Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-11
lAN0AL REPORT rs DEAD.
MRS. J. TAYLOR ELLYSON
rs TELLS OF A. P. v. AS WORK
= Asrocintton Ia Declared Much i'm Need
Of Funds to Meet Demands
Upon Ii.

At the annual meeting OF the Asso-
.ginia Antiquities at the Jefferson Ho-
tel on Tuesday. January i. Mrs. j. Tay-
Tor i3llyson. president. read her eighth
annual report. the text of which fol-
lows:
i. Members and Friends OF the Assoc.a-
z ton for the preservation OF Viz
! ginia Antiquities:
: ''On the fourth day of January, 1920.
: the association completed ttirtytwo
y years of service. AS the 9Th fell on
ON the first tuesday foiiowing'
M, Because OF the approach OF the
holiday season. with its diversions and
duties. it is always difficult 10 prepare
ian address in the month of Deem
Dor. My enforced absence from home
between the 9th OF December and the
Thought and preparation for the task
that mus; be performed. | beg your
indulgence. therefore. If l fail in my
attempt
''Sincc the association was organized
many obstacles have been encountered
in the path OF cndcaror Happily, these
: difficulties which at times have seemed
s,nsurmountable have been swept away,
and victory has crowned every effort
- Period OF DiscOUrnEcmcnt.
During the year 1919 and the three
years that preceded il many problems
arose which, to me. seemed fun OF dis
couragement and apprehension AS to
our ability to keep and maintain what
had been secured through so many
years of diliGent labor. II is hard for
those who do not bear the burden OF
responsibility at such time to conceive
how heavily IL weighs.
In my 1918 report ] called attention
to, the manifold interest in war work
which occupied the time of our MEM
tess to the exclusion OF all else. II
would seem that our reconstruction
should have been accomplished before
now for. unlike the state and Fed
eral governments, the few laborers
which we employ have not struck for
higher wages. and as there arc no sal
a ta.I n tw. u = gs.l rn tiAsaf
quarter.
However. tho sky seems brighter.
The old year is but a memory. We
welcome the new year with hope and
an optimism that must carry us on
ward 10 unsurpassed success The
John Marshall House is TO be opened
in February with a brilliant gathering
of the members. This stately home of
the great jurist has been closed for
year. with the exception OF last April
and May, when ii was opened by mem
bers OF the association. who acted as
.hostesses.
THE association entertained the
members of the Virginia Bar Associa
ton and their guests at reception
n the house during their meeting in
the city in May. Lord Reading: at one
time Lord Chief Justice OF England.
paid n visit TO the house while on a
visit here in April and viewed the
building and its contents with the
kceneSt interest, later driving TO
Shockoc Cemetery and deposting a
wreath on John Marshall's. grave.
Hons .!3S Doors NH Nor he Closed again.
Marshall house will never be closed
again for lack of funds. that an APP
preciative public Will be mindful Of It's
claims bringing their friends there
and coming themselves.
Some interesting costumes have been
offered: which Viii enrich the museum
an effort be made TO secure a collec-
ton or costumes from the colonial
neriod down TO the present day for per
4 iS- hnY ~
public let the association have your
views on the subject"
There must have been General re-
Eret that our delightful plgrmages
to jamestown had TO be abandoned
d danlnS yns c wa1 last year While
BOAT because the wharf was being
repaired. all arrangements had been
the day before the Pocahon,as was adj
Hertiscd to sail bolt came from a
clear sky that she was laid UP for
repairs in dry dock
tlnc old historic James River Is 10
'soneer needed for passenger traffic and
the voice through the megaphonc Will
no longer be heard recounting to eager
listeners the traditions OF the early
days and the names OF the colonial
mansions which overlook its quiet
waters.
Make Pilgrimage in Mny.
are We not TO experience again on
u pilgrimage Ia jamestown the cX-
i citemcnt and hustle when the white sea
wall comes to view. stretching along
below the velvet green OF the island.
where, towering over the sacred spot
with its memorial church. monuments
and memories. rises the great shaft
erected in 1907 by the government 10
commemorate the landing Of the first
English settlers there on May IS, 1907?
y pilgrimage will be made in May il
possible.
We are entering upon year Of
GTNln tS-h n
plcted treasury and relieve the asSo-
citation from its financial embarrass
fnent which has come about throue n
no fault OF its members We are hold
lne taSt to what was secured by the
SACRIFICES of Nirginia'S early settlers.
We appeal TO patriotic societies of
Virginia. TO Nireinians everywhere and
all others who value the work We are