Address of Welcome. 
By Mayor E. W. Greene. 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 
It must be gratifying to the members 
of The Florida State Horticultural So¬ 
ciety to see so many gathered in atten¬ 
dance at this the opening meeting of the 
Twenty-second Annual gathering of this 
Society. It shows a marked and grow¬ 
ing interest in Horticulture throughout 
the State. 
I do not intend to occupy much of your 
time in a lengthy address of welcome 
for I know your time can be better 
spent in listening to addresses from more 
able speakers bearing on the subject more 
directly connected with the work of this 
association, but I want, on behalf of the 
citizens of Daytona to extend to the vis¬ 
iting members and friends a cordial wel¬ 
come and perfect freedom of the city dur¬ 
ing these meetings and after seeing the 
beauty and advantages which this section 
can offer, some of you, may wish to 
cast in your lot with us. To such I would 
say our welcome extends indefinitely. I 
hope the committee who have been in¬ 
trusted with your comfort have faithfully 
performed their duty and that your stay 
in our midst may be one of pleasure as 
well as profit to us all. 
Again I repeat, you are welcome and 
the freedom of the city is yours. 
RESPONSE TO THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 
By H. Harold Hume. 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 
It has fallen to my lot to reply in brief 
to the kind words of welcome extended 
to us by the Mayor on behalf of Daytona. 
Your Honor, in replying, I beg to say 
to you that we appreciate your cordial 
words and if your words did not amply 
assure us, there is abundant proof that we 
are indeed welcome. We were met and 
taken charge of by a committee of your 
representative citizens when we alighted 
from the train and made to feel that we 
were at home. When a few of us sat 
down to a belated dinner today, we were 
promptly informed that we were subject 
to a fine of increased rates, if we did not 
partake amply of the food before us. The 
idea of being fed by compulsion was en¬ 
tirely new. In fact, in the many and va- 
ried experiences which all of us have had 1 , 
