During months of suffering, borne with 

 patience and unselfishness, Mrs. Sprunt's natu- 

 rally religious nature grew more intense, her 

 mind dwelt upon the eternal verities. A life 

 so full of noble deeds, consecrated to God, is 

 its own memorial. 



''When the sun in all his state 



Illumined the eastern skies, 

 She passed through Glory's morning gate 



And walked in Paradise." 



— Gabrielle de Rosset IVaddell. 



I count myself very fortunate to have had 

 the privilege of friendship with Mrs. James 

 Sprunt. 



She was of the highest type of Southern 

 womanhood — gentle, earnest, courteous, and 

 kind. 



Steeped in the history and tradition of her 

 State, she not only exercised an intelligent in- 

 fluence over the Colonial Dames of North 

 Carolina during her long presidency, but she 

 took a broad interest in general history and 

 did much to increase its study and preserva- 

 tion. 



As a hostess she was unrivaled, and many 

 of us remember with delight the hours spent 

 at her beautiful home in Wilmington and at 

 Orton plantation. 



At the national councils of the Colonial 

 Dames of America, held In Washington, 



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