The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05

\ delightful occasion: q stop was mad
in Boonsboro where the Red eros
ladies served us all with dainty m
delicious refreshments, and u
Mayor Of the town gave warm al
dress of welcome, among othel
things. he told us the town wal
named after a relative of DAME
Boon. The next stop was a
Antitam. where Mr.. Poffenberg gave
description of the battle and invi
ted the whole company to his home
on the Banks of the Potomac, show
ing us from there where Robert e
Lee crossed the Potomac after the
Battle of Gettysburg, and also fine
monument in memory of Rumsey
who invented the first steamboat
who by the way was born in Cecil
County but later lived in West Vir-
GINA and that state put up the
monument. We were invited in the
beautiful and palatial home of Mr..
Poffenberg where we met his wife
and mother, who served tea anu
cakes; the house had been in this
one family for three generations and
was practically the same as it mad
been; the furnishings were antique
and the house and its furnishings
and occupants were all delight to
see. -
Next was a reception held at the
Country Club at which we think
there were thousand guests. A
delightful program was rendered,
and fine refreshments served. The
Ambassador, his wife, niece and
secretary, all from Argentina, South
America, were introduced, the Am
bassador made a short speech and
later they came down and we had the
pleasure of speaking to them, and
they joined in the dancing which fol-
lowed and we noticed quite num-
Der of our Cecil County delegation
were quite expert at tripping the
light fantastic toe" Everywhere
we went Washington County apples
were served, being passed in large
corn boskets. Other refreshments
consisted of block cream, cakes,
pretzels, coffee. etc.
At the last session of the meeting
the election of officers was held, re-
sulting in the election of Mr.. o. G.
Smith, President, Nebraska, as the
limit of two years had been reached
by Mr.. Kimble; Mrs. Klinck was re-
elected; Mr.. Sandles Of Ohio was
elected Secretary instead of Mr.. Pat
ten of Washington. 1t was decided
to meet next year the third Tuesday
in November at Columbus, Ohio.
A trip was made by auto to Han
cock to see the wonderful orchards
there, and it was beautiful as we'll
as instructive trip. We stopped at
the home of Mr.. Cohill where we had
few short talks, some good music,
a generous luncheon served to all,
and after little speech by Mrs.
Bacon, known as the Alfalfa Queen,
and one by Mrs. Klinck, with the
singing of "God Be With You Till
We Meet Again." we separated for
our homes, feeling that the time had
been well spent and that we could
take up our duties with renewed
vigor and each one resolving to plan
to attend next year. am sure /
voice the feeling of everyone present
when say we were most royalty en-
tertained by our Washington County
co-workers and feel that we from the
other parts of Maryland are justly
proud of our sister County and her
residents.
Just word about the ride over
and back. The splendid farming
section of Frederick County with it's
substantial and commodious farm
buildings, finely kept farms, and the
same may be said as we came home
across Pennsylvania; and we thought
as we saw the thousands of acres in
such fine looking wheat, and other
thousands of acres in such splendid
corn that there would be no need of
anyone being hungry anywhere, over
in Europe or here in America. if the
farmers everywhere were tilling the
soil like those good farmers of Mary
land and Pennsylvania.
Among those to attend from this
vicinity were: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Kimble, Mrs. Jas. H. Evans, Mrs.
Ross Martindale, Mr.. j. H. Kimble
and daughter, Miss May Kimble, OF
Port Deposit; Mr.. M. L. Thompson.
Mr.. Wilmer Jackson, Mr.. John Astle,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. SINNERS, Mr.. and
Mrs. John s. Cullen, Mr.. Ralph
Thompson, Mr.. Samuel Tyson. Miss
Bertha M. Tyson, Mrs. A. o. Reyn-
olds, Mrs. Elizabeth Kirk, Mrs.
Eleanor Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Pogue, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Brown,
Miss Mary Tosh, Mr.. ]. ]. Hanna,
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