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H li T 1 C U L T U E E 



August 15, 1914 



Only Exclusive Plant Range in Chicago 

 ALL KINDS OF PLANTS 



Everything that Blooms for the Christmas Trade and Something for all the Year Round 



Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Cyclamen, Easter 

 Lilies, Poinsettias, Hydrangeas. 



FERNS FOR DISHES ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES 



Large Stock of Bostons and Whitmani Ferns, Palms, Dracaenas 

 in variety, Pandanus, Araucarias, and other Decorative Stock. 



Visitors are Invited to Visit our Houses at any time. Madison Street Car, West to 48th — 



Greenhouses Three Blocks South. 



RANK OEOMSI.IIM 



4911 W. Quincy Street, Chicago, III. 



sleeve, and by order of Hon. Judge 

 Burton was bastinadoed. 



The next day was declared "an armis- 

 tice" and all hands went fishing. The 

 Minstrel broke two rods — and very 

 near a third — pulling them in. Heavy 

 seas were shipped, and convoys were 

 lost and found, the lighthouse was 

 charted; and other valuable informa- 

 tion gathered for future cruises. 



(Here the log stops abruptly and the 

 narrator is unable to learn of the sub- 

 sequent developments.) 



Later. We have just learned that 

 the Commodore, finding the privates in 

 a gentle and sentimental mood, sent 

 out a call to the timid natives of the 

 surrounding woods, to hear Boniface 

 Dooner who warbled to them "Kilken- 

 ny" and "Oft in the Stilly Night" in a 

 way that wound round their hearts 

 like a piece of new red flannel, and 

 made them all declare that he was the 

 mildest mannered pirate that ever cut 

 a throat or scuttled a ship. The Prin- 

 cess Mick and her retainers were es- 

 pecially delighted. 



list on all the merry doings. Other 

 prominent members of the craft fol- 

 lowed him and said kindly words in 

 regard to the fine record and standing 

 of the big house in which every individ- 

 ual from the highest to the lowest 

 had done their share in building up. 



FIELD DAY AT MICHELL'S. 



Saturday, Aug. 8. being the date 

 fixed for the annual field day exercises 

 given the employees of the H. F. 

 Michell Co., Philadelphia, 150 or more 

 were mobilized at Andalusia, under 

 command of the Michell general staff, 

 where an immediate attack was made 

 on the Commissary Dept.. which was 

 captured and destroyed offer a short 

 but severe engagement. An armistice 

 having been declared, a speech of wel- 

 come and good fellowship was given 

 by Henry F. Michell, the founder and 

 president of the company, and he also 

 entered cordially into the spectator 



ball, etc., for the men, and 45-yard 

 dashes, potato race and nail driving 

 contests for the ladies — the latter 

 event being one of great moment and 

 tense excitement, as to be expected. 

 Miss Nellie Monahan was the victor 

 in both the potato race and the nail 

 ( ontest. The 45-yard dash was a draw, 

 as all the ladies reached the tape at 

 the same time, so that no jealousies 

 or heart burnings exist. The sack race 

 for men was won by Wm. Whitaker; 

 the wheelbarrow and potato race by 

 Fred Albartzer; 75-yard dash by Jack 

 Smith. The baseball game between 

 the office staff and the packers was 

 won by the latter, 17 to 10, the oppos- 

 ing teams being made up as follows: 



Parkers — M.Thoii, o. ; Michell, Frank, p.; 

 Slieppard, s. s. ; Myers, 1st b. ; Dusb, 2d b. ; 

 .Mbartzar, 3 b.; Hamlin, r. f. ; Keller, c. f. ; 

 .\llen, 1. f. 



Office — Schermerhorn, c. ; Michell, Harry, 

 p. : Callahan, s. s. ; Hirshorn, 1st b. ; Kelly, 

 2db. ; Burton, 3d b. ; Shilling, r. f . ; Koe- 

 hnne, c. f. ; Eadon, 1. f.. Umpire, Ira Robh. 



The game was brilliant throughout 

 with many distinguished plays and er- 

 rors on both sides. 



Speaking in the vernacular, a good 

 time was had and the field day of the 

 Michell employees proved a splendid 

 success. 



So. vale. Andalusia — and I look for- 

 ward to you next year. 



WiLLI.XM BlRCH.\KU. 



after which the victorious army under 

 the direction of Generals Michell. Jr., 

 Goudy and Cowperthwaite were allow- 

 ed to relax a little after their severe 

 duties and left to their own diversions. 

 "After labor cometh rest," rest in 

 this case taking the form of trials of 

 endurance and feats of skill as exem- 

 plified in wheelbarrow, sack and pota- 

 to races, 75 and 100-yard dashes, base- 



CHICAGO FLORISTS. 



The stag party given by the Chicago 

 Florists' Club at Morton Grove Satur- 

 day evening, August 8, was largely at- 

 tended, 150 or more being present. 

 The time passed quickly, a first-class 

 vaudeville being followed by a spar- 

 ring contest and greatly enjoyed by 

 the florists. 



