Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24
STATE COLONIAL DANES
HAVE SHOWN ACTIVITY
Mrs. William Rullln Cox, in Report
Reviews Work of the
Organization.
ny MiINIORIAI!S PLACE
Large Sum Donated to Aid in Hcsto-
ration of Sulgruvc Manor, English
Home of ns-f,irth-
places of Presidents, Marked.


Liam tuilin Cos president Of the Nir-
Sinin Society Of Colonial DANES. tells
of tn" work done hy the o.pauiHation
The report follows:
AT the biennial council OF the MAJ
tional Society OF the Colonial DANES
Of America held recently in Washing
ton. the national historian, in her
splendid and comprehensive report OF
the wonderful achievement of the cor
porate societies during the two years
since the former council quoted from
the first report Of her office.
This Was most Interesting as por-
traying the patriotic and far-rcachinS
IDEAS of the national society even III
It's incipicnCy: yet, from the seed 50
wisely planted then. the most anbi-
tiOuS OF it's members could scarcely
have visuaiIzcd the wonderful growth
and strength brought forth by the ac-
tivitics Of the advancing years.
The same may be said OF the viz
2ina society. it's OF interest 10 watch
it's toddling stops on IA" narrow pam
which il had just mad for Itself. and
To see those steps become iirm"r ana
stronger al they leave this iirst nGi-
row path. and broadeHing thrir sph"r"
OF activity. try other roads tina; load
triumphantly 10 restoration pcescrsa
ton. memorials and literature
We began exclusively for Virginia
We Saw no farther then, and wh!lc "
have never neglected Virginia. 10
have reached forth ia place memorials
to her honor beyond her IeoEfa phieai
confines.
~. have trpd the path that led to
the National Capital. and tnRou With us
tn" portrait of Doll! Madison Tor tn"
White House.
we have crossed ,h. seas aud erect
ed magnificent memorial windows to
Ip,s,.. IL. ln4l
church 1T Grnvescud England. where
har earthly romains reposc.
We have donated q soodly sum from
cur Nirrinin treasury 10 ala In tn i.
restoration OF SulGrav" Manor. the
English home OF the Wayhimgtpus. and
10 place therein portrait OF III"
youthful Gcor=e WHshington clad ia
the British uniform OF r.ngland's CO.
lnnial troops
wonder il an the Colonial Danes
Of Virginia u0~ present Z ais remeEi-
her all that their socict, has aone.
Let me give concis"iy " partial index
OF tneir achievement
TAHi.E.. PLACED tI
WILLIAM AND MAR,
In Williamsburg upon the WED NAILS
of william and Mary College our irst
tablet tcstifics to tiic wisdom ana
energy o! the founders Of :hat 'nsu-
tuition Of learning.
y
ccptjou and realization Of washington
and zee University ct I.cXiuEton; while
the beautiful shaft at Dutch Cap tells
ali who pass that way. that but for
fearful indian massacre. Virginia
would have had splendid University
nj Hcnricopolis IN 1922.
Westovcr Church. where Evelyn
Byrd ,vorshipcd; - Peters Church in
Sew Kent. where Martha cambridge
repeated her lIsp!ng prayer where
Martini GUSTS worshiped. ANA where
perhaps, she sat beside George Wash
inEton In antc-nuptial days: pohick
Church. Of which Washington was a
vcstryuan and where hc and Mrs
Washington often worshipcd; christ
Church. Lancaster; Ware and Abing-
don churches. In Gloucester; 81 johns,
In King William: Farnham, in West
morcland. and Old Donation Church. in
Princess Anne. have all had their scars
III a measure healed by our society.
When Rose well, ;hc magnificent old
page homestead was burned q few
months ago the only register Of Abine
don Parish persisted in the flames, but
secure In the safe Of the Virginia His
torical Society is the copy made and
verified many years ago by the Nir
iinia Danes
In addition TO the Abingdon Register
we had copied and verified The regis
tera Of Christ Church. AiddlcseX 81.
co,,rty ara cbris. chrrcb i.rfas,.-
,.ountv
,Iso ,bc vos,rv hook. y, Eou. L-
and p,,tswor,h in C;Inucas,cr C,oun,y.
Stratton Major. IN King and Queen: and
the Journal Of the House of Burcesscs
lI73-l775.
we have nublishcd tho ra,,is,nr ava
the vestr- book of St Peters E.w
Kent: the register of christ ,rur.b
Middlesey and tho first Volume M
Lower Norfolk County and Norfoll,
County Wills" We have really prc-
scented to students and antiquarians a
creditablc literature.
we have honored Madison. Monroe
HARRISON lE!ce and Woodrow Wilson.
with memori.i SIM AL ~ y, ,l'ia,
hir,bn,accs ''''' MUS '"c!i
When informed tn,
,hot foscir..;nr r,rri'i -, i"!' 81
son was no, ~ 80 w., ~! ''"ii