Evening star., 1922-05-21
STATUE TO POCAHON714S
TO BE UNVEILED JUNE 3
Distinguished Company viii Participate in
Exercises on jamestown Lsland-Descend- !
ens of Indian Princess to Be Present.

of the society became known, and who
was one of those who asked for Its
charter. was Prof. Woodrow Wilson
of Princeton, who later married a
lady who is lineal descendant of
the noble princess. The former
President has remained sympathetic
and active member, and would appear
at the unvciling IL his health tper-
mittcd. The modest sum of 81 was
asked for life membership, and there
were no annual dues. The organiza-
tion was not hereditary. but there are
hundreds of descendants of Pocahon-
tas now on its roster. The member
ship reaches more than 5000. and
state in the union and in Porto Rico
and the Philippines. The present Qffi-
GERS are Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey.
president; Mrs.rWilliam Otway Owen,
Mrs. John L. McNeill and MRS. a.
Campbell Pryor, vice presidents; Z.
c. Glover. treasurer; Mrs. John r.
Garrison, assistant treasurer: Miss
Mary Lee Goddard. corresponding sec
rotary; Miss Lillian Redd, recording
secretary, and c. c. Calhoun. legal
counsel.
Money for the memorial was Sc
cured by the membership fees. card
parties, bazaars, and from the sale OF
historic pictures and documents is
sued by the association. All was very
quietly accomplished. and the entire
sum was secured before any prepara-
tions were made for its erection. This
statue has been on exhibition at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art for the past
four years. and has attracted the ad-
miration of it's thousands Of visitors.
1T presents Pocahontas." to quote
fine description written by the late
poet. Robert Burns Wilson. at the
moment when she is about to de-
liver the warning which saved the
colonists from certain death and
sh ha Nod No
of America. 1t is the instant of ar
rested motion. On her brow Is the
portent of her message, in her eyes
the level look of daring. and she holds
her hands in the attitude OF one ap-
pcaling for silence and belief. 1t is
a speaking figure, and impresses one
with the beauty and gentleness OF
that self-sacrificing spirit"
Hope to Erect Replicas.
With the erection of the statue. the
Pocahontas Memorial Association con-
siders that only a fraction Of its mis-.
sion has been accomplished. 1t is pro-
posed now to endeavor to have rep
National Capital. in Richmond and in
London. Previous to the efforts of
this Washington society no memorial
of any description existed in the world
except the one in st. Georges Church.
Gravesend, England. where the prin-
cess is bu1ie 1t is hoped that the
Partridge statue will one day adorn
the park before this edifice. The
memorial association has distributed
some important photographs of docu-
ments and paintings. Among these is
the record of the death of Pocahontas.
taken from the register OF ST
Georges and of the letter which John
Rolfe wrote to King James asking
permission to marry the Indian prin-
cess. made from the original in the
a Oxford
A colored photograph of all the his
toric paintings of the princess has
been among the associations activi-
ties, and something which is called
clay document. souvenir plate; IN
the center of which is medallion
portrait of Pocahontas in the rich
court costume in which she was pre-
sented to James l. The rim OF the
plate is adorned with an ornamental
design of corn and tobacco. symbols
cal of the corn which she brought to
the starving settlers and of the to-
bacco which formed the currency of
the colonists. The colors of the Poca-
hontas Memorial Association are pale
mir ribbons which will be used at
jamestown will be the words, Corn
and Tobacco"
To Obtain Copies of Letters.
The immediate object of research
in this society will be to obtain copies
of the letters and reports of the five
ambassadors at the court of James l
to their respective sovereigns con-
cerning the advent OF the Indian prin-
cess in London. and giving glowing
accounts of her strange retinue and
many other important features of this
visit. which historians have omitted
and which will be of inestimable value
to future chroniclers. Miss McLain.
the first president of the memorial
association, directed it's affairs for.
several years. and on her demise the
present executive, Miss Dorsey, who
did such yeoman service as historian.
took up the work, and has, carried 1t
to a successful issue. Miss Dorsey has
published the most interesting and
authentic work on the Indian prime sss
which English literature boasts.