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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
A. P. Y. A. TO HOLD 1922
SESSION ON WEDNESDAY
Annual Meeting Of Association
Will Be Held in John
Marshall House.
REPORTS ALWAYS INTERESTING
Body IIns Done Much Toward Keep
Ing Green Memories OF Those Who
: Played Part In Establishment of
American Institutions.

The annual meeting Of the Asso-
citation for the Preservation Of Vir-
ginia Antiquities will be held in the
old home of Johu Marshall. Ninth and
Marshall Streets, Wednesday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. Following the busi-
ness meeting reception will be held,
TO which the general public Will be
invited.
Reports will be presented at this
meeting. showing the activities of the
various committees during the year.
The reports WILL as is the general
rule. contain matters OF interest to
all members Of the association as
We'll as To all Nirginians who possess
the spirit OF early Colonial days. Thi.
association has done much toward
perpetuating the memories OF those
VINO took active part in the estabiish-
ment OF the government.
That the association has a perma
nent meeting place is due to the City
Council OF Richmond When there
was great clamor to ''modernizc"
the city by replacing many of the
old Colonial homes. which practically
surround the Capitol grounds. with
up date" tcncmcnts. stores. apart-
ment houses. the Association for the
preservation Of Virginia Antiquities
appealed TO the city to spare the old
home OF John Marshall. Many insisted
mat It's presence adjoining the John
Marshall High School would detract
from that modern building. and had
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
FAMOUS UNIT KNOWN
IN FUTURE BY NUMBER
Change in Designation Carries Memory Back Stirring
Days of '6l, When Organization Was Mustered
In to Fight for Confederate Cause.

their pieces. At Boonsboro, Sleeps
burg. Fredericksburg and Suffolk the
history-naking was continued.
ricketts, charge at Gettysburg
tells the story OF what brave vir.
ginians Will dare TO do. The First.
led by the gallant Lewis i. Williams.
who fel! TO rise no more on that CORY
field. was the central regiment Of
kcmpcr's Brigade, and the record OF
l20 killed and wounded out OF $50
tells the story OF duty performed as
they charged into the jaws OF hell"
Newbcrnc.then Plymouth. where
the First took part. in the three
days siege. until the Stars ana
Stripes went down with its defenders.
followed. and then came Drewry's
Bluff. What'a record tho First mad"
there. 1t broke up the right wing OF
the cnemy's line, and together with
the Seventh, II captured General
Hickman, together with his STAFF and
most Of his brigade. Four colors
from az many regiments In the bri-
Gade formed part Of the First B.i-
gade's display on tho streets OF Rich
mond, on May 20. 1864.
At Milford station.
SNaliOH was the point
visited by the First. Here the First
and Eleventh fought for hours tn.
advances of Hancock's Corps,-- wit
the result that they brought Grants
Army to "A halt. The line OF works
west of the Mattoponi River, opposite
Milford. which may be seen TO this
day, VIII testify TO the fact that the
enemy. though he had Lees Army be-
fore him. which was at that time
twenty miles away.
On June lG, 1864. at the Clay house.
General Lees couricrs called to the
men to stop the charge. but az Gem
eral Lee said himself. "he could not
stop Picketts men from charging"
and the enemy was sent flying from
tho trenches. Dinwiddic Courthouse.
Five Forks. and Sailors Creek, close
the history Of the old First. and the
flag which carried the First to VIC
tory on 80 many bloody fields. was
folded 10 he unfurlcl no more, but
history vii! not forget the men tina,
dared all for the cause they loved so
well. They have not lived in vain
their deeds Will inspire the coming
generations and show TO the world
at large, that the American citizens
can be turned into soldiers and he.
rocs, AZ they were In the Spanish
American War. and in the great worl,.
war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01

Shirley Hundred and Roclssda,e HIM
dred were located
Not until 1917 was there further
attempt To locate other ou,lv,nc
plantations. There were then Am
settlers at jamestown. and locations
made at Argalis Gift. MARTINS Bran.
don Smiths Hundred and weyanoks
ana the parishes of James CITY.
Charles City, City of Hennius and
MCGOWAN" were formed from tho
hundreds previously mentioned
Flower dicu Hundred. Martins Hum
died and Maycock's Hundred wnrs
ADDED in l6lS and the following year
Niccowtan' became Elizabeth civ
oF act of the first Legislative as
scmbly.
1t may be remembered that sir
George icardl"y had brought with
nun III ms orders of government, in
, structions to issue writs, permitting
the election by the settlers Of two
BurEesses from each plantation. Its
VIII be, noted that there were eleven
plantations or parishes, and, thore-
fore, Twenty-Five Burgesses were ELI
gible for election, though two OF
those sent at representatives wero
declared ineligible by the "creden-
tails Committea' (Sce names OF,
members in journal of House of Bur-
gcsses. 161s-5s.)
Eight Plantations Located.
such stimulation was given Ky the,
meeting of the assembly elected bvl
the people that eight additional plan-.
tations were located that year
Archer's Hope. Berkeley, Chaplin,s
Choice. Jordan's Journey. warde.si
Plantation. SavaGe's Neck Eastern
Shore), and Wcstover.
Their location was as follows: 4.
Argal's Gift 1e19)-A portion OF
1000 acres selected as tho Governors
land ArgalD. extended from above
jamestown Island on the north side
OF the river between Chickahominy:
River and Powhatan Creek II
Charles City 1613)-Extended from
the pale fortifed) fence running be-
tween James River and the Appo-.
mattoS See article on Henricopolis),
including Jones Neck. thence east
Continued on Page 81 4EIE1,3[F
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
by Hurry Tucker.


Long Tom" Haynes occupied his
favorste seat just at the head OF the
main wnlkway In Capitol Square. The
atmosphere was not OF the gentle
zephyr sort, nor did the crickets
chirp from the neighboring trees
Tom was alone In the park \ dry
moon shed it's faint glow over the
City Hall and the Governors Man
sion. Tom vas thinking Of the noun
tain Businesses of the Great South
west, where he used to play in the
long ago. He could see the mist OF
morning arise ana spread along the
mountain az Old Sol stuck his face
above the crags on the opposite side.
lie saw himself again in his little
bare feet sitting on the bank OF the
rushing stream. and he could hear the
hooking birds singing In the vale.
As he sat Their" with the cold De-
cemtcr breeze blowing down Tenth
street toward the Post-Onicc, a
strange thing transpircd.
Il Amt no believer In ghosts and
sperrits." Long Tom said artcrward
but this thing jest beat me-"
As he sat there with visions OF
childhood and his youthful Christ
mas before him. admiring the great
equestrian statue OF George Wash
ington, which cast its shadow at his
very feet. he observed a movement
on the lower pedestal of the big
monument. and in moment one of
the group began to slowly descend
from his perch.
II scratched my head and winked
my eyes" asserted Long Tom. and
looked again. | dassant believe what
saw. and l hadn't had nothing
stronger than one Of Dick Blankin-
ships corrections. But there IL was.
There. coming straight to'ards me
was the biz hgger OF John Marshall.
He had got down from his perch and
was advancing on ME. didn't have
nothing but my gun and my night
stick to protect myself. neither"
stately Figure Approaches.
The stately figure Of John Marshall
slowly approached. Tom tried to
move his seat. He wanted to run.
He fain would have called for George
Wright. his able associate In protect
ing Capitol Square from vandalism.
He could neither move nor speak.
sitting there all alone at midnight
on the winters night, surrounded by
trees and the gloom OF an empty
park. Long Tom" saw John Marshall
approach. The great man had placed
his mammoth tome beneath his mas
over his left shoulder. and his sword
arm was free. He pointed IL mcnac-
ingly toward Long Tom"
Say, YOU" he .roarcd What
means this dissertation of the sacred
precincts where I used to roam at
will. and where ] drank inspiration
as free as tho wind that blows and
the water that flows? Methinks the
ordinations OF old Ecelzebub him
self hath possessed YOU. Where is
that grove of clms that stood so
nohiy on yondcr lot. beneath the
boughs Of which was wont to rest
I'm the baking heat of an August
day? Gone!
Where Is the hubbling spring from
which sprung the purest fluid the
earth could produce? Where, / say"
Long Tom" tried to reply He
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01

\ compilation OF statistics, bear
Ing ON the population and growth OF
virginia from the, landing, ut james,
town or the "Fnundcrs of Drmocrnc, =,
through the rnriOus periods az II col
"ny md stated
By W. u. CrIdIIn.
Secretary Virginia Historical Pageant
Association.
Before proceeding with the mar
rativc OF Bcrkley's administration.
we viii turn aside. in this chapter.
and give attention TO the genesis OF
the counties of Virginia, from the
original Hundreds. plantations and
shircs, to the counties OF the present
day.
For much of the information in
this article, the writer Is greatly In :
debtcd to that invaluable contribu-
ton to Nirsiniana. published in the
state Library bulletin tvolume O.,
Nos. |. and 81. compiled by Morgan
l.. Robinson, State Archivist.
Although Jamestown was settled
in May, 1907, there was no attempt
To establish any outpost until the
second charter was granted in 1909.
giving the London Company enlarged
powers OF government. This year
Lieutenant Percy and twenty men
were sent to establish fort at Point
Comfort to guard against expected
attack by the Spaniards This fort
was called Algernoune. in honor OF
an ancestor OF Percy tWiiliam AL
Gcrnoune de Percy, who had como
to England with William the Con
queror. The word "Algernoune"
means whiskcrs." and evidently
was descriptive OF William de Percy,
distinguishing him from other
knights Of similar name.
Established Two Forts I'm 1910.
In 1910 Lord Delaware established
two forts CHARLES and Henry. at
kicNuotan (Hampton, and developed
4 plantation for use in acclimating
coionists arriving from England. be-
fore permitting them to settle at
jamestown or other fresh water
points.
In 1Gl1 rricopolis and Coxcndale
were built : Sir Thomas Dale, and
the folio ng year Bermuda Hun.
cred, Charles City Hundred, Curls.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
NEW LAMP BURNS
$40 AIR
Beats Electric or Gas

new oil lamp that gives an amaZ-
inEiy brilliant. soft, white liSht. even
better than gas or electricity, has
been tested by the U. $. Government
and So leading universities and found
10 be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps.
II burns without odor, smoke or
noisc-no pumping up. Is simple.
clean. safe. Burns $40 air and GO
common Kerosene (coai-oiD.
The inventor. V. e. Johnson. ~
Washington Place. New York. is of
fcring to send 4 lamp on 10 days
FREE trial, or even to give one
FREE To tho first user in each To-
caliiy who Will help him introduce it.
Write him today for full particulars.
Also ask him 10 explain how YOU can
get the agency. and without expert
cnce or money make $3.50 to $500 per
month.-Ady
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
BULGARIAN ENVOY
AWAITED IN ATHENS

SOFIA. Dec. 3l.-Gr@ccc has ex-
pressed official surprise" that the
bulgarian legation has not been
opened in Athens. although the Greek
legation in Sofia has been re-estab-
!!shed for more than a year.
Greek officials realize that Bull
garia wishes to avoid doing anything
that might be construed AZ recogni-
ton OF King Constantine. until the
allies make some move in that direc-
ton. The Bulgarian Minister to
Greece, appointed 4 year ago. Is still
here with his STAFF awaiting orders to
20 To Athens
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
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Here Is Wonderful News!

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
]. R. TYREE, At NINETY,
RECALLS EXPERIENCES
Aged Richmonder Says He
Has Never Quarrcled
With His Wife.
swEETIIEAnrs FOR SIXTY YEARS
"Iou Don't Find Smch Love Nova
days." Declares Nonogcnnrinn, as
He Goes about His Work With the
Step of n Youngsters.

j. X. Tyree. who. on Christmas Day
celebrated his nineticth birthday at
his residence. 1919 Floyd Avenue, en-
listed In tho Confederate army in
1861. ut AppomattoX Courthouse, aud
was assigned to the Forty-fourth
Virginia Regiment. lie served to the
end OF the war. engaged i'll several
battles. and came out OF the struggle
without wound.
Mr.. Tyree was married on January
5. 1862. to Miss Margaret Joyner, OF
Appomattox Courthouse and on Tues
day next, they will have been mar
ried sixty years. II went $50 miles
up into the mountains for my
bride" said Mr.. Tyrce in relating his
early experiences. and kept her
near me all through the war. We
have never had a cross word and are
just as fond of each other today as
we were on our wedding day" Mr..
Tyree added that you don't find
such love nowadays" and then told
of his war experiences, which will in
tcrest many of his former comrades.
Mr.. Tyree still has the spryncss OF a
youngster.
In the Heavy Artillery.
In the first part of 1862. the cap
tain OF the company to which Mr..
Tyrce belonged had the company
transferred to the Twelfth Battalion.
! Continued on Page 81
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
.CRIDLIN GIVES GENESIS
OF VIRGINIA COUNTIES.
Although jamestown Was Settled in 1907, There Was
No Attempt to Establish Any Outpost Until
i. the Second Charter, in 1909 ,sssS.

"a compilation OF statistics, bear
ing ON the population and growth OF
virginia from the, landing ut Jnntes-
town OF the "Foundcrx of Den,ocrnc,
through the rnrious periods az n col
ony md stated
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CONTINUED on Page So
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
COLLEGE STARS
ENTER Bic MEET.
SETF0RFEb.25
Hopkins Announces Galaxy o,
Crack Athletes From All Over
Country for Competition.

The annual Fifth Regimant-Johns
Hopkins University meet. to be held
In Baltimore February Is. has al.
ready received entries from leading
colleges, according to the Baltimore
games committee.
The Penn State-Navy relay race
Ia being featured, in which Shields.
the crack Penn Slater, viii oppose
Curtis. the Navy miller. Curtis has
. record Of AT. and has been ur
beaten as q competitor for the Navy.
Shields, the Penn State star, har
also a mark Of AIT.
Virginia Is entering q mile fresh
man, twomile varsity and mile chara.
pionship relay. Yale has enter ID
Gardner In the pole vault. Bob
Crawford. of Lafayette. 10 enterins
the 1,000-yard special. Leconcy, of
Lafayette. the Middle Atlantic record
holder, 10 entered In the 100.
Benz. star weight man Of Ken
lucky, 10 entering the shot put. Mary
land, Georgetown and George Wash
ington have signified their intention
Of competing In various events.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12

That bird has the wandering
habits Of wild turkey. He was
never known to sleep in the same
bed twice. Connie Mack tried hand
cutting him around the ankles, but
he evaporated through the nearest
keyhole.
Tall Tactician then placed heavily
armed guard over rowing recalci.
trant. but he walked out the door
backwards when they thought he
was coming in.
Dugan came and went under the
triple alliance plan. Three. power
pact worked successfully for the
first and last time. 1t now Joins his
tory like bustles and hoop skirts.
Every team implicated In trade "a
tckled silly. Which is same as say
ing that nobody got stung. Connie
Mack IL laughing up his sleeve.
0riff won't look at himself In the
mirror, for his lips are cracked.
Harry Frazee thinks whole like
taking candy away from sleepinR
baby and Is afraid to read the papers
lest he finds out II isn't SO.
Only transaction on record where
nobody grabbed the cool end of the
hot poker-but Wen tell you about
that next October.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
GRACE A. c. RESERVES
CHALLENGE JUNIORS

Grace A. c. Reserves, whose win.
ming streak now amounts to nine
straight games without q defeat for
the season thus far. and who have
triumphed over several strong junior
quints, among them being the Cry.
stall A. c., Of Alexandria, the Yose.
mites and the Rosedall Reserves, are
aspirants for the Junior champion
ship title. and would like to hear
from any Junior teams In the city
and vicinity.
They are particularly anxious to
meet the Kanawha Props. Manager
8. L. Goodrich, 1041 Wisconsin ave-
nue. northwest. Can be reached by
phone at West 2439 after p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
too MANY FOULS
IN BASKETBALL,
WESLEYAN VIEW
Or. Fauver Would Effect New
Scoring System to Put Pep
In Game.

MIDDLETowN, Conn.,. Jan. IL
Basketball Is being killed ty calling
too many fouls. In the opinion OF
DR.. Edgar Fauver. head Of the Yves.
ieyan University athletic department
In order to put new life into has.
ketball, he says, there should be q
new scoring system which would
make II impossible for team to
win on points scored on fouls alone,
He would increase the value OF
goal from the floor to three points.
that for O personal foul to two points
and allow one point for goals from
technical fouls.
DR.. Fauver said today: "Thcre
may be danger in calling too many
fouls, from. the spectators viewpoint.
but the real evil IL the possibility nj
q team which IL outplayed on the
floor winning II one player Is an
expert foul-shooter. Dribbling under
the new scoring would be abolished
except preparatory to shooting q goal
from the floor, and we would be
assured Of q faster passing game"
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
ToNICHT'S BOWLING
BATTLES

Knights Of Columbus League-Salv.
ador VS.. Columbia, at Rathskeller.
Business Mems League-Doubieda
Hill vs.. Ansell, Bishop and Turner. 1T
Recreation.
Odd Fellows League-Eastern W.
Brightwood. at Rathskeller.
Masonic League-Harmony vs.. East
Gate; Osiris VS.. Stansbury; Potomac
VS.. Columbia, at Sherman's.
Washington Girls League-Billie's
VS.. Treasury, at City Postoffice.
Arcade League--Cyclones VI. Bright.
wood. at Arcade.
Mt. Pleasant League-Columbia w.
Senecas. at Mt. Pleasant.
American Ice Company-Station No.
vs.. Station No. 7. -r
Athletic Club League-Linworth VS..
Brookland, at Twelfth and G streets
southwest.
Commercial League-Meyer's VS..
Peoples, at Recreation.
Nautical League-Sunset W. Craney
Island; Bonzai vs.. Potomac, at Arcade.
Western Union Ieague-Morse vs..
Telephone, at Recreation.
Internal Revenue League-Deputy
Collectors w. Prohibition. at Recresi-
ton.
Typothetas League - Columbian
Printing Company vs.. National Pub
fishing Company.
Southern Railway Lsague-Engin.
eering VS.. Auditors; Passengers W.
Purchasing; Laws W. Paymaste-s;
Freight vs.. Disbursing, at Recreation.
Bureau League-Printing W. Ma
chine, at Recreation.
Hebrew Inter-club League--Junior
League W. Sterling, At Grand Central.
Knights Of Pythias League-Amar
ranth vs. Webster; Caianthe W. Franc.
lin: eyracusans W. Columbia; Century.
Decatur W. Capital.
Bankers League-Hibbs W. Ansri'
can. at Recreation.
District League-Rathskeile W,
John Biloxi Loo Company. at Gh6mAn'a'
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
Charlie Paddock VIII
Lead Track Team
This Season

LOS ANGELES, Jan. H.
Charles Paddock, phenomenal
sprinter Of southern California,
heads the University Of Southern
California track and field team
again this season and has prom
ised to 20 after several Of his
own records, IL was announced at
the university yesterday. Tentative
dates for the more important
events on the track and field
schedule Of u. 8. C. are with the
University Of California March IS
and the Stanford University March
s, both meets probably to be held
here.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
Buffalo Golf Club
Boasts Three
Courses

When reconstruction work 10
concluded on the golf links Of
the Park Club Of Buffalo, that
organisation will boast Of forty
five holes Of golf, two eighteen
and one nine hole layouts. An
other club increasing It's facili-
ties 10 the Yahnundasis Golf
Club, Of Utica, which Is adding
an eighteen-hole and nine-hole
course to its present links
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
DARTMoUTH'S GRID MEN
TO PERFORM THIS WINTER

HANOVER. N. H., Jan. 12.-Dart-
mouth will have winter work for the
football team this year for the first
time in it's history, according to an
announcement by Head Coach Jack.
son l.. Cannell made mere today.
The new system for getting the
Green candidates in shape before the
opening of college next September
calls for the participate Of every
man In some form Of athletics during
the winter and spring terms.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
JOE WILLIAMS ELECTED
LAFAYETTE GRID LEADER

EASToN, Pa, Jan. 12.-Joseph
Williams. Of New York, was this
afternoon elected captain Of the La,
tayette College football team for the
1922 season. Williams played at
Jackie for the last three years and
was selected by many sports writer's
on their All-Eastern eleyens during
The last season.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
FRED oSTERoREN DENIES
he WILL COACH BOWDOIN

CLEVELAND, Jan. 12.-DeniaI
that he has signed to coach the
Bowdoin College football team next
season was made by Fred ostergren
today.
Although Bowdoin, which team he
coached last year before coming to
Western Reserve University, has
been negotiating for his services,
Ostergren said he had not reached
any decision.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
TIMES AD MEN BOOK
BALTIMORE BOWLERS

The Times Ad Mems bowling team
win take on the Manhattan Club Of
Baltimore Friday night at the Recrea.
tion,, after which the contestants viii
give Harvey's feed palace Y tryout.
Rolling will start at 7:S0 o'clock.
The Times team will be made up from
the following: White. Gemmii, Ana,
dale, Goldstein, McGee, and McAlwee
The Washington times., 1922-01-12

two years. but in the end they are
bound to run up against public criu-
cism and hurt themselves.
"I have seen II done in colleges In
this country. They will not 60 out
officially and buy men. but through
the graduates often these things are
done. Men who are gotten In that way
don't deserve the college and the school
finds itself running up against Q
scandal"
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
JIMMY De HART GETS
JOB WITH w. AND L. TEAM

LEXINGTON, Va, Jan. 12.-Jimmy
De Hart, formerly halfback on the
University OF Pittsburgh eleven and
last season assistant coach at the Uni.
versity of Georgia, has been named
head coach of athletics at Washing.
ton and Lee Univ vsity, II was an.
nounced today. De Hart succeeds w.
c. Rafferty,.
The Washington times., 1922-01-12
Shows Fine Form.

Episcopal High showed fine form in
defeating st. Johns College by IS 10
10 at Alexandria yesterday. The
Episcopal lads were several sizes
larger than the city boys and got in
Il first-class practice session. Passing
played the most important part In the
play of the home team.