SUMMER MEETING, 1917. 297 



from above and affording wide aisle spaces, not too wide, how- 

 ever, for the size of the attendance. 



At the noon hour the members of the society and their friends 

 in attendance gathered on the hillside adjoining the gymnasium 

 building, a natural grove which in the past year has been seeded 

 down and has become a nice lawn. Here seated upon benches or 

 grouped on the slope were a host of picnic parties and for an 

 hour and a half this scene was a continuous one. The manage- 

 ment supplied plenty of coffee, and those who had come from a 

 distance and were not themselves supplied found plenty of hos- 

 pitality to take care of their needs. 



The regular summer session of the society was convened on 

 this same hillside, benches having been grouped together con- 

 veniently for this purpose, at 2 o'clock, with Pres. Cashman in 

 the chair. There were a number of short talks, and one paper on 

 primroses, by Mrs. D. W. C. Ruff. Our old office stenographer, 

 Mrs. Seyferth, was present and took down in shorthand most of 

 what was said, and some of this may be revised and used later in 

 our monthly. Those who spoke were C. S. Harrison, of York, 

 Neb., in his picturesque way presenting the beauties of the flower ; 

 Mr. Ernest Meyers, the rose grower of Minneapolis Parks, who 

 talked about roses, varieties and care ; Mr. Lee R. Bonnewitz, of 

 Ohio, whose article on peonies in the June number of our monthly 

 attracted so much attention, came from his home on purpose to 

 attend the meeting, and he gave us an inspiring talk of a few 

 moments. His presence with us was greatly appreciated. Others 

 who spoke briefly were : Geo. J. Kellogg, Mr. N. E. Chapman, of 

 the Extension Division; Mr. Clarence Wedge, of the executive 

 board. On account of the age and long years of service of Mr. 

 Harrison and Mr. Kellogg we find a place here for what notes 

 were taken of their talks, in which we feel sure our readers will 

 be interested. 



Mr. Kellogg: "Ladies and gentlemen and members of the 

 biggest society in the world, and I am glad to be a member of it ; 

 I am glad to be here. For the last year I have been carrying this 

 cane, I am trying to get used to it so that if I ever get old enough 

 to use it I will know how to handle it. I got it in Nevada, Cal., 

 sixty years ago. After your meeting last December I took a 

 straight shoot for Texas, and I stayed in Texas until the twenty- 

 eighth day of May, and I hoed strawberries for two or three 

 months. My boy set out 10,000 strawberries in February. I 

 hoed that three and one-half times, and I hoed a patch of canta- 

 loupe, an acre, twice. So I am not entirely off the hooks yet. 



"Perhaps you may want to know something about that Texas 

 climate. It is the finest climate in the world, except that it is 



