The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-08-25
sSEE AMERICA FIRST,
MaryIand's Prestige Should BE Push
ed to the Front.

will be held in Baltimore, In May,
1912, was strongly evidenced last
week at the first meeting Of the Com
mittee appointed BY Governor Croth-
ers. This Committee IS composed OF
representative citizens from various
citizens in the state and will have
charge OF the arrangements for the
display to be- made BY the State OF
Maryland at the Convention. The
meeting was held in the Governors
Office in Baltimore and Mr.. N. nj.
PARROT, Secretary Of the GREATER
BALTIMORE COMMITTEE and Oh
the Committee ia charge Of the See
America First" Convention, briefly
explained the object Of the ConTen-
ton and the work the State Commit
tee would have to do. Dr. Joshua W.
Herring, of Westminster, who Is 80
well known from one end OF the
State to the other, was elected Chair
man and Mr.. Mandel Sener, Press
Representative Of the GREATER
BALTIMORE COMMITTEE and who
grew I'D on a farm in Washington
county, was elected Secretary. The
Governor of Virginia Just appointed
a Committee and West Virginia Com
mittee will soon be named.
Every member of the Committee
present was deeply interested il the
movement and promptly indicated
his willingness to do everything in
his power to have the State most
creditably and properly represented
i'm the display. Mr.. w. $. Powell, Of
Ellicott City, President Of the Mary
land Press Assn, Judge p. Harris
Camalier, of Leonardtown, MT. John
wv. Avirett, of Cumberland; Exon
gresham Thos. a. Smith, Of Ridgely;
Mr. ]. Clarence Lane, Of Hagerstown
and MIR. Richard r. Ross, Of Freder-
lick, were among those who spoke at
the meeting and said they were
ready to jump into the work to push
Marylands prestige to the front.
MIR. Powell said that he had 40
doubt it would be easy to pay the
expenses involved, as he knew Of
three men in Howard county, that
would each give 500 toward the
display to be made Dy that county.
Judge Camalier spoke of some OF
the best historic events having origi-
mated in Maryland and said that It
was right and proper that the initia-
tive i'm showing Americas attractions
should be taken in this State.
MIR. John w. Avirett was very en-
thusiastic and pledged himself that
Allegheny and Garrett counties will
be represented.
Mr. Edward l.. Quarles, Director of
the GREATER BALTIMORE COM
MTTEE was invited to address, the
Committee in explaining the origin
and purpose of the "See America
First" movement. He laid much en-
phasis ON the fact that a pictorial
and typographical display of the
many interesting attractions in
these United States will be highly ed
ucational
Most of the responsibility for ar
ranging for the States exhibit, will
rest upon the shoulders of an Exc
cutive Committee of five which DR..
Herring has been authorized to APP
point. The Committee adjourned,
subject to the call of the Chairman.
There is no doubt that this move
ment will prove of great educational
value to everybody, because this
country is full of attractions that
most people know nothing about As
Mr.. Charles Fl. Dickey, Chairman of
the GREATER BALTIMORE COM
MITTEE, most enthusiastic over the
possibilities of great State and City
development, said:-"If you are fond
of the rugged mountains with pleas
ant and refreshing atmosphere and
natures beauty and lovliness i'm the
streams of water that wend their way
down the hills and through the val
leys to the big rivers, the beauty of
the golden grain fields and fruit orch
ards, they are easily found in the
fertile, agricultural valleys and hill
tops of Maryland"
In fact in our colleges, in our a'c-
ademies and even i'm our public
schools, the doctrines should be
taught through text books and illus
trated lectures that the duty of every
American citizen, if he travels at
all, is to see America first. In no
way can we develop better through
out our country the spirit of national
patriotism, of community of interest
and progress, than by this co-opera-
tive action for the good of all the
country. The material benefit will
also be enormous in keeping at home
millions of dollars that now 20
abroad and the expenditure of these
millions would not only benefit the
Americans spending them, but the
Americans i'm the sections visited by
these travellers.
John Barrett, Director General OF
the Bureau of Pan-American Repub-
lies said at the Astoria, Oregon, Cen
tennial Celebration, last week-"As
the representative OF the President of
tne United States on this occasion, II
can state confidentiaIIy, that he him
SER believes strongly In the National
movement for Seeing America First"
and that he desires TO aid III every
way ne can, such movement" The
president expressed himself III the
same strong way in recent letter To
Senator John Walter Smith
IL Is fully realized how much
tne farmers Of America have done for
themselves and how far ahead OF
other farmers they are in many re
spects and this Is in no way more
Strongly brought out than BY rubbing
shoulder to shoulder with the good,
practical, progressive farmer Of Ma
ryland, Virginia or West Virginia. 1t
has been the practical farmer who
has kept we'll informed through close
~ reading his home paper and agri-
cultural papers, sent his boys to agri-
cultural colleges, modestly visited
me travelling demonstration car"
and learned the lessons OF soil fertili-
w, of stock breeding and to somewhat
Tess extent the best methods OF mar
keting. This has made the modern
farmer today, and it Is this kind OF