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HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FIRST FOUNDER'S DAY BAZAAR
Grace Gibson
Historical Society Publicity Chrmn The Hancock County Historical Society's first Founder's Day Bazaar will be held in conjunction withthe Woodmen of the World
A dedication of the new Antiques Mall, located in the Woodmen of the World Building	on	South Second	Street in Bay St.	Louis,	is
set for 1 p.m., December	13. Mr, and	Mrs. Donald Brown	have
restored the facade of the building to its original design and the lower levels have been converted to the antiques mall, leaving the upper level (now the third floor) in a Victorian design ballroom as it originally was, with Victorian convex tin panels of empire deisgn on the ceiling and walls and with Victorian lighting fixtures.
During the dedication ceremony, the Historical Society will present to Mr, and Mrs, Brown a placque concerning the history of the building.
In commemoration	of	the founding	of Hancock County	on December
1 £ 1812, the Society	is	holding a Founder's Day Bazaar	on the
premises. Holiday baked goods and crafts may be purchased there.
The Historical Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, and all proceeds of the bazaar will be used to publish local history.
The Woodmen of the World Building has been nominated to the
National Register of Historical Places within the Historical District
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of Bay St. Louis, The property upon which the building stads was part of the Madame Charlo claim and was granted to Publius R, R. Pray as aministrator for the lands of the State of Mississippi for one dollar.
Building dedication