The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-08-20
MARYLAND'S BRAVE STAND.
State Represented by Handsome
Building at the Worlds Fair De-
spite the Destruction of Baltimore
When the Appropriation Bill Was
up for Passage.

BY ALBERT JONES, or MT. AIRY. MD.

BY ALBERT JONES, or Mt. AIRY, ND.
The difficulties attending the passage of the
bill appropriatiug $40, coo for the erection of
the Maryland State building can hardly be
realized by the average reader. The State at
the session of the Legislature of 1902 had ap
propriated S25, 900 for this purpose. The ex-
tension time m which to complete the NAM
moth undertaking gave the various States the
opportunity to ask additional aid for their State
buildings and general exhibits.
Jus, as the bill appropriating SEQ, 600 was
ready To pass both Houses of the Legislature,
Baltimore. the principal city of the State and of
the South, was visited by one of the most ter
rible conhsgrations ever known in the history
OF nations. The entire business portion of the
city was destroyed. In two DAYS millions of
dollars worth OF property were swept out of
existence, and yet in the midst Of the tears
and sorrow of her people there was demand
that the proud old Commonwealth should take
her stand amid the other States of the nation.
With the same Spartan courage. evinced in
colonial and revolutionary days, her legisla-
lure passed the bill appropriating $4,000
Gen. Banghman, the chairman of the COM
mission, at once called the body together and
steps were taken even at so late a day to erect
and furnish n building on the grounds OF the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis
Every commissioner lent his assistance to this
great work. Emmert & Ellieott were selected
as architects. Gen. Baughman and Mr.. Eli.
cott repaired at once 10 ST. Louis placed their
plans lie the hands of builders and finally
awarded the contract to Broderiek at a cost of
$4,000. Within an astonishingly short time
the building was put up, and on the 18th of
June the contractors were ready 10 hand The
building over to the commission. The exer-
cises attending this occasion we're Of a most
Il. n
mission and the friends accompanying them
from the State were the guests Of the Mary.
land Club at St. Louis. Addresses were de-
hvered BY Gen. Baughman, chairman; Ex-
Gov. Francis, President of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition; Gov. Dockery, of Mis-
SCUM. and Murray Carlton, of St. Louis, the
President of the Maryland Club. q
Maryland will have her State day on the
18th Of September, at which time Governor
Warfeld aud his Staff, besides many intluen-
tial citizens of the State, will attend and ap-
propriate ceremonies will be held.
Maryland appropriated $4,000 towards the
agricultural display, $1,000 for her mineral
exhibit. and S70O for the establishment of
Johns HopIns Hospital.
The Maryland State building is beautifully
situated on Constitutional Avenue. between
the buildings of West Virginia and Oklahoma,
facing almost due south and surrounded by
grand old forest trees. Iii Of modern classic
design, very boldly treated. In plan it is a
paralleogram, 100 feet long by 40 feet wide,
with a recess on the front 10 by So feet form
ing loggia richly decorated in colors. The
building is under the management of Mrs.
Fisher, commissioner and hostess, and Albert
Jones, representing the Maryland Commits.
sioners.
On the walls of the MARYLAND building are
hung the following portraits, of historic inter
est and value
Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles First of
England, who gave the grant to Lord Bali.
more. aud the Lord most graciously named
the province for his wife; by Florence Mac
klbin.
Francis Scott Key, author of Star Spangled
Banner.
Cecil. Second Lord Baltimore. founder of
the colony of Maryland.
Anne, wife of Cecil, Lord Baltimore, daugh
ter of Thomas, Lord Arundel.
Hon A. P German. U. S. Senator.
Hon. Edwin Wsrfeld. Governor of Mary
land.
Hon. John Waiter Smith, Ex-Governor of
Maryland.
A tine picture of Florence Mackubin, "The
Burning Of the Brig Peggy Stewart, in Octo-
Der liza.
Fine Portrait and miniature of the Hero of
Santiago, Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.
His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons; by Flor
ence Mackubin.
Fine painting of The Battle of North
Point, 1872.
A photograph of the patent creating Sir
George Calvert. Baron of Baltimore in 1924
A photograph of the confirmation of arms
to Sir George Calvert, knight, dated third of
December, 1922.
The originals of these photographs are in
the possession of the Maryland Historical
Society.
The collection also contains numerous
of fine Baltimore structures and
views taken in various parts of the State.
The Maryland Commissioners are: Mrs.
Marie A. Fisher, Mrs. Frances E. Lord, l..
Victor Baughman, Francis E. Waters, VIM.
A. Marburg, Franklin P Gator, Henry K.
McGrath, William Fl. Grafflin, Wesley M.
Oler Thomas II. Robinson, Jacob NJ. Pearce,
Orlando Harrison, Frederick P. S6eff and
Frank n Hoen; Samuel X. Dennis is Seere
tary to the commission.
ST. Louis, Missouri, august IS, 1901.