March 25, 1916 



HORTICULTUEE 



407 



CHAIRMEN OF PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEES 



Joiix p. HAHEBrMEHL, Decoration. 



CiiAS. H. GiiAKEi.ijw, Special Features. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON, D. C. 



The annual election of officers, the 

 presentation of a remembrance to the 

 retiring president, and the selection 

 of George W. Hess, superintendent of 

 the United States Botanic Gardens, as 

 an honorary member, were among the 

 more important matters transacted at 

 the March meeting of this club. The 

 roster of officers for the ensuing year 

 is as follows: President, R. Lloyd 

 Jenkins; vice-president, Adolph Gude; 

 secretary, Clarence L. Linz; treasurer. 

 William P. Gude. Executive commit- 

 tee: George Field, Adolph Gude, 

 Theodore Diedrich. George H. Cooke, 

 David Bisset and William H. Ernest. 



There was a great outburst of en 



thusiasm evidencing the high esteem 

 in which the members hold their retir- 

 ing president, when William F. Gude 

 called upon George H. Cooke to ac- 

 cept with the best wishes of the club 

 a handsome sterling silver bread tray 

 contained in a case, and telling him 

 that the sterling silver was emblem- 

 atical of his personal qualities. "You 

 have ruled us with a rod of iron," said 

 Mr. Gude, "but this was ever tem- 

 pered by these sterling qualities of 

 which we are all cognizant, and you 

 have always been eminently fair in 

 your dealings with your associates." 



So also was Mr. Hess lauded as the 

 man who has done much to further 

 that love of flowers which tends to 

 the betterment of the trade generally. 

 The many things which he has done 

 during the past three years as super- 



J. Otto Tiiiluw, Lectures. 



intendent of the Gardens were re- 

 counted, and it was a rising vote that 

 carried his name to the honorary list, 

 an action not previously taken by the 

 club for many years. Both Mr. Cooke 

 and Mr. Hess responded briefly to the 

 honors conferred upon them. 



The larger part of the evening was 

 devoted to talks upon the Philadelphia 

 Flower Show. Plans are under way 

 for the Washington Club to be repre- 

 sented by its bowling team prepared 

 to meet the teams from other cities. 

 Special cars will be furnished by the 

 B. & O. R. R., March 27. Fare $3.40 

 each way. The club voted to enter a 

 team in the tournament to be held in 

 this city beginning April 3. the team 

 to be captained by William H. Ernest. 

 Very valuable prizes are offered for 

 wumers in each event. 



A. A. Ni ESSEN, Secretary and Treasurer 



Robert Ck.vu.. Ai Large. 



10. J. FAM.juuiiT, Trade Tickets. 



