Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-28
d. A. r. MEETING
HEARS REPORTS
NATL. CONGRESS
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through considerations OF economy.
He further assured the chapter that
ne would remember their valuable
suggestion in the performance OF his
Official duties for appropriations at
the Naval Academy.
The Regent appointed a new COM
mittee on prevention OF the desecra-
tion Of the flag. with Mrs. Gage. chair
man. Mrs l.. ID. Gassaway. and Mrs
Tisdale. vice Mrs Weems Ridout, de-
ceased.
The matter of looking into the
reason for the portrait of Cecilius Cal
vert, LORD Baltimore. beirg in posses
SIGN of the Academy of Science and
Arts, Philadelphia, the painting bear
ing the inscription Presented to the
City OF Anr apolis," was considered,
and members asked to endeavor to as
certain facts in the premises.
May Meeting Social
On invitation of Mrs. Dashiell, ii
was decided to make the May meeting
social session at her residence OH
the lawn, Duke of Gloucester street.
At the close OF the business meet
ing Miss Suydam made an interesting
address in behalf OF the city and coun-
ty public schools. better facilities for
same, increased salaries for teachers.
and better and more efficient teachers.
Miss Suydam's talk was illustrated
with charts prepared by the County
Superintendent OF Public Schools and
lis secretary. Miss Elizabeth Munford.
the latter explaining the charts. as
presented Chart No. gave marked
illustration of the reason for high
taxes in Annapolis. showing a plat of
the city and its untaxable property
iege, the churches, cemeteries, State
and Federal properties, lodges and
fraternal orders, etc, the far greater
portion of the town which is not on a
taxable basis.
Other charts showed that Anne
Arundel county pays a greater tax
rate for "other things" than schools.
than any county in the State, and
ranks next to Baltimore N taxation
outside of public school tax. Miss Suy-
dam said no one in authority is ap-
parently able to define what the
"otner things are. We know they in
clude roads, but what else? 1t is
asked that the women voters endeavor
G,,1 n,,o loI tot
ment that when riding over-the good
roads about Annapolis she was told
that these roads arc sacrifice to chill
dren and their education.
Plea For Schools
Miss Suydam stated the school tax
is now 70 cents on the 800, and it is
increasing the taxes of the county, but
Ey taking the twelve cents additional
from the $40 tax for "other things
and applying it to the school tax. the
schools. she said, are in deplorable
condition both as to repairs and
teachers, and next year things pro3l-
Use to be worse if the school tax is
not raised. Nine teachers who are
now at the lomcal schools are not ex-
pected to return next year on account
of small salaries paid for services
1t is not proposed to increase the
teachers salaries, but to keep them
at the present rate, but the increased
tax of II cents is NEEDED for school
repairs and supplies. the money ap-
propriated for these having been useJ
the past year for the payment of
teachers salaries.
Charts were shown Indicating the
relative appropriation of various
States for each child at school, the
District of Columbia being the largest
over 81 per child, while Anne Arun-
del pays only 90 cents per school
child
Miss Suydam's address was given