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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



207 



The Reinberg Brothers. 



Peter Reinherg. 



ation of the Midway, the delightful 

 music, the fireworks, the boating on 

 the lagoon, the glorious illumination 

 at night, than which nothing more 

 beautiful have your eyes ever seen, 

 will all combine to mal<;e Friday, 

 August 19th, a blissful memory. 



I notice the official bulletin has fixed 

 the President's reception for Tuesday 

 evening, and to supplement that we 

 have arranged for a public inspection 

 of all exhibits and music amidst the 

 palms during its continuance. After 

 the reception, which we calculate will 

 end at 9 o'clock. Prof. Taylor will give 

 his grand lecture on Russia, with ster- 

 eopticon views, and this will be sup- 

 plemented by music by Mrs. Taylor 

 and other talented vocalists so that 

 you certainly will "start off" at a pace 

 that promises well. 



On Wednesday, at promptly 2 p. m., 

 the bowling contest will begin. The 

 club has rented an entire building for 

 your accommodation, the large room 

 will be nicely decorated and used as a 

 club room for the florists only, and 

 here those who do not bowl will find 

 rest and reunion under conditions that 

 will make "seclusion" a reality. The 

 bowling alley is a new and perfect one, 

 and is not a minute's walk from the 

 Horticultural Building. So the bowl- 

 ers can come with expectations high 

 and happiness assured. 



I note the official programme fills up 

 every night with discussions and es- 

 says. Well, I hope the attendance 

 may warrant such an arrangement. I 

 doubt it, the 25 cent evening fixposi- 

 tion rate with all the exposition can 

 give up to midnight will be too strong 

 to combat I fear. Wiser to make the 

 afternoon sessions last as long as 

 necessary and have done with them. 

 Remember Cleveland, and how the ex- 

 hibit there drew the people. Here is 

 something, better far than the World's 

 fair, where time is limited. Make your 

 arrangements for the whole week. No 

 florists can legitimately leave Omaha 

 before Saturday night, and if possible, 

 negotiations will be entered into with 

 the railroads to prevent such mistakes. 

 Let this warning be sufficient. 



The fat man's race will occur at the 

 Exposition grounds on Friday. Edgar 

 Sanders and Walter Mott have already 

 entered and A. H. Hews is thinking 

 about it. Bro. Scott is training up to 

 200 lbs., and "Little Woody" wants 

 to know if he can enter by filling his 

 clothes with lead. Peter Yongers has 

 joined the club here for no other pur- 

 pose, and Burt Eddy must have some- 

 thing up his sleeve as he wants the 

 first prize to be "6 cases of Schlitz." 

 Anyhow, if it is a hot day it will be a 

 hot race. You sentimentalists that 

 don't like crowd.s will have our lovely 



parks to drive in and Manawah Lake 

 to swim in. Men of an investigating 

 turn of mind will visit the greatest 

 smelting works in America and see 

 gold and silver made almost as easily 

 as the retail florist makes money out 

 of "funeral pieces." And last but not 

 least Armour's and Swift's and Cud- 

 ahy's great packing houses will be 

 wide open, and Bros. Rudd and Esler 

 and all others of a bloodthirsty or ar- 

 gumentative disposition can go down 

 to these great slaughter houses, and 

 have their thirst appeased, so that by 

 Friday the most perfect harmony may 

 prevail. Now then, all nonsense aside, 

 this is going to be a grand convention 

 and a well attended one, full of interest 

 and potent for the future welfare of 

 our beloved society. 



Hotels. 

 Many have asked me to recommend 

 a desirable hotel for their stay during 

 the convention. The only way to live 

 in a hotel here is on the European 

 plan. The "Her Grand" is new, first 

 class and convenient, and the proprie- 

 tors have made a rate of $1.00 a day for 

 the florists. By writing ahead, your 

 room can be secured. If you prefer a 

 private hotel or home write me and 

 I will secure the same for you, and 

 any of the brethren. One's happiness 

 at these annual gatherings depends 

 considerably on a good cool, comfort- 

 able place to sleep and feel "at home." 



Bowling. 



Following are the scores made by 

 the Omaha bowlers, July 18: 



Av. 



Donaghue, Sr 188 140 155 149 158 



Wilcox 143 159 133 177 15S 



Chapin 130 160 110 134 133 



Swoboda 128 148 167 100 133 



Davey 134 139 110 138 130 



Hadkinson 157 103 161 89 127 



Henderson 119 132 93 166 127 



Shaw 104 132 163 95 123 



Zimmer 101 108 130 123 115 



Floth 109 116 83 91 100 



J. AUSTIN SHAW. 



PHE-ADELPHIA. 



The Market, 



Business is in such a very quiet state 

 that there is not much to report. White 

 in all varieties of cut flowers is most 

 salable at prices about the same as 

 quoted lately. A casual observer 

 would suppose that the best results 

 could be obtained were a few growers 

 to make a specialty of good summer 

 lilooming stock and the rest drop it 

 altogether so far as wholesaling is con- 

 cerned and put their whole attention 

 to perfecting their winter crops. 



The Convention. 



The prospects for a good sized party 

 going to the convention at Omaha next 

 month are improving. It is said that 

 John Wescott has secured a one fare 

 rate for the round trip, making the 

 cost about $31, which is extremely 

 cheap. It is thought that a fairly 



