Evening star., 1949-05-21
AnnapoIisPIans
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sas charming Princess Anns
tho ls-veag ssla University et
Maryland freshman v 70 il Ia pre-
sade ever The week issaE trst.sa}
She Is Miss Patricia Anne West
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t!nsulshes Mar land family rv~
lated To John Marshall on ore
A4tit A.thougf} the Virginia rcr
necuona a. s1c family /. nni esss
emphasized around here,
Princess Anne gos o round u'
applause ataer she and her ladas
IA ssltng led ths cast a indls ns
early settlers. landed nT.stocs K}-
and the Ike through the dtra,
rehearsal.
Every body sstmed Ia he sn1us
lng themselves despite loSert4t
skleN. Tire fact that the costume
had got lost gn transit and afflytG
- hours late and the ffAnta =
forts @! carpenters and electrician
10 complete the installations wlalls
several thousand people ssifged
around them.
Enough could oe seen a. the
prrylea. however Ia astfAni ths
prediction that Tho SanE Of THE
Severn pageant Stll draw eapae
ity crowds II has color dramatic
force and = story 80 tell
The pageant traces Annapolis
life from the lme a band al Pt4r1
tanS fed herr from Virginia until
the Naval Academy wAs ektAh-
lishtd In is4s,
The spectacle II to be At the
Annapolis High schoal athletic
field.
BIG stage Complete,
The framework for = 400 too,
stare Was being completed lAIs
YESTERDAY and last nIeht woiG
men were erecting the nnai
hleacher and box seats TO aerosn
moda,e 4 500 spectators.
The spectacle will include . ~
horse cavalry charge and mo.
tofized scale model Of an 1873
Baltimore A. Ohio Railroad loco
motive and coaches A corps oi
drum ma jofettss add q sprlnshtiy
touch.
Before today's opening of the
terCeutenAry. an exhibit prrtaining
10 the history and preaeni-dAy
activities OF Annapolis wAA placed
on display In the State Armory.
This included wa1 fisures dfaped
in the flnery oi Colonial bellies and
dowaRers. The costumes come
from the trunks and storage places
Of Annapolis families tracing thsif
ancestry 10 the pioneers.
In the display we're dolls, TOYS
and playhouses Of children gtown
old before the Revolution and
antique baby Carriages OF long past
generations.
Antiques Collected.
Women spectators collected
bout the fine dfessEs and antique
furniture. while many fnsn uisd
TO estimate the mechanical worth
of an ancient firs engine daisd
from 1888 This was The man
drawn pump cart victory de-
signed with such kkill thsi II re.
manned In use al Annapolis until
1899.
Volunteers pulled the victory 10
the scenc Of fires and swung TIE
purnphandieS 10 Rentfais eno1Efl
pressure 90 throw water over the
roof Of q two-stngy building - pro
ylded, @. course. that the bucket
iirs 70 the nearest water sosIres
kept the ANAL tank ilisd The
ancient leather buckets alAo SsTs
on display.
Homecoming day. tomorrow All
be featured by mass religious
exercises in Thompson Stadium.
the Navy football field
Gov. Lane and other nosaslss
will speak.
Post once officials said $50 600
special tsreenssnaTy stamps s3l
be prooesked by the Tine ti1E
special issue ao@a on sale &osasaAs
To make sure the TrsslFy A
not interrupted. the poles DE-
partrnent announced that sp~
proarl1 roads sill Re blncksd from
4 tog Tuesday and wsdnst"
day. Those are dRya Of the street
parades,
Many citizens today vsEs ssFa-
nang tfs costumes of past EsgsFa"
siona 10 Join the festival
Plenty oid-iimsfs could os1tfi
,hemmlyes from their own astscs.
Gen. and Mrs. Clay Gel