The Mathews Historic House Tour & Garden Party Committee met recently to finalize plans for the Sunday, May 17 event to be held at Providence Manor. The fundraiser, which is in support of the Tompkins Cottage Lift Fund, takes place from 2-5 p.m. Tickets are $65 and can be purchased at Mathews Visitor Center and online at www.mathewshistory.org. Taking part in the meeting were, from left, Reed Lawson, co-chair Lynn Lewis, Trish Reed, co-chair Cindy Kloke and, not pictured, Martha McCartney. The event is sponsored by Mathews County Historical Society, Inc....