March 22, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



AND 



ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE 

 BOARD. 



The mid-winter meeting of the ex- 

 ecutive board of the society was held 

 at the Hotel Statler, Detroit, Mich., on 

 Friday and Saturday, January 31st and 

 February 1st, 1919, President J. F. 

 Ammann presiding at all sessions. 



President Ammann opened the ses- 

 sion with a short address after which 

 the credentials of the representatives 

 from the different clubs and societies 

 were iiled and accepted. In response 

 to roll call, the following were found 

 to be in attendance: 



J. F. Ammann, president, Edwards- 

 ville, Ills.; E. A. Fetters, vice-presi- 

 dent, Detroit, Mich.; John Young, sec- 

 retary. New York City, N. Y.; J. J. 

 Hess, treasurer, Omaha, Neb.; Win. F. 

 Gude, Washington representative, 

 Washington, D. C; and the following 

 directors, Joseph Manda, West Orange, 

 N. J.; Chas. E. Critchell, Cincinnati, 

 O.; Joseph H. Hill, Richmond, Ind.; 

 C. C. Pollworth, Milwaukee, Wis.; C. 

 H. Totty, past president. Madison, N. 

 J.; Philip Breitmeyer, F. T. D., De- 

 troit, Mich.; Chas. S. Strout, president 

 American Carnation Society, Bidde- 

 ford. Me.; Philip F. Kessler, president 

 New York Florists' Club, New York 

 City; Edmund A. Harvey, president 

 The Florists' Club of Philadelphia, 

 Philadelphia, Pa.; Allie J. Zech, Chi- 

 cago Florists' Club, Chicago. 111.; Ben- 

 jamin Hammond, president American 

 Rose Society, Beacon, N. Y.; August 

 Hummert, president St. Louis Florists' 

 Club, St. Louis, Mo.; Chas. J. Graham, 

 president Cleveland Florists' Club, 

 Cleveland, O.; Geo. Asmus, chairman 

 National Flower Show Committee, Chi- 

 cago, 111.; Henry Penn, chairman Pub- 

 licity Committee, Boston, Mass. 



Also the following visitors: H. G. 

 Dillemuth, Toronto, Ont; Carl P. 

 Baum, Knoxville, Tenn.; Walter Taep- 

 ke. Detroit, Mich.; Chas. H. Grakelow, 

 Philadelphia, Pa.; W. J. Palmer, Buf- 

 falo, N. Y.; Major P. F. O'Keefe, Bos- 

 ton, Mass.; W. L. Rock, Kansas City, 

 Mo.; Irwin Bertermann, Indianapolis, 

 Tnd.; R. C. Kerr, Houston, Texas; Al- 

 bert Pochelon. secretary F. T. D.. De- 

 troit, Mich.. W. R. Nicholson. Fram- 

 ingham, Mass.; Allan Peirce. Wal- 

 tham, Mass.: Geo. B. Arnold, Woburn, 

 Mass.: Fred. Lautenschlager, Chicago, 

 111.; S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 J. F. Sullivan, Detroit, Mich.: E. G. 

 Hill, president Florists' Hail Associa- 

 tion, Richmond, Ind. 



The secretary read his financial re- 

 port which was accompanied by a cer- 

 tificate of audit. On motion the report 

 was referred to a committee of three 

 for official audit. President Ammann 



appointed the following as committee, 

 Benjamin Hammond, C. C. Pollworth 

 and Jos. A. Manda. 



Treasurer J. J. Hess then presented 

 his report. In making his presenta- 

 tion, he pointed out that expenses had 

 exceeded the general fund to the ex- 

 tent of $4,875 and asked that something 

 be done to increase the revenue of the 

 society, in so far as this fund was con- 

 cerned. The expense of the secre- 

 tary's office had largely increased on 

 account of the great amount of work 

 now connected with it. The deficiency 

 was fully discussed, the discussion 

 bringing out the fact that the National 

 Flower Show which was abandoned 

 in the spring of 1919, was responsible 

 for an expense of $2,100, and other ex- 

 pense had also been entailed which 

 was not likely to occur again. 



The treasurer produced certificates 

 from the banks verifying the bank bal- 

 ances. The report was, on motion, re- 

 ferred to the audit committee. 



The work of the publicity commit- 

 tees was then taken up, reports re- 

 ceived and considered, and the situa- 

 tion fully discussed, as reported re- 

 cently in the trade papers. 



Second Session, Friday Afternoon, 

 January 31, -1919 

 Promptly after luncheon, President 

 Ammann called the board to order for 

 the second session. The Publicity 

 Campaign was further discussed. The 

 outcome was the carriage of a motion 

 by Mr. Hess that the board recom- 

 mend the adoption of an equitable 

 plan on lines such as practiced in 

 Milwaukee, and described by Mr. Poll- 

 worth, the same to be devised by the 

 Publicity Finance Committee with a 

 view to its operation another year. 



Reports of Credits and Collections 

 Bureau 

 R. C. Kerr, chairman of the com- 

 mittee on credits and Collections Bu- 

 reau, made a verbal report covering 

 the work of the committee since the 

 St. Louis Convention. The report was 

 lengthy and showed that considerable 

 progress had been made toward the 

 inauguration of a service which, it was 

 hoped, might ultimately meet the re- 

 quirements of the trade. A resolution 

 was passed endorsing the work of the 

 committee and recommending that 



they continue it, with full power to 

 act. 



Secretary Young presented and read 

 a report, as superintendent of the St. 

 Louis Trade Exhibition which was 

 duly accepted and ordered to be 

 audited and filed. 



Accommodations for the Detroit Con- 

 vention 

 Vice-President E. A. Fetters report- 

 ed the selection of a hall for the hous- 

 ing of the convention next August. 

 The Arcadia Dance Auditorium, on 

 Woodward avenue, Detroit, within fif- 

 teen minutes walk of the Hotel Stat- 

 ler, he believed would furnish ample 

 accommodations. He stated terms and 

 other particulars in regard to its ren- 

 tal for the purpose. The board ar- 

 ranged to make a visit of inspection 

 next day. 



Mr. Fetters reported as to the situa- 

 tion in regard to the 1919 Convention 

 Garden, explaining the difficulties 

 met with concerning its establish- 

 ment, and the lack of interest evident 

 on the part of prospective exhibitors. 

 Mr. Breitmeyer also discussed the sit- 

 uation, and recommended that the 

 idea of a Convention Garden be aban- 

 doned, at least for 1919. It being re- 

 ported that the florist interests of 

 Cleveland, where the 1920 convention 

 is to be held, were also in favor of 

 entire abandonment, the Board, after 

 full discussion, on motion of Mr. As- 

 mus decided to recommend that at the 

 next convention the constitution be so 

 amended as to eliminate the Conven- 

 tion Garden Committee. 



The matter of the preparation of 

 the Convention program was dis- 

 cussed and the board decided to leave 

 it in the hands of the secretary and 

 the local committee. If it was thought 

 desirable to provide speakers, the sec- 

 retary and committee were empowered 

 to meet expenses, which should not 

 exceed $200. 



The Auditing Committees presented 

 their report, which was, on motion, 

 accepted. 



Chairman W. F. Gude of the Com- 

 mittee on Tariff Legislation then made 

 a report which dealt largely with 

 the work of the committee in refer- 

 ence to the action of the Federal Hor- 

 ticultural Board in establishing a 

 quarantine against importations of 



