Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-16
MARYLAND'S COURTESY
HOSTESS OF \. U. D. c.
Every One of the Four Hundred
Delegates Here Pleased.
mRS.ROBERT B0wIES GOOD WORK
Reception at Governors Mansion
-COurtesies at Naval Academy and
Luncheon at Carvel Hall.

-COuTtesies at Naval Academy and
Luncheon at Carvel Hall.
Ii is safe to say that everyone of
the four hundred and more delegates
here yesterday of the National Uni
| ted Daughters of Confederacy, rep
resenting nearly every State in the
Union, who were Maryland's guests
at Annapolis. were highly pleased at
the entertainment and the numerous
courtesies extended them, as well as
with the beautiful city and its en-
vironments.
1t was nearly IL o'clock when the
last of the nine car loads OF delegates
who came over from Washington,
where they have been attending the
convention this week, pulled up West
street and discharged its passengers
over the W., b. & A. at Church Circle.
Here they were met by the Annapo-
lis committee, Mrs. Robert Bowie. the
most ardent Daughter" of them
all. chairman.
In the receiving committee were
Mrs. j. dePeyster Douw, Mrs. Den
mis- Claude, Miss Drury, Assistant
Supervisor of County Schools, Mrs.
Heiner, wife OF Surgeon Robert G.
Henier, U. S. N. Mrs. Nevett Steele,
Miss Sellers, Mrs. Smith, wife of
Lieutenant Smith, u. s. NJ; Mrs.
Gage, Mr.. Julian Spencer. Mr.. George
W. Higgins.
Each member of the Annapolis
committee was decorated with
badge of the Confederate States
colors, and tiny silk Maryland flag.
Tne Annapolis committee took in
charge as many of the visitors as
they could conduct and the line of
march was direct to the Executive
Mansion, where the visitors were re-
ceived by Governor and Mrs. Colds
borough. The Mansion, which has
been newly decorated on the interior,
was seen for the first time by, the
public. The decorations are a credit
to the Valiant Company, of Balti-
more, who did the work, but espec-
tally to the good taste of the mistress
of the Executive Manson. Mrs. Colds
borough, to whom the elegant hang
ings and artistic decorations do es-
pecial ere dit.
Governor Goldsborough, at all times
a genial host, headed the line of the
receiving party in the "Blue Room. 4"
Names and States of the visiting
delegates were announced to the Gov
ernor by Adjutant-General Charles F.
Macklin. who, in turn introduced the
visitors to the Governor and the chief
executive of Maryland in turn intro
duced each to his wife. Mrs. Colds
borough, a charming hostess, re-
ceived all with a cordial handshake
and had pleasant word for every
body. Others in the rece living line
were Mrs. Gibbons, wife of the Su-
perintendent of the Naval Academy,
Mrs. Macklin, Col. and Mrs. Duer,
Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Williams, of
Cambridge; Mrs. Showell, Mrs.
Goldsborough's mother; Mrs. Eugene
Worthington, Mrs. Walter Harsh
man, Mrs. Lawrence Bailliere.
In the dining room Mrs. R. ID.
risdale poured tea and Mrs. Samuel
Brooke poured coffee. The rooms
were thronged with guests for more
than an hour and the visitors enjoy
ed looking through the beautiful
home of Maryland's Governor which
was thrown open to their inspection
on this occasion. Great admiration
was expressed at the attractive off,
cial home of the Governor, and there
was especial admiration of the laven-
der sitting room on the second floor.
| which is a dream of loveliness and
delicate elegance.
All of the rooms were decorated
with beautiful chTysanthemums in
large quantities, yellow in the recep-
ton rooms and hallway and a great
bowl of big white ones in the dining
rom. This latter room has been done
/ in French blue, the walls being a
| paneling of French-blue lamask, with
curtains and hangings to cores
pond. The handsome mahogany table
was set with superb laces and white
and gold china, the latter marked with
the Maryland coat-of-arms. The
/ centrepiece was huge bowl of white
chrysanthemums, resting upon the
reflector ornamented with MARYLAND =
coat-of-arms in gold.
/ With the reception over the visit.
ing Daughters were taken through the
State House and were told of the in.
cidents connecting it with the history
of the nation. They were shown
through the old Senate Chamber.
where Washington laid down his com.
mission. Particular interest was
manifested by the Daughters in the
States collection of war relics. con.
sisting mostly of flags and banners
under which soldiers of MARYLAND
marched and fought for the s'Iost
cause, F" as well as others of RevoIu.
tionary days.
| At the Naval Academy grounds :
corps of twenty-five naval officers
was detailed by Superintendent Glib.
bons to escort the visitors on a ton,
Of inspection. The Daughtersf were
separated in groups of 20 and 80 anc
the officers directed them through
every department. Many of the
Daughters elected TO descend into the
dark recesses of the Chapel pase,
ment, where the crvpt that il fo h