Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-05
MISS BOSLEY GIVES
SERVICE FLAG TO
THE CIVIC LEAGUE
Patriotic Meeting At Arundel-on
the-Bay Has Interesting Pro-
gram Of Exercises
SPEECHES BY
THE COMMISSIONERS
Flag With Twelve Stars Repre-
senting Young Men Who
Have Answered Call

Patriotism was the key note Of the
community meeting held under the
auspices of the womans Civic League,
Saturday night at Arundel-on-the-Bay
in the pavilion on the beach front.
Every seat was occupied before the
meeting was called TO order by the
president, Mrs. Arthur Lee Bosley.
The pavilion was made attractive with
punches of laurel and bayberry. A
I large United States flag decorated the
partition book of the speakers table,
on which stood standard bearing a
handsome silk flag.
The meeting opened with singing
America" Mrs. Charles Linkins at
the piano. The president stated as the
meeting was a patriotic one she
thought the reading of the American
Cred, by William Tyler Page, was a
/ fitting tribute and the audience stood,
repeating the creed after the presi-
dent
Several patriotic songs were sung
! with vim, Mr.. William Linkins, act
| ing as leader, and inspiring the sing
ers with spirit and true patriotism.
/ Among the songs were "Over There. "
America" Jean dare" and Garry
On the latter being sweetly sung by
three little children, Dorothy, Louise
and Billy Linkins.
Mrs. Bosley made stirring, patri-
otic address, telling of the seriousness
of the war conditions, and the necessi-
| " of those at home TO help in every
possible way to encourage the men of
| the service. and aid the Government.
! She spoke feelingly of the changed
conditions wrought by the present war
of nations, and the calling to col
ors of the men of this summer colony
who are in some capacity serving their
country.
This led to the presentation of a
handsome service flag, made by Miss
Marguerite Bosley, Mrs. Bosley's elder
daughter, who had conceived the idea
of making the flag with stars repre-
sentative of the Arundel-on-the-Bay
men in the service. There were II
stars, for the following in alphabetical
orde~.
.ieut.-Col ]. E Abbott, U. S. A;
Private Morgan Callahan; Lieut.-Com-
mander George Courts, L. S. N; Mid
shipman Jennings Courts, Naval Acad-
envy; Lieut.. Lucian Linkins, Lieut.
Roderick Peters, Lieut.. George Phil
! lips. Chemical Warfare Service; Ma
| jor Charles Sanderson,t U. S. NJ. c.;
Lieut.. William Shea, Lieut.. George
/ Townsend, now overseas; Private
John Tyler. overseas; Capt. NJ. A.
/ Weller.
The flag was accepted by the Civic
League in words of grateful apprecia-
1 tion by the president and members.
1t will be placed above the door of the
Civic League pavilion.
An invitation was extended to the
1 Commissioners to make speeches, MIR
IT. Lincoln Townsend spoke of condi-
tions across the waters and our men
serving there, referring to the appre-
+ hension felt from day TO day by the
home folk "Over Here" as news came
daily from the front and of the neces-
sity for encouraging the men in sery-
/ ice my doing our utmost.
Mr.. Mccarthy, Secretary to the Com
missioners, spoke of the nearness OF
the war conditions to home, telling how
one nephew had been gassed. another
manned and still another wounded Oh
the Canadian side He paid high tri-
butte to the maker of the Service Flag
Miss Bosley, in whose patriotic heart
Il the idaa had IFS inceDtiOn
Mr.. A. L. Corning, the new Com
missioner, made a happy little speech
in which he proved himself a capable
-Four Minute Man" by urging all tC
! Give until it hurts" to Liberty Bonds
War Saving Stamps and Thrift Stamps
and to help win this war in every pos
sible way Mr. Corning recited hu
morous poem which was a fitting
climax for his delightful speech.
Mr.. Galloway told in graphic man
ner of the work of the Red Cross II
New York, which daily comes undel
his observation. He gave vivid de
scription of the sailing of transports
and conveys so filled with our servic'
men that they had the appearance or
mass of khaki. All there was to view
was color of uniforms, these thousand'
of our young men going over There
to fight for US.
Mr. Graham made few brief re
marks. in which he paid a tribute Il
the Annapolis firemen and their nobl'
work in trying to save the propert,
here. from the fire of few years ago
Mr.. William Linkins made happ,
speech in which he suggested TO tn
Civic League that they, like the Ca
nadians abandon the phrase "Afte
the War and substitute in lieu there
of. when the War is Won"
A feature of the program was tn