The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-01-23
CARROLL COUNTIANS
dine
AT EMERSON HOTEL JOHN C.
KOONS AND HERBERT R. WOODEN AD-
DRESS GATHERING---LAR6E AUDIENCE
PRESENT.

The first annual dinner of the Car
roll County Society Of Baltimore,
which was held at the Emerson Hotel,
Baltimore, Monday evening, January
10, was an overwhelming success from
every point of view and was attended
by nearly two hundred men and Wo-
men prominent in the professional,
business and social life-of our states
metropolis. The banquet was held on
the S3rd anniversary of the founding
of the county.
Every section of the county was rep
resented at the festal gathering. A
notable feature of the occasion was
the numerous renewals of childhood
that took place, recalling
pleasant memories which early life in
the prosperous little cities and rich
agricultural communities of Carroll
county alone produce. This first so
cial evening in the history of the So
ciety set a high standard for other
sections of the state to follow.
That so many Carroll countians so
thoroughly enjoyed the dinner, enter
tainment and amusement was due to
the untiring work of President Charles
r. Woods, Willis E. Myers, DR.. Joseph
T. Herring vice president; Harry w.
Handley Secretary; George R. Baby
Ion, Treasurer; John L. Cornell
and George F. Frock, COM
prising the banquet committee, and
who were supported by the governors
and members of the society. The
divine blessing was invoked by Rev.
DIR. Hugh l.. lElderdlce, of Westminster
Theological Seminary.
The principal addresses were de-
Iivered by Hon. John G. Koons, First
Assistant General, Wash
ington, whose former home was at
Carrollton, and Hon. Herbert R. Wood
en-, Speaker of the House of Delegates
in the 1918 session of the Maryland
Legislature.
Miss Dorothy Elderdice, of West
minister, instructor in public speaking
at Western Maryland College, gave
an inspiring recitation, ''The Ameri-
canizing of Andre Francois, replete
with sentiments pertinent to our re-
construction problem intoxicating the
national spirit in our foreign-born
population. Miss Elderdice also re-
cited "A Toast to Carroll county,"
composed by her and published in our
County newspapers recently, pointing
to the attractiveness of "Marylands
Fairest Daughter" at every season Of
the year. Miss Elderdice is the daugh-
ter of ,ReY. DR.. Elderdice.
Carroll countians who are familiar
with the exceptional vocal attainments
Of Miss Lila Snyder, formerly of West
minister, also enjoyed the rare treat of
hearing Miss Snyder render several
vocal selections. Miss Snyder pos
sesses a rich contralto voice full of ar
tlstic tone and expression. A quar-
tet. led by President Woods and COM
posed. also of Harry C. Williams.
Charles N. Parrish and Stanley Peters
also sang several operatic and popu-
lar selections.
Mr.. Rooms began his address with
early "reminiscences of boyhood DAYS
in Carroll. He launched into the more
serious subject of Americas achieve
ments in the. great world war. He
spoke Of the efficiency with which the
departments of Government had dis
charged their functions and the patri-
ouc service rendered by men of prom
mence in the public and business life
of the nation, headed by former Presi-
dent William H. Taft Mr.. Koons re-
ferred to the army, navy and postal
branches of the government in partic-
ular and concluded with the state
ment that Bolshevism will never gain
a foothold in America so long as
carroll countians and our entire pop-
ulatlon retain the traditions upon
Which the Constitution of the United
States was founded.
AS an Introduction to Mr.. Koons' ad-
dress, a letter was handed to Secretary
Handley, written in 1885 and later
forwarded to Sykesville, Westminster,
manchester, Hampstead. CarrolIton
and nearly every postofice in the
county. George r. Babylon decried
the apparent inefficiency in the pos
tai service and suggested as a remedy
that the Carroll County Society peti-
tlon the president to name Mr.. Koons
postmaster General. This suggestion
was enthusiastically received.
Inc theme Of Mr.. Wooden s address
was Back to Carroll County" He
Drought a greeting to the pilgrims
from the farms and firesides back
nome and urged them to return home
ana De assured of a genuine welcome.
Mr; Wooden's address was of histor-
lcal interest to all who heard him.
as ne traced the early settlement of
our section of the state, from the
early days of the Indians and the first
Wnlte man, Fraquier. He also spoke
OF Carrolrs record for patriotism and
financial tLf a. support during the war. Mr..
wooden should be appointed historian
vi tne society and should be encour-
aSed 20 continue his research for
early facts concerning the settlement
oI our county. He made the surpris-
ing statement that as late as 1850 a
teW survivors of the Susuuehanna
Tribe OF Indians lived near Manchester,
me members of the Society received
Mr. Wooden's invitation to return
nome IN good grace and through him
iaIer come here StofyoIdbdC dCrYiETA
invited, all Carroll countians residing
N Baltimore and those who later come
mere to become members and helm re-
Tain the true spirit of old assoeia-
9lons formed andIthe lessons thew
learned back home.