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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



National Association 

 Of Gardeners 



Secretary's Office, 286 Fifth Ave., New York 



The aims of the association are to elevate the profession of gardening 

 by improving conditions within it.' — To cement a closer bondship among all 

 engaged in, and interested in, gardening — to create a greater confidence be- 

 tween employer and employee. 



Co-operating v.ith the Massachusetts Agricultural College, the association 

 conducts a course in training young men for the profession, whereby they 

 obtain theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience. 



SERVICE DEPARTMENT 



The National Associ-iti.tn of Ciardciicrs oper-ites a Service Department 

 to serve country estate owners in an advisory capacity in adjusting prob- 

 lems which occasionally arise in the maintenance of country estates. 



Owners desiring the services of gardeners, thoroughly versed in all phases 

 of the profession and qualified to assume the responsibilities the position calls 

 for, as superintendent or gardener, should apply to this department. 



OFFICERS 1923 



President 



John Barnet, Sevtickley, Pa. 



Vice-President 



K'i;LRr P Bin DON, Clevclavd, O. 

 Secretary Treasurer 



M. C. Ebel, New York, N. Y. Montague Free, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



TRUSTEES (For 1923)— Thomas W. Head, D. L. Mackintosh, Arthur 

 Smith, New Jersey: Robert Cameron, Massachusetts; Andrew L. Dorward. 

 Rhode Island. 



DIRECTORS — (To serve until 1924) William Hertrick, California; 

 George H. Pring, Missouri; Robert Weeks, Ohio; Thomas Wilson, New 

 York; Harold Bryant, Connecticut; Harry Cartwright, Michigan; H. Ernest 

 Oowner, New York. (To serve until 1925) George Wilson, Illinois; James 

 Stuart, New York; William Kleinheinz, Pennsylvania; Edwin Jenkins, 

 Massachusetts; Carl N. Fohn, Colorado; Joseph Tansey, New York; John 

 Tonkin, Pennsylvania. (To serve until 1926) Alexander Michie, New York; 

 George F. Stewart, Massachusetts; Theodore Wirth, Minnesota; George W. 

 Hess, District of (Columbia; R. P. Brydon, Ohio; William C. Rust, Massa- 

 chusetts; (jharles Schrall. Wisconsin. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



Xew York — Mrs. T. J. Albright, Mrs. Roljert Bacon, George F. Baker, 

 Edw-in S. Bayer, Henri Bendel. Albert Clayburgh, W. R. Coe, C. A. Coffin. 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable, Paul D. Cravath, Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, Mrs. 

 Charles Daniels, Arthur V. Davis, Cleveland II. Dodge, Mrs. David Dows, 

 Mrs. Coleman du I-'ont, Childs Frick, W. H. Gratwick, Mrs. C. Douglas Green, 

 Daniel Guggenheim, Mrs. W. D. Guthrie, Mrs. B. A. Haggin, Mrs. William 

 P. Hamilton, Mrs, John llenrv Hammond, T. A. Havemeyer, Mrs. L. A. 

 Herman, G. W. Hiil. Anton G. Hodenpyl, B. H. Howell, Otto H. Kahn. 

 Mrs. Frank B. Keech, W. Eugene Kimball, L. C. Ledyard, Jr., Adolph 

 Lewisohn, John Magee. Mrs. Julius McVicker, Morton H. Meinhard. Mr.'. 

 Eugene Meyer, Jr., J. Pierpon't Morgan. Mrs. J. Pierpont I^lorgan, Stanley 

 G. Mortimer. S. C. Pirie, Mrs. Harold I. Pratt. John T. Pratt, E. F. FVicc. 

 Mrs. Wm. A. Read. Miss J. G. Seaman, Chas. A. Sherman, Mrs. Samuel 

 Sloan, Sigmund Stein, Benjamin Stern, Mrs, W. Stursberg, Daniel Tatum. 

 Mrs. R. M. Thompson, Wm. Bovce Thompson, Mrs. Edward Thome. Mis. 

 Henry M. Tilford, Carll Tucker, Samuel Untermyer, Mrs. Harold T. White, 

 Mrs. Payne Whitney, E. L. Young. AVju Jersey — Charles Bradley, James 

 B. Duke, Mrs. Lewis L. Dunham, Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuysen, Mrs. 

 K. S. Goodrich, Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel. C. Lewis. Mrs. Paul Moore. 

 Hubert T. Parson. Leland H. Ross, P. S. Strauss. Mrs. John I. Waterbury, 

 Mrs Ridley Watts, Sanders Wertheim. Pennsvh'ania — Samuel T. Bodinc. 

 Gen. Richard Coulter, Mrs. J. D. Lyon. R. B. Mellen, Mrs. Walter S. 

 Mitchell, Miss L. T. Morris. Giflnrd Finchot, Charles M. Schwab, Georre 

 F. Tyler, Edward A. Woods. Delaware — Irenee du Pont, Pierre S. du 

 Pont, Harry G. Haskell. Connecticut — E. Dimon Bird. Dr. Tracy Farnam, 

 Mrs. Tracv Farnam, George M. Hendee. Miss A. B. Jennings, H. !■ . 

 Schwarz, W. IL Truesdale, Edward L. Wemple, William Ziegler, Jr. Rhode 

 Island — R. Livingston Beeckman. Massachusetts — Miss M. R. Case, Miss 

 Mabel Choate, Mrs. William C. Conant, George P. Dike, Mrs. Louis Froth- 

 ingham, Henry S. Hunnewell, E. K. Lawrie, Arthur T. Lyman, Henry 

 Penn, Mrs. C. G. Rice, Prof. C. S. Sargent, Mrs. J. A. Spoor, Mrs. Bayard 

 Thayer. Xcw Hampshire— F. C. Webster. O/iio— Mrs. A. D. Baldwin, Frai k 

 B. Black, F. F. Drury, H. S. P'irestone, Charles K. King, Mrs Louise C. 

 Moore Mrs C. A, Otis. Mrs. Francis I". Prentiss, John L. Severance, 

 H. S. Sherman, Miss Belle Sherwin, L. E. Sisler. H. L. Thompson. Michigan 

 — J B. Schlotmann, E. D. Speck, /ndiaiia— Theodore F. Thiemc. lihnots 

 —A. Watson Armour, Harry B. Clow, A. B. Dick, Clayton Mark, 

 Mrs. Julius Rosenwald. Minnesota— Mrs. Chester A. Congdon, F. H. Stoltze. 

 Iowa — Mrs. G. B. Douglas. Missouri — August A. Busch, Dr. George 1. 

 Moore. IV. Virginia — Mrs. Arthur Lee. Georgia — Asa G. Candler, Jr., G. 

 Gunby Jordan. South Carolina — Robert S. Mebane. 



LOCAL BRANCHES 



NEWPORT, R. I.: Andrew L. Dorward, chairman; Frederic Carter, 

 sccretai y. 



ST. LOUIS, MO.: George H. Pring, chairman; Hugo M. Schaff. 

 secretary. 



NASSAU COUNTY. I_ I.: James Duthie, Oyster Bay, chairman; John 

 M'-Cullorb. Oyster Bay, secretary. 



BOSTON, MASS.: Robert Cameron, Ipswich, chairman; W. N. Craig, 

 Weymouth, secretaiy. 



WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: Manus Curran, Scwickley, chairman; 

 Henry Go'iflb.-ind, Scwickley, secretary. 



CLEVELAND. O.: R P. Brydon. chairman; Arthur Brown, secretary. 



NORTH SHORE OF ILLINOIS: James A. Wilson, Lake Forest, chair- 

 man; Jnliii R, r];irkc. filencoc. secretary. 



MONMOUTH & ELBERON. N. J.: Thomas W. Head. Rerl Bank, 

 chairman; I'rank T, Kdington. Red Bank, secretary. 



NORTH FLORIDA: Hcrheri Tickner, Orange Park, chairman; Alfred 

 Addor, Jacksoii\in(, . secretary. 



HOW THEY DO IT 



A Massachusetts member on reading the report of the Pittsburgh 

 ccnvention in the G.\ri>eners' Chronicle and noting on the Hst 

 of attendants the names of men who seldom miss an annual meet- 

 ing, wrote to inquire how they do it, while commenting on the fact 

 that he had not been able to leave the place for a day since the 

 Boston convention last year. In answering this member, the secre- 

 tary replied that these men regard themselves as equally entitled 

 to an annual vacation as are men in other fields of endeavor, and 

 that it has been his observation that there are few employers who 

 will deny their gardeners a holiday in order to attend the annual 

 meeting of their association if the matter is presented in a proper 

 light, for they become equal beneficiaries. The days are not wasted 

 recreation. Traveling tends to broaden one's view, while meeting 

 with one's fellow gardeners from all parts of the country for an 

 intercliange nf ideas tends to increase one's knowledge. 



THE NORTH FLORIDA BRANCH 



The following gardeners, H. W. Tickner, of Orange Park ; Leon 

 C. Eldredge, Michael Saltnen, (jUS Gottschlich, J. K. Brower and 

 .\lfred Addor, all of Jacksonville, met at the home of Mr. 

 Tickner on September 17 for the purpose of organizing a local 

 branch of the National Association of Gardeners, to l)c known as 

 the North Florida Branch. H. W. Tickner was elected chairman 

 and Alfred Addor secretary and treasurer. 



The meetings will be held regularly the third Friday of each 

 month in the different members' homes. Each member is assessed 

 dues of fifty cents a month. After some lengthy discussion of a 

 more or less business nature, it was moved and seconded that we 

 accept invitations from garden clubs to give them inforination 

 regarding garden work. Michael Salmen and Gus Gottschlich 

 were named as a committee to inquire into the advisability of 

 making an exhibit at the coming Florida State Fair and Show in 

 Jacksonville during November. 



An expression of thanks was tendered to P. W. Popp, of New 

 York, who was present at the meeting and helped us with sugges- 

 tions as to the course to follow, .^fter the meeting had adjourned, 

 an inspection of the Ferguson and Johnson estates followed. 



Alfred .\ddor. Secy. 



CLEVELAND BRANCH 



The Cleveland ['.ranch of the National Association met at the 

 .\lhambra Rest.aurant on Sept. 4. Three new members were en- 

 dorsed. This Branch was formed .-Xpril 30, 1923, and has held 

 four meetin,gs, endorsed seven applications for membership in the 

 X'ational Association, and has been instrumental in securing 

 several sustaining members. Up to date the Branch has twenty- 

 five metnbers. 



The evening was spent in discussing various subjects, including 

 the Pitlsburgh Convention and tlic coming National Flower show 

 and c'-nference. Adionrned to meet at tlie Mrs. F. F. Prentiss 

 Est. (Robert P. Brydon, Supt.), Monday evening, October 29. 



.-K. Brown, Secy. 



NORTH SHORE OF ILLINOIS BRANCH 



The third meeting of the above branch was held at the home 

 of James Wilson, of the 11. B. Clow Estate at Lake F'orest, on 

 .Sept. 19. Considerable discussion on .-Xrticle III, Sec. 1 of the 

 Constitution and By-Laws was taken up and the ten members 

 present suggested that it be cither revised or done away with. If 

 noi they believed it was going to be hard to reinstate some old 

 members. (This By-Law refers to members suspended for non- 

 payments of dues, having to pay past indebtedness to the associa- 

 tion before reinstatement). Thomas Dobbin, of the Farzau Estate. 

 Highland Park, joined up with this branch. l-"our new applica- 

 tions were received and will be voted on at the next meeting to 

 be held on Oct. 18 at the home of the secretary at Glencoe. A 

 pleasant evening was spent in discussing garden and other topics, 

 and after partaking of .Mr. and -Mrs. Wilson's luispitality, the 

 meeting adjourned. 1. K. Cl.\rke, Secy. 



LETTERS OF APPRECIATION 



The fiillowing are extracts fnun letters received by the secre- 

 tary : 



"I shduld like to become a sustaining member of your associa- 

 tion but dn not know the procedure, dues, etc. I always rend the 

 (j.\Ki>KNKRs' Chronule and approve cif the work you are doing. 



"Sometime through your Service Department. I may secure a 

 more enlightened type of head gardener than 1 n iw have." 



"I enclose check for ten dollars for sustaining membership in 

 the association. 



"I wish to take this opportunity to thank yon for reeonnnend- 



ing to me. Mrs. and I are delighted with him ;nid 



his family, and do not sec how we could be more pleased with 

 anvone." 



