The record-union., 1895-01-16

Illinois.
Az The close of the session the party
VIII vlsit all points of interest in South
erh california and return home via the
southern route.
The other mem bers of the Pathological
society are arriving in scattered parties,
anu some OF them will be unable to be
mere until after the first days session.
- A letter has been received from Geo. C.
brackett, Secretary OF the society, stating
IL would be impossible for him to arrive
| before this morning.
| President Berck mans. with party of
1rult-groWers from the South and East,
| were detained in San Francisco, and did
not arrive until last night. The party in
cludes L. j. Berckmans and wife, George
II. Lombard and wife, Miss Eta Lom-
bard and George 5. Lom bard of Augusta,
Ga; Mrs. Rowey, Syracuse. n. "; q. IL.
Miller, Romie, Ga; Benjamin Il. Ware,
Clifton, Mass. |. II. Alexander and wife,
Augusta, Ca, and Mrs. Jerrigan and two
children, Shanghai, China.
AT meeting OF tile Ladies' Reception
Committee the following subcommittee
were appointed by the Chairman, Mrs.
Mayor Steinman:
For Wednesday Evening at the Capitol
Mrs. Huntoon, Mrs. Flint Mrs. Ediu-
ger, Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Johnson, Miss
Belle Johnson, Miss Hawk, Mrs. Lyon,
Mrs. Phillips, Miss Root and the Presi-
dent.
Folsom Excursion Committee This
VIII consist Of all the members of the
General Committee; also, for Thursday
| evening.
FRIDAY Evening at the Art Gallery Re-
ceptIon-On this occasion all mem bers Of
| the committee are expected to be pres
ent. The ladies selected to have charge
OF the distribution OF bovtonnaires are:
,irh ntr II
bron, Stautfer, Wagner and Mrs. Casselli.
Committee to Solicit Oranges on
Branches-Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Edinger, Mrs.
Johnson and Miss Smith.
Committee to be at the Pavilion this
morning at 10 o'clocb-Mrs. Johnson,
Mrs. Edinger, Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Lyon
and Mrs. Steinman.
FEATURES OF THE WEEK.
Executive Officer, J. 0. Coleman, has
prepared the following bulletin Tor the
general information OF all persons inter-
ested:
Headquarters s-At the Golden Eagle
II otel parlors.
Place Of meeting-Pavilion, northeast
corner Sixth and NJ streets.
opening session-l0 A. NJ. Wednesday,
! January 10th.
Committee on Accommodations and IN
| formatlon-6l2 h street.
| Excursion to Folsom water-power
plant and State Prison, passing through
orchards, vineyards, ETC.; complimentary
TO delegates and their friends-Thursday,
January 18th. Tickets to be supplied by
the committee of Arrangements.
Informal reception by citizens of Sacra-
mento at the Crocker Art Gallery-Fri-
day evening, January 18th, from 1880 to
IL o'clock.
RECEPTION THIS EVENING.
Governor Budd and the State officials
! have rendered an informal reception to
the visitors for this evening at the State
Capitol. 1t is expected that some action
| Will also be taken by the Legislature to-
day in the same direction. The interior
| OF the building has been greatly improved
the past year, and there are thousands of
our own citizens who have not since been
inside the building, who might embrace
this opportunity to do so.
The building will be lighted through
out Dy electricity, and will be seen to its
! best advantage.
PoMoLoGICAL CONVENTION NOTES.
Charles Freeman Johnson of San Fran
cisco, who will act as the official reporter
OF the meeting. has Just returned from
the East. having been the official re-
porter OF the Transmississippi Congress.
| lie has also acted in the same capacity in
number of national bodies.
The Committee on Programme and
Transportation of the State Horticultural
| Society is composed of the following
gentlemen: B. \. Rowley, Editor Of
the California Fruit GT01Uer; Alfred
Holman, editor of the RlIraLPreSS, and
| Professor Emory +. Smith of the Uni
| Yersity staff.
Each member Of the society will be pre-
sented as souvenir of their visit to Sacra-
| mento with handsome badge prepared
! by the local committee. The badge is of
| sky blue silk with a metal hanger and S
| trimmed with gold bullion fringe; on its
face 1t bears an orange and a bunch of
grapes, with the words American
! Pomologlcal Society, Sacramento, Cal,
January 16, 1885,"
| Charles +. johnson has been appointed
official stenographer for the session.
George f. Rich has an exhibit of seed
ling lemons which will average one
pound in weight each
Professor Emory 4, Smith of the De-
partment OF Horticulture, Leland Stan
| ford University, is assisting in placing
the display of fruits at the Pavilion.
The Committee on Arrangements have
erected stoves for the heating of the Pa
vilion, thoughtful proceeding on their
! part.
Mrs. Sol Runyon of CORTLAND has for
warded to the Decorative Committee a.
large pox OF cut flowers to be used in
decorating the Pavilion.
Miss Belle Johnston, daughter of Sena-
tor Johnston OF Courtland, contributed a
! buggy-load of beautiful roses. smilax,
camellias, lorastenas and violets. picked
! from her garden, to be used in the
| decoration of the rostrun.
The Ladies' Reception Committee is
! composed of Mesdames b. L. Steinman.
! II. 5. Walton, Ed K. Hamilton. q, C..
| McMlullen, 4. Shields, L. A. Edinger, X.
d. Stephens, w. d. Lawton, John Miller,
L. B. Sager, NJ. A. Radcliffe.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES,
The officers and committees of the So
ciety are as follows:
! President, 7. J. Berckmans of Augusta.
| Ga; Secretary, George G. Brackett of
Lawrence, Kan; Treasurer, Il. G., Smith
OF Cambridge, Mass. The First Vice
| Presdentis is Z. l.. Watrous Of Des Moines.
| la. The other officers are as follows:
! Executive Committee-Preside and
Vice Presidents ex otticio; Samuel X.
Parsons of Flushing, n. Y; &. w. Gar
field of Grand Rapids. Mich; DIR. III. n.
! Cary of La Grange, Ga; David Baird of
| Manalapan, \. j.: William C. Barry of
Rochester, \. Y.
Finance ommittee-Edward b. Wilder
of Dorchester, Mass; ii. III. Hunneyyell of
| Boston; Robert Manning of Salem. Mass
General Fruit mmittee-AIabama.
George |. Motz of Huntsville; Arizona,
! William a. Hancock of Phoenix; Arkan-
sas, A. Il. Menke of Fayetteville; Califor-
nia +. a. Kimball of National City: Col
orado, d. s. Grimes, of Denver; Connec-
ticut, L. 5. Gold of West Cornwall: South
! Dakota, Il. De Bell of Sioux Falls; Della
ware, A. w, Staymaker of Camden; Dis
| trict of Columbia, John Saul of Washing
ton; Florida, George l.. Taber OF Glen
ST. Mary: Georgia, Samuel ii. Rump of
| Marshallyille; Idaho, K. Schliecher of
| Lewiston; Illinois, a. G. Hammond OF