The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-07-30
MARYLAND AT THE WORLDS
FAIR
One Building Where The Spirit Of
Southern Hospitality Has Its Abode.

The spirit of Southern hospitality has taken
up its abode at the World Fair in one OF the
most charming and appropriate buildings on
the Plateau of States. This abode Is located
on Constitution Avenue with Oklahoma on
the one side and West Virginia uu the other.
and with New York aud Kansas as second
door neighbors. Surrounded thus hy States
which, geographically at least, are So ar r.
moved from her Maryland plays he gracious
hostuess, not only to her own people but TO
all who chance TO come her way. There IS
something in the very atmosphere of The great
reception hall that seems 10 bid the visitor
welcome. While there are other State build
ingS that cost many times the $4,000 eX-
pended for The structure and It's furnishings
there +, not one that better serves lis pur-
pose. This is truly an Exposition home.
The representation Of Maryland is 10y no
means all u the State hujldiug. One ct the
most interesting booths ia the Palace OF Edu-
cation Is that of the Baltimore College for
Women. both named for and modelled after
Bryn Mawr College of Philadelphia. In the
Palace of Mines aud Melalnrgy, across the
canal from the Palace of Education, Is another
Maryland exhibit that serves to give some
notion of the wonderful mineral resources OF
the State. The display collected under
the supervision OF Dr.. Clark tJuhnS Hopkins
University of Baltimore, and Is composed
chiefly of three sources of wealth. These are
the ore. bearing minerals. the building stone
and the clHy. There j, also an exhibit OF
coal. that product OF Mother Earth without
which no mining or manufacturing centre could
exist The clay exhibit consists Of the finished
product, pottery. tile aul the more important
and rarer fire clay.
The display in the Palace Of Agriculture Is
sufficient to convince the visitor that Mary
l. e u
than as a manufacturing or mining STATE. The
booth. artisticAIIv arranged and decorated,
gives evidence OF fertility aud Industry and az
The same time there Is about "a Aat s.T Of
Southern ease and genia.l'y that ,s lacking
from the more ornate booths 20 some 81 she
other States. The most attractive and most
characteristic part of the booth IS the sumner
house. covered with grape vines. Near at
hand Is the model ct a typical Mary iaHd barn,
filed with summers harvest ct hay and gram
There Is also = tobacco display Including 9
tobacco barn.
The decorations Of the pavilion srn carried
oct ln grains. grasses sa4 i"HaryH products,
and lhe most rnpa>3uE uarf ui he exhibit ts
8 trihas- 90 one 81 Nary.aad' mu>t 'wpprfaHt
manufacturing industries THIS Js -legr>
SION of lofty pyramids caHru-el ut yssa- "i
fruits and vegetables
The exhibit, iH the ps3aee 81 li0rtsa'fart II
designed .n -hnW especially The MARY land peach
sr.p. although other iTats thar wF.. bear ship
pgur $40 great 3 distance are tHglaara 10 the
display.
W5iH -iae respect fa The suutsr'5i rHs"arses
Of ihs NaryiaHd sol aud the minerals Ha'sa
laa-Eiiue ,as s5ll, there is nHr iaIat '4ai ne
Sfsfr has bFogght g. ih, NnrIi tafr Eh.Fh
= ujage important than anli hlHE p 'he tssscfs
80 Mines ana AEvIeaifage, snd thzi 3. 'aT sf.iT'
sh.rh psrvai-s tse Mar aH1 bdfs3i"s
z.avee ai fSr rex asfer al. reveal the H'Hss "'
VISITOR. 'rHu ai' over taT / Hlaa " ~ aayv Hfr.