Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-11
MEMS GUILD DINNER
OF ST. ANNE'S PARISH
A Feast of Reason and a Flow of
Soul-The Speakers.
AT HOTEL MARYLAND.
SOciabIe Gathering Of Men al Ban
quet Board Thursday Night

prietor of the Hotel Maryland pre-.
vided repast that was in all re-
spects excellent.
The kind of bill of fare was
served, which, at the mode rate price
of 80 cents for each seemed to prove
that the new tariff law has indeed re-
duced the cost of living. This was
served by the head waiter with cour-
tesy and promptness that added much
to the enjoyment of the dinner. Ths
men assembled a little after z p.
m. and at 1880 they filed into the
dining-room, where long table dec
GRATED with fall flowers was inviting
ly arranged for the banquet.
A card at each place indicated the
grouping Of the company DIR. Fell,
as Master of Guild, presided with
the speakers on each side at the
Speakers table arranged as "T, +"
st the end Of the long table. The
following menu was served:
Puree of Tomato
Celery Olives
Boiled Rock Egg Sauce
Dreaded Lamb Outlets
Green Peas
Mashed Potatoes
Country Fried Sweet Potatoes
Fruit Salad, with Biscuit
vanilla Ice Cream Assorted Cakes
Lady Fingers
Coffee.
After desert the Master of the.
Guild, DIR. Thomas Fell, Provost of
the Maryland University, President
of st. Johns College. made a brief
address outlining the work OF the
Guild and inviting the cooperation Of
all the men of st. Anne's Parish to
promote the sociability of the men of
the Parish and assist in the charities
and uplifting efforts Of the Rector
and the church.
DR.. Fell earnestly urged the men
present to attend the next monthly
meeting of the Guild in the Guild
hoom of st. Anne's Church at 8 ..
m. on Thursday, Novemb sr 6, when
the new Constitution shall be con-
sidered to make the Guild more in
harmony with church clubs in other
parishes throughout the country.
This is a progressive age. He
thereupon introduced the first speak
er, Mr.. Walter H. Hart, who spoke
ON the subjecc Of Modern Progress. :"
Mr.. Hart gave a fine literary ad-
dress, in which he related fictitious
visit of Mr.. Pickwick to this coun-
try in this modern era and dwelt at
length upon the marvels of modern
development in New York, its wonder
full buildings, elevated and subways
and tubes under the river and other
features too numerous to mention
without taking too much space, but
delightfully."- entertaining in Pick
wickiau ideas. He brought Mr.. Pick
wick here to Annapolis and the old
gentleman was at home here in find
ing things much as he had seen them
twenty-five years ago.
The same old State House, the
same old st. Anne's Church, the
same old Governors Mansion, st.
Johns College, and the same old
DR.. Fell and same old Jud re Magru-
der-men and things he delighted
to honor. But even Annapolis is
developing, as it has taxpayers
league and earnest advocates for
Votes for Women. This address was
appIauded when Dns Fell rose and
introduced the Postmaster, Daniel
r. Randall, whose efficient service
have been so great that ii has puz-
zled the present administration to
find any one to relieve him, though
he resigned his Office six months
ago.
Mr. Randall gave the company a
most instructive address on the sub
ject of the Post goi ig back to earliest
days and bringing out the fact that
the Stamp collectors place the An
napolis Stamp as the very first ever
used. The stamp used in Baltimore
in 1s47 was the first fully recognized
and stamps cf that date are valued
ct 81 900. He gave many interest
ing details of the work of the post
Office and stated that the Annapolis
postoffice building is regarded as the
model of al in regard to his arrange
ment and adaptation foi its business.
Mr.. Ridgely r. Melvin followed iu
brief address. voicing the senti-
ments of the younger men of the Par
ish and assuring all that the good
n anne of Annapolitan will not suffer
by his generation.
Dr. Joseph p. McComas addressed
the meeting and gave some very in
teresting details of the church, en-
phasizing the fact that though it wss
descended from the Church of Eng
land, it was most democratic in all
its features and truly American. 1t
had the two great parties-one for
concentration or strict construction
who tended to elevate Federal power
of the State aud the other party of
lost construction, who tended to exalt
the individual. This was most healthy.
The High churchmen tried to
exalt the church, the priesthood, or
nate services, etc, while the low
churchmen sought to exalt the indi.
vidual personal christianity.