Evening journal., 1914-12-30
FRUIT GROWING
ON THE Peninsula
Will Be Discussed at PENN
Sula Horticultural Society
Meeting Here Next Month
PROMINENT MEN
ON THE PROGRAM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Dec. 30.-The execu-
tive committee of the Peninsula Hor-
ticultural Society today completed
the program for the twenty-eight an
nual session of the society to besheid
in Odd Fellows Hall, Wilmington,
January 11-16 in connection with the
Delaware Corn Growers Association,
the two events occupying a full week.
Premiums amounting to S1,5OO are
offered.
The program will include papers
and discussions by the best fruit
growers and farmers of the Delaware
and Chesapeake Peninsula. They will
discuss apples, pears, peaches, grapes.
small fruits. market gardening. sweet
potatoes, white potatoes, cantaloupes
and other crops.
The investigators of the Maryland
and Delaware Experiment stations
will tell what they have learned from
work in the orchard. field and labora-
tory. DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell presi-
dent of Delaware College, will deliver
an address on education. From out
side the State will come Prof Alder
man, of West Virginia; Professor
Blake of New Jersey. Mr.. Huston OF
German Kali Works; Mr.. Stokes, the
good roads man, and Professor Hen
nessey. who has had a great expert
ence in establishing school gardens
and in beautifying country estates and
city parks.
The Tuesday night meeting will be
held in the Assembly Hall of the Du-
Pont Building, when Governor Charles
r. Miller will make the address Of wei
come.
Following is the program:
Monday, January ll-Arranging CT
exhibits.
Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock-Prayer
annual address of the president, Eugene
II. Shallcross, McDonough. Del: "Pre.
pairing Apples for Market" Professor S.
b. Shaw, College Park. Md; "Report on
Pears" George A. Hill, Bridgeville
Del; Nut Culture" j. w. Killcn, Eel
ton, Del.
Afternoon session, l.3O o'clock-Ad-
dress, Professor c. A. McCue, Newark.
Del; "Orcharding i'm West Virginia, -
Professor w. IL. Alderman, Alorgantown.
W. Va; "Peach Culture i'm New Jersey. -
Professor NJ. A. Blake, New Brunswick,
n. j.; "Peach Culture on the Peninsula -
Hon. Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md;
Eastern and Western Horticulture .
Professor c. e. Temple, Cyllege Park,
Nd.
Evening session, 7.3O, Governor
Charles r. Miller presiding Address OF
welcome, Governor Charles r. Miller;
response, General Joseph b. Seth, Eas.
ton, Md; "Apple Culture" illustrated, J,
/. Soper, Magnolia, Del; "Peach Cul-
ture,' illustrated, Professor NJ. a. Blake
Wednesday morning, 8 o'clock
Grape Growing" Lester Lovett. Mil
ford, Del; "Small Fruits w. +. Allen,
Salisbury, Nd; "Market Gardening -
Fred Mcclure, Dover; "Sweet Potatoes.
w. B. Gordy. Laurel Del; "White Po-
tatoes," +. J. Dukes, Girdletrce, Md,
"Cantaloupes," w. Irving Culver.
Afternoon session, o'clock-"Fcrtil-
izers," Dr. Firman Thompson. Newark
Del; "lIow to Raise More Fruit and
Less Wood,' II. A. Huston. New York;
"Insect Control" Professor +. n. Cory,
College Park, Md; "Beautifying the
Country" II. u. Hemenway; "Gooi
Seeds" f. C. Stokes, Moorestown. y. j.
Evening session, 7.30 o'clock.
Horticulture" c. e. Sparks, Wyom-
ing, Del; Education" DR.. S. c.
Mitchell, president Delaware College;
Lantern Slide, Views Of Fruit"
Farms in Germany H. A. Huston;
illustrated lecture. II. d. Hemenway.
President f. H. Shallcross of the
association has appointed the follow