The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-25
FARMERS DAY AT CALVERT.
Large Observation-Disclosures On
Subjects OF Interest.

time meeting friends from OLner
parts of the county. The Noting
ham Band called the people inside
where the large auditorium was
soon filled to capacity. The officers
of the County Council were on the
platform, with the speakers, and
President David Mcdowell presided.
The meeting was opened by prayer,
followed by selection by the band.
Mr. Mcdowell next introduced Mr..
A. d. Fairbain, of Washington, d.
c., who spoke with authority on
rural credits. He said frankly that
he did not know anything about the
farmers who live on the farms and
earn their living by the sweat OF
their brows. The farmers he knew.
live in Washington and Wall Street
and are continually reaping what
they do not SOW; and also those
gentlemen who made up the Farm
Bloc" who were all lawyers but one.
who was we'll digger. These men
are able to get lot of things over
on the farmers simply because the
farmers are not properly organized
to defend themselves. There are
Farm Organizations and some
splendid men at. the heads of them,
Mr. J. H. Kimble of Port Deposit is
one of them being heard, but they
need more support. Farmers have
the only absolutely necessary Public
Utility, he said, food for the ALI
mentary canal, and yet they cannot
get the credit necessary to carry on
their business. He touched on
many other points very forcefully
and the applause showed great ap-
probation.
Another selection was rendered by
the band, after which Miss Hodgson
was called on to report on the Camp
which had just been held for the
boys and girls of the Clubs in Har-
ford and Cecil Counties, at Perry
man, on the Bush River. This camp
being only the second of its kind In
these counties was considered sue
cessful.
The meeting then adjourned till
1880 and everyone enjoyed the ap-
petizing lunch prepared by the Cal
vert Woman's Club.
The first speaker of the afternoon
was Congressman w. D. Upshaw, or
Georgia, who delivered splendid
address. In spite of physical handl-
caps he has forged ahead, ever liv-
ing up to his motto: Let nothing
discourage you, never give up"
He made up his mind he was going
to get to Congress when he was only
a boy, and practiced oratory on the
old mule he used on his fathers
farm. He has evidently been think
ing and talking ever since, and the
audience, which was much too
large for the building, filed the
rooms to overfiowins and formed in
groups around the windows outside
anxious not to miss anything, and at
the close of his speech all joined
heartily in singing the last stanza
OF our NatlOnal Antnem.
The band again favored us and
then Mrs, Evalyn Harris, of Better
ton, entertained us by very clever
address on "Good Looks" Several
little selections which she sang with
piano accompaniment helped much
to bring out her points and were
much enjoyed.
| Mr.. Radebaugh was called on for
a few remarks and he introduced
one of our American All Stars Stock
juggling Team, Joe Glackin, who in
a very few words told why he likes
his own country better than Eng
land.
DR.. T. B. Symons, of Maryland
Agricultural College, was the last
| speaker Of the day, and he came
right down to business with some
concrte suggestions in regard to
tomatoes, wheat, Agricultural Cor
poration and crop insurance.
The selections rendered by the
band were much enjoyed as also
their mistake which, according to
Mr.. Upshaw, proves they are true
Americans as they could not produce
off-hand the tune of the Star Spangl-
ed Banner.
The hospitality of the good folks
of Calvert was much appreciated
and II they win promise clear day
so that the meeting can be held out
of doors and have plenty of room for
all we might be coaxed to come back
there again.
BERTHA BALDERSTON,
Sec. Of Council.