January 30, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



Mack Bichmond. 



The passing of Mack Bichmond, Janu- 

 ary 23, is mourned by many friends in 

 the trade in and around Baltimore, Md., 

 where he had been associated with lead- 

 ing florists for many years. Death 

 was due to pneumonia. 



Mr. Eichmond obtained his first ex- 

 perience in his chosen vocation with 

 William Fowler, at Clifton, Md. He 

 was for seventeen years foreman for 

 Halliday Bros., and at the time of his 

 death was manager for William P. Coch- 

 ran, at Woodbrook. He was a member 

 of the Baltimore Florists' Club and at 

 the funeral service, which was largely 

 attended, the pallbearers were William 

 Christie, William Lehr, Thomas Steven- 

 son, John Halliday, Robert Halliday and 

 John J. Perry. There were many beau- 

 tiful floral pieces. He is survived by 

 a wife and two daughters. 



Mr. Bichmond was a member of the 

 S. A. F. and was superintendent of the 

 trades' display when the convention was 

 held in Baltimore in 1911. Tate. 



Oeorge Schneider. 



George Schneider, of Dayton, 0., fa- 

 ther of Frank Schneider, died January 

 22. He was a member of Company I, 

 N. M. H. of D. V. S. C. F. M. 



Harry P. Myers. 



The death of Harry P. Myers, of 

 Delphi, Ind., which occurred recently as 

 the result of a relapse after pneumonia, 

 is mourned by many friends. He had 

 been in business at Delphi since the fall 

 of 1910, first as a gardener and later 

 as a florist. After the erection of a 

 modern greenhouse, he became associ- 

 ated in a partnership with Edwin Baum 

 in the florists' business exclusively. 



Mr. Myers was born in 1887 and mar- 

 ried in 1909 Miss Emma Eicihorn, who 

 survives him, with their four children. 

 Interment took place at Galion, 0., the 

 birthplace of the decedent. He was a 

 man of exemplary character and his 

 family have the sympathy of many 

 friends in their bereavement. 



Charles Fox, Sr. 



Charles Fox, Sr., died suddenly of 

 heart failure, in a trolley car at Six- 

 teenth and Market streets, Philadelphia, 

 Friday evening, January 24. Albert W. 

 Swan, of the S. S. Pennock Co., was in 

 the car at the time and went to Mr. 

 Fox's assistance. 



Mr. Fox was in his eighty-first year. 

 While it had been necessary for him to 

 avoid excitement for many years, his 

 general health had been excellent, ap- 

 parently. 



Charles Fox was one of the pioneer 

 florists of Philadelphia. To the young 

 men who are coming to the front today 

 he was best known as the father of 

 Charles Henry Fox, but to the leaders 

 in the profession, the men who have 

 passed the stages of struggle and made 

 their mark, Mr. Fox was known as a 

 man of sterling integrity, whose word 

 was as good as his bond. Mr. Fox was 

 of a cheerful, happy disposition and 

 made friends everywhere. 



Charles Fox was first known in Phila- 

 delphia as foreman for Hugh Graham, 

 then the leading decorator at Eighteenth 



Mack Richmond. 



and Thompson streets. Later Mr. Fox 

 opened a retail flower shop at Broad 

 and Thompson streets, where he built 

 up a good business and carried it on 

 successfully for many years. Some 

 years ago Mr. Fox sold his business to 

 Richard Umphried, who now conducts 

 it, keeping Mr. Fox 's name on his sign. 

 Mr. Fox, tiring of inactivity, returned 

 later to help Mr. Umphried. Mr. Fox 

 took great pride in his summer home at 

 Ocean City, N. J., keeping his cottage 

 and grounds in beautiful order. 



The funeral, which was largely at- 

 tended, was held at his late residence, 

 1307 North Broad street, Januarv 28. 



Phil. 



Henry Holtcamp. 



A veteran florist of Dallas, Tex., 

 passed away January 12 in the person 

 of Henry Holtcamp, who was born in 

 1837 and was therefore in his eighty- 

 second year. The greenhouse business 

 which he established is still conducted 

 in his name and his late residence ad- 

 joins the range. He is survived by his 

 widow, two sons, a daughter, two grand- 

 children and a nephew. Mr. Holtcamp 

 was a member of the Methodist church. 

 Funeral services occurred January 14. 

 Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



Stock of all kinds is scarce and high, 

 but such as is available is of good qual- 

 ity. Everything that could be made to 

 bloom was forced for the holidays; con- 



sequently crops are off now. Roses and 

 carnations are difficult to get in suffi- 

 cient quantities to supply the demand, 

 but prices are lower than a week ago. 

 Roses are now running from 10 to 20 

 cents and carnations are 6 cents. Spring 

 flowers are beginning to help out the 

 situation, but the lack of bulbs is felt. 

 Narcissi are selling for 5 cents, sweet 

 peas from $1.50 to $2 and California 

 violets for $2 per dozen bunches. 



There has not been so much social 

 activity as was hoped for following the 

 close of the war. The Christmas holi- 

 days witnessed a number of dances and 

 a few elaborate dinners, for all of which 

 the florists had good orders, but since 

 that time the social season has been 

 quiet and decorating business has not 

 been equal to that of pre-war times. 

 It seems that it will take time for the 

 people to get back to the spirit of en- 

 tertaining after being engaged in war 

 work for so long, but they will come to 

 it in time. 



Various Notes. 



Mrs. Edith Roberts, of the Kellogg 

 Flower & Plant Co., will leave January 

 27 for Los Angeles, where she will spend 

 several months with her daughter, Mrs. 

 D. R. Anderson. 



Among recent visitors in the city 

 were Mr. and Mrs. J. Herbert Moore, 

 Claremore, Okla.; J. Hess, Omaha, Neb., 

 and William Hasselmann, Independence, 

 Kan. D. E. W. 



Jeflferson City, Mo.— Henry T. Schmidt 

 has purchased a range of greenhouses 

 here. 



