The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY NET AT THE STARK
COUNTY iNFIRMARY
Large Attendance and Much Business
Transacted--Officer Elected
for the Coming Year.

The largest meeting for many years
of the Stark county Horticultural
society was held at the Stark county
infrmary Wednesday with an attend
ance of $50 =. A number of visitors
were also present and the meeting
throughout was one exceedingly inter
esting. Owing to the large amount of
business to be transacted the session
was called TO order at 10 o'clock when
the appointing of committees and oCir
er miscellaneous business was trans
acted.
The following committees were ap-
pointed For nomination of officers,
Miss Alice Spangler, Clayton Holl, s
p. Killinger, J. +. Roth and william
Ritterspaugh. Committee on resolu-
tions on the death of Mrs. Eta Wolf,
who for q number of years was a
member of the organization, Mrs. s. o.
Eggert, Mrs. J. J. Bast, and William
Oberlin. Mr.. Putt, who Is candi-
date for trustee of the Mansfield re.
DlehS aLLl n Nbhi
mittee was also appointed for secur.
ing new members and is composed Of
w. H. Hershey and William Bachtel.
A communication was read by the
secretary, Mrs. S. o. Eggert, announn-
ing the meeting of the State Hortl
cultural society to be held at Column
bus in January. The usual fees werer
by q motion, paid from the county
society to the state society thus max
ing the county society q member of
the state organization.
Mr. Skeels of the Charity School
of Massillon had a question in the
query box asking about the grating
discussion it was decided that graft
ing cherry trees is not a success but,
that they should be budded.
]. +. Ross made report on or
chards stating that the trees were In
a very good condition. Next in order
came a report of fruit. Seven var
ieties of apples were on exhibition
by NJ. Bitter and W. s. Niesz. w.
Hollinbaugh of New Berlin preser
several lunches of home grown
grapes. The speciments were fine
and well preserved. This feature ~
the meeting ended the morning sec.
sion.
Dinner was then taken in the in.
firmary dining room. 1t was prepar-
ed upon a table seating a hundred,
from baskets brought by the members.
Immediately after dinner SupeTin-
tendent !. b. Druckenbrod took the
visitors through the various build
ings. after which business was again
resumed.
At the afternoon session which be-
gan about o'clock the election Of
officers was held the result being.
President, F, A. Hanna, Canton; vice
president, G. S. Leeper, Massillon;
secretary, Mrs. s. O. Eggert, Massii-
ion, reelected; treasurer w. II. Her
shey, Canton. The executive com
mittee for the coming year will be
William Ritterspaugh and William
Rachtel Canton; Clayton Holl, New
Berlin.
A va;edictcry essay was read by the
retiring president, S. II. Rockhili
which was much appreciated and ap-
plauded. A vote Of thanks was ten.
dered Mr.. Rocl;hill for the able man.
ner in which he conducted affairs
during the three years that he was
president of the society.
A report of the resolution commit
tee on the death of Mrs. Wolf was
read. 4 number of bills were ordered
paid and a report by the treasurer
showed a good financial standing 0f
the society, about $1,000 being in the
treasury.
The following will be the places OF
meeting for the year 1906; each meet
ing being held on the third Wednes-
day of the month:
January, j. w. Pontius, Massilion;
February, NJ. w. Oberlin, Massillon:
March, Jesse Teeters, Alliance; April,
place not yet fixed; May, A. b
Mase, Navarro; June, Nimisila Park,
Canton; July, William Pennock, Marl-
boro; August, Crystal Springs, four
miles west of Massillon; September.
c. d. Basht, Massillon; October, Fair
mount Children's Home, Mt. Union;
November, Stark county infirmary,
Canton; December NJ. Bitter, New
Berlin.
The internrban system afforded
TRANSFORMATION for many. az reDre.