Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-02-23
THE ORDER OF CINCINNATI.
DINED AND WINED AT NEW
CARVEL HALL
Beautiful Decorations a Feature of
The Banquet-The Menu
Cards We're Most
Artistic

Five score years and ten have elapsed
since the Society of Cincinnati, as.
sembled in Annapolis, and if any of
the shades of the departed who were
present 10 years ago hovered round the
banquet hail last night they must have
been more than pleased
Caryel Hall was the scene of most
distinguished gathering. Men whose
ancestors performed great deeds of
valor, men whose ancestors fought and
bled and died for their country, were
gathered round the festal board, made
speeches and drank toasts and were as
one family drawn together by the
strong ties of fraternity. The occa-
sion was one long to be remembered
and the scene will not be forgotten.
The private dining room at Carvel
Hall, where the banquet was held,
was handsomely decorated. The white
wells were covered with running vines
and sprays of laurel and ivy and pot
ted palms were used in the deoora-
tions. Opposite the entrance two
handsome silk flags completely cover
ed the side walls, one q United States
| flag and one blue and white silk flag
of the Society of Cincinnati. Between
these flags hung portrait of Cover
nOl A4CNAA WAnQCls WIZ WAS
of Maryland in 1912. 1t was kindly
loaned for the occasion by Mrs. Robin
son, wife of Judge j. NJ. Robinson, of
the Conrt of Appeals
Above the entrance TO the dining
room a handsome Maryland flag of
silk and a United States flag were
gracefully festooned. The table was
spread the full length of the dining
room. Throughout its extent in the
centre was garland of smilax inter-
twined with pink carnations and bou-
quets of pink carnations and asparagus
fern were placed at intervals in the
curvings of the undulating garland.
The table was lighted with candles
set in oldfashioned silver candlelabra
and shaded with red. Silk flags of
the Society of Cincinnati, loaned by
the New York Chapter, were effective
ly used in the table decorations. At
each plate was a handsomely hand
painted name card, bearing respective
ly flag of every state in the Union.
A boutonniere of white carnation and
forget t-me-nots was also placed at each
plate, the color of the society, blue
and white being carried out in the
| flower combination.
The menu cards were handsomely
embossed in gold and were beautiful
souvenirs. The banquet was most
successful in every detail. It was
under the management of Col. Oswald
Tilghman, Secretary of State, and
Mr.. l.. Dorsey Gassway, the only two
Annapolis members of the Maryland
Society. Colonel Tilghman wore
last night suspended around his neck
from a blue and white ribbon, a gold
medal given TO his ancestor, Col Tench
Tilghman, by General Washington,
one of whose aides Col. Tench Thigh
man was. To the efforts of Colonel
Tilghman and Mr. l.. Dorsey CASA
way the meeting of the Society of
Cincinnati here yesterday after a lapse
of ITO years and the success of the
banquet last night are largely due
| Colonel Tilghman superintended the
work of decorating the rooms, where
| the meeting and banquet were held
| Mrs. TilghmRn and Mrs l.. Dorsey
Gassaway arranged the beautiful dec.
orations of the table. The names of
the guests were published in yester-
days Capital
A number of very happy after din
ner speeches were made. Col Thigh
man, the vice president of the Society
said the Governor of North Carolina
and the Governor of South Carolina
| were not in it with the Society of Gin.
cinnat In this instance it had been
| ITO years between drinks. Every
| member wore a medal. the insignia of
| the Society.
These medals are very handsome and
represent the spread eagle, around
| which is a laurel wreath. On the OBJ
verse side the Roman Genreal Cincin-
natus. for whom the Society is named,
is represented as taking leave of his
| family and on the reverse side he is
represented as returning and taking
up agriculture turning his sword into
a plowshare.
| The only two members here of the So
| ciety of Maryland are Col. Tilghman
and Mr.. L. Dorsey Gassaway. An.
other member of the Society of Gin
cinnati also resides here. He is Col.
oneI MacLane Tilton, United States
Marine Corps, retired. who is mem
| Der of the Delaware Society. Last
nights banquet is said to have been
one of the most successful ever given.
Informal Hon