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GARDENERS' CHROMCLE 



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-operatirg with the Ma.'isachusetts Agricultural College, the association 

 conducts a course in traiTiing voting men for the profession, whereby they 

 obtain theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience. 



SERVICE DEPARTMEINT 



The National Association of Gardeners operates 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 ciu.llificd to as.^time the responsibilities the position calls 

 for, as superintendent or gardem-r. should apply to this department. 



OFFICERS 1923 



President Vice-President 



John Barset, Sewicktey, Pa. U)i:i-.Rr P I1r\don, Clciclottd, 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; Ch.-rles Schrall. Wisconsin. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



New York — Mrs. J. J. Albright. Mrs. Robert Bacon, George F. Baker, 

 Edwin 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 \\ Davis, Cleveland H. Dodge, Mrs. David Dows, 

 Mrs. Coleman du Pont, 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 Ileiirv Hammond, T. A. Havemeyer, Mrs. L. A. 

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

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

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

 Eugene Meyer, Jr., J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. Stanley 

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

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

 Sloan, Sigmund Stein, Benjamin Stern, Mrs. Jessie I. Straus, Mrs. W. 

 Stursberg. Daniel Tatum. Mrs. R. M. Thompson. Wm. Boyce Thompson, Mrs. 

 Edward Thome, Mrs. Henry M. Tilford. Carll Tucker, Samuel Untermyer, 

 Mrs. Harold T. White, Mrs. Payne Whitney, E. L. Young. Xew 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, i.eland H. Ross, P. S. Straus, Mrs. John I. 

 Waterbury, Mrs. Ridley Watts. Sanders Wertheim. Pennsyh-ania — Samuel 

 T. Bodine, E. J. Dives, Gen. Richard Coulter, Mrs. J. 1). Lyon. R. B. Mellon. 

 Mrs. Walter S. Mitchell. Miss L. T. Morris, GifTord Pinchot, Charles .M. 

 Schwab, Oorge F. Tyler, Edward A. Woods. Delaware — Irenec du Pont, 

 Pierre S. du Pont, Harry G. Haskell. Coituecticiit — E. Dimon Bird, Dr. 

 Tracy Farnam, Mrs. Tracy Farnam, Mrs. Edward S. Harkness. George M. 

 Hendee, Miss A. B. Jennings, il. F. Schwarz. Mrs. S. BrinckerhofT Thorne, 

 W. H. Truesdale, Edward L. Weniple, William Ziegler. Jr. Rhode Island — 

 R. Livingston Beeckman. Massaehusctts — Miss M. R. Case. Mi^s Mabel 

 Choate, Mrs. William C. Conant. George P. Dike. Mrs. Louis Frothingham. 

 Mrs. Clement .S. Houghton. Henry S. Himnewell, A. K. Lawrie. Arthur T. 

 Lyman. Henry Penn. Mrs. C. (i. Rice. Prof. C. S. Sargent, Mrs. I. A. Spoor, 

 Mrs. Bavard Thayer. XiW Hampshire — Oarencc L. Hay. F. C Webster. 

 OAi'o— Mrs. A. D. Baldwin. Frank B. Black. F. F. Drury, II. S. Firestone. 

 Charles K. King. Mrs. Louise C. Moore. Mrs. C. A. Otis. James I'armeKe. 

 Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss. John L. Severance. H. S. Sherman. Miss Belle 

 Shcrwin. L. E. Sisler. H. L. Thompson. Michigan — J. B. Schlotmann. K. D. 

 Speck. Indiana — Theodore F. Thieme. Illinois — A. Watson Armour, Harry 

 B. Clow. A. B. Dick, Clayton Mark. .Mrs. Julius Rosenwald. Minnesota -• 

 Mrs. Chester A. Con^don, I*". H. .Stoltzc. Iowa — Mrs. C B. Douglas. 

 Missouri August A. Busch. Dr. George T. Moore. IV. yirginia — Mrs. Arthur 

 Lee. Georgia ~.\sA <i. Candler. Jr.. ("?. Ciunby Jordan. South Carolina - 

 RolK-rl S. Mebane. 



LOCAL BRANCHES 



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

 •ec re ta I y . 



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

 secretary. 



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

 McCulb^h, Oyster Bay. secretary. 



BOSTON, MASS.: Robert Cameron. Iiwwich, chairman; W. N. CraiR. 

 Weymrnjth. secrrtaiy. 



WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: James .Moore. .Sewickley, chairman; 

 Henry Go'.<lhand. Sewickley. secretary. 



CLEVELAND. O.: K, P. Bryrlon. chairman; Arthur Brown, secretary. 



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

 m.in; John R. riarke. Glcncoe. secret.ary. 



MONMOUTH A ELBERON. N. J.: ITiomas W, Head. Red Bank. 



chairman; Frank T. Kdink'tf.n, Krd Bank, secretary. 



NORTH FLORIDA: Herbert Tickner. Orange Park, chairman: Alfred 

 Addor. Jacksonville, secretary. 



WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH 



The tir.st annual meeting of the above branch was held in ihe 

 Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, October Id, Maims 

 Curran. cliairman. presiding. Mr. Curran in a few well-ehiisen 

 words thanked the local convention cominittecs for their whole- 

 hearted support both before and during the convention. John 

 Barnet read several letters he had received from visiting members 

 who attended the convention, which seemed to indicate they all 

 had enjoyed their visit here. The applications of Carlos E. Norton 

 for active membership and Walter L. Voss for associate mem- 

 bership were endorsed by this branch. A letter was read from 

 James A. Wilson, chairman of the North Shore of Illinois Branch, 

 asking this branch for an oiiinion on .-\rticle III, Section 1 of the 

 By-laws, referring to members in arrears for dues. The national 

 secretary has suggested to accept members in arrears as new 

 members, endorsed by branches, subject to the approval of the 

 association's meeting in March, when it may be proposed to sus- 

 pend Article III until the ne.xt convention, at which time it may 

 be acted upon. After considerable discussion, it was unanimously 

 agreed by this branch to heartily endorse Mr. Ebcl's suggestion, 

 and the secretary was instructed to notify all branches of our 

 stand on this subject. This branch heartily agreed with James 

 Wilson, that there ought to be some system of co-operation be- 

 tween the branches so that any problem taken up by one could 

 be taken up by all and thrashed out before the ainnial convention, 

 when each branch w'ould know where the other branches stood. 



James Moore, superintendent of West Park, Pittsburgh, was 

 unanimously elected chairman, and Henry Cioodband, re-elected 

 secretary-treasurer for the ensuing year. Manus Curran. the re- 

 tiring chairman, was given a rising vote of thanks for the able 

 maimer in which he has presided over the meetings during the 

 past year. The secretary read a statement of receipts, dues and 

 expenses for the year ending October 16. showing this branch to 

 be in a strong financial position. The report was approved as 

 read. The next meeting will be a business and social meeting in 

 charge of the following committee : John Kornoff. chairman ; Wm. 

 Thompson. John Barnet, K. W. Ross and James Moore. 



It was agreed that future meetings shall be called at the pleasure 

 of the chair. Hkxrv (jOodband, Secy. 



THE NORTH FLORIDA BRANCH 



(Jwing to an early cold spell, the coldest in twenty-eight years, 

 the gardeners were kept very busy on the date of the last branch 

 meeting, CJctober 19. so that there was not • the usual good at- 

 tendance. The committee appointed to investigate the advisability 

 of making an exhibit at the h'lorida State Fair in Novemtx-r. re- 

 ported that the time was too short, that all the space had I)een 

 taken,' and that it is necessary to make an application for space 

 two luonths in advance. It was voted that the branch apply for 

 space for an exhibit at the Fair next year in ample time. Fol- 

 lowing the routine business and a general discussion, the mcetin.g 

 was adjourned, to meet again on November 16, at the home of 

 J. K. I'.rower. .'\i.KRKn .AmioR. Secy. 



THE MONMOUTH CO. & ELBERON, N. J. BRANCH 



A meeting of this branch was held in the rooms of the .Mon- 

 mouth County Horticultural Society at the hour preceding the 

 October meeting of that swicfy. to receive the report of the annual 

 convention of the association. After listening to the report, sub- 

 luitted by Thomas W. Head, most of the members present declared 

 that they wished they could have attended the conventicni. .Secre- 

 tary I'.dington of the branch was unable to Ix? present at this 

 meeting owing to illness. .Xnother meeting will be held the latter 

 part of this month to discuss the subject of payment of back dues 

 before deliiupient members can be reinstated. This subject is to 

 be lirought up at the Cleveland meeting in March. \92A. for con- 

 sideration before the association as a body. 



NASSAU CO. L. I. BRANCH 



The annual meeting of the Nassau County. L. 1., branch will 

 lie held Ihe latter part of this month to elect officers for the 

 ensuing year and to pass on several commuiiiealions received from 

 other branches. Several prominent members of the association 

 from other sections are expected to attend and address the meet- 

 ing. An invitation will be extended to all interested in the 

 activities of the association, whether members or not. to he present. 



John K. MtCfi.i.orii. Secy. 



NORTH SHORE OF ILLINOIS BRANCH 



The fourth inceting of the aliove branch was held at the secre- 

 tary's home on the estate of Jatncs .Simp.son of filencoe. Flevrn 

 menvlKTS were present, with J;iines Wilson in the chair. .Several 

 letters from branches in different states were read with reference 

 to reinslatement of old members and Article III of the Hv-laws. 



