An architect's painting of
the proposed plantation layout was displayed for study and Easley
announced that publication of a brochure setting forth the plans and
ideals of the Boys' Plantation and containing the basis of an appeal for
public support of the project will be completed July 1. The brochure was
prepared by the Rev. Ralph Bellwood of Red Hill, director of Boys'
Plantation.
Easley also reported that $4,500 pledged by the Washington Chapter of
Colonial Dames of America for restoration of the Patrick Henry law
office is expected to be available early next year and the foundation
plans to begin construction of this project for the shrine soon after.
Two Resolutions Passed
Resolutions in honor of the late Sydnor Barksdale Penick, husband of
a board member and benefactor of the foundation, and Dr. Douglas
Southall Freeman, who was a member of the board of trustees, were passed
by the board.
Presented by Dr. Robert D. Meade, author of a definitive history of
the life of Patrick Henry and holder of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the
resolution honoring Penick reads as follows:
"Since its last meeting the Board of Trustees of the Patrick
Henry Memorial Foundation has suffered a grevious loss in the death of
Sydnor Barksdale Penick, the distinguished husband of one of our board
members and he himself one of our most generous and useful benefactors.
"Mrs. Penick ad the courage and enterprise to found his own
business in New York City and to develop it into one of the leading
companies in the drug and chemical industry. he was not only a business
executive of international distinction but a thoughtful friend and a
generous and discerning patron of many philanthropic organizations. The
patrick Henry Memorial Foundation and several of its members are
particularly indebted to him.
"Mr. Penick's career has done signal honor to Virginia, his
native state, and to his country. To Mrs. Penick and their children, we
extend our deep regret and sympathy. They can all take comfort in what
they have done to make possible such a noteworthy life.
"Be it resolved, therefore, that the secretary put a copy of
this statement in our minutes and that others be sent to Mrs. Penick and
to her aunt, Miss Ella Miller of Lynchburg."
