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Mr. Rideout, 6 Lyon fruits, 1 Dickinson and 1 Wagner. 

 Mr. Shaffer displayed a bowl of cactus flowers of several varieties 

 of wonderful delicacy and beauty. 



The meeting adjourned at 5 p. m. for dinner. 



GET-TOGETHER DINNER 



The get-together dinner held at 6 p. m., at the Hollenbeck Cafe, 

 212 West Second Street, was attended by fifty-eight members and guests 

 of the Association and was closed shortly before 8 p. m. to allow the 

 members to attend the evening lecture. A good friend of the Association 

 who desired his name to be withheld paid the expenses of the dinner and 

 thereby created a much appreciated diversion and surprise. 



EVENING SESSION, MAY 1 7, 8 P. M. 



The evening session was given mainly to an illustrated talk on "New 

 Avocados" by Professor Webber, who used as a basis the work and 

 lantern slides of Mr. Wilson Popenoe, illustrating Guatemalan avocados 

 recently imported into the United States by Mr. Popenoe from Guatemala. 

 Illustrations of a number of California varieties were also given for com- 

 parison. Mr. E. E. Knight also discussed the subject to some extent and 

 President Shedden gave a very entertaining and reminiscent talk. 



FORENOON SESSION. MAY 18 



Meeting called to order at 9:30 a. m. by President Shedden. The 

 following program was given as outlined: 



"How Far can we go with the Avocado as a Food? Why will 

 People Eat it, and to what Extent?" by Lester Keller, M. D., F. A. C. 

 S., Yorba Linda. 



"The Door Yard Avocado, Its Use and Mission," Ernest Braunton, 

 Los Angeles. 



"When is an Avocado Ripe? How to Tell a Ripe Fruit," by Mrs. 

 B. H. Sharpless, Tustin. 



"Advertising the Avocado," by Mrs. J. T. Stewart, Los Angeles, 

 and DeWitt H. Gray, Fresno. 



"Chemical Composition of the Avocado as Applied to Different 

 Varieties, and at Different Seasons," by C. G. Church, Bureau of Chem- 

 istry, Department of Agriculture, Washington. 



An intermission of fifteen minutes was taken to allow new members 

 to join the Association. Ten new names were secured. 



Prof. Condit of the College of Agriculture outlined the free corre- 

 spondence course on the avocado which is being offered by the University, 

 and stated that full information could be obtained by writing to the 

 University of California, Berkeley, California. 



The Association then adjourned for dinner. 



