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The Florists' Review 



Makch 2'.(, I'.n?. 



11)0 jinjsccutini) of tIic \\(,i'k on the 

 j,';ini(Mi. as ih-cdcl, |,, tlic rxtcnt .,t' 



•fl.lHMI^ til.' sain,' \n l,r ,|,,|nrtr,| t'l'dlH 

 t lie iiiciiinc I idni si laci'. 



A i' tt.r rn.ni 'rii,'(i.l,,ir Wirtl,, rhair 

 man of tin- cini \ mt i.m Maiiicn i-nniinit 

 ti'c. asking dial, in tlic ,.\,.nl oj' Xa 

 tional n<.\\,T Sihiw ,iatcs lieii!>;- a<l(iptt'.l 

 tor Mic St. |,(Miis cnnw'ntioii, lio he au 

 tluiii/.cl tc. aiianuc, it' ]i(issililf. I'm- an 

 insi(U> -ar.lcn. was .li^,-nss,..i an.i 1!ic 

 fc<|iii'stc,| aul iiiifii y ^lanti'.j. 



At'trr xuU's nf thanlis w tin- K.^tani-t. 

 patlmldoist ;in,| cntuinnld^ivt. adimiin 

 "irnt was takrn lur tlir hinrluM.n trn 

 'IcryW l,v tlir Xru ^■,,|■k FN.rists- Clnl.. 

 I'll'' iMiaiiJ M'c(.n\ cncl at L' n. ni. 

 "^I'l iciai y \',iiinL; wa- rxi-iisni. s,, tliat 

 'i'' '"iil'l atl, n.| to v,,nir |,i,-,>in- Inisi 

 'loss .-It t ii,. (l,,\vor <||,,\v. 



Payments to Workers. 



A[i|iio,-iatin- tin- -r,-atl\ innva-o.! 

 ''"^"■^ "'■ tlio s,., -rotary in oonn,',-tion 



Adjonnmu'iit was lioro taken until 

 Satnrilay iiioriiiiio- at i>:,'^(i. 



Tlio laootiiio o|,ono,| on Satiirtla\- 

 lUdniiuo- proitiptiy at !i:;;n o'l-hu-k. 

 Tluiiiias Kolaiul, of tiu- .National I'lowci' 

 Niiow I'Oiiiiiiittco, was in at t on, la in-, ■ at 

 fliis session. 



Tieasuior .1. ,(. Iloss jirosoiitoil lii.s 

 ifpoit (-ov.M-iii- fin' polio, I .Inlv 1,1 to 



"'■'V'"'"''' •"■> '!*"'; :i1ni' tlo- au, liter's 

 '•• rtification of audit. 



Bonds of Officers Increased, 



The lioaril authorized the treasurer 

 to in\est as iiiueli of tho j^vner.-d and 

 pcnnanont funds aiol all other funds 

 he couhl (-(insistently sp.are at this time, 

 111 uilt ei|;:t' lirst )nortoan,,s on real 

 estate; such ill x'est men ts ti. li(' Tuade 

 with the .•(|iin'o\al of the president and 

 the secretary. 



On motion, the lioiol of the treasurer 

 w;is iiK-re.ased to .-l;.''.!!.!!!!!! and that of the 

 secietary to $l<i,n()n. 



Window of the Park Flower Shop. Cleveland, O. 



with the Work n\ (h,. soi-iot\, the l,o;ir,l 

 or, lore, I ;in in,-reavo in hi-- s;ilai\ 

 .ainountin^r to .*-')iii'. 



The (juestion ot' ;i stipeiol to l,e paid 

 the (-hairinan ,d' the N;it ioii;il I'h.wci 

 Show (-onunittee t'o;- his sei\ ices in con 

 necti(,ii with the l',iiirth \ ;i t i,,n;il I'hiw 

 er Show. I'hiladelphia, r,f,-ire,| t,, th,- 

 '"'■''rd at th,' Il,.u-.ton ,-on \ .-nt ion. it 

 w.'is directe.j th;it the .-am,- l,o *l.iMjo. 

 It w;ts als(. res,d\,',l that sii,-|i ,d'li,-.-r 

 hereafter he ^r;int, ,] t,ii p,r c,-nt ,,f th,- 

 lot pro,-,.,. d> of a .\;iti,iii;il l-"lo\\ er Show : 

 •'""' "'•■!' meiiih, I-. of th,- , -onunittee 1,,' 

 allowed $:, per ,lay ,-,. s,, h^i^t on,-,- fr, n, 

 the time thev l,-a\ ,- h,,m,- until th.-x- r,- 

 ""■II. "lien on .\a<ioM,-il |-"|,,u,-i s|,,,\\ 



I'll- I IK----. 



The appropriations ot' last y,-ai- were 

 eimtiiiued. e.\ceptin<i tli;it tiie a|iprii 

 |'ii;itioii for the stenographic report of 

 the convention was left in the lijuids of 

 the sc-ret.'trv. The ajijiropriat ion for 

 the t.-irilT ;(ii(l lei,Msl;iti\ (• committee was 

 alr,-a'l\' ,|(-ci,|e,| upon. 



Make Secretary Appointive. 



A pi,, lolled ,|iscUSsioH to(dc jd.ace 



•i~ '" the ad\ isahilit\- of s,, ainendiiij,' 

 tlo- hy l.'iws that the secret;ii-y l,e,'lected 

 l'\ 'h,- l,,,ai.| of , lire, -tors iii'ste,-id ,,f hv 

 'he con\Clltioll ;is ;it pi, 'S, 'lit. j'ros .-iii'l 

 '•"US u,-re (-;ir,-full\- ,-,msi,i,.r,',|. and 

 Ihere ;ipp,-ai,-,| to i„- mu,-h uiianiniite 



"'' "I'i'li"'!- I'ill.-Ill\-. the f(dlowill;r ,-('S,', 



iufioii w.-i- pa'-sod i.\- iiii.-inim,,!!- \-,d(-: 



Whereas: 'lliis l.oiinl of (lirectorn in hel. 

 n's|K,iisil,l,' for the ».'<'veriiiii,'iit of tlie affairs o) 

 the societ.\-; inid 



Whereas: 'I'he conslitiil ion ;iiiil liy-Iaws liav, 

 I'ljcii am, ■Mile,! t]i,-it all ,lin'it,.i-s Ije clectod (. 

 """■'■ I'.v th,' iii,'iMh,rs al larue instead of an 

 l"'niliiieii| liy the ij|-,'sl,leiit; therefore 



Be It Resolved: 'I'liat Section i; of the consti 

 '"'""I -iii'l li.v laws Ii,' anieniled so tiiat th, 

 --.-,-r,'l.-ii-.v he el,-,-i,.,| l,y the l)o,-ir,l of director- 

 l"r a term ot on,- .v,.ar at tlie nii,l-Leiit nieetiiic 

 ol III,' li,,arii. 



Mileage of Directors. 



The term "milea-^e" employed in tie 

 eonstitutioii and by-laws was discussed 

 in order tlitit a jirojier eonstriietion 

 shouh! he jihiced on it hy the board. 

 After the views of each "member had 

 been taken, it was, on motion, decided 

 that the definition of '•mile;io;e" should 

 be the iie.arest distance between tin 

 Jilace where a director lived tiiid where 

 a meetiiio- was to he held; and th;it tin 

 eompens;iti(in, or rate, be 7 cents jier 

 mile one w.ay. 



After consideration of the matter ol 

 prociiriiijfr essays for readiii-j at the next 

 convention, it was decided that the con 

 \entioii prooram be left in tlie hand-^ 

 of the \i(-e president .■iiid secretarv. 



Help F. T. D. Publicity. 



An appropriation of .'?l,(Hi(i was mtidi 

 1(1 llie Florists' Tcde.irraph Delivery for 

 imldicify jiurposes. 



The b.'ilance of the session was de 

 \oted to a discussion of the workiii;^ 

 • iinditions of the National Flower Show 

 commiftee, file individual efforts of itv 

 mi'inbers, the abseiict! of a proper ap 

 preciation of tho time exj.ended on tin 

 [iroje(-t liy them, and the sacrifices ot 

 pcisontil interests incurred duriii^r flu 

 pro-ress of such work. The discussimi 

 was led by .Mr. Asmus, who made :. 

 leno;fhy address dealiii:: with the sub 

 ject in viirioiis det.'iils. 



The bo;ird then jol journed for lunch 

 eon ;is -lu'vts ,,f the Now York Flo 

 'i^'"'^" <'liib. to meet ai:;iin at :; o 'docl. 

 p. 111. 



I'resident Kerr called the ;ifternooi 

 meeting: to order jiroinptly. 



The rejiort of the subcommittee or. 

 iKitional credits and collections bureau 

 w;is called for, but the committee could 

 only report pro;jross. The work to h, 

 done in startiiifj the bureau was. how 

 ever, discussed at some len<,rth. and th. 

 matter of the election (.f a chairmtin oi 

 the st;iti,|iii'_r conimitt('(.' was settled li\ 

 the af.pointment by i'resident Kerr ot 

 I'.-itrick \V(dch, IJoston, to be the chair 

 man. 



The board, at the roiiuest of rhairnian 

 Asmus, of the National Flower Show 

 fommittee. .authori/ed i,;iymont of mile 

 ajje of represent.afives of' the Koso am: 

 Carnation .Societies when called f, 

 nieetin<,rs of the committee. 



Thank New York Hosts. 



'i'he committe,' ,,n tin;il res.dution- 

 <ieor-,' W. Mess, ch;iirmaii. William 1{ 

 Nicholson ami Daniel .\I;ichorie then 

 Jiresented the followin- res,d„ti,,n. 

 which was adopto,! by a risin- an,! 

 unanimous vote': 



Whereas: At th,- mi, I r..'Mt sessi,,,, of (h, 

 ,-x,;,-Mtive l,o^,r,l ,,f th.' S. .\. K. ;„|,| (I II ,1,. 

 visitim; M„-ml,. r- an,! other- in altendaiire hav. 

 -|i.|oy.',i th,- (,'r,':,t,--( ,ourt,-v ai„l hospitalit v at 

 h.. han.ls ol th- .\,.w ^„,K Florists' ri„l, 

 IhiTcloi.' 



Be It Resolved: lliat ».- t,.,„|,.r to o,ir host- 

 "in- m.,-t h.-arlf.lt thaiil<s for .ill th.' att..nti..ii 

 pai.l t,y,s W.' also thaali the mana;,','m.-nl ot 

 Ih.- lMt,-n,at,oiial Flou.-r Sh.nv for court. -si. - 

 .^xt.n.l..,]. We fnrth.r -l.'sir.- to h..;irtilv thanl; 

 \ I.-.' I r.'-i.I.-.il Miller f.,r liis kiii.l invitation t, 

 vi-it th.- l.oDj; I-laiid tl.)rists on Sun. lay. 



After further discussion of a f.-u 

 matters inf(,rm;i!l v, tlie t,o;tr.l .'id j., urn.-.'! 

 sine die. 



