The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-11-17
MARYLAND PRECAUTIONARY
CELEBRATION

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MARYLAND PRECAUTIONARY
CELEBRATION
Marking the first event OF broad
public interest in the observance Of
Maryland's Tercentenary, meeting
will be held in the War Memorial in
Baltimore, November 22nd in COM
memoration of the sailing On that
day, 1888, Of the ships The Ark and
The Dove, from Cowes, England, on
the hazardous and daring voyage
that contributed SO much to bringing
into being fabulous New World.
The meeting has been arranged by
the Maryland Tercentenary Commits
sion as the States grateful recogni-
ton of the unwilling at Cowes of the
bronze tablet, that will serve as an
immemorial reminder in England of
the momentous undertaking Of Lord
Baltimore and his co-adventurers.
The two ceremonies will be timed to
take place as simultaneously as pos
sible.
The tablet was designed by Hans
Schiller, distinguished Baltimore
sculptor, who is director Of the
Maryland Institute; considered an
admirable example of the sculptor's
art, it adds another to the long list
of public memorials bearing his
name.
The Cowes celebration will, be SUI
pervised by Albert, Lord Fairfax,
American born member of the House
Of Lords. Lord Fairfax was born at
Northampton, Prince Georges coun-
cy, and has relatives living n Mary
land; Mrs. Tunstall Smith, OF Balti-
more, and Mrs. Clarence Roberts, Of
Prince Georges county are his sis
ters.
He will unveil the Memorial Tab
let and speeches will be made by Sir
Timothy Eden and Hon. Robot Bing-
ham, United States Ambassador to
the Court of st. James.
Sir Timothy Eden Is the Sixth
Baronet of Maryland and is a de-
scendent of Sir Robert Eden, the
first to hold the baronetcy and
Maryland's last Colonial Governor.
He married Caroline Calvert. sister
of Frederick, the last Lord Balti-
more. When his brother-in-law died
with no descendants to succeed to
the title of Lord Baltimore, Eden
was created Baronet of Maryland.
He is buried in St. Anne's Church
yard, Annapolis.
1t was Sir Timothy Ed,n who
owned the five portraits of the Lords
Baltimore, the purchase Of which by
DR.. Hugh H. Young of Baltimore
has been recently the subject of SO
much comment in the art world and
generally. The announcement that
these portraits will be on exhibition
at the War Memorial as a special
feature of the celebration has Great
ed extraordinary interest. They
were painted from $50 to 800 years
ago and have never been gu: of the
Calvert family.
| The program arranged for the
Cowes exercises will be information
ally broadcast Immediately upon the
return to London Of those taking
part.
The American program Will also
be put on short-wave circuits that
will carry 1t across the seas. Sta
ton VIDAL has been put at the dis
posal of the Commission for the pur-
pose in Baltimore.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who has manifested great interest in
Maryland's Tercentenary, will broad
cast from Warm Springs, Georgia,
an international speech on the sig
niiicanse of the occasion. Governor
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Cormick-Goodhart who will repre-
sent Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British
Ambassador to the United States,
will speak at the War Memorial
meeting.
Governor Richie whose address
will be broadcast has consented to
issue proclamation setting aside
November 22nd as The Ark and The
Dove Day and recommending that 1t
be generally observed by the display
OF the Star Spangled Banner and the
Maryland flag on homes and public
buildings throughout the state and
by the appropriate exercises by civic,
school. historical and other groups.