Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
GREAT DAY AT
LOMEN FARM
Beautiful Farm Home of o. o. EO-
men Was Meeting Place OF
horticultural Society Last
Sunday.
SOME 200 WE'RE
IN ATTENDANCE
Has One of The Finest Orchards in
Iowa, and a Wonderful Bear
ing of Fruit This Year.

Last Sunday the Winneshiek Coun-
ty Horticultural Society met at the
hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
o. Lomen four miles southeast of
recorah. The day was ideal and
about fifty auto loads of visitors
were in attendance. A fine yard sur
rounds the residence and beautiful
| flowers lend a most inviting aspect.
A large table was set on the lawn
and it was loaded down with good
things to eat, to which the visitors
all did ample justice.
! A quartette, Mr. and Mrs. c. F.
Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Grant, with Miss Campbell at the
piano delighted the assemblage with
enjoyable songs.
Atty. E. w. Cutting, of DEBORAH
is president of the Winneshiek Coun-
ty Horticultural Society.
The address of welcome was made
by Mr.. Lomen in his usual interest
ing and pleasing manner, and We
are pleased to quote it below:
Mr.. President, members of the
Ninneshiek County Horticultural
Society and friends:-
1t is with heart full of gratitude
10 the overruling Providence that l
am permitted on this beautiful day
10 bid you all hearty welcome.
| With all the pleasures and enjoy
ments one can have during life to
establish a home, no pleasure is
greater than that to widen your ac-
Guaintance and increase the number
of your friends. This has always
been my desire and / do believe that
along that line have evidently made
some progress.
Again l bid you hearty welcome
in behalf of myself. my wife and
children. have nothing here at
tractive. Our orchard. our home. or
surroundings are not what they
ought to be-nothing is as perfect
as, | wish and desire to make it.
Time and means largely governs our
ability to perform such duties as
are not considered strictly necessary
for our daily bread, but with all the
fault you find and all the improve
ments you see there is room for, ]
hope you will spend pleasant
afternoon and enjoy the meeting.
The life of horticulturalist is a
life seasoned with many disappoint-
ments and discouraging features but
the pleasures and Nenjoyments in
many ways outnumber the former
many times. Horticulturism is moth
ing but to love, to admire fruit and
| flowers, or in other words to enjoy
The benefits of the king and queen
Of the vegetation kingdom. God had
nothing better to offer our first par
ents in this world but garden of
fruits and flowers. He gave them his
ideal creation and He still provides
fruits and flowers in abundance for
those who desire to care for them.
: horticulturist may study the art OF
horticulture as long as he lives. he
will never graduate, il is so deep, so
wonderful. always something new.
always something to learn. 1t is an
| art without limits. yes an art that
goes far beyond human compreher-
sion. Its an art that will cheer the
sick and please the strong II is adj
mired by the rich and poor, big and
small. the powerful and weak, by
y 2 uncivilized as well as the civil
i7ed. Truly ii has no equal on earth.
! Where is the orator who can do
Justice to such an endless SUBJECT
Which has no limits. What person is
there when worried by the many
cares and hardships Of life cannot
fird rest and recreation in taking q
walk among flowers and fruit trees,
~ eathing in their fragrance, while
observing the wonderful works or
nature in all its forms under the
guidance and blessings Of the crea-
tor. Who is there. after taking such
a stroll, that would not be benefited
who would not be taught beautiful
lessons while his mind and soul is
carried Heavenward and his heart
filled with thankfulness to the good
and great Giver of all these earthly
gifts.
Happy and blessed is the person
wtose life's work is 10 love. admire
and cherish. to guard and protect
and to make use of all the benefits
derived from what can truly he CAL
led Gods noblest gift to mankind
in the world"
Most of us who grow more or less
fruit have several meetings every
year. We delight TO meet each other
and discuss horticultural subjects. as
they never wear out. We take pleas
me in getting better acquainted and
tn strengthen our friendship. We do
not come together for the fixed de-
termined purpose to criticize others,
ror for the purpose of tearing down
what others have built up. Our aim
and desire is to locate our own mis-
takes and faults and find remedies
We attend from three to six meet
ings everv year. held in different
rarts of the county,. We are ALWAYS
'2elcomed and generally receive
r1any compliments. sometimes mixed
with iokes-I mean true jokes. Or
one of these occasions one speaker
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