The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-07

L IL u ND DAl mAJJelN LINZ,
Ihe would have something to remember
which would ever provo agreeable.
The Convention was then called to order
hy the President, and the vice-presfdents
and others were invited to seats upon the
platform preparatory to business. 80
The first business in order was the ap-
! pointment of committees for the dispatch
of business; which committees were an
nounced rs follows : F..
On Credentidls.-Wm. Saunders, oil the
/ District of Columbia; John G. HOvey, OF
assachusetts; Henry Elcwanger, OF New
York; John Morton, Of Virginia. .,r
On Business.-Parker Earle, Of Illinois
p. 7. Quinn, of New Jersey; r. Buist, OF
Pennsylvania Hon. w. Schley, of Gcor-
gia DR.. VIM. Howsley, of Kansas.
On Nominations Of 0ficers.-J. M. Allan,
of Virginia; W. G. Barry, Of New York;
John Saul, of the District of Columbia; !;
Hon. Joel Parker, of Massachusetts, !;
Joshua Lindsey, of North Carolina; John
nos; Thos. Meehan, of Pennsylvania; y.
S. Downward, of Kentucky; VIM. Parry,
of New Jersey DIR. Wylic, of South Caro-
lima NVm. Heavier, of Tennessee; L. >.
Berckmans, OF Georgia; Edwin Hoyt, OF
Connecticut Mark Miller, of Iowa 4.
w. Fromas. of Nebraska; DR.. j. 5. Cur
tiss, Of California; Col. Hardce, OF tlorl.
da ; silas Moore, of Rhode Island; Colonel
Langdon, of Alabama.
On fruits Erhibited-J. E. M. Gillery,
of Massachusetts; Is. X. Bliss, Of New
York; DR.. Jas. J.. Johnson, Of Firgnia.
! Permanent Committee on NdiDe Fru1tS.-
, 7. J. Beckmans, Georgia; Chas. Downing,
New York; Ro. Manning, Massachusetts !;
Thos. Meehan, Pennsylvania w. {. Flagg,
Illinois; L. 7. Quinn, New Jersey John
NJ. Allan, Virginia.
MEMBERSHIP FEES.
During the absence OF the Business Com
mittee q resolution was presented liking the
membership fec for active members ut 81
bicnnmlly. and $40 for life members. This
resolution elected quite Il lengthy discus
sion, which was engaged in hy representa-
tivcS from many States; and after the de-
feat of several proposed amendments, the
biennial fee was fixed at 81, and after this
session ut so for life membership.
| TIE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
! The committee to prepare business for
the meeting having returned, presented the
| followin. aS the order which was adopted
| by the Society:
! Hours of Nccttng.-Wedncsday, 0 4. NJ.
and y. NJ; Thursday, 10 a. NJ. and 3 Z.
D. III, Illliy, - ~. III. uliu % w
Rules for SpcakinJ-FtUc NlnuteS-And
no person to speak more than twice on the
same subject without leave.
ESsdys.-Al essays to be referred to COM
mittees, but not read before the Convention.
"Wednesday.
At 3 Z. NJ, address of the president, at
the close of which election of officers. Then
reading of the trcaSurer's report.
Thursday.
10 NJ, discussion in regard to placc of
holding next meeting and in regard to the
form of q permanent catalogue.
Discussion on apples suited to general
cultivation in the southern States. The d-Sl
cusson to he opened by southern members,
and they requested TO speak only of varie-
ties we'll known and tested. Apples to be
followed by pears, peaches, plulns, grapes,
apricots, nectarines, Nc, dc.
3 p. M-Reports of committees.
Introduction Of subjects by members re-
which to be transferred to committees for
report; after which discussion continued.
Friday.
8 4. M.-Repors Of committees.
! Resolutions.
Incidental remarks and suggestions.
Discussion on fruits continued.
=. M-Rcsolutions.
| Discussions continued.
Adjournment.
A WELCOME TO THE SOCIETY.
A communication was received from W.
b. Isaacs, Esq, chairman Of the Reception
Committee, prOllcring an address OF well
come from the Mayor, to he delivered in
the bail of the House Of Delegates aC II y
o'clock Z. NJ.
On behalf of the City Council and the
Committee of Reception Mr.. ISaacs also
extended to the society an invitation TO
participate i'll an excursion down james
river on the steamer paI>adc this afternoon
. ut AZ o'clock. The invitations were unan-
imou>ly accepted.
After some dcSultory discussion, at II
o'clock the society adjourned to meet again
at II, and then proceed in body to the
Capitol to be welcomed by The Mayor.
Formal Welcome 10 Our Visitors.
After the adjournment of the society the
members in the hall to the number of one
hundred or more formed in procession
! and marched in couples, arm III arm, TO
the hall of the House of Delegates, in the
: Capitol, where many persons had already
assembled to witness the fOrmll welcome
of our guests to Richmond. All being seat
ed, Mr.. John NJ. Allan, Of the Virginia
horticultural and Pomolo@ical Society, in
Il few words Introduced the Hon. Marshall
I. Wilder, President of the American Pu-
mological society, TO the lion. A. Nj. Kei-
ley, Mayor of Richmond. We give Mr..
keiey's most felicitous addr ess OF welcome
in full. 1t is as follows
| ADDRESS OF MAYOR KELLEY.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: 1t is a
pleasant service to he charged with extend
ing you. as l am happy TO do, Il very cor
dial welcome to our city on behalf Of the
authorities and people Of Richmond, and /
embrace the occasion also to congratulate
my fclloW.citjZens on the presence among
them of so large and intelligent body
of gent lemen from all parts of our common
country, engaged in duty so benetcent
that their deliberations will provoke hos
tile criticism in no quarter.
The union of science with labor is among
the most characteristic peculiartieS OF our
are. The time was when philosophy
marched along the highways of the earth
wrapped in Iordly pride which disdaiued
all association with labor, and il it deigned
Ito cast look across the hedge that divided
it from the field and the garden, it was to
vent its scorn on the dusty hand and less
intelligent brain there engaged. From this
two great evils resulted. First: agriculture
and every other form of fruitful labor lost
the important aid of philosophy, and, see
ondly, philosophy itself lost the powerful
stimulus which profit lends to every deyel-
opInent of human effort.
Almost within our memories all this has
been changed; the white hand has claspcq
the brown, the teeming brain has grasped
the plow, the pruning hook, and the sickle,
and those great agencies for the bettermenC
of our race whom God hath Joined are no
longer by man to be sundered. And with
what splendid results on every hand
Surely if he may be cl lined to be bcne-
factor of his race who makes two blades OF