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HORTICULTURE 



August 31, 1912 



Girls' race, 15 years and under, 60 yards 

 —1st Beatrice Asmus; 2nd, Florence 

 Vauglian. 



Single ladies' race— 1st, Esther Harti- 

 gau; 2nd, Miriam Hancock. 



Married ladies' race, 50 yards— 1st, Mrs. 

 G. Smith; 2nd, Mrs. B. Bergman. 



Men's race. 125 pounds and over, 200 

 yards— 1st. E. E. L.udwig; 2nd. L. Koropp; 

 3rd, J. rochlmann. 



Fat men's race, 200 pounds or over. Urn 

 vards — l«t, L. C'riteliell: 2nd, J. Manda: 

 3rd, T. Sliober. 



Broad jump — Won by 'W. W. Warring. 



Sack race— Won by J. Poehlmann. 



Tliree-legged race — 1st. Currie and Poll- 

 worth: 2nd, Perkins and Gormley. 



High jump. SJ/o feet to enter— Won li.v 

 David Scott. 



Hot stuff dash, 50 yards and return— 

 1st, August Poehlmann: 2nd Geo. Asmiis. 



Hop. skip and jump— Won by David 

 Scott. 



PRESENTATION TO SECRETARY 

 YOUNG. 



Amid the noise and confusion at- 

 tending tlie disruption and removal of 

 the trade exhibits, there was a little 

 gathering of the exhibitors and other 

 friends of the secretary and exhibition 

 manager, .John Young of New York. 

 At a well conceived moment the sec- 

 retary was seized, and amid cries sug- 

 gesting force, was pushed or carried 

 to a clear spot, where what appeared 

 to be a "row'' on the part of the ex- 

 hibitors at once commenced. Presi- 

 dent Vincent appearing, the unfortu- 

 nate victim was charged with all sorts 

 of things. The president sought to 

 pacify the crowd and heard in whis- 

 pers the charges made against the sec- 

 retary. "I am very sorry, Mr. Young," 

 said Mr. Vincent, "to hear the charges 

 made against you at this time, when 

 the exhibition is over. I think it is 

 a serious thing for a man to be sus- 

 pected of having done things which 

 have in great measure ended in the 

 disruption of the exhibition at this 

 date, and these good people evident- 

 ly are determined that you should be 

 watched, a determination with which 

 I am entirely in accord; therefore it 

 is my duty. In their behalf, to now 

 "watch" you with this handsome gold 

 watch in the hope that you may live 

 .long to wear it, and in wearing it 

 think of those whose pleasure it is to 

 remember your many acts of courtesy 

 in your official and dual position at 

 this convention." 



Mr. Young, who was taken by sur- 

 prise, in language somewhat feeble 

 through his very palpable emotion, 

 made suitable response amid mucli 

 cheering. 



ENTERTAINMENTS. 



As briefly mentioned in our last is- 

 sue, on 'Wednesday a number of the 

 Chicago florists kept open house. Over 

 700 visited the Poehlmann Bros.' estab- 

 lishment at Morton Grove in two 

 trains. An object of special interest 

 was the new electric soil mixer just 

 installed and which seemed able to 

 perform wonders in its line. Poehl- 

 mann Bros, kept up their reputation 

 as ideal entertainers by serving lunch 

 at the 'Wayside Inn. 



One hundred and forty accepted the 

 invitation of E. C. Amling to visit 

 ■ their greenhouses and those of the 

 other seven florists in Maywood. They 

 met at the store, 70 E. Randolph 

 street, and took the train to May- 

 wood, where autos were waiting for 

 them. Supper was served at Forest 

 Park after an afternoon of genuine 

 pleasure. 



Frank Oechslin's plant range was 

 daily the object of attraction. Being 



Fekn Exhibit of F. R. Piekson Co. at Chicago 



inside the city its convenient location 

 made it possible for those to visit it 

 who had never had an opportunity be- 

 fore and they were well repaid, for 

 every plant was apparently dressed in 

 its best for the convention week. As 

 Mr. Oechslin served his apprentice- 

 ship in the east he was able to ex- 

 tend a welcome to many of the east- 

 ei'ii growers, who were certainly sur- 

 prised at the plant he has Iiere. 



Basset t & Washburn are building 

 this year and therefore had little to 

 offer, but two automobiles met the 

 early trains at Hinsdale where the 

 old plant is and after visiting it the 

 party was taken to Gregg, the new 

 site. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINAL 

 RESOLUTIONS. 



Whereas, TIio Twcntby-eifflitli Annual 

 Convention now closing will, we believe, 

 live in the annals of the Society as one of 

 the most successful and enjoyable in the 

 history of the organization, and desiring to 

 recognize the efforts made to achieve these 

 results, we therefore submit the following; 



Be it Resolved, That the thanks of the 

 Society are hereby extended to tlie officers 

 and members of the Chicago Fl irists' Clnb 

 for their lavisli hospitality, the splendid 

 efforts made for our comfort ami plea-^ure. 

 and their untiring care of us wh le in their 

 midst. We desire to couple with them, in 

 this recognition, the men of the allied 

 trades in Chicago who worked Iiand in 

 hand with them. 



Our special thanks are due to the Biard 

 of Park Commissioners for the great in- 

 terest manifested in the exhibl^in. and 

 their splendid display of plints which was 

 such a feature. 



We also desire that the thanks of the 

 Society be extended to the various ex- 

 hibitors and the advertisers in the souve- 

 nir album. 



Our thanks are also due to the daily 

 press of Chicago for the n-tices given of 

 the Convention and Exhibition. 



In closing, wc wish to specially express 

 our appreciation if. and terder our heart- 

 felt thanks to. the ladies of Chicago and 

 the T.adies' Society of .American Flirists 

 tor all they did to entertain the visiting 

 ladies. We recognize that the work done 

 by them was a potent factor in the social 

 success of the gathering. 



PATRICK O'MARA. 



E. G. HILI^. 



J. OTTO THILOW. 



Committee. 



Maynard in her place as Secretary. 

 The usual order of business was des- 

 patched, the Secretary's report show- 

 ing 261 members, including 34 new 

 members taken in during the year. 

 The report of the Treasurer showed be- 

 tween 1500 and $tJOO in the treasury. 



Officers elected at this meeting to 

 serve for the ensuing year were the 

 following: Mrs. F. H. Traendly, New 

 York, President; Mrs. Chas. W. Mc- 

 Kellar, Chicago, 1st Vice-President; 

 Mrs. George Asmus, Chicago, 2nd Vice- 

 President, Mrs. Albert M. Herr, Lan- 

 caster, Pa., Treasurer; Mrs. Chas H. 

 Maynard, Allen, Mich., Secretary. 



An appropriation was voted, to be in 

 effect annually hereafter, of $25 for 

 first prize for ladies' bowling tourna- 

 ment. 



At the ladies' reception Thurdsay 

 evening. Mrs. A. M. Herr, in behalf of 

 the society presented Mi's. J. W. Boone, 

 retiring President, a beautiful brooch 

 of 7.S pearls and diamonds. Mrs. Chas. 

 H. Maynard thanked the ladies on be- 

 half of Mrs. Boone, who was suffer- 

 ing from severe throat trouble. Mis. 

 Maynard says "Entertainment tickets" 

 were a perfect success. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



This Society held a meeting on 

 Thursday. Matters concerning the 

 National Flower Show were discussed. 

 It was decided that they ask the S. A. 

 F. for its medals to be awarded at the 

 National Flower Show under the aus- 

 pices of the C. S. A 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



A meeting of the Rose Society was 

 held on Thursday morning. The 

 schedule of prizes in the cut flower 

 section of the National Flower Show 

 was under consideration. The Execu- 

 tive Board will meet in New York 

 within the next ten days to complete 

 the schedule. 



LADIES' SOCIETY OF AMERICAN 

 FLORISTS. 



Tlie annual meeting of the Ladies 

 Society of American Florists was held 

 on 'Wednesday morning, August 21st. 

 the President. Mrs. .1. W. Boone of 

 Baltimore in the chair, Mrs. Chas. H. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



.■\t the meeting of this Society on 

 Thursday, President Sim urged mem- 

 bers to make their plantings now so as 

 to have cut stock in readiness for the 

 National Flower Show. A big sweet 

 pea display is assured for that event. 



