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supposed then that you were going to have a large num- 

 ber of speakers, and consequently the time was limited. I 

 understand now that the reason my own time has been 

 limited is because the toastmaster desired to use it for his 

 own use. (Laughter and applause). 



I thank you very much indeed for the opportunity of 

 meeting wdth you on this occasion, and I express the very 

 sincere hope that I shall see many of you at some of our 

 Virginia horticultural society meetings. (Applause). 



Mr. Hale: I didn't mean to say a word, or in fact 

 hardly tell the truth about our friend from A'irginia, but 

 considering the pleasant words he has said of your toast- 

 master, I feel that I shall have to tell a little story that the 

 neighbors tell about him down there in Virginia. One of 

 the old darkeys on his place had used the expression "ac- 

 cident" and "calamity." Finally the Judge said to him : 

 "Sam, you used the expression accident and calamity ; what 

 is the difference?" "WHiat's the diffunce, boss? There is 

 a great deal ob diffunce." "Why no. Sam, they mean the 

 same thing." "No, dey don't. If you should be crossing a 

 stream and a plank fell in, dat would be an accident, but if 

 anybody should pull you out, dat would be a calamity." 

 (Loud laughter). 



At this point Mrs. Ida Jeness Moulton gave another 

 recital entitled "Town Meeting at Spodunk." 



The Toastmaster : Something has been said here 

 to-night about the productiveness of apples in the far 

 Northwest and their fine showing upon our markets, and I 

 think we should give credit to that section of the country for 

 the grading and packing of beautiful fruit, and putting it on 

 the market in such an attractive way as to bring the apple 

 more prominently before the people and the market than 

 ever before. The splendid show of apples that has been 

 made all over this countrv has come largelv at first from the 



