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HORTICULTURE 



October 19, 1918 



not as vet been made receptive to the 

 business tendency of tlie age is prone 

 to consider such aims too altruistic, 

 too Utopian lor any use. But the fact 

 that in rapid succession, men and 

 firms, not hitherto actively enjoying 

 its benefits, are becoming members (to 

 see how it pans out) is the prima 

 facir evidence that the association is 

 on the high road to success. When 

 these renew their membership, it is 

 their usual comment that they are 

 sorry thev did not join years before 

 because they have profited so largely 

 in their first year's experience. The 

 history of the association further 

 shows" that scarcely has a member 

 dropped out on account of being dis- 

 satisfied with the results derived from 

 membership. 



Flowers in Hospitals. 

 At a recent meeting of the New 

 York Florists' Club. Mrs. J. Clark 

 Curtin, chairman of the Committee on 

 Home and Overseas Relief of the Na- 

 tional League for Women's Service, 

 described the distribution of flowers to 

 sick and wounded soldiers and sailors 

 at the different hospitals in and 

 around New York. She expressed the 

 thanks of her organization to the New- 

 York Florists' Club who had given 

 liberally to aid this work, and read 

 several" letters from the wounded who 

 had been cheered by gifts of flowers. 

 This is true of another committee, 

 notably in Washington, D. C. 

 Non-Essentials. 

 Chailes A. Hinsch, president of the 

 American Bankers' Association, at a 

 recent convention of that body held in 

 Chicago. 111., has this to say of non- 

 essentials: "Every single line of ac- 

 tivity runs into all the others. Every 

 question is tied up with all the others 

 — questions of banking, financing, 

 transportation by land and sea. and 

 hy lake, river and canal as well, ques- 

 tions of industrial and agricultural 

 ];roduction, of wages, efficiency, of so- 

 cial content and social unrest, and the 

 still subtler questions concerned with 

 the health, vigor, education and mor- 

 ality of the people— all are linked to- 

 gether. So it is that we cannot con- 

 duct the war without also conducting 

 ■'the war after the war.' It is not per- 

 mitted that we live only for today. 

 Prudence demands that the work of 

 next week and next month be so 

 ordered that the work of the next 

 week and next month be developed 

 rationally and normally. Whatever 

 our inclinations, we find ourselves in- 

 evitably looking forward." 

 Business Ethics. 

 Questions are constantly arising be- 

 tween members that may lead to 

 differences that will prove embarrass- 

 ing unless they receive broad-minded 

 and intelligent treatment. The policy 

 of this association has been, and it is 

 hoped will continue to be, broad- 

 minded and liberal. It is recognized 

 that this is an organization for service 

 and that if we are to be of any use to 

 ourselves or to our communities, we 

 must at all times furnish the very 

 best services at the least expense con- 

 sistent with fair and reasonable 

 profits. 



Telegrams of regret and greeting 

 were read from Grandy, Florist, Nor- 



loik. Va., President Chas. H. Totty of 

 the S. A. F., C. H. Grakelow, F. S. 

 Webb. A. Pi Borden, Albert Knopf, 

 Redondo Floral Co. and W. L. Rock, 

 regretting their enforced absence. On 

 motion of George Asmus a telegram 

 nf sympathy was sent to Mr. Grake- 

 low, together with a floral remem- 

 brance. 



Treasurer W. L. Rock's report was 

 read by Secretary Pochelon. 

 Financial Statement July 31, 1918 to 

 October 8. 



RECEIPTS. 



Memheiship $00.00 



Annual Dues 4,150.50 



(iuar.inty Fund... 140.00 

 Sale of Electro- 

 types 7.00 



$4,357.50 



Interest 81.25 



$4.4:'.S.7.". 



UISBIRSEMENTS. 



liepoi tiuj; Minutes of Meet- 

 iui;, St. r.ouis $35.»2 



I'rintinj; : 



Lists of Meniljers. $48.00 



|-olileis 40.20 



I'ostals 15.50 



10».70 



.Vuilitint: 25.00 



.\dvertisinif (Trade 



I'apers) 44.70 



.Secretary's Expenses : 

 .Miscelianertus . . 49.6S 



Clerks 2:J4.00 



283.68 



i:xpenses Jlr. F. C. 

 \V. r.rown to se- 

 lect Knilileni : 



ITinlin;; and Post- 

 age 43.20 



Prize n&sign 200.00 



243.20 



Total Disliursemeuts $736.20 



Net Receipts for Period.. 3,702.55 



l!alance July 31, WIS 9,287.32 



Balance $12,989.87 



Invested as follows: 



(Jeneral Mortgage Bonds 

 of Atchison, Topeka & 

 Santa Fe Ry. Co. (Par 

 Value .s;3,.500.00) ». $3,310.00 



Imperial Russian Govern- 

 ment Bonds (Par Value 

 $2,000.00) 1,895.92 



Kansas City. Kansas Inter- 

 nal Improvement Bonds 

 (Par value .$.jO0.00l 513.44 



r. S. "Liliertv Loan" 



Bonds. First Issue...... 1,000.00 



IT. S. "Liberty Loan" 



Bonds. Second Issue 500.00 



*';isli ou Deposit with First 

 .National Bank, Kansas 



City, Missouri 5.770.51 



$12,989.87 



WILLIAM L. BOCK, Treasurer. 



Soldiers in khaki singing patriotic 

 songs and urging Liberty Loan sub- 

 scriptions were given a vote of thanks 

 and presented with a unique bouquet 

 made of cigars and cigarettes, de- 

 signed by Max Schling. 



Secretary Pochelon then presented 

 his report, which was published in 

 our last week's issue. 



At the afternoon session after an 

 address by Floyd E. Waite, director 

 of the park department, much busi- 

 ness of importance was transacted 

 and awards for the window display by 

 local florists were made as follows: 



1st prize, $100, Knoble Bros.; 2nd 

 prize, silver cup, J. M. Gasser Co.: 3rd 

 Iirize, $25. Smith & Fetters. The 

 cash awards were made in Liberty 

 Bonds and Thrift Stamps. 



At the evening session on Tues- 

 day, Kerman P. Knoble read an in- 

 teresting paper on publicity and 

 Major O'Keefe of Boston made an ad- 

 dress on national advertising. 



Wednesday's sessions were occu- 

 pied with much important business 

 and officers were elected as follows: 



President, Win. F. Gude, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



Vice-president. Philip Breitmeyer, 

 Detroit, Jlich. 



Secretary. .Albert Pochelon, Detroit, 

 -Mich. 



Treasurer, Wm. L. Rock, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



Directors for three years, Charles 

 H. Grakelow, Philadelphia, William J. 

 Palmer. Buffalo, A. F. Borden, Los 

 .Angeles. 



Buffalo was selected for the 1919 

 meeting. 



Many exhibits of decorative plants 

 and florists' supplies were made as 

 well as the exhibits of advertising. 



An excellent luncheon was served 

 by the local committee in the parlors 

 adjoining the meeting room at the 

 close of the opening session on Tues- 

 day and on Tuesday afternoon the 

 members were taken by automobiles 

 to the .T. IM. Gasser Co., range and on 

 the return trip were hospitably en- 

 tertained at Mrs. Gasser's home. 



CIVIL-SERVICE EXAMINATION. 



The United States Civil Service 

 Commission announces that for the 

 continuous open competitive nonas- 

 sembled examination for plant pathol- 

 ogist, for both men and women, for 

 filling vacancies in the Department of 

 Agriculture, for duty in Washington, 

 D. C.. or elsewhere, at entrance sala- 

 ries ranging from $1,200 to $2,400 a 

 year, the maximum age limit of 45 

 years has been eliminated, and the 

 minimum age limit of 21 years has 

 been reduced to 20 years. 



Applicants for this examination 

 must have reached their 20th birth- 

 day on the date of making oath to 

 tlie application. 



Full information in regard to this 

 examination is contained in original 

 announcement No. 273, a copy of 

 which, together with the jiroper ap- 

 plication blank (Form 21 IS), may be 

 obtained from the Civil Service Com- 

 mission. Washington, D. C. 



Rochester, N. Y.— Clyde LaRock, I 

 chauffeur for George T. Boucher, has 

 enlisted in United States Army Trans- 

 port Corps and within a short time 

 will train at Jacksonville, Florida. } 



