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The Florists' Review 



Decrmbbr 14, 1916. 



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AT CHICAGO. 



The Annual Election. 



December 7 was the annual election 

 night of the Chicago riorists * Olub, the 

 members of which are especially char- 

 acterized by their modesty; nearly all 

 the nominees at the November meeting 

 sent letters of declination, including 

 both nominees for president. The club 

 voted to lay all such communications on 

 the table and proceeded to ballot, with 

 the following result: 



For president — W. H. Amling, 25; 

 Fred Lautenschlager, 17. 



For vice-president — Paul E. Klings- 

 porn, 28; Emil Eeichling, 12; N. P. Mil- 

 ler, 2. 



For treasurer — Otto Amling, 18; M. 

 Barker, 12; E. Meurett, 11. 



For secretary — Allie Zech, 26; Guy 

 W. French, 15. 



For trustee — W. J. Keimel, 18; Alex. 

 Henderson, 13; August Jurgens, 9. 



No candidate for treasurer or trustee 

 having a majority of all votes cast, a 

 second ballot was necessary under the 

 by-laws, with the result that Messrs. 

 Amling and Keimel were elected. 



Visitors and Exhibits. 



Charles T. Johnson and Alfred Torch- 

 iani were elected to membership and 

 applications were received from W. J. 

 Palmer, of Berwyn, 111., and Thomas 

 Heaven, of Benton Harbor, Mich. Mr. 

 Heaven was present and made a speech. 

 Other visitors were A. F. J. Baur, of 

 Indianapolis, and Clarence Watson, of 

 Philadelphia. Mr. Baur spoke of new 

 carnations and of the approaching In- 

 dianapolis carnation convention. He 

 pointed out that last year, at the St. 

 Louis exhibition, growers east of the 

 Alleghenies made as many entries as 

 did all the west, and they captured half 

 the premiums. He said he hoped the 

 western growers will be decidedly more 

 in evidence this year. Mr. Watson de- 

 voted most of his remarks to the Eus- 

 sell rose, saying that he was surprised 

 to find the variety holding such an im- 

 portant place in the Chicago market, 

 as it is little seen in the east. He said 

 he thinks the conspicuous success Chi- 

 cago growers are making with the va- 

 riety will have the eflfect of causing a 

 number of good eastern growers to give 

 Russell another and more adequate 

 trial. 



The exhibits of the evening included 

 a vase of Eussell on 4-foot stems grown 

 by French & Salm, at Union Grove, 

 Wis., of a quality, that seemed to leave 

 nothing to be desired. As the rose 

 never had been scored by a Chicago 

 committee. President Henderson ap- 

 pointed Ernst Amling, David Lundin 

 and George Asmus to perform this func- 

 tion. The total they gave was ninety- 

 two points. Other exhibits were splen- 

 did vases of Merry Christmas and Pol- 

 lyanna carnations from Baur & Stein- 

 kamp, Indianapolis, and two plants of 

 an unnamed begonia from J. E. 

 Matthewson, Sheboygan, Wis. The 

 Merry Christmas, scarlet, were especial- 

 ly fine, and Pollyanna, deep flesh pink, 



showed excellent color, but both vari- 

 eties had previously been scored by the 

 club. The Sheboygan begonia, as well 

 as the carnations, received the thanks* 

 of the club. 



F. Hunt, son of the Evanston florist, 

 sang for the club and there were the 

 usual refreshments. 



AT NEW YORK. 



Betailers Win Election. 



The perpetual contest between the 

 wholesale and retail sections of the 

 trade was carried into the election of 

 officers for the New York Florists' Club 

 December 11 and this time the retailers 



won. The nominating committee had 

 planned contests all along the line, but 

 many nominees withdrew, leaving the 

 contest for the presidency to G. E. M. 

 Stumpp, who had the endorsement of 

 the retailers' association, and Charles 

 Schenck, who had the backing of the 

 wholesalers and of nine past presidents. 

 Secretary Young and Treasurer Eick- 

 ards were left without opposition. The 

 balloting resulted: 



For president — G. E. M. Stumpp, 98; 

 Charles Schenck, 84. 



For vice-president — J. H. Fieser, 85; 

 P. W. Popp, 83; W. G. Badgley, 13. 



For trustee — E. J. Irwin, 162; John 

 Canning, 123; A. Kottmiller, 118. 



The. attendance was the largest in the 

 history of the club and the contests, 

 though spirited, were with the utmost 

 good fellowship. Walter Sheridan was 

 judge of election and Charles Knight 

 and Joseph Manda tellers. 



Charles L. Tricker and Henry H. Dyer 

 were elected to membership and Mar- 

 shall Clarke, Carl C. Eeck, L. A. Dupuy 

 and A. Van Praag were proposed. 



CHICAGO'S PRESIDENT ■ 



W. H. AMLING. 



AFTER twenty-one years as a school teacher at Milwaukee, W. H. Amling, 

 the newly elected president of the Chicago Florists' Club, returned to his 

 birthplace, Maywood, 111., and started in the florists' business with such signal 

 success that neighboring growers promptly quoted him the German proverb 

 which, freely translated, is: "The most ignorant farmers always grow the 

 biggest potatoes." Mr. Amling, however, says he owes the excellent start he 

 made to the assistance given him by his two brothers, E. C. Amling, Chicago 

 wholesaler, and A. F. Amling, Maywood grower. W. H. Amling now has two 

 separate ranges, 75,000 feet of glass, specializing on sweet peas, but growing 

 several other crops well. His three sons, Walter, Herbert and Martin, engaged 

 in business with him, all are members of the Chicago Florists' Club. 



