November 21, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



725 



MEETING OF THE NATIONAL 

 FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEE. 



The National Flower Show Commit- 

 tee held a meeting in Philadelphia, oc- 

 cupying two days, Nov. 11 and 12. 

 There were present: Chairman Geo. 

 Asmus, Adolph Farenwald, W. P. Craig, 

 Thomas Roland, Secretary John Young, 

 Treasurer W. F. Kasting and Presi- 

 dent-elect Patrick Welch. 



The first session was called to order 

 at the Hotel Walton at 10 A. M. on 

 Wednesday. The minutes of the prev- 

 ious meeting held in Cleveland, 0., 

 were read and approved. Mr. Faren- 

 wald made a report in detail cover- 

 ing the efforts which had been made to 

 secure a suitable building in which to 

 hold the show and the terms under 

 which Convention Hall, operated by 

 the municipality, could be engaged. Ac- 

 tion on the report was deferred until 

 a later session. 



Considerable discussion took place 

 regarding the premium list, the total 

 value of which it was arranged should 

 be fl5,000. Liberal apportionments to 

 the different societies were made, the 

 same to be contingent upon the usual 

 conditions as to active co-operation 

 The premium committee was given au- 

 thority to prepare a preliminary sched- 

 ule on the basis thus determined, all 

 special prizes being considered as part 

 of the total valuation. 



In the afternoon the committee made 

 an inspection of the pricipal public 

 buildings available for show purposes, 

 including Convention Hall at Broad 

 street and Allegheny avenue. Later, 

 the committee had a second session at 

 the Hotel Walton. Adolph Farenwald 

 was appointed vice-chairman of the 

 committee. A special committee on 

 finance and appropriations was ap- 

 pointed, composed of the chairman, 

 vice-chairman and the treasurer, its 

 duties to Include the passing upon all 

 appropriations. A resolution was 

 passed authorizing the secretary to 

 raise a guarantee list to amount to 

 $10,000. The secretary was authorized 

 to sell space for trade exhibits at the 

 show, upon the usual basis of com- 

 pensation for his services. The mat- 

 ter of the official program was left 

 in the hands of the local executive 

 committee. Adjournment was taken 

 until Thursday afternoon at 2.30, when 

 an open meeting was arranged for in 

 the rooms of the Florists' Club of Phil- 

 adelphia. 



The meeting on Thursday was at- 

 tended by the committee, and there 

 were also present many members in 

 the trade from Philadelphia and vicin- 

 ity. The meeting was called to order 

 ty the vice-president of the Club, who 

 stated the nature of the business be- 

 fore the meeting, and introduced Chair- 

 man George Asmus of the National 

 Flower Show Committee, who presided 

 over the meeting. Mr. Asmus made 

 a stirring address. In the course of 

 which he appealed to those prespnt and 

 others in the trade to give their loyal 

 support to the National Flower Show- 

 to be held in the Spring of 1916. He 

 reviewed the work of the promoters 

 of the shows held in Chicago, Boston 

 ■and New York, and the results accru- 

 ing from the same, and emphasized 

 the importance and value of such 

 shows. 



Patrick Welch spoke at some length 

 regarding the Boston show and the 

 benefits of a Sunday opening, in order 

 that the working classes might have 



an opportunity to take advantage of 

 the educational features of the show. 

 Leo Niesseu spoke in favor of the leas- 

 ing of Convention Hall, his view be- 

 ing that if the show were properly ad- 

 vertised the location of the hall would 

 be no detriment. For this reason he 

 gave it as his opinion that the appoint- 

 ment of a committee on publicity and 

 advertising would be an important 

 matter. -Mr. Farenwald detailed the 

 work already done in regard to the 

 selection of a suitable building. If 

 Convention Hall were selected, he said, 

 some provision would have to be made 

 for heating the building. 



S. S. Pennock expressed himself as 

 confident of the success of the enter- 

 prise. Charles H. Fox spoke of the 

 value of publicity for the show not 

 only during the few weeks preceding 

 the show, but for many months in ad- 

 vance. He also suggested the advis- 

 ability of the selection of jurors well 

 in advance. Wm. Kleinheinz said he 

 had given much thought to the mat- 

 ter and had every confidence in its 

 success. He did not consider Conven- 

 tion Hall too far from the center of 

 the city. He promised to support the 

 show in every way he could, and said 

 he would exhibit on a large scale, and 

 that every private gardener around 

 Philadelphia would do likewise. 



Robert Craig spoke in favor of leas- 

 ing Convention Hall, and was of the 

 opinion that no better building for 

 the purpose could be found in the coun- 

 try. The forthcoming show, he said, 

 would electrify the horticultural world 

 by its magnificence, and would be a 

 pronounced success. John A. Dobbs ex- 

 pressed his confidence in the success 

 of the affair and said that he would 

 make a large exhibit and lend his as- 

 sistance in any direction required. 



John C. Gracey, also predicted a suc- 

 cess, and that the members would work 

 harmoniously together to that end. J. 

 Otto Thilow expressed himself as be- 

 ing optimistic in regard to the out- 

 come. He spoke of the value of pub- 

 licity and intimated that his company 

 was already preparing for it. and that 

 he would seek to induce many others 

 to become interested. Treasurer W. F. 

 Kasting made a few remarks, in which 

 he expressed his pleasure at the en- 

 thusiasm noticeable among those pres- 

 ent at the meeting, which augured well 

 for success. 



Thomas Roland spoke of his satis- 

 faction as regards the Convention Hall 

 and suggested the possibility of some 

 firm of horticultural builders under- 

 taking to furnish a temporary heating 

 plant. Thomas Logan spoke for the 

 private growers and promised their 

 support, also his own time and assist- 

 ance. W. K. Harris. Jr.. acknowledged 

 tbe benefit he had received from previ- 

 ous shows, in the knowledge he had 

 acquired, and said that if the members 

 of the different branches of the trade 

 in Philadelphia would eliminate all 

 personal feelings and work in unison 

 the exhibition could not fail to be suc- 

 cessful. David Rust, secretary of the 

 Horticultural Society of Pennsylvania, 

 expressed his satisfaction with the pro- 

 posed location and predicted a suc- 

 cessful outcome. His society, he said, 

 was ready to assist, and was awaiting 

 definite information as to arrange- 

 ments before launching into the work 

 of preparation. W. P. Craig also en- 

 dorsed the choice of the committee 

 and expressed his belief that the show 



would be a huge success. Fred Mich- 

 ell, Harry Betz, George Burton, 

 Charles E. Meehan and Robert Kift, 

 also spoke, each expressing a belief 

 in the ultimate success of the affair. 



Chairman Asmus thanked all pres- 

 ent for the interest they had shown in 

 the undertaking. The National Flower 

 Show Committee, he said, would at 

 once appoint the chairmen of the vari- 

 ous committees to handle the work of 

 preparation and the chairmen of these 

 committees would compose the local 

 executive committee, with the vice- 

 chairman of the National Flower Show 

 Committee as its chairman. He an- 

 nounced that $15,000 had been set 

 apart for the premium list, a greater 

 sum than ever before offered at such' 

 an exhibition. 



In the evening the National Flower 

 Show Committee had another session 

 at the Hotel Walton, at which the 

 names of a number of gentlemen were 

 considered as appointees to the chairs 

 of the proposed committees. A resolu- 

 tion was passed directing the secretary 

 to notify these gentlemen as to the ap- 

 pointments and the powers conferred 

 upon them. Acceptances of these of- 

 fices are to be obtained before the list 

 is available for publication. It was 

 also resolved that Robert Craig, Louis 

 Burk and John Wescott be added to 

 the local executive committee as mem- 

 bers-at-large with the privilege of vot- 

 ing. The Committee on Lease and 

 Contracts was authorized to obtain a 

 lease of Convention Hall on the best 

 terms possible. It was decided that 

 the chairman of the local reception 

 committee should also be a member of 

 the local executive committee. It was 

 also decided that the exact dates of the 

 show would be announced later. 



Adjournment was then taken to the 

 call of the chair. 



John Youxg, Secretary. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The Florist Club on Thursday, No- 

 vember 12, held a very interesting 

 meeting in Odd Fellow^s' Hall with a 

 good attendance. The holding of a 

 spring flower show was brought up, 

 and it was voted to appoint a commit- 

 tee of five to lay plans for such a show 

 and report at the next meeting for 

 final action. The committee consists 

 of W C. Smith, chairman, W. G. Wells, 

 A. H. Hummert, Geo. W. Pring and 

 Albert Gumz. 



The trustees were instructed to 

 prepare plans for some sort of enter- 

 tainment for members and their famil- 

 ies in the near future. Secretary 

 Beneke says the membership is climb- 

 ing and with little efforts on the mem- 

 bers the 150 mark will be reached be- 

 fore the end of the term, August, 1915. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



-Maryland Week," combining the 

 meetings of the Maryland State Horti- 

 cultural Society and allied organiza- 

 tions is held at the Fifth Regiment 

 Armory, Baltimore, this week, closing 

 on Saturday night, November 21. 



Mrs. W. Scott Fitz, of 75 Beacon 

 street, Boston, was elected president 

 of the North Shore Horticultural So- 

 ciety at its recent annual meeting 

 which was held in Manchester. Mrs. 

 Fitz has long taken an active interest 

 in the society and has served on the 



