August 3, 1907. 



HORTICULTURE 



163 



PICNIC OF THE FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF WASHINGTON. 



On July 25th, for the first time in the 

 history of the city, all the florists 

 closed their stores at noon, in order 

 that all the employees, as well as the 

 managers, could attend the annual out- 

 ing of the Florist's Cluh of Washing- 

 ton. This year the Great Falls of the 

 Potomac was the objective point of 

 the picknlckers, and thither, at 2 P. M. 

 cars carrying about 200 men, women 

 and children, and gaily decorated with 

 bunting and flov/ers, wended their way. 



During the trip, cigars and peanuts 

 were handed to the passengers, and on 

 arriving at the Falls, Queen Beatrice 

 and Liberty roses were freely distribut- 

 ed among the ladies. Attached to one 

 of the cars, was a freight car, carrying 

 things suggestive of coolness, viz: 

 Ice cream, ginger ale and root beer. 



Among the principal features of the 

 day were the athletic contests, which 

 were in the following order: 



Potato race, open to all, 75 yds.; 

 prize, belt. Winner, Frank Fleury. 



Potato race, for girls, 50 yds.; prize, 

 beads. Winner, Marie Bisset. 



100 yd. dash, for men; prize, 1 doz. 

 handkerchiefs. Winner, Robt. Feather- 

 stone. 



50 yd. dash, lor ladies; prize, para- 

 sol. Winner, Eva B. Cooke. 



100 yd. dash, for boys, 18 and under; 

 prize, baseball. Winner, David 

 Buriar. 



Three-legged race: prize, suspenders 

 and necktie. Winners, J. Sharper and 

 B. Johnson. 



Sack race: Prize, pen knife. Winner, 

 Oliver Beveridge. 



While the athletic events were of 

 great interest to all. especially to the 

 winners, the most interesting feature 

 of the entire afternoon was the fine old 

 Maryland dinner, which was served at 

 the Dickey homestead. Everything 

 was in abundance and of the best, and 

 as "the proof of the pudding is in the 

 eating," judging by the rapidity with 

 which things disappeared, the proof 

 was indisputable. 



Outing of The Florists' Cluh of Washington, at the Great Falls of the 



Potomac. 



The Dickey Homestead in the Baeliground. 



Grateful thanks are due to the able 

 committee — Geo. Shaffer, chairman; 

 Sec. McCauley and F. H. Kramer, for 

 the manner in which everything was 

 handled. The day will go down in 

 history as a red-letter day to the flor- 

 ists. May history repeat itself each 

 rear! 



WASHINGTON PERSONALS. 



Business has been rather quiet for 

 the past week, very little doing. 

 Several florists are taking advantage 

 of the dull season for their summer 

 outings, viz: Z. W. Blackistone, who 

 with his family is sojourning at 

 Boyd's, Md.; L. Hoover, of the firm of 

 Mayberry & Hoover, is enjoying the 

 salt breezes at St. George's Island; 

 Mrs. Robertson, wife of John Robert- 

 son, florist, of 1108 Conn. Ave., has 

 gone to Scotland to visit relatives and 

 friends. 



TOLEDO (O.) PERSONALS. 



It has finally leaked out that Frank 

 J. Schoen of the Schoen Floral Co. has 

 taker, unto himself a wife, who was 

 Miss Grace Howes of Maumee, O.. until. 

 April 9th. The ceremony took place 

 at the church of Immaculate Concep- 

 tion, Toledo. 



H. A. Mills, who is getting well 

 along in years, Intends to sell his bus- 

 iness, which is located on Starr Ave. 

 He has been quite successful and de- 

 serves, with his faithful wife, who has 

 been his steady helpmate, an easy time 

 for the rest of his life. 



What the inmates of an Insane Asy- 

 lum can do in the way of landscape 

 flower gardening under the directions 

 of superintendents, is revealed by a 

 visit to the State Hospital. The 

 grounds are in perfect condition and 

 bear testimony of the skill of the two 

 sup'erintendents, Mrs. Davis, for the 

 landscape and Mr. Halblch. for the 

 flower department. Beautiful specimens 

 of trees and shnibs may be seen here 

 and it would be hard to duplicate them. 

 The principal plants used In flowering 

 groups are cannas, geraniums, coleus, 

 salvias and as the beds are large they 

 are very effective. 



Where's that Chicken'- 



PERSONAL. 



F. W. Timme, of Chicago, has sailed 

 on a two months' visit to Europe. 



Robert Simpson, wife and and chil- 

 dren. Clifton, N. J., sailed for England 

 on July 30. 



J. A. Peterson and wife of Cincinnati, 

 after visiting Washington and Phila- 

 delphia, sailed from New York on 

 .\ugust 1, on the Scandinavian steamer 

 Oscar 2d, for Christiana and Copen- 

 hagen. 



The names of J. J. Hooper, president 

 of the horticultural society, and W. A. 

 Willey, have been mentioned as suc- 

 cessor to the late William Stone, su- 

 perintendent of Pine Grove Cemetery, 

 Lynn, Mass. 



George K. Kester, a florist, of 6150 

 Lombard St., formerly of Silverdale, 

 Bucks county. Pa., disappeared from 

 home Thursday, three weeks ago, and 

 left his wife and children and mother 

 penniless. They are in great distress. 

 He was last heard from in Pittsburg. — 

 Philadelphia Inquirer. 



