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The Florists^ Review 



FLORISTS FOLLOW FLAG 



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HEEDING THE BUGLE CALL. 



Florists in Service. 



Tlorists overywlicrc are joiiiin<ij tlio 

 \;iiitiiis military services of the United 

 States, ])r('])ariii<i- to fro to tlie hattlo- 

 jiclds of J'^iir()]K'. Home are in tlie 

 annv as ]irivates, otliers are eitlier 

 j^oiaii' to tlie ofHicers' traiaias camps 

 (tr have returned with commissions, 

 while in some cases they are learnitij^' 

 to become aviators. The Keview will 

 lit' filad to hear of those who have for- 

 saken the jmrsuits of jieace for the 

 lia/ardous duties of a soldier. 



Learning to Fly. 



Walter Young, of tlic C Youni^ & 

 Sons Co., St. Louis, Mo., has enrolled 

 as a student in the United States Sifiiial 

 Corps at Austin, Tex. He now is in 

 the midst of the iireliminary trainin<^ 

 ])erio(l, at the end of wiiicdi he will be 

 assigned to the aviation canqi at the 

 Texas State Uiii\ i-rsity. 



Gets a Lieutenancy. 



W. A. KMer, id' the Lord & Burnham 

 Cleveland oftice, who enrolled as a mem- 

 ber ot one of the iirst ufticers' tiaining 

 camps, lias been (•(uninissioiied a second 

 lieutenant. He is on a furlough, but 

 expects within a week to go to Cani|i 

 Sherman, at < 'hillieot he, O., to assist in 

 training tiie new army. 



Seeking a Commission. 



J. K. Cowgill, of Canton, O., is get- 

 ting his business afl'airs in condition so 

 that he can join the second oOicers' 

 training camp at I'ort ik'njamin Harri- 

 son, near Imlianapolis. Mr. Cowgill 

 spent, several years in the national 

 guard, and this experi(Mice, he expects, 

 will l)e (d" great help to him in securing 

 a commission. 



Physically Fit and Ready. 



Frank Kit/enthaler, of Knoble Bros., 

 Cleveland, ()., lias jiassed his i)hysieal 

 examination and ex]iects soon to be 

 called into service. .Mr. Hit/.enthaler is 

 one (d' the best known young men in 

 the trade at Cleveland. He is an en- 

 tiiusiastie lisherman and only a few 

 ui'eks ago returneij I'loin a succi'ssful 

 battle witli the lilack ba^s in a xiutlieiii 

 Oliio lake. Conse(pientl\', lie will uii 

 (loiilitedly enjoy the outdoor lil'e ol' a 

 soldier. 



Three Brothers May Go. 



''Tliex- are all l'\e gdt, but Un(d(> 

 Sam i- welciiiiie to them,"' -ays Charles 

 W. W'ur-, nt' St. Liiiii-, Mo., ^e^ar'lill^■ 

 the |iinba bility that hi- three xoi- uiil 



be ill the serxiri' oI the ciilintrv bet'nre 



hiiiLi. .Iii-e|ili W'lir- eiili-teil ill the iia\y 

 -nine time a^o and i- -tatinned at l'>o- 

 toii. Ma--.; ('harle- Wdr-, .li.. la-t week 



Wa- aeeeptecj t'nl the aflllN', while 



.\rthiir Wor- i- of inilitar\ age and 



I'e^i-tereil, lillt lia- Hot Vet been r.alled 



for |i|iy-ical e\a inina t inn. 



Working and Waiting. 



HariW- S,dlb'.-Iit er, ol' the (ieer^e II. 



Angermiiidli'r wholesale house, St. 

 Jjoiiis, Mo., laid (df long enough last 

 week to take his physical examination 

 for the army. He luul been drafted 

 and did iu)t (daim exem[itioii. After 

 till' examiners t(dd him he was fit [iliys- 

 ically and had been accepted, Mr. 

 Scdileiditer returned to the store, and 

 is waiting the call to the iiiobili/.at iiui 



camp. 



In Motorcycle Corps. 



lOdwanl A. Manda, a son of .losejih A. 

 Manda, West Orange, X. ,1., is one of 

 the maii>' motorcycdists who will spee(l 

 for I'licde Sam in Miirope when the 

 American troojis now in training at Sea- 







E. A. Manda and His Mount. 



girt, N. .1., reaidi the front. He is a 

 member (d' the Twenty-ninth di\ision 

 liead(puirters troop. As will be seen by 

 the accompanying illust rat iiui, the ma- 

 (diines sucdi as Mr. Manda dii\i's are 

 sn]){)lied with places for a st'cond sol- 

 dier. 



Is Made a Captain. 



.Tose])h H. lianiett, .Ir., of Chicago, 

 111., was gi\-en a commission as captain 

 at the conclusion of the tlin'e niontlis 

 of t r.aiiiing at the ofli<'ers' camp at I'ort 

 I leii jainiii Harrison, near Indianapolis. 

 .Mr. Harnett studied horticulture at the 

 Cnixersity of Hliiuus, .ami resigned the 

 jiosition of city forester and lani|sca|ie 

 ganlener at Clary, liid.. to becnnie an 

 .army oflii-er. 



Jared Moore a Soldier. 



One ot' the ineinbeis of the trade who 

 did not wait ti> be drat'teil into the army 



is .lared 1'.. .\Inole. '^oll o i' I'lailk I.. 



Moore, ('hatliam, .\. .1. He ha- eiili-t- 



ed and expect- -onh tn be Sellt to 



ranee. 



Boston in Arms. 



.\t le.ast twelltx' ti\e lliember- nt' the 

 ( lardeiiei- ' and l"loii-ts' Club n\ 1',.,-- 

 tnii ha\f eiili-tecl in the army lO- ha\f 



been drat'teil Up tn date, and till' lllllll- 

 ber i- expected tn liUch lit'tv. .\innn^ 

 ntliel- .ale (inldnli l"i-lier. lleldieW 



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of I'lder I'isher, of the Arnold \: 

 I'islier Co., Woburn, Mass.; Julius 

 Snyder, <>t' W. A. Snyder lV Co., J>o-- 

 ton; H. ileckid, salesman for H. M. 

 Robinson & Co., Boston; A. l']iickson, 

 of Biidlong's, Boston; J. .1. Comle\', sou 

 of X. V. Comley, of L(>xiiigtoii, Mass. 



Joins Hospital Service. 



Ividiert A'. O'Connor, of South I>oston, 

 .Mass., h.as (piit the tlorists' busini'ss and 

 enlisted in the hospital service of the 

 army. 



PRESIDENT CUTS COAL PRICES. 



Reduction $1 Per Ton. 



I'resident Wilson took a IkmoI in the 

 coal situation .\ugu-t 1' 1 and, by execu- 

 ti\c order, cut the price- to ajijiroxi- 

 niat(d\' +1 per ton less than the maxi- 

 mums (ixt>d by tin; Couiiidl of Xatimial 

 Defense and the coal operators at their 

 conference .liine I's. The action was 

 taken under the ])owi'rs gi\en the Presi- 

 dent by the Lever bill. 



Kwv siiict,' the action ot' .luiie 2'^, Tli(> 

 b'e\iew has contended that the j)ric(>s 

 lixccl at th.at time- were no reductions, 

 but mertdy an allirmation of the prices 

 that obtained previous to that time and 

 since the coal operators yot together 

 and raised them .Iaiiuar\- 1. Tht! Ke- 

 \iew's ])ositioii broiinht ]ir(d estat ions 

 fr(un I''raiicis S. l'eabod,\', the ('liicago 

 coal mine operator, who was the '_;'n\'- 

 I'riiment representative at the .lime mn- 

 I'ereiice. The Cre-ideiit's nrdiT, the 

 newspaper re|HJifs nl' the action s;iy, 

 was a complete -iir|irisi' to Mr. I'eabody. 



The jirices fixe.l by tlie I'resident, he 

 ;niiiouiiced, are based upon the aidual 

 <'Ost of prodindion and '"are (leemed to 

 be not oiilv fair and .just, but liberal as 

 well." 



The Prices Fixed. 



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The I'eder.il Tr.ide <'ommi--inn, .at the 

 I'resiileiit '- order, umb-rtook to cb'ter- 

 miiie the piddiicti<ui costs in \arious 

 prndiii-in^ districts. This I'ejiort was 

 Mibmitteil tn the President l.a-t wec'k 

 and the jirice- tent at i \e|\- .jecri'e.l art' 



baseil on these cn-t-, pill- a I'ea-oliablo 



perciuitage nt' pmtit. 



Albion, Pa. A mw bidler has 1 n 



iii-tabed at thn green Imil-e- of the 

 Chiiiih I'Inral Cd. A L;nnd crop of 

 cukes came in haiid\ cnal, .hdiwred, 

 w a - -fn.s.") per t ( 01. 



Springtield, 111. I'ire .\iii;ii-t 17 de- 

 strnye(| the Home building ;it the sf.ato 

 lair ground-, in whiidi the tinwer -Imw 

 is -tai;ei|. The |nss, e-tiiiiated at .*l'>o,- 

 ooii, accnrdiiin tn \'>. .\1. l),a\i-nii, -iiper- 



intelldellt nl' the d e 1 1;| rt II I ( ■ 1 1 1 nl' agricul- 

 ture, will lint illtel-rere wilh ]ilall- I'nr 

 the t'ail, wllich will n|ieu Septeinbi r 7. 



