Evening journal., 1915-04-09

our Chief Justice of Delaware, who
sits at my left.
However great our success may
have been here. whatever opportuni-
ties may have been offered to us.
however much we may have been in
terested in the success or failure of
this State. we would not be worthy of
our citizenship If we did not at the
same time carry with us recollections
of our native State that taught us
the first lessons in life.
I'VE are all full of appreciation of
the fact that a distinguished man who
II lives in Maryland, whose duties keep
him extra busy, should come to this
organization at its first banquet TO ad-
dress us. We appreciate him as a
man, We appreciate him for the high
position he occupies and arc glad to
meet him face TO face, and am sure
we shall know why Governor Colds
borough is so popular in Maryland"
Gov. GOldsbOrOugh speaks.
All arose and greeted Governor
GoldsbOrough by singing For He's
Jolly Good Fellow" Governor Colds
I borough made a lengthy speech.
proudly reviewing what the Maryland
! Of early days had done historically. d..
and then telling of some of the ac-
! complishments Of recent years that
are forging that State to the front.
- thank you for the honor of being
your guest tonight. and confess to
! much pleasure in the cordial reception
rendered me-" said Governor Colds
borough
Il am glad to meet with many of
! the representative men of the State
of Delaware and the city of Whining
: ton, who, though natives of Maryland.
have chosen Delaware as their home,
and TO have done this is, indeed, a
compliment to the latter State.
would not be fair to you and myself
if ! did not remember and, so re-
membering, voice it, that there exists
bond of close fellowship which all
= ways unites Maryland people wher-
z ever they may be, and wherever they
journey or wherever they dwell, they
cherish the tenderest memories OF
Z their mother State, and she in turn
never fails of affectiOnate interest in
her widely scattered children.
Therefore, one may understand,
and my good friends of Delaware Will
forgive me for saying il. that: Once
a Marylander always a Marylander.'
81 feel that I must. say something
Of the Maryland of today. In these
z days OF the New Freedom. your native
z state Is not in the rear ranks. She is
z in the front. There, may be other
Z States like ours. (graciously do j adj
4 nit that Delaware is one of theinl
hut | do not know where to find
= them there may be other lands whose
z people are as hospitable. but | have
Z never met them; there may be other
z lands and waters from which come
q the good things to satisfy the inner
z man. but ] have never found them
= there may be men i'm other States
= whose whose high sense of duty and
= patriotism TO the State and nation
Y may exceed ours, but ! have never
= seen them; there may be women more
y Leautiful than daughters of Maryland
q hut | have never looked upon them
= And, so the march of progress goes
y on. and your relatives. your friends
y your fellow-M -Marylanders. (for. while
y we graciously yield YOU TO your
y adopted State and know that you
= will help build her in a most incOm
y parable manner, we still claim you
y as our children) are contributins
= largely TO the development and up.
y building of better and greater
y Maryland. True sentiment makes Us
= held fast TO the good things of the
y past-those things burnt into Oul
y hearts by the wisdom, trials and sui
= fcrings of our forefathers-bu the
= future bids us persevere in the pur-
y suit of that which is better. Thus il
= is that Maryland is marching on. anC
2 her sons have enlisted in the war, SC
= To speak, for moral, social. cont
y mercial and professional advance
y ment"
u Governor Goldsborough told al
y length of the Public Service Commits
y sion, the State Industrial Accident
y Commission, the good roads work and
= the prison reform work in Maryland
y during the past few years, most o
y which has been during his administra
= ton.
y Good Roads Work.
= In telling of the gradual completion
II of the construction of good roads tha
= soon will give Maryland a continuous
y road through the county seats of iti
= twenty-three counties. that viii b,
= 100 miles long. Governor GOldsbor
= oueh emphasized that ne would lik'
y TO impress upon Delawareans The i'm
= portance of systematic road construc
y tion and maintenance. He said Mary
= land will soon have 200 miles o
y State-buils highways costing S15,77O.
= 600. Maintenance averages S43l a mil
y annually. and automobile taxes sOCl
q will yield enough money 10 pay th'
= entire cost Of road maintenance.
y Looking about the room GOyernO
y GOldsbOrough said he saw many for
= mer Marylanders with whom he wa
q acquainted. and he referred 10 Col
= onol john r. Layheld. retired conduc
= tor of the Delaware railroad. who ha
= been lifelong friend of the Gov
y crnor and of his father
= After voicing appreciation of IN
v speech Of Governor Coldsborouy q
= TOastmastcr Hastings added: Nv
q have with MS the first citizen of Mary
= land, and We have with us also tn
= irst citizen Of Delaware. whom W
= all know aud for whom we have th
y highest regard" He then amid al
= plause called on Governor Miller. a
q the diners standing to greet the Coy
= ernor as he arose
Z-GOV. Miller for Progress.
= Governor Goldsborough, by len,
y ing your presence tonight you col
= fer an honor on the State of Del;
y ware" said Governor Miller, "an
= gladden. the hearts of the sons
y Maryland gathered here. and I we
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