The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-05
THE CITY
WEDGE IS PRESIDENT
Albert Lea Man Chosen to Succeed
w. w. Pendergast Who De-
clined Reelection. T.,
"A. W. Latham of Minneapolis Again
Made Secretary-The Other
Officers Elected.

Clarence Wedge Of Albert Lea yesterday
afternoon was elected president Of the
Minnesota State Horticultural society at
the annual meeting now in session at
Plymouth church. The retiring presi-
dent, w. w. Pehdergast of Hutchinson,
declined to accept a reelection.
The offices were filled without contest.
A. W. Latham of Minneapolis was again
elected secretary, and A. B. Lyman of Ex-
celsior was reelected treasurer. Prof.
S. 3. Green of the state experiment sta
ton and j.. NJ Underwood of Lake City
were named to fill vacancies on the eXcu-
tive committee. Frank Yahnke of Wi
mona was chosen vice president for the
first congressional district: David Secor.
lWinnebago City, for the second district;
A. Fl. Reed, Glencoe, for the third district;
b. J. Hoyt. Merriam Park. for the fourth
district: w. l.. Taylor, Howard Lake, for
the fifth district; D. F. Wheaton, Morris,
for the sixth district; D. G. Hazelton, Ait
kin. for the seventh district; T. A. TIaver-
stad. Crookston. for the eighth district;
and R. A. Wright, Eureka, for the ninth
district
A protest against treeless, CRASHES
yards, neither productive nor picturesque,
was conveyed yesterday afternoon in a
paper read before the horticuturists by
David Secor Of Winnebago City upon
Beauty with Utility o nthe Village Lot. -
expert -
formation as to 1.-THE Planting and Care of
a New Park or Cemetery
The Annual Banquet
More Than zoo members Of the society
ATTENDED last night the annual BANQUET.
which was served in the parlors of the
First Unitarian. church. The banouet
was arranged by Farm, Stock &. Home -
which contributed the proceeds towards
the erection of memorial tablet in honor
or the late John s. Harris The toast
master at the banquet was j. M. Under
Moou OF Lake City: He introduced in
gen1ously the speakers in the followine
sprogram: Ing
song GOOD Company" Crosby Hopps.
lHnlnneapol1s; presentation to the society
OF a life size portrait Of W. w. Pender
sast, the retiring president, the gift being
rendered through Wyman Elliott of Min
leapoils; toast strength in Weakness. -
w.: w. Pendergast, Hutchinson; ..Eiorti-
culture Social Safety Valve-Load #
Lightly John Day Smith, MINNEAPOLIS:
From A to q in Horticulture-we Are
only Beginners" Professor N. e. Hansen
IBrook1ngs, s. D.: "A Seeding Annie
Crank-the Mississippi No Barrier to Such
as He T. E. Loope, Eureka, Wis: read
ing, 'The Good Dinner" Miss Fay Lath-
am, Howard Lake; toast, "The Cowherd
in the Orchards Frontier Combination. -
.. c. Gregg, Lynd; 1.-The Frog Song" T.
p. Loope; IF I Could Raise the 81. 900
Seeding, and Other IFS" A. J. Phillips,
West Salem. Wis; Memory Our Dearest
Possesson-We Live Much in the Past, y
S. M. Owen, Minneapolis; song. 'When
the Mists Have Rolled Away" Crosby
Hops.
Forestry Association.
The Minnesota State Forestry associa-
ton held its annual meeting yesterday
afternoon in joint session with the Hor-
ticultura1 society, G. M. Loring Of Min
neapolis was reelected president, and
S. M Owen: also of Minneapolis, was
chosen one of two vice presidents The
number of vice presidents was unan-
imously reduaed from nine to two. r. M
Duncan was elected secretary and G.. W.
Strand treasurer.
President Loring, whose topic was
Roadside Trees cited local instances
where unattractive bits of land had been
made decorative by the planting of few
trees Trees along the roadside were not
only beautiful but wholesome. Mr.. Lor-
ing hoped to see the time when Mime
sofa could be as proud as New England
is Of its ornamental trees. When he
himself planted trees once upon a time
he had been laughed at. People said he
would never live to see the trees flour
tsh. But in fact he had enjoyed for many
years the shade Of those same trees.
Compliment for Mr.. Chapman.
The women Of Minnesota, declared H
II. Chapman Of Grand Rapids, were en-
titled to the most credit for the inf1uen
Itial part taken by this state in securing
a forest reserve. Mr.. Chapman approved