The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18

OF Omcers for nIae En-
S1AnG Wear.
Emporia has gained a good renu.
lation throughout the state for her
generous hospitality In entertaining
State conventions. These enter
heretofore have been of
religious and benevolent nature.
Our houses were first filed with
five hundred Methodist preachers
and lAymen. Then came those "a.
cret chaps, the Odd Fellowa, and
the promoters of temperance, the
Good Templars. Next the State
Sabbath School workers. This sea-
son we had frat, the Presbyterian
Synod, and last but not least, we
now have the fruit growers. We
have, this week, had the honor of
entertaining our Kansas Fruit
and Flower growers. We know
about the different varieties |
OF apples, what refiners "pos-
les" are about our homes,
how 1t won't pay to raise pears for |
market, how to keep rabbits from
gnawing the fruit trees, and all kind
red topics. st...
We have had among US, for sew
eral days, the leading spirits of the
Horticultural interests of Kansas
the devoted and enthusiastic, and
unpaid Tin dollars and cents) friends
OF fruit growing, through whose
efforts Kansas las gained a national
reputation for the premiums she
has taken on her fruits at
prominent Eastern Fairs. To
Howsley, Stayman, WellhOuse,
Kelsey, Bracket and others
whose names do not now occur to
us the people of this state owe q
debt of gratitude which will only
be repaid in the good that shall
follow their efforts after they are
gone.
THE EIGHTH
annual meeting of the Kansas State
Horticultural Society convened at
Bancroft hall, in this city, on Tues
day, the 18th, and was called to or
der by DIR. VIM. NJ. Hausley, of
Leavenworth, president of the So
ciety, at 10 o'clock a. IN. Prayer
was offered by Rev. C. +. Lewis, of
Emporia. .....
Col j. Jay Buck welcomed the
members of the society in an elO-
quent speech, to the Inequalities of
the city.
DIR. IIowsley responded, tender
Ing the thanks of the members TO
the citizens of Emporia for their
generous hospitality. lie wanted
no better evidence of the interest
taken in Horticulture here than the
fine display of fruits before him, and
the excellent taste displayed in dec
Grating the hall.
THE HALL
was arrayed in living green. About
the stand were evergreens that
reached the ceiling, and flowers and
beautiful shrubs decorated the plat
form and front tables. The COM
mittee, who had this duty in charge,
performed their part well. Across
the hall in front of the platform
were arranged two tiers of tables
which were loaded with fruits,
mostly apples. Most of these, we
understand, were from Leaven-
worth and Lyon counties. There
were quite a number of varieties
from Ohio and Illinois. We have
not often seen q finer fruit display
at this season. 1t was both cheer
ing and encouraging to our fruit
growers.
PRESENT.
There were present, FROM abroad,
C.. w. Murtfeldt, q prominent HOr-
ticulturist of Missouri, formerly
one of the editors of the Rural
World, and now representing the
st. Louis Democrat; Prof. Z. V.
Riley, State entomOlOgist, of Mis-
souri,, and Samuel Miller, of Bluff
ton, Mo.
The leading Horticulturists of our
own State, and the ones who have
made this society what it is, were
present, as follows: DIR. VIM. M.
Howsley, of LeavenwOrth, presi-
dent DIR. j. Stayman, Fred Wei
house, of Leavenworth; Prot f.
Gale, Hortieulturist at the State Ag-
ricultural college at Manhattan; G.
G. Bracket, of Douglas county, Sec
rotary; Prof. S. T. Kelsey, Forester
of the. A, Il. IL s. +. railroad
Judge b. l.. Kingsbury, of Burling-
ton; II. f. Van Dernan, OF Geneva,
Alien Co. (: Z. A.. Taylor, secretary
of the N. w. horticultural society,
Beloit, Kan; d. b. Skeels, presi-
dent of the Southeastern Horticult-
ural society, Galesburg; Robert
Niniken, president of the Lyon
countysociety, Emporia- RE r-H
OTHERS.
A. Shinn, TT. Scott; l.. NJ. Hill,
Morris county; NJ. Hoagland, q,
w. Carpenter, Hutchinson
Mrs. Skeels, NeosbO county
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. NJ. Moore,
Neosho Falls; Senator j. Winter
Leavenworth; Hon. Ed win Tucker,
Eureka; w. w. Upton, BurlIng-
ton; C. G.. WIckersham, Parsons
Col. James Blood, Lawrence; w.
ID. Jones, Usage county; +. Nc
Cough, Neosho county.
From EmpOria and Lyon county
the following members were pres
cut: Judge J. ii. Watson, f. T.
bancroft, NJ. ". Phillips, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Jay Buck, Mrs. A. F. VIII
son, Mrs. Il. NJ. Ruggles, Jacob
Stotler, w. b. and Jennie Ross, OIL
liver Phillips, IL. ii. Gray, Mrs. @.
Phillips, j. NJ. Miller, A. G.. Will
hite, j. II. Phenis, j. B. Moon, Mr..
and Mrs. N. LockermaB, Jas. IIirst,
Hon. j. w. 10y, j. V. Randolph, j.
A. Newlin, VIM. IIollingswOrth, A.
ID. Chambers, Jas. ii. Dole, David
Van Gandy.y Many visitors attend
ed the sessions from the city and
difIerent portions of the county.
At the evening session Robert
MilIikcn, of this city, read an essay