The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-01-19
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
THE WISCONSIN STATE
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,

| held at Madison feDruafy y ., y anu ~,
1905
The sessions will be held at Guild hall
washington Ave. and Carroll ST., ad
Joining the Episcopal church, one block
west of the Park hotel. The audience
room Is on the first floor and the large
room on the second floor will be used for
the fruit display. Heretofore the meet
ings of the society We're held in the
Capitol building; but owing to the re-
cent fire, the condition of the Capitol is
so crowded that other quarters had to be
secured for this years meeting.
The Avenue formerly Schulkampl
hotel will be headquarters. All who
register rs members of the w. 5. H. S.
will be entitled to reduced rates. Owing
to the legislative session, hotel accom-
mod dations will be very hard to obtain
Rooms will be reserved by the secretary
at hotels and private houses as far as
possible for all who apply before Feb
ruary first.
Reduced rates have been secured from
all roads in Wisconsin on the certificate
plan, the fare granted being one and one
third for the round trip. Members of
the w. S. H. S. when purchasing tickets,
should not fail to get receipts from agent
and present the same to the secretary
on Thursday for signature. A Zee of %
cents will be collected by Joint Agent
from all who present certificates.
The program arranged for the cOnven-
ton shows that no efforts have been spar
ed to provide profitable and entertain
ing session. Many of tie old members of
the organization will be in attendance
and give freely of their rich experience.
Several new names appear on the excel
lent program and neighboring states
| have been drawn on to assist in making
this wears convention memorable one
in the history of the w. S. u. 5. The
names on the program give assurance
that the topics will be ably presented.
The first session will begin at . o'clock
Il. m, Feb 7th, when the annual
address by the president, T. f. l.oope of
Eureka Wis, will be delivered The
address will be followed by the report
of the secretary, F. Craneiieid MADISON
Wis. which report will be followed by
the reports of the treasurer correspond
ing secretary, delegates from local
societies and delegates to other state
societies.
At 200 p. IN. the reception of delegates
from other states will be held This
will be followed by the report of the
superintendent of Trial Orchards. The
next number on the program Is The
Wisconsin Fruit Exhibit at st. Louis,
which will be discussed by nine horti-
culturists. The evening st ssion of the
| first day will begin at $50, when officers
and member of the executive committee
will be elected for the ensuing year.
Other subjects on the program for this
session are Buttercups and Something
Interesting. The following subjects
will be discussed on the forenoon of
February Sth: Small Fruit Culture in
Villas County, Strawberry Experiences
in 1904 The Mcmahon Apple Its Histo-
ry), Its Status in Chippewa County,
Winnebago County, Monroe County,
Racine County, and Waukesha County.
The afternoon session of the second day
of the gathering will be devoted to the
discussion of the following subjects;
Exhibiting and Judging Fruits at County
Market Gardening. Delbert Utter
NJ arketing Fruits d d a, \ GaynHE. 31"tnS1.;,,
AT the evening session of the second
day of the meeting program will be
carried ont by students of the horti-
cultural department of the University
of Wisconsin This session will open
at s 90 p. IN.
The forenoon of Feb 9th the third
day of the meeting, will be devoted to
| the discussion Of these subjects Cold
Storage Of Fruits Plant Breeding and
Native Medicinal Plants The afternoon
of that day will be given to the consider
alton of the following subjects. Elemen-
tary Facts Concerning Fungous Diseases
Spraying This session will begin at
at 200 p. IN, The social feature of the
convention will be banquet in which
every member is expected to join The
banquet will take place in the evening
Of Feb 9th. the third day of the meeting
Particulars will be announced ut the
meeting.
Following is the program for Friday,
February 10th, S.30a. m.
Services in Memory of j S. Stickney
Address by Irving Smith
Report of Committee on Revision of
Constitution.
Unfinished Business
The annual meeting of the Agricultnr-
al Experiment association will be held
at Agricultural hall, University of Wis
consin, February sth and 9th. Professor
X. A. Moore Madison Wis, is the
secretary Of this association
The annual meeting and banquet of
the Short Course Alumni association
will be held at the Sherlock hotel in
Madison, Tuesday evening, February
1th. + + Jones, secretary, Rockland
Wis
The City basket ball team wa. de
fnnta1 h,, tho Il ,rin Riunr RiHnu nf ,rur1