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HOP^TlCULTUKf- 



August 17, 1907 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND 

 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS. 



Twenty-Third ^^^ 



Annual h" ^ * ' ' ^ 



Convention jJEKay 





Philadelphia, 



August 20-24, 



1907. 



The sessions of the Convention will 

 be held in Broad Street Theatre, op- 

 posite Horticultural Hall. Tlie Presi- 

 dent's Reception will talie place hove 

 also. The Trade Exhibition will be 

 located in Horticultural Hall, occupv- 

 ing all available space in the building. 

 These two buildings will give splendid 

 accommodations for all 

 departments of the Con- 

 vention and, with the 

 many hotels of the 

 highest class, located 

 In the immediate 

 neighborhood, it may 

 be tnithfuUy said that 

 the ideal conditions for 

 business and comfort 

 have been arranged 

 with much wisdom and 

 foresight by those gen- 

 tlemen having the pre- 

 liminary arran.gements 

 in charge. It will be 

 observed that the plan 

 this year provides for 

 a five-days' Convention 

 instead cf four days as 

 has been the custom 

 of late years. The 

 large amount of busi- 

 ness of importance re- 

 quiring the Society's 

 deliberation, the antici- 

 pated magnitude of the 

 exhibition, the many 

 entertainments, the ex- 

 tensive program of the 

 sporting enthu.?iasts 

 and the favorable op- 

 portunity to visit the 

 large plant growing es- 

 tablishments will, no 

 doubt, fully occupy 

 every minute at the 

 disposal of the visitors 

 and five days will be 

 found all too short. 



Opening Session. 



The exercises at the 

 opening session on 

 Tuesday, August 20, 2 

 p. m., will begin with 

 address'is by dignita- 

 ries of the 3tat;e of 

 Pennsylvania and the 

 City of Philadelphia, 

 His Honor Mayor Rey- 

 burn having accepted 



HORTicuLTLRAi. Hall, Philadelphia. 



the invitation to perform this service 

 on behalt of the city. Col. W. W. 

 Castle of Boston will spealc for the 

 Society in response to the addresses of 

 welcome. 



Regular business will then be taken 

 up. beginning with the address of 

 President Wm. J. Stewart, which will 



William J. Stewart, President. 



be followed by the annual reports of 

 Secretary P. J, Hauswirth, Treasurer 

 H. B. Beatty and the State Vice-presi- 

 dents. Standing committees will th9n 

 make their reports and miscellaneous 

 business, including communications to 

 the Societv will be presented. This 

 session will probably last until about 

 5 p, m. 



Judging Exhibits. 



Immediately after the 

 close of the opening 

 session the Judges of 

 ine .same and prepare 

 the Exhibits will exam- 

 their reports upon the 

 novelties and new in- 

 ventions in the trade 

 exhibition. Exhibitors 

 having anything on 

 view under this classi- 

 fication must make 

 regular entry thereof 

 with the Secretary in 

 advance, otherwise the 

 Judges cannot pass upon 

 them. 



President's Reception. 



This, the enjoyable 

 annual "family party" 

 of the Society will take 

 place at 8 p. m. ou 

 Tuesday on the stage 

 of the Broad Street 

 Theatre. It will be un- 

 der the auspices of the 

 Florists' Club of Phila- 

 delphia and there will 

 be music and refresh- 

 ments. All members of 

 the Society of American 

 Florists with their 

 ladies are invited. 



Second Day, Wednes- 

 day, August 21. 



This session (also the 

 corresponding one on 

 Thursday) is called for 

 9.30 a. in. sharp. The 

 trip up the Delaware In 

 the afternoon starts at 

 1 p. m., and the busi- 

 ness of the Society 

 being very heavy it will 

 be imperative that the 

 meeting be called to 

 order promptly at 9.30, 



