Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

sive. To avoid this condition, the
President urged national unity.
A considerable portion Of the Presi-
dents address was based upon the
Virginia resolutions and the influence
this action on the part of those pa
tfictic virgiuians who unanimously
voted for them had upon the adoption
of the Declaration of Independence by
the Continental Congress and subse,
Quent events leading to the actual
freedom from British rule. In paying
tribute to those resolutions, he
stated that they in the feweSt pos.
sible words. map out a course of ac-
ton tLnd lay down the fundamental
PRINCIPLES by which America has since
sought. to guide and direct its polit;
ical life.
Mrs. Coolidge Present.
Mrs. Coolidge. who had accompanied
her husband to Williamsburg, sat
close at hand as the President made
this impressive address. In the COM
pany, in addition to Gov. Byrd, were
governors from others of the thir-
teen original States and many promi-
nent in the official and political life
of the Nation, Virginia and other
commemorative.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
had made the journey to Virginia
aboard the yacht Mayfiower. They
left Washington yesterday afternoon
and landed at Yorktown, where the
deciding battle of the War of the Rev
olution was fought, and where Eng
lish dominion over the American COL
onies ended. The IL miles between
this quaint old village and Williams.
burg, the first capital of Virginia, was
made in automobiles. In the Presi-
dents immediate party were Senator
and Mrs. Swanson and Senator Glass
OF Virginia, Senator and Mrs. Bing-
ham of Connecticut, Representative
and Mrs. Montague of Virginia, Col.
Henry Anderson of Richmond, G. Bias
com Slemp, former secretary to the
President and for many years a Rep
resentative in Congress from Virginia,
and Everett Sanders, secretary to the
President. The party was met at
Yorktown by a distinguish company
of Virginia officials, who escorted
them TO Williamsburg and the gala
scene Of the celebration.
The celebration itself was colorful
and impressive. and presented spec
tacle that was genuinely imposing. 10
the minds Of many who had made the
pilgrimage the thought came to mind
that the spectacle was suggestive of
the pageantry of colonial days and the
pomp to which early Williamsburg
was so accustomed in its younger
days.
Street Gayly Decorated.
On the way to William and Mary
College. where he made his speech.
| the President and his party ana
escorts passed slowly along Duke or
Gloucester street, conceded to be one
| of the most historic thoroughfares in
America. This old highway today is
adorned in great style to do honor to
the occasion. Flags and banners are
on display, flying in the breezes for
the fun mile extending from the col
lege grounds to the site of the House
of Burgesses. Not only are the street
| corners and business houses deco
rated. but all the residences are dis
playing flags. Some of these homes
| once displayed the British union jack.
| One of the most interesting features
| of the celebration was the ringing OF
the bell of old Bruton Church. 1t was
rung just as it was $50 years ago,
when it announced to colonial Will
! liamsburg that the Virginia conven'
! ton had adopted the resolutions which
was the first definite step toward in
dependence of the colonies from Brit
| ish domination.
| There was a professional on the
| broad shaded campus of the college,
and it was in the rear of Sir Chris
! TOPPER Wren Hall. the main hall OF