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BAL TIhORE MEN
ASK TAT IT'S AID FOR
SCENIC EXPOSITION
Seek Presidents Support of
4, "See America First
/ Movement.
MORE INVITATIONS
FOR EXECUTIVE
michigan and Wisconsin Towns
q. Want President as Guest
l. on Coming Trip.

"A delegation of the Greater Balti-
more" committee, including Senator
smith, and Representatives Talbot and
Linthicum, Chairman Charles H.
Dickey, Director Edwin L. Quarles, and
Charles F. Hershey, called on Presi-
dent Taft at noon today to secure his
support for the See America First"
scenic exposition, which will be held In
Athe Monumental City next May
Inc president grasped the idea i'm
mediately. and took his visitors to see
the map of the Panama canal, which
hangs in teh hall of the executive Of
lfices. Such an exposition as you pro-
pose" he said, IF it included such edu-
successful"
At Senator. Smiths suggestion. the
President signified his intention of
communicating with those interested
and, Think he said, that you will
not be disappointed in what 1 have to
say
plan 10 the President, said that the
Governor of Maryland, who is actively
interested in the scheme, had sent let
tiers to the governors of all the States,
and had already received replies indoors
ing the movement from thirty-five Of
them.
According tc Mr.. Quarles statement,
the plan is to hold, in the Fifth Regi-
Inent Armory, where, by the way, Bal
umore hopes to hold the next Demo-
cratic convention, a monster pictorial
exhibition of the natural beauties of the
whole country. Committees will be ap-
pointed in each of the States to arrange
exhibitions, and ii is hoped to make the
exposition attractive enough to start a
feeling in this country that will event
ually turn the tide of American travel
In some measure at least from Europe
to the United States.
More Invitations Come.
Another big batch of Invitations was
received by the President today. The
American Economic Association asked
the President to be their guest at their
meeting at the Raleigh Hotel next De-
cember. This was taken Under advise
ment.
Caro-, Michigan, wants to entertain
Mr.. Taft on his Western trip in Septem-
Der, and the Universal Peace Union
wants him to spend day with them at
Mystic, Conn, in September. The latter
invitation was declined. The American
Purity Federation, which meets in Co
lumbus, Ohio, in October also wants to
entertain the President.
ecutive's host during the September
trip. Representative Cooper wants
him to visit Racine. and Represent
aGve Davidson wants him to visit
Oshkosh. Representative Lee of
! Pennsylvania wants the President to
attend the centennial celebration of
Schuylkill county, in his State.
Indorse Presidents Action.
Resolutions were received today
from the Flatbush Methodist Church,
on Long Island, commencing the
Presidents stand on arbitration, and
the National Association of Piano
Dealers, which body the President ad-
dressed on his Chicago trip, today in
dorsed the reciprocity program of the
Administration in a set of resolutions.
E. NJ. Clendining, of Kansas City,
and Thomas R. Chip, executive Sec
rotary of the Conservation Congress-
today invited the President to attend
the next meeting of the National Con-
servation Congress.