Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24

'He fanny. competing our work by
placing In the graveyard a concrete
BLOCK. on which were Inscribed the
names of all the Wash!nYtons buried
there. whose graves were not marked
These names were taken from parish
registers. family Bibles and private pa
pcrs.
most interesting tablet has been
erected In Alexandria To mark The nu.
mcrous places Of special historic noto
IN that' Colonial town. which are in
scribcd thereon.
the old Raleigh Tavern. IN Williams
burg, and in that historic Colonial
Capital We repaired the clocl; i'm IN,
tower Of Bruton Church. so that tho
hammer now strikes OH the original
bell biough, from England in Colonial
days.
We have contributed to the cqucs-
trian statue Of Washington which WAS
presented TO Paris in 1900. The pir, %,
the women Of America; to tho George
Washington memorial building. I, il.
erected in Washington CITY, and 10 III.
statue of i'oc;,hontts, which tho 20.
cahonias Memorial Society is to placc
IN Inc grounds near the old church on
jamestown Island
Having asked ana received consent
from President Mckinley 10 have :,
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scented The Virginia with handsome
table ornaments, consisting. OF :. silver
cpeftnc and candclahra we also an.
proHched the Virginia Logislature
through some of its members. who ,.,c
ceeded ia having tho state prcscn, a
ShNrF service and punCh-bowl TO the
battlcship.
Ia l'i2 we united with other pa
triotlc societies in an appeal TO Inc
l.e"islaturc for an appropriatiuu 70,
hicpip"t safes FOR the preservation OF
our precious state records. This an
i''hi heint unsuccessful. The Virginia
''i'h"S Placed large nrcprOof steel
SAFE In ihe Virginia State library
"hl"h n"~ contains several Thousand
OF the S'atca most valuable docu-
m"ntt covering The period from 1861
TO I175
~ the jamestown Exposition wc
'hdde Il v"r% Interesting ana valuable
exhibit 81 Colonial relics FOR tho
'AmcS exhibit gold medal YEAS
awarded. hut not presented in consc-
uu"ncc Of The financial difficulties Of
the exposition
iti"ioHicni society cleaned and re-
stored amt FOR many years supplied it's
rooms with the leading current maya.
zines
For several terms wo gave :, scholar
snip at 81 Virginia college 10 young
20
rial TO the distinguished scientist.
Matthew t"utuinc Mnury.
AIDED ~ COLLECTING:
SERIES or PI0TOGR Apis
We aided III the collection OF pnoto-
sInphs Tor tn. rruuYkublc DESCRIPTIVE
an" Illustrated 1upk on ''.rhc ola Sil-
'ei ~ Am@ric.'n hUtchcs," the Oldest
pieces represented in INC collection
beinG from ST Johns Church llanp-
,pa. IGlS
We complied ana published a colo.
mai engagement calender, which is an
.r'toinc OF Virginias history for the
hiSt thirteen years Of its existence.
wen Virginia was the only English
A!ncricau colony.
\ paper was prepared By the histo-
ran of the Virginia society on the
Ioiolhul history OF Virginia and Illus
trat.d with lantern slides This was
given 1T AN evening entertainment, "a,
The Executive Mansion during tn. nd.
Mih'St'Hpcn OF Governor Tyler. and
was ait"rward lent 10 he used by
other societies
Many importan, events nave been
celebrated by the society. such rs the
anniversary of the first permanent
THANKSGIVING held in Virginia in 1922
anu The salvation Of that colony bv
the arrival OF Lord de la War; in 1910
We nave also made interesting out
,hSs 10 historical points Williams
hufs' Yorktown. jamestown, l.exinr-
ION. Monticello, Berkeley Grecnwav
Court. shirley Wcstovcr Dutch Gan
Alexandria and Hampton All this ana
much more We have done, not includ-
ihS our yearly scholarship at the Uni
NerS!iY OF Virginia and our annual
PiI"es to girls schools and colleges
Our treasury really resembles tho
widow $ cruise in its self-replenishiur
aspect.
Each of all this array OF patriotic
evidence there has always been IN.
idea, the v,sion--to some one i; has
heeh revealed. In the multitude of
counseioFs there is wisdom VINO
amongst you has had an inspiring plan
ana failed TO proclaim it, Perhaps
your unspoken mental vision con
tanned even better suggestion for our
iaDorS than any we have yet received
nc en-" OF man is an action, and not
tthought. thou il We're of the noblest."
but Emerson tells us The ancestor of
an action is a thought"
NoE nave we limited our efforts 10
, NE ,angibie memorials alone. In
the fevorcd brow ana moistcned IN,
parched lips OF tho sufferers i'm the
tilghiiul war hcyaHc the seas: hy our
donations 10 the Fed Cross and bv n
monthly contribution 10 tina, end
IN me eno:t to preserve the natural
resources OF our country we have
trees
ono annual contribution to the For
esiry Associations
Each year We find a banner year
cach year something calls us so clearly
that VIC cannot refuse To hear.
we read so much Of tho American
spirit ana the necessity of preserving
IT, and we ask ourselves what is the
american sp!rt? The answcr-liberty,
freedom. love Of country. loyalty,
honor, courage. TRUTH
In chanting a cannon at HAMPTON
Roads, in honor Of General Hraddock.
we place ourselves on record as
guardians of courage and devotion
as well as aids in rcscuinS from OBJ
.!vion and perpetuating the memory OF
our country's history.
MARRIED. THE TRAIL.
or ALICIA SPOTSWOOD
Many years ago it was decided that
some day we would mark the trail of
AlcHandcr SpotswooG and his horse
shoe knights, or at least place me-
MORTAL upon the mountain peak from
yhicn Anglo SlSopS for Tho tins, ,i.>,,