Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-01-01
MILITARY OFFICERS
CALL ON GOVERNOR
Representatives Of All Organized
Forces Join in Courtesy.
AN OLD NEW YEARS CUSTOM.
But Today Was First Time That Com
manders Of Every Branch Partici-
pated in Function.

representatives of every military
organization Of Maryland joined today
in paying a New Years call upor
Governor Goldsborough at the Gov.
ernment House. The visit was il
line with a custom insugurated many
years ago when only the officers OF
the DANDY Fifth" Infantry. of Balti.
more, participated in the courtes sy.
In late years it was extended to
the Fourth Regiment, but today s
visit eclipsed any honor of the kind
ever paid to the Chief Executive of
the State on New Years Dav. There
were about one hundred officers in the
party, the Fourth and Fifth regiments
having the largest representation, as
practically the whole corps of officers
of these two organizations made the
pilgrimage to Annapolis.
In addition, there were delegations
representing the First Regiment,
which is composed of companies of
infantry scattered throughout the
State; Troop A, Cavalry the first COM
pany. Coast Artillery, Medical Corps,
Naval Reserves and the Fifth Regi-
ment Veteran Corps, and the "Old
Guard" of the Fourth Regiment.
Headed by General charles ID.
Gather, tne brigade commander, and
resplendent in their natty full dress
uniforms, with gold lace aud other
bright and sparkling trimmings, the
party of officers came to Annapolis
on special cars from Baltimore via
kha WaohipUtor DoI&;xwo~o IL
napolis Electric Line arriving ia the
city at IL :b6 o'clock.
Leaving the cars at Church Circle,
only short distance away from the
Government House, the officers first
repaired to the State House, where
they formed for the march to the
Governors official residence. Mean
time, the Governor, with several
members of his military staff, and
others had assembled in the west
parlor Of the Government House to re-
ceive the guests.
Assisting the Governor in receiv-
ing were Mrs. Goldsborough, Mrs.
Charles F. Macklin, wife of the Adju-
tant-General; Mrs. Edmund o. Bow
man and sister. of Springfield, Ohio;
Mrs. VIM. G. Dawson, of Cambridge
and Annapolis, and Mrs. Nancy M.
Shovel, mother of Mrs Goldsborough,
and the following members of the
Governors military staff Adjutant-
General Macklin, General Gill and
Colonel Duer.
General 6aither and his aide, Lieu
tenant Cockey, with Major Robert
Alexander, the regular Army officer
assigned to duty with the Maryland
Guard, headed the line of march, with
the officers of the Fifth, Fourth and
First infantry coming in the order
named. Col. Louis M. Rawlins was
at the head of the column of the
Fifth's officers; Colonel Jones, of the
Fourth, and MAJOR Hugh r. Riley
was senior officer of the First in at
tendance.
Other ranking officers present were
Capt. Joshua Harvey, of the Cavalry
Troop; Captain Ashburg, of the Med
cal Corps; Commander Robinson, of
the Naval Reserves; Captain Austin,
Artillery Corps; Major Hyde, of the
Fifth's veterans, and Major Bailey.
of the "Old Guard"
Following the formal reception, the
officers were invited into the State
dining-room, where a buffet luncheon
was served. Later the officers as
sembled on the portico of the Govern
ment House and posed for photo
graphs.