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Fbbbcabx 10, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



29 



Max M. Smith. 



Max M. Smith, of Portland, Ore, vet- 

 eran florist and well-known resident of 

 that city for the last thirty-three years, 

 died February 1 at his home, 872 Sandy 

 boulevard, following an illness of only 

 four weeks. Mr. Smith was born in 

 Robinsbury, Germany, August 27, 1866. 

 He went to Portland, Ore., thirty-three 

 vears ago and was engaged in the whole- 

 sale florists' business for many years. 

 In 1906 he opened a retail store at 150 

 Fifth street. Five years ago Mr. Smith 

 moved his store to the present location, 

 141% Sixth street. A year before his 

 death he disposed of his interest in his 

 store to Thomas C. Luke and retired 

 from active participation in the business. 

 He is survived by his widow and a 

 daughter, Helen E. Smith. H. J. H. 



Thomaa Boothe De Forest. 



Thomas Boothe De Forest, secretary of 

 the Lord & Burnham Co., Irvington, N. 

 Y., and sales manager for the company's 

 eastern district, died at the Dobbs Ferry 

 hospital, near his home in Irvington, 

 Sunday, February 6. lie was born in 

 Orange, N. J., thirty-eight years ago, 

 and after a public school education en- 

 tered the Stevens Institute, where he 

 graduated. Shortly afterwards he joined 

 the staff of Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, 

 N. .1., as a draftsman, leaving his posi- 

 tion about the time of a temporary 

 merger of interests of the two concerns, 

 about fifteen years ago, to join the staff 

 of the Lord & Burnham Co., ultimately 

 becoming its secretary. He married 

 •Jessie Burnham, daughter of W. A. 

 Burnham, of the Lord & Burnham Co., 

 who survives him, as do also three small 

 cliildren, two girls and a boy. 



Mr. De Forest became ill about a 

 mouth ago, suffering from stomach trou- 

 ble, which grew worse and appeared to 

 baffle the skill of the physicians. About 

 a week before his death he was removed 

 to the hospital, where he died. 



The deceased was greatly esteemed by 

 the florists who knew him, because of his 

 charming personality and his constant 

 desire to advance their interests in any 

 direction possible. He was an active 

 member of the New York Florists' Club, 

 serving on several of the club's impor- 

 tant committees. He was also a member 

 of the S. A. F. 



Funeral services were held Tuesday 

 afternoon, February 8, at the residence 

 of W. A. Burnham, Irvington, and many 

 florists were in attendance. There were 

 nianv beautiful floral offerings. 



J. H. P. 

 John P. Mallon. 



John P. Mallon, a veteran retail flo- 

 rist, of Brooklyn, N. Y., died suddenly 

 Sunday, February 6, a short time after 

 attending the marriage of his only 

 daughter. On the previous day he ap- 

 peared to be in usual health, and was a 

 visitor at the New York flower markets, 

 after a long absence as a personal buyer 

 of flowers. He conducted business at 

 20 Smith street, under the firm name of 

 James Mallon 's Sons, the business pass- 

 ing to him and his brother, Joseph, 

 now deceased, from their father, who 

 established it over a half century ago. 

 He was well known and liked in the 



Max M. Smith. 



trade. He was a Democrat in politics, 

 and for a time was president of an 

 important Democratic organization. He 

 was 60 years of age, and leaves a widow, 

 one son, Harry C., who is associated 

 with the business, and a daughter, now 

 Mrs. Alphonse G. Ring. Tlic funeral 

 services were held at the residence, 125 

 St. Mark's avenue, and a requiem mass 

 was said at the Church of St. Auguf^- 

 tine. J. H. P. 



Maria Anna Weaver. 



The death of Maria Anna Weaver, 

 wife of J. Augustus Weaver, of 811 East 

 Main street, Massillon, O., occurred 

 January 31. She had been ill for ten 

 weeks. Besides her husband, she is 

 survived by a daughter, two sisters, and 

 a brother, Carl Gartner, of Meadville, 

 Pa. The funeral was held from her late 

 home February 2. Interment was made 

 in the Massillon cemetery. His friends 

 in the trade will sympathize with Mr. 

 Weaver in his loss. 



Mrs. R. EL Stokesberry. 



Mrs. R. K. Stokesberry, wife of R. K. 

 Stokesberry, in the florists' business at 

 Leetonia, 0., died January 24 after a 

 lingering illness. She had been con- 

 fined to her bed for about a year, and 

 for the last nine months suffered ter- 

 rific pain. Cancer was the cause of her 

 death. She was 47 years of age. 



On Christmas day, 1901, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Stokesberry were united in marriage, 

 and so last Christmas they celebrated 

 their nineteenth wedding anniversary. 

 Since Mr. and Mrs. Stokesberry were 

 living with Mrs. Stokesberry 's jparents 

 on the old homestead, she died in the 

 same house in which she was born. Mrs. 

 Stokesberry was a member of St. John's 

 Lutheran church, at which the funeral 



services were held. Interment was at 

 Oakdale cemetery. 



She was also a member of the 

 Daughters of the American Revolution, 

 the junior O. W. A. M., the Wallace 

 Rebecca Lodge and the I. O. 0. F. She 

 is survived by her husband, one 

 daughter, Grace, and her father, Menno 

 Lcsher. 



TORONTO, ONT. 



The Market. 



Business was excellent during the last 

 week. Stock is more plentiful and daffo- 

 dils, violets and roses are arriving in 

 good quantities. Orchids are coming 

 on well and there will be a good supply 

 •of orchids for St. Valentine's day. 

 Various Notes. 



On account of St. Valentine's day be- 

 ing such a busy one for the florists, the 

 regular meeting of the Toronto Retail 

 Florists' Club will be held in the club 

 rooms February Lj. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Associa- 

 tion held a social and progressive euchre 

 party, February 1. There were twelve 

 tables taken up with the euchre while 

 the rest of the members enjoyed a gen- 

 eral social evening. The regular meeting 

 will be held February 21. P. L. Whytock 

 was presented with a pipe and pouch on 

 his departure for Europe, where he will 

 spend six or eight weeks visiting in 

 Scotland, England, Holland and France. 



Committees are busy making plans for 

 the F. T. D. convention. H. G. Dille- 

 muth has approached the management 

 of the King Edward hotel. They expect 

 the addition of 1,000 rooms and the new 

 convention hall to be completed and 

 have promised to take care of the big 

 convention. J. ,T. H. 



