New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1923, Page 13

RACKETS SAYS POCAHANTAS' NAME WAS MATOAKA | E. H. Leech Raises Question Over Appellation of Indian Princess New York May 4.—What was the name of the Indian princess of early | colonial days who saved Captain | John Smith from execution? | “Pocahontas,” would be the answer | from almost any American school | child versed in American history. | And “wrong,” would be the retort| of E. H. Leech, of Greenwich, Conn,, | who has started a movement to have | history textbooks altered in their sto- ‘¥ies of America’s most famous native | princes. Search for Grave 1 Stirred by recent reports of a search in London for the Indian princess’ grave for the purpose of having her body brought home after nearly three | centuries, Mr. Leech made a study of | old historical sources, and says he has | found that “Pocahantas” was merely the nickname or “little name" coined | by her father, the powerful King | Powhatan, in a moment of tender- It means !little tomboy.” The ness. princess’ real name, Mr, Leech de-| clares, was “Matoaka.” | News to Educators i Of more than a dozen prominent Albert Lindholm, on the 85-foot| flagpole atop the Whitehall Bulld- ing and 500 feet above the ground, | stretches out over Battery Park, New | York. He received $11 and a bird’s-| |eyp view of the Aquarium for this iittle painting job. | educators whom Mr. Lecch wrote con- cerning his discovery, it was news to all save one, he said. The one was Harris Hart, superintendent of public instruction of the state of Virginia, who wrote Mr, Leech that Pocahantas had been recognized by her real name of "“Matoaka” In her native state, al- though most folk even there clung to the diminutive ‘‘Pocahontas.” SAVINES AGB””NTS Cites Authorities | Among the authorities Mr. Leech | cites is a document written in the | script of Willlam Strachey, secretary y y of the Virginia colony, who arrived | with Lord Delaware in 1610. He B m‘?lt?‘cnjcahoutau. or Matoaka, theip llhllC SCllOOl Billl]( Mefllbel‘ShiD Shows Big Growth daughter of Powhatan, is married to| a discrete English gentleman, Master | Rolfe, after she had renounced | idolatry and been baptized.” I8 ‘Was “Little Name” By Strachey added that Pocahontas was was the “little nama” given to|membership in public school savings children in accordance with an Indian|pank systems of the country from custom, although she was called Ma- [g02,000 in June, 1921, to 1,543,406 on toaka “at more ripe years." | Pebruary 1, 1928, and & grand bank Mr. Leech also cited the inseription palance of $14,144,716 on the same on a painting by Simon de Passe, done | jate, are shown in the reports just shortly after she had made her tri- | made public by the American Bank- umphal entry into England in 1616 as|crs' association. John Rolfe’s wife. The inscription| The total savings during the school reads: yvear ending January 31 amounted to| “Matoaka, allas Rebecca (her bap- | $4.457,000. The grand balance of tismal name), daughter of the power- | more than 14 millions is twice as| ful prince Powhatan, Emperor of the large as the balance reported last | Virginias." |June. Four hundred and one s The Associated Press. New York, May —Growth of Off to Russian Kuzbas Colony | Waving red banners and singing songs, these men and women sailed from New York to join the William Haywood colony in Rus- sia, They are the sixth group to leave America for the Kuzbas colony of industrialists. SPORTING GOODS Superio GUARANTEED 10,000 MILES, WE, THE ALLING RUBBER (0., BEING DIRECT FACTORY AGENTS, STA 0 ¢34 O 32 x 34 SS. 31x4 SS. 32x4 SS Revere Tires At Especially Low Prices. This Is A Til;(' We flave Handled For A D. & M. 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SS. 33 x 44 SS ... $13.50 ... 82000 | | : BARNES BICYCLES $37.50 TENNIS SHOES : he believed he would be glad to h: | of the tremendous success of th | movement, The prince, who is presi- | bearing | WALES INTERESTED roll, names and records of villages and | towns in which at least 75 per cent | The | ticipating in the savings systems rep- resent a total school enrollment of $2,4 In the Class A Division of the honor | roll, 10,0 Can 13,7 city's schools, participating ings. | year were $36,1 indi Waterbury, Huntington, Providence, R ‘Wilkes-Barre, Pitt Ohio and v()muha, Neb., are lower down In the | division on the honor roll. M the net $4.5 Mar lof the school children saving, Class C class D. J. he also is president, has requested this committee to glve it attention. According to reports received by Matthew O. Foley, Chicago, executive secretary of the Natlonal Hospital Day Committee, some 5,000 hospitals | throughout the United States Canada will have *“open house” unrl; June and 87 {n January, 1922 school children par- Would Favor Its Celebration in His Own Country 1,543, 406 45,629, | for systems of enrollments over s 00, 28 cities are listed, led by | Chicago, May 8.—The Prince of jtherwise observe the 1923 National ton, Ohio, with 98 per cent, or | wales has written 1, 8. Glimore,| Hospital Day on May 12, The sole ob- | Wesley Memortal | Ject of the movement is to make the $9 of the total earollment of the | superintendent, Chicago, and chatrman of | Public better acquainted | pitals, n the sav- Hospital, with hos- | | savings for the school | the National Hospital Day Committee, and the average net | of his interest in the observance of | | National Hospital Day, May 12, by the | hospitals of the United Btates and Louisville, Ky., | Canada, and of hia intention to bring | w Britain, Conn., | this movement to the attentlon of | New Dayton, Ohio and England hospital authorities with the| 2 | o, Pa, Akron, | idea of having them comblne in tho| lican National Committee. 1 Haute, Ind., and | celebration, Boston, May 4.—The On account of the interest taken in'state committee yes| elected Wil- | National Hospital Day by Canadian | lam M, Butler of 1 Bedford a hospitals, under the direction ot Dr.| member of the republican national | M, T. MacEachern, Canadian chalr-| committee from Massachusetts to suc- man, and also because National H ceed Secretary of War Weeks. pital Day is observed on May 12, the| The committee voted resolutions of tins Ferry, Ohio, also 99 per cum}nnnlvaruu.ry of the birth of Florence |appreciation for his services to Mr. leads | Nightingale, founder of modern hos-| Weeks, who resigned recently, Mr. loads | pltal and nursing methods, Mr, Gil-| Butler 18 a cotton manufacturer and a |mom wrote to the prince, indlcating |former member of the state senate. The to vidual deponit §2.94 BUTLER SUCCEEDS WEEKS Harrisburg, TIL, | Conn W, Bedford Man Elected to Repub- sburgh, and § Terre republican erlden, Conn., with 99 per cent of enrollment saving $: 2, or a average individual eposit of | 6, leads the Class B division. and Dixon, Illinois, upe ¢. Cvlinders Foir Passengery Five Dise Wheels and Nash Self-Mounting Carrier, $25 additional Specid/ SfiOZUlflg.' 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