Evening star., 1922-06-03
BRONZE TRIBUTE
TO POCAHONTAS

III PUCAHUN AS
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later, she sailed with her husband.
Capt John Rolfe, and infant son,
under the care of Sir Thomas Dale.
| to visit the British sovereign, and
from this voyage she never returned
! Presentation Ceremonies.
| Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey. presi-
dent Of the Pocahontas Memorial AS
sociation. then presented the statue
to the Association for the Preserva-
ton of Virginia Antiquities. and DR..
Lyon Gardiner Tyler accepted it in
| its name. In her remarks Miss Dor
sey said:
1T Is not too much to say that,
with the exception of Isabella of Cas-
| tile. no woman has SO greatly tnfiu-
enced the destinies of the western
daughter of Powhatan. The great
| Spanish queen gave her jewels that
| the continents across the ocean might
be redeemed for Christianity. Poca-
hontas. from her sylvan kingdom.
gave the Jewel Of her friendship, that
not so acted. all the Ave heroic efforts
of Raleigh would have been void, the
blood, the treasure. the hope. the
courage. the high heart and faith OF
those daSzling men who were his
companions would have passed like
the smoke Of a dead camp fre and
left only the name of a lost colony.
yet, in spite Of such august service.
the life of Pocahontas was 30 re-
plete with romance and dramatic con-
trasts. and her end SO sad and sud
den, that she has become to the gen.
eral American only a tradition.
poetic legend. outlined against the
primeval forests Of the early seven
teenth century"
Gives History Of Association.
Miss Dorsey then traced the history
of the memorial association. and paid
high tribute to the officers, past and
present, and especially to Miss Flor
ence Garrison. who, while holding no
ONCE, conducted delicate and impor-
tant foreign correspondence, and for
sixteen years had borne the brunt Of
q most extensive Information bureau
As the president of the memorial as
ISOLATION concluded her speech the
children began to draw the cords which
fastened the tepee about the statue.
and the tent, gradually lowered to
the ground. At this point eight SOL
diers. whom the Secretary of War
had designated to accompany the ma
tional officers from Camp Eustis. lift
ed the tent away, and, taking the
poles, fixed them in a semi-circle of
trenches about the statue. where the
garlands hung gracefully as fes-
toon. The children stepped back, and,
gathering great clusters of the wild
flowers, laid them at the feet of the
bronze eff1gy of their ancestress. 1t
was q beautifully arranged scene.
with every detail Of Indian tradition
faithfully observed.
DR.. Tyler thanked the Pocahontas
Memorial Association in a brief spir-
tied address and noted the presence
Of the president Of the Association
for tho Preservation of Virginia An
Of the chairman Of the Jamestown
committee. Mrs. John B. Lightfoot,
both of Virginia. The splendid con-
dition Of the famous island Is due to
the generous efforts OF" this band of
noble patriots. declared DR.. Tyler.
who with infinite research and labor
are gradually restoring the historic
domain. .- ~
Other Featuressof Program.
DR., Thomas Nelson Page, former
a9 to ths Italy Y,s gave a t.s h:.or
the Indian princess and quoted from
many important documents. He was
followed by DR.. Beverley Randolph
Tucker, who read an original poem.
"Pocahontas" The chairman Of the
Institution. EuSa % John 4. Stewart. sKetch-
ed the interests Of his association,
which are SO entwined with such
ceremonies as had been Just witness
ed and their important bearing on
international relations. The cere-
monies closed with the benediction
by Rt. Rev. Arthur 8. Thomson. D. D..
Bishop-Coadjutor of Southern oVir-
ginia.
The Pocahontas Memorial Associa-
tion was represented by many Of Its
officers besides the president. Miss
Dorsey, and among those who were
present at the unique ceremony were
Mrs. John R. Garrison and Miss Flor
ence Garrison. Misses Lillian and
Grace Reed. Miss Mary Lee Goddard
and Miss Mary Larner. all Of WASH
In washington in 1905 and incorpo-
rated in 1905. with the pledge of
commemorating the life and. heroic
deeds Of the Indian princess by the
erection Of memorials such as was
unveiled here today.
in historic research and publish docu-
ments bearing on the Jamestown
colony and the Indian wars Of the
era. There are about three. thousand
members In this national organi1a-
ton and branches governed by re-
gents are established in nearly all the
states and insular possessions.
Comuaittee In Chargs Of Unveflins.
A. committee representing all the
state branches was In charge Of the
[unveiling and was scomposed- OF the
national officers, Miss Dorsey, spresf-