Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-10-04
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was never gathered together Ia old st.
Mary's than that which assembled AT
this old colonial mansion, built In
has, on Friday last, when It's present
owners, Mr.. and Mrs. r. -. Hathaway,
entertained the Rotary Club OF Wash
lngton and some Of the representative
citizens OF the county. Tho road "
'Hathaway'sh gave the visitors The
first inkling that novelty would be the
order Of the day, the trees on the road
side being posted with signs, eOmical
and unique, and strict Interpretation
OF their wording would as likely or
not land you In corn Geld -4 but they
all lead 70 HAMPTON, and from The
moment that the guests unloaded from
their cars and grasped tho hand Of
their waiting host they knew they we're
Eat home" with a royal good time
ahead oi them,
While the guests we're assembling a
string band OF fifteen negroes eniiyen-
ed the occasion with old.ttme melodies
and buck and wing dancers added 10
the general merriment
Shortly after noon, when Mr.. Hath
away decided that the gang was all
there, 4" be faced them on Tho beautiful,
well-kepi Lawn and la q happy speech,
welcomed them 20 Hampton. lie
did not just tell them they werc wei.
come - be made them feel IL; told them
10 forget they we're staid business men
and be boys again. And the writer
can bear witness that his words were
taken literally.
After Imposing hnn ON any man
who addressed another as Mister, !"
the crowd vas formed into semi
circle and introdurilons followed ln
tho Rotarian manner, each man step.
ping out of line and stating his name
and business. From that tlmio on
ceremony was discarded Won cant
be formal 81 q RotariAn nesting, for
they fairly radiate good fellowship,
and the city and country man mingled
az II they we're life long friends
One of the Rotarians, George Harris,
introduced himself IS q lawyer By pro-
iession and q photographer by occu-
patton. This Is all right IS far a. ID
goes, bat he might have added that he
Is pickpocket by inclination. George
not only takes pictures, but also
watches, scarf pins and any other
trihes that strike his fancy.
An oyster roast was next on The pro-
gram, and everybody loaded into OK
carts and wearing fancy paper hats,
preceded by the string band, drove 10
the shore OF The river where the carts
we're lined up for d photo. The oys.
ters were tne and there we're plenty OF
them, and that means something when
you remember that Frank Wathen was
In the lunch. Frank was not the only
one, though, who did ample justice.
II kept three men busy shocking them
for Pop" Du;in, and Ben Greenwich
says never again" will he undertake
TO open oysters as fast as William
GUIDE can stow them away.
An oyster eating contest between
yellow Shirt" and hShorty," two ~
the negroes, furnished It's quota Of fun
and resulted Ia a protest being filed
by Scmmes, who claimed his man,
yellow Shirt, = had quit on him. By
the use OF bis persuasive powers, Ben
Camalier finally induced him 10 with
draw his claim aud relieve him OF the
necessity OF holding court on n day
which he wanted 10 spend as zone OF
the boys" Billy Shannon insisted
that Linwood Sterling should be de-
clared the champion oyster shucker Of
st, Mary's county, and Liuwood was
not bit modest about accepting the
honor, feeling that he had earned II
in opening them as fast as Billy could
transfer them 10 his interior.
On returning to the house, the guests
were met by Mrs. Hathaway, who in
yited them TO o bounteous repast on
the shady lawn. II was real feast
and hugely enjoyed. Mrs. Hathaway
L.. IL A.
Charlie DesDonet, she served q lunch
con which fully merited the extraya-
giant praise bestowed upon II. After
all had partaken OF the good things
provided, committee consisting OF
George Loker, John Hodges and Frank
Weller succeeded In dragging Frank
Wathen away from the 'rum cake, =
and they were all grouped In front Of
old mansion 10 give George Harris an
opportunity TO photograph them again
and incidentally collect any loose
change or jewelry that he had missed
10 his previous rounds. Races follow
ed, In one OF which Fl. X. Cornwell
got first place with Stephen Jones q
close second. Jim Greenwell won an
other, barely nosing out j. @. johann
sen, who had weakened himself by try
ing to swim the Potomac River earlier
in the day,
II any suspicious looking air crafts
were seen over the lower part OF the
county last Friday, there Is no occas-
ion for alarm. They were not German
dirigibles, but only a few toy balloons
that were released with messages from
the Rotary Club.
Passing the basket ball around a
huge circle with fine OF ten cents for
every miss netted neat sum for the
Red Cross, TO which John Key, tin
surer' Johnson, Sam Hart and j. III.
Chambers we're liberal contributors.
There was neither accident nor illness
to mar o perfect day, though on more
than one occasion the Doctors present,
Magee, Greenwell, johnson and
Burch we're observed In close CONSUL
tation. That their services we're not
required Is due more to good luck
than good judgment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hathaway are ideal
entertainers and all present will look
forward to the day when they can
meet again at Hampton. /"
"HARD CRABS
The BEAcox d the best adyertis.