Smyrna times., 1912-01-17
FRUIT GROWERS FINE EXHIBIT
Peninsula Fruit Growers Close a Pro-
fitabIe Session at Pocomoke City
Delaware Apple Growers Lead

fitabIe Session at Pocomoke City
Delaware Apple Growers Lead
The 25th annual session of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society com
prising Delaware and the Eastern
Shore, opened at Pocomoke City,
Md. Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
President Matthews called the meet
ing to order and Rev. W. L. S.
Murray, D. D., pastor of Salem M.
E. Church, offered prayer. The
address of welcome was made by
Alfred P. Dennis and the response
by S. H. Derby, of Woodside, Del.
Notwithstanding the severe storm of
snow and rain and exceedingly cold
weather, the attendance was un-
usually large. The report of Treas
urer Wesley Webb, Of Dover, showed
that Maryland and Delaware each
appropriated $500 annually to the
society and private subscriptions to
the premium list amounted to about
500 in cash and valuable prizes of
merchandise. The balance in hand
to pay the expenses of this meeting
and publishing 5000 copies of the
annual report is 81, 1853. President
Matthews read his annual address
dwelling on the work of the society
and reviewing the work of the past
year. A paper on "Peach Gull
ture" was read by George A. Hill,
a progressive young farmer of
Bridgeville. Walter B. Harris of
Worton, Md, made a report on
"Apple Culture" showing the
marked progress in growing this
fruit on the Peninsula in recent
years. Both of these papers caused
lively discussion. The evening
session was we'll attended by the
citizens of Pocomoke and DR.. W. r.
Sylvester, president of the Mary
land Agricultural College, gave an
instructive address on "Educa-
tion. There were also two
lantern slide lectures, one by Prof.
W. M. Scott of the United States
Department of Agriculture, on COR
chard Methods" and one by Prof.
R. L. Watts of the Pennsylvania
State College, on eastern Horti-
culture. The exhibit of fruit and
vegetables is the finest ever seen on
the Peninsula, quality of the pro-
duct considered. The exhibit oc-
cupied all of the first floor of the
Peninsula Produce Exchange build
ing in Pocomoke City. The largest
and finest exhibit of apples is made
by F. M. Soper and son of Mag
nolia, although E. H. Bancroft and
Wyoming, are not far behind in
either quality or quantity. 1t was
practically decided to hold its next
years convention in Wilmington
and give large display of fresh
fruits there on that occasion. The
following officers were elected /:
President, F. M. Soper, Magnolia /;
Vice-president, William E. Sanger,
CordOva, Md. Secretary and Treas
urer, Wesley Webb, Dover; Vice
president for the counties New
Castle, James T. Shallcross, Midi
dletOwn; Kent, S. H. Derby,
Woodside; Sussex, Col John G..
Townsend. Selbyville. Maryland,
Cecil, Charles E. Warburton, Elk
ton; Kent, James S. Harris, Still
Pond; Queen Anne, w. Irving
Walker, Chestertow; Caroline, Col.
A. W. Sisk, Preston; Talbot, F.
E. Cover, Easton; Dorchester, w.
G. Dawson, Cambridge; Wicomico,
w. F. Allen, Salisbury; Worcester
George A. Harrison, Berlin. Vir
ginia, Accomac. A. j. McMath On
ley; Northampton, w. L. Elzey
Exmore. Executive committee, F
NJ. Soper, W. E. Sanger. Frank E
Matthews, F. C. Bancroft, ]. T