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HOETICULTURE 



August 24, 1918 



convention adjourned with three 

 cheers for President Gude. 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF 

 AMERICA. 



The annual meeting of the Florists' 

 Hail Association was held on Wednes- 

 day forenoon, August 21. The old 

 officers were all re-elected, including 

 those directors whose term expires 

 this year. J. S. Wilson of Des Moines, 

 la., was elected director to fill the un- 

 expired term of the late J. A. Valen- 

 tine. 



Summary of Secretary's Report. 



The report in detail shows an in- 

 surance upon 43,729,269 sq. ft. of glass. 



The number of members at date of 

 closing this report is 1589. 



The total receipts for the year end- 

 ing August 1, 1918, and including last 

 year's balance, as per Treasurer's Re- 

 port, were $58,161.01. 



The total expenditures, as per 

 Treasurer's Report, for the year end- 

 ing August 1, 1918, were $38,715.96. 



The cash balance on hand is $19,- 

 445.05, of which $1,251.25 belongs to 

 the Reserve Fund. 



The Reserve Fund now amounts to 

 $44,251.25, of which $43,0U0 is in- 

 vested in Liberty and Municipal 

 Bonds, and $1,251,25 in the hands of 

 the treasurer. 



The amount of interest collected on 

 bank deposits for the year is $239.78. 



The amount of interest collected on 

 Reserve Fund investments is $1,930. 



Two thousand six hundred and sev- 

 enty-five losses have been adjusted 

 since the organization of the F. H. A., 

 involving a total expenditure of over 

 $435,000. 



An equivalent of 83,315 sq. ft. of 

 single thick glass was broken by hail 

 during the past year, for which the 

 Association paid $4,165.73. An equiv- 

 alent of 364,102 sq. ft. of double thick 

 glass was broken, which cost the As- 

 sociation $25,487.18. 



A few notifications of losses are the 

 only liabilities of the Association. 



Notwithstanding unfavorable trade 

 conditions, the Florists' Hail Associa- 

 tion has increased its area of glass in- 

 sured by over 700,000 sq. ft., and its 

 members have reason to congratulate 

 themselves upon the handsome bal- 

 ance in the hands of the treasurer, 

 and the strong condition of the Asso- 

 ciation's Reserve Fund, which is the 

 back-bone and strength of the Asso- 

 ciation. 



Summary of Treasurer's Report. 



Dr. 

 To iLilance received August 1. I'JIS. $9,932.01 

 To check received July, 1917, ud- 



deposited on August 1. 1917.... 12.12 



To total receipts August 1, 1917, to 



March IS. 1918 17,792.71 



To total receipts March 18 to July 



29, 191S 30,424.17 



$58,161.01 

 Or. 

 By expenses paid August 1, 1917, 



to July 29, 1918 1,777.56 



By losses paid August 1, 1917, to 



July 29. 1918 12,697.01 



Bv expenses paid March 18 to July 



29, 1918 2,785.49 



By losses paid March 18 to July 



29, 1918 16.955.90 



By investment. 2 Liberty Bonds.. 2,000.00 

 By payment of loan to Rittenhouse 



Trust Co 2,500.00 



Bv balance on hand at 



Rittenhouse Trust Co.$19,444..53 

 By cash on hand .52 19,445.05 



$58,161.01 



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Obituary 



Mrs. Anna Millang. 

 ilrs. Anna Millang, widow of Frank 

 Millang, a pioneer New York florist, 

 died at her home, Bayside, Long Is- 

 land, N. Y., August 16, aged 86 years. 



Frank A. Coyle. 



Frank A. Coyle, of Philadelphia, 

 died on the 19th inst. He was not con- 

 nected with the trade but was well 

 known to many in our business from 

 his connection with the municipal de- 

 partments of the city of Philadelphia, 

 and from being a close friend of Com- 

 modore Westcott and a favored visitor 

 at the latter's Waretown parlies. A 

 splendid man and a fine citizen prema- 

 turely cut off. . 



Mrs. George Wittbold 

 In the death of Mrs. Geo. Wittbold. 

 the trade loses one who has been con- 

 nected with the florists business in 

 Chicago for over half a century, and 

 who leaves four sons all active in the 

 work. Mrs. Emma Wittbold was born 

 in Hanover, Germany, 77 years ago, 

 coming with her parents to this coun- 

 try when a child. When twenty-two 

 years of age she was married to Geo. 

 Wittbold one of the pioneer florists 

 of Chicago, whose first greenhouses 

 were built on the present site of the 

 Plaza Hotel. Mr. Wittbold was em- 

 ployed in the King's garden in Han- 

 over and was one of the Germans who 

 left that country to seek better con- 



ditions over fifty years ago. After 

 selling the south side properity they 

 bought the Buckingham place at 331» 

 N. Halsted street which has been Mrs. 

 Wittbold's home for 40 years and she 

 passed away after only a few hours 

 illness on Saturday, August 17. She 

 leaves four sons — Henry, Fred, Liouis 

 and Otto and two daughters, Mrs. 

 Fletcher James and Mrs. Henry Nave. 

 The funeral was held at the family 

 home at 3319 N. Halsted street on 

 Tuesday and interment was at Grace- 

 land. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



National Chrysanthemum Society 

 of Great Britain. Schedule of Prizes 

 for 1918. Exhibition set for Septem- 

 ber 28. The annual floral meeting 

 will be held in conjunction with the 

 Royal Horticultural Society meeting 

 on Tuesday, Nov. 5. 



The Carnation Year Book, 1918. 

 Published by the British Carnation So- 

 ciety. A well bound and very credit- 

 able book, edited by J. S. Brunton. 

 Contains a very interesting chapter by 

 T. A. Weston, one on "Carnations, 

 Past, Present and Future," by Mon- 

 tague C. Allwood, and one on "Smooth- 

 edged or Fimbriated Petals," by G. C. 

 Price, add to the value of the reports, 

 lists of carnations registered sine J 

 1907, and list of members. There are 

 several fine illustrations. 



