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June 10, 1919. 



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THE TEXAS CONVENTION. 



~ Will Break All Eecords.. 



Plans are set for one of the greatest 

 conventions the Texas State Florists' 

 Association has ever held. It will be 

 held in Austin, July 9 and 10. The re- 

 ports coming in from every section of 

 the state indicate that there will be 

 several hundred florists in attendance. 



Several reasons for believing that this 

 convention will be the greatest on rec- 

 ord are: The present year has been 

 one of the most prosperous for flo- 

 rists and they feel like getting away 

 from home, not only for educational 

 purposes, but also for recreation. Texas 

 is rapidly coming to her own in growing 

 cut flowers. The progress along these 

 lines for the last few years has been 

 marvelous. Great activity in the build- 

 ing of greenhouses and other lines of 

 expansion is anticipated. Florists nat- 

 urally want to get together and talk 

 over these plans. 



A particularly big reason for a mon- 

 ster convention is the fact that the flo- 

 rists will be the guests of the Austin 

 Florists' Club, one of the livest clubs 

 in the state. They have laid plans to 

 give their fellow tradesmen a great en- 

 tertainment. 



Indications are that there will be a 

 record-smashing trade exhibition. Res- 

 ervations are coming in from all over 

 the country. 



The Program. 



A tentative program has been ar- 

 ranged as follows: 



Headquarters, Driskel hotel. 



Meetings and trade exhibit, Scholtz Garden. 



WEDNESDAY, JULY », 10 A. M. 



Meeting called to order by Edgar Hall, presi- 

 dent Austin Florists' Club. 



Invocation. 



Address of welcome. 



Response by H. 0. Hannah, Sherman, Tex. 



President's annual address, W. J. Baker, Ft. 

 Worth, Tex. 



Annual Report of Secretary-treasurer Louis J. 

 Tackett, Austin. 



Reports of committees: R. C. Kerr, Bird For- 

 rest, Henry Orere. 



Appointment of committees. 



Announcements. 



"Side Lines in the Florists' Business," Edgar 

 Hall, Austin, Tex. 



"Effects of the War on the Florists' Busi- 

 ness," F. C. Suchy, San Antonio, Tex. 



"The Possibilities of Texas Supplying Her 

 Own Flowers," A. F. Koehle, Houston, Tex. 



2:30 P. M., AT HALL. 

 "National Publicity," George Asmus, Chicago, 



"Does Advertising Pay?" R. C. Kerr, Houston, 

 Tex. 

 Selecting meeting place for 1920 convention. 



4:30 P. M. 

 Visit to the capitol and grounds. 



7:00 P. M., AT DRISKEL HOTEL. 



Dinner in honor of visiting florists, under aus- 

 pices of the Austin Floral Club. 



"Is the Time Ripe for an All-southern Organ- 

 ization?" Discussion led by Peter A. Chopin, 

 New Orleans, La., followed by Charles L. Baum, 

 Knoxville, Tenn., and Thomas Joy, Nashville, 

 Tenn. 



THURSDAY, JULY 10, 9:30 A. M. 



"The Outlook for Next Year's Business," Otto 

 Lang, Dallas, Tex. 



"Oil vs. Coal for Fuel," Alex. Miller, Dallas, 

 Tex. 



"Orchids in Texas," J. M. Nnssbaumer, San 

 Antonio, Tex. 



"The Up-to-date Florist's Shop," Henry Greve, 

 Dallas, Tex. 



"Carnations ia Texas," J. B. McAdams, Ft. 

 Worth, Tex. 



"Some Observations on Growing Flowers In 

 Texas," J. H. Davis, Ft. Worth, Tex. 



Reading of communications. 



Unfinished business. 



Election of officers. 



All visitors will l)e the guests of the Ausfln 

 Florists' Club and the Austin Chamber of Com- 

 merce on the afternoon of July 10, for an auto- 

 mobile ride about the city. 



Secretary Urges Exhibits. 



The fifth annual convention of the 

 Texas State Florists' Association gives 

 promise of being about the biggest 

 event in the florists' fraternity in the 

 state for some time. Letters are com- 

 ing to the office of the secretary daily, 

 which bring the assurance of much in- 

 terest in the meeting and indicate a 

 large attendance. 



The Austin Florists' Club is making 

 every preparation for the meeting, and 

 they are going to leave nothing undone 

 that will add to the success of the con- 

 vention. The headquarters will be at 

 the Driskel hotel and the meetings will 

 be held at Scholtz Garden. Ample room 

 has been provided for all trade exhibits 

 and we are expecting a large number of 

 exhibits from supply houses and green- 

 house manufacturing concerns. We are 

 urging the florists of the state to come 

 to the convention to place their orders 

 for supplies for the next season, and 

 those who expect to work the state any 

 time soon would do well to bring their 

 exhibit to the convention, where they 



can meet the whole trade together. The 

 program is so arranged that everyone 

 will have time to examine all exhibits 

 and give their orders for whatever they 

 may need for the next year. 



Hotel reservations will be made for 

 any who will advise the secretary to 

 make reservations for them. We advise 

 those who will attend the convention to 

 make reservation at hotel in advance, 

 as the legislature will be in session at 

 that time, and of course the hotel facili- 

 ties of the city will be to some extent 

 taken up. 



The secretary will be glad to answer 

 any inquiry or give any information. 

 Louis J. Tackett, Sec'y. 



Austin, Tex. 



WILL EXPRESS RATES RISE? 



Outcome Depends on Oovemment. 



During the last few months, while the 

 express,companies have been under gov- 

 ernment operation, a deficit of approxi- 

 mately $1,000,000' a month has been re- 

 corded. Since the government is 

 pledged to pay any losses sustained 

 while the express companies are under 

 its supervision, this loss comes out of 

 the taxpayers' pockets. But with the 

 possibility of the express service being 

 returned to private hands, now that the 

 telegraph lines have been practically 



W. J. Baker> President of the Texas State Florists' Association. 



