1906] REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 7 



The exhibition of October 13 was one of the most remarka- 

 ble in the history of the society. Thousands of visitors viewed 

 this beautiful display. The stage was arranged with palms and 

 ferns by H. F. A. Lange, making a beautiful background for 

 the whole exhibition. In front of this were 200 vases of gladioli 

 from Fred A. Blake makmg a bank of color and green. One 

 of the corners of the hall was filled with carnations and roses, 

 with a large vase of long stemmed American Beauties for a centre, 

 by Leonard C. Midgley, of the Worcester rose conservatories. 

 150 vases of dahlias from W. D. Ross, also dahlias from M. F. 

 Kelsey and Justin A . Abbott. Attractive displays of tuberous 

 begonias from Mrs. N. P. Brown, Mrs. A. E. Hartshorn, 

 AUyne W. Hixon, sweet peas from Mrs. O. J. Putnam, cut 

 flowers of nearly all of the out of doors annuals from H. B. 

 Watts, Mrs. J. F. Record, Ida J. Henderson and others. 42 

 exhibitors of Anjou pears; 43 of Baldwin apples, choice plants, 

 grapes and cucumbers from G. Marston Whitin's conserva- 

 tories. Elliott Moore exhibited a bushel box of apples; instead 

 of being packed stems up they were on their sides, one layer 

 one way the next the other way, making a very attractive pack- 

 age. 



All of the vegetables were unusually fine. 



At 12.30 dinner was announced. About 150 guests and 

 members adjourned to the banquet hall above, where they en- 

 joyed a good dinner, served by C. S. Yeaw. Tables were dec- 

 orated with palms, ferns and flowers by the members. 



The guests were J. C. Danforth, secretary of the Essex Ag- 

 ricultural Society; Lester Cud worth, president Oxford Agri- 

 cultural Society; Edward Wilder, of Boston; J. Lewis Ells- 

 worth secretary of the State Board of Agriculture; Mrs. E. M. 

 Gill and Miss A. B. Gill, of Medford; R W. Bowen and Miss 

 I. M. Bowen, of Providence; George L. Clemence, president of 

 the Worcester South Agricultural Society; Dr. Willard Scott 

 and Mrs. Scott. After dmner President Hadwen addressed 

 the company. 



Ladies and gentlemen of the society: I extend to you a cor- 

 dial and hearty greeting to the festivities of the autumn exhi- 



