March 25, 1916 



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PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



Albert L. Anthony has qualified as 

 a member of the Park Commission to 

 which he was recently elected, suc- 

 ceeding William H. Covell, Jr. 



Mrs. Elizabeth O'Connor has been 

 granted a permit to remodel and en- 

 large her greenhouse on Lorane street, 

 and make alterations in the office ad- 

 joining the range. 



The Bristol taxpayers in financial 

 town meeting last week refused to 

 adopt the recommendation of the 

 Town Council to appropriate ?2,000 

 for the care of its trees. 



George H. Johnson & Son of Provi- 

 dence, have submitted a bid to the 

 Warwick Town Council to spray Its 

 trees and shrubs for the coming year. 

 It will come up at the next rneeting. 



Everett C. Potter, of Auburn, R. I., 

 was elected president of the Provi- 

 dence Market Gardeners' Association, 

 at the second annual meeting and 

 banquet held at the Crown Hotel last 

 Saturday night. Speeches and an en- 

 tertainment followed the dinner Other 

 officers were elected as follows: First 

 vice-president, H. E. West; second 

 vice-president, O. R. Peck; secretary 

 and treasurer, George K. Tinkham; 

 executive committee, Eugene W. Peck 

 (chairman), Gardner Killey, Joshua 

 Vose, George A. Fenner and Cosmo 

 Dacchiolia. 



Prof. Harland H. 'Vork of Brown 

 University was elected president of 

 the Rhode Island Arborists' Associa- 

 tion at the annual meeting held last 

 week at the State House. The other 

 officers elected are as follows: Vice- 

 president, Arthur Mowry, Woonsocket; 

 Secretary and treasurer, Harry Haro- 

 vitz. Providence; directors, Lewis H. 

 Meader, Jr., W. H. Howe, Providence, 

 and John H. Gavitt, Westerly. The 

 association devoted considerable time 

 to the discussion and votes toward the 

 passage of an act to license arborists 

 now pending before the legislature. 



ST. LOUIS. 



A. C. Zvolanek, of Lompoc, Cal., 

 when visiting here last Saturday was 

 taken in hand by the County Florists 

 and shown the various establish- 

 ments, especially those where sweet 

 peas are grown. 



At the opening of the new quarters 



of the German-American Bank a 

 wealth of floral work was seen on 

 Monday, March 20. For artistic work- 

 manship those delivered by Miss M. 

 S. Newman, Geo. Waldbart, J. J. 

 Beneke, Fred. C. Weber, F. W. Brue- 

 nig and Grimm & Gorly should be 

 given special mention. The Spring 

 Flower Show Committee held its 

 monthly meeting March 16 at the 

 Bourdet Floral Co. office. Jules Bour- 

 det, president of the Florist Club, was 

 made manager and chairman of the 

 executive committee. W. W. Ohl- 

 weiler is secretary of the committee. 

 The guarantee fund has now reached 

 $3,000, with more coming in. This 

 show is to be held in the spring of 

 1917. 



Springfield, Mass. — P. M. Andrower, 

 formerly of Boston, and recently em- 

 ployed by different florists in this city, 

 committed suicide by shooting himself 

 on March 14. 



TO KEW MEN IN AMERICA. 



A reunion and banquet for Kew 

 men, their wives and lady friends has 

 been arranged to be held at "Shan- 

 ley's." 117 West 42nd street. New York,, 

 on April 5th, at 7 P. M., the opening 

 day of the New York Flower Show. 

 Tickets for the above may be had from 

 M. Free, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 

 Brooklyn, at $1.50 each, and it is de- 

 sired that all Kew men who wish to 

 attend will write to Mr. Free and se- 

 cure tickets, also information regard- 

 ing the reunion. 



The business meeting will be held 

 at 7 P. M., and the banquet at 8 P. M., 

 and arrangements have been made for 

 the entertainment of the ladies dur- 

 ing the business meeting. 



All Kew men are urged to attend 

 and bring a lady, so don't forget the 

 date, April 5th, the place, "Shan- 

 ley's," and the time, 7 P. M. 



S. R. Candler. 



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