JANCARY 27, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



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^ PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE s^ 



T IS with the greatest of 

 pleasure that I address 

 you. I am extremely proud 

 of the honor conferred on 

 me as your president, to 

 welcome you to this, the 

 thirtieth annual meeting 

 of the American Carnation 

 Society. 



We meet at this time in 

 Washington, the national capital of our 

 country, the one city above all others 

 towards which the hope of humanity is 

 now turned. We are proud of this city 

 and proud of our fellow craftsmen who 

 labor and make their homes within its 

 borders. It is a great privilege for the 

 members of our society to meet again 

 with our coworkers in this section of 

 the country. Washington is a city of 

 historic interest to every citizen of the 

 country, and there are many things to 

 attract attention and draw the members 

 away from the meetings, but we ask 

 that every member here make an effort 

 to be present at each session and take 

 an active part in the proceedings. We 

 shall be punctual in opening the meet- 

 ings and endeavor to conduct the busi- 

 ness as expeditiously as possible. 



It will be well that we take a little 

 time to reflect and 

 turn our thoughts 

 to the good work 

 accomplished by the 

 American Carnation 

 Society during the 

 years that have fol- 

 lowed since the so- 

 ciety's organization. 



Solid Support. 



There is not any 

 other trade organi- 

 zation connected 

 with our business 

 that is so widely 

 known at home and 

 abroad or whose 

 members have been 

 more loyal. The an- 

 nual meetings of 

 the last four or five 

 years have been 

 hold during times 

 of extreme sttess 

 and uncertainty, ow- 

 ing to war condi- 

 tions, shortage of 

 coal and poor trans- 

 portation, but even 

 under such most un- 

 favorable c o n d i- 

 tions there have 

 been enough loyal 

 members willing trf 

 sacrifice and give 

 their support so 

 that the society's 

 annual meetings 

 and e X h i b i tions 

 could be success- 

 fully held. We are 

 thankful that the 

 extremes of the last 

 few years are grad- 

 ually passing away 



Tlie aUdress of Charles W. Johnson, president 

 of the American Carnation Society, at Its 

 tliirtictli annual meeting, at Washington, D. C, 

 January 20, 1921. 



and that we can look to the future full 

 of hope and confidence. 



The men who have been most active 

 in directing the affairs of the American 

 Carnation Society in the past and 

 brought it to its highest success are 

 numbered among the most successful 

 men in the trade. Some of these we 

 have with us at this meeting and we 

 are grateful for their presence. Others 

 have retired from the active duties of 

 business and are not able to be with 

 us. We honor them for their work well 

 done for the benefit of this society and 

 every man who grows carnations. 



Eight of our past presidents have 

 passed to the great beyond; let us pause 

 a moment to cherish their memory. 



Work to Be Done. 



But if the American Carnation So- 

 ciety is to accomplish the purpose which 

 the early workers intended it should, 

 we must not rest on the record of the 

 past, but push on for grater achieve- 

 ments, and it is for the younger men of 

 the trgde to be as ambitious as were 



Charles W. Johnson. 

 (President of the American Carnation Socictj-.) 



their fathers, to take hold of the helm 

 of the society and push it on to greater 

 success. 



Referring to the carnations of today, 

 the varieties now grown, their produc- 

 tiveness and, last but not least, the 

 prices obtained for the blooms, are the 

 members satisfied? The reports of the 

 Christmas holiday season of 1920 in one 

 instance gave the prices obtained for 

 the variety Laddie as equal to that of 

 first-class roses. But are the plants of 

 today as productive as were those of 

 former years? Generally speaking, I 

 do not think they are and believe there 

 never was a more opportune time for 

 the introduction of varieties possessing 

 the qualities of good, clear color and pro- 

 ductiveness, and I would suggest that 

 those interested in the raising of new 

 varieties make these qualities the 

 principal aim of their efforts. 



There have been prepared for this 

 meeting papers that ought to be of 

 great interest to every member, and I 

 trust that you will give them your 

 closest attention, and if there is any 

 member who has any question that he 

 would like to bring before the meetipg 

 you have that privilege and the subject 

 will be given due consideration. 



In the spring of 

 next year there is 

 to be held at Cleve- 

 land the national 

 flower show of the 

 Society of American 

 Florists, in which the 

 American Carnation 

 Society is to take an 

 active part. 



Recommendation. 



The secret ary 

 is the representa- 

 tive of this society 

 in the arrangement 

 of the carnation ex- 

 hibits, of which we 

 have pledged our 

 support, and in per- 

 forming his duties 

 it may be necessary 

 that he go to Cleve- 

 land to attend to 

 the preliminary 

 work connected 

 with the show. If 

 so, I would recom- 

 mend that he be 

 given the same 

 mileage as that al- 

 lowed the president 

 when attending the 

 directors' meeting 

 of the S. A. F. 



Two new judges 

 will be elected at 

 this meeting. These 

 are important offices 

 and the men se- 

 lectet? should have 

 the confidence of 

 the members of the 

 society. 



The minutes of 

 the meeting of the 



