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Text
of COLONIAL
NEWS
Volume
2,
WILLIAMSBURG
Number 1
GENERAL SMITH TO SALTE MAGAZINE
Lieut.- General
Walter
Bedell
former Ambassador to Russia,
as the Magazine
military
commander
of the '
and Guardhouse
are opened
first Army and
speaker here on July 4
with ruffles
and flourishes
of
pageantry.
General
Smith' s address
at the
ceremonies
1
Smith,
will be the principal
which will
include
planes
flashes
colonial
and
of
Magazine
will keynote
the impressive
a parade,
and
a salute by a squadron
color.
present - day military
of jet
The
formal
opening of CV' s newest exhibition unit will be a highpoint in the 250th
4,14V/1 anniversary celebrations which will be further commemorated during the
5
significant weekend ( see story on page 4).
A colorful parade led by General and Mrs.
Winthrop
J.
Rockefeller
procession
in an open
will begin at the
car will
Capitol
Smith and 11r.
start the morning
at 10: 30 a. m.
for
and Mrs.
activities.
The
the march to the
Magazine and will he made up of a thirty piece band from Fort Eustis, a
company of 100 dismounted r.rmed troops and a company of 100 dismounted armed Marines.
As the dignitaries
ruffles
and a
and flourishes
squadron
Market•
Square
attendant
cannon
will
at the Magazine
be played
his
who
three passes
speakers platform,
from Lant- ley Field
over the assemblage
on
turn over the keys to the Magazine
General
speech,
will
Service
In attendance
unlock
in
luncheon
At this precise moment, an 18th century
will be fired in walute by three members of the
Continental
will
to
the doors.
at the Iagazine
ives of the Army, Air
Force,
ion of Virginia Antiquities,
A formal
to the
Green,
on loan to Col from Yorktown,
a tional.. Park
and . cove
by the 9th Air Force Bend
of four jet planes will make
Following
the
dismount
uniforms.
ceremonies
Navy, Marine
State, City,
be given
at
as honored
guests will
be representat-
Corps, the Association for the PreservatCounty, College, and National Park Service.
the
Inn at
the
conclusion
of the
ceremonies,
following which the honor guests will be taken on a tour of tho exhibition buildings.
Later in the day they will be entertained at Raleigh Tavern and Chowning' s Tavern.
Alter the dedication ceremonies on the morning of July 4th, the Magazine and
Guardhouse
Admission
to
include
related
will be opened
charges
this
will
new
materials
go
to the public
into
exhibition
and
effect
unit
informational
free of charge for the remainder of the day.
Revised
combination
tickets
following day.
the
have
been prepared
together
with
all
other
data.
Two of the attendants for the ragazine already are being indoctrinated in their
new duties and are working at the Gaol temporarily to become accustomed to the
interpretive
0.
Clarke,
process.
They
are
William
R.
Buckbee
of
St.
Johnsbury,
originally of England, who lives near Williamsburg.
1699 -
WILLIAMSBURG'
S
250TH
AN
7
IV_^SARY -
1949
Vt.,
and
Herbert
�Page 2
NEWS
NEWS
AND
COMMENT
The
annual
Colonial
of
craft
conference
of the
Associations
was the producer
Air-
this
year
of much curiosity
performed
taxi
as
services
virtually at the Inn' s front doorstep.
The
conference
strangest
set
the
owners
Herald,
also
of
An Inn guest,
produced
one
circumstances
Edmund F.
yet
Jewell,
of the Washington
reported his
car
of the
seen.
one of
Times -
of the lean green
vertible
were
flashed
Oldsmobile
to all
con-
State
Police.
and
puzzler
turned
with
had
a
out,
full
a
simple
tank
but one rife with
The manager
given
one of the Board members (
to
keys
President
Engine &
his
car
it
of the AIA group had
to be the
Fairchild
as
coinciden-
ces.
happened
The
of, gas.
explanation,
Airplane
the
with
who
It'
tomorrow.
s
a
Jewell'
first
s
car
happened
and
Many of CW' s accidents
either to carelessness
to
just
in
The
two
except
cars
one
I' ll be
film
utilize
charts,
and
strips, "
pictures,
a
The
approach
all
over
this
part
of
lighter
the
thief
State
Col.
Wheat
singled
hasten
to
in lost month' s NEWS
correct
trial
That is due primarily to
plant.
he says,
be avoided."
that " accidents
Besides Col.
mittee
includes
W.
D.
Wheat,
Minor Wine
Burrage
the
secretary.
SERVICE ANNIVERSARY IN MAY, 1949, WITH
A PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR THE PRE YEAR:
Grace Raiter, Accounting Department
report
that April was the
adds,
any
however,
that
the
itfs
war.
a
neat
He
also
feat
in
year.
Fleming
Brown,
William
L :istead,
registered
for
with
widespread
notice
CW
in
recent
of
the
Ernest
John
Ethel
Dept.
J.
Reese
Inn
and Lodge
Lee,
Jr.,
It
Milligan,
tt
Waltrip,
ten2nce
of
11
Callaway,
Construction
and Main -
Department
weal : s
250th
anniversary,
and the color cover of
THIS WEEK Magazine in metropolitan newspapers.
J.
Curator' s Department
Monier Williams,
Some notable publicity breaks have
been
and Vir-
COLONIAL WIL.LIAMSBURG CONGRATULATES
THE
FOLLOWING EMPLOYES IIHO PASSED ANOTHER
Early Lyon,
before
0.
Thomas,
is *
tory of the Inn.
Tommy Moyles reports
that the happy situation came about
twice
J.
Koch,
H.
and
the Safety Com-
Peyton,
R.
McPherson,
Lydia
or
can
Thomas
Albert
first 100% occupancy month in the his-
once
out the Paint
splendid" safety records, but said that
our safety record does not compare favorably with that of the average indus-
CEDING
After mentally chastizing our
we
are
Shop and the Motor Section as having
ginia Marston,
without being apprehended.
sources,
graphs,"
which
almost
shade
his head as to how the unwitting
drove
safety
of
to
Sam Peach is still scratching
color.
all
available to CW employees for study.
Browning,
happened
were
was
can be traced
or ignorance, he
out.
use the trunk key which fitted the locks
perfectly.
identical
of the
The program for Safety Education
will
Corporation)
Oldsmobile."
green
just
chairman
adds
glad to have you use my car all day
industralist
Wheat,
individual carelessness,
of the
words: "
Leslie
will stress the idea of working safely,
and intelligently, thus avoiding risks.
points
The following morning the car was back
in the same spot in the parking lot, unharmed
Col.
Safety Committee,
reported that a campaign of Safety Education is to get unThe Campaign
derway for CW employees.
stolen from the
Inn parking lot and accordingly descriptions
949
COLONEL WHEAT ANNOUNCES SAFETY CAiIPAIGN
Industries
a heliocopter
June, /
Williamsburg
Dorothy
ginia
Gazette
Wollon
has
Indexing
joined
Office.
the Vir-
�June
NEWS
Colonial
of
COLONIAL WILr, IAMSBURG -
A.
Lawrence
Kocher
Pennsylvania, $
ITS BUILDINGS
and Howard
Inc.,
Williamsburg,
Williamsburg
Page 3
AND GARDENS,
Dearstyne,
1949,
by
Colonial
Printed by Haddon Craftsmen,
Scranton,
2. 75.
The first building to be restored in
Williamsburg had scarcely been completed
architect
when it became evident that there would
the
be
men have had in the
a public
demand
for
information
re-
Mr.
as
and designer,
Kocher'
s
experience
joined
our staff
In view
of
which
assistant.
these
and knowledge
field of architec-
garding the history, architecture, and
garden layouts of this colonial city, as
ture,
well as a keen interest
and gardens which they gained in preparing the architectural records, it was
and
progressed
this
and
other
in restoration
techniques.
procedures
As
the
work
demand for reference
printed
material
became
data
great-
As a stop -gap during the first few
er.
years
certain
booklets
ing questions
brief guide
to prepare
Book."
the restoration
to
supersede
the " Blue
of the vari-
assembled
some
the
tained
Colonial
in
bnrg -
Record
Its
dens,
articles
for the Architectural
and
buildings
ous members of the staff during
the past two years they have
and
issued.
prepared
comprehensive
a book
With the assistance
In 1935 the architects for
rather
and publications,
of Williamsburg
felt that they would be well qualified
contain-
and answers
books were
education
the knowledge
which
the
material
Buildings
last
presses
con-
Williams -
and Gar-
week
came
off
of the Haddon
magazine,
covering
various
phases of the work and illustrated
Craftsmen
with photographs
here and in leading bookshops
throughout the country.
by F.
This magazine
coln.
S.
and
Lin-
was pub-
has
have
known
as
the '
been
Blue
made,
The
need
for
and
it
has
become
Book."
publications
of such scope has long been recognized,
but the heavy schedule of work, together
with interruptions caused by the war, has
made it extremely difficult for the members
of
the
take
such
architectural
tions -
the
staff
to
Lawrence Kocher,
former
Record,
and
Matter
well
staff
each
of
the
buildings.
architectural
restored
In
1946
and
records
of
reconstructed
Howard
Dearstyne,
200
of
illustra-
the
most
part
a number
Photographer,
of
drawings
L.
as
prepared
Department.
book,
of Restoration
through
its
pictures
and
text, tells the story of the restoration
of Williamsburg in a manner which will
make it attractive and interesting to
been
and
some
for
Staff
Story
our
ing complete
our
Architectural
has
Recorder,
and
of New York City and Thomas
as
onial
Architectural
sale
on
by the authors, and a handsome new
guide map of the city drawn especially
for the book by Albert M. Koch of the
the
engaged in the work of compil-
text
photographs,
under-
Recorder
Architectural
Pa.,
placed
made especially for the book by Herbert
a member of the Advisory Board of Architects for Colonial Williamsburg,
joined
as
of
The
In 1944 A.
of
pages
work.
Architectural
editor
50
Williams,
additional
Scranton,
The new book consists
lished in extraordinarily large
quantities but it was not long before it
was completely sold out and since that
time many reprints of it bound in blue
cloth
of
been
casual
tive to
visitor
the more
history
first purpose
sent
and
as
as
informa-
student
architecture.
of the authors
a comprehensive
buildings,
well
serious
picture
was
of
of colThe
to prethe
the building interiors and
gardens_ of the
town as they appear
today;
Continued
�Page
4
NEWS
COLONIAL
iIILLIAMSBURG -
GARDENS (
Colonial
of
Cont' d.
to
analyze
the
the
original
used
the
of
in
nature
and
and
AND
significance
development
types
and
construction,
interiors
gardens
and
plan,
house
their
BUILDINGS
to
the
materials
treatment
discuss
plant
of
of
The
the
six
first
the
main
Capital,"
ters'
END
divisions
The
or
In addition to the ceremonious opening of the Magazine
and Guardhouse
on
the Independence Day week end
a
have
crowded
docket
of
events
in-
Glory" will have a gala opening night
Plan-
gives a brief history
HIGHLIGHT
CELEBRATIONS
termixed with celebrities keynoting the
250th anniversary celebrations.
On Friday evening, the " Common
chapters.
Virginia
TO
will
of
types
materials.
these, "
of
4TH WEEK
1949
July 4th,
A foreword by Kenneth Chorley precedes
JULY
250TH ANNIVERSARY
town
characteristic
ITS
June,
Williamsburg
performance
of
It will
launching
be American
the third
Legion
season.
Night
for the
the background and economy of the Virginia
symphonic
Colony.
Commander Perry Brown in attendance.
Sunday, July 3rd, a Union Vespers Service
is being arranged by the Williamsburg
II, " Buildings
Chapter
of
of
the
buildings
it
designing
explains
served,
of
how
and
of
the
and
ty.
relates
burg,"
in Williamsburg
the
these
Council
of
related
of
the
Gardens
gardens
out at the
in which
the
same
layouts
will
be
at
July
5
4th
The
m.
p.
Citizen'
s
held
begin-
Associa,
Williamsburg & Vicinity will
hold a town meeting on the evening of
communi-
of
service
the Lake Matoaka amphitheater
ning
tion
the
of Williams-
development
as another outstand-
The
celebrations.
at
and
to
of Churches
Legion
ing event keyed to the 250th anniversary
elements.
pointing
manner
of
methods
of Furnishings,"
women
The
IV, "
types
furnishings
interiors
men
establish-
the
the
Manner
furniture,
Chapter
the
and
and constructing
decoration
time
plan
III, " The
Chapter
life
town
Builders
the
describes
Williamsburg,"
ment
and
drama with National
of
the
at
This
amphitheater.
Platform for Democracy" program is
scheduled to begin at 8 p. m.
of
Parallel proclamations on the 250th
the grounds of various buildings and houses
anniversary year were made on Friday,
evolved.
June 17 by Mayor H. M. Stryker of Williams The
burg and Governor William M. Tuck.
Chapter
an
American
of
the
It
of
care
followed.
by
as
the
which
Chapter
photographs
of
the
a
the
magnitude
restoration
proclamations
and
these
points
principles
forms
a
principal
liamsburg and were issued on the same. day
were
establishing Williamsburg as capital of
the Virginia Colony.
selection
of
buildings,
and
are
extraordinary
of
te.< en and
po
es
of
carefully
the
ing theme
the
book.
achievement
The
typography.
outstanding
to
years
chosen
for the pur-
of
and is a valuable
field
of
skillfully
Altogether
presentation
in
photographs
quality -
an
it is an
outstand-
contribution
education.
A.
Edwin
ago,
that
the
act was
passed
Other commemorative events are being
Kendrew
The
planned.
readying
layout
recognition
250
captions.
is a notable
official
out
gardens and details with fully descriptive
The book
give
to the anniversary celebrations in I+il-
principles
work
VI
of
Williamsburg.
forth the
guide
with
Restoration
explains
scone
sets
to
The
posed
such
further
adopted
the
Town,"
problems
project
V, "
a
Virginia
commemorative
Gazette
edition
of
is
the
weekly journal which will be issued on
July 4th week end and plans are going
forward for the re- enactment of July 25th
of the Declaration of Independence proclamation
in Wi.
originally
on
m burg as
that
date.
The
it was
done
re- enact-
ment will follow along the lines of the
event held last summer with members of
the " Common
Glory"
staff
participating.
�June,
1949
NEWS
QUEEN' S
Colonial
of
PORTRAIT
PRESENTED
Williamsburg
Page 2
LAST CALL FOR SOFTBALL!
An active community Softball
TO C W
League
is promised
for the summer with CW being
represented
with
Games
Down at the Capitol
face
there' s a new
will
Field.
Stadium
a
begin
men' s and
on
June
Two
women' s
20 on
League
the
team.
College
contests
will
Hostesses are pointing
with pride at the valuable painting of
take place each evening, Monday through
Friday, beginning at 7: 30 p. m.
Employ-
Queen Caroline,
ees who haven' t yet spoken
on
view.
wife of George
II, which
now hangs in the South Committee
Room of
The painting is the kind gift of
A.
interest
Virginia
the building.
Miss
their
Gertrude` H.
Shurcliff
of
Shurtleff
Boston.
and
Mr.
Mr.
or
Arthur
Shurcliff,
Pete
known
Marston,
Tucker.
at
men
up should
once -
make
women
to Charlie
to
Hackett
CW' s women' s team will
play on Wednesday nights,
will play twice a week,
and the men
to be announced.
who recently ended his spring visit here,
is well -known as consulting landscape architect and the mars who directed
toration
dens
the res-
of many of the 18th century
Hostesses at the Capitol will
you that the rare portrait
tained
at
an
auction
representatives
ily.
S.
gar-
of
sale
the
Ide
of New York,
was once
over
The
Germany
A
castle.
overbid,
the
American.
made to Mr.
and
fam-
of Miss Shurt-
the portrait
of
went
like
He
requested
The
of Mr.
Later
portrait
and
was brought
retained
in
the
willed
to his
them
to this
Miss
Gertrude Shurtleff, and kept by her unthis year
when
it was
Queen Caroline,
minor
princeling denburg- Ansback -
1773.
given
1933
to CW.
Margrave
of Bran-
lived from 1683 to
Her husband acceded to the throne
as George
II in 1727 and
considerable
influence
political
with George
as
vice,
she
power
II.
1
the
which
time
change
the
CW.
one
started at the Theatre
of its
assistant
not
In
order
ushers,
and
manager,
to
chief of ser-
house
manager
enable
in
graduated
manager,
of the Theatre.
him
to
concen-
trate entirely on CW' s promotional program, McCaskey has been relieved of his
supervisory duties at the Theatre.
Associated with Tom Halligan in the
direction of the Theatre will be Patrick
has
atre
the
the
as
assistant
manager.
Pat
had
eight years of experience in thework.
He was chief of service at
Byrd Theatre in Richmond before com-
ing to Williamsburg and has been at the
Williamsburg Theatre four years.
Before
the war
the
Theatre
as a part of the Business
operated
Division
of CW
Geddy' s direction.
During
1946 -7 - 8 it was a part of the Public Reunder
Vernon
exercised
lations
through
operations
her
of
The
ivicCaskey.
at
and is now general
the daughter of a
the
June
of
Buchanan
possession
niece,
on
Tom
on up the line to doorman,
Ide and his wife for many years.
it was
made
taken over the reins
from
Halligan
to
to press him for it and they acceded.
country
was
Division
Ide by the royal family to
wife.
has
management
the
An offer was subsequently
his
at
Theatre was made a part of the Business
purchase it at any price because of the
Mr. Ide replied that it
family context.
had an equal family context with him, the
fact being that Queen Caroline looked exactly
changed
Williamsburg Theatre and Thomas " Happy"
English royal family was at the sale but
was
been
Halligan
royal
representative
has
of
about 1870 by John
uncle
guard
ob-
bids
British
It was purchased
tell
leff, at an auction sale in a Hamburg,
til
THEATRE TRANSFERRED TO BUSINESS DIVISION
here.
Duncan
Division.
in
Cocke'
the
s
It
will
Business
direction.
now
resume
Division
under
�6
Page
NEWS of Colonia
WEDGWOOD,
PRODUCE
CW, COLLABORATE TO
COMMEMORATIVE PLATES
Williamsburg_
reproduction
pennant,
conducted
be - bop was yet undiscovered, and
Twelve
started.
years
project
was
and countless
these handsome plates are scheduled
in
Advance
Williamsburg.
ple set is on display
the
to
orders
priced. at $ 25.
each,
CW
for
ary,
some plates will be ready for Christmas
delivery.
Let'
was
s
back
get
to
then that talented
1937
William
Perry and talented etcher Samuel Chamberlain pooled talents and began a three -
year collaboration
cial
for
drawings
include
notable
ings
the
in
to develop
the
public
restored
twelve speRenditions
plates.
and
private
build-
Sprays
area.
of
Virginia flowers which border these central drawings
Bodleian
bottom
were adapted
Plate.
of
Virginia
the
and
from the
famed
Cartouches at top and
plate
enclose
the
Arms
the Seal of Colonial_ WilOn the back of each plate,
addition
a
dated
backstamp
and
ready,
with only a catalogue
Department.
and the Craft House display,
her
and
able
sales
handsome
ling
facsimile
low
scene
is
described
in
bearing
the august sanction
trained
historian,
At
first,
Pierce
three
noted
English
and
not find comparable
nobody ( but nobody:)
as the manuand
Spode,
submitted
was
Barlaston,
firm
at
firm
which
ware
for
century.
Virginia
Each
with
the
England -
supplied
much
of
Colonists
plate
will
Gim-
anywhere
in the U.
S.:
For years to come, these plates
will weather good and bad cooking, con-
servative
dinner parties and wedding day
buffets, to serve as decorative and informative reminders of Colonial Williams burg.
Employees
bandwagon
for
who want to jump on the
the
First
Edition -
ought to be a valued collectors'
to
years
come -
should
visit
which
item
Craft
soon.
To all who have had a hand in the
development of the plates, both CW and
the public
owe congratulations.
J. C.
Goodbody
1946
Wedgwood
the
the
in
be
a
RETIREMENT
Wedgwood.
In
samples.
placed
at
bel' s could beat the $ 25 - per- set -offer,
which includes crating+ and safe delivery
pot-
Cauldon,
order
This
of Harvard -
were considered
three
force.
Middleton.
tery firms
the
or-
themselves and on this
Macy' s cost - samp-
captions
facturer All
advance
price.
squad could
House
in
plates
remarkably
of Samuel Chamberlain' s signature, each
center
Yet alannouncement
ders have been corning in to Catharine
in
of
liamsburg.
to
eye of Jack
tom - toms of Kerk Burbank' s
Information
prices,
It
again.
architect
the watchful
interest is based both on the remarkably
Delivery is promised in Januthough it is still hoped that
1950,
and Cogar.
A mailing brochure has been designed
Dorrier
employees
entitled to their usual twenty per cent
discount.
under
the discreet
where a sam-
in a rack made
with
Thomas,
Public
Sets are reasonably
warehouse.
Moorehead,
and will be distributed later, and public
attention will be invited further through
the occasion by our own woodturning shop
at
com-
Negotiations from the start have been
con-
for the twelve - plate sets are already
being taken at Craft House,
its
ware -
Upshur.
ferences later, four thousand sets of
a^ rive
colonial
ing gamut of the Craft Advisory Committee
and experts
Plate
of
19A2_
position and color having run the exact-
Back in 1937, the Japs started open
war in China, the Yankees won another
CW, s Commemorative
June,
same
dinner-
the
18th
skillful
William R. Tudor,
in the C& M Department,
service
with
CW
on
May
garden foreman
was retired from
20.
At the
time
of his retirement, William had slightly
more
than seventeen
service
with
the
years
company.
of accredited
�Tom McCaskey
to
Tom
ferred
Arthur
Sedille
lends
a
for opening The Magazine
hang
in
the
turns
Halligan
to
the
as
over
the
Business
booking
Theatre
records
is
Operations
trans-
Division.
preparations
and Guardhouse
on July 4.
Kenneth Chorley and Ed Xendrew confer on
restoration
Puerto
Robbins,
Senora
of
San
possibilities
Rico.
Left
to
in
San
right,
Juan,
Stratton
Chief of Tourist Affairs;
Felisa
Mrs.
Juan;
Professor
University
Rincon
Gautier,
Chorley;
Rafael
of
de
Puerto
W.
A. E. X.;
Ramirez
Rico.(
X. C.;
mayoress
Story
and
of
the
page
14)
�Reservation
Office
at
the
mid—afternoon
rush
period. (
See
story
next
page)
Charlie Hackett tees off at the
Inn Course where the City Golf
Tournament
Elizabeth
the
Henderson
student —
made
views
facsimile
of Lord Botetourt placed by
night
at
Harry
Peebles,
Berwin
Watkins
visitors
the
Capitol.
Connie
Saunders
cart
think
Right,
Allen,
and
it
it
Edward
off
before
authentic.
now
is
in
full
swing.
�June,
1949
NEWS of Colonial Wj Uamsburr
Page
ReservationsLTD 7
When the Reservation Office moves from the Stringfellow Building to its new
quarters in the lower floor of the West Wing at the Lodge it will be making its thirteenth
Where
move.
it
has
been
before?
Almost everywhere
except the Goodwin Build-
ing.
The
Reservation
Office
has
now
a
staff
of
twelve
It has
workers.
grown indeed
from its first beginning in 1937 when it was part of the work of the secretary of
General
the
Manager
signed all
the
of
the letters
Inn
to handle
the
reservation
mail.
The Manager
even
in those days:
Of the present staff, Frances Burns has carried on the reservation work since
before the building of the present Williamsburg Inn, and is now Reservation Manager
of
Inn
Williamsburg
Lodge.
and
Soon after graduating from Vassar,
Frances joined
the staff of the Dodge Hotel in Washington and was associated there with Mary Lindsley for more than 15 years. She and Miss Lindsley came to Williamsburg when the old
Inn was located on the Duke of Gloucester Street at the present site of Chowning' s
Tavern.
Rosseau
Mary
her
received
ten
years'
service
has been with the office more
than three years;
Barrett,
two
Marks
messenger,
are
newer
than
more
members
of
the
Juliette
years.
is
next
the
past -
that
year -
is
the
and
Lodge -
3, 000
38, 640.
tween
was
1943
and
the
total
telephone
and
coming
spending
The
is
Each
made
crime
that
be
on
which
because
these
all
comment,
The
of phone
calls,
seem
who
coming
her time handling
and
letters
an
out
tomorrow -
Neita
each
These
week -
next
more than 100 reservations
month
of
figures
The
listed.
and
average
next
month
Office.
the
of
not
The
year.
3, 000 letters
do
office
on
include
for the
receives
total
be-
in
1948
In
reservations.
teletypes,
wires,
this
office.
be
committed
In
terms
of
one
person,
this
would
is
in the office,
are
entered
to "
overbook."
before
one
Every reservation
for the Inn and one for the
the
to have some quick means
nearly
to
meet
the
who are interested
has
developed
mean
on the phone.
To check on how reservations stand at any one date,
Office
bureau are
from
not
most
Reservation
but
Reservation
confirmed
35, 179.
machines
so all friends
stenographic
Guests"
must
reservations
machines
Helmer,
dealing almost entirely in " futures."
past -
the
each day just talking
honored.
are two reservation
James
Upshaw
and David
On an average two -day period this spring there were 384 in-
calls
outgoing
mails
was
out
messages.
nine hours
must
it
Josephine
May.
Marcia Mays,
Garrison,
Office must provide
reservation
month
sent
of
acknowledged,
all
4, 000
and
almost
province
Each day the Reservation
Inn
is
present
the
Lyon,
staff.
The Reservation Office is a busy place,
Yesterday
this
award
Ethel
space
is
Lodge,
It is necessary,
what is available and
promised.
of knowing
need.
that
there
They are always the object of much
are invited to come up and see how they work.
a
number
of
side
functions.
It
acts
as
a
and as a publicity bureau in issuing weekly lists of " Special
to
Williamsburg.
the thousand
of dollars
It
checks
on
of deposits
advertising.
One
which this office
clerk
spends
receives.
Continued
�Page
8
NEWS
RESERVATIONS
LTD. (
Cont'
Colonial
of
Williamsburg
June,
1949
d)
The office works with the Chamber' of Commerce in placing reservations in private
homes that cannot be filled at the hotels and one clerk spends a major part of her
time writing letters
about these reservations.
Not only must the staff he on its toes in answering letters, wires and telephone calls,
Needham
but also when it receives a yard -long message every afternoon from
Grohmann,
and
the
New York
which must be separated,
checked,
by the following morning.
It is
the
reservations
usually equivalent
ty reservations and changing part of them.
The Reservation
reservations
for
quests
and
1950
This comes
representatives.
made,
in one long message
and the message
Office works very closely with other departments
for
reservations
Antiques
Forum
special
have
For instance,
events.
been
placed,
replied
to
to making between twenty and for-
with
more
in making group
already over 400 reReserva-
daily.
arriving
tions and registrations
total.
250
at
vidual
for
for the Forum have to be checked carefully to keep the sum
session.
They constantly have other large groups making indi-
each
Recently
reservations.
the whole
office
was
given
a shot
in the arm when a
trustee of Colonial Williamsburg made the remark ( he was attending a convention
the
where
had been
reservations
mixed
up) "
Well,
that
ne,. * r would
e
have
happened
in
Williamsburg."
Last year there were so many requests
form had
special
to be
for " The Common Glory" tickets that a
Larger
mimeographed.
hotels,
of
course,
have
facilities
for
handling
taxi
requests for tickets, tours, flowers, baby sitters, dinner reservations,
requests,
etc.
The opening of the Travel Office was a blessing to the Reserva-
tion Office,
relieving
arrangements,
them of a multitude
requests
for
tickets
of " Information
Please"
questions,
taxi
and tours.
During the spring and fall months the Reservation Office is open twelve hours a
day,
seven
vance,
ing
of
days
a
especially
the " lest 1[
Then reservations
week.
for
ing
the
at
last
the
of
March,
Lodge
are booked
through
there
is
a
April
total
from six to eight weeks in adand
into "_
With the openlay.
room
of
capacity
275.
To
this
next spring will be added a block of fifty rooms at the Inn, making a little over
325 rooms with the new cottages.
take
The move to the more convenient location in the Lodge lest Wing is expected to
place
exposure,
The new quarters
shortly.
are three
air- conditioned
rooms,
on the sub - ground floor of the West Wing with a pleasant
with southern
green outlook.
The most modern telephone equipment is being installed with a flashing light system,
hold call" switches,
calls from any desk.
and a functional
unit that w. vi. 11 make it possible
to answer all
In this new location, the Reservation - fists will still hum their old ditty:
Day in, day out,
from morn till night,
Our typewriters
click and our lights burn bright;
For the Lodge and Inn must be filled every sun,
100% -
SERVICE
or our duty' s not done:"
RECOGNITION
If the employees who submitted the following unsigned suggestions will call at
the Personnel Relations Office in the Goodwin Building, explanations as to their disposition
will
be
given: /
4552
and #
4557.
�June,
1949
NEWS
EVANS -
BOB
Colonial. Williamsburg
of
Pase
9
BUDDHA
BUDGET
If CW made awards as the King of England does, the next Honours List would be
include the following citation:
Robert Henry Evans, Knight Commander of the
Accounting System, Guardian of the Financial Files, and Royal Custodian of the Budget.
All these things, and more, come under the jurisdiction of Bob Evans in his job as
sure
to
General
Auditor
of CW.
In his office in the northeast corridor of the Goodwin Building where we found
hint, Bob sits at his desk, surrounded on two sides by filing cabinets, on another by
a
window,
and
the
on
fourth
W.
by
J.
Blackwell,
the
assistant
auditor.
On
his
desk
is a formidable array of books on accounting, taxes, and tax laws, all of which are
unintelligible for the layman, but duck soup to Bob Evans.
Complicated
After talking to him for a few minutes,
of
the
biggest
and
most
jobs
complicated
in
you realize that you have stumbled on one
the
whole
CW
As general
gallery.
auditor,
Bob supervises and checks all accounts and figures of all CW departments ( except the
Inn and Lodge,
which have
their own auditing
offices),
prepares and issues monthly
and annual statements,
works with departments on budget problems,
figures and budgets into one,
designing
new
ones
ing, issuing,
when
supervises
system,
consolidates all
revising old forms,
The list could go on and on;
necessary.
computing,
the accounting
supervising,
check-
and generally carrying on in such a way as to completely con-
fuse anyone else but super - mathematicians.
Our big job actually,
is coordination
and consolidation,"
Bob. "
We get budsays
gets and accounts from all departments and compile one master report for the treasurer.
We asked hiin if there was anything especially exciting in this work of figuring.
No,"
of
he
gold
wered "
It'
said. "
as
s
No,"
but
cut
all
playthings,
and
At
added, "
dried."
and
if
asked
least,
We
there
not
so
himself
t
doesn'
like
look
an
of great accounts
romantic
anything
to
it.
and
Again
he
bags
ans-
far."
Virginia
Evans
had visions
was
Bred
Somehow,
auditor.
you
think
of
an
auditor
as
a cross between_ Scrooge and the insidious Professor Moriarty, but Evans doesn' t match
this conception.
He is a tall, quiet, smiling gentleman, born and bred in Virginia.
After finishing at the University of Richmond, he came to Williamsburg in 1930 to
work
with
Todd
the
and
Brown,
Center
Rockefeller
the
In 1934,
work.
restoration
original
he went
contractors
to New York
but
Corporation,
for
the
to work
to . -.
returned
f('
Williamsburg in 1938.
cept
for a thirty three
and
his
wife
it
When
and
bowling.
live
comes
been
here
hitch
month
on
to
s
Indian
hobbies,
ever
in
He
Road.
i, ientions
1
golf
only
We thought
with
you
and
if
you
he
called
wrong.
golf
whom
think
might
In
him "
a
Prof,"
he
college
you
taught
and Auditing
professor,
wouldn'
courses
t
in
at William
be
:.
far
Ad-
r --
and `'
Mary while Professor Gibbs was absent in Europe,
working
with
Bob,
the
waving
War
ICJ
was
resembled
1946,
vanced Accounting
says
a,..
ex -(
Navy.
the
Springs
Bob
since,
it was refreshing to find
a
hobby and not a passion.
If you saw Bob Evans walking down the street,
someone
from
now
He'
with
Settlements
Commission. "
his hand to indicate
This,
his office
Continued
1(
r
�Page
10
NETTS
BOB EVANS (
his
and
Colonial
of
Williamsburg
June,
1949
Cont' d)
work, "
was
silently.
One hobby
much
Bob
which
than answering
easier
didn' t pennon,
i:: nt
students'
we
which
We
questions."
was
observed,
sympathized
Aside
neatness.
from the row of books mentioned, his desk contains only an ash tray ( he smokes cigars),
a
desk
and
pad,
an
and
office
little
very
The work to be done is piled neatly on one corner,
else.
the
machine
is
General
adding
of the
Auditor.
on
opposite
All
corner.
is
neatness
and
light
in
the
When we decided to do this article, we had in mind explaining some of the pro involved
cesses
in
Accounting
work.
But after talking with Bob, we came away with
credits, consolidations,
cost, percentages,
and it was
our
idea drop.
educational
But if you ever want to get
our mind swirling with debits,
too
W' e
much.
decided
let
to
the inside story of the auditing and accounting world, look in on Robert Henry Evans,
Knight Commander of the Accounting System; he' s got the straight scoop.
Don
HOSTESS
BRIEFS
some
time
with Minnie
Hallie
Memorial
Day week end passed
smooth-
ly and pleasantly, thanks to the wholehearted
cooperation
of the weather
who produced three delightful, cool days;
and to the combined efforts of the personnel
of the
hostess
department,
all
of
Pate
and
attended
Dr.
the
Pate.
annual
dinner of the Woman' s College Alumnae
at
man
Wermuth
Piedmont
Westhampton
in Richmond....
Essa
Mae
Cormack who went to Texas several months
ago because of her sister' s illness, has
returned
will
to
soon
her
be
home
back
and
we
the
in
buildings....
hope
she
whom loaned a hand to help the holiday
Virginia Holmes
crowds
honor of Nancy Norton, whose wedding will
enjoy
the
buildings.
Exams have been claiming the time
of
some
of
our
these
esses
younger
past
few
escorts
and
take
host-
We look for-
weeks.
ordeal
is
niston,
and
are
son,
Jimmie,
visiting
her
her
Mrs.
son
and
James
of An-
Va.
home
for
response
to
into
their
daughter - in -law, :: ". .
r
and
new
home
were
Nouvelle
and Norfolk
now
C.
Howard
sister,
Florence
Mrs.
George
Taylor and Dr.
lor drove to Arlington, Va. to visit
son, Capt. Robert G. Taylor.
Taytheir
their first wedding anniversary,
James
son,
a
trip
Macon
to Washington,
of Richmond
Bobbie Macon,
is convalescing
and
D.
June 7,
C
their
Mrs.
little
have been spending
is
nice-
surprised
Lord
on the
placed.
to
Hostesses arriving
one morning not long ago
the
to
find
Botetourt.
his
College
He
bore
figure
a
which
Me Back"
predecessor
marked
had been
for several
His
appearance
a
his
is
resemblance
was
Botetourt was
who
had been
however,
with
the
Botetourt
campus
nights.'
rived
within
Lord
big as life, stood where
long ago,
Carry
Doris and Harry Sizemore celebrated
with
Ar-
summer.
221
in plaster,
once,
her
to
much
portico,
Green spent several days in Portsmouth
with
the
at the Capitol
Philip Nelson, who have recently
moved
son,
an operation at Buxton Hospital
in Newport News.
7e hope it may not be
long before we hear her voice again in
Lily
Nelson made a trip to Warrenton,
visit
Virginia' s
ly after
little
Ala.
25.
at tea in
thur, a student at Cornell University,
Muriel Spencer
over.
t'ary Carter' s daughter, Lirs.
Saunders
June
place
ward to having them with us again w'_ien
the
entertained
camera
of
at the Capitol,
Before
mystery.
deposed,
a part
hilarious
Lord
Tom : Williams
to
record
the
scene.
Mary
J.
Daniel
ar-
�June,
1% 2.
NEWS
TRAVEL
OFFICE SELLS
MINUTE
DURING
SIX POST CARDS
EASTER
Colonial
of
PER
of the first three month' s operation for
this Sear, disclooed that something of a
record had been made at the local travel
center.
sold
a total
she and her as-
of 23, 758
post
representing the sale of over six cards
was
Craft House is trying to make the
news with the majority of its ladies
tripping back and forth, and a couple
for every minute
the office
open:
In the
three month
period,
March
through May, income from post cards has
been the leading source of income at the
Travel Office, outstripping the bicycles,
which have heretofore lead the field.
tripped."
staying "
Jean Gieselmann
flies on : Jene 5 to San Francisco for a
fortnight with her parents Captain and
A.
0.
Gieselmann.
Clara Charlton
moored for a week' s stay to visit her
in
parents
which was a daily average of 3, 394
per minute
11
TRIPPIMGS AT CRAFT HOUSE
Mrs.
During Easter Week,
sociates
Page
WEEK
Mrs. Nancy Foster, Manager of the
Travel Office, in retorting the results
cards,
Williamsburg
Bireii
Alabama....
n gham,
Anne
Read, by boat and car, made New York
City over a tong week end with her mother,
who spent the winter in Williamsburg....
Catherine Dorrier dashed off to Waynesboro, and Clara Oliver took her mother
home to Eastern Shore over a week end....
Mrs.
Ed Westgate,
the former Rhody Hen -
dereon of Craft House, came for a visit
with her baby daughter, from Stockton,
During that time 117, 476 penny cards have
been sold, along with 6, 432 nickel cards,
California.
giving a total of 123, 908 pieces of direct mail advertising for Williamsburg
per at Chowning' s Tavern on June 1 as a
which
went
out
from
this
one
place:
This
Eight of the Crafters had a gay supfarewell to Helen Hobson and Meredith
Dietz.
Helen drove array on June 3 for
is an average of over 1, 3fi2 cards a day
her
for ninety - one days.
Adding to this the thousands of
cards which are sent daily from the ho-
where
tels,
July and thereafter to lecture hither and
and
Reception Center,
shops,
tourist homes,
the importance
of post cards
to Williamsburg looks like a large and
item.
useful
vertising,
represent
are
t
to ! cord - of - mouth
picture
the
tact between
who
Ne
cards
best
medium
visitors
gotential
very
of
home
at Vero
Beach,
Florida,
she will be near her sister
mother.
Meredith
and
Dietz is leaving on
June 22 to fly to Mexico
for the month of
yon for the International School of Art,
located in New York and various foreign
countries.
probably
direct
con-
and their friends,
Maybe
visitors.
is what the Chinese
ad-
her
future
have
this
FORMER EITLOYEES ENJOY THE NEWS
in mind when
they say that " one picture
is worth
The
a
thousand words."
reports
Personnel
that
Relations
comments
from
Department
our
and former employees concerning
are
most
gratifying.
retired
the NEWS
Maude Rae Swartz,
a former secretary in the Research DeSERVICE
REC OGNITICN
Congratulations
Treasurer,
years
son,
who
of
to I.
had served
on May 20,
Dept.
partment,
Inn
1949;
and
L.
Jones,
with
Jr.,
CW fifteen
also to Sam JohnLodge
who
served with CW ten years on May 24,
1949.
recently:
Many thanks for sending us the NEWS
I don' t know when I' ve appreciated
so rnuch....
anything
Receiving
every
month.
the news from CWI makes me feel
to
had
wrote
you
and
the
read it right
writings
about
closer
there.
I
through and love all
the
work
the
going
on
restoration
projects."
�Page
12
GOODWIN
NEWS
BUILDING
NEWS
Vernon and Mrs.
Geddy attended their
Jr.' s graduation
on
June
from
returned
Spratley,
worked
Irma
at Princeton
Duncan
14
Cocke
Messrs.
vacation.
Cocke,
to
such
an
to take a complete
T.
June,
Department
of
the
same
rest from work.
New
law,
Mr.
Charleston,
she
will
be
reports
back
and
with
from
us
Wilma Mines is " pinch hitting"
while
she
is away from
Lester
and
Mrs.
soon.
and
Jane
Virginia
Girten
spent
Beach
The
in
of an eight - pound
last
Mon-
Institute
baby girl
Marston
spent
last
week
end
in Blacksburg attending exercises at Virginia
Polytechnic
brother,
Institute
Randolph (
a
where
former
George
from
the
Office
Chi
Goodwin
the
war
been
to
will
be
Building
Mail
a unit
partment
in
left
accepted
Public
of
a position
of Dan-
in
the
Information
s entertained
the
De-
The
members
of the
Architectural Department at their hone,
the James Anderson house,
ing,
8
Rev.
the
Dr.
Dr.
Pierce
even -
Middleton
baccalaureate
sermon
to
the
class at the Toano High School
June 5
Ralph
from a vacation on June
evening,
returned
of San
Mary
Saturday
June 4.
of
Church-
Sarah
Mary Lee Fitzgerald
has
charge
Lois
Camp Feay
ville
graduating
on Sunday
of the
Department.
s
versity
preached
During
Betty Jo Fletcher
to join her husband who has transferred
his classes to Washington and Lee Uni-
Bowers
in
Bernice
Sarah Webb as secretary
Curator'
of
Room.
operated
the
Section
the
Beach
last week with a shower
18
has replaced
The
of
transferred
He
George
Office
has
Department
Services.
the
Post
Davis
June
married
her
employee
graduated on Monday with honors.
CW),
Virginia
at
ing entertained
Kendrew'
Marge Phelan left Monday for her vacation
Virginia
sister.
in honor of Monie Price who is being
Margaret Lee Bailey formerly of the William and Mary Quarterly) announce the arrival
her
Hudson, Jodie Crowe.er, and Becky Lever-
children
day
entertained with a picnic Saturday, June
4, in honor of Shirlee Sanderlin who left
the Virginia Gazette Indexing staff June
8
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tinkcom ( nee
at
Section is on a trip to
with
cationing
the office.
Cappon
from
Jr.,
Sadie Cottingham
Lawrence Kocher and family are va-
for her
left June 9 for a month' s vacation
Wisconsin
all
and son - in-
Davis,
Henry
Va
W.
of the Costume
weeks,
her husband to
her daughter
Mrs.
and
California
two
from
Mary van Buren had as
Irma has been on Disability Leave for a
than
Information,
resigned
to accompany
Orleans
little
more
Public
Department,
recent guests
Dewey
of
1949
is spending the week end of June 17 in
Washington watching the Senators and the
Tigers
play
Irene Runnels, formerly
her position
extent
that she has been ordered by Dr.
Davis
has
Geddy,
and this NEWS have over-
Williams
Williamsbur
to the
son Vernon,
Tuesday,
Colonial
of
and Mrs.
Francisco
Henry A.
were
Stephenson
Stephenson
recent
Alice
guests
of
Carl
Fehr
and
tending her brother' s graduation at
spent Memorial Day w{.:ek end in Washington
Fanona Knox recently entertained
guests who attended her niece' s wedding
Davidson
College
and her sister' s gradu-
in Wren
ation
Roanoke
Rapids,
ill
spent
at
friends
a week' s vacation
in
the
girls
Information
and
in N.
C.
at-
in
the
June
Department
18.
eral other of Wicky' s friends were presPiedmont,
a
recent
HARRY
B.
FOLK
DIES
In ad-
Saturday,
being
dition to the girls from the office sevmarried
Don
Luta Sewell
with a kitchen
shower in honor of Wicky Wierum who is
ent
Chapel.
visited
Alma Lee Rowe
Greensboro
entertained
of Public
at
addition
A retired
employee
of
the
Craft
Department,
Harry B. Folk, passed
on
May 7 after a lengthy illness.
away
�June
Nick o'
WILLIAMSBURG
CQZQni al
Page
Wi l 1 i ama,iu,
13
ON THE ROAD
After many years of roadside silence,. the
Williamsburg hotels will soon blossom . out with
an
attractive
colonial - type
sign
on
the
roads
leading into Richmond and Williamsburg.
Designed by Ralph Bowers, the Williamsburg
hotel
sign will
tive
in
type
sign
high
and
five
tive . irona
white
something
with
be
a
post
four
about
feet
10..
feet
11.
long:
It will stand atop a
feet tall and will hang in a decoraframe.
work
enamel
The
letters
and
are
in
red
and
black )
background.
The Williamsburg
marker
will
a panel
Hotel signs are being put up by the
Jamison Sign Com: an : of Roanoke,
r
age
very distinc-
It
advertising.
in metal,
post eight
on
present
roadside
for
advertisement
and are a combination milethe
hotels.
Those
sins near
Williamsburg, on Routes 60 and 168 may be done in Scotchlite
so that the after -dark driver may find his way into the city
with
more
ease.
Fifty signs are being erccted covering the
area between Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, South Hill, Little Creek, Suffolk, and Williamsburg.
The top line in the new signs will indicate how far it is
to Williamsburg from that point.
The next lines indicate that
there are two fine hotels in Williamsburg, and that there are
According to the sign
company, these will be the most attractive signs on the roads
and should sot a now pattern in giving the tourist much needed '
restaurants
and
information
in
a
a
coffee
shop
tasteful
available.
manner.
NOTES
unable
to
Unanimous
Memorial
of
news,
Day week end brought
views,
Bill
and
Iandon
and
us lots
comments:
Pete
Tucker
attended
many of the PGA matches in Richmond
Charlie
Hackett
and
Bud
Odell
find
the
decision
famous
beach
Nagshead.
is that he needs
John-
ny Autry and Bill Atkinson to escort him
there on his next
trip (' cause they did
get
to
Nagshead -
and,
we' ll add,
had an
exciting time:)
joined
Bob Williams
two
The
Shack"
in
and wife motored
Moyock,
N.
C.
to
for a plea-
out- of- town friends on a trip to the
Carolinas their purpose being to fish
sant week end cf boating and fishing -
in
Pete
Currituck
Sound.
It
they caught their limit
day that their purpose
is
rumored
so early
was
that
in the
defeated.
Peters,
It
seems they spent most of the day throwing
the
truck
back
in::
Dave Morton and family packed bag
and
head.
baggage
for
a
nice
week
end
at
Nags -
After a long, herd struggle, he
gave up and ended up at Great $ ridge, Va.,
hear,
Up- to- the - minute
public
fish
we
spent
a
glorious,
Memorial Day week end simonizing his car
last
just
that Gene
news informs
Sheldon
all the way to the
drove
the
the
fire
site of- the fire
He said he got the truck there
in time to see the barn on the old
week.
lilliamsburg
Road collapse:
Mar
Kent
Stevens
�Page
NEVIS
14
FLYING
DOWN
RICO:
TO
Colonial
of
Restoration
June.
Williamsburg
Possibilities
Viewed
1949
in San Juan
A quick six -and -a - half hour trip out of New York late last month landed Kenneth
Chorley and Ed Kendrew in San Juan,
historical
Puerto Rico, where the two CW executives viewed
landmarks
dating back to the early 16th century.
The flying trip aboard
a non - stop Pan American Constellation was made at the invitation of the Puerto Rican
Office of Tourism,
which
portions of San Juan was
requested advice as to whether restoration
of certain old
worthwhile and asked for recommendations
as to the best means
of carrying it through.
They spent four days there touring the historic areas;
were entertained
and pre-
sented keys to the city by Mayoress Gauthier, and attended a reception at the Govers
House.
The modern city of San Juan with a metropolitan population of over
nor'
800, 000 persons, extends far beyond the limits of the ancient willed city, first established about 1521 by the Spanish.
The old
portion
is about
the size
of
Williamsburg and has many of the original buildings
and
the
still
old
wall
this portion
even a large
portion
It
standing.
of
PICNICS
OMITTED
is
For reasons
that is being considered
for restoration as part of the develop-
of CW have
ment
employees'
of
tion.
the
island
as
a
tourist
attrac-
taken
including
the passage
of a bill
serves
an
act
light
as
which actual
The
out.
enabling
restoration
under
may be carried
two most dramatic
the
San Cristobal,
have been preserved by
the
U.
S.
the
restoration
Both
National
CW
Park
executives
of tremendous
traction
forts
structures
on the island,
for
of
of El Morro and
San
historic
Juan
value
that
would
miles
the
old
ectly
distant
church
from
of
San
Porta
Juan,
Coeli,
Jamaica,
RECEPTION
hemi-
The
Mel
stopped
on the return
those
were
here.
built
He found
at
the
same
that while
from the same English
Reception
archi-
wife
of
work
can
mak-
counterparts
of the
James
and semiRiver
lost
Use
both
wish
Jamaiestates.
Joan
Carpenter
a short trip
will
re-
to Chicago.
herself at W& M by ex-
the
Flat
John
Hat
Another
is Shirley
Egan
Egan,
Projection-
ist Louis Pagano is the father of an
eight - pound,
to
on
Caterer
lyn
and had been adapted
He also visited
has
Vaughan.
to the Center
eral appearance
climate.
Center
Clem
Joan distinguished
tecture they are quite different in genthe local living requirements
and
turn to us after
addition
tropical
qffi-
been
NEWS
However,
cellent
sprang
have
them good luck in whatever they undertake
tures
which
CENTER
Savage
trip to look over the 18th century struc-
they
heads
in the
the
saw
Chorley returned dir-
over at Kingston,
as
activity
which
ing in recent weeks.
Because of greatly
increased operating costs it has become
necessary to make this and other econo-
supposed-
to New York while Ed Kendrew
time
after
be
about
and
church in the western
from about 1516.
and Mrs.
there
this
taken
visitors.
ly the oldest
sphere dating
Mr.
year.
been
studies
department
officers
annual
and an at-
They also visited San German,
50
reviewing
of budget
and
has
the
the
mies throughout the organization in order to balance the budget this year.
Service.
commented
old
cers
this
action
carefully
which
to omit
picnics
This
Certain steps already have been
of economy
decided
June
Cecelia,
three - ounce baby girl,
Eve-
who was born on Sunday,
12.
Bill
Bippus
�June,
INN
NEWS
1949 .
AND
LODGE
Celcn &
al Wi llaam lzurg
of
ITEMS
Ralph Moody' s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C.
his
Moody of East Haven, Conn.,
neice, Ars. Frank Hartmann ( and her hus-
James
band),
12
of Now Britain,
to
few
a
spend
Conn
days
arrived
here
June
Frances
Boswell lids returned to her duties after
recovering from an illness of several
On her vacation
weeks
next week,
Paulette Chambers will visit her aunt in
B1ack.:,tone...,.
Ruth Crowder, cashier at
Chown . ng' s,
vacation
Page !
is spending her two week
at her home
in Boytendon,
Va.
Molly McGreevey has returned from
At the Inn,
gardens
as plentiful,
the
biggest
Ars. Thompson is
thing.
quite proud of it, and so are we all.
James Abbott of the storeroom
spent a
couple
Beach
Forrest Griffin is spending a
week' s " vacation" working on the new
home he is building on route # 5
Norma Haman has just *roved into the
new house
the
on Parkway Drive,
time
little
250
chickens...
girt Margaret
love - the
her
new home
and spends most of her
her
chasing
into
literally
tries to
death
to
chickens
her
Hugh
Hitchen$ is back after an illness of two
weeke
Mrs. Spoiler, dietitian at the
Lod e, flew to Cleveland to visit her
father....,. Mrs. Allard has returned from
a two week vacation,
visited
friends
Pennsylvania
Moore,
relatives
West
and
in Ohio,
Virginia
Julia
Annie
illness
an
Taylor
of
five
is back at work
Norma
weeks
Shepherd has moved from the staff dining
room to the Inn Pool for the summer
Saint Holland has come back after
an abbreviated
five day vacation during
NEWS
as
the
Lodge
dining
room
waiters.
for
First
prize of 0_ 00 went to James Wallace,
0.
5. 00
the
winners
Again
for
congratulations
fine
to
Folks
service
will
employee
hotel.
be glad
All
from
a
Pedro' s
to see him main.
both of the dish room visited with
relatives in Newark while on their
vacations
recently....
11 : full -time up-
holsterer has joined the Lodge - Inn
He is Nathan
housekeeping section.
Dacknar° of New York,
and we welcome
to
the South to Williamsburg, and to our
organization....
Accounting
Ray Townsend of the
Office was graduated from
recently....
slipped
lnn des
a fast one
clerk
Ed
over on all
of
us
recently.
Bright and early one
morning, he tip -toed dcwn the steps of
Raleigh
of $
who was with us last
exchange
Donetta Alston of the Salad Ps.ntry
Winnie
took third prize
are
is spending her vacation in New York
Leonard 1 Iartin and George Cutler
second prize of 0. 50 was won by. V.
Cenady-,
an
friends
Mitchell,
and E.
as
4r.
and Mrs Pedro Blanco
American
South
Hughes
h a s ended
known
Floyd Honeycutt pass on to the
remember Pedro,
year
V&i4
contest
Street
Lodgings....
returning to Williamsburg for a short
visit.
Many at the Inn and Lodge will
Another
service
Randolph
that Mr.
he visited
in New York
Yancy
Spurlock' s wife has left the hospital
following a successful operation
which
on Nicholson
William
and Ars.
she
pantry girl, is on two weeks
vacation....
after
and
during which
supervis-
or at the Inn kitchen, recently attended her niece' s wedding in Danville
a five day business trip to New York....
has , moved
of days at Virginia
Elizabeth Pollock,
Lela
Smith
news in just
with the new Gift Shop
Tavern and eloped with winsome
They tied the knot at
Sheldon.
Elizabeth
Head.
City,
then went on to Nags
Good luck and happiness
to you
here at the Lode are turning into hort-
both....
iculture
of the Virginia Hotel Greeters, received
a beautiful serving tray when the ( teeters held their convention in Rieh:rond.
experts.
Mrs. Arthur B. Thompson has a great quantity of vegetables
growing
in her
Ars.
garden
Honey-
fo:nmy Molyes,
retiring prexie
cutt and Mrs. Mallory have snapdragons,
We all congratulate Tommy,
gladioli,
cannot
and
all
the
rest
in
their
admit
surprise.- -
but we
Anne
Lumbye
�Page
16
NEWS
Colonial
of
Williamsburg _
C& M NEWS
short
June,
vacation.
Bert Score
C.
Carter recently returned from
a
week' s vacation.
It comes by the grapevine that C. J. completed many needed
jobs
J.
home
around
look."
new
longer
holes
Roosevelt
blue
from the green,
Bob and
his
men are
in best possible
on the
the
janitorial
job at
who
has
est
left
in the
Blackie"
of the door
crew,
Boston,
will
third
recently retired,
Isham, "
She is plenty fast
but I will soon get her down to my gait."
Members of C& M and their wives enjoyed a fish and chowder supper at Bar retts Ferry
last Friday evening.
Reports
indicate that orchids of appreciation
Succeeding them as Goodwin
doormen are Lorin Brown and S. E.
DuVall. "
Says
son.
succeeding George Davis
CW.
Building
David
season.
Isham Johnson,
their college courses being completed,
have
Nolly Wyatt,
has been presented a huge horse by his
transferred
to Office Services
Jim LePhew and Warren Tinsle :-,
Section
Harris reports a unique
duce the most vegetables over the long-
keeping the course
supervisor
sta-
at the new laundry.
blocks.
business
condition.
Goodwin Building,
of mechani-
has been
Wallace, Simon Morning, and Charlie
Scott are striving to see who can pro-
Randolph I1cKown recently came with
C& M as
vacation.
contest among his fellow workers in
have been installed.
out
5: 30 a. in. these days,
Martin
section,
tioned permanently
stakes, designating 100 yards from the
green, and red stakes, designating 200
yards
on a short
Floyd
away
cal maintenance
Bob Johnson and his
On the
is
He hopes to catch up on some fishing
while
crew have recently given the golf course
a "
1949
are
return after a
in order
and
member
Robert
for Ed Watkins,
Webb,
Alden
C&. M entertainment
Eaton
com-
mittee.
W.
D.
MacPherson
SALE FOR EMPLOYEES:!!!
CW
WILLIAMSBURG
3,
All
BOOKS
In
Books
the
Price
of
WILLIAMSBURG IN PHOTOGRAPHS
a,
the
Stiff - bound
a,
AMERICA' S WILLIAMSBURG
Building
RECORD * * * *
ART
Monday,
NOTE
Half
Stockroom
Goodwin
ARCHITECTURAL
DAMAGED
IN VIRGINIA *
Leather - bound *
COLORING
B00KS -
CARDS
June
20 -
Tuesday through Friday, June 21 - 24
9 - 12
and
varios:
pages,
pages
some books are only slightly
overprinted
or
printed
COOKERY
OTHER
upside
shopworn,
down,
TITLES
sr
2 - 4: 30
All interested are urged to come and select their own copies,
damage
OF
4: 30 -6: 00 p. m.
etc.
as the extent of
but some have missing
Selections
will be made
at the buyer' s risk:
Employees who do not work in the Goodwin Building will probably wish to take advantage of the one - hour period on Monday, which was arranged especially so that
they might get to the sale at its beginning.
COME
EARLY
BEFORE
THE BEST
BUYS
HAVE
BEEN
TAKEN
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<p>The <em>Colonial Williamsburg News</em> was the official newspaper of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Publication began November 1940 under the title <em>The Restoration News</em> and was published under that name until February 1942. The title changed to <em>The News of Colonial Williamsburg</em> from February 1942 to May 1950. The name changed again in May 1950 to <em>Colonial Williamsburg News</em>. It is often collectively referred to by the abbreviated title <em>CW News</em>. Production switched to a digital-only format in 2018. The newspaper ceased production in 2020.</p>
<p>When using the <em>CW News</em>, it is important to remember that it reflects the realities of its time. For example, columns in the 1940s issues reported on the “News of the Colored People.” Separate reporting of African American and white social events was indicative of the segregation that was the legal norm in Virginia at the time.</p>
<p>The number of issues published every year varies. No papers were published between January 1943 and June 1, 1948. From August 1979 through May 1992, a supplemental publication titled <em>Colonial Williamsburg News Extra</em> was sometimes published to include additional information for staff, especially during those periods when the paper was published every other month. There are occasional Public Relations-style news releases published as <em>CW News Telenews</em> or sometimes just as <em>Telenews</em>.</p>
<p>The publication was produced principally for employees to inform them of important and relevant goings-on in a timely fashion. Although distributed fairly widely at CWF properties and now online, the paper covers topics including Restoration (and later Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) building openings, new programming, Historic Trades, special events, historical and architectural research, archaeological discoveries, new employee hires and retirements, employee activities and achievements, employee profiles and personal milestones, employee benefit and charity concerns, donor activities, museum exhibitions and acquisitions, film productions and book publications, educational initiatives, celebrity and VIP guest visits, restaurant and hotel news, product and reproductions releases, Merchant’s Square shopping, and relevant local area news.</p>
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News of Colonial Williamsburg, volume 2, number 1, June, 1949
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1949-06