Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15

teenth century. the hoop-skirted maid
ems, the British redcoats, the Blue and
the Gray.
Notable among the treasures Of the
college is its portrait gallery, with more
than 100 oil paintings of notables who
have been associated with the institu-
ton at some time or other, either as
students or officials An American his
| tory could be profuSely and adequately
Illustrated with access to little material
which is not found in this collection.
The unexampled resources of the uni
versity for teaching by the object rather
than by descriptions of the object viii
be enormously increased when the city
restoration project Is completed. Then
the student win move back into the
eighteenth century when he comes to
Williamsburg with no disturbing incon-
gruitteS, such as store fronts. gasoline
pumps and electric soda fountain signs,
to give touch of unreality to the
vision
Well has the College of William and
Mary guarded its historical heritage.
All around 1t the past has crumbled
and become dust It has kept the faith
and Is about to reap the reward. for 1t
win be the pricipal beneficiary from the
restoration Of williamsburg. The COL
lese itself viii. In fact, be the nucleus
Of this restoration.
Two other monuments Of the past
glory Of the city already have been re-
stored and preserve the delightful pre-
Revolutionary atmosphere of old Vir-
ginia. These are the George Wythe
house and the Bruton Parish Episcopal
Church, with the quaint old graveyard
around. 1t.
THE church long has been the object
OF. pilgrimagss to Williamsburg. A
church was built on that site in the
years from 1874 to 1883 to replace Q
church erected before 1865 by the colon
lists at we Middle Plantation" It's
foundations were unearthed during ex-
cavation in 1905. The vestry book con-
tains the following quaint entry under
date OF November We 29th, 1889:
whereas We brick church at Middle
Plantation Is now finished, it is ordered
ell We inhabitants at Middle Planta-
zion do for the future repair thither 70
hear Divine Service and We Word OF
God preached: And that Mr Rowland
Jones, Minister, do dedicate ye said
church We sixth of January next. being
We Epiphany" The same records tell
OF I'VE sum OF Sixteen Thousand Six
Hundred and sixty Six pounds of
Tobacco and Caske" to be paid annually
to Mr.. Rowland Jones. minister. They
also tell of according to Col. John Page
"the privilege to sett pew for himself
and family in the chancell of the New
while the rest of the congre-
cation Is made subject 10 the order
that We Men sit on the North side Of
We church and We women on the left"
Later on 1t Is ordered that "ye gallery
be assigned for the use of the College
Youth" to which gallery there is TO be
put "a door with lock and key, the
sexton TO keep the key"
This church became inadequate and
the present structure was erected in
l7iS with the aid Of an appropriation
from the House of BurgesSes for pewS
tor the governor, council and house.
To the governor was assigned a pew
elevated from the floor. overhung with
a rich, red canopy. around which his
name was embla1oned tn letters of gold,
the name being changed rs Spotswood.
DrySdale, Gooch, Dinwiddie. FauQuier,
Berkeley and Lord Dunmore succeeded
10 ONCE.
There are quaint epitaphs on the
headStones In the old
church yard, At every step. the visitor
may stumble over the grave Of some
me whose name Is almost household
word. Among them Is the grave OF he
lie Francis Parke Gusts. son OF Martha
who died April IL, 1854.
n his fourth year There Is one grave
o which rather grim Joke has been
attached. The epitaph reads;
Mrs. ANN TrMSoN JONES
Here lies all that the grave can claim of
Mrs, Ann TimSon Jones
Consort of the
Rev. Servant Jones.
II woman ever yet did well;
II woman ever did excel:
II woman husband ere adhered,
II woman ever loved the Lord:
u ever faith and hope and love
In human fieSh did live and move:
III ell the graees ere did meet.
III her. IN her they were complete.
My Ann. My All. NY Angel wife.
MY dearest one, my love, my life,
! cannot sigh or say farewell
But where thou dwellest ! will dwell
The funny part 81 It Is, according
Q the williamsburg legend, that the
tey. SERVANT Jones neglected for some
ieeks or months, IS the case may have
cen. TO put up any stone at all over
nc grave Of his dead wife, Then ne
osertng from his grief, he went court.
~ again and brought back. on the
anne coach, the tablet finely engraved
nth the above sentiments and hts
econd wife
II Is intimated that the good parSon
lready had his eye ON the next Mrs.
ones while he composed these tender
erses expressing his eternal fidelity 10
~ nrSt love, Hut tate provided the
ieker to the ioke, The Rev Mu. Iones