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The Florists' Review 



47 



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CLUBS HOLD ELECTIONS 



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CHICAGO CLUB ELECTS. 



Old Officers Retained. 



I\hcti(iii iiij;lit liTdUj^lit (PUt ;i xirin 



v\li,'it liii'jiiT at t rncl.-iiici' at tlic i tiii;^ 



<il tin- Cliica'^o l'"l(>rists ' Cliili at Ihr 

 Hotel |{;ili(|(il|ili. 'riiuisilay cvciiiiiji, I)c- 

 (■('iiilicr .s. I!;ill(it iii^ on tlir (illicci-s 

 ndiiiinatc'ii ;it tlir .\i>\ riii liiT iiicctiiij; 

 rcsiilti'il ill llif iinaiiiiimus I'cilccl i<iii uf 

 1 lu' |irrs('iit ollii-crs 111' tlic i-lul). 'rii("^c 

 arc: 1 'iTsiilrii t , .l(is(']ili l\(ili(Mit; \ ice 

 prcsiilciit , .\. T. I'xlCr; t i-raNiin r, A. II. 

 Scliiicidcr; si'rrclarv, I". J^aiit ciisclila;;! r. 

 Tlic font est for tin- ol'ticc of trust ci', for 

 nliicli one caiiiriilat (■ was to lir I'li'ctcd 

 tor a trrni ol' tlircc years, rc-uiteil .as 

 follows: Hans .li^pscii, I I ; K. ( .oldiii 

 Hteili, 7; Alliert Koclilcr, <!. Tli,' tellers 

 were iieriiiaii I).' Sc-liiller, I'aiil \\'ei--s .iihI 

 IV'ter I'earsoii. .\s the new iiieiiilier ol' 

 tlic lioard of trustees, Hans .le|i>-eii was 

 "-.ailed U[)on aiol exjiressed his ;i|i|ii-eci,i 

 Tioii of liis f(dlow iiieinhers' \(>ti. 

 , iiroinisiiifi;' to continue as reiiular an at 

 Teiidaiit at the iiicetinj;s as he has heeii 

 ill the last year. In this connection T. K. 

 Waters called attention to a rule of the 

 .lull which ]irovides that the oftice of 

 any trustee who fails to attend three 

 ediisecutivo moetiiins shall he de'clared 

 vacant, conmicntinji on the absence of 

 the trustees at nn'ctinjis duriiif;- the last 

 year. President ivohoiit ex|iressed his 

 intention of enforcino that rule duriiii; 

 the coniiiifr year. 



The folIowiii<,' new nieinliers were 

 elected liy the uiianiinoiis vot(> of those 

 jiresenf: ],. ]Io<'ckner, wholesale florist, 

 ■'<0 East Kaii.lolph street: Jlert Chad- 

 wick, of the J-:. ('. Ainliiifr ("„.; I). 8ilver- 

 stein, broker, 'M') JSouth Dearborn street; 

 Hen Uakker, sal<>sniaii, l(i(i .Xorth Wa 

 bash avenue, and Xichol.as A. Schinit/, 

 ^rrow.r. (10(17 Xorth Paulina street. 



Successful Show. 



Ill the absence of X. .1. Wietor. chair- 

 iiiaii of the (lower show coniiiiittee, V. 

 l.aiitens(dila}rer jiresentecl a report 

 c(iverin^' the rec(>i])ts and dishnrseiiients 

 for the liowcr show lield in conjunction 

 with the exhiliition of the ('hrys.aiithe 

 iiiuiii Society of America at the Audi- 

 torium hotel, November 16 and 17. 

 <'on(ribiitioiis from the lea.ling CliicaMd 

 houses totaled .$()()(» ami the sale of 

 tickets for ilistriliution bv retailers 

 broiittiit .t.'I.'IO, making the total receipts 

 $!'!'•!. Althoii^rh an appropriation was 

 made by the Chicago Florists' Club to 

 cover the entertainment at the bainpi.t 

 held in connection with the show, all 

 .xpenses connected Mitli that feature 

 were .absorbed by the committee, and 

 alter all expenses had been <lefraved 

 and jiayment had been made for "the 

 show m.ana^'er's s.^rvices, the commit 

 tee s liooks just balanced. The fir<'at 

 amount of hard work done bv S,.cretarv 

 I.autenschlatrer as show in a n a jr ,, ,• 

 brout;lit forth eomm.>mlat ion liv sever.al 

 members of the club and to express the 

 apiireciatioii of f],,. or<iani/at ion ;i risin<r 

 vote of thanks was tendered bv those 

 pri'seiit, with much ;ipid;ius.''. [Mr 

 Laiitenschlager left a sick bed to be in 

 attend.-iiice during the show and therebv 

 t rout;ht on a relapse, which was s'o 



severe that he h.ad not lell hi- hoii^r 

 until the day liel'(jre the ililli hieetilii:. 

 to .-it 1 (Mid the III eel in ;^ (1 1' tile llow ei ^li(i\\ 

 i-oiiiiiiit t ee pre|iai;it (iry to inakiiie it- 

 liii.al report. The iiifeeiioii which m 

 suited from a boil on his am., aui^i,-; 

 wited b,\' ;i c-(dd, spread tliroiiL'li hi'- s\- 

 teiii, and t'or four days diiriiiu lii- eon 

 liliemeiit he was without the use i;l lii- 

 e\-es. .Mr. l,;iut euscdllaj^er repoltecl tici 

 illy considera-bly better ;nid a nt ic iprit eii 

 returning' to liis office ;it the e-t .■ilili'-l. 

 Iiielit of the Kroescilell Hiais. Co. tl:i tdl 

 low in;; .Monday. 



.\ coininnn ieat ion I'ldiii W. !'. Mkas, o! 

 I'altiinore. Ie(| to .a d isciis^idn oi th, 

 ;id\is;iliil it y of foriniiii; one or ii.oii 

 IiowHiil; te;iiiis to re|irev(.iit the <'lii(a'jo 

 florists' f'liib. .\fter some d i^-ns- ion 

 the matti'i- was, upon motion, rel'i'ired to 

 a committee of three to In .-i ]ip(ji lit eci t.\ 

 the Jiresidellt. 



l)isi-iiss(oii lit' the chill's aiiiHi,-il 

 nii\e|ty iiieht, to be held in eim ji, net ion 

 ^vitli the I'ehruary meeting, led to tie 

 siiyeestioii that a .joint meetiiii: In liehl 

 <||' the chih .and the Cominer.i.a I flower 

 < i rowers of ( 'liicago on the meet in;; ii iuiit 

 of one or the other of the origan i/al ions 

 iiexf l-'ebrii.ary, when .a l,ir;:e displ;i\- 

 mieht he brouyht out. 



'I'lii desiri- I'm- :i ilin,\ ci ~ hew i,, \ 



-■I'lill'^ ll.ls heell a UUlnill t I .1 iiv 111. -m 



c.s> u! the shew al ill.- A n . I i I ( 1 1 1 u I ■ i I as* 

 nioiith .-iiid by the reiii;i ii\ a 1 1 i. ■ s|](,\\ine 

 .'it the I'ptowii <'hica;;i. e\ posit .on at tin 

 Mi'iadway Ariiiory diiiin;; the lii-i w.'i'j 



of .\u\ ember. H. I). Schiller told ol the 

 nntalile results o t' the lierth sii|i show. 

 >^llilll exceeded e \ ely (ill e 's e \ | ler ; ;; I I on - 



in ;ill w ;iys. H,. sl;it,.| that t le r.' Ii.ae 

 he; II |ii:;,iioii \ isitiirs diiriiie l I., fi\( 

 'la\- el' the show ami ol' this nmiilier 



-I. , pr.-ict ii-:il l\- one- fonrt li, wen paid 



.einiissions. allliiiii;;li no rexciiii.' han 

 i.eeii .■lilt icipateil rriim that -our.-i. 



Tickets h;i.| heell it i s t r i h il t e. I ■ t !■ I ( ill;; h 



liiihlii- sell, Ml!-, cliihs .in.l (iihir cliaiiiiels, 

 an.; .\I r. .'-^chiller stated i h.-.I tie iinrtii 

 shi.. hiisiiirss men x\er. s,, eni hiisi.-ist i.- 

 I e;jardiii^; a lli.wcr show .as rliri'- ilraw 

 in^ car. I .at aiKillnr similar eNpi.siti(.i 

 tli.al sdilie of ill. Ill explisse.l 1 1 ■ I lie t a 11 1 c 



Id t.ll West sid.- hiisiiicss iiicii an\thiiic' 

 ahoiil th.-it feature of the alT.air w li«;ii ai, 



or;;.-! 11 i/;il i(.|i fr th.at p.art of th. clt\- 



asked the iiiirth si.lrrs ' .■id\ice in pn er, 

 ration Inr a siinil.ar show ,i\ ;, |,|o 

 ariiKirv on the west siile. Mr. Schiller 

 tlieiiulil that a ;;ii;ir;iiity liiiid lor a 

 north side lliiwcr slmw would he sp,i.i|il\ 

 raised by the hiisincss m.n e! that 



Joseph Kohout. 



1 la'-clcctcil 1 lesuloiil ..I tlic I lii,-iiL'.. Kl.'iisls' ( liil,.) 



