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H/4/1897 -1-

Riverside noon 61°
April 6^th 1897

The day being propitious, our opening
meeting was well attended.
Longwood and Norwood being the
only families not represented. Our
guests were Mary and Carry Bonds, Thos.
and Hallie Lea and Miss White of
Wellsboro. Helen Lea, Mr & Mrs Harry
Davis, Mrs. Ramsey and son of Alexandria
Captain Sylvester of the Experiment Station
Hallie Bentley, Mrs. C. Hallowell, Dr Tatum & wife
Mr. and Mrs. Haviland, Martha Holland
Thomas S. Stabler Jr, Ernest and Minnie
Iddings, & Mrs Turner of Va.

The meeting was called to order,
the minutes of last meeting read and
approved.

The exhibits were
Falling Green, a tomato plant 8 inches high
the Cedars, tomato plant 10 inches & flowers
Hyscinths geraniums and Begonias
Tanglewood, peas 2 inches tomato plant & flowers
Rockland, asparagus, lettuce, turnips,
potatoes & parsnips from collar and flowers
Avalon flowers