The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-31
BALTIMORE MAYOR
R|CHM0ND'S GUEST
Two Cities Bury Struggling
Memories of Regional Bank
Unpleasantness.
vow NEW FRIENDSHIP BOND
Mayor Ainslic Tenders Brilliant
Luncheon to Visitors at
Commonwealth Club.
vow NEW FRIENDSHIP BOND

- rivals for regional reserve honors,
buried the last struggling memories OF
the recent unplcasantness under forty'
fathoms Of friendship yesterday. and
through; the persons OF Mayor Ainslic
anf Mayor Preston "oN-cd n new bond
of friendship and took patriotic oath
that nothing shall hereafter divide Nir-
sinia and Maryland but the Potomac.
The occasion for the new declaration
of fcnlty was the visit OF :" distin-
guishcd p3rtv from the Marylanl
metropolis, headed By MAJOR James II.
Preston, for the purpose ot inviting the
city Of Richmond and the state OF
Virginia 10 come to baltimore during
the week Of September 6, when that
city sill celebrate with imposing cere-
nonial the hundredth anniversary Of
the repulse Of the British a, Fort Nc
Henry. which led directly 10 the end
Of tic War of 1912 and the signing OF
the treaty of Ghcnt
Mayor Ainslie. as official host and
80 representative citizens gave the
visitors warm welcome ~ the Com
monwcalth club where q luncheon
was given in their honor II o'clock
L. the afternoon. Between 1880 o'clock
and the luncheon hour the party. ac-
companicd BY the Mayor and q small
delegation of local men made n round
OF the points of interest in automobiles
touring the length OF tho city from
chimborazo Park TO the Country Tub
of Virginia.
GUESTS ENTERTAINED
At COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Following an afternoon at the Com
monWealth Club in which. an cxccllcntly
served luncheon and q number Of hap
py speeches sped the last hours or the
visit 10 i.ichmond, the party boarded :,
Scahosrd Air Line train AT 5:l5 o'clock
for Baltimore where they we're due
10 arrive at $50 o'clock last night.
q visit TO Governor stuart at the az
ccutive Offices III the Capitol. and re-
ceiNcd from him his promise to attend
the centennial celebration. accompanied
by detachment Of the State militia
From the Governors Office the vlsi-
Uors went 10 the Office OF Mayor Aims
lie In the City Hall where thcv We're
officially welcomed To the city
Ir the spacious ciubroous OF the
Commonwealth. however was staged
the part OF the welcome which went
down in the records as the ,nost DEM
! onstrative and inspiring incident of the
visit Guests and visitors assembled
in the big reading room. and Mayor
.Ninsle made short address Of well
come.
There was ring Of earnestncss in
the Mayors speech which conveyed to
the visitors the good wiIl OF the city
by the James. ana Mayor Preston. in
itcknowlcdS the welcome, responded
with an expression OF Arm friendship
on behalf OF the city on the I'atapsro
Two cities which. he said, are much
alike in their history and Traditions
and progressing side ny side IN in
dustry and commerce
GENuINE APPLAUSE
ron MAYOR PRESTON
The gathering applaudcd warmly
I Mayor Ainslic's tribute to the high
ideals, unfalterinV industry. and thor
Preston. qualities which. he said. havr
made HIM one Of the foremost pvLlic
servants in the United States.
Mayor Preston outlined the prcpara-
tions that are being made by liai;i-
more 10 give an appropriate setting to
The big centennial The kinship that
has from the earliest days bound Nir-
ginia 10 the people 81 Maryland and
struggles 90 the RcvOiut!onary period
, and OF 1872. he said. should make the
Star .Spang!cd Eanmer Centennial All
occasion in which both States may
tax: part with equal pride.
The Mayor was followed by y; s.
Go!dsDoroush. secretary Of the Fac
tory Sites Commission, and editor OF
the Baltimore Municip pal Journal who
IN an address remarkable for its clo-
quchce Went Al length into the his
torical sisnificanc" OF tine centennial
ccie ebration' ana traced with pride the
noble role played by Nirginians and
Marylanders in the wav drama OF 1872
/ IN" climax of which, AT Fort McHcnry
gave TO ,hc country a lasting tale OF
heroisrn, and an immortal national
iGOLDSHOtOIGH HOLDS
AUDIENCE sPELLBOUND
MI GoidsoorouGh's address was
nothing short OF an Grafton. l, held
the large gathering brcathless with
the intensity OF its patriotic appeal
and its dramatic narration OF chap
New England made textbooks is given
All TOO little prominence. Not the SONS
OF New England. glorious as they
were. directed the destinies of the new
born republic in the carly days of tho
nineteenth century, declared the
speaker: but the statesmen and soldiers
OF the South. and particularly those OF
Virginia and Maryland
Repeatedly the patriotic recital
stirred the audience into prolonged APP
plausc. The speaker found inspiration
in the. wealth OF beautiful monuments
that Richmond has reared to com
menoratc Southern leaders. II was
in hign reverence the memory of men
who served their country in tho day
he said. need not bo reminded OF It's
duty not to forget other great deeds
and other great men-notably the
brave defense OF Baltimore by hand
! full OF citizen soldiory arrayed against
5000 British veterans trained under
Wellington.
on PATRIOTIC SPEECH
The applause which followed Mr..
, Goidsborough's addr sss lasted several
minutes He Was warmly congratu-
lated by Mayor Ainslie and by other
! citizens who crowded around him. 1t
was a speech which touched patriot
ism's very core, and awokc anew pride
| in the nations history and the men
who helped u make it,
Wyndham Il: Meredith. who was
presented by Mayor Ainslic as the next
speaker. expressed the city's apprecia-
tion OF the unselfish tribute paid il by
Mayor Preston and Mr.. Goidsborough.
While Virginia has always been proud
OF her place in hi story as mother of
/ Presidents and statesmen, he said. she
VIII always remember the stanch a!d
rendered her by a brave soldier band
from Maryland. which crossed the Po-
tomnc and stood by her in her hour
OF peril.
The gathering was still in the glow
ing trance created by the patriotic
speeches OF visitors and hosts. when