The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-24
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welcome by local garden club
den, Governor and Mrs. Hodges
as mistress of ceremony of this
colorful event which had as it's
backdrop on the mount of the gar
den, two Boy Scouts and Explorer
Scouts displaying the United
States, British and Elizabethan
flags. Mrs. Mitchell after recog-
nizing various guests at the cere-
mony, introduced DR.. Frank Ora
ham who spoke briefly and then
introduced first, DR.. Felix Worm
ser, assistant to the Secretary of
the Interior and then Governor
Hodges. Governor Hodges intro
duced his guests, 1t. General Sir
John Woodall, the governor of
Bermuda and Sir Stanley Squirting,
member of Bermuda Parliament.
Mrs. Sam Hutaff of Fayetteville,
chairman of Elizabethan Garden
planting committee, spoke briefly
on plans for developing the Eliza
bethan Garden and then the two
distinguished governors shoveled
soil around two pink dogwoods in
an impressive tree planting pro-
gram. Albert @. Bell had present
ed the dogwood plants to the gar
den.
They Visit Drinkwater
After the ceremony at the Gar
den, Governor and RMS. Hodges
and their guests from Bermuda,
along with Mrs. Lucille Purser and
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Richard
Purser of Roanoke, Va. and Mays
Head and Miss Frances LeCompte
Henry of Cambridge, Nd, visited
Drinkwater's Folly where they EN-
joyed the hospitality of Dare's
widely known citizen A. w. Drink
water and his daughter Miss
Dorothy Drinkwater. At Drinkwa-
ter's Folly the guests showed con-
siderable interest in his collection
of antiques and coastlore objects.
Before they left to attend a lawn
party and supper at Roanoke
Gardens, the home of the A. @.
Bells, they had been photographed
with an ancient 4-gauge fowling
piece which Drinkwater had found
somewhere and which bears the in
scription made in Birmingham,
England, 1888" and Presented to
Capt. James j. Hollis"
Lawn Party and Supper
Members of Roanoke Island Gar
den Club sponsored the lawn party
and bountiful supper at the home
of the Albert Q. Bells. The Gov
ernor's party made new friends
and acquaintance there and met
old friends and acquaintance.
Among the out of town guests
at the lawn supper were DR.. Felix
Wormser of the department of
Interior, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Green,
of Chapel Hill, DIR. William E.
Peery Of Tulane University, New
Orleans, members of the Garden
Club of North Carolina, DR.. and
Mrs. Frank Graham of United
Nations, New York, Ben Dixon
MacNeill of Buxton on Cape Hat
teras, and others.
Lost Colony Program
Shortly after the lawn party and
supper, following a quickie visit
to Mother Vineyard to see County
Representative r. Bruce Ether
idge of the State Legislature, the
Governors party reached Water
side Theatre in time to hear Eliza
beth City's High School Band
conclude it's highly appreciated
concert.
A brief program on the stage
of the theatre, Immediately before
the 807th performance Of The Lost
Colony began featured Paul Green
as master of ceremonies. He was
introduced by Manager Dick Jor-
dan. Green introduced:
DIR. Frank Graham, the United
Nations representative to Pakis-
tan and India; DR.. Wormser, of
the department of Interior; Gov
ernor Hodges; Governor Woodall
of Bermuda and Sir Stanley Spurl-
ing.
Each spoke briefly, their talks
Ringing around Virginia Dare Day.
The Bermndans gave brief his