Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-10-29
Meeting Of Farmers
Federation Of Charles Co.

Al 1916 A. NJ, in the Court House
the first meeting Of the Charles County
Farmers Federation Was called 10 or
der by President WI q. Bishop. The
roll was called and the following or
ganizations responded Mcconnell,
Grange, Fomonkey Community Club
Waldorf Ciun, 5th District Community
Club, Welcome Cooperative Associa-
lion, Sheep Growers Association, To
baccO Growers Association, Sth Dis
trict Club. Later on. Nanleiooy
Grange and Indian Head Garden Ciul
were represented
After the routine OF business had beer
transacted. the secretary read Ques-
tionaire that had been sent out 10 III
persons in The county relative 80 a
County Farmers Mutual Service Cor
poration. Mr. f. Brooke Matthews,
representing the Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association, said that mas
much as the Finance Corporation
Of that Association was doing exactly
what the Corporation would cry to do
he thought it would be unwise 10 con
slider such proposition, bus that tho
Federation ought TO do all in its power
to gel membership in the ToDaeco
Growers ASSOCIATION without which.
Southern Maryland would be bank
rupt in a very short time. The Feder-
allon having already gone on record
as standing back oil the Tobacco Crow
ers' Association. then passed a rasolr-
tlon instfucting the delegate to the
Maryland Agricultural society to re-
port to that society that we agree fully
ID principle with the Mutual service
Corporation and that we already have
in the Tobacco Growers Association,
now doing business in Baltimore, what
the Corporation is but contemplating.
A resolution was adopted, indorsing
the Truth in Fabrics Bill, which would
prevent wool manufacturers from mix
ing shoddy with new wool in the manu-
facture OF cloth without 50 stamping
the cloth.
A resolution was adopted, request
ing the State Forester TO come To the
county whenever possible to aid il the
care of our wood lots.
The matter Of the County Agricul-
tural Exhibit in La Plata, Nov 18th,
was taken up and the following com
mittecs were selected
Committee to Solicit Exhibits
1st Dist.-W. b. S. Chapman, Mrs.
J. =. BUrdette, Z. Smith Swami, MIR.
and Mrs. Z. II. James.
2nd Dist Otis Watson, Mrs. w.
j. smythe, Miss Mary Kemp, James A.
Gray. a Lee Hanson.
Bird Dist. E. X. Speake, G. r. Mills,
5. Il. Linton, Mrs. Is. A. Henderson,
Mrs. Dabney Harrison.
4th Dist. Mrs. w, b. Jameson, r.
Il. Turner, Richard Cough, George 5.
Dent, Neale Hamilton.
9Th Dist. Miss Marie Frero. S. S.
Lancaster, VIM. }. F'rere, William
Ingie.
9th Dist.-Airs. E. p. Legs, Mrs
Samuel kyon, Verbal Adams, Henry
Medley.
It'll Dist.-o. 0. Carr, Mrs. +. W.
Hungeriord, Mrs. Thomas +. Downs,
john Warren, Il. Il. Dement,, Chap.
lain Rentz.
Sth Dist.-Mrs. w. W. Keech, Miss
Leila Bowling, e. A. Bowling, Dewey
Bowling, Mrs. Webb Lyon.
9th Dist.-Mrs. Albert Turner. Spen.
Ger Turner, Mrs. Webb Herbert, Mrs.
Stanley Harrison.
10Th Dist.-Willie Reese, Thomas J.
Wright, Mrs. l.. 6. Doane, Mrs. L. f.
Greco, Jesse Rowe.
Committee on Advertising Com.
mander Perkins, j. Z. Burdese, Harry
+. Graves.
Finance Committee +. Brooke Mat
thews, W. Mitchell Digges, Miss Imo-
CINE Gardiner
Committee on Awards 20. o. Carr,
j. L. Bardeste, Miss Imogine Gardner.
Committee on Decorations and Ar
ranging Exhibits Mrs. w. +. Jane
son, MISS Louise Bowling, Miss Polly
wills, MISS Laura Matthews, Bruce
Matthews, Carlisle Posey, Henry Mat-
thews, " alter Thompson.
Mr.. W. G. Bishop was elected dele
gate to the Maryland Agricultural So
elcty which meets in Salisbury, Nov.
emDer S IL.