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H H T I C U L T r R E 



August 17, 1912 



shall be appointed by the piesident and 

 secretary at least one month before the ex- 

 bibition." 



by striking out tlie words "and secre- 

 tary." 



Resolution:— Be it Resolved, That 

 the records of the proceedings of this 

 Society tor 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 'joatinu- 

 ously for twenty-five (25) -VfarS, sball be 

 known as 'Pioneer Members.' They sha 1 

 be entitled to all the benefits and prlvi- 

 leces of other members; shall be exempt 

 irom 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." 



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-five year.s shal be 

 known as 'Pioneer 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. W. C. 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. 



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. 0. W. 

 Brown of Buffalo, N. Y. Discussion. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd. 

 Meetings of the following Societies: 



9 A M.— Florists' Hail Association of 

 America. 9.15 A. M.— American 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. Most noted and 

 exclusive resort near Chicago. 



Members 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, con- 

 tinually maintained, will be found aa- 

 joining Secretary Young's office in the 

 Coliseum Building, 



OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF SPORTS, 



Rl'LES- All contestants must be 

 members of S. A. F. & 0. H. in order 



to take part in the sporting events and 

 also a member of the Chicago Florists' 

 Club to take part on the Chicago Flor- 

 ists' Club teams that represent that 

 body. 



Third Day. 

 Individual Indies' bowling at Bensiub'er's. 

 29 W. KandDlph St., 4tb floor, Thursday, 

 Aug. 22nd, 10 A. M. sharp. 



It is understood that ladies must be 

 nipinbers of Ladies' S. A. F. & O. H. to 

 draw prizes in this tournament. 



1st prize, greatest number of puis in 

 two games, silver loving cup, Detroit Flow- 

 er Pot Co.; 2nd, coral chain, H. A. DreiT, 

 I'biladelphia; 3d, silver cup, Moninger C'>.. 

 Chicago; 4th. special prize, cut glas-J wine 

 pitcher, C. W. McKellar; 5tli. silver buckle. 

 American Florist; Oth, silver hand bag. 

 Percv Jones Co.. Chicago; 7th, Eastman 

 kodak. Sprinkle Proof. Sam Seligman ; 8th, 

 basket, M. Rice, Philadelphia : 9th, silver 

 buckle. American Florist; 10th. basket. 

 Raedlein Basket Co.. Chicago; lltb, high 

 single game, silver spoon, Mrs. F. Traend- 

 ly N Y.; 12tb greatest number strikes, 

 t'wo games, silk umbrellii, Lubliuer & Trinz. 

 Chicago; 1.3th, greatest number spares, two 

 games, cut glass bowl. F. Lautenschlager, 

 Chicago: 14th. greatest number riilroads, 

 two games, pair gcdd cuff buttons, B. Wien- 

 boeber Co.. Chicago; 15th, special fir each 

 '200 game, cut glass vase, Sefton Box Co., 

 Chicago. 



Individual men bowling at Bensmger s. 

 29 W. Randolph St., 4th floor, Thursday, 

 Aug. 22nd, 2 P. M. sharp. _ 



1st prize greatest number pins, three 

 caines leather suit case, Pennock-Meehan 

 Co Philadelphia ; 2nd, gold umbrella. Hoi- 

 ton & I-lnnkei. Milwaukee: 3d. leather trav- 

 eling bag. Vaui-'hin's Seed Store, Chicago; 

 4th gold umbrella. Hummel & Downing. 

 Milwaukee; 5th. leather traveling bag. A. 

 Lange. Chicago; 6tb. box cigars. Geo. As- 

 mus', Chicago; 7th. umbrella. A. L. R'lnd.all 

 Co Chicago: .?th. suit case. W. H. Ividwell. 

 Chicago; 9th, order and hand case. Doug- 

 lis Blvd. Floral. ChicMgi; 10th. umbrella. 

 Fritz Babr, Highland Park. 111.: 11th KT(-:\t- 

 est number strikes, three games, iimbrHlla. 

 Fritz Bahr. Highland Park. 111.; 12tb, 

 "reatost number spares, three games, um- 

 brella Fritz Bahr. Highland Park. 111.; 

 13th. greatest number pin^. cne game, box 

 cin-ars Peter Freeman. Aurora, 111.: 14tn_ 

 hi"h nian in individual bowling to roll off 

 three games with high man team howlers 

 for the diamond medal and the chimpion- 

 shiii of the convention, diamond medil. 

 Brunswick. Balke & Collender Co.. Chicag-i; 

 1.-itb "reatest number railroads first three 

 games. Florists' Design Book. Florists Kx- 

 chaiiire. K. Y. x t, *- « 



Shoftir" contest 2 P. M. sharp at Peter 

 Reinberg's Farm. Kedzie and Devon Aves. 

 Meet at bowling alley 1-5.30 noon sharp, 

 Thursday Aug. 22nd. Peter Reinberg, cap- 

 tain 1st prize. SIO 00 in gold. Sefton Box 

 On Chicago- 2nd. fishing rod, ,Toe Mend.all. 

 Cli'i'cago: 3d, album water gardening. Flor- 

 ists' Exchange, N. Y'. „ . , ,tv 

 Men team bowling at Bensmger s. 4th 

 fldor "9 W. Randolph St.. Thursdav. Aug. 

 ""nd 4 P M 1st prize, team making most 

 pins' in three games, silver lo--iog cun. 

 Robert Craig Co.. Philadelnhia • 2nd. silver 

 hiving cup. Moninger Co.. Chi.ago: 3d. 

 <;lflno W N. Rndd. Chicigo: 4ti\ team 

 prize 'h B-iversdorfcr. Philadelnhia ; oth. 

 team' prize S10.00 Y^'.Tthpiirer Bros, New 

 York- Rth, .W.OO, A. Henderson & l^"-- CM- 

 cag"- 7tb. five boxes cigars, C. C. _P"li- 

 wortb. Alilwaukee; Sth. five ™ns ciff-rs. 

 Knight Ci-ar Shop. Chicaoro; flt^. S-'J.O'l, 

 Hoerber Brr.s.. Chicago: 10th. silver Inving 

 ,■111) Monintrer Co.. Chicago. lUh. each 

 hU'h m-Mi nn tnan.s to get a FMey utn- 

 brella. Foley Mfc-. Co. Cbicasro : 12th. 

 team that gets hicrhest single ga-'e $'.00. 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. Chicago: I'th. te>ni 

 making most strikes, three game<. S ■ 00 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. Chicago; "«'. 'can, 

 making most spares, three games. .W.no. \\ . 

 T Boas & Co.. Philadelnhia: 15*h. tenn 

 'making most railmads. th'-ee games. $5.0(1. 

 W .T Boas & Co.. Philadelphia: Ifith. high 

 man on team bowlers to roll off three 

 "ames with high man on individuals f"r 

 the championship of convention and dii- 

 niond medal. Brunswick. Balke & Collender 

 Co. nigh man on each team to roll also 

 in Individuals for prizes. 



Fourth Day. 

 R-iviui-i Pari; races and field sports, 11 

 A M sharp. Aug. 23d. Friday. A'l races 

 to be from scratch to be held on Ravin-a 

 Park Field 



'cirls' race. 10 vears a"d under. 40 yards. 

 1st prize i*'' 00 Sefton Box Co., Chicago: 

 2nd bit.' ribbon. Snrinklepr'^of, Sam Se- 

 ligman: 3d. box candy. F.lsie Winterson. 



Bovs' race, 10 years and under, 50 yards. 

 1st, '$2.00, Sefton Box Co., Chicago; 2nd, 

 money bank, Sefton Box Co., Chicago. 



Girls' race, 15 years and under, 60 yards. 

 1st, cut glass plaza bowl, Sefton Box Co., 

 Chicago; 2nd, cut glass Raynor candy dish, 

 Sefton Box Co., Chicago. 



Boys' race, 15 veirs and under. 100 yards. 

 1st. $2.00; 2nd, $1.00, Sefton Box Co. 



Single ladies' rai e, .50 yards. 1st, $:?.00; 

 2nd $2.00. Ed. F. Toepel, Morton (irove. 



Al'arried ladies' race. ,50 yards. 1st. sil- 

 ver buckle, American Florist (^o. : 2nd, sil- 

 ver buckle. American Florist Co. 



Men's race, 125 lbs. and over, 200 yards. 

 1st, silver loving cup. Geo. Wittliold Co., 

 Chicago; 2nd, $3.00 cash, Sefton Box Co., 

 Chicago; 3d. silver cigar cutter, F. Lau- 

 tenschlager. Chicago. 



Fat men's race, 200 lbs. and over, 22 i lb. 

 men must be 6 ft. or over. 224 lb. men ov 

 less must be 5 ft. 10 or less; 100 yards is 

 distance 1st, gold fob. Flower Growers 

 Assn Chicago; 2nd, roll garden hose Re- 

 vere Rubber Co.. Chicago; 3d. .$5.00, W. J. 

 Boas & Co., Philadelphia. _ 

 Broad ,iump. 1st, box cigars, Ed. Wm- 



'"■^a'c"' ?ace'."^lst, ,$3.00; 2nd, $2.00, Sefton 



'"T^hr^^'leggld^nue. 1st, $3.00; 2nd. $2.00, 

 Sefton Mfg. Co., Chic-ago, i ,. «o nft 



High jump. 3% ft. to enter. 1st, $2.00, 

 Sefton Mfg. Co., Chicago. 



Special race, S. A. F. officials only. oO 

 vards and return to starting place; dis- 

 t^'nce 100 vards. 1st, $3.00: 2nd, $2.00, Set- 

 ton Mfg. Co., Chicago. 



Special race, press members ''niy, -ou 

 yard? walk, ist, $3.00, Sefton Mfg. Co., 



^ Ho'Tskip and .lump. 1st, $2.00. Sefton 



^'%?%2'Tp: M. Sharp. Ravinia Park 

 Bali grounds. Chicago Florist Club's teim 

 vs S A. F. All Stars: each man on win- 

 ning team to receive .$2.50. 

 ' Man making first home run "^ '""f ^t ^i' 

 at his second or later time at bat 1st prize, 

 leather pocketbook. .Tohnson & Cronis. 



Man that works hardest and sets beat 

 the worst 1st prize. $5.00 in gold, BenJ. 

 Hammond. Fishkill. N. Y , . 



Pitcher that makes most strike outs. Ist 

 prize, box cigars, Herman Schiller. 



BOSTON TO CHICAGO. 



It is proposed to leave Boston on the 

 2 00 P M. train Sunday, which arrives 

 in Chicago Monday at 2.00 P. M. \\<^ 

 hope to have a sufficient number to fill 

 a special car and I should like to hear 

 at once from those who would like to 

 join this party and wish to have a 

 berth reserved. It is important that l 

 should have this information at once. 

 B. ALLAN PIERCE. 



Waltham, Mass. 



PHILADELPHIA TO CHICAGO. 



The convention party will leave on 

 the 10 17 train, Baltimore & Ohio, 24th 

 and Chestnut street. Monday morning, 

 August 19, picking up the Baltimore 

 and Washington contingents on the 

 way $15,40 one way. Those going 

 should arrange with John Westcott, 

 chairman of transportation committee, 

 at once otherwise they will have to 

 pav the straight fare; $17.00. Address: 

 John Westcott, Ridge and Lehigh ave- 

 nues All are welcome whether mem- 

 bers 'of the club or not. "The more 

 the merrier." 



NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. 



Frank H. Traendly says the party 

 will fall short of the requisite number 

 for the special train, so that they will 

 be accommodated in two special cars 

 on N Y, Central, Monday morning. 



Tickets and sleeping car reserva- 

 tions are to be paid for on the train. 

 If any baggage is to be checked appli- 

 cation should be made to the baggage 

 room at the Grand Central Terminal, 

 stating that you are a member of the 

 florists' party en route to Chicago, 



