Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-30

Many people took advantage of the ep- portunity to visit the King Tom farm m CharIestown, R. l., on the Post roail, and
 to ciieerfully pay the price, only $1 The farm is the colonial home 5taa Of Mrs Alfred HoH Wilkinson, formerly of Prov
 idence, and her sister, Ms. Thomas F. I. Mcdonnell, of Providence This his
 toric old house was thl ow.l open to vi=-
 itpr- for the benefit of tie Souta Gov
 erfry hospital, at Wakefield, Of which Mrs Wilkinson is a dire tor. People came
 in automobiles from all The region round about, from Watch Fill, Wakefield. Peace Dale, Matumuck, Tower Hill and
 Narragansett Pier, a large Providence contingent coming from summer homes
 in the Sounth County and the Pier and all roamed at will about the extensive grounds surrounding the residence or
 moved from room to room of the old Co., lonial interior of the house with it's
 wealth of rare old antiques and artistic furnishings.
 The fine old rock garden with it's many
 varieties of shrubbery and flowers in full
 bloom; was sought by all and here punch
 was served in front of a big bank of
 blossoming hydrangeas. Miss NJ Helen
 Capron of Providence presided at the punch bowl.
 Tea and sandwiches were served on the
 lawn within the shadow of the uhose and
 the tall ivy covered chimneys.
 Mrs. William S. Richardson of Provi- dence and Mrs. Schlesinger of Charles town presided at the tea table, assisted by Miss Priscilla Smith of Salem, who is visiting MT. and Mrs. Wilkinson at the farm.
 A charming feature of the afternoon was music from a distant hillside the Westerly brass band being stationed in the summer house on the hill-obscured fr6'n
 The jungle walk" was another experi- ence few cared to miss, this being a board walk on the farm of perhaps an eighth of a mile through a> jungle of tangled shrubbery and wild growth of tree emerging at the end of hillside and natural stone stairway from the l top of which was a superb view of Point Judith Salt Pont and the ocean in the distance. In the historic lore of King Tom farm, however, lies it's chief in terest The house was built in 1750 for King | Thomas Ninigret king of the Nara gansett Indians. He was born in 1736 i and at the age of 10 crowned king He was later sent to England where he re- | ceived a common school education and
 on his return to his tribe brought wItl. .,4Aliil lHS plduS LOE lHG mousse Wlll some | of it's fittings notably the hinges and i latches for the doors which are as per feet today as when the house was butt The sunburst cupboard in -he pIrlor was brought from England by King | Tom and the interior of tn main part 1 of the house is the same n it's general
 outline as when built, great stone fire p ace in the dining room with a brick | oven being a feature.
 | King Tom died in TITO and n 1773 tie house was bought by Nathan Kenyon and since that remote period has been occupied by members of the Kenyon | family, in direct line. for five generations 1 the father of Mrs. Wilkinson and Mrs l Mcdonnell, the late James Keynon being | the last in the direct line. During his | life time the house wk; enlarged and l modernized and the grounds beautifully | laid out. The handsome colonial front of the house is the same as when ii
 came into possession of the Kenyon l family.
 1 Among those present at the farm were
 the following:
 l Caroline Hazard of Peace Dale presi dent of the South Coventry hospital ant | her brother-in-law, Professor Irvine | Fisher, of Yale college; Mrs. Rowland G. Hazard, Mrs. Rowland Hazard, Peac, Dale. Also Mrs. Samuel NJ Nicholson | Mrs Stepnen OI MetcalI, Mrs. Murray 1 S. Danforth, MT. and Mrs. H. Nelson Campbell, Miss Helen Campbell, Mrs N
 Stuart Campbell, all of Providence, wht
 motored from Watch Hill, where the!
 are spending the summer. Also Mrs | Walter A Peck, Mrs. Byron S. Watson | Mrs. Louis P. Tower, Mrs. Charles Dear Kimball, Mrs Ralph V. Hadley. o Providence, who motored from summe
 homes in the Narragansett region. Other | there were: Dr. John H. Peters, hcaC i of the Rhode Island hospital, T. r | L Mcdonnell, MT. and Mrs. Henry S i Sprague Mrs. Arthur 3 .i.;sle, Mrs
 Thomas Briggs. Mrs. John H. Holbrook
 Edward B. Knight, Miss Amelia F. Knight, Mrs. Robert E. Mcconnell, Mis-.
 Irene B. Butler, Miss Ada Marsh, all O Providence and Mrs. Byron Cottrell o l Westerly.
 Chief or Police Thomas E. Brown, su perintendent of vehicles for the town O