The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-06

/
Dined III The Hotel DiXon-N.CaI-
vim Trice Delivers Beautiful Adj
dress of Welcome.
Cambridge today had tho honor of
entertaining about fifty officials from
the various towns of the State in a
Statewide Congress Of such officials.
! The members Of the Congress in
clude the Mayors, members of the
councils, town clerks and counsel of
all of the incorporated towns in
Maryland, the organization being
formed for the purpose of securing
closer cooperation upon the parts of
the various towns and for the inter
change of experience and ideas in or
der to secure the maximum service
and improvements at the minimum
cost. Mayor Crem, of this city, was
one Of the prime movers in the origi-
nal organization and has actively
followed the proceedings, taking a
conspicuous part at all times.
On account of the distance and the
time required il which to make the
trip. a number of the cities and
towns in the Western part of the
State were not represented, HagerS-
town being an exception TO the 9th
ers, and sending d splendid delega-
ton, headed by its Mayor, DR.. j.
Mcpherson Scott, one of the best
known citizens of Western Maryland.
The gentlemen assembled at the
Hotel Dixon shortly after twelve
o'clock for dinner, and were welcom-
ed by V. Calvin Trice, Esq, of the
Cambridge bar, who made a beauti
full address, in which he told the viSi
tors with what eagerness the Mayor
of Cambridge, Mr.. Orem, had looked
forward to the opportunity of having
them as the guests of the city; he as
sured them that the citizens of Cam
bridge joined heartily in the wei
come, and that we stood shoulder to
shoulder with them in all movements
for betterment in these times, when
the people Of the various towns were
backing to the utmost limit the A.
600 young men who have been taken
from the homes Of the State to up
hold and fight for the ideals of this
nation. and to nelp establish free
dom and justice among men all over
the world. The motto of these men
is My country, may she ever be
right, but right or wrong, my cOun-
try"
At the conclusion of the address
of welcome, the guests sat down to
a delightful Eastern Shore dinner,
finely served by the Dixon.
The representatives of the various
towns were:
Hagerstown. DR.. J. Mcpherson
Scott, Mayor; Messrs. l. n. Fahrney.
JEWS J. Orrtck, Henry Davis.
Easton, NJ. B. Nichols, Mayor;
Messrs. Claude u. Lee, w. BPoole,
n. E., J. B. and w. B. Clark.
Salisbury, l. Z. Jones, Mayor; E.
]. c. Parsons and NJ. S. Huston.
Crisfeld, ]. B. Nelson, Mayor; C
H Madison and John L. Nelson
Chestertown, Robert Moffett, Ma
yor; W. L. Fowler, James w
Crouch, Samuel E. Cooper, j. Cor
droy Loud, Charles S. Smith.
Hurlock, Robert A. Hurlock and
S. Ellwood Andrews.
Denton, j. 3. Colgran and H.
Earle Smith.
Princess Anne, Columbus Lark
ford, W. P. Todd and George w.
Colbourn, Jr.
East New Market, F. 9. Loomis,
Mayor, and c. Edwin Bell.
Berlin, E. S. Furbush, Mayor; Sen
ator Orlando Harrison, c. c. Taylor,
G. A. Harrison and VIM. R. Purnell.
Centreville, Charles l. Snyder.
The guests of honor included His
Excellency, Governor Emerson C.
Harrington, who addressed the Con-
gress this afternoon. and Mr.. H. S.
Gilbertson, of New York City, who
made an address at two o'clock on
Commission Government for Small
Cities. The afternoon sessions were
held at the Court House.