Evening journal., 1915-11-19
Sons OF maryland
HEAR State Praised
DR.. V. S. Collins, DR.. Will
liam Temple and c. A.
Switzerland Speakers
AFFAIR WAS PRESIDED
OVER BY DO. HASTINGS

Sons of Maryland gathered at a de-
lightful reunion and buffet supper in
the Rose Room OF the Hotel dupont
last night II was one of those en-
ioyable informal affairs designed to
bring the members together to renew
acquaintances and TO recount some OF
the glories OF old Maryland and TO let
Delawareans know just how big a
swath natives Of the adjoining State
are cutting in the community of their
adoption. More than one hundred
members Of the Maryland Society OF
Delaware and their invited guests
gathered at the reunion, which was a
sort OF mid-year smoker, preliminary
/ to the annual meeting and banquet to
be held on February 2.
!. Following a social time those pres
ent were served with buffet supper.
and then came a period of entertain
ment and speechmaking. Led by
Howard II. Carver, and with E. j.
Muhlhausen at the piano, the gather
ing sang Maryland, My Maryland"
and Dixie" and Harry Cutler, a
comedian from the Garrick Theatre.
pleased with many character songs.
Then came some speechmaking.
City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings,
who is president OF the Maryland So
ciety, presided, and made happy
speech, telling OF the migration of
Marylanders into Delaware He ia
lcetiously remarked that some of them
might have had TO leave their native
State, but all were loyal TO the COM
munity In which they have taken up
their abode. He said the committee
had decided that there were to be but
four speeches. and they we're 10 be
brief. So. IL any member felt that a
speaker was talking too long. he was
i privileged TO "call him down" II was
evident from Mr. Hastings remarks
\ that informality was TO prevail eveI
r in the speechmaking. The COMMITTEES
4 had drawn four names out OF a box 4
determine who the speakers would b'
Mr.. Hastings said. and the name
drawn were "of two preachers an
two gentlemen" He then Introduce
\ the Rev. Dr. Vaughan S. Collins. pa
tor OF ST. paul's NJ. 4. Church.
m whom he referred as somewhat OF
! fisherman.
"a III VtltN@ tliNl NVtdhtis
AS DR. Collins arose. he was pr
- scented with q mysterious pacllai
r from some members OF St. Paul
/. Church who are SONS OF Marylanl
Upon opening IL DR. Collins disclose
string Of fish. II was an aftefmat
OF a little fishing party last summer.
Doctor Collins said he was prou
OF what Marylanders had done no
= only IN that State. but outside its Dor
ders. Il am proud 10 say that / wal
born on the Eastern Shore" he added
He deplored that so little of Mary
lands history Is taught in that State
I'm a Methodist and you ,all know
it? continued Doctor Collins. land
want to say that any man who
comes from Maryland who can sec
good only within the bounds Of his
own church is not big enough to be
a Marylander" Doctor Collins ther
reviewed some of the earlier his.
tory OF Maryland. and Iauded the ac.
tivities of Lord Baltimore and Lore
Calvert. the early administrators o
that colony, who we're Catholics. he
? pointed out 1T was in Maryland un
/ der that Catholic proprietorship tha
was first flung to the breeze the ban
ner of religious liberty" said Docto
Continued on Page Two.