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WASHINGTON NOTES. 



Mr. C.oudy visited man local 



trade last week In the Inten La of H. 

 A. Dreer ol Philadelphia. 



Walter Hengel, late with Haber- 

 ni. iii (it Philadelphia, bii d the 



emplo] ni Z. D. Blackistone. 



\V. A. Bolliuger o£ Bethesda, Bid., 

 Is .now in Texas fur a Bhort taj on 

 business pertaining to the Federal 

 government 



\v. K. Qude, at tiir annua] election, 

 was made a member ol tin- hoard of 

 directors of the Washington Hoard of 

 Trade. The election was a plrlted 

 one, tin re i" tug more candidates than 

 vacancies, but -Mr. Qude polled within 

 thirty rotes ni the head of tin ticket. 



W. it. Smith is receiving the con- 

 gratulations ol his verj many friends 

 on his recovery from what was at first 

 thought to be a fatal illness. Informa- 

 tion, has been given out at tin' Provi- 

 dence Hospital that in' would in- seen 

 on the street before many days have 

 passed. Mr. Smith has had quite a 

 ni' it inn has borne the pain ami 

 illness Incident thereto with remark- 

 able fortitude 



F. 11. Kramer has been holding his 

 annual show ol chrysanthemums and 

 the display has caused his store to be 

 crowded with admiring visitors. Chrys- 

 anthemums of till varieties ami colors. 

 shapes ami sizes were to !"■ seen and 

 some mighty good stock was shown. 

 The greenhouse was appropriately 

 decorated with ferns, smiiax ami ri 

 and tit i he rear was massed a forest 

 of palms. Japanese lanterns cast a 

 pleasing suit toned light on the whole. 



Prominent among those present at 

 iin- "get together dinner" of the Re- 

 i .n 1 Merchants' Association on Novem- 

 ber 8, were William P. and Adolphus 

 Gude and Otto Bauer of the Washing- 

 ton Florists' t'o. The dinner was held 

 primarily to bring together merchants 

 of all lines and for the discussion of 

 methods tending to do away with va- 

 rious trade evils which now beset 

 them. An informal reception pre- 

 ceded the dinner. The big dining and 

 reception rooms of the New Ebbitt 

 House were utilized for the occasion. 

 An orchestra furnished music through- 

 out the evening and a quartet and sev- 

 eral soloists with the aid of the toast- 

 master kept the guests in the best of 

 humor. There are now a number of 

 florists who are members of this as- 

 sociation and a campaign is to be 

 Started tn gel others to enroll. 



Z. D. Iilackistone held a reception 

 this week following the completion of 

 extensive alterations to his store at 

 Fourteenth and H streets, N. W. The 

 two sides of his store have been torn 

 down and replaced by large display 

 window- with mirrored pillars and top 

 and concealed electric lights. New 

 iceboxes have been Installed and one 

 of the walls covered with mirrors. 

 The interior of the store has i a col- 

 ored French graj with a lattice work 

 effect in while and on a so 

 zanine floor running around the walls, 

 netted terns, palms and smilas have 

 been placed. The tables are of mar- 

 ble with the lattice work bases made 

 from designs furnished by Mr. Blacki- 

 stone. A new system of lighting has 

 been put in and the store is one of the 

 handsomest in the south. With their 

 congratulations, a numbi i of whole- 



sale firms and growers sent 



offerings and many ol the local n 

 bailers have called on Mr. Bl 

 wishing him continue I 



CLARENCE L LINZ. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



Business Changes. 

 In addition to the list of bust- 

 changes recorded lasl week II. W. 

 Met/. & Co. have gone oul ol the i 



business at 401 S. Ashland boulevard 



where they have been tor the last tout 



years. Their store has been leased by 

 j. F. Carnik & Co., a . ouple i 

 ni. ;i >.\ ho ha\ e tor the past i w o 

 had a store at 1514 \V. Chicago A.V6 

 and will now have both places. They 

 are remodelling the new store and 

 greatly Improving the lighting and 

 other equipment and will have a flrsl 

 class store in every respect. The lo- 

 cation is a choice one. 



The Atliem um Floral Co. has gi 

 up the store opened up four month 

 ago on E. Van Buren St. and will 

 make use of the basement salesroom 

 only, hereafter. 



Richard Rolston, who has had many 

 and varied experiences in the florists' 

 line has now abandoned the business 

 and gone into other work. 



Hallowe'en Party. 

 The store and office employes of the 

 Geo. Witihold Co. of Edgebrook, of 

 Buckingham Place and of their North 

 Clark street stun enjoyed a banquet 

 and social evening at Hie residence of 

 Fred Wittbold. The tables were set 

 in the large basement and these and 

 the room were trimmed in a way suit- 

 able to the season. Dancing and 

 games made an occasion not soon for- 

 gotten. 



Miscellaneous News. 



A new incorporation is under way 

 to take over the old D. D. Johnson 

 Co.'s business of manufacturing the 

 Evergreen Brands of Fertilizer. Noth- 

 ing to date has been completed but 

 some excellent business men have the 

 matter under consideration. 



The E. Wienhoeber Co., for many 

 years has had fall openings which 

 have showed much more than ordinary 

 taste and elegance and this year was 

 no exception unless it was exceptional- 

 ly good. Table decorations were a 

 feature and the work in all lines was 

 much admired during the three days' 

 exhibition. 



Invitations are out for the marriage 

 of Martha Robakowski and Frank W. 

 Paszkiet, Nov. 22nd. at St. Mary's 

 Church. An all day and evening re- 

 ception follows the early wedding ac- 

 cording to the custom of that nation- 

 ality. Frank is receiving his full 

 share of attention from his fellow em- 

 ployes, but is a model of good nature. 



The lessons to be learned from the 

 Land Show are no longer doubted by 

 any one and the Chicago florists are 

 anxious to get their share. The ar- 

 rangements and decorations alone are 

 worth studying and among the varied 

 products of the entire country are 

 hints in plenty to the ones who are 

 looking for them. The third annual 

 event opens Nov. 18th. 



Visitors: J. J. Karins, represen 

 II. A. Dreer, Philadelphia: Chas. Fuhl- 

 brugge. Kansas City, Mo.; J. G. Lay- 

 ton, Louisiana, Mo.; Paul M. Palez, 

 Little Rock, Ark.; J. A. Fisher, Kala- 

 mazoo. Mich. 



To try and do away with the 

 middleman in the bulb import- 

 ing business is like trying to 

 economize on the policeman in 

 the middle of a busy street. 

 It's a sort of finesse that sel 

 dom works out profitably. 

 There are so many ways a 

 buyer can become a loser by 

 doing his own importing that 

 it is not policy for the average 

 grower to do it. It is a busi- 

 ness by itself, and it's better 

 for most buyers to buy from 

 an American house than a for- 

 eign one, because you can get 

 in quick, close touch with those 

 responsible without difficulty 

 and expense. This alone has 

 saved buyers many a dollar 

 that would otherwise have 

 been lost to brokers and other 

 parasites whose business it is 

 to prey upon the unwary and 

 ignorant in all sorts of ways 

 that cost money. Buy your 

 bulbs and plants from good 

 first-class American houses — 

 in the long run you can't do 

 better anyway, and, besides, by 

 helping Americans you help 

 yourself and encourage home 

 industry. What business do 

 you get from a man entirely 

 foreign to this country? Who 

 supports you and your business 

 — the Americans or the for- 

 eigners? Support those who 

 support you — and, above all, 

 don't let a foreigner sail home 

 with a mortgage on your bank 

 account and a lien on your 

 business. 



In the interest of Horseshoe 

 Brand Bulbs. Write for prices. 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



12 West Broadway 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Not Bow Cb«*p 

 Bui How Ooow 



