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34 



The Florists^ Review 



August 19, 1920 



Adolphus Gude. 



[Vice-President Society of American Florists for 1921.] 



purposes. First of all, the trucks could 

 drive right up into the convention hall 

 and deposit the heavy cases on the ex- 

 hibitor's space. There was no danger, 

 either, of spoiling the concrete floor — as 

 there has been of ruining some dance 

 floors at previous conventions — by drag- 

 ging boxes about. Plantsmen could water 

 their stock all they wished and pay no 

 heed to the surplus moisture underfoot. 

 There are some who believe the unprom- 

 ising aspect of the exterior of the build- 

 ing and the climb up the incline deterred 

 the unwelcome public from coming in 

 and discouraged the florist from wander- 

 ing out, since he must then make the 

 grade a second time. 



Only one circumstance was criticized 

 — the necessity of holding the meetings 

 away from the convention hall. The 

 absence of space in the garage building 

 and the noise of construction compelled 

 the sessions' being held at the Hotel 

 Hollenden. But whether the exhibi- 

 tion or the meetings suffered in conse- 

 quence depends upon one's viewpoint. 



Secretary Young said more space had 

 been sold than there was at Chicago 

 in 1912, and, if the aisles had not al- 

 ready been pruned once, perhaps more 

 could have been disposed of. There 

 certainly was no surplus space for the 

 inspecting florists. 



The Amenities. 



The convention opened with the usual 

 amenities. Following the invocation the 

 fall to order was bv the president of 

 the Cleveland Florists' Club, H. P. 

 Merrick. He introduced Adam Graham, 

 the grand old man of the trade in Cleve- 



land. Mr. Graham spoke for the flo- 

 rist, after which there was the custom- 

 ary official welcome. The 8. A. F. has 

 been handed the keys to practically 

 every large city in the country, but 

 seldom in a more hospitable manner 

 than upon the present occasion. The 

 response was by our silver-tongued 

 orator, Mr. Ammann, of Edwardsville. 



After the glad-handing was over. 

 Chairman Merrick introduced President 

 Miller, who read the carefully prepared 

 address which appears in full in this 

 issue of The Review. It was referred 

 to a committee for later action. 



The report of the secretary and treas- 

 urer were followed by those of the 

 finance committee and Washington rep- 

 resentative. The minutes of the board 

 of directors were passed over, as were 

 the reports of the state vice-presidents, 

 as the hour was late, the hall in the Hol- 

 lenden hotel was crowded and there was 

 much routine on the program. 



President's Beceptlon. 



That time-honored function, the pres- 

 ident's reception, though purely in- 

 formal was amid impressive surround- 

 ings, taking place in the Hollenden hotel. 

 President Miller and his official family, 

 assisted by several past presidents, 

 shook hands with a long line of mem- 

 bers, after which there was dancing. 



Washington Next. 



The place for the meeting for the 

 succeeding year is decided during the 

 president's reception, invitations hav- 

 ing been extended earlier in the day. 

 Provision is for a ballot, but this time 



it was a matter of form, as Washing- 

 ton, D. C, was the only place eonsid- 

 ered. 



Officers Elected. 



A smaller number gathered at Wednes- 

 day morning's session, which assembled 

 at 10 o'clock. William F. Gude opened 

 the proceedings wit^ the report of the 

 tariff and legislation committee, pub- 

 lished in full elsewhere in this issue of 

 The Review.- Upon motion of Z. D. 

 Blackistone, it was placed on file. 



When nominations for the office of 

 president for 1921 were asked for, Her- 

 man P. Knoble presented the name of 

 Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. W. P. 

 Gude seconded. 8. 8, Pennock moved 

 the nominations be closed. Philip 

 Breitmeyer and Wallace R. Pierson, in 

 seconding the motion, urged the unani- 

 mous election of Mr. Roland, which re- 

 sulted. 



Z. D. Blackistone nominated Adolphus 

 Gude, of Washington, D. C, for vice- 

 president and 8. 8. Pennock seconded 

 him. 8ince no other name was present- 

 ed, he is the unanimous choice of the 

 convention. 



George Asmus urged the reelection of 

 John Young, of New York, as indication 

 of the society's appreciation of his 

 work as secretary. Wm. F. Gude sec- 

 onded the nomination. 



Treasurer J. J. Hess, of Omaha, was 

 also chosen to succeed himself. 



For directors, Thomas Joy, of Nash- 

 ville, Tenn., was nominated by W. W. 

 Gammage; H. G. Berning, of St. Louis, 

 by August Hummert ; Carl Hagenburger, 

 of West Mentor, O., by James McLaugh- 

 lin, and Harry Papworth, of New Or- 

 leans, by 8. 8. Pennock. 



Create Committee on Finance. 



After the nomination of officers an 

 address on mutual insurance was deliv- 

 ered by F. H. Steam, of the J. S. Kem- 

 per Co., Chicago. 



Discussion of the proposed amend- 

 ments to the S. A. F. by-laws followed. 

 The change inaugurating an audit and 

 finance committee was made. 



The treasurer was relieved of the re- 

 sponsibility of the society's invest- 

 ments. 



The appropriating power of the ex- 

 ecutive board was raised from $100 to 

 $1,000. 



The number of voting stations in elec- 

 tions was increased from four to five. 



Draft on Permanent Fund. 



After much frank discussion of the 

 publicity campaign and the result to the 

 society's finances from the appropria- 

 tions made to it, it was decided to em- 

 power the proper officers to effect a loan 

 of $10,000 from the permanent fund to 

 the general fund, to be returned "when 

 circumstances allowed. ' ' 



A wireless message was read from C. 

 H. Totty, on board the steamship Altic, 

 sending best wishes to the convention 



At the opening of the afternoon ses 

 sion August 18, Robert Pyle, president 

 of the American Rose Society, present 

 ed to E. G. Hill the Hubbard gold medal 

 for Rose Columbia. Mr. Hill responded 

 i?i his usual apt fashion, looking much 

 refreshed by his European journey. 



Afternoon for Publicity. 



The afternoon of the second day was 

 given over to a discussion of the na- 

 tional publicity campaign. The report 

 of Henry Penn, chairman of the pub- 

 licity committee, appears in this issue in 



