Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-30
ROYAL WELCOME TO
ROTARY CLUB. OF
WASHINGTON. D. c

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visitors found in each cottage a re-
freshing punch bowl to queneh their
thirst after the long ride from WaslI-
ington. After getting acquainted, 1t
was soon noised about that despite all
preparations in the grove. ovens built
for cooking out OF doors and other
plans. il was no ut day to cat out OF
doors. and the chefs provided by De-
monet, the Washington caterer. were
kept busy bringing around to each
cottage it's assignment OF food for the
lady guests of the Rotary Club.
The Rotarians were all served in
the c3mmodious garage OF Mr.. Waite
meyer An appetizing menu was pro-
yided. including the Annapolis famous
deyiled crab, Anne Arundel sweet
corn. steaming hos and swimming
In butter sandwiches of all kinds, hot
dogs sliced ham. French rolls, sliced
lettuce and tomatoes. grown on the
farm Of Mayor Graham. near Wash
inston; hard boiled eggs. hot coffee.
csntelcupe and watermelon. Every
body was hungry and everybody did
justice to the substantial menu served
in the several cottages by the hostess
and family.
After luncheon the party assembled
in the pavilion where there was speech
making and fun galore. Mayor +. c.
Graham announced the program,
which opened with everybody singing.
10 piano accompaniment, Welcome
R0tarians to Arundel 10 the tune OF
There's a Long. Long. Trail" II
went something like this:
Arundel bids hearty welcome
To all Rotarians today.
All we nave is yours and then some
While you with us stay.
You will make US all right happy,
And Arundel-on-the-Bay will smile
When you meet with us every time
In true Rotarian Style"
Mayor Graham made a speech, in
which he told of the organization of
the bayside summer colony by Wash
ingtons in 1890, and how it had been
incorporated as town by an Act Of
the Maryland Legislature, ana has the
distinction Of being the smallest town
on the map, with a population listed
at II. This at the time the census
was taken during the fall, was one
family, Tyler, the family of the care
tak0n. Mr. Graham told of the natur
al advantages of Arundel, with bay
sweeping in front and Fishing Creek
and South River at the right. He
spoke Of the fishing and pointed to the
string of fish caugat by M. Salisbury
and presented to the president of the
Rotarians.
Mayor Graham hen presented the
key of Arundel-on-the-Ba to Presi-
dent O'Neill, of the Rotarians. The
key was a foot long, of aluminium, and
bore the inscription. Presented to the
Washington Rotary Club by Arundel
on-the-Bay, August IS, 1920; it also
contained the insignia of the Rotar-
ians-a wheel, with the motto: "Serv-
ice first: Self afterward"
Several songs were well sung by
Mr.. CIabangA. Rotarian, and Mr.
Charles Semmes as the 'Al Jolson, No.
q" gave humorous recitations in fine
style. )
A song tC Charlie O'Neill, president
of the Washington Rotary ClaD, was
sung by everybody to the tune or
Pack Up Your Troubles And Smile:
Pack up your troubles, join Charlie
O'Neill
And smile, smile, smile.
Rotarians love hini-'cause he's al
ways real
Trua to Rotary style
Charities our good President,
Well serve him all the while-SO
This year We'll do pig things in Wash
ingtol
And smile. smiles smile"
Mr.. Minheney recitcd a la George
AIDE. and called forth much laughter
as he depicted the East Side Chicago
swell" taking out his girl for an
evenings pleasure.
A feature of the program was the
decoration of Mayor r. C. Graham by
President 0'Neill, who presented him
with a nickelplated badge with the
inscription, Mayor OF Arundel-om-the-
Bay" In presenting the badge, MIR
O'Neill salGted Mr.. Graham after the
French manner of kissing him on the
cheek. The Mayor said it was the
first time he. had been decorated
5 Mr. O'Neill made stirring speech.
expressing the Rotary Clubs appre-
citation of the entertainment by the
Arundelites and the pleasure the visit
had given them
Frank r. Weller, who, with Mr..
Graham shared the honors of hos, to