Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-11-12

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The commission appointed ~ ths
6OveTB0r - seeuFe tbs Tags ineiudel
Capt. John r. King ard George ".
johnson, = bc f0ugbt 81 lbe raicn
side, ais0 Bfr. jane r. Whesf Ter.
president - ths Commonwealth Bank
and president ~ fbe Conf1sseFzte sol
diers' Honse ~ PikesYflIe. ard 3lr-
Spencer &. Jones. ~ Rockville. No1f-
g0BseFy comfy. SD. gbo served sfth
distinction IN the s.0Dlfe.Isrzte -er-
vice.
The Battle Flag Ggmgissi01. fBe
attending Confederate Fetera1s. the
nenttr ~ fIle Dasgkters ~ TIE Cor-
federacys ash ClIlsTs. came t0-AnD1Fs0-
lie this morning Oh tf8e steamer So
qBebarua, landing af the Naval Ae4d-
emy wbaf- There they were aeeoE1e&
special bOBOFs - fse Savai Aead
emy authorities. these having been
ordered by Sgperiufentenf Badger 5T
permission u the Navy Department
The SayaI Academy band took Us
place At the head - the procession
formed BY the visitors and marched
nffh Il through the naval Acsdemr-
gp Nar, la1d arenIe and 20 tire state
House. 3 1sTe the exercises 0f pressn-
iatioa lsggk place in the new II0use u
D.. srgzses chamber. ~ the same time
f.sf I'D Senate cb2Bs5eF. the Exeeu-
.5g- Department. state Museum and
ss.s--F Paris d the State House were
f.sretn ope1 10 visitors
4sse s,eDe wAs extremely fruures-
+ Sr.s - ll5o old C0nfederzte geterzzs.
rl4l IN their grey 8Bif0rEs aud wiLh-
tbs banners which many weEs g. see
log gl5e last time. elasped IN their
hands. fled mp Maryland aFeDEe ard
into the state House. Everyone pres
ent seemed - be Affected wiGb tbs
same feeling which moved Governor
WarfeId. gbO said that he fel- fbe
occasion - deeply tiszt ~ wss Eos
able 80 prepare = - speech. bat BAD
70 rely ppOs ff5e Inspiration - tEe
moment Tor Ebsf - LAD 20 say
Captain GEORGE - BOosb- foEruer
Adfutaus General u s5s cg8feilsEzEs
Camps of 11zryfas.sE and no1 rTessllsnE
~ ai8e Society - the Array al1 &arE
q TIE COsle1sTzts states IN Mar Izzlf.
wzs fi8e FIRST spokesman - the Go-gel1-
crate delegation zDd ore1ed Ezs esre-
monies Dy AZ addEess = Wnie1 se
lBrne1 ever flle custody - sns Eazs -
she state - Izryi4od- reTl-sse1-z1 -
Governor HzrSesd-
u L&4At 41slIa-- arl.l - 81
able one ard 4 eonEzfDed ln . eg1-
densed form rss nsOst valuable 8iss0z-
zeal fEformztSO1 eoueerzzuZ EEe pGr1
OE Nzrygzr1 IN the COEfs1erzss seq
vice. CzuszSu Bcozh spozs suceznE-IF
q the service o. tie szf5erszt 1Iz-vEa,l.E
fr0oDs t1z1 entered tire ssrTlee s--EE-
eznizzsf0ns- He told - sAs serVfee
u Tzry1z1d-s fzzOls C1z1eslerz1s
orzz1zzztfszs- the FIEsE Ard Seeo11
1Ezrwfzr1 IrfzEzrv. r1@ FErs1 4E2Ev-
lz1a Cavalry aBd TIE fosE o--zzEzz-
tfons q artillery TD 911s-sgz g
tEese- Captzin B0ozE said wsre tAe
sIzOzszEzs - 3IzrylzEEeEs Zk0 eEss=s-
81 tie PO1om4r an1 E1l thG En5eE
picket lines 5EteE1 81 joining LEe
CgEEsE1rzcT znI who rscz-ra wa-E1-
hess = s5s fzrs1 ConfesIsrz-e o-zEzzz1-
tzO1 which they e7z0g1-srzsI- E1ess
we've agUEsEess- he s1E1 bu1 zE hn4
H@eu estfuzzs1 thai NzrylazG HElz
sent q least -. co q .1sr sgrs 90 5gfn
the COnfsdeIzts E1zks-
In his spese5 C1p.ziE Booz1 sEoEzs
q rzs teEfEsr EEs wEEeEs aGuE1 Ele SOL
der o. The CO1fe1sr1eF 60 his var
nzxs- He said that the ssseHee og .
true soldier wEs kfz wTIEirzzess to
s8Tsr for his cO1viezlozs 2E1 % de
for grfnGipIe II need 5e- TEs solder
Of ths COrEedsrz~T- Be said. possessed
these Qualities 60 4 marked degree
Tns Gazs- CAPTAIN Bg0s1 said rsni1-
dsd them u xbfs ard not only the
soldiers themselves. bEr those who
came after them and ali Mo cherish
ed the trzdfGfons - the ezuse-
In turning over the eE9gs t. tbs -laze-
the COufsderares had made tbe great
est possible szerIEee- Captain BooE1
said. bat did 50 n the full eouGIsnee
that the state E0uId guard them
saeredIy and preserve them a. long as
the COmOmnw should last
In reply 10 captain Booth, cover
nor WayfeId said
GOVERNOR wARFIELD's sPEECH
In Governor WarfeId's speech II Tbs
presentation Of the battle flags 8T
the Confederate Soldiers 0f Mary lard.
be spoke a. follows
Captain Booth, COnfedsrzte Feter-
ans and Daughters q the C0nfederaey :
Il would that ] cOuId fnd wOrsis 70
express the feelings that are yelling
up in my heart today This EzOrnlngs
being the first opportunity J had
called my secretary into my private
Office and attempted 10 dictate 70 him
What I would like - have said. but
found IL impossible
s.As / watched you men UbO w0u
fame for your state marching behind
these flags into this ancient ard sacred
building, marching probably for the
last time behind the banners that you
had carried OF the field ~ victory
tears weIIed into M eyes.
when / became GOvsrrOr found
upon. the statute books IA~ pzss-d
IN 1900 authorizing the Gotern 10
appoint a commission consisting u
two men who had followed fhe stand
ards Of the coBfederacy and two men
who had fought in the Union army
to provide = suitable place for the
flags which bad been carried during
the cfvilsWar. II Al once suggested
70 the Adjutant General that Il EO1Id
be we'll 70 call togetber this eOumEs-
sion. lie did 50 ard they responded
promptly. Colonel Spencer g Jcues
and general Wheeler. representing the
confederacy aud Captain King and
alr. johnson representing tire Union
forces.
These gentlemen soon found Il i'm
possible TO get proper and safe eases
in which 70 pot these flags - the ap-
pr0priatioDs made IN the biils namely
81. so. ! told them 70 20 abead aud
+ would make 10 rbe deGcie1ev- After
receiving bids they found tia they
found that the eases could re pur-
chased for =, 80 ard donated loo
cot 81 my contingent fund. We have
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