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I OfHce: 286 FIFTH AVE., NEW YOKK 



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President — \\". X. Craig, Brookline, Mass. 

 Vice-President — George H. Pring, St. Louis, AIo. 

 Secretary— M. C. Ebel, 286 Fifth Ave., New York. 

 Treasurer — Peter Duff, Orange, N. J. 



TRUSTEES (For 1921)— William H. Waite, Arthur Smith. D. L, Mack- 

 iiitosli, New Jersey; L. P. Jensen, Ernst Strehle, Missouri. 



DIRECTORS (To serve until 1922)— George Wilson, Illinois; James 

 Stuart, New York; William Kleinheinz, Pennsylvania; John F. Huss, 

 Connecticut Edwin Jenkins, Massachusetts; Carl N. Fohn, Colorado; 

 Joseph Tansey, New Vork. (To serve until 1923) — Robert. Williamson, 

 Connnecticut; Robert Cameron, Massachusetts; Theodore Wirth, Min- 

 nesota; George W. Hess, District of Columbia; Daniel J. Coughlin, New 

 York; John Barnet, Pennsylvania; Montague Free, New York. (To 

 serve until 192-1)- William Gray, Rhode Island; William Hertrick, Cali- 

 fornia; Albin Mortjni. Iowa; Tiios. Hatton. Connecticut; Robert Weeks, 

 Ohio; W. H. Griffiths, Michigan; Thos. W. Head. New Jersey. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



Ne^v Ycrl: — Mrs. T. J. Albright. George F. Baker. Edwin S. Bayer, 

 Albert Clayburg, W. R. Coe. Mrs. i. A. Constable, Paul D. Cravath, 

 Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, Mrs. Charles Daniels, Cleveland H. Dodge, Mrs. 

 David Dows, Frank J. Dupignac, Mrs. Coleman du Pont, Childs Frick, 

 W. H. Gratvvick, Daniel Guggenheim, Mrs. W. D. (nithrie, Mrs. William 

 P. Hamilton, Mrs, John Henry Hammond. T. A. Havemeyer, Mrs. L. A. 

 Hermann, B. H. Howell, C. O. Iselin, Otto H. Kahn, Mrs. Frank B. Keech, 

 W. Eugene Kimball. L. C. Ledyard, Jr.. Adolph Lewisohn. John 

 Magee, Mrs. Julius Mc\'icker, Morton H. Meinhard, Mrs. Eugene 

 j\Ieyer, Jr., J. Pierpont Morgan. Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Stanley 

 G. Mortimer, Mrs. Harold I. Pratt, John T. Pratt, E. F. Price. 

 Mrs. William A. Read, H. D. Roosen, Charles A, Sherman. ^Irs. 

 Samuel Sloan. Benjamin Stern. Mrs. W. Stursberg, Daniel Tatum. 

 Mrs. R. M. Thompson, Mrs. Edwin Thome, Mrs. Flenry 'SI. Titford. 

 Carl Tr.cker, Samuel I'ntermyer, Mrs. Harold T. White. Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney. New Jersey — A. Albright, Jr., Charles A. Bradley, Joseph P. 

 Day, James B. Duke, Mrs. Lewis L. Dunham, Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuysen, 

 Mrs. K. S. Goodrich, Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel, C. Lewis, Mrs. Paul Moore, 

 Hubert T. Farson, Mrs. Manuel Rionda. P. S. Straus, Mrs. John I. Water- 

 burv, Mrs. Ridley Watts. Peiinsvlz'ama — Samuel T. Bodine, Gen. Richard 

 Coulter, Mrs. J. iD. Lyons, R. B. Mellon, GifFord Pincbot, George F. Tyler, 

 Edward A. Woods. Delaware — Irenee du Pont. Pierre S. du Pont, Harry G. 

 Haskell. Connecticut — E. C. Ccnverse, Dr. and Mrs. Tracy Farnam, George 

 M. Hendee, Miss A. B. Jennings, W. H. Truesdale. William Ziegler, Jr. 

 RJyfide Island — Miss M. R. Case, Ciov. R. Livingston, Beeckman, George P. 

 Wetmore. Massachusetts — Mrs. William C. Conant, Harry E. Converse, 

 Mrs. Henry C. Frick, Mrs. Louis Frothingham. Henry S. Hunnewell. C. H. 

 Hutchins. A. K. Lawrie. Mrs. C. G. Rice, Prof. C. S. Sargent, Mrs. J. .\. 

 Spoor. Ohio — F. F. Drury. H. S. Firestone. Mrs. Frances F. Prentiss, 

 John L. Severance, H. S. Sherman, H. L. Thompson. New Hampshire — 

 F. G. Webster. Indiana — Theodore F. Thieme. Illinois — A. Watson Ar- 

 mour. Harry B. Oiow, .-X. B. Dick, Clayton Mark, Mrs. Julius Rosenwald, 

 Mrs. F. W. LTphani. IVisconsin — Mrs. Chester A. Congdon. F. H. Stoltze. 

 Jozva — Mrs. G. B. Dauplas. Missouri — August -A. Busch. Dr. George T. 

 Moors, rirsinia — Miss ("irace E. Arents. If. Virginia — Mrs. Arthur Lee. 

 Kentucky — F. M. Sackett. Georgia — C. H. Candler, E. H. Inman. 

 S. Carolina — Robert S. Mebane. 



NEW SUSTAINING MEMBERS 

 Mrs. Ridley Watts, Morristowii, K. J. ( Samuel Guiding, 

 gardener) ; .Vlvah K. Lawrie, Williainstown, Mass. (William J. 

 Chalmers, gardener) ; F. G. Webster, Holdcrness, N. H. (Wil- 

 liam Mills, gardener); Mrs. William C. Conant. Boston, Mass.; 

 Miss yi. R. Case, Weston, Mass.; Henry S. Hunnewell, Boston, 

 Mass.; L. C. Ledyard. Jr. (George Wco). gardener), Syoset, 

 L. L, have became sustaining members of the association. 



NEW MEMBERS 



The following new members have recently been added to 

 our association: E. A. Roberts, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Nich- 

 olas Vasileff. Greenwich. Conn.; Andrew J. Brinkworth, 

 Cranford, N. J.; W. T. Slade, Greenwich. Conn.: M. Stobie, 

 Rochester. N. Y.: William Hasker, Alpine, N. J.: Fred W. 

 Jackson, New Brunswick. N. J.: John McLaughlin. Oyster 

 Bay, L. I.; John Ellis, Northampton, Mass.; Carl Sarling, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y.; William Churchill, Glen Cove, L. I.'; 

 William R. Cobb, Irvington, N. Y. ; Henry C. Nye. Springfield, 

 Mass.; Oscar A. Springer, Brid.gehanipton. L. I.: E. E. Colby, 

 Pueblo, Colo. : Charles F. Twiss. Buzzards Bay, Mass. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



.'\lex Reid resigned his position as superintendent on the J. J. 

 .Mbright estate, Buffalo, N. Y., and has accepted a similar posi- 

 tion on the Daniel Good estate. Crescent Beacli, Ontario, Canada. 



J. B. Murphy resigned his position on the Helme estate, St. 

 Davids, Pa., and accepted the position of superintendent on the 

 estate of J. H. Weaver, Merion, Pa. 



Frank Balogh secured the position of 'hardener on the H. L. 

 Thompson estate. Perrysburgh, Ohio. 



Kenneth Cedarman secured the position of gardener to B. E. 

 David, Peekskill, N. Y. 



Stephen Trcglown secured the position of superintendent to 

 Henry Hornl)lower, Plymouth, Mass. 



DAVID GORDON 



David Gordon, after a lingering illness, passed away on the 

 evening of May 6 at his late residence at "Southerlcigh," Chap- 

 paqua, N. Y., the estate of Mrs. S. Neustadt, of which he was 

 superintendent for a number of years. 



Mr. Gordon, one of the pioneers of the gardening profession, 

 was familiarly known as "Dave" among his many friends. He 

 was born in Perthshire, Scotland, 51 years ago. There were inany 

 mourners at the funeral when he was laid to rest on May 9 in 

 Kensico Cemetery with full Masonic honors. 



Mr. Gordon was one of the lirst members of the National 

 Association of Gardeners, and will be sadly missed among the 

 gardening fraternity. 



He is survived by his widow, three sons, and daughter. 



THE SECRETARY'S RETURN TO THE OFFICE 



After being away from the ofhce since the International 

 Flower Show, held in New York during March, due to a 

 physical breakdown, the Secretary full}- e.xpects to resume his 

 duties on June 1st. In the meantime the routine affairs of 

 the association have been attended to bv Mr. Ebel's assistants. 



A MEETING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF A NAS- 

 SAU COUNTY BRANCH 



As soon as the Secretary is physically able to attend a 

 meeting in order that he can answer questions pertaining to 

 the organization of a local branch, a meeting will be held in 

 Nassau County, Long Island, by the members of the asso- 

 ciation located in that district to consider the advisability of 

 forming a local branch which will direct the welfare and 

 other interests of the gardener through co-operation with 

 the national association. 



CONVENTION IN NEW YORK OCTOBER 4 TO 6 



The Convention Committee recommends October 4 to 6 as 

 the date for the 1921 convention and New York City as the 

 meeting place. Final decision rests with the executive board, 

 which in the past has always endorsed the recommendations 

 of the local committees. The preliminary program of the 

 convention will appear in the June issue. By this time the 

 date of the convention will have been definitely decided upon. 



CO-OPERATION ON THE SIGN BOARD CAMPAIGN 



During the past month additional co-operation on the sign 

 board campaign has been secured from influential individuals 

 and from several prominent national organizations which 

 have written to the association's headipiarters that they are 

 ready and willing to co-operate in wdiatever w;ty the associa- 

 tion may direct. Members of the faculties of t\vo well known 

 Eastern colleges have manifested an interest and are con- 

 sidering a plan whereby their fellow members of the faculties 

 and the student bodies may also be interested. A woman's 

 farm association, a national association representing the sign 

 board interests themselves, a number of local horticultural 

 societies and clubs have e.xpres.sed their intent of taking an active 

 part in the movement. 



.As has already been announced, the Garden Club of 

 -America at its winter meeting in New York adopted the 

 resolution passed by the National .Association of Gardeners 

 at its St. Louis convention and voted to co-operate with the 

 association. At its annual meeting, held in New York several 

 days a.go, pamphlets issued by our Sign Board Committee 

 w^ei;e distributed and a letter from our Secretary was read, 

 giving details of what has already been accomplished. 



Interested parties may obtain pamphlets and any other 

 information they may desire from the office of the Secretary. 



