The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-16
HORT|CUL TURAL So
C|ETY HAS STRAW
BERRY GATHERING
Session at Which This Fruit
Is Made the Feature Was
Held With Mr.. and Mrs.
Steven Kuth, Saturday.
FINE PLANTATIONS OF
BERRIES ARE INSPECTED
Addresses of an Interesting
Nature Were Made by the
Rev. Alfred Ware and Or. S.
r. LyonS---H0StS Thanked.
By Walter s. Ratliff.l

CBy Walter s. Ratliffl
| For many years it has been the cus-
tom of the Wayne county agricultural
and horticultural society to hold a
strawberry meeting This is held in
June, the time of which depends large
| ly on the time of ripening of this lus-
cious fruit. These meetings are usu-
| ally held at the residence of one of the
members. and as far as possible in the
country And at these sessions. the
members take their families with their
dinners and spend the day. enjoying
the hospitality of the members at
whose residences the meetings are
held.
The lateness of the ripening of the
years session one ween, it occurring
Saturday at the home of Stephen
Kuth, five miles east of this city. At
ten O'Clock the special car on the Day
ton and Western traction line left this
city with load of passengers bound
for Mr. Kuth's farm and with subse-
quent arrivals on later cars. which
together with a number of Indiana
people in private vehicles and the
neighbors OF Mr. Kuth, made the meet
| ing one of the largest neld during the
year. The remainder of the morning
and much time after the session in the
afternoon, was spent by the guests in
inspecting the fruit plantations OF the
host. His blackberry and raspberry
plantations were examined and COM
mented on. but the principal attrac-
ton was where the bright red colored
Strawberries thrust themselves from
under the green foliage of the plants
in the strawberry rows.
Guests Enjoyed Visit.
1t need not be stated that the gu-r---
enjoyed the privilege of walking
through the plantation and sampling
the berries directly from the plants,
selecting, of course, the largest ber-
ries, as they appeared to taste the
best. Mr.. Kuth very kindly explain
ed the many varieties that he had un-
der cultivation. and did much TO aid
in sampling the ripe fruit as it was
picked by the guests.
Mr.. Kuth took the precaution TO re-
serve many quarts of his finest her-
ries for the dinner that was afterward
held. and no one of the about one hun
dred and fifty guests was denied
fine dish of this splendid fruit. At
high noon the dinner tables were
made neady and the guests, with Mr..
and Mrs. Kuth. partook of one OF
their famous dinners. After the meal
the session of the society was held in
the grove. With these surroundings
the two speakers of the occasion SEEM
ed TO be enthused, and the addresses
by the Rev. Alfred Ware and DR.. S. r..
Lyons. were by far the best that have
been heard by the society recently.
They spoke from a rudely constructed
platform on small hill.
Addresses of interest.
These addresses were more OF =
general nature, the former dealing
chiefly with the rural life of the peo-
pie of the New England States. where
he had resided for a few years before
ne had attained his majority. His de-
scriptionS of the farmer and his sur
rcundings. together with the chance Of
mental development or culture were
new to the many members and added
much to their entertainment. He was
followed By the Rev Lyons speaking
on the topic of labor. who viewed it
from its various aspects and showed
the necessity of the completeness OF
all kinds of labor, especially, where
manual and religious work are CON-
bined He illustrated many of his
ideas by relating pleasing anecdotes
that reflected much the inner life OF
the speaker. which were much appreci-
ated and commended by those present.
These addresses were followed BY two
recitations by Miss Bianeh Gail and
Miss Erma Kuth, which also took the
humorous side
Given Vote Of Thanks.
A vote of thanks was rendered rne
host and hostess and their daughter
for the very courteous and kind re-
ception and TO the gentlemen and the
young ladies who entertained the men,
bers at the session for their addresses
and declamations-
The next session of the society will
be held at the home Of the secretary,
Walter Ratliff. at the northwest cor
n-r Of Fifth and School streets Oh The
second Saturday In July when Mrs.
Virginia C. Meredith OF Cambridge,
City. will deliver the address An in
vifation is extended 10 the public to
terinp baskets and sneud the Gay