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The Florists^ Review 



JVLT 20. 1910. 



HOUSTON, TEX. 



Eobert C. Kerr went to Dallas to 

 meet John Ypung, secretary of the So- 

 ciety of American Florists, and will 

 visit the north Texas florists before 

 the convention. 



P. M. Carroll, manager for Kerr the 

 riorist for the last four years, has re- 

 signed and is going into the business 

 for himself. He will open a downtown 

 store about August 1. 



C. H. Blecker has moved to his new 

 display and salesroom, two doors from 

 his old location. He is interested with 

 Mr. Kutschbach, who has several houses 

 all planted and looking fine. They have 

 a nice lot of outside flowers for funeral 

 work and short-stemmed cut flowers, 

 such as periwinkle, feverfew, snap- 

 dragons, tuberoses, lilies and the like. 

 He is going to build another house for 

 roses, which he has already planted in 

 ground beds. 



The Oleander Florist, H. T. Neitsch, 

 proprietor, states business has dropped 

 off for the summer, except a little fu- 

 neral work. He has a fine fcs^tment 

 of begonias and is having good success 

 in growing them in this hot, blistering 

 weather. G. E. L. 



FOBT WAYNE, IND. 



Tbe Market. 



Last week's weather was intensely 

 hot and business suffered considerably. 

 There was small demand for flowers out- 

 side of funeral work, though business 

 in that line was good. There is little 

 call for flowers for social affairs, except 

 for the Country Club. The florists, 

 however, are grateful for a brief respite 

 and are taking advantage of the lull in 

 business to brighten up their stores and 

 collect slow accounts. 



Stock is sufficiently plentiful to meet 

 all demands. Golden Band lilies and 

 Easter lilies are used extensively for 

 funeral work. Boses are in large sup- 

 ply, but only of medium quality. Eus- 

 sell, Kaiserin, Ophelia, Sunburst, Ehea 

 Eheid and Ward are the best summer 

 varieties. Carnations are fast disap- 

 pearing, as many of the growers are 

 throwing out their plants. Gladioli are 

 becoming more plentiful. Mrs. Francis 

 King, America and Pink Beauty are the 

 best varieties on the market. Outdoor 

 sweet peas are exceedingly plentiful, 

 but are small, owing to the hot weather. 

 There are a few American Beauties on 

 the market, but the demand for them is 

 poor. Cattleyas are plentiful and the 

 prices are reasonable. A small supply 

 of greenhouse asters is arriving. Stocks, 

 Shasta daisies, cornflowers, coreopsis, 

 gaillardias, candytuft and snapdragons 

 are the principal outdoor flowers on the 

 market. 



Several severe electrical storms oc- 

 curred last week, causing considerable 

 damage to outdoor crops. 



Various Notes. 



The Doswell Floral Co. has been busy 

 with funeral work lately. The firm 

 is closing the store at 5 o'clock during 

 July and August. 



It is reported that Ed Hauswirth will 

 close his shop at 220 West Berry street 

 the last of this month and retire from 

 business. He came here from Chicago 

 in April and went into business just at 

 Easter, but he says there are too many 

 florists in this city and he will return 

 to Chicago, to his former position with 

 one of the wholesale houses there. 



THE PEOGEAM for the thirty-second annual convention of the Society of 

 American. Florists, to be held at Houston, Tex., August 14 to 18, has been 

 planned along the lines in vogue prior to the meeting at San Francisco last 

 year: Three days are to be devoted to the business affairs of the society, with in- 

 tervals for recreation, but the whole of the fourth day is to be devoted to the 

 trades' exhibition, the Convention garden, bowling and an afternoon trip to Gal- 

 veston. The idea of the program makers has been to allow the visitors as much 

 time as possible for sight-seeing, appreciating that for many it will be the first trip 

 to the south. To this end the reading of essays has been omitted. There is, how- 

 ever, provision made for consideration of a thorough amendment to the 'by-laws, the 

 changes proposed having been printed in full in The Eeview for April 27. In 

 addition, notice is given that E. C. Kerr will propose an amendment authorizing 

 the board of directors to change the date of the convention in future years in cases 

 when the convention is held in sections of the United States where August is 

 not considered th6 best time. 



The Hotel Eice will be convention headquarters. Eeservations may now be 

 made. 



FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15. 

 , :• .• ' Opening Session. 



2 P. M. — Opening: exercises in Convention Hall. 



Convention called to Order by Vice-President R. C. Kerr. 

 .Invocation, by Rev. W. S. Jacobs. 

 ■ '"Address of Welcome, by Hon. Ban Campbell, Mayor of Houston. 

 Response, Angelo J. Rossi, of San Francisco. 

 President Daniel MacRorle's Address. 

 Reading: Minutes of Executive Board. 

 Report of the Secretary, John Youngr, of New York. 

 Report of the Treasurer, J. J. Hess, of Omaha. 

 Report of the Washington Representative, W. F. Gude. 

 Reports of Other Committees. 

 Reports of State Vice-Presidents. 



3 P. M. — Amendments to Constitution and By-Laws. 



Theo. Wirth, W. A. Manda and J. F. Huss, the Committee on Amendments to the 

 Constitution and By-Laws, will present amendments to be acted upon. These 

 proposed amendments were approved by the Executive Board at its meeting in 

 March. 



Consideration of Invitations for Next Place of Meeting or Places of Meetings if 

 the Amendment to By-Laws is adopted. 



Evening Session. 



8:30 P. M. — Balloting for Meeting Plac« for 1017 and also for 1918 If amendment is adopted. 

 Voting takes place at Rice Hotel. 



8:30 P. M. — Reception to President MacRorle at the Rice Hotel. Music, Dancing, Refresh- 

 ments. Strictly informal. 



SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16. 

 Morning Session. 



9 A. M. — Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Society of American Florists, and visit to the 



Market and Shopping District. 

 9 A. M. — Meeting Florists' Telegraph Delivery. 

 10 A. M. — Session S. A. F. 



Report of the Committee on the President's Address. , 



Discussion. 



Report of the National Flower Show Committee, George Asmus, chairman. 



Discussion. 



Nomination of Officers for 1917. 



Afternoon. 



No Business Sessions. 

 3 P. M. — Automobile Ride over the City for Ladies and Gentlemen. 



Judging of Trade Exhibits. 



Judging Exhibits Convention Garden 



Evening. 



Official Opening of Convention Garden. 



Special Moving Picture Show for S. A. F. Members at Queen Theater. 



Band Concert at Sam Houston Park. 



THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17. 

 Morning Session. 



10 A. M. — Election of Officers for 1917. Polls open 10 A. M. to 11 A. M. 

 Question Box. — Deferred Business. 



Report of the Judges of the Trade Exhibition and the Convention Garden. 

 Ladies' Natatorium Party, followed by refreshments on the Rice Roof Garden. 



Noon. 

 Rotary Florists and all S. A. F. Members Lunch with the Rotary Club, Rice Hotel, 

 Roof Garden. 



Afternoon and Evening. 



Trip to the Battle Grounds down the Ship Canal by Boat, which leaves Harris- 

 burg at 8 P. M., reaching Harrisburg by trolley. Barbecue served on the Battle 

 Grounds. A number of sports for the members. Return trip by boat during the 

 evening. 



FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18. 



Morning. 

 Buyers' Day. 



Spend the morning among the Trade Exhibits and Convention Garden. 

 Bowling Party for Gentlemen at Turner Hall. 



Afternoon. 

 Leave 2 P. M. for Galveston by Interurban, special cars. Dip In the Surf. Dinner 

 it the Hotel Galvez at 8 P. M. Special cars return to Houston 11 P. M. 



The Flick Floral Co. has received a 

 new electric sign, 6x9 feet and of elab- 

 orate arrangement, combining a large 

 rose design with the name of the firm. 

 The Misses Mildred and G. A. Flick 

 have returned from a vacation trip to 

 Toledo and Detroit. Mrs. Aaron Shive 

 and Miss Marguerite Flick will leave 

 within a few days for Detroit, on a 

 business trip. ' ' 



Judge W. J. Vesey entertained a num- 



ber of friends at a stag dinner on the 

 evening of July 11, with Miss Catherine 

 Vesey doing the honors as hostess. The 

 former secretary of state, IL. G. Elling- 

 ham, was the guest of honor. A. J. 

 Vesey, David, Eichard aad Will J. 

 Vesey, Jr., were also guests. 



Among the visitors in this city last 

 week was P. J. McCarthy, representing 

 the M. Eice Co., Philadelphia. 



B. F. 



