Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

vice regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies'
Association.
A massive iron gate. with heavy
brick piers and wing walls. at the north
entrance to the grounds of the church
has been erected. this being the gift of
Joseph Letter. who will complete the
driveway through it and across the
west front of the church. at which side
are the two main entrances OF the
church. He will also undertake the
restoration of the grounds about the
helping hand will be given to this
work by Harrison H. Dodge, resident
superintendent of Mount Vernon and q
-vestryman of the parish. Deeply Id
is Louis Hertle. present owner of
Gunston Hall. home of George Mason.
which Mr.. and Mrs. Hertle have trans
formed into one Of the majestic prop
critics of Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs. Hertle
occupy George Mason's pew in Pohick
Church.
Offers of aid in the work of making
the glebe look as it was in the eight
men of the Department of Agriculture.
A bell and brick belfry have been given
by AIR. Schemmerhorn. 1t is only re-
Gently that the church has been opened
10 VlSltOrS, ana, DelnR directly oii Tic
new and improving Fred
observation-disclosures automobile high
way, scores of tourists visit the shrine
daily, enter their names in big book
Of registry and listen to the stories Of
old Pohick Church, as they are told by
H. H. James. the custodian:
The commemoration pilgrimage to
Pohick will attract large number of
persons from Washington, Baltimore.
Richmond, Fredericksburg. Alexandria
and from the hundreds of farms and
scores Of villages in Fairfax and Prince
William counties in Virginia. The
church will be open from in the morn
ing until dark. and committee repre-
senting the parish will be on hand to
welcome strangers and make all ex-
plantations required. At Hearst Hall.
the parish hall. which is. about 200
yards east of the church. there will be
music by a band and full food Of ora
tory. Walton Moore Of Fairfax will
speak. Col. Robert Lee of washington
and Ravensworth will also speak. Gen.
Barnett of the Marine Corps has been
asked to make an address. Historic
moving pictures will be set moving and
the ladies OF the parish will provide
dinner and refreshments of all kinds
not forbidden by the vestry. The rector
will introduce the speakers and make
himself generally useful on this joyous
occasion.
The executive committee on the pill
primaae is as follows: The Rev. e. w.
Mellichampe. chairman: w. H. Whit
taker, superintendent of the District
farm at Occoquan: BENJAMIN F. hewitt
of Swetnam. Charles Fuchs of Pohick
William Newman of Accotink and
Louis Hertle of Gunston Hall. The
ladies of the auxiliary committee are
Mrs Whitaker. Mrs. Hertle. Mrs.
NeHitt. Mrs. Fuchs and Mrs. Newman.
The plans under which Pohfck Church
was built were drawn by James Wren
and William Wait. These are extant. as
are also the articles of agreement made
April Z. 1869, between the vestry of
Truro parish and Daniel French of
Fairfax parish and county of Fairfax.
the builder Of the church. Under these
plans and the articles Of agreement the
work of restoration has been carried
out. Even the location of the pews of
the members of the first congregation
have been established, and in 1.-The His
tory of Truro Parish in Virginia. by
Rev. Philip Slaughter. D. D. Edited with
Notes and Addenda by Rev. Edward L.