Evening star., 1923-05-03
R|TCH|E ANNOUNCES
FARM COMMITTEE.
Statewide Movement Start
ed in Maryland to Ad-
vance Agriculture.
Special Dispatch to The star.

| Special Dispatch to Tn. star.
! BALTIMORE, Md, May 3.-To ad
vance agriculture and allied interests
| In Maryland, Gov. Ritchie yesterday
| named a statewide committee to draft
a definite program. as requested In
a resolution adopted by the confer
ence on agriculture called by the
governor at Annapolis last January.
1t wns announced that the first
meeting of the committee will be held
May 15. in the rooms of the state tax
commission. in Baltimore, at which
| time the governor will outline the
! committees purposes and ask for I'M
, mediate organization and beginning
of work on an agricultural program.
The members OF the committee are:
County Committeeman.
! Allegany--Albert O'Neill. president
Allegany Farmers Association Cum
berland.
Sd. secretary Anne Arundel County
Farm Bureau, Tracey's Landing.
Baltimore county-D. S. Pearce;
president Baltimore County Farmers
Federation, Sparks.
Calvert-T N. Gibson, president
Calvert Tobacco Growers Association.
Caroline-w. r. Dulin. president
Caroline Farmers Association. Pres
ton.
Caroline County Farm Bureau, Ffnks-
Cecil-D. b. Mcdowell. president
Cecil County Farmers Association
Sow; charie@w. G. Bishop, president
Charles County Farmers Association,
WELCOME.
Frederick-M. Frank Hotter. presi-
dent Frederick County Farm Bureau
| Middletown.
Harford-James w. Davis. presi-
| dent Hartford County Farm Bureau
| Rocks.
| Howard-Charles James. vice presi-
| dent Howard County Farm Bureau,
Ellicott City.
mona Grange. Oakland
| Kent-D. w. Ingersou, president
Kent County Farmers Association
| Chestertown.
Montgomery-J. W. Jones. presi-
dent Montgomery Farm Bureau o.
ney.
| Prince Georges. II. Blapdford.
master Pomona Grange and repre-
| sentative Of Prince Georges County
Council, Brandywine.
Queen Annes-Dr. J. r. Benton.
president Queen Annes County Fed
Grafton. Stevensville.
ST. Marys--S. $. Reeves. president
ST Marys County Agricultural So
ciety. Chaptico. and Joseph II. Mat
tion. Leonardtown.
I Somerset-C. c. Gelder. president
Somerset Agricultural Society. Prin-
Talbot-John A: Arringdale, tenn
porary president Talbot Farm Bureau
4 To-
Easton Farm Bureau district commit
tee. Easton.
Wicomico-w. C. Mitchell. presi-
dent Wicomico Farmers Association
Worcester-E. E. Mock. presiden,
Worcester Farmers Association
! Washington-J. Andrew Cohill
president Washington County Farm
Bureau. Hancock. and c. B. Wagner
Washington County Farm Bureau
Hagerstown.
| Town Committeemen.
i E. P. Cohill. president Maryland Ag.
Farm Bureau Federation. Hancock.
Edwin Warleld, Jr., vice president
Maryland Agricultural Society and the
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
Woodbine.
NJ. Melvin Stewart, secretary treas
urer Maryland Agricultural Society
and the Maryland Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, Gambrills.
B. John Black. master Maryland
State Grange, Rosslyn-
Il D. G. Harry, president Maryland
State Dairymen's Association, Pyles.
Vile.
4 r. Smith Snader. vice presiden,
Maryland State Dairymen's Assoaa-
ton New Windsor.
Orlando Harrison. president Prod
lyyce ExchanRe Berlin
Thomas Parran. president Marylans
Tobacco Growers Association, Prince
Frederick.
Horticultural Society, Whiteford.
DR.. S. A. Nichols, president Mary.
land Sheep Growers Association. Day
ton.
William Bigelow, president Mary.
land Crop Improvement Association
c. S. Bale, president Maryland Bee.
keepers Association, Sykesville.
Il Gen. Clinton L. Riggs. president
, Maryland State Poultry Association
s. M. Shoemaker, chairman stat,
board of agriculture. Eccleston.
Mrs. John F. Sippel. president stat,
Federation OF Women's Clubs, Balti
more.
committee NJ. and M. Association. Bal
timore.
II Mrs A G. Mckinney, president rura
, women's organization Of Frederick
county, Walkersville.
Miss Mary E. w. Risteau, presiden
; Jarrettsvlle Women's Club, Sharon.
Mrs. ]. Edgar Myers, secretary Count.
Federation Of Farm Women, West
minister.
Mrs Eva A. Small, president Caro-
line county Women's Federation, Den
ton.
, Mrs H Chappalear, secretary Count,
Federation of Rural Womens Clubs
Hughesville.
, Mrs H. C. Foster, president Rura
Women's Organization, Clearspring.
Mrs o. H. Medders, president Ken
County Federation Of Rural Women
Still Pond.
Mrs James H. Jones' president Mont
gomery Federation Of Women's Clubs
Rockville.
: DR.. A. F. Woods. president Universit.
of Maryland. College Park.
! DR.. H. ]. Patterson, director expert
rnent station Collage park