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The Florists^ Review 



August 16, 1917. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



THE CONVENTION PEOGEAM. 



The thirty-third annual convention of the Society of American Florists, which 

 will be held in New York city next week, beginning August 21 and ending August 23, 

 naturally is the center of interest to florists everywhere. There probably is no city of 

 any size in the country from which at least one florist will not attend, while in many 

 places delegations have arranged to make the trip. What will be the effects of the war 

 on the florists' business, of course, will be one of the principal topics of the addresses 

 and discussions, but the program provides many other features that will hold the 

 interest of the visitors. The Convention Garden at Bronx park, too, will attract many, 

 as there are said to be some fine displays there. The New York Florists' Club has made 

 arrangements for the convention and expects that there will be a record attendance at 

 the sessions, which are to be held at the Grand Central Palace. Because of conditions 

 there is no program of entertainment for the visitors, but New York and vicinity 

 abound in places of interest, and no one who has the price will fail to find amusement 

 in greater or lesser quantities, as he desires. 



FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21. 

 Opening Session. 

 2:00 P. M. — Opening exercises in Convention Hall. 



Convention called to Order by George £2. M. Stumpp, president of the New York Flo- 

 rists" Club. 



Address of Welcome by Vice-President A. L. Miller. 



Address of Welcome by Hon. Jotin Furroy Mltcbel, Mayor of New York. 



Response, Robert Craig. 



President R. C. Kerr's Address. 



Reading of Minutes of Executive Board. 



Report of Secretary, John Young, of New York. 



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



Report of Washington Representative, W. F. Gude. 



Reports of State Vice-Presidents. 



Reports of Standing Committees. 



Reports of Special Committees. 



Discussion of Amendments to be voted on at evening session. 



Miscellaneous Business. 



Judging of Trade Exhibits. 



Consideration of place of meeting for 1919. 



Evening Session. 

 8:30 P. M. — President's reception in Convention Hall, Grand Central Palace. President Kerr 

 wishes it distinctly understood that the reception will be informal and that the 

 most comfortable clothing will be the most appropriate. 



Amendments to Constitution and By-Laws to be voted on: 



To amend Article II, Section 2 (a) : 



"Section 2. Elections and Appointments — 



"(a) The president, first vice-president, secretary and treasurer shall be elected by 

 ballot at the annual meeting of the Society, and their term of office shall begin 

 with the first day of January next succeeding the election," by striking out the 

 word "secretary" and adding: "The secretary shall be elected by the directors 

 at the annual mid-Lent meeting and shall serve for one year." (If amendment 

 is approved, the secretary elected at the next mid-Lent meeting of the Board of 

 Directors shall assume office January 1, 1919.) 



To amend Article III (b) : 



"Government, Executive Board — 



"Between the sessions of the Society its government shall be vested in an Execu- 

 tive Board, consisting of the president. Junior vice-president, secretary, treas- 

 urer and the board of directors. A regrular meeting of the board shall be held 

 each year about mid-Lent, at the call of the secretary, upon such date as the 

 president may direct, etc.," by striking out the word "secretary" in the third 

 line, after "vice-president" and before "treasurer." 



Balloting on meeting place for 1919. 



Polls open from 8:30 P. M. to 9:30 P. M. 



SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22. 

 Morning Session. 

 10:30 A.M. — Nominations of officers for 1918. 



Report of Committee on President's Address. ^ 



Report of Committee on Storm Damage Insurance, by A. Rasmussen, chairman. 

 E. G. Hill, J. F. Ammann, Special Committee. 



Afternoon Session. 

 2:00 P. M. — Report of Committee on Publicity, by W. F. Therklldson, chairman. 

 3:30 P. M. — "The Florists' Business in Its Relation to War Times." A discussion on this 

 important subject will be opened by Robert Craig, Philadelphia. 

 Judging exhibits. Convention Garden. 



THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23. 

 Morning Session. 

 10:00 A.M. — Election of Offlcer.s for 1918. Polls open 10 A. M. to 11 A. M., or until all in 

 line have voted. Voting will be done under a new system. There will be four 

 voting places. "A" to "D" inclusive; "E" to "K" inclusive; "L" to "R" inclusive; 

 "S" to "Z" inclusive. Please vote promptly. 

 Question Box. 

 Deferred Business. 



Report of Judges of Trade Exhibition. 

 Report of Judges of Convention Garden. 



Afternoon Session. 

 2:00 P.M. — Report of Committee on National Credits and Collections Bureau, by Patrick 

 Welch, chairman. 

 Discussion. 

 3:80 P.M. — Report of Commlttep on Convention Garden, by Theodore Wirth, chairman. 

 4:00 P. M. — Report of National Flower Show Committee, by George Asmus, chairman. 



Discussion. 



SPECIAL MEETINGS. 



First Day, Tuesday, August 21. 

 9:30 A.M. — Meeting of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association In Convention Hall, 

 Grand Central Palace. 



Second Day, Wednesday. August 22. 

 9:00 A.M. — Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Carnation Society in Con- 

 vention Hall, Grand Central Palace. 

 4:30 P.M. — Meeting of the American Carnation Society, Convention Hall. AH vl.sltora 

 invited. 



Third Day, Thursday, Augrust 23. 

 11:00 A. M. — Meeting of the American Rose Society, Convention Hall. All visitors invited. 



LADIES' SOCIETT. 8. A. F. 



The headquarters of the secretary, Mrs. Charles H. Maynard, will be located near 

 S. A. F. Secretary Young's office in the Grand Central Palace and will be open 

 from 10:30 A. M. until 4 P. M. for the purpose of registration and payment of 

 dues. Annual meeting at 10 A. M. August 22. Adjourned meeting August 23. 



WHEEE TO STOP IN NEW YOEK. 



The New York Florists' Club commit- 

 tee on arrangements for the S. A. P. 

 convention in New York August 21 to 

 23 has made a list of hotels which it 

 recommends to the delegates and their 

 families. The list of these hotels and 

 a schedule of rates at each follow: 



Hotel Algonquin, 59 West Forty-fourth street, 

 single with bath, $2.50; double with bath, $3. 



Hotel Astor, Broadway and Forty-fourth street, 

 single, $2 to S3.50; with bath, $3 to $6; double. 

 $3 to $5; with bath, $4 to $8. 



Belmont, Park avenue and Forty-second street, 

 single, $2.50 to $4; double, $5; with bath, $5 

 to $6. 



Biltmore, Madison avenue and Forty-second 

 street, single with bath, $3.50 to $5; double with 

 bath, $6. 



Bristol, 122 West Forty-ninth street, single, 

 Buropean, $1.60 to $2; American, $3 to $3.50; 

 double, Buropean, $2.50 to $3; American, $5 to 

 $5.60, all rooms with bath. 



Flanders, 133 West Forty-seventh street, single 

 with bath, $1.60 to $2.50; double with bath. 

 $2.60 to $3. 



Hotel Longacre, 157 West Forty-seventh street, 

 single, $1; with bath, $1.50 to $2.50. 



Manhattan, Madison avenue and Forty-second 

 street, single, $2.50; with bath, $3 to $5; double. 

 $4 to $8. 



McAlpin. Broadway and Thirty-fourth street, 

 single, $2 to $3; with bath, $2.50; double with 

 bath, $4 to $7. 



Somerset, 150 West Forty-seventh street, 

 single, $1 to $1.25; with bath, $1.50 to $2; double 

 with bath, $2 to $2.60. 



Wallack, Broadway and Forty-third street, 

 single, $1.50 to $2; with bath, $2 to $3; double, 

 $2.60 to $3; with bath, $4 to $6. 



Webster, 40 West Forty-fifth street, single 

 with bath, $3; double with bath, $3.50. 



Woodstock, Forty-third street near Broadway, 

 single, $2; with bath, $2.60 to $3; double, $3: 

 with bath, $3.50 to $4. 



Hotel Woodward, Broadway and Fifty-flfth 

 street, single, $1.50 to $2; with bath, $2 to $2.50; 

 double. $2 to $2.60; with bath. $3 to $3.50. 



As some of these hotels will be busy 

 at the time of the convention, it is ur- 

 gently recommended that reservations 

 be made in advance. Write any one of 

 the hotels in the list, stating explicitly 

 what you desire in the way of accommo- 

 dations, and ask that reservations be 

 made. You will receive prompt and 

 courteous reply. 



All of the hotels listed are convenient 

 to the Grand Central Palace, the exhi- 

 bition building, in which all of the ses- 

 sions of the convention will be held and 

 where registration headquarters will be 

 located. 

 W. A. Sperling, Sec'y Hotel Committee. 



AMEEICAN EOSE SOCIETY. 



There will be a meeting of the 

 American Eose Society at the Grand 

 central Palace, August 23, 1917, at 11 

 a. m., following the morning session of 

 the Society of American Florists. We 

 hope to have a large attendance. 



Benjamin Hammond, Pres. 



EECEPTION COMMITTEE. 



The reception committee of the New 

 York Florists' Club asks visiting mem- 

 bers of the S. A. F. and chairmen of the 

 transportation committees of clubs to 

 notify the undersigned immediately, at 

 117 West Twenty-eighth street, as to 

 route of travel and time of arrival in 

 New York. 



Percy B. Eigby, Chairman. 



COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 



Chairman Patrick Welch, of the com- 

 mittee on National Credits and Collec- 

 tions Bureau, announces a meeting of 

 that committee at the Hotel Biltmore, 



