Evening star., 1927-04-05
DELEGATES HONOR
MAJ. {. BROOKE LEE
Speaker Presented With Sill
yer Service as Legislative
Session Ends.
By a staff Correspondent Of The star.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April 5--Speak-
err L. Brooke Lee Of Silver Spring,
Montgomery County, Md, was hon
ored last night by the House of Dele
gates over which he has presided for
the last three months, when he was
presented with a handsome silver
service from the members. Mrs. Lee
occupied a seat on the rostrum dur
ing the presentation ceremonies.
Il consider it more than ordinary
pleasure and distinction to be selected
by this house to perform this duty to-
night said Majority Floor Leader
James j. Lindsay, jr., of Baltimore
County, in making the presentation
address. 1t is with deep apprecia-
tion that I speak of the Speaker as
presiding officer and as a man.
Your Speaker has served the State Of
Maryland before as controller and he
had the honor to serve the Nation
during the World War. Maryland ap-
preciates the honor and glory he has
bestowed upon Maryland.
He has presided with such ability
and fairness that tonight he stands
out as the greatest figure that has ever
presided over the lower body of the
General Assembly of Maryland
Suggests Higher Honors.
''It is for this that we wish to pre-
sent him with the token which is dis.
played on the rostrum. It is my wish
and that of all the members Of the
Legislature that he may live long to
enjoy it, and that his service may lead
to higher political fortunes and that
his way may be as untarnished rs
the silver in that set"
1T is with a brand-new emotion
that | receive this gift" said Speaker
Lee, who left the rostrum to reply
To get such a present az this from
body OF men that has treated me
with such decency is actually a token
of your affection. / am delighted to
have it, / am glad that / heIped to
work for fewer elections in the State.
for the amendment TO the constitu
ton which will bring you back here
for another session in two years.
You are the most honest set of
men who ever sat in this House of
the General Assembly. I have made
more friends here than it has ever
been my privilege to max ebefore."
He told the legislators that they
would again be before the next ses-
sion, as several trips were being
planned to various parts of the State
so that the legislators could famn.
jarize themselves with the conditions
for which they must legislate.
Following this presentation, Major
ity Leader Lindsay was presented
with a silver tea service. The presen-
tation address was made by DR..
George L. Edmunds, Rockville. chair
man of the Montgomery County dele
cation in the lower house
Minority Leader Patterson was pre-.
sented with a gold watch and chain:
the genial reading clerk, Clarence
Wolf Of Baltimore, was presented with
q travelling bag, and Chairman Michael
of the judiciary committee was pre-
sented with silver candlesticks.
After the presentation addresses, and
while waiting for the upper house to
comple&e the legislative business of
the session, the House took on hi
larious mood. Books containing the
hundreds of bills introduced We're
thrown about, until it appeared that
q snowstorm had visited the lower
house. They sang songs old and new,
and parody entitled Wen put
Ritchie IN the presidential chair as
we go marching on