Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-05
TEXAS HORTICULTURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SESSION
OF THE STATE FAIR
At Eampasas on Thursday Award o
PremIums-Omcers Electad-Reso-
lutiuns-PIace OF Meeting,
Correspondence Of the Gazette.

NOLEcSp oIlttLGt OF lnc SdLeLIe.
LAMPAsAs TEX, July 3-The award Of
premiums ut the State horticultural fair
took place this morning, amounting TO over
$500
Dallas was elected as the next place of
meeting.
J. NJ. Howell was unanimously elected
president, Z. Crew of Hampstead first vice.
president, H. NJ. Stringfeilow Of Hitchcock,
Galveston county, second vice-president. d.
H. Watson, the present secretary, was re-
elected, and Heber Stone Of Breuham vas
reelected treasurer.
The time of the next annual meeting is
set for the Wednesday nearest the 30th Of
July, 1892
The meeting then adjourned to 2 p n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met at 3 o'clock A short session for
election of officers was held, following
which a report of committee on Columbian
exposition made report through it chair
man. Professor L. V. Munson of Denison.
a resolution was passed to place the soci-
tvs exhibit in the Texas state display at
Chicago.
a committee to provide for the collection
of horticultural exhibit was ordered, of
which Professor T. V. Munson was made
chairman. At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion the citizens took visiting members of
the society on three hours ride, visiting
many points of interest about the city.
AT the closing session commencing at
$50 p. N. very interesting and valuable
essay on The Culture and Care of
Flowers" was read by Mrs. Payne of Lam
pasas. The splendid show of plants on ex-
hibition III the hall of her growing empha-
sized the value of the information given in
her essay. Following this was an auction
Of the large collection of plants on ex-
hibition for the benefit of the society.
Miss Helen Kerr of Sherman, Tex,
was voted an honorable mention for the
very superior herbarium of plants pre-
pared and exhibited before the society.
Resolved, that the Texas horticultural
society gratefully Acknowledges its inde6t-
edness to Mr.. W. E. Mathews for the gen
erous assistance rendered our secretary
and our thanks are hereby rendered to him
Be it resolved by the Texas state horti-
cultural society that the thanks of this So
ciety be extended to the Southern Horticul-
turist and Farmer and Texas and Ranch
for their most liberal allotment of space in
the discussion of questions Of vital impor-
lance TO US, and for their able and continued
efforts made IN the interest OF horticulture,
and that we as a society indorse said pub
locations and recommend them to all per-
sons interested in the development of horti-
culture in Texas and be it further
Resolved that we hereby extend our thanks
TO all papers of Texas for the generous aid
given US in making known the time and
acts of kindness, and we especially thank
the Dallas News, Fort Worth GAZETTE and
Lampasas Dispatch for full reports of our
proceedings daily, and to the Fort Worth
GAZETTE for many favors bestowed, and
for furnishing US with copy of the paper
without solicitation and without price and
be it
Resolved by the Texas state horticultural
society that we hereby extend our heart
felt thanks 10 the citizens of Lampasas for
their open and free welcome to US, and for
their repeated and continued efforts to
make our meeting success, and our stay
among them pleasant and agreeable. and
we assure them that we carry home with US
the mos tender memories of their more
than generous hospitality.
Whereas, the great Texas State far and
Dallas exposition offers to US free space to
make our exhibit at the coming meeting,
from October Il TO November l, 1891: and,