Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-16
Boys to Tour SUITE.

Boys to Tour State.
In connection with Maryland Week
this year there will be Home State
Tour of the MARYLAND Corn Club boys
under the auspices Of The Baltimore
Sun. The prize winners Of the corn
clubs viii be divided into two parties
OF twenty-five each From Baltimore
one party win 20 to crisheld by way
of Elkton, and the other party viii 70
TO Oakland. The Eastern Shore party
viii return BY boat, and the Western
Shore crowd will como back by train.
These parties will be out five days.
The Eastern Shore group win spend
the nights at Eikton, Centreviile,
Cambridge, Salisbury and Crisheld.
and the Western Maryland party At
Frederick, Harpers Ferry, Hagers-
town. Cumberland and Oakland.
Along the good roads We shall have
automobile relays for the Eastern
shore boys probably at Belair, Hayre
de Grace, Cecllton, Chestsrtown, Den
ton, Easton, Hurlock, Sharptown,
Berlin, Snow Hin, Pocomoke; Ia
Western Maryland, Ellicott City,
Ridgeyille, Boonsboro, Hancock,
Frostburg and Granisyille These
relays are subject to change as the
organization goes ahead.
The object Of the trip Is 10 educate
the future farmers OF Maryland In
their State resources by thoroughly
enjoyable tour over the good roads
system. Tho interest, Of course, IS
such that every person who lives IN
the State viii be glad 70 help. Be
cause 81 this fact We are going 70 ask
owners Of automobiles to volunteer
the use Of their machines at the relay
points, and 81 ,ch Of these points We
shall have q committee OF citizens 10
take care % the details Of entertain
ment, ttc
The first COMMITTEES appointed, and
the most essential one, is the Press
Committee, which will lie composed o.
All the editors OF Maryland The daty
OF the members Of the Press Committee
will he 70 assist 10 the organization Of
their local points along the route 81
the tour Of the State and, Of course. 80
give al possible pnbliclts to ne pro-
ject Every editor in Maryland "a Ia.
yited now 10 begin his publicity inhis
own way
Edgtors aS5nr~tl-s inc Of the route
A invited nov 10 nomin Vnise liyesi
wires, each IN his own N q
chairman 81 the General CoS11Bgce.
a little later on fall and detailed
story OF the proposed tour will be sent
ont 70 all the newspapers, and we hope
there will be a spirit, Of friendly rival
~ that viii make every town desire 70
DO rs best 10 promoting this triumph
ant tour Of tho Corn Club boys from
the tip end Of the Eastern Shore to
the Western limits OF the State.
II requires very little imagination
or vision 10 understand what an i'm
portant movement this Is, and We feel
that II this is success in Maryland
the plan win be copied in all The
states Of this country, where the popn.
larity Of the Corn Club movement has
grown to sucn an extent that Caliior.
mia recently sent It's prize winners
clear across the Continent 10 New
York
The tour is given officially by the
Cooperative Extension Service OF ID,
United States Department Of Agricul-
turo and the Maryland Agricultural
College, under the auspices Of the III,
Baltimore Sun. The Cooperative FIX
tension Service will be represented b.
Reuben Brigham, Assistant Stat
Agent in charge OF Boys Club Work
under whose supervision the Corr
Club contests in Maryland arc belni
conducted in conjunction with thu
county demonstration agents ant
school authorities. Without th'
cooperation Of each point Interested
il would be practically Impossible an,
that rs the reason ! am asking yoi
now 10 give me your hearty support
so that the great burden OF detail ma.
be quickly divided and al units o
energy brought together in the COM
mon cause, Sincerely yours,
HENRY e. WARNER,
Director Of the Tour