The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-02-12
ANTIQUE SHOW

Dy Tue cOmplueo eIIOrtS OF members
OF the thirteen Homemaker's Clubs In
the county an antique show was staged
in the Elkton Armory on Friday,
January 20. Each club brought anti.
ques and arranged them down the
sides of the Armory with quilts hung
above them. Thirty-two quilts were
displayed, five of which were over a
hundred years old and many nearly
this old. The Calvert club arranged an
oldfashioned fireplace with antique
andirons and fittings. Pictures, jew
elry, newspapers, money, samplers,
paislayed shawls and many other inter-
esting antiques were displayed. Ruth
Cantwell and Eileen Banjamin danced
the minuet very beautifully accompan-
led on the piano by Mrs. H. A. Cant.
well. Fashions from 1885 to the pres.
ent day were styled by the ladies from
various parts Of the country as follows:
1785-Miss Emily Rees; 1920 Miss Helen
Frederick; 1S27-Mrs Beatrice Harris,
wedding gown; 183O-Mrs. D. B. Nc
Dowell; $780, Priscilla B. Pancoast,
dress owned by the Misses Black; 184O-
Miss Mary Black; 1848 Miss Lillian N.
Black, wedding dress of her gand-
mother. Mrs Catherine Black; 1847
Mrs. Albret Graham, wedding dress of
her grandmother. A French dance
was given by Mildred and Edmund Kass.
1850-Mrs A. E. jackson. 1852 Frances
Frazer one year old dress; 1860 Miss
Ruth Ownes, 1866 Mrs. B H Owens,
dress owned by the Misses Black; 1869
Leah Otter; 1870 Miss Lorraine Fassitt;
1872 Mrs. Charles Morris, wedding
dresses 1875 Mrs. Cornelia Nickle, 1880,
Mrs. William Cursey, dresses owned by
Misses Black: 1882 Miss Vivian Fowler,
the 6 year old child dress owned by
Mrs. Cornelia Nickle; 1884, Patricia
Ottey, child's dress owned by Mrs. M.
j. Ewing; 1885-Mrs. Samuel Ewing;
1877 Miss Esther Ansalvish 1890-Miss
Ada Anderson; 1891-Mrs. Hayes Heath;
i892-Mrs Albert Cowden; 1895. Mrs.
Iva Mckinney; 1S9s-Mrs. VIM. Lofland.
A piano solo entitled Romanse by
Sibelius was rendered by Eleanor Nc
Dowell. 1900 Mrs. Walter Gillespie;
1900 Mrs. Robinson; 1902 Mrs. Wright;
1903 Miss Mary Ottey; 1904-Mrs. Alma
Fox; 1905-Mrs; Krummel; 1906, Miss
Anna Scott, wedding dress of Mrs.
A. Brus: 1907-Mrs Henry Heath; 1908
Miss Phoebe Mench, owned by Mrs.
Deolon; 1909-Miss Ruth jackson, dress
owned by Mrs. Iva Mckinney; 1910
Mrs. Foster, dress owned by Miss
Ruth Clifford; 1913-Mrs M. j. Ewing;
1913-Mrs. L. Stopped, dress owned by
Mrs. j. B. Fassitt; 1914-Mrs. A. D.
Short; 1915-Mrs. Teeple; 1916-Mrs.
Nary Gray, dress owned by Mrs. j. B.
Fassitt; 19l7-Pauline Pugh, red cross
nurse; 1873 Mrs-Jack Owens, 1922 Mrs.
Walter Gillespie; Miss Orville Ottey
recited Aunt Jemima's Courtship; 1927
Miss Francis Mckinney; I928-Mrs.
Phoebe Gibson; 1929 Mrs. Smith; 1929
Mrs. Charles Miller; r93O-Mrs. Stewart
Smith; re3,-Mrs. Clara Guiberson; 1882
Duncard costume worn by Mrs. Joseph
Mccall; Io32-Miss Kass; 1882 Mrs.
Elizabeth Reinhart: 1882 Miss Estelle
McGrady, who was chosen Miss Mary
land at the Maryland State Farm
Bureau Federation early in January.
Music appropriate to each year was
by Mrs j. B. Fassitt in the afternoon
and by Mrs. Frank Blake in the even
ing, as the ladies' walked in. After all
the fashions were styled the group
sang Aud Lang Syne and a parody on
this song.
Leakc and Elizabeth Ottey gave a
numerous dialogue. The North East
band played selections before and after
the show.
The officers and committee of the
Cecil Federation of Homemakers club
and the home demonstration agent
wish to express their sincere apprecia-
ton for your cooperation of the antique
show committee.
Mrs. A. Baus,