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For the first time in its eleven years of active life the Illinois State 

 Florists' Association this week met at Moline, one of the famous Tri^Cities.^j,^ 

 on the Mississippi. Many activities planned, including a show at Blooming- .,,> 

 ton and a meeting at Urhana.. ' ' !•:,. *V^',;- ' 





T is «loiubtful if any con- 

 vention of the Illinois 

 State Florists ' Associa- 

 tion was ever attended by 

 a more alert and enthusi- 

 astic body of tradesmen 

 than that called to order 

 by President Johnson at 

 2 p. m., March 7, in the 

 Turner hall at Moline, 111. 

 It is probable there have been larger 

 state gatherings, but more aggressively 

 progressive — never.- Both the business 

 session and the banquet were conducted 

 with a gusto that added much to the 

 general success of the meeting. It was 

 noted that a considerable part of the 

 attendance was from Chicago, although 

 a special effort is made to secure the 

 active participation 

 of florists from all 

 parts of the state. 



As many of the 

 florists were late, the 

 session was opened in 

 the exhibition hall. 

 After the address of 

 welcome by Martin 

 R. Carlson, mayor of 

 Moline, I. L. Pills- 

 bury, vice - president 

 of the association, re- 

 plied on behalf of 

 the florists. This was 

 followed by the pres- 

 entation of the offi- 

 cers ' reports, which 

 are printed in this 

 issue of The Review. 

 The books of the sec- 

 retary and treasurer 

 were approved by the 

 auditing committee, 

 consisting of A. C, 

 Kohlbrand, I. L. 

 Pillsbury and John 

 Staack. 



The suggestion 

 made last year that 

 two meetings a year 

 be held was again 

 brought up. It ap- 

 peared to be the pop- 

 ular will that a No- 

 vember show be held 

 in Bloomington and a 

 spring convention be 

 held in Urbana. The 

 matter was not de- 

 cided, however, but 

 referred to the execu- 

 tive committee for 

 action, 



A letter from 0. E. 

 Steinkamp, secretary "* 



of the Jndikna, State Florists' Associa- 

 tion, was read, inviting the Illinois or- 

 .^aiiization to the next annual conven- 



Preddcnt Charles W. Johnaoo. 



tion of the American Carnation Soci- 

 ety, to be held at Indianapolis next 

 January. Secretary Ammann, presi- 

 dent-elect of the American Carnation 

 Society, talked briefly on the work of 

 that society and urged the Illinois 

 growers to make an effort to show the 

 world what Illinois carnation growers 

 really can do when they try. 



Election of Officers. 



There could be no more eloquent 

 commentary on the work of the asso- 

 ciation's officers during the last year 

 than the action of the organization in 

 the matter of selecting its leaders for 

 the ensuing year. President, first vice- 

 president, secretary and treasurer were 

 unanimously reelected. 



The committee on 

 the president's ad- 

 dress made a report 

 during the evening 

 approving the recom- 

 mendations contained 

 therein. The com- 

 mittee consisted of 

 George Asmus, C. L. 

 Washburn and H. B. 

 Dorner. 



W. J. Keimel, Allie 

 Zech and George Ja- 

 cobs, constituting a 

 committee on the sec- 

 retary's report, ap- 

 proved of the recom- 

 mendations of the 

 secretary as to life 

 membership. 



Unfortunately, G. 

 L. Peltier, of Urbana, 

 was unable to be 

 present. His report 

 on pathological work 

 was read by E. iLau- 

 terbach, of the De- 

 partment of Floricul- 

 ture of the Univer- 

 sity of Illinois. This 

 paper and the one 

 read by F. W. Mun- 

 cie, of Urbana, on 

 fertilizer work were 

 productive of a most 

 interesting discus- 

 sion, during which 

 the question of rust 

 on snapdragons came 

 in for a fair share of 

 attention. 



The Banquet. 



Over 100 florists 

 and their friends sat 





