The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-03

| union held last Saturday at Forest Baptist
| Church, 9Th district. under the auspices Of tns
| Sunday school Of that church. 1t is estimated
| that fully 5000 people were present IN the a.
ternoon. The following schools were repre-
sented:
Hereford Baptist George W. Howard, So
perintendent.
Gunpowder Bapiist-John T. Wilhelm, su'
perintendent.
Fuller Memorial Baptist, Baltimore-Joh
Gessie, superintendent.
Hampden Baptist.
Scott Street Baptist.
United Brethren, Of Baltimore Charles
Kidd, superintendent.
Mt. Carmel Methodist George Thompson.
superintendent.
RayviIle United Brethren-John Stiffier. su-
Beckleysville Lutheran George shearer, SUI
perintendent.
Zion United Brethren-E Elmer schofeld, su-
perintendent.
MiddletoWn Methodist
Hereford Methodist &c. Albert Mays, super
intendent.
The platform exercises Of the morning open
ed at 10 80 O'Clock with singing by the Forest
Baptist school, whose superintendent, Rev. y.
L. Wilhelm, announced the numbers on the
program. The opening prayer was offered by
Rev. W. w. Wood, pastor Of Riverside Baptist
Church. Baltimore. Rev. ]. A. Jones, pastor OF
Forest, Hereford and Gunpowder Baptist
churches. made the address Of welcome, and
Rev. Harry w. Kemp, OF Scott Street Baptist
Church. Baltimore, responded in behalf OF the
visitings schools. The morning program was
brief and was followed by a parade of the
schools that had arrived by that time.
The orator at the platform exercises ir the
afternoon was Hon. Thomas Hudson Mckee.
an Indiana ex-Congressman and prominent
Sunday school worker, who delivered an ad..
dress on Sunday school Scholarship and
9tafoqna uahin -
Mr.. VIM. Tyler Page, of Baltimore county,
was to have made an address on sSunday-
Schools and Good Citizenship" but was pre-
vented by sickness from being present. Rev.
H. 9. Risner, of Hampton Baptist Church, fill'
ed the vacancy.
The music was furnished by the RayviIe
COrnet Band, led by Prof. Pleasant Stiffier; the
Sixth Maryland Regiment Bugle, Fife and
Drum Corps, Roop's Orchestra, the Zobo Or
chestra Of Grace NJ. +. Church and the choirs
Of the Sunday schools.
These officers rendered good service on the
grounds: Chief marshal, John T. Hale; assis
tants, Frank b. Bosom, John Lloyd, Daniel
Bosom, Joseph Benson. Irwin Armacost. EN-
ory Boring, ]. 81. Zencker and Bud Morfoot
Mr.. Talbot on the Second District Dead
lock-Convention Reassembles Next Mon
day.-In an interview in Baltimore few days
ago Congressman Talbot said: Whatever
the convention may do will suit me. When /
made the announcement after had been nom-
mated two years ago that would not seek q
nomination, meant just what said It was
not, as has been stated, promise, but a dec
laration which came unsolicited.
Before the convention at St.. Louis had a.
talk with Senator Robinson, during which 4
stated that If he were a candidate would do
all could to help him secure the nomination.
He informed me he was not candidate, and
did not care, for business reasons, to go to-
Washington. This statement be repeated SUBJ
sequently, and it appeared in all the news
papers. As late as two weeks ago 1t was an
nounced that Mr.. Robinson was not candi-I
date, and he declined to name any delegates in,
the city wards when called on to do so.
An unpledged delegation was put in each
ward, some of the members of which are not;
known to me, and these, together with the deli
egates from my county, Joined in advocating
my denomination. They represent three
fourths of the Democratic voters in the dis
trict, and their wishes are entitled to consider
alton. It was only few days before the con-
vention, when Mr.. Robinson returned from
Atlantic City. that he declared himself cam
didate, and then expected me to turn over tol
him the delegates who were advocating my re-
nomination. could not then have done this
even if wanted to.
Had Senator Robinson not unequivocally
stated he was not candidate when called upon
to declare himself, there would not have been
any difficulty. It was simply to satisfy the
WISHES Oh ScVcE6l kUSu III n6VI6-Q6.0TdCt tuHt
he finally consented to seek the nomination.
deny that the sentiment in Hartford favors
Mr.. Robinson. If q vote were taken in Havre-
de-Grace today / would get three votes for
every one he received. claim that large
majority of the voters in the district desire my
nomination, and could easily have duplicated
the Rayner performance BY securing names to
a petition to prove my assertion. But. as
said before, l made absolutely no effort to
boom myself, being led to believe that it was
the popular desire that should be renomina-
ted. As matter Of fact, was really nominal
ted at Havre-de Grace, having received eleven
of the twenty votes"
A Big Family's Annual Reunion. The
Belts from England were among the earliest
oNeleAbiR aavsssnd, me z 81, 1858.
William Belt was with Colonel William Clai-
borne on Kent Island in 1647. John, Anne
and Sarah Belt were immigrants in 1888. From
these descended Colonel Joseph Belt, who died
in 1751. leaving large estates in what was Prince
Georges and Frederick counties His wife
was Margery Beale daughter of Colonel Min
ian Beale, one of the most prominent immi-
grants from Scotland.
Governor Pratt, Of Maryland, was the SON of
Rachel Belt, who married John Wilkes Pratt.
Governors Sprigg and Bowie were also related
to the Belts. The descendants now run into
the hundreds, who annually gather in some
section Of this State and hold a reunion desig-
mated as the Belt Parrish family reunion, which
is known as the Eastern branch. A similar
gathering is held in Missouri annually and is,
known as the Western branch.
The meeting of the Eastern Branch was held
on Thursday, August 25th, in the auditorium
at Emory Grove. Rev. Charles T. Belt presi-
dent Of the association. presided, and after
singing 'Blest Be the Tie" Rev. w. L. Bird
led In prayer. Memorial service was conduct
ed and memoir of Samuel Miller, OF Balti-
more, who died on the reunion day of last
year, was read by the president. followed by,
remarks by Mr.. John r. Belt son of Morde-l
cal Belt. and Amos Belt and John r. Wilhelm
and Mrs. Carey r. Matthews and Miss Grace
Schultheis were also read. Mr.. g. Leonard
Boyer sang solos. Brief addresses were made
by Revs. G. G. Girelius, w. E. Bird and J. folly
Marsh. Miss Dulcy Belt sang solo, and q
duet was rendered by Misses Cora and Edna
Belt. Rev. e. w. Tule, of Baltimore. took
part in the opening exercises OF the afternoon.
The nominating committee presented the
names of the following persons, who were
elected officers for the ensuing year: President,
Rev. Charles T. Belt Baltimore; first vice.
president, .Asbury Belt, Washington; second
dent w. H. Belt; fourth vice-president, Eli
Belt; secretary. Miss Tina Belt; treasurer, John
Belt; statistician, Miss Lizzie Belt. These Of
ficers constitute the executive committee.
Mr.. Perky Breaks Down from Over
work.-The Baltimore american says friends
of Mr.. Henry d. Perky, the capitalist, of Wor-
cester. Mass, who is establishing model insti-
tute for the instruction of practical and scien-
tific farming al Dread near Glencoe, on the
Northern Central Railway, will regret to learn
that be has broken down under the strain of
his great undertaking and is now abroad for a
much needed rest.
Mr.. Perky is 65 years old and has been
hard worker all the years of his life. He re-
Gently purchased the property of the Filston
Farm Dairy Company, a. Glencoe, and is
spending thousands of dollars in the improve
ment of the same. The institution at Glencoe
Station was to have been opened on Saturday
next but it has been postponed until October
Sd. as the buildings are not yet ready for oc-
cupancy.
At Glencoe Mrs. Harriet A. Higbee, who is
the principal of the institute and is in charge
of affairs at Oread told q reporter for the
American that Mr.. Perky had been working
from dawn to nightfall since he began estab-
fishing Dread, several months ago, to get the
place in shape for the opening day, and that
the effort had been too much for him. She
stated also that Mr.. Perky had been advised by
his physician to take trip on the water.
More than two weeks ago. she said, Mr..
Perky took the steamer for Boston from
which place he went to New York, taking
steamer for Antwerp, at which port he arrived
on Tuesday last, having been IA days on the
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