Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

mite to duty, pray DeStoW
say does my rival boast the art
One solid comfort to impart,
Or heal like me, the broken heart?
Does she like me, pour forth the strain
OF peace on earth, good win to menu
Merit she has; but, let me say,
The highest merit Of play,
Tho Shakespeare wrote 1t, but to name
With mine were want to sense or shame.
why should point to distant times,
To kindred and congenial chmeS,
Where spite of many q host OF foes,
To God a mighty temple rose?
Why point to every land beside
Whose honest aim it is, pride,
However poor it be, yet stu,
At least to make Gods house genteel?
Here in Annapolis alone,
God has the meanest house In town.
The premises considered,
With humble confidence rely,
That Phenix- like, soon shall rise
From my own ashes to the skies;
Your mite at least, that you win pay
And your petitioner shall pray"
The result of this poem was that the OLD
hurch was soon RACED and a new one provided
on. but the Revolutionary War coming on,
hiding operations were delayed, and the church
Eas not completed until some time subsequent
b the end of the war. During the meantime, 1t
said, the old town theater-said to be the
rst erected in the United States-"was used as
church and forum"
N the old burying ground surrounding the
church were buried for many years not
My members of that denomination, but other
itizsns as well Regarding this old ceme-
cry Helen W. Ridgely has said:
"a survey of the City Of Annapolis in 171S
lives to the Church Circle an area Of 94,025
set At that time all the citizens were nom
nalIy pariskoners Of St. Annes, and the
hurchyard was their common burial ground
was more than twice as large as 1t Is now,
Extending as far as the present court house
md into the grounds Of the Executive Mansion.
x the year 1876 every inch Of the space was
an and much of it had been used over and
yer again. piece Of land, given TO the
arish by Elizabeth Bordley about the year
100, supplied the pressing need for larger
Graveyard, and this until within recent years.
ras always known as ST. Annes Cemetery.
Most Of the bodies around the church were
removed to the new place of burial, and in
curse Of time the church yard itself became
lonfned within its present limits. Some OF the
roken grave stones have found their way into
he street crossings near st. Annes; others
ave been utilized in various ways.
"In the cemetery Of st. Anne's are to be
ound many names familiar to the older resi-
ents of the capital, as well as to the kindred
antilles throughout the State; such, for in
tanee as Calvert, Mackubin, Randall, Steele,
"
6ayo. Brewer, HARDWOOD, Grammar and Mum
oe. The Oldest date is 1883"
Gradually SO we are told the piece of land
iven by Elizabeth Bordley to the vestry OF
&c. Anne's parish and which was for years
Known as ST. Anne's Cemetery, lost its early
lame and, due to its incorporation with grave
ards of other denominations, finally became
be City Cemetery, as stated
Here Soday are still being buried members
we'll known Annapolis families, closely
lwvS4lr Ia
the District Of Columbia: Back in 1908
ne writer was a pGllbearer for Mrs Mary
nm Haislett who was buried there and who
Aad lived to be the oldest woman In An
apolis having passed her ninety second year
Then she died She was the writer's wites
grandmother, the daughter OF William Cadle,
vho died few months after the lombard
nent CT Fort MeHenry from wounds received
ghile vaIiantly defending the Star-Spangled
banner. This old lady was born in Anne
rundel County and lived there nearly all
her 90 years.
HE oldest record book preserved Of burials
around st. Anne's Church, dated 1707,
makes mention Of His Excellency John Sey-
nour. Capt Gen, also Governour OF the
Province and Vice Admiral" August 5, 1903;
"Marylandia daughter Of His ExceIency,
Ohm Hart Governour," September, IT'S; Of
Madam Margaret Lasonby. aunt Of His Ex-
cheney Charles Calvert GOVERNOR" August
1922. Besides these, the oldest marked
raves include Osborn Ridgely. 1918; Thomas
puckett. 1906; Miss Elizabeth Fulks, $780,
arab Ann Terry, 1871; John T. Barber, 1922,
nd Hon. Peter Rich late Q delegate from
&roline County, departed this life on the
9th day OF January A d. 1905"
Architecture Of q Colonial and Revolutionary
eriod IL to be seen upon every hand In the
EaTyland state capital Indeed, some Of the
uiadtnes are pa old that thu exact date Of
heir erection Is I'm doubt and some portions