Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-10-16
Maryland Week.
BALTIMORE, NOVEMBER 1921, 1914.

land. Among other things, in addition t
unusual excellence Of exhibits, railroad
have been asked to establish excursion
rates for the week, and merchants of Bal
timore will be invited to conduct one biz
bargain day in all stores for the benefit o.
county visitors. There will be entertain
ment of course, and general appeal will
be issued to all residents of Baltimore t.
seize the opportunity to invite the countr,
relatives and friends who otherwise might
not attend, for house parties.
Every energy will be directed toward the
county attendance. The press of the State
generally will be asked to promote Local
organizations along this line, and the man.
ayers of the event look forward to huge
movement toward the common center
from every town and village and from
every farm section of the good old State.
The Maryland Week exhibition will be
held at the Fifth Regiment Armory on
November 1921. 1t will be, as last year,
under the auspices of the Maryland State
Horticultural Society, and affiliated with
this organization will be the Maryland
Crop Improvement Association, Maryland
State Darymen's Association and Mary
land State Beekeepers Association. In the
order named, these organizations will hold
their annual meetings on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. with three
sessions daily, in the Armory gymnasium
The formal opening on Tuesday night will
be with an appropriate program in which
national government, State, city and vari-
Gus rural interests will be represented.
Secretary T, B. Symons, of the Horticul-
tural Society, has just returned from a trip
through Western Maryland. and finds that
there, as in other parts of the State, grow
ers are saving nice lot of fruit for the
exhibition, putting ii in cold storage to be
ready for the event The premiums this
year. list of which can be obtained by
addressing the Secretary of either organi-
cation at College Park, are larger and more
numerous than ever, and competition will
be splendid, following the fine success of
last year. Oranges and Farmers Clubs
desiring to enter the Club Exhibit Contest,
should notify the Secretary at once so that
space can be reserved.
The prizes for club exhibits have like
wise been increased. and in addition, prizes
are offered for all exhibits in each club
exhibit so that such an exhibit can be
made by any organization with practically
no cost.
Last year the Maryland Week Essay
Contest proved such winner that it will
be one Of the leading county attractions
again in November. There will be two
cOntests-one for boys and one for girls
and any boy or girl attending school any
where in Maryland is eligible. School
teachers throughout the State are invited
to encourage all their scholars to enter,
and the plan has the hearty approval of
school authorities, who realize the value
of such mental training for students. The
prizes will be $50 in gold for the boy and
girl winning in the Statewide contest and
a medal for the winner in each county.
The officials reserve the right to publish
the prize winners under the names of the
authors.
This years subject for boys will be why
the Maryland Farmers Boy Should X emain
on the Farm" For the girls the subject
will be How Social Conditions in Rural
Life in Maryland Can BE Bothered by the
Daughters Of Maryland Farmers" All es-
says must be of not less than 1000 and
not more than 1000 words written on
one side of paper approximately Skill
inches in dimensions. and must be in the
hands of Secretary T. b. Symons, College
Park, Md. not later than O'Clock. p. M,
Monday, November 9th. DR.. M. Bates
Stephens, State Superintendent of Educa-
ton, and Prof C. S. Richardson, of the De-
partment Of English, Maryland Agricul-
tural College, and judge to be appointed
by the Governor. will award the prizes.
A floor plan has been prepared for the
exhibition that will show the resourc es of
Maryland as they never have been shown
before. In the center, surrounded by stately
columns, will be huge floral exhibit de-
signed by the most original minds in Mary
lands Horticulture, and for this exhibit prize
flowers of all kinds are being carefully
brought to perfection by expert treatment.
Thanking the floral exhibits and backing
up to the rear Of the immense hall will be
the fruits, farm products and products of
the Maryland apiary. in arrangement or
derby and graded, in quantity profuse to
point of extravaaance. Nothing that grows
in our State will be lacking
In one corner Of the hall, the armory
officials having granted extraordinary per-
mission for the purpose. the State Dairy
men will have a stable" of half dozen
fine cows, which will be fed. cared for
and MIXED for the purpose of showing re-
suits of scientific care both in food value
and purity Of the milk supply.
The cows will be placed on false floor of
zinc bedded with sawdust. and the dairy
men have undertaken TO prove TO the
Arm0ry Commission and all who are in
tcrested that stabling can be made as
cleanly for an indoor exhibit as in the
highest class diaries. The cows will be
MIXED morning and evening, by mechan-
ical means, the whole process being ex-
posed to view.
Local oranges, societies Of various sorts
or groups Of individuals intending to be
present at Maryland Week" are requested
to notify Secretary Symons at College Park,
so that proper announcement may be made
and any necessary arrangements carried for
ward for their entertainment. II sufficient
numbers attend from various sections. II is
planned to arrange community gatherings
during the week. Towns and sections send
ing enough representatives may secure
special car or train. by application through
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