D. C, in 1908, 1 9 10, and 19 12, Mrs. Sprunt 

 made an enviable reputation. She served on 

 two of the most important committees — the 

 Committee on the "Jamestown Memorial" 

 and the Committee on "Historic Research." 

 Her exhaustive and valuable report on "Un- 

 marked Historic Sites in North Carolina' 

 elicited much praise, as did her report as chair- 

 man of the "Necrology" Committee. 



A staunch supporter of the church and ad- 

 vocate of all movements for the relief of 

 humanity, a warm friend, a wise counselor, a 

 devoted wife and mother, the loss of her 

 trustful personality will long be felt. 



—Kate Cabell Cox. 



I count it a privilege to add a personal 

 word to the many and well-deserved tributes 

 which are being paid to the character and the 

 noble and endearing qualities of the honorary 

 president of the North Carolina Society of 

 the Colonial Dames of America, Mrs. James 

 Sprunt, whose loss we are called upon to 

 mourn. 



It is true that I only knew her at the sev- 

 eral meetings of the biennial council of the 

 national society, which we both attended; but 

 a few such meetings were quite enough for her 

 to make a deep and lasting impression as a 

 woman of unusual attributes, sweet and gra- 

 cious, gentle and yet strong, giving of her best 



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