Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-12

on the high seas, and tens of thousands
of our boys are lying in hospitals
wounded and helpless. They must al
be well clothed. and well fed, and the
wounded skillfully cared for until
they are restored to health and use
fulness, and all of our men must be-
cheered and entertained. and encour-
aged to hold fast to the high ideals
which has sustained our boys and
made them the pride of our hearts
Much of this work belongs to our wo-
men, and | am sure they will be as
| faithful in the future as they have been
in the past. And then for our boys
who sleep their last, long sleep, we
women of Maryland will help to raise
memorial. fitting and beautiful, SO
that for generations to come the names
and deeds of our beloved may be
known among men"
State President Speaks
Mrs. T. Parkin Scott. president OF
the State War Mothers. gave talk
full of human interest. She paid a
high tribute to Mrs. Harry G. Skin
ner who wore an arm band with five
service stars, one gold star for the
son who had made the supreme sacri-
fee, and said, MRS. SINNERS stead
| fastness with the gold star always be-
fore her mental vision, had been an
inspiration to other women of the War
Mothers" Mrs. Scott said as in the
trenches Democracy had been the key
note. she wanted 1t to be of the organ
ization of War Mothers I'VE must get
closer together" she said, "our sons
have been trying to do, what we have
been trying to do, stretching out a
helping hand" She spoke of the Me-
mortal contemplated for our men, and
said the War Mothers favor build
ing not monument, which is fitting in
a cemetery Many live boys are COM
ing home, and fitting place must be
made for them to get together and re-
late war incidents and fraternize
Every kind of man is in the army.
The province, the special duty of the
War Mothers is to be sympathetic, to
safeguard the boys to help those who
have made the misstep. If he has been
over and paid the price, stick to him
guard him.
In closing she quoted the poem:
"The Khaki Clad Hears'
My dress is not a uniform, my shoes
not of the tan,
For / am but Mother, but the mother
of man,
| may never see battle trench or
wear Croix de Guerre
But ali, my heart wears khaki. and
fights beside him there.
My hands may never bear the balm
! to sooth my warriors wound,
My voice may never speak to him
through din of battle sound.
But still my hands will work for him
while here apart / stay,
The while my heart wears khaki with
him from day to day
My head was never bowed in shame
because of beastial Hun,
My frame was never shattered by roar
of ceaseless gun,
For I'm a guarded mother, guarded by
man
And ah my heart wears khaki for my
American.
Stand For Unconditional Surrender
Mrs. Harry G. Skinner, Maryland
representative to the National con-
vention of War Mothers read report
from the State chapter, and the tele-
gram sent the President that the War
Mothers stood for only unconditional
surrender of Germany and her Allies.
She also read the cheering and en-
couraging replies of President Wilson
and General Pershing, congratuating
the War Mothers. Mrs. Skinner said
the next National convention will meet
in Baltimore. She urged the vital
principles of refusing to build cliQues,
and of uniting people who had hither-
to been separated Mrs Skinner, in
closing, assured her audience it was
a double pleasure for her to come to
Annapolis as she had the honor of
having a boy graduate from the Naval
Academy.
Wounded Soldiers, Give Talks
Three soldiers from the hospital at
Fort McHenry, Baltimore. were pres
ent and each brought a message, the
first, Lloyd Paulson who had a par
alyzed arm, told of his experience in
the battle of Champagne, July IA to Is,
and of having been wounded and gas
sed. He had been overseas 80 months.
Private N. Colfiell, of Baltimore's
own 313th related his experience from
Camp Meade across the seas, and
through France in a cattle car where
As men occupied the space intended
for eight horses. He gave an interest
ing account of engagements he was in.
and a graphic description of going
Over the Top When asked when he
was scared the most, he said, before
going over the top, when one man was
killed on one side of him. and on the
other side a soldier had his hand
blown or