Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
OBSERVE MARYLAND DAA
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAND
ING OF LORD BALTIMORE.
Exercises Today at St; Patrick's
Academy-Address by Rev.
Father w. T. Russell.

The anniversary of the landing of Lord
Baltimore upon the shores OF Maryland
was celebrated as Maryland day with
song and story by the children of st
Patrick's Academy in the auditorium OF
that institution this morning. AS the
opening number a tableau of the Land
ing of the pilgrims was given. In a
woodland scene was depicted the celebra-
ton of the first mass held upon the shores
of the Chesapeake upon the landing by
the followers of Calvert. The friar. stand
ing before the altar with his hands raised
toward heaven offering blessing, stood
in silence, while children assuming the
characters of Indians hardy colonists
and kindly faced heroic women lent their
aid to a scene which was realistic and
went far to illustrate the situation met
by the early Maryland coionlsts. AS the
curtain would ascend and descend the
children of the school sang Maryland.
My Maryland.
Address by Father Russell.
While the song was in progress Rev.
William T. Russell. pastor OF st. Patrick s
parish, entered the auditorium with Rev.
Father Carroll and took reserved seat
in the center of the room.
Later lie delivered d brief address. in
which he spoke of the work Of Calvert
to plant in the new world a colony where
all men would be allowed to worship
God according to the dictates OF their
own conscences." He described in detail
the pleasant relations which were estab-
lished with the children of the forests,
and how these relations founded upon
the principles of service TO God. remained
intact.
FATHER Russell then traced the history
of MARYLAND and declared that as soon as
the Episcopalan and the Puritan came
into power in Maryland the statutes pro-
mulgated by Calvert, establishing re-
ligious liberty, were revoked and the
Catholic was not given his full rights
under the law to worship COD according
to his own conscience. He then de-
scribed the later success of Calvert and
the immediate passage of a second set
of laws granting religious freedom.
You ask said Father Russell, why
we hear so much of the landing OF the Pil-
grims upon Plymouth Rock. and SO little
about the landing of those sturdy souls
upon the Chesapeake. The reason is that
we do not call 1t to mind enough. Again
YOU ask, why we of Washington celebrate
Maryland day, and i call your attention
to the fact that the District of Columbia
until 1880 was part of Maryland, and
that is why we have the right TO cele-
brate the day.
In conclusion Father Russell offered a
prize of $40 for the best essay upon
"Maryland' to be submitted later in the
season by the children of the school. He
then declared a holiday for the remainder
of the day in the academy, and announced
that March % of succeeding years will be
a date to be celebrated as a holiday with
appropriate exercises IN honor of the
founder of Maryland.
Closing Exercises.
Rivera Townshend read an essay upon
the landing of the Mary and pilgrims
after which Miss X. Hannah read several
passages from Father Russells book,
Maryland, the Land of Sanctuary
A flag drill song, Flag Of the Brave"
was given by the boys of the academy
after which Miss Regina Fisher read
AN essay upon the sailing of the Ark and
Dove from Cowes. England. with the fol-
lowers Of Calvert TO found the colony
in the new world. a tableau. Liberty"
was given while the audience sang
America" Lee Townshend read an es-
say upon the work of Lord Baltimore
in Maryland. after which Miss Irene
Kemno sang Ave Maria Miss NJ. Cal