316 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF VITICULTURE 



AFTERNOON SESSION, JULY 13, 1915. 



Meeting called to order by the president, who introduced Mr. Charles A. 

 Vogelsang, Exposition Commissioner. 



Mr. Vogelsang: "I want to say on behalf of President Moore and the 

 directors of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition that you are most 

 welcome here. Congresses representing every line of .human endeavor have 

 been gathered here and are still to come. We feel that international con- 

 gresses representing every line of human activity will not be frequent in 

 the future. They may take some particular line, but here you have the 

 honor and pleasure of gathering here at this time when we are celebrating 

 in the United States an International Exposition commemorating an event 

 that is without parallel so far as its physical and engineering achievement is 

 concerned. You come here at a time when a realization of the dreams of 

 Cabrillo and Balboa has come true. It was left to the American people to 

 accomplish that end. 



"This Viticultural Congress is one of the most successful that has been 

 held at the Exposition. You represent a very important industry that had 

 its beginning almost in the very dawn of civilization. Personally, I hope to see 

 a continuance of it always. 



"This Exposition desires to recognize the industry that you represent, 

 that has a history dating so far back and this history contributing to the 

 harmony, good feeling and friendliness of the human race should be properly 

 recognized. We have had all kinds of congresses, educational, commercial, 

 etc., and it seems to me that yours is just as important. 



"On behalf of President Moore and the Exposition, and in commemora- 

 tion of this day and this hour, because it is a momentous period in the 

 world's history, to you who are assembled here in harmony and peace where 

 all is music, flowers and architectural achievement, we welcome you. We 

 want to show our respect for your organization and industry by presenting 

 this little memento. It is not of diamonds or of gold, but of enduring quality 

 of bronze and in commemoration of the Panama-Pacific International 

 Exposition at San Francisco. 



"I trust you will take this medal, keep it and preserve it in memory of 

 this day and hour." 



President Alwood: "On behalf of the International Commission of 

 Viticulture, and on behalf of this Congress and all others here assembled, 

 I receive this commemorative medal with great pleasure and we shall 

 treasure it carefully and show it with pride to our brethren who for very 

 serious reasons cannot be with us here to receive it for themselves. It is 

 a great pleasure for me to say that in my long experience as a member of 

 the International Viticultural Commission never has such an event occurred; 

 never has anybody, or State, or Government presented us with an emblem 

 commemorative of such an occasion. We have been received frequently by 

 royalty and given other honors, but as for enduring remembrances, these we 

 have never before received. This testimonial in bronze will endure during 

 our live?, and the lives of our children also. 



