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HORTICULTURE 



March 22, 1919 



plants, etc. He presented the brief 

 prepared by the committee for signa- 

 ture by the directors, and the same 

 was completed and put in readiness 

 for official presentation. 



Mr. Gude further recommended that 

 J. D. Eisele of Dreer's, Riverton, N. J., 

 and F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y., be 

 added to the Committee on Tariff 

 and Legislation, and, on motion of Mr. 

 Manda, the president was empowered 

 to make the appointments. 



Secretary Young asked for a ruling 

 by the Board as to the proper inter- 

 pretation of the new by-law covering 

 plant registration, instancing a case 

 where descriptions of some Delphin- 

 iums had been sent in for registration, 

 but the same did not appear to cover 

 any varietal differences such as to 

 make the plants separate and distinct 

 from other varieties. The board dis- 

 cussed the matter at some length, and 

 expressed the opinion that the intent 

 of the by-law was quite plain, and 

 anyone who had a plant which was 

 rejected for registration, and believed 

 that the by-law did not cover the case, 

 could come before a committee of 

 judges to be appointed by the society 

 to examine and report in the matter. 



After a general discussion of other 

 matters, which included National 

 Flower Show prospects, the society's 

 new journal and the conveniences of 

 the society's office in New York, the 

 board adjourned to the Detroit Ath- 

 letic Club, where the members were 

 guests of Mr. Breitmeyer at a very 

 enjoyable dinner, tendered by him. 

 There were also present as guests of 

 Mr. Breitmeyer the directors and ex- 

 ecutive officers of the Florists' Tele- 

 graph Delivery Association. 



Third Session, Friday Evening 

 January 31st. 



After the dinner, the Board went 

 into session and again opened the pro- 

 ceedings with the Publicity Campaign 

 as a topic for further discussion, Al- 

 bert Pochelon, secretary of the Flor- 

 ists' Telegraph Delivery Association, 

 and other officials of that organization, 

 taking part. Major O'Keefe, by re- 

 quest, spoke at some length of the 

 plans that had been mapped out for 

 the 1919 campaign, describing the ad- 

 vertisements it was proposed to insert 

 in a list of national magazines, the il- 

 lustrations to appear in connection 

 with them, and the new features to be 

 introduced. 



The Major also referred to the para- 

 graph which it was proposed to in- 

 sert in the magazine advertisements: 

 "When you see the sign, 'Say It With 

 Flowers', displayed by your florist, it 

 shows that he Is a member of the 



Society of American Florists. Give 

 him your patronage because he is aid- 

 ing in the praiseworthy national work 

 of making flowers more loved and 

 used." He did not care to use this 

 paragraph without the fullest author- 

 ity, and therefore requested that the 

 Board would consider the advisability 

 of using this wording, and rule ac- 

 cordingly. A very long discussion en- 

 sued, and finally, upon motion, the 

 text was approved and its use author- 

 ized. 



A resolution was passed that a 

 recommendation of the Audit Commit- 

 tees that the funds of the National 

 Flower Show be kept separate be con- 

 curred in by the Board. 



Another resolution was passed that 

 the Committee in charge of the Con- 

 vention Program be recommended to 

 endeavor to secure a speaker from the 

 Agricultural Department, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, to define the work of 

 the Bureau along horticultural lines. 



Sports at the Detroit Convention 



Vice-President Fetters spoke of a 

 movement to revive the custom of 

 holding sports at the conventions, and 

 detailed different features which had 

 been discussed locally. The Board 

 approving of the movement, the en- 

 tire matter was left in the hands of 

 the local committee. 

 Fourth Session — Saturday Morning, 

 February 1st. 



At 9 a. m. the members of the 

 Board in a body inspected the Arcadia 

 Auditorium, returning afterwards to 

 the Hotel Statler where a business 

 session opened at 10.30. E. G. Hill. 

 Richmond, Ind.,"and George W. Hess, 

 Washington, D. C. took seats at this 

 session. 



President Ammann appointed Messrs. 

 Graham, Penn and Kessler as a Com- 

 mittee on Final Resolutions. 



Mr. Gude read resolutions passed by 

 different trade bodies in regard to the 

 plant embargo soon to go into opera- 

 tion, and considerable correspondence 

 in the matter. Some discussion en- 

 sued, during which Vice-President Fet- 

 ters announced that he had received 

 a message from the Federation of 

 Women's Clubs to the effect that that 

 body would like to co-operate with the 

 Society, as they were much interested 

 in the opposition to the embargo, and 

 would like an opportunity to interview 

 senators and congressmen in Wash- 

 ington. On motion of Mr. Asmus, the 

 President was directed to appoint a 

 committee of two local men with Mr. 

 Gude, to confer with these ladies and 

 help them in their approaches to the 

 legislators. 



Messrs. Fetters, Breitmeyer and Gude 



were appointed such committee. On 

 the request of .Mr. Gude, the Board on 

 motion of E. G. Hill, went on record as 

 favoring national appropriations to 

 the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture in the 

 interests of horticulture and floricul- 

 ture. 



The Board discussed at some length 

 arrangements in regard to the housing 

 of the 1919 Convention and Trade Ex- 

 hibition, and terms for leasing the 

 Arcadia Auditorium. On motion of 

 Mr. Totty, the local committee was 

 given power to execute a lease on the 

 terms offered. The rate for space In 

 the Trade Exhibition was fixed at 40c. 

 per sq. ft. as before. 



President Ammann called upon each 

 member of the Board representing 

 affiliated organizations for suggestions 

 as to the Society's work, especially 

 any which might interest the organi- 

 zations represented. This led to a 

 lengthy and most earnest discussion 

 as to advantages to the Society which 

 might come through an extension of 

 the affiliation idea. The trend of the 

 discussion was in the direction of en- 

 couragement of effort to promote 

 State organizations of florists, all of 

 which by complying with provisions 

 laid down, should have representation 

 upon the Society's Board, the ex- 

 penses of all delegates to be defrayed 

 by the organizations represented. As 

 a result of the discusion it was, on 

 motion, decided that a commitee be 

 appointed to prepare recommenda- 

 tions in the matter to the Society at 

 its next Convention, full consideration 

 being given to the number of florists 

 in each State and the number of 

 representations probable, also to the 

 necessity for each organization, to 

 bear the expenses of its representa- 

 tive. 



Mr. Penn brought up the matter of a 

 recommendation to the Society that it 

 appropriate again this year the sum 

 of $5,000 to the Publicity Campaign 

 Fund, and moved that the Board make 

 such a recommendation. The motion 

 was duly seconded, but a discussion 

 was raised as to the financial con- 

 dition of the Society in respect to such 

 an appropriation. The motion was 

 eventually changed to read that it 

 was the Board's recommendation that 

 the sum of $5,000 be made to the Pub- 

 licity Fund, to be used if needed dur- 

 ing the year's campaign. 



Adjournment was then made for 

 lunch. 



Fifth Session — Saturday Afternoon, 



February 1st. 



The session being opened by the 



President, the first business taken up 



was that of appropriations. The ap- 



