The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-07
MARYLAND WEEK

Plans are under way to make Mary
land Week this year record breaker
in point of attendance from the coun-
ties of Maryland. Among other things,
in addition to unusual excellence Of
exhibits, railroads have been asked to
establish excursion rates for the week,
and merchants of Baltimore will be
invited to conduct one big bargain day
in al stores for the benefit of county
visitors There will be entertainment.
of course, and general appeal will
be issued to all residents of Baltimore
to seize the opportunity to invite their
country relatives and friends who
otherwise might not attend, for house
parties.
Every energy will be directed to-
ward the county attendance. The
press ct the state generally vii! be
asked to promote local organization
along this line, and the managers of
the event look forward to a 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 17-21. 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 Improve
ment Association, Maryland State
Dairymen's Association and Maryland
State Beekeepers' Association. In the
order named, these organizations will
hold their annual meetings on We'd
nesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, with three sessions daily, in the
Armory gymnasium. The forma.
opening on Tuesday night will be with
an appropriate programme in which
national government, State, city and
various rural interests will be repre-
sented.
Secretary T. B. Symons of the Hor-
ticultural Society has just returned
from a trip through Western Mary
land, and finds that there, as in other
parts of the State, growers are saving
nice lot of fruit for the exhibition,
putting it 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
organization at College Park, are lar
ger and more numerous than ever, and
competition viii be splendid, follow.
ing the fine success o. last year.
Oranges and Farmers Clubs desic-
ing to enter the Club Exhibit Contest,
should notify the Secretary at once 50
that space can be reserved.
The prizes for club exhibits have
l;l,our;co baar inrraocal apI -, oITi-
ton prizes are offered for all exhibits
in each club exhibit; so that such an
exhibit can be made by any organi2a-
ton with practically no cost.
Last year the Maryland Week ES-
it will be one of the leading county
attractions again in November. There
viii be two Cornerstone for boys and
one for girls-and any boy or girl at
tending school anywhere in Maryland
is eligible. School teachers through
out the State ar invited to encourage
all their scholars to enter, AID the plan
has the hearty approVa. OF schoo
authorities, who realize the value Of
such mental training for students. The
prizes will be $40 in gold for the boy
and girl winning in the Statewide
Contest and Il medal for the WHINE, IN
each county. The officials reserve the
right the publish the prize-wnne"S
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 De-"How Social
Conditions in Rura! Life in Maryland
Can be Bettered by the Daughters Of
Maryland Farmers" Ali essays 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 mus. 1e in the hands
of Secretary 7. B. Iymons, College
Park, Md, not later than Is o'clock y.
m, Monday, November 9. Dr. NJ.
Bates Stephens, State Superintendent
of Education and Frof. c. S. Richard
son, of the Departures; Of English,
Maryland Agricultural College. and
judge to be appointed by the Governor
will award the prizes.
A foe. plan has been prepared for
the exhibition that will show the re-
sources of Maryland IS they never
have been shown before In the cen
ter, surrounded by stately columns,
will he huge fora! exhibit designed
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 ex-
pert 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 extravaganza. Nothing
that grows in our State will be lack
ing.
In one corner of hall-the Annoy
officials having granted extraordinary
permission for the purpose, the State
Dairymen will have stable" of hat
dozen fine cows, which will be fed.
cared for and MIXED for the purpose
Of showing results of scientific care
both in food value and purity of the
milk supply.
The cows will be placed on false