New-York tribune., 1908-11-22
THREE GALA DAYS
FOR ANNAPOLIS
CHARTER GRANTED oou
YEARS AGO.
Public Fountain and Statuary cro
Commemorating Religious LB
erty To Be Dedicated

Annapolis. Nov. 21-This ancient canf,,,
began three days celebration OF ,hs go 1ag
It's charter by Queen Anne Of England 80
hundred years ago. One OF the chief tncis.~.N
the celebration IS to be ths dedication o. -
fountain and group Of bronzs statuar, p-3a
oratfve OF the religious liberty which alzs-- "a ~
isted IN the colony OF Maryland a fact - - a
Maryianders are proud The figures 4, n. ea
represent a Catholic priest. Church OF Fs.1o 90
cavalier and Puritan In his sonnbre Sarb
classes which are connected with ths early b.s-s
OF Maryland. I
The celebration begins to-day with an b,,..-.
programme Governor Crothers OF sfarvrs-S - <
deliver an address, and Dr. Bernard G s,..0- -
librarian OF the Pratt Library OF BaltD,o- IS -
deliver the grafton Tomorrow. Sunday tbs-. -.
be special services IN all the churches ana - ~ ~
afternoon DR.. J. Nevett Steele, OF NevV ". -
member Of an old Maryland family. win sa,s-%
special sermon IN historic ST. Anns's Chu-~h - =
Monday there will be historical pageants !. -.
tary and naval parade and a display OF tsa -.
mercial and civic life OF the city
Many casual students OF American hfs.o--,
little Of Annapolis except that Il IS the SEAT -
United States Naval Academy While A,-.t ~
attaches much Importance to this fact yet - -
cation Of the national naval school here 4, "a.
is comparatively recent event
Visitors to Annapolis. 'the Ancient City, I,v.,
for the air Of antiquity that hangs about and y.
suggestions one meets at every point OF other a.,
when the town was the centre OF The CAV r,s. !.
Maryland and nearby colonies. when its c1l.r..
and brilliancy had won for Il the mana "Athen, =
America" Here George Washington was a r.z.
lar patron OF horseracng. and here was ss,ss
nshed the first theatre IN America
AS the memorial TO be erected commemorate,
Maryland was the home OF religious tolsrats-
From the very beginning OF the settlement Of -
colony IN ST. Mary'5 IN 1882 freedom OF thor,.,
and conscience proclaimed. and IN 1919 -
Puritans Of Virginia, oppressed IN that colony n
-1r.1 .If-s- e.
ance OF perfect liberty TO worship God as they saw
1T. Though Catholic, English Church man a,S
Puritan made up the colony. there IS not an n
stance in the whole OF It's history where reIIgfg.
persecution took place.
In 1852 treaty was signed a. AnnauolI. =.
Providence. as IL then called, between tba sp,
tiers and the warlike susquehannock Indians uuds,
the magnificent poplar still standing upon n,
campus of St Johns College and Il IS no. the Isa,.
subject OF pride to MaryLanders that rs dealinr1
with its redskin neighbors were so fair and tuss
that the colony never had an Indian war.
In 1895 King Williams School was fou7dad q,
Annapolis. and in 1888 il was merged into =
Johns College. the third Oldest institution .,
learning IN the country The school was Arzt
supported by the taxes OF the colony and its DOOR
were open to all OF its youth without relation u
Sheir religious beliefs the wealth or social stand
ing OF their families.
Many OF the events which led 70 the war vrHs
England occurred IN Annapolis. and its citizens
early took stand against oppressive and unlIs,l7
levied taxes AS early 17s5 the men OF Aanav-
oils refused a landing to ZacLariah Hood wbo
brought with him from England supply OF ths
stamps which were the embIens OF the hated taxsx
levied without representation. On October Il
1874, the citizens compelled Anthony Stewart I,
apply fire with his own hands 70 his brig n
Peggy Stewart, because he had been guilty q
bringing In IL cargo OF the taxed tea from Eng.
land Thus did the patriots OF Maryland show
their resolve 20 resist oppression.