Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
Motorcade Is Planned
to Picturesque Places
q In Southern Maryland
Last Fox Hunt of Season Is
Held by Bushwood Club
at Leonardtown.

IEONARDTOWN, Nd May 2-The
garden clubs Of Maryland, headed by
Mrs. Haywood Boice of Baltimore, vice
president Of the Federated Garden
Clubs of Maryland with q motorcade
will visit, May Z, Southern Maryland
and ST. Marys County Colonial homes
and their picturesque gardens. Many
of the notable figures in State and ma
tional history lived in ST. MaryS ana
their old estates and manorS stlll Keep
interest anew in them. One OF the hrst
places Of much interest Is Cremona, the
old home and estate recently purcnaseo
by Mrs. Howard Davidson, wife OF MAJ:
Davidson, commandment Of Boiling Field
in washington. Cremona was bought
from the Thomas family and Is on the
Patuxent River about 80 miles from
Leonardtown. It has been modernlzeo
by the DavidsonS with electric ngntS
added and much of the homes former
glory has been restored. landing nelo
Is being gotten In shape. Cremona pos
sesses famous hanging stairway with
only one like 1t In the United states,
that being In the Jefferson mansion In
VIRGINIA. There are 692 acres in the
estate. which has four large breakWaterS
in front, and the home commands Q
fine view Of the Patuxent River at TINS
point. - =.
Satterly, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert L. Satterlee of New York, with un.
usual and beautiful architecture and
an old lockwood bordered garden, ano
in the very early days the nome OF
Colonial Gov. Platter. A third place on
the tourney is Deep Falls, noted for its
lovely series of terraces and its I'M
broken tenure of another branch OF the
MARYLAND Thomas family and place
where Gov. Albert G. Richie OF Mary
land visits while in st. Marys. Luncn-
con will be served to the 200 guests at
Tudor Hall Inn at Leopardtown on the
Kew estate on the lawn overlooking
Brettons Bay. Tudor Hall was built by
the ancestors Of Francis Scott Key,
who wrote the National Anthem. just
below Leonardtown, after the luncneon,
Mulberry Fields, which is owned by col.
and Mrs. W. Garland Fay, VIII be
visited, It is noted for its lovely gar
dens and its Georgian portico with
nine-nile view Of the Potomac River.
Al st. Marys City, Maryland's first
capital, will be seen on the tour where
in the graveyard Is buried Gov. Copsey,
one Of the first Colonial governors, and
the Trinity p. z. Church, built in 1879,
quite a picturesque church covered with
ivy grown from o sprig brought from
the famous Kentlworth Castle IN Eng
land.
The last two places which are IN
cluded on this itinerary are Porto Belo
the estate owned by Mrs. j. Allen Coad,
wife of State Senator Coad, where its
many chimney stacks add to its charm
and where another magnificent water
view can be found. Mattapany, owned
by Mr.. John Thomas, Is rich in inter-
esting tradition and histor cal lore.
The last fox hunt Of the season was
held early Tuesday morning by the
Bushwood Fox Hunting Club, with
Master Of Hounds Edmund j. Powder,
jr., and his famous pack Of hounds con-
Quoting 1t. The runs started at Popes
Greek at s am. and ran to Lothian and
back toward Popes Greek, where the
gray fox was caught by the hounds.
Mr.. T. Grover Stone of Budds Greek
got the brush and did some splendid
riding. Some Is riders took part In
the last hunt of the season. The Bush
wood Fox Hunting Club has gotten 20
brushes in the series of hunts.
Mrs. Harry Scott Wherrit of Pitts
burgh, Pa, who owns Sunset Villa, at
st. Marys City, overlooking historic St
Marys River, and whose place Is one
Of the show places Of st. Marys, spent
Pittsburgh. She viii in a few weeks
open her home for the Summer months
Over the past week end Mrs. Fred
erick Godcharles Of Chaptico enter
tanned In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Burcher Of Louisburg, Pa, Miss Anna
Catherine Salk and Mr.. Albert @
Baucher Of Washington at her home
Felicity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hammett o.
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Mrs. Richard T. Hammett at her Her
NRnvtlle home Thursday.
Mrs. Leila Hodges Of Washington
was the guest Of her father, Judge VII.
Ham c. Matttngly, on Fenwick street
Miss Mary H. Owens, now Of Wash.
ington, spent Sunday as the guest Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Owens Of Redgates.
An attractively arranged wedding Of
much interest was that Of Miss Agnes
Thompson, daughter of Mr.. Johr
Thompson Of Hughsville, and Mr.
George Hitch, son Of Mrs. Raymond
Hitch Of MechanicSville, who were mar.
RED ct $3.50 o'clock Sunday afternoon
April 10, by Rev. Father Charles Dun
8. J., ct the Immaculate Conception
Roman Catholic Church Of Mechanics
vile. Mas Jane Barber, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Ninian p. Barber o
O0ALIOCbo k1A1l, MO, was the maid o
honor and Mr.. Horace Thompson wa
best man. The young couple went on /,
Southern trip and on their return WI
reside In MechAnicSville.
Mrs. William H. Gardner Of Chap
ttco has been appointed by Gov. ALDER
c. Richie Of Maryland on the Aim
House Commission and represents 81
Marys County.
For the frst part Of the week MI
and Mrs. George H. Harris Of Bel
verdere Plantation, on the lowe
Potomac River, had as their Tous
guest Miss Ida z. Shipstead Of Pain
Beach. Fla, who stopped of Will
"a route 70 visit friends In Toronto
Canada.
Mrs. Florence Reed Beeton Of Surrey
England, arrived Monday to visit he
cousin, Mr.. j. Fenner Lee, and hi
family at Lees Crest, near Leonard
town. This Is the first visit Mrs. Beetol
has paid TO Southern Maryland an
while here will be shown the man
places Of interest
Mrs. A. X. Love Of Loveville wa
hostess Friday to the Rural Women
Club Of Morganza at her home an
entertained with a flve-table bridg
party. Her picturesque home was al
tractively decorated with Spring flower,
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