Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-26
STATES NATAL DAY
LAUDED IN SCHOOLS
Interesting Program Rendered in
Grammar Department.
ADDRESS BY D. R. RANDALL.
County Superintendent Garner Also
Had a Few Words TO Say to the
Scholars.

An interesting program of exer.
cises was rendered yesterday after
noon by the classes of the Grammar
| Department of the city public school
in celebration of Maryland Day. The
exercises were held in this Assembly
Hall, and were attended by several
of the school officials and trustees,
incluIing DR.. Samuel Garner, coun-
~ superintendent.
The orator selected for the occa-
sion was MIR. Daniel r. Randall, of
| Annapolis. In introducing him Su-
perintendent Garner said:
my Little Fri ends, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
"lt would seem to be q work of
supererogation on my part to present
to you a gentleman who was born in
Annapolis. raised in Annapolis, has
spent the greater part of his life here
and is known to every chick and
child in town. Owing, however. to
his extreme modesty, which is a
great virtue if not carried too far,
he woald probably have some diff
Guilty in serewing up his courage suffi-
ciently to appear before you, unless
he were introduced in the manner
customary on such occasions as this.
81 have said that he is known, if
may put proyerbial expression in
the plural, to all chickens and chill
dIen in town, and may add that he
is known especially among other good
qualities, for one very charming
personal trait, namely, the genialty
and amiability IF his character.
believe | may also say that he is
equally veil known for this same
trait, to those of you wh), like my
self, are mo chickens" any longer.
However much we may differ
with him from a political standpoint,
| should say, in justice to him, that
he is not personally responsible for
his political opinions. They are at
tributable to the neglect of his early
education, which led him astray snd
prevented him from being brought
up in the way he should go. But |
was saying, that however much we
may differ with him politically, we
all, both friends and toes, if he has
any foes, must admit that he has dis-
charged in a most exemplary and
satisfactory manner, the duties of
the office he holds. He has been
most excellent postmaster end ! am
sure that many will regret it when he
lays down his burdens as public func-
.tionary and retires to private life.
81 have the pleasure of presenting
to you Mr.. Daniel r. Randall, fer
merly of the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, Baltimore, AMI at present post
master Of Annapolis, who will now
address you.
Mr.. Randall, on taking the floor,
thanked the Superintendel for his
words of commeudation and said that
while he had been praised for the
amiabiliy of his character, he was
afraid that the many children, whom
he had forbidden to roller-skate on
the concrete pa cement in front of the
postoffice, would not be disposed to
admit that he was very amiabls. But
he wished to assure them that he
issued the order in Difference to the
wishes of their parents, who were
dDpINuCusiNS LnaN thCAA NAAihA
fright hurt themselves.
Mr.. Randall had prepared paper
to read, but he concluded to put it
aside and give an off-hand talk,
which was exceedingly Ell tertaining
and instructive. he reviewed
briefly some of the chief features of
early Maryland history and of the
City of Annapolis spoke of his
visit to England just after gradual
ing from St. Johns College; said
that on this visit he had been re-
quested to look up certain historical
facts in connection with our colo
NAL period, that, in presenting his
letter of introduction to the person
having charge of the records of this
period, be had been taken out into
the yard where pit had 20 be opened,
in which the records had been stored
because they were in the way else
where; that he took list of all such
books and papers as he found there,
and that he was happy to be able to
say that these valuable and important
records, the almost sole source from
which our early colonial history has
! been acquired, are now in the posses
sion of the State and of the Maryland
Historical Society.
Mr.. Randall spoke along many
other similar lines of thought, but
space forbids giving further details.
His talk was thoroughly enjoyed by
those who heard him.
: The complete program was Hymn
Praise to The Lord; Scripture
reading by the Principal; chorus,
Maryland, My Maryland; 1.-The
Ancient City Of Annapolis" Edna
Heise: vocal solo, Bernice O'Con-
nell; lode to Annapolis, Louise
Howard; vocal solo, Henry Walk, Mr..
C. A. r. wilkinson, accompanist; ;
"The Maryland Tea Party" Henry
Day; violin solo, Milton Theisz; vocal
solo, George Sullivan, Mr.. c. A. r.
Wilkinson, accompanist; The Colo
nial Council House" Lillian Green
berg; chorus, America. school
The Rise of Annapolis, Isabel
Redmond; address, Hon. Daniel R.
/ Randall. chorus. esThe Star -SnanoIed