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HORTICULTUEE 



November 6, 1916 



THE CLEVELAND FLOWER SHOW 



The Cleveland Flower Show, more 

 than ten days before the opening of 

 the exposition at the Coliseum on 

 November 10, finds Itself with only 

 two small spaces unsold. When it la 

 considered that there is more than 

 65,000 square feet of space in the ex- 

 position building and that this area 

 is to be filled with a representative 

 display of horticulture and all that 

 pertains to the trade one is able to 

 gain an impression of the magnitude 

 of the Cleveland Show. 



Among the exhibitors to enter the 

 lists since the last reports by the ex- 

 ecutive committee is Hubert V. Pearce, 

 Detroit, steam heating engineer. There 

 will be about sixty exhibits of appli- 

 ances of the business in addition to 

 the display of commercial and private 

 growers, nurserymen and foreign ex- 

 hibits. 



One of the latest features secured 

 is to come from the botanical garden, 

 Washington, D. C. Superintendent 

 Hess has promised to send examples 

 of several of the rarest and most in- 

 teresting plants from his collection 

 and expects to personally accompany 

 the shipment and attend the show 

 throughout its progress. 



The burden of bringing together 

 these varied and representative ex- 

 hibits for the most pretentious show 

 ever held in the Middlewest has fallen 

 upon the general committees although 

 there has been heartiest co-operation 

 on the part of all the local societies 

 and clubs interested in flower culture. 



H. P. Knoble 



Geiteral Chairman Sbow Cdmmittep. 



Following are the names of those 

 behind the Cleveland Show: 



General Committees. 



H. P. Knob'n eeneral chairman; 

 M. A. Vinson, executive secretary. 



Publicity — fienree Bate, chairman, 

 H. B. Jones, T. J. Kirchner, F. Ritzen- 

 thaler, Chas. L. Gibson. 



Trade Displays. — H. P. Merrick, 

 chairman, R. F. Koch, Victor H. Mor- 

 gan, E. B. George, Painesville, O. 



Exhibition and Hall. — FVank A. 

 Friedley, chairman, Herbert Bate, 

 L. Utzinger, Carl Hagenberger, Men- 

 tor, O. 



Entertainment. — G. W. Smith, chair- 

 man, S. N. Penfecost, F. C. Witthuhn, 

 C. J. Graham, Robert Weeks. 



Decorations. — F. C. W. Brown, chair- 

 man, G. B. Shearer, C. A. Meyers, 

 Walter Priest, T. J. Kirchner. 



Premiums. — Herbert Bate, chairman, 

 J. Curnow, Akron, O., Frank A. Fried- 

 ley. 



Non-Commercial Displays. — Robert 

 Weeks, chairman, George Jacques, J. 

 Curnow, Akron, 0. 



Retail Displays. — C. E. Russell, 

 chairman, Frank Ritzanthaler, C. M. 

 Wagner. 



Admissions. — Timothy Smith, chair- 

 man, A. B. Barber, W. A. Calhoon, 

 Chas. F. Bastian, F. W. Griffin, W. A. 

 Bramley, Albert Llngruen, F. R. Wil- 

 liams. 



The revised program of the events 

 of the Flower Show week announced 

 by the Committee is as follows: 



Wednesday, November 10th. — Regis- 

 tration of exhibitors and all out-of- 

 town attendance of the trade will start 

 at the Coliseum at 8 A. M. and will 

 continue all day. It will be necessary 

 for all visitors to register in order to 

 receive the show badge that will ad- 

 mit them at the door, after the official 

 opening, which takes place at 1 P. M. 

 No special entertainment features 

 scheduled for this day. 



Thursday, November 11th. — Regis- 

 tration of visitors to continue, begin- 

 ning at 9 A. M. at the Coliseum. 

 Show opens to the public at 10 o'clocli 

 each morning. The meeting of the 

 Florists' Telegraph Delivery will be 

 held at 9 A. M., in the rooms of the 

 Cleveland Florists' Club in the Hol- 

 lenden. The annual meeting of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America 

 will be held in the Hollenden at 10.30 



Hebdbet Bate 



Chatrmftn Premium Committee .lud 

 President Cleveland Florists' Club. 



M. A. Vinson 

 Secretary to Committee. 



Timothy Smith G. W. Smith 



Chairman Admission Committee. Chairman Entertainment C» 



