The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
WOMEN SPEAK
TO DELEGATES
Fair Sex Has an Important
and Entertaining Day at the
Convention of Fruit Growers
POET DELIVERS LECTURE
Entertaining Papers Read at
Fresno by Prominent Persons
Interested i'm Horticulture

FRESNO. Dec. 1O.-The third days
session OF the State Fruit Growers
convention was something of a depart
ure from those that had preceded it.
The afternoon and evening were given
over to the ladies. Women made the ad-
dresses in the afternoon and they GER
tainly were no less practical or enter
tanning than those delivered at other
sessions Of the convention. This even
ing they gave a delightful reception in
Armory Hall, after which Joaquin
Miller delivered an interesting lecture.
A. r. Sprague brought forward an
addition TO Berwick's postal reform
motion looking TO an Improvement i'll
the manner of money remittances
through the mails Judd of Santa Cruz
submitted a resolution providing for an
amendment Of the procedure at the
next convention, which would indicate
that there is a feeling Of dissatisfaction
because so much time has been devoted
TO polemics. Mr.. Judd's motion was
that at the next convention the first
three days be given over to the discus
sion OF fruit culture.
The first paper at this mornings ses-
sion was read by Professor H. E.
Twight of the State University. He
took as his subject Nursery Grating"
and told Of the work at the State Ex-
perimental Station at Berkeley. Pro-
fessor Twight went thoroughly into his
subject and at the conclusion was ac-
corded a vote Of thanks
Alexander Craw Of San Francisco
read the next paper. He took for his
subject Friendly Insects" It was an
exhaustive review Of what has been
done in the introduction of those in
sects which by destroying others that
are fatal in orchards and vineyards de-
serve TO be classed among the best
friends Of the horticulturist.
The general conclusions were that
these friendly insects have done ev-
erything expected of them, and that
the State should be thanked for giving
them every encouragement.
E. NJ Ehrhorn, horticultural Com
missioner Of Santa Clara County, read
another valuable paper, the subject of
which was Insects of the Year."
resume Of what is new in the field Of
insect ravages and the remedies for
them.
Professor A. J. Cook Of Los Angeles
County had another scientific paper
about unfriendly insects, the title of
which was Our Scale Pests" This
was a description in popular language
Of the methods best adapted to the
remedy of the pests infesting orchards.
New Observations on the Goblin
Moth" was the subject treated by Pro-
fessOr c. W. Woodwork. 1t was al
most noon when it was reached, but
the growers wanted to hear the paper,
and on motion the session was pro-
longed for half an hour. Delegates who
planned a trolley ride had TO leave
early, but the large majority remained
to listen TO Professor Woodwork and
TO Professor Warren T. Clarke, whose
paper on spraying operations in the
PajarO Valley was a companion con-
tributiOn to Professor WoOdworth's.
The afternoon session was in charge
Of the ladies. The first paper was read
by Mrs. E. Shafter Howard on the sub
ject of Cooperation and Organiza-
ton Mrs. Amos Harris followed with
a paper full of good ideas on Train
ing Of the Children in Rural Improve
ment Ideas. THE Flower Garden"
was the subject of an address by Mrs.
Frank z. Cook. Tt was a departure
from the practical, or rather profitable
idea which has predominated all
the sessions. but she showed
how home can be made beautiful, and
her effort was listened to with much
attention.
Then the men again took the floor
and proceeded to tell how the fruit
could be made more profitable. The
session closed with a general discus
sion
This evening the ladies rendered a
reception to the delegates. after which
2 lecture was delivered by Joaquin
Miller.