J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                         1707

wholehearted support throughout their efforts to lead this Great
Nation and the World into an era of prosperity, brotherhood and
peace; now therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Honorable
John F. Kennedy and the Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson be and they
are hereby congratulated by the citizens of Maryland upon their
inauguration to the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United
States of America and the citizens of the State of Maryland pledge
to them their wholehearted support throughout their efforts to lead
this Great Nation and the World into an era of prosperity, brother-
hood and peace; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the State of Maryland be and he is
hereby requested to transmit under the Great Seal of this State a
copy of the aforegoing Resolution to the President and Vice President
of the United States and to each of the Representatives from Mary-
land in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.

Approved February 27, 1961.

No. 11
(House Joint Resolution No. 22)

House Joint Resolution commending the Town of Rising Sun upon
the occasion of its centennial celebration.

The members of the General Assembly of Maryland are pleased
and proud to congratulate and commend the citizens of the Town of
Rising Sun, Cecil County, upon the occasion of their centennial
celebration.

The town has formally been organized for one hundred years,
but actually its history is much older. It originated in the early
eighteenth century, perhaps between 1710 and 1720, as the village
of Summer Hill. One of its residents built a public house for the
convenience of travelers and the front of this tavern was adorned
with a swinging sign depicting the sun at dawn, beneath which were
the words "The Rising Sun".

Because of the location of this public house on the well-traveled
road between the markets of Lancaster, Wilmington and Philadelphia,
the village of Summer Hill and "The Rising Sun" tavern were con-
venient and frequent stops for travelers and drovers. At the rear
of the tavern was extensive acreage for pasturing the livestock in
the care of the drovers, while the latter enjoyed the hospitality of
"The Rising Sun".

This old hostelry also was the place for holding elections and was
a general meeting place for business and social transactions. The
popularity of the tavern and oft-heard phrase "We'll meet at 'The
Rising Sun' " eventually forced the name Summer Hill into disuse and
the old swinging sign finally gave the present name to the town.

The good people of Rising Sun are completing one hundred years
of corporate existence and have completed some two-hundred and