The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-04
FRUIT GROWERS. TO
MEET N ROANOKE
Twenty-flrst Convention Tonor-
row Night.
RICHMOND MEMBERS TO ATTEND
Commissioner OF Agriculture George
w. koincr and r. G. MOomaw, Di-
rector of Bureau of Markets, VIII
Leave Today.

A number OF Richmond men will
attend the twenty-first annual conven-
ton of the Virginia State Horticul-
tural Society. which meets in Roa-
noke December S, and Z. r. c..
Moomaw, Jr., director of the Bureau
OF Markets. and George w. Koiner.
commissioner of agriculture, both of
this city, will leave today to attend
the convention. The meetings will be
held in the Hotel Roanoke, and will
begin Tuesday evening. The program
Is as follows:
Tuesday Evenings O'Clock
Opening invocaton-Rev. J. A.
Dove, Roanoke, Va.
Address OF welcome-Mayor c. NJ.
Broun.
Reply to address Of welcome
Presidents address-Dr. S. w.
Fletcher. F1shersviile. Va.
Secretary's report--William p. Mas
sey. Winchester, Va
Treasurers report-T w. Woollen.
Crozet, Va.
Announcement OF committees on
resolutions. on membership. ON audit
and on nominations of officers
Round-table CONFERENCE.-THE by
Or. 8. w. Fletcher
"Wednesday Morning-1O O'Clock.
The convention ladies will meet in
the lobby OF the Hotel Roanoke for
a conducted trip through the shop
ping districts Of the city. with spe-
cial entertainment offered by the lead
ing merchants of Roanoke.
Society Programme O'Clock.
Executive session-Reports Of com
mittees on audit, on resolutions and
on nominations of officers,
Election of officers for 1917.
Reports-Packing Schools, G. s.
Ralston, Blacksburg, Va Society Ex-
hihits, Russell Bargamin. Crozet. Va,
Place OF next meeting, call for In
vitati
Formidable conference--Ied by
DIT. Fletcher, assisted by able horti-
cultural authorities
"Wednesday Aftcfnoon--2:3D O'Clock.
a discussion OF the proposed pack
ing and grading law for Virginia
Led by Hon. S. l. Lupton, of Win
chester, chairman of the grade law
committee Of the Virginia State Hor-
ticultural Society
Round table conference-Ied by
DR.. Fletcher.
Wednesday Evenings O'Clock.
Cabaret show and reception enter
tainment at Hotel Roanoke. given by
the fNodNoNe tIlafnneT OF toDl neTPe.
Society ladies especially invited to be
present.
Thursday Morning-1o O'Clock
Addresses--Bitter Rot and York
Spot Control.
Advertising Virginia Apples"-F.
II. 1aBaume. OF the Norfolk and
Western Railway
The Work of the Virginia Once
OF Marketz"--B. c. Moomaw, Jr., di-
rector.
Correctly Naming Apple Varieties
Under the Proposed Virginia Law
Or. a. w. Drinkard. Jr.. Blacksburg.
Some Mistakes of. 1a16''-Mr G..
9. Starcher. Virginia Experiment Sta
ton.
Round-tahle conference-Led by,
Or. S w. Fletcher
Thursday AfterDoon-2:S 80 O'Clock.
Address, The Work and Policy of
the Horticultural Extension Service
in virginia"--Mr. Jesse NJ Jones, d.
rector.
Experience meetinR-Special sub
iects of unusual interest by men you
all know
Inspection of the apple exhibit In
the auditorium.
Thursday Evenings O'Clock.
A horticultural picture show from
the Department Of Agriculture.
Round table conference-Led by
DIR. Fletcher
Adjournment.
Immediately after the meeting an
auction sale of exhibition fruit will be
held in the showroom of the audi
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