The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-12

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TWICE IN the month Of May the
doors and grounds Of the Conferences
Memorial Institute were thrown open
WashI9E cSt7ssti .China akaDS
other fSnes sosk,edr by xflss snsfseF
Custis Lee. On the 9Th OF May Miss
Lee gvRced the occasion BY her prca-
enoe and received the many calleSn,
In the library Of the institute.
brary Of the institute. &.
The June meeting Is always held on
the 10th. to commemorate the dis
covery Of the James River falls 1t
party OF jamestown Colontsts. At
this meeting a report was made BY
the Washington branch OF their ex-
tensive war enterprises, one OF which
was the presentation OF Victrola to
the 18th regiment OF the O6ceru Re- /
serve Corps.
There is room in the John Nar+.
shall house, in which are exhlhita.i
Colonial and other relics which have
been presented at different times to
the. association, Several have been
received in the past year. The most
notable is the loan, by DR.. John Dunn
Of a framed commission OF Isaac
Young husband 1913 with sigma.
lures of George Washington and
Henry Knox. SECRETARY OF War.
I know that speak for every mem
Der in expressing deep sympathy for
those OF our members who have beer
the service Of their country We
want them to know this. and thae
their sorrow Is ours
In the death Of Judge John A.
Shauck. an eminent tur1st Of Co1um-
bus. Ohio. which occurred last sprtnS.
We have lost valuable friend. His
recognition Of the value Of the pre-.
sensation OF the John Marshall house,
induced hin, to secure an appropria-
ton OF $500 from the Ohio Bar as
sociation for it's maintainance. I
We record with sorrow :. that !,
valued member, William A Dees.
passed away In December.
These bereavements never. seem to
come singly. II will be diflcult to
FIJI the nIace tof Mrs. Emma n. Bail,
an officer OF long standing Of the as
ISOLATION and one of it's most faith
full members. We deeply tsel her
loss. ssevyss sss@''-r-.
-I-w wish that THIS SAD recital could
stop here but another link in the pxst
has been broken: In the death OF
Miss Mary Gusts Lee we have lost =
member who delighted In attending
our meetings when in Richmond. She
was warmly attached to our work and
as an expression OF her 'appreci1tion
Of it's value she remembered the 49,
ISOLATION in her will with bequesst
Fof 5000. We are most grateful for
this mark of her affection, but Ne
shall always remember and honor her
for the infaiiing sympathy, while sha
was living. in everything that per-
tained to the work that we were
striving to do and the confidence tn
us thai led her to select thea. F. ".
A. as the custodian of thcs George
Washington Cincinnati China.
1t is OF interest to call attention to
the fact that In mentioning the pass
ing OF Mrs. Ball and Miss Mary Lee.
we are recording the death OF two
of the most iliustrous families Of Vir-
ginia. Washington and Lee.
I To the families of these and others
who are In sorrow we offer our deep
! est sympathy.
An Italian idealist Luigi Lux2atti,
when asked by an American woman
to interpret the spirit which ami
mated the people OF the United States
from the time Of their origin. gave
this vision Of America.
Born In a divine, heart throh, they
grow greater now In the throb OF the
human heart. Born TO deliver them
selves from sthe multifarious religious
| tyrannies of Europe. today they rie4
to save Europe from military tyranny.
AT hessiawn OF their marvellous s1tfet
I Gods liberty sf4nns as y c1a5ssn MA
sacrifice and redemption: 1T midday
they harvest as an immortal reward
THE privilege OF delivering oppressed
nations
| IL II not natural that we are proud
! to be the owners Of the birthplaca of
this great Nation.
With sincere wishes for = Happy
and Prosperous New Year, / am,
Faithfully yours.
MRS. j. TAYLOR ELLYSON.
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