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January ID, lbl8 



wero the hosts for tho ovening and 

 trout od the membera to u very nice 

 spread. 



President Schenck's Address. 



After expressing his iileasure in hnv- 

 inK been .selected us pn'r-idinK otilcer 

 und |)le<li;lnK his tiesi eiiiTcy for tho 

 Club's proBiierlty, I'rosidenl Schenck 

 lirucoedcd as follows: 



It should be the work of every mem- 

 ber to denounce iiny attempt that may 

 come to their knowledge to decry our 

 business and refer to it as a non- 

 essential. This flub should lake Its 

 stand with other trade bodies and de- 

 mand the recognition which our indus- 

 try is entitled to— (Irst: Hy virtue of 

 its many millions of dollars invested; 

 second: by the large army of help it 

 employs: and third: by the many by- 

 products and accessories that accrue 

 to make it a vast institution. And I 

 may add that had not these astute 

 business men whose money is Invest- 

 ed In this business seen that it was a 

 necessary business they surely would 

 not have gone into it to the extent 

 they have. We need flowers and all 

 other products that greenhouses pro- 

 duce just the same as the air we 

 breathe. 



It is needless for me to recapitulate 

 the many proi)ositions which have 

 been previously brought before the 

 Club, but I have some suggestions to 

 make, and if they meet with your ap- 

 proval I trust favorable action will 

 be taken on them. My object in of- 

 fering these suggestions is, that every 

 member should give his views and 

 that every item can be thoroughly dis- 

 cussed. First: that to honor our past- 

 president, Charles H. Totty, who now 

 is president of the S. A. F., we bend 

 every energy to increase the member- 

 ship of the national society out of our 

 own members, that we may have the 

 proper representation in the S. A. F. 

 that our Club, which is the largest of 

 its kind, is entitled to. Second: that 

 the Club pass a resolution giving the 

 president the necessary credentials 

 lor representation on the Executive 

 Board of the S. A. F. Third: in addi- 

 tion to any members that may be on the 

 National Flower Show Committee we 

 elect or appoint a member to properly 

 represent this Club in an official ca- 

 pacity. Fourth: to institute a regis- 

 tered Club head-quarters to be either 

 at the secretary's or president's office 

 or elsewhere as may be decided upon, 

 where all enlisted soldiers connected 

 with members of florists' families can 

 present themselves when in the city 

 or at nearby camps, so that they can 

 be properly cared for, it necessary; or 

 entertainment given. Fifth: that a 

 transportation committee be appoint- 

 ed for the coming Convention and 

 Flower Show, which occur simultane- 

 ously at St. Louis this year. 



The Publicity Campaign is now one 

 of the most earnest undertakings of 

 the S. A. F. and one which we must 

 do our best to further, as we are help- 

 ing ourselves in this undfrtaking even 

 more than we realize, and while we 

 may not see any immediate results a 

 steady pressure will soon show the 

 wisdom of this vast undertaking, and 

 eventually we shall see the advance- 

 ment and the increase in flower de- 

 mand appear. I recommend that a com- 



mittee be appointed representing tho 

 New York FlorUtH' Club for the pur- 

 pose of securing subscriptions for this 

 most commendable movemetit. 



Seventh: I recommend that all 

 bonds and valuable papers now held 

 by olllcers of the Club shall be' placed 

 in a safe deposit vault, that access to 

 them be had only by the jiroper of- 

 ficer selected by the Club, such officer 

 to be sufficiently bonded, and bonding 

 expenses to be paid by the Club. 



Ki;;hth: I also recommend that our 

 annual dinner be held as usual, for, 

 of the many features which may con- 

 tribute lo our continued success, I be- 

 lieve the annual dinner for which a 

 good many of our members and their 

 ladles are always anxiously waiting, 

 to be an essential, and with a judi- 

 cious committee in charge, It can be 

 held, and kept within the proper limit 

 of expense. 



Ninth: I want to say that the re- 

 freshments as they have been dis- 

 pensed by our worthy chairman, Mr. 

 Kessler, are a credit to the Club, for 

 there every reserve is thrown off, so- 

 ciability reigns, many good and kindly 

 friendships are stimulated and the in- 

 ner man always satisfied. Hy all 

 means, keep up your friendship with 

 the House Committee. 



Finally, gentlemen: Look to your 

 dues. Our secretary, Mr. Young, has 

 mountains of work before him and he, 

 above all, is best fitted for all this 

 work: and if you keep up to date with 

 all your financial obligations the sec- 

 retary will be thankful and the Club 

 appreciative. I also would suggest 

 that a budget for the coming year's 

 expenses be created. 



NEW ENGLAND NURSERYMEN'S 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The Seventh Annual Convention of 

 the New England Nurserymen's Asso- 

 ciation will be held at Hotel Bellevue, 

 Boston, Mass., on Tuesday and Wed- 

 nesday, January 29 and 30. 



Officers: President, A. P. Home, 

 Manchester, N. H.; ' vice-president, 

 W. W. Hunt, Hartford, Conn.; secre- 

 tary, Daniel A. Clarke, Fiskeville, R. 

 L; treasurer, V. A. Vanicek, Newport, 

 R. I. 



The program Is as follows: 



Tuesday, January 29, 1 p. m. — Or- 

 ganization, President's Address, Re- 

 ports, Appointment of Committees. 



2 p. m. — "Fertilizers for the Nur- 

 sery," Dr. H. J. Wheeler, Boston, 

 Mass.; "Home Propagation," 'V. A. 

 Vanicek, Newport, R. I. 



6 p. m. — Annual Dinner. 



Wednesday. January 30, 9.30 a. m. — 

 Election of Officers. 



10 a. m. — "Labor Problem in Nur- 

 series," Representative of J. I. Case 

 Plow Works, Racine, Wis.; "An E>x- 

 perience Meeting," Prof. W. C. O'Kane, 

 Durham, N. H. 



2 p. m. — "An Embargo on Nursery 

 Stock," Curtis Nye Smith, Boston, 

 Mass., Counsel American Association 

 of Nurserymen: "Insect Pests," a dis- 

 cussion by Entomologists. 



The Rochester Florists' Association 

 last evening at its annual meeting on 

 January 15 re-elected all of its officers 

 as follows: President, Hubert B. 

 Stringer; vice-president, Fred Tho- 

 mann; secretary, Ambrose H. Seeker; 

 treasurer, George T. Boucher. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Tho regular meeting of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club was held on Thursday, 

 Jan. loth, ut the llriggs House. In- 

 stallation of officers was tho chief or- 

 der of business and the honors of the 

 occasion were carried off by Paul 

 Kllngsporn, who with his usual pleas- 

 ant manner duly installed Fred Lau- 

 tenschlagcr, president; O. J. Fried- 

 man, vice-president; Otto Amiing, 

 treasurer: AUIe Zech, secretary, and 

 T. E. Waters, trustee. The following 

 committees were then announced: 

 Sports and Pastimes— Ed. Fenders, 

 .lames P. F'oley. K, Kurowski: Trans- 

 portation — .M. Barker, who shall name 

 two others; Good of the Club — T. 

 Waters, who shall name two others. 

 The Publicity Committee and a com- 

 mittee on Public Gardening are to be 

 announced at tho February meeting. 

 It was decided to run another special 

 advertising campaign for Mothers' Day 

 and St. Valentine's Day. 



A letter from the retiring president, 

 W. H. Amiing, was read expressing his 

 regret that illness had prevented his 

 carrying out the work he had planned 

 as president last year and his hope 

 that he might assist in the coming 

 year. 



Mr. Copperthwalte, representing 

 Michell's, Phila., was a visitor and 

 gave a talk on methods in the east. 

 Chas. Loveridgc of Peoria, 111., was 

 also a visitor. E. G. Hill of Richmond, 

 Ind., was made an honorary member. 

 The next meeting will be "Novelty 

 night." 



Inaugural Address of President Fred 

 Lautenschiager 



In assuming the presidency of our 

 flub I do so with the full knowledge 

 of its responsibilities and opportuni- 

 ties and I pledge you the best I have 

 to serve you with loyalty and efficiency. 

 It is with pride that I look backward 

 upon the activities of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club, and I take this advan- 

 tage to express my appreciation of the 

 splendid work that has been done by 

 this organization, of which every mem- 

 ber may well feel proud. 



The Chicago Florists' Club has for 

 some time held the foremost position 

 amongst floral organizations in this 

 country, and with its record of many 

 successful enterprises, as the Floral 

 Art and Novelty Display, the Valen- 

 tine and Mothers' Day Advertising 

 Campaigns, the Y. M. C. A. War Fund 

 Flower Sale, and other enterprises of 

 local and national character, which the 

 club has handled so successfully, you 

 have set a very high standard for 

 greater work and possibilities. 



There are many duties before us for 

 the coming year, but we can only con- 

 tinue to render creditable service with 

 the cooperation of all, and I know 

 every one will respond to the call. The 

 question of trade welfare is of such 

 vast importance to every one in the 

 trade these days, and I feel it is my 

 duty to say u few words of the good 

 work that is being done by our 

 Mother Organization — the Society of 

 American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists. This organiz^ition Is 

 working out our trade problems and 

 by indefatigable work of its able com- 

 mittees, this Society has brought 



