Evening star., 1926-06-20
QUEEN PATRON|zED
ROCK CREEK MILLS
Society of Natives at Outing
in Park Hears Story of
Early Industry:

A story of the days when what now
Is Rock Creek Park was thriving
milling center was recounted yeSter-
day afternoon to the Society or
Natives of the District of Columbia
by James F. Duhamel when the
society participated in the annual PIC
mic in the park.
So wide was the fame of the flour
ground out there that the Queen OF
England used it in preference to that
produced in the British Isles, Mr.
Duhamel said. and the mills also
served as the principal source OF
supply for the Continental Army.
Among the mills whose names are
perpetuated by roads in the park, Mr..
Duhamel recalled, We're Lyons Mill,
Adams Mill, Pierces Mill, Blagden
Mill and White Mill. and the Whirrins
wheels We're only Silenced he said,
when Georgetown, a century ago, be-
came a trading center--the head of a
brisk trade route on the Potomac.
Tells History of Park.
Mr. Duhamel also outlined the his
tory of Rock Creek Park, telling how
the land forming it was a grant, in
$50 and 1870. to Anthony Holmead,
Ninian Beall and Henry Darnall-
men whose descendants still are num-
bered on the membership rolls of the
society.
Entertainment and an athletic pro
gram for which prizes We're awarded
and popularity contest also featured
the picnic.
The afternoons program opened
with singing by members Of the So
ciety, who stood in a circle near the
old historic Miller cabin. Following
this Miss Margaret Forbes, assistant
chairman of the committee on prizes
and athletic contests, presented Mrs.
+, {. Kopdrup. chairman Of the gen
eral committee in charge of arrange
n3ents for the picnic. with a prize in
appreciation OF her work.
Vote i'm Popularity Contest.
All men members of the society
were then lined up on one side and
the women on the other, while each
voted for the most popular member
of the opposite sex. Miss May +.
Hungerford won the first prize for
women. while Mrs. Lewis d. Battle
was second, with Miss Emma Bright
third
!. c. Kondrup was awarded the first
prize for the most popular man. Will
liam II. Grovermann was second and
John CIagett Proctor third.
The athletic events were started
by Mr. Kondrup, assisted by Miss
Forbes. The prizes consisted of
leather pocketbooks, neckties and
other articles.
The first foot race-for single
women-was won by Miss Mildred
Battle daughter of DR.. Battle. Miss
Mildred Green was second and Miss
M. +. Johansen third.
Other Winners of Events.
Other races and events, with the
winners. were as follows:
Foot race for married Women-Atrs. |
Ella Dowden. first; Mrs. Howard Top !
ham. second, and Mrs. Lewis B. |
Thomson, third.
Foot race for men-E. L. Moeckel, !
first; Lee d. Latimer. second, and A. |
G.. Bishop, third.
Potato race for women-Miss Vir-
ginia Pechin, first; Miss Mildred
Green, second, and Mrs. Irene Dun
ham. third.
Potato race for men---G. S. Hurley.
first A G.. Bishop, second, aud Albeit
". Scott, third.
Running broad jump for young |
men-H. "A. Latimer, first. with dis |
tance of IA feet inches: +. S. Allen, |
second. and T. f. Huff, third.
Personnel of Committees.
MSIllDtIS Vi lilS NdIlOlS IClillIlIllCCS |
were as follows:
Mrs. kondrup, chairman of the !
general committee, assisted by Mrs. |
S. w. Stinemetz, Mrs. l.. b. Lipscomb |
and Percy Israel; +. w. bowling, re- /
freshments: Miss Emma Bright and |
Miss May T.. Hungerford, grounds; j.
c. Kondrup, prizes and athletics. as |
sisted by Miss Margaret Forbes; Mrs. |
Lewis D. Battle, entertainment. and |
Lee D. Latimer, transportation. DR.. |
Samuel s. Adams, president of the
society, assisted the various commit
tees.
The program of entertainment was
rendered by the following: Mr.. and |
Mrs. j. Bruce Macarthur, recitations |
and songs; Walter Holt, jr., banjo; |
Tallman Houff drum: Eugene Allen, |
saxophone; Mrs. David Kincheloe, :
vocal solos and recitations. while her !
daughter did several solo dances, and |
selections on the mandolin by Miss |
Marjorie Burton and Miss Mildred |
Battle.