Evening star., 1905-08-16

known In the best French kitchen. Spe-
cfally made boiled sausages were eagerly
solicited. Coffee and sandwiches Ices ana
cakes were In abundance.
About O'Clock the guests numbering
more than 2.500. were received by the ma
tional officers and their wives, who stood
in floral bower while the long line passed
1t has seldom been, the visitors said. the
opportunity of any one to witness more
charming spectacle than this open-air re-
ception. After the heat of the day the vs-
itors particularly appreciated the cool even-
ing.
Among the delegates and out-of-town Wis
itors who attended the barbecue were:
James Dean of Long Island. A. D. Turn
bull of Philadelphia. ]. d. Carmody of
Evansville. Ind; A. De La Mare, editor
Florists Exchange Of New York city: Miss
Luffman of Chicago. T. l.. Newman of Bos-
ton, c. F.. Holbrook of Cromwell. Conn:
F. r. Pearson of Tarrytown. n. Y: j. r.
rockingham of Scarborough, n. Y; Alex
ander Young of New York city. Alexander
Wallace of New York city, B. Eschner OF
Philadelphia; w. C. Krick of Brooklyn; III.
B. Howard. assistant editor Florists Re-
view. Chicago: C. w. Scott of Chicago;
Benjamin Hammond of Fishkll-on- Hudson.
n. Y: Martin Reukaff of Philadelphia. ].
D. Thompson OF Joliet, ILL.,. w. II. Taplin
of Harrisburg, Pa; A. e. Hart of Cleve-
land, Ohio; A. T. Boddington of New York
city. S. B. Wertheirner of New York city,
c. A. Schmitt of New York city; William
J. Stewart. editor of Horticulture; II. A.
Cincinnati, Ohio; Joseph A. Manda of South
Orange n. j.: Joseph e. Jones of Pitts
burg, M Meinhardt of Plttsburg, J. A.
Evans Of Richmond, Ind; Fred Burke OF
Allegheny. Pa; f. Wiegand of Indian
apols, j. J. Goudy OF Riverton, n. J.;
Daniel B. Long of Buffalo. A Hoffmeister
of Pittsburg. w. Redder of Wilmington,
York, C. J. Graham of Cleveland, E. Hip
pard of Youngstown. Ohio; ]. w. Ludwig
of Allegheny, J. J. Barry of Pittsburg. J.
B. Nugent of New York; J. F. Zimmerman
of Alliance Ohio: A. Esch of Philadelphia.
Charles Bartels of Cleveland, j. NJ. Gasser
of Cleveland, Louis F. Darnell of Cleve-
land, Phil. Brightmeyer of Detroit, J. Sui
livan OF Detroit Charles Moss of Spartan
burg, S. c.; George Waldbart of ST. Louis.
f. G. Koeng of st. Louis, p. G. Donoghue
of Omaha, Neb. w. B. Valentine of Dem
yer, Colo; A. c. Joy of Nashville. Tenn,
and Sidney Clack of Menlo Park Cal
The program for tomorrow will-be:
ANA trolley ride for visiting ladies'
through the city and along the palisades of
the Potomac to Cabin John bridge, followed
by luncheon at the Congressional Library
9:30 ANA paper Helps to Horticulture
in the South and Southwest" r. Nicholson
Dallas Tex; discussion, the feasibility of
preparing a textbook of horticulture for
dissemination by florists clubs.
10 a.m.-Election of officers for 1906 Polls
close at u O'clock. Question box: Should
this society countenance the substitution of
popular appellations for cumbersome and
often unprOuncable foreign names of new
plant introductions?" Should the s. A F.
have winter meeting exhibition, and IL
SO, how arranged?''
pm.-Shootng contest at the grounds of
the Ana1oS tan Gun Club, Wisconsin avenue
Many beautiful special prizes have been se-
cured. Luncheon will be served in the grove
adjoining the grounds. Special cars will be
in waiting in front of convention hall. La
dies bowling contest on Y. NJ. c. A. alleys,
G street between 17th and 18th. Luncheon
will be served in the parlors adjoining dur
ing the bowling. Annual meeting of the
Florists Hall Association of America in the
convention hall
p.m.-Meeting of the American Carna-
ton Society in the convention hall.
p.m.-Lecture, The Ideal Country Home
for the Man with Long Head and a Short
Purse illustrated by stereopticon slides.
Oglesby Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.