Evening star., 1924-03-27
COOLIDGES INVITED
TO ARMY EXHIBITION
Baltimore o. E. c. Officers Urge
Attendance at Horse Show
and Field Meet.
BARNES SEES PRESIDENT
Legislation Affecting Business and
Industry Discussed.

President Coolidge has taken under
consideration an invitation extended
to him and Mrs. Coolidge to attend on
May "a. at the Timonium fair grounds,
just outside of Baltimore, a horse
show and military field contest to be
held for the benefit of the Children's s
Aid Society of Baltimore County. In
vitation was extended by Brig. Gen.
T. Edward Hambleton and Col. James
A. Hambleton of Baltimore county, of
the Officers Reserve Corps. who were
representing the committee in charge
of this event.
They were accompanied to the
White House and introduced to the
President by Senator Weller of Mary
land and former Senator Sutherland
of West Virginia. 1t was explained
to the President that one of the fea-
lures of the military contest would be
Sd Army Corps district and soldiers of
the Maryland National Guard.
Julius Barnes Caller.
julius Barnes, president of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
was closeted with the President for
more than half an hour today, during
which time he discussed the admins
trations legislative program, espe-
cially as il refers to relief for agri-
culture. Mr.. Barnes said afterward
he endeavored to explain to the Presi-
dent just what sort of a program the
business interests of the country fa-
vor for the extension of agricultural
relief.
Others who saw the President today
were Representative Will Taylor, re-
publican, of Tennessee, who gave the
President an account of the conyen-
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state on Tuesday, which elected two
instructed delegates for Coolidge to
the Cleveland convention; Judge Alex
ander Brown of Cleveland, Ohio. and
Lewis +. Pitcher, past commander OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, who
presented a handsomely bound edl-
tion of the celebration of the 1ooth
anniversary of the birth of Gen. u.
S. Grant. He was accompanied by
Col. Albert Z. Sholes, commander of
the Grand Army post of New York;
Maj. Gen. John l.. Glenn, United states
Army, retired: Washington Gardner.
commissioner of pensions; Col. John
McElroy. past commander of the De-
Isabel w. Ball. representing the Wom-
ans Relief Corps of the G- A X.
business and Industry Outline.
Mr.. Barnes said he outlined to the
President the interest of business and
industry in the Improvement OF the
position of agriculture and that he
set forth a number of steps which
business is ready to support look
ing to such an improvement.
The President, Mr.. Barnes found
is intensely interested in the farm
situation. Steps which he already
has taken with view to bettering
the conditions of the farmer were
praised by Mr.. Barnes, who expire SSed
the hope that measures contemplated
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beneficial, such as an extension of
the service of the Department of
Agriculture and a Federal Reserve
Board study designed to suggest
practicable methods of StabiliZin G
Mr.. Barnes told the President that
accumulated idle capital had served
to interfere with the development
that has been sought.
The President has taken under ad-
visement an invitation from the
trustees of Princeton University to
visit Princeton October 4 next to
revefve the Ii. d degree and later
in the day to witness the foot ball
game betw cen Princeton and Amherst
The invitation was extended for the
trustees by Representative Brown of
New Jersey.
A special committee representing g
the American Sentinels, an organiza-
ton engaged in promoting Amer
icantsm among the youth of the
nation and in teaching better citi-
zenship, today invited the President
to a celebration to be held under it's
auspices in Chicago June s. On this
occasion certificates will be presented
to 1000 boys and girls who have
passed examinations on Americanism
and citizenship. In the committee
were Joseph B. Straus of Chicago.
president of the Sentinels; DR.
George T. Harding, father of the late
President, and Rear Admiral William
Moffett, L. S. N, director of activities.