HOHTICULTUKE 



January IG, 1916 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



President Weston's Inaugural Address. 



Fellow Mombers of the Nt'w York Flor- 

 ists' Club: 



In tnkhiR the cliiiir as your prosldinK 

 ofllcer for ISIti, let me agiiin express 

 my grateful appreclutioii of the honor 

 vou have done me in electhig me to 

 this high onice. the duties of which It 

 shall be my ondonvor to dIscharKe In 

 :i manner satisfa<'tory to you, and In 

 the best interest of the ihib. The work 

 of our organization is well and favor- 

 ably known not only throughout our 

 own country, but abroad. It is known 

 for the business-like features whicli 

 characterize its managemiMit, and in- 

 sure a continuous growth of its mem- 

 bership. It is known for the great 

 harmony and good fellowship which 

 exists within it. making its motto, "All 

 one." truly a descriptive one. And it 

 is known for the excellent work it has 

 done and is doing for the uplift of flor- 

 iculture and the welfare of all con- 

 nected with the art. It is an organizac 

 tion to which all of us are proud to 

 belong, and with whose work we feel 

 Iionored to be connected. 



The club's work has been so well oj 

 ganized and conducted, so well thought 

 out, and opportunities for action st 

 well conceived that little, if anything, 

 can be suggested at the present tims 

 as likely to increase the usefulness of 

 the club or work out to our advantage. 

 Our greatest work at this time is, of 

 course, to be found in the preparations 

 for our forthcoming spring flower show 

 in New York, and this work. I am glad 

 to say. is in most capable hands, and 

 the indications are that we shall score 

 another great success, thereby en- 

 hancing the reputation of our club 

 among our fellow workers the world 

 over. 



Last year we invited the S. A. F. 

 and O. H. to hold its 32nd annual con- 

 vention in our city this year, but, un- 

 fortunately, prior claims made by the 

 southern city of Houston prevailed, and 

 our invitation failed of acceptance. The 

 desirability of making an effort to in- 

 duce the National Society to hold its 

 1917 convention here is a matter which 

 should early he discussed. I understand 

 that the society will, at the Houston 

 convention, also decide upon the city 

 in which to hold its 1918 convention. In 

 order that more time may be available 

 for the establishment of the conven- 

 tion garden This being the case, our 

 chance for securing at least one of 

 these conventions should be good. 



In appointing our standing commit- 

 tees for the year, I have deemed it ad- 

 visable to return to the custom of the 

 years preceding last year, observing 

 the same as regards the numerical 

 strength of the committees. Ample 

 trial was made last year of large com- 

 mittees, but they were not found con- 

 ducive to the best interests of the club. 



We have entered upon a year which 



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Meetings Next 

 Week 



Mond.iy, Jan. 17. 



Ikiroll I li.rlsiK' Clul), HiMiib l'l"riil 

 Hull, Dftr.'lt. MUli. 



Ilouxlon riiTlKtB' Club, Cliiimlier 

 of Coinim'ri'f KouiiiR, llousliin, 'I'rx. 



MiiBSacliUHells Korcslr.v ABHorla 

 II Cplrv-I'lnin lloli'l, 



Tuesday, Jan. 18. 



<;nrdcDprs' unO I'lorlms' 

 Uostoii, lIortl<'Ulturul liall. 

 .Mii8.'<. Liullos' Night. 



<;iirilcners' unci FlorlstK 

 tarlo, St. (jeorue'B Hull, . 

 Cnu. 



Liikc Geiiovn fiardencrs' nnd Fore- 

 men's Association, Horticultural Hall, 

 Lake (ieueva. Wis. 



Minnesota Slate riorlsls' 

 tlon, Minneapolis, Minn. 



Pennsvlvanla Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Horliiultural Hall, Phlladcl- 

 plila, Pa. 



Wednesday, Jan. 19. 



Rbode Island Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Public Library, Providence, 

 K. I. 



Thursday, Jan. 20. 



Essex County Florlstis' Club, 

 Kreuper-Auditf>rluin, Newark, N. J. 



.New Orleans Horticultural Society. 

 .\ssoclatlon of Comnicrce Bldg., New 

 tnlcnns. La. 



North Westchester County Hortl- 

 culniral Society, Mt. KIsco, N. Y. 



Tacoma Florists' Association, Mac- 

 c.ilicc Hall, Tacoma, Wash. 



Friday, Jan. 21. 



North Shore Horticultural s.. 

 cicty, Manchester, Mass. 



Saturday, Jan. 22. 

 Dobb.s Ferry i;ardeners' Associa- 

 tion, Dobbs Ferry, N. V. 



it is fervently hoped will prove to be 

 a good one for our trade, and there is 

 every reason to believe that our hopes 

 may materialize. Indications of a con- 

 dition of presperity among our great 

 industries are not wanting, and when 

 prosperity reigns the florist trade is 

 sufficiently active to insure good busi- 

 ness. From the bottom of my heart I 

 wish you all a most happy and prosper- 

 ous year, and I trust that at its close 

 I shall take into retirement with me a 

 remembrance of your loyal and un- 

 stinted help in the administration of 

 the office you have reposed in me, and 

 the assurance that we together have 

 added another to the many successful 

 years of our club's existence. 



The Meeting. 



Tlie opening meeting of the new 

 year, held on Monday evening, Janu- 

 ary 10. was a rouser. No less than 175 

 members were present to pay their re- 

 spects to President Weston and his 

 retinue of officers old and new, on 

 whose shoulders rest the responsibil- 

 ities of the coming year. The situa- 

 tion was also enlivened by the pres- 

 ence of two lively visitors from "way 

 down east." A. E. Thatcher and John 

 Stalford. of Bar Harbor, Me. The new- 

 officers were installed and those of 

 them who were on hand, as well as sev- 



'! . hcwlj i-liM i.'d nicmljcrt*, iM.id>' 

 Ileal little addresses pledging faitliful 

 attention to the interests of the organ- 

 ization during the coming year. Presi- 

 dent Weston made a most pleusing Im- 

 pression, bis winning manners and 

 Ijapjiy methods gaining the attention 

 and confldencc of the meeting from the 

 very start. The trustees' rejiort indi- 

 cated that the club had almost $10,UUii 

 in the treasury on January 1. A vot' 

 was passed providing that the profile 

 from shows he put in a separate ac- 

 count to be known as Flower Show 

 Fund. 



A. L. Miller reported progress for 

 tlie big Spring Flower Show In New 

 York. .Mr. Miller reported also on the 

 work being done in preparation for 

 "New York Day" at the National 

 Flower Show in Philadeliihia, express- 

 ing confidence that the number who 

 will participate in the trip on that day 

 will exceed four hundred. Mr. Stal- 

 ford presented greetings and cordial 

 good wishes on behalf of the liar Har- 

 bor Horticultural Society and Mr. 

 Thatcher followed with an enthusiastic 

 talk on the Swet Pea exhibition to be 

 held in Bar Harbor next summer, of- 

 fering a gold medal for the best exhibit 

 of sweet peas sent to that show grow;n 

 or exhibited by a grower from New 

 York, New Jersey or Long Island. Mr. 

 Stalford on his part agreed to i)ay ex- 

 penses of the winner to Bar Harbor. 

 Both these gentlemen were eloquently 

 enthusiastic regarding Maine's floral 

 attractions and the opportunity now 

 l)resented for the Sweet Pea Society 

 to broaden out and expand its activ- 

 ities. On motion of C. B. Weathered 

 the sum of $25 was appropriated by 

 the club as a prize for the best exhibit 

 of sweet peas at Bar Harbor by a 

 member of the Bar Harbor Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



Max Schling advocated the adoption 

 of some plan whereby worthy unem- 

 poyed gardeners might be assisted 

 to obtain positions. Mr. Schling's 

 kindly interest in the welfare of the 

 young gardeners especially, was evi- 

 dent in his remarks and the senti- 

 ments expressed were very favorably 

 received. 



Dr. John S. Adriance, of Williams- 

 town, Mass., gave a very forcible ad- 

 dress on the subject of "How Shall the 

 Soil be Prepared so as to Yield the 

 Maximum Money Value?" The speaker 

 was disappointed by the non-arrival of 

 a lantern or curtain until 10 P. M., 

 but notwithstanding this very serious 

 handicap he made a fine impression. 

 His talk was noticeably free from 

 scientific technical matter, being a 

 plain, common-sense presentation of a 

 very vital subject and one of the most 

 useful lectures the club has listened 

 to. 



A letter from Wm. Kleinheinz, of 

 Ogontz, Pa., chairman of the exhibits 

 committee of the National Flower 

 Show, urging the united support of the 

 club members and appealing for ex- 

 hibits from this section was favorably 

 received and Secretary Young was or- 

 dered to acknowledge same and assure 

 Mr. Kleinlieinz of the hearty support 



