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Eastern Shore Society
OF Baltimore City

The Eastern Shore Society OF Bal
timore city was organized in Novem
Der, 1913. and has made a steady
growth ever since. 1t now numbers
nearly five hundred members, of
whom more than three hundred are
residents of the city of Baltimore A
great many members are living Oh
the Eastern Shore and are known as
nonresident" members. Within
the past six months this Society has
enrolled ninety new members, which
shows that it is in a very vigorous
condition.
Among it's members are forty-five
gentlemen who have taken an active
part in the World War, and are
known as the War Members of the
Society. Many of these are still in
France, and all of them have been
a great credit to the Eastern Shore
of Maryland and to the Society.
Among it's members of distinction
is the Chief Justice of the United
States, Mr.. Justice White, VINO is de-
scended from the Ringgolds, Of Kent
county. Ones other distinguished
gentlemat @-om Kent is Judge James
Alfred :e. OF Chestertown, who
was foI amber of years d member
of the TT of Appeals of this State.
Many other prominent members of
the bench and bar are members Of
this Society. Former Governor Phil
lips Lee Goldsborough, Governor
Harrington, United States Senator
John Walter Smith, Judge J. Harry
Covington, of Washington, D. c., are
among it's prominent members.
The Society holds it's annual din
ner on the third Wednesday in Janu-
ary of each year, at which time some
speaker of national fame addresses
the dinner. AT the last meeting the
Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable
eral Finney, Chief Consulting Sur
geon of the American EXpeditionary
Force, both addressed the meeting.
On these occasions the dinner is
usually of a character which at once
reminds the Eastern Shoreman of
his early boyhood days in his home
county across the Bay, and while he
is enjoying this dinner he has an op-
portunity to converse with some
friends about his early childhood
days down home"
On Maryland Day, which is March
25th, the Society makes special eff
fort to celebrate the arrival of the
"Ark ard Dove" in the Potomac riv-
er in 1884. On this past Maryland
Day, in addition to the usual cele-
bration, Captain Charles w. Wright
read very splendid paper on the
chesapeake Bay, the Mother of
Waters"
In the last week of May or the
| first week of June each year, the So
j laiety has what is called Ladies'
can take their wives, their daughters
or their sweethearts, and after the
usual address CT the President of
the Society, dance is INDUCED in
and the evening closes with refresh
ments. 1t is at these meetings that
the members shine in their full glory
Through the summer months no
meetings are held, but in October
there is a meeting of the general So
ciety, at which some historical paper
is usually read and refreshments
served.
In November the Society meets to
elect it's officers. This meeting, like
the others, partakes of a social ma
ture, and is one of the best meetings
of the year.
Each county has its own chapter,
and elects one of it's members to
represent it on the board OF COVER
nors of the county. The activities OF
the various county chapters consist
largely of trips to their own coun-
ties, with the view of renewing their
old home ties.