Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
THE FATHER or HIS COUNTRY.
How the Day Was Observed by Patriot
ic Citizens Flag Presentation
Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics Parade
Patriotic Addresses.

uiSplay OF the American nag, anu tue
closing of their places OF business in the
afternoon. The State and national flags
were flying from the dome Of the State,
House, the Comptrollers Building,
Red Mems Hall, and from the
shipping in the harbor aud few
private residences. The only public
demonstration was the presentation
of an American flag by st. Mary S
Bay Council, Catholic Benevolent Le-
gion, to the Catholic School. The pre-
sentation took place at st. Mary's Hall,
at ll.30, in the presence of large aud
ience. The order met in G. b, l.. Hall,
and marched to st. Mary's Hall in a
body, carrying the national emblem, a
beautiful silk flag, about six feet in
length. A portion Of the Naval Academy
Band was present and furnished music
for the occasion. st. Mary s Hall, which
is one of the finest halls in our city, is
above the school rooms, and takes up
the entire length of the building. Seat
ed on the platform, which was artisti-
cally festooned with bunting and Ameri-
can flags. " Nere, beside the speakers, Rev.
Father Brick, rector, Mayor John II.
Thomas, Judge Revell, Aldermen Nc
Cullough aud Bright, DIR. Abram Claude,
Judge d. II. Magruder, N. II. Green,
and members of the order. Mr.. James
w. Conroy, president of the Council,
p esented the flag in some very fitting
remarks, which was accepted on behalf
of the school by the Rev. Father Brick,
rector, in few appropriate and patriot
ic words. The flag was then raised on
the flag staff in front of the hall, during
which the school sang the national air,
"The Star-Spangled Banner" At the
conclusion of the flag-raising, the Hon.
William f. Campbell, deputy States
attorney, of Baltimore, was introduced
and addressed the audience in a we'll
timed and pa-triotic speech. Mr..
Campbell said in part:
ADDRESS OF MIR. CAMPBELL.
"Comrades, ladies and gentlemen,
| thank you sincerely for the cordiality of
your reception. In the presence of church
and State, in the presence of Holy relig-
ion, in the presence of IA city represented
by your Honorable Mayor, Councilmen,
Benevolent Society and members of the
bar of Anne Arundel county, / say it is
proper that sho lid be here, represent
ing as / do the State of Maryland, a
member Of the Catholic Benevolent So.
ciety, to say to those who are acquaint-
ed with its object and TO those who are
not acquainted with its object, that the
principles are loyalty to this country; that
it is impossible to he a brother of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion and not be
lawful citizen.
"This day of all days. the celebration
of the birthday of the immortal Wash.
| ington, we hail with delight the fact that
this is the day that celebrates the ami.
versary of his berth, but we will never
meet the day that will celebrate, practi.
cally speaking, the anniversary of his
death. [Applause.] The love of patriot
ism will live ON forever, as long as there
is an American mind to recall the scenes
when the lanterns hung from the old
church tower at Boston, and Paul Revere
rode the fearless steed, calling his coun
trymen to arms; these are scenes that
will never leave our minds. We know
and we believe that the very moment
that the strife WAS ended and the sur.
render obtained that we became united
people and that our national religion
was the religion of our national flag anC
with union forever we must and shall
be preserved, and therefore our flag be-
longs to any religion, our flag belongs tC
any section, our flag is the religion OF
| all, no matter where that section may
| he. We know as fact that years age
it was Romans who betrayed Rome; We
can with feelings of our own and with
our own mind, and with whatever We
can bring into recollection to give force
| and emphasis and expression, say that
| If Romans betrayed Rome, pray to GOD
| that Americans will never betray Amer.
lea. My little children let me say t.
| you that these stars on the flag did not
| always appear so many-they were Origi
nally thirteen, but have long since anC
| gradually grown to be more and more
showing gradual growth of our great
| nation. and each one of those red stripes
| represents to me the blood shed by Oul
forefathers and the white stripes between
represent nothing more or less than tn.
purity and the patriotism actuated b.
the men.
"Let whatever memories of the pas
that may fall across your mind, what
ever feelings of division may be acros
your heart, in the name of humanity. il
the name of our God, in the name of tn
brotherhood which must exit and shal
exist, beg you with my heart and sou
to take these sentiments and feelings ant
place them upon the altar that thanks
giving may be waited to the Creator" |"
After music by the Naval Academ,
Band, President C0nrOy. of the Council
introduced James NJ. Munroe, Esqr., o
the Annapolis bar, who was greeted wit
applause. Mr.. MunrOe spoke in his ue
ual f0rcibIe and eloquent manner. Al
ter referring in a patriotic manner t
the father of his country and the grea
American institutions under which W
live, he said
REV Father, gentlemen of the Coun
Gil, ladies and gentlemen At the SCUM
of your vesper bells in the morning you
eyes have been turned toward the eros
on the spire of your church and then tC
ward Heayen. OF all that is best and mos
beautiful in life, the cross and the fla
should select as the two emblems mos
impressive to me In this world, becaus
they stand for religion and patriotism
two things, without which human lif
would be divided.
-The first name that strikes our mind
and attention in connection with thi
subject is the name Of Washington an