Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-23
THRONCS Do HONOR TO
WASH|NGTON'S BIRTH
Patriotic Ceremonies In House OF
Delegates For Father OF His
Country.
FRENCH OFFICER SPEAKS
Congressman Chas B. Undertake, Of
Colorado, Tells Graphic Story of
Trip To Blood Soaked Battle
fields "Over There"

Expressive of patriotism in even
minor details. the assmeetirg in the
House of Delegates yesterday after
noon in honor of Washington's Birth
day was a fitting recognition of the
man First in War, First in Peace, and
First in the Hearts of His Country
men"
Throngs attended the ceremonies,
which were held under the auspices
of the Maryland Council of Defense,
Anne Arundel County Section, Mrs.
Theodore Johnson, Chairman of the
Woman's Section for this county.
Every available seat in the main au-
ditorium and galleries was occupied,
and many were standing while others
were turned away. The audience in
cluded distinguished men of all
branches of the service as we'll as citi-
zens in all walks of life in both the
city and county. While a number of
Delegates of the Legislature were
present, others had given their seats
to the ladies and retired from the hall.
In the west gallery the Naval Acad-
emy band, under the direction of
Bandmaster Prof Adolph Torovsky,
was stationed, together with the Anna
polio Choral Glass, directed by Prof.
Pache, of the Peabody Conservatory of
Music, Baltimore, who came down es-
pecially for the occasion. 1t was the
first time the Choral Glass had been
heard in public, and their singing was
greatly appreciated. They sang the
patriotic airs magnificently, rejecting
credit upon their able director and his
capability and efficiency. Maryland
My Maryland" God Save Our Native
Land" "The Marseilles," and the
Star-Spangled Banner" were all
sung as they had never been sung here
before, and great praise is due the
Choral Glass.
While the audience was assembling
the Naval Academy Band played patri-
otic airs, and received great applause
To lend a touch of color as well as
patriotism, two large flags, one, the
United States, the other the Maryland
flag, were festooned above the Speak
er's chair. Between the two, before
the invocation, there was unfurled the
st. Johns service flag with 315 stars.
This flag measures 8 by IL feet, and
is made of handsome red, white and
blue silk On the white field are 314
blue stars, and one gold star, this one
for the st. Johns man who died in
France.
The Speakers desk was covered
with the English and French flags,
which was very effective.
Mr. James M. Munroe presided at
the meeting, and introduced the speak
ers. The college cadet battalion stood
during the ceremonies lined up around
the hall of the House of Delegates.
and they made a fine appearance.
They were to have paraded before the
ceremonies, but weather conditions
prevented.
The Rev. B. Duvall Chambers, of
Virginia, who presented the service
flag to the college in the name of the
Glass of 1905, had the invocation, prior
to which he requested that the flag be
unfurled This was done by Mr.. ]. M.
the Glass of 1905.
While there is only one gold star
on the flag, representing Lieut.. G. II.
Davis, of the Artillery, who died Oc-
tober 6, 1917, of Pittsburg, member
of the Glass 1912, there should be four
gold stars, as three other st. Johns
men have died during the present war
These are Lieut. Weddeburn and
Harry Skinner, who went down when
the Chauncey was torpedoed, and En-
sign Tom Pennington, St. Johns 1914
Is, who was shot and killed at the bat
tie of Ypres September so, 1915 He
was in an English regiment
Mr.. James NJ Munroe, in his address
of welcome, which was happily ex-
pressed, said there was no more fitting
place to hold such a meeting than
patriotic Annapolis, no more fitting
time than Washington's Birthday, and
no more fitting building than the old,
historic State House, where, in the old
Senate Chamber, Washington resigned
| his commission as commander-in-
chief of the American Army, where the
Treaty of Peace was signed after the
Revolution, and in the little house at
the foot of the hill the Assembly
adopted the Constitution Of the United
States.
| Annapolis, he said, has reason, to be
proud of her history in the making OF
which she has played an important
part
To our nation, he said, belongs the
credit of being the only nation thai
has never been conquered. for tbs
Stars and Stripes have never known Z
conqueror.
We have grown fat and sleek, said
Mr.. Munroe, and prosperous in thesl
times Of peace. so that now II Is vel
for US that our blood Is stirred u
fighting action We are entitled %
certain amount Of pride. be said. f0l
the history We are making for thi
country, 10 make the world free fo
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