect
ed that resolutions will be passed at
this meeting urging upon Congress
the necessity OF making an appropria-
ton for a building, into which the
archives OF the United States may be
suitably and safely housed. 1t Is
we'll known that the United States Is
far behind all other governments IN
this respect; that many of its price
less records are constantly exposed to
most serious damage by fire and water.
and that already many records have
been destroyed in one way or another
Among the prominent vtrginians
who are members OF the association
are: DIR. Lyon G. Tyler, president OF
the College Of William and Mary.
Honorable James Aston Cabell. pro-
fessor John Walter Wayland. PROBES
sor D. r. Anderson. Mr.. George Bryan.
Mr.. Edwin Fl. Courtney, Mrs. Villa
Ruff.p Cox. DR.. H. n. MoIlwaine.
Honorable David c. Richardson. Mrs.
J. Enders Robinson. Mr.. William G,
Stanard. Mr.. Armgtead Churchill Cor
don. Professor Richard Heath Dabney
Professor Thomas w. Page, and
others. Mr.. Morgan P. Robinson Is
the Virginia representative OF the Cen
eral Committee Of tho American His
torical Association
At the recent meeting OF Its board
Mr.. Robinson was named to represent
the Virginia State Library at this
Washington meeting.