Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-06
Contributions MADE
TO JAMESTOWN FUND
Great Interest Shown in Preserva-
ton OF Site Of First
Settlement.
RESTORE YEARDLEY HOUSE
Attention OF Daughters Of Rcvolu-
ton Called to Damage in Recent
Storm-Observe Precautionary OF
First Meeting Of Legislature.

A meeting of the General Association
Tor the Preservation OF Virginia An
Equities was held at the John Mar
shall House yesterday morning Mt il
o'clock. Tho reports and the business
transacted were of much interest and
importance.
In the absence OF the chairman of
the Jamestown committee. Mrs. john
y. Lightfoot the report was read by
Mrs. Henry Taylor. Jr. She mentioned
the fact that the house which was so
necessary to the work had been pre-
scented by n. II. George. OF this city.
She reported the following conrribu-
lions for the Yeardley House:
Fredericksburg branch. A. p.
" A....... $50 90
kecouGhton branch. OF Hampton 81 90
AIR. and Mrs T. V. Valentine. 10 90
u. w. -. 90
Mrs. ]. Caskie Cabell. .......... 90
Iotai %
Mrs. LiGhtfoot is the treasurer of
this fund, and 1t was suggested thai
Il every one interested would eivs
ever the small sum Of 81. II woiid
soon be possible for us to rebuild, al
IT IS absolutely necessary to do so. Tho
fcardley House was huiit by the Ma
tional Society of the Daughters OF tho
American Revolution at Jamestown TO
commemorate the tcrccntenary of the
landing of the first settlers In LOOT.
and IL was thought only fair that they
should be officially notified Of the de-
struction of the building by 4 wind
storm. Mrs. w. G. Stanard made tho
following motion, which was passed:
THAT the condition of the Yeardlcy
House be reported to the Common
wealth Chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution. with the request
that they report the same to the Ma
tional society at their convention in
Washington in April"
Mrs. John Dunn. chairman OF tho
John Marshall House committee, re-
ported an increase in the number OF
visitors. including number OF SOL
diers. 1t was decided that all officers
and men from any branch OF the SER
vice should be admitted free. their
uniforms being their passports. Three
new members were observation-disclosures
Rurks Youille New York; Mrs. Withers
Miller. Mrs w. c. n. Merchant. Chat
ham.
Mrs. Ellyson made a report on the
hill for rebuilding the causeway and
bridge At jamestown Island. which Is
before the General Assembly. asking
for an appropriation. The bill was
passed by the Senate on February 81
without debate. and Is on its third
reading In the House, with every pros
pect OF Its passing.
Mrs. William Rufin Cox moved that
II conditions are such that It is possible
to have the celebration of the three
hundredth anniversary in 1919 IN COM
memorntion of the meeting of the first
Legislative body in America. that 1t
take place at jamestown. where that
first meeting was held.
The association decided that II II was
possible 20 get boat, the annual pill
grimage to Jamestown should take
place on May Is.
Reports were read from the Drum
hometown branch. at Accomac. and
from the Washington branch for 1917.
The latter reported n gift Of a Victro-
la to the Twelfth Regiment OF the
Omcers' Reserve Corps. They asked
that they might take 1t with them
when they sailed for France. and II is
now cheering the boys over there"
Mrs Enyson offered her house for an
entertainment in April, the details of
which have not been decided. She APP
pointed the following committees Mrs.
LEROY. Miss Frances r. Scott Mrs.
c.. C. Valentine and Mrs William Ruffin
Cox.