Evening star., 1940-05-05
Capital SideIights
By viii p. Kennedy.

woman" who Is one Of the most effective
campaigners in Hartford County, Miss
Mary E. w. Risteau, who owns and
operates an historic farm of $50 acres,
Eden Manor. at Coopstown. She is the
first woman elected to the Maryland
House and Senate. She went to the
House Of Delegates in 1922 and served
three sessions. Then she served one
session in the State Senate. She was
clerk Of the court of Hartford County
for one year, by appointment. She was
Tor 16 years on the State Board of Edu-
cation and was the first woman on the
board. She now Is administrator of the
small loans law. In 1894 she beat the
Tydtngs organization for State Senator
and in 1888 she ran for clerk of the court
and was defeated. Her farm has been
IN her family for more than six genera
lions. There used to be an arsenal on
the property and Revolutionary soldiers
drilled in the field opposite her front
door. The place was formerly named
Eden-town after Gov Eden, but this was
changed after the Revolution to Coops-
town after an ohicer in the Jarrettsyille
militia.
Democratic National Committeeman
Howard Bruce Of Maryland, now cam
paigning for the nomination to the
United States Senate, has a MAN Fri.
day. who is chauffeur, guide, counselor
and friend" He is Elmer Webster. They
nave worked together for 80 years. Elmer
went to work for Mr.. Bruce in the Bart
lett-Hayward Co., in the mailing and
telephone department. He grew up as
boy opposite this plant.
Dudley g. Roe of Sudlersville, on the
Maryland Eastern Shore, who is ex-
pected to be the next Congressman from
that area, Is now floor leader In the
State Senate and chairman of the FL
nance Committee. He is reputed to be
the largest grain dealer in the Eastern
part OF the United States, buying every
year about 2,000, 900 bushels of corn and
wheat locally. He is helping Gov
OConor to balance the State BUDGET
and is ambitious to help in Congress to
get the Federal fiscal policy in balance
once more. He is also lawyer, business
man, newspaper publisher and bank
president. He is the leading Episcopal
Iayman IN that section and has been a
delegate to every national convention Of
the Episcopal Church since 1919. He ts
very proud OF his three sons-two of
whom have graduated from the Univer.
slty OF Virginia and the youngest is at
tending Washington College in Chester
town from which the Senator himself
graduated 40 years ago.
In front Of the new Post ONCE Build
ing IN Westminster, Nd, there has been
erected metallic marker which heralds
10 the world the fact that "the first
complete county rural free delivery
service OF mails in the United States
was inaugurated by the Post once
Department on December 20, 1899, COW
ering the whole Of Carroll County and
small parts Of adjacent counties with
Westminster as the central distributing
point"
This is the centennial year Of st.
Marys Female Seminary in Southern
Maryland at st. Marys City. Mrs. Z. Leo
Hoke, attending . Bruce-for- Senator
rally In Westminster yesterday, ex-
planned why she has deserted the Jack
son forces to support the O'Conor-Bruce
forces. She is president Of the st.
Mary's Alumnae. This is State Monu-
ment School, she points out. It was
built on the occasion OF the 200th ami
versary Of the settlement Of the State, as
memorial. This school Is now arranr.
ing for its Tooth anniversary. Gov.
O'Conor, despite the fact that Mrs.
Hoke had supported his rival In the last
gubernatorial campaign, authorized an
appropriation Of $s5,000 for this female :.
institution for gymnasium. Scholar
ships from every county and Baltimore
City are awarded.