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WWW.HOLLYWOODCEMETERY.ORG FALL 2018 • VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2 Finding Emily Arents A Chance Meeting Leads a California Woman to “Miss Grace” lthough she grew up hearing stories about her was Rev. Barbara Ambrose, a vocational deacon at St. relative Lewis Ginter (1824-1897), the tobacco Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, for which magnateA and real estate developer, Emily Arents knew Grace had funded the construction. little about Grace, his niece, and her great-great aunt. A chance conversation with a friend in January inspired “I am such a fan of Grace,” says Ambrose, who had also her to take a long-planned trip to Richmond with her written an article about the prominent Richmonder for a daughter, Leilani Cochran, to learn more about her Friends of Hollywood Cemetery newsletter. Working with mysterious family member. Emily, she helped coordinate a Grace-focused trip around Richmond. “It was fun on our end because I realized “All of this was Emily had no idea what she would be walking into, and prompted by a friend people were just really, really excited about this whole of mine at church,” prospect.” says Arents, speaking by phone from her The trip begins home in Arcata, California. “My Emily Arents grew up outside New York City. She friend was doing remembers passing through Richmond on her way to some research last boarding school at Chatham Hall but had never visited. fall and when we For their two-day trip in April to the capitol city, Arents were meeting at and Cochran stayed at the Jefferson Hotel, a Richmond an outreach event, landmark which Lewis Ginter had helped develop. she said, ‘Emily, are you related to On the first day, Ambrose led them on a tour of St. Grace Arents?’ And I Andrew’s Episcopal Church, a Gothic Revival church in thought, Oh my gosh, Oregon Hill noted for its steep bell tower. At a luncheon Grace Evelyn Arents I know that name— afterwards, they met people who were able to share (1848-1926) yes.” stories about “Miss Grace” they had heard from family members. Emily’s friend had learned about Grace Arents (1848- (continued on page 2) 1926) and her transformative philanthropic work from a classmate’s postings in an online class. The classmate

Charles Emily Arbor Minnigerode Recollections Photo Partial 2018 Arents Day Page 6 Contest Donor Overlooks List Richmond Visionary, Community Leader, and Philanthropist Pages 1-3 Pages 4-5 Dedication Page 8 Page 9 Pages 10-11 Page 7 “Miss Grace” (continued) Mrs. Russell G. Fergusson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolde, Jr. Mr. Christopher E. Bowman Mr. David M. Northen Arents learned she had much in common with her Aunt “I was thrilled to meet Emily and Leilani,” says Kelly Dr. and Mrs. Adam J. Fiedler Bradley and Jane Nott Mr. James N. Boyd Ms. Darlene Ogden Grace – from her occupation (she is a parish nurse at Jones Wilbanks, Executive Director of Friends of Mr. G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Overton Mr. Austin Brockenbrough, III Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Parker St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Arcata; Grace, also a Hollywood Cemetery. “Lewis Ginter and Grace Arents Ms. Ella Foshay & Mr. Michael Ms. Karen L. Owens Mrs. Judith A. Brush Mr. and Mrs. J. Terry Parsley Rothfeld Mrs. Louise Thrift Owens Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Bryan, III Ms. Mollie A. Payne nurse, helped establish the Instructive Visiting Nurses were the only members of their family who lived in Mr. Merritt W. Foster, III Mrs. Sarah K. Parrish Mrs. Archer C. Burke Mrs. Parke D. Pendleton Association to provide health care to poor families), to Richmond – most of them lived in New York – and neither Mr. and Mrs. F. Meriwether Fowlkes, Jr. Ms. Cary Cardozo Paul Mr. Dennis Bussey Mrs. Margaret Perkinson her love of horticulture, and to her belief “that money is a of them had children. So, I’d never met any of their Mr. Richard H. Fox Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart Philips Colonel and Mrs. J. A. Barton Ms. Audrey Platt tool and it has no value if it isn’t used well,” she says. descendants before.” Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth Pinckney Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Freddy D. Preston Mrs. Nancy Wilson Gaffner Mrs. Nancy C. Pollard Ms. Sharon Carter Mr. and Mrs. John Ramos, Jr. Grace is often compared to Jane Addams, who founded Arents enjoyed her visit to the cemetery. “It’s a gorgeous Mrs. Patricia M. Given Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Raddin Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cook Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Reed, Jr. Mr. C. Hobson Goddin Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Randolph Hull House in Chicago in 1889 to support the social and place,” she says. Wilbanks brought the group to Grace’s Ms. Rosemary Cotton Mrs. Frances S. Adamson Reed Mr. Stretton L. Gramlich Ms. Elizabeth D. Rawles Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Cox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. William Reid educational needs of poor immigrant families. At the grave—a simple headstone at the end of a line of Mrs. Amy M. Griese Mr. Frank L. Rawling Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham, Jr. Mr. George J. Rovnan time, Addams and other women turned to the settlement boxwoods—and then led them inside Ginter’s mausoleum. Mr. Robert P. Grymes, Jr. Mr. Melvin L. Rawls Mr. and Mrs. James R. V. Daniel Mrs. Kathleen Royster houses after not being permitted to start the programs in Arents had seen the ornate marble structure from family Mr. and Mrs. Brenton S. Halsey Mrs. Carole M. Rayner Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Ruth their churches, says Ambrose. “They were told, ‘You are photos but had never known what it was. “And I had no Mr. and Mrs. G. Bernard Hamilton Nancy B. Reed Mr. Charles W. Dickinson Ms. Penelope de B. Saffer women, you can’t do this.’ One of the things that really idea at all about the windows,” she says, referring to the Ms. Katherine C. Harder Mr. and Mrs. James T. Rhodes, Jr. Mrs. Mary W. Dozier Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Schaaf, III struck me about Grace Arents was that she was doing a mausoleum’s three Tiffany windows. “They are absolutely Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howze Harrell Mr. Pat Adams Ricks Mr. Charles E. Eberle Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Schutt Ms. Cheryl Harris Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr. lot of the same kinds of things…but she had the ability to breathtaking.” Inspired, she gave a donation to support Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Edmunds, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Carter Scott, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Hart Mrs. C. B. Robertson, III Ms. Marybeth Eilerson Mr. Howard W. Shields build her own church, so nobody could say ‘you can’t do their planned restoration. “To be able to participate in Mrs. Patricia Leonard Higgins Mr. Gilbert M. Rosenthal Ms. Virginia C. Ellett Mrs. Schuyler O. Sneed this.’” making them as lovely as they once were seems to be a Mrs. S. Winfield Hill Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Schacht Mr. and Mrs. Edward Epstein Mrs. Cameron B. Srpan wonderful thing to do.” Mr. and Mrs. William Maury Hill Mrs. Martha A. Schrenk Mr. and Mrs. William F. Etherington Mr. G. Allen Stanley Records from the time show Grace was closely involved Mr. and Mrs. John Cameron Hoggan, Jr. Mr. Roger M. Scott Mr. Robert J. Flacke Mr. Olen C. Stewart, Jr. in the planning of St. Andrew’s. Although a modest and A whirlwind second day Mr. and Mrs. H. Winston Holt, III Ms. Brantley Bache Shiflett Mrs. George H. Flowers, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stroube humble woman, “she was not a shrinking violet by any Dr. and Mrs. J. Shelton Horsley, III Mrs. Richard T. Short Mrs. Marjorie N. Fowlkes Dr.• and Mrs. E. Armistead Talman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horton Mr. Robert W. Simms stretch of the imagination, and I don’t think she was The next day, the mother and daughter visited St. Dr. and Mrs. L. Arnold Frederick Mrs. Marney Terrill Dr. and Mrs. J. Hubert Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Snead Mrs. Martha D. Garian Mr. John Christopher Tichacek particularly easy to work with,” says Ambrose, with a Andrew’s School, a tuition-free K-5 school started by Dr. Douglas Hundley Mr. and Mrs. William H. Snider Mr. William B. George, Jr. Mrs. Mary Stoddard Trigg laugh, “But she got it done.” Grace that is affiliated with the church. Mrs. Helen F. Inconstanti-Alexander Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Sowers, III Mr. Norruth Graham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Turnbull Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Spain, Jr. Mr. William A. Gregory Mrs. Lynne C. Valentine A visit to the gravesite “They had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson Mrs. Joseph E. Spruill, Jr. Mr. James C. Hamilton, Jr. Mrs. Fontaine J. Velz with the children in each one of the grades. The kids Judge Thomas O. Jones and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Stallworth Mr. R. Stephen Hamilton Ms. Sandra E. Waller After the luncheon, the group headed to Hollywood all know about Miss Grace and her contributions to the Mrs. Rejena Carreras Mr. George C. Stuckey Les and Kennah Harcum Dr. and Mrs. J. Latane Ware Mrs. Julia E. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Tattersall Mr. James P. Harold Mrs. Mary P. Ware Cemetery. Although she had never visited it before, school,” says Ambrose. They also toured the former Ms. Maria F. Keritsis Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. TeStrake, Jr. William Byrd Community House, where the school plans Mr. and Mrs. Elliott M. Harrigan Mr. Randall L. Welch Arents possesses a copy of the original deed to the plot Judith W. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Heller Mr. B. Randolph Wellford signed by Lewis Ginter. to expand. The building once housed another of Grace’s John T. Kneebone, PhD and Mr. and Mrs. Seldon T. Tompkins Mrs. R. L. Hopkins Mrs. Mary F. White projects – the first free lending library in Richmond. Dr. Elizabeth Roderick Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Toms Robert and Nadine Huberman Dr. and Mrs. James R. Wickham Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Mr. Halcott Mebane Turner Mr. Olin V. Hyde Mr. and Mrs. Ennion S. Williams, Jr. Arents enjoyed seeing an organ given to the school Mr. Michael Kowal Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Vaden Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson, III Ms. Mildred L. Wysong by Grace in memory of her mother, Jane Swain Ginter Landmark Events Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, III Mr. Jeremiah Jewett Carter and Nelson Lankford Ms. Elizabeth A. Vandenberg Mr. and Mrs. William C. Jones Arents. “That was very touching to me because my Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Large Dr. and Mrs. H. Hudnall Ware, III grandfather, Grace’s nephew, gave a fabulous organ to Mrs. Tanya H. King Mr. Robert D. Latshaw Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen, III Mr. James Kisicki St. Thomas on Fifth Avenue in New York in honor of my Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lehman Dr. and Mrs. Hugh A. West Dr. and Mrs. Warren W. Koontz, Jr. grandmother. How amazing that my grandfather followed Mr. and Mrs. James H. Lewis Mrs. Gloria Crooks Wetmore Mr. David Kupstas A complete listing of in his aunt’s steps.” Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto N. Williams, Jr. Mr. Garry W. Land Stacy Luks Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Williams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lewis all gifts for the full Ms. Amanda T. Macaulay Dr. and Mrs. William C. Williams, III Next, Ambrose took them to Lewis Ginter Botanical Mr. Mathew W. Lively calendar year of 2018 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Q. Maher Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Williamson, III Ms. Teresa Luckert Garden where they learned more about Grace’s love of Mrs. Janet H. Mauck Mr. William L. Wilson will be included in our horticulture. Ms. Juliet Markovich Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Maxson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, III Mr. and Mrs. George G. McDearmon, Jr. Ms. Geneva L. McKinney Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney Mr. Kevin W. McDonough 2018 Annual Report “We had a marvelous luncheon at Bloemendaal House,” Mr. Rieman McNamara, Jr. Winkler Mrs. Judy G. McNeer Mrs. Josephine J. Miller published in early says Arents. At her great-great aunt’s home, she learned Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wishnack Ms. Cynthia K. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Millner, III more about Grace’s life from representatives of the Mr. D. Lee Zorn Mr. Hullihen Williams Moore 2019. This will include Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Minardi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Morris Garden as well as local librarians. Among them was Mr. and Mrs. George V. Moncure, Jr. Contributors (Up to $99) Mrs. Helen Turner Murphy Gifts In Kind, Gifts In Wendy de Groat who has recently written a book of Mrs. Samuel S. Moody, Jr. Anonymous (8) Mr. Gordon Musch poems drawing from Grace’s history and her own. Mrs. W. Cabell Moore, Jr. Memory, Gifts In Honor Mr. and Mrs. V. Cassell Adamson, Jr. Mr. William A. Nash, II Mr. Robert H. Morecock, Sr. Colonel and Mrs. Scott D. Aiken Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Nash and Matching Gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Dermot M. Murphy Ms. Marlene Allen Mrs. Sarah Newcomb Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I. Myers, Jr. (continued on page 3) Mrs. Anne A. Blunt Colonel Davis Eugene Norman From left: Leilani Cochran, Emily Arents, Mrs. Lucy B. Negus Mr. and Mrs. Ros Bowers Mr. Charles H. Norris and Rev. Barbara Ambrose Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Newman

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 2 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 11 FALL 2018 2018 Contributors to “Miss Grace” (continued) Friends of Hollywood Cemetery “He was an extraordinary man to have helped his Grace inherited the Dutch Colonial building, which had sister and niece so much and to have helped my great- We are indeed grateful to the following donors for their generous support of Friends in 2018 through October 31, 2018. You have enabled us to raise awareness of previously served as a bicycle club, from her uncle. She grandfather get started,” says Arents, noting that George Hollywood and to continue vital monument and fence restoration. Thank you for helping us to preserve Hollywood Cemetery for generations to come. remodeled it into a home for sick children. Surrounded by joined his uncle as one of the founders of American 85 acres of gardens, she renamed it Bloemendaal, which Tobacco Company. “My great-grandfather came into means “valley of flowers.” She later lived in the home successes in his life thanks not only because of his native Edward M. Farley, IV with her longtime companion, Mary Garland Smith. The abilities but to the incredible support and encouragement Chair, Friends of Hollywood Cemetery house and surrounding gardens now are part of Lewis of his uncle.” The 1847 Society Sustainers ($500-$999) Mrs. Elizabeth M. Gardner Bank of America Matching Gifts Ginter Botanical Garden, which she bequeathed to the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Gates Program city. Presidents Circle Anonyous (1) Mr. and Mrs. David L. Gilliam Mr. Carl E. Barnes Ms. Emily A. Arents June H. Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray Dr. and Mrs. Edward B. Beirne, Jr. The day ended with a tour around Ginter Park, a Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Atkinson Mr. Charles L. Hague Mr. and Mrs. Waddy G. Bland Hollywood Cemetery Company Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt S. Beazley, III neighborhood of beautiful homes developed by Lewis Peachtree House Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, IV Dr. and Mrs. John A. Board Ms. Rosa Bosher Mrs. Elizabeth T. Harris Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Boehling, III Ginter. Founders Circle Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Catlett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. King, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Ben P. Bradenham Mrs. Virginia D. Chewning Impressions Thomas F. Jeffress Memorial Inc. Koval Family Fund* Mrs. Peter W. Brown Ms. Ethel R. Chrisman Mr. and Mrs. E. Claiborne Robins, Jr. Mr. Timothy A. Kuhn Peter and Leonie Buckley Colon Club of Richmond Mr. and Mrs. James L. Londrey Mr. and Mrs. Bryce A. Bugg Heritage Circle Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Fisher, Jr. Mrs. Helen C. Mason Mr. A. Christian Burke By the end of the day, the mother and daughter were tired Mrs. Eleanor Beck Gosse Mrs. Margaret P. Bemiss • Charles and Carter McDowell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Burnett but happy and inspired by what they had learned about Mrs. Aelise Britton Green Elizabeth G. Schneider Trust Mrs. C. Connor McGehee, III Billie Burton Grace. Emily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Trust Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Miller Mr. Lawrence C. Caldwell, III Estes Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lynch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton P. Moffatt, Jr. Mrs. Anne Moncure Call “I think the impression I have of her is being a feminist Elizabeth A. and Mark T. Massey The Morton Family Fund* Mr. Andrew T. Moore, Jr. Mrs. Mary S. Cardozo way before her time. She must have been a real Rowe Walker Family Fund of the John R. Nelson Charitable Fund* Mrs. Frederica C. Mullen Mrs. Francis F. Carr, Jr. powerhouse,” says Arents. Additionally, “It was mind- Greater Cincinnati Foundation Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Dr. John W. Overton, Jr. and Dr. Ann Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Carrington, III blowing how much work Grace had done that is dear to Program Hollywood Circle Lowry Mr. DeWitt B. Casler, III my heart without ever having known her.” Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryson Powell Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Page Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Florence Bryan Fowlkes Fund* Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Price Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Rabb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Clarke, Jr. She also enjoyed learning more about Lewis Ginter, who Original certificate of ownership issued to Lewis Ginter for the Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Riopelle Ms. Isabel K. Randolph Ms. Harriett W. Condrey supported his sister, Jane Swain Ginter Arents, and her six cemetery plot overlooking the James River where he and his niece, Herndon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William A. Royall Megan and Jimmy Rose Charitable Mrs. Dianne E. Conwell Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph Hutcheson Mr. Thomas A. Silvestri and Mrs. children (George, Minnie, Joan, Frederick, Franklin, and Grace Arents, are interred (Courtesy of Emily Arents) Fund* Mrs. Sallie L. Corra Grace) after her husband Stephen’s death in 1855. Grace Susan Kurzman Mr. and Mrs. William R. Shands, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Craigie Ivy Circle Susan and S. Buford Scott Endowment and her mother moved to Richmond and lived with Ginter, As for her great-great aunt, she says, “my daughter and I Mrs. Alice H. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Cross were overcome with the enormity of the effect that Grace Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Tilghman Mrs. Ursula F. Stalker Ms. Yvonne Cross as did George (Emily’s great-grandfather), for a brief time. Libby and Marty Anderson Mr. Charles E. Tingley Mr. Samuel T. Terry Dr. William L. Curry had on the city and what her drive was to educate children Mr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Dr. and Mrs. C. Kent Titus United Daughters of the Confederacy William P. and Gale K. Cushing While alive, Ginter encouraged his niece in her many and to improve the circumstance of people who were Mrs. Nancy B. Booker Mrs. Patsy R. Whaley Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Van Sickle Mrs. Jeannine Hurford Daniel efforts. When he died, he left Grace what would be a $20 suffering. Just an amazing lady.” Mr. William Broaddus Dr. and Mrs. Peter T. Wilbanks Harold and Janice Walker Fund* Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph V. Daniel, IV million fortune today. Mr. and Mrs. Orran L. Brown Mrs. Mary Denny Wray Carneal Drew Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Wallace, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. Wegner Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Darling Mr. and Mrs. William R. Claiborne Patrons ($250-$499) 2018 2018 Administrative Staff Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Farley, IV The Honorable and Mrs. J. H. Wilkinson, III Mr. and Mrs. Bradfute W. Davenport, Jr. Anonymous (1) Officers and Directors Officers and Directors Hollywood Cemetery Company Fatherree Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William A. Young, Jr. Mrs. Eleanor D. Davenport Mrs. Katherine P. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Ms. Betty B. Young Mrs. Ingrid H. Davis Friends of Hollywood Cemetery Hollywood Cemetery Company Gray Holdings, LLC Mrs. William J. Armfield, IV Mr. and Mrs. Calvert G. de Coligny, Jr. David L. Gilliam – General Manager Ms. Whitney Armstrong Associates ($100-$249) Hamilton Family Foundation Mr. David M. DeBarger Edward M. Farley, IV – Chair E. Bryson Powell – President Woodrow C. Harper – Assistant General Mr. and Mrs. McGuire Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hill Anonymous (10) Ms. Jodi S. Denny David L. Gilliam – Secretary William R. Claiborne – Vice President Manager Mr. Waverly Glenn Hurt J. Read Jr. and Janet Dennis Branch Mr. Max R. Adam Mr. and Mrs. William Penn Dickinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ashby Jennings, III Fund* Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Angus, Sr. Mr. Mark Dillon William R. Claiborne – Treasurer David L. Gilliam – Secretary and Mabel E. Toney – Administrative Assistant Mrs. Jean W. Lane Mrs. Caroline Y. Brandt General Manager Kristina Coonley – Assistant Alice Reed and Hunter McGuire • Ambassador and Mrs. W. L. Lyons Mary Lynn Bayliss, PhD Woodrow C. Harper – Treasurer Cheryl Knaut – Assistant Fund* Brown, Jr. The 1847 Society Elizabeth Rawles Cronly Mabel E. Toney – Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Suzanne C. Pollard Mr. and Mrs. W. Michaux Buchanan Leaders for preservation of Hollywood Cemetery Mr. Joseph C. Ramage Mr. Richard T. Cavedo Joseph R. Herbert Assistant Treasurer Lawrence W. and Susan I. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chappell, Jr. Annual Giving Levels E. Bryson Powell Spider Management Co., LLC Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dilworth Presidents Circle for Gifts of $25,000+ Elizabeth W. Talley Edward M. Farley, IV Stanley and Dorothy Pauley Charitable Mrs. Tanya Parker Dolphin Founders Circle for Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 Peter C. Toms Matthew D. Jenkins Trust Mrs. Susan B. Farrell Heritage Circle for Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Elizabeth Cabell Jennings Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. James I. Finney, III Hollywood Circle for Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Kelly Jones Wilbanks, Executive Director Nelson D. Lankford, PhD Mr. and Mrs. E. Massie Valentine, Jr. Mr. Thomas J. Fisher Valentine Richmond History Center Ivy Circle for Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 Nancy Shepherd, Development Associate Evelina M. Scott Mr. James S. Watkinson • Deceased Fred T. Tattersall We invite you to join the 1847 Society and continue the ongoing Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells, III * The Community Foundation Serving E. Massie Valentine, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Williams, Jr. Richmond and Central Virginia restoration and preservation of Hollywood Cemetery.

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 10 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 3 FALL 2018 Hollywood Walking Tour Celebrates Arbor Day, 2018 Examples from Ninety-One Submissions to pril 27, 2018 was the most perfect Arbor Day! The the 2018 Instagram Photo Contest Aweather was amazing and it was the perfect day to be in the cemetery. 2

Arborist Mike Van Yahres, who holds a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia and who has published numerous articles on tree management is the owner of Van Yahres Tree Company from Charlottesville, Virginia. In fact, he is the third generation of Van Yahres in the business. Throughout the morning, Mr. Van Yahres led a walking tour to view some of Hollywood Cemetery’s most prized trees, including some of the Monarchs, trees that are considered outstanding examples of their species.

Although many visitors come to see the resting spots of presidents or have an interest in Civil War history, Hollywood contains some of the finest examples of native (1st Place) trees and historic roses in the Commonwealth. There are

A. B. 1

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

over 2,000 trees in the cemetery today, of which some predate the cemetery’s opening in 1849.

Trees are part of what makes Hollywood Cemetery so beautiful, especially this time of year with all the native ornamental trees being in bloom. Mr. Van Yahres is much more interested in hardwoods, especially the White Oak, which is his favorite tree (see photograph #1). Yet, when asked if he had a least favorite tree, he hesitated for a moment as those on the tour offered many suggestions.

I learned about the tallest tree in the cemetery, a 142’ tall Bald Cypress (see photograph #2). It stands in “Long Bottom” and can be easily viewed from the intersection of Freeman Road and Westvale Avenue.

(continued on page 5) C. D. White Oak (Quercus alba) First Place – @lookuprichmond A. – @erikaforsack; B. – @hartwoodroses; C. – @tracieaglemusic; D. – @alison.greenlee

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 4 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 9 SPRINGFALL 20182011 Recollections Arbor Day (continued) Friends of Hollywood Marks a Special Anniversary I learned that Mr. Van Yahres’ favorite tree in the Finally, Mr. Van Yahres discussed the Cemetery’s new cemetery, “because of its shape and its size,” is the Black tree digitization program. To conclude the tour and en years ago, in 2008, Friends of Hollywood took its monuments and fences, Presidents Circle has been first steps. Getting to that point involved an intensive completely restored and re-landscaped. Two overlooks with Gum (see photograph #3), which is frequently considered celebrate Arbor Day, a White Oak sapling (6 feet in process.T Agreeing upon the need for a “friends” organization spectacular views of the James River have been constructed Virginia’s most beautiful native tree. This particular height) was planted in the cemetery. in the first place and, then, upon an appropriate mission on either side of the Palmer Mausoleum. Also, the Jefferson Hollywood tree was included in Remarkable Trees of required almost a year of discussion, due diligence, legal Davis Circle has been redesigned and surfaced in cobble Virginia (2008). Mr. Van Yahres explained that Black research, tax hurdles, and patience. A great deal of patience! stones. As one enters the Cemetery (on your right side), the Gums typically have a single stem so this one is atypical. Glade has also been made more distinctive through design 4 It is not this planning period but all that has occurred since and landscaping. It continues to be a work in progress. I have to say that I love that his favorite tree is not one that I wish to share in this piece. I believe that it is a story Currently, a funding effort is underway to conserve three that seemingly follows the rules. worth telling – certainly not to engage in self-congratulation exceptional Louis Comfort Tiffany windows in the Lewis but rather to express our delight and deep appreciation to all Ginter Mausoleum. The largest tree in the cemetery is the Tulip Poplar (see who have shared that journey with us. photograph 4) located near the large obelisk for Dr. R.W. Awareness and outreach have been central to our mission. Friends was established with a number of stated goals: to 1. A first-time, semi-annual newsletter (Gateway to “John” Dove, who served as the Grand Secretary of the refresh and tell the story of Hollywood, increase awareness History) is in its 8th year of publication. 2. A Hollywood Grand Lodge of Virginia for over 30 years. It is common and visitation, identify and explain the Cemetery’s needs, website provides essential information about the Cemetery for Tulip Poplars to grow to great heights. While children and develop a broad base of financial support. and has a national and international following. 3. A new have delighted in finding a secret passage to another application on that site allows one to locate any “resident” world in the open trunk bottom, I always worried about Mary Hoge Anderson, Fielding Williams, and I comprised within the cemetery and read what may appear on that the original board of directors. Mary Hoge was our individual’s monument or marker – a valuable tool for this tree. I was thrilled to learn that it is common for first Chair. David Gilliam, Cemetery General Manager, both visitors as well as researchers. 4. One may also mature Tulip Poplars to be hollow inside. Mr. Van Yahres possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Hollywood and enjoy a digital tour to each of the Cemetery’s most notable stated that this tree was structurally sound and he would guided us then as he does today. And for the last eight sites by accessing a new Hollywood application available sleep under it. years, Kelly Wilbanks has been our inspirational executive through our web site. 5. Friends has resumed the annual director, assisted by Nancy Rowe. We have also received Hollywood picnic tradition, conducted numerous tours, and a lot of professional help from our fundraising consultant, sponsored a number of popular lectures, free to the public. Laurie Rogers. And yes, our working Board of Directors has 6. And finally, Friends has shared its own experiences 3 actually grown from three to seven members. and knowledge with several cemeteries planning to launch friends organizations similar to our own. Our first year of fundraising (2008) was directed to the Hollywood family of lot owners, many of whom were Our notable collection of nearly one hundred heritage roses accustomed to responding to Hollywood’s annual appeal. has never looked better thanks to the selfless commitment Historically, that appeal generated +/- $20,000; funds were and leadership of Connie Hilker, a nationally recognized used exclusively to build the Cemetery’s endowment. In rosarian from Fredericksburg, VA. Our seventh annual rose 2008, the appeal focused attention on the new Friends maintenance day will take place in March, 2019. This has organization and its mission. For the first time, the mailing been an opportunity for rose lovers to volunteer their time list included a small number of individuals in the community and skills in cleaning and pruning the collection before new with no prior giving history to Hollywood. In 2008, a total blooms of spring appear. of $32,367 was raised from both prior as well as new donors. In 2009, that amount exceeded $60,000. It was a most These and other achievements could only have been possible encouraging beginning. through the generosity of faithful individuals, foundations Tulip Poplar (Liriodindroen tulipifera) and corporations. Over our short existence, a total of In 2009-2010, Friends launched an exceptionally ambitious $3.4 million has been raised – a sum that we could not campaign to raise funds to repair and restore over 4,200 have imagined ten years ago. The Cemetery has begun to This was an excellent opportunity to learn more about a stone monuments and iron fences in Hollywood – abandoned emerge once again as a significant destination – a place of place that I adore. and untouched for decades. In each case, original lot rare natural beauty, irreplaceable art, and timeless stories of owners/families had passed away. It seemed a perfect fit for individuals who have helped to enrich our community, state, To learn more about Hollywood Cemetery’s trees, pick Friends and gave us an opportunity to introduce ourselves and nation. to many new potential donors, including corporations up their Notable Trees & Roses guide. and foundations. The project was executed in phases and It has taken a “village,” and we are extremely grateful. We completed in 2016. It included the architecturally significant believe that Hollywood “sells itself.” Ours has been but to Palmer Fence and Nace Monument. We continue to raise point the way. Contributed by Sharon Pajka, Ph.D. funds to address ongoing repair as needed. Professor, Gallaudet University Over the years, Friends has attempted to be a thoughtful steward of the generous philanthropy that it has enjoyed. Much has been accomplished. In addition to restored Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 8 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 5 FALL 2018 Dr. Charles Minnigerode (1814-1894) First Christmas Tree (continued) During the Civil War, his services drew many military sub-division, Lot 1. His spirit still lives on in the annual A German Immigrant Introduces First Christmas Tree to Virginia leaders, including General Robert E. Lee and Confederate Christmas tree set up by the St. George Tucker House President Jefferson Davis. He was preaching on April (now a reception center for Colonial Williamsburg) and s the holiday season nears, it’s a fitting time to neighbors, many of who put up their own trees the 2, 1865, when Davis received a telegram from Lee, in the twinkling lights of Christmas trees everywhere reflect upon the life of Dr. Charles Minnigerode. A following year. The tradition spread throughout Virginia anticipating Richmond’s fall. throughout the Commonwealth. collegeA professor and well-known Episcopal priest, one and grew more popular after U.S. President Benjamin of his many achievements includes introducing the first Harrison placed the first Christmas tree in the White Charles Minnigerode died on October 13, 1894; his wife, Sources for this article include Christmas tree to our state. House in 1889 – 47 years after Minnegerode’s tree. Mary, on October 30, 1898. Both are buried in Hollywood EncyclopediaVirginia.com and History.org. In 1843, the young professor married Mary Carter, with Cemetery under a rugged cross monument, in Section V Charles Frederick whom he had three children. He joined the Episcopal Ernest Minnigerode Church and was ordained to the priesthood in 1847. After was born in serving various small parishes, he was named minister Ahrensburg, of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond in 1856. He Germany on August remained there for 33 years and drew large crowds for James River Overlooks Dedicated 6, 1814. Classically his sermons. The Prince of Wales (later King Edward educated, he studied VII) attended one of his services on his visit to Richmond wo enthusiastically anticipated, terraced overlooks law at the University in 1860. Minnerode conducted the funeral services of were dedicated on Tuesday, October 16. Construction 2 of Giessen. Soon many prominent individuals, including President James Tbegan in November, 2015. These blue stone and granite after, he was Monroe, when his remains were moved and reinterred to additions to Hollywood Cemetery provide magnificent imprisoned for his Hollywood Cemetery in 1858. vistas of the James River, Kanawha Canal, Richmond political beliefs. (continued on page 7) skyline and downtown bridges. Their locations at He sailed to either end of the Palmer Chapel create a finished and America in 1839, and, picturesque destination for visitors and families. according to some The easternmost overlook was made possible through accounts, generous gifts from Dominion Energy, the James River learned Garden Club (in celebration of its 100th anniversary), English in a the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation, and Bob and mere three Anna Lou Schaberg. On the western end of the Chapel, Dr. Charles Minnigerode months. the second overlook was given in memory of Lettie Pate (Courtesy of the Virginia Museum As a young Whitehead Evans by the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation. of History & Culture) language teacher in Philadelphia, he met writers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Washington Irving. 1

In 1842, he joined the College of William and Mary as a professor of humanities, teaching Latin and Greek. He was a friend of Nathanial Beverley 3 Tucker, one of fourteen children of prominent judge, Revolutionary War officer, and abolitionist St. George Tucker. Nathaniel raised his family in his rambling, white clapboard childhood home at 113 Nicholson Street, which was built in 1716.

Minnegerode was fond of Nathaniel’s children. As a treat to them – or also, some say, as a cure for his homesickness, he introduced a beloved German Yuletide tradition by setting up a Christmas tree in the parlor of their home on December 24, 1842. The family helped decorate it with gilded nuts, marbleized paper, and strings of popcorn. 1. Attending members of the James River Garden Club Minnegerode’s evergreen was the first Christmas 2. Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg tree in Williamsburg and the first documented in 3. Seated: Dr. Herbert Claiborne, Jr., (Trustee, Lettie The Christmas tree grew in popularity after the 1848 publication Virginia. Pate Evans Foundation) and Catherine Claiborne; of this drawing of Queen Victoria and the royal family—Prince Standing from left: Herbert Claiborne III The tradition caught the fancy of his Williamsburg Albert had brought the Christmas tree tradition to England from his native Germany (www.PorterBriggs.com) and William Claiborne

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 6 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 7 FALL 2018 Dr. Charles Minnigerode (1814-1894) First Christmas Tree (continued) During the Civil War, his services drew many military sub-division, Lot 1. His spirit still lives on in the annual A German Immigrant Introduces First Christmas Tree to Virginia leaders, including General Robert E. Lee and Confederate Christmas tree set up by the St. George Tucker House President Jefferson Davis. He was preaching on April (now a reception center for Colonial Williamsburg) and s the holiday season nears, it’s a fitting time to neighbors, many of who put up their own trees the 2, 1865, when Davis received a telegram from Lee, in the twinkling lights of Christmas trees everywhere reflect upon the life of Dr. Charles Minnigerode. A following year. The tradition spread throughout Virginia anticipating Richmond’s fall. throughout the Commonwealth. collegeA professor and well-known Episcopal priest, one and grew more popular after U.S. President Benjamin of his many achievements includes introducing the first Harrison placed the first Christmas tree in the White Charles Minnigerode died on October 13, 1894; his wife, Sources for this article include Christmas tree to our state. House in 1889 – 47 years after Minnegerode’s tree. Mary, on October 30, 1898. Both are buried in Hollywood EncyclopediaVirginia.com and History.org. In 1843, the young professor married Mary Carter, with Cemetery under a rugged cross monument, in Section V Charles Frederick whom he had three children. He joined the Episcopal Ernest Minnigerode Church and was ordained to the priesthood in 1847. After was born in serving various small parishes, he was named minister Ahrensburg, of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond in 1856. He Germany on August remained there for 33 years and drew large crowds for James River Overlooks Dedicated 6, 1814. Classically his sermons. The Prince of Wales (later King Edward educated, he studied VII) attended one of his services on his visit to Richmond wo enthusiastically anticipated, terraced overlooks law at the University in 1860. Minnerode conducted the funeral services of were dedicated on Tuesday, October 16. Construction 2 of Giessen. Soon many prominent individuals, including President James Tbegan in November, 2015. These blue stone and granite after, he was Monroe, when his remains were moved and reinterred to additions to Hollywood Cemetery provide magnificent imprisoned for his Hollywood Cemetery in 1858. vistas of the James River, Kanawha Canal, Richmond political beliefs. (continued on page 7) skyline and downtown bridges. Their locations at He sailed to either end of the Palmer Chapel create a finished and America in 1839, and, picturesque destination for visitors and families. according to some The easternmost overlook was made possible through accounts, generous gifts from Dominion Energy, the James River learned Garden Club (in celebration of its 100th anniversary), English in a the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation, and Bob and mere three Anna Lou Schaberg. On the western end of the Chapel, Dr. Charles Minnigerode months. the second overlook was given in memory of Lettie Pate (Courtesy of the Virginia Museum As a young Whitehead Evans by the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation. of History & Culture) language teacher in Philadelphia, he met writers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Washington Irving. 1

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 6 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 7 FALL 2018 Recollections Arbor Day (continued) Friends of Hollywood Marks a Special Anniversary I learned that Mr. Van Yahres’ favorite tree in the Finally, Mr. Van Yahres discussed the Cemetery’s new cemetery, “because of its shape and its size,” is the Black tree digitization program. To conclude the tour and en years ago, in 2008, Friends of Hollywood took its monuments and fences, Presidents Circle has been first steps. Getting to that point involved an intensive completely restored and re-landscaped. Two overlooks with Gum (see photograph #3), which is frequently considered celebrate Arbor Day, a White Oak sapling (6 feet in process.T Agreeing upon the need for a “friends” organization spectacular views of the James River have been constructed Virginia’s most beautiful native tree. This particular height) was planted in the cemetery. in the first place and, then, upon an appropriate mission on either side of the Palmer Mausoleum. Also, the Jefferson Hollywood tree was included in Remarkable Trees of required almost a year of discussion, due diligence, legal Davis Circle has been redesigned and surfaced in cobble Virginia (2008). Mr. Van Yahres explained that Black research, tax hurdles, and patience. A great deal of patience! stones. As one enters the Cemetery (on your right side), the Gums typically have a single stem so this one is atypical. Glade has also been made more distinctive through design 4 It is not this planning period but all that has occurred since and landscaping. It continues to be a work in progress. I have to say that I love that his favorite tree is not one that I wish to share in this piece. I believe that it is a story Currently, a funding effort is underway to conserve three that seemingly follows the rules. worth telling – certainly not to engage in self-congratulation exceptional Louis Comfort Tiffany windows in the Lewis but rather to express our delight and deep appreciation to all Ginter Mausoleum. The largest tree in the cemetery is the Tulip Poplar (see who have shared that journey with us. photograph 4) located near the large obelisk for Dr. R.W. Awareness and outreach have been central to our mission. Friends was established with a number of stated goals: to 1. A first-time, semi-annual newsletter (Gateway to “John” Dove, who served as the Grand Secretary of the refresh and tell the story of Hollywood, increase awareness History) is in its 8th year of publication. 2. A Hollywood Grand Lodge of Virginia for over 30 years. It is common and visitation, identify and explain the Cemetery’s needs, website provides essential information about the Cemetery for Tulip Poplars to grow to great heights. While children and develop a broad base of financial support. and has a national and international following. 3. A new have delighted in finding a secret passage to another application on that site allows one to locate any “resident” world in the open trunk bottom, I always worried about Mary Hoge Anderson, Fielding Williams, and I comprised within the cemetery and read what may appear on that the original board of directors. Mary Hoge was our individual’s monument or marker – a valuable tool for this tree. I was thrilled to learn that it is common for first Chair. David Gilliam, Cemetery General Manager, both visitors as well as researchers. 4. One may also mature Tulip Poplars to be hollow inside. Mr. Van Yahres possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Hollywood and enjoy a digital tour to each of the Cemetery’s most notable stated that this tree was structurally sound and he would guided us then as he does today. And for the last eight sites by accessing a new Hollywood application available sleep under it. years, Kelly Wilbanks has been our inspirational executive through our web site. 5. Friends has resumed the annual director, assisted by Nancy Rowe. We have also received Hollywood picnic tradition, conducted numerous tours, and a lot of professional help from our fundraising consultant, sponsored a number of popular lectures, free to the public. Laurie Rogers. And yes, our working Board of Directors has 6. And finally, Friends has shared its own experiences 3 actually grown from three to seven members. and knowledge with several cemeteries planning to launch friends organizations similar to our own. Our first year of fundraising (2008) was directed to the Hollywood family of lot owners, many of whom were Our notable collection of nearly one hundred heritage roses accustomed to responding to Hollywood’s annual appeal. has never looked better thanks to the selfless commitment Historically, that appeal generated +/- $20,000; funds were and leadership of Connie Hilker, a nationally recognized used exclusively to build the Cemetery’s endowment. In rosarian from Fredericksburg, VA. Our seventh annual rose 2008, the appeal focused attention on the new Friends maintenance day will take place in March, 2019. This has organization and its mission. For the first time, the mailing been an opportunity for rose lovers to volunteer their time list included a small number of individuals in the community and skills in cleaning and pruning the collection before new with no prior giving history to Hollywood. In 2008, a total blooms of spring appear. of $32,367 was raised from both prior as well as new donors. In 2009, that amount exceeded $60,000. It was a most These and other achievements could only have been possible encouraging beginning. through the generosity of faithful individuals, foundations Tulip Poplar (Liriodindroen tulipifera) and corporations. Over our short existence, a total of In 2009-2010, Friends launched an exceptionally ambitious $3.4 million has been raised – a sum that we could not campaign to raise funds to repair and restore over 4,200 have imagined ten years ago. The Cemetery has begun to This was an excellent opportunity to learn more about a stone monuments and iron fences in Hollywood – abandoned emerge once again as a significant destination – a place of place that I adore. and untouched for decades. In each case, original lot rare natural beauty, irreplaceable art, and timeless stories of owners/families had passed away. It seemed a perfect fit for individuals who have helped to enrich our community, state, To learn more about Hollywood Cemetery’s trees, pick Friends and gave us an opportunity to introduce ourselves and nation. to many new potential donors, including corporations up their Notable Trees & Roses guide. and foundations. The project was executed in phases and It has taken a “village,” and we are extremely grateful. We completed in 2016. It included the architecturally significant believe that Hollywood “sells itself.” Ours has been but to Palmer Fence and Nace Monument. We continue to raise point the way. Contributed by Sharon Pajka, Ph.D. funds to address ongoing repair as needed. Professor, Gallaudet University Over the years, Friends has attempted to be a thoughtful steward of the generous philanthropy that it has enjoyed. Much has been accomplished. In addition to restored Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 8 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 5 FALL 2018 Hollywood Walking Tour Celebrates Arbor Day, 2018 Examples from Ninety-One Submissions to pril 27, 2018 was the most perfect Arbor Day! The the 2018 Instagram Photo Contest Aweather was amazing and it was the perfect day to be in the cemetery. 2

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Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) over 2,000 trees in the cemetery today, of which some predate the cemetery’s opening in 1849.

(continued on page 5) C. D. White Oak (Quercus alba) First Place – @lookuprichmond A. – @erikaforsack; B. – @hartwoodroses; C. – @tracieaglemusic; D. – @alison.greenlee

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 4 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 9 SPRINGFALL 20182011 2018 Contributors to “Miss Grace” (continued) Friends of Hollywood Cemetery “He was an extraordinary man to have helped his Grace inherited the Dutch Colonial building, which had sister and niece so much and to have helped my great- We are indeed grateful to the following donors for their generous support of Friends in 2018 through October 31, 2018. You have enabled us to raise awareness of previously served as a bicycle club, from her uncle. She grandfather get started,” says Arents, noting that George Hollywood and to continue vital monument and fence restoration. Thank you for helping us to preserve Hollywood Cemetery for generations to come. remodeled it into a home for sick children. Surrounded by joined his uncle as one of the founders of American 85 acres of gardens, she renamed it Bloemendaal, which Tobacco Company. “My great-grandfather came into means “valley of flowers.” She later lived in the home successes in his life thanks not only because of his native Edward M. Farley, IV with her longtime companion, Mary Garland Smith. The abilities but to the incredible support and encouragement Chair, Friends of Hollywood Cemetery house and surrounding gardens now are part of Lewis of his uncle.” The 1847 Society Sustainers ($500-$999) Mrs. Elizabeth M. Gardner Bank of America Matching Gifts Ginter Botanical Garden, which she bequeathed to the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Gates Program city. Presidents Circle Anonyous (1) Mr. and Mrs. David L. Gilliam Mr. Carl E. Barnes Ms. Emily A. Arents June H. Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray Dr. and Mrs. Edward B. Beirne, Jr. The day ended with a tour around Ginter Park, a Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Atkinson Mr. Charles L. Hague Mr. and Mrs. Waddy G. Bland Hollywood Cemetery Company Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt S. Beazley, III neighborhood of beautiful homes developed by Lewis Peachtree House Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, IV Dr. and Mrs. John A. Board Ms. Rosa Bosher Mrs. Elizabeth T. Harris Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Boehling, III Ginter. Founders Circle Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Catlett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. King, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Ben P. Bradenham Mrs. Virginia D. Chewning Impressions Thomas F. Jeffress Memorial Inc. Koval Family Fund* Mrs. Peter W. Brown Ms. Ethel R. Chrisman Mr. and Mrs. E. Claiborne Robins, Jr. Mr. Timothy A. Kuhn Peter and Leonie Buckley Colon Club of Richmond Mr. and Mrs. James L. Londrey Mr. and Mrs. Bryce A. Bugg Heritage Circle Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Fisher, Jr. Mrs. Helen C. Mason Mr. A. Christian Burke By the end of the day, the mother and daughter were tired Mrs. Eleanor Beck Gosse Mrs. Margaret P. Bemiss • Charles and Carter McDowell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Burnett but happy and inspired by what they had learned about Mrs. Aelise Britton Green Elizabeth G. Schneider Trust Mrs. C. Connor McGehee, III Billie Burton Grace. Emily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Trust Mr. and Mrs. Miles C. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Miller Mr. Lawrence C. Caldwell, III Estes Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lynch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton P. Moffatt, Jr. Mrs. Anne Moncure Call “I think the impression I have of her is being a feminist Elizabeth A. and Mark T. Massey The Morton Family Fund* Mr. Andrew T. Moore, Jr. Mrs. Mary S. Cardozo way before her time. She must have been a real Rowe Walker Family Fund of the John R. Nelson Charitable Fund* Mrs. Frederica C. Mullen Mrs. Francis F. Carr, Jr. powerhouse,” says Arents. Additionally, “It was mind- Greater Cincinnati Foundation Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Dr. John W. Overton, Jr. and Dr. Ann Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Carrington, III blowing how much work Grace had done that is dear to Program Hollywood Circle Lowry Mr. DeWitt B. Casler, III my heart without ever having known her.” Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryson Powell Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Page Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr. Florence Bryan Fowlkes Fund* Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Price Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Rabb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Clarke, Jr. She also enjoyed learning more about Lewis Ginter, who Original certificate of ownership issued to Lewis Ginter for the Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Riopelle Ms. Isabel K. Randolph Ms. Harriett W. Condrey supported his sister, Jane Swain Ginter Arents, and her six cemetery plot overlooking the James River where he and his niece, Herndon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William A. Royall Megan and Jimmy Rose Charitable Mrs. Dianne E. Conwell Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph Hutcheson Mr. Thomas A. Silvestri and Mrs. children (George, Minnie, Joan, Frederick, Franklin, and Grace Arents, are interred (Courtesy of Emily Arents) Fund* Mrs. Sallie L. Corra Grace) after her husband Stephen’s death in 1855. Grace Susan Kurzman Mr. and Mrs. William R. Shands, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Craigie Ivy Circle Susan and S. Buford Scott Endowment and her mother moved to Richmond and lived with Ginter, As for her great-great aunt, she says, “my daughter and I Mrs. Alice H. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Cross were overcome with the enormity of the effect that Grace Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Tilghman Mrs. Ursula F. Stalker Ms. Yvonne Cross as did George (Emily’s great-grandfather), for a brief time. Libby and Marty Anderson Mr. Charles E. Tingley Mr. Samuel T. Terry Dr. William L. Curry had on the city and what her drive was to educate children Mr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Dr. and Mrs. C. Kent Titus United Daughters of the Confederacy William P. and Gale K. Cushing While alive, Ginter encouraged his niece in her many and to improve the circumstance of people who were Mrs. Nancy B. Booker Mrs. Patsy R. Whaley Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Van Sickle Mrs. Jeannine Hurford Daniel efforts. When he died, he left Grace what would be a $20 suffering. Just an amazing lady.” Mr. William Broaddus Dr. and Mrs. Peter T. Wilbanks Harold and Janice Walker Fund* Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph V. Daniel, IV million fortune today. Mr. and Mrs. Orran L. Brown Mrs. Mary Denny Wray Carneal Drew Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Wallace, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. Wegner Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Darling Mr. and Mrs. William R. Claiborne Patrons ($250-$499) 2018 2018 Administrative Staff Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Farley, IV The Honorable and Mrs. J. H. Wilkinson, III Mr. and Mrs. Bradfute W. Davenport, Jr. Anonymous (1) Officers and Directors Officers and Directors Hollywood Cemetery Company Fatherree Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William A. Young, Jr. Mrs. Eleanor D. Davenport Mrs. Katherine P. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald Ms. Betty B. Young Mrs. Ingrid H. Davis Friends of Hollywood Cemetery Hollywood Cemetery Company Gray Holdings, LLC Mrs. William J. Armfield, IV Mr. and Mrs. Calvert G. de Coligny, Jr. David L. Gilliam – General Manager Ms. Whitney Armstrong Associates ($100-$249) Hamilton Family Foundation Mr. David M. DeBarger Edward M. Farley, IV – Chair E. Bryson Powell – President Woodrow C. Harper – Assistant General Mr. and Mrs. McGuire Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hill Anonymous (10) Ms. Jodi S. Denny David L. Gilliam – Secretary William R. Claiborne – Vice President Manager Mr. Waverly Glenn Hurt J. Read Jr. and Janet Dennis Branch Mr. Max R. Adam Mr. and Mrs. William Penn Dickinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ashby Jennings, III Fund* Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Angus, Sr. Mr. Mark Dillon William R. Claiborne – Treasurer David L. Gilliam – Secretary and Mabel E. Toney – Administrative Assistant Mrs. Jean W. Lane Mrs. Caroline Y. Brandt General Manager Kristina Coonley – Assistant Alice Reed and Hunter McGuire • Ambassador and Mrs. W. L. Lyons Mary Lynn Bayliss, PhD Woodrow C. Harper – Treasurer Cheryl Knaut – Assistant Fund* Brown, Jr. The 1847 Society Elizabeth Rawles Cronly Mabel E. Toney – Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Suzanne C. Pollard Mr. and Mrs. W. Michaux Buchanan Leaders for preservation of Hollywood Cemetery Mr. Joseph C. Ramage Mr. Richard T. Cavedo Joseph R. Herbert Assistant Treasurer Lawrence W. and Susan I. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chappell, Jr. Annual Giving Levels E. Bryson Powell Spider Management Co., LLC Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dilworth Presidents Circle for Gifts of $25,000+ Elizabeth W. Talley Edward M. Farley, IV Stanley and Dorothy Pauley Charitable Mrs. Tanya Parker Dolphin Founders Circle for Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 Peter C. Toms Matthew D. Jenkins Trust Mrs. Susan B. Farrell Heritage Circle for Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Elizabeth Cabell Jennings Sue W. Massie Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. James I. Finney, III Hollywood Circle for Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Kelly Jones Wilbanks, Executive Director Nelson D. Lankford, PhD Mr. and Mrs. E. Massie Valentine, Jr. Mr. Thomas J. Fisher Valentine Richmond History Center Ivy Circle for Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 Nancy Shepherd, Development Associate Evelina M. Scott Mr. James S. Watkinson • Deceased Fred T. Tattersall We invite you to join the 1847 Society and continue the ongoing Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells, III * The Community Foundation Serving E. Massie Valentine, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Williams, Jr. Richmond and Central Virginia restoration and preservation of Hollywood Cemetery.

FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 10 FALL 2018 FRIENDS OF HOLLYWOOD Page 3 FALL 2018 “Miss Grace” (continued) Mrs. Russell G. Fergusson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolde, Jr. Mr. Christopher E. Bowman Mr. David M. Northen Arents learned she had much in common with her Aunt “I was thrilled to meet Emily and Leilani,” says Kelly Dr. and Mrs. Adam J. Fiedler Bradley and Jane Nott Mr. James N. Boyd Ms. Darlene Ogden Grace – from her occupation (she is a parish nurse at Jones Wilbanks, Executive Director of Friends of Mr. G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Overton Mr. Austin Brockenbrough, III Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Parker St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Arcata; Grace, also a Hollywood Cemetery. “Lewis Ginter and Grace Arents Ms. Ella Foshay & Mr. Michael Ms. Karen L. Owens Mrs. Judith A. Brush Mr. and Mrs. J. Terry Parsley Rothfeld Mrs. Louise Thrift Owens Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Bryan, III Ms. Mollie A. Payne nurse, helped establish the Instructive Visiting Nurses were the only members of their family who lived in Mr. Merritt W. Foster, III Mrs. Sarah K. Parrish Mrs. Archer C. Burke Mrs. Parke D. Pendleton Association to provide health care to poor families), to Richmond – most of them lived in New York – and neither Mr. and Mrs. F. Meriwether Fowlkes, Jr. Ms. Cary Cardozo Paul Mr. Dennis Bussey Mrs. Margaret Perkinson her love of horticulture, and to her belief “that money is a of them had children. So, I’d never met any of their Mr. Richard H. Fox Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart Philips Colonel and Mrs. J. A. Barton Ms. Audrey Platt tool and it has no value if it isn’t used well,” she says. descendants before.” Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth Pinckney Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Freddy D. Preston Mrs. Nancy Wilson Gaffner Mrs. Nancy C. Pollard Ms. Sharon Carter Mr. and Mrs. John Ramos, Jr. Grace is often compared to Jane Addams, who founded Arents enjoyed her visit to the cemetery. “It’s a gorgeous Mrs. Patricia M. Given Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Raddin Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cook Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Reed, Jr. Mr. C. Hobson Goddin Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Randolph Hull House in Chicago in 1889 to support the social and place,” she says. Wilbanks brought the group to Grace’s Ms. Rosemary Cotton Mrs. Frances S. Adamson Reed Mr. Stretton L. Gramlich Ms. Elizabeth D. Rawles Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Cox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. William Reid educational needs of poor immigrant families. At the grave—a simple headstone at the end of a line of Mrs. Amy M. Griese Mr. Frank L. Rawling Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham, Jr. Mr. George J. Rovnan time, Addams and other women turned to the settlement boxwoods—and then led them inside Ginter’s mausoleum. Mr. Robert P. Grymes, Jr. Mr. Melvin L. Rawls Mr. and Mrs. James R. V. Daniel Mrs. Kathleen Royster houses after not being permitted to start the programs in Arents had seen the ornate marble structure from family Mr. and Mrs. Brenton S. Halsey Mrs. Carole M. Rayner Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Ruth their churches, says Ambrose. “They were told, ‘You are photos but had never known what it was. “And I had no Mr. and Mrs. G. Bernard Hamilton Nancy B. Reed Mr. Charles W. Dickinson Ms. Penelope de B. Saffer women, you can’t do this.’ One of the things that really idea at all about the windows,” she says, referring to the Ms. Katherine C. Harder Mr. and Mrs. James T. Rhodes, Jr. Mrs. Mary W. Dozier Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Schaaf, III struck me about Grace Arents was that she was doing a mausoleum’s three Tiffany windows. “They are absolutely Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howze Harrell Mr. Pat Adams Ricks Mr. Charles E. Eberle Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Schutt Ms. Cheryl Harris Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr. lot of the same kinds of things…but she had the ability to breathtaking.” Inspired, she gave a donation to support Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Edmunds, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Carter Scott, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Hart Mrs. C. B. Robertson, III Ms. Marybeth Eilerson Mr. Howard W. Shields build her own church, so nobody could say ‘you can’t do their planned restoration. “To be able to participate in Mrs. Patricia Leonard Higgins Mr. Gilbert M. Rosenthal Ms. Virginia C. Ellett Mrs. Schuyler O. Sneed this.’” making them as lovely as they once were seems to be a Mrs. S. Winfield Hill Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Schacht Mr. and Mrs. Edward Epstein Mrs. Cameron B. Srpan wonderful thing to do.” Mr. and Mrs. William Maury Hill Mrs. Martha A. Schrenk Mr. and Mrs. William F. Etherington Mr. G. Allen Stanley Records from the time show Grace was closely involved Mr. and Mrs. John Cameron Hoggan, Jr. Mr. Roger M. Scott Mr. Robert J. Flacke Mr. Olen C. Stewart, Jr. in the planning of St. Andrew’s. Although a modest and A whirlwind second day Mr. and Mrs. H. Winston Holt, III Ms. Brantley Bache Shiflett Mrs. George H. Flowers, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stroube humble woman, “she was not a shrinking violet by any Dr. and Mrs. J. Shelton Horsley, III Mrs. Richard T. Short Mrs. Marjorie N. Fowlkes Dr.• and Mrs. E. Armistead Talman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horton Mr. Robert W. Simms stretch of the imagination, and I don’t think she was The next day, the mother and daughter visited St. Dr. and Mrs. L. Arnold Frederick Mrs. Marney Terrill Dr. and Mrs. J. Hubert Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Snead Mrs. Martha D. Garian Mr. John Christopher Tichacek particularly easy to work with,” says Ambrose, with a Andrew’s School, a tuition-free K-5 school started by Dr. Douglas Hundley Mr. and Mrs. William H. Snider Mr. William B. George, Jr. Mrs. Mary Stoddard Trigg laugh, “But she got it done.” Grace that is affiliated with the church. Mrs. Helen F. Inconstanti-Alexander Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Sowers, III Mr. Norruth Graham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Turnbull Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Spain, Jr. Mr. William A. Gregory Mrs. Lynne C. Valentine A visit to the gravesite “They had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson Mrs. Joseph E. Spruill, Jr. Mr. James C. Hamilton, Jr. Mrs. Fontaine J. Velz with the children in each one of the grades. The kids Judge Thomas O. Jones and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Stallworth Mr. R. Stephen Hamilton Ms. Sandra E. Waller After the luncheon, the group headed to Hollywood all know about Miss Grace and her contributions to the Mrs. Rejena Carreras Mr. George C. Stuckey Les and Kennah Harcum Dr. and Mrs. J. Latane Ware Mrs. Julia E. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Tattersall Mr. James P. Harold Mrs. Mary P. Ware Cemetery. Although she had never visited it before, school,” says Ambrose. They also toured the former Ms. Maria F. Keritsis Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. TeStrake, Jr. William Byrd Community House, where the school plans Mr. and Mrs. Elliott M. Harrigan Mr. Randall L. Welch Arents possesses a copy of the original deed to the plot Judith W. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Heller Mr. B. Randolph Wellford signed by Lewis Ginter. to expand. The building once housed another of Grace’s John T. Kneebone, PhD and Mr. and Mrs. Seldon T. Tompkins Mrs. R. L. Hopkins Mrs. Mary F. White projects – the first free lending library in Richmond. Dr. Elizabeth Roderick Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Toms Robert and Nadine Huberman Dr. and Mrs. James R. Wickham Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Mr. Halcott Mebane Turner Mr. Olin V. Hyde Mr. and Mrs. Ennion S. Williams, Jr. Arents enjoyed seeing an organ given to the school Mr. Michael Kowal Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Vaden Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson, III Ms. Mildred L. Wysong by Grace in memory of her mother, Jane Swain Ginter Landmark Events Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, III Mr. Jeremiah Jewett Carter and Nelson Lankford Ms. Elizabeth A. Vandenberg Mr. and Mrs. William C. Jones Arents. “That was very touching to me because my Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Large Dr. and Mrs. H. Hudnall Ware, III grandfather, Grace’s nephew, gave a fabulous organ to Mrs. Tanya H. King Mr. Robert D. Latshaw Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen, III Mr. James Kisicki St. Thomas on Fifth Avenue in New York in honor of my Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lehman Dr. and Mrs. Hugh A. West Dr. and Mrs. Warren W. Koontz, Jr. grandmother. How amazing that my grandfather followed Mr. and Mrs. James H. Lewis Mrs. Gloria Crooks Wetmore Mr. David Kupstas A complete listing of in his aunt’s steps.” Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto N. Williams, Jr. Mr. Garry W. Land Stacy Luks Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Williams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lewis all gifts for the full Ms. Amanda T. Macaulay Dr. and Mrs. William C. Williams, III Next, Ambrose took them to Lewis Ginter Botanical Mr. Mathew W. Lively calendar year of 2018 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Q. Maher Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Williamson, III Ms. Teresa Luckert Garden where they learned more about Grace’s love of Mrs. Janet H. Mauck Mr. William L. Wilson will be included in our horticulture. Ms. Juliet Markovich Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Maxson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, III Mr. and Mrs. George G. McDearmon, Jr. Ms. Geneva L. McKinney Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney Mr. Kevin W. McDonough 2018 Annual Report “We had a marvelous luncheon at Bloemendaal House,” Mr. Rieman McNamara, Jr. Winkler Mrs. Judy G. McNeer Mrs. Josephine J. Miller published in early says Arents. At her great-great aunt’s home, she learned Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wishnack Ms. Cynthia K. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Millner, III more about Grace’s life from representatives of the Mr. D. Lee Zorn Mr. Hullihen Williams Moore 2019. This will include Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Minardi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Morris Garden as well as local librarians. Among them was Mr. and Mrs. George V. Moncure, Jr. Contributors (Up to $99) Mrs. Helen Turner Murphy Gifts In Kind, Gifts In Wendy de Groat who has recently written a book of Mrs. Samuel S. Moody, Jr. Anonymous (8) Mr. Gordon Musch poems drawing from Grace’s history and her own. Mrs. W. Cabell Moore, Jr. Memory, Gifts In Honor Mr. and Mrs. V. Cassell Adamson, Jr. Mr. William A. Nash, II Mr. Robert H. Morecock, Sr. Colonel and Mrs. Scott D. Aiken Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Nash and Matching Gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Dermot M. Murphy Ms. Marlene Allen Mrs. Sarah Newcomb Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I. Myers, Jr. (continued on page 3) Mrs. Anne A. Blunt Colonel Davis Eugene Norman From left: Leilani Cochran, Emily Arents, Mrs. Lucy B. Negus Mr. and Mrs. Ros Bowers Mr. Charles H. Norris and Rev. Barbara Ambrose Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Newman

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