Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
DANES RENDER ACCOUNT
OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED
Final Marking OF Braddock's Trail
Their Greatest Achieve
ment OF Year.
ANCIENT CANNON ARE MOUNTED
One Stands at Alexandria, Another
AT Winchester, and Will Forever
Mark Route Of Famous Expedition
for Defense of Colonies.

ing 1Dlt-lol5. TIL" report is an IN
t"resting story Of the final marking
OF Braddock's trail. II follows
TO our sister societies. Colonial and
associate. the Colonial DANES OF
America in the state Of Virginia
extend a most cordial greeting. and
gladly render to them an account
of their work for 1915.
II has been always the purpose %
IN" Virginia Danes TO accomplish,
curing the year. one ambitious piece
OF patriotic work, supplemented By less
hrctentious, educational. restorative
and memorial efforts. This year our
chief work has been the marking OF
tho historic road over which General
Edward l3raddoGk marched from Alex =
andr!a TO Winchester ON his way 10
Fort Duquosnc. during the French and
Indian War.
Mrs. Benjamin l. Purcell, chairman
"i this memorial. and her committee,
conceived the idea OF marking this
famous road or trail at its beginning,
NlcAandria, and lis end, Winchester.
la 1855 Genera, Braddock lief, two
cannon in The city OF Alexandria. and
the authorities OF that city, some years
ago, presented these cannon 10 the
Martha Washington Chapter Of the
Daughters of tn. American Revolution.
The naught hearing OF the laud-
presented 10 them these cannon once
used by General Braddock. TO mark the
Eradd,'', trail.
The marker at AieNandria was um-
yelled "itn appropriate ceremonies on
TIC "G'h n' MAY. 1913. Nft"r III. ia
vocation and address vf welcome. the
tic%andria members Of the committee
through its chairman. Miss Macdonald
presented the memorial cannon to tho
state chairman, Mrs. Purcell. Mrs.
James Lyons. o. Richmond. honurar rs
wee president III ihc Virginia society,
represented MrS William Eui.in Cox
who Was unavoidable absent.
Mrs. Lions gracefully presented the
cannon 20 tn" MAYOR "r Alcxaudria
who received II on behalf OF the city.
immediately Afterwards a salute MAS
fred b. srrac or Tho NoNaMdri,
Light infantry, most appropriate in :
c'dnni, IS the nCst compuuE Of militia
formed ia Virginia after tho coming ~
';"ncr"i Er.ddbck was Us" Fairfax
hangers. and ihc Ni"Nandria Li@h, IN
fantry Of to-doi is 4 continuation OF
III" Fairfax Rangers OF HES.
Tho base on which Ia" cannon rests
's made Of cohbir stone. from tn"
streets Of AlcNnmdiia which were laid
iu l'N5 Upon this artistic buS" are
'Uo IA hl"'s which. iu black letters. tell
me story % TIA" monument,
III" spcal,"r of the day. Hon Samuel
''r9hain. explained that Tho situation
~ tive marker with tic djvcrEiuc roads
= durlicat" ut Fort Necessity. with
rs surrounding rivers. ana It. IL, ia
the days II Washington aud Eiaddocll
vas ad"rucd by tho mountain laurel
'hd piue. so on this Ma: day ,ho base
ON which TIC old gun rcs..d was
banked also with laurel ana pine.
IN" platform ON which ,h. speaker
food a. IN the road over watch brad
"ork soldiers passed, and one could
l-I"y that tho hr""@"s were bringing
tn, sound "C M and drum
Nft'r tho uuvciliur ceremonies. a
rcau'ifu "ccptiou MAS ci> by Mrs.
hohcrt q. low"Il. II mcnibcl al In,
AleSandri.' committee
EE"n NlcAaudvu. tho succ."ulu= liz &.
Games Vent Iu motor ears through
TIE most enchanting country 20 Win
chester. 'hcgc !" invest the >lstc, can
non marker. at the "ud Of The Brad
d""li trail
Winchester. although the Oldest town
west ~ tn" Blu. Ridge and south of
the Potomac, and famed for her con.
Of Virginia. owes i"r first Colonial
W"nuincnt Is the ."u"rosity I'd pa
tut"tlsin "f the Colonial Dau
The pedestal Of tn" ~ inchS If mark :
rr WIS also formed Of st"u from his
'oric points " its "calit-: viz; the
,
e;r"cnway Court joist tli-c'S Fort.
l;lcn Eurnl" Fort Loudouu, shawnee
springs, cprpuon church yard, the
Lutheran Church in Mt. Hebron Gene
tory. tho grave Of General A0nm Ste
pher. uamcs and places idcntincd with
the earliest history 81 the lover Shen-
andoah Valley.
The program OF exercises inc.rded
an invocation by the Rev. Horace Lacy:
the story OF the cannon, by Miss Rose
Macdonald: the story OF the stones. by
Miss Katherine II. Glass, the Winchcs-
ter chairman; story OF the work.. by
Mrs. Benjamin l.. Purcell. acceptance
OF memorial. by Mrs. james LYONS. Of
Richmond. representing Mrs. William
Huffin Cox: unveilinG. by Misses Colleen
hughes Glass, Mary GrecUw.iy Russell
Virginia Tayloc Boyd. Judith RraXton
Mcclure, Ellen Fauntleroy IL: kcr and
susan Davis Lougheed Carson: accept :
ance for Winchester. DR. Julian T..
Ward Mayor; the story of the sash, by
Miss Mary Spotiiswoode Buchanan; ad
lress. by Robert Y Conrad: benedic-
ton, by Rev. w. u. Smith, u. p
The story OF the Braddock sash,
which was in evidence on this memorial
lay, is 80 fascinating that IL is well
q repeat II in this our greeting to our
sister DANES. Major General Adam
stephen. eldest captain in Colonel I'ry's
orps in 1914 came to meet General
o Winchester on his way 10 Fort bu-
aucsne, the occasion which the can
Gon-marker commentaries. His daugh-
or, Susan stephen. accompanied him
IN horseback. Colonel William Dan
fridge fen In love with this charming
:irl in her red riding habit Subsc-
iucntiy thew were married, and their
ONE. lie Rover" the Opequon
II jefferson County. w. Va. became
famous seat Of hospitality Their
ion, Adam Stephen cambridge, married
sarah Pendleton, and they were the
grandparents of Mary Spottiswoode Blu
.hanan. who added SO much to the
celebration in Winchester She brought
the unveilinS the sash in which
General Braddock was borne mortally
ROUNDED from the field or battle. OH
'trs from the Cold stream Guards.
General Rraddock's old regiment. came
rom England and offer;,d $4,000 for
his sash. but Mrs. Betty cambridge.
Who had received il from her father.
General and President Zachary Taylor,
declined the offer, and this priceless
ellie. In consequence, added charm and
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