Fbbruakv «, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



Brides and Bridesmaids. 



hcse varieties, since the advent of 

 Killarneys and other new ones, 

 e become so much of a back number 

 to have gone almost completely out 

 the list of forcing roses. This year 

 tried a bed of each and the results 

 e been more than gratifying. They 

 w amazingly, making fine flowers on 

 stems, which could be shipped any- 

 sre with confidence, and, what is more 

 he point, they sold on sight. Prices 

 ihe holidays were extremely high and 



the most common remark by customers 

 was, "Well, if I have to pay such a big 

 price, I want you to send me those big 

 ones," pointing to the Brides or Brides- 

 maids. 



The returns from these two beds have 

 been so good that the planting for next 

 year probably will be much larger. 

 They seem to do better than any of the 

 newer varieties, without being so exact- 

 ing in requiring special treatment. A 

 night temperature of 56 degrees is their 

 modest requirement. L. 



DOINGS AT DETROIT 



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S. A. F. DIRECTOES MEET. 



A Brisk Business Meeting. 



'he most largely* attended meeting 

 s far held by the directors of the 

 iety of American Florists took place 

 the Statler hotel, Detroit, January 31 

 I February 1. Among those present 

 •e: 



'resident J. F. Ammann, Edwards- 

 e, 111.; Vice-President E. A. Fetters, 

 ;roit; Secretary John Young, New 

 rk; Treasurer J. J. Hess, Omaha; 

 ;ted directors, Joseph A. Manda, 

 st Orange, N. J.; C. E. Critchell, Cin- 

 nati; Joseph H. Hill, Eiehmond, Ind., 



I C. C. PoUworth, Milwaukee; affilia- 



II directors, Philip Breitmeyer, De- 

 it, representing the F. T. D.; C. S. 

 out, Biddeford, Me., representing the 

 lerican Carnation Society; A. J. Zech, 

 resenting the Chicago Florists' Club; 



F. Kessler, representing the New 

 rk Florists' Club; A. H. Hummert, 

 resenting the St. Louis Florists ' Club, 

 i C. J. Graham, representing the 

 veland Florists' Club; Ex-President 

 H. Totty, Madison, N. J.; Washing- 

 Representative W. F. Gude; Henry 

 in, Boston, chairman publicity com- 

 ;tee; George Asmus, Chicago,' chair- 

 n finance committee and national 

 ver show committee; R. C. KeVr, 

 uston, Tex., chairman credits and coi- 

 tions committee. 



)thers present included S. S. Pennock 

 1 Charles H. Grakelow, Philadelphia; 

 F. O'Keefe, Boston; W. L. Rock, Kan- 

 City; Irwin Bertermann, Indianap- 

 >; H. G. Dillemuth, Toronto; W. J. 

 Imer, Buffalo; K. P. Baum, Knoxville, 

 I local members of the S. A. F. 



Two Busy Days. 



l^ht! real work of the society is done 

 the annual meeting of the directors 

 1 two busy days were put in, the only 

 ersion being a dinner given in the 

 'ning, January 31, at the Detroit Ath- 

 ic Club, by Philip Breitmeyer. 

 I he directors voted to transfer $5,000 

 m the general fund to the publicity 

 Id again this year. 



tules were laid down, under legal ad- 

 P, for the guidance of the credits and 

 lections committee and the affiliated 



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F. T. D. DIRECTORS. 



Held Busy Meeting at Detroit. 



f'lio board of directors of the F. T. D. 

 d a meeting at the Hotel Statler, De- 

 't. Jani.arv 31. The meeting was 



called to order by President William F. 

 Gude, of Washington, D. C, and at in- 

 tervals during the session Philip Breit- 

 meyer, Detroit, assisted in presiding. 

 The following were in attendance: Wil- 

 liam F. Gude, Washington, D. C; Albert 

 Pochelon, secretary, Detroit; Charles H. 

 Grakelow, Philadelphia; William L. 

 Rock, treasurer, Kansas City; Irwin Ber- 

 termann, Indianapolis; H. G. Dillemuth, 

 Toronto; W. J. Palmer, Buffalo; Henry 

 Penn, Boston; Karl P. Baum, Knoxville, 

 Tenn., and George Asmus, Chicago. 



Among the details of business trans- 

 acted the following were noted: It was 

 decided to put a representative on the 

 road to solicit membership for the F. 

 T. D. and explain its methods and pol- 

 icies to prospective members. 



It was voted to turn over $1,.'500 from 

 the F. T. D. treasury to the national 

 j)ublicity fund of the S. A. F. 



Memberships Increase Rapidly. 



Reports from the secretary and from 

 the treasurer showed that the member- 

 ship was increasing by leaps and bounds, 

 being now in the neighborhood of 675, 

 and the treasury and finances in the 

 pink of condition. New members have 

 recently been received in England and 



members from otliers of the allied coun- 

 tries are expected soon. 



The treasurer was authorized to in- 

 vest $700 of the permanent fund, the 

 character and kind of investment to he 

 at his discretion. 



The dates of the next annual conven- 

 tion were fixed as October 7 and 8 next, 

 the convention to be held at Buffalo. 



Charles H. Grakelow is going abroad 

 within a few months and was authorized 

 to represent the F. T. D. in Europe and 

 look after new members there. Secre- 

 tary Pochelon was instructed to write 

 F. C. W. Brown, of Cleveland, chairman 

 of the committee on emblefc design, re- 

 questing that all designs sent in for the 

 recent competition be submitted at the 

 next annual meeting at Buffalo, so that 

 they can be passed on at that time 

 finally by the members with a view to- 

 ward selecting one of them as a perma- 

 nent design. 



Seek Divorce from S. A. F. 



By action started it may no longer 

 be a requisite to membership in the 

 F. T. D. that an applicant be a member 

 of the S. A. F. This action was taken 

 pursuant to the recommendation of a 

 special committee consisting of Messrs. 

 Asmus, Breitmeyer and Bertermann, 

 which was concurred in by the board and 

 which will be submitted in the form of 

 an amendment to the F. T. D. con- 

 stitution" at the convention in October. 



An appropriation of $200 was author- 

 ized for the purchase of Mothers' day 

 stamps, same to be distributed to the 

 F. T. D. members. 



It is confidently believed by the board 

 that its action in putting a representa- 

 tive on the road to solicit new members 

 who are eligible under the constitution 

 will result in a speedy increase of mem- 

 bership to 1,500 and make the F. T. D. 

 financially one of the strongest florists ' 

 organizations in the country. A special 

 committee consisting of S. A. Anderson 

 and W. J. Palmer was appointed to pre- 

 pare an exhibition for the next conven- 

 tion, this committee to have power to 

 add to its membership the entire F. T. 

 D. fraternity in Buffalo. H. T. 



PLAN SERVICE IMPROVEMENT. 



Express Company in Campaign. 



An announcement of considerable in- 

 terest to the trade was made this week, 

 when the American Railway Express 

 Co., through its better service commit- 

 tee, issued a statement describing a cam- 

 paign for better marking and packing of 

 express shipments, to begin February 

 10. The company is the government 

 organization now handling the business 

 of all express companies throughout the 

 Fnited States. 



It is hoped to reduce the amount of 

 loss and damage to the lowest possible 

 minimum by conducting an educational 

 campaign for company employees, espe- 

 cially drivers and receiving clerks in 

 the cities and agents in the smaller 

 points, and through these reach the 

 shippers. 



No new packing or marking rules will 



go into effect for the campaign, but an 

 effort will be made to impress upon the 

 minds of shippers the necessity of mark- 

 ing their packages clearly and packing 

 in a substantial manner. 



Describe Express Evils. 



A folder issued by the committee 

 points out that the express business has 

 four attendant evils, two of them lying 

 with the shipper and two with the com- 

 pany, as follows: First, accepting ship- 

 ments not properly marked; second, ac- 

 cepting shipments not properly packed; 

 third, rough handling en route, and, 

 fourth, stealing. 



A plea is made to the shipper to as- 

 sist in remed.ying the evils which come 

 under his control and careful supervision 

 of the shipping room is advised. The 

 company pledges itself to do its own 

 " housecleaning. " 



A set of rules for packing is given, as 

 well as instructions for marking. These 



