The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-07-22
THE STATE H0RTICUL-
TURAL SOCIETY MEETING
Program As Arranged for Gathering
at Mt. Lake Park.

The following announcement for the
summer meeting of the State Horticul-
tural Society has been sent out by the
secretary:
The summer meeting Of the Society
will be iheld at Mountain Lake Park.
July Both to August End. The object of
going to Western Maryland is to give
the members from other sections of the
State an opportunity to see the horticul-
tural possibilities of the mountains and
to enthuse the residents of the noun
famous sections into increased efforts
in fruit production. Furthermore,
Mountain Lake Park is noted for its
cool, pleasant, and healthful climate,
and a few days there will be invigor-
ating to persons from from other parts
of the State. A meeting at that point
will be a compliment to President
Brown, whose home is only a few miles
distant. The Society has never before
held meeting in Western Maryland.
The most attractive horticultural
features near the place of meeting are
the extensive greenhouses and vegeta-
BILE grounds of H. Weber & Sons of
Oakland, about one mile distant. These
gentlemen are especially noted for their
choice productions of caulifower, carna-
tons and chrysanthemums They have
extended an invitation for the members
to visit their grounds and equipment.
The Mountain Lake Park Association.
through its manager, Mr.. W. w. Davis,
has extended a cordial invitation to our
Society, and will do all in Its power to
make the visit an enjoyable one to the
members.
Arrangements have been made to
stop off at keyser to visit some of the
large commercial orchards in that vi
entity. To do this involves an extra ex-
pense of sixty cents in railroad fare.
In any case, however, week end excur-
sion tickets should be purchased through
to Mountain Lake Park. Those stop
ping at Keyser must leave Baltimore
on the 800 a. m. train, July 30th.
The program is as follows:
SATURDAY. JULY 81, 1000 A. N.
Invocation Rev. John NJ. Davis, Oakland.
Address OF Welcome, For Mountain Lake
Park Association. W. W. Davis.
Address OF Welcome, For the horticultural
Society President W. McCulloh Brown.
Response. Vice President Richard Vincent .Ir
Mountain Orcharding, Mr.. ;. W, Moore, Ell
well, w. Va, President OF the West Viz
gnia State horticultural Society.
The Use of Fruit in the Household, Mrs. H.
J. Patterson, College Park.
SATURDAY, July 81, 200 p. NJ.
The Pure Food Laws as Affecting Fruit Pro-
ducts, DR.. W. W. Wiley. Chief of the Blu
reau of Chemistry OF the United states
Department of Agriculture.
Success in Growing ana Marketing Fruit
Mr.. s l.. Lupton, Winchester. Va, Mem
beI,ot the Inter State Commerce Com
mission. (Mr. Lupton s,apple crop.
this year, is estimated at 4,oo
barrels
SATURDAY. July 81. $50 p. NJ.
Government Cooperative Work in Handling
Fruit, illustrated, Mr.. ". Taylor, Assis-
tant PomOlogiSt Of the United States
Department OF Agriculture.
AS a result of this cooperative work the
California fruit growers saved :,OOO,OOe
during the last year,
The premium list cannot be printed
until the revised list is adopted by the
Executive Board, which will not meet
until the time of the summer meeting.