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TheRestoration
WRITTEN
News
BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILLIAMSBURG RESTORATION »
Volume
I
WILAMSBURG,
VIRGINIA, SEPTEMBER, 1941
Adopts
Cost -
With a Mace The
Number
4 Restoration
s Department Puts
of- Living Wage
Full Steam The
Restoration On
Plan Supplementary
the Slide In
1938 Jim Cogar, as
Increase Effective
Construction and
Curator, began
one of the most interesting side
August First For Over
activities
Nine Hundred Five
of
is "
taking
the
Restoration.
This
pictures in color." Of
course it isn' t just a matter of
hundred
and
forty
em- ployees
snapshooting
of the Restoration gathered in
organization
will
be
plan
will
affect
over
hundred
employees, only
percentage
of
being
excluded
929
since
were $
300.
The
the
salaries
on whether you' re a camera bug or not. The
a
subjects, all
first increase took effect July
1st
for all others, due
on
August
to a difer nce
in pay periods. In
his opening remarks Mr. Chorley
paid tribute to Dr. W A. R.
Goodwin,
and
asked
all
Keeper
of
Goodwin,
graven
the
Mace,
carefully
image
thereon.
Ruther-
surveying
of
This
the
is
foord
the
Indian
the old mace
the City of Wil iamsburg, recently
from
obscurity
in
collection
of
Princess
of
recovered
the
Hearst
interiors and exteriors of the Exhibition
Buildings, gardens
and flower
arrangements. There are also views
of famous 18th century Virginia
houses and
public buildings, including
close ups of architectural details.
These
antiques. town,
present to
stand in his honor for a moment of
silence. Then
he spoke of the difficult
in full - color, in-clude
mainly views of Wil iams- burg,
25th for the Construction and Maintenance
and
are used chiefly by the Curator
continuing at Wiliamsburg and
finally at Yorktown, this coun- try
was founded, and fought and died
for lectures to various or-ganizations.
And
also to a class in 18th
to assist employees in gaining
security, and happiness Among
for
freedom.
and Mary. Mrs.
where
we
these he listed our group life
and
how we please; the
insurance plan, sickness
and accidents
benefits, free medical service;
say what we please; the right to have
our children educated as we please;
and
vacations -
the
scenes have been selected for
times
and
of
the personnel program
the Restoration has been following
with pay program;
and
The
please,
right
to
we
when
work
please
right to
right to worship God as
the pension plan.Next
we
Mr. Chorley stated that studies
were being made regarding hospitalization
representatives
and surgical fees for employees
and their families, which group
to
includes approximately 2,
500 persons
in this community. Mr.
Chorley then read and ex- plained
in explicit detail the sup- plementary
wage ' plan. The
first cost
us.We
will have no concentration camps,
of the plan for this initial increase
will be $
44, 112 00 per year. Each
one
succeeding five
will
cost
about
percent in-ease
cr
the
same. In
the
event that three such increases were
we
please; the
right
to
of
please — these
government
things
elect our
own
as
are
us as life itself, and
as
precious
no Hitler
can ever take them away from
no
no
muzzling of
one
to
tell
our free press,
us
when
and
by
whom we shall have children; no
to
tell us
how
we
shall
worship
God, or that we shall not worship
Him at all. We shall have no
dictatorship in this country. God
forbid that
this
country shall
go to war, but if we must —in
total cost would be $
539 per year In'
order to preserve our freedom, our
closing Mr. ey made this stirring
Chorl
statement: Before
"
we bring this
meeting to a close, I have one thing
more I would like to say. While
I believe we are in for diffi- cult
times and we have dark days ahead
of us, I have no question as to
what the final outcome will be. Beginning
right here at James- Ace
projects
since
the
pub- lishing
of the last issue of the RES- TORATION
NEWS. The
list includes Chowning'
Randolph Peachy
s Tavern,
House, Red Lion Inn, Talia- ferro
Cole
House
and
Outbuild-
ings,
and Burdette' s Ordinary. Projects
Coleman House and a new addition
to
This
bedrooms, each
The
to
admiration. Lately
duplication, and
four sets are now
the
with
private
bath.
exterior will be of brick and
that was used in the existing Lodge.
of the L-shaped addition
to
porch outside of
the Lounge. Mr.
the Lodge
L. H. Radig is Superinten- dent
in charge of this project, with the
mechanical work being installed under
the
direction
of
Mr. F. L. McGin is.
Fleming
vs. Salvador
Dali
Dali, the
fur
cadaver tycoon, is
fifty representative Wil-msburg
lia
as
The South Wing will be connected
to the Lodge by a cov- ered
way, leading from the north end
garden clubs
where they invariably arouse excitement
Lodge.
the interior will be finished in the
same type of cypress flushboard- ing
Fisher uses them,
her talks
Wil iamsburg
known
South Wing, contains forty- eight
century social history at Wil- liam
coo, in
the
addition,
bathtub
and
doing a pic- ture
of the Palace for a future cover for
Town and Country Magazine. That
in
itself was news enough to
call
available for
rent at a fee of five
forth a confused editorial from the
dollars. These
have already had
Norfolk- Virginian- Pilot,which wanted
to know if the Restoration was
considerable circulation.
These
slides form not only a beautiful
but a valuable record. All
1,
602 are numbered, catalogued,
and
filed in a cabinet designed
especially
going " escapist." In
fact, the only person in Wil- liamsburg
who wasn' t slightly con-fused
by the Surrealist painter was the
by Joe Bright, and con- structed
by Mr. I obel auer {
in the Ayscough
Shop. Portraits
Palace' s Fleming, who posed twice
of
Lieutenant
English. Fleming says it ain' t so. To
Fleming, Dali was just an- other
artist. What Fleming doesn' t know
Governor Alexander Spotswood,
Governor of the
Virginia Colony 1710 - 1722, and
for
Dali with
his
usual aplomb.
One
of Mr. Dali' s ec en- tricities
was that he said he spoke no
of
his daughter, Dorothea
Dandridge
Spotswood,
both
ac- quired
last Summer, are now under- going
is that when his picture ap-pears,
then
we will fight with all our
hearts and souls and with God' s help
repairs at the Fogg Museum of
or
Art, Harvard University. This
shall
four necks standing on some old
s expert,
necessary the
131,
of
Koda- chrome
small
nine
00 per month or more.
employees,
in
are now 1, slides in the collection,
602
which gives you an idea how
hard the Curator has worked or
how much fun he has had, depending
mem- bers
their
is, scenes
upon a scre n of any desired size.There
assisted in meeting the rising cost
of living. This
mass
Mainten- ance
Department has completed a number
now under construction are
Scrivener House and Kitchen, Vaiden
on transparent gelatins two inches
House
and Outbuildings, Waterssquare which can be " ect- ed ".
proj
slides, that
and explain the new sup- plementary
the
s baby
they' re not really " pictures ", but
announce
wage plan by which the members
of
neighbor'
or yourself in your new suit. And
the Wil iamsburg Theatre on August
3rd to hear Mr. Chorley
your
Program Under
liberty, our
be
democratic way of life —
victorious because
right
must prevail over might. We
shall
do it realizng that we are fighting
for life itself in order to preserve
freedom and liberty for ourselves
and
our children." Curator'
Mr. George
museum'
L.ut,
Sto
he
is liable to have a bull moose'
s head protruding from his midriff,
maybe no head at all, just
Gothic fallen arches. Anyhow,
Fleming
is relining the frail old canvases,
removing later additions of
says he was grateful for the
over - paint and
anything he could do for the Restoration
put another star in my crown."
"
surface film, and
the
under- structure of
paint
secure.
Construction
making
the original
opportunity
to
It'
s
liable
pose, as
to
be
some
he
star.
figured
�Page Two
THE
RESTORATION
Brains, Ltd.—
THE RESTORATION
NEWS
September, 1941
V. G. Pinch Hitting
By Sansalvador
NEWS
For K. C. at the Bat
Editor: THOMAS G. McCASKEY
RUTHERFOORD
Associate Editors
hitters, this column will undoubted-
GOODWIN,
B. W.
NORTON,
As is usually the case with pinch
L. H.
ly, in this issue,
MOOREHEAD.
Feature
Writers, MRS. MILDRED
DUNCAN
PHIL
Staff
words to fill this column.
NELSON,
Before leaving, however, he cer-
MRS.
H.
M.
STRYKER,
DOROTHY
JANE DAVIS, MRS, ELSIE Low, ANN
REVIS, TOM LITTLE, JANE BEAL, BILL
MADELINE
EUBANK,
tainly gave us much to think about
in our meeting of August 3rd.
WARWICK,
the
BETTY
HOLMES,
TOM
HALLIGAN,
RUTH
DAVIS,
MONIER
WILLIAMS,
ISHAM JOHNSON, THOMAS KEARNEY
Circulation
Staff ....
Wage
Committee
RALPH
Supplement
ate
numerous
dependants.
endeavor
as
to
employees
to
operate
assure
these
and
project
people
so
steady
for their health,
sickness, insurance, recreation, vacations,
pensions,
social
When master minds meditate, this is what happens. Can you identify the
results of the Staff Meeting doodles? 1. Nerves in the 18th Century manner
by R. G.; 2. A short meeting for the Vice -President; 3. Colleens by Cogar;
4.
Huffman'
offer
proper
Lake Louise;
dreams ...
vacation
and
An Open Letter
at
be-
To: — Mr. Chorley and the Trustees
and Directors of the Restoration Corporations.
with
these
and
You
other
would
problems.
Every little detail of Williamsburg
restored
would
then
assume
major
importance.
There would be no
tree, or bench, or walk too unimportant
for your studied
interest.
Rentals
and
menus,
admission
a
prices and
traffic hazards . . .
thousand
things
would
suddenly
On behalf
this
of the employees
organization,
paper
wish
to
the
editors
express
of
of
this
appreciation
for the supplementary wage plan as
announced by our president recently.
We are especially grateful for
the
forethought
obvious
interest
in
the
welfare
and
real
of every
employee which was expressed by
this action.
uncertain
We realize that in these
times,
when
many
con-
be an almost
impos-
T. &
O.
to
retract
and
en-
unhesitating interest in all of us.
The plan offered is certainly
Town."
For
that
that your action
required an
is just exactly what it is. And, if
more
you have never thought of it as
such, then it is time you should. It
is to your personal interest to do so,
organization with a limited income
allots $ 44, 112. 00 for a mass wage
for every extra effort you take in
your part of running our town
comes back to you manifold.
It is ours, and now how will we
run it? Millions are looking to us
the annals of
Build well its
than
generous,
and
when
an
and
program
has been started, not only as a
permanent long -term policy, but
also to offset, as far as possible, the
setbacks that Colonial Williams-
burg must look forward to in view
of world conditions, particularly in
the event of gasoline rationing and
other steps that might be taken
but he will need the help and sug-
Ten Years Ago
gestions
this
From the Vtrg>ttia Gazette
of
all
of
the
members
of
organization.
As a part of this program, Tom
The Restora-
McCaskey is going to undertake the
tion is securing from destruction
the only relic of the First James
City County Court House in Williamsburg, of 1717.
odic events in Williamsburg —
events that will show Williamsburg
as a living community in which the
August 1,
August 7,
1931)
Mr. Kenneth
1931) "
Chorley arrived from New York
this week and is spending several
days in Williamsburg "
August
14,
New
1931) "
Bank
Building Now Being Built —Work
was started on Monday on the bank
building for the Peninsula Bank &
Co.,
corner
of
Duke
of
city. The building activities as far
as the
restoration
work
may cease entirely.
is concerned
The restored
development
visitors
of
as well
special
as
and
peri-
the townspeople
might
participate.
These
events
will not be sideshow features, but
an integral and dignified part of
the
whole
restoration
program,
having values that are educational
as well as entertaining.
The entire program is designed
not only to bring people to Williamsburg, but to have them see and
experience the lessons to be learned
here as participants
rather than
spectators.
We feel this campaign
is justified
not only
self -preservation,
as a matter
but
because
of
Co-
and the world
many of us, and we hope that we
It is not conceivable
may in many ways show due ap-
burg will ever be an industrial city.
preciation for this privilege.
Its main revenue must come from
businesses that can be created di-
Likewise
we appreciate
given
the entire
to
us.
it is far advanced
in order
have incomes.
to exist
The
have
to
What will they do?
rectly or indirectly
vantages.
will
that
Williams-
from
people
its ad-
who
will
It is indeed com-
come to the city to see it, will be
the
forting to know that we have lead-
beneficent philanthrophy that made
ers who consider so fully the human
known as tourists and as such, will
provide our main source of in-
possible.
aggressive
promotional
today that it needs badly— inspira-
that
Our Town"
definitely
work
and very liberal.
to
a
the more apparent.
You can be assured that it will come as a boon to
We know
and
as it
has something
high in the records of the future es
ourselves,
assignment
dead
15th.
lonial Williamsburg
foundations, so that it may stand
to
the
to give
program
tribute
a great
of
area will be complete.
Then what?
Our population of people who must
increase, that generosity becomes all
personnel
a
immedi-
the
which would discourage travel. Tug
Norton is going to head this work
Gloucester and Henry Streets "
August 28, 1931) "
Some day
Williamsburg will be a restored
planning
is why there are 900 of us busy
to hold it high in
man' s achievements.
of
are
trench,
Our
version
Trust
sible task for any one person. That
operating "
s
cerns not engaged in defense work
crowd into your daily life.
This would
M.'
Williamsburg —
attractive,
accommodations
prices.
C. &
security.
come famous if you ran it properly
infamous if you ran it selfishly
and improperly.
Your every thought, your entire
human energy would be consumed
reasonable
5.
11. The F. B. I. is caught in a maze.
matter of good business, keep your
open
s
looks like a joint; 6. V for Victory from Goodwin;
7. Lavery draws a two card heart flush; 8. Su.percollosal McCaskey' s extravaganza plus Shakespeare;
9. A Brief and True Report of the employees' meeting; 10. Green' s fantasy;
While doing this you would, as a
Restoration
payroll
affirmative
their
employment, proper working hours,
reasonable pay. You would try to
make provisions
into
to meet
You might be interested to know
that
You would
your
the
as
affected by this plan.
immedi-
ately be concerned with the welfare
900
was
program
so
all of the more than 900 employees
barrel, was given you today to own
over
to
ment head the individual status of
Imagine how you would feel if
this entire project, lock- stock -and-
of
To
want
meant reviewing with each depart-
belonged to you personally.
You would
of
This
Just suppose that the Restoration
effect
line
Just Suppose
and operate.
I
extend my congratulations for the
efficient and speedy way in which
they executed the most difficult
task of putting the Cost -of- Living
W. J. BLACKWELL,
Manager, ROBERT
BEASTEN,
MOODY, HARRY OLIVER.
KC has gone to
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to cast
flies and left me here casting for
ADOLPH,
COCKE.
Reportorial
be a complete
strikeout - 1, 2, 3.
JONES, F. P. LECOMPTE, ELIZABETH
STUBBS,
JACK
PATTERSON,
S.
P.
qualities
of
men.
come....'
to the nation
tion, hope
fundamental
Visitor: "
and a recurrence
principles.
to
Is Mr. Kendrew In ?"
Receptionist: "
No,
I' m
sorry,
but he went out just a few minutes
ago."
Visitor: " Will
after lunch ?"
Receptionist: "
he
went
out
he
No,
after."
be
back
that' s
in
what
�September, 1941
THE
RESTORATION
we realized how many members of
the Restoration have, before or
since, been tagged with nicknames
which seem to us worthy of a wider
circulation than has been heretofore
Tug ", " Holly" and
are pretty generally rec-
ognized;
but
what about " Cutie"
Goodwin), "
Nelson),
Dinks" (
Jitter" (
Thompson)
and " Bugs"
Geddy) ? And then there are
Scrooge" (
Jones) , "
Green), "
Waffles" (
D i z z y"
Loghead" (
Steel)
and
Winn).
Departmental News
Musser - Dobie
It was during the course of out
recent efforts to locate that elusive
individual referred to in the Architectural Department as " Bo," that
Blackte"
Page Three
SOCIAL EVENTS
AroundtheWaterCooler
accorded. "
NEWS
General Office Speaks
On July 26, the wedding of Miss Minnie Richelieu Dobie ( Res.)
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Howie Dobie, and Mr. William
Musselman
Musser,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Musser
of
Lampeter, Pa., took place at Fort Grove Methodist Church, Stoney Creek,
Virginia.
honor,
and
Miss
Elizabeth
Musser
of Lampeter,
Pa.,
was
maid
of
honor. Following a wedding reception at the home of the bride' s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Musser took a trip to Nag' s Head before returning to
make their home in Williamsburg.
Miss Margie Hoskins ( H & A) and Ensign Elliot Bloxom were
married on July 5th at Columbia, South Carolina.
They are now making
their home in Lorain, Ohio, but hope to be transferred to Norfolk, Va ,
to enable our good host to get be-
hind the bar. We feel it our duty
to correct
this misapprehension
it be accepted
as true.
lest
We have
it
on no less an authority than the
Director of
Maintenance
the Construction and
Department (
who ran
the survey) that the keeper can get
through the manhole leading behind the bar, and with an inch and
a
half
to
spare.
Ye
host
scales
174 inches across the beam, the
manhole,
Fixing Up the Pub
trivialities
to public
and
belief,
mental
the
aberrations
with which we fill this space always
have a point. Consequently, we are
no little chagrined to have to admit
that one of our better stories, intended for the last issue, got the
blue pencil ( for lack of space, we
assume) . Maybe you will recall the
incident; it happened last Spring
and had something to do with
Samuel Eliot Morison and his visit
to the harem of El Hun -tar -Far -Ish.
The following
was received recently at Mr. Chor-
ley' s office in New York with ten
new one -cent stamps
COLONIAL
30
WILLIAMSBURG,
Rockefeller
New York City.
I
am
stamps
expenditure
which
was
cover
Ten
an
which
charged
I
to
Cents
in
unauthorized
made
and
Gloucester Street.
Mrs. Elsie Low ( Pers. Rel.)
is still out of the office due to ill-
Her friends
this
ANOYMOUS.
A reward of ten cents in stamps
will be given anyone able to figure
out how an " unauthorized expendi-
personnel
Office
of
Division
the
seems
General
to
change
almost as rapidly as the map of
Europe. Brock Steel has left us to
fill a vacancy left in the Blue Print
of the Architectural
the
Depart-
Humphrey
duties
of
has as-
projectionist
at the Williamsburg Theatre.
Mr.
Leslie
get
with:
Supervisor;
Miss
Emily
Architectural Tid - Bits
Mr.
Moore,
acquainted
Mr. Kendrew and his family are
touring the West Coast.
are hoping for
Jr., of
Moorehead
Architectural
entertained
Department
the
at
New York, has been with the Div.
of
Wmsbg Inn & Lodge for the
past two months, working at the
turned
front
the
opening of Chowning' s Tavern.
west.
desk of both
The Ludes
places. .
Mr. and Mrs. Bland
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Jones, Jr.
Treas.)
are receiving congratulations on the birth on August 15 of
a son, I. L. Jones, III.
Chowning' s Tavern opened August
15th
with
Ahearne (
first
Mr. and Mrs.
Joan
Fontaine)
distinguished
Brian
as
visitors.
of
Hostesses
and
Atten-
thentic for the eighteenth century,
as are the backgammon and checker
boards painted on two tables. The
pewter, glass, crockery and leather
furnishings are original; the pewter
reproduction.
the
prints,
sublime
Public Relations
the
Jack Patterson is now the proud
possessor of bachelor quarters in
the brand new Chowning' s Tavern
Kitchen.
In
a recent
interview
Mr.
Patterson stated that his new home
was an ideal set -up for his requirements in that the place was well
insulated against the Summer' s heat
and
the
Winter' s
cold
and
that
it
ridiculous,
representing
and
recently
was so conveniently located. His
one complaint was that he simply
can' t keep lady tourists from barging in at odd hours and that he
Particularly fine are the eighteenth
century
Knight
South-
passed out cigars, celebrating
the
birth of a daughter.
The
Architectural
Department
this colorful
Furnishing items: booths, readopted in this century, are au-
dants who have attended " The Lost
have re-
the
ber:
Mr. Alden
Hopkins,
Landscape Architect, from Washington,
D. C.
Yorktown. All the fish caught were
not out of York River. Make inquiries at Gloucester
Point for
further details.
Among the members of the De-
James
of
has recently acquired a new mem-
hard at work bringing in the fixings
approved
tour
its
above are Jim Cogar and Joe Bright
to decorate and furnish
and Franks
a
Seen
tavern.
partment
after
Mr.
Hoke
WI &L)
have moved into their
new home on Jamestown Road.
Colony," pageant at Manteo, Roan-
you
I thank you and hope that
does not inconvenience
you.
Consumption be done about it?
Wilson,
File Clerk;
Mrs. Carter
Cowles,
Receptionist;
Mr. Randolph Marston, Mail Clerk.
service,
enclosing
to
employees.
That is the conjestion.
Records
and Mary by the Rev. Francis
Craighill. They are now living in
the Mary Stith Shop on Duke of
ter Street.
GENTLEMEN:
our
Mrs. Robert W. Eubank, Central
of William
Red Lion Inn on Duke of Glouces-
Plaza
of
and
of the College
and his family have moved into the
INC.
some
ried on Saturday, June 28th in the
chapel
Mr. Charles Lavery ( C&M)
inclosed:
the
The General Office Division welcomes several new members. Have
you met them yet? If not, come in
ment chartered a boat for fishing at
anonymous letter
of
and Mr. W. Warfield
Winn,
son of the late Dr. and Mrs. John
F. Winn of Richmond, were mar-
Recently the Treasurer' s Depart-
Conscience Stamps
floor
seems to have
T. B. or not T. B.—
sumed
her early recovery.
Contrary
of
ment, Jimmy
L. Barnett of Charles City County
third
Here is a sample:
Room
Miss Lelia Barnett ( WI &
L),
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
ness.
19 inches.
the
Building
brought out the " poetry" in the
The
Bloxom - Elliot
Barnett -Winn
tural changes at Chowning' s Tavern
on
Goodwin
souls
Mrs. George H. Hartman, Jr., sister of the bride, was matron of
in the early Fall.
It has been rumored that it may
be necessary to make certain struc-
The recent trip to the X -ay
r
room
both
oke Island, North Carolina this
Summer are Mrs. A. W. Callis,
Mrs. Frances Schwarz, Mrs.
available now largely because of the
hoped, if they insisted on coming,
war situation in England.
The fur-
that they' d be young ones.
nishings
collected
B. E. Steel, and Mrs. Drewry
in various parts of this country, but
Jones.
The
character
of Queen
consist
of
pieces
Elizabeth is played by Miss Cath-
mainly southern. It is proper that
the prints should be English, how-
cure' or even ten cents could be
charged without " Scrooge"
Jones
erine Moran, a former student at
ever, at that period.
knowing about it.
and a friend of Mrs. Callis.
the College of William and Mary,
old
taverns,
and
Inventories of
contemporary
prints have been used as a guide.
Research and Records
Several
of the
recipients
of fel-
lowships from Colonial Williams-
burg, Incorporated,
Williamsburg
material
ment
or
in
to
have been in
recently to consult
the
confer
Research
with
the
DepartDirector.
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Page Four
RESTORATION
September, 1941
NEWS
Overheard"
The Midnight
Patrol
Hot and weary were the visitors
By BILL EUBANK
the past few weeks as they toured
Williamsburg and the one question
By THOMAS KEARNEY AND ISHAM JOHNSON
It is twelve o' clock midnight and
that
eight A. M. I get my supper and
go down to relieve the four -totwelve shift. This is my first night
at the Palace and I' m pretty shakey.
I' d heard the place was haunted and
full of strange critters by night.
As I make my way through the
boxwood I hear a scream. I stop
suddenly and shake in my tracks.
I had never paid much attention
to
spooks" before, but there is a
sound in the direction of the Palace
job a more satisfactory one.
Various churches are carrying on
their Revivals.
making
They seem to be
spot removing, so as to make every
a real success.
way to combat
instead
of
unusual"
On last Sunday the First Baptist
We are proud to have in the ser-
Church
closed
the
service
of
the
vice of the Restoration many em- 165th anniversary. Rev. R. E. Lee
ployees who are taking vacations
preached for the morning service,
out of the city. For instance, Mil- and Dr. J. M. Ellison, president of
ton Cooke, one of Inn waiters, and
Virginia Union University, for the
family took their vacation in Kentucky visiting one of our used -to -be
do
was, "
uppermost
seemed
you always have it as hot as this ?"
One of the hostesses found a quick
I' m to go on duty at the Palace until
this barrage
the
usual "
answer,
pocket
the
and
this -is - MOST
she took from her
daily
weather
report
from one of the newspapers
show-
ing that the temperature was the
same,
if not hotter,
other
American
in most of the
cities.
One very sedate and perspiring
who
gentleman asked the pretty young
clerk for " two mature and two
And
adolescent
tickets please...."
I could swear I hear someone walk-
was called to camp. They found
said the fond father to his young
ing on the shell path. The foot-
Knox.
that sounds
like someone
moaning.
steps crunch loud enough
to be
employees;
Charles
Jackson,
evening.
him well and living over in Fort
offspring, " look Sonny, see the big
keyholes . . .
heard at the Capitol. The air smells
Also
musty, sort of like a cemetery.
I move on down towards the Ice
House,
and
again
something
Scott,
James
and
Wallace,
their
wives
Alfred
spent
The hostess had just entered the
their
Palace
vacation in New York. They made
screams in the bushes over there.
their home
My breath freezes in my throat to
keep my heart from jumping out.
fully glad to see six A. M. and
pleasant.
the Theresa
Mr.
Lewis,
the
Hotel
you
Room, where I call in from, my
flashlight batteries are all run down.
Lodge
if there is any.
The
fire in the room is a beautiful thing
to see.
It warms me physically and
mentally. I call in and talk as long
as
I can
with
the Lodge.
the
night
auditor
at
This gives me courage
to go on for another tortured thirty
flashing on and off over by the
On and off it goes,
first one way and then the other.
It' s got me plenty worried. On my
brow is a mass of perspiration, but
I' m not hot. I put on my light and
poke
around,
but
1 see
nothing.
Worse still I hear nothing. The
light
and
its
flasher
have
gone,
silently. I hope I can make it until
morning. It wouldn' t be honorable
to quit in the middle of the night.
Several months later and I' m go-
ing out again
on
the midnight
patrol at the Palace. Twelve- fifteen
the screams
that once started my arteries hardening. It doesn' t bother me now,
I' ve learned it comes from a lone-
some owl. It's a mating call I' m
told, and authentically Eighteenth
Century.
As I pass along by the Palace,
that eerie rattling sound turns . out
to be just a loose window. About
then
the wind
springs
up
and the
strange moaning starts again. I'd
hostess
in
the
formation. "
Could
you
possibly
found a rock fish in him.
the F. F. V. Society? We are
eligible and wondered if they had
Helen Whiting spent a very good
vacation visiting relations in Chica-
an office
go.
She is one of our head maids,
and we are glad to have her return.
The second cook of the Inn re-
ceived a ticket for violating the
parking law. Too bad.
George
oldest
Johnson,
waiters,
Deacon,
is
Sr.,
who
on
is
vacation
one
of
known
and
our
Parsons,
Restoration
portrait
ringmaster
Stables,
alongside
in
of
the
Zebedee
Nelson
Taylor,
Stokes
are
glad
on
their
John Hailey, Sr,
who has been
days, has re-
to work.
guests
Another
to
that "
the
Office
portraits
and Mary and that
guest
asked the hostess
to the
get
small
the
caught
glimpses
of an
unusual looking beast, something
nocturnal
Palace
grounds,
guardian
of
a bull mastiff
the
im-
ported from England and specially
is not strange to me now since I trained
Oh! you
castle. "
wearily
for police work.
children
the
to
missions
the
It
Governor' s
those were bowling balls on Queen
Mary' s chest."
two
on top of the Cupalo that needs like a cross between a Shetland
oiling, not until I went up perso- pony and the Hound of the Baskernally to investigate. It moans piti- villes, he really was there all right,
fully every time the wind changes so you can relax. It's Rex Colwil,
light occurs.
Another
wenches."
the
replied
the hostess.
The gentleman and his wife and
Palace Goes
To Dogs
If you' ve
that strange
in
mean the Pastle,"
Charles Gary, of our valet service, is taking a special course at the
Hampton Institute on cleaning and
Now I' m back by the North gate
the
on
her
how
He was happy to meet them again.
course.
sat
hostess
were William
hands.
never believe it was just the arrow
jury
told
turned
shook
Palmer,
as
spend-
fag and one of them in the General
vacations.
Petersburg. There he met many of
and
the
carriage
Matt
home sick for a few
friends
of
self -posed
here."
By the end of a very hot and
busy day many a hostess has brain
Court at the Capitol pointed to the
forms and said " that was where the
ing his time at his old homestead,
his
a
house.
and
Robert
where
hear
the
help us locate the headquarters of
for the garden.
I again
I haven' t seen
House had his X -ay and the doctor
r
and I' ve just called in. Just a short
check -me -in message and I' m off
boxwood
guests,
asked if they could get a little in-
its
Going through the
aristocrat?
the
inquired " are
Two very smartly dressed ladies
The head waiter of the Travis
I go out and stand boldly on the
North gate.
of
Wyche House the other day and
minutes.
back steps of the Palace to survey
the premises. Then a light starts
an
approached
cook, and one of our newly -comers,
accompanied them to his home.
I'm walking around in a daze, by
moonlight,
one
many of them."
Fleming again.
By the time I reach the Hostess
when
fixing her bifocals,
about the eighth floor. It was very
I' m not scared, but I will be aw-
at
that' s why the keys
are so big."
children
hostess. "
asked
ad-
Are
inquired
the
six ?"
Well,"
about
buildings. "
said the father,
one will be six in December
and
one in May."
The
Northern
taking great
down"
gentleman
delight
was
in " running
the South to his patient es-
cort and when they were crossing
the James River ferry after a day
at some of the lovely old plantations
in
Tidewater
Virginia,
the
Rex, whose ancestry goes almost
found out that it was caused by
autos going along " Railroad Ave- back to the Pleistocene, is connue."
And so I go my round, sidered a fine figure of a mastiff,
listening to the rabbits scurry and according to Yale Huffman is
guest
remarked "
why
even
the
beautiful
James
River
you hear
about is the dirtiest river I' ve ever
seen." "
Well, you know," said the
through the bushes and the frogs
gentle with everybody except prow-
escort
croaking in the pond.
lers. He was shipped from England last Spring on a convoyed
that
all
haunted
of
that
Palace
stuff
was
I' ve decided
about
pure
the
bunk. vessel,
and
spent
his
first
months
The chief worry now is why it takes in America being further trained
eight o' clock so long to get around for police work at Tarrytown, New
my way.
York.
with
a
smile
and
a
twinkle,
about eighty years ago a war was
fought here
and some of the
Northern soldiers bathed in that
river and it' s been like that ever
since."
E. M. A.
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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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1941-09