The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-05-12
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

The members of the local acre are
making extensive preparations to
handle the big crowd expected The
second day of the meeting will I'M
ioubtedly be the big day, with the
parade the feature. The full pro-
gram follows:
Tuesday, May 16-9 A, NJ. until
P. NJ, reception of delegates and
listing members; P. NJ, opening
Of the Sixth Annual State Conven-
lion. Address of welcome by Brother
George J. Gebhardt, president of An
aapolis Aerie; Mayor James f.
Strange and Senator A. t. Brady,
members of Annapolis Aerie; re-
Sponse by NJ. w. Phelan, of Bruins
wick, president of State Aerie; 8 P.
NJ, executive session of State Aerie.
High wire-walker evening and night
at foot of Main street. baseball game,
dress parade by midshipmen, crab
feast at the home at night.
Wednesday, May 17-9 A. NJ. until
IL NJ, arrival and reception of fire
companies, fraternal orders, march
Ing delegations and visiting aelies;
l.30 P. NJ, grand parade, uniformed
fremen aeries, saddle horse ridden
by ladies or gentlemen, decorated de-
livery wagons, invited fraternal or
ders and band of music; baseball,
Naval Academy grounds, at conclu-
sion of parade, and sensational at
fractions evening and night on Main
street.
Thursday, May 1910 A. NJ, ses-
sion of Maryland State .Aerie, bal
loon ascension, trip through the
Naval Academy, visit to tomb of
John Paul Jones, viewing the war
ships, submarines and torpedo boats.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
$25 for the fire company making
the best appearance and having the
largest percentage of its membership
in line
$25 to the visiting Aerie making
the best appearance and having the
largest percentage of its membership
in line.
$15 for the fraternal order of
Annapolis making the best showing
in the parade eagles excluded.
SO for the best decorated build
ing in Annapolis.
$40 for the best decorated delivery
wagon in the parade.
SIS for the best saddle horse in pa
rade
SIS for the fraternal order having
the handsomest banner in the pa
rade
IS for the most comical character
in the parade.
Rockville.-If the plans of the
county public school commissioners
carry, there will be some tall corn
grown by the juvenile farmers of
Montgomery county this year. A
corn-growing contest has been in
augurated among the boys of the
public schools of the county for
prizes OF S25 and SIS, Offered by
State Senator Blair Lee and the Pa
irons of Husbandry, and the plan is
to have each school in the county
represented by one or more con-
testants. The conditions are that no
contestant must be over Is or under
10 years of age; all work, except the
blowing, must be done by the con-
testant; the land must be measured
in the presence of at least two dis
interested witnesses, who shall attest
the certificate of the boy; each con-
testant must cultivate one acre and
the corn grown on the acre shall be
the property of the boy, whether he
wins a prize or not; contestants
must keep record of time, expendi-
lures, etc. The following basis will
be used in awarding prizes: Great
est yield. 40 per cent; best showing
of profit on investment, 40 per cent;
best written account showing history
of the crop, 20 per cent.
Hagerstown.-Leil Leggett, 16
years old, the divorced wife of Scott
Shank, attempted to commit suicide
in a cell at police headquarters and
for safe keeping Sheriff Barber re-
moved her to the Jail. The young
woman was arrested on the street
by Policeman Williams, who charged
her with being drunk. About mid
night the officers found her with g
rope around her neck and the Other
end tied to bar at the top of the
cell. AS a result of her arrest
Patick Newell was charged with fur
nishing the girl. minor, with in
toxicating liquors. Justice Hoffman
held Newell for hearing.
Princess Anne.-A well-attendeG
meeting of the business men of Prin
cess Anne was held at the Audi
forum for the purpose of forming {
board of trade. An organization wa!
perfected with E. Herman Cohn
president: E. Smith, vice-president
William o. Landlord, secretary, anC
John w. Morris, treasurer.
Princess Anne.-Governo Croth
ers and John NJ. Tucker, of the STATE
Road Commission. were here on 4;
trip of inspection of the roads in thi
county. They were conveyed herr
in an automobile from Salisbury b.
Walter b. Miller, of that place. The
party made short stop in town ant
rode over the new state road nov
being constructed from here to King
| Creek. They expressed Themselves
as much pleased with the road an,
also of the road travelled from Sails