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The Florists^ Review 



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in the surf and dinner at the Hotel 

 Galvez. 



Convention Notes. 



B. F. Barr, Lancaster, Pa., sent word 

 he could not be at the convention, but 

 sent a cartoon of himself, which was 

 displayed by Howard S. Eoyer, in the 

 H. Bayersdorfer & Co. booth. 



The one subject to which every 

 Texan reverts and which was the chief 

 topic of the state organization's con- 

 vention is the development of home 

 sources of supply — but they were glad 

 to see the outsiders who carried order 

 books — more order books than note 

 books. 



There were four conventions in Hou- 

 ston last week and speeding the part- 

 ing guests somewhat interfered with 

 welcoming the early arrivals — the con- 

 vention hall had not been emptied when 

 the first men with trades' displays ap- 

 peared. 



It seems to have become established 

 that a president can travel without a 

 bodyguard. 



Mrs. John Vallance, president of the 

 Ladies' S. A. F., sent a message of 

 greeting, regretting her inability to be 

 present because of illness. Mrs. W. W. 

 Coles, vice-president, occupied the chair 

 at the brief session of the auxiliary 

 held August 16. 



CBEDITS AND COIJ.ECTIONS. 



In his address to the S. A. F. at the 

 San Francisco convention last year, 

 President Welch spoke of the need for 

 more exact credit information in the 

 trade and of the desirability of a means 

 of making collections at a distance. 

 He recommended that a committee of 

 nine be appointed to consider the whole 

 subject and report in 1916. The com- 

 mittee on president's address and the 

 society concurred. After considerable 

 correspondence President Welch subse- 

 quently appointed as the committee: 



F. H. Traendly, chairman. New York. 

 W. F. Kastlng, Buffalo, N. Y. 

 8. S. Pennock, Philadelphia. 

 N. A. Benson, Denver, Colo. 

 Fred A. Danker, Albany, N. Y. 

 Hans Plath, San Francisco, Cal. 

 George W. Smith, Cleveland, O. 

 Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. 

 F. L. Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. 



Neither Chairman Traendly nor any 



member of the committee was present 



at Houston, but Mr. Traendly sent a 



letter stating that it had not been 



possible to get enough of the members 



of the committee together at a meeting 



to do anything, so that the committee 



had no report to make. 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. 



At the annual meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' Hail Association, held at Hous- 

 ton, Tex., August 16, Secretary John 

 G. Esler said that the organization has 

 1,658 members, insures 43,101,590 

 square feet of greenhouse glass and has, 

 in the year ended August 1, 1916, paid 

 $55,372.74; that since it was formed the 

 association has paid 2,385 losses, in- 

 volving an expenditure of over $320,000. 



At the meeting of members J. J. Hess, 

 of Omaha, and Anders Rasmussen, of 

 New Albany, Ind., were elected direc- 

 tors. An amendment to Article 5, Sec- 

 tion 7, of the by-laws was adopted. No 

 meeting of the directors was held for 

 the election of officers and the present 

 incumbents hold over until a meeting 

 for election is held. 



The report of Treasurer Joseph Hea- 

 eock showed: 



TJ. 



A. L. Miller. 

 (Vlce-prealdent-Elect Society of American florists.) 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance Aug. 1, 1915 $36,7.S0.12 



Assessments, etc 37,050.2.') 



Total $73,780.37 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



losses paid $55,372.74 



Expenses 3,848..S8 



Investments 5,351.40 



Balance on hand 9,207.85 



Total $73,780.37 



The reserve fund now amounts to 



$38,000. 



As showing the work of the last few 



years, the following figures show the 



number of square feet of glass insured 



and the losses paid in each of the last 



eight years: 



Year Glass insured liOsses paid 



1907 27,197,867 sq. ft. $ 4..'Wfi..S4 



1908 21,7.39,2«.S sq. ft. 20,00«t.»0 



1909 .'$1,861,138 sq. ft. 34,628.62 



1911 35,663,440 sq. ft. 30,661.24 



1913 38,500,838 sq. ft. 16,4,32.60 



1914 .39,303,677 sq, ft. 19,524.a3 



1915 40,411.003 sq, ft. 19,285.08 



1916 43,101,590 sq, ft. 55,372,74 



The states in which losses exceeded 

 $1,000 last year were: 



Iowa $15,611.00 



Missouri 14,986.52 



Colorado 10,828.81 



Nebraska 4,104,37 



Kan.«ns 2,810,98 



Texas 1,381.29 



The largest loss the association ever 

 has sustained was that at the J. F. Wil- 

 cox establishment at Council Bluffs, Au- 

 gust 5, 1915, which was adjusted at 

 $14,250.39. 



sideration, which might materially 

 affect the form that the memorial to 

 the late William R. Smith should take. 

 Your committee therefore has deemed 

 it best to go slowly with the matter 

 and asks to be continued. 



The committee has on deposit with 

 the Munsey Trust Co., Washington, 

 D. C, to the credit of the Wm. R. 

 Smith memorial fund, $1,778.44. Pledges, 

 outstanding, aggregate $625. 



The F. T. D. 



The Florists' Telegraph Delivery had 

 a largely attended meeting at Houston 

 August 16. The report of Treasurer W. 

 L. Rock showed receipts for the year 

 of $3,207.28, with disbursements of $2,- 

 004.54, leaving a gain for the year of 

 $1,202.74. Added to last year's balance 

 the organization now has $879.84 in its 

 general fund and $5,158.09 in its guar- 

 anty fund, or total cash resources of 

 $6,037.93. 



The election of officers resulted as 

 follows: 



President — W. F. Gude, Washington, 

 D. C. 



Vice-President — George Asmus, Chi- 

 cago. 



Treasurer — W. L. Rock, Kansas City. 



Secretary — Albert Pochelon, Detroit. 



The association (M^journed to meet in 

 Chicago, October 11, 1916. 



MEMORIAL TO WM. R. SMITH. 



William F. Gude presented the fol- 

 lowing report for the committee hav- 

 ing in charge the William R. Smith 

 memorial, of which he is chairman: 



Your committee has been rather in- 

 active the last year, on account of 

 matters pending before the national 

 government on measures now under con- 



Omaha, Neb. — Xouis Henderson has 

 consolidated his two stores into one 

 store on Farnam street. 



Oibson City, IlL — A. Peterson, pro- 

 prietor of the Peterson Floral Co., has 

 acquired the J. N. Bommersbach range 

 and store at Decatur, 111., as an addi- 

 tion to his Clinton and Gibson City es- 

 tablishments. 



