Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-29
NEW D. A. R. CHAPTER
At ST. MARY'S
A Number Of Women at Leonard
town Band Themselves To-
gether for Patriotic Pur-
poses.
INTERESTING EXERCISES.
Memorial in Commemoration Of Birth
Of the State in 1884.


July 10. 1915. was clear and delight
fully cool. AT the Court House at
Leonardtown, ST Marys county, Nd.
a rare court was in session. The court
| room, beautifully decorated with pot
ted plants and exquisite geraniums.
| was beautiful 10 see. The Maryland
colors were carried out most artisti-
cIlly in huge punches of golden
| glow" tied with broad black satin rib
bon. The color of st. Marys county
flag of 1884 was portrayed i'm rev ge-
raniums, and over all foated the Stars
and Stripes.
| AT 10 a. m. the doors were opened
by Masters George Peabody Loker, Jr.,
and Pessum Dpwall. (who, in honor OF
| the Daughters. were dressed in white
/ linen with dark blue ties) greeted each
| arrival and escorted them to the broad
| stairway, at the top of which they
were greeted by four young pages, who
were gowned in white, with broad blue
sashes, who seated the guests, invited
| through the local press for this, the
lrst opening preliminary meeting of
the Major William Thomas Chapter,
| Daughters of American Revolution.
| BY 1890 a. m. every officer was in
| place and Mrs. John Gray Lilburn call
| cd the meeting to icr Rev. Mr.
Minnick. of St Mary's City, gave the
| invocation. after which Mrs. Lilburn
made a most graceful address, and ap-
| pointed Mrs. George w. Hodges,of An
napolis, an honorary member of the
Major William Thomas Chapter to be.
Mrs. Lilburn earnestly requested Mrs
Robert G. Hogan. ex-State Regent of
| Maryland. to take the chair Mrs. Ho-
gan was never more eloquent
| The recording secretary, Mrs. George
| Peabody Loker, reported on the pre-
| liminary meeting of June 16, 1915, in
the historic home of the Historian of
| the Chapter, Mrs. James T. Broome.on
| the ST. Mary's river. The correspond
| ing secretary, Mrs. Joseph II. Key,
| read number of letters of acceptance
| 10 honorary membership. One of
special Importance. that from DR.
| James Walter Thomas. who accepted
the office of honorary historian. and to
be the speaker of the day, giving "The
| Life and Service OF Major William
Thomas. "Dr. Thomas is a rare histo-
rian, and he gave a scholarly address.
| Major William Thomas, for whom
| the Chapter is named. lived at Deep
Falls" now the home of his talented
| grandson, DR.. James w. Thomas, the
| author of THE Chronicles of Mary
land" Miss Della Maddox. poetess OF
| the Chapter, read most exquisitely an
original poem, Maryland, My Home"
A gift was offered through the Major
| William Thomas Chapter by Mrs. Wal
ter B. Swindell. Sr., a member of the
Baltimore Chapter, ID. A. R.to the stu
dent body of st. Marys Seminary, at
st. Mary's City. for short history on
The Life and Service of John Paul
| Jones'" with the facts leading up to
the final intorment at Annapolis, re
questing "a copy of the copy that wins
be sent Admiral Horatio Porter.
There was also presented a piece of
the wood from "The Grove" the home
of Wiley Jones. in which, after a visit
for three years, before brilliant as
semblage, John Paul declared mis- in.
tention TO be forever known as John
Paul Jones'" This gift, with the his
tory, was sent by Miss Ursula Daniel
Regent of the Elizabeth Monfort Ashe
Chapter, of Halifax, n. c.
Mrs. George W. Hodges, as second
yiceRegent Of the John Paul Jones
Association for Maryland. presented
the gift to Mrs. Hogan, who is a di-
rect descendant of this noted Jones
family OF North Carolina. and repre-
1 GpnfC nIaVxsf1raA aC rv~f 81, sc
the John Paul Jones Association. Mrs
Hogan presented, with brief history,
this historic relic, and Mrs Lilburn
most gracefully accepted same Mrs.
Hogan was introduced and gave a re.
sumo of the founding of the National
Society. ID. A. r. She told of the
wonderful growth and the still more
wonderful work accomplished by this.
the largest organized body of women
in the world
AIRS. Alexander Hodedon. honorary
vice Regent of the new Chapter to be.
lmember of the Thomas Johnson
Chapter, of Baltimore), made short
address and asked a rising vote to
Mrs. Hogan, and presented Mrs. Geo.
W. Hodges a rare bloom of THE Night
Blooming Iereus, as Foster Mother
of the Chapter This bloom had been
presented by Judge Benjamin Harris
Camalier. Deaconess Crane. daughter
of Judge James Paran Crane. of St
Mary's county, was appointed active
chaplain, and invitations as honorary
chaplains, sent to Rev Merrick Thorn
as. and Rev. Upton Thomas. direct de-
scendanfs of Major William Thomas
and TO Rev. Father Delahaut. also a
Representative of one of the old fam.
lilies of st. Mary's county
Under the head of new business. in
a short original story. Mrs. George W
Hodges pays tribute 20 Charlotte Hall
and ST. Mary's Female Seminary, st
Mary's City. which Seminary was er.
ected by the State of Maryland, 1914