Catoctin clarion., 1914-10-15
Maryland Week. Baltimore
November 18th to 2lst.
Great Display Expected At
Fifth Regiment ArmOry.

Plans are under way to make Marylai'u
Week this year record breaker IN point
of attendance from the counties of Mary
land Among other things, in addition
to unusual excellence of exhibits, rail-
roads have been asked to establish excur-
sion rates for the week, and merchants
of Baltimore will be invited to conduct
one big bargain day in all stores for the
benefit of county visitors. There will be
entertainment, of course, and general
appeal will be issued to all residents OF
Baltin ore to seize the opportunity to IN
vite their country relatives and friends
who otherwise might not attend, Tor
house parties.
Every energy will be directed toward
the county attendance. The press OF the
State generally will be asked TO promote
local organization along this line, and the
managers of the event look forward to a
huge movement toward the common CEN
ter, from every town and village ana
from every farm section of the State.
The Maryland Week exhibition will be
held at the Fifth Regiment Armory on
November l7-2l. 1t will be, as last
year, under the auspices of the Maryland
State Horticultural Society, and afflllat-
ed with this organization Will be the Ma
ryland Crop Improvement Association,
State Dairymen's Association and State
Beck keepers' Association. In the order
named, these associations will hold their
annual meetings on Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, with three
sessions daily, in the armory gymnasium
Tie formal opening on Tuesday night Will
be with an appropriate program IN which
national government, State, city and va
ri.u, rural interests will be represented
Secretary 7. B. Symons of the Hortl-
cultural Society has just returned from
a trip through Western Maryland. and
finds that there, as in other parts OF the
State, growers are saving a nice lot OF
fruit for the exhibition, putting it in cold
storage to be ready for the event. The
premiums this " ar, list of which can
be obtained by addressing the Secretary
or either organization at College Park,
are larger and more numerous than ever
and competition will be splendid, follow
ing the fine success of last year.
Grangers and Farmers Clubs desiring
to enter the Club Exhibit Contest, will
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; 50 that such an exhibit can
be made by any organization with prac-
ticaly 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
anywhere in Maryland is eligible. School
teachers throughout the State are invit-
ed to encourage all their scholars to en-
ter, and the plan has the hearty approval
of school authorities, who realize the
value of such mental training for stu
dents. The prizes will be $40 in gold for
the boy and girl winning in the State
wide Contest and 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 Remain on the Farm For the
girls the subject will be "How Social
Conditions in Rural Life in Maryland
Can be Bettered by the Daughters of
Maryland Farmers" All essays must
be of not less than 1000 and not more
than 1000 words written on one side of
paper approximately 8xll inches in di-
mensions, and must be in the hands of
Secretary T. B. Symons, College Park,
Md, not later than o'clock p. m, Mon
day, Nov. 9. DR.. M. Bates Stephens,
State Superintendent of Education and
Prof. C. S. Richardson, of the Dept. of
English, Md. Agricultural College, and a
Judge to be appointed by the Governor
will award the prizes.
A floor plan has been prepared for the
exhibition that will show the resources
of Maryland as they never have been
shown before. In the center, surround
ed by stately columns, will be huge
floral exhibit designed by the most origi-
nal minds in Maryland's Horticulture, and
for this exhibit prize flowers of all kinds
are being carefully brought to perfection
by expert treatment. Flanking the flor
al exhibits and backing up to the rear of
the immense hall will be the fruits, farm
products and products of the Mar yland
apary, in arrangement orderly and
graded, in quantity profuse to the point
of extravaganza. Nothing that grows in
our State will be lacking.
In one corner of the hall. the Armory
officials having granted extraordinary
permission for the purpose, the State
Dairymen will have "stable" of half Il
dozen fine cows, which will be fed, cared
for, and mlked for the purpose of show
ing results 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
dairymen have undertaken to prove to
the Armory Commission and all who are
interested that stabling can be made as
cleanly for an indoor exhibit as in the
highest class dairies. The cows will be