The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-06
Summer Session Of State So
clety Of HorticuIturaIists
Adjourns Meetings at Gen.
terviIIe.
PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR
BEST DISPLAYS OF FRUITS
Closing Hours as Full Of Inter-
est as 0pening-Society
Was Well Entertained by
Town Folks.

Centerville, Ind, Aug. 6.-The sum-
mer meeting OF the State Horticultur-
al Society which has been in session
at the town hall of this place for two
days was concluded yesterday with
the announcement Of prizes for the
best displays of fruits, vegetables and
flowers and the report By the resolu-
lions committee. The prog1em yes
terday was very high class, Including
addresses by pfominent hordcultur-
lists from all pats Of the state
The session has been one pf the
most successfJ ever held by the so
ciety from ally standpoints. The at,
tendance was large and much interest
taken in a very excellent program.
The entertainfnent afforded fby the
residents Of Centerville, WHO acted as
hosts was also very agreeable to the
visitors.
,.How to Grov Large .nd Small
Fancy Fruits" WIG ths<theme Of an
address by Mr.. Lowell Roudebush Of
New Richmond. Ohio. He was the
first speaker at the afternoon session.
Fancy fruits, the speaker said. though
bringing the highest prices In the
market, required more constant care
than the more common kinds. The
subject was carefully discussed.
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Prof. c. e. Newlin Of Irvington. In
diana, the financial secretary Of the
state Audubon Society. gave a delight
full talk on Our Bird Friends He
earnestly advocated the protection Of
native birds, from a horticultural
point Of view as well as from the
pleasure they afford. A general dis
cussion followed this interesting
theme.
"A Talk on Bee Keeping" was
then given by George 8. Bemuth of
Indianapolis, chief Of the Division Of
Apiary Inspection in the office Of the
State Entomologist. The speaker H.
Illustrated his subject by frame con-
tanning a small colony Of bees with
their honey comb.
Letter Of Regret.
A letter was read by the secretary
from Prof. w. H. Ragan of Washing
ton, d. c., who was for many years
connected with the Indiana Horticul-
tural society, regretting that he could
not be present at this meeting on &C.
count OF failing health.
Premiums Were Awarded.
The committees on awards made
the following report:
Best collection early apples-L. d.
Daugherty and son, Cambridge City.
Best plate early apples-S. A. Haze
lit, Greencastle. first and second pre-
miums; Chris King, Rushville. third
Best plate early pears-Wm. B..
Flick Lawrence. first: Mary J. Flick.
Lawrence, second, and T. J. Quick, Co
lumbus. third.
Best collection early peaches-T. J.
Quick. Columbus.
Best plate peaches-w. b. Flick.
Lawrence. first; w. G.. Gates, Lyons
Station. second: and Mary J. Flick.
Lawrence. third.
Best collection Of grapes-Eliza
Stevens. Centerville.
Best plate grapes-W. B. Flick
Best collection garden Vegetables
Eliza A. Stevens. Centerville.
Collection Of Gladioli-Mrs. E. Y.
Teas. Centerville. first.
Collection OF Dahlias-Mrs. E. r.
Teas, first.
Collection OF ported plants-Mrs e.
7. Teas, first.
Flat Bouquet Mrs. Mary J. Flick.
first.
Resolutions Reported.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported through the chairman. Sylves-
ter Johnson In which thanks were ten
dered to the town council for the use
Of the town hall: to Mr.. e. Y. Teas for
his helpfulness in arranging for the
meeting and oil others that assisted
In making the convention success.
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