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hornet. Next thing somebody will be 

 catching sea bass in the corn field. 



Holly has suffered this year from 

 the unusually warm season. WTiile 

 well berried to start with, a large 

 percentage dried up and fell off, so 

 that the usual perfect stock is not 

 to be had. Buyers should keep this 

 in mind and advise their customers 

 accordingly. And of course they 

 should also bear in their minds not 

 to blame the shippers for "circum- 

 stances beyond their control." But let 

 us remember in all our troubles that 

 "not a Christmas of such promise has 

 dawned on earth since the Star led 

 the Shepherds to Bethlehem!" Chris- 

 tianity has had a rebirth and the 

 world will be better from now on in 

 our daily living, physically, morally 

 and financially. The Great Day has 

 dawned! 



CINCINNATI. 



Miss Laura Murphy, secretary and 

 treasurer of the Christmas Fund com- 

 mittee' has mailed postal money orders 

 to all the florists boys from metropol- 

 itan Cincinnati, who are now overseas 

 and will mail orders to those in this 

 country, shortly before Christmas. 

 The florist trade representatives from 

 this city and vicinity who are in the 

 military or naval service of this coun- 

 try are the following: 



In this Country — First Lieutenants 

 C. B. Jones, Ray H. Ruttle and Her- 

 bert Thaden and J. L. Baer, Geo. H. 

 Kessen, Wm. J. Stein, Robert Ruttle, 

 B. J. George, Sidney J. George, Frank 

 Herb, U. C. Brunner, Charles Win- 

 dram, Ed. Cavanaugh, Lawrence Schlo- 

 mer, Roy Greensmith, Leo Kenninger, 

 George H. Trautman, Harry Rutens- 

 chroer, Jos. Durban. Jos. D. Thomas, 

 Charles Garvey, Bernard Decker, J. L. 

 McDuff and Clarence Pfeiffer. 



Overseas — Sergeant Clifford Mer- 

 land. Corporals Arthur J. Gear, George 

 F. Popp, Edward Foran, Otto H. Walke, 

 Wesley Gear, Joseph Grimme, Fred 

 Murphy, William H. Deller, Paul Na- 

 ber, R. H. Schlomer, Arlington A. 

 George, George Farrell, H. J. Kramer, 

 H. A. Gray, Daniel G. Gray, John 

 Mensch, Ernst Steelman, Edward 

 Thomas, Sam Zellner, Edson P. Kittle, 

 Elbert C. Kittle, Fred W. Wiegile, 

 Henry Rutenschroer, Harry Neck- 

 stroth, George Epely, Willard E. Kler, 

 John Palmer and Edwin Geiser. 



Each one is to get a money order 

 for $11 as a Christmas present and 

 token of appreciation from the local 

 florists. 



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Lafayette, Ind. — Wilbur Lahr has 

 purchased the greenhouse range of 

 W. H. Robinson, also the store at 206 

 N. 9th street. 



BOSTON. 



The Chrysanthemum Show at Gar- 

 field Park Conservatories, Chicago, 

 was shown in local moving picture 

 houses this week. 



The promotion of Patrick J. Dono- 

 ghue, from gardener at $4 per day to 

 foreman at $1800 per year, is an- 

 nounced by the park and recreation 

 department. 



Joe Shuman, after a year's service 

 in the Navy, has been released and 

 is back on his job again at Henry M. 

 Robinson & Co.'s, in good season to 

 help out on the holiday rush. 



John J. Cassidy, Beacon street flor- 

 ist, will be a candidate again for the 

 city council, having had the necessary 

 signatures to put him on the ballot 

 certified by the election commission- 

 ers. 



The Lynn park commission has 

 recommended that a municipal tree 

 and shrub nursery be established in 

 a section of the Lynn Woods Reserva- 

 tion where the city may grow trees 

 and shrubs that can be planted along 

 the streets and in the parkways. The 

 cost of establishing such a nursery 

 would not exceed $3,000, it is figured, 

 and the maintenance would not be 

 more than $1,01)0 a year. Hundreds 

 of trees have been removed from the 

 streets, the commission points out, and 

 no effort made to replace them. In 

 some instances individuals have set out 

 shade trees in front of their property, 

 but the city has not assisted, and the 

 consequence is that some streets are 

 now bare of trees. If the city had the 

 trees and the work were placed under 

 the Park Commission excellent results 

 would be obtained. It is claimed, and 

 with proper care in a few years vig- 

 orous shade trees would be growing 

 along residential streets where none 

 now exist. 



The 18th annual meeting of the 



Mutual Benefit Association of the em- 

 ployes of Joseph Breck & Sons' Cor- 

 poration was held In the salesroom 

 at the close of business, November 

 19th. The report of the treasurer 

 was read, and showed a substantial 

 balance, in spite of the fact that the 

 benefits paid during the year were 

 greatly In excess of any since the 

 organization was founded. This bal- 

 ance has been partially invested in 

 Liberty Bonds and War Savings 

 Stamps. The secretai-y's report showed 

 twenty-two members and fellow work- 

 ers "over there." During their ab- 

 sence they are retained as members 

 and their dues remitted. They have 

 also been remembered from time to 

 time with comforts by the welfare 

 committee. One member, Charles B. 

 Simonds, a member of 16 Co., C. A. C. 

 Artillery, died from disease. The 

 president briefly addressed the meet- 

 ing and thanked the executive com- 

 mittee for their hearty support and 

 co-operation during the year. The 

 following Is the list of officers re- 

 elected for the ensuing year: A. J. 

 M. Joiner, president; F. S. Ferreira, 

 vice-president; H. L. Haynes, treas- 

 urer; Miss H. L. Riley, secretary: 

 executive committee, Mrs. A. Coombs, 

 Miss .M. C. Gushing, S. L. Hatch, A. 

 E. Werner and W. F. Wilson. 



