Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-21
PORTRAIT FOR LAND OFFICE.
COMMISSIONERS PAYTRIBUTE
TO MEMORY Or DECEASED
DEPUTY.
BRUSH OF MISS KATHARINE
WALTON ADDS ANOTHER PO2-
TRAIT 70 STATE HOUSE
All GALLERY

AEA G11LLEA
Today tbs Al gallery 81 nonEa1ss ae
the state Hoese reeeiss@ ar as41l1lenal
painting. ..sfs portrait - fse laEe fseg.
/ ~. -szfes. fCF nearly $50 seese FesTs
Chief lSsgasv ~ fae I-anl gomuls-
si0DeT.
ur. -Bafer diesg a6ous = rear azs.
and bis g0ng ard fafsbfnl service Gm
bis depsrfnent - szaas wers dlsssn-
guisael.hlm flBs0sZb0Es ere STATE So
: Citing trfbBte - tte aDnGze1 meug-
orV ~ tbsiF late chief. fhe force a.
tie l.asd OEes. Hon g. STANLEY
To4dBfu. gougmfssiDner. eieea.EesG
- h4se tbe portFaff paiassf ~ fhe
Isss cbief Defufy Henry
shzfeT.
me tboazhs thas promvtsi fhe
suggestion was = bapFy ane. anE
Immediately ergstalized. an4 A-auG
C0unnfssiOneg Toz1gin eguasfssione.l
Miss EathafIne <aitOn. . local a.
tfst. wE0 has tislfuzuislet sserself ln
p0rirzle and miniature paintinz- 90
10 the wOrk. Miss walton set a5eG1
the pleasant tax some fsW wozeas
az0.f0F il Rzs = pleasant dalF 60 paint
flBe COFlrzff - 3 febi0w t0wnsrzaf.
one Wh0 bad dfssfugufsbea himself
along 3 line - WORK heneGeial 81 state
history ~ rell ~ 80 individuals and
the Department ~ reeoEsss wifh which
his duties Wers directly connected
TIE portrait IS - original F1im1iug-
It is copied from = Dh0s0xrzus taken
about Zen years pFeFfous o. EIr- ~aa-
gsrfs death. and Is = spleBslid iixeness
~ the man - most citizens - 4tBuzp-
oils best remember him The pose IS
~
bnt easy and natural. The e0i0riug
- excellent. the flesh tinfs being es-
peciaIly fine. The peculiarly striking
blue eyes that fh0se Who knew Nr-
sbafer best Tememher 50 veil. are
brought 0uf IN the portrait ard TIRE
iron gray ~ the hair and mEstAelge
give a s0ftness 10 tbe features that lend
charm - the thoughtful and intelli-
gent face
The Dimensions - the portrait are
zJxa0. and Il Is q bust painting Is is
hausOmeIv framed in Roman gold.
which brings ont with telling effect
the s0Tnbfe shades in the background
u the painting The portrait IS 60 hs
hung in the Land Office Al tire state
House and it is , gift of tbs Land
Office force, and q fitting tribute -
the memory u the man wb0 Tor
fhirty-six years faithfully and efl-
GENTLY performed the duties % ais
Office. THE portrait will Be aDpre-
cialed By all who had business IN
the and Office, whether Residents -
this or other States.
SIR. Sbafer served in tbe capacity II
Chief Clerk. or Chief Deputy, fTom
1863 until his death IN 1906. success
sively under the following Land Com
missioners. Or. William X. HayrF ard,
1869 J. Thomas Scbarf, 3. ~. LII
D., 1884 Philip y. Laird. lcyZs Will
lam .. Mitchell. 1896 Hon. F. stan
ley Toavfn, 1900. The laws, rules and
practice Of the Office he made his life
work, and his knowledge and init
mate acquaintance with thousands 0f
slse records IN the Office rendered his
services invaluable.
THE Land Office is considered as the
fountain and depository Of the print
tive monuments Of title 10 All the
landed property in the state. Ir pre-
serves the most important records.
documents, chanceTy proceedings.
maps. and other valuable papers col
leeted by the Province and state
since the Office was created IN 1850.
With this work Mr.. Sbafer was close
ly identified and 10 him was due tine
credit for searching the records and
getting into shape valuable inf0rma-
| tfon regarding the Mason and Dixon
Line, the celebrated historical line
| between the Sortb and the south.
over four hundred books and pamph-
| lets relating to the history Of Mary
| land, biographies. sketches 0f it, dis
/ tinguished sons and heroes were com
piled under Mr.. ShafcT. The original
parchment agreement Of Richard ard
Thomas Penn, and Lord Baltimore,
establishing the boundary line be-
tween Pennsylvania and Maryland
| known as the Mason and Dixon Line.
| which renovated and preserved By the
| Emory Process and made in almost a.
| perfect condition Of legibiiity as when
| signed, was among the valuable work
| done by Mr.. Shafer, which will stand
| a. a.monumenf to his memory.
The portrait Is therefore a deseEged
| and fitting tribute from the Land Onile
| 10 the memory 81 a man whose life
/ work did 10 much for the state. It
| Is the third portrait painted recently
| by Miss Katharine Walton, ~ Aunap-
| oils, daughter ~ Dr. r. Roland Wal
| ton, which has been buBg in the state
1 House. The other two were those ~
| Hon. Matthew Tiigbman and Gov.
1 Robert Bowie. Miss Walton is a
| recognized artist Of merit and ability
i and her work speaks for itself and
| Is a credit to the artist, the State
l whose great men she has painted and
/ the town who delights to claim her as
a talented citizen.