6 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. H. E. Van Deman, judge of fruits at the Pan-American 

 advises the secretary as follows : 



"You have two gold medals, one silver medal, twelve bronze 

 medals, three honorable mention as awards for the products 

 shown at the Pan-American Exposition." 



AWARDS AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION. 



In this connection it is a pleasure to call attention to the awards 

 made to Maine fruit at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Early in 

 June I received a letter from the U. S. Commission to the Paris 

 Exposition, to the effect that the Maine State Pomological Society 

 was awarded a "Diploma of Silver Medal" and G. B. Brackett, 

 pomologist, writes, "This is understood to be the final ofificial 

 equivalent of the awards to your society on fresh fruits, exhibited 

 in the several temporary competitions in horticulture held during 

 the course of the exposition and reported to you from time to 

 time as announced by the class jury. It is expected that the 

 diploma will be forwarded by the exposition authorities in due 

 time through the United States commissioner general. Please 

 accept our hearty congratulations on the successful outcome of 

 your fresh fruit exhibit. We also extend our sincere thanks for 

 your co-operation in the preparation of our general fruit exhibit 

 at Paris. The United States received a larger number of awards 

 in this class than any other foreign country, a result largely due 

 to the hearty co-operation of fruit growers in the important pro- 

 ducing sections. A 'diploma of gold medal' was awarded to 

 Prof. W. M. Munson as collaborator in the general fruit exhibit 

 of the division of pomology, to which a 'grand prize' was 

 awarded. Prof. Munson was instrumental in securing this 

 exhibit while he was president of the society, and the tribute paid 

 to him was well deserved and a compliment to the pomological 

 society." 



PUBLIC MEETINGS, ETC. 



At the January meeting of the executive committee the fol- 

 lowing outline of work was presented to cover the year : A 

 Spring meeting, two horticultural classes, a small fruit meeting 

 and the usual annual meeting and exhibition. 



The spring meeting was held in Brooks, Friday, March 22. 

 The day preceding the meeting was very rainy, and in conse- 



