Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-11-18
TWO CENTURIES OLD
MAYOR CLAUDE SEEKING TO
INTEREST PUBLIC
Business Men Favor Two IiBndredfh ceIe-
bratien Of City Charter


The suggestion oE Mayor ssoEdon n.
lcIaude that there be q celebration of
Ahe two hundredetb anniversary of the
erection 81 Annapolis into a city by
the granting ~ charter from tlueem
Anne has been approved Dy the busi-
ness men 0f Annapolis and the pnelic
generally and great interest has been
manifested 10 IL.
The preparations for siic celebration
will be launched next Friday when it
is proposed 10 celebrate In a simple
way the one hundred and ninety ninth
anniversary Of the event. this affair
TO be simply a foreTunneT Of the cela-
bratfon next year. when il is hoped.
the state Of MARYLAND wfii join in an
affair 20 significant IN the history Of
the State. Many additional suggestion
have been made in rskard 70 tbe esic-
brafi0n Of the event
ON Friday evening next all the for
mcr msmbers of the City Council
will mect al the conncii Chamber
with other citizens and, after q pre-
Iiminary meeting has been held. wili
mach IN procession to the ball 0f
tl5, House OF Delegates At the state
Ilonsr. where the original charter ~
annapolis viii 10 read by clerk p
T. POTTER. Of the Council IL is hoped
10 nave tho cooperation 81 Governor
NarneId in the inauguration and ear
rying out u the movement ard it
viii also be put before Governor
elect CrOlheTs and the state Legisia-
tnre when IL assemblies.
In connection with The anniversary
celebration, the suggestions have been
made and approved on all sides that
two of the leading events Be home
coming period, such - vas
lately held in Baltimore and pre-
viousIy in Boston, and that the oecz-
sion be taken for q grand Tcnnion %
the alumni Of Sf. Johns College. LIE
homecoming period would have q
peculiar Significance for Annapolis
with its many historical traditions aud
on account a the deep affection which
former residents " the section held
for IL. Il is believed filzf.5f prepara-
tf0Ds for the affair begin ~ one tis
old residents of Annapolis can be
brought back for tie occasion in al
most nnbrOkcu ranks
The reunion 0f the alumni -0f old r.
Johns would undoubtedly prove as
important event u tie period ~
Johns embraces among ifs sons many
who have aebieyed promfr sBee ln Ifis
state and others. IL haS been sugzesf-
edifbat the reunion AZ that time eould
take the place of the annual Aiumni
banquet Lieut. y. y. fgIebzrt. ~ =.
A.. the c0nmzndaut ~ tl8e corps 81
cadets. wbo - from an cid Annzpo-
lis family, and also = gEadaate ~
-. Johns, expressed himself this
morning - heartily ~ lzF0r ~ she
general plan for Tire fwo bondrs1Eb
anniversary and t5e incidental fez~
tUFes ~ = homecoming perio1 snd
tie reunion of tire alumni - ~. Joins
IN connection viii tbe event s. -
interesting - nOte fhat tie osixd11I
charter granted ~ fkueeD Anne - TIE
city ~ Annapolis on SovembeT -.
11Ds, - IN flle possession = tke f.zst
Oniee 10 this elgy. - IL n rsr8ark-
able state ~ preservation DDt 5t bzs
hen pfofoHragbef ard f,iSotograpAs
enlarged ~ - - Df0t51e against zDY
possible iOse> TA1s enlargement, wftb
others 81 interesting historical papers.
f0gT0ed part ~ tbe Maryland exhibit
~ the jamestown Expositfos~
Tire charter - = sDeagtifDI piece ~
f6s work ~ fsss sesfhee ~ tbozs 1ags
and It's langn3xs, and sreIIsng are
fftIM4Nsf n UEEAUN
~ Go1 ~ Grezf Erltfafn, France ard
Ireland ard The DoniniOrs thersunto
belonging, luseD Defender - the
Faith, etc., " and then foIlows fbe
naming ~ the 0hieers whieh sls0nid
their fret occupants. The charter
was granted during tbs governorsbip
~ John seymour Esq<. wfsonr the
a. -
and Governonr IN cIszef.f
n ~ interesting - noe that ths
g0verD5Bg body - tbe city va eosn-
f,osed ~ tlse same nuubpr IGht-of
which i j. D0w eomp1sed, All trey
are g1yen the same official naEnes
with tbe exception Ofvf5e Recorder, -
he was termed under the charter. has-
ing given way - the City Counsellor.
~ the ONee exists A. present. The
duties were, however. Identical. 4s
the charter stated that the Recorder
shall be Learned IL the IzE.-
Tie FIRST occupants of tbe city Of
ces are named fn tie fcsfTumeEs-
Trey are Amos Garrett mayor, Nor-
nall Hunt, recorder, and william
BIzdeB, John Freeman. DeD5amfn
Fori5am, Elmer Jones. Tbomas Brzd-
ley and JOSIAH Wilson. Many 81 TIE
powers granted 20 ffss municipality
are Identical with those which belong
70 tie City ~ Annapolis today
President William H. Moss, o. tne
Business Mems Association . waxr1
suDf,Ofter ~ the suggested eei4fra-
fion and has many ideas IN co1nee-
fiou viii ffE observancc- lie stated
this morning that flse matter would
be brought before tie Ass0.iation
att T. next meeting and that re wzs
sure tfsaf IL would give IL hear1v