The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-07-12

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attention to the end. EYER 'ued
of his hearers concurred /. we
pressing satisfaction win, :. "a
deliyerance. lie himself ~. .Ae
nized that he touched in y
course Of his remarks unon J "e
batable ground, but his la,. "e'
both Democrats and Pa,,,II!
cans-recognized that he rrtata nm,
the questions discussed from .f
practical standpoint Of q cI.a ne
healed man Of affairs. Tbo-
also recognized that many orI;
suggestions were well woI-L,. my
consideration on an occa>;on ~,
this kind. Vi
When he said that new
Maryland New York was ~
finest State in the North traa
/ lean Union there was a ,bon+ =,
applause, in which the Von
Iorkers led When he S3id H..
our confederation would brln n.y.
South American States to main
tain Self-government the >irns at
/ approval were deaiening. Wbaa
/ he spoke Of business recirr,ritn
and declared that the ui+sJ
States should engage in no ,yy
TEN OF conquest, that we >bonId
avoid all entangling alliances
/ and keep to the rule Of tie nao
1 pie for the people under -ba
republic aS established by ,be
fathers of the republic. the >enfi.
ments thus expressed received
an echo of emphatic approval
from every part of the house
The sound business ideas and
practical good sense of the whole
speech met with generous am
4 provaI from every mind which
4 took Ill the purport ofthe address
MRS. GRESHAM MAKES IA U-1
When the Governor had com.
/ Guided General Latrobe said That
no ceremony Of patriotic char.
arter i'll which Marylanders were
concerned could be complete
vii hout The Star Spang]ed
Banner which was the iusnjra-
ton Of Maryland poet, and
would be recited by a MARYLAND
woman. Mrs. Martha Ford
Gresham, This lady was invited
to participate i'll the events Of
Maryland Day at Buffalo. in
1901, as She had done 1T The
Chicago Worlds Fair. in 1893
Then she was Miss Martha Ford
the daughter Of the late die,iu.
guished theatrical manager. Mr.
John i. Ford, Of Baltimore
making her first steps ON tile
stage IN the chosen profession of
her life, and her performance
was a brilliant incident Of a mem.
orabie occasion.
Today the music and the ora.
tory had greatly aroused the en-.
thusiaSm Of the celebration. but
Mrs. Gresham took the palm.
aud when She was through with
her part every gentleman ON the
stage pressed forward with hon.
est aud eager congratulations.
+ Except those who were at Chi
cago and heard her recitc ,sIhe
Star Spangled Banner" few
present had any conception OF the
lines until they were delivered by
Mrs. Gresham.
Mr.. G. y. Turner, the artist.
who Is Baltimorean, and the
director of the color effect of the
Pan-American Exposition, said
to your correspondent that he
had never heard the song 50
treated, and had no idea OF the
power of the lines until Mrs.
Gresham spoke them.
THEN A RECEPTION.
The delivery was a sensational
experience. 1t concluded he
Maryland Day exercises and then
Governor Smith held an informal
reception. He decended from the
platform to the floor of the audi.
torlum, and nearly erybody in
the house advanced to shake
| hands with him and congratulate
HIM upon the gratifying success
OF the day. Among those who
pressed forward were Mr.. Edwin
Warield and his wife and Miss
Mary Waters. There were many
other people of note, including
ladies and gentlemen, and they
all said the exercises gave them
great pleasure.
United States Senator Louis &.
McComas, of Maryland, was in
Buffalo up to last night, when he
le1f. lie expressed regret that
he had overlooked the fact that
this was Maryland Day when he
secured passage tickets for him,
self and family for tour of the
Great Lakes.
TWO EXPOSITION MARVELS
Before concluding this report
OF Maryland Day doings at Buff
talO it is the desire of vour cores.