Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
MEETS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
President Thompson Speaks with Pride
OF donors Won by Virginia
Apples.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. January
1.-THE twentieth annual meeting OF
tho Virginia State horticultural So
ciety. organized here In March. 1897.
convened in odd Fellows Hall at 10
O'Clock this morning, with President
T. y. Thompson. OF Harrisonhurg. I'm
the chair. The visiting delegates were
which reply was made by H. s Lar
rick. OF Winchester, prosecuting at
torncy of Frederick County.
In his annual address President
Thompson referred with pride to the
laurels won by Virginia apples at the
meeting of the International Applc
Shippers Association. held at Chicago.
ana or the comprehensive ADVERTISING
mpaisn planned. including exhibits.
both IN competition and display Mt tho
pennsylvania State horticultural So
ciety meeting. and the New York state
horticultural Society meeting, and adj
vertising displays in New York City
and Philadelphia There is issued
quarterly TO each member of the So
ciety an excellent bulletin. said the
president. II is planned to increase
the circulation Of this bulletin or TO
extend the field of its usefulness By n
monthly or quarterly magazine. The
"One Hundred and Ninety-seycn WAYS
OF Preparing the Apple will soon he
ready for distribution, said Mr. Thomp-
son.
Speaking OF the need of greater finan-
cial assistance. President Thompson
recommended that the committee on
appropriations endcaror to have the
appropriation from the State increased
TO $4,000 annually.
W. i. Massey. Of Winchester. secre-
tary. and +. W. Wooden. OF Crozet.
treasurer of the society, submitted
their reports. THAT Of the latter
showed balance on hand 1T the close
OF 1914 of S1.o23.43: total receipts for
1918. Si.l91o"; disbursements for year,
S4.21i.3s: balance on hand Sl,i4G0a.
Various committees We're announced
hy the chair. y. w. Lupto,t of VIM
chester. was made chairman of the
membership committee: 7. " Thomp-
son. of HarriSonburS. chairman of the
appropriation committee: Or j. H.
Emerson. of Charlottesville. chairman
of the committee Of resolutions: w. y.
McComb, of Staunton, chairman OF the
committee on nominations. and G. p.
McCue. of Greenwood, chairman OF the
auditing committee.
Two addresses were delivered at the
morning session, the frs, by Professor
=. c. Starcher. of the Virginia State
Experiment Station. Blacksburg, who
spoke Some New Light ON Peach
Growing and the second by Professor
lsalSton. OF Blacksburg. on Making tho
Young Orchard Pay It's Way" The
morning session ended with n round
table conference conducted by DR.. S.
W. Fletcher.
The speakers at the afternoon session
we're Professor w. y. HUT of Raleigh.
y. c.. who had for his topic Air
Cooled Storage for the Individual Or
chardist"; Mr.. Bennett. who spoke on
The Pro and Con of Growing Apples
in Virginia." and George T. Murrell.
of Washington. ID. G., who gave some
good advice on advertising and market
ing Virginia apples.
The visiting delegates. TO the num-
Der of several hundred, were enter
tanned tonight at n theater party at
the jefferson. From the playhouse
they went to the Hotel Gleason TO n
smoker.