July 27, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



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year, or until their successors are duly 

 elected and qualified." 



by striking out the word "secretary;" 

 and by adding: "The secretary shall 

 be elected by the directors at the an- 

 nual mid-Lent meeting and shall 

 serve for one year. Seven (7) affirm- 

 ative votes shall be necessary to elect, 

 and nine (9) votes to remove him from 

 office before the expiration of his 

 term." . 



To amend Article III. 

 "GOVERNMENT, EXECUTIVE BOAKD. 



"Between the sessions of the Society its 

 government shall be vested in an executive 

 board, consisting of the president, junior 

 ex-president, first vice-president, secretary, 

 treasurer and six directors. A reguhir 

 meeting of the board shall be held each 

 year about mid-Lent, at the call of the sec- 

 retary, upon such date as the president 

 may direct, etc." 



by striking out the word "secretary" 

 in the third line, after "vice-president" 

 and before "treasurer." 



To amend Article V, Section 5. 



"Sec. 5. Exhibitions. There shall hv 

 held, whenever practicable, in connection 

 with each annual convention, an exhibition 

 of materials and manufactures used in and 

 products of horticulture. It shall be in 

 charge of a superintendent, who shall be 

 appointed by the executive board at its 

 preliminary annual meeting, and shall be 

 governed by such rules and regulations as 

 the executive board shall adopt. Judges 

 shall be appointed by the president and 

 secretary at least one month before the ex- 

 hibition." 



by striking out the words "and secre- 

 tary." 



Resolution: — Be it Resolved, That 

 the records of the proceedings of this 

 Society for the year 1909 in conven- 

 tion at Cincinnati. Ohio, be corrected 

 by adding the following, as adopted 

 at the time: 



"All members after paying dues continu- 

 ously for twenty-fiTO |23) years shall be 

 known as 'Pioneer Membei-s.' Thev shall 

 be entitled to all the benefits and' privi- 

 leges of other members; shall be exempt 

 from the payment of dues for the balance 

 of their lives and their names shall appear 

 in a special list under an appropriate head- 

 ing in the annual volume of the proceed- 

 ings of the Society." 



Asbi;ey Paek Show 



Conlin and Dreer Exhibits 



Amendment: — To amend Article IV. 

 Section 2. covering fees and assess- 

 ments, by adding the following: 



"Annual members after paying dues con- 

 tinuously for twenty-flve years shall be 

 known as 'I'iuneer Members,' and shall be 

 exempt from all future assessments." 



Ballot on place of meeting if first 

 amendment carries. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21st. 

 Morning Session. 

 Paper by Mr. L. \V. t'. Tuthill on 

 "Advertising. Some Wrongs to Make 

 Right." Discussion. Nomination of 

 Officers for 1913. Annual Meeting of 

 the Ladies' Society of American Flor- 

 ists at 10.30 A. M. 



I'lilZE 

 At Asbury Par 



WlXXlNG EXTtlEIT OF 

 k Show, fr 



ni Duke's Pari;. Somerville, N. J 

 Geo. H. Penson, fruit grower. 



Fklqt Grown Under Glass 



A. MacDonald, supt. 



Afternoon. 



No business Sessions — This after- 

 noon remains open, to permit of those 

 interested visiting the growers' and 

 other establishments in and around 

 Chicago. 



Evening. 



Lecture, Illustrated in Colors, on 

 "Floral Designing," by Mr, Fred. C. W. 

 Brown of Buffalo, N. Y. Discussion. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd. 



Morning Session. 

 Meetings of the following Societies: 

 9 A. M. — Florists' Hail Association of 

 America. 9.15 A. M. — Ameriacn Rose 

 Society. 9.30 A. M. — American Carna- 

 tion Society. 10 A. M. — Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America — Illinois 

 State Florists' Association. 10.15 A. 

 M. — American Sweet Pea Society. 

 10.30 A. M. — American Gladiolus So- 

 ciety. 10 A. M. to 12 M.— Election of 

 Officers. 



Afternoon. 



The Annual Bowling Tournament 

 will take place at Bensinger's Bowling 

 Alleys, 29 W. Randolph St.. starting 

 at 2 o'clock. 



Evening, 8.30 P. M. 



Reception and Dance given by the 

 Ladies' Society of American Florists. 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd. 



The Chicago Trade Committees have 

 arranged for a full day's entertain- 

 ment at Ravinia Park. 



Special Trains, Luncheon and Din- 

 ner, Outdoor Sports. Baseball and 

 Foot Races, Band Concert and Grand 

 Opera. 



Ideal surroundings of ravines and 

 groves. Most noted and exclusive re- 

 sort near Chicago. 



Memliers on arrival at Chicago 

 should register with Secretary, regis- 

 ter with Chicago Committee, get all 

 local information, get the Souvenir 

 Album. 



A Bureau of Information, continu- 

 ally maintained, will be found adjoin- 



