Evening star., 1934-06-16

of 800 years ago by staging the great
American game close enough almost
to be seen and heard from the tenn
porary grandStand.
Much excitement was occaSioned by
the report that President Roosevelt
and Gen. Hugh S. johnson would put
in their appearance this afternoon, but
late information satisfied Tercentenary
officials that the reports were incor-
rect, yet they persisted, and hundreds
If spectators thronged along the water
front in the futile hope of catching q
glimpse of the Chief Executive and
his recovery administrator.
This afternoons program followed
closely that of yesterdays with a mil
itary review and a concert by the 5th
Maryland Regiment Band completing
the days events.
Tonight number Of dances aboard
the boats moored here will end the
celebration. All the boats are to be
Illuminated and will maneuver about
the larger military craft just of Chan
cellors Point.
CbdbC AtVuSC DCuACatChs
Todays program was a repetition
Of yesterdays except for the dedica-
ton of the reproduced State House
this morning. Gov Ritchie, who spent
the night aboard the Gov. McLane,
flagship of the State Conservation
Commission, was the chief speaker
linking 1884 with 1884 in accepting
the historic building.
Last night members Of the crew OF
the Dundee, British cruiser anchored
here for the ceremonies, joined their
American fellows in a series OF
dances in st. Marys County. The sail
ors, however, did not share their jo-
viality with the soldiers here, fol
their entertainment was separate, al
though of the same kind.
Considerable confusion was caused
when, in spite of crowd many thou
sands below the anticipated number
none of the Tercentenary Committee
men would assume responsibility for
handling the visitors to Governors
Field. Newspaper photographers, here
from all parts of the North Atlantic
Seaboard, were ordered off the field
when the pageant got under way, but
saner heads convinced the producers
that it was to the advantage of the
celebration to permit the photog-
raphers to remain.
$4,000 See Pageant.
HKo~o tha, In nm ,,ao11a t,ad hoa~
expected yesterday, but State highway
officials estimated that not more than
1000 automobiles showed up, and with
the guests who arrived via the ST.
Marys River, the crowd did not ex-
ceed $4,000.
The Tercentenary Commission In
cidentally drew considerable criticism
when the visitors found they could
not spend their money directly across
the counters at the many concessions
surrounding the temporary amphi-
sandwich the buyer had first to buy
tickets from cashiers representing
the commission and the printed
paper then was used as a medium
of exchange.
Ample sanitary facilities were
supplied and the Maryland National
Guard kept open field hospital that,
because of the heat, was busy. The
temperature was extremely high, and
because there was little shade avail
able, more than two score spectators
and participants in the pageant col
lapsed.
Marbury Collapses.
Most prominent of these was Will
liam L. Marbury, chairman of the
Tercentenary Commission, who, dur
ing the presentation of historic me-
mentoes for the State House, fell at
the feet of Gov. Ritchie. Marbury
was hurried away on q litter and
after few minutes attention at the
field hospital was put to bed in st.
Mary's Seminary. After a short
time he was able to return to his
duties as head of the celebration.
officials of the pageant, however,
refused to acknowledge that any one
had collapsed, and although the un-
fortunate happenings occurred within
sight of the hundreds here some OF
those in authority persisted in deny
ing there were heat prostrationS.
perhaps the most colorful event OF
the day was the review OF Maryland
and United States troops for Capt.
w. H. G. Fallowield, commanding
officer of the Dundee. Immediately
after the military review Capt. Fal-
lowfield returned to the cruiser and
Gov. Ritchie and his party ap-
preached. The English sailormen fired
a 19-gun salute and the Free states S
chief executive went aboard to pay a
courtesy call.
The British salute was the second
accorded the Governor, for when ne
arrived the Field Artillery here Tor
the celebration also fired the formal
number Of shots.
Pageant Thing Of Beauty.
The pageant itself was a thing OF
beauty, and Mrs. Kathleen Read
Coontz did herself proud In the direc-
ton of the episodes.
The Ark, appearing huge in COM
parison to her companion ship, the
Dove, rounded Chancellors Point
shortly after 1:30 o'clock, and within
the next half hour, after hiring q
hailing gun to call the Indians ashore,
Gov. Leonard Calvert's colors were
sent ashore.
From that moment forward Mary
land turned back the pages OF her
history to see the lords and ladies OF
the original Free State assert the de-
mands and receive the grants that
made this historic spot the cradle OF