Hotel information
 Holiday Inn Baltimore (BWI Intl Airport)
 890 Elkridge Landing Road
 Linthicum, MD 21090
 Tel: 410-859-8400
 Fax: 410-859-8060
 E-mail:  revbwi@lodgian.com
 Website: Holiday Inn Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland

Reunion Details
The reunion will take place on Thursday September 11th, Friday September 12th, Saturday September 13th. The hotel has been procured and we have rooms blocked at the rate of $99 per night which is a good price. When you call and make your reservations please be sure you tell them that it is for the USS Thomaston. Make your reservation early to get this special rate !

US NAVAL ACADEMY TOUR
There will be a tour of the US Naval Academy on Friday, September 12th which icludes lunch.
Annapolis has rules ! (no surprise..) They require an exact count 30 days prior to the tour and a photo ID to enter for the tour, so PLEASE MAKE YOUR RSVP SOON . The tour will leave the hotel at 0800 (8:00 am). At the end of the tour, the bus will take us to the historic downtown area and return to the hotel at 1700 (5pm) board the bus about 16:30 (4:30pm) The cost of the tour with lunch is $45.00 each.

SATURDAY EVENING DINNER
The dinner/auction will be held on Saturday night September 13th. The dinner is $45 with a buffet with chicken breast in white wine sauce, flounder Florentine and a salad bar.

BUSINESS MEETING
There will be an annual business meeting which will be held Sat morning the 13th of Sept.

SUNDAY MORNING IS FOR FAREWELLS

We hope to see many of you shipmates there !

DUES-DINNER AND TOUR RESERVATIONS

PLEASE MAKE OUT AND SEND TO:
 JOHN H RUMER
 49 DOUGLAS ST APT 21
 HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA 34446

Payment Form

HOW MANY ? (Circle Number Please)

DINNER: __$45.00 EACH__________________1 2 3 4_______

TOUR  : __$45.00 EACH__________________1 2 3 4________

Please also send your USS THOMASTON Dues which are due before the reunion: _____$25.00

Please Sign Here__________________________________________________

Email if applicable________________________________________________

Please send this back with your check

Baltimore & Things to Do...

Baltimore, Maryland is situated along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay nearly 200 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It is located about 35 miles northeast of Washington DC and 75 miles southwest of Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

It is an older city with plenty of character and many historically significant attractions. The old inner harbor basin which is located at the heart of downtown Baltimore has been refurbished and converted to a large entertainment and shopping area. The docks and streets surrounding the inner harbor now house museums, restaurants, shops, entertainment venues and hotels. Docked along the Inner Harbor piers is the USS Constellation which is the last all-sail war ship built by the navy and the USS Torsk which is a World War II vintage submarine. Water taxis depart from the pier just behind the Harbor Shops to take you to Fells Point, Little Italy or Fort McHenry. All-day tickets on the water taxis cost about $6.

Some of the nearby attractions include Annapolis, capitol of the state of Maryland and one of the oldest cities in the USA, is located just 25 miles southeast of Baltimore. It is a lovely little city located in a picturesque setting on the Chesapeake Bay with some of the best preserved 18th and 19th century architecture in the country. It is home of the US Naval Academy and home of St. John's College, originally founded in 1696. This historically significant attraction is only a 30-minute drive from downtown Baltimore and it offers many interesting attractions.

Washington DC, our nation's capitol, is less than a one-hour drive south of Baltimore. You can take the MARC or the AMTRAK trains to Union Station, you can drive to one of the park and ride lots in the DC suburbs or you can drive all the way to downtown Washington.

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