The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-02
ADMIRAL AT ANNAPoLi
Governor Lowndes Isntertatns ~
Schley at the Executive Mansi&

Governor Lowndes Isntertains AN VI
Schley at the Executive Mansio&
! Admiral w. s. Schley was the am
of honor at dinner which Gov{
Lowndes gave Tuesday night LA H;the
the judges OF the Court of Appe6f IN |
Maryland. The table was sprea vi
the large dining hall of the exeeE IT,
! mansion, about twenty five cove ih-
ing laid. The State plate and d. t45
ware were used, with profusioao a cT
glass which made an effect ofexQs7{s |
richness and beauty. The decoraiio|
/ were of red and white, two Of the pa
vailing colors in the Maryland p&
ofarms. Ribbons of those color2st st1k |
rounded the massive centre pifcet
and banks of jacqueminot and kaiseE
in roses and red and white carnationA Z
with maidenhair ferns and suI5la3 <
completed the decorations.
Chief Judge James McSnerry ait d
the right of Governor Lowndes xstl
Admiral Schley WIS given the Ssttifier
seat of honor ut the left of Miss Eliza
beth Lowndes, who made charming
hostess, in the absence of her mother
from the city.
Those who had seats at the table
were Governor Lowndes, Chief Judge
McSherry, Admiral Schley, Judge
Dayid Fowler, Gen. r. S. Munford,
Charles II. GrastY, Gen. Felix Agnus,
Capt. Schouler, United States Navy;
Judge Henry Page, Judge Henry D.
Schmucker, Mrs. Anna b. Jeffers, DR..
William +. King, president of Cornell
College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa; w. f.
BrantIy, d. Dorsey Guy, Senator Ran
dali, Miss Lowndes, Miss Roman, Mrs.
Schley, Commander Hutchin, United
States Navy; Judge John P. Briscoe
Wesley II. Oler, Theodore Marburg,
Gen. Allan Ruthford, Judge James A.
Pearce, Attorney General Clabaugh.
There were no set speeches, and it
was understood there was to be none.
The first toast. "The President of the
UnitedStates, was drunk all standing
while the Naval Academy Orchestra,
under Professor Zimmeman's leader
ship, played "The Star -SDangled Ban
nern
The Governor proposed the health
OF the Court Of Appeals, and to his
toast Judge McSherry responded
He said he was under contract with
the Governor not to make a speech. a
solemn, unequivocal contract, though
it was not in writing 1t was unnec-
essary for him to review the past his
tory of the court, its past achieve
ments, past greatness and past labors,
or to review the deeds of the famous
lawyers who had appeared before the
court, whose fame" continued
Judge McSherry, sis interviewer with
the lengthy pages that tell the courts
history. In 24O years. he went on,
there has been no collision, contact
or conflict between the executive and
judicial departments of this State
In that time Maryland has had twen-
ty-two proprietary Governors, eight
royal Governors, and forty-six State
executives, and in all that time she
has not blessed with more upright,
conscientious, honest, intellectual,
cleanhanded magistrate than Cover
nor LOwndes. There is an old saw
ing that Inter erma silent ieges,n
said Judge McSherry, following the
aprOpOs quotation with beautiful
tribute to Admiral Schley. In the
presence of such a noted hero, he, a
small limb of the law, begged to be
excused from further remarks. ''All
attempts to belittle Admiral Schleys
achievements, he concluded, will be
futile and a failure. The verdict of
the people has been given, and the
verdict of the people is always right.
AS Lincoln once said: you cannot
fool all the people all the timen
'The Navy of the United States"
was the next toast, and Admiral
SchleY responded to it.
The menu embraced frappe gra De
fruit with whipped cream, clam
bouillon, terrapin, timbale of maca-
roni, saddle of mutton, with jelly
sauce, Roman punch, truffled capons,
with potatoes and fresh mushrooms,
artichoke salad, mayonaise, ices and
coffee. Four wines were served in
cOurSe