Evening star., 1947-04-24
200 Historic Places
In Maryland Listed
For Tour May 3-13

The 10th Maryland House and
Garden Pilgrimage sponsored by the
Federated Garden Clubs Of Mary
land win be held May 3 to 10.
About 200 historic places will be |
open in u counties. Visiting hours |
will be from 10 am. to 6 pm, day
light saving time.
Green arrows posted on all major
highways will point the way to the
open houses and gardens.
Proceeds from the annual pill
grimage are used for maintenance
OF the Hammond-Harwood House
In Annapolis. This structure was
built In 1T74-82 for fiancee who
changed her mind because she be-
lieyed the prospective groom cared
more for the house than for her
The house Is now museum.
+. The homes of the four Maryland
signers of the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence are included In the pill
grimages. One is Doughorregan
Manor, near Ellicott City, built In
l727, the home of Charles Carroll
OF Carrollton. One wing of the
building contains Carroll's private
chapel.
In Charles County, near Port To-
bacco, Is crescent-shaped Habre de
Venture, begun in 1742, where
Thomas Stone, another signer, lived.
The Samuel Chase House In An
napolis, begun in 1859, also will be
open along with Wye Plantation,
west Of Wye Mills. in Queen Anne
County, where William Pace, singer
and twice Governor OF Maryland,
lies buried
Montgomery Places Listed.
In Montgomery County the follow
ing places will be open May Z:
Friends Meeting House, Llewellyn
Field, Hayes Manor, Wood End,
Harewood, Olney, Cherry Grove and
Rolling Ridge Farm.
Prince Georges County's places
which will be open May II, include
Montpelier Manor, Belair, Mullikins
Delight, Bowieville, st. Barnabas,
Mt. Lubentia, Bealls Pleasure,
Langley Park and Strawberry Hill.
st. Marys County places will be
open the first day, Mays 8. They are:
Briscoe House, The Old White House,
Cremona, Dele Brook Manor,
Sotterley, Glen Mary Farm, ST.
Marys City, Cross Manor, West st.
Mary's Manor and Mulberry Fields.
Charles County homes will be
open May 4. Beside Habre de
Venture, they include Oak Grove,
Araby, Rose Hill, Chimney House,
La Grange, The Mannour of Tru-
mans Place, Mt. Air, Keechland, Mt.
Republic, Yatten, and West Hatton.
In Southern Anne Arundel County,
the following will be open May IL:
Rising Sun Tavern, Part of Provi-
dence, Belvoir Manor, All Hallow's
Church, The Old South River Club,
Etowah Farm, Christ Church, Tulip
Hill, Sudley, Tudor, st. James
Church, Holy Hill.
In the rest of the county these
places will be open May 13. The
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Corrin
Strong, Eugene F. Thomas, B. Frank
Newcomer, Walter B. Guy and Miss
Beatrice Milburn, and Holly Beach,
Farm. Pleasant Plains, st. Mar
garet's Church, Bowdoin, Hammond
Harwood House, Chase Lloyd Wing,
Dorsey House, Brice House, Aunt
Lucy's Bake Shop, Sands House,
Bordley-aandall House, Shaw
House, Jonas Green House, Sparks
House, Forensic Club, Slayton House,
Keester House, Ridout House and
Acton. - ...r
Also open, but not included as
part Of the county tour are the.
Samuel Chase House. the United
States Naval Academy. st. Johns
College, Treasury Building, State
House, Government House, st.
Anne's Church and Reynolds Tav-
ern.
Other County Dates Given.
Estates in other counties will be
open on the following dates:
Hartford, May 3; Talbot, May S;
Queen Anne's and the Baltimore
suburban tour, May 6; Kent and
Howard, May Z; Cecil and Baltimore
Counties and Greenspring and
Worthington Valleys. May 8; Balti-
more County and Limekiln, Dulaney
and Long Green Valleys, May 8;
Baltimore and environs, May 10.
Detailed information regarding
the tour may be obtained from
headquarters of the Federated Gar
den Clubs in the Sheraton-Belve-
dere Hotel. Baltimore. or county
chairmen. Mrs. Richard zantzinger,
Upper Marlboro, is chairman of
the Prince Georges tour. Chairmen
of the Montgomery tour are Mrs.
H. H. Semmes, 5000 Thirty-ninth
street NV. Washington; Mrs. " L.
Ellicott, 68l8 Glenbrook road. Be-
thesda, and Mrs. H. O. Stabler,