Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-25
ST. JOHNS CELEBRATES
MARYLAND day
An Interesting Program Presents
Some Of Marylands Notable
Contributions Toward
FOUNDING FEDERAL UNION.
Papers Resd by Students AN Address
by Prof. Norris ollege Ode
Sung

Maryland Day was celebrated at St.
Johns College yesterday morning with
very interesting programme, iucidly
presenting some Of Maryland's notable
contributions toward the successful
creation and development of the Uni
ted States
The first phase of Maryland's con-
tribution toward the happy founding
of the Federal Union was presented by
Cadet Robert NJ. Maddox. of Princess
Anne, Md, who read in a most finish
ed style a paper entitled Founding of
Religious federation in Maryland e"
lie brought out Marylands part in de-
termining the separation of Church
and State; the underlying broadmind-
edness of the Roman Catholic Proprie-
tor, Cecelius Calvert, Lo1,l Baltimore.
in inviting the prosecuted non-Con-
formists of Virginia and Massachusetts
and in extending a general welcome to
all soul-oppressed and persecu e d
Christians to settle in Maryland. which
was formally and legally sanctioned in
the federation Act of 1919, and the var
ious attempts (as in the battle on the
some of these non-Conformist guests
TO overthrow Lord Baltimore and the
religious and political rights of the
Catholics which purpose they finally
succeeded in accomplishing in 1892.
when Lord Baltimore was deprived of
his proprietorship.
The next paper, Maryland in the
Revolution" read by Cadet Burns II.
Waters. of Baltimore, showed the in
valuable work done byMaryland troops
in gaining our independence from Eng
land. Indeed, the utter destruction of
our Continental Army was prevented
on several occasions, as at the battles
of Long Island and White Plains, and
Camden by the heroism and unfinch-
ing bravery of the troops from this
State and of such famous generals as
Smallwood and Howard. In a very
graphic way this paper presented the
arrangements and disposition of troops
at the Battle of Camden and how the
Maryland forces, supported by Dela-
ware troops, led by the famous Gen
John Eager Howard, checked the Brit
ish, after they had completely disor-
ganized the first line of the Continental
troops, and thus saved the main body
from annihilation.
"Maryland's Part in the Development
of the Northwest Territory, the Cor
nerstone of the Union" was read by
Cadet w. II. Price, of Snow Hill, Md,
in most forcible and lucid style He
gave a most interesting and logical de-
scription of Maryland's far-sighted
stand in forcing the cession of the
claims of Virginia, Connecticut and OF
Massachusetts to the lands of the
Northwest Territory, and now in thus
turning over this vast section to the
conrol of the Federal Government the
foundation of national sovereignty, the
cornerstone and strength of our Union
was finally laG.
Professor Norris, of the Department
of English. of the United States Naval
Academy, then gave most interesting
address on the Maryland Spirit in the
| Colleges" drawing a most interesting 9
| and instructive parallel in college life
today to the ideas of federation OF
| broadmindedness and the far-sighted-
ness brought out in the papers read.
The program was interspersed with
| the singing of Maryland, My Mary.
land" and the college Ode" and the
| playing of est Johns March" by the
| College Cadet Band.
The exercises were conducted under
the direction of Prof. H F. Sturdy, OF
| the Chair of History.