Evening star., 1933-05-14
Pilgrimage to Visit
Shrines of Virginia
On Tuesday, May %
Jamestown, Williamsburg
and Yorktown Objectives
of Excursion.

Much interest Is being shown In the
pilgrimage sponsored by the Washing
ton branch OF the Association for the
Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities to
historic jamestown, Williamsburg and
Yorktown on Tuesday, May %. A
wealth Of historic interest makes q
pilgrimage to these hallowed shrines
well worth while. Mrs. E. Rust Smith
Is directress Of the association.
Williamsburg, the Colonial Capital,
Is now being restored to its original
splendor, through the beneficence Of
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr. After
the State House at jamestown burned
In 1898 the General Assembly moved
the capital Of the colony to Middle
Plantation, because Of its more health
ment Williamsburg in honor OF King
William III.
The Capitol erected there in 17ol-
1705 has been rebuilt. The site on
which the building stands was owned
and preserved for many years by the
Association for the Preservation OF
Virginia Antiquities. This site, with its
monument containing the names OF
l49 members Of the House Of Burgesses.
was decided to the Rockefeller Restora-
ton by the association. Also two other
pieces Of property, the Old Gaol, part
Of which was used as debtors prison.
with two acres of adjacent land. ana
the property known as Lord Dunmore's
ice house, were a gift to the restora-
ton by the association.
the Powder Horn, an octagonal-shapeo
brick structure, built In IT'S, under
the supervision Of Gov. Spotswood. 4.
This unique building, symbolic OF VII
liamsburg. was the boiling point OF the
Revolution in Virginia. Gov. Dun
more's removal Of nearly all the colony's
powder from the magazine on the
night Of April 20, TITS, brought on
the issue which marked the end OF
British power in Virginia. This build
ing, now used as museum, contains
many rare and interesting articles.
The Governors palace, not yet com
pleted, will be most attractive. with its
pretty little park leading to Gloucester
been restored and their lovely boXWood
gardens are q delight to visit.
Bruton Parish Church, dating from
1882, Is the oldest Episcopal Church
In continuous use In America, and was
the court church Of Colonial Virginia.
At the College of William and Mary.
first founded in 1895, may be seen the
beautiful Christopher Wren Building,
the Oldest Of the college buildings.
It was here that such men as George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick
Henry, John Marshall, George Wythe,
James Monroe, John Tyler and many
more of the greatest men In America
were schooled
Busses will leave the south side of
the Treasury at $50 am. on Tuesday,
May 20.
Annual members Of the association
must take their 1888 cards and life
members their membership cards to
admit them free of charge to James
town and other places belonging to the
Association for the Preservation OF Vir-
ginia Antiquities. All those interested
In this historic pilgrimage are invited
to 60.
Among those going are Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Jesse Lee Webb, Miss
Mary Y. Wheeler, Mrs. Harry Wheeler,
Mrs. Thomas Brown, Miss M. T.
Mitchell, Miss Woodward, Mrs. Went
worth Willis Peirce, Msgr. Edward
Buckley, Mrs. John Small, Miss M. G..
Jacobs, Miss L. B. Harris, Miss E. P.
Worthington, Mrs. Phillip H. Powers,
Mrs E. w. Douglass, Mrs. j. H. Yarnall,
Miss Polly Blunt, Mr. Fred j. Wood
ward, Mrs. Charles Burnett, Mrs. Al
lard II. Gasque, Miss Candace Dodge.
Mrs Leland Stanford Conness, Mrs. W
o. Owen, Mrs. Lamar Rutherford Lips
comb, Mrs. M. A. ]. Markley, Mrs. M
B. Munford, Mrs. Chauncy Williams,
Mrs. Eugene Bryan, Mr. and MIS-.