HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1726, 16 June 1917, Page 3

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

A well- attended committee meeting of iiie above society wa- held last night, the president (.Mr I*. (.!, Jack-on) presiding, CutTe.-pond-ciicc was read from Me--r- K, X. Spcjr- and All. Pra-iT. declining to a-capi p-,.-in.in- a- viee-pre-idi-nt-. Mr !■'. Kobin-on wrote accepting po--ition ami emdu-ing a donation, it wa- decided to hold the I’.uih Show on Wednesday. September l-th, and tailing that date, the Fre-ident to arrange for the llth. The -ehednle was gone into, and several alterations made. The Secretary reported that special prize- had been promised Lor -cveral section.-. it was icsolved to a-k the following' to olli-

male as judges: Cut blooms. Airs Harris or Mr Ma-on; fruit and vegetable-, Mr Shader; decorative, Mr- L. A. Abraham or Mr- Hume; cookery, Mr J. Wall-. Special pvizc- were promised by Mrs Harvey r 1 (for 1 if— i colleel mn of bulbous blooms), Mr J. Chry-tall Cl (decorated table-). Mrs C. 11. Symons 1 decorative, no embellishment-). Mr 11. Symons Cl. Mr F. (L Jackson trophy. Mr W. E. Barber fi (in the novice cut bloom sect ion ), Air Horn-,, blow 10-. Mr F. Whibley ss, Airs Kenton 1.0-, Oilier routine business wa- discu—ed.,, and the meeting rose.