THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOTES 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary. MADISON, N. J. 



DOINGS OF THE COOPERATIVE COMMITTEE 



The Xatiunal C<_Miperati\e C < Jinniittcc wliich is to 

 operate in conjunction with the cooperative committees 

 api)ointed by the local societies, expects to have its plan 

 completed by the early fall and be prepared to send out 

 its first communication at that time setting forth what its 

 contemplated plan of action is. It will indicate how the 

 local committees can aid the cooperative nio\'cment. 



THE SUMMER MEETING. 



John Young, secretary of the S. A. F., in charge of 

 arrangements of the meetings at the S. A. F. conven- 

 tion, has appointed Wednesday morning, August 19. as 

 our meeting time in the convention hall. Full particulars 

 of the meeting and its program will be published in the 

 August issue of the Chronicle, which will be issued in 

 advance of the convention. As reported in the June 

 issue, several able speakers have expressed their will- 

 ingness to appear at the meeting to address it on sub- 

 jects interesting to the gardening profession. 



THE NEW YORK TO BOSTON TRIP. 



-Members contemplating making the trip from New- 

 York to Boston via the outside route of steamers, which 

 land direct in Boston, should lose no time in communi- 

 cating with the secretary to reserve their accommoda- 

 tions. The fare from New York to Boston is four 

 dollars. Outside stateroom two dollars. Inside state- 

 room one dollar. Staterooms contain two berths each. 



The Copley Square Hotel will Ije the official head- 

 quarters of the X. A. (].. and accommodations may be 

 reserved there b\' applying before the convention. The 

 rates are as follows: Single room without bath, $1.50 

 per day; larger outside room, $2; cnurt room, with pri- 

 vate bath. $2 a day ; outside room, with private bath, $3 

 a day. The above rates are for one person ; $1 addi- 

 tional per day will be charged for two persons occupy- 

 ing one room. Reservations may be made either through 

 the secretary or by ajjplying direct to the hotel, men- 

 tioning the N. A. (i. in making reservations to obtain 

 above favorable rates. 



THE ASSOCIATION'S BY-LAWS FOR DIS- 

 TRIBUTION. 



Notice is again given that the Constitution and By- 

 Laws of the association have been printed in book form 

 for distribution among any of its members who may 

 desire to obtain a copy of the same. A request to the 

 secretary's otifice for a copy will receive prompt atten- 

 tion, and a copy of the By-Laws will be forwarded to 

 any member who may apply for one. 



A TIMELY SUGGESTION. 



I would like to make a suggestion to you, which your 

 speech at Lake Geneva brought to me. You said that 

 you specially wanted to get the young gardeners inter- 

 ested in the National Association of Gardeners. I was 

 thinking that it would be something of an inducement if 

 you were to have an annual essa)' competition, or some- 

 thing similar, for young gardeners who never have had 

 a head gardener's place, and who are members of the 

 association. If certificates were awarded. I am sure that 



the luck\- reci])ients would Ijc very proud of them, and 

 the ones who were less fortunate would try harder the 

 next time. I would be pleased if you would bring this 

 before the next meeting of the N. A. G. to see if they 

 would approve of it. Hoping that you will give this your 

 consideration. Lake Genev.mti-:. 



Lake Geneva, Wis. 



The foregoing communication will be referred to the 

 National Cooperative Committee of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners, which is empowered to act on such 

 matters. The writer may rest assured that his sugges- 

 tion will receive favorable consideration. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



.Samuel Balchelor, for the past twelve years gardener 

 at Crosswicks Farms, Jenkintown, Pa., of which Thomas 

 W. Logan is superintendent, has secured the position 

 of manager of "Tahoma," the estate of Frank C. Little- 

 ton, Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



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Peter Duff, superintendent of "Brighthurst," Orange, 

 N. J., sailed for .Scotland on July 4. It is expected that 

 Mr. Dufif will be home again in time for the summer 

 meeting of the N. A. (.;.. of which he is a trustee. 



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It has just become noised about that Stanley Candler, 

 superintendent of the W. B. Thompson estate, Yonkers, 

 N. \'.. took the marriage vow early in June — fuller par- 

 ticulars are lacking, but congratulations are in order. 



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\\''alter Miller recently accepted the position of head 

 gardener on the estate of Dr. Williams, Prospect street, 

 Hartford, Conn. Mr. Miller was previously engaged 

 on the commercial establishment of A. N. Pierson, Inc., 

 Cromwell, Conn. 



\\'. C. Rust, superintendent of the Weld Estate, 

 Pirookline, Mass., has the sympathy of his many gar- 

 dening friends over the death of his father, Robert 



Rust, who was a well-known gardener in Scotland. 



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.Arthur I Icrrington, of Madison, N. J., has been ap- 

 pointed manager of the August show to be held in New- 

 port, R. I., under the auspices of the Newport (harden 



Club and Horticultural Society. 



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John Dodds, superintendent of Lindenluu'st. the 

 Wanamakcr estate, ^^'ync(llc, Pa., sails on the -S. -S. 

 Celtic. July 23, for a six weeks' vacation to England and 

 Scotland, accompanied li}- his daughter. Miss Mary 

 Dodds. Mr. Dodds e.xpecls to visit some of the large 

 estates in England and Scotland on his trip. 



SUMMER MEETING 



National Association of Gardeners, 

 Boston, Mass., August 19, 1914 



