AUGUST 24, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



329 



Convention of the Society of American Florists. 



call quiet for some people. That's the 

 way to enjoy it; have no big heads, no 

 remorse and no regrets. The uoister- 

 ous hilarity was only in spots and in 

 spots we enjoyed it. The melodies of 

 the Chicago quartette were well re- 

 ceived and greatly added to the en- 

 joyment of the crowd wherever as- 

 sembled. They are a vigorous throat- 

 ed lot of young men and for those that 

 like that sort of thing it is just the 

 sort of thing to have. 



The good natured rap that Robert 

 Craig gave the sporting element in the 

 person of John Burton and George An- 

 derson was only half meant, and why 

 should we differ the slightest bit from 

 those who attend conventions to par- 

 ticipate, or are interested, in the bowl- 

 ing and shooting? Drop them and you 

 would this year have dropped $200.00 

 from your receipts, for it is a plain 

 fact that those who are attracted by 

 the competitive sports would not be 

 in attendance at all. With fifty or 

 sixty men it would be: No sports, no 

 go. 



The shooting brought out some new 

 men. Look out, Philadelphia. Mr. 

 Beard and Mr. Altick are worthy of 

 your steel. But what a good and glori- 

 ous example the really true gentle- 

 manly sports of Pennville did set in 

 letting that trophy go to Pittsburg. If 

 John Burton Smith and George An- 

 derson Brown had shot with their own 

 Phillies it would have been all over. 

 The trophy would have gone to the 

 banks of the Delaware and the inter- 





est in shooting would have been at a 

 low ebb. 



There never was such a bowling 

 tournament, never a better place and 

 never before such a competition. We 

 believe that Buffalo was expected to 

 win; not hoped for by all, but ex- 

 pected. We had rooters enough, the 

 sympathy of many and a good start. 

 but something failed us. With the 

 writer it was not nervousness, I will 

 swear it; it was the "glass arm" of 

 age, and how we have aged since 

 Omaha! Stage fright with two oth- 

 ers, too much confidence with a 

 fourth, and the other two need no ex- 

 cuses, they did well, and as long as 

 the high average stopped in the fam- 

 ily we are only disappointed, not dis- 

 couraged, and look forward to meet- 

 ing Mr. O'Mara and his team in 

 Greater New York with blood in our 

 eye and a spring in our thigh. 



The black velvet on which the tro- 

 phies were to repose has been cut up 

 for a winter overcoat for a collie dog 

 and the silver strings were used in a 

 harp yesterday. 



John Westcott gave us a call yes- 

 terday and so did Mr. F. R. Pierson, 

 Mr. J. Evans, Mr. Siebrecht and Mr. 

 Papworth of New Orleans. Mr. and 

 Mrs. Crowe, after a month's travel, 

 return to their home tonight. And 

 last to arrive, Mr. C. D. Ball and fam- 

 ily. 



Finally in the hurry, flurry and ex- 

 citement of a convention the hard 

 working men of the home town got 



lost in the shuffle and it would not 

 surprise me if more than one of them 

 thought we were an ungrateful lot. 

 But I can assure them, and I know I 

 voice the feelings of all my readers, 

 that we appreciate greatly the great 

 sacrifice of time and labor they de- 

 voted to making our stay with them 

 one long to be remembered, and if 

 we can't say it to them individually 

 we are as one in our gratitude to them 

 all. I can pick out none for special 

 mention. The whole bunch are grand 

 fellows and know just how to handle 

 a convention with unclouded pleasure, 

 save one sad incident, the accident to 

 J. Austin Shaw, who we trust by this 

 time has met with a speedy and com- 

 plete recovery. W. S. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Trade has been very dull the past 

 week. Cut flowers scarce. Brides 

 and Bridesmaids 2 to 4 cents. K. A. 

 Victoria 2 to 6 cents: Perle 1 to 3 

 cents; Beauties 25 cents. Carnations 

 $1 to $1.50; valley. 2 to 4 cents; sweet 

 peas, 5 cents; asters, $1 to $1.50; gla- 

 diolus and tuberoses, 2 to 3; aspara- 

 gus, 50; smilax. 10 to 15, and cunea- 

 tum, 75 to $1 per 100. 



Visitors the past week were: Mr 

 Dudley, Parkersburg. W. Va.; H. C. 

 Strobell, of the firm of Strobeli Bros., 

 Newark, N. J. R. 



"TIME is money." You can save it 

 by consulting The Review's classified 

 advs. when in need of stock. 



