Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-03
POCAHONTAS MONUMENT
IS NOW AT JAMESTOWN
Exercises Incident to Unveil.
ing Have Been Postponed
TO June 3.
work OF SCULPTOR PARTRIDGE
Annual Pilgrimage TO the site OF
First Permanent English Settle
mont I'm New World VIII Take
Place on May Is.

Annual Pilgrimage TO the site OF
First Permanent English settle
mcni I'm New World VIII Take
PDRce on May IL.
The regular monthly meeting Of
OF Virginia Antiqutcrs. was held
yesterday at tho John Marshall
House Mrs John r.. Lightfoot.
chairman OF the jamestown commit
tee. reported that she visited the
Island on Monday and witnessed the
landing OF tho Pocahontas mcnu
mcnt. and saw IL placed on its pedcs
tai which has awaited tho maiden
for three years.
Thu bronz. figure In wonderfully
beautiful ana * the work OF
Iartriag., .hr famous sculptor The
ceremonies in connection with tn.
unvailig OF the monument have
been postponed from May IL 10 June
o. by the iiocahontas Memorial AS
sociation OF Washington. ID. G.
The annual pilgrimage TO James
town viii take place Saturday. May
~. II has been Impossible TO secure
II suitable boat for the river trip.
1t is hoped that a large number VIII
20 by Chesapeake and ohio tram 10
Williamsburg. and from there by
automobiles 10 jamestown. return
ing In time 80 meet the > o'clock
train coming West. there are no
heavy rains between now and May
IL. a comfortable trip can be made
from Richmond by auto to the
Island. Commemorative service will
he held in the Memorial Church.
Mrs. Ligh,foot goes TO the Isand
next week to make arrangements
for the pilgrimage and freshcn up
the furnishings at the fcaHly
House.
Aunt Grave OF Welsh Poet.
M,r Granville -. Valentine. chair
man of the landmark committee. re-
ported advancement OF the plans FOR
placing the pOwhatan stone on
thirnborazo Park She had received
:, Donation 81 $50 to be used In the
search nf the remains 81 Gar"wyn
owen. the Colonial Welsh poet ana
clergyman of the Episcopal Church.
in - family buryinG ground on his
plantation in brunswick County.
An Indian chief from Dakota pro-
uouuccs tho stone genuine grave
eton" cut into it's shape by Indians.
II hts grave can b" located the
Welsh people viii mark IL with "A
describe the Poe shrine a. the Old
stone HouS". nut the ground had
been mad" SO enchanting IT Was Inn
uosgihl" I" describe IL Ia words-it
must b" seen 10 appreciate.
message from Mrs. Frank d
Williams. chairman OF the ways and
means committee, was received.
stating tina, an 4 T. V. 4 booth
would bc opened At Riggs Music
store. corner Third and Franklin
streets, To distribute Information
SOIL souvenirs and solicit, members
during tho week of the pageant. The
commi,tc. who Will be In charge
will bc Published later.
The association expressed itself Ia
earnest protest against the erection
of the proposed office building on the
grounds "f the CAPITOL Square. The
Capitol square does not bc'onE TO
the General Assembly of pirS ia.
but to the present and future gen
crations Of Virginia. and no par, 81
IL should he donated for the purpose
Of adding many more buildings 10
mar it's beauty Miss Margaret Johns
in "a letter 10 the association. begged
that the \ T. V. \, the qua rdia rs
OF Virginia's antiquities, Try In stoy
this movement committee was
anpointcd to walt on the Governor
and express the deep distress Of the
members.
The noa, OF tho \. +. V. \. in tho
pageant viii illustrate the landing
OF the English eoi"nis,s at zap
Henry where they erected cross
April 30. 1907. As John Smith was
in irons until H. Was set free at
jamestown. (, Is not Supposed mat
she was among the party that land
ed there.
The treasurer had received q lot
ter from the Northampton branch, in
closing dues for twenty-five annual
members and one life member. The
branch was urgauizcd April 18th, an"
Mrs. Griffin W Holland elected see
rotary. and Mrs. George j. Tyson
treasurer. The drcctrcss. Miss Nell
Nottingham. was elected "A 1.-THE an
nual meeting in Richmond, January {.
Application blanks and writing pa =
per WAS ordered TO be printed 10y Mrs.
Southall. chairman of the publication
committee.
r." Publish Roife Letters.
Mrs. Eliyson announced that she
had been promised funds Ia publish
in attractive style copy Of the let
ter John ROlfe wrote to Sir Thoma s
Dale. asking the hand Of Pocahontas
in marriage. The origima! is at OK
ford. England, in Bodlin Library.
The icatict will be for sale.
There were 1879 visitors at the John
Marshall House in April. Notable
among the visitors were Dr. Frank :
lin Henry Giddings. professor Column
bia University, y. y. and Mrs j. l..
Ward, wife of the sculptor. New York
City.
Mrs. j. Caskie Cabell reported tho
following new life members: Mrs H.
o. james. Rodcrick Noursc Des
Moines. Iowa; Miss Mary Howell
Lindsay. Mrs. Archer Lee Richardson
Mrs. y. =. Dennis. Mrs. Charles a.
Dempsey. G. w. +. Moser. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. q. Stanard. Miss Jessie Iiaz-
:nrd. Mrs. Stanard McGuise, Mrs.
Howard. Nuckols, Jr. Annual mem
bers: pr. and Ms. Murat Willis
Mrs. George keiste Taylor. r. Cole
man BaEhy, Mrs. W. \. Lamb. Mrs.
John w. BayliSs, Alexander Forward
Mrs. II. q. Ribblc. Mrs j. l.. Pattcr-
son. Miss Maud w. Stringfellow. Mrs.
James X. Green. Mrs. Larkin Glaze
, brook, Miss Dodge.
PEGGY JOYCE SIGHS