, 1891-09-02

citation and thei" invited guests repaired
to the Est. Mt. Pleasant, near by, where at
t o'clock all sat down to a substantial lunch,
which after so much open air exercise was
very welcome, and to which consequently
full jaStice was done. Indeed the lunch Ill
itself would have been attractive under any
circumstances, being we'll prepared and
served in good taste, in a large hall, which
had been tastefully decorated with palm
leaves for the OCCASION. Two long tables
ran down The hall joined by a cross table at
the upper end. at which His Excellency the
Governor, the President of the Association
and some Of the more distinguished guests
had their seats.
Towards the conclusion of the repaSt the
President Of the Association, Major w. f.
Moore, rose and proposed the first toast,
''Their Majesties the King and Queen and
the Royal Family" which was duly honour
Ell.
The President next proposed the health of
His ExCellency the Governor, who had al
ways shown great interest III the affairs of
the Society, had never failed to be present
on important occasions, and had again
shewn his interest in the Association by his
presence to-day. The toast was enthusiasts
t%ically received.
His EcceIency the Governor on rising to
return llldIlkS. SdiU lt NOulNI llSL IOICl ~
the toast in honour of Their MaieSties. When
he last had the honour of seeing His
Majesty the King, before leaving Denmark
for the West Indies, His Majesty had re-
Quested him to convey to the loyal inhabl-
tants of the West Indian colonies his cor
dial greeting, and as this was a good oppor-
tunity for delivering His MaleSty'S gracious
message, he now did so. (Three cheers
were then given for Their MajestieS the
King and Queen and the Royal Family.
His EXceIlrncy, continuing, SAID that he
would thank the President for the KIND
terms in which he had proposed his health,
and the member for the cOrdlalIty With
which the proposal had been received. He
had always taken a great interest III this
association, because he considered that the
work of the association and the prosperity
Of the island were intimately connected.
He perceived that the association had a
great work before it. In our nelghbourh0od
we had many competitors IN the growth oil
sugar, some of whom were making many and
great improvements. Barbados, especially,
as was well known, had made great strides
in the last few years by the extensive use
of artificial manureS. He was afraid that
if ST. Croix was to be kept up as a sugar
growing island we should be compelled to
follow this example. He said "aflaId" be
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cause lie ttal ed it would be very expensive
Notwithstanding the expensive character OF
the system, it appeared likely that we should
be compelled to adopt it. In this and like
directions the association had very great in
auence, and he would therefore propose
"proSperity to the Agricultural Association
with which he would couple 'the future OF
Santa Cruz"
The toast having been duly honoured,
Mr.. John HeriH proposed the health OF His
Honour Judge Petersen, who had always
shown a lively interest in all matters gong
on within his jurisdiction. He was sure the
members would join him in thanking His
Honour for his attendance to-day, and he
thought that some other official gentlemen
to whom invitations had been sent might
we'll also have peen present.
Judge Petersen having acknowledged the
toast, the President said he would mention
that the gentlemen who had been invited
and had not attended, had written to him
expressing their regret that they were not
able to be present. He would now ask the
members to join him in drinking the health
of the Committee who had had charge OF the
arrangements for the match, and he would
couple the toast with the name OF Mr..
Julius Arendrup, the Chairman of the Com
mittee, who had been ind fatigable III his
efforts to carry the matter through with
success. He thought all would agree with
him that the Committee had done their work