Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-17
now merged into the Grace Covcn
ant Church

now merged into the Grace Covcn
ant Church.
Entire BIock Spared.
curiously enough. on that same
dreadful! day. though Miss Mary Gus
It's Lee often told Of how The shells
burst IN ;hc back yard ~ her faith
SHARED. The Lee family remained in
the house for a short time after the
surrender At Appoma,toN. and in
County. where they lived with the
Cooke family until they removed to
Lexington.
nSv, Richard H. Wilmer after
81 the witticst men in the South. was
the next occupant OF the house He
came Ia Richmond as rector of the
IN the town house until the rcctory
al al hrook HI was finished. Follow
ing KY. Wilmer, Miss Jessie Cor
years for her well-known school
Were many distinguished women
wer" educated; sun later. II was the
nome OF the Westmoreland Club, be-
iorc its acquisition OF the Stanurd
house on irac. Street, where il is
esinblished today;
CROOK Hill presented the Franklin
street house to the Virginia Histori-
cal society, which had occupied a
1871. The work of the society is
now carried on in these quiet rooms,
whose windows look out on the same
naEn9lia trees which General Lee.
passed on horseback during the four
Years that made the spot holy
ground.
William Stanard. the secretary. ha.
uscripts in his care. In the hall is
The desk used by John II. THOMPSON,
thr Richmond poet. when he held an
GsH.ior.ai position on th. New YORK
"
HrNani. and afterwards sent to Rich.
momd by one Of his friends
chlm MsrS ii also nh., an Hmnusnally nm
iamHinG Is portrait of the late Jo-
seph i;ryan. son-in-lnw OF John
Sf.ewart, and prcsidant OF the society
1905, There are also portraits Of Of
Washington, jefferson, Madison.
Monroe, Patrick Henry and Ealnuni
wshndleton. painted by Thomas Suliy.
now lives in Richmond The Suiiv
portraits OF Pocahontas and -plack
Iawk also hang on the upper land
Certificate Signed by WnShfnEton:
There isa certificate OF membership
IN inc society OF the Cincinnati Sign
~ ihJjG%rGing to custom. ny General
James Blair founder and first nres on
dent of WILLIAM and Mary college.
k ts,nc;. ~ MIS-; Mary Peache.y Rogers.
portrait Of Lafayette. presented by
Colonel Thomas II. ELLIS.
- IN the front room OF the second
Moor is the copy Of Canova's small
statue of Washington. with the head
lied in the Greek fashion The
original was burned in the state
House at Raleigh. y. c.. and this copy
was found in Switzerland by w r.
1Ei%ins. formerly OF Virginia. nov
oi low York. and presented by him
10 the society. II Is inscribed with
a French translation of WaShinr,nn's
address to Congress in l7S3, and the
reply Of the Speaker of the House
In a world of impcrfcctions, IL is
most fitting that the home OF. Con
eral Lee should now be used MS y
shrine to hold the records of m.
state he loved Visitors come from
all parts of the country Ia soc ~
place which was the heart ana soul
Of the ConfcGeracy. for to all OF MS thr
tonfcdcracy is incarnatc in Lee. Tho
iact mat the entrance Of Lee in John
hrinkwater's Lincoln H." recently pro-
dnccd in New York. brought more an
piause than any other incident of In.
play, proves that the feeling OF ali
America is crystalliHcd in IN" rcmnrl;
once made in the old house by.a gray
coated veteran To his little grand
son: Put your hand hero. boy." he
said, pointing to one of tho siipinv
brass door knobs for II is certain
that MarSc Robert must have had his
hands on this, whether he touched thr
other things IN the house or NOT