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The Florists' Revie^^ 



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The Dupont Flower Shop Is in the Heart of the Best Residential District. 



[irciliiili^ 111' tln"~r I'lirt 



^iiiiK tint 

 '"looms. 



Mv. (irilllinrt/.cr ii'cciil l\' roiii|ilctfil a 

 't>riii of olliic as \ ice picsiilciit of llic 

 Anicrican <'arnatioii S(»cicty. Jlc was 

 for si'vcral years iircsidcnt of tlic Flo- 

 rists" ('lull of ^^'.■ls|lil|^t (III aiol lias al- 

 ways lii'cn iiniti' active in asscM'iatioii 

 uoik. 



Kvrryhody knows ■'Hill'' ami 

 ■ l>ol|ili ' ' ( liiilc, and t licir store at I L' I I 

 I' stlrrt, iioit Invest . is tlie Mecca ot all 

 ^ isilin;^ florists. Tliis linn does a whole 

 -ale and a retail liiisiiiess and is proiiii 

 Mini ill I'. T. I >. t rade. 



liiilc's loses li;i\c taUeii ;( nunilier 

 "1 |)ii/es and tin ii Ameiicau Beauties 

 ire esjieci.-illy widl known. All their 

 -tO(d< is oiouii under the sii|iervision 

 'It A did [ill ( liide i II 1 lie t wo Id;; rallies in 

 ill' !)istiiet ot ( 'oliiiiilda. He looks 

 il'tei' tlie Ide |il;in1 .-it .\na<'ostia. wliere 

 lie makes hi^ home, .and the e(|Ually 

 lar;;e |)lare in iioit lie:i-t W'.ashin^ton. 

 \ll told, thiv tiriii li:i- alxnit half a mil 

 Mon feet ot e|.-ivN. pi iidlH-iii^ lliisi'el 

 !ane<Mls .sl<icks, 



Willi.am I", (.udi- i^ the \\ ashinetdn 

 representat i\ e ot' the .s. A. I', lie iook< 

 liter the (list rilmt ion oi tin -,tiiek which 

 \d(dpli (Imle piddiiees. This eoncem 

 '^ l.areely ;i laiiiilx .■ifl'.air, for William 

 I'. <lllde',s .sei-i-et ;il y is the <-1j;i nil i II e 

 Miss .Xmeli.a (iiide. The wholesale lie 

 I'.'irlmeiit i> ill charge ul Adolph K. 

 '■mje. .Il, I'ide.ir \\. Illlde, slate \ice- 



iiresideiii lit \\\<- S. A. I', lor the i»is 

 ' I let 111 ( '(iliiinlii;i, i- in eli:ir;;e of the 



eiit flower de]iartnient at the Anacostia 



ran^e, and his lirotlu'r, Edwin N. (Jiidc, 



is in ch.'irye of tlie ]ilant dejiart nieiit 



there. These are "tli(> t^\ins," sons of of President llardin^^'s cahinot, forcig 



Adol|ili (liide, Sr. I']rnest I'", (iude, son di))lomats, niemliers of ('oiiffress an< 



of William I', (iiidoj is in (liar^c of the other iiotaldes. hlliuer ('. Mayberry 



in Wasliiiietoii, at I'oniteent li and 1 

 streets, northwest. He Ixdonf^s to ilbout 

 e\ ery known order, has alwavK l>eon 

 ehairmaii or soiiiet hiiiy-or other in all 

 llorists' events ,'iiid .just now is busy 

 with the Kiw.iiiis ('luli, the Optimist 

 Cliil), the Shiiiie .\ntom(d)ile Club, the 

 City Chill he's an I'llk and about (ivery 

 other known animal; he's a Mason and 

 .1 craftsman in other organizations ot 

 .1 similar nature but .s]ia('c 'will not per- 

 mit a real catalogue of "he btdongs 

 to - 



If you call on Ceorge (,'. ShaiYcr you 

 will see an attractive store and you 

 will meet a line bunch of storenien 

 headed by Hrother .\rtliur ShatTer, wh«i 

 also is in charge of the bookkeeping 

 de]iartment. The latter is Jictive in tlu' 

 sjiorts engaged in by the younger flo- 

 rists of Washington and lias success 

 fully managed b.-iseball and basket ball 



teams. 



Residential Retailers. 



The Dupont Klouer Shop, in Dupont 

 circle, is in the heart of the best resi 

 ib'iitial section of Washington, but 

 es))ite his daily contact with members 



No Warmer Welcome Will Be Found than That of George C. Shaffer 



nort he.'ist 



nit tlow er dep.-irt iiieiit ;it th 

 raii;;e. 



(ieoi-ne ( '. Sh.'itfer. .atTect ionately 

 kiiiiwn as "(ieorge'' to all his friends. 

 ;iiid he iiiiinbers thini by the hiimlreds. 

 has one of the most attra<-tive stores 



..i-Afe, 



'hJiA.. 



The Proprietor Baptised the Louise Flower Shop with Her First Name. 



manager of the estald ishment , is jnsl 

 .111 ordinary, everyday good fellow, with 

 a ' ' glad-to-meet -yon ' " smile. 



The Louise I'dower Shop, ;it Connecti 

 cut ,■! venue .■illd N si reel . is tile only 

 sidle in town owned ;iiid managed by a 

 wdiiiaii. .Miss Louise l>augherty is tin 

 Jirolhl jiiissesser nf this ln'jiutifnl estilb- 

 lishiiu lit, located right ai-ross the street 

 from the British embassy .and on one ot 

 1 he liest 1 horoilghf.ares liei'e. 



This is a d.ayliyht shiip, fronting on 

 three streets, with l.irL;e window spaci 

 ;ilu;iys iilili/ed to the best extent. .Mis- 

 I •.■iii^lierl \ p.'ivs .-I ereat deal of atteii 

 lion to her disjilavs and she ;;ets .a great 

 deal of good ;id \ eit isi ii;; and imldicitv 

 .•IS .-I result. Iler Idnl window, with the 

 li\e creatures iLine ;iroiiiid, liroiight 

 l;ir;;e cniwds ni the I'jiie t ("i the front ol 



her stcire. 



Another III till pi (ilri 1 llelll ('linilecdl 

 elll aveline slures i- ||i,-|t (il the (Ieorge 



II. I'ooke ('ii.. liii-.-ited at the corner ol 

 ii street. Il is m:iii.i;;ed li\ Ldward 

 -Niedoma iisk i, son in l;iw ol' the l.ale pre 

 ]iriet(ir of the establishment. .Sirs. 

 Cooke, who is Weil kiiiiwn in the florists' 

 industry, h.ivin;; been ;issoci;ited with 

 the various wnmeii's ciimmitl ees of the 



