Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-08
FEAST FOR MARYLAND
ANNUAL DINNER OF STATE So
Getty IN GOTHAM.

NEW YORK. February s-About two
hundred Maryland residents of this city,
besides a delegation of guests direct from
Baltimore and few New Workers., who
were admitted to view the apotheosis Of
the Terrapin state, attended the ninth an
nual dinner of the Maryland Society Of
New York at Sherry's last night Ex-
Judge Alton B. Parker among the
New York guests, and gave to his friends
at length his views upon the negro prob
lem in the south. Martin Littleton, ex-
president of Brooklyn borough; Mr.. John
P. Poe and Mr.. A. S. Goldsborough of
Baltimore were among the orators of the
evening and occupied places near Presi-
dent J. hewitt Steele at the head of the
guests table.
presence of Maryland women, who listened
to the speeches from room adjoining the
small ball >room. where the banquet was
held. The ladies' were also entertained
with cold collation., while their better
halves were pledging their loyalty to home
and native state in the juice of the grape.
Baltimore was represented by party OF
weil-known citizens. who came to this city
as guests of the society. They included
John P. Poe, the former attorney general
of Maryland; A S. Goldsborough. William
d. Gill. Elmer NJ Beard j. Franklin Key
SER Ernest Cuttings, Charles Seidel. jr..
Frank S. Hambleton, William c. Crawford,
E. M. Polk, Lewis Dill and F. r. Pember-
ton.
Among the guests were the presidents
of the New York Southern Society, the
Georgia Society, the North Carolina So
ciety. the Delaware Society the Pennsyl-
vanfa Society. the Tennessee Society, the
Virginians. the commander Of the New
York City Camp of Confederate Veterans
and Rev. Alban Richey, chaplain of the
Maryland Society.
Attractive Souvenirs.
Each guest found at his table souvenir
in the form of a small Maryland state flag
in addition to the usual buttonhole flow
ers. Back Of the guests table was a large
national flag. There was also displayed
the large state flag of Maryland, owned by
Mrs. Donald Mclean, the head Of the So
ciety OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution, loaned by that lady for the oc-
casion. Each member and guest received
souvenir badge of gold and back ribbon.
upon which had been embossed the coat
of arms of Maryland and a reproduction
of the battle monument in Baltimore:
The familiar southern airs, as well as
the national anthem. were sung between
the courses. A tenor from the Metropol-
Han opera led the singing.
The front cover CT the menu, which was
printed in orange and black. was the coat
OF arms OF tie state set in gold. An oyster
and a terrarin were among the emblems
displayed uyHor the card.
was taken by flashlSht in the course of the
dinner for use in illustrating history of
the society socn to be published. Much
praise was given for the elaborate arrange
ment of the dinner to the committee in
charge, including James r. Woodward
(chairman), Charles Steele, Jennings s. Cox,
James Gayley, Michael Jenkins and J.
Lynch Pcndergast-
List Of Toasts.
The list of toasts and the responses there
to were as follows:
Our native state, John P. Poe.
Tho state of New York. ex-Judge AL
ton B. Parker.
Dixie" Martin w. Littleton.
Maryland women" A. s. Goldsborough.
The various tables at which the dinner
was served were named for the counties of
the state. but the seats were allotted with
out regard to the birthplace of their occu-
pants
Mr.. Poe's address was a scholarly review
of the history. achievements and natural
resources of MARYLAND. He referred to the
Importance of the negro issue i'm the state
and the need of its citizens standing to-
gether against the growing danger of fed
eral encrcachment upon state rights. He
declared that 1.-The improvidence of our
penditures upon railroads and canals had
become a lesson that would save the state
from acquiescence in the fatal heresy of
government ownership and nagement of
the gigantic trunk lines" He dwelt upon
the large part which the state has played
in the birth and maintenance of the ma
tional independence.
Mr.. Goldsborough ably presented the
claims of Maryland's women to the respect
and affection of the men of the state and
nation. Their general level of excellence
he declared too high to require the selection
of any number of instances of feminine
heroism or devotion to establish those
claims. Nevertheless he cited several in
stances of noted Maryland women as illus
trations for his theme. Their chief virtue,
he said and the one upon which the others
are all based, is that they are essentially
womanly.