Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-12
WELCOMED BY
THE GOVERNOR.
NATIONAL COMMITS s / 0 N
MERCHANTS
Excursion Here Today-Waits
Upon The New Governor
Pleased With Historic
Annapolis.

The National League OF the Commis
sion Merchants of the United States,
which has been in session at the Carroll
ton Hotel Baltimore, this week, gave an
excursion on the Old Bay Line steamer
Virginia to Annapolis today. The
boat. with colors flying, steamed out of
Baltimore harbor at 9 o'clock this morn
ing, and after making a trip down the
bay, past Annapolis. as far as Bay Ridge,
ran into Annapolis at the Naval Acad-
emy wharf. The excursionists took in
the old colonial town, and enjoyed the
sights at the Naval Academy after which
they wended their way to the State Capl-
tol, and saw the famous spot where the
Father of His Country stood when re-
signing his commission as commander
in-chief OF the American forces.
They then called upon Governor John
Walter Smith in the Executive Chamber
at the Capitol. and Maryland's hand
Governor made a welcome address to
the strangers. in which he said in part
Ladies and Gentlemen and Delegates
of the National League OF Commission
Merchandise Chief Executive of the
State of Maryland, | am very glad 10
welcome you TO her Capital. and ! want
TO say that do not propose 10 make an
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"Here the ecucafional Interests at the
state and largely Of this country weFe in
augura,ed. Here one Of the oldest Col
leges in the country is located and is now
plospering. The United States Naval
Academy IS located here. with its beauti-
ful grounds. an unsurpassed location. but
am sorry TO say that the buildings are
not adequate and in keeping with the
dignity and magnitude of the United
States.
81 am glad to say that we already
have an appropriation to improve the
Academy, and we hope it will be sup
planted by an additional appropriation.
We want and need better buildings, and
we will be glad if you will impress upon
ycur representatives in Congress the i'm
portanCe OF providing such structures as
are adequate and commensurate with the
requirements. dignity and importance of
the Republic.
ii desire again to thank you for the
honor you have conferred in visiting our
city, and bespeak for you a most en-
joyable occasion. 1t will give me pleas
ure to contribute in any way in my. power
to your entertainment, and my Secretary
and Mr.. Riley. than whom there is no
man in the State better equipped and
more familiar with the objects OF interest
in the city, will show you around and
point out the interesting historical fea-I
lures, especially OF this building"
Mr.. ID. S. Bean, of Boston, a former
the Governor:-"He thanked the Gov
ernor for the welcome he had given them,
and said our land was full of historic
Association. There was New Orleans,
in Louisiana; Moultrie, in South Caro-
lima; Yorktown. in Virginia; Trenton. in
New Jersey; Saratoga, in New York;
Bennington Fields. in New Hampshire;
Bunker Hill, Concod, and Lexington in
Massachusetts. They made every Ameri-
can proud and reused his patriotism.
As long as we revere the Church. the
School, and the home, our country still
go on to bless the nations and the Isles
OF the sea. Let US teach our children,
the Star-Spangled Banner land Our
Country "tis of thee. In Baltimore we
have seen the flag and fort that inspired
the national song, and we had heard of
the hospitality of Baltimore and its citi-
zens, but they have overwhelmed US
with it, The Secretary of State and
Mr.. Riley then took the visitors in charge
and the historic printings of the execu-
chamber were explained.
Tie party, which numbered over four
hundred, left for Baltimore at I.3o p. m.
delighted with their visit to historic An
napolis. the sights and scenes OF which
they said they should not soon forget.
They were from nearly every State in the
Union, and from Canada, and are much
pleased with Mary land hospitality and
the courtesy they have received during
the convention at Baltimore.