Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
MARYLAND GARDEN
PILGRIMS READY
Pilgrimage Opens Tomorrow
in Hartford County-$5,00
Sought.

! five Maryland entrances to the National
Capital as the principal objective.
About 40 more estates will be opened
| to the public this year than were listed
| in 1890. when SIS, 900 was cleared. Many
Inquiries concerning the coming pill
| rrimare have been received at the
headquarters Of the Federated Clubs
in the Baltimore Museum OF Art, lead
ing officials to believe an even larger
number of persons will avail themselves
of the privilege of visiting Maryland's
many private gardens than in the past
Admission to Be Charged.
A charge of so cents is made for adj
mission to the large gardens, and an
additional so cents for admission to the
mansions which they surround. This
wear q number Of small suburban gar
dens In the vicinity of Baltimore are
listed, and admission to these Is only
Is cents All establishments on the
list may be visited between 10 am. and
pm. There is no admission charge to
some Of the places to be visited, such
as st. Annes Church and st. johns
College, Annapolis.
Road maps and descriptions OF many
of the places listed are contained in
pretentious guide book available at the
headquarters of the Federated Clubs
in Baltimore and at all the gardens.
The guide is sold for so cents, plus 10
cents postage.
All Sections Of State.
The weeks program embraces all sec
tions Of the State except the Eastern
Shore. Outstanding historic Shrines
to be the scene of the pilgrimage include
Lafayette headquarters at Rigbie House
on the Susquehanna River. Edgar Allen
Poe's grave, Baltimore; the battlefield
of Monocacy: Barbara Fritchie House,
Frederick; the barracks where the
Continental Cavalry wintered in Fred
erick County In 1878; the birthplace OF
Winfield Scott Schley, the grave of
Francis Scott Key, Frederick, and the
HARDWOOD Hammond House, Annapolis.
This years itinerary was arranged by
a committee headed by Mrs. Harry r.
Slack. jr, with Mrs. Hayward e. Boyce,
vice chairman. Other members of the
committee are: Mrs. Duncan K. Brent,
Mrs. Walter H. Buck, Mrs. Lee Chap
man, Mrs. Harvey Rowland Clapp, Col.
William Garland Fay, Mrs. Albert
Graham, Mrs. Stewart Haller, Mrs. Hall
Harrison Mrs. w. Bladen Lowndes,
Miss Margaret Packard, Mrs. Charles
Peace, Mrs. Gilman Darcy Paul, Mrs.
Charles e. Rieman, Mrs. E. Pitts
Raleigh, Mrs. J. Alexis Shriver and Mrs.
Richard Sparks.
Last Through Saturday.
The pilgrimage will last through Sat-
urday and include historic and modern
gardens in Hartford County to be visited
Monday, Baltimore County and city,
Tuesday; Howard and Frederick Coun-
ties, Wednesday ST. Marys County,
Thursday. and Annapolis and South
~. Ill
County houses will be open again on
Tomorrow's pilgrimage will be devoted
to Hartford County and has been ar
ranged by Mrs. Alexis Shriver. In ad-
| dition to the historic Hartford homes
shown in last years pilgrimage, several
new ones have been added to the list,
notably Darlington. the bayside home
of Commodore Richards Of the New
York Yacht Club, where an elaborate
and beautiful garden has been built
around a nucleus Of magnificent old
lockwood.
Attention Is also called to the new
scenic highway between Perryville and
Conowingo which has recently been
opened.
Tome School Included.
BY taking this road, which skirts the
east side Of the SuSquehanna River in
Cecil County, visitors will have the OPP
portunity Of seeing the Superbly located
Tome School at Port Deposit, with its
Italian gardens.
Those visitors who are historically
minded will be interested in the old
Rigbie House. near Darlington. Here
Lafayette was a guest when he passed
through Hartford in 1871 on his way
south in pursuit of Arnold. The 150th
anniversary of his crossing the Susque-
hanna was celebrated yesterday at this
interesting house, which was restored
for the occasion by the Hartford County
Historical Society Those taking the
pilgrimage will be among the first to
see the fine old paneling recently
brough to light
The first house listed on the Hartford
County pilgrimage Is the residence OF
Mrs. Van Hollen, near Kingsville on
the Jerusalem road, charming reStora-
ton OF an old mansion, filed with
antiques and surrounded by a small
planting most attractively done.
OIney 70 Be Opened.
Mrs. Shriver's home. Olney, is one
| OF the estates open to visitors. The
garden side Of the house is overlooked
by marble portico designed by Mills
In 1880. Over the doorway is a marble
carving, Art and Literature" made in
1895 for the home of Robert Morris in
Philadelphia from designs Of LEnfant
the architect who laid out the City OF
Washington.
Described as one of the most eIabo-
rate country seats in Hartford County,
Darlington is expected to attract
1 many visitors. A portion Of the property
was designed by Stanford White for
James L. Breese, a former owner, while
other extensions were made by Com
modore Leonard Richards. The formal
gardens are surrounded by lockwood 200
years old.
Mount Pleasant. the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Bryan, will afford
the pilgrims a magnificent view of the
Susquehanna River and Chesapeake
Bay from the heights back OF Havre de
Grace. The original house, built in
1857. was at one time the Summer
| nome OF Gov. Paca. signer of the
Declaration OF Independence. The
house has since been extensively re-
modelled, though certain portions Of the
| original building remain, including a
notable staircase
Sion Hill, the home OF Admiral
and Mrs: John Rodgers, has been in the
family for five generations OF naval
officers, beginning with Commodore
John Rodgers, who died in 1888. and
passing through long lire of adrnjrals
and other officers TO Comdr. John
Rodgers. hero Of the first airplane fight
to Hawaii
The house, built about ITS by Rev.
John Ireland, rector Of Spesutia Church.
was first used by him as a school for
boys. The old school room and the
boys quarters above, with the original
wallpaper, are interesting survivals in
one wing. The house is described as a
treasure trove Of old portraits, furniture
and books.
Interesting as an example Of purely
Colonial house OF the Revolutionary