Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-30
GOVERNOR To BE
HOST Of STATES
NEW POLICE FORCE
Commissioner Baughman And
Mounted Men To Be Enter
tanned At Luncheon Here Mon
day-Suggestion Made For Ad-
dress BY Judge Moss
TO BE SWORN IN AS
DEPUTY SHERIFFS

the members of the newly created
State Police Force. At least these
preseTvers of peace and order along
the highways and by-ways of the
State are coming here for the primary
purpose of being sworn in as deputies
of Sheriff Thomas S. Dove and. Incl
dentaily of attending a luncheon in
their honor to be given by Governor
Ritchie at the Executive Mansion
Later they will make tour of the
Eastern Shore and other sections OF
the State and will tie deputized in all
of the counties.
State Automobile Commissioner T.
Austin Baughman. who. with the Gov
crnor, were the prime movers in the
formation OF State Police Force. will
be with the force of mounted patrol
men. Ii has been suggested that
officials of Annapolis and the county
arrange for some ceremony incident
10 the occasion. For instance, ii has
been proposed that Judge Moss, on be-
half of the city and county, deliver an
address before the officers in the
Court House where the ceremony of
swearing them is as deputy sheriffs
is scheduled TO take place, although il
is not unlikely that the ceremony will
be in the State House before the
luncheon. In the afternoon the guests
of honor will likely be taken on
sightseeing tour of the Naval Acad-
envy. 1t also has been suggested that
city and county officials appoint
committee To meet the State officers
Upon their arrival and act rs formal
escort
Judge Moss has previously express
cd his hearty Endorsement of the State
Police Force in his charge to the
grand jury, and he assured them of
the cooperation of officials of the
county.
Leaving here by way of the Clai-
borne-Annapolis ferry, Monday after
noon at $50, Commissioner Baugh-
man and party will arrive at Clai-
borne at T:10 o'clock. They will go
to Easton at once and will spend the
night thore. At Easton the citizens of
Talbot county will entertain the police
at dinner W. Mason Shehan is
chairman of the committee in charge
sof the entertainment
After being sworn in as deputies of
Talbot county the organization will
leave Easton at Z o'clock Tuesday and
will visit Preston. Hurlock. Sharp
town. Salisbury, Princess Anne. POGO
moke City. Snow Hill and Berlin They
O'Clock. where the citizens OF that
town will entertain them at luncheon.
Dinner At Cambridge
Tuesday afternoon they wills go TO
Sharptown. Eldora. East New Market
and Cambridge. They will be enter
tanned at Cambridge at a dinner and
will spend the night in the armory of
that town. A citizens committee of
Dorchester county has arranged for
dinner in Cambridge.
The men will leave Cambridge at Z
O'Clock Wednesday morning and will
go TO East New Market. Hurlock,
fredericksburg. Denton. Greensboro
Goldsboro Ingleside. Church Hill
Centerville and Chestertown. They
will be entertained at luncheon by the
citizens of Chestertown. The outfit
will leave Chestertown at lilo O'Clock
that afternoon and will go TO Ken
nedysville Galena, Cecilton. Charles
town. Perryville, Havre de Grace
Aberdeen. Churchville. arriving at Bel
1 air at 440 o'clock At that place
they will be entertained by the citi-
zens of Hartford county at dinner
to be served at the Kenmore Inn.
The start from Belair will be made
at s O'Clock Thursday morning. From
/ there the men will go to kingsville
l Perry Hall. to Towson. where they
/ will be sworn in as deputies of Bal
timore county They will then return
to Baltimore.