Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-30
.!CABELL WILL PRESIDE
At T0DAY's CELEBRATION
Commcmoration OF First Legislative
Assembly to BE Staged in
Capitol Building.
COLONIAL DANES IN CHARGE
Thomas Nelson Page VIII Deliver
Principal Address at Further En-
crciscs To BE Held on August -
Before Virginia Legislature.

James Aston Cabell will preside at
the celebration OF the three hundredt u
anniversary of the sitting Of the House
of BurEesses in Jamestown. July 20.
1879 which Will be staged in the han
@. the House Of Delegates ;his after
noon at $50 o'clock by the Colonial
Danes OF America In the State OF Vir-
gina.
The invocation will he delivered by
ut Rev. William c.ahell Brown. Bishop
OF Virginia and the bencdiction at the
ciose OF the exercises incident to the
celebration Will lie pronounced by Rev.
6. Freelaud Peter u -. rector of ST.
James Episcopal Church. Richmond
William q. Stanard will introduce
Or. DOUGLAS s Freeman. who Will make
the address OF tho occasi,~l.
Many 10 lie Present.
The president OF the Virginia branch
of Colonial Danes Mrs William Rutiin
Cox. stated las; nigh, that all members
OF the Colonial Danes woud he cX-
pected TO attend the anniversary cX-
ercises in tho Capitol this afternoon.
and Mrs Norman V Randolph requests
particularly that all members Of the
Richmond chapter United Daughters
OF the Confedcracy. Of which She is
president will he present.
DR.. Thomas Nelson Page who has
just returned 10 America from italy.
where he represented this country as
ambassador for six years, VIII make
of the tcrCentenniai celebration by the
General Assembly Of the first ieSisla
tive assembly tcld in America. con-
vened at Jamestown on July so. 1919?
In House OF Delegates.
The address Will be made in the hall
of the House OF Delegates on August
IS, the date having been changed from
July so after President Wilson found
il Impossible to he present at that time
and so as TO give the members of the
Legislature an opportunity TO partici-
pate in the event
DR.. Pages acceptance OF tho invita-
ton to be the orator or the occasion
was received yesterday by Governor
Westmorcia nd Davis from York, llar-
Dor, Me, where nr. Page went soon
after his return TO America. The GOV
ernor is chairman OF the committee on
Julien Gum. Of Hcnrico. State Scna-
tor: Norvcl' J.. Henley of Williams
burg, member Of the House of Dele
gates and Captain w. W. Baker. OF
Chesterfield. The entire program Tor
the occasion has not been completed.
DIR. FACE has written history OF
Virginia. and is considered An authority
on events OF the period of which he
will speak.
The list Of officers Of the Colonial
Danes Of America in the stat" of Nir-
Einia, under the auScip"s OF which
patriotic organization the celebration
this afternoon will be held IN me man
of the House OF Delegates. follows:
President, Mrs William iSuiiin cox :
vice presidents. Mrs. christopher Tomp-
kins and Mrs. William T. Rohihs' non
orary vice presidents, Mrs James
Lyons and Mrs. Reginald Gilman; re-
cording secretary, Mrs Henry {. Ri"iy
CORRESPONDING secretary, Mrs George
Bryan: treasurer Mrs Granville q.
Valentine: registrar, Mrs. Reginald GIL
ham: historian. Mrs. James Lyons