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The Florists^ Review 



February 12, 1920 



^ CLUB MEETING 



NEW YORK CLUB MEETING. 



Many Committees Report. 



A regular meeting of the New York 

 Florists' Club was held in the club's 

 rooms in the Engineering Societies' 

 building February 9. There was a fair 

 attendance of members and others, in 

 spite of the bad traveling conditions 

 due to the recent storm. On account of 

 lack of transportation facilities, there 

 was no refectory that evening. Presi- 

 dent A. M. Henshaw was prevented by 

 illness from being present, and Vice- 

 president C. W. Knight was absent, due 

 to the illness of his wife. Ex-president 

 Philip F. Kessler therefore was voted 

 into the chair and presided throughout 

 the evening. 



Roman J. Irwin, chairman of the an- 

 nual dinner committee, reported that it 

 had been arranged to hold the annual 

 banquet at the Hotel Biltmore, March 

 17. The price of tickets would be $5, 

 at which price it will be necessary to 

 have an attendance of about 400. After 

 some discussion, the committee was em- 

 powered to invite guests within its dis- 

 cretion. 



Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., for the legis- 

 lative committee, reported that the 

 club's charter had been duly amended 

 according to the direction of the club. 



Arthur Herrington, of the flower 

 show committee, reported that the pros- 

 pects for a successful show were exceed- 

 ingly good and bespoke the assistance 

 of every member toward their material- 

 ization. Secretary Young reported that 

 at a meeting of the committee that aft- 

 ernoon it had been decided to make the 

 admission fee $1, which will include war 

 tax. Trade tickets will remain at the 

 rate fixed, 40 cents each, with face re- 

 demption for unused tickets. Arrange- 

 ments for the tea garden were prac- 

 tically completed and this feature prom- 

 ises to be as prominent as ever before. 

 Mrs. Wilson has agreed to open the 

 show by pressing an electric button in 

 Washington and also is willing to name 

 any new flowers at the show. There is 

 to "be a Governor 's day, if it is possible 

 to arrange for the presence of Governor 

 Smith. A change in the schedule has 

 been decided upon, separating the inter- 

 ests of commercial growers and private 

 growers in the classes covering bulb 

 displavs and rose gardens. Chairman 

 Kessler brought to the attention of the 

 meeting the fact that the rules prohibit- 

 ing the transaction of business on the 

 exhibition floors by otlier than trade ex- 

 hibitors will be strictly enforced. 



Chairman H. O. May, of the exhibits 

 committee, reported that while condi- 

 tions had prevented the staging of any 

 elaborate exhibition that evening, the 

 committee had done the best possible, 

 setting up a good table of carnations. 

 The next meeting night, March 8, will 

 be Rose night, he said. 



Sdscellaiieous Matters. 



The following were elected to mem- 

 bership in the club: William H. John- 

 ston, 131 East Twenty-sixth street; F. 

 M. Pennock, San Juan, Porto Rico; 

 Dwight M. Hills, 205 West street; H. B. 



Marinelli, Montvale, N. J.; Fred W. 

 Payne, Grand Central Palace; Philip 

 Haas, College Point, N. Y.; Earl S. 

 Shaw, Riverdale, N. Y. 



Mr. Marinelli was present and was 

 formally introduced to the members. 

 Sam Seligman, recently elected, was also 

 formally introduced and offered to do- 

 nate a substantial prize for competition 

 by members if arrangement could be 

 made for a class. Secretary Young 

 stated that the flower show committee 

 is disappointed in the support being 

 given the show by retail florists, inti- 

 mating that, so far, Max Schling is the 

 only one taking part in the exhibition. 



The following were nominated for 

 election at the next meeting: Charles 

 Moles, 321 Sixth avenue. New York; 

 Alfred Campbell, 1510 Sansom street, 

 Philadelphia; Samuel Salzberg, 114 

 West Twenty-eighth street. New York; 

 A. T. Kohlmann, Tompkinsville, L. I., 

 N. Y.; Leo Loewenthal, 3830 Broadway, 

 New York; Richard Gerling, Irvington, 

 N. Y.; Anthony Ruzicka, Chatham, N. 

 J., and Charles Schultheis, College 

 Point, N. Y. 



Secretary Young presented his report 

 for 1919, which showed the affairs of 

 the club to be in excellent shape. The 

 roll of membership included 562 mem- 

 bers. Elections for the year covered 

 fifty-five, and there had been five 

 deaths. 



The president was directed to appoint 

 a committee to prepare resolutions on 

 the death of George T. Schuneman. 



A. L. Miller, president of the S. A. F., 

 spoke of the work done at the recent 



meeting oi the executive board of the 

 society in Cleveland. 



The heavy damage and loss sustained 

 by the proprietors of the iFlorex 

 Gardens, North Wales, Pa., was re- 

 ported and, on motion of Wallace R. 

 Pierson, the secretary was directed to 

 send a letter to the owners, expressing 

 the club's deepest sympathy with them 

 in their great loss. 



It was ordered that a basket of fruit 

 be sent to President Henshaw, with the 

 best wishes of the club for his speedy 

 recovery; and a basket of flowers was 

 directed to be sent to Mrs. Knight, who 

 is in a hospital at Babylon, L. I. 



The secretary announced the en- 

 forced absence of Jos. A. Manda and F. 

 R. Pierson from the meeting, they being 

 in attendance before the Federal Hor- 

 ticultural Board, at a hearing arranged 

 for orchid growers, 



Wallace R. Pierson made a lengthy 

 address covering the recently organized 

 National Growers' Association, in which 

 he emphasized the desirability of all 

 growers taking out membership whose 

 ranges were 5,000 square feet or more 

 in extent. 



The Exhibits. ' 



Vases of Carnations Belle Washburn, 

 Pink Delight and White Enchantress, 

 exhibited by Harry O. May, Summit, 

 N. J., were awarded a cultural certifi- 

 cate. 



A vase of a rose pink sport of Carna- 

 tion Enchantress Supreme, exhibited by 

 Lecluse & Lecluse, Blue Point, N. Y., 

 was awarded thanks of the club. The 

 awards committee would like to see the 

 variety again when in better condition. 



Vases of Carnations Enchantress Su- 

 preme, White Enchantress and Belle 

 Washburn, exhibited by the Springfield 

 Floral Co., Springfield, N. J., were 

 awarded a cultural certificate. 



J. H. P. 



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W. J. Beck, of New Castle, is down 

 with the flu, throwing the burden of 

 the store work upon Miss Beck, who 

 says stock was never so scarce with 

 them as at this time, when they have 

 much funeral work. 



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Charles Hennon, New Castle, is 

 under the doctor's care. It is hoped 

 that the operation wdll be successful. 

 Much business and scarcity of flowers 

 are re])orted from the chain of stores op- 

 erated by J. S. Hennon & Son. 



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W. T. Butz, of Butz Bros.. New Castle, 

 Pa., commented upon the inconsistency 

 of a prominent retailer wiring an order 

 for a dozen roses to cost a gross price 

 of $4, remarking that the retailer had 

 also a wholesale business and must be 

 familiar with the scarcity and value of 

 stock, "and yet we are expected to 

 give good service to keep up our repu- 

 tation, while such orders should really 

 be declined with thanks. Not only are 

 we helping out our competitors, since 

 we are the only fortunate growers of 

 roses and carnations in quantity, but 

 protecting the market at the same 

 time." 



Charles Peterson, East Liverpool, O., 

 has been an invalid for many years, 

 but carries a smile that would put Old 

 Sol to shame. Our cheerful confrere 

 recently made his business a company — 

 a family concern. 



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C. C. Tyler, Salem, O., has a fine 

 crop of sweet peas, while carnations 

 nearby are yielding far better than the 

 average. Yellow Prince is especially 

 prolific, but in limited demand. 



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Kent Bros., Newark, O., are among 

 the optimists, despite all the irrita- 

 tions resulting from big demand and 

 small supply. 



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The Munk Floral Co., Columbus, O., 

 is in the midst of the best season 's busi- 

 ness in the history of the establishment 

 and, added E. A. Munk, "the most per- 

 plexing. ' ' 



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The Imlay Co., Zanesville, 0., is 

 rushed with funeral work resulting from 

 the flu epidemic, of which J. U. Imlay is 

 an unfortunate victim; his strong will 

 power is expected to help him pull 

 through. W. M. 



