The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-04-11
THE FRUIT GROWERS.
A Most Entertaining Program Fur
sished Last Evening.
Address OF Welcome and Response--A
Refined Paper by Mrs. Brooks
and a Practical One by
Mr. DOsch.

The court house was filed last evening
by citizens to greet the thirty-fifth quar-
terly session of the Oregon State Horti-
cultural Society at The palles.
The session was opened by brilliant
orchestral selection by The Dalles string
band. This company of musicians plays
superbly, and will rank high among the
orchestras of the West. Our Portland
visitors expressed themselves as de-
lighted with the several selections given
last evening, and as surprised as de-
lighted.
DIR. Cardwell of Portland, president of
the society and Hon. John Michel of
The Dalles were escorted to the rostrum
by Mr.. E. @. Sanders, introducing Mr..
Michel, who gave the address of well
come in place of Mayor Kreft, who was
unavoidably absent. The address was
kind welcome from the city, and an ap-
preciative expression of the good work
done by the horticultural society
throughout the state. The address was
also replete with mention of our soil,
climate, and productiveness, and par
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characteristics.
In answer, DIR. Cardwell said he felt
highly complimented by the expression
of welcome and good wishes and the
presence of SO many citizens at the meet
ing. He said the fact that we had
generous soil was sufficiently advertised
at the great worlds fair, and the sue
ceases of Oregon so gained Were due in
great part to the efforts of our own
townsman, Mr.. Emile Schanno, who de-
served honorable mention for indefati-
guable and painstaking work. Our
fruits were the wonder and admiration
of all beholders. and Oregon took eighteen
prizes and medals. In the rivalry of the
states as to which could produce the
largest perfect apple, Oregon captured
the honor. He closed with sincere
thanks for all said and done to make the
meeting success.
Mrs. A. P. Brooks read an essay, hay-
ing for its subject, ''Make the best of
your surroundings. She used as text
the Latin phrase ''Non cuivis hon.ini con-
tingit Gdire Corinthuns," supplemented by
Dunn UiUGmus Uavamus," or reduced to
English s'It is not the fortune of everv-
one to go to Corinth,'' and "While we
live let us live-'' In support of her text
the lady argued that if we make the
most of ourselves, our own home is ele-
waited, and in that way our neighbors.
until like the morsel of leaven the
whole is leavened. She spoke of the.
tendency of our home people to send
away for things which should be pur-
chased at home, and to slight home
manufacturers in favor of foreign
made wares. In like manner by
sending children away for an ed
ucation our home institutions lam
guish. Leaving this practical sub
ject she spoke of the ministry of the
beautiful, which did not need to be the
work of one of the worlds masters, but
that the humblest flower, penciled with
Gods own hand, conveyed lesson, and
Solomon in ali his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.'' OF the in
huence of flowers to nenoble mankind
and to make human nature gentler and
sweeter, the lady gave ample demonstra-