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the dining room of the City Hotel were made most charming with vases 

 and bowls of loveliest blossoms from the gardens of the ladies of the 

 town. The toasts and responses of guests and citizens spoke Llie delight 

 and appreciation of the happy occasion. — American Truck Farmer. 



The Wednesday evening session was cut short on account of a 

 banquet to the horticulturists, given at the City Hotel. The people of 

 Versailles at this banquet showed their unexcelled hospitality, and many 

 were the warm words of welcome and appreciation exchanged at this 

 time. — Colman's Rural World. 



The banquet given by the citizens of Versailles, under direction of 

 Mayor Daniels, at the City Hotel, Wednesday night, was the high-water 

 mark in the flood of hospitality. Of course. Mayor Daniels came up to 

 his usual standard of excellence in his address of welcome, and the genial 

 toastmaster punctuated the various speeches admirably, and the menu 

 was excellent, and the ladies beautiful, and everybody went away on 

 their feet; not that all of them wanted to go that way, but just had to, be- 

 cause there was nothing on the table stronger than coffee. — Globe-Demo- 

 crat. 



THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 9:30 A. M. 



BUSINESS SESSION. 



After the call to order, morning prayer was offered by Rev. E. Sims. 

 The business of the morning consisted of the reports of officers and 

 committees. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



First — Condition of orchards and prospect of apple crop : 

 After one of the most phenomenal blooms in our apple orchards, we 

 find that the prospect has dwindled down to 25 to 30 per cent. The cold 

 rains from April 17 to 21 and the frosts — thermometer down to 30 de- 

 grees — at the same time so injured the blossoms that pollenization did 

 not properly take place, and the bloom dropped, dropped, dropped until 

 there was nothing left. 



From 500 postal cards sent out we have been getting returns, and 

 they are not very flattering. Some orchardists report as high as 60 to 70 

 per cent for their locality, others 40 to 50 per cent, and still others 20 

 to 30 per cent, while a few report only 10 per cent. This simply means 

 that our crop will be short, I feel sure. While this is true, it does not 

 follow that there will be no apples, for a half crop or even a third crop 



