The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-11-10
PLAN GREAT DISPLAY
F0RMARYLAND WEEK
Maryland Agricultural Society
and Affiliated Organizations
Offer Unusual Attractions
Three thousand Dollars
Offered In PrIxea
Farmers and Homsmaksrs Urged I'd
Attsnd---olub Exhibits To be Fsa.
tursd--boys' and olris' Club
Members To Attend.

College Park. Sept. 14.--Progressivs
farmers and homsmnkers throughout
the State arc working for the auooeaa
Of the annual Maryland Week Bxhibi-
tion this year, which will be hold In
Baltimore, at the Fifth Regiment
Armory, November 14th to 18th. They
are planning a display of unusual varS
iety and excellence In many neighs
horhoods, local shows or exhibits OF
farm and home products win be hold
from which The best will be sent to tho
Maryland Week Exhibition; In fact. M
Q result Of this annual show, there Ia
now hardly section OF the state In
which some local Ahow Is not hold Ia
arouse the interest OF farmers and
Aomemakers In thu possibilities Of
their neighborhooda
Probably tho most striking features
Of the Maryland Week Exhibition are
the entries Of local farmers clubs and
oranges In tho Club Exhibit Class.
This class represents the highest kypa
o. cooperative production and has
Zone more than any one thing "a
arouse an intense nelghborhood pride
and rivalry, II II unduestionably the
most attractive feature OF the nxhibh
Zion. since avery branch Of farm and
homo activity Ia represented In the In.
dividuai exhibits which 30 to make
each booth.
II Ia also stimulating q more gem
eral corporation In production In
many neighborhoods. In number OF
instances. tho members of local
oranges or farmers clubs have had q
standing committee for some months
IN charge Of planning and growing
their exhibit At Maryland Week. In
this manner they are able 10 forecast
che kind OF display thsy viii he able
10 put up and have allowed nothing 10
escape which would 80 toward making
their exhibit more unique and com.
plete, II has stimulated an ambition
TO improve the quality of their prod.
nets far more than could have been
done through institutes or technical In
Btruotlon The great ambition " these
exhibitors In to have their nalghhor-
hood and its local organization excel
beyond any other IN the State In agrh
cultural production The keennssa Of
tho competition only adds 70 the value
Of tho prizes offered and the reputa.
ton which suocous IN this class gives
10 any nhirhhoriNod IN tho State,
Especial incentive Ia gtyoD every one
In a local organization taking q part
through the rule which allows ten
points out Of hundred 10 any organ.
ixation every one Of whoso members
exhibits.
In connection with tho Exhibition.
there will bo daily program for tbs
members Of tho Affiliated Agricultural
Association and their friends. Promi.
nent speakers and spscIallHts In many
lines Of agricultural work win nddraas
the annual meetings Of these associa.
tons.
Ono Of the interesting features OF
tho Exhibition last year wins u visit
paid TO II by tho Boys and Girls Club
prize winners from many sections Of
The State Thoas foungaters were ono
Of tho great attractions Of tho show
and carried back with them to their
homes groator pridO IN tho farming
Of their nelghborhoods aud the agricul-
tural possibilities Of the State. u 10
expected that they win attend the mr.
hibition again this year and bring with
them many Of their friends and neigh,
bors The prize winners on Tho Homo
Stato Tour, which win be held in con.
ncction with Maryland week, will have
q. special program during the H1xhi.
hilton
Altogether, In the opinion OF the
many farmers. farm women and agri-
cultural workers Interested In It's suo-
cess. tho Maryland Wesk Exhibition
this year should prove tho greatest
event Of IT. kind, not only IN Mary.
land, but In the East.