Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-12-24
TABLET UNVEILED At
OLD SENATE CHAMBER
To Mark Spot Where General
Washington Stood When He
Became Private Citizen
THE IDEAL AMERICAN CITIZEN"

OF lOZ IedIS ago. Inc OOVer-
nor's Address MIRA. S.Golds-
borough 0rator---Bells Ring
inspiring Ceremonies at
State House.
Hold fast to that which is good and
persevere in that which is Better, said
Mr. A. S. Goldsborough, the orator of
the ceremonies in the old Senate Cham
ber yesterday afternoon at which a
tablet was unveiled marking the spot
where George Washington stood when
he resigned his commission as Com
mander-in-Chief OF the Continental
Army, December %. 1888.
This, Mr.. Goldsborough said, was a
thread of gold woven into the woof of
of idealism, which characterized the
life of General George Washingtonand
when the orator of the occasion deliv-
cred his Grafton he stood on the spot
marked by the tablet
The exercises were well attended,
the old Senate Chamber being filed.
and many standing in the lobby of the
State House. just outside the door. and
in the ante-room adjoining The
Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter oc-
cupied seats TO tho left and visiting
ID. A r 10 the right. while the Annap-
oils Lodge of Masons were present in
large numbers. General Washington
having been a Mason.
Governor GoldsborougI. Superin-
terdent Eberle. Commander Mutton.
commandant OF midshipmcn; Dr. Fell
Secretary of State Graham, Mayor
Strange Alderman r. G. CLANCY, Clerk
p. f. Porter. occupied seats of honor
to the right of the dias Above the
Presidents chair in the old Senate
Chamber there fell in graceful folds
the United States flag, while the beau
tiful Maryland flag was festooned be
tween Old Glcrys folds.
The exercises opened with invoca-
ton by the Rev. James NJ. Magruder,
whose wife is a member Of the Chap
ter. Mrs. D. NJ Garrison, Regent of
the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter.
d. A. r., who presented the tablet to
the State, and under whose auspices
the ceremonies were held, made the
following address of welcome:
The Regents Address.
Governor Goldsborough Our Guests.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, Ladies and Gentlemen:
"It gives me great pleasure to well
come you here this afternoon, and to
assure you that the Peggy Stewart Tea
Ioa ,.t,y Cha nar,oT,4o,.c Of "a
ican Revolution,appTe the interest
shown. not only in their work, but in
the work of the Daughters as a body.
"One of the greatest efforts of our
Society is the endeavor to keep alive
that spirit of patriotism which first
gained for our country its independ-
ence and has since brought it to the
forefront amongst the nations of the
earth It is with that idea of incul-
eating patriotic spirit amongst oul
people that many places associated
closely with our history have been
marked with tablets, or otherwise. that
the chance wayfarer may see, and see
ing, recall to mind the sacrifices that
our forebears were called upon tc
make, that our nation might live
And it is the marking of such a spot
which calls us together today. One
hundred and thirty-two years ago to
day there was enacted in this Senate
Chamber one of the most impressive
scenes OF American history
George Washington had been called
by an oppressed people to aid them il
- off DF
His work completed and a new natioT
born to freedom. he travelled here tC
lay down the symbol Of military com
mand. and. as he himself expressed it
to become a private citizen on tn,
banks of the Potomac
AT that time any gift in the powe
of the nation was his to command
I Crowns have been gained and dynas
ties established for less service {,
ones country than Washington ha,
given TO his But, instead we see hin
/ true TO the principles Of the new dem
ocratic government. that the people
and not an individual. should rule
Let those who at the present day
/ voice the fear that an adequate de
Z iSuSe HiedNS DullltdEt5H anu HliltdI,
( rule. picture to themselves Washing
ton giving UP the military control tha
civil control might be firmly establish
ed. and so picturing realize that tn
| America of today still stands for gov
| ernment for and by the people
The audience rose and sang Amer
lea, while the orchestra of the Naya
! Academy band, stationed in the gal
lery. playtd the patriotic air Fou
fourishes followed the singing, during
which the tablet was unveiled by Mas
! ter Brice Goldsborough. son Of tn
Governor. and Mershon Garrison. sol
of the Regent Of the Chapter.
The Tablet.
The tablet is of brass. about sIxteeI
inches wide by eighteen inches long
and is laid in the floor. level with the
flooring. so as in no wise to be an OBJ
struction. Permission for cutting tn,
| floor and placing the tablet was giyer
by the Board OF Public Works. The