Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES
CAREFULLY PRESERVED
Report OF Secretary OF a. p. v. A
Gives Interesting Account OF
Work of Year.
MANY TABLETS ARE UNVEILED
George Washington Cincinnati China
Brought to Richmond and Depos-
tied in Confederate Memorial In
stitute by Miss Mary GUSTS lee.

At the annual meeting OF tho Asso-
citation for tho Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities on Friday. Mrs l.. d. Wash
burn. recording secretary. submitted
the following annual report. summar-
izinG the years work of tho associa-
ton:
Tho address OF our president. Mrs.
J. Taylor Ellyson. is usually the fea-
ture OF our annual meeting, but this
year she has been suffering with
ncuritis. and has been unable to write
II, which is source OF much regret
To us. both tho fact and the cause.
She has asHcd me to mention In my
report few of tho most important
happenings OF the year in our asso-
citation.
We have had nine regular meeting.
during the year in addition to the an
nual meeting. -Four OF these wero
general meetings. two were meetings
OF the directory board and two were
supposed to be meetings Of tho board
or managers. AS far as my memory
serves mo tho two latter were. turned
into directory board meeting as tho
men OF our advisory board do not
often honor us with their presence.
inc called meeting on July 3 was to
discuss our financial situation.
On FEBRUARY 5. the 4th coming on
sunday. the first Marshall Day was
eeleorated by inviting TO a supper at
the John Marshall house tho members
or the bench. which included the city.
state and Federal judges. The mem
oers or the advisory board, OF which
r.. '. valentino is chairman, wcro the
hoSts or the occasion, and It is said
20 nave been most enjoyable affair.
Inere nave been interesting exercises
IN connection with some OF tho branch
organizations during the year Mrs.
J. Taylor Ellyson and Mrs. William
kuthn Cox were the guests OF honor
AT very delightful reception given bv
.ne washington branch Of the Asso-
Grafton Tor the Preservation OF virginia
Antiquities on February Is.
UNvEIL TABLET IN
ANCIENT DWELLING
On May 4. the Norfolk branch un-
yelled tablet on the house OF Can
,aih -adarn Thoroughbred. built by him
between 1897 ana 1910. believed To b.
INC olde6t dwelling now standing In
virginia. On October %. tho Norfolk
oranch also unveiled a tablet in COM
fncmoratfon OF the visit or La Fayette
10 Norfolk In the year 1924
IN June tho Fredericksburg branch
OF the Association for tho Prcserya
.ion or virginia Antiquities unveiled
on ooth occasions being made by Mrs.
.iiSson. One OF these was at tho
Mary Washington house and the other
at tho Rising Sun Tavern
The January bulletin OF tho Assoc
cation for the Preservation of Sew
England Antiquities had cut OF IN.
John Marshall house and a pleasant
little notice OF Tile method ,don,sd
here for preserving It,
ihere was an interesting celebration
OF the threo hundred and tenth ami
'ersary OF the founding OF jamestown.
win patriotic services in tho historic
church OF st. Marks. in the Bowcry
IN New York City. and 1t was inter
esiinE 10 know that jamestown had
,eeel.eu recognition for the first time
pE pubic services in tho North. ont,
side OF tho branches Of the Associa-
ton for tho Preservation of virginia
Antiquities.
our annual pilgrimage TO James
town. which was to have taken place
on May 10, had 10 be abandoned at
the last minute because OF strike
or the engineers Of tho steamship
company Every arrangement had been
made and persons had como from q
distance, who wcro much disappointed
1t was impossible to have IL before
June %, and then 1t was only saved
from failure by our very efficient COM
mittcc. who managed so we'll that we
had 500 clear after our expenses were
paid That Is usually our largest
source OF revenue for the year. and the
president called a meeting In July TO
discuss plans for tiding us over the
summer. Quite number OF women
responded to her call. and II was de-
cidcd that IL necessary to do so we
should borrow from our endowment
fund rather than from an outside
source At the Same meeting the
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