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The Rorists^ Review 



July 14, 1921 



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proportion to the number of florists in 

 the west than in any other part of the 

 country. 



I should like to say much more, espe- 

 cially about the good people of the 

 west and the trade 's progress, but space 

 will not permit. 



I do sincerely hope that in the near 

 future a closer relationship between the 

 national society and the local organiza- 

 tions throughout the west coast will be 

 formed. There are coming problems 

 between the west coast producers and 

 the allied trades of the midwest and 

 east that will have to be solved from 

 time to time, and only through closer 

 cooperation and contact can this be 

 brought about. The S. A. F., with the 

 help of the F. T. D. and the National 

 Flower Growers ' Association, must 

 bring this about. 



KANSAS FLORISTS TO MEET. 



Interesting talks and papers, discus- 

 sions of business, trips through interest- 

 ing places and a good, rip-roaring time 

 at a picnic are promised for the second 

 annual meeting of the Kansas State 

 Florists' Association, which will bo 

 > held at Topeka, Kan., August 4 and 5. 

 The official program of the two days' 

 gathering, sent out by the secretary, 

 Loyd C. Bunch, is as follows: 



THURSDAY. AUGUST 4. 



9:00 a. m. — ReKistration. 



9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. — Trade pxliiliits and 

 visits to Topeka greenhouses and stores. 



6:30 p. m.— Dinner. 



I'resident's address, by C. E. Hubbard. 



Sliort talks by directors: Ralph W. Ward, 

 Mrs. M. E. Endresg, Loyd C. Bunch, Charles P. 

 Mueller, C. Humfeld, L. E. Flindt. 



Introduction of members. 



FRIDAY, AUfiUST .". 



9:00 a. m. — Business meeting: Reports, niis- 

 cplluneous business, election of olflcers. 



12:30 p. m. — I>iinilieon. Round table discus- 

 sion, by groups. 



1:,S0 p. m. — Paiieis and discussions: 



"Mossiige from .N'ational Society," by Harry 

 S. Mnelier. Wicliita. 



"Creating Business." Iiy .Vnron Smitli, Fort 

 Worth. Tex. 



"Retail Methods," liy .Tames Hayes. Topeka. 



"Flower Arrangements," liy Charles P. Muel- 

 ler, iVlchita. 1; 



"Can We Supply the /)emanrt for Mothers' 

 Dav?" bv L. K. Flindt. .Arkansas City. 



"Advertising." by W. H. Culp. Wichita. 



"Flowers for the Snmmci- Months." by Ralph 

 W. Ward. Iji\vrcnc<'. 



Open discussion. 



."):(I0 p. ni. -Picnic and .icdlification. 



JUST A MINUTE! 



No matter what branch of the trade 

 you are in, you cannot afford to pass 

 this uj), for it is of vital interest to 

 every florist and member of the allied 

 trades as well. 



If you are a iiieiiilier of the K. A. V., 

 h.'ive you done your duty and secured ;i 

 new member? If you are a state vice- 

 president, have you done your duty 

 and through jiersonal solicitation got 

 all the new members you could for the 

 society that has honored you? If you 

 are a member of a local club committee 

 on iiieiiibersliip, have you made your- 

 self wortliy of that title by securing 

 as iiiaiiv members as vou could for the 

 S. A. F.? 



If you are yet a iioiimember of that 

 grand old society, won't you in a small 

 iiieiisiire help support the organization 

 that gave you the slogan, "Say It with 

 Flowers," by sending in your applica- 

 tion for membership with $5 right now 

 to John Young, secretary, 4.3 West 

 Kighteenth street, New York city? 



Just think — there are over 1.t,000 flo- 

 rists in business in this country and less 

 than one-fourth of them are members 

 of the S. A. F.I 



"What's the trouble?" Is not our 

 slogan alone worth $5 a year? 



"Surely there are not 11,500 pikers 

 in our business," and yet we marvel 

 at the fact that we have not yet 

 reached the goal in the membership 

 campaign, when over 10,000 letters of 

 personal appeal were sent out to that 

 many individuals. Special local com- 

 mittees working in some twenty-five 

 florists' clubs — with sixty-five state 

 vice-presidents supposed to be doing 

 personal work. In addition to all this, 

 an urgent appeal has been made in 

 every issue of the trade papers for the 

 last several months. 



Something's wrong, men — we are 

 asleep at the switch. We must wake 

 up. 



There are only a few more weeks left 

 before the convention ait Washington, 

 D. C. Can we, the American florists, 

 afford to meet each other face to face 

 at the national capital and admit de- 

 feat in this campaign? 



Well, we hope not; we must put this 

 over. 



Listen. One man has contributed 

 $500 in cash towards the necessary ex- 



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pense of this campaign. Several others 

 have contributed some cash and some 

 time to this good cause — what have 

 you done? 



Now, it's up to you! You hear the 

 call of the grand old parent organiza- 

 tion. Will you heed it? 



Membership Committee: 

 J. F. Ammann, 

 S. S. Pennock, 

 A. L. Miller, 

 / P. R. Klingsporn, 



' Joseph H. Hill. 



Faducah, Ky. — W. H. Schmaus and 

 Henry Schmaus repurchased June 13, 

 1921, the business which they for- 

 merly operated as Schmaus Bros, and 

 which they had sold to J. H. Schneid- 

 man June 1, 1920. They have pub- 

 lished, under date of July 5, statement 

 that they are not responsible for the 

 debts incurred between the two dates 

 named above by Mr. Schneidman oper- 

 ating as Schmaus Bros. A hail storm 

 caused heavy damage, apj)roximating 

 $10,000, while Mr. Schneidman operated 

 the range and prevented the successful 

 carrying out of the purchase contract. 



TEXAS MEETING 



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TEXANS AT SAN ANTONIO. 



Seventb Annual Convention Opens. 



Meeting across the street from the 

 historic Alamo, the place made famous 

 by Crockett and Bowie, the Texas State 

 Florists' Association convened at San 

 Antonio July 12 for its seventh annual 

 convention. An excellent program of 

 papers and discussions had been laid 

 out to cover the 3-day meeting. F. C. 

 Suchy, in charge of the arrangements, 

 had worked hard to prepare an enjoy- 

 able as well as valuable time for the 

 visitors. On the evening of the first 

 day was planned the president's recep- 

 tion; on the afternoon of the second a 

 t.'illyho ride to places of historic interest 

 and, as the final event, on the third day 

 an autoiuohile ride to points of present 

 interest, followed by a Mexican dinner 

 and Mexican music. 



The opening session took place Tues- 

 day afternoon, July 12. F. C. Suchy 

 called the meeting to order. After the 

 invocation, the mayor delivered an ad- 

 dress of welcome, to which response 

 wiis made by 11. O. Hannah, of Sher- 

 man, for the Texans, and by J. A. 

 Peterson, of Cincinnati, for tJie out-of- 

 state visitors. 



President Lang's Address. 



Ill his adilress its president of tlic 

 association, which followed, Otto Lang, 

 of Dallas, commented chiefiy on the 

 marked advance made by the trade in 

 Texas of late years. He said: 



"In ye.ars gone by I was told that 

 it did not pay to ship cut flowers to 

 Texas points, that fiorists did not pay 

 their bills and refused c. o. d. shi])- 

 ments, and that the liusiness was un- 

 profitable. The last few years we have 

 found increased demand for flowers, 

 new houses seeking the orders and with 

 better feeling. There have been some 

 changes in the florists' methods of do- 



ing business. Where a few years ago 

 flowers were shipped into Texas, they 

 are now shipped out of Texas. For in- 

 stance, the gladioli, the first outdoor 

 stock this year, came from Houston ter- 

 ritory, then later from Dallas, then 

 from Oklahoma. Roses and carnations 

 are grown in larger quantities and bet- 

 ter grades. Chrysanthemums will be 

 grown in large quantities and not so 

 many bought in California, where the 

 express eats up all the profits. Asters 

 have been grown by us with good re- 

 sults and should be grown by anyone 

 who has water, as they only require a 

 little shade and some water. By late 

 sowing of the seed we shall have asters 

 until October, when the chrysanthe- 

 mums start. 



"We note with pleasure what is a 

 sure sign of progress, that several new 

 greenhouses are being built in San An- 

 tonio, Fort Worth, Dallas and other 

 cities. New firms have started in busi- 

 ness, and new members have enrolled in 

 our association. Although a hard year 

 has just passed, it cannot be said to 

 have been such for the florists in gen- 

 eral." 



Following the president 's address 

 were delivered the secretary-treas- 

 urer's report, committee reports and 

 announcements. 



Papers and Discussions. 



The next two days were filled with 

 interesting pajiers and discussions, with 

 sessions both morning and afternoon. 

 The program for these was as follows: 



"My Experience with a Fungous Disease Af- 

 fecting Carnations." by .T. W. Furrow, (ruthrie, 

 Okla. 



"Outlook for the Florists' Business for Next 

 Season." by T. .T. Noll, Kansas City, Mo. 



"Shall We Make November IX a Flower Day?" 

 by Jas. W. Begbie, Shreveport, La. 



"Profitable Flowers for .Summer," round table 

 discussion. 



"Progress of the Florists' Business East of the 

 Mississippi," by W. H. Englehart, Memphis, 

 Tenn. 



"Salesmanship in the FloVer Shop," by H. 0.. 

 Kerr, Houston, Tex. 



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