Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-10
MEMBERSHIP Increasing
LARGE NUMBERS OF MARY
LANDERS JOINING
NameS 70 be Recorded IN Archives Of
State House A Perpetual
Record

Il HA<uI4
Baltimore. Nd. sept. l0.-The
memnershlp 81 tbe Mary and Home
essning Association. which has charge
"a oid iisme Neek. October ly % ~.
ia rapidly increasing. Large numbers
af persons living throughout the state
~ slArs and are sending for the hand
sonne CertihcAles 81 MEM 1ership which
are given a. every person who sub
scrihes 81 a. lBe luud that Is being
raised - deffAy lhc expenses 0l old
ileme Wsek.
Tae certificates are very handsome
ant make heaaItfui souvenir which
efil bc treasured hy al those who
Dwn tAem feF years 20 come. Iney
are iu the form ~ a commission. and
ast such a comgnission A. il issued
- tlle State - Maryland To- its regu-
lastly constituted officers. The own
eFs arr appointed members ct the As
sssciatiou. and are cautioned 20 we'll
ami lrulv llsciIarsst the duties IT that
olse.
rht ccFiiGettes. after being hlied IN
itu iAe names ul members vino have
paid 81. are signed by Governor War
aci and hy Secretary o. State Tiigh-
man and are scaled with the great
Seal az Maryland. The names Of al
lhr mombers 81 the Association are
recorded in the State archives ir An
nanulis. where thev will remain as q
perpetual record
The certificates are nearly as large
A. a sheet ~ this new spapeT and print.
"a iu orartse and black. Thousands
af persons who wish old Mary land
well and are unahie e. contribute =
large sum for the success 0f the Home
coming are securing membership in
the Association together with the
handsome certificate By She payment
81 81.
The Maryland homecoming Asso-
eia4ian has just received from the
printers = Supply 90 neat pamphlets
telling briefly che story of old Home
Week. They are printed IN black on
orango paper. When folded for piae-
ing in envelopes nothing shows but
thr simple hut effective slogan Mary
lard. Ny Maryland. in script. IN
Discussing the welcome that awaits
the ome-comors the little circular
says.
'Those who.know this dear old state
Nrrew what Mary land hospitality
means and what a Mary land welcome
represents. There is me- open door.
there IS nu autside lalelstriug. for
tile very good reason thar there are
nu walls. no doora to Maryland. : be
stands open - her friends she has
uo foos- lier people, with open arms
and open hearts. await tbc home
caomcrs and their other friends, and
llie best that huspitablo Maryland
and hpspitahle Marylandcrs can pro-
vide in the form of entertainment
will hil the happy hours If old Home
Week.
The circular 81 but fore runner 81
q pretty prospectus which will be IN
hand within tbe next few days and
W hich will be illuminated with seya
er2l nice half.tono cuts of SCENES about
che city. Both contain a program of
the principal features that haves0 far
BEEN arranged for the week of ceie-
nrAtfon and both are for free dis
trihuileu. Thousands arc to be mail
"a y ith the invitations that are 60 bo
sent ont in the Governor name.
These specimens of reunion iitera-
ture are uut Co. he confused with the
haudonse official program which viii
he placed un sale a. soon ~ 10 leaves
the hands of the printers. which viii
NOT be- before the first part 0f Octo-
hur