Evening star., 1934-06-10
MARYLAND READY.
FOR HUGE PAGEANT.
st. Marys UniteS in Plans
to Entertain $4,000 Over
Week End.
BY JOHN L. HACKNEY.
BY stafI Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ST. MARYS CITY. Nd, June o.
This historic little village. overlooking
beautiful st. Marys River, is prepared
to take care of its largest crowd
next week end, when all Maryland is
expected to flock here to witness in
pageantry the birth of the free State.
Leonard Calvert is to land again and
plant his colony of freedom and sanct-
uary from imperial oppression. Civ
ing to America its first taste Of re-
ligious liberty.
Fifty thousand visitors. most of
them Marylanders, and many Of them
among the most distinguished citi-
zens of the Atlantic seaboard. are ex-
pected to be present. Gov. Albert G..
Ritchie is coming Saturday to dedi-
cate the duplicate of the original
State House, erected within 100 yards
of the foundations of the first. With
him are expected to be Gov. George
C. Peery of Virginia, Gov. Douglas
Buck of Delaware, Gov. A. Harry
Moore of New Jersey and score of
members of Congress, headed by
Maryland's two Senators, Millard
Tydings and Philips Lee Goldsbor-
ough.
Seminary viii BE Hotel.
st. Mary's Seminary. historic nom
sectarian female school, which over
looks the pageant grounds on st.
Mary's Manor. given to the State for
the eliminating celebration of the
Tercentenary celebration, will be
turned into a hotel for three days to
care for the distinguished guests.
Reservations have been made in the
entire county for the visitors and more
than 1000 are expected to stay over
night from Friday to Saturday.
Augmenting the present housing
facilities. which are extremely linn
tied, will be q number of old homes
not heretofore opened to the public.
st. Marys County has appealed to
the civic and State pride of the own
ers of its many beautiful estates and
TO-: the first time many Of these his
toric residences will house hotel guests.
Justin r. Sypher. member OF the
Housing Committee, has opened an Of
fee In nearby Leonardtown to take
care of reservations for the celebra-
ton.
Boats Pressed Into Service.
In addition, more than 400 water
craft. including a number Of packet
boats and river and bay steamers. are
expected from Baltimore and WASH
ington, some of them bringing excur-
sions representing patriotic societies
and chartered by them for the two
days. Others are coming down simply
to serve as hotel and will be moored
at the st. Marys River water front.
On the pageant grounds, according
to Harry M. Jones. postmaster at
Leonardtown and chairman Of the Ar
rangements Committee, everything
from a Scent hot dog to a So dinner"
will be conveniently available. Across
Three-Notch road from the tempor-
ary stadium will be the concessions,
and Jones says preparations will be
made to take care Of at least $4,000
persons In the two days.
Convenient parking facilities have
been provided. Members Of the COM
mittee are anxious to correct q mis-
apprehension of the arrangements
made to care for trafnc. Word has
been spread that lots have been leased
for parking, at which the fees will be
exhorbitant. In fact, the committee
has provided space large enough to
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