The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-18
BY BETTY H. Upton

More than 100 people attended
the annual meeting of the Char
lotte county branch for the AS
ISOLATION for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities on Satur-
day in the chapters year-old
museum at Charlotte Court
House and heard a talk on the
history Of the association made
BY William B. Hill, of Mecklen-
burg county. representing III G
APVA Roanoke River branch.
On display in the museum, a
replica Of the first court clerk s
office in Charlotte county. were
various gifts donated to it dur
lne the last year Included were
many pictures. documents, zone
OF the rarest beirg a Cincinnati
Invitation signed by George
washington in the 1790'sl. books.
Old guns, chair from Old Cub
Creek Church. a mahogany table
originally the property of John
Randolph at Roanoke Planta-
ton a silver spoon hammered
out IN Charlotte Court House in
the 18Th century. ard other
items Of historic value.
After a picnic dinner on the
grounds. the meeting was called
TO order in the library garden
directly behind the museum by
the chairman w P. Ingram
who reported there were enough
funds Oh hand to pay the re-
manning 81 800 debt or the mu-
scum
Several distinguished guests
were recognized. including Mrs.
Drury, Of Richmond. chairman
of APVA Branches. and Dr.. Ed
win c. Wade. of Bluefield. w..
Va.
The main speaker was intro
duced by D Quinn Eggleston. Of
brakes Branch, who said hui
mourously that Mr.. Hill had de-
scrlbed himself as a half
breed, " because he was half
Southelmer ard half Yankee.
having had grandfather fight
ing on each side in the Civil i
War Battle of Fredericksburg.
Born in Alabama, William Hill
grew up in Chicago. but went |
to college at Washington and
Lee and the University of Vir- |
elnla. Since becoming a man, he !
considered Mecklenburg
county his home. He practiced
law IN Bovdton before giving his !
Whole time to the Roanoke Riv-
er branch of the APVA.
Traces APyA History
Tracing the history of the |
APVA since its inception by IA
ladies in Williamsburg in 1888.
he revealed its purpose as the !
restoration of jamestown, during
the first decade.
In looking over the 1910 APVA
yearbook, Mr. Hill found that
the "a existing branches were |
asked to contribute 500 toward |
the Identification of the James
town Memorial Gardens.
Other early accomplishments
OF the APVA, which had one
branch III New York City. were: !
the acquisition of the site of the
flrst jamestown Church by do
nation. the building of the Pow
der Horn IN Williamsburg. and
the furnishing of the Mary
Washington House in Freder-
icksburg.
Both the Charlotte county
and Mecklenburg branches Of
the APVA are outgrowths of this
beginning" Hill said.
The Charlotte County branch
was established in 1923. and Thu,
Roanoke River branch in 1855.
Today the state APVA has re-
versed its earlier role and as
sIsts the branches.
Roanoke River branch was
formed in the home Of Judge
and Mrs. Sterling Hutcheson in
Mecklenburg county as re-
spouse to the jamestown Festi-
val in 1857 Hill recalled.
Purchase for Museum
The new branch realized the
twin goals of publishing a book
Of old county pictures during the
Festival year and sponsoring an
Indian Day Since that time, an
archaeology society has beer
formed. and the Prestwood"