April 10, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



Ready for the Easter Rush; an Up-to-date Flower Store on Good Friday. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Twentieth Annual Meeting. 



The twentieth annual meeting of the 

 American Rose Society was held at 

 Hotel Breslin, New York city, April 2, 

 President Hammond presiding. The 

 president, in his annual report, reviewed 

 briefly the development of the society 

 during the twenty years of its existence 

 and emphasized the broadened interest 

 in rose growing which has resulted dur- 

 ing the period. The secretary reported 

 a membership, April 1, of 1,203, and the 

 treasurer reported a balance of $2,137.58. 



The election of officers resulted as 

 follows: President, Captain George C. 

 Thomas, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 

 Pa.; vice-president, F. L. Atkins, Ruther- 

 ford, N. J.; treasurer, Harry O. May, 

 Summit, N. J.; secretary, E. A. "White, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. Members of the executive 

 committee, to serve for three years, were 

 chosen as follows: Robert Pyle, West 

 Grove, Pa.; George H. Peterson, Fair 

 Lawn, N. J.; James Boyd, Haverford, 

 Pa. 



The president named Robert Simpson, 

 Frank Traendly and Eugene Daille- 

 douze members of a special committee to 

 audit the books of the treasurer. 



Thank Retiring President. 



Following the election of officers, 

 Treasurer May expressed the apprecia- 



tion which he, personally, felt the- soci- 

 ety should extend to the retiring presi- 

 dent, Benjamin Hammond, for the many 

 years of faithful service he has given 

 the organization. It was moved by J. 

 Horace McFarland that the society ex- 

 press to Mr. Hammond, by a rising vote, 

 its deep gratitude for the efficient sei;v- 

 ice he has rendered. The vote was unan- 

 imous. 



Mr. Pyle and Mr. Pennock also ex- 

 pressed their appreciation of the way in 

 which Mr. Hammond stood by the soci- 

 ety in its years of adversity. Mr. Pyle 

 recalled the time when the finances of 

 the society were at a low ebb, when 

 Mr. Hammond came forward, offering 

 to give a substantial sum to help put the 

 society on its feet. Mr. Pennock moved 

 that Mr. and Mrs. Hammond be pre- 

 sented with a vase of roses as a slight 

 token of appreciation of the good will 

 of the society. 



Executive Committee Meets. 



Previous to the annual meeting, a ses- 

 sion of the executive committee was 

 held in the office of the secretary of the 

 Society of American Florists, 1170 

 Broadway. Consideration was given to 

 the appointment of a committee to 

 award the Gertrude H. Hubbard gold 

 medal for the best rose of American 

 origin introduced during the last five 

 years. It was the opinion of the execu- 

 tive committee that only the varieties 



registered with the American Rose So- 

 ciety should be considered eligible for 

 this medal. The secretary was instruct- 

 ed to prepare a list of the varieties eligi- 

 ble and mail a copy of this to each mem- 

 ber of the committee. It also was voted 

 that the award of the Hubbard medal be 

 postponed until a fall meeting of the 

 executive committee, so that special con- 

 sideration might be given eligible vari- 

 eties during the summer. 



To Change Constitution? 



J. Horace McFarland, as chairman of 

 the committee appointed at the last 

 meeting to consider changes in the con- 

 stitution and by-laws of the society, 

 read these changes in detail. It was 

 voted that the secretary be instructed 

 to prepare a draft of the changes under 

 consideration and to mail these to each 

 member of the committee. The question 

 of reducing the life membership fee was 

 discussed and it was the opinion of the 

 committee that the present fee of $50 

 is not too high, and that no change 

 should be made. 



E. A. Wliite, Sec'y. 



Aledo, 111. — A new seed and flower 

 store has been opened here by C. C. 

 Kurzdorfer, manager of the Whaley 

 Gardens. Mr. Kurzdorfer, who is a 

 landscape gardener, will plan plantings 

 for customers in Aledo and vicinitv. 



