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AuKual 18, 1917 



CiiAKij;s L. B.MM 

 Director Society of Amerk-au I'lorlsta 



S. S. Pkxnock 



.Mciiiber of ICxi-cutlve Konrd iinj rrcsldent 



Amerlrnn Uosc Society 



J. F. Am MANS 



Member of Kxcnitlve Hoard and Prealdeot 



American Carnation Society 



P. Knoble, Cleveland, O.: Philip Breit- 

 meyer, Detroit, Mich. 



SecflODS C. D. 



B. Allan Peirce, Waltham, Mass.; 

 Henry Weston, Hempstead, N. Y.; 

 William G. Hadgley. Chatham, N. J. 

 Judges for Convention Garden 



A. Herrington. R. .■\. Vincent. .John 

 H. Pepper. 

 State Vice-Presidents for New York 



Xew York East. Max Schling. New- 

 York City; New York West, Wallace 

 H. Eiss, Buffalo. 



Officers of the New York Florists' 

 Club for 1917 



G. E. M. Stumpp. President: J. H. 

 Flesser, Vice-President; John Young, 

 Secretary; Wm. C. Rickards, Jr., 

 Treasurer. 

 Trustees of New York Florists' Club 



One year, (has. Schenck, Max 

 Schling, R. G. Wilson; Two years, R. 

 J. Irwin, John Canning, A, KottmlUer. 



Henry Weston, ex-officio, one year. 



THE PROGRAM 



1 



Firat Day — Tuesday, August 21 



(iI'EM.NG .SKSSIO.N. 



2.00 p. m., opening exercises in Con- 

 vention Hall. Grand Central Palace. 

 Convention called to order by George 

 E. M. Stumpp, President New York 

 Florists' Club. Address of Welcome 

 by Vice-President A. L. Miller. Ad- 

 dress of Welcome by Hon. John Pur- 

 roy Mitchel, Mayor of New York. 

 Response, Robert Craig. President R. 

 C. Kerr's Address. Reading Minutes 

 of Executive Board. Report of the 

 Secretary. Report of the Treasurer. 



Report of the Washington ReprescnLa- 

 Uve. Reports of State Vice-Presi- 

 dents. Reports of Standing Commit- 

 tees. Reports of Special Committees. 

 Discussion on Amendments to be voted 

 on at evening session. Miscellaneous 

 Business. Judging of Trade Exhibits. 

 Consideration of Place of- Meeting for 

 1919. 



First Day Evening Session 

 8. .'5(1 p. ni.. President's Reception. 

 The president's reception will be 

 held In the Convention Hall at Grand 

 Central Palace. President Kerr 

 wishes It distinctly understood that 

 the reception wilt be informal and that 



E. G. Hill 



Member of Executive Board and President 



Hail .A8so<-iation of America 



Geo. E. M. Stumpp 



Member of Executive Board and President 



.New York Florists' Club 



A. Fabenw.vld 



Member of Executive Board and President 



Florists' Club of Pblladelpbia 



