HORTICULTURE 



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Vol. XXX 



AUGUST 2, 1919 



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PROGRAM FOR THE BIG CONVENTION 



The following is the program for 

 the Thirty-Fifth Annual Convention 

 of the Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists to be 

 held at Detroit, Mich., August 19, 28, 

 21, 1919. 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 

 2.00 P. M. 



Invocation by Rev. J. M. Barkley. 



Convention called to order by J. F. 

 Sullivan, Secretary, Detroit Florists' 

 Club. 



Address of Welcome by E. A. Fet- 

 ters, Vice-President S. A. F. and O. H. 



Address of Welcome by The Hon. 

 James Couzens, Mayor of Detroit. 



Response by E Gurney Hill, Rich- 

 mond, Ind. 



President J. F. Ammann's address. 



Reading minutes of the Executive 

 Board. 



Report of the Secretary. 



Report of the Treasurer. 



Report of the Washington Repre- 

 sentative. 



Reports of the State Vice-Presidents. 



Reports of the Standing Commit- 

 tees. 



Report of Committee on Develop- 

 ment of American Products. 



Report of Committee on School 

 Gardens. 



Report of Committee on Nomen- 

 clature. 



The Publicity Committees and The 

 National Flower Show Committee will 

 report at subsequent sessions. 



Reports of Special Committees. 



Miscellaneous Business. 



Judging of Trade Exhibits. 



Evening Session, 8.30 P. M. 



President's Reception — The function 

 will take place in the Hotel Statler. 

 President Ammann wishes it to be 

 distinctly understood that the recep- 

 tion will be informal, and that the 

 most comfortable clothing will be the 

 most appropriate to wear. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20. 

 Morning Session, 9.30 A. M. 

 Nomination of officers for 1920. 

 Report of Committee on President's 

 Address 



Report of Committee on National 



Credits and Collections Bureau, by 

 R. C. Kerr, Chairman. 



Discussion. 



Report of Committee on Extension 

 of the Affiliation Plan, by Joseph H. 

 Hill, Chairman. 



Discussion. 



Address: "Selling Flowers by Tel- 

 egraph." by F. C. W. Brown, Cleve- 

 land, O. 



Discussion of Amendments to Con- 

 stitution and By-Laws, and voting on 

 same. 



The following recommendation of 

 the Executive Board is to be voted 

 upon: 



That the sum of $5,000 be appropri- 

 ated to the Publicity Campaign Fund, 

 to be used only if needed during the 

 year's Compaign. 



Afternoon Session, 2.00 P. M. 



Report of Committee on Publicity, 

 by Henry Penn, Chairman. 



Report of Publicity Finance Com- 

 mittee, by George Asmus, Chairman. 



Discussion. 



Addresses — "Publicity," by Major 

 P. F. O'Keefe, Boston, Mass; Payne 

 Jennings, Chicago, 111. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 

 Morning Session, 9.30 A. M. 



Election of officers for 1919. Polls 

 open from 10 a. m. to 11 a. ,m. 

 or until all in line have voted 

 Voting will be conducted under the 

 new system. There will be four vot 

 ing places, "A" to "D" inclusive; "E' 

 to "K" inclusive; "L" to "R" inclu 

 sive; "S" to "Z" inclusive. Only mem- 

 bers in good standing can vote. 



Report of Judges of Trade Exhibi- 

 tion. 



Report of the National Flower Show 

 Committee, by George Asmus, Chair- 

 man. 



Discussion. 



Question Box. 



Deferred Business. 



Afternoon Session, 2. P. M. 



Address — "Quarantine Order No. 

 37," by Dr. C. L. Marlatt, Federal 

 Horticultural Board, Washington, D. C. 



Address — "Opportunity of the So- 

 ciety of American Florists in Present 

 Day Plant Propagation," by Prof. L. 



C. Corbett, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



Discussion. 



Report of Committee on Memorial, 

 Michael Barker, Chairman. 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. 

 On this day the members, with 

 their families, will be the guests of 

 the Detroit Florists' Club. 



SPECIAL MEETINGS. 

 First Day, Tuesday, August 19. 



9.30 a. m. Meeting of the Florists' 

 Telegraph Delivery Asociation. 



10.30 a. m. Opening of the office of 

 the Ladies' Society of American Flor- 

 ists in Convention Hall. Registration 

 of members. 

 Second Day, Wednesday, August 20. 



9.00 a. m. Annual meeting of the 

 Florists' Hail Association of America. 



10.00 a. m. Annual meeting of the 

 Ladies' Society of American Florists. 



Third Day, Thursday, August 21. 



9.00 a. m. Meeting of the Board of 

 Directors of the American Carnation 

 Society. 



9.00 a. m. Meeting of the College 

 Section of the S. A. F. and O. H. 



While space in the Trade Exhibi- 

 tion has sold well, and most of the 

 areas shown in the official plan have 

 been reserved by exhibitors, there are 

 still a few blocks for disposal, and cor- 

 respondence regarding them should be 

 addressed to Secretary Young, 153 

 Bates street, Detroit, which will be 

 his mailing address until the close of 

 the convention. 



Membership cards have been sent 

 to all the life members, and to all an- 

 nual members in good standing for 

 1919. If any member has not received 

 his card, he should communicate at 

 once with the New York office, 1170 

 Broadway. Annual members who 

 have not paid their 1919 dues will 

 have cards issued to them immedi- 

 ately upon receipt of arrearages. 



The Official Program for the Con- 

 vention appears in the July issue of 

 the society's "Journal," which was 

 mailed last week over our member- 

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