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HOETICULTUEE 



July 22, 1916 



Obituary 



John W. Poehlmann. 



John W. Poehlmann. president of 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. passed away 

 Friday, July 14th. at his home, 4728 

 Beacon street, Chicago. Mr. Poehlmann 

 was horn forty-nine years ago at Mil- 

 waukee, Wis., but spent most of his 

 life in Chicago. His father was John 

 George Poehlmann, who was a native 

 of Germany and came to America in 

 18.57. John \V. Poehlmann and Fredrtca 

 Ottenbacher were married in 1893 and 

 Mrs. Poehlmann died in 1898, leaving a 

 son and daughter. Six years later Mr. 

 Poehlmann was married to Emma E. 

 Parker, who survives him 



In 1890, when the firm of Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co. was organized, John Poehl- 

 mann was made president, Adolph 

 Poehlmann vice-president and August 

 Poehlmann secretary and treasurer, 

 and for twenty-six years the brothers 

 have stood shoulder to shoulder, inti- 

 mately associated in the trying ex- 

 periences of building up a great busi- 

 ness enterprise which has been one of 

 the chief factors in revolutionizing 

 the cut flower trade and has made 

 Chicago a great trade center in the 

 growing and shipping of cut flowers 

 and plants. 



In his capacity as head of the 

 wholesale store. John Poehlmann has 

 probably been in closer touch with 

 the flower market than any other one 

 man. and his devotion to business 

 his readiness to help others in th^ 

 trade and his exemplarary habits all 

 won him the highest regard of his 

 associates. Naturally retiring in dis- 

 position he perferred the quiet of his 

 home and the companionship of his 

 family when not at the store and was 

 seldom seen at conventions and other 

 gatherings of florists, but there is no 

 man in the Chicago market whose 

 advice was more often sought, or who 

 ■will be more genuinely missed. Mr. 

 Poehlmann leaves a widow, a BOn, 

 John, 21 years old. and daughter, Frie- 

 da, 20 years old, four brothers, Adolph, 

 August, George and Gustave and two 

 sisters Mrs. Bertha Hoppe of Mil- 

 waukee and Mrs. Lena Riemer of 

 Morton Grove. 



The funeral was held from the home 

 Sunday at 2.30 and was largely at- 

 tended. The service was conducted by 

 Rev. Rudolph John of the Lutheran 

 church, and was in both Engish and 

 German. "Lead. Kindly Light" was 

 touchingly rendered. The pall bearers 

 were all from the trade, the active ones 

 being Charles L. Washburn, Ed. End- 

 ers, J. C. Vaughan, August Lange, 

 Edw. Winterson and Andrew J. Cronis. 



The honorary ones were: E. Wien- 

 hoeber, A. l". Randall, J. D. Pickett, 

 E. C. Amling. John Muir, Louis Witt- 

 bold, A. H. Budlong, C. A. Samuelson, 

 L. R. Bohannan, M. Barker, E. Oling- 

 er, J. Mangel, W. J. Smyth, A. Ring- 

 ier, P. Breitmeyer, H. E. Howard. 

 George Asmus, M. J. Wietor, O. 

 Friedman, P. Reinberg. 



John G. Fleming. 



John G. Fleming, a well known resi- 

 dent of Thompsonville. Conn., for 

 many years, died Saturday morning, 

 July 15, shortly after midnight at 

 Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mass. 

 Mr. Fleming was 56 years old. He 

 was a native of Brooklyn. At the 

 age of nine years he went to work 

 tor the late Robert McCrone at his 

 greenhouses in Thompsonville, and 

 tor more than 30 years remained in 

 his employ as foreman of indoor work, 

 and for several years, until about a 

 year and a half ago. had been em- 



JoHN W. Poehlmann. 



l)loyed by the Brainard Nursery and 

 Seed Company. He had been in fail- 

 ing health several months, but had 

 been at the hospital only a few days. 

 Besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Fleming, 

 he leaves three daughers, Misses 

 Nellie, May and Ethel Fleming, all of 

 Thompsonville, a bi;other, James 

 Fleming, and a sister, Mrs. Thomas 

 F. Sullivan. 



Harry Hammock. 

 The death is reported of Harry Ham- 

 mock, who has been with the Freeman 

 boys in Washington, D. C., for some- 

 thing more than ten years. Death is 

 said to have been caused by heart 

 trouble. He had been complaining for 

 some time prior to the attack which 

 caused his death, but kept on with his 

 work as long as he could. He was 



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seriously ill for only nine days when 

 death ended his suffering. Mr. Ham- 

 mock was thirty-nine years of age and 

 is survived by his mother, two sisters 

 and a brother. He was very well liked 

 among the trade and all are sorry to 

 hear of his death. 



Albert Fregosi. 



Albert Fregosi, partner in the firm 

 of Parodi & Fregosi, florists at 1215 

 McAllister street, San Francisco, Cal., 

 was instantly killed July 4th, when 

 the automobile in which he was riding 

 skidded. He was 37 years of age, and 

 is survived by his wife, who was also 

 seriously hurt in the same accident. 



L. A. King. 



L. A. King, florist, of Charlottes- 

 ville, Va.. died suddenly June 27th, 

 while watching the local military 

 company's departure for Camp Stuart. 

 Richmond. Va. He was 58 years of 

 age, and is survived by his wife and 

 two daughters. 



Edward M. Bogie. 

 Edward M. Bogie, a flower grower 

 and retailer, of Jersey City. N. J., died 

 at his home July 5th. aged 43 years. 

 He is survived by two brothers and 

 one sister. 



VEGETABLE GROWERS' CONVEN- 

 TION CHICAGO COMMITTEES. 

 At a meeting held at the Planters' 

 Hotel on Thursday, July 13th, a per- 

 manent organization known as the 

 Chicago Convention Committee of the 

 N'egetable Growers' Association of 

 America was formed for the purpose 

 of arranging a program and entertain- 

 ment of the Vegetable Growers' Asso- 

 <iation of America during the Conven- 

 tion to be held in Chicago in September 

 icxHct date to be announced later). 



The officers and committees are as 

 follows: 



i-'rcil Lautensrhl.Tfier. Presiiient : James 

 i'.. Foley. Secretary: K. F. Kurowski, 

 Treasurer. 



Fiuance — Geo. Sykes. Chairman : Leonard 

 Vaughan. W. L. Kroescliell. D. J. Coyne. 



Entertainment — I). .1. Covne. Cliairman; 

 I'liilip ,T. FMi\v, I.iMinaril Vausfhan. E. P. 

 Kurowski. K. F. Uilger. -\ng. (ieweke. 



Trade l'].\lnhits — A. Uietsch. Cliairman; 

 Rudolph Kurowski. Ceo. S> kes. Jr.. J. 

 E. Pollwortli, I.eonartl \'aut;Iian. John 

 Leonard. 



Hotel, Trade Space and Meeting Room — 

 W. L. Kroeschell. Chairman: Geo. Sykes, 

 Leonard Vaughan. Carl Ickes. 



Programme — .Sam. W. Severance. Louis- 

 ville. Ky., Chairman. 



Reception — J. I-^. Pollwortli. Chairman. 



Banquet — Leonanl vaughan. Chairman; 

 W. L. Kroeschell. Geo. Sykes. Philip .T. 

 Foley, D. J. Coyne. P. L, McKee. 



Further appointments will be an- 

 nounced at forthcoming meetings. 



It is the earnest desire and inten- 

 tion of the committee to make the 

 forthcoming Convention a perfect suc- 

 cess, and with proper co-operation of 

 all parties interested, success is as- 

 sured. 



The c'liicago Convention promises 

 to embody unique features, and it will 

 be the aim of the Committee to bear 

 out the reputation of Chicago, as the 

 Convention City of the United States. 

 Incidentally, the Chicago Association 

 of Commerce is taking a lively interest 

 in this enterprise, and will work 

 with us. Jas. B. Foley. Sec'y. 



Stoneham, Mass. — Christine C. 

 Drewett has purchased the John L. 

 White greenhouses on Wright street. 



