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The Rorists' Review 



Dbcsmbbb 15, 1921 



section if plans wtTO forthcominfr for 

 such an affair. J'rosident Kohout, A. T. 

 Pyfer and T. K. Waters also spoke 

 strongly in support of a flower show. 

 '* Mr. Pyfer ex])ressed the opinion that 

 since the candy manufacturers and the 

 jewelers were jiutting on strong adver- 

 tising campaigns, it was necessary for 

 florists to increase their efforts in be- 

 half of their own i)roduets. 



A communication wasread from Ernest 

 Rober, now at Sawtelle, Cal., tendering 

 his resignation from tlie club, because 

 of financial reverses and other difficul- 

 ties during and since the war. His 

 resignation was accepted. 



T. K. Waters commented upon the de-. 

 cision of the Boston growers to throw 

 open tlieir wholesale markets to the 

 public after !> a. m. each day. Explain- 

 ing the methods of wholesaling flowers in 

 Boston, lie voiced the opinion that simi- 

 lar action might be taken in (Jliicago and 

 other wholesale centers if retailers did 

 not make more effort to move the stock 

 that accumulates in the wholesale 

 houses after the morning sales were 

 over. 



The Exhibits. 



The exhibition tables were well filled 

 by a number of vases of chrysanthe- 

 mums from Hans Jepsen, of Maywood, 

 and Elmer I). Smith & ('o., of Adrian. 

 Mich., and a vase of Premier roses from 

 the Premier Rose Gardens, Maywood. 

 These exliibitions were judged by Her- 

 man D. Schneider, N. A. Schmitz and 

 John Cook. They reported that the 

 exhibit of Hans Jepsen was worthy of 

 special mention, particularly the varie- 

 ties December Queen, Seidewitz, White 



Seidewitz, Thanksgiving Pink and 

 Harvard; in pompons he showed White 

 Feather, Amaterasu, Quinola, Sunshine, 

 Becky McLean, Mrs. Godfrey and its 

 two sports, Mrs. Maaey and Annabelle. 

 The Japanese varietios imported by 

 Charles H. Totty, three of which were 

 shown by Mr. Jepsen, were interesting, 

 though more suited to private green- 

 houses than to commercial use. Mr. 

 Jepsen also showed a vase of variegated 

 stevia, which was commended by the 

 judges as exceedingly well grown. The 

 vases from E. D. Smith & Co. included 

 December Beauty, Sunshine, Adrian's 

 Pride and two pompons, Vivian Martin 

 and Golden Lida Thomas; these the 

 judges reported as being worthy of 

 special mention and exceedingly well 

 grown. The vase of Premier from the 

 I'remier Rose Gardens, which contained 

 large flowers on long, stiff stems and 

 sliowed especially good culture, in the 

 opinion of the judges, was given special 

 mention also. It was suggested that the 

 exhit)itions be sent to the Speedway 

 hospital, and Paul Weiss and Hans Jep- 

 sen volunteered to deliver them. 



Treasurer A. H. Schneider reported 

 a balance of $840.05 in the club's 



treasury. 



The meeting was marked by an en- 

 joyable repast, which included refresh- 

 ment tlie more enjoyed because of its 

 rarity in these days. 



KENTUCKIANS MEET. 



Banquet and Election. 



Xo doubt, the best-attended banquet 

 the Society of Kentucky Florists ever en- 



Milton A. Reimers. 



(PrP8Mer!t->'l<-ot .>f til'- S'x-ii-ty .)t Kciitiii'ky Florists.) 



joyed was held at the Watterson hotel, 

 Louisville, December 7. Close to 100 live- 

 wire members were on hand. The ban- 

 quet was served in one of the large par- 

 lors and, through the kindness of several 

 of the growers and retailers, the table 

 was elaborately decorated. Three large 

 baskets were placed on the long table, 

 with bronze and red chrysanthemums 

 and stevia. On the officers' table a 

 beautiful basket of Ophelia roses stood. 

 Through the kindness of the F. Walker 

 Co., at each place there was a napkin 

 ring made of red frieze and a spray of 

 holly. The table was, indeed, a sight 

 and gave one the holiday spirit. A 

 wonderful turkey dinner was served, 

 which was enjoyed by all. 



At 8:30 p. m. President Pleiss called 

 the meeting to order. The society re- 

 gretted the absence of the able secre- 

 tary, Joseph Able. Mr. Abie's child was 

 taken ill suddenly and it was impossible 

 for him to attend. August Baumer 

 was appointed secretary pro tern, and he 

 read the minutes of the last, meeting, 

 which were approved. The treasurer 

 then gave his report, which also met ap- 

 proval. After this was held the election 

 of officers for the year 1922. They are: 

 President, M. A. Reimers; vice-president, 

 Lewis Pleiss; recording secretary, 

 Jose()h Able; financial secretary, August 

 Baumer; treasurer, Louis Kirch; ser- 

 geant-at-arms, J. S. Miller, and trustee, 

 Anders Rasmussen. 



J. S. Miller was toastmaster and called 

 on August Baumer to get his opinion 

 of the action of Congress in trying to 

 discontinue special delivery on second- 

 class mail. Mr. Baumer pointed out 

 where this would be a great hindrance 

 to the out-of-town business. In his 

 opinion this was one of the biggest 

 questions that ever came up in the 

 florists' business. Mr. Baumer, being 

 o])p()8ite the i)ost office, has had several 

 opportunities to get "behind the 

 scenes," and he mentioned the fact that 

 it was absolutely necessary that you put 

 on ..your package a special delivery 

 stamp. Otherwise, Mr. Baumer went on, 

 there is no telling when your box will 

 leave the post office. 



H. G. Walker also gave a short ad- 

 dress on the importance of the said bill 

 and, although at the jprcscnt time he is 

 not in the retail business, lie ap])reciates 

 the facts, as at one time he conducted 

 the firm of F. Walker & Co. and he 

 knows how the florist of today depends 

 on the parcel post. 



It is the utmost desire of the new 

 officers to work out a ])laii of coopera- 

 tion in the trade. Heretofore, it seems 

 that the old-fashioned way of doing 

 business was the ]i(ili<-y of " the florists 

 and it is expected now that the iicwlv 

 elected officers will try to bring the 

 men closer and to stimulate business. 

 ('ooi)erative advertising will be one of 

 the first things to discuss. It is also 

 expected that a new way df financing 

 the society will be tried. 



Entertainment. 



Thanks to Mrs. Irlng, the entertain- 

 ment committee, of which she is chair- 

 man, afforded a novelty in the way of 

 entertaining. Through' the kin<lness of 

 the Baldwin Piano Co., an Edison talk- 

 ing machine was jilaced in the banquet 

 hall and the members enjoyed music 

 while they ate. After the meeting was 

 adjourned, a representative of the above 

 firm, Mr. McDonald, conducted an 

 interesting experiment. He played what 



