Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-07

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College Park, SEPT. 20, 1891.
50. Xary's beacon. - Gentlemen -
Herewith we hand you what may
be of interest to your patrons.
We were not successful in having
meeting Of your county commit
tee. They did not seem to show
the interest We believe the work de-
serves. 1t will therefore, be me-
cessary TO proceed. withoss their
advice. Should oar meeting not
come up to their standard we will
content ourselves with the belief
that, under the circumstances, we
will have done the best we could
for them and we will not alone be
to blame.
We will bring three good men to
Leonardtown. Nov. Is, expecting
to give your farmers the opportu-
nifty Of our Institute that day be-
ginning at 10 a. IN. and closing at
A p. m. IL we are reasonably as
sured of an audience OF ladies and
gentlemen in the evening, we will
give a night session. On the fol-
lowing a. IN, the 10th, we will beg
the School Board to permit the
children of the nearby schools to
attend morning session from 10
to IL. This programme fulfilled,
we will start for Calvert, where
much interest is taken by a local
committee, and where we are sure
of a good meeting, Last year we
we're met by members of the COM
mittee at the wharf, a. m, aud
in their carriages they took Us to
breakfast-the most bountlfully
supplied table in the whole State
and it did not cost the Department
cent. The same carriages took
Us to the boat in the afternoon, one
driven by the secretary. Other
members of the local committee
also accompanied us to the wharf.
our meeting was . suceess and aiis
seemed to be pleased. We were
much delayed in leaving the hall
by the reverend gentleman who
came forward and congratulated us
on the success of our meeting, hop
ing we would soon return. 1t is a
pleasure to help those who viii help
themselves. In Charles, the local
committee rented hall and paid
for it themselves saying the Depart
ment should not be at any expense
in holding a meeting. In La Pla-
ia, members of che committee took
care of the lecturers. The ladies
gave a dinner under the hall for
the benefit of their church. We
bought five tickets. At times there
we're from 25 to 50 ladies in the
hall. On the 18th, when we invit-
ed this committee together for con-
ference and offers were made that a
a ball would be furnished free, all
lecturers cared for without charge
to the Department. if we would hold
an Institute at Hughesville. This
committee will meet again to decide
this point and will inform rs. Do
you wonder why we are surprised
at the st. Mary's committee.
Messrs. Heighes, Sylvester and
Rice will accompany us to st. Ma
rvs and other Southern Maryland
counties. Prof. Heighes will talk
to the children. WV. l.. AMoss,
Director.
Director W. L. Amoss has near
ly completed his arrangements for
the State Farmers, institute work
for the coming season and will in
troduce several new features which
are expected to still further increase
the popularity and usefulness of
his department, which has already
proven itself to be so valuable an
aid to the farming interests of Ma
ryland.
The regular work Of the season
will open with an Institute in
Prince Georges county. November
10th and 18th, and close with the
Anne Arundel Institute January
10th and 18th, 1898, the dates for
the other counties being Charles,
Nov. 18th and 18th st. Mary's,
Nov. 18th and 10th Calvert, Nov.
18th aud 18th; Somerset, Nov.
18th and goth; Worcester, Nov.
22nd and 23rd Wicomico, Nov.
24th and 25th Talbot, Nov. 26th
and 27th; Dorchester, Nov. 29th
and 30th /; Caroline, December LIST
and 2nd Queen Anne, Dec. 3rd