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11 H T I C U L '1' U If !•: 



November 2. 1918 



SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS 



Obituary 



Joseph Becvar. 

 Joseph Becvar, a florist of Sayville. 

 L. I., died last Thursday of pneu- 

 monia, aged 36 years. He leaves a 

 widow. 



James B. Allen. 

 James B. Allen, florist, died at his 

 home in Bradford, Mass.. October 13, 

 aged 27 years. He was a graduate 0° 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural Col- 

 lege. 



Nicholas Cardis. 

 Nicholas Cardis, for a number of 

 years a faithful employe of Cotsonas' 

 N. Y. Florists' Supply Co., 103 W. 28th 

 St., New York, died of pneumonia on 

 Oct. 19, aged 28 years. 



Geo. D. Orton. 

 George D. Orton, president of the 

 Melrose Horticultural Society, died 

 Oct. 8th, at his home, H) Ashland 

 place. He was seventy years of age, 

 and is survived by his widow, two 

 sons and three daughters. 



Clarence E. Redfield 

 Clarence E. Redfield. an employe- of 

 Benjamin Hammond. Beacon, N. Y., 

 died on Friday. October 18, with 

 pneumonia following an attack of in- 

 fluenza. Five persons in the family 

 were attacked altogether, but the rest 

 are now recovering. 



Seth Miller. 

 Seth Miller, born in Cunstable coun- 

 ty, New York, in 1855, died in Dallas. 

 Texas, October 10. 1918. Mr. Miller 

 had lived in Dallas for the past twenty 

 years where he established the Haskell 

 Avenue Floral Co.. which several years 

 ago was merged with the Greer Floral 

 Co. He has been manager of the lat- 

 ter for the past 7 years. 



Henry H. Sarver, Jr. 

 Henry H. Sarver, Jr., born Dec. 21, 

 1888, at Sharon Grove, Ky., and en- 

 gaged in the florist business in Dallas, 

 Texas, for the past ten years in con- 

 nection with his father, died in Indian- 

 apolis, Oct. 15. He was at the time 

 engaged In work for the government. 

 His body was accomi>anied to Dallas 

 by his brother, J. W. Sarver, who is in 

 the aviation service and located at 

 Speedway, near Indianapolis. 



Jahn W. Montgomery 

 John W. Montgomery, son of Robert 

 Montgomery, Natlckj Mass., was killed 



Historic Independence Day Celebration in Paris. The American soldiers 

 were literally covered with flowers. From every balcony along the route 

 flowers were rained down on them. The photograph shows a section of 

 Yanks at the Picpus cemetery where Lafayette is buried. 



in European waters during a collision 

 between the U. S. destroyer Shaw, and 

 a British vessel, October 9. Mr. Mont- 

 gomery enlisted last spring and was 

 for some time stationed at New Lon- 

 don, Conn. He left Philadelphia Au- 

 gust 18 for over-seas and was acting 

 as second quartermaster at the time 

 of his death. 



Jlr. Montgomery was formerly in the 

 employ of Mrs. J. W. Rogers and lately 

 with Morse & Beats, of Lowell. A 

 host of friends will sympathize with 

 his family in their irreparable loss. Mr. 

 Montgomery was 28 years old. 



Miss Theresa Whitman. 

 We regret to announce the death of 

 Miss Theresa Whitman, formerly in 

 the employ of H. E. Wilson, Rochester, 

 N. Y., who died after a brief illness of 

 Spanish influenza at the Providence 

 Hospital, Washington. D. C, on Sun- 

 day. Oct. 20th. A short time ago she 

 enlisted as a Red Cross nurse and for 

 the past two months has nursed 

 amongst the soldiers who were smitten 

 with the disease from which she died. 

 Her brother Louis, was the first Roch- 

 ester soldier to pay the supreme sacri- 

 fice in France. Another brother is a 

 sergeant in the 307th Field Artillery 

 in France. She leaves her parents and 

 four sisters and two brothers to mourn 

 her loss. The funeral services were 

 held from the home at 194 Conkey 

 avenue and burial was made at Holy 

 Sepulchre Cemetery on Friday, Oct. 

 25th. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Report of Committee. 



The following report of new chrys- 

 anthemums exhibited at Chicago, 111., 

 Oct. 19, has been submitted by the 

 committee appointed by the society. 



By Mount Greenwood Cemeterj' 

 Asso.. name of variety seedling No. 

 1-1916; color, pink; type, inc.; points, 

 com. 90. Seedling No. 4-1916; color, 

 yellow; type, inc.; points, com. 91. 



By Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich.; name of variety, Lulah; color, 

 pink; type, pompon; ex. points, 91. 

 Name of variety, Waldo; color, white; 

 type, pompon- ex. points, 90. 



CH.4BLES W. Johnson, Secy. 



TEXAS STATE FLORISTS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 

 On account of the extreme condi- 

 tions that prevail all over the country, 

 it is decided that the convention and 

 flower show that were to be held by 

 the Texas State Florists' Association. 

 November 19-21, be postponed. The 

 flower show will not be held at all this 

 year and the convention will be held 

 at some later date. It is very likely 

 that this meeting will go over till 

 spring. 



L. J. T.^cKETT, Secy. 

 Fort Worth. 



The annual meeting of the Chrys- 

 anthemum Society of America will be 

 held in the Engineering Building, New 

 York. Nov. 6th, 8 p. m. 



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