Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-18
TERRAPIN AND CHAMPAGNE.
Young Democrats Of Anne Arundel
Show the State Officers How 40
Eufertafn

A number Of the young Democracy Of
Anne Arundel who pride themselves on
the service they rendered the Democratic
party in the last campaign In this county
and still flushed with their victory.
determined 10 show the older leaders
that they could entertain as well as run
a campaign and in accordance invit stions
were EXTENDED yes erday TO the members
Of the Court of Appeals, the Governor and
Secretary of State. the Treasurer and
other State officials who were here. and
the members of the next Legislature
from this county. TO attend a terrapin
supper at the Executive Mansion last
night.
The affair was deliberately gotten up and
was in charge of that indefatigable young
Democrat, j. c. Bannon, and his assis-
tants, Messrs g. Edward Martin and F.
Eugene Wathan. The hour announced
for the supper TO take place was nine
O'Clock and at that hour the large slid
ing doors leading 10 the dining room
were thrown open. and the guests to the
number about twenty five or thirty, were
invited to the feast In the center of
the table was beautiful bank of flowers
artis ically arranged At one of the
tables was the Governor, and to his
right was J Frank Ford. the new Jerk
OF the Court of Appeals. and TO his left
was the venerable Major Sprigg Harwood
clerk Of the Circuit Court of this county
At the opposite end was Chief Judge Al.
vey,of the Court of Appeals, while on his
right sat the late clerk, Col Spencer e..
Jones, and 10 his left associate Judge
McSherry Among others around the
festive board were Associate Judge
Fowler, Treasurer Brown. Gen. Seth,
-ecretary Of State LeCompte,
state Senator Moss Delegates Donald
son and Hutchins. J. Frank Tur-
ner, ! >. Nutwell, A X. Starlings, Cen
+. A Bond Chas. Himmelhaber, Thos.
Himmelhaber. John b. Flood, John
Mason, John Bayless b. III. Wright.
The menu was diamond back terra
pin, a la Maryland style; oysters fried,
| stewed and broilcd; cold turkey, ham.
&c, with all the usual trimmings-but
as IL was terrapin supper, that Mary
land dish predominaIed. and was pro
nounced by all the best they had ever
sat down to. Mr.. Rudolph Kaiser was
caterer, for the occasion, and Messrs
Bannon and Wathan were active in look
ing after the wants of their guests, and
filing up their glasses with the spark
mug W 90
pensed A number of toasts were pro
posed and responded to. That to the
judiciary OF Maryland, by Chief Judge
Alvey which was responded to by Col.
Spencer g Jones. MIR. j Frank Turner
in happy vein. paid a beautiful trib-
ute to absent woman" Comman
der Seth responded to the toast OF
the oyster navy Speeches were also made
Oy senator Moss of Anne Arundel,
Frank FORD. clerk of the Court of APP
peals, Gen. +. A. Bond, Judge McSherry
and others.
After spending some time at the fes-
tive board the parry retired TO the par
Tor, where socia conversation was en-.
gagged in until late hour, when the
guests returned to their homes mum
Der going TO the Mar land Hotel. where
they were stopping. 1t was an highly
enjoyable affair, and ell agreed that If
the young Democracy Of Anne Arundel
knew as much about running campaign.
as they did about getting up terrapin
suppers, they were success. Mr.. q. +.
arlin who furnished the terrapins for
the supper is son of Mr. Chas. Marin
81 Co, the well known oyster packers
aud is an active young politician in his
ward; Messrs. j. q. Baunon, and +. h
W latham are well-known active young
politicians and took lively interest in
the late campaign and contributed much
TO the success OF the ticket III this coun-
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