TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY REPport. 
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Ideal weather marked the day set apart for the exercises cele- 
brating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the 
New York Agricultural Experiment Station. A clear blue sky, 
bright but not dazzling sunlight, and an exhilarating atmosphere 
made the prospect of a day upon the green lawns of the Station an 
inviting one; and thousands of farmers and other friends of the 
institution accepted the invitation to join with Board and Staff in 
celebrating the day. As preliminary to the exercises at the grounds, 
the city of Geneva united with the Station in welcoming Governor 
Charles Evans Hughes, upon his arrival from the east on the 9:o1 
A. M. train of the New York Central railroad. Waiting the Gov- 
ernor’s coming were the Mayor and other officials and dignitaries 
of the city, members of the Board of Control and Staff of the 
Station, many invited guests of the day, the Geneva City Band and 
Company B of the New York National Guard. Under this escort 
the Governor was conducted to the Armory, where a short informal 
reception was held. After the reception, automobiles were provided 
for the leading members of the party for a ride through many of the 
principal streets of the city and visits. to the Country Club and 
the White Springs farm. The owners of many automobiles in the 
city placed their machines at the disposal of the Experiment Station 
for the purpose, and the line of machines decorated with flags made 
an interesting and picturesque sight, which was enjoyed by the 
citizens and residents along the route who were out in the highways, 
on the streets or on the porches of their house to see the vehicles 
with their distinguished visitors pass. 
There were ten cars in the procession, which were occupied by 
the following: 
Car 1, Lewis — Governor Hughes, Colonel Treadwell, T. B. Wil- 
son, W. H. Jordan, Mayor Rose, Mr. Lewis. 
Car 2, Fast — Mr. Payne, Senator Raines, Mr. Moreland, Colonel . 
Wilson. 
Car 3, Jordan— Dr. Thompson, Dr. Brown, Dr. True, Prof. 
Downing. 
Car 4, Burrall— Dr. Arthur, Prof. Wing, Dr. Babcock. 
Car 5, Clark — Mr. Flanders, Mr. Godfrey, Mr. W. K. Payne. 
Car 6, Chew — Prof. Bailey, Prof. Davis, Mr. Barry. 
*This account of the exercises is taken, in part, from the description 
given in the Geneva Daily Times of August 29, 1907. 
