Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-20
SlGHT-sEE|NG IN VIRGINIA
THROUGH EYES OF CAMERA
Motion Picture or Roads, Good and
Bad, Educational Institutions,
Schools and Public Buildings.

IS LYNCHBuRG. VA. June iY.--The
SpletorinS Il. survey Of Virginia whiSh
stion LIS having made for the purpose
4of illustrating the necessity for the;
reconstruction of II comprehensive sys-
tom of State roads is well under
way, eccSrdinE TO "A statement issued
here by ID. Is. Ryland. secretary OF
the good roads orsnnization and and
General c. c. Vaughan. Jr.. of
SFI,ranklin, President Of The a ;,,s
S,workers in the road movement TO be
Sheld in Richmond Oh June 2l to hear
9reports and acN upon road ran----y.;n
stion: At this meeting the producers
Eof ..Virginia's New Hour" the state
Sroad motion-pic;ure. which is being
made by popular subserirtion. VIII
ssiory covered in their work.
"tirEinin's New Hour"
81 AS. part OF the pictorial survey
ITO show how far Virginia has ad-
syaneed In the estahl ishment OF high
( raj districts, the camera men
senton been to- eS Snns With
rious. points in the state. The as
Se% ou Of 'Hs part OF MFF ad
5pletcd during the past week. The
educational Itinerary has taken in
Milii Lana and Mary at WiiiiismshIqi pF
sslins. near Roanoke, which has been
SRiehm 20 ColieEe at Wss'hampto,n:
known in the future as the univcr-
Ssity Of Richmond; the State Normal
SGr MSmgn A. farmYilS Nrsin,a
and Lee. at Lexington; the state
AUniyersity, AT Charlottosville: Ran
dolph- Macon. at lynchhurg. and the
Eirginp Polytechnic Institute. at
y BlacksburE.
VIII Show Famous Shenandoah.
b. n'ssSSi has been
I th'roughout the state u the ,oppoGy;u.
Hour" and the road association of
Z quests as time would permit One
4 OF the most effective scenes so far
m,ade. It is said. was taken a few
per Shenandoah Valley. More than
4 500 children. all dressed in white.
nSies and n ihT ray around May
; as their welcome TO Nirginia's de-
termination to push good roads far
back Into mt, rural districts and give
vantaEes now enjoyed by those more
/ fortunately located
Former State Senator :. l.. Lup-
ton. who first presented the suggcs-
ton that the motion picture be used
to educate Nirginians on the press
ing. >necd for better highways. is
looking after the work in his part
of the State.
Reproduced Historic Event.
Everywhere that scenes. are taken
SrSGG5 In order to impress as never
In daily life. and virginians them
commissioner George p. Coleman.
s peared on II SSsoniai costume an
from the historic Powder Horn. i'm
personatcd Governor Spottswood and
his fellow knights of the Golden
Horse Shoe on their journey towards
the Blue Ridge Mountains. Leading
women OF WILLIAMSBURG. also attircd
IN Colonial dress. waved the horse
I. Went follows their turn into the
/ main highway. when horsemen and
horses blend into a road iiiled with
u swiftly moving automobiles, when.
{ presto! the audience is back in the
6 present in modern vehicles, hut still
e on primitiyS roads, the amazing
Hour" promises to disclose in
Old VlrEinIn md New.
-. MISS Elizabeth Ditto. at Hollins
/: GIio ns appeared in the. role OF IIol-
Inns hrst graduate, Miss sue Will
i fssn 5, Of ,hl RiGhmoad. In Eirlhood at
ginia's New Hour" and she was
caught by the camera as she walked
up the old road Travelled by the first
graduate in 1872. after journey OF
more than five days from Richmond
Win the transportation facilities of
mat day but now only few hours
@when the roads are good
The 1870 graduating class OF vir-
! Einia Military Institute travc.ed by
motor truck and automobiles fror,
lexington 10 Natural Bridge last
SUNDAY to appear in "Virginias New
Hour" and TO lend their influence in
4the movement TO open the way .or
aependa bic motor travel into the
land
The commercial and Industrial in
terests OF the state and Sllc reli$ior
which thu public Highways bear 10
each will be taken up hv the pro-
ducers OF "Nirg!nia's New Hour"
during the closing DAYS of June and
1.-The hrst week In July