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Volumn
22,
Number
9
Williamsburg,
Historic Area Residents
Invited To Compete In
Decorations Contest
Two Trustees Retire
From CWI Board
Two members of the CWI Board of
Trustees announced their retirement
Plans
are now
underway
for
the
from the board durmg the annual fall
fifth Christmas
meetings
held here this month.
contest, which is open to all residents
Edgar
in the Historic
Mrs.
Tobin
from
retired
the
service.
judge the decorations
a
tallied.
An-
tonio, Texas,
is
be awarded
A resi-
of San
free
she
m that state.
for two at any
plus a
Colonial
color photograph
Three major management changes
were
announced
Arkansas
feller,
on November
Governor Winthrop
chairman
Colomal Williamsburg,
Edward A. Weeks,
was
elected
member
CWI
the
Board
of
president
burg.
Trustees
1958.
tive immediately.
Duncan Cocke, formerly vice pres ident,
was
elevated
to the position
senior
of Boston,
noted
and
editor of The At-
Christmas
lantic Monthly.
Mr.
Weeks
available in the 18th century. Wax or
fruits,
acceptable.
has
tree
Edwin
Ken -
after
38 years
of
relations
m 1958.
m the presi-
He was elected a vice
of WRI in 1947 and of CWI
He is a graduate
of the Col-
lege of William and Mary and the University of Virginia Law School, a
member
of the
Virginia
State
Virginia Bar and the
Bar Association,
and
has participated m a variety of civic
activities.
Roger
Texas,
Leclere,
from
Beaumont,
holds his bachelor' s and law
service in June of
degrees from the University of Vir-
this year.
ginia .
office,
In this
Duncan
will have respon-
He joined the CW staff in 1954
as assistant legal officer. Successive
positions
have
included
management
plastic
ribbon,
ornaments
sibility for general coordination of all
assistant to the president,
restoration
26.
should be those that would have been
plastic
succeeding
drew, who retired
Announcements
Materials used in the decorations
he is a
author
of
vice presi-
dent,
ballots m hotels on December 24 and
in May,
A resident
in Williams-
These changes became effec-
by Thursday, December 19, in time
for the Grand Illumination of the city.
on December
broader responsibilities
trustees and directors
of the
of the ten best doorways will be made
of corporate
prior to 1961 when he was given new,
dent' s office.
should be in place
on Christmas Day.
of
boards,
served successively as legal officer
and director
followmg the weekend meetings of the
The visitors will judge and cast their
whose retire -
announced,
a
of
Inc.
18 by
Rocke-
of the CW
A.
All decorations
she
became the first woman trustee
also
The winners will receive a
New Duties By CW Boards
doorway.
projects
At the time of her election in 1958,
was
after all ballots have been
dinner
rant,
leader m restor-
ment
and prizes will
1968
Lectere, Cocke, Layne Are Given
Williamsburg duung room or restau-
prominent
ation and civic
Area.
Visitors to the colonial city will
board
after ten years of
dent
Doorway Decorations
November 28,
Virginia
officer, and secretary of the corpora-
projects
and
educational
programs in the Historic Area.
dition,
In ad-
tions . On January 1, 1968 he assumed
CW policies
he will correlate
and activities
the new post of vice president, direc-
m respect to local and
and
are not
Help from a florist may
be obtamed.
community
Roger Leclere, continuing as vice
given
written or edited a number of books,
director
additional
tor of finance.
Virginia
matters .
president,
chief legal
of finance,
was
He is a member of the
and Texas bar associations,
and has served on the boards
as
has
been
with CW since 1937.
responsibilities
of a num-
ber of community organizations .
Miss
Layne
She
associated
director
Jubilee.
porate affairs . In
many years as administrative as sist-
addition
the most recent of which are The Open
Heart and the Big Atlantic Anthology
ant to Kenneth Chorley, former pres i-
CW Children On Stage .. .
of
present
cor-
to his
role
dent
as
CW' s chief finan-
of the
organization,
York
ficer,
director of the office.
exercise
vision
eral
will
executive
gen-
corporate
sume from
office.
Her
spent
last position
matters
and
will
as-
Duncan Cocke responsi-
elsine.
was
In 1966 she re-
turned to Williamsburg
super-
over
and
nearly 20 years in CW' s former New
cial and legal ofRoger
served for
to become
assistant to presidentHum-
A native of Virginia,
a graduate
of
bility for the management and devel-
School
opment of CW' s real estate holdings.
Miss Mildred Layne was elected to
of secretary
corporations,
of the
two CW
assuming those responsibilities
f'r o m
Roger
Leclere.
Three
attended
the
High
William and Mary.
the post
and
she is
Williamsburg
additional
College
of
administrative
changes have also been announced by
president
Alan
Humelsine.
Morledge,
in
addition
to his
duties as director of Planning in the
She will also con-
architectural
tinue to undertake
acting director of Property Adminis-
Kagey
of pro-
tration,
jects
Chuck
special
part of the AC &M Division with re-
assignment
by
new
has been named
a number
on
a
office,
sponsibility
office
President Humel-
mal administration
sine.
matters.
Rose Marie Fuller, who teaches there and is the wife of Jimmy Fuller, CW
Commenting on these changes, Mr.
Humelsine
of the
of duties and responsibilities,
children'
Pictured
s own
above
view
of what
m full
daughter of Barry Greenlaw,
winter
costume
from
is .
left
to right are Susan
assistant curator in Collections:
Greenlaw,
Mary
Lewis
said
that
the realignment
besides
of rental
cies
through
is
intended
of rental property
position,
property
operations
the
officers,
In this
Alan will
be responsible for the administration
enlarging the scope of the duties of
respective
as
for the regular and nor-
Six CW children were among the cast of excited youngsters who presented a play, " What Is Winter, " at Matthew Whaley School on November 21.
director of Employment, lead her talented first graders through a production
established
and
maintenance
and
pursuant to general poliprocedures
established
coordination between
Roger
Thorp, daughter of Phil Thorp, journeyman silversmith; Sarah Leclere, daughter of Roger Leclere, CW vice president and director of Finance; Glenn Jones,
to improve
structure and to facilitate the devel-
president
son of Wilbert Jones,
opment of long -range plans and pro-
connection with these duties,
grams .
been named secretary to the Housing
maintenance
serviceman and projectiomst m MO &M;
David Short, son of Jim Short, program assistant in the Division of Interpre-
A native of Virginia,
tation; Doug Austin, son of John Austin, curator of ceramics.
Susan represented a snowflake in the play while Mary Lewis and Sarah
were colorful leaves . Glenn, David, and Doug were Mr. Oppossum,
tle, and Mr. Raccoon, respectively.
CW' s top organizational
Mr . Tur-
has resided
pre - school
years
Duncan Cocke
in Williamsburg
days
ago as legal
and
joined
assistant.
since
CW
30
He has
Leclere
and
Committee
Charles
Hackett,
and director
and,
as
of AC &M.
such,
vice
In
Alan has
assumes
responsibility for the processing of
housing applications and other emContinued
on
Page Three
�PAGE TWO
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG NEWS
Historical
NOVEMBER
Association
in New Orleans.
28,
1968
They were gone a week and reported
a successful trip when they returned to Williamsburg on November 12.
HEAR
T OUR OFFICE -
Ada Townsend
A coffee was held
YE •/
BARBETNITZ,
GAIL COGGINS,
SALISBURY,
Dru
Warr
in Washington,
D. C.
on November 7th and 8th.
a lecture to the Pohick Garden Club in Lorton,
Va.
EMERICK
Hatfield,
DARMODY,
AVIS McCLENNAN,
KATHERINE
CAREY,
Massachusetts -
and
also
Phyllis'
AULT,
BARBARA
SHIRLEY EANES,
FRIDA
CLARK,
MARY
HOLT,
JANE PRICE, SUE ROBY, DOROTHY
and KATHERYN VON WALD.
LIZ BECKHOUSE
and DAWN
to our office staff.
He also gave
on November 13th.
HOSTESS TRAINING OFFICE -
mother -
Mrs.
H.
E.
Lucy Mattox
Our Davidson Shop windows are sporting new displays.
FRED BELDEN has had short visits recently from his mother - Mrs. L. A.
Belden,
MERIBETH
We are happy to welcome BETTY McBRIDE,
DON PARKER attended the Historic American Building Survey Advisory
Board meetings
new escorts,
MERILYN
SHIRLEY JENKINS,
ARCHITECTURE -
to welcome
BELTEAU,
NANCY
Come have a
look.
HELEN HUDSON is back from a vacation.
Wahlert, Long Island, New York.
She went on the New York
Theatre Train and then visited her son in Charlottesville . JORDAN WESTENCOMMISSARY -
Hazel
Majette
Those who are enjoying vacations are: JAMES ALLEN, JAMES HEIMEN,
EDWARDTABB,
SONG HOYU,
BROCKENBERRY
JAMES HOLLER
CLARENCE
GREENE, JOHN
Washington, D. C. with her six grandchildren.
DICK CARTER has been vaca-
tioning with his family
DALES.
and in Richmond.
and family enjoyed a weekend visit to New York where
they met Nancy' s mother
a
JOHN MORMAN,
and GEORGE
HAVER recently returned from a week in the Grand Bahamas . She hasn' t come
down to earth yet. SHIRLEY LOW spent some delightful time recently in
from
England
who will be visiting
them
here for
while.
D.
C.
Your reporter is back from a wedding trip to another
Rockefeller resort,
Caneel Bay on St. John' s Island. It' s a lovely place to visit and yes, I' d love
to live there.
We express our sympathy to GEORGE DALES and CHARLIE NOR FLEET,
whose brothers
died recently.
JUDY TAFT' s collection of campaign buttons was recently on display in
the Williamsburg Travel Office window. If you have any buttons looking for a
Lillian Babb
home,
is now back m town following a two- week' s visit to several
COSTUME DEPARTMENT -
MERCHANDISING -
LIB BARKLEY
of CW' s Williamsburg Shops and Craft Houses. MARTHA SMITH has returned
from
in Washington,
Martinsville where she
MEYERS
was
snowed m for a few hours!
enjoyed a visit with her father
porter were the Bruce MacLaughlins
in Ohio.
from
MARGARET
Recent guests
Nashville,
of your re-
Tennessee.
department.
Our sympathy is extended to DOREEN CLAPTONwhose brother - in -law
died.
munity Hospital.
We are anxious to hear all the details from NANCY GLASS on her trip to
Editor
CRAFT
15, in the Medical College
of Virginia
Hospital after a long illness.
Editor
SHOPS -
surgery.
desk staff.
of the places
she
which have
Helen
Vandermark
We hope to see her back at work soon.
SUSAN GARBLER,
interpreter
interpreter
at the Geddy Shop,
at the Golden
and HAROLD
LEWIS,
Ball, JOSEPH
apprentice
gun-
LES BENNETT
m their
transferred
new
from our department to Landscape .
We wish them
endeavors.
Charlotte Farmer
We extend a warm welcome to NORMAN
of the Information
City are a few
smith. Ned Hedrick and Terry Singleton have left Colonial Williamsburg and
luck
INFORMATION CENTER -
Mexico
We are happy to report that ELEANOR CABELL is recovering well from
INGLE,
Our sympathy goes to SHARON LESNIAK whose father died Sunday,
November 10, at his home here m Williamsburg.
and
Department.
We welcome
TREASURER - COMPTROLLER -
Puebla
been issued to a few of the hostesses. These were copied from an original in
Our sympathy is extended to EMILY SPIVEY whose father died Friday,
November
Guadalajara,
planned to visit during her leave of absence.
New items on the costume scene are long red cardinals,
the Curators'
VA COMPTROLLER -
Kate Rock
ATLAS HONEYCUTT is recuperating at home following surgery at Com -
Mexico.
We shall miss HELEN ABBOTT who has transferred to EDNA PENNELL' s
recently
just give her a ring!
Center.
We also
welcome
ALBERTSON,
JOYCE
our new manager
WILKINS
to our
center
Silver Bowls Go To Nine CWers
Farewells and best wishes go to Karen Carter and Joan Rabeneau
who have left the organization.
KATHERINE
their vacations.
LANDSCAPE -
CURTIS and ALISON MATTOX have just
returned from
BETTY COX enjoyed a business trip to Fredericksburg.
Bob McCartney
Having served long and faithfully, EVERETT RAYNES has now retired
as your
reporter
for this
column.
Your
new reporter
would
like
to take
this
opportunity to request that all LC &M employees make known any department
news to your new reporter.
Our department will greatly miss ROLAND WALLACE who is transferring
from
our office
to Merchandising.
We wish him
every
success.
As
Roland' s replacement we welcome LES BENNETT who is transferring from
the Apothecary Shop. Les is a native of New Jersey.
EVERETT RAYNES was recently the master of ceremonies for the Veterans Day observances
at the courthouse.
DICK MAHONE traveled to the
Eastern Shore to address a garden club group.
Your reporter attended the
Southeastern
Wildlife
Conference
m Baltimore
last month.
The following men, mostly avid hunters, began vacations as the hunting
season opened:
ORLANDO
MOSES
SIMPSON,
WASHINGTON,
ARMSTEAD,
CHARLIE
HERBERT
SPENCER,
OTEY,
RICHARD
HOMER
PURCELL,
STEWART,
WILLIE
At a meeting of the CWI and WRI boards here November 16, Winthrop
and IRVING WRIGHT.
We wish to congratulate BERT HARGRAVE on his recent 35th wedding
anniversary. CLYDE WALLACE is sporting around m a new pick -up truck.
We wish a speedy recovery to IVAN JOHNSON who has been out sick.
KING' S ARMS TAVERN -
Bertha Casselle
We Wish FRED CARTER, our assistant manager, a speedy recovery,
He is now recuperating in Community Hospital after an operation.
LOUIDA TAYLOR enjoyed
tives .
Your
reporter
spent
her recent vacation visiting friends and rela-
her
days
off with
her
daughter
in
Richmond.
Rockefeller
presented
silver bowls to employees
who recently
topped their
25th year with CW. Those receiving the bowls, whichwere made here at the
silversmith' s shop, and pictured here left to right, were Eugene M. Sheldon,
auditor m the Division of Visitor Accommodations and Merchandising; Mildred Lanier, assistant curator; Samuel J. E. Peach, Jr., chief of Property
Security; Langon J. Gordon, assistant superintendent at the Laundry; Charles
H. Speight, dining room captain at the Lodge; Harvey Kelley, Sr., mail room
supervisor in the Goodwin Building; Eleanor L. Duncan, assistant director
and associate
curator
in the Division
of Collections;
and James A.
Cooke,
Sr.,
packer - shipper at the Craft House. Circumstances prevented James H. RobertRESEARCH -
Linda Hunter
ED RILEY and JANE CARSON attended the annual meeting of the Southern
son, landscape foreman, from attending the recent board presentation. Jim
received
his bowl
on
November
22
in
a
similar
ceremony.
�NOVEMBER
28,
1968
1
WILLIAMSBURG NEWS
COLONIAL
Wanted:
CW Santas
Last year during the holidays
departments
with
some
Calendar Of Holiday Events
over twenty- five CW
750 employees
participated
in the
Williamsburg Community Council' s Yule Basket Program by
providing
presents
PAGE THREE
or food to make Christmas
brighter
for
With the Christmas season less than a month away, CWers and visitors
to Colonial Williamsburg may look forward to many gay and colorful festivities.
Some of the major events planned for the forthcoming holidays m the colonial
city are listed below.
the less fortunate members of the community.
This
year,
the
CW
NEWS
will
once
again act as a
clearing house in cooperation with the Williamsburg Community Council. There are families with young children,
elderly couples and many individuals who are waiting for
CW Santa Clauses.
department
at AARFAC of special interest of youngsters.
Grand Illumination of the City - December 19. The traditional white lightmg
ceremonybegms at the Capitol at 5: 30 p. m.,
Call the CW NEWS, extension 6227, by December 13
to find out how your
Annual Christmas Exhibition - December 15 - January 5. A holiday exhibition
can provide
a happier,
warmer
followed bya torchlight parade
through the Historic Area.
Christmas
for a family or an individual in the Williamsburg area.
Williamsburg: Before and After - December 20. An illustrated lecture by
Mrs. Allen Callis at the Information Center, 8: 30 p. m.
Three Employees Mark
Linwood Jones Tops
Fifteen Years With CW
Twenty Years With CW
Three
their
CW
employees
fifteenth
celebrated
anniversaries
Linwood
with
the organization late this month
are
Tillage,
Division of Architecture,
twentieth
and pictured
here
gardener
tion and Maintenance,
Marking fifteen
years
Jones,
Caroling through the Historic Area - December 20. Led by the members of
the Peninsula Choral Society at 8: 15 p. m.
in
the
Construc-
celebrates
anniversary
with
his
CW
Linwood
cost ac-
the
at the Information Center, 8: 30 p. m.
on
Carter' s Grove Plantation opens for the holiday season - December 22 through
January 1, except for Christmas Day.
November 30.
Nathan
The Old Virginia Christmas - December 22. A lecture by Miss Jane Carson
joined
organization
Firing of the Christmas Guns - December 23. On Market Square at 3: 00 p. m.
counting supervi-
in 1948 as a labor-
sor in the Treas-
er in Construction
urer- Comptroller
and
Division,
becoming
ber
Novem-
22;
Finn,
Gerald
graphic
tion and Maintenance,
in the
Construc-
November
auto mechanic,
23;
tion of the Historic
MO &M,
Area which in-
cludes the Orlando Jones,
Prentis
Houses,
Linwood
has
daughters.
Joseph,
five
Four
sons
sons,
and Rufus,
and
Robert,
four
James,
are all employed
in CW' s Landscape Department.
tary leave from that department
stationed
Gloria,
in Germany.
is
December
23.
Begins
at
Wallace,
works
Linwood
matters.
Alan joined the organization in 1963
and assumed his most recent position
at
Campbell' s
Doorway
Decoration
Contest
of private homes in the Historic
Area.
Visitors
will act as judges and winners will be announced December 26. Judging will
take place from 10: 00 a. m. to 5: 00 p. m. on December 24 - 25.
Children' s Holiday Film - December
25 at the Information
Center - - 11: 00 a. m.,
and 1: 00, 3: 00, 5: 00, and 7: 00 p. m.
Firing of the Holiday Guns -
December 26,
Colonial
Sports
Day -
with contests,
December
racing,
On Market Square,
3: 00 p. m.
27.
Begins
at 3 : 00 p. m.
on Market
Square
dancing and greased - pole climbing.
Holiday Decorations - December 27.
of St. John' s
in Toano and especial-
Comments and slides by Mrs. Edith
Woods, showing the arrangements and decorations found m Colonial Williamsburg. 8: 30 p. m. at the Williamsburg Lodge Auditorium.
ly enjoys fishing in his spare time.
Yule Reception at the Wren Building of the College of William and Mary - Dec-
as executive secretary of the Planning
Cryptogram
Committee upon its establishment in
Before this time,
A welcome by the
caroling and lighting of the tree, on Market Square,
Lillian
at the Lodge.
is a member
Baptist Church
Mayor of Williamsburg,
5: 30 p. m.
and is
His daughter,
employed
Tavern and another daughter,
Leclerc, ( Cont.)
1964.
Area -
The
fifth, Charles, is currently on mili-
May,
the Historic
Palmer, and
and Burdette' s Ordi-
nary.
housing
through
Community Christmas Tree Ceremony - December 24.
currently works
in the central sec-
November 23.
ployee
Carolers
8: 00 p. m.
a gar-
dener m 1951. He
arts draftsman
Division of Architecture,
Joseph Webb,
Costumed
Maintenance,
ember 29.
Solution
Reception between 7: 00 and 8: 30 p. m.
he had
When decoded
aided in the design of the Conference
the
cryptogram
Center and the Lodge' s West Wing in
1961 - 63, and later became
ber 12 issue
Fireworks -
December 31. The event begins at 6: 00 p. m. on Market Square.
message appearing in the Novem-
tect' s
during
Williamsburg
the
construction
registered
the archi-
architect,
phase.
Alan
A
holds
an
undergraduate degree from Rice Uni-
versity
and graduate
the Harvard
sign
and
Fontainbleau,
degrees
Graduate
the Ecole
I
representative
School
des
Beaux
from
of De-
agree
natural
you
that
aristocracy
there
among
is
a
men.
The grounds of this are virtue and
The quote comes from a
talents . "
Jefferson,
dated
October
28,
1813.
Our apologies
to Pauline
Valen-
Roy Matheny Celebrates
tine who was
Twentieth Year Here
attendant in the last issue of the CW
listed as a dishroom
NEWS, Milestones column for Sep-
letter to John Adams from Thomas
Arts,
France.
Correction
of the CW NEWS reads:
with
Roy Matheny, maintenance carpenter
in
the
Division
of AC & M,
brated his twentieth service
dent and will be responsible
Mary Ann began her career
tember.
ant"
Pauline is a " desk attend-
at the
Information
Center.
anniver-
ber 28.
administrative assistant to the presi-
lege of William and Mary.
Mary Ann Barkley will succeed
Louann as secretary to the president.
cele-
career with CW in
Louann
Witcofski
has been named
for all administrative
generally
matters
per-
in
1964
as
a
part - time
taining to the operation of the Presi-
in the Inn Gift Shop .
dent' s Office.
the
Louann
joined
CW in
positions
of
with CW
sales
clerk
She has also held
secretary
in CW' s
sary with the organization on NovemRoy began
1948
Evelyn B. Gill
his
when
The CW NEWS joins all em-
he
ployees in extending sympathy to
the family of employee Evelyn B.
came to work here
as
a
construction
1959 as secretary in the Tour Office.
Craft Shops Department, and person-
carpenter
In 1962
nel clerk in the Division of Personnel
Construction
Relations.
Maintenance
Gill, who died Thursday,
and
De-
Riley,
she became
secretary
to Ed
director of CW' s Research De-
Mary
Ann was
named to
in
the
partment, and later served as secre-
her most recent position as secretary
in the President' s Office
he transferred
Virginia
and banquet
Hotel
Sales
coordinator
Department.
named
secretary
to the
1966.
Louann
a 1959
is
She
in the
w a s
president
m
graduate of
Lynchburg College and has done additional postgraduate
study at the Col-
in 1967.
She
Evelyn
to the Building Mainte-
is a graduate of Greenwich Academy
nance Department to assume his pres-
in
ent
Greenwich,
attended
Mary.
Conn.,
the College
She
Katherine
and
is a 1967
Gibbs
has
also
of William
School
graduate
and
of
in New York.
Hospital after an illness
of several weeks.
partment. In 1966
tary
had been employed
here since September
23, 1968 and
was in training as a hostess.
Survivors include her hus-
job.
Roy and his
daughters
Novem-
ber 14, in the Medical College of
and
wife,
a son.
June,
In his
have two
leisure
time he enjoys hunting and fishing.
band,
two
T. Coleman
brothers
and
Gill,
two
two sons,
grandsons .
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COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
FOUR
NOVEMBER
NEWS
28,
1968
The
Presidency
Thoughts
called
on a stroll
up its most
pervading
intellect.
These times are, as Jefferson said of our
earliest years, ' like new times.' "
through Williamsburg
in the Hall of Burgesses,
Sitting
w here Jefferson
by HUGH SIDEY
worried in Williamsburg
about their en-
vironment and embraced a city plan to
order and preserve it the way they want-
ed. To honor the intellect, they started Phi
heard Patrick Henry defy the crown and
Beta Kappa in the Raleigh
where
neath a gilded motto, " Hilaritas Sapten-
much
of our
system
was
argued
out,
Tavern
be-
There was a splendid eye in the political
one gets the feeling that Jefferson and his
tiae et Bonae Vitae Proles" ( Jollity, the off-
hurricane of last week. It was Colonial
friends would have had some good ideas
spring of w isdom and good living). In this
Williamsburg, where wood smoke hung to
about what to do today.
The spell of Williamsburg
the evenmg air and a significant serenity
enveloped
the
sual thing. The sunlight touching the high
traveler.
One felt in good hands — the hands of
Washington,
Jefferson,
colonial capital Jefferson hardened his be-
begins as a v i-
Madison,
tips of the old maples in the quiet of early
morning. Wide streets. Brick paths be-
Monroe
tween
walking beneath a quarter moon along
the Duke of Gloucester
boxwood
hedges.
Wood
piles.
Street or with a
Benches for rest and thought. The plumb,
glass of Bordeaux in Chownmg' s Tavern.
Outwardly there is probably no place in
pleasing authority of picket fences. The
cozy openness
The close separateness.
On Nicholson Street, gazing through the
America further removed than W illiams-
lief that the only acceptable privilege u
based on ability, and whenever he
could —to use his on phrase —he " laid
the axe to the root of pseudo - aristocracy."
In the critical years before the Revo-
lution, older men like Pey ton Randolph
readily y ielded leadership toy ounger ones,
tempering,"
ardor ...
in Jefferson' s words, " their
modulating their pace," but
backyards at seven massive chimneys clus-
never fearing the new that w as coming on
them ( an attitude that today might ease
some of our national tensions). Those men
of its new lead-
tered in the brightening sky, one realizes
that there is no displeasing sight in restored Williamsburg The vista from every
ership, whoever it may be. It is courage
corner, from every porch, from every win-
government (
to experiment
dow is gratifying.
grows dim in today' s Washington). They
burg from the piled -up problems of our
megalopolistic society. Yet what is so
abundantly symbolized here is the thing
which
the nation
requires
and change
m a dangerous
Even the small dwell-
a doctrine
that sometimes
world; willingness to give up wealth and
ings and the smokehouses
time for the common
for dis-
of form. The insignificant plots of land are
rights of all men, the building
sent and individuality; respect for intelligence and for joy.
Only a few days ago Horace Busby, who
fondly gardened. The fence posts are
shaped. The wooden siding on the homes
is beaded to cast a pleasing shadow. The
bricks that top the retaining walls are
black men in Amenca which later brought
was
one
of
good;
Lyndon
regard
Johnson' s
most
thoughtful young men, told the International City Managers' Association that
America' s very success had put the nation
in the singular position of having, on the
eve of its 200th birthday, to return to the
basics of organizing its society and " do
gracefully
What is visual suddenly changes. A conthoughtful
acceptance
pursuit
larger on
and,
From
the
capital,
of
most
of an aura of
care, from the governor' s man-
sion down to the - humblest
anew much that we have done before and
old Virginia
rounded.
cept forms — and enlarges:
build
stronger foundations."
have an elegance
msisted on separation in the branches of
of responsibility;
excellence
important,
in
cottage;
of an
of a collective
material,
manner
mind.
The men who were to shape a nation
Busby
saw,
through
their reasoning
about the
crisis of
Madison' s plea for " the eventual
extin-
guishment of slavery" and Jefferson' s conclusion that " nothmg is more certainly
written in the book of fate than that these
people are to be free."
The men of Williamsburg self- confidently took on responsibility, defying the
greatest military power in The world. " I
think the Parliament of Great Britain has
no more right to put their hands into my
pocket without my consent," said George
Washington, " than 1 have to put my
hands in yours for money ?' They were reasonable men but also hot blooded —as dissenters still are. Rather than submit to
England, Jefferson would " sink the whole
island in the ocean." The selfless w illingness to pursue an idea was awesome. "
It
is my full intention,"
Washington declared, " to devote my life and fortune in
the cause
The
we are engaged
State
in,
Department
if need
now
be."
brings
isiting heads of state to Williamsburg
before taking them on to Washington.
They can rest from their jet flight for the
night
and at the same
time absorb
a little
of the meaning of this nation. It might
be a useful preparation these days for the
President- elect.
In the old Capitol, faithfully
reconstructed at Williamsburg, the
members
of Virginia' s colonial
legislature debated the issues and
clarified
making
the
ideas
that
went
into
the
of the new republic.
The article on this page by Hugh
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8, 1968 issue of LIFE Magazine
on Page 4.
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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>
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