Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-09
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Occasion OF Greatest Celebration
Ever AZ Beautiful Skyland
ANNAPOLIS REPRESENTED

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skylarld. Va, JULY III The Fourth Is
always great occasion At SkyIand,
bur naturally. the yicsory Fourth Was
the greatest ever. The celebration may
be considered TO have begun several
days Ia advance as ia that time there
vas sd almost continuous procession
og fresh arrivals up the mountain to
The Camp. From July i, also. the
snsals boys III residence 1t tbs Camp.
unable ID restrain their enthusiasm
any longer opened UP an intermittent
bOuahardment Of fireworks. This
throughout the day Of days developed
into steady fnlisade that sounded as
il II might have come from over
Theirs Z
In the great bungalow which serves
As dining hall. red. white and blue
bunting was draped around the bark
covered pillars that form q double col
nmn down the entire length. Around
the sails and floating from the heavy
oaken beams overhead were hundreds
OF flags representing the Allied Ma.
lions with Old Glory ii the ascendant
Upon the tables and nantels and about
windows aud dOorways were lavish
decorations Of the superb specimens BIZ
both Wild and cultivated flowers. ferns
and blossOnling plants for which sky
land is noted AT the dinner
served at two o'clock, patriotic EN-
bIems were embossed upon the
menu cards and appropriate souvenirs
were presented to each Of the guests.
During the regular good dinner
concert OF patriotic airs was render
ed BY the Skyland orchestra and sew
era1 stirring addresses made. The
principal speaker on behalf Of Skyland
was BY speciaI invitation. Captain
Henry Evans, United States artillery.
son Of Mr.. Frank G. Evans. OF BaIti-
more Captain Evans has recently re
turned from overseas service where he
has been attached to the Army OF OC-
.cupation since the signing 81 the ar
mistice, He has ii Id his credit that
He not only volunteered for active ser
vice but paid his own way over to
France. enlisted without any previous
military training and rapidly won pro
motion entirely on his own merits to
his present rank. He has been award
ed the Croix de Guerre Of Belgium and
has number Of other honors.
The Official Fourth of July program
was followed BIZ dancing iii the after
noon with additional and more bril-
liant fireworks III the earlier evening
Then came the unique feature 81 the
celebration. With the coming OF dark
ness long torch light procession OF
about two hundred guests headed by
Mr. Pollock. the proprietor. and vii
liam. the of Official camp bugIer bug.
ling III unison Dixie and similar
stirring martial music, with ain DC.
casional accompaniment from the Jazz
band organized among the walters at
the Camp After q march OF about q
mills over the mountain, The praces-
sion came to halt In the beautiful
natural ampl-theatre, known as the
PoW.woW grounds where the first peace
poWswow between the Indians Of this
region and the white settlers was Field
some three hundred years ago, and
where Mr.. Pollock has built up a per
feet Indian village 81 bark tepees, Of
4 sIse and fitting up strictly conform
ing TO the original type In the CEN
ire Of the village an immense bonfire
such as only Skyland Is capable Of in
these days of wood scarcity, fared
heavenward and sent glowing swirls az
SPARKS np beyond the clouds While ii
burned songs were sung. the hand jazz
ed. stories were told and cake walks,
ghost dances and the Indian are dance
we're performed IN its light. Between
times hot supper cooked upon a
smaller bonfire was served handed
around and soft drinks and lighter re-
freshments served from the tepees.
Among the new arrivals at the Camp
III time for the celebration were Mr..
Charles Howard Lloyd. of wye House,
Talbot county, and Baltimore Who
Joined Mrs. Howard Lloyd and his sis
ter. Miss Mary Lloyd. on Wednesday
at Oak Crest the attractive bungalow
they have taken for the season. mr..
Harry M. Hunter came up on Thurs
day 10 join Mrs, Hunter. accompanied