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The Florists' Review 



Dbcehbkb 19, 1918. 



William J. Johnston, December 10, at 

 9:30 a. m. Mr. Johnston delivered a 

 stirring address, urging the members to 

 larger horticultural development, now 

 that peace has been declared. The meet- 

 ings lasted three days and the speakers 

 were the most noted horticulturists of 

 the country. 



Club Meeting. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 held its regular meeting December 9. 

 William Lehr told of his visit, with a 

 party of Philadelphia growers, to the 

 ranges of many growers near Phila- 

 delphia. Among other things Mr. Lehr 

 said he had noticed was the fact that, 

 with curtailed labor, the stock in these 

 establishments looks better this fall 

 than last. One case he cited was a place 

 that usually carried fifty-six men on its 

 pay roll. This year it had but fifteen 

 and yet he had never seen this place in 

 better shape or more productive. Mr. 

 Lehr is of the opinion that the florists 

 generally have been in the habit of em- 

 ploying too much help. That is one of 

 the lessons learned from the war. 



George Talbott, who has been finan- 

 cial secretary of the club for many 

 years, found it necessary, owing to busi- 

 ness relations, to resign. , The members 

 tried to prevail on Mr. Talbott not to 

 give up, but he was determined. Presi- 

 dent Vincent' will appoint his successor 

 at the next meeting. 



Labor Oonditions. 



The florists who are having their 

 troubles with the labor question will be 

 glad to hear that the Maryland Dredg- 

 ing & Contracting Co. will finish its con- 

 tract with the government at the Aber- 

 deen Proving Grounds December 15. 

 This was a cost-plus contract, and the 

 men worked overtime every day and 

 Sundays. The government will continue 

 the work and the schedule which will go 

 into force December 16 will call for an 

 8-hour day for five days and a half -day 

 on Saturday. This will affect 2,500 men, 

 and as this concern is one that absorbed 

 labor the florists needed, many will get 

 their old help back. This week I heard 

 of another case of released labor, that 

 of Robert Young, who for fifteen years 

 had been with Bobert L. Graham at his 

 Aisquith street store. Last spring Mr. 

 Young was drafted and sent to Camp 

 Meade. Mr. Graham did not know how 

 he was going to get along without him, 

 for he was a young man in whom he 

 had every confidence and upon whom he 

 could depend to take entire management 

 of this part of his business. He was 

 mustered out December 6 and is now 

 holding down his old job and everyone 

 is happy. 



It will take both time and patience 

 before those who have experienced sim- 

 ilar hardships will look back upon them 

 simply as a memory. Tate. 



• 'WORDS FITLY SPOKEN. ' ' 



The yuletide brings many a kindly 

 thought, whether expressed in word or 

 symbol. Expressions like the following 

 coming to the editor in the midst of his 

 labors for the ongoing of our vocation 

 are the earnest of the good will abound- 

 ing in The Review 's large family of sub- 

 scribers and the incentive that precludes 

 weariness in well doing: 



I agree most heartily Trlth all florists that The 

 Review is an absolute necessity for those en- 

 gaged in any way in the florists' business. I 

 wish The Review all success in its field of 

 usefulness. — Mrs. J. M. Miles, Redfleld, 8. D., 

 December 10, 1918. 



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