Evening star., 1934-03-25
Tales of Noted Folk in
Art, Literature, Politics
Federal Officials to Attend Historic Rites on
Blackstone Island-First American Sufra-
gist Recalled-Many Notes of Interest.

1t is hoped that Postmaster General
Farley will be able to journey down
to Blackstone Island today with Gov.
Ritchie of Maryland and number of
Federal officials TO the dedication OF
the huge 40-foot cross erected by the
Maryland Tercentenary Committee in
cenmemoration of the landing of the
Ark and the Dove on Sunday, March
rs, 1884.
The Right Rev. Edward Phillips,
D. D., of Fordham University and
provincial of the Jesuit Order in the
United States, will deliver the in
vocation, and other high dignitaries of
the Roman Catholic Church will at
tend. The dedication exercises will
follow as closely as possible the erec-
ton by the Pilgrims of the original
cross.
The Ark and Dove set sail from
Cowes on November %, 1888, and
Father Andrews White, in recording
the landing. wrote: I'VE took upon
our shoulder a great cross which we
had heWn out of tree, and, advancing
in order to the appointed place, with
the assistance of the Governor and his
associates and the otho- Catholics, we
erected a trophy to Christ the Savior,
humbly reciting on our bended knees
the litanies of the Sacred Cross, with
great emotion"
The cross dedicated today is of con-
crete with white marble finish, a 12-
foot cross beam and can be seen
distance of 10 miles.
1t is an interesting coincidence that
Mr.. Swepson Earle, Maryland State
conservation commissioner, who is in
charge of the dedicatory services, was
the young naval officer who took over
blackstone Island in the name of the
United States Government in June.
1919. The island is in direct line OF
the fire of the long-range guns at
Dahlgren proving grounds.
Mistress Margaret Brent who is ac-
claimed as the first American suffra-
gist, demanded a vote and voice in
the MARYLAND Assembly, and was
denied. But Gov. Calvert named her
eXecutrix of his will. in which he
tersely commanded her to take all
and pav all" While the Assembly
denied her the vote, the provincial
court ordered that the said Mistress
Brent" be looked upon and received
as his lordship's attorney in care OF
Lord Baltimore'S personal estates.
Now women are appointed to the
highest State and Federal courts ana
while its a far cry to that charming
raftered room where the early as
serblv met. Mistress Brent had vls-
ion bevond the centuries, and Just the
other night Mrs. Roosevelt attended
a dinner given to a young Portla OF
the District Juvenile Court and car
ried a message from the President.
As she was leaving the White House
for the dinner. Mrs. Roosevelt said
she asked her husband if he had
messages to send Judge Fay Bentley,
whose confirmation to the bench was
so long delayed. He said, "Yes. tell
the young lady I never knew why 1t
took her 50 long to get where she
was going; but am awfully glad she is
there at last"
Samuel insult will be known at
least for a while, as the twentieth
century man without a country.
Since the 74-year-o so-far unex-
traditable gentleman, whose return is
anXiously awaited in Chicago. has
taken to sailing the seas in a freighter
yacht, there has been a call in book
stores and libraries for Edward Ever
EFT Hale's 1.-THE Man Without Coun-
try
There was quite a furry week or
two ago when the news came from
Andorra. that $4,000 was offered by a
Chicagoan for the throne in that little
mountain republic. 1t was lmmedl-
ately surmised that Samuel insult was
the bidder. But as it turned out it
was one Parilla Roca, who claimed to
be from Chicago, and who said if his
offer was accepted his subjects would
be free from taxes. The administra-
tive council of Andorra rejected the
offer.
Next to San Marino the tiny Ital-
ian republic, AndOrra is probably the
smallest republic in the world and
the oldest. 1t is under the suzeranity
of the French Republic and the Span
ish Bishop of Urgel, and contains 19l
square miles, while San Marino has
only 80 square miles, and is governed
by a general assembly.
AllNOIl d ID OIlUdlSQ III lllC g1IhCto
between France and Spain, as re-
Gently shown. 1t has enjoyed undis-
turbed sovereignty since 1878, and is
peppy little republic. Shut tight
among the mountains, it has never
had newspaper and recently estab
liShed press censorship against a
newspaper printed by AndorranS liv-
ing in Barcelona 1t did not like the
tone of the propaganda the Youths
party was sending in.
Perhaps the FranCo-Spanish re-
public would be amenable to the eX-
tradition treaties between these coun-
tries and the United States, but Mr..
insult positively could not go to San
Marino, since that republic in 1908
ratified an extradition treaty with
this country.
This little republic, situated in i'm
perial Italy, whose constitution dates
from the ninth century, became
alarmed after the victories of Lodi,
Arcole and Montenotte had given
Napoleon possession of the Italian
peninsula. He was pOrti0ning out the
territory to his family, but when the