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HORTICULTURE 



August 7, 1920 



TEXAS STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION 



Mr. R. C. Kerr tells me that the 

 Sixth Annual Convention of the Texas 

 State Floral Association was the great- 

 est from the standpoint of attendance, 

 enthusiasm and good accomplished 

 that was ever held by this organiza- 

 tion. Mr. Kerr says that it is planned 

 to make the association much broader 

 in scope than its name might imply. 

 In fact, it is to cover the whole South- 

 west in its activities, and representa- 

 tives have been appointed in Okla- 

 homa, Louisiana and Arkansas to 

 stimulate interest. 



One of the greatest pieces of work 

 accomplished at the convention was 

 the raising of an additional $1,000 for 

 tlie National Publicity Fund. Probably 

 the crowning event of the convention 

 was a dinner given at the Greenwood 

 Floral Company's plant by the man- 

 ager. Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis is proving 

 a great addition to the ranks of the 

 Texas florists. Mr. Kerr calls him a 

 small bunch of live energy. Certainly 

 he is on the job every minute, and was 

 exceedingly successful in greasing the 

 track for the convention. 



The Greenwood Floral Co. has one 

 of the finest ranges of greenhouses in 

 the South, and it was an inspiration to 

 the visiting florists to go through this 

 plant and study its up-to-date equip- 

 ment. One of the most valuable fea- 

 tures of the convention was Mr. Kerr's 

 own paper on the value of co-operation 

 in a retail store, but he didn't say any- 

 thing about that, which was natural. 

 Mr. Kerr is modest himself, but it was 

 pleasant to note his enthusiasm as he 

 exclaimed: 



"We have some great men in our 

 state, and these conventions will find 

 us the material by which the florists 

 in Texas will be brought to the front." 



Certainly the Southern florists are 

 making a name for themselves. The 

 Tennessee Association earned a large 

 amount of publicity by its progressive- 

 ness in putting out a complete printed 

 report of its convention activities, a 

 report that is giving the addresses and 

 papers a much wider circulation than 

 they would otherwise have received. 

 Now the Texas Association is showing 

 the same spirit of energy and activity, 

 all of which speaks well for the busi- 

 ness of the florists in the Southland. 



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 died recently at the age of 78 years. 



The employers of Miss Anne O'Con- 

 nor, of Johnston Bros., Providence, who 

 sails for Europe August 7, recently pre- 

 sented her with a large black seal 

 (raveling bag, while the employees of 

 the concern gave her a seal purse. 



.Tohn Young, secretary of the S. A, F. 



& O. H., is already in Cleveland, and 

 probably will remain there until after 

 the convention. 



Nicholas G. Pappas & Co,, the whole- 

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 new quarters at 105 West 28th street.. 

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