Evening journal., 1914-09-25
HUSBAND, SUED SAYS Invitation
By WIFE, FOUND TO fruit Growers
DEAD in HOMECANE FROM BOARD

There has been some discussion lately
regarding the preparations that have
been made for the reception and enter
tainment OF the delegates Of the Penin.
sula Horticultural Society. tho Della
ware State Grange and the National
Grange in the near future.
The last convention Of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society, which was held
in this city two years ago. was ire
mendous success and attracted wide
spread attention. Rumors have been
current to the effect that the officers
and directors of the Peninsula Horticul-
tural Society, when they visited this
city, some time ago to make arrange
ments for their meeting in January
next, did not receive much encourage
ment from somebody connected with
the Chamber Of Commerce and left with
the impression that any representations
made at the time the invitation was
extended to the society 70 meet in Will
mington must have been made without
their authority.
In order TO show what representa-
tons were made and when the society
was invited to hold its convention In
this city, George II. McGovern. former
secretary Of the Chamber of Com
merce, who had charge of the con
vention bureau OF the Chamber Of
Commerce last year. said to a report
er Of THE EVENING JOURNAL to-
day:
"The engraved invitation. which
was usually sent to all conventions
deemed advisable TO try TO secure for
this city, was forwarded to the Of
hcers of the association at their meet
ing in Easton, Md, and Il was backed
up by the sentiment of many Whining
tonians and Delawareans. The invi-
tation recited the attractive features
of Wilmington as a convention city
and meeting place, and also made the
offer that Is extended by every city OF
the country in inviting conventions. in
that II rendered the use OF a meeting
place without expense OF the conven-
tion. The form Of invitation was pre-
pared by me. had the approval of the
board of directors of the Chamber Of
Commerce and was entered upon the
minutes at the time OF its adoption.
81 might as we'll be frank with you
and say that / left the meeting of direc-
ing train, and arrived there Just as
their session was over and Immediately
urged Wilmington for the next meeting
place. The invitation was unanimously
accepted the association breaking It's
long standing rule, which would have
required it to have gone to Kent or
Sussex counties. All the members were
delighted at the treatment which they
received as guests of the Board Of
Trade.
"The membership Of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society comprises the
most enlightened fruit growers of the
country and progressive citizens of
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, and
they are not the kind that look for or
desire to be purchased with promises Of
elaborate entertainment
"Your question regarding the treat
ment of the officers Of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society, upon their visit
10 this city to make their arrange
ments, indicates that you must have
heard statements which have been made
to me by members of the society to the
effect that upon calling at the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms, they were treated
as If they had never been heard of be-
fore and il was intimated that there
was no intention on the part OF the Off
GERS of the Chamber of Commerce to
take any more than a passing notice Of
the fact that they were going TO hold
their meeting and fruit exhibit in this
city. The visitors were lead to believe
that the Chamber of Commerce repudi-
ated my invitation. or rather their own
invitation. and that If had really pre-
sented an invitation. 7 must have done
so upon my own initiative and so far
as assuring any cooperation was con
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