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HOETICULTUEE 



December 19, 1914 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 In point of number of members in 

 attendance, tlie character and promi- 

 nence of those present, and in the 

 diversity of horticultural and allied 

 interests represented, the meeting of 

 the New York Florist Club last Mon- 

 day was exceptional and certainly one 

 of the most significant gatherings 

 ever held by the club. 



The great Incentive for all this was 

 the annual election of officers and the 

 shaping of the policy of the organi- 

 zation for the coming year insofar as 

 this could be set forth in the selec- 

 tion of its leaders and in its attitude 

 as expressed in various other import- 

 ant propositions. The principal con- 

 test, one which in the minds of many 

 overshadowed all other questions, was 

 for the office of pt-esident. With the 

 exception of this and the selection of 

 trustees there was no competition, all 

 the candidates with the exception of 

 one for each position having sent in 

 their declinations to run. The presi- 

 dential canvass was conducted with 

 commendable cordiality and freedom 

 from asperity. When the election of 

 Mr. Bunyard was announced Mr. Hen- 

 drickson, his opponent on the ticket, 

 promptly made a motion that the 

 election be made unanimous and this 

 was done. The result of the balloting 

 was as follows: President, Harry A. 

 Bunyard; vice-president,- Robert 



Koehne; secretary. John Young; 

 treasurer, W. C. Rickards; trustees. 

 W. R. Cobb, J. H. Fieser, Emil 

 Schloss. 



After the announcement of the re- 

 sult of the voting by W'. F. Sheridan 

 as judge of election. President Duck- 

 ham called the successful candidates 

 to the platform and introduced each in 

 a graceful and most pleasing manner 

 and each responded to the call with a 

 few words of appreciation and the 

 promise of earnest effort in the duties 

 of the year to come. President Bun- 

 vard declared this to be the proudest 

 moment of his life excepting when he 

 was being married. Secretary Young 

 said that this was his 25th consecutive 

 election to the office. He hoped he 

 had a few good years left in which to 

 give his best endeavor in the service 

 of the club. 



Max Schling presented the draft of 

 two resolutions in harmony with pre- 

 vious action of the Associated Retail 

 Florists, speaking brieily in favor of 

 their adoption by the club and after a 

 few minor amendations suggested by 

 W. H. Siebrecht. ,Jr., the resolutions 

 were adopted by unanimous vote. Fol- 

 lowing are the resolutions complete: 



Wliorcas, Florists .nre not oxpmpted 

 from the provisions of .Section 8a of the 

 U-it>or Law, and 



Wlioreas. On acronnt of llie perishable 

 iiatnrc of the stooli carried, it is necessary 

 to opcraie on Sundays, and iinpracticahle 

 to Kive eniplo.ves twpnty-fonr hours' rest 

 in every seven days; therefore be it 



IJcsolved. That the New Yorlt Florists' 

 Club introduce in the next .session of the 

 legislature a proposed addition to sub- 

 division 2 of Section 8a of the Labor Law 

 .IS follows: 



"(e) Employes In nurseries and florists' 



Harky a. BiWAui) 

 President-elect, New Yorls Florists' Club. 



establishments, and employes enfrat'ed in the 

 plant and flower trade." And be it further 



Kesnived. Th.it the I'rosident of this club 

 appoint a committee of three to aecelerate 

 the passage of said proposed amendment, 

 and to consult with tlie N. Y. *: N. .1 Asso- 

 ci.ition of Plant Growers, the N. Y Whole- 

 sale Florists' Protective Assooiatiou and 

 tiie Associated Retail Florists, and to pb- 

 ta II their co-operation for the passage of 

 said amendment. 



Whereas. Florists nro not exempted from 

 the provisions of Section 8h of tlie Labor 

 Law, and 



Whereas It is necessary for ret.ail flor- 

 ists in the City of New York to oper- 

 ate on Sundays as well as all other days 

 on account of the perishable nature and 

 growing conditions of the stock carried 

 and on account of Sunday orders and' 

 decorations, for churches and otherwise 

 which must be executed on Sundays by 

 reason of the perishableness of the fl'owers 

 and plants used therein, it is 



Hesolved. 'ih.-il (he New York Florists' 

 Club hereby appeals to the Commis- 



sioner of Labor for his approval for the 

 exemption of the florists of the City of 

 New York and their employes from the 

 operation of Section Sa of the L«bor Law; 

 and be it further 



Resolved. That the New I'ork Florists' 

 Club hereby appeals to the Industrial 

 Hoard for an order exempting florists of 

 1 lie City of New York and their employes 

 from the provisions of Section 8a of the 

 Labor Law until July 1, 11*15. 



On the exhibition table were large 

 vases of the red roses. Francis Scott 

 Key and Prince E. C. d'Arenberg, the 

 former shown by F. R. Pierson Co., 

 and the latter by S. J. Renter & Son. 

 A cultural certificate was awarded to 

 each. Two new members were elected 

 and three more were proposed. 



.\fter the appointment of commit- 

 tees on the death of D. Y. Mellis and 

 cu transportation to the Carnation So- 

 ciety meeting at Buffalo in January 

 the meeting adjourned. 



KoitEHI KuEll.NE 



Vice-Pres't-elect, New York Florists' Club. 



Harry A. Bunyard is so well known 

 to the majority of our readers that 

 any attempt to describe his qualifica- 

 tions for the high office to which he 

 has been elected would be like trying 

 to paint the lily. Suffice it to say 

 that wherever Harry Bunyard is you 

 will soon know that he is there. His 

 enthusiasm is exhaustless as is also 

 his industry. In all the activities of 

 the New York Florists' Club for 

 many years his name stands pre-emi- 

 nent among the indefatigable work- 

 ers. As secretary of the American 

 Sweet Pea Society his record is well 

 known. He has done service on the 

 Executive Board of the S. A. F. in the 

 past as an appointed member and will 

 now go back to that board by virtue 

 of his official position in the N. Y. 

 Florists' Club under the new system 

 of representation. We do not need to 

 remark that he will be a "live wire" 

 as heretofore in his dual responsibil- 

 ities. 



Robert Koehne, the vice-president- 

 elect, is a retail florist of the firm of 

 Wernz & Koehne. 61 Fifth avenue. 

 New York city. Mr. Koehne is a tried 

 and true and ardent member of the 

 club, popular because of his fidelity to 

 any duty imposed upon him and his 

 happy personality. 



John Young we need not eulogize. 

 John Young is his own best reason 

 for the unanimity with which for the 

 twenty-fifth time the responsibilities 

 and the honor of the secretaryship 

 have been placed in his keeping. We 

 see no reason why this same position 

 may not be carried on his shoulders 

 tor another quarter century. We 

 hope to be on hand at that time and 

 join in the acclaim. 



W'. C. Rickards. treasurer. The ever- 

 sunny personality of Billy Rickards is a 

 never-failing asset whenever that irre- 

 pressible well-spring of good nature 

 wants anything. He creditably repre- 

 sents one of the most hiehly respected 

 seed houses in the world — "Thorburn's. 

 Between the dual honors is it any 

 wonder that he is complacent? 



As to the trustees, W. R. Cobb is 

 an executive officer of the Lord & 

 Burnham Company, with rare abil- 

 ities not only as a business man but 

 as an architect. J. H. Fieser repre- 

 sents the rank and file of the prosper- 

 ous New Jersey florist growers. He 



