Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-05

and just plain "gadding" that there
has been no time left for this col
umn the last few weeks. Some of
you have said you miss it - so do
we. So, let's dip into the note book
for bits not used in the stories.
First a word about Mothers
Day which comes Sunday = even
though the day has been "com-
mercialized" in a disgusting man.
ner = we still think it wonderful
to have day dedicated to mothers.
The Sentinel carries on another
page story of it's origin.
Speaking of mother reminds us
of lilacs - haven't they been COR
geous this year? Especially the
white ones. In fact it has been a
great Spring for all shrubs = the
frost spared even the early mag
nolias. Dogwoods both white and
pink were at their best. Somehow
we prefer the white ones = a huge
one at Lawson Kings near Gath
ersburg we nominate for the most
perfectly shaped - the branches
hang down almost to the grassy
turf surrounding it.
With our neighbor Mrs. Harold
Mitchell and three friends from
Chevy Chase we toured Howard
County on the House and Garden
Pilgrimage on Friday = the beau
tiful chapel at Doughoregan Manor
= Burleigh Manor built by
brother of the first owner of the
Hammond HARDWOOD House in An
napolis. We were lucky enough to
have one of the CAROLS to show
us around the imposing estate of
Charles Carroll the signer, now
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Acosta Carroll. At Burleigh we
were equally lucky and Eleanor
Hammond who had been giving a
riding lesson to some of the girls
of st. Timothy's School was there
to tell us that the estate is now
owned by st. Timothy's. We had
lunch under the trees = served by
the ladies of st. Johns Church.
st. Johns was also on the list
of homes to be visited = built of
rough stone in Gothic style and
hidden from the road by aged
trees. They have a new rectory,
the gift of vestryman we were
told.
We liked the "Old Rectory," now
the home of Mrs. Robert C. Smith
= quaint and charming with it's
curved doors, antique furniture
and china. We liked its owner too,
a fortnight lady if there ever was
one. We fell in love with the Chesa-
peake dog with the good old East
ern Shore name of "Paca."
Woodlawn Farm with its slave
quarters and century old oaks =
also the largest beech tree in Mary
land. The present owners Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Edgar, raise thorough
bred horses. The house is beautiful
ly furnished in antiques. Mrs.
Henry Owings was hostess there
as she was on Monday for Mrs.
Mark Zeigler in the Montgomery
tour.
Christ Church where original
pew holders were the Warfields,
Clarks, Dorseys, Towards, CASA
ways, Whites and Owings, we want
to tell you about in later column.
Records indicate that the first
church was built on the site as
early as I'LL. Our Howard County
friend, Mrs. J. st. Clair Thompson,
was a hostess at the church.
At Oak Hall, built in 1909 by
Richard Dorsey, we saw deeds to
the property dating back to 1884.
Bricks used are the same as in the
nearby Christ Church. Oak Hall is
now owned by Henry j. W. Selling,
an uncle of the great, great, great
niece and nephew of the original
builder who occupy the house. We
had a nice chat with Mr.. Sizzling
and enjoyed the expansive view
from all sides of the house. Two
young girls, Anna Dorsey Cooke
and Nancy Ellen Sutton of Tow
son, in costumes of early days,
greeted visitors = Patty Clark
Childs MRS. Roland) was among
the hostesses. So much for the
garden tour - Howard County is
just full of lovely homes, both old
and new.
Brooke Johns is going to open
a Country Store" in his old barn
on Friday - go over any time dur
ing the day and see the handicraft
articles to be sold there - some
beauties he tells us. About June he
expects to ask people to come to
breakfast and hear his broadcast.
Which reminds us - while stroll
ing along the proposed route of the
bypass for Rockville with town
officials and members of the State
Roads Commission two weeks ago,
CLIFTON M. johnson in charge OF
public relations for the Commission
told us he had band called The
Oklahomans" who played before
crowned heads in Europe the time
Brooke Johns did. Johns was al
WAYS a great Snowman" said Mr..
Johnson, "all he had to do was
strum a bit, sing a bit, swing his