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The Florists^ Review 



JUNB SO, 1921 



AT KANSAS CITY 



Wholesale Cut Flower Co., the T, j. 

 Noll Floral Co. and the Pinehui t 

 Floral Co. Cigars and cold drinks wt.e 

 furnished to the delegates all throu u 

 the day from a refreshment stand a 

 the hall. J. E. K. 



MISSOUSIANS MEET. 



At Kansas City. 



The annual meeting of the Missouri 

 State Florists' Association was held in 

 Knights of Columbus hall, Kansas City, 

 Mo., Monday, June 27. About fifty 

 were in attendance. The morning ses- 

 sion was opened by T. J. Noll, president 

 of the Kansas City Florists' Club, who 

 extended a hearty welcome to the vis- 

 itors on behalf of the club. L. H. 

 Archias, of Sedalia, president of the 

 association, made an address and Secre- 

 tary J. J. Beneke, of St. Louis, made 

 his annual report, as follows: 



"Since May 5, 1920, when I was 

 elected your secretary, we have had, 

 according to our membership list, 166 

 members. Of these, only thirty three 

 have paid any dues. We have eleven 

 life members. All members have re- 

 ceived their statements for dues. 



"Since May 15 I have received from 

 L. H. Archias $165:41; from C. C. San- 

 ders, who was treasurer up to May 15, 

 1920, $4.85, and dues from twenty-seven 

 members at $2 each, totaling $54, mak- 

 ing the total receipts to date $224.26. 



"Disbursements include expenses of 

 L. H. Archias, $32.84, and expenses of 

 the secretary, $47.93, making a total 

 expense since May 15, 1920, $80.77, 

 which leaves a balance on hand of 

 $143.49." 



P. A. Manson, of Pleasant Hill, Mo., 

 treasurer, was unable to be present at 

 the morning meeting, so his report was 

 deferred. A resolution of sympathy 

 was adopted on the death of Mrs. A. H. 

 Hummert, wife of one of the St. Louis 

 members. A message containing the 

 resolution was sent to Mr. Hummert. 



Interesting Addresses. 



After President Archias had opened 

 the afternoon session, T. J. Noll an- 

 nounced a plan of entertainment for the 

 visitors who could remain over Tues- 

 day. 



In the absence of G. A. Knapp, Ne- 

 vada, who was to have read a paper, 

 J. F. Ammann spoke on ' ' Organization. ' ' 

 Mr. Ammann and H. V. Swenson, who 

 were in the city for a special meeting 

 of the local and visiting florists Monday 

 night, attended the afternoon meeting 

 of the convention. 



William L. Rock gave an interesting 

 address on "Benefits of the F. T. D. to 

 the Retail Florists." 



"The Wholesale Florist" was dis- 

 cussed by H. G. Berning, of St. Louis. 



S. Bryson Ayres, of Independence, 

 Mo., read a paper on "Promoting the 

 Planting of Hardy Perennials." 



H. S. Wayman, of Princeton, told 

 "How the State Fair Benefits Horti- 

 culture." Mr. Wayman urged the flo- 

 rists to make more exhibits. In order 

 to work up enthusiasm on this matter, 

 Mr. Wayman and H. C. Irish, of St. 

 Louis, were appointed to wait upon the 

 state board and request an increase of 

 premiums for the state fair. 



Election of Officers. 



After a general discussion of various 



matters pertaining to the organization, 

 the election of officers took place. W. 

 A. Eowe, Kirkwood, was chosen presi- 

 dent. T. J. Noll, of Kansas City, who 

 was also a nominee, withdrew in favor 

 of Mr. Eowe and he was elected unani- 

 mously. Mr. Noll was elected vice- 

 president. William Wade, manager of 

 the Pinehurst Floral Co., was chosen 

 secretary. He succeeds J. J. Beneke, 

 of St. Louis, who declined reelection. 

 P. A. Manson, Pleasant Hill, was re- 

 elected treasurer. 



These officers will meet at the call of 

 the president to select district vice- 

 presidents and committees for the year 

 and to decide upon a meeting place for 

 next year. 



Frank X. Gorly, of St. Louis, who 

 was on the program, sent the following 

 telegram to the convention: "I regret 

 very much my inability to be present 

 at your meeting on account of my ab- 

 sence from the city when your notice 

 was received. I would advocate close 

 cooperation, organization, efficiency and 

 economy. My best wishes for a big 

 meeting and wonderful success." 



The hall where the convention was 

 held was decorated with palms, ferns 

 and cut flowers furnished by the W. L. 

 Rock Flower Co., the Kansas City 



FRENCH KOSE SHOWS BESUMElj. 



The next great rose show in Euro; a 

 will be held in Paris in July, under ti o 

 auspices of the French Administratio i 

 of Horticulture, Architecture and Fii i 

 Arts. These rose shows are a nation ' 

 institution, but had to be abandonr I 

 during the late war. The July she- 

 will, therefore, be the first for sever, i 

 years. 



Samuel S. Pennock, of Philadelphi, , 

 at present on official Friends' service is 

 Europe, writes from Essen, German; . 

 that he is looking forward with a grea 

 deal of interest to his visit to Paris for 

 this event, in which he will take a : 

 official part, having been appointed on - 

 of the judges. 



In addition to the French officials o" 

 the board of judges, some names appear 

 that will be familiar to most rosarian - 

 on this side of the Atlantic, such as A. 

 Chatenay, C. Cochet, Henry Graveneaux 

 and Messrs. Levecque, Noublot, Nonin 

 and Pernet-Ducher, of France; Alexan- 

 der Dickson, and Messrs. Paul, Pember- 

 ton and Turner, of Great Britain; Jonk- 

 heer J. L. Mock and M. Leanders, of 

 Holland. Samuel S. Pennock will be ac- 

 companied by J. Edward Moon, the head 

 of the American Friends' service com- 

 mittee. The exhibition will take place 

 in the Bagatelle Gardens, Paris. 



FARGO MEETING 



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TBI-STATE FLORISTS MEET. 



Hold First Oathering at Fargo. 



The Tri-State Florists' Association 

 held its first regular meeting in Fargo, 

 N. D., and Moorhead, Minn., June 24 

 and 25. The meeting was called to or- 

 der by the president, W. B. Shotwell, 

 of Fargo, N. D., with about two-thirds 

 of the members present. 



The matter of incorporating the asso- 

 ciation was immediately taken up. Max 

 Kaiser, of St. Paul, Minn., made a few 

 remarks on the benefits to be derived 

 from incorporation, and a vote showed 

 all present to be in favor of incorpora- 

 tion papers being taken out at once. 

 By-laws were then read, approved and 

 adopted as read. Annual dues were next 

 discussed; since it was the consensus 

 that best results would be obtained 

 through a large percentage of the em- 

 ployees being members of the organi- 

 zation, it was voted that the employees' 

 dues be made extremely reasonable. 



Motion was made by B. F. Siebrecht, 

 seconded by Mr. Shotwell and unani- 

 mously passed, that a donation of $50 

 be immediately made to the publicity 

 fund of the Society of American Flo- 

 rists. Resolution was also passed to the 

 effect that this donation be increased 

 each year to keep pace with a probable 

 increase in membership. 



Max Kaiser then delivered a stirring 

 address, laying particular stress on our 

 slogan, collective effort, proper treat- 



ment of employees and the great bene- 

 fits to be derived from the S. A. F. At 

 the conclusion of his address a rising 

 vote of thanks was given Mr. Kaiser. 

 At this time, enthusiasm having risen 

 to a high pitch, inquiry was made 

 among attendants as to their member- 

 ship in the mother organization, and it 

 was found that but one attendant was 

 not a member and his application was 

 immediately obtained. Fine talks were 

 then delivered by B. F. Siebrecht, of 

 Aberdeen, S. D.; Guy French, of Chi- 

 cago; Mr. Shotwell and others. 



A place of meeting for the January 

 gathering was then discussed, and it 

 was found that two cities were desirous 

 of entertaining the club, namely, Bis- 

 marck, N. D., and Grand Forks, N. D., 

 and it was decided to accept the invita- 

 tion of the latter city. T. B. McElroy 

 then suggested that a flower shop be 

 held in connection with the meeting and 

 after discussion it was voted that this 

 be done. 



The florists were entertained royally 

 by the Fargo and Moorhead florists and 

 everyone reported a good time. Trips 

 were taken to all of the greenhouses in 

 the two cities and a banquet was held 

 in the evening. 



Those Present. 



Those in attendance were: 



Harold RriKgs, Moorhead, Minn. 

 J. W. Briggs, Moorhead, Minn. 

 W. R. Briggs, Moorhead. Minn. 

 O. R. Eckhardt, St. Paul, Minn. 

 Morris Frederick*, Moorhead, Minn, 



