278 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Under the leadership of President Gold, to whose ef~ 

 ficient work and excellent judgment was due, more than to 

 any other one worker, the success of the Connecticut exhibit, 

 the following- Connecticut people ably assisted : H. C. C. 

 Miles, Milford, Secretary of the Pomological Society; Prof. A. 

 G. Gulley of the Connecticut Agricultural College, and Mrs. 

 Gulley; Mr. and Mrs. E. Rogers, Southington; Mr. and Mrs. 

 Stancliff Hale, South Glastonbury ; L. C. Root, Farrriington ; 

 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury ; Mr. and Mrs. N. 

 S. Piatt, New Haven; Miss Marion Hale, South Glastonbury; 

 H. B. Reed, Greenwich, and E. M. Stoddard, Storrs. It 

 should be added that President Gold, Secretary Miles and 

 Stancliff Hale remained in charge of the exhibit until the 

 final close of the show. 



The results of the energetic work and good taste of the 

 Connecticut men and women was a magnificent display, en- 

 tirely creditable to the state, and the fact that the Connecticut 

 exhibit was the only state exhibit completed in time for the 

 formal opening of the show added much to our credit. 



The view opposite page 274 shows how the exhibit 

 appeared when in place. It was the admiration of every 

 visitor, as the following clipping from a newspaper report 

 will testify: 



"Connecticut's display, headed by that of the State Pom- 

 ological Society, took the lead for variety and effectiveness 

 of display, although Maine had the most fruit. Connecticut's 

 display consisted of a big panel about twenty by forty feet in 

 size, of box apples showing superb fruit in many colors taste- 

 fully arranged, flanked on either side by open head barrels 

 of Spys, Greenings, Baldwins, Kings, York Imperials, Hub- 

 bardstons, Russets, Mcintosh, and other popular favorites at 

 their very best. Across the front stretched a long table, in 

 the center of which was a great fancy basket holding a bushel 

 or more of Connecticut's choicest apples, pears, peaches, 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries. On either side were peaches 

 galore in crates, baskets and on plates, with enough of grapes 

 and pears worked in to give variety. To the left of this gen- 

 eral exhibit the Connecticut Agricultural College had a fine 

 display of a great variety of fruits. Hanging from the bal- 

 cony overhead was to be seen "Connecticut," spelled out with 



