Evening star., 1949-04-15
Historic Houses to Be Opened
For Garden Club Pilgrimage

0OTOGn NIU
Fine old homes dating back 10
the 10th and nth centuries will
be open for inspection during the
18th annual House and Garden
Pilgrimage OF the Federated Gar
den Clubs OF Maryland. April 20
through May g.
Seventeen areas, including
Montgomery. Charles. St. Marys
and Anne Arundel counties. will
be visited by the thousands OF
visitors expected this year
The pilgrimage will open with
two simultaneous tours of Howard
County and the environs OF Baiti-
more. II will close with tour OF
Carroll County.
Fees to Aid Projects.
Mrs. William T. Hamilton. presi-
dent OF the Federated Garden
Clubs OF Maryland. said two thirds
of the net proceeds from admis-
sion fees would be devoted to
maintenance of the Hammond
Harwood House at Annapolis
generally regarded as one OF
Maryland's finest examples OF
late Colonial architecture.
The remainder Of the proceeds
will be allocated to support OF
similar projects conducted by
various county garden clubs. Mrs.
Hamilton said.
The Montgomery County tour
will be held May 2. Mrs. William
A. Rogers of Chevy Chase is chair
man for that area. and Mrs. A. d.
Farquhar OF Sandy Spring. CO.
chairman.
Mrs. Amos Hutchins OF Arnold.
Md. is chairman for the West
River pilgrimage in Anne Arundel.
May 3.
Lunch or light refreshments will
be served during most Of the pill
grimage tours but Mrs. Hailton
said preliminary arrangements
should be made week IN advance.
Tour Dates Set.
Tours will be held from 10 am.
until 8 pm. Dates are as follows: !,
April 20. Howard County and
Baltimore environs: April 30. st.
Marys County: May, /. Charles
County: May 2. MONTGOMERY and
Baltimore Counties. May ., Anne
Arundel: May 4. My Lady's
Manor; May 5. Guilford area OF
Baltimore City and the Worthine-
ton Valley; May s. Talbot County
and Green Spring Valley; May I.
Queen Anne's County. May ..
Cecil. Hartford and Kent Counties;
May 9. Carroll County.
There will be eight places In
Montgomery County included in
the tour. Three Of these are in
the Chevy Chase area and the
others in the Sandy Spring neigh
borhood.
In Chevy Chase will be Ishpim-
ing. home OF Mrs. William s,
Corby: No Gain. home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry H. Classic. jr.. and
HAYES Manor. residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. Thomas Dunlop.
Points In Sandy Spring.
In Sandy Spring will be the
Friends Meeting House: Hare
wood. home of Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Acheson: Little Olney.
home of Mrs. Clara May Downy;;
Ziegler's Choice. home OF DR.. and
Mrs. M. v. Ziegler. and Rolling
Ridge Farm. home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Small III.
Fifteen places are included in
the Anne Arundel County tour.
They are the Hammond Harwood
House: Roedown. owned by Mr..
and Mrs. John Murray Begg. re-
stored structure originally built In
i742: Arden. built in i840. owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Edwards:
Hawthorne Ridge. completed in
l840 and owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Langford. jr.: Christ
Church. built in 1858: Lothian.
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Chaney. built In 1904: st. James
Church. built in 1865: Holly Hill.
built In 1867 and about i720.
owned by Capt. Hugh r. lie Clair
and Mrs. lie Clair: Sudiey. 1880.
unrestored and unoccupied. owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. william r. Kelly.
Also. Evergreen. built IN three
sections dating back to the 18th
century, owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry c. Edgar: Tulip Hill. 1856.
now being restored. owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Andrews. Old
Quaker Burying Ground, near
GalesviIle. dating from i672:
Parkhurst. more than 100 years
old. owned by Mrs. william n.
Kirkpatrick: Old South River.
Club. built prior to i742. the old
est social club In America: Con-
tee-Seliman House. first wing built
In l735. owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Y. Kirkpatrick-Howat.
IL Points In ST. Marys.
The II points Of interest In St
Marys County are the following:
Mount Eagle. 1896. owned By Her.
bert z. Ryerson: Mannour Of Tru-I
mans Place. 1865. owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Philip r. Smith. MilI
Point. about 1875. owned by Capt
Frank Lifton and Mrs. Loftin:
River View. about 100. owned by
A. Stuart Burcfi and Mr.. and Mrs.
Colin r. Burch. Mulberry Fields.
1850. owned by Mrs. w. Gardiand
Fay. West ST. Marys Manor on
earliest recorded grant In the
province. given In 1884. owned by
1t. Col. Miodrag HIarntevicis and
Mrs. Hlagojevich: Glen Mary
Farms. 1854. owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Heath Steele. St. Marys City.