Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
Maryland's Capital City on the Severn
Where Wahingon Resigned
Chief oft Continental Was Vitd BY Him
Occasions mtenniaA attractions

the day and enjoy trSs bathing. The writer WIN
never <e<get that the last time he visited this
place at one point in this one-man road IT
was quite marshy, and that t%o heavy boards.
about 10 inches wide, had been placed there by
some kind soul for the cars to run on, But
the writer's car ran of Of the boards, and then
all traffic came to q dead STOP for there were
other people this bright Sunday afternoon bent
on seeing the same place which was the only
fortunate thing about the situation, for no one
could back or go forward or get around until
the stuck car was drawn out of the mud, and
as it was up to its hubs, this was not an easy
thing to do. Finally, however, after an hours
labor and several Intellectual efforts, two auto
mobiles and stout wire tow line did the trick
and the writer has not been there since, al
though he understands that the place has been'
greatly improved in recent years, and that 1t
is now very beautiful resort
THE City of Annapolis is well worth a visit.
and no doubt when the thousands Of
tourists come this way during the forthcoming
George Washington Bicentennial many will
want to see the capital of Maryland and its
famous old State House, where much national
history has been made, and of course, old St
Anne's Church. one of the noted landmarks
of this famed Colonial town, where ever so
many prominent people have attended divine
worship.
From the early records it is cleaned that the
original church on the site of the present old
Episcopal Church was first proposed to be built
in 1896, and that "a committee was appointed
to inspect into the proposals for building the
same
"Mr Edward Dorsey, from the committee, re-
ported that there was in Banck for building the
church at Annapolis, E458 sterling. That they
had discoursed workmen, and the carpenter de-
mands for his work E25O-the bricklayer having
80O-that they find no other means TO raise
money therefor without the assistance of some
charitable disposed persons. That the charge
OF building the said church will amount to
81 200 sterling
IAN act passed the same day imposing tax
Of three pence per hundred on tobacco to con-
tinue and be In force until the 18th day Of
May which shall be In the year of our Lord
God, 1893, and to be applied to the building Of
We church at Annapolis The architect of this
church was named Thomas Fielder
This year q Mr.. Gaddes arrived at Annapolis
being sent out by his Lordship the Bishop Of
London-the house appointed him to read
prayers in some vacant parish, and made
provision for his maintenance Of 10000 pounds
Of tobacco"
THIS early church, We are told was of brick.
was built in the form of the letter T, neatly
finished inside, with the principal entrance
towards the east, and for years was the only
house of worship in the place, the grounds
around 1t being inclosed with white railing
fence. For some years before the American
Revolution it was In Q ruinous condition, and
the minister more than once appealed to the
congregation TO repair or rebuild it, but without