Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-14

AA@1A " 4aa1Al k&sE Z<sE&DXE 91 NOlE I&4E-
er's latter this graf capital Ct oars
EaS farm aid Eirx1n fo-es1- T0z-
whose CITY Is L substantial ErOxfh ~
Ez1ors1 years Us senior look uou.
What greza collection af hseaE-zEul
sszlsdi1gs. shat broad and EeII-2zTa5
Streets wba7 BEAUTIFUL parks. What
sights. ske E1o1z-1z-sf- the czpisol she
sre2s1ry- EI1h res Others being a15@5
year by yezr gatiI ezea today Il SANDS
she e4Gal Of any ci5y ten times Ils ace
Maryland waS geregDEs- Mzrs land
gaTe Silllngly and Eise8y. zDd Mzrv-
land gave 10 tfsr rr~aieSa nation on
earth the taiES=ss yCIiy IN TIE uorld-
our CsPs1s1-
NJ JzD@s n Moare.. r,=sy.oa6.5 10
The Toast The sez1h River Clzb.
He said
The Fish House Cab 81 E7hilades-
Fhiz- more properly kn0xu a. The
state n Schgs Aklll- las record aFhirsl
date back 70 I7S2 The proTsT7y 81
| TINS club il al island situate "a fhe
SchBylkiil River which ftsey c-zlg their
STATE The oe5ters Of ttz- CAB are
Designated by f3se usual r5f-eS Of tn
/ o13cerS OF Slzse GoFerrzDeu1- 1sselr
President being called The Governor.
their Recorder fseing called Sacsxzary
Of Siste and 80 ca Persons waiting
election TO the Club are called zDgstssn-
tln->- The p8s1-fzE7e Of fise ElUb -
fishing and Ths- apprentice ar z1-
. -c1ao 10 czich azd cook fsse fSh. ard
TroEn ihis fac1 the club has been gen
leral@y known a. The Fish HOase Cl1E-
AID the punch which they breE - fhe
famous Flsh House Punch
81. Z a.
do not 20 baex further than Is42 but
in The Maryland Gazette Of I546 tn
Club J. REFERRED 10 a. The Ancient
South River Club II j. therefore.
fair 10 PrS=suHse IAaI the GLIB masl
have been II eE5siance for al leasl
fifty years prior so that time a. i
would hardly tse called The Ancseui
South River Club If il were less thar
: af;y years old The land owned by
The Club and upon with ibe CiBt
House i situated L. Located near Al
Hallows Church ID old Colonial "a ick
structure, and II thai ss-cllun Of Tbs
/ country known a. South Riser Il
consists Of One-half acre o. land 1pO-
which J. sui Standing the origlaz
. Club H0ase. and The title % iL- Clui
l. derived under . lease for go year.
dated the Bird OF July. l.4a. III cousiC
. Grafton OF ~ pounds Sterling. and ].
. from John GasSzWay 10 Robert San
0e-s for the ase of the South Rive
Club.
al Nos John GassaEay was The son O
AZ Thomas GassaEay who dec IN lIS9 pl
The oa-d from John GaSSaEaR recIia
that his father had IN nj life time. >Ogl
, tbe sane- How long t.etos'e Tie dealt @
: Thomas GasSataW ~ did lea~e or ~
j. the lot IN the CluD does DOT appear
3ui i J. fair 10 pres uI1e from - rlel
J. 81 circumstances and particularly from
the menfion Of the Ancient South Rive
Club u The Mary land GAz-1l= 81 Ia
! tat the Club Certainly oais> from l1u
II, II the earliest
/ The records 81 The Club previous 4
: lIs2 Wer-e destroyed Il fbe err Whic'
burned ibe house Of ih- R-cor6er D.
= Who's. custody Itsr records W-rr EaEH
/. The RacOrder - orr Club ha- n hs
! possession letters from Tie Earr.c.
> and The Be-f>I- Club Of Ina8o.
; both admitting the seniority 81 a.
{. South River Clab-
4 After ihe FIRE which destroy IL
: records prior 10 ls4z Commifi+-- W2
/. appointed 10 make ll>i - - man.
:. Of tn old members Of ibr Club - a.
p Committee could reooIlecs- and on thz
/. ll>l which j. ID the ca .lody oi our r.
a corotr are found such names a. Samua
1 Burgess. Richard HarWood- DIR. Thos
Noble SiOckeii- DR.. William " lara \
i, Major Johnaihan Seiluan. Ben amir
! Socket Rev. William Brog0en- Johi
j, Watkins. William Chapman. T1rue.
: WoOtsen- John Brewer. Capt- Zacha
: riah Mzckubbin. Capt james Hal
, Capt Darby Lux. after whom a. hav
I been informed. Light - -eei IN Balfi
more J. named. Murray SeiI-nan
> Thomas =. lglSharf- Judge A3eXaDoea
!, 3. Hager. and John Writ kzDdeIl
/, These are al familiar name> ID Ann,
! Arundel county. and We >illl have 90
: our ll-l 81 m-mUer> men tearing 10,
name o. Siockei- MURRAY SeIlEnan
: lgIebear;- Randall and II aikIn>-
> TIE etfcri 10 place or the Throne q.
! I England. CnaS. Edwards. SOD 81 Jane
I Stuart the old Preiebder a. he VA call
> ed and grandson Of James II of fZlg
. land 20 alarmed the kngllsa ps IIle ig-s.
: OF the overIhrou OF Professionalism Il
: EGgland and the Engli II N,ne - start
% ~ the plan then on foot Ia ol>DeTuts-i
= pressure. ihai they realized il Wa .,
time 10 weaken the chief Protestant
power n Germany. and England con.
. Guided The Convention Of Hanover
win pressure Charles Tine II OF III,
Pr-iendsr> vas overwhelmed and O..
fealed bv the English forces under the
Drske OF Cumberland April 10th ~.
. Oh Culloden Moor ana Charles e.
capped TO France.
1. News travelled slowly IN those gay
and the account Of the victory did noi
~ ach the Colonies until sometime IL
July folloEIng. and on the l5ih o.
July l.46, the appeared IN Tine Mari
land Gazette. published al Annapolis
No. the following advertisement.
The gentlemen belonging 10 The
South River Club. 10 express their
loyalty 10 his Majesty Cd The Success
OF the lnimIiab le Duke of Cumberland :
obiai ming . complete victory over the
Drrienoer and delivering "a from per-
>ecuiion al home and Popery and IN
raslon from abroad. have appointed d
grand entertainment 10 be gwen al
their Club House OF Thursday next "
This notice Was parsuani 10 = r-so-
lEilon passed al meeting OF the Club
held july 18th. ls46. on which occasion
dinner vas served by Thomas Cation
| E~q-. and the folloElng COMMITTEE Wa
appointed 10 invite his Excellence
The Governor Of the Province, 10 al
Tend the Grand Entertain above
mentioned viz: Thomas Gator. 80.
Rev William Brodgen and the Eor-
rhIpful Mr.. James MonaL All through
| The minutes OF the Club. Mr.. Nonai j.
always mentioned a The Worshipful
Mr.. james Monai. the reason for
which tia! / am unable TO stale.