Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

With flags of Ohio flying, boy bands
playing and everybody jolly, 1,06S Ohio
corn growers-men, women, boys and
girls-invaded Washington early this
morning, arriving at Union station
at O'Clock. The party is under the
auspices of the Ohio agricultural COM
mission, and is under direct charge of
y. r. Sandles, president of the COM
mission, and T. p. Riddle, director of
the corn boys organization. Senator
Alice POmerene is with the party of
tourists, as is J. E. Russell, representa-
tive-elect from Sidney, Ohio, whom
Friends declare to be the first repub-
lican ever elected from his district
THE rainbow comes down in Ohio
asserts the Buckeye-decorated badge
the corn boys wear. Despite the fact
that the rain seemed on the point of
coming down here in Washington this
morning, the thousand or more tourists
did not seem to mind, but started out
Immediately after breakfast to see
the sights
The travellers are handled in military
formation, each of the seven trainloads
forming a regiment" and each carload
making a company" all in charge of
''colonels' and captains, with Mr.
Sandles and Mr.. Riddle as generals"
See Government Buildings.
A great number of the boys are wear
ing their corn boy" uniforms, which
are of khaki, resembling Boy Scout
uniforms. The Capitol, the Library of
Congress and other public buildings
were seen this morning by the tour
lists, who will stay in this city today
and tomorrow. before going to Phila-
delphias and New York
This afternoon the party is at Mount
Vernon, having left the wharf at 1
o'clock. Tonight at o'clock Secre
tary Bryan is to address the corn
growers at Memorial Continental Hall.
when, it is expected. many distin-
guished Ohioans will be present
On the Capitol grounds this morning
all who could claim affiliation with
Ohio did SO, and many an old gray
bearded man stood and watched the
boys as they passed up the steps of
buckeye" badge to wear.
Great rivalry was manifest between
the different "colonels as to. which
companies had the best-looking women
There are more than 400 women and
girls in the party. 1t was unanimously
agreed by the disputants that all~Ohio
counties produce equally superior he
roes of the corn field and heroines of
the kitchen and dining ROOM" but the
colonels' could not exactly agree as
to which had the best-looking mothers
A Real Girls Band.
Besides Il real girls band, composed
of high school graduates of Risingsun
Ohio, two boys bands accompany the
tourists. and these latter played this
morning as the party grouped on the
east steps of the Capitol. The Gallon
Boys Band is composed of older boys
than the Oberlin Band, but the music
superior to many town bands COM
posed of musicians many years their
seniors.
During their stay here the tourists
are to sleep III their Pullmans at Union
station, aboard their special trains a
mix-up in hotel Accommodations resulted
in several of the local hotels being
overcrowded this morning. while 9TH
ers at which arrangements had been
made. had room to spare.
Commands by the "colonels and
"captains"' of the different companies
Tor the tourists to be careful and set
their watches up an hour. so as to be
right with eastern time, resulted in
many a watch being flashed on the
Capitol steps this morning. Even the
1act that the rainbow comes down in
Ohio" doesn't help any if your watch
says l o'clock when you get to- the
wharf, but it is really O'Clock.
Champion Corn Grower.
Among the corn boys is Arnett Rose,
who is champion corn grower of Ohio.
his record being 1873 bushels and forty
seven pounds of shelled corn from one
acre. If the farmers of the state were
to accomplish what this boy of sew
enteen has accomplished, it is declared,
II would mean gain of $405, $40. 900 to
the state each year. Paul Hanes is the
second prize corn grower. He is four
teen years old, and his record is JAG
bushels to the acre.
Tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock Sec
rotary Houston will address the tour
lists in front of the main building of
the Department of Agriculture Then
there will be trips up in the Monu--
| ment, to the bureau of engraving and
printing and to the Treasury DEPART
| ment.
President Wilson is to receive the
travellers at o'clock tomorrow after
| noon at the White House.