AUGUST 3, 1899. 



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In front of the City Hall, Detroit. 



N. F. McCarthy and family antici- 

 pate spending the month of August at 

 Bar Harbor. P. 



DETROIT. 



The meeting of the Detroit Florists' 

 Club last week was, as usual, an "over- 

 flow" gathering, all the chairs being 

 occupied, and much interest was 

 shown in the completion of the con- 

 vention arrangements. It is remark- 

 able to note the good will and unanim- 

 ity of these meetings and the harmony 

 that prevails. Vice-President Rack- 

 ham presided in the absence of Presi- 

 dent Breitmeyer, who was away on his 

 eastern trip. 



Elaborate arch and electric decora- 



tions were decided upon and all the 

 money a committee needs for its work 

 can be had for the asking. 



There will be no limit to the enjoy- 

 ment of this Detroit convention for its 

 visitors, and you will realize the mean- 

 ing of true western openhandedness! 



Dr. Smith, an honorary member of 

 the club, gave some very interesting 

 remarks on Old Mexico and its flora 

 and has promised the club a lecture on 

 his experiences. He is a ready and 

 eloquent speaker. 



After the meeting the irrepressible 

 bowlers indulged in practice, and with 

 a liberal supply of nerve stimulant 

 they will surely give a good account of 

 themselves. Phil says they will "cer- 



tainly take first place," but he was not 

 accountable for what he said, as he 

 was returning from his vacation when 

 he said it and full of eastern enthusi- 

 asm! 



Brother Killen drifted into Detroit 

 last week on the crest of the C. E. 

 wave, looking brown and happy from 

 his western trip. Mrs. Killen is enjoy- 

 ing a few weeks' vacation at one of 

 Michigan's beautiful summer resorts. 

 Mr. Killen lives just across the river at 

 the pretty little Canadian village of 

 Windsor, so he is in luck at this con- 

 vention, as he can be home every 

 night (early). He contemplates mak- 

 ing an exhibit. 



The Boston florists, so proud of the 

 antiquity of everything east, must not 

 fail to see the big elm on Sullivan's 

 place as they go to Mt. Clemens for 

 their sulphur baths! This elm is 

 larger and more beautiful than the one 

 that Boston Common prided itself 

 upon, and by the size, of it I think a 

 little older. It certainly is a beauti- 

 ful tree and Sullivan is worthily proud 

 of it. 



I am indebted to the genial super- 

 intendent of parks and boulevards, Mr. 

 L. I. Coryell, for a delightful trip over 

 the boulevard system and a view of 

 the wonderful advancement made un- 

 der his supervision in the condition of 

 the splendid drives and twenty-eight 

 parks therewith connected, that are 

 destined to make Detroit more and 

 more as the years roll on worthy of 

 its reputation as the most beautiful 

 city in America. 



Mr. Coryell's plans when completed 

 will leave little to be desired by the 

 Detroit people in the line of ornament- 

 al horticulture. Nature and art are 

 happily blended in all the work that is 

 being done, and when the system is 

 complete, as it promises soon to be, no 

 more perfect driveways and beautiful 

 parks can be found in any city of its 

 size in America. 



I sincerely trust that in the carriage 

 drives planned for the conventionists 

 the boulevards may not be forgotten. 

 Detroit bowlers' scores, July 23: 



Ave. 



Connor 147 183 163 



Dunn 140 132 177 149 150 



Holznagle 143 135 139 



Beard 148 122 130 ... 134 



Watson 113 154 133 



Sullivan 99 166 .:. ... 132 



Flowerday 137 137 120 ... 131 



Pantke 90 134 133 ... 119 



Hupprlch 101 152 101 ... 118 



Raekham 91 106 139 ... 112 



Plckworth 117 94 83 77 93 



Detroit bowlers' scores, July 24: 



Ave. 



Holznag'.e 212 132 17a 



Connor 178 157 144 168 162 



Watson 121 143 140 153 139 



Dunn 128 135 133 146 137 



Beard 128 133 149 119 132 



Pantke 109 136 131 107 121 



Taylor 133 106 106 121 116 



Plckworth 94 152 85 129 11". 



Flowerday 103 125 114 



Hupprlch 90 124 116 ... Ill 



Raekham 102 130 9S ... 110 



AUSTIN. 



CITY HALL, DETROIT. 



The City Hall is a fine building, but 

 the surroundings interest us most. A 

 glance at the two pictures showing the 



