Evening star., 1928-03-15
ANNAPOLIS TO TURN
TIME BACKWARD
Win Hark Back to Colonial
Days When President Visits
City on May IS.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

special IhSpatch 10 The star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. March l5.--An-
napolis on May Is will become as far
as possible the Annapolis of Colonial
days. when President and Mrs. Cool
idge and many other dicnitaries will
be guests of st. Johns College. The
governors of the thirteen original States
have been invited. and 1t is hoped that
all of them will be present.
The presidential party will arrive
about 8 o'clock in the afternoon. In
the morning there will be athletic
sports based upon those of 100 years
ago. and boat races in the harbor, only
the old types of boats being used, The
President will be met on the outskirts
of Annapolis by a committee headed
by John Hays Hammond, The mayor
will deliver an address of welcome on
the outskirts of the city. The well
come to the President and Mrs. Cool
idge will follow the plan carried out
when George Washington came here
from New York on his way to accept
the Presidency of the United States,
and also when he visited Annapolis TO
resign his commission.
Tallyho to Make Run.
A tallyho with four horses and out
riders to announce to Annapolis that
the Presiden. and his lady are coming
will be in readiness at the meeting
place outside the city. A detachment
Of Maryland Cavalry will preccde this
ta!lyho. in which President and Mrs,
Coolidge will ride in the city. travel
ing by a more or less devious route to
the old statehouse. where they will
be met by Gov. Ritchie. In the old
Senate Chamber they will be greeted
ny hn nF 4f-;r
States. after which Gov. Ritchie will
escort them on tour of the state
house.
Under the escort of the governors
they will then go TO the coach, waiting
at the foot Of the HILL 1t is planned
10 obtain an old Maryland coach for
this purpose and to have a negro
coachnan. President and Mrs. Cool
1dge will ride in the coach with Gov.
Ritchie and the other governors will
form an escort to Mcdowell Hall, which
Is where Washington went, after he re-
signed his commission. TO hold a pub
lie reception. When this reception IS
over. the presidential party will visit the
old houses owned by the college, which
viii be explained 10 them by persons in
the costume OF the period
AT the Hammond -Harwood House
Matthias Hammond and then intro
duced 70 Mr. Butler, builder of the
house. George Washington, Charles
Carroll OF Carrollton, Tench Tilghman,
Mr. Paca and other Maryland celebri-
ties viii be seated about a table with
their pipes and brandy. Descendants
OF some OF these men will impersonate
them and will wear costumes actually
worn by their grandfathers.
Children Plan Program.
In the dining room Matthias will in
troouce the party to the wives of the
Colonial gentlemen. In the ballroom
q group OF children In Colonial cos
tune VIII present quaint program of
songs. etc. In the kitchen will be an
old negro cook and q negro butler.
mfr. Hammond" will introduce the
personages TO the President and Mr..
Butler" viii explain the architecture of
the house.
A similar program will be observed at
the Brice house
A Maryland supper viii be served to
the presidential party in Mcdowell
Hall, and after that the Colonial ball
viii be held. because it was there, in
Mcdowell Hail, that Colonial balls
were given.
Street criers. May pole dance in
the garden, and as many persons as
possible in the costumes OF the times
on the street. all will give realism to
the celebration. An effort will also be
made 70 keep ali automobiles of the
streets along which the presidential
coach viii pass.