The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-05
ELECTED OFFICERS,
The Horticultural Society Entertained
at the McGregor Residence
A Good Meeting.


A Good Meeting.
The last meeting of the Stark County
Horticultural Society for 1898 was in
care Of A. McGregor, at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGregor, on We'd
nesday, December 21st.
The weather was somewhat against a
large attendance but many members
availed themselves of the opportunity
to visit the home of our Oldest member,
and to enjoy the social as we'll as the
business pleasures of the day
Mrs. McGregor, with her excellent
assistants had tables all arranged and by
noon they were overloaded with substan-
tial edibles, and an hour or more was
spent by members and friends in vain
endeavor to eat everything before them.
Before dinner was entirely over, presi-
dent Hayhurst called to order and had
the order ofbusiness directly under way.
Minutes of November meeting read
and approved. The Secretary read a
communication from w. w. Farnsworth,
Secretary of the Ohio State Horticultural
Society, in which was enclosed receipt
for one dollar, making the Stark County
Society member Of the State Society
also conveying kind regards of State
Secretary for officers and members Of
our society.
Mr.. II. II. Aultfalter addressed the
meeting at some length on the subject of
more thorough organization of the
county. He urged the importance of
bond ofuuion between the State Society
and County Societies in the several
counties, and between the County Society
and branch societies, which should be
organized in every township.
He suggested fruit and flower shows
in their seasons, as means of raising
revenue.
He would have horticulturalists get
better acquainted with each other
throughout the County and State, and
would encourage young people to take
an interest in horticultural pursuts-dis-
tribute plants, free, to young members
and get reports from them as to the re
suits of their efforts at growing berries
and fruits.
Mr.. Hol1 asked whether any such
effort had been made in other counties,
and, if So with what results.
Mr.. Aultfather had not stopped to in
quire as to, that, but insisted that Stark
county had a right to be first and the
only question with him is, is it the right
thing to dor If so, let Stark county be
the first to do it. Several other states
are moving along some of the lines sug-
gested and Ohio will not lag.
Messrs. Erwin, Faust, Shanafelt and
others commented favorably on the adj
dress of Mr. Aultfather
Mr.. Shanafelt closed his remarks with
a motion to have committee of three
appointed to report at next meeting a
plan of organization. The committee
was increased to five members and is as
follows; w. B. Shanafelt, II. H. Ault-
father, ], +. Roth, c. w. Faust and ]. ].
Snyder
The committee will correspond with
friends of horticulture i'll different parts
of the county and be prepared to give
the results of their investigation and to
have plan of organization mapped out
to present to the society.
Every member of the society is urged
to talk the matter up among neighbors
and friends and be at the next meeting
prepared to take part in any movement
that may be thought best. to inaugurate.
On motion of Mr.. Roth the regular
order of business, after the report on
flowers, was omitted, and society pro-
ceeded to the election Of officers, which
resulted as follows:
For President-Joseph T. Hayhurst.
Vice President-Mr S. o. Eggert.
Secretary-Mrs. Margaret Rockhill.
Treasurer-W. B. Shanafelt.
Executive Committee-Clayton Holl,
D. L. Buffmeyer and c. w. Faust.
| boh AAOii lllS
Institute to be held at New Berlin, Dec
30th and 31st, in SpoHseller's hall.
Mr.. Aultfather reported an interesting
time at the meeting of the State Society
which he attended, as a member of the
ad-interim committee. He spoke of the
fine display of potatoes and also of one
man who had on exhibition one hundred
varieties of beans. He also urged mem
bers of our society to bring something
for exhibition to. every meeting. He
quotes Prof. A. d. Selby, of the Ohio
Experiment Station, as saying that the
peach treeslthroughout Ohio have never
been in worse condition than now.
Under the head of voluntary perform
ances, Miss Anna Lawler, Carrollton
rendered piano solo.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Your committee on Nomenclature find
three apples exhibited by Mr.. Aultfather
to be Westfeld Seek No Further.
M. BITzER.
Report Of committee on flowers; c.
w. Faust exhibits a large collection OF
cut flowers, among them are twenty.
three varieties of carnations, FIVE OF