Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-10
MARYLAND CONVENTION
FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Public Session Tomorrow After
noon And Night, At Lyric,
Baltimore
ANNAPOLIS REPRESENTED

Judge Henry Harlan, of Baltimore,
chairman of the Maryland convention
of the league of nations, has announc-
ed that the program committee has
completed its work, and the complete
program for tomorrow's afternoon and
evening session, at the Lyric, Balti-
more, is as follows:
The afternoon session will begin
promptly at 2.45 o'clock, and will be
called to order by the chairman of the
committee of arrangements, Henry w.
Williams. The invocation will be Of
fered by Right Rev. John Gardner
Murray, Bishop of Maryland. Mr.. Will
liams will then present the chairman
of the meeting, former Governor Ed
win Warfield. Governor Warfield will
appoint committee to prepare reso-
| lutions to be adopted at the evening
meeting, the chairman of which, it is
said, will be William l.. Marburg
The speakers and the subjects at the
afternoon session will be: "A League
of Nations-The Present Opportunity" !"
Albert Shaw, LII. D., editor Review of
Reviews, New York; America and the
New Craftsmanship" Robert Gold
smith, of the Rockefeller Foundation,
New York; "A League Of Nations and
the Monroe Doctrine" John H. Latane.
Ii. D., Johns Hopkins University, Bal
timore; "The Authority to Be Dele
gated to League of Nations" John
Hays Hammond, LII. D., Washington.
The evening session will begin at
o'clock, at which Governor Emerson c.
Harrington will preside. This session
will open with singing "The Star
Spangled Banner" led by DR.. Charles
G. Woolsey The addresses will be
made by Richard H. Dabney, LII. D.,
of the University of Virginia, and
Major Fiorello H. La Guardia, member
of congress from New York city.
Major La Guardia War Veteran
Major La Guardia represents the
Fourteenth congressional district of
New York city, Fifteen years ago he
was secretary for the American Con-
sul-General at Budapest, Hungary, and
was later appointed American Consul
at Fiume He had long been interested
in aviation and when war broke out
offered his services in that branch of
the army. He was stationed mostly at
the Italian front, where he commanded
detachment of American aviators.
He has seen considerable active serv-
ice and won three decorations from the
King of Italy-the Italian war cross,
the Merit of war, and the Commander
of the crown of Italy medal. The con-
gressman has had considerable expert
ence in military matters, is himself a
| fighter and is strong advocate of the
league of nations. He is blunt and
forceful in the expression of his be-
liefs- This is his first appearance in
Baltimore. and the fact that he speaks
for the great army of men in the actual
| lighting gives what he will say great
force.
At the close of his address the COM
mittee on resolutions will report and
the convention will act on same. after
which they will be sent to the house
of representatives and to the senate
Sin Washington and the spirit of them
viii be cabled to President Wilson in
France Immediately at the close of the
meeting. 1t is the purpose to let the
president know that Maryland is with
him in this matter<of league of ma
tions
Decorations OF High Merit
The stage decorations will become
known to the public for the first time
at the afternoon session These are
said to be especially suitable for the
occasion and to represent something
entirely new for Baltimore. The fact
that special committee of architects,
artists and decorators have been work
/ ing on these decorations for the entire
week leads the committee to believe
that something unusually fine will be
seen.
In the evening special music will be
furnished by the Peabody orchestra,