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The Rorists' Review 





Jdlt 27, 1916. 



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The Twin City Florists and their Families on their Annual Outing» Held July 19, at White Bear Lake. 



Bobert Laurie, for some time green- 

 house manager for R. & J. Farquhar & 

 Co., at the Dedham nuraeries, left July 

 25 for Mentor, O., where he will assume 

 the management of the Mentor Nur- 

 series. Mr, Laurie's many friends wish 

 him every success in his new position. 



Local gladiolus specialists are making 

 every effort to have a record-breaking 

 exhibition when the American Gladiolus" 

 Society meets in Boston, August 11 to 

 13. Thanks to the copious and frequent 

 rains, gladioli this season are wonder- 

 fully vigorous. 



Bar Harbor, Me., is one spot where' 

 window boxes are largely used. Gera- 

 niums are the favorite plants, but I 

 noted lobelias, petunias, marguerites 

 and other flowering plants. John H. 

 Stalford, of Ihe Malvern Greenhouses, 

 at Bar Harbor, informed me that he 

 had filled and sold 5,000 feet run of 

 window boxes this season. 



I regret to say that Jackson Daw- 

 son's health does not show any improve- 

 ment. Mr. Dawson, while in his sev- 

 enty-fifth year, has hitherto always 

 been remarkably active, and he is much 

 missed by Arboretum visitors. We all 

 hope he soon will be out again. 



Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Miller returned 

 July 25 from a visit to Bar Harbor 

 and Kennebunk Port, Me. 



The Welch Bros. Co. will vacate its 

 present quarters during the summer and 

 will locate, until they can find a suit- 

 able street floor site, below P. Welch's, 

 262 Devonshire street. 



The Houghton-Gorney Co. keeps its 

 windows attractive all the time. July 

 22 I noted pleasing arrangements of 

 salpiglossis, sweet sultans, gladioli, 

 lilies and nymphseas. 



Mr. Rosenthal, of the Boston Cut 

 Flower Co., reports satisfactory summer 

 business, with excellent orders for fu- 

 neral designs, W. N. Craig, 



ST. PAUI., MINN. 



The Twin-City Outing. 



The Twin-City florists' picnic was 

 the big feature of last week. The an- 

 nual outing was held at Wildwood, 

 White Bear lake, July 19. As this year 

 the choice of the grounds favored St. 

 Paul, Wildwood was selected, and it 

 proved an ideal picnic spot. The Min- 



neapolis crowd had two chartered cars, 

 leaving Minneapolis at 8:50 a. m. Two 

 chartered cars carried the St. Paulites, 

 leaving St. Paul at 9:45 a. m. The 

 St. Paul crowd arrived at the grounds 

 and had things in readiness when the 

 Minneapolis cars arrived. On arrival 

 lunch baskets were disposed of and the 

 sports program was carried out. As 

 the weather was favorable, swimming 

 and boating were freely indulged in and 

 the various places of amusement were 

 well patronized. Dancing was con- 

 tinued until 9 o'clock, when the last 

 of the picnickers were homeward bound. 

 Everyone had an enjoyable time and 

 all pronounced it a rattling good day. 



The Winners In the Contests. 



Race for children under 10 years of. age — Paul 

 Glamos, first; Frank Vawlette, second; Kenlth 

 Statts, third; .Toseph lillski, fourth; A. Holmberg, 

 fiftlv 



Race for boys under 15 years of age — George 

 Olson, first; A. Bilski, second; Raymond Housa, 

 third. 



Young men's race — H. J. Puvogel, first; Paul 

 Bass, second; David Bennett, third. 



Race for girls under 15 years of age— Hilda 

 Webber, first; Elsie Puvogel, second; Dorothy 

 Kesler, third. 



Young women's race — Frieda Webber, first; 

 Lilian Bussjaeger, second; Victoria Jacobson, 

 third. 



"Women's marble race — Miss Wimmer, first; 

 Miss Novak, second; Mrs. Bilski, third. 



Men's three-legged race — Ix>ui8 Ratterman, 

 first; Kedor Harmon, second; J. Busch, third. 



Tug of war, between Minneapolis and St. Paul 

 — Minneapolis. 



The selection of teams for the base- 

 ball game was unique. Minneapolis ap- 

 pointed the St. Paul team and St. Paul 

 appointed the Minneapolis team. Min- 

 neapolis won the game by the score of 

 18 to 17. C. R. F. 



CLEVELAND, O. 



The Club Picnic. 



The annual picnic of the Cleveland 

 Florists' Club, held July 20 at Willough- 

 beach park, was a splendid success. 

 There were fully 400 people in attend- 

 ance. The out-of-town visitors were 

 Philip Foley, of the Foley Greenhouse 

 Mfg, Co., Chicago; Michael Bloy, of De- 

 troit; Robert Newcomb, of Chicago; J. 

 Dilloff, of Schloss Bros., New York; 

 John Walker, of Youngstown, O.; 

 Thomas Walker, of Ocean Heights, N. 

 J.; Mr. and Mrs. W. Nyckoff, of Cha- 

 grin Falls, O. 



The Prize-Winners. 



Those who caried off prizes in the 

 numerous events were: 



Indoor baseball — Retailers 9, Wholesalers 7. 



Fifty-yard dash, for girls under 7 years of age 

 — Viola Maxfleld, first; Zelma Steinbrenner, sec- 

 ond; Louisa Zelma, third. 



Fifty-yard dash, for boys under 7 years of age 

 — Eugene Smith, first; Roger Bate, second; 

 Robert Priest, third. 



Fifty-yard dash, for girls 8 to 10 years of age — 

 Dorothy Smith, first; Marion Hippler, second; 

 Dorothy Bastlan, third. 



Fifty-yard dash, for boys from 8 to 10 years 

 of age — Wlbert King, first; Frederick Priest, 

 second; Wesley Maxfleld, third. 



Hundred-yard dash, for girls from 11 to 14 

 years of age — Madeline Smith, first; M. Williams, 

 second; Jessie Maxfleld, third. 



Hundred-yard dash, for boys 11 to 14 years of 

 age— Don Smith, flrst; Master Casl, second; Leh- 

 man Schoen, third. 



Hundred-yard dash, open to all girls and 

 women — Madeline Smith, flrst; Mrs. Hippler, 

 second; Marie Cramer, third. 



Hundred and flfty-yard dash, open to all boys 

 and men — E. G. Burger, flrst; Raymond Smith, 

 second; Arnold Williams, third. 



Fifty-yard dash for stout women weighing over 

 160 pounds— Mrs. H. King, first; Mrs. Fred 

 Steinbrenner, second; Mrs. Chott, third. 



Hundred-yard dash, for fat men over 180 

 pounds — Bob Koch, first; Charles Graham, sec- 

 ond; A. Barber, third. 



Fifty -yard shoe race, open to all girls and 

 women — Mrs. Heppler, flrst; Eleanor Schoen, sec- 

 ond: Theresa Celmer, third. 



Fifty-yard shoe race, open to all men and boys 

 —Arnold Williams, flrst; Robert Hughes, sec- 

 ond; F. Cocher, third. 



Fifty-yard sack race, open to all men and boys 

 — Robert Allen, flrst; E. G. Burger, second; 

 Edgar Brown, third. 



Fifty-yard 3-legged race, open to all boys and 

 men — Bob Hughes and Arnold Williams, first; 

 Ray Smith and Eugene Burger, second^- Edgar 

 Brown and Frank Kocher, third. 



Two hundred-yard relay race, for boys and men 

 — Bob Koch and A. Barber, first; George Telling 

 and Eugene Burger, second; L. J. Rosol and Ray 

 Smith, third. 



Nall-driving contest, for women — Mrs. Hippler, 

 flrst; Mrs. Berger, second. 



Standing broad Jump — L. Rosol, first; Eugene 

 Burger, second. 



Running broad jump — L. Rosol, flrst; Eugene 

 Burger, second. 



Hop, skip and jump — H. Bate, first; Eugene 

 Burger, second. 



Ball-throwing contest, Carl Berger, first. 



Tug of war between wholesale and retail 

 growers — Wholesalers victorious. 



Watermelon-eating contest — Roy Ahrens, first; 

 Oscar Bauer, second. 



Pie-eating contest— Roy Ahrens, flrst. 



Best-looking girl under 6 years — Ethel Fowes. 

 The judges were Mr. DiUoflT, Mr. Morgan and 

 Mr. Newcomb. 



Best-looking girls under 12 years — Eleanor 

 Schoen and Laura Celmer. 



Best-looking boys under 6 years — Charlie Rus- 

 sell and Billie Knoblc The judges were Mrs. 

 C. R. Keim, Mrs. H. H. Coakley and Miss A. M. 

 Smith. 



Best-looking boys under 12 years— Earle Cook 

 and Wilbur King. 



Married women's race — Mrs. Hippler, flrst; 

 Mrs. H. King, second; Mrs. P. Steinbrenner, 

 third. 



Married men's race — George Telling, first; A. 

 Berber, second; Bob Koch, third. 



F. A. F. 



Tlie Cleveland Florists and their Families on their Annual Outing, Held July 20, at Willoughbeach Park. 



