August 31, 1912 



HOETICULTUEE 



305 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND 

 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 



Convention Report Completed 



JUDGES' REPORTS. 



The following additions to the 

 judges' reports received too late for 

 insertion last week were made and 

 duly accepted: 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Pliiladelpliiu, 

 honorable mention for new French basket 

 in French coiored effect, standing elect- 

 rolier, and ijuumetal toneware; the chariot 

 of peace and decorative ferns were highly 

 commended. 



Lion A: Co. were highly commended for 

 lace-edged chiffon. 



Wertheimer liros.. New York, rertidcate 

 of merit for gold lace chiffon ribbon; 

 honorable mention for lace chiffon ribbon 

 and for lace brid.tl tulle; high commenda- 

 tion for embroidered funeral design ribbon, 

 fancy corsage ties and Jacquard chiffon 

 ribbon. 



L. Baumann & Co., honorable mention 

 for artificial plants and flowers for deco- 

 rative purposes. 



J. A. Peterson & Sons, Cincinnati, certi- 

 flcate of merit for Dracaena Victoria. 



M. Kice & Co., Philadelphia, certificate of 

 merit for Florentine art basket and high 

 commendation for metalloid finished basltet. 

 Raedieiu Basket Co., Chicago, high com- 

 mendation for flower baskets. 



Schloss Bros., certificate of merit for 

 bowknot, rose and four-leaved clover Jac- 

 quard ribbon ; honorable mention for bou- 

 quet holders and high commendation for 

 gold ribbon with wire edge, rubberized 

 ribbon for stem wrapping and on bridal 

 scarfs. 



The Brecht Co., St. Louis, certificate of 

 merit for exhibit of refriarerators. 



H. G. Dreyer & Son. Cleveland, Ohio, 

 certificate of merit for plant stand. 



Burlington Willow Ware Co., Burlington, 

 la., honorable mention for baskets. 



Illinois Self- Watering Flower Box Co., 

 special mention for window boxes. 



Knight & Struck Co., honorable mention 

 for table of ericas and other plants. 



Roseville Pottery Co., Zanesville, Ohio, 

 honorable mention for potery. 



Jac Lederer, high commendation for re- 

 frigerators. 



Lord Box Co.. Minneapolis, certificate of 

 merit for New Idea potted plant and 

 flower box. 



Williams Florists' Supply Co., TJtica, 

 certificate of merit for E-Z carnation sup- 

 port. 



Foley JIfg. Co., Chicago, high commend- 

 ation for m.alleable iron roof liar bracket. 



Superior Machine & Boiler Works, high 

 commeiidatiion for Standard Superior fire- 

 box boiler. 



Standard Pump & Engine Co., high com- 

 mendation for electric pumps and pneuma- 

 tic system of greenhouse water supply. 



John C. Moninger Co.. Chicago, high 

 commendation for galvanized iron frame 

 bench construction and pneumatic water 

 suppl.v systems. 



Lord & Burnham Co., New York, high 

 commendation for ice cleaning transom, 

 sash and sill. 



After the election of officers and 

 other closing proceedings of Thursday 

 forenoon as detailed in our issue of 

 last week, the Convention adjourned 

 to meet in New York at the Inter- 

 national Flower Show of 1913 and 

 the Tjowling contests scheduled for 

 Thursday afternoon at Bensinger's Al- 

 leys became the centre of attraction. 



THE BOWLING. 



There were nine teams in the field. 

 As the following figures Indicate, some 

 of the erstwhile triumphant cities had 

 to take a dose of unaccustomed medi- 

 cine. Three strings each were played: 



CLEVELAND. 



Hart 550 Adgate 556 



Friedley 422 Graham 545 



Knoble 516 Totals 3589 



BUFFALO. 



Mansfield 533 Streit 460 



Sanditord 517 McClure 525 



Anderson 375 Totals 2410 



CHICAGO. 



Huebner 468 Wolf 474 



Farley 428 Foerster 572 



Asmus 414 Totals 2356 



NEW YORK. 



Manda 435 Smith 384 



Irwin 463 Donaldson 552 



Burns 507 Totals 2341 



MILWAUKEE. 



Holton 569 Zweifel 413 



Pohl 403 Rusch 472 



Mathewson 444 Totals 2301 



DETROIT. 



Rloy 471 Brourell 382 



Fetters 482 Sullivan 504 



Rahaley 441 Totals 2280 



CINCINNATI. 



Heckman 420 Murphy 490 



Horning 464 Critchell 417 



Schumann 467 Totals 2258 



BALTIMORE. 



Boone 474 Quick 384 



Johnston 302 Seybold 535 



Kline 401 Totals 2096 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Wescott 334 Connor 445 



Kif t 402 Robertson 46S 



Shober 302 Totals 1951 



In the individual bowling there were 

 51 contestants. Those making 400 or 

 over in three strings were as follows: 



Ed. Schultz 538, C. Balluft 524, W. R. 

 Pierson ,'507, V. Bergman 506, Peter Olsem 

 499, F. S. Ayres 496, John Zech 493, Al. 

 Fischer 488. C. W. McKellar 487, D. Weeks 

 4.S0, W. Cook 477, D. J. Scott 473, E. F. 

 Winterson 463, F. II. Miller 461, C. N. 

 Ruedlinger 454, L. H. Vaughan 449, Otto 

 Goeriscli 446, A. Zech 445, F. H. Traendlv 

 442, J. S. Wilson 433, F. J. Krauss, Jr., 430, 

 H. S. Will 419, W. J. Vesey, Jr., 419, A. 

 Henderson 412, Andrew Wilson 408, J. P. 

 Degnan 403, W. F. Kasting 402. 



The ladies, who bowled on Thurs- 

 day forenoon, played two strings each. 

 There were 36 of them — and here is 

 the record: 



Mrs. C. W. McKellar 325. Mrs. F. H. 

 Traendly 265, Mrs. S. H. Klein 253, Mrs. 

 H. J. Quick 221, Mrs. Geo. Asmus 216, Mrs. 

 J. W. Boone 207, Mrs. A. L. Vaughan 198, 

 Mrs. C. Byers 196, Mrs. E. F. Winterson 

 194, Mrs. G. Smith 192, Mrs. E. A. Fetters 

 191, Mrs. G. W. French 182, Mrs. J. A. 

 Manda 176, Mrs. A. M. Herr 168, Mrs. C. 

 E. Critchell 166, Mrs. W. N. Rudd 145, 

 Mrs. H. A. Bunyard 144, Mrs. J. C. Enders 

 143. Mrs. F. S. Ayers 138, Mrs. S. S. Tiegel 

 1.35, Xliss Nellie B. Able 133, Mrs. M. 

 Weeks 133, Mrs. A. Rasmussen 132, Mrs. 

 A. P. Poehlmann 125, Mrs. A. Myers 117. 

 Mrs. Adolph Poehlmann 115, Mrs. M. E. 

 Miller 108. Miss Perle B. Fulmer 106, Mrs. 

 P. M. Palez 106, Mrs. C. B. Thompson 105. 

 Miss Phyliss Rudd 103. Mrs. Henry Schmieg 

 101, Mrs. W W. Coles 93, Mrs. C. Quarles 

 80, Mrs. W. J. Johnston 71. Miss P. Vir- 

 gin 40. 



Mrs. Chas. McKellar, as was antici- 

 pated by all who know her, made the 

 highest scores and won the silver lov- 

 ing cup, the special prize of $50 in 

 merchandise and several other prizes; 

 Mrs. Traendly won a cut glass pitch- 

 er; Mrs. S. H. Klein a silver cup and 

 the special $25 prize; Mrs. Geo. As- 

 mus, coral beads; Mrs. A. L. Vaughan, 



kodak; Mrs. E. F. Winterson, brass 

 basket. 



THE DAY AT RAVINIA PARK. 



Friday, the fourth day of the Con- 

 vention, had been set apart for pleas- 

 ure, as guests of the Chicago norlsts 

 and allied trades. It required two 

 special trains to carry the visitors 

 from Chicago to this noted resort and 

 everything possible was done by the 

 local committees to make the occa- 

 sion one of pleasure long to be remem- 

 bered by all who participated. The 

 grounds are beautifully laid out and 

 the expansive playstead and grand 

 stand in its setting of woodland scen- 

 ery made an unexcelled location for 

 the much-heralded baseball game be- 

 tween the Chicago and "All Stars" 

 teams, and for the various races and 

 other athletic events that had been 

 scheduled. 



A large bed of King Humbert can- 

 nas at the entrance of the grounds 

 was the centre of an admiring throng. 

 All agreed that never before had they 

 seen so superb a canna display. King 

 Humbert is certainly the grandest can- 

 na in existence and here it outdid it- 

 self. A fringe of Eulalia gracilimum 

 and dwarf salvias gave an effective 

 finishing touch to the group. Under 

 the leafy forest canopy luncheon was 

 served at noon and in the spacious 

 pavilion dinner was enjoyed in the 

 evening, after which the visitors lis- 

 tened to opera and the Theodore 

 Thomas orchestra, which had also 

 given a grand concert in the after- 

 noon. 



Immediately following dinner an in- 

 teresting event took place — the pres- 

 entation to President Vincent and 

 Mrs. Vincent of a handsome set of 

 silverware. The presentation speech 

 was made by President-elect Farquhar, 

 who expressed the hope that future 

 generations of Vincents might look 

 upon the gift with pride in the achieve- 

 ments of their illustrious ancestors. 

 Mr. Vincent replied appreciatively, 

 saying that he had tried to do what 

 he could for the Society's welfare and 

 ex|)ressed good wishes for the future. 

 Robert Craig and E. G. Hill followed 

 with brief and, at times, humorous ad- 

 dresses and Mr. Farquhar closed this 

 part of the proceedings with an ur- 

 gent appeal for loyalty and activity in 

 all departments of the work of the 

 Society, emphasizing particularly the 

 International Flower Show to be held 

 in New York and the convention of 

 1913 in Minneapolis, Minn. 



THE GAMES AT RAVINIA PARK. 



The baseball game was a prime at- 

 traction. The "All Stars" beat the 

 Chicagos by the close score of 11 to 10 

 in a 10-inning game. 



Girls' race, 10 years and under, 40 yards 

 —1st, Florence Nieman; 2nd, Bernice 

 Buckley. 



Boys' race. 10 years and under, 50 yards 

 —1st, J. Ainliug; 2nd, J. Evans. 



