Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-08-18

NO FESTIVAL OF tnig parish within
recent years has been attended with
such splendid results a. thai o
Tuesday. Aug. 9. Preparations
had been made by the committees q
supply MI demands. but the crowds
caused the flow Of supplies. 10 cease
before the supper hour arrived.
Rain marred she tournament some
what. not permitting the greater
portion Of the audiences 10 see the
finish OF that spirited contest on
Bushwood Field. Mr.. 9. Spear
man Lancaster Of Charles Co. de-
lived the charge to the knights In
his usual earnest and eloquent style.
His address contained Q fiatterirg
eulogy II Sc Msryis county IS the
birthplace OF religious freedom in
the new world.
Eighteen knights rode In the tour
ney, eleven la the senior aud seven
In the junior class. The victors In
the 6rst class were Cleveland Cat
ton Of Milestown who crowned Miss
Brookbank Is Queen OF love and
beauty; Oswald Payne OF Newtown
who crowned Miss Jessie Payne,
first maid of honor; Bernard Raley
OF Clements who crowned Miss Alice
Bethel. second maid, and Lee
Knott Of Maddox who crowned Miss
Lyon. third maid.
lie the second class. Marion Glib
son OF Bushwood crowned Miss
Nell Plowden as Queen; George
Herbert Of Washington gave his
donors TO Albert Russell who crown
ed Miss Minnie Morders as FIRST
maid; Elmer Raley of Clementscrown-
ed Miss Ruth Dean, second maid
and Walter g ode Of Maddox crown
ei the third maid OF honor, Miss
Madeleine Oliver The coronation
address made by Daniel S. Sullivan
Esq of the Baltimore Bar. was a
most scholarly presentation of the
days ~ chivalry and The meaning oil
knighthood. Mr.. Sullivan repre-
scented the Knights Il Columbus Who
are TO form another c'uncil in this
part Of the county. He showed how
the true spirit Gf kuighthood was
preserved TODAY by that magnificent
HOdv OF American Catholics, the
knight II Columbus. who were glad
10 dnd that same sacred fame was
of chivalry brightly burning in
the hearts II the mon of st Mary q.
The Judges we're Messrs. A. c..
WEIGH. William Gardiner and J. G.
Hodges. The Chief Marshal was
Capt Fred McWilliams, his aides
were Msssrs. Dominic Hayden.
Won F Herbert o. 4 George Nc
Williams
TIE festival WAS also one of the
mo- successful financially, over
$500 10 ng the gro - receipts. To
tha fol owing worthy ladies' and
gentlemen the credit of such sue
cess belO, e.:
Dinner Table: Mss Mary J.
Burch. President; MesSrs. r. Allan
Mattingly and 10 lab Reitzsil, Cash
iers; the aides were. Mssdamss J.
Bei'zel'. Annie Edwards, George w.
Gass, John ]. Gibson. Taylor john
son. Jane Lancaster, John Fl Long,
Alice Matiinglv, Fred. McWilliams,
Susie Morgan. Benjamin J. Ovens.
John Il Russell, and J. Frank
Simpson; the Misses A. r. Burch,
Ida Cheseldine, Mary Grason, Nora
Hayden, Elsie Lawrence Julia C.
Maude, and Mamie Stone, and many
others.
Fancy Table: Mrs. Lewis B.
Stone, President; Miss Julia A.
Stone, Cashiers, Mrs. John W. Rene
ban, the Misses Bessie, Mary and
Pattie Stone. Miss Alice Beitsell,
a1d Mr.. Bernard ong.
Ice Cream Table: Miss Agnes
d. Plowden. President; Miss Whit
Gle Birch. Cashier; Messrs. Samuel
X Duvall and Dominic Hayden: the
Misses Nell aud Clare Plowden.
Aunt Mary Adams and other assis.
tants.
Confectionery and Fruit Stand
Miss Fannie ST. Clair. President;
Mesdames Lucy Swami, Gertrude
Cross and r. Allan Mattingly; the
Misses Matte Simpson and Lily
Cheseldine.
Clsret and Lemonade Booth
Mrs. Robert NJ. Freeman, President;
Messrs Francis aud Walter Th omp.
son. aud Eleanor Freeman.
Soda FOuutain:-Messrs. r. Car
roll Ellis aud Garrett Cheseldiue.
Outdoor games, Benny Gibson and
John Russell, Jr.
In the morning the boys OF Blue
stone defeated the boys OF Bush
wood In q baseball game.
AT the close OF the festival, Miss
Mary st. Clair OF Blackstone, was
announced as the lucky winner of
the road horse Paul. Ais we'll
that ends well--and the darkness OF
night settled down on q deserted
field and hall, while the merry max.
ers were making their way by many
devious routes 70 their happy
homes.