The record-union., 1895-01-09
THE COMING FRUIT CONVENTION.
Officers and Committees of the Pomo.
logical Association.
A National Organization of Great I'M
portance-Ladies' Floral Commits
tee Preparing for Its Reception.


at the meeting of the Floral Committee
yesterday, at Pioneer Hall, for the pur-
pose of laying out the work of decorating
the Pavilion Hall at Sixth and M streets
for tie reception of the delegates to the
American Pathological Convention,
which is to meet in this city on the 10th
instant.
Mrs. F. A. Edinger was elected Chair
man, and Miss Clara Root Secretary.
Plans for decorating the meeting and
exhibition hall were submitted by J. O.
Coleman, Executive officer of the Citi-
zens' Committee. and they were unani-
mously approved.
After general discussion of matters
relating to the work of the committee,
the following sub-committee were ap-
pointed:
For Securing Potted Plants-Mrs. E.
j. Johnston and Daniel Flint.
Reception at the Art Gallery on Fri
day evening. the 1Sth-Mesdame E. J..
j Johnston, Daniel Flint, William Lyons,
a. Caselll, l.. ToZer, j. Olson, II. Vein
stock, A. l.. Huntoon. Misses Maine D..
Smith, Stautfer, Hebron, Dixon, NJ. B.
johnson. B. Waggoner, krebs and Root.
The Secretary was requested to COM
Sherwood Nursery and request him TO
make an exhibition of plants and flowers.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing to the Executive Committee that re-
freshments be served at the Art Gallery
on Friday evening, the ladies agreeing to
assist IN serving the same.
The committee then adjourned till the
call Of the Chair.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
hn nnr fD Il I. 4
week will be an important event for Cali
tornla. 1t will be the biennial meeting of
society which has grown from a small
beginning to a position where its field of
work extends to every State and Terri
tory in the Union. The objects of the
society are to encourage and extend fruit
culture and to promote the science of po-
mology as we'll as popular education.
1he society has not neglected to give
special attention to commercial fruit
growing. Since California fruits have
become so important a factor the society
has given this branch of its work most
careful consideration. The importance of
raising the standard of market fruits will
be one OF the principal topics discussed at
the meeting. The officers and commits
tees OF the society are as follows:
President, 7. j. Berckmans of Augusta.
Ga; Secretary, George c. Bracket of
Lawrence, KAN; Treasurer, b. G., Smith
OF Cambridge, Mass. The First Vice.
Presidents {. L. Watrous Of Des Moines.
la. The other officers are as follows:
Executive ommittee-President and
Nice-Presidents ex otficio; Samuel b,
Parsons of Flushing, n. Y; G. w. Car
field OF Grand Rapids, Mich; De. II. II.
Cary OF La Grange, Ga; David Baird OF
Manalapan, \. j.; William c. Barry of
Rachester, n. y.
Finance Com mmittee-Edward B. Wilder
OF Dorchester, Mass; II. Ii. Hunnewell of
Boston; Robert Manning of Salem, Mass.
General Fruit Committee-Alabama
George l. MotZ of Huntsville; Arizona
William A. Hancock of Phoenix; Arkan-
sas, a. Il. Menke of Fayetteville; Califor-
MIA, +. A. Kim ball of National City: COL
orado, ID. 5. Grimes, of Denver; Connec-
ticut, L. ). Gold of West Cornwall; South
Dakota, E. De Bell OF Sioux Falls; Della
ware, A. w, Staynaker OF Camden: Dis
trIct OF Columbia, John Saul of Washing
ton; Florida, George l.. Taber of Glen
81. Mary: Georgia, Samuel ii. Rump Of
Marshailvllle; Idaho, X. Schliecher of
Lewiston; Illinois, a. c. Hammond OF
Warsaw; Indiana, w. II. Ragan of Green
castle; Iowa, Z. g. Patten of Charles
City; Kansas, Abner Allen of Wabaun-
see; Kentucky, James Younglove of
Bowling Green; Louisiana, L. NJ. Hud-
son of New Orleans; Maine, w. NJ.
Munson of Orono; Maryland, E. Lew
Rogers, of Baltimore; Massachusetts
j. w. Manning of Reading; Michigan,
l.. r. Taft of Agricultural College: Min
nesota, S. ID. Hillman of Minneapolis:
Mississippi, S. NJ. Tracy of Agricultural
College; Missouri, Raphael Bush of Bush
berg; Nebraska, II. W. Furnas OF Brown
vile; Nevada, W. S. Devol OF Reno: New
Brunswick, d. P. Wetmore OF Clifton;
North Carolina. (. w. Massey of Raleigh:
Nova Scotia, Charles E. Brown of Var
mouth; Ohio, w. W. Farnsworth of
Wateryille; Ontario, Alex Med. Allan Of
Goodrich; Oregon, L. K. Lake of Cor
Wallis; Pennsylvania, H. NJ. Engle of
Rhode Island, Joseph II. Bourne Of
Providence; South Carolina, J. s. New
man of Fort Hill; Tennessee, John VIE
land of Knoxville; Texas, w. w. SteIl of
Paris; Vermont, G. w. Minot of Bur-
lington; Virginia. W. B. Atwood of
BIacksburg; Washington, Theodore Smith
OF Colfax; Wisconsin, Prof. Z. S. Coil of
Madison; Wyoming, John w. Hoyt of
Laramie.
Committee on Native Fruits-Chair-
man, DR.. f. NJ. Hexamer, 81 LAFAYETTE
Place. New York; Charles A. Green of
Clifton, n. Y; John r. Lovett of Little
Silver, \. j.; DIR. L. H. Hoskins of New
port, VT; j. S. Harris of La Crescent,
Minn.; Henry L. Lyman of CharIottes-
Texas; Emery e. Smith of San Francisco.
j. 5. Newman Of Fort Hill, S. c.; Lynus
Wolverton OF Grimsby, Ont; II. Z. Van
Deman of Washington, d. C..
Committee on Foreign Fruits-Will-
lam c. Barry OF Rochester, \. Y J. +,
Taylor OF Douglas, Mich; Professor
Thomas L. Brunk OF College Park, Md;
J. II. Hale Of South Glastonbury, Conn.
j. Van Lindley of Pomona, n. C.
Committee on Semi-Tropical Fruits
a. II. Manville of Denver, Fla: Rev.
Lyman Phelps of SANFORD, Fla; James
A. Harris of Citra, Fla; F. A. Kimball of
National City, Cal; Alexander Campbell
OF riverside, CAL; G. L. Maude of River
side, CAL; w. l.. Hart of Hawks Park.
Fla; II. s. Williams of Rockledge, Fla.
d. b. Weir of Petaluma,l CAL: Milton
Thomas of Los Angeles, Cal.
Committee on Judging Citrus Fruits
A. II. Manville OF Denver, Fla; j. e.
Cutter of Riverside, CAL; L. H. Hubbard
of Federal Point, Fla; f. E. kimbal of
National City, Cal.
Committee on Nomenclature and Re-
jected Fruits-G. b. Bracket of Dem
mark, Ia: William Saunders of Washing
ton, ID. c.; W. II. Ragan of Greencastle.
Ind; l.. A. Goodman of Westport. Mo:
ID. w. Beadle of st. GATHERINGS, Ont; f.
W. Massey OF Raleigh, n. c.: w. S. Hart
of Hawks Park, Fla.
Committee on Revision of Catalogue
T. I. Lyon of South Haven, Mich; L. H.
Bailey, Jr., of Ithaca. n. Y; c. l.. Wat
rous of Des Moines, Ia; Henry /. Iv-
man of Charlottesville, Va; Louis Bercix-
mans of Augusta, Ga.
The total amount of danoo;+s i, A.