Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-01-02
The Annual COnvention.

The fifteenth annual convention of the
Maryland Agricultural Society-the Marv-
land Farm Bureau Federation will be b, ID
at the Lord Baltimore Hotel. Baltim, 70
January 7. s. 9. 1891.
| The programs for these meetings, in
which thousands of Maryland farmers are
intensely interested. has just been CON-
pleted by M. Melvin Stewart, Executive
Secretary of the State Farm Bureau and
is replete with interesting features, includ-
| ing addresses by men and women ofnational
prominence. James W. Davis, president Of
the Maryland Farm Bureau, will preside
| over the general convention sessions. The
musical features will be in charge of VIM.
r. Mcknight with Mrs. Evelyn Harris at
the piano.
The affiliated associations will hold their
sessions simultaneously with those Of the
parent organization. the first session of the
Maryland State Horticultural Society, how
ever, will be held on Tuesday morning.
January 6, one day in advance of the
opening of the general convention.
The opening session of the general con-
vention will be called to order on Wednes-
day afternoon at P. M. with E. Thomas
Massey. vice-president, in the chair. Then
will follow the annual address of President
James W. Davis and report of M. Melvin
Stewart. Secretary Treasurer. There will
be two addresses. one by Edward A. O'Neal.
president of the Alabama Farm Bureau
Federation and vice-president of the Ma
tional organization, and the other by DR..
Raymond A. Pearson, president of the
University of Maryland.
On Wednesday night, new and novel
feature of these annual conventions will
be presented in the form of a Style Show,
in cooperation with the Cotton Textile In
stitute, with dancing to follow.
The session of Thursday afternoon will
be presided over by Mr.. Walter 5. Spencer.
president of the Hartford County Farm Bu-
reau. and the speakers will include Mr.. C.
r. White, president of the New York Farm
Bureau Federation, who will relate "How
New York Solved the Tax Question for the
Farmer" and Mrs. Charles W. Sewell. Dr.
rector of Home and Community Depart
ment of the American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON. Mrs. Sewel will outline the
| womens part in cooperative marketing
and explain other activities in which Farm
Bureau women may be of valuable assist
ance to their organization At this session
medals will be presented the vocational
agricultural boys of the State.
The annual Farm Bureau banquet. always
the chief social and recreational feature of
of the annual convention, will be Thursday
evening in the banquet hall of the Lord
Baltimore Hotel and according to the pro-
gram for this event. most of which is being
kept secret. this is going to be great affair
with coolies of fun and frolic. tom" Parran.
of Southern Maryland fame. will be toast
master and the speakers will be Mrs. Chas.
W. Sewell and Douglas Malloch. of Chicago.
The final session will be held Friday
morning, January 8. and will be presided
over by E. P. Cohill. first president Of the
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation. The
speakers will be DR.. Thomas B. Symons.
Director of the University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service. who will bring greetings
from the Extension Service and report on
the State Drought Relief Committee Of
which he is secretary. The convention will
close with the report of the Resolutions
Committee and the election of officers for
| the ensuing year.
Following are the affiliated associations
which will hold their annual meetings dur
ing the week of the State convention: =
The Maryland horticultural Society. the
Maryland Crop Improvement Association.
Maryland State Beekeepers. State Vege-
table Growers. The Agricultural Corpora
| ton of Maryland. Tobacco Growers. Mary
land Stockmen, and the State Poultrymen.
| All these sessions will also be held in the
Lord Baltimore Hotel