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ENTERTAINMENT OF DELEGATES 



TO INTERNATIONAL CONOKKSS OF VITKTLTCH K. 



Elaborate preparations were made for the entertainment of the Eastern 

 and foreign delegates who visted California to attend the International Con- 

 gress of Viticulture, held in San Francisco, on July 12th and 13th. 



In addition to seeing the Expositions at San Diego and San Francisco, 

 they had an excellent opportunity to inspect important vineyards and win- 

 eries in Riverside, San Bernardino, Fresno, Contra Costa and Sonoma 

 counties. 



On their arrival at Los Angeles on July 7th. the delegates were given 

 their first taste of California hospitality at the banquet in the Hotel Alex- 

 andria, where many important grape growers, wine makers and public 

 officials welcomed them to California. 



On Thursday, July 8th, the delegates inspected the beauties of the 

 Panama-California Exposition at San Diego, and bright and early the next 

 morning they were back again in Los Angeles. At the depot they were met 

 by automobiles and whisked out to the Chas. Stern & Sons' winery, at Wine- 

 ville, in Riverside County, and then taken to the Italian Vineyard Company's 

 immense plant at Guasti, in San Bernardino County. There a novel luncheon 

 was served in the huge storage cellars. 



On Friday, July 9th, the delegates departed for Fresno, where they were 

 shown not only the important sweet wine plants, but also the raisin grape 

 vineyards and the big packing houses. In the evening a banquet was ten- 

 dered them in the Hotel Fresno. 



On Sunday morning, July llth, the delegates reached San Francisco and 

 were welcomed by a committee of Northern California wine men. At 10 

 o'clock the officers and chairmen of the various committees of the Interna- 

 tional Viticultural Congress met with Professor William B. Alwood, at the 

 Hotel Bellevue, for a general conference, and after all details had been ar- 

 ranged the guests were taken in automobiles on a sightseeing trip around 

 San Francisco. 



On Tuesday evening, July 13th, about 300 delegates and their wives 

 attended a notable banquet, given at Tait's Pavo Real. A number of distin- 

 guished city, State and foreign guests of honor were present and some ex- 

 cellent speeches were enjoyed. Only Californian wines were served. All 

 sorts of novelties were planned for the banquet, and at 10 o'clock the floor 

 was cleared and dancing was in order. 



On Wednesday morning, July 14th, the visitors were taken on a trip 

 around San Francisco Bay to Winehaven, where they inspected the great 

 plant of the California Wine Association. At 1 o'clock they were landed at the 



