Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28

Celebration of the three hundred
and thirty-ninth anniversary of the
birth of Virginia Dare, with the dedi.
cation Of a tablet at the birthplace OF
this first white child born in America,
has been accompanied by numerous
tributes to the brave colonists whose
land, N. c., disappeared within a
short time. The name of Virginia
Dare, whose family was among the
members Of the "lost colony" Is
hailed as a symbol of American wom-
anhood and of the pioneer spirit OF
the conquerors Of the wilderness.
1.-THE birthplace of Virginia Dare
stands as a monument to the perse-
yerance Of Sir Walter Raleigh" says
the Atlanta Journal, which reviews
the history Of the lost colony" Two
attempts to coloniZe were unsuccess-
full. ION his third and last journey,
records the Journal, "Sir Waiter sue
ceeded in establishing a colony on
Roanoke Island. July %, 1887, under
the governorship Of John White. The
fort then set up, on August 1S of
the same year, was the birthplace OF
Virginia Dare. the daughter of Flea
nor and Ananias Dare. The motner
was the daughter of Gov. White.
The governor returned to England.
was detained there until 1890, and
unon his return" states the Journal,
"could find no trace Of the colonists.
ut Is probably within the bounds
Of truth to state" according to the
Charlotte Observer, that the imme-
date surroundings OF the spot Where
the child was born are. even to TINS
day, shorn Of but little Of their or1gl.
nal beauty 1t has lived In glory OF
sequestration, and, with CIVILIZATION All
around, the original woods might De
recognized by any returned shade OF
a red man." The suggestion Of the
british Ambassador, Sir Esme How
ard. who spoke at the dedication
that "a. monument to the white zoe
should be erected as one step IN con-
version Of Virginia Dare's birthplace
into q real spot Of pilgrimage LOT
men of English speech from all parts
of the world is one our people should
take hold Of" declares the Observer
The reference to the white doe is
explained by the Roanoke worlo a
News. "In the lumber camps OF the
Southern coast" recalls the Roanoke
| paper. "they still tell of the white
| doe that can be shot with silver
arrow, the fairy talk being based on
the legend that Virginia Dare grew
up among friendly Indians and was
changed by the sorcery of a rejected
lover into a. white doe which led
A charmed life. Weird as Is the
legend, the facts of history are even
stranger For. in sight OF the spot
where Virginia Dare was born, more
than 800 years later Orville and VIII
bur Wright. at Kitty Hawk. mace
the first flight in q heavier -tnan -alr
machine. If the ghosts of Sir Walter
Raleigh and old Gov. John White and
of little blue-eyed Virginia Dare
come back 80 the sand dunes of
Roanoke Island. they will be aston :
ished no less by mans conquest or
! the air than by the greatness OF the
! Nation they themselves did so much
to found
A coincidence that, at the same
time Sir Esme Howard was predict
| ing Anglo Saxon pilgrimages to the
| shrine. leaders in North Carolina
were advocating an effort to induce
the Federal Government to deepen
Oregon Inlet. north of Hatteras and
near Roanoke Island, and at the
same time to undertake construction
of a breakwater to force another
outlet to the Atlantic" near Roanoke
island, inspires the statement from
| the winston-S Salem Journal that
eboth of these enterprises will prove
invaluable convenienceS to the Brit
| ish Ambassadors new pilgrims. Sir
waiter RAleighsA colony. continues