Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-10
St. Marys Planning
Big Tercentenary
Social Celebration
Parties and Dances Will Be
Held Over County on
Nights of June IS and 16.

LEONARDTOWN, Md. June g.
st. Marys County is going to cele-
brate the Maryland Tercentenary So
cially in a large way. Numbers of
parties are being planned and dances
are going to be held from Charlotte
Hall to Point Lookout, with large
Colonial costume ball at st. Marys
City on the nights of June Is and l6.
The Entertainment Committee is
composed of Commander of the Amer
lean Legion Kenneth B. Duke, as
chairman, assisted by former Legisla-
tor DR.. Charles v. Hayden and Miss
Hope Greenwell of this city. Miss
Helen Long of Milestown and Mrs.
Charles Bailey of Avenue, Md.
Many of the old homes will be
thrown open for the tercenterary
visitors, and the principal ones which
will be open for June IA and Is will
be the Briscoe House at Charlotte
Hall, owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wyche; Cremona on the PatuXent
River. owned by Maj. Howard David
son. former commandment of Boiling
Field; Summerseat, owned by Mrs.
Vernon Dorsey of Washington, D. c.:
Sotterly, owned by Mr.. Herbert L..
Satterlee of New York City: Malta
PAM. owned by Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. WeSchler of Washington, D. c.:
Susquehanna. owned by Mrs. Samuel
A. Young of Grand Rapids. Mich:
Ocean Hall, owned by Mrs. Alice
Blackstone, at Bushwood, st. Gle
ments Manor; Tudor Hall at Leon
ardtown, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Morgan Knight; Meadow Brooke
at Morganza, owned by Mr.. B. B.
Love: South Hampton. owned by Mrs.
Samuel Hayden: Deep Falls. owned
by Mr.. John Thomas of Baltimore,
Md, both at Chaptico; Bachelors
Hope, owned by Mr.. T. C. Slingluff;
st. Mary's Manor, st Marys City,
owned by Mrs. j. Spence Howard and
her sister, Mrs. James M. Bennett;
cross Manor, Maryland's Oldest
house. owned by Mrs. c. S. Grason :;
St. Michael's Manor at Scotland,
owned by Mr.. William P Smith;
Woodlawn, owned by Mr.. Bell Nc
Comb. and Calvert's Rest, owned by
Mrs. Mabel Curley. Members of the
Maj. William Thomas Chapter. D. A.
R. will be hostesseS at most of the
places to show the visitors around.
Another interesting old place is Porto
Bello on the st. Marys River, owned
by Mrs. j. Allen Coad of this city.
Nine. Estelle Monte of New York
and Paris. with Mrs. A. J. Sanford of
Washington, D. c.. were the dinner
guests on Tuesday at Hotel ST. Mary s
of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Coontz OF
Washington and Leonardtown. Mrs.
Coontz is here directing her pageant.
st. Mary's, the Mother of Maryland" "
which will be given June Is and 16
at ST. Marys City. sponsored by the
Maryland Tercentenary Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Faben and
their daughter, Miss Ann Faben, OF
Cleveland, Ohio, are guests of Dr.
and Mrs Charles Wyche and their
family at Charlotte Hall, Md, for
the week end
A large luncheon was given by the
Charlotte Hall Military School to the
schools alumnuS, trustees and men,
bers of the national and local D. A
r. chapters on Tuesday afternoon
Luncheon followed the presentation
of the memorial porch placed around
"Ye Coole Springs" by the local Maj
William Thomas Chapter. D. A r
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. Morgan Knight
sr., entertained Sunday at dinner If
honor of Mrs. Knights brother anc
-in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. vii.
son; their daughter. Miss E. Marie
Wilson; her fance, Mr.. Marriott John
Winchester, and their own house
guest, Miss Mary Crump Bouldin. OF
Keysville. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billingsley Pogue OF
New York City, who have been spend
ing the last few days as house guests
of Mrs. Maria Knott Palmer of Palm
ers, have returned to their home
Mrs. Louis Francis Beck and infant
daughter are spending this week as
guests Of Mrs. Beck's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. Paul Hayden, Mount Os-