The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-10-27
LEND-A-HAND BOOK CLUB EN-
TERTAINED
by Mrs. George Beasman, at the Old
Beasman Homestead, Morgan Run
Interesting Story of About
The Home.

The Home.
For the Advocate.
Autumn arrives, arrayed N splen-
did mieu,
Vines, clustered full, add to the beau
teous scene,
And fruit trees clotted profusely
laden, nod,
Complaint, bowling to the fertile sod
A steady downpour of rain and
windstorm did not deter the Lend-a-
Hand Book Club from holding the
regular monthly meeting, Thursday,
October 10, at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Patterson Baseman, situated on the
State Road, about two miles from
StateWood. The name on the deed is
"Baseman's Discovery"
A long, long time ago, three broth-
ers, John Baseman, the Oldest, in
heriting all the estate, as was the
custom in England, Joseph and
Thomas Baseman becoming peeved
left for the colonies, Joseph bringing
a tall clock, and John & half dozen
pewter spoons. After clearing a
space in the thick forest, then home
for brothers in lower kingdom, for
many can relate the thrilling stories
of Br'er Fox and Br'er Wolf, they
hewed the timber and built log
cabin on a fine elevation overlooking
Morgan Run. The estate comprised
three thousand acres at the time,
reaching to Eldersburg. Seventy-hVe
wears ago, Capt Joshua Beaseman,
father of George Patterson Beaseman,
who now occupies the farm, built the
present brick mansion, burning $1,000
bricks i'm a kiln across the road OF
the home on the banks OF the stream.
The bricks were carried away by a
flood. Nothing daunted, $4,000 more
were made ready, and now stand in
stately evidence of colonial architec-
ture.
: IL was a rare treat for the club TO
be entertained in the cOmmOdlouo
room full of antique furniture, Iol
there stands the handsome Mahogany
case clock which Joseph brought from
the home across the seas. The race
has the moon with date or montn III
perfect working Order-the sllVerv
chimes of the bell-the swing ing brass
pendulum carved with horseback
rider called "A'Don Cassark' were all
displayed to the admiring eyes OF the
1ub members, reminding one 81
/"Helen's babies standing and clanipr-
ing to see the wheels 60 round for
Mr.. Beaseman wound with key ~ .ne
ponderous weights, altho the reeular
G5v for years has been o.. Saturday
mornings:
How the club hurried through the
business meeting and even program oil
reading of poetry, by Miss Minnie
Shauck, to enjoy and relax the pres
sure of present day living, and &C
back to the past How lovely to have
the large family Bible of long age
brought in by our host, and then see
the almost illegible date of 11lo
This Bible is bound in leather, the
backs are held fast by heavy Irvine
string. A good list of births, sons anc
daughters every two years from TIE
to 1892 is the family record. Th'
margins contain lead pencil notes al
most illegible, the New Testamen
showing it was much read. The hant
writing has fourishes and fancy deco
rationS A most interesting BOOB
from cover to cover. Not less inter
esting to sit on long deep hair clotf
sofas, brocaded lounges, to gaze a
portraits that once hung in the hom'
of he once famous beauty Miss Pat
"
through the quaint "Venitian blinds
across spindle legged chairs and cary
ed tables and old Partisan Piano.
And the guest chamber with thu
mammoth mahogany high-post bed
stead with canopy top and hugh feath
er bed, suggesting steps to mount
Who would not like to dispose o
wraps and hats thereon? 1t was lik
paving a visit to your great great
grandmother.
Among the delights of the afternoon
was supper served by Mrs. Beaseman
Two tables graced the dining-room
two hosts did the honors of the oc
casion. A genial host was George
Patterson Beaseman at the head o
the broad and stately board, which
seats twenty-five guests. There is {
charm 7 know not why of flowers in
a basket. Such was the centre piece
ON the snowy linen; colors running
not, chrysanthemums Of splendid
bloom, bending, swaying, over bask
ct sides, and handle. And then the
smaller table in the. room, at which
the son OF the house presided as the
host to the little guests, he himself
but four years old. If plates did bu
need small replenishing, even to {
well served. Is chivalry dead? Mo-
while Joshua Patterson Beaseman the
third entertains with his tiny table
tiny table cloth and tiny chairs.
The supper was choice food to sui
an epicure. A more delightful socia
hour was never the fate of the club
Our host made warm the welcome in
the home which has been in the fam,
lily for five generations. The hostess
Mrs. Beaseman, fitting from kitchen
and pantry with such delicious con,
coctions of pink ham, creamed chick,
en-, tender lettuce and olives, small
pickles and cheese, to speak nothing
of the sweets, with grapes in lovely
clusters.
What then was left to be desired
after seeing the original log cabin
still in good preservation forming q
part of the present structure The
garnet. III we could only have gotten
into the garnet. There are poke bon