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of Oakland invitiiii^ us to visit that citv diirini;- our .sojiMirn in Cal- 

 ifornia. 



Oil iiioiioi), tliL' invitation was accepted, with the thanks of the 

 Society. 



President Charles H. Allen, of the State Normal Sehool, invited 

 the Society to visit the school to-morrow morning and witness the 

 opening exercises, which was also accepted. 



On motion, the Society adjourned to meet at i) a. m. to-morrow. 



TIIK UECEPTION AT HORTICIJLTURAI. lIAIh. 



The citrus fair referred to by President Earle in liis opening 

 remarks this forenoon was formally opened at 7:30 i*. m., to which 

 all members of the Society were made welcome.* Here, also, amid 

 this grand display of Pomona's and Flora's choicest offerings, oc- 

 curred the reception given to the Society by the officials and 

 citizens of San Jose and the Santa Clara valley. President Cyrus 

 Jones, of the Citrus Fair Association, called the assemblage to 

 order, and, with a few pleasant remarks, introchiced His Honor 

 Mayor Breyfogle, of San Jose, who expressed his great delight, 

 which was mutually shared by all San Joseans, at having secured 

 the meeting of the American Horticultural Society in their midst. 

 He referred briefly to the great importance of the Society and the 

 valuai)le work it was doing. At the conclusion of his remarks 

 Mayor Breyfogle introduced Judge Myrick, who made 



THE WELCOME ADDRES.S. 



Qentlemen ojthe American Hojliculturcd Sucitty : 



At the request of the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara county, I ex- 

 tend to you a cordial welcome. California is made up of people from all 

 parts of the United States, and there is, perhaps, no part of the Union which 

 is not represented here by your members. We are glad to see you here, 

 and there are many among us who will be glad of the opportunity toa^k 

 for information concerning their old homes. We are glad you are here be- 

 cause it shows the east is not indifTorcnt to the west, and we can assure you 

 that the west is not inditTerent to the east. You have not been asked to 

 come here in aid of any so called boom, neither do we want you to praise 

 us — it has been said that we are capable of doing a great deal of that for 



*For a description of this mngniflcent display, see Dr. Ridpath's appendi-v to this volume. 



