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HORTICULTURE. 



August 10, 1907 



S, A, F, CONVENTION PRELIMINARY NOTES. 



RAILROAD RATES TO PHILADEL- 

 PHIA CONVENTION. 

 Members are advised that the Trunk 

 Line Association, in whose territory 

 Philadelphia, our meeting place, is lo- 

 cated, has granted a special rate of one 

 and one-third fare on the certificate 

 plan. 



This rate has been concurred in by 

 the New England Pass. Assn., Geo. H. 

 Watson, secretary; South Eastern Pass. 

 Ass'n., Joseph Richardson, chairman; 

 Eastern Canadian Pass. Ass'n., G. H. 

 Webster, secretary. 

 Instructions for Members Who Live 

 in Territory of Central Passenger 



Association. 

 Members are advised that The Cen- 

 tral Passenger Association will not 

 join in the reduced rate of a fare and 

 one-third, for the reason that a number 

 of States have provided by law for a 

 standard rate of two cents per mile, 

 particularly in the territories covered 

 by this association. It has. however, 

 made a special concession to our so- 

 ciety in that it will sell a round-trip 

 ticket to Philadelphia at the rate of 

 two cents per mile in the territory 

 covered by this association, and at the 

 reduced rate of a fare and one-third 

 through the territory covered by the 

 Eastern, Canadian and Trunk Line As- 

 sociations. Tills special concession is 

 only for those attending the session 

 and not for the general public. These 

 special tickets can be obtained only on 

 card orders secured direct from P. J. 

 Hauswirth, Secretary, 232 Michigan 

 Ave., Chicago, 111. The Central Pas- 

 senger Association has furnished the 

 Secretary with these card orders, and 

 should you reside in the territory cov- 

 ered by the Central Passenger Associa- 

 tion, which includes practically all 

 points between Chicago and St. Louis 

 on the west and Buffalo and Pittsburg 

 on the east, and desire to take advan- 

 tage of this special concession you 

 must obtain from the secretary a card 

 order. 



In writing for card orders be sure 

 to give the number required as each 

 person must have one. 

 Instructions for Members Living in 

 Territory of Western Passenger 



Association. 

 The following letter has been re- 

 ceived from Mr. Eben E. MacLeod. 

 Chairman of the Western Passenger 

 Association, which controls territory 

 west of Chicago and St. Louis: 

 '■Mr. r. J. Hauswirth. 2S2 MiiUigan Ave., 

 Chicago. 111. 



"Dear Sir :— Referring to your application 

 for reilucerl fares account above named oc- 

 casion: . ,. ., 



"We have been requested by the nulividu- 

 al lines interested in Western Passenger 

 Association territory to refer you to the re- 

 vised one-way Summer Tourist fares iu ef- 

 fect to Chicago and St. Louis, with the un- 

 derstanding that persons can repurchase 

 from those points and take advantage of 

 the reduced tares authorized therefrom. 



"In order that you may fully understand 

 the situation, beg to state that the fares 

 to Chicago, Peoria and St. I.ouis from a 

 large part of our territory at the time of 

 your meeting will be on the basis of two 

 cents per mile, hence if persons desiring to 

 attend same will purchase tickets to those 

 points and then rcbuy at the reduced fares 

 authorized therefrom, the.v will secure prac- 

 tically the same reduction iu the territory 

 of this Association as would be accorded 



by fare and one-third on the basis of the 

 old rates. Summer tourist tickets will be 

 on sale to Chicago and St. Louis from 

 points west of the Missouri River and east 

 of and including Denver, Colo., and Chey- 

 enne. Wyo., at approximately fare an one- 

 third of the fares in effect February 1, 

 1S07. These' fares will no doubt satisfactor- 

 ily take care of persons desiring to attend 

 your meeting from the territory mentioned. 

 "Respectfullv. 



"EBEN E. MacLEOD, Chairman" 

 P. S. — "It is suggested that the delegates 

 residing in Western Passenger Association 

 territoi-y be furnished with Central Pas- 

 senger Association card orders, so as to 

 enable them to take advantage of the re- 

 duced fares authorized from Chicago, Pe- 

 oria and St. I Louis. 



E. E. M." 



The secretary recommends that 

 members living in this territory pur- 

 chase Summer Tourist tickets to Chi- 

 cago or St. Louis, and then avail them- 

 selves of the rates mentioned above as 

 offered by the Central Passenger Asso- 

 ciation. 



Jamestown Exposition Rates. 



Members are notified that they can 

 purchase cheap railroad tickets which 

 will permit them to attend the conven- 

 tion at Philadelphia and then visit the 

 Jamestown Exposition at Norfolk, Va., 

 on the route home at very low rates. 



Full information can be secured from 

 your local ticket agent. 



P. J. HAUSWIRTH, 

 Secretary. 



Club, 51 West 5Sth Street, in order 

 that special cars may be secured. 



The dates of sales will be August 

 15th to 21st inclusive, tickets to bear 

 final return limit of August 28th, 1907, 

 the cost of round trip, on the certificate 

 plan, being $3.00. 



ST. LOUIS TO PHILADELPHIA. 



Regarding the number who will at- 

 tend the S. A. F. Convention at Phila- 

 delphia from here W. C. Young, State 

 Vice-president, says that he has 

 enough promises to fill the special 

 sleeper that the Penna. R. R. has giv- 

 en us for our special use. The Flor- 

 ists' Club meeting this week will no 

 doubt bring in attendance all that are 

 going from here. It is also expected 

 that by the time for leaving quite a 

 good many from outside the city will 

 travel with our party. One thing 

 seems certain, that St. Louis will not 

 be represented in either the bowling 

 or shooting contests. 



CHICAGO TO PHILADELPHIA. 



The Chicago Florists' Club, and the 

 visitors who can join them either at 

 Chicago or on the way, plan to use 

 the following route, Pennsylvania 

 Railroad. 



Leave Chicago Sunday, 3.15 p. m., 

 arrive Philadelphia Monday, 6.10 p. m. 

 The fare, including trip to New York 

 City, is $26.70 for the round trip. 

 These tickets are good for 30 days. 

 Th'ey are entitled to 10 days stop over 

 in Philadelphia after which the dele- 

 gates must go to New York and have 

 their tickets vised there and certified 

 to by C. A. Thorley. a member of the 

 New York Merchants Association. 



Delegates can then return if they 

 desire via Washington, where they 

 may stop over ten days, making a 

 side trip to Norfolk, or they can re- 

 turn direct to thteir destination in the 

 west. 



Delayed members whO' cannot take 

 (he alK)Ve train can leave Chicago at 

 10.05 Monday a. m. via Pan Handle 

 and arrive Philadelphia 12.17 Tuesday 

 noon. Fare by the Pan Handle is $2.00 

 less than the above, or $24.70. 



For further information address 

 George Asmus, 797 W. Madison St., 

 Chicago. 



W. N. RUDD. 

 GEORGE ASMUS, 



Transportation Committee, Chicago 

 Florists' Club. 



NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA. 



Arrangements have been made for 

 the Convention party to leave New 

 York, via the Pennsylvania Railroad at 

 9.55 A. M. from West 23rd Street and 

 10.00 A. M. from Desbrosses & Cort- 

 landt Streets. New York City, Tues- 

 day, August 20th, and those desiring to 

 attend should communicate with John 

 Young, secretary of the N. Y. Florists' 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Routine matters were quickly dis- 

 posed of at the monthly meeting of 

 this club held on the 6th inst. Con- 

 vention details and a talk on native 

 plants by George Redles were the chief 

 features. After these, president Sam- 

 uel Sellers Pennock resigned the chair 

 to the Honorable William B. Smith 

 who acted as master of ceremonies in 

 an evening of fun, frolic and business. 

 The business part was an exhibition — 

 and competition for prizes — of the new 

 Nephrolepis Amerpohli About nine 

 entries were made and the first prize 

 went deservedly to William Robertson 

 for a finely developed trio. William 

 Kleinheinz took second and Thomas 

 Long third. Joseph Hurley showed 

 some fine zinnias. 



An original song by Robert Craig, 

 Jr.. was ably sung by Horace Dumont 

 and a well trained chorus. William 

 Wunder gave some of his whirlwind 

 orations and kept the house in a roar 

 half the evening. Edward J. Dooner 

 supplied the plaintive and appealing 

 with his lovely tenor in such things as 

 "Kilkenny" and "Oft in the stilly 

 Night." Captain Lynch, Alfred M. 

 Campbell and Charles O'Donnell, add- 

 ed their quota in acceptable form. 

 Martin Gagnon presided at the piano. 

 Refreshments were dispensed during 

 the evening. Robert Craig, Sr.. John 

 Nephrolepis Amerpohli. About nine 

 P. Craig. Dan. Farson. and others of 

 ' lesser degree attempted to make 

 speeches and made a fine target for the 

 effervescent toast master. Altogether 

 it was a grand evening. G. C. W. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



A meeting of the Board of Directors 

 of The American Carnation Society will 

 be held at the Hotel Walton. Philadel- 

 phia. Pa., Thursday, August 22, imme- 

 diately after the adjournment of the 

 evening session of the S. A. F. 



Programme and premium list for our 

 meeting in Washington next January 

 will be adopted and all members are 

 invited to meet with us. 



Try and get a few new members 

 from your section. Dues the first 



