{Excerpt from the "Report of the Committee on Memo- 

 rials," Made i.j the Annual Meeting of the Society of 

 Colonial Dames, Held in May, igi6.) 



"A little while" and again we were called 

 to suffer another great loss, for Mrs. James 

 Sprunt finished her earthly pilgrimage and en- 

 tered rest eternal ! For eight years she was 

 president of the North Carolina Society of 

 Colonial Dames of America, and later hon- 

 orary president. Our hearts were wrung with 

 sorrow, for had we not all admired her splen- 

 did achievements in the society, her constant 

 thought and work for its best interests, and 

 her ambition to have the North Carolina So- 

 ciety of Colonial Dames take the place in the 

 world that she felt was its due? Had we not 

 all enjoyed her wonderful hospitality, being 

 made to feel that we were granting her a 

 favor rather than having it bestowed upon 

 us? Ever courteous and gracious, going 

 smoothly along in her splendid works, hurting 

 no one by words hastily spoken or unkind 

 deed. We planned, perhaps, better than we 

 knew when we requested her to fill the office 

 of president, as all of her good work proved 

 through the years of active service. One part 

 of the work of the society was ever very close 

 to her heart, and the love and care she has 

 bestowed on old St. Philip's has made others 

 realize what a grand old historical spot is the 

 ground occupied by the church and its' grave- 

 yard. With a heart full of sympathy, no 



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