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HORTICULTURE 



August 26, 1911 



Whldlin cup— team making highest total 

 in ;: games, Washington. 



Casting cup team making hit 

 in any one of .". games, Washington. 



Bayersdorfer cup team making highest 

 total in first 2 games, Washington. 



Michel! trophy team making second 

 highest total in first 2 games, Cleveland. 



Finance Com., s:, tor each man on third 

 highest team, Philadelphia. 



11. l.ehr. Stick pin. I'"i' each man OH 



highest team, 3 games, Washington. 



F. C. Hanoi- cup, for man making most 

 spares, 3 games, Peter Olsem, Chicago. 



T. II. Patterson, l doz. Unit knives for 

 man making most total pills. .'! games. Mi- 

 l.oiman Washington, D. C. 



W. W. Barnard cup, for individual on 

 tram making highest score from distance, 

 total pins. 3 games, Peter Olsem, Chicago. 



Y7. C. McCance, minor, for man, highest 

 total, 3 games, McLennan. 



Mrs. M. F. Thomas, silver pitcher, most 

 strikes. .". games, Hiker. Washington. D. C. 



W. J. Johnson, silver bowl, for highest 

 individual score in any one of 3 games. 

 Biker. 



I'ennock-.Mcclian Co., $5, for each man 

 on team making 2nd highest score, total 

 pins, 3 gaims. Cleveland. 



M. Kir ,v Co., $10. for man making 2nd 

 highest number of strikes in 3 games. 

 Mi'I.eiimin. 



Hosea W'aterer. $5 for man 2nd highest 

 number of spares. ;; games, Dodds. 



The teams that comprised the bowl- 

 ing test were Washington, Cleveland, 

 Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, 

 Buffalo, Cincinnati and Chicago and 

 winning teams were in order named. 



Individual Rolling. 

 Geo. Asmus prize, $23, highest score, 

 total pins, 361— Guerth; Fred Strootman 

 cup, second highest score. ::44 — Kessier; 

 Dreer cup, 3rd highest score. 343— Patrick 

 Welsh; Ladies' Comm. carving set. 4th 

 highest score. 326 — Michael Blov; Mrs. 

 Chrester, salad fork, fifth highest score, 

 324 — Brown: W. S. Norris, salad spoon, 

 6th highest score, 315 — Boone; clock, 7th — 

 Wilson; umbrella, 8th, 312 — Lehr; vase. 

 9th, 309 — Guttman; box cigars, 10th — four 

 were tied and was divided. 



BALTIMORE'S DAY. 



Friday, August 18, was Baltimore's 

 Day. At 10 a. m. as per schedule the 

 visitors and their hosts were assem- 

 bled at the Light street dock and 

 amid much good nature and felicita- 

 tions the two steamers, Annapolis and 

 F. C. Latrobe set sail for the two- 

 hour trip down the bay to Tolchester 

 Beach. As before, the open-handed 

 consideration for the inner man which 

 characterizes the Baltimorean was 

 turned loose and nobody was permit- 

 ted to go either hungry or thirsty. 

 Much interest attached to Fort Me- 

 Henry, where the Stars and Stripes 

 were first raised and other interesting 

 points en route. 



Arriving at the landing at Tolches- 

 ter Beach the procession wended its 

 way to the lawn in front of the pavil- 

 ion where, it had been whispered, an 

 interesting event was to transpire. 

 And so it did, as J. K. M. L. Farquhar 

 of Boston stepped into the open space 

 and calling for President George As- 

 mus of Chicago, addressed him in 

 words eloquent with appreciative 

 praise for the excellent manner in 

 which he had met the heavy respon- 

 sibilities of his office, his capacity for 

 organization and ability in presiding 

 over his Society and presented him 

 on behalf of the assembled members a 

 beautiful solid silver service in a ma- 

 hogany case. President Asmus re- 

 sponded with words full of heartfelt 

 appreciation and promised a good time 

 and a notable convention in his home 

 town next year. President-elect Vin- 

 cent, being called upon, responded 

 gratefully for the honor that had been 

 conferred upon him. Then came the 

 games. 



Shooting. 



The shooting results were as fol- 

 lows: 



Firsi prize. T, C. Stevenson; Second 

 B. W. Stevenson: Third, It. M. 41 tick; 

 Fourth. I-:. K. Shaw; Fifth, 11. Browu; 

 Sixth, <;. Anderson; Seventh, Charles Sey- 

 bold; Eighth. G. Lntz; Ninth. F. Marquart; 

 Tenth, 11. Blackistone; Highest average, 50 

 birds, T. C. Stevenson. 



Following the shooting contest a 

 baseball game between the Baltimore 

 members of the organization and the 

 visitors was begun, but at the ending 

 of the fifth inning, when the score 

 stood 4 to in favor of the visitors, 

 the game was called on account of the 

 storm, which was rapidly approaching. 

 The ball players had hardly left the 

 field before the rain began to fall in 

 torrents. Crowds flocked to the shel- 

 ter of the houses, and those who were 

 standing on the piers sought the 

 friendly covering afforded by the two 

 vessels at the docks. The storm last- 

 ed for about half an hour. 

 Other Games. 



The winners of the other games, 

 which took place in the afternoon, 

 were: 



Men's Running Race — For men 23 years 

 and over. First, Harry Wagner, of Balti- 

 more; second, W. StaufTel, of Baltimore. 



Young Men's Running Race — Ward 

 Perry, of Baltimore. 



Fat Men's Race— J. Schocks, of Balti- 

 more. 



Married Women's Race — Mrs. William 

 Robertson, of Washington. 



man in the party. The ballots were 

 collected, and after counting them it 

 was found that Robert Halliday had 

 been unanimously chosen. Mr. Halli- 

 day, though pleased, was not in the 

 least flattered, and as the crowd gath- 

 ered around him to see the sealed 

 package, containing the prize, opened, 

 they were greatly disappointed when 

 Mr. Halliday stated that he would not 

 open the package until some time next 



day. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



At the session of this Society on 

 Wednesday, August 16, in addition to 

 the proceedings as recorded in our 

 last week's issue, the following busi- 

 ness was transacted. The committee 

 on recommendations in President's ad- 

 dress, Messrs. Vaughan, Crawford and 

 Cowee, advised the appointment of 

 I. S. Hendrickson, Arthur Cowee and 

 Carl Cropp, with the secretary ex- 

 officio, as a board of registry of new 

 varieties with power to make trials, 

 etc., subject to the approval of the 

 executive committee, also authorizing 

 the expenditure of $50 for dies for a 

 society medal. 



Treasurer Fuld's report showed cash 

 on hand $230.37, and Financial Secre- 

 tary Youell reported that there were 

 membership and advertising accounts 

 still due the Society of $345. 



It was voted that the American 

 Gladiolus Society adopt the following 



The Shooting Tournament 



Boys' Potato Race — R. Thaw, of Govans- 

 town. 



Girls' Totato Race — First prize, $2.50, 

 Miss Grace Erdman, of Baltimore; second 

 prize, $1.50, Miss Helen Richmann of Bal- 

 timore: third prize, $1. Miss Fannie Lach- 

 ner, of Baltimore. 



Single Ladies' Race- Miss May Dodds, 

 of Washington. 



At 5.30 the delegates congregated at 

 the end of the pier and after a short 

 address by Mr. Vincent, a handsome 

 silver loving cup was presented to 

 Robert L. Graham, president of the 

 Baltimore Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club. The presentation was a com- 

 plete surprise to Mr. Graham and he 

 acknowledged his appreciation by a 

 short response. On one side of the cup 

 was engraved the words: 



To Robert I.. Graham, from every mem- 

 ber of tie Gardeners ami Florists' Club 

 of Baltimore, as a token of their highest 

 esteem and regard. 



On the reverse side were the words: 



Presented during the S. A. F. & O. H. 

 Convention, Baltimore, August. 1911. 



The party then boarded the steamer. 

 Supper was served on the upper 

 decks. Almost side by side the two 

 vessels steamed up the bay, and at 

 9.30 o'clock the passengers were land- 

 ed at the pier. 



Just before landing a vote was cast 

 for a prize to go to the handsomest 



as a general standard for grading 

 bulbs. First size bulbs, \y 2 inches 

 and up; second size bulbs, 1*4 inches 

 to 1Y 2 inches. 



At the session on Thursday Mr. 

 Fitzpatrick of Cornell University gave 

 a lecture and report of investigation 

 of gladiolus diseases. The election of 

 officers resulted as follows: President, 

 I. S. Hendrickson; vice-president, E. 

 H. Cushman; corresponding secretary, 

 L. Merton Gage, financial secretary, 

 H. Youell; treasurer, Wm. Sperling; 

 executive committee, Arthur Cowee, 

 T. Boddington, F. W. Fengar; no- 

 menclature committee, Arthur Cowee, 

 Leonard Joerg, Professor Beal. 



The nomenclature committee recom- 

 mended and it was adopted that a 

 committee be appointed by the presi- 

 dent to secure or have printed a 

 suitable color chart for the use of the 

 members of the Society to be referred 

 to the executive committee for appro- 

 val and adoption, which shall if 

 deemed advisable by the committee 

 be copyrighted and sold to those wish- 

 ing it. 



The following committees were an- 

 nounced by President Hendrickson: 



Membership — J. B. Hutchinson, 

 Ralph Cushman, Geo. W. Parsons. 



