The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-12
Secretary State horticultural
Society Declines Reelection.
Says He Has Not Changed His
Mind as Reported.
GIVES OUT PROGRAM.
Annual Meeting VIII BE Held
Dec. %, % and 90.
Plenty of Candidates Talked Of
for Secretaryship.

w. II. Barnes. secretary OF the Kan
sas state Horticultural society, an
nounced positively today that he would
not be a candidate for reelection to
his present office at the meeting of the
society to be held in Topeka on De
cember 27. % and %.
1T was announced by a Topeka pa
per some weeks ago. said Mr.. Barnes
today. that was expecting to be a
candidate for this Office, and that had
written letters to a number of people
announcing myself as a candidate l
want to say now that meant exactly
what I said at the last meeting Of the
society: ] am not a candidate Ihere
is only one contingency under which 1
would accept the office, and that Is that
the society fails to agree upon some
other man, and I anticipate nothlng OF
that sort I have no ticket to boom;
all I want is a good, active middle aged
man for the place, who VIII continue
TO make the society grow
There have been a good many peo-
Dle talked of for the place of secretary
to succeed MI Barnes among Ine1l
are Walter Wellhouse of Topeka, f. A
Ropenoe of Manhattan E. J. Holman
of I,eavenworth, G. A Blackmore o.
sharon. w f. Schel1 of Wichita, A. =
Wilson of Wyandotte county, ana ;. "
T,ongshore of Topeka. There Will prop
bly be a candidate from Reno county,
b41t his name has not been announced.
j Secretary Barnes today made pubic
the programme for the forueth annual
meeting of the society. which IS 10 pc
known as the RUBY anniversary.
The programme is as follows;
THURSDAY, DEC. 27, 1880 P. NJ
Opened by the president, Frank
Holsinger.
Hon. E. W. HOch, Governor Of Kan
welcome to Horticulturists-
81 president.
to welcome.
Fruit PolIination." Dean Of Horticul-
fure. state Agricultural College, Col
Christian Jensen, "Civic Improve
nent.'' Landscape artists. Topeka.
A. Reinisch. "Beautifying Country
Homes" superintendent Of public
parks Of Topeka
A T. Daniels. Topeka, Some Desir-
able Trees. Not Native.
SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, DEC. IS.
9 A. NJ
Report of OFFICERS: President, vice.
president, treasurer, secretary, official
Report Of the committee on audit.
w. H Underwood proprietor cold
sto(Rge and large orchards. Hutchin-
son.
William Newiin. successful orchard
iSt. Hutchinson. ana QLH6ISs EIdCllCdl
Spraying, by Practical Men
1880 p NJ
Report on credentials of delegates.
Report of committee on order o.
election
Election of officers.
Election of trustees for Districts ?,
Amendments to constitution-for
Amendments to constitution-newly
offered.
Rosedale, Kan. Marketing in Large
Geo. w. Ceilings, fruit grower,
Wichita, Kan. Cooperation of Com
Geo. W. Kinkead. secretary and
treasurer of Fruit Growers associa-
ton. Wathena, Kan.
r w. RAIDER. secretary Arkansas
Emit Growers association, Fayette-
Vile. Ark, cooperative Marketing
Hon John p. Logan, secretary Ar
kansas state Horticultural society,
Sloan Springs. Ark. Fruit Dis
posal-"
EVENING SESSION. 1880 O'CLOCK.
Mrs. Henrietta W Calvin. B. S. OK.
CO. professor of domestic
science, Using Horticultural Products
in the House"
Prof. w. A. Harshbarger, professor
of mathematics. Washburn college,
Success With Powers
Miss Eva Schley. teacher of Natural
History Topeka high school. Mature
study in Our Common Schools"
Mrs. Geo. E. Rose, Rosedale, Kan.
"A Fruit Growers Letter to Her City
Cousin
THIRD DAY, SATURDAY. DEC. %.
William Cutter, fruit grower. trus-
tee Of Fifth district, Junction City,
Kan, Peach Culture
c. A Blackmore, fruit grower. trus-
IL ~
Fruit Growing in Southwestern Kan
Gas
Geo. W. York. editor Beekeepers'
Journal, Fertilization of Fruit Bios
SONS by the Aid of Bees
Report of committees on exhibits.
Report of committees on new fruits
Reports of committees on obituaries
Report of committees on resolu.
lions
GOOD JORS GOING BEGGING.