The Green Forest tribune., 1903-02-14
A GRAND SUCCESS
Green Forest Royalty Entertains
 the State HOrticu1turists.

sfnore unfortunate for Green For lest than they were on last Tues sday. A large majority of the people who came here to attend the state horticultural meeting larrived on the morning train Tuesday in drenching rain and a steady downpour was kept up the balance of the day.
 # Horticulturists are not the sort sof folks to be baffled by shower, However, and promptly at 1, p. m., rshS meeting was called to order at ahe Baptist church. President AJohn P. Logan presiding.
 a In the absence of Judge c. G. White of Eureka Springs, who had:been programmed for that place, A. J. Russell welcomed the visitors to the county, Hon. w. R. Phillips speaking for the To- cal society and Mayor o Neal for the town. Each speaker en- sdeavored to impress the visitors Sthat our people bid them welcome
 among us in all that is meant by the term welcome. Dr. Johnson of Harrison spoke welcome greeting in behalf of the Boone Bounty Horticultural Society and Maj. Elliott of Aurora, Mo-, spoke for the St. l.. & N. A. railroad sCompany in the absence of Manager West, who was un- avoidably detained away.
 President Logan responded in happy vein, accepting the hos pitallty offered by the various Speakers and assured them it was with high degree of pleas Eve that tAe members of the ' fiety would spend their stay AAmong us. In the course of his sleepoAse, MT. Logan took occas- sion to remark that the display of apples at this meeting was the best that had ever been made at my gathering "A the society
 Since it's orr ahIzatiOll and he de. sired to have photograph made of it to be printed in me proceed iflgs of the meeting.
 flHE TRIBUNE is not able to give adetailed report of the proceed ings. Such a task would be worthy of a large daily paper. We can only speak of tAe meeting in genera way.
 Among the uAoLlngulshed gen. tlemen who participated ill the Deliberations were: Juoge H. I. Bradford, soate commissioner of mines anu agriculture; Dr. Hart lzog, presiden. ot thes University ofsAlkansas; pr. Herman Von Schrenk, ulrector o. the Mississ- ippi Valley Laboratory, St. Louis; Prof. J. T. OLlnson, pomologist world fair, St. Louis; Capt. Geo. ,T Lincoln, Benton> ille; Hon. w. G.Vincenheller, ex-commlssion- erof mines and agriculture; Hon. Frank Hill, ex-commissioner of
 mines and agriculture; Judge 1. nB: Lawton, BentonvilIe; Editor dAssW St. John of the Mena Star;
 1T. Atwood, editor of the Prac-
 .ssS'lit Grower of Springfield; ssadge B. B. Hudgins, state rail- ro&d commissioner; and J. A. ylor, president of the Okla ihoma and Indian Territory Hor- lcnltyFal Society, Oklahoma \ The following officers were 2hosen for the ensuing year: 1sJohn P. Logan, president, Siloam 3prings; $. H. Nowlin, first vice, s1sitte Rock; T. F. Hawley, sec- snd vice, Eureka Springs; A. w. ' stkJ ohm, third vice, Mena; Prof. h 5. M alker, secretary, Fayette- e 7ifl4; J. w. Vestal, treasurer, plitMe Rock; F. H. Smelzter, 4 lhaifman executive committee, szafT Buren; Van Buren being
 elected as the next place of 'aesting.
 The opinon was freely express
 dthat this meeting was by odds
 ihe best one the society has yet Ii eld4 The attendance was better, gsle an thusiasm at a higher pitch s nd the members more royalty
 1tertained; all cf which is highly n ratfying to the people of Green
 orest who have labored so
 arnestly to make this meeting a
 1fccns