Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-25

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Years Young TEae States
Hany Aelaievesn
Ky ND'S own CREED
Today Is Mary lands bIshday.

at 81 aaarys City ln Vt Marys.
county, saat 1ss years 80 toaay me.
dear old cosnnnon weaith was born with
the landing og the ARK and the noye
No state Ii the peer Of AEMryland, who
can lny claim % being n Fsany Aalds,
she state on E'irse Things
To-day Il legal holiday. iut waa
only made eo two years ago. On March
2s. 1917. All banks and state oEfces
ere closed, and the Maryland dag to-
gelher with Old Glory nOated to the
breeze from the dome u the State
House as well as from many private
residences III town.
Maryland Day was observed at the
High. Grammar and primary schools
here, where programs appropriate %
the celebration 0f she states natal day
were presented at one of the periods
during the day.
Al featuge og the scE1oDls exercises
this morning was the presentation To-.
the school of The Maryland Creed
By the sons az the American RevoIu-
tion. The presentation was made Ay
Mrs segng Ridout; state vice regent
0g tue Daughters of AsaericAn Reyoln-
ton. and L member og the Peggy Stew
Iast Tea Party chapter Of Annapolis p.
AZ n.
Presentation Address.
MrA. Ritsout aaid
Ma6afas Principal, the faculty and
stud@nks oE the Annapolis High school,
ladies and gentlemen II III with very
great pleasure thas I have accepted
the honor of presenting 10 yon. today.
tho patriotic and generous gift of the
Sons II the American Revolution this
beaUtifuI copy ok the American Cgesd.
The need of 8 national creed ems
godyina te dulles and col ElgatiCns az
citizenship hRa baen strongly felt Id
ssIs
and III 1Sl IN contest open 10 OIL
Anuerisans vfAN lxaugurated by the
press thr0ngh0at the country, and thea
city og Baltimore offered i prize Of
81 900 sor the best summary Of the.
political saith oil America
After besng passed upon by d huge
committee consisting Of our most
prominent authors and statesmen, the
winner of the contest was declared To-
rs william Tyler Page, of Maryland
Maryland, always the FIRST ID do
her part. has nOs only furnished 70 her
country the natsonsl anthem, but the
national eesea also. In this most re-
narkabIe document, there IN not one
original word. its phrases being taken.
bodily from tho Declaration 0f In
dependence. tslo Constitution ot the
United States. the Oath 81 Allegiance.
and the great speeches Of Washington.
Wersfer and 1anerson.
You sall are. doubtless. familiar
with ii, and ito history, yef 1t seems.
hingularIy anproprlRle that On this
Maryland Lay We should hear The
words of shis paEriOtic creed given
70 his country hy Maryland
beIieve lii she United States 0f
America aa d government ot the peo-
pie. ny ahe people. Tor tha people:
Aose Just p0wers are derived from
the consans 81 The governed; Il dernoe-
racy III republic: sovereign nation
OE many sovereign states; perfect
union. 0ne and unsaparable: establish~
Sd upon those principles os aFeed0sn,
equality. justice and humanity for
which American patriots sacriaced
their lives and fortunes
therefore believe II II nay duty so
my country toI lore ii: b suppoEk rs
eonstigutton to obey ita lsxs. u ~
IaDsck its klaass and To defend Ii against
Ian esss lalss
II have ogten heard the SUNDAY
sOasDol referred to aa the Nursery og
Ighe chureh hsls believe that Onr pub
Ellc schools afs she nursery of oas na-
tinn.
IG every sstaenE of every school
thf0ushogk tle length mna breaesh 81
lthim vaas iasa ahOala treasure this
creed II u heasf. should iove Is ana
live m wzas d nation we would le.
10th mow and E0gageg.