Evening star., 1934-06-16
ST. MARYS PAYS
CALVERT TRIBUTE
Dedication of Reproduced
State House Second Day
Fete Feature.
BY JOHN L. HACKNEY.
Sts1 Correspondent OF The 81 AZ.

ST MARYS CITY. Md. June 10
After day OF living in the past,
Southern Maryland again today turned
back the calendar to the seventeenth
century to honor Leonard Calvert and
his followers who planted the first
taste Of religious freedom OH Amerl-
can shores.
The second days celebration Of the
Tercentenary OF the Free State began
with the dedication of the reproduced
State House, less than 100 yards from
the site Of the original building.
Judge T. Scott Of1utt Of TowSon.
speaking for the people OF Maryland,
made the first sHQress, and Gov Al
bert c. Richie. ftplying. accepted the
building. erected from historic male
rials that were taken from old maaors
of this historic region.
The men whose lives and deeds We
commemorate today. who founded
this State" Judge OfTut said. and
gave to it those ideals and traditions
of freedom OF conscience and civil
liberty. which are its chief glory. have
long since departed into eternal rest,
the world which they knew has gone.
the battles they fought have been
won. Freedom Of conscience prevails
over the earth. and political and civil
liberty are firmly. and We hope for
ever. established throughout the two
Americas, and there Is no longer
mingling OF the things that are Gods
and the things that are Caesars"
Man En.lnriny
Their bodies have persisted, but
their services and their gifts to man
kind are as immortal as their souls. "
Gov. Richie. in reply. recited
something of the history OF the
founding OF st. Marys and Maryland.
My only purpose today is to justify
the name which Maryland earned
through Lord Baltimore's policies and
practices. the cradle Of civil liberty
Before the formal ceremonies at
the State House, officials and their
guests watched the water pageant that
featured the mornings program from
the beautiful green bluff that forms
the front of the campus of St. Mary 5
Academy.
Gay flags and pennantS added color
to the water front and prominent i'll
the parade OF water craft that played
IN and cut about the three huge naval
vesselS-the British Dundee and the
American Manley and Overton-was
the reproduced Constitution. the work
of Washington Sea Scouts. Col. Ed
mund Sayres was in command OF the
miniature Old Ironsides and the crew
was made up of James Allen. r. G.
Carter, Dennis Spadaro. Birdley Bire-
ley and Francis Waldron.
The Constitution junior was among
the craft singled out for all award as
unique in its type.
Although yesterdays crowd was
somewhat disappointing, today's made
up for any lack in numbers. Both
the Leonardtown-St. Marys road and
the historic Three-Notch road from
Mechanicsville had continuous
stream OF automobiles from shortly
after o'clock this morning. BY
noon the crowd was already estimated
as close to 10000 and visitors were
streaming in for the afternoon pag-
cant.
n. X. A. Employees Guests.
Washingtons chief representation
here today was composed OF boat
load of N R. A. employees who ar
rived shortly after noon on the 5.
Potomac and landed below Governors
Field for field day. N. r. A. brought
its base ball team along with
rival from WaShington's sandlots, and
while Leonard Calvert, his followers,
their ladies, and the Indians of an
cient Maryland repeated the pageant
of 1884 N. r. A. contraSted the scenes
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