August 7, 1909 



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THE PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 

 AT MINNEAPOLIS. 

 The delegation of Park Superintend- 

 ents going by way of Yellowstone Park 

 to the convention at Seattle spent July 

 29 at Minneapolis sightseeing, as guests 

 of Park Superintendent Wirth. There 

 ■was general admiration for the Minne- 

 apolis Park system and its possibili- 

 ties. The Webber Memorial Building 

 at Camden Park was inspected, fol- 

 lowed by a tour to Fairvlew Park, St. 

 Anthony Parkway, Riverside Park, 

 Minnehaha Park, where refreshments 

 •were served, Lake Amelia, Lake Har- 

 riet, Rose Garden, Loring Park, Ken- 

 ■wooG Parkway, Lake of the Isles, Lake 

 Calhoun and back to Lake Harriet. 

 Dinner was served at the latter place, 

 after which the visitors took a trip 

 around the lake in the gasolene launch. 

 At 10.45 p. m. they took the train for 

 Yellowstone Park. The party was 

 made up of the following: John W. 

 Duncan, Boston; Earle G. Constantine, 

 Spokane, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. William 

 S. Manning, Baltimore; Herman H. 

 Boyer, South Bend, Ind. ; M. L. Moore, 

 Toledo, Ohio; John T. Withers, Jersey 

 City, N. J.; Jackson Dawson. Boston: 

 Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Richards, Chi- 

 cago; Daniel H. Ellis, Saginaw, Mich.; 

 Miss Keith, Bridgeport, Conn.; and 

 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Wirth, Minne- 

 apolis. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Convention matters occupied most of 

 the monthly session of this club held on 

 the 3rd inst. It was decided to take 

 the train leaving Broad Street Station 

 12:31 noon, Monday, August 16th, and 

 due in Cincinnati at 8:1.5 a. m. the fol- 

 lowing morning. Those wishing to 

 join the party should advise John 

 Westcott, Ridge and Lehigh avenues, 

 Philadelphia, in advance. It was voted 

 to extend the freedom of the club 

 room to the R. R. Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation on their visit here August 24, 

 25 and 26. A committee consisting of 

 Paul Huebner, H. F. Miohell, H. M. 

 E^rl, Thos. Meehan, W. F. Dreer, Geo. 

 Anderson and John Burton, was ap- 

 pointed to devise any sight-seeing 

 courtesies that might be deemed desir- 

 able for the visitors. A motion to 

 appoint a committee to confer with 

 the P. H. S about the club room, which 

 will soon have to be vacated, was car- 

 ried; personnel of said committee be- 

 ing left to the president. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



The Chrysanthemum So^-iety ot Am- 

 erica will hold their next meeting and 

 exhibition with the American Institute, 

 New York, next November. Mr. Wm. 

 Wells, the well known chrysanthemum 

 specialist of Earlswood, Surrey, Eng- 

 land, is expected to be present and 

 has been asked by President Smith to 

 serve as one of the judges. A sched- 

 ule of prizes is now being arranged 

 and will be mailed as soon as ready 

 to any one interested, upon application 

 to the secretary. 



CHARLES W. JOHNSON, 



Rockford, 111. Secretary. 



AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



The annual chrysanthemum show of 

 the American Institute of the City of 

 New York and the Chi-ysanthemum So- 

 ciety of America will be held at the 

 Berkeley Lyceum Building, New York 

 City, on Wednesday, Thursday and 

 Friday, Nov. 10-12, 1909. 



The schedule of prizes offered by the 

 American Institute is out and copies 

 can be had oh application to Wm. A. 

 Bagleson, secretary, 19-21 West 44th 

 Street, New York. The prizes are, as 

 usual, very generous. 



The schedule of the Chrysanthemum 

 Soci'ety of America, whose exhibition 

 will be held in conjunction with that 

 of the American Institute will be is- 

 sued soon. 



DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The meeting of this club on August 

 2, was taken up with the election of 

 officers, which resulted: President, 

 Chas. Plumb; vice-pr'esident, G. Brown; 

 secretary, H. Schroeter; treasurer, 

 Rob. Rahaley; librarian, H. Pick- 

 worth. The usually prevailing good 

 nature came near being disturbed be- 

 cause all the old officers persisted in 

 declining the repeatedly offered re- 

 nomination. As far as can be ascer- 

 tained, only ten members will go to 

 Cincinnati. DANZER. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Connecticut Horticultural So- 

 ciety will hold a dahlia show at Unity 

 Hall, Hartford, September 23 and 24, 

 and a chrysanthemum show on No- 

 vember 3 and 4. 



The Boston Mycological Club has 

 arranged for an exhibition of mush- 

 rooms on Mondays in a location easily 

 accessible by the busy element and 

 visitors will be instructed as to the 

 various kinds of fungi. 



The Connecticut Pomological Society 

 has issued a circular urging zeal in the 

 attention given fruit culture in order 

 that a creditable showing may be made 

 by the state at the New England Fruit 

 Show in Boston in October. 



The American Breeders' Association 

 will hold their annual meeting on De- 

 cember 8, 9, 10, at Omaha, Neb., in 

 connection with the National Corn 

 Show. Addresses by scientists and 

 bre'eders prominent in the plant world 

 are included in the program. 



You can become a life member of 

 the S. A. F. for $25.00 (if your 1909 

 dues are paid). If the proposed 

 amendment carries, th'e fee will be 

 $50.00. Why not take advantage of 

 the present low rate? Life members 

 pay no dues. 



The Bar Harbor Horticultural So- 

 ciety will hold their flower show on 

 August 14 in the Art Building, Bar 

 Harbor, Me. The judges will be J. A. 

 Pettigrew, Boston; W. N. Craig, North 

 Easton, Mass.; Kenneth Finlayson, 

 Boston; T. D, Hatfield, Wellesley; Dun- 

 cjin Finlayson, Brookline; Robert Cam- 

 eron. Harvard Botanic Garden; Joseph 

 Clarke, Sr., Manchester; Joseph Clarke, 

 Jr., and Mr. Meredith, Lancaster, Mass. 



During Recess 



BUFFALO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The annual outing of the Buffalo 

 Florists' Club was held on Wednesday, 

 July 28, at the Bedell House, Grand 

 Island. The day was an ideal one and 

 the members with their families, 

 friends and fellow-florists were on 

 hand to enjoy the day of sports. The 

 program consisted of many sporting 

 events, which began soon upon ar- 

 rival. 



The delivery boys' race was quite in- 

 teresting, especially to the store men 

 Winners: Stuntz 1st, Klokow 2nd, To- 

 bin 3rd, Gittere 4th. In the 100-yard 

 dash the winners were: Klokow 1st, 

 Kinkel 2nd, Stuntz 3rd, Longley 4th. 

 In the ladies' race there were a num- 

 ber lined up at the tape, the prize be- 

 ing a valuable one. The fortunates 

 were: Miss Beniish 1st, Miss Densen 

 2nd, Miss Adams 3rd, Miss Slattery 

 4th. Miss Cassidy and others "also 

 ran." 



The old men's race was next called 

 by Geo. McClure, the able announcer, 

 and a fast bunch of old men were on 

 the line rea^y for the word. The bet- 

 ting was on Shank with odds 5 to 1. 

 but the dark horse Reichert won by 

 a nose with Brucker a close 2nd. Slat- 

 tery 3rd, Priesach 4th, and a dozen 

 "also rans." The relay race was won 

 by Palmer's men, who have been in 

 training since their last defeat about 

 a year ago. The runners werei Wal- 

 ther, Kinkel, Griever, Stuntz, Clark 

 and Longley. 



The tug-of-war was about the hard- 

 est pull the greenhouse men have had 

 in some time. Their opponents, the 

 store men, who naturally are of light 

 weight, gave them a hard time and 

 only lost by one-half inch, t^e time 

 being two minutes. Time keepei-. 

 ex-President Sandiford; judge, Louis 

 Neubeck. W. A. Adams furnished rope 

 and cheers. 



The consolation race was won by 

 Fcebelcorn 1st, Jack Jerome 2nd, Sav- 

 age 3rd, Clark 4th, Campbell 5th. Arth 

 Beyer was booked for the winner, but 

 was side-stepped by President Slattery 

 and in consequence was dragged on the 

 green grass and ruined a new shirt. 

 The hop, step and jump was won by 

 Longley, with Greiver 2nd, Kinkel 3rd, 

 Stuntz 4th. 



.4fter a brief rest the ball game was 

 called — greenhouse men vs. store men. 

 Such notables' as Scott, Boettger, Get- 

 tre, Foebelcorn, Frank, Cloudsley, Eh- 

 ma'n, Shank and R. Scott played for 

 the greenhouses; and Kreamer, Griev- 

 er, Kinkel, Longley, Beyer, Clarke, Git- 

 tere, Jerome and Walther for the store 

 men. E. C. Brucker had charge of the 

 fountain and refreshments and the 

 players were in excellent condition. In 

 the fourth inning the greenhouses 

 made four tallies, but in the sixth the 

 storemen got the batting fever and se- 

 cured six runs on a fumble of Beyers. 

 The batteries were in excellent con- 

 dition and deserve much credit. After 

 the games all were ordered to th:: 

 banquet hall which was beautifully 

 decorated in the club's colors. Brief 

 remarks were made by Toastmaster 



