Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-10-26

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10. A7s, and from
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he honors
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mes III
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! his ezissinia: Jno.
wbnnight Prince
e. sSlye, Sc. Mary's. |
Elmo. The riding com
out 8. p. m, and concluded
nm, when the knights were
Ted in 'front.' ofthe grand stand
heir chief. and Chief Judge Da-
announced tlle result In substance
asfollOws knight Stick About, Stick
In and Out, / live the pleasure to an
nounCe that yOa, having taken eight
rings, have the honor Of browning the |
Qaeen of Love I'D Beauty. and in adj
diti0n i presafk you with this cup,
ltbe-gttt or II propriet5r. In the
same tasteful manner it was announ-
ced to the Knight of Virginia that he
had the bnor of crowning the first
maid of hetor, Prince Rupert the sec
ond maid. ahd st. Elmo the third maid
Of honor, saeh being presented with
set of silver spoons. 81 In presenting
the second pet, the Judge felicitoasly
remarked tlatthey were tOddy spoons,
but he trusted that the knight would
not use them for any such purpose. /
In conclusion, he informed them that
the coronation ceremonies would take
place during the evening In the
ballroom, whea they were expec-
ted to exeEise their usual gailan-'
try, good tsste, etc. The company
then adjourned to the pavilion and
enjoyed themselves in the usual pleas
antries Of such occasions until near
nightfall, when, after partaking of an
excellent supper prepared by the host,
the GROWING ceremonies were pro-
ceeded with Eight seatswere ranged
in the rear end of the ballroom, Just
IN front of the orchestra, ami seated
in these were the successful knights
and the Queen and her Maid > of Hon
or, all handsomely arrayed, with the
audience. in front. D. G. Hammeit,
Esq, then proceeded in his usual hap
py style TO deliver the coronation ad-
dress After speaking for a while
upon generalities, lie referred in elo-
quent and feeling terms to: the fact
that Virginia was so we'll represented
at this tournament as a recipient of
its hOnOrs, and expressed the hope that
as she aud Maryland had always be m
united by q connloR bond of sympa-
thy in the past, so they would con-
time to be in the future, and the in
cidents of this day would tend to
unite in firmer bonds the hIllowed
friendship of fsrmer years. With APP
Propriate speech, interspersed with
the flowers of poetry, he concluded by
presenting the crowns to the respec-
tive yictors, who ul turn presented
them to the .ladid If their choice.
Mr.. Hammett's 81 esch, of which
have only attempV I'D to give in part
thesubstance, was Il equently applaud
ed. The exercises were accompanied
with that harmony of sweet sounds
SO fittingly called. the .',the food of
low" the strains of delightful mu-
sic--and soon after the queen and her
maids led off in a Boyal qnadrille, and
the dance was kept up till about 2
o'clock In the morning. aa5.
The lady selected as queen was the ure,ty
and attractive Aiss.Je Hayden, OF unIi-
| ha, Nebraska, aud many were the compli-
| Inents she received from admiring friends. in
| ell Of which We heartily join, and { ink they
| were richly meTited Hiss Fannie Dent OF
this county, was crowned list maid of honor:
Miss angie Cotton Of Charles, And maid, aud
Miss Edwina CrAbb, Of Va, Bird maid of hon
or OF the maids Of honor we viii simply
| say, they were all beautiful, and with the
/ queen formtd a cOIerie Of luyelineSs seldom
| surpassed. But there were other beautiful
/ young ladies in attendance, incluiing the
surprisingly lovely Hiss q now of ~. Glenn.
ent's Bay Miss h. and the Misses L. Of the
| me place and Others we did not know The
/ company appeared TO enter with ab md N into
the enjoyments of the occasion, and al! care.
| ii any, was lost in a sen Of pleasure. We
were ihonored by. a dsace with the queen.
which we enjoyed exceedingly. We also. in
company With Gen. Chapman, Mr.. Davis,
the Successful knight and hist, had the D. "A
| sure of breakflsling next morning with Tier
Royal HighRess, the party, with the exoep.
tiou Of ourself aud host, starting early for
Charles county. st. .Mary's has the honor o.
heing the birthplace OF the queen, Charles that
Ii i,estowing upon her the em5Ienl Of 70 ,alty.
of the prominent persons present, not iaeIud.
ing those already named, We might mentiOu
Judge n. Ford, Col John + Dent, Juo, Pal.
mer aud Daniel Shanks. Gen. Chapman,
candidate for Congress, T. genial, pleassirit
and social gentleman and makes hosts Of
frieDds whrreyer he goes among all safis ol
people; Of this We had an exempli6calion du.
ring his brief stay al the Pavilion. lie, hos
ever, bot confirms the good opinion We have
always entertained ofhim and heard expressed
by others, especially By those who live nss.r-
est him and know him best. ] have listened
to persons from his heighborhood recount
/ praises and Il was edifying TO hear treni
! The zsIe and conscientious manner in which
\ he has acquitted himself in the National l.eS
isiature viii doubtless secure his triumphant
return 10 that body.
Blakisione's Pavilion ia beautifully situa.
= ted on the left bank Of the Potomac, with ar
extensive lawn fronting on the river; aiford
. ing pleasant walks; while IlIe water affords
inc facilities for tashings fishing, sailing. etc
The Pavilion, whica Is well fitted up foI
saests and under competent aud obliging
enlargement. Is extensively palrOhised during
ne Summer season. Is @1 p
s Leayiag the subject Ct the tournament, We
viii endeaTor 70 Gull a few items ofinterest
/ The farmers in this section are now very busy
with their crops Mssr Of the fodder and u
bacco has been secured. sus the former was