The Idaho recorder., 1922-08-04

who, thirteen years before the coming of the
Pilgrim Fathers, made the first permanent Eng
lsh colony In the Western world.
distinguished company tourneyed to the his
toric spot on the occasion of the unveiling
II included the donors of the statue; the officers
ana members of the Pocahontas Memorial associa-
uon OF whom n large number were from Wash
ington; the officers and members OF the Associa-
tioh Tor the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities;
Iineai descendants of the intrepid Indian princess
ana many notables from distant parts of the
country
All wore the gay green and yellow ribbon on
WINCH In gold letters. was commemorated the
corn which Pocahontus brought to the STRIVING
setuers ana the tobacco which was their currency
br' Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler president oS
Nh'ihm ana Mary College. chairman of the
ceremonies and the student body acted as ushers
iha' Pocahontas Is no myth was attested by
n"up VI childfen on each side of the statue
llneni descendants of the Indian princess the
misses Elizabeth Epcs Fickling and Caroline
Banister Baker OF Washington Harriet NichoIs
Garret and Aurela Huger Terry of Virginia
Masters Richard Minor Ely, Nathaniel Coleman
Bryden. Frank Robertson Blackford and j Stan.
ard and Lloyd Archer, Jr.
focahontas, according to unquestloned history
was taken AS n hostage to jamestown In 1sla ana
baptized. receiving the name Rebecca In 1814
she married John Rolfe. She went TO England IN
1919 and was made much of by the court After
short stay she prepared TO return and died of
consumption just before the sailing date Shs
left one son, Thomas Rolfe, from whom n pu,,
Der of II. +. VS. claim descent. These includs
some OF the Randolphs, Murrays Guys, Whites,
Elbridges and Bollings-Mrs Woodrow Wilson
born Boiling. is a descendant
Sc Pocahontns has come into her own M las,
And the Pocahontas Memorial association nur.
poses To Increase her fame In the land The as
socaton was formed In Washington In 1908 ana
Incorporated In 1906 with the pledge OF com.
mcmorating the life and heroic deeds OF the In.
dian princess by the erection of memorials such
as was unveiled ON jamestown island
The society will continue It's work In historic
research aud publish documents bearing on the
jamestown colony and the Indian wars OF the
There about three thousand members
In this national organization and branches gov.
erned by regents are established In nearly all the
states and inSular possessions
In emulation Of tine work OF the Pocahontas as
sociutton the Smiths are getting ready TO do
something Tor the memory OF their ancestor
who should be more famous In America than he Is
It's time they did. There are but three reminders
OF him In this country: one In the congressional
library at Washington; one In a church In Smith.
Held, Va, aud Smith Island In Chesapeake Bay
The Captain John Smith Memorial association
with headquarters In Norfolk. Va Is about TO open
campaign 10 rehahilitate the memory OF the
savior OF the jamestown colony. For to him,
quite as much as To Pocahontas. the jamestown
colony owed its escape frptn extinction Ii Is
proposed to bring his remains TO the United
States and TO entomh them In the old lighthouse
at Cape Henry, built In 17S9. near which Tho
first English settlers landed. Near by they pro
pose TO erect an imposing monument
Capt. John Smith VAS buried In the ohs,,-a
parish church OF ST. Sepulchre London and nth.
ing but commonplace stone marks the snn,
Inc hrluSh government has been approached ON
'he subject Of transferring the remains
capt John Smith was an adventures q, -
known before he came to virginia. lie was r.