Dbcembkh 22, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



Martin Reukauf . 



Martin Reukauf was taken ill when 

 in Detroit, December 12, and, return- 

 ing to his home in Philadelphia, died 

 two days later, Wednesday, December 

 14. He was 56 years of age. 



Forty-two years ago, in 1879, the 

 house of M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co. 

 had three employees, Harry Bayersdor- 

 fer, the present head of the house, the 

 basket maker who is still with the firm 

 of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., and a boy 

 of 14. That boy was Martin Reukauf. 

 He remained with the house of Bayers- 

 dorfer for forty-two years, with but one 

 l)rief interruption. 



Martin Reukauf advanced steadily as 

 the business grew. He was the leading 

 salesman of the house, who visited all 

 the principal cities of the country, as far 

 as the Pacific slope. He had a large 

 oircle of business friends, who looked 

 forward with pleasure to his visits. Mr. 

 Reukauf was of a cheery disposition, 

 full of fun, possessed of a vein of dry 

 humor that was greatly enjoyed by his 

 associates, with whom he was extremely 

 ])opular. They all feel his loss keenly. 



The funeral of Martin Reukauf was 

 held at his residence, 3012 North 

 Broad street, Philadelphia, Sunday after- 

 noon, December 18. There were many 

 relatives and friends present and the 

 members of the house of Bayersdorfer 

 came to offer their last tribute of re- 

 spect. Many beautiful floral offerings 

 were sent to Martin Reukauf by his 

 friends all over the country. From 

 north, south, east and west they came, 

 even from far California. He will be 

 sadly missed. Phil. 



Frederick Cave. 



Frederick Cave, a well known and 

 highly esteemed professional gardener, 

 died at his home, at Canton, Mass., De- 

 cember 19, of cancer, after a long and 

 painful illness, which was borne with 

 remarkable fortitude. The deceased was 

 born at Homiston Heath, near London, 

 England, thirty-seven years ago. He 

 had a good training there on private 

 estates, including Holker Hall, the resi- 

 dence of the duke of Devonshire. He 

 went to Kew gardens in 1909 and stayed 

 there for two years, later coming to 

 America. 



In the United States he worked sue 

 •cessively on estates at Framingham, 

 Mass., and Brattleboro, Vt., and on the 

 Lyman estate, at Canton, Mass. He was 

 an active member of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston and at the last 

 club picnic took part in several athletic 

 events. He had made many exhibits 

 before the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society and was esteemed by a wide cir- 

 cle of friends. 



He was married in 1914 and, besides 

 his wife, leaves two children. He was 

 a member of the Kew Guild and also 

 ■of the A. F. & A. M. W. N. C. 



Mrs. M. Florence Dicks. 



Mrs. Mary Florence Dicks, 73 years 

 of age, died at the family home, 227 

 Spruce street, Leavenworth, Kan., De- 

 cember 4. She had been ill only five 

 days and death was caused by a cerebral 

 hemorrhage. 



Mrs. Dicks was prominent in church 



and social circles at Leavenworth. She 

 was the widow of the late George Dicks, 

 at one time one of the city's leading 

 business men. She was born in Ireland 

 January, 1848. When a child she came 

 to the United States with her i)arents 

 and settled at St. Louis. She was mar- 

 ried to Mr. Dicks at St. Louis and the 

 couple moved to Leavenworth more than 

 fortyyears ago. Mr. Dicks died twenty- 

 seven years ago. 



The deceased was a member of the 

 cathedral parish and always took an 

 active part in its upbuilding and in work 

 for tlie poor. The death of a son, Ed- 

 ward T. Dicks, last June was a severe 

 shock to the mother and she had not 

 been in the best of health since, although 

 her last illness came upon her suddenly. 

 Mrs. Dicks is survived by one daughter. 



an exhibition of roses. To both of these 

 exhibitions all commercial growers are 

 invited to contribute, by staging some 

 stock. J. F. Amniaun, Sec'y. 



Martin Reukauf. 



Miss Catherine Dicks, proprietor of the 

 Custom Flower Shop; two sons, George 

 Dicks, of the Dicks Cigar C-o.; John 

 Dicks, and two grandchildren. Funeral 

 services were held in the cathedral the 

 morning of Decembe/ 7. Burial was in 

 Mount Calvary cemetery. J. E. K. 



NATIONAL GROWERS' MEETING. 



The second annual meeting of the 

 National Flower Growers' Association 

 will be held at Hartford, Conn., in the 

 Bond Annex hotel, Thursday, January 

 26, at 1 p. m. 



All members and growers interested 

 are invited to attend this meeting. Im- 

 portant clianges in the by-laws will 

 come up for consideration, along with 

 other important subjects for discussion 

 that will be of interest to the grower. 



The American t'arnation Society holds 

 its annual meeting and exhibition at the 

 same time and place. There will also be 



NEW YORK TO KANSAS CITY. 



At a meeting of the New -York 

 Florists' Club, held December 15, Paul 

 Rigo, chairman of the committee on 

 transportation to the Kansas City con- 

 vention of the S. A. F., August 15 to 17, 

 1922, suggested two itineraries, one pre- 

 scribing Kansas City as the limit and the 

 other suggesting Yellowstone park. 

 T'pon motion of A. L. Miller, the first- 

 mentioned itinerary was accepted. The 

 route of this itinerary is as folloA^rs:^ 



AUGUST 12. 



I,i'iiv(' Npw York - P™- 



Viii New York Central riiilroad. 



I.piive I'linnlikpppsie 3:5,j p.m. 



T^oavp Alliauy 5:^:.' P™- 



lipavo SclieiiPPtaily '>:!•' P ">• 



Dinnor in diniii!; car jiroviilpd. 



I.;.avp T'tica .^'ii; •''"• 



I.PaM' Svi-acnsp «:-^" P'"- 



Leave IJiH'llPstiT ll;(l.)I>.m. 



.\rr.r'?T i:,. 



I.eavp Buffalo I'-'iJ!! '''"■ 



Arrivp C'lpv >>arf(l ' ^'^ i>™- 



Leave Cleveland i-^-^ "'D- 



Via Hi;; Four niiilp. 



Leave Bellefontaino, 8 a.m. 



Rreakfast in dii'in;- lai piovided. 



I-pave Indianapolis 12 m. 



Lunch in dininc car provided. 



Arrive St. Lonis ^'-i'' P m-. 



Transfer to Hotel .T( T'erson. where dinnpr will 

 he prcvided. 



Leave St. I/inis l" P™- 



Via Missouri Pacific railroad. 



AX'Gl'ST 14. **" 



Arrivp Kansas City \ ^fi\- 



Transfer of passpngprs and hascaBP to hotel. 



All mPals and room with bath inclndpd. 



Arot'ST 15 TO 17. 



At Kansas City, ilo., attpndlng the convpntlon. 



AUGUST 17. 



Ix-ave Kansas City 7 p.m. 



Via (MiioaKO, Great Westprn railroad. 



AUGUST 18. 



rtrpakfast in dinins car provided. 



Arrivp St. r«ul 1" »-^l 



Ininiediatelv niion arrival, n sight-seeing tour of 



the Twin Citips will hP providpd, pndinff at 



thp Ilotpl St. Unnl, wlierp luncheon will 



be provided. 



Leave St. Paid '2 p.m. 



Via Northern Pacific railroad. 



Arrive Duluth fi^^.l p.m 



Transfer to Hotel Spanldinc. where dinner will 

 be provided. 



Leave Diiluth 8:.^0 p.m. 



Via Great Ijikes stpampr. Mpals and Mprth in 

 outsldp stateroom provided. 



AUGUST 19. 



Arrive HoiiKhton 9:30 a.m. 



Leave Iloiichton 10:30 a.m. 



AUGUST 20. 



Arrive Sanlt Ste. Marie * a.m. 



Leave Sanlt St^ Marie a.m. 



.\rrivp Mackinac'Msland 1 P-m. 



lA-avp Mackinac island 2 p.m. 



AIV.UST 21. 



Arrivp Dptroit ll:.30a.m. 



ljpa\e Detroit 12:30 p.m. 



Arrive Cleveland 9:00 p.m. 



lA'ave Cleveland .10 P™- 



AUGUST 22. 



Arrive Huffalo 10:30 a.m. 



Transfer to special tr.iin. 



I/^ave Rnffalo 11:30 a.m. 



Via New York Central railroad. 



Arrive NiaKara Falls 12:30 m. 



Hotel Imperial, Inncheon provided, nnring the 



stay, a special tonr of Niagara Falls, via 



trolley, will be provided, visiting the 



principal points of interest. Dinner 



provided at Hotel Imperial. 



I-ea~ve Niagara Falls 7:r>,") p.m. 



Via New York Central railroad. 



AUGUST 23. 

 Arrive New York 7 a.m. 



Terre Haute, Ind. — The J. W. Davis 

 Co., now engaged in developing its plant 

 department, has had an excellent holi- 

 day business. All the Christmas plants 

 are sold and it has been necessary to 

 telegraph many would-be customers that 

 the order was received after stock had 

 cleaned up. Preparations for an Easter 

 crop of lilies, roses, etc., now are in 

 order. 



