Frederick County Historical Society elects Wood president
Charles W Wood of New Market was elected president at a Tuesday meeting in the Historical House on West Patrick Street. Officers named include William M Storm, Mrs Raymond R Zimmerman, Charles McC Mathias Jr, Mrs Melvin M Engle, Miss Hal Lee Ott, Col John R Holt and Melville C Stockwell. The group noted Henry McCleery born in 1749 in Ireland and his Court House design in 1785, with descendants continuing the firm after his 1819 death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Wood
New Market
The
Historical Society
West Patrick Street
William M. Storm
Raymond R. Zimmerman
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Melvin M., Engle
Hal Lee Ott
John R. Holt
Melville C. Stockwell
William R. Slemmer
Charles F. Bowers
Bowers
Parsons Newman
Wood
Joseph W. Urner
Frederick
Henry McCleery
Ireland
Frederick County
Court House
Dublin
McCleery
Martha Ritchtre
Andrew McCleery
Robert
Andrew
Capa
McCleery Firm Legacy and Frederick Structures Highlighted
The history notes the McCleery firm’s lasting impact in Frederick with public buildings like All Saints Church and Trinity Chapel. Shop books reveal work for Henry McCleery and clients such as Roger Brooke Taney and the Rotts family, including coffins, furniture, and ornamental millwork. A Potts house plan by Robert Mull drew local adaptation by the McCleerys. Also reported is the sale of a Braddock Heights residence to Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Sherald Jr. for 16000 dollars, with occupancy expected in about a month.
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McCleery
Frederick
All Saints Church
Court Street
Trinity Chapel
Church Street
Urner
All Saints
John Fessler
Henry McCleery
Roger Brooke Taney
Rotts
Philip Thomas
Lutheran Church
Andrew McCleery
Court House
Arsenal
Thomas Johnson
Court Street Episcopal Church
Potts’ House
Potts House
Robert Mulls
Allen F. Sherald, Jr
Clarence A. Bussard
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
Ralph W. Boyer
Rotary Club Marks Armed Forces Week
Frederick Rotary Club celebrates Armed Forces Week with an unbiased Air Force theme, highlighting service members and local support activities during the observance period.
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Rotary Club
Armed Forces
Principal speaker at Key Hotel defense forum
Col. Lestie A Chambers of the USAF Reserve, chief of physical defense division at Camp Detrick, led a Wednesday program in the Blue and Gray room. President Ayn Neely presided as Chambers urged untied defenses and civilian military cooperation to preserve national security. A New York-based observer and another attendee were noted in attendance.
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Francis Scott Key
Lestie A Chambers
Usaf Reserve
Physical Defense Division
Biological Department
Camp Detrick
Clyde
M_ Roney
Ayn Neely
Col. Chambers
Asia
New York
Rolarian
Jerry Gallup
Itcov
Denish kings by Viborg noted at Rotary event
Guests at a Rotary gathering at Frederick Memorial Hospital included Lt William Allen Rev W Möerval Weaver and Capt Norman Gerdes. Nine Danish kings historically kept residences at Viborg on the Jutland mainland.
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Denmark
Viborg
Jutland
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