JANUAKY 23, I'JIO. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 





<;^ IN KHAKI AND BLUE ^ 



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HOMEWARD BOUND. 



Hither and Yon. 



Of tlie hosts roturniii<i^ fioni their 

 iilj^rinia<fos oxcrscas and from the \a- 

 ious caiiijis and caiitoniiionts oxcrlaiid, 

 lany arc niombers of tlio tiiidf in its 

 iffereut brandies. Of these yoiitlifii! 

 atriots, many have won distinction and 

 II iiave striven and sacrificed in the 

 reat work of winning the wai'. 'I'iicii- 

 rion<ls on tliis side ea^^erly ;i\v;iit n.'w s 

 f their I'el urn and every ilem ol' in 

 '•rmation altoiit tiiem and their liioxc- 

 lents is of interest to all who 1 ikiw 

 \\c\\\. J']\-ery week l)rini;s tidinus to 

 lie ofliees of The i{r\iew (d" the s(ddic!s 

 ■ iiose iilisence has liccn so keenly I'ell 

 li the various actix'ities of the ti-inie. 

 >i'ws of memliei-s of the trade in ll;e 

 er\ ice of tliidr country, whether s a- 

 Miiied atirond or t ravcdinLT hoinewanl 

 y train oi' trans|ioi-t, of men awaitiiiL; 

 is(diar^e or already icturned to their 

 onies, all will he of interest to friends 

 1 the trade ancl will he puldislied t'roni 

 ime to t inie as it conies in. 



Living Well in Germany. 



Koheit \V. .Icdinston, the only son ef 

 lary .lohnston, the llorist, (d' I'lM-LM 

 Vest Madison street, Haltimore, Md., 

 ■'a.s associ.ated with his mother in tlie 

 usiness, hut I)ecend)er 14, li)17, he 

 (>ard his country's call for men and 

 idisfed in the Ambulance Corps, at 

 LJIontown, Pa. March 28 liis unit was 

 L'ut overseas and attached to the First 

 Lfiny ('or]>s, composed princdpally of 

 iend)ers of the rejjular army. Since 

 hat time this corps has heeii in the 

 liick of the fifjfhting, but ^Ir. .hdmson 

 a.s l)een most fortunate, havini; come 

 hrouf,'h without a scratidi. lie now is 

 : the Army of Occupation ami in his 

 ist letter home was stationed in Ott 

 •eilcr, Germany, where Robert says the 

 ildiers are living like princes. When 



reinendier that the I'nited States 

 ad L\,nOO,0()0 such husky chajis engaged 



1 this game, it is not surprising that 

 lie war was so shortdived when these 

 'jys .struck their gait. lie iltdights to 

 dl wii.'it they did to the noted Prussian 

 ii.'inl. llxcryone in the trade hope> 



'at lie iiia\' soon Ih' ordered lumie. 



Tate. 



Stops Dealing in Gas Masks. 



W. .f. Stephens, ol' S. |-'. Ste|dien< 

 ^oii, ('<duml>us, ()., writes home that. 

 ■\v the use of Lia'^ niask^, \\\\< lieeii div 

 'iitilUKMJ. he expeet'- Sdim In lie i( 

 used from the (dlice ol' the ipiarter 

 aster sergeant of the (Jas .Mask Sipiad 



'1(1 lud'ore long to he ba(d< among the 

 isies. lie <-on(dni|es by st.aliiig there 



'IS liei'U \\ t ]■( iMeiidiiiis II II m.ask i e^, with 

 ore to f(dl(iw. \V. .M. 



The Picture of Health. 



■bilin I \\i'\\ iile\ el , villi lit I'li-d 



leitltle\ el , III' Metrnit ,-|liii Miillll! ( 'li in 



s, Mi(di., has recei\cd his d i-<(di;i ige 

 'd icturiiecl to his luune, loukiiig ''the 

 ■'•tiire ol' health.'" as our cnrropondent 



•^erihes liiiri. The strenuous ti;iining 

 camp Wic and the still more seveie 



Robert W. Johnston. 



exigencies ul' army lil'e liaxc not affei-ted 

 his line constitution ntheiwise than 

 lieiudi(d;illy, but -Mr. I!reitme\er is glad 

 to lay down the -word tn take up the 

 pruning liouk. 



Will Recover. 



.\niiiiig .arrivals anxiously .aw.aited of 

 Mildiers I'inm ii\-ei>eas is noted that id' 

 I.ei) Willes, Mill of .Mrs. (leiilge .Mlldseil, 



ui' the .Mtiin I'lor.al <',,., .Mtoii, 111. Mr. 

 Willis was badly wounded in .action and 

 is in ,1 hospit.al iii \ew "S'ork (dty, where, 

 ImweN iM', hopes a I'e entertained t'nr his 

 roinplit e riTMX er\ . 



Home From "Vancouver. 



nli\,.| 11. I.an-h.aiis, | Ml t si migli. I'a.. 

 whii ha-- lieeii I'cir nmie than a year at 

 \';i iH-iiiu e r, Wash., and <'!at~'0', Ore., in 

 the spiiH-e prild 11(1 inn i-anipv, has at last 

 Ill-ell disiharuel I'luin the sit\ ii-e of 

 riltde S;iin. lie is ;i ',iim i i |' 'I'll n id i i re 1'. 



Lan^lians, .ami liefore enlisting in the 

 Signal ("iirps was with the rittsburgli 

 • 'lit I'liiwer ('ii. lie was ;i-sig!iei| to the 

 A\i;itinn Serlimi .and left for Seattle 

 .l.ailll.aiy i '., IIM^, wle-le he eiiuaued .at 



nlire ill the Wnrk 111 p I'l id 1 1 e i 1 1 ^ sjHUci' 

 t imiiel- fill 1 he i-nilst nicl inn lit' aeio- 



pl.aue-. Siiicn leaviiiL; W.a sli i II ';t on , Mr. 

 l.aiiL;ii,ans h:i- lieeii a' I'aiiip Shninian, 



I 'hi I lii-ni he, ( ). lie is \i>iiilig le|ati\es 



and friends in western 1 'en nsyh ,ania 



liel'nle -etllillg dnwn again tn w 1 1 1 k for 



the Pittsburgh c(Uicern. His ]iarents 

 and his sister \isited him while he was 

 locate<l at Clatso]) last July. 



Wintering in California. 



Major .Iidin Connon, ])i'esident of tiio 

 John Connon Co., Ltd., Jlaniilton, Out., 

 is spending the winter with his wife 

 and little daughter at Monro\-i;i, C.'il. 

 !Major C'onnon c(uiimanded a company of 

 the' 120th City of Hamilton liattalion, 

 %vhi(di wont to hlngland in the summer 

 of ]9in. lie was iinalided home in Dc- 

 cembiu- of the same year, lie put in a 

 year at tlie Hamilton Sanatorium, re- 

 ceiving mindi beindit fiom tlii^ treat- 

 ment tlier(>. ^lonths spent last summer 

 in the Laiirentian mountains (dfected 

 further im]irovement and it is thought 

 that the \\inter in California will com 

 ]deto the cure. .M.ajor Connon expects 

 to get back to busiii(>ss in the spring. 



Chicago Florists Returning. 



11. Hansen, florist on Cemetery road, 

 near Hose Hill cemetery, Chicago, w.as 

 greatly ndiexcd to rec(d\'e word from 

 his soil, Henry A. Hansen, who had b(>en 

 gi\en n|> .as lost. Henry Hansen has 

 been in I he iia\y for ne:iil>' two years, 

 during whiidi time he has seen sei'\ ire on 

 both land and sea. His land diiti"s car- 

 ried him into Mngland, l"rance and l!id- 

 giuni, where ht> did\(^ an amlmlance and 

 was under tiri- constantly. He .alsn was 

 ■with the big n.av.al gun crews who did 

 suidi good land work. His experiences 

 are remarkable ^\•lK'n one cunsiders that 

 he enlisted in the ii;i\ v ,as ,a mechanic. 

 lie now is in London and ex|iects to li(> 

 home soon. On his letiiin he '.vill .again 

 take .acti\"e tdi.arge of the liiisiiicss. 



M. ,\. Kedden, proprietor of thi' I'et.ail 

 store that be.ars his name .at ^20 West 

 (lartiidd boulex.ard, < '!iic;in,,^ li^s turned 

 in his new uniform ,aiid i-i li.ack .again in 

 his ''ciNies.'" liaxiiig lieeii honorably 

 dis(diarge<l from ser^ ice in the navy, 

 wheie he h.as been since the latti'r part 

 nf October. I'.M?. Ml. b'edden was oil 

 the trans|iiiit I'riiicess Matnik.a, ha\ing 

 maile (i\e tiijis to l!re-t and two to St. 

 X;i/.;iire. On one nt' his trips he w;is 

 gi\'en :i t'urlnnnji and ;it tli.at time \isit- 

 ed seXel'.al l,a!L;e I'lelleh cities, inclinliug 

 I'aris. iii. s.a\s that he is fnrtunate in 

 lia\ iiig sn .aide ,a n as--ist,aiit as his sister, 

 w hn has run the store in his absi'iice. 



.\nother ('hicago Ibiri-t who h.as re- 

 tinned tn his Imsiness is I'. ('. Tlmm. )iro- 

 |irietnr 111' the ret.ail stme at Pi:'.!* .Mil- 

 w.aukee avniiiie. Mr. 'I'lmm leceiitly re 

 cei\ei| his hnnnr.alile disidiarge frnm the 

 army. He was Last st.atinned at the 

 li.ase hii'-pital .at ' ;imp Powje, Texas. 



Still annther Chicago llorist who re- 

 Iniiiel with the :;:;:'.rd I'itdd Artillery of 

 the sCilh l'i\i-i(>!i, known .as the Pd.ack- 

 hawk-. .lauiiaiy I:',, w:is .\rlhiir Stielow, 

 nf Niles ("enter. 



Lnie-t I'allre has relMllied tn ("hicago 

 frnm <':iiiip W.adswnrth, in Sniith P.ar- 



nlilia, lillt l;as llnt \ et cnlineclrd witll 



a job. 



A New Yorker Mustered Out. 



.\iiiniig the biivs 111' the lUackhawk 

 ili\isioii vshiili returned In <'amp Craiit 



