Events to Remember

■ Executive Board Mtg. Sep 9, 2013

■ Fall Council Meeting Oct 7, 2013

■ Newsletter Deadlines Dec 15, 2013 Jul 15, 2014

■ 2014 Convention Apr 24-28

Inside this issue

• The President’s Letter 1

• State Day 2-5

• 2013 Convention 6

• Chapter News 7-9

• P&R 10

• Calendar 10

• Fall Council Meeting 11

• White House Ornament 12

• Port of Chester #1169 13

• Chapter Presidents 14

• MD Executive Board 15

• State Calendar 16

President’s Letter

FALL 2013 FALL 2013 FALL 2013 FALL 2013 The Freestate

“It’s fun to search and a joy to find”

Bettye Wolfe, Editor

Future

International

Conventions

2014 Michigan

2015 New Jersey

2016 Iowa

2017 Florida

Greetings Maryland Questers,

What a fantastic year this has been! I have been

able to visit many of you and look forward to seeing

many more in the coming year. I have learned so

much from those with whom I have worked. Board

members and past presidents, thank you for your

help and encouragement in my first year as Mary-

land State President.

The place where I learned the most was at the

International Convention. It was there that I was able to visit with other state

presidents and the international board members who gave such informative

workshops. These instructions will help me be a better president for you. I am

grateful for the support the state gave, enabling me to go to the Convention.

Even though the Convention was fun and informative, it presented challenges

that the organization faces on a much larger scale than those we face within

our state. The membership is declining. Scholarship and Fellowship funds are

low. BUT enthusiasm is high and there is optimism about the future. The In-

ternational Board, including the President are actively looking for ways to

make our organization more viable and attractive to the next generation of

Questers. WE, the state of Maryland, are onboard with our Visibility Project.

Many of the chapters have tried to make people aware of who we are and what

we do - have you gotten onboard? Facebook and web pages are two things

that are attractive to the next generation and to many of us. Many states have

their own web page which contains very interesting information with posts

across the organization, from Washington to Florida. There have been “what

is this” posts of amusing things and members’ collections, such as Valentines,

French Majolica and, of course, the Convention.

We have challenges ahead to keep this wonderful organization active in

fulfilling the purposes of studying and learning, preserving and restoring, and

educating those in the field of historical preservation. Can I count on you to

search your mind for ideas and ways to help accomplish these goals? I look

forward to seeing and talking with many of you at Council and at chapter

meetings. Please invite me to visit. I would love it. I can share the timeline

charts that were shown at the last State Day or do a program on theorem

painting or just be present and listen to what your chapter is planning.

Lynda Lynda Tedeschi

Maryland State President

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State Day - April 11, 2013

The beautiful Tidewater Inn in Easton, Maryland was the venue of choice for this year’s State Day. Some members did a walking tour of this quaint little city.

Those spending the night of the 10th were treated to an evening in the company of the organization’s founder Bess Bardens, while sip-ping wine and munching on in-house baked chips and assorted dips. Dinner was enjoyed by over-

night members in various excellent dining facilities within a short walking distance of the Inn.

Tidewater Inn

Over 100 members were in at-tendance on April 11 for the State Day meeting. Maryland State’s General Fund (operating) comes from member’s dues and is aug-mented by Questers’ only fund raisers, such as 50-50. Funds from the sale of tickets for the baskets must go into the P&R Fund, as some tickets are sold to non Questers. Next year, proceeds from the silent auction will be added to the General Fund. In the past, it has gone to the P&R Fund but the General Fund is in need of augmentation. New members will increase that dues amount by the amount remaining after sending International their share of dues. Money from the General Fund may be transferred to the P&R Fund and Scholarship Funds but not the reverse. This year, the State is sending $1,000.00 to the International Scholarship Fund. Chapters may send to the fund also. Roz Hopkins made a motion that the money in the CD be ad-dressed for the Scholarships. Liz Sharpless seconded the motion. The motion carried by a raise of hands and appeared to be unani-mous. The Executive Board will take this up at the next meeting. Discussion was held to discon-

tinue selling the White House Or-naments because not many were ordered last year. We do receive a profit of $5.00 on each ornament sold. A show of hands indicated sufficient interest in continuing with this fund raiser. After a brief discussion the P&R

committee agreed we should sell the ornaments with the Board’s approval. Orders for the orna-ments must be submitted from each chapter to Sharon Debnam by September 15th.

Business Meeting Riversdale

Sharon Debnam handed out ballots to all members for each member to vote on whether or not we wanted to continue with Riv-ersdale as our State project for the 2013-2014 year. The members voted 89 to continue with Rivers-dale as our State project. The vote against was 29. A motion was made and carried that Riversdale will continue to be the state pro-ject.

Donations

International donations from Maryland as of June 2012: Scholarship $970.00 Fellowship $250.00 P&R $100.00 Headquarters $300.00 Grants $ 50.00 International has received, as of

3/31/13, $10,486 toward the needed $17,000 for the Scholar-ship fund and $4,155 toward the $12,000 needed for the Fellowship fund. Both of these funds need help. Lynda suggested the Chap-ters support the Scholarship and the Fellowship funds.. Following the business meeting,

lunch was served. While lunch-ing, members enjoyed a fashion show of Victorian dress and a power point talk by Beth Hansen, Curator of the Historical Society of Talbot County.

Lynda Tedeschi portrays Bess Bardens, founder of the Quester organization. In the simulated telephone conversation, Bess explains the new organization to an interested reporter. This just might be a story of interest to her reading public.

Maryland State Questers

Chartered 35 Years

Maryland State Questers commemorates 35 years as a chartered state April 10, 2013. This occasion was observed with a toast by members present at the Tidewater Inn for State Day.

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State Day Theme Baskets

CONTRIBUTING CHAPTER BASKET TITLE WINNER BASKET NO.

Anne Arundell Town To Your Health Jackie Landon 11 Arcadia A Barbeque Basket Sue Quinn 10 Assateague Money Tree Margaret Gould 5 Broadneck Hundred Queen Bees Pont Hall 15 Cadwalader of Kent Hearts Elly Boyne 14 Captain John The Day of Wine and Roses Barbara Chesney 17 Chesapeekers High Tea Sue Dingess 16 Clynmalira Italian Celebration Joanne Baker 8 Curio Tea & Symphony Blanch Thompson 12 Forest Oak Sweet Memories Helen Fritz 18 Lady Caroline Grandma’s Recipes Dottie Hopkins 4 Lambert Wicks Lavender & Lace Abigail Morton 6 Leisure World Collectibles Marylynn Ross 3 New Yarmouth Making Lemonade Harriet McInnis 9 Port Of Chester 4th of July Nina Burt 7 Potomac Nuts & Chocolate Faye Polillo 1 Sinepuxent Happy Hour in a Basket Robin Emlig 2 Smithson Happy Hour Julie Morrison 19 Sophie Kerr Italian Feast Cathie Jones 13

Proceeds

The income for the basket raffle, the annual P&R fund raiser, was $.$1,807.65. Income from the silent auction was $726.00.

Sales from the 50/50 was $426.00, with the winner Sandra DeCorte, .receiving $213.00

Quester members and guests spending the night of April 10 at the Tidewater Inn in Easton were entertained by our state president portraying Questers founder Bess Bardens. Lynda’s delightful skit was entertaining, and educational. Our enthusiastic president not only wrote a very amusing skit, she researched the history of Maryland State Questers events and contributions from 1978, when the State was Chartered, to the present. The timeline charts were available again in the dining room on April 11 for perusal by those members who were unable to attend the previous evening’s entertain-ment. Chapters are welcome to borrow timeline charts for display and study at a chapter meet-ing. Or, invite Lynda to a meeting and she will present the timeline details. To arrange e-mail lyndatedeschi@gmail.com.

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State Day

Leaving a legacy President Lynda Tedeschi, as Bess, tells the story of purchas-ing the pitcher which gave birth in 1944 to what eventually be-came the International organiza-tion. Bess and a few friends got together to further their knowl-edge of antiques.

Bess enumerates the contributions made by the Maryland Questers’ in the many statewide, chapter P&R projects over the past 35 years since Maryland became a chartered state.

The Timeline The timeline charts produced by our president are invaluable tools to use for following the progress of our state’s activities and achievements during the past 35 years. Our state organization can take pride in all that has been done and all that it contin-ues to do year after year.

Maryland Questers - 35 years

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Installation of Officers Anniversary Awards New Members

State President Lynda Tedeschi Outgoing 2nd VP Cherry Smith

(left to right) Install

2nd Vice President

Jane Ward , Lady Caroline

Treasurer

Linda Rich, Smithson

Recording Secretary

Linda Schneider, Arcadia

Joan Sorflaten was acknowl-edged as the incoming Interna-tional Treasurer.

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P&R Grants Awarded

Asateaque #1325 $ 940

Acquisition of Art conservation and display project for Purnell Museum

Clynmalira #336 $1950

Ongoing restoration of the SS

John Brown Liberty Ship

Sophia Kerr #1119 $ 300

Acquisition of map preservation

cabinet for the Bordley Building, Kent County Historical Society

The follwing chapters were recognized and were presented certificates by president Lynda Tedeschi for their years of being chartered members of the International Questers.

Potomac #10

7/6/53 60 years

Clynmalira #336

6/19/68 45 years

New Yarmouth # 1048

6/11/83 30 years

Broadneck Hundred #1058

12/7/83 30 years

Cadwalader of Kent

#940

Joanne Masone 31 Belleview Drive Severna Park, MD 21146 410-544-2651 cell 443-994-0037

jmasone1@verizon.net

Jane Duffy 1077 Old County Road Severna Park. MD 21146, 410-410-544-3763 Cell 410-960-8956

janeduffy@aol.com

Lynne Haas 402 Helmsman Way Severna Park, MD 21146. Cell 410-846-5761 Anne Heinlein 1113 Bellevista Court Severna Park, MD 21146 410-544-5473 Cell 410-353-3220

A moment of silence was ob-served to honor 2012-2013 de-ceased members. Marion Munch - Leisure World Julia Clark - Cadwalader of Kent Dorothy Martin - Port of Chester Polly Phillips - Sinepuxent Ethel Schneider - Forest Oak Jane Gorsuch - Forest Oak Jean Lusby - Thread Haven Barbara Viers - Past State Presi-dent

In Memoriam

20 Years

Leisure World #1258 7/13/94

25 Years

Sinepuxent #1151 6/16/89 Lady Caroline #1160 8/09/89 Port of Chester #1169 11/03/89

35 Years

Anne Arundell Towne 12/3/79 #934

40 Years

Monumental #700 5/2/74

Anniversaries

2014

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63rd International Convention - Rogers, Arkansas - May 3-5, 2013

Maryland representation at the 63rd International Convention was indeed sparse. Just five members and two guests attended.

State President Lynda Tedeschi and husband Andy, Joan Sorflaten, Judy and Mike Roblyer, Bettye and Lee Wolfe enjoyed the Con-vention and their time in Rogers. All other Maryland Questers missed a great event. The accommodations and food

could not have been better. The area does not offer the beauty of the Inner Harbor nor the wealth of historical sites found in Baltimore, but the congeniality of our hosts was certainly comparable to that of the Marylanders and the enter-tainment delightful. The Crystal Bridges Museum of

American Art was one of the high-lights of the tours being offered. Visiting the homes of Arkansas Questers with a tour of the Fox home was special. Bruce, owner and collector of Fisher Price toys, gave an amusing and educational presentation on the toys at the An-nual Luncheon. Another highlight was a ride on

the Arkansas and Missouri Rail-road through the Ozark Boston Mountains. In Van Buren the group visited the home of found-ing father John Drennan, now the Drennan-Scott Historic Site, so named for then Secretary of State Martin Van Buren. For your tour go to www.vanburen.org .

If a prize were given, the Roblyer’s would get first place for com-ing early, stay-ing late, wear-ing the rec-ommended costume for each occasion, and attending most all of the tours, including the pre- and post-tours.

for the next two years.

• All checks for International are sent to Irene Doll at headquarters with a note in the memo line with pertinent information. There is a donation form on line All checks from members should be deposited immediately and information shared with headquarters as soon as possible.

• There are instructions on the international website on how to start a chapter.

• If a member moves to another state, there is a form that can be filled out that lets the state organ-izer know about the move - this helps the member and the state the member is moving to.

• Change of address form can also be used to let headquarters know of a deceased member.

• Any new member joining after February 1st through June is counted in the next year.

• Remind members to make me-morial donations.

• The International Parliamentar-ian is there for any questions your Parliamentarian may have. She is a delight!

• YOU NEVER GO WRONG FOLLOWING THE BYLAWS

• Newsletters are a priority. Each member is to receive a newsletter. If you do not have email or do not want to receive a color copy of the newsletter via email, one will be mailed to you in black and white! Consider the email copy.

• P&R grants - common mistakes: not on time, math errors, too much information such as newspaper articles, and the project should be completed in a year. An extension may be applied for. For a form, see www.Questers1944.org. User name and password: Heritage/

Heritage. ~~~~ Lynda Tedeschi

It was an honor to be present to see our very own Joan S o r f l a t e n installed in the position

of 2013-2015 International Treas-urer by International President Jeanne Stockbrand. ~Bettye Wolfe

Tidbits Just a few of the super tidbits gleaned at the Convention which you either need to know or might want to remember.

• The International organization lost 46 chapters in the past year. There are now 729 chapters re-maining, located in 42 states and 2 provinces of Canada, with a total of 11,697 members.

• The Questers’ Columbia student Chad graduated with honors.

• The 38th student was chosen and will receive $17,000 a year .

A stop at a collector’s home which was once a part of the Drennon-Scott estate was special. Among the numerous collections was Miss Martha’s All God’s Children figu-rines. www.allgodschildren.biz.

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Captain John #517 Broadneck Hundred

On May 7, Broadneck Hundred took a trip to Oxford, MD, a small but unique town whose history goes back to the 1700s. The tour began at the Mystery

Loves Company bookstore where owner, Kathy Haug served tea in a cozy sitting room at the back of the bank. This is now Kathy’s bookstore and a part of the Na-tional Historic Trust.

After tea, we moved north to the Robert Morris Inn for lunch and our meeting. The Inn was built prior to 1710.

The tiny, but interesting Oxford Museum was next on the schedule where Mr. and Mrs. Leo Noll-meyer told more about the town’s history. It was fun to become more knowledgeable about Mary-land’s history.

Left to right: Joan Cunning-ham, Alicia Newman, Mary Fin-nerty, Shirley Scharf, Gale Gilles-pie, Margaret DeGeorge, Lois McConnell, Nancy Dowdle, and Lucy Klein. ~ ~ ~ ~Lucy Klein

At the Maryland State Day meet-ing on April 11, the Chapter was awarded a state grant for $1,950. for the S.S. John W. Brown Liberty Ship. This ship is the chapter’s on-going project, and these funds will go toward the re-furbishing of bookcases in the library. One of our past projects was the replace-ment/refurbishment of the binna-cle housing. The Brown was built at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, MD. It was launched on Labor Day, September 7, 1942, named after Union Leader, John W. Brown. It is the last surviving Liberty Ship on the East Coast, one of only two operational Lib-erty Ships remaining from the great fleet of over 2,700 identical Liberty’s. These ships were key to the Allied Victory in World War II. The Brown made 13 wartime voyages, including Anzio. It is being preserved as a museum ship and a living memorial to the men and women of American industry that built the great Liberty Fleet. The Brown is open for tours and

does four reenactment cruises on the Chesapeake Bay. Open house is held Wednesday and Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The cruise includes breakfast and a buffet lunch. In 1977, the S.S. John W. Brown

was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This Liberty Ship holds a spe-

cial interest to me. My uncle Her-bert D. Brown worked as a ma-chinist on the ship. (con’t on p. 9)

The May luncheon meeting of Captain John took place at the lovely home of Gini Christopher. We gathered at this last meeting until fall startup to both honor our outgoing President, Bettye Wolfe, and to induct our newly installed officers. Our gracious hostess sent us

invitations that indicated this would be a "golden" day. For the meeting's program, Gini intro-duced us to Mr. Steve Gouterman, founder of NovaGold, LLC. Steve and his partner produce a show called "NovaGold on the Road." They have a format similar to the popular British show. Folks come bringing no more than three items per person and get an expert on-the-spot appraisal. On this lovely day, we were all

impressed with Steve’s very knowledgeable presentation on antique coins, gold and jewelry. Our members brought some items for appraisal. We were all very excited by his professional knowl-edge and charm, and we now hope to have an opportunity to share this experience with other chap-ters. So, Questers, be on the lookout

for a "NovaGold on the Road" program coming in the future. Margie McCeney was installed

as the incoming president for 2013-2015, Carroll Smith as vice president, Roz Hopkins and Ar-lean Campbell retained their posi-tions as Treasurer and Secretary, respectively. Captain John is looking forward to a productive season. The chapter has a kick-off meet-

ing scheduled for September 5. The hostess will be Joyce Ann Burk. Joyce Ann will be assisted by her daughter Rebecca.

~Arlean Campbell

Anne Arundell Towne

#934

Anne Arundell Towne chapter has donated six creamware plates to the William Paca House in An-napolis. Heather Ersts, Vice Presi-dent of Collections and Interpreta-tion will speak to the chapter as to the significance of the plates to the house. ~Judy Roblyer~Judy Roblyer~Judy Roblyer~Judy Roblyer

Clynmalira #336

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Sophia Kerr #1118 New Yarmouth #1048

The New Yarmouth Chapter of the Maryland Questers has re-cently taken on Knock’s Folly at Turner’s Creek as its new Preser-vation and Restoration project. Knock’s Folly is an unusual com-bination of a mid-eighteenth cen-tury log building and a turn of the nineteenth century Federal brick townhouse. This is probably the best Federal architectural building in Kent County. The log cabin portion was origi-

nally a fort built before 1700 be-cause of its superior view over Turner’s Creek and the Sassafras River. Turner’s Creek was a bus-tling port in the Sassafras in that era. General Knox, of the British Army, is said to have built the fort which has also been known as Knox Folly. The land transaction of 1703 shows that the property was sold to Henry Knock, thus the change of the name to Knock’s Folly. Knock’s Folly was ac-cepted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and is operated by the Maryland Park Service. The land surrounding the building is a Kent County Park, adjacent to the Kent Farm Mu-seum. Construction began on the log portion of “The Folly” in 1753. The three-story main house is made of brick in the Federal Style of construction and was completed before 1800. Knock’s Folly Visitor’s Center

is open Saturdays and Sundays, May to September from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The New Yarmouth Chapter has

been instrumental in the preserva-tion and restoration of “Charlie’s House” and the Metter’s Store exhibit, both at the Kent Farm Museum. ~Carole Watters

On April 17, 2013, Sophie Kerr Questers, one of several Questers’ organizations in Kent County, Maryland was given a special tour of the research collections at Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. The Hagley Library is the nation’s leading business history library and archives. The Hagley Mu-seum and Library’s collections document business activities since the late eighteenth century as well as the interaction between business and cultural, social and political dimensions of our society. For the Sophie Kerr Questers’

tour, Andrew Engel, Project Ar-chivist at the Library assembled an interesting array of documents for our group to examine. These in-cluded letters from Louis XVI, Jackie Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and George Bush, among many other artifacts. The group toured the library where all of the collec-tions are stored as well as other attractions at Hagley: the first Du-Pont office, Eleutherian Mills, the E.I. DuPont Garden, and the mill-wright and machine shop.

From left to right: Sis Williams, Susan Pritchett, Alice Marie Barron, Nina Burt, Terri Bostic, Ellen Walmsley, Chris Kirk, in front of the Hagley millwright and machine shop at the Hagley Museum and Library.

*****

Sophie Kerr Questers toured the

local history and genealogy re-sources at the Miller Library at Washington College in Chester-town, Maryland. Judith Hymes, Associate Profes-

sor and Director of Technical Ser-vices, conducted a most interesting and thorough tour of the newly renovated Miller Library, empha-sizing the local history and geneal-ogy resources in the Maryland Collection at the library. The Maryland Collection was

created in the 1980’s by pulling Maryland materials from the gen-eral library collection. Reference materials of interest

were: place name dictionaries, directories, published abstracts of and indexes to newspapers, and census, military, civil, church and cemetery records. There are also many materials

on microfilm and microfiche, such as Kent County newspapers, Kent County wills, inventories, admini-stration accounts, land, marriage, orphans court, guardian accounts, and chattel records and the Usil-ton/Wells Funeral Home records. The tour included a visit to the

Sophie Kerr Room at the Clifton Miller Library which was of spe-cial interest to the Sophie Kerr Questers.

From left to right: Sis Williams, Chris Kirk, Nina Burt, Frances Gill, Susan Pritchett, Alice Marie Barron, Ellen Walmsley, Terri Bostic in front of a portrait of Sophie Kerr in the Sophie Kerr Room at Miller Library at Wash-ington College. ~~~~ Terri Bostic

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Curio Chapter is looking for-ward to another year of informa-tive meetings with such topics as: The Society of the Cincinnati at Anderson House; Lily Stone, a story of a Daring Woman’s Life and Quarry; The War of 1812 in the Chesapeake; Women, Love and Property with tea at Tudor Place; and a tour of Sandy Spring Museum. We will also have a presentation of members collec-tions at their homes, a Christmas luncheon with an auction and an end of year luncheon at Columbia Country Club. We are fortunate to again have received a grant from Maryland State Questers in the amount of $600 to help fund our replacement of the gate at our historic project, the Seneca Schoolhouse. Through grants and our own fundraising efforts we have to date been able to provide McGuffy Readers and rugs for the schoolhouse, which provided education for the chil-dren of workers on the C&O Ca-nal. The Seneca Schoolhouse Mu-seum is located at 16800 River Rd., Poolesville, Maryland in the Historic Medley District, Inc. of Montgomery County.

~ ~ ~ ~Bette Lewis

Sophia Kerr #1118

At the May 2013 meeting, Sophia Kerr Questers’ Treasurer Sally Slack presented Karen Emer-son, Administrative Associate and Office Manager of the Historical Society of Kent County, with a check for $600.00. Half of the funds were from the Sophie Kerr Questers’ treasury and half were from a matching grant from the Maryland Questers. The funds will be used by the Historical So-ciety to buy a map case for the new research center which will be housed on the second floor of the Bordley History Center, 301 High Street, Chestertown, Maryland. In addition, the Historical Society was able to use the Questers’ do-nation to obtain further matching grant funds from other sources. The Sophie Kerr Questers’ dona-tion was among the first toward the major effort of making the resources at the Bordley History Center fully accessible, energy efficient, and code compliant. A brass plaque acknowledging Sophie Kerr and the Maryland Questers will be attached to the

map case.

Sis Williams, Alice Marie Barron, Sally Slack, Marian Leiby, Karen Emerson, Chris Kirk, Frances Gill, Ellen Walmsley, Beverly Huxster,

Terri Bostic, Nina Burt.

~Terri Bostic~Terri Bostic~Terri Bostic~Terri Bostic

Smithson #1271

The Smithson Chapter #1271 ended the year with a special guided house tour and garden walk of Harvey Ladew’s Estate in Monkton, Md. on May 22, 2013. We had 19 members and guests participate in this interesting tour. After the house tour, we had our lunch prepared and ate in the café. A book written by Chris Weeks,

Perfectly Delightful was sug-gested reading prior to visiting the home and gardens. Harvey Ladew was born in New York City with a very comfortable and financially stable life. He was privileged to learn different languages, travel extensively, and later associate with famous people all over the world. He became a self taught gardener and designed one of the largest topiary gardens in North America, described as “the most outstanding topiary garden in America” by the Garden Club of America. In 1929. at age 43, he was very interested in foxhunting and purchased 200+ acres of the Pleasant Valley Farm. The fox hunts became a big social event. His house was in shambles when he purchased it. It was remodeled by adding wings to the main por-tion of the home. He had a special oval library built to accommodate his oval desk. His charming and vibrant per-

sonality attracted many people who befriended him. He never married, but did much entertaining at his home when not traveling. He also had a winter home in Delray Beach, Florida. Later in life, his mission was to find a way to pre-serve his property and his creative interests. The Ladew Garden was formed to benefit the public and for educational, scientific, and cultural pursuits. ~~~~Linda Rich

Clynmalira #336

The picture on page 7 is of Pat Yardley, Harriet McInnes and Diane Cosgrove. On May 15, they had the honor of presenting the check to Diane Jerbi and Captain Rick Bauman. ~ ~ ~ ~Diane Cosgrove

Curio #153

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The Freestate, published twice yearly, Spring and Fall with dead-lines for submission of articles July 15 and December 15. Photo-graphs can be either black and white or color prints sent by USPS or jpg attachments to an e-mail. Please welcome Judy Roblyer,

your new editor, with generous support as she transitions into the position with the spring 2014 edi-tion of The Freestate. Please send all copy via e-mail or by post to:

Judy Roblyer

603 Bay Hills D rive Annapolis, MD 21012

410-757-6226 MJRoblyer@verizon.net

Include your chapter’s name,

your name, address, phone number and e-mail. You may be contacted if there are questions. The editor reserves the right to

edit all copy. Due to limited space, it may be necessary to shorten some articles. Be assured, it has been my pleas-ure to serve as your editor for the past six years. Making new ac-quaintances and working with members in the state and interna-tional organization was tremen-dously rewarding. Best wishes are extended to Judy for an equally satisfying and re-warding experience in this posi-tion. ~~~~Bettye Wolfe

Outgoing Editor

The Freestate

The online edition of this newslet-ter contains four additional pages: Maryland Executive Board, Chap-ter Presidents for 2013-2015, a more detailed calendar, and a Port of Chester article. USP recipients desiring electronic copies of the pages should send a request to: yateswolfe@comcast.net.

Calendar for 2013-2014

Preservation & Restoration

2013

Jul 15 The Freestate Deadline Sep 9 Executive Board Meeting Oct 7 Fall Council Meeting Dec 15 The Freestate Deadline

2014

Jan 6 Executive Board Meeting Jan 15 Nominating Committee Candidates submitted Feb1 Grant application due Feb15 Ballots mailed Mar 3 Spring Council Meeting . Apr 3 Maryland State Day Apr 24-28 International Convention May 1 Annual dues due Jun 2 Executive Board Meeting Jul 15 The Freestate Deadline

~~~~Lynda Tedeschi

A more detailed calendar is avail-able electronically.→ → → →

Many members have expressed an interest in knowing the exact guidelines for adopting a state or chapter P&R Project. The P&R committee has spent much time in clearly and concisely establishing these guidelines for everyone to read and understand. We have brought the Maryland guidelines in compliance with international guidelines. Due to the fact that these guide-

lines are seven pages long, it was felt that the newsletter is not the place to publish them. Members would receive a telephone book, not a newsletter!! The committee is not being evasive, you will re-ceive the information. A copy of each page will be put in the folders of the chapter presidents at the fall Council meeting. Chapter presi-dents, please go over these impor-tant guidelines with your mem-bers. Fellow Questers, remind your president to go over the P&R guidelines with you. Much time and effort has been put into this project, please give it your atten-tion. If there are any questions, contact a committee member. There has been some question as

to the purpose of a State Project. As has been reiterated, a State Project is not required by Interna-tional Many states do not have any. But for those states that have chosen to select a State Project, it is vital that the membership under-stands the purpose of a project. The primary purpose of the

State Project is to maintain a fund to which any chapter not support-ing its own preservation and resto-ration program may donate funds. As stated in the Interna-tional Bylaws, “The purpose of Questers is to...“donate funds to the preservation and restoration of artifacts, existing memorials, his-torical buildings, landmarks and

education purposes." This is what we are about. If your chapter has no project, adopt the State Project as your own. Study it and work with it. It's fun.

~~~~ Jocelyn St. Clair

Riversdale Mansion, a National Historic Landmark continues to be the Maryland State Project. The Museum is open to the public for docent guided tours:301-864-0420 riversdale@pgparks.com.

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Maryland State Questers Fall Council Meeting

PLACE: Annie’s Steak and Seafood House

500 Kent Narrows Way N

Grasonville, MD (Tele: 410 827-7103)

DATE: Monday, October 3, 2013

TIME: 10 a.m. - Registration & Coffee 10:30 a.m. - Meeting

LUNCHEON MENU:

House Mixed Baby Field Green Salad

Entrée - Choose one

1) Grilled “Certified Angus Beef” Top Sirloin (8 oz.)

2) Jumbo Lump Maryland Crab Cake

3) Breast of Chicken stuffed with Prosciutto Ham & Boursin Cheese

topped with Parmesan Sauce over Rice

Freshly Baked Artisan Rolls

Dessert: Chocolate Mousse

salad, entrée, rolls, all sodas, iced and hot tea, coffee and dessert

Price: $32.00 (includes morning coffee, tax and gratuities)

Cash Bar

Directions: From West - Route #50/301. Take Exit #42. Right at stop sign.

Right at Kent Narrows Way N, passing under highway.

From East - Route #50/301. Take Exit #42. Follow signs to Annie’s Steak and Seafood House.

All Chapter Presidents are REQUIRED to attend Council Meetings

All Quester members are WELCOME to attend

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RESERVATION FORM

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

PLEASE SEND ONE CHECK PER CHAPTER MADE OUT TO: MARYLAND STATE QUESTERS

MAIL CHECK and RESERVATION FORM TO:

Jane Ward, 2nd Vice President

506 Diamond Street

Easton, MD 20601

Telephone 410-763-8309

NAME OF PAYEE MENU CHOICE

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Circulation Manager

510 Prince George Street

Laurel, MD 20707

The Freestate Newsletter

Orders will be taken by Chapters. Please indicate the total number from your chapter. Please keep a list of who ordered. Send one check from your chapter written to: Maryland State Questers. Mail check to: Sharon Debnam, P&R Committee, 13499 Still Pond Road, Still Pond, Maryland 21667

Chapter: ___________________________________ Number ordered ________@ $20 each Price $20.00 x #______________ = $____________

Ornaments will be delivered to the chapter presidents

White House Christmas Ornament

The 2013 official ornament of the White House honors the admini-stration of Woodrow Wilson. Wilson, the 27th President of the United States. He served during a critical time in American History when the nation was thrust into World War I. President and Mrs. Wilson visited the troops on Christmas Day in 1918. He was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending the war and bringing about peace.

Orders received after the September 15th deadline

will not be ordered

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Port of Chester #1169

Chestertown, Maryland

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For Immediate Release*

Chestertown, MD July 14, 2013

Cliffs School Museum, a gem of a visitor’s attraction, will be open every third Satur-day each month, now through October, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Located just 8.5 miles from Chestertown, on Quaker Neck Road, Rt. 289 S, this little one-room schoolhouse opened in 1878 to children of farming and watermen’s communities. Seven grades were taught in one room, complete with chalkboards now preserved with lessons for a typical day for all grades. There was a potbellied stove which kept the children warm in winter and heated their soup for lunch. It’s still there. George Washington’s portrait can be seen above the blackboard in the front of the room and a desk belonging to Col. George Vickers serves as the teacher’s desk. School desks are sized according to the age of the children who attended, so big kids and little children can have a seat and look over the wonderful old schoolbooks from that era. The school was closed in 1939 and is one of two one-room schools in Kent County to remain in its original configuration. Many artifacts of the era are on display.

The museum has been the preservation and restoration project of the Port of Chester Questers since 1993. Volunteers from The Retired Schoolteachers Association of Kent County assist the Questers as docents at the school. The purpose of Questers International is to create the desire to study and appreciate antiques and objects of art and to be involved in preservation and restoration of historical landmarks. There are currently five active chapters in Kent County.

It’s a lovely drive from Chestertown to Cliffs City with views of the Chester River, farms and fields, old churches and graveyards. Summer school classes and those during the regular school year are most welcome. There is no admission charge. To check out our web page, go to www.kentcounty.com/attractions/ museums.php. For more information or guided tours call Maggie Smith at 410-778-2529 or Carol Cordes 410-778-9173. Email: Maggie truf-fles253@gmail.com or Carol cbcordes@verizon.net. News Release Contact: Carol Cordes cbcordes@verizon.net 410-778-9173

*This article was received too late for the USPS edition. It is included herewith for electronic transmission only.

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MARYLAND STATE QUESTERS

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS - 2013 -2014

Assateague #1326 Linda Barrett 421 Bluewater Court Berlin., MD 21811 410-208-2586 linatthepoint@hotmail.com Broadneck Hundred #1058 Martha (Marty) Dowdle 471 Edinburgh Court Severna Park, MD 21146 410-544-2969 Jmdowdle@aol.com Chesapeekers #430 Mary Ann Munn 5961 Sunderleigh Drive Sunderland, MD 20689-3018 410-286-7586 njoydancin@aol.com

Forest Oak #72 Sandra DeCorte 3112 Pheasant Run Ijamsville, MD 21754-8920 301-865-9460 sdecorte51@verizon.net Leisure World #1258 Daphne Rhine 4705 Guilford Road College Park, MD 20740 301-277-4109 dg1936@aol.com Port of Chester #1169 Elaine Naper, president 111 Birch Run Road Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-5926 naper@verizon.net Sinepuxent #1151 Nancy McIntyre 19 Boatswain Dr, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 410-208-0101 bnmac@verizon.net

Anne Arundell Towne #934 Judy Roblyer 603 Bay H ills D rive Annapolis, MD 21012 410-757-6226 mjroblyer@verizon.net Cadwalader of Kent #940 Sharon Debnam 13499 Still Pond Road Still Pond, MD 21667 410-778-1280 gdebnam@verizon.net Clynmalira #336 Ruth Hermann 13813 Ansari Lane Baldwin, MD 21013 410-592-9120 rlghermann@gmail.com Lady Caroline #1160 Ann Marvin 7899 Tuckahoe Road Denton, MD 21629-9425 410-479-3482 apmarvin7899@gmail.com Monumental #700 Sylvia Parker Baltimore, MD. 21212 410-377-3123 sylvialeeparker@comcast.net Potomac #10 Patricia Monroe 9409 Seddon Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-0292 trishmonroe9@verizon.net Smithson #1271 Linda Rich 103 West Belcrest Road Bel Air, MD 21014 410-638-8965 lmrich12@verizon.net

Arcadia #1388 Karen Kriege 14 The Point Berlin, MD 21811 410-641-5103 kkriege@verizon.net Captain John #517 Marjorie McCeney 410 Prince George Street Laurel, MD 20707 301-776-7267 mcceney@yahoo.com Curio #153 Bette Lewis 1915 Black Briar Street Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-439-9453 Blewismlk@aol.com Lambert Wicks #1119 Denise (Dee) Burris 14214 Gregg Neck Rd. Galenda, MD 21635 410-648-6810 gaga704@aol.com New Yarmouth #1048 Paula Gish 25120 Mary Morriss Road Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-6291 paulagish@gmail.com Sophie Kerr #1118 Ellen Walmsley 201 Pear Tree Point Road Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-4630 ellenwalmsley@hotmail.com

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MARYLAND STATE QUESTERS

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - 2013 -2014

Executive Board - Elected

State President

Lynda Tedeschi Port of Chester #1169 9050 Point Lane Chestertown, MD 410-810-1573, cell 410-708-6099 lyndatedeschi@gmail.com

First Vice President

Pat Trovinger Arcadia #1388 29 Fort Sumter S. Berlin, MD 21811 410-208-2544 dptrovinger@yahoo.com

Second Vice President

Jane Ward Lady Caroline #1160 506 Diamond Street Easton, MD 21601 410-763-8309 jaward@goeaston.net

Recording Secretary

Lynn Schneider Arcadia #1388 5 Brookside R2 Berlin, MD 21811 410-600-0431 carlynns2@yahoo.com

Corresponding Secretary

Bette Lewis Curio #153 1915 Blackbriar Street Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-439-9453, blewismlk@aol.com

Treasurer Linda Rich Smithson #1271 103 West Belcrest Road Bel Air, MD 21014 410-638-8965 lmrich12@verizon.net

Immediate Past President Jocelyn St.Clair Clynmalira #336 1714 Gatehouse Court Bel Air, MD 21014 410-8360044 jandastc@verizon.net

Parliamentarian

Carole Watters New Yarmouth #1048 511 Crane Swamp Road Church Hill, MD 21623 410-556-6499 watters.carole@gmail.com

Executive Board - Advisors

Immediate Past Presidents

Standing Committee Chairmen

(Appointed by the President)

Editor – The Freestate

Judy Roblyer Anne Arundell Towne #934 603 Bay Hills Drive Annapolis, MD 21012 410-757-6226 MJRoblyer@verizon.net

Circulation Manager

Margie McCeney Captain John #517 510 Prince George Street Laurel, MD 20707 301-776-7036, mmcceney@yahoo.com

Preservation & Restoration

Jocelyn St.Clair Clynmalira #336 1714 Gatehouse Court Bel Air, MD 21014 410-836-0044, jan-dastc@verizon.net

Other Council Members

All past presidents All chapter presidents or their designated alternates)

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2013

Jul 15 Deadline for submitting articles for The Freestate Aug 30 Query editor if you have not received The Freestate Sep 9 Executive Board Meeting - Lily Pad Café in Denton Oct 7 Fall Council Meeting (always 1st Monday) Credential Sheets distributed P&R “Grants” application forms Dec 15 Deadline for submitting articles for The Freestate

2014 Jan 6 Executive Board Meeting Submit questions prior to this date Requests for fund raisers, etc. Jan 15 Nominating Committee solicit suggestions for candidates before this date Jan 28 Query editor if you have not received The Freestate Feb1 Maryland chapter grant application due Feb15 Ballot for new officers mailed to Council Members by Maryland State Nominating Committee Mar 3 Maryland Spring Council Meeting Location announced in Spring newsletter. Mar 15 Chapters choosing to make a contribution to Maryland P&R Project fund should do so by 3/15 Mar 15 Completed State and International election ballots due to Tellers Apr 3 Maryland State Day - date changed this year due to International President’s visit. Chapter President annual report P&R grants awarded Apr 24-28 International Convention in Michigan May 1 Deadline chapter annual dues to state treasurer Jun 2 Executive Board Meeting Place: Home of President Lynda Tedeschi Jul 15 Deadline for submitting articles for The Freestate Sep 1 Query editor if you have not received The Freestate

~~~~Lynda Tedeschi

The Questers Maryland State Calendar for 2013-2014