January 5, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNA- 

 MENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 



Official Appointments for 1918 



Directors under affiliation to serve 

 one year 



Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich., 

 vice-president Florists' Telegraph De- 

 livery Association. 



Benjamin Hammond, Beacon, N. Y., 

 president American Rose Society. 



W. J. Vesey, Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind., 

 president American Carnation Society. 



E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., president 

 Florists" Hail Association. 



Chas. Schenck, New York, president 

 New York Florists' Club. 



A. Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa., president 

 Florists' Club of Philadelphia. 



Frederick Lautenschleger, Chicago, 

 111., president Chicago Florists' Club. 

 Washington Representative 



Wm. F. Gude, Washington, D. C. 



National Flower Show Committee 



Herman P. Knoble, Cleveland, Ohio, 

 term six years. 



(The complete committee follows) 



George Asmus, chairman, Chicago, 

 111., term expires Dec. 31, 1918. 



A. Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa., term ex- 

 pires Dec. 31, 1919. 



W. P. Craig, Philadelphia, term ex- 

 pires Dec. 31, 1920. 



Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass., term 

 expires Dec. 31, 1921. 



Thos. Roland, Nahant, Mass., term 

 expires Dec. 31, 1922. 



Herman P. Knoble, Cleveland, Ohio, 

 term expires Dec. 31, 1923. 

 Committee on Tariff and Legislation 

 (re-appointe<I) 



Wm. F. Gude, Washington, D. C, 

 chairman. 



James McHutchison, New York, N. 



y. 



Wm. H. Slebrecht, Jr., Long Island 

 City, N. Y. 



Hebar J. Ware, New York, N. Y. 



Leonard Vaughan, Chicago, 111. 

 Committee on Publicity 



E. J. Fancourt, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 term five years. 



(The complete committee follows) 



Henry Penn, chairman, Boston, 

 Mass., term expires Dec. 31, 1921. 



Guy W. French, Morton Grove, 111., 

 term expires Dec. 31, 1920. 



Joseph Heacock, Wyncote, Pa., term 

 expires Dec. 31, 1919. 



Thos. H. Joy, Nashville. Tenn., term 

 expires Dec. 31, 1918. 



E. J. Fancourt, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 term expires Dec. 31. 1922. 



Publicity Finance Committee 

 (re-appoioted) 

 Geo. Asmus, chairman, Chicago, 111. 

 W. R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. 



F. L. Atkins. Rutherford, N. J. 

 Herman P. Knoble, Cleveland, Ohio. 

 John Young, New York, N. Y. 



Committee on National Credits and 

 Collections Bureau 



Robt. C. Kerr, chairman, Houston, 

 Texas. 



S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Chas. L. Washburn, Chicago, 111. 



Philip Breitmeyer. Detroit, Mich. 



Frank X. Stuppy, St. Joseph. Mo. 



Committee on Convention Garden 



Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich., 

 terra three years. 



(The complete committee follows) 



Theo. Winn, chairman, Minneapolis, 

 Minn,, term expires Dec. 31, 1919. 



Clarence L. Brock, Houston, Texas, 

 term expires Dec. 31, 1918. 



Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich., 

 term expires Dec. 31, 1920. 



Committee on School Gardens 



A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass. 



(The complete committee follows) 

 BenJ. Hammond, chairman. Beacon. 

 \. Y. 



Michael Barker, Chicago, 111. 

 Irwin Bortermann, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Leonard Barron, Garden City, N. Y. 

 A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass. 

 Committee on Development of Ameri- 

 can Products 

 Chas. Willis Ward, chairman, 

 Eureka, Calif. 

 John H. Dunlop, Toronto, Ont. 

 Wallace R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. 

 Joseph H. Hill, Richmond, Ind. 

 P. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. 

 Committee on Nomenclature 

 Prof. E. A. White, chairman, Cornell 

 » University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Dr. N. L. Britton, Botanical Gardens, 

 Bronx Park, N. Y. 



Prof. T. B. Symons, College Park, 

 Md. 



Botanist 

 John Dunbar, Rochester, N. Y. 



Pathologist 

 George L. Peltier, Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Auburn, Ala. 

 Entomologist 

 Dr. T. F. Headlee, Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, New Brunswick, N. 

 J. 



State Vice-Presidents for 1918 



Alabama, W. B. Patterson, Jr.. Mont- 

 gomery; Arizona, Jno. Z. Howe, Tuc- 

 son; Arkansas, Thos. Shelton, Fayet- 

 teville; California, North, C. W. Ward, 

 Eureka; California, South, Fred. How- 

 ard. Los Angeles; Colorado, Jno. 

 Edw. Johnstone, Colorado Springs; 

 Connecticut, Carl C. Reck, Bridge- 

 port; District of Columbia, R. Lloyd 

 Jenkins, Anacostia; Florida, C. D. 

 Mills, Jacksonville; Georgia, Daniel C. 

 Horgan, Macon; Illinois. North, Paiil 

 Klingsporn, Chicago; Illinois South, 

 B. Juerjens, Peoria; Indiana, North, 

 Anders Rasmussen, New Albany; In- 

 diana, South, Joseph H. Hill, Rich- 

 mond; Iowa, J. T. D. Fulmer, Des 

 Moines; Kansas, Chas. P. Mueller, 

 Wichita; Kentucky, Geo. E. Schulz, 

 Louisville; Louisiana, Peter A. Chopin, 

 New Orleans; Maine. Jno. H. Stalford, 

 Bar Harbor; Maryland, W. F. Ekas, 

 Baltimore; Massachusetts, East, E. 



Allan Peirce, Waltham; Massachu- 

 setts, West, Alex J. Montgomery, 

 Natick: Michigan, East, Eli Cross, 

 Grand Rapids; Michigan, West, Robt. 

 M. Rohaley, Detroit; Minnesota, O. J. 

 Olson, St. Paul; Mississippi, S. W. 

 Crowell, Rose Acres; Missouri, 

 East. W. J. Pilcher, Kirkwood; 

 Missouri, West, Chas. E. Heite, Kan- 

 sas City; Montana, J. P. Ring, 

 Helena; Nebraska, Edw. Williams, 

 Grand Island; New Hampshire, Geo. 

 E. Buxton, Nashua; New Jersey, Ly- 

 man B. Coddington, Murray Hill; 

 New York, East, Emil Schloss, New 

 York; New York, West, Wallace H. 

 Eiss, Buffalo; North (Carolina, Wm. 

 Rehder, Wilmington; North Dakota, 

 T. D. Smedley, Fargo; Ohio, South, H. 

 W. Shepperd, Cincinnati; Ohio, North, 

 Prank Friedley, Cleveland; Oklahoma, 

 Lon Foster, Oklahoma City; Oregon, 

 H. Niklas, Portland; Pennsylvania, 

 East, Arthur A. Niessen, Philadelphia; 

 Pennsylvania, West, W. A. Clark, 

 Pittsburgh; Rhode Island, John J. 

 Johnston, Providence; South Carolina, 

 C. A. Moss, Spartanburg; South 

 Dakota, M. M. Strong, Sioux Falls; 

 Tennessee, Harold Joy, Nashville; 

 Texas, Wm. J. Baker, Fort Worth; 

 Utah, Robert Miller, Farmington; Ver- 

 mont, Elmer E. Gove, Burlington; 

 Virginia, D. C. Grillbortzer, Alexan- 

 dria; Washington. J. W. Duncan, 

 Spokane; West Virginia, P. J. Dudley, 

 Parkersburg; Wisconsin, C. C. Poll- 

 worth, .Milwaukee; Wyoming, W. W. 

 Keefe, Gasper; Alberta, A. M. Terrill, 

 Calgary; Manitoba, A. R. King, Winni- 

 peg; Ontario, Jno. H. Dunlop, Toronto; 

 Quebec, Geo. A. Robinson, Montreal; 

 Cuba, Angelo Martin, Havana. 



John Young, Secy. 



S. A. F. NATIONAL PUBLICITY 

 CAMPAIGN. 



During Christmas week the sub- 

 scriptions received were few and tar 

 between. Chairman George ASmus of 

 the Finance Committee reports the 

 following: 



Throuph the Secretary's Office — Frank J. 

 Morcaii, Kieehold, N. J.. S5.00 ; W. A. Ilnr- 

 kett, Dnluiiiui-. Iowa. S.'i.OO : I". B. Abrama, 

 Bine Pnlnt. I,. I.. .^l.l.OO. For One Year. 



Ky II P. Knoble, Cleveland, Ohio — 

 Jos. 11. IIlll Co., Ulchmond, Ind.. $."iO.OO; 



By It. <". Kerr, Houston, Texas— Henry 

 Creve. Dallas, Texas, $'2.}.n0 ; J. B. McAdara, 

 Fort Wr.rlh, Texas, J'J.l.OO. Annually tor 

 Four Years. 



At tlie Texas State Florists' Association 

 Meeting'- E. M. .Tudpe. Tyler. $10.00: Mrs. 

 Sam Brown, Tyler. $10.00; Hans SUroeder, 

 Temple $2.'>.0O; Corslcana Greenhousea, 

 Corskaiia. $2.'i.OO; Southern Florist Co., 

 Fort Worth, $10.(KI: Hyde Park Floral Co.. 

 Austin. JIO.OO; II. Kadin. Calnesvillo. $10.00; 

 p M Koontz. Springlleld, Ohio, $10.00; 

 Texas Slate Florists' Association, $25.00. 

 For On.' Year. , , 



Total $260.00. Previously reported from 

 aal sources. $28,0'.i7.00. Grand Total— 



*^-''=^''"- JOHN Yonso. secy. 



Dec. 29th 1917. 



