Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-12-24
Two Recitals OF Greed

| ana representative one, numbering be-
sides civilians. officers from all
branches of the service, naval and
military, and a few French officers
from the training cruiser Jeanne
dare. were treated TO two recitals OF
the Greed Owing to the lateness OF
the arrival of Sir. Page. author of the
Creed, it was al first recited by the
audience standing. led by Mr.. Re.f-
snider, and upon his arrival Mr.. Page
was induced TO give his own rendition
which he did in splendid style, giving
the composition the true ring of the
authors conception OF the patriotism
Il contains.
Presentation OF Flowers
Al the early stage OF the ceremonies
a pretty feature. not down on the pro-
gram, was introduced. when the Peggy
Stewart Tea Party Chapter presented
handsome bouquets of exquisite roses
and orchids to Mrs. Harrington, wife
of the Governor. and Mrs Elliott, State
Regent. The presentation was made
by little Miss Mary Page Hayden,
Creed" and a direct descendants of
Carter Braxton, one OF the Signers of
the Declaration of independence The
little girl assisted in the unwilling with
a little boy, Harry Kepler Gorsuch.
representing the Sons of the American
Revolution, and a descendant of one
of the Signers, Thomas Lynch. Jr. The
lad is grand nephew of the late Rear
Admiral Arthur j. Pritchard. IT, s. n.
State Regents Remarks
In presenting the tablet to the
State. through Governor Emerson c.
Harrington the War Governor. the
State Regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution Mrs. Lily Tyson
Elliott, in happily expressed little
speech, said in part:
Your Excellency, it gives one
much pleasure to present to our State
of Maryland, through you. this tablet
of the Americans Creed This our
Greed, which we hold as the keynote
If true Amercanism.
This is the work our Society. d.
A. r., over 100000 strong is pledged
20 carry on through North, South,
East and West America.
THE thought of placing the Greed
here on this peculiarly suitable date
was lruoght to me from Mrs. Harry
X Gorsuch, a member of the Carter
Braxton Chapter, hut all Maryland
4 Daughters claim Mrs. Gorsuch for her
splendid work as Maryland chairman
Of the Greed, their very own.
ITO you who have been ever on
the alert and ready to act for the
best interest of our country through
these tragic years of war just passed
in the name Of the D. A. r. of Mary
land we ask you to accept this tablet
for our State House, through your
Excellency Our War Governor
Tic Governors Address
In accepting the tablet on the part
of the State, Governor Harrington
said:
THE State that fails to pay just
tribute TO her citizens who have dis
Itinguished themselves in some signal
way in their service to our Country,
Lis lacking in those feelings Of pride
and patriotism which help 10 keep
alive those heroic virtues and prin-
ciples which gave rise to the birth
of our Nation. | know you VIII all
agree with me that Maryland is not
in this class We are blessed with
too many patriotic Societies for this
20 happen We are too proud OF our
State. we reverence too sincerely and
deeply the heroic past to fail to APP
preciate a signal service to our Coun-
try by one Of our citizens within our
time and generation. Especially when
that service is one which helps TO
concentrate and permanently fix in
our minds eye and in our memory,
those eternal principles upon which
our Constitution is founded and
, those obligations and duties which as
loyal, patriotic citizens we owe to
, our Country.
Should Build Memorials
1T has not been uncommon in the
past. it is not uncommon now, that
We should build memorials to our
citizens who have performed some
heroic service while serving in the
, military forces of our Country
whether upon the land or sea. But
is a more uncommon act lecaus9
the service is a rarer one. when some
, citizen in the civil service OF on
Country does some deed and is the
q author of some production that wins
the appreciation and approval of oul
f, entire Nation Maryland it seems i;
rich in such production
I Distinguished Nd. Citizens
"A distinguished maryland citizen
Francis Scott Key in the War of 1872
thrilled the whole Nation and won un
perishable renown By writing the Star
SnanEIpd Panner destined ever TO re