Decembkb 9, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



51 



OBITUARY 



Mrs. J. B. Freeman Crause. 



Mrs. J. B. Freeman Crause, known 

 generally to florists as Mrs. J. B. Free- 

 man, died suddenly Monday night, De- 

 cember 6, at the home of George Beitell, 

 910 Fernwood avenue, Toledo, O., where 

 she lived. She had been at her store 

 all day, and upon returning home in the 

 evening remarked that she was feeling 

 unusually well. "With her husband, she 

 had been discussing a proposed vacation 

 in California. While preparing to re- 

 tire she collapsed and died before the 

 arrival of a physician. Heart disease 

 was said to have been the cause. 



Mrs. Crause, under the name of Mrs. 

 J. B. Freeman, had for ten years con- 

 ducted one of the leading flower shops 

 in Toledo, at 336 Superior street. She 

 bought the business in September, 1910, 

 from George Heinl, with whom she had 

 been connected in business, it was said 

 at that time, for thirty years. She had 

 a considerable reputation as a designer 

 and decorator and her energy was the 

 subject of much comment and admira- 

 tion. One of the most enterprising in 

 a city of live florists, she was wddely 

 known throughout the trade and every- 

 where highlj' esteemed. 



Mrs. Crause was 58 years of age. Be- 

 sides her husband, she leaves a grand- 

 child, Eleanor Potts. 



William H. Wyatt. 



It was a great shock to the floral 

 world of Philadelphia on the morning of 

 December 1 when it became known that 

 William H. Wyatt had died suddenly of 

 heart failure in his store on the after- 

 noon of the day before. Following so 

 closely on the death of Mrs. Wyatt, 

 which occurred that morning after a 

 long illness, Mr. Wyatt 's death seemed 

 even more tragic. 



For more than thirty years "Billy" 

 Wyatt, as he was called by his com- 

 rades, carried on a retail florists' busi- 

 ness at 236 North Thirteenth street. 

 He had many warm friends, who were 

 exceedingly fond of him and always 

 looked forward with pleasure to his 

 visits to their stores or greenhouses. 

 Sometimes he was accompanied by Mrs, 

 Wyatt and their two daughters. Their 

 presence added to the pleasure of the 

 visits. 



Mr. Wyatt was a mrmber of many 

 societies. Possibly this may explain 

 the fact that he built up r. strong busi- 

 ness in what was not generally supposed 

 to be a good flower neighborhood. 



The funeral, which was largely at- 

 tended, took place Friday, December 

 3. There were many beautiful flowers. 

 Mr. Wyatt was C4 voars of age. 



Phil. 



William H. Lutton. 



William II. Lutton, founder of the 

 William H. Lutton Co., greenhouse 

 builders. New York, died Tuesday, 

 November 23, at his home at Eidge- 

 wood, N. J., as the result of an automo- 

 bile accident early in November. 



Mr. Lutton was born in Brooklyn, N. 

 Y., forty-four years ago. lie received 

 his early training in greenhouse heating 

 under the late Samuel Burns, of Thomas 

 W. Weathered & Sons Co.. and in 1900 



went into business for himself, incor- 

 porating in 1914 and serving until re- 

 cently as president and general manager. 

 Mr. Lutton was an indefatigable worker, 

 always on the alert for new ideas and 

 improvements; and because of his ster- 

 ling qualities, progressiveness and thor- 

 ough knowledge of his business, enjoyed 

 an enviable reputation as one of the 

 foremost authorities on the construction 

 and heating of greenhouses. 



Mr. Lutton is survived by his wife 

 and daughter, his mother, and six 

 brothers and sisters. The funeral was 

 largely attended by his many friends 

 and brother members of the local lodge 

 No. 211, B. P. 0. E., Jersey City, of 

 which he had been a popular member 

 for many years. Interment took place 

 Saturday, November 27, in Bay View 

 cemetery, Jersey City. 



J. W. Gurley. 



J. W. Gurley, for twelve years in 

 the florists' trade at Newnan, Ga., died 

 at his home there October 20. Mr. Gur- 

 ley was well known among members of 



Wm. H. Lutton. 



the trade in Georgia. lie leaves a wife 

 and son. who arc carrying on the busi- 

 ness. 



JiUius Schumann. 



.Julius Schumann, one of the pioneer 

 florists of Newport, Ky., and well 

 known to most of the older florists of 

 Cincinnati, O., died at the age of 73 

 years at his home, on Alexandria pike, 

 Newport, Ky., Sunday morning, No- 

 vember 28. Death was due to pneu- 

 monia, which was the culmination of an 

 illness of more than twehe y(>ars, dur- 

 ing the last few years of which he was 

 practically helpless. 



Mr. Scliumann's entry into the flo- 

 rists' business dates back nearly fifty 

 years, at which time he started a small 

 place at Bellcvue, Ky., just across the 

 river from Cincinnati, O., and later re- 

 moved to Newport, Ky., on the Alex- 

 andria pike. Previous to his death he 

 had not been active in business for 

 about twelve years, having been forced 

 to retire on account of his illness. 

 The greenhouses were, upon his retire- 

 ment, turned over to his two sons, Wil- 

 liam and Edward Schumann, who 

 conducted the place for a few years. 



Later, William built a range of green- 

 houses for himself immediately adjoin- 

 ing his father's place. The old estab- 

 lishment is now conducted by Schumann 

 & Wahlers, his youngest son and his 

 son-in-law. The deceased is also sur- 

 vived by a widow and two daughters. 

 At his wish, his body was cremated at 

 the Cincinnati Crematory, in Clifton, 0. 



Mrs. Edward LeizmaJi. 



Mrs. Edward Leizman, of Latrobe, 

 Pa., died Friday evening, December 3, 

 after an illness that had not left her 

 since last fall. Mrs. Leizman had been 

 in the retail florists' business in Latrobe 

 for over ten years. 



T. E. Johns. 



T. E. Johns, of Wixom, Mich., a di- 

 rector of the Sioux City Seed Co., Sioux 

 City, la., died December 7 at the old 

 family homestead near that place. He 

 was for many years superintendent of 

 the pea and bean growing business of 

 the Sioux City Seed Co. in Michigan, 

 with headquarters at Millington, but 

 for the last few years had lived a retired 

 life on the old family homestead. 



He is survived by his brother, H. A. 

 Johns, of Sioux City, and his nephews, 

 H. B. Johns, of Millington, Mich., and 

 W. E. Johns, of Sioux City, who are 

 active members of the company. He 

 was married in early life to Loretta 

 Beal, who died many years ago. He was 

 born January 5, 1845, and raised on the 

 homestead where he died. 



Mr. Johns was a man of sterling in- 

 tegrity and deep-seated convictions, of 

 independent mind and a lovable char- 

 acter, highly loved and esteemed by his 

 neighbors and everybody who came in 

 touch with his life. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



There is no complaint as to the busi- 

 ness of the last week; it was excellent. 

 It is true, however, that the splendid 

 volume of shipping orders accounted for 

 a larger part of the total than it should; 

 the local retail trade is not so active as 

 we would like to see it. 



It seems that the Chicago market is 

 being specially favored this season; 

 prices are not so high here as they are 

 reported to be at some other places, but 

 a larger number of buyers than ever be- 

 fore are drawing their cut flowers from 

 this center and are maintaining a 

 steady business of excellent volume. 



Weather conditions last week were 

 not all that could be desired. There 

 were warm days and wet ones, not at all 

 conducive to maintaining the high qual- 

 ity of stock for which the season has 

 been noted. One and all, the trade 

 hopes for clear, cold weather from now 

 till Christmas. 



The market has been cleaning up in 

 good shape each day, but of course 

 where such great quantities of stock are 

 being handled the iceboxes never are 

 actually empty. Recently they have 

 held few roses or carnations, but quite 

 a few mums at night. There are quite 

 a few late mums, this year, principally 

 Helen Frick, and they are not in such 

 strong demand as might have been ex- 

 pected. Apparently the public has been 

 surfeited. On the other hand, late pom- 

 pons still sell well. There never has 

 been a variety of greater value to the 



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