86 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The Menu. 



STONY CREEK OYSTERS, ON HALF SHELL SALTINES 



Soup. 



TOMATO BISQUE, GUILFORD 

 FRENCH BREAD CELERY 



Entree. 



LOBSTER PATE, A LA MILFORD 

 PARKER HOUSE ROLLS 



Roast. 



NEW LONDON COUNTY TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE 

 MASHED POTATO MASHED TURNIP 



Salad. 



HORTICULTURAL MAYONNAISE 



FRENCH ROLLS 



LITCHFIELD COUNTY ICE CREAM GLASTONBURY CAKES 



COFFEE SALTED NUTS 



CONNECTICUT APPLES 

 CRACKERS ROQUEFORT 



At the conclusion of the dinner President Gold arose to 

 call the assemblage to order. The popular and respected 

 President of the Society was given a real ovation, the ap- 

 plause continuing for several minutes. 



President Gold : I thank you, ladies and gentlemen. 

 You have called yourselves to order. You will notice on 

 the menu card here that Mr. J. H. Hale is put down as 

 toastmaster. I am sorry that he is not here, and perhaps a 

 word in explanation would be in order. It is somewhat of 

 a long story, and dates back to last fall. A number of us 

 who were in Boston at the New England Fruit Show are 

 aware that Mr. Hale was there, and I cannot forbear from 

 telling you a tale about him. He made a fine exhibit of ap- 



