For December, 1923 



309 



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-operatii'g with 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 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 qualified to assume the responsibilities the position calls 

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



OFFICEIRS 1923 



President Vice-President 



John Barkst, Sewkkley, Pa. l;)i:i-i<T P Uuidon, ClcclaiHl. O. 



Secretary Treasurer 



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



TRUSTEES (For 1923)— Thomas VV. 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, C!onnecticut; 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 CTolumbia; R. P. Brydon, Ohio; William C. Rust, Massa- 

 chusetts; Charles Schrall. Wisconsin. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



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

 Edwin S. Baver, Henri Bendel. Albert Clayburgh, W. R. Coe, C. A. Coffin, 

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

 Charles Daniels, .-Vrthur V. Davis, Cleveland H. Dodge, Mrs. David Dows, 

 Mrs. Coleman du Font, 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 Ilenrv Hammond, T. A. Havenieyer, Mrs. L. A. 

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

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

 I.ewisohn, John Magee, Mrs. Julius McVicker, Morton H. Meinhard, Mrs. 

 Eugene Meyer. Jr., J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, St.u.lcy 

 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. 

 S.ursberg, Daniel Tatum, Mrs. R. M. Thompson, Wm. Boyce Thompson, Mrs. 

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

 Mrs. Harold T. White, Mrs. Payne Whitney, E. L. Young. New Jersey — 

 <~harles Bradley, James B. Duke, Mrs. Lewis L. Duriham, Mrs. Frederick 

 Frelinghuysen, Mrs. K. S. Goodrich, Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel, C. Lewis, Mrs. 

 Paul Moore, Hubert T. Parson, Lekind H. Ross, P. S. Straus, Mrs. John 1. 

 Waterbury, Mrs. Ridley Watts. Sanders Wertheim. Penns^h'ania — Sannie! 

 T Bodine, E. T. DiVes, Gen. Richard Coulter. Mrs. T. D. Lyon, R. B. Mellon, 

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

 Schwab, CJeorge F. Tyler, Edward A. Woods. Delaware — Irenee du Pont, 

 Pierre S. du Pont, Harry G. Haskell. Connecticut — E, Dimon Bird, D.". 

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

 llendee, Miss \. B. Jennings, H. F. Schwarz, Mrs. S. Brinckerhoff Thorne, 

 \V. H. 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 Frothingham, 

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

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

 Mrs. Bayard Thayer. New Hampshire — Clarence L. Hay, F. C. Webster. 

 0'i!O— Mrs. A. D. Baldwin, Frank B. Black, F. F. Drury, PI. S. Firestone, 

 Charles K. King, Mrs. Louise C. Moore, Mrs. C. A. Otis, James Farmelee, 

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

 Sherwin, L. E. Sisler, II. L. Thompson. Michigan — J. B. Schlotmann, E. 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. Congdon, F. II. Stoltze. Iowa — Mrs. G. B. Douglas. 

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

 Lee. Georgia — .\sa G. Candler, Jr., G. Gunby Jordan. South Carolina — 

 Robert S. Mebane. 



LOCAL BRANCHES 



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

 secretaiy. 



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

 secretary. 



NASSAU COUNTY, L. 1.: William Jlilstead, Glen Cove, chairman; James 

 Kelly. Glen Cove, secretary. 



BOSTON, MASS.: .\ndrew K. Rogers, Readville, chairman; James 

 D-Miahi, llingham. secretary. 



WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: James Moore, Sewickley, chairman; 

 Henry Goodband, Sewickley, secretary. 



CLEVELAND, O. : Ri.1)ert Weeks, chairman; .Arthur Brown, secretary. 



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

 ni.ui; Jiilin R. Clarke. GleTicoe, secretary. 



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

 chairman; Frank T. Edington. Red Bank, secretary. 



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

 Addor, Jacksonville, secretary. 



THE BOSTON BRANCH 



A meeting of this branch was held at HorticuUural Hall, Bos- 

 ton, on I'riday evening, December 7. There was a splendid at- 

 tendance at the meeting over which Robert (^meron presided. 

 Andrew K. .Rogers was elected chairman for the ensuing year 

 and James Donald, secretary-treasurer. It was voted to hold 

 cinarterly meetings and to have a speaker on some live subject at 

 each meeting. The question of the re-admission of delinquent 

 members was thoroughly discussed ; the meeting went ou record as 

 unaniinously opposed to any letting down of the By-Laws for 

 permitting suspended members coming back in the association 

 without the payment of back dues, but felt that there might be 

 occasional cases where the local branches and the national secre- 

 tary could use their judgment. It was voted to send a letter of 

 sympathy to Montague I'ree, sympatliizing with him in his very 

 heavy bereavement. Another meeting will be held near the date of 

 the local conference which will take place during the great orchid 

 show in May. Robert Caineron for o\er two hours kept the mem- 

 bers interested in a word portrayal of his recent trip to Great 

 Britain, describing many notable estates, parks, botanic gardens, 

 and flower shows. He received an enthusiastic vote of thanks. 



VV. N, Craig, Secretary. 



NEWPORT BRANCH 



A meeting of this branch was held in Music Hall, Newport, on 

 November 27. The plan of cooperation submitted by M. C. Ebel, 

 national secretary, was thoroughly discussed and endorsed, all 

 present agreeing that it would simplify matters considerably and 

 bring the branches into closer contact with each other. Com- 

 munications from the North Shore of Illinois and Western Pennsyl- 

 vania branches were read, relative to the re-instatement of delin- 

 quent members and it was agreed that the By-Laws of the organ- 

 ization should be upheld, although it was suggested that some 

 concession might be made to enable delinquent members to Ix- 

 rc-instated on the payment of a specified sum that may be deter- 

 mined at the next meeting of the association. 



Frederic Carter, Secretary. 



WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH 



A meeting of the members of the above branch was held m 

 the Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh on Tuesday, November 20, James 

 Moore, chairman, presiding. 



Communications were read from a muiiber of branches in ref- 

 erence to Article III Section I of the By-Laws. These were 

 ordered placed on file. After a short business session the mem- 

 bers enjoyed a sumptious repast provided by the entertainment 

 cominittee. It was decided to hold the next meeting on Tuesday, 

 January 15, 1924. Hexry Goodband, Secretary. 



MONMOUTH AND ELBERON (N. J.) BRANCH 



The X'lvember meeting of this branch was held on November 

 27 at the home of William Turner, .Rumson, N. J. 



A letter was read from the Western Pennsylvania Branch re- 

 garding Article III Section I of the By-Laws referring to mem- 

 bers in arrears for dues. After a lengthy discussion, this branch 

 went on record to abide by the By-Laws believing that to suspend 

 them w^ould be unjust to members in good standing, and liable to 

 cause a bad precedent. However, this branch is ready at all times 

 to do all in its power to advance the N. A. G. and the profession. 



A letter was read from Mr. Ebel regarding communications be- 

 tween branches going tlirough the Secretary's office, thus recording 

 and holding on file such matters and relieving the local secretaries 

 of much work. We heartily endorse this proposal and at the same 

 time appreciate Mr. Ebel's splendid cooperation. 



The subject of the sign nuisance was brought up. In this section 

 our highways are being badly disfigured through this nuisance and 

 a campaign is being organized to combat it with the lielp of our 

 local societies. 



The December lueeting will be held at Elberon to acconnnodate 

 our members living in that section. 



Frank Edixgton, Secretary. 



THE NORTH FLORIDA BRANCH 



J. K. Brower, a member of this branch addressed the Florida 

 State Florists' Convention on November 21 at Tampa, Fla. on the 

 subject of "The Opportunities that Confront the Professional 

 Gardener." This branch is taking an active part in the horticul- 

 tural aflfairs of the state and will cooperate with other organiza- 

 tions in combating the bill board nuisance which is marring the 

 scenic beauty of the highways. 



