Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-02
OHIO CORN RA|SERS A
SALUTEPRES|DENT
Wilson Greets Buckeye Boys,
Girls and GroWn-Ups at
White House.
INFORMAL RECEPTION AT
AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
Secretary Houston Delivers an Ad-
dress Full of Advice and
of Humor.

The thousand and more Ohio corn
growers, who arrived in Washington
early yesterday morning the third
annual tour of the east, were received
by President Wilson this afternoon.
They met at o'clock this morning in
front of the main building of the De-
partment of Agriculture and listened
to an address by Secretary David F.
Houston. A. P. Sandles, president of
the agricultural commission of Ohio
who is in charge of the tourists. char
acterized the meeting as the high
spot of the trip, in introducing Sec
rotary Houston.
Despite the slight fog, large crowd
of employees of the department gath
cred on the steps to see the corn
boys" The boys and girls themselves.
being used to wet weather, cheered
Justify when the Secretary appeared
on the steps.
THE nation is now facing the ques-
ton whether it can furnish it's needs in
course of his address, which was main
ly of humorous nature.
More Profit Needed.
you boys and girls,' he continued
"are showing how to do the job, and
1 hope you keep it up. 1 know of no
field today where the doing of things
amounts to more than in agricultural
work. Unless agriculture can be made
more profitable we are not going to be
able to keep people in the country
districts"
/ The Secretary declared that the De-
partment of Agriculture can merely as
SiSt, and said
THE increasing of the efficiency of
agriculture and the betterment of
rural life will be brought about by
the people in the country themselves.
There Is no field of endeavor in mod
ern American life which demands lead
ership of the proper kind more than
rural life"
Following his address Secretary
Houston held an informal reception on
the steps. shaking hands with all the
corn men. women. boys and girls who
came along. The Secretary expressed
himself afterward to Star reporter
as very much pleased with the morn
ing's event.
1T is certainly commemorate that
young people are being led in this
| fashion," declared Secretary Hous. on.
Received by President.
This afternoon at 30 O'Clock, follow
ing a morning of sightseeing, the tour
| lists gathered in front of the east
front of the White House and at 2
O'Clock were received by President Will
son. Tonight the corn growers will lis
ten to an address by Secretary Bryan
at Memorial Continental Hall. Owing
to an engagement, Secretary Bryan was
unable to make the address last night
as scheduled The corn boys instead
paraded the downstoWn streets with
| their three bands playing, and excited
quite a deal of comment from observ-
| erS.
| Three venerable, gray-bearded men
wearing buckeye badges and taking
a keen interest in the doings of the
corn boys attracted much attention this
morning They proved to be DIR. A. NJ.
Martin of this city and his two broth
ers, G.. NJ. Martin and A. S. Martin, who
are visiting the doctor from the west
Dr. Martin is eighty-three years old
and his brothers seventy-f1ve and sew
enty-two years of age, respectively.
All three are natives of Ohio. Dr. Mar
tin and his brothers, while seeing the
sights of the city Independently of the
corn tourists, express great interest in
the visitors from the old home state
and are proud to wear the buckeye
badge.
Badges They Wear.
The badge for women and girls bears
the legend:
THE Buckeye Anti-Divorce League"
The badge the men and boys wear
declares that the rainbow comes down
| in Ohio"
This afternoon the tourists are clean
ing up" the various buildings and mu-
| seums which were not visited yester-
day. Late tonight the whole party will
leave for Philadelphia, spend tomorrow
in that city. and then go to New York.
A parade down the great white way
| Saturday night, previous to leaving for
Ohio, will be a feature Of the corn
| growers visit to New York.
| A. P. Sandles and T. p Riddle are the
leaders of the party, and are known as
| generals" the tourists travelling in
| military formation much as possible
| The "colonels,' who have charge of the
| different trains, include Representa- tive
elect F. Russell of Shelby county. S. A
| Harcourt of Cleveland, G. r. Clarke of
/ Columbus. l.. A. WINS of Lebanon, H. L.
| Coll of Swanton and D. w. Galehouse
1 of Wooster.
1 The chaperons fors the girls include
i Miss Henrietta D. Grauel of Cleveland
i Mrs. Weybrecht Of Alliance, Mrs. Agnes
4 S. Miles of Bellefontaine, Mrs Josephine
1 l.. Nesbitt of North Hampton and Mrs
&C. A. Nelson of Greenville.