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August 7, 1909 



Kasting who stated that he had come 

 S8 miles to enjoy a gathering of this 

 liind, W. A. Adams, Pres. Slattery, 

 Chas. Keitsch and others. The prizes 

 were then distributed to the lucky 

 winners. All in all a very pleasant 

 day's outing was had by all and the 

 committee is again to be congratulated 

 upon their success. 



A PLEASANT SEND-OFF. 



S. S. Rutterfield, who is leaving New 

 Yor'-: for the west, was tendered a fare- 

 well luncheon at the Hotel Earlington 

 on Friday afternoon, July 30, by a 

 part> of friends in the New York Flor- 

 ists' Club as a testimonial of their es- 

 teem for his companionship and his 

 work in the club and their good wishes 

 for his success in his new field. There 

 wore present: C. B. 'Weathered, who 

 presided; F. H. Traendly, W. P. Sheri- 

 dan, John Young, C. H. Totty, F. L,. 

 Moore, A. Jaenecke, Robert Simpson, 

 F. R. Pierson, J. Austin Shaw, John 

 Eirnie. H. E. Froment, A. H. Langjahr, 



E. Dailledouze, A. T. De La Mare, A. 



F. Faulkner, Henry Weissman, I. S. 

 Hendrickson and the guest of honor, 

 S. S. Butterfield. Speeches were made 

 by all and Mr. Totty presented Mr. But- 

 terfield on behaif of his friends— those 

 present and some who. were absent — 

 a solid silver set of table cutlery. Mr. 

 Butterfield responded appreciatively. 

 J. Austin Shaw read the following 

 original verses; 



I'm sure we wish, — both you and I, — 

 The West may of its fortunes yield, 



Give good success and sunny sky 

 And happy years to Butterfield. 



So here's a toast, let's drink together: 

 Long may he live to bless his kin; 



Find there but little stormy weather; 

 All of life's battles bravely win. 



Featliep hjs nest with softest down, 

 Reap the reward of strong endeavor, 



Soon he the mayor of Buttertown, 

 Lots of "mazuma" quickly gather. 



And when the evening shadows fall, — 

 Say about nineteen fifty-five, — 



May you, and he, and I, and all. 



Still be on earth, and "very much alive." 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Boston will hold a field day at the 

 Framingham Nurseries of W. B. 'Whit- 

 tier & Co. on Saturday, August 14. 

 Members and friends will kindly take 

 Boston and 'Worcester electrics leaving 

 Park Square at 1 o'clock. The Fram- 

 ingham Nurseries cover 175 acres and 

 should prove very interesting to all 

 ■who can attend. A cordial invitation 

 Is extended to any interested friends 

 who may not be club members to join 

 in this field day. 



W. N. CRAIG, Secretary. 



Obituary, 



Jlassey went there with her father in 



1S35. 



NEW YORK BOWLING TEAM. 



Having been appointed captain and 

 manager of the New York Club's Bow- 

 ling 'Team at the Cincinnati Conven- 

 tion by the committee of arrange- 

 ments, F. H. Traendly, F. R. Pierson 

 and John Young, I designate Aug. 6th, 

 iOth and 13th, 7 p. m., at Thum's Al- 

 leys. Broadway and 31st St., entrance 

 31st St., as the official evenings for 

 making records to determine the team 

 that will bowl in the national contest. 

 Thcce failing at these record tests will 

 not be considered eligible for the team. 



ROBERT E. BERRY. 

 lOP, W. 103rd St., New York. 



Mrs. Asa Gray. 



Having outlived her famous husband 

 more than a score of years and edited 

 many of his letters and unfinished 

 manuscript, Mrs. Jane L. Gray, widow 

 of Asa Gray, the great botanist, died 

 July 29 at "Burnside," Pride's Cross- 

 ing, Mass., the summer home of her 

 nieces. Miss Katheriije P. Loring and 

 Miss Louisa P. Loring. Mrs. Gray was 

 keenly interested in the scientific re- 

 searches of her husband and assisted 

 him actively. She was 84 years old 

 and a native of Boston. Mr. Gray died 

 in ISSS. 



The funeral took place at the cura- 

 tor's house within the Harvard Bo- 

 tanical Garden at Cambridge, where 

 Mrs. Gray continued to live after her 

 husband's death. Burial was in the 

 family lot in Mt. Auburn cemetery. 



Varnum Frost. 



'Varnum Frost died at his home in 

 Arlington, Mass., on July 30, aged S4 

 yrs, 7 mos. Mr. Frost was long wide- 

 ly known in the field of horticulture 

 and agriculture. He was a very suc- 

 cessful farmer and was one of the first 

 to engage in market gardening. He 

 went to Arlington when the place was 

 thinly settled and he lived long enough 

 to see nearly all of his original farm 

 built upon. He retiied from active 

 life several years ago and since that 

 time has made his home with a daugh- 

 ter. He was an active member of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 serving on many important committees 

 for a period of nearly halt a century. 



Richard G. Beneke. 

 Richard G. Beneke, of St. Louis, 

 brother of J. J. Beneke, died on 'Wed- 

 nesday, July 28, at the age of 49. Mr. 

 Beneke was employed at the City Park 

 Department and was well known 

 among the trade, having been at one 

 time in the store of his brother on 

 Olive street. The funeral took place 

 on July 30. He leaves a wife and two 

 grown children. His many friends 

 sent beautiful floral pieces and the St. 

 Louis Florist Club sent a large stand- 

 ing wreath. 



Mrs. Caroline C. Massey. 

 Mrs. W. N. Rudd has the sympathy 

 of the trade in the loss of her mother, 

 Mrs. Caroline C. Massey, who passed 

 away at the home of her son, at Al- 

 bany, N. Y. The funeral was held at 

 the Rudd residence at Blue Island, a 

 suburb of Chicago, and interment was 

 made at Mount Greenwood. It is in- 

 teresting to note that Mrs. Massey was 

 the daughter of Norman Rexford, the 

 first settler in Blue Island, and Mrs. 



Edward M. Lyman. 

 Edward M. Lyman, founder of the 

 firm of E. M. Lyman & Son, Spring- 

 field, Mass., died on August 1, at the 

 age of 84. He built up an extensive 

 seed business, and carried into it the 



experience gained from the Shakers 

 by whom he was employed as a young 

 man. He is survived by a widow and 

 a son, Albert E.. president of the com- 

 pany. 



John R. Hellenthal. 

 John R. Hellenthal, who has been 

 engaged in the florist business since 

 1.S5S, died on July 27 at his home in 

 Columbus, 0., where he has resided for 

 thirty years. He was connected with 

 many local organizations and ah ac- 

 tive worker in all. He has been a 

 member of the S. A. F. from the first 

 convention in Cincinnati, in 1885, until 

 1904. 



Heman Copeland. 

 Hteman Copeland, a pioneer market 

 gardener and the largest in No. Bridge- 

 water, Mass., in the early days of that 

 town, died in Chula 'Vista, Calif., on 

 July 25, at the age of 66. A widow 

 and two brothers survive him. 



George Walker. 



George Walker, superintendent and 

 care taker of the Jabez Elliott Flower 

 Market, Cincinnati, O., since it was 

 started, died on July 25. An earnest 

 worker whose place will be hard to fill. 



PERSONAL. 



John Forbes has resigned his posi- 

 tion as gardener for Mrs. William B. 

 Leeds at Newport, R. I. 



Jacob Peterson has taken the 

 position of manager for the Warren 

 Point Floral Co. Warren Point, N. Y. 



E. J. Deal, of W. W. Johnson & Son, 

 Boston, Eng., is due in New York on 

 Aug. 5. He will stop at the Imperial. 



Visitors in Boston this week: W. A. 

 Manda, So. Orange, N. J.; C. B. Weath- 

 ered, New York; James Stuart, Mama- 

 roneck, N. Y. 



Fred Coles, A. J. Newell and D. Iliflb 

 started from Boston on Monday night 

 on a sight seeing trip to New York 

 and Philadelphia. 



Frank Howard Oransky, a florist of 

 Cambridge, Mass., feels that his name 

 Is a business disadvantage, a cause of 

 social prejudice, a financial detriment 

 and a personal inconvenience. There- 

 fore, weighed down with this long list 

 of troubles, all caused by his last 

 name, he petitions the Middlesex Pro- 

 liate Court for the right to lop off 

 ' fJransky" and allow him to hence- 

 forth be known as Frank Howard. 



