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.^ CLUB ELECTIONS i^ 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Holds Novelty Night. 



Nino oxliil)it()is cdiitriliutcil to llu' 

 display of novelties witli wliicli tiic hall 

 was (iccoratcil at tlic monthly nicctin;;- 

 (if llic Chicaj^o Florists' (Muli at the 

 Ilott'l Randoljih, Thursday cvcniiiti, I)o- 

 (•cnilicr 9. Tin- exhibits were arianjied 

 about the large room in hi};h vases and 

 table glasses. Soine of the exhibits were 

 of great merit and several of the best 

 known of the season's novelties were 

 on view. 



Haur & Steinkamji, Indiauapidis, 

 Ind., displayeil three new carnations: 

 Maine Sunshine, Strout 's new yidlow 

 that has been so much jiraised at va- 

 riiius exliil)itions where it was shown; 

 Kdna, Xic Zweifel's retl, and Har- 

 vester, a ]>ur<' wliite flower of pleasing 

 form. This firm also sliowed a new 

 lart;<' mum of a deep pink shade. 



riety is a hybrid tea Mn<l was originally I're^^idi iit, .l'i--c|ih K<phiiut ; \ ice |iresi 

 from the K. (i. Hill (41., Riidimoiid, ind. deiil, A. T. I'yici'; trca>niTr, A. II. 

 W'etidland (5c Keinicl Co. also exhibitcil a SdiiicidiT ; >ccfi't a r\ . 1". La ut ciiscli l.-iger , 

 single s|ieciiiien nl' .-i new sport ol' ;ind trii-.li-r, Auuu^t I'. I 'nehlin.-inn. 

 Opheli.-i. I'rc-id.iit I'Ici-t .lii^rpli K'dhout was 



William Sanei-land. I»es I'laincs, III., calli.'fl upon fnr ;i spi-ech and pledged 

 displayed :i new |)oiiipoM, Uron/.e Meanly. his licst cirni'ls .-o presiding (dliccr for 



A new carnation, lllinids, was sent 

 in by Sykoi-a (.V Kaliua, I');i1;i \ i;i. 111. 

 This bloom was of a good rcil color aiol 

 was awarded 77 p(dnt s. 



\'auglian"s See(l Store, Cliicago, h;id 

 ,'i t.'ilde with five varieties of gl;iili(dus 

 bulbs displaye(|. The wirieties were 

 .Mrs. I'rank Pendleton. Chicago' White. 

 S(diw;iben, .Mis. l-'r.imis King and Pan 

 ;;m;i. The exhibit was awardei! honor 

 able mention. 



Pelei' Pearson, .1. (1. S(diumann ;iud 

 .\lbert Kri(d\s(iri weic the Judges. 



Election of Officers. 



The (d('ction of (dlicers was lodd at 

 this nu'cting, l)ut since the nominations 



Thanksgiving Pink. Thanksgiving Pink ^ |;,st month were unaniuHius, there was 



10 further \citing needed. 



1 nanKsgning 1 inK. 1 luinKsgn ing i'lnK \ last month v 

 scored !>1 ; Harvester,!):?; Kdna, S.'i, a nd \^r.'icf ica ll\ 1 



-Maine Sunshin(>, S7. The exhibits wei 

 awarded honorable mention. 



Elmer 1). Smith (t Co., Adrian, Mieh., 

 had on exhibition ehrysanthernums and 

 pompons. A large vase of December 

 He;nity, a big white l)lo(>in, and anotlier 

 of Christmas Gold, a good y(dl()W, were 

 (|uile efTective. A pleasing exhibi't Avas 

 a v.ase of Sunshine, an an(Muone eenterecl 

 pompon about three or four inches 

 across and of good shape. The cfilor 

 was golden yellow. Two button like 

 pompons, tiny blooms, comideted this 

 firm's disjjl.ay. They were Rillie Burke, 

 a bronze, .lajianese incurved, whi(h 

 scored !)(■) and !14 last month at Cincin- 

 nati and ''hicago, respectively, and 

 Vivian ^lartin, a l)lush-white anemone 

 v.-iriety, whi(di scor(^d S.'i ami !»;'. at Cin- 

 cinnati and Chicago last month. I)e 

 cember Beauty was iiw.'irded !>0 points 

 by the Judges :ind all tlu' blooms were 

 r( mnieiided for honorable mention. 



The exhibits of Hans .lepsen, .May 

 Wdoil, ill., in(du(le(l a new single <dirvs- 

 ;inthemum. Anna M(dl. ;i s]«ort of Mrs. 

 (iodfrey. This sjiort is w (lee]ier ])ink 

 than the p;irent, a \;ise of whi(di was 

 .also exhibited. .\ single pomjion, Mrs. 

 Mazey, and a large \;ise of excellent 

 stevia comiileted this firm's contribu 

 tions. They were .iwardeil honorable 

 mention. 



.\merican Kegion \\,i> shown b\- 

 Po(dilni;inn P.ros. Co. This is ;i cerise 

 pink cross between .Miladv and Hadi(>y 

 and Hos;ilind Orr Knglish, r.aised liy 

 Kdward Towill, Kosyin, Pa. There was a 

 \ase of a l);iby rose, unnamed ;is yet. 

 It is ;i hybrid tea mindi resembling 

 Waril and fcpr the present is called 

 Pluintoiii. .\merican Legion was 



.■(Wanled HH points ;ind honorable men 

 t ion. 



•ieorge .1. P,;ill. (ilen Kllyii. 111., 

 shoucil his gi.-iut ciilendnlas and w mw 

 pomiioTi (dirvs.-inthemiim. a spoit of .Mr^. 

 Wilciix. The exhibit was awarde(| hon 

 'ir.'ible mention. 



.\n undissemin;ite(| I'ose --eedling. 

 \ ictor, u.as shown by WcndlamI (.V: 

 K'einiel Co.. Klmhurst, III., ;ind w.-is 

 awarded honor.able no'ntion. This va 



The (dficers welf elected 



as fidlows: 



the ciiiiiing ye;ir. The remiiining newly 

 elected (d'licers will respoihl with acb 

 dresses ,■! 1 the .laiin,-ir\' meeting, when 

 t lie inst:i I III t ion of oflicers i> helij. 



The i-hib. ill response to a coniMiiinica 

 tion iccei\e(| I'roin Secret ,■! r\' .lolin 

 ^'ollllg, III' the S. .\. 1'., reriiiiillieniled 



the following- nieinbefs for state \ ice 

 presiileiit ot' iioitliern Illinois: P.-ml |v 

 Weiss, .loseph 1;. Pullworth and .l.-imes 

 .Morton. 



P>y un.-Mi iiiioiis niMtion it w;is decided 

 thai the ('liic.-ieo I'lorists' ('hdi reipiest 

 repi'eseiit:, t loll on the bo;i rd ot' directors 

 of the S. .\. I'., ill accordnnce with the 

 b\-hiws ol' that society. 



Election of Members. 



SiMeeii iie\\ nieiiiliers wci'e (dected. ;is 

 follows: Albert S(diinidt, .M(drose Park, 



Fred Lautenschlager. 



(I.ii.l W ..rkiiii; Se.-n-tiiiy ol c hicTL'" Klorihis' ( ii,|, I!,-, lecled r..r An.. III. -r T.-iin.; 



