Evening star., 1933-07-16
PRESIDENT VISITS
HISTORIC CR|SF|ELD
Bay Cruise Resumed After
6-Hour Tour of Eastern
Shore Points.
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
! CRISFIELD. Md, July 15.-After
spending six hours on land, President
Roosevelt returned to Crisfield from a
sightseeing tour of the Maryland East
ern Shore late today and boarded the
yacht Sequoia to resume his cruise on
the Chesapeake Bay.
/ On his motor trip, the President saw
/ several churches more than 200 years
old, visited residences that are nearing
/ their Booth birthday, stopped in the
7 town of Pocomoke to have a soft drink
and visited terrapin farm. where he
was presented with several terrapin
! eggs.
/ Members of the crew on the Seuuoia
said the yacht would cross the CheSa
peake Bay to SOlomons Island to anchor
! for the night.
! The trip to Maryland's historic East
ern Shore received no advance pub
hcity, but a crowd estimated at 5000
| was on hand to give the President a
! VoclferouS welcome when the ship nosed
her way into harbor here and a similar
crowd Was back again late today to
bid him adieu.
White House Cars Arrive.
| The first inkling of a presidential
visit was the arrival this morning OF
two White House motor cars and four
motor cycle police Within brief time,
lhe steamship pier was crowded with
people.
The tour was conducted by Joe Pinto
Crlsneld express agent, who said Presi-
dent Roosevelt expressed his delight at
the tour and said it was one of the
! most interesting he had ever taken.
Inc President had studied the section
through which he went and knew be-
forehand what he wanted to see. Pinto
said
The trip TO the terrapin farm came
soon after the President left the Sc
quola. He walked from the automobile
anu peered over one Of the high fences
that surround the diamond backs.
! from there the presidential party.
wnlch included Secretary Of Agriculture
( wallace. Mrs. Wallace. Louis McHenry
Howe and several others. went to the
Old makepeace home near Crisfield
Inns house, a fine specimen of Colonial
architecture, was erected in 1863
The next SPOT visited was Rehoboth
Presby terrain Church, believed to be the
, first Presbyterian Church in America
! Continuing eastward, the party next
! stopped at Pocomoke City, where they
secured sofe drinks and cigars. Here a
small crowd quickly gathered and
watched as the Presidential party re-
freshed itself. Some few of the more
adventurous shook hands with the
President.
Old Beverly H0me Seen,
Outside of Pocnmoke Citv tho rsr+v
stopped again to view the old Beverly
! family home
They continued on then, reaching
Snow Hill about S pm Parking on
Church street. the President and others
examined Old Hallows Episcopal
Church, which was constructed in 1850.
After few minutes spent before this
I ancient Uncovered structure, the trip
/ was continued
! When the President returned. he
went aboard the Seouoia Immediately
and she steamed awav at once.
| Although Crisfield had little prelim-
mary notice of the Presidents visit.
every effort was made to give it a gala
touch. Flags were run up bunting
strung across the main streets and a
committee was appointed to welcome
the President.
Crisfield entertained two other re-
cent Presidents President Wilson
stopped here and took a walk on one
of the streets which since has been
named Wilson street. President Cool
idse stopped one Sunday morning and
attended church.