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November 3. 1917 



CLEVELAND FLOWER SHOW 





LAST WORD 

 The most Interesting announcement 

 from the Cleveland Flower Show Com- 

 mittee U the revision of two of their 

 classes, one in the clirysanlhemum 

 section anJ one in the rose section as 

 follows: No. 23. Vase 50 Blooms Chrys- 

 untliemums, one variety any color. 

 First prize a JaO Liberty Bond, second 

 prize SI'S, third $15. fourth $10. The 

 tlrst prize has been given by the mem- 

 bers of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club. 



A Feature Rose Class, 

 flass No, 58 will be changed to read 

 as follows: Vase 100 blooms of any 

 new variety of rose to be disseminated 

 in l!il8. .-Uranged In basket for eftect. 

 i;reens and accessories allowed. First 

 prize $100, second prize $60, third prize 

 $40. Prizes offered by Mr. Wm. G. 

 Mather, president of the Ohio Horti- 

 cultural Society and Chairman of the 

 Kxecutive Committee of the Cleveland 

 Flower Show. 



An additional prize Is offered In con- 

 neetlon with Class No. 1. This will be 

 a Sterling Silver Bowl valued at $50, 

 offered as a Sweepstakes Prize for this 

 class. The Premiums Committee are 

 of the opinion that the changes made 

 In Class No. 23 and 58 will bring out 

 a feature group of chrysanthemums 

 and rose exhibits for the show. 

 Expressing Exhibits. 

 It is suggested that all exhibitors 

 select a train leaving their starting 

 point at an hour early enough to bring 

 them into Cleveland not later than 7 

 a. m.. Central time. In the event there 

 is no express car on this train they 

 are advised to place a pair of cheap 

 iron handles on the ends of their ship- 

 ping cases which will allow the cases 

 to be received as baggage and handled 

 in the baggage car. 



Another suggestion is that several 

 exhibitors arrange to secure the draw- 

 ing room In the Pullman and place 

 their boxes in It. This will enable ex- 

 hibits to arrive on the same train with 

 the exhibitor. A special representa- 

 tive will be at the depots to receive 

 shipments and make prompt delivery 

 to the armory. 



The staging committee requests that 

 all exhibits be completely staged and 

 ready for the judges by 11 a. m., chrys- 

 anthemums on Nov. 8th, and roses 

 and carnations on Nov. 9th. 

 F, T. D. Exhibit. 

 A meeting was held of Cleveland F. 

 T. D. members which include Jones & 

 Russell, Miss Getz of Westmann & 

 Getz, F. C. W. Brown of the J. M. Gas- 

 ser Co., H. P. Knoble of Knoble Bros.. 

 (Chas. Graham and John Kirchner 

 were the only ones absent) at the Hol- 

 lenden on Monday Oct. 29th, for the 

 purpose of planning a feature display 

 In the coming show. It was the con- 

 sensus of the committee that the dis- 

 play should be so arranged as to con- 

 vey the real meaning and service that 

 is offered by F. T. D. to the public that 

 will attend the show. The execution 

 of the exhibit was left in the hands of 



I li.L i;ii .M II. .M. A. \'ln.son. .^li.iu 

 ManaKiT, was asked to prepare copy 

 for a small folder in which F. T. 1). 

 service Is hrledy told, lo b<' used for 

 distribution at the show. 



Entertainment for the Ladies. 



.Mrs. 11. 1'. Knoble, prcsidiMit of the 

 Cleveland Woman's Florist Club, has 

 appointed Mrs. Geo. W. Smith chair- 

 man of the Kntertalnment Committee, 

 the other member being Miss Elolse 

 Swinton. These ladles will plan an In- 

 teresting program for the visiting la- 

 dies during the four days of the show, 

 the main features of which will be n 

 luncheon on Saturday followed by a 

 theatre party in the afternoon. There 

 will be automobile trips through the 

 parks and residential sections at dif- 

 ferent times during the show. 



Registration. 



.Ml visiting florists and gardeners 

 and others In the trade are requested 

 to register at the Grays .\rmory as 

 soon as possible after arriving in 

 Cleveland, and getting located In their 

 hotels. The registration committee In 

 charge of S. N. Pentecost, chairman, 

 assisted by O. P. Blackman, Walter 

 ••noc" Cook, J. U. Pox, Robt. Koch, C. 

 B. Wllhelm and Fred Wltthuhn, will 

 be on the job to greet all visitors and 

 extend a welcome of the Cleveland 

 Florist Club to them. Badges will be 

 issued of a novel nature that will ad- 

 mit all visitors to the show. Also ban 

 quel tickets for all those in the trade 

 remaining over Friday evening. The 

 banquet program will be well worth 

 staying for according to Prank J. Rlt- 

 zenthaler and Chas. Graham who have 

 it in charge. 



At the last meeting of the full com- 

 mittee it was decided to appoint a spe- 

 cial committee to have charge of the 

 receipt of shipments and they were in- 

 structed to i)lace a man at the depots 

 with a special truck at his command 

 to assyre the exhibitors of prompt de- 

 livery service to Grays Armory. 



The Trade Display Committee, 

 Frank R. Williams, chairman, reports 

 that there w«re four spaces 10 x 10 

 feet unsold but these were expected to 

 be taken very soon. 



Timothy Smith, chairman of the 

 Admissions Committee, outlined his 

 plan for a very active campaign to 

 sell several thousand tickets at 

 special price before the show opened. 



Retail display will be more interest- 

 ing than ever judging by the report 

 of Chas. Russell in charge of this 

 committee. 



On Saturday November 10th. decor- 

 ated tables by private gardeners will 

 be featil'red. This is the first time 

 tables by private growers have been 

 featured In the Cleveland shows 



Geo. Bate, chairman of the Publi- 

 city Committee outlined many plans 

 for publicity which are sure to result 

 in a large attendance. One of the new 

 plans will he street decoration using 

 lamp-posts in a different way than 

 heretofore. 



CHICAGO PLANS FOR CLEVELAND 

 FLOWER SHOW. 



J. C. Vaughan, J. MIchaelson, and F. 

 • l.aulenschlaKer, olllclal representa- 

 llvos of the Clovehmd Flower Show In 

 I In- Chicago district have completed 

 arrangenirnls for a special express car 

 for the transportation of all exhibits 

 from this district. 



Kxhiblls from and adjacent lo Chi- 

 cago should be forwarded lo J. B. 

 .MIchaelson, care of E. C. Amllng Co., 

 175 .North Wabash avenue, Chicago, 

 according to the following schedule. 



Chrysanthemums. Plants, etc., No- 

 vember 7th; Carnations and Roses, 

 November 8lh. 



All shipments must be In possession 

 of Mr. MIchaelson by 3 p. m. In lime 

 for reshlpment on ofllclal train leaving 

 Chicago 8 p. m. of the days stated. 

 The Cleveland Florists' Club has ar- 

 ranged to take charge of all exhibits 

 upon arrival at Cleveland, and trans- 

 port same by special trucks direct to 

 Exhibition Hall. 



The transportation committee of 

 the Chicago Florists' Club has ar- 

 ranged to use (he New York Central 

 (Lake Shore I Kailroad for the trip 

 from Chicago to Cleveland on the oc- 

 casion of the annual fall meeting and 

 and exhibition of the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America and the Cleveland 

 Flower Show, November 8-11. The 

 train leaves the La Salle street sta- 

 tion. La Salle and Van Buren streets, 

 November 7 at 11 p. m., due Cleveland 

 7 a. m. The individual one way fare 

 is $8.55 and party fare for 10 or more 

 traveling on one ticket, $7.68. Lower 

 berth $2.00, section $3.60, drawing 

 room $7.00. 



For reservations and further par- 

 ticulars, address or telephone O. W. 

 Crapser, City Ticket Agent, 100 South 

 Clark Street, Chicago; phone Ran- 

 dolph 5300. 



Michael Barker, Chairman. 



NEW YORK TO CLEVELAND 



Arrangements have been made for 

 traveling, for visitors to Cleveland 

 from New York and vicinity, as fol- 

 lows : 



By the New Y'ork Central Railroad, 

 Lake Shore, Limited, leaving the 

 Grand Central Terminal on Wednes- 

 day, November 7, at 5.30 p. m., arriv- 

 ing in Cleveland at 7.20 a. m. the 

 next day. Fare from New York to 

 Cleveland, Including all charges, will 

 be $15.23. Pullman service as fol- 

 lows: Lower berth, $3.30; -upper 

 berth. $2.64; compartments, $9.35; 

 drawing room. $12.10. 



The Committee appointed by the 

 Cleveland Flower Show management 

 to make arrangements for this person- 

 ally conducted tour, will appreciate 

 prompt Information from those who 

 desire to join the party. Put your ap- 

 plication In early. If you desire to 

 take any exhibit of flowers on this 

 train, it will be necessary that we 

 know immediately. 



Alex. J. Guttman, W. A. Sperling, 

 John Young, committee. 



