Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-01-07
All Signs Point To Harmonious Ses-
sion.--Ritchie Urges Haste
In Redeeming Pledges.
DELIVERS MESSAGE TO
LEGISLATURE In PERSON

The General Assembly of 1922 con-
vcned at Annapolis at noon on We'd
nesday last and the two houses
promptly organized by electing pre-
siding officers and the chief officials
for the session.
The Senate reelected William |.
Norris, of Baltimore city, as Presi-
dent. The House ratified the Demo-
cratic caucus nomination of John L.
u. Lee, Of Hartford county, as
Speaker
On the desks of few of the mem
bers there were flowers sent by ad-
n1lring friends. There was huge
bouquet on the desk of Miss Mary E.
W. Risteau, of Hartford county, the
lone woman member of the House.
Considerable time was consumed in
the preliminaries and it was decided
t" take recess after the organization
of both houses so that members
might have time for luncheon and
then reconvene to hear the message
OF Governor Ritchie. The Governor
read the message at the joint session
Of both houses in the House chamber.
There was a crowd of considerable
proportion on hand for the opening
ceremonies. Men from all sections of
the State filled the corridors.
The new Speaker of the House and
the President of the Senate delivered
brief addresses, in which they urged
cooperation in expediting the work of
the session.
The Republicans put forward as
their candidate for President of the
Senate R. Smith Snader, of Carroll
county. For Speaker of the House
the Republicans wanted Joseph w.
folfinger, of Washington county.
This means that these men will be the
leaders of their party in respective
chambers.
The city Democrats Jared fairly
well in the naming of officials of the
two houses in the caucuses, capturing
the sergeant-at-arms of both houses.
the journal clerk and reading clerk
Of the house and the chief pages of
both houses.
Benjamin B. Baker, of the Second
Baltimore district, has been chosen
chairman of the city delegation in the
House.
The officers selected for the Senate
are as follows
Secretary Emerson R. Crothers.
Cecil county.
Reading Clerk - Charles E. Simp-
son, Talbot county.
Journal Clerk - Robert Coursey,
Queen Anne's county.
Sergeant-at-Arms William G.
Robinson, Fourth district, Baltimore
city.
Chief Page - John Wagner, Fourth
district, Baltimore city.
The House of Delegates elected the
following officers:
Chief Clerk - Albert J. Almoney.
Montgomery county.
Reading Clerk - Clarence A. Wolf
First district, Baltimore city.
Journal Clerk - Edgar N. Ash,
First district, Baltimore city.
Sergeant-at-Arms - John C. SIo-
wick, First district, Baltimore city.
Chief Page - Henry Hazenkamp,
Second district, Baltimore city.
The committee on organization,
which will make the selections for
minor offices not yet filled, will meet
at 1.30 Monday afternoon at the head
quarters of the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee in Baltimore. Speak
er Lee announced the personnel of this
committee as follows:
Frank S. Given, Baltimore county;
Antony Dimarco, First district, Balti-
more city; Ellsworth C. Bowers, Kent
county; Clarence M. Roberts, Prince
Georges; J. Allan Coad, st. Mary's;
Quincy Knots, Queen Anne's; Par
sons Newman, Frederick; Allen B.
Howard, Anne Arundel; J. Fletcher
Hopkins, Hartford; Rex A. Taylor, Wi
comico; George L. Edmonds, Mont
gomery; William Plurnell Hall, Second
district, Baltimore city; Cecil C.
Squier, Cecil; Samuel M. Crockett,
Worcester; Arthur G. Smith, Caro-
line; J. Kieffer Funk, Washington;
Francis E. Mattingly, Charles; Robert
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