August 11, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



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KANSAS FLORISTS MEET. 



Officers Elected. 



At the second annual convention of 

 the Kansas State riorists' Association, 

 lield at Topeka, Thursday and Friday, 

 August 4 and 5, the following officers 

 were elected to serve for the ensuing 

 year: President, W. H. Gulp, of Wich- 

 ita; vice-presidents, James Hayes, of 

 Topeka, and Harry Smith, of Hutchin- 

 son; secretary and treasurer, Loyd C. 

 Bunch, of Fredonia, reelected, and 

 director, W. G. Coupland, of Indepen- 

 dence. Harrie S. Mueller, of Wichita, 

 was recommended as the state vice- 

 jiresident of the S. A. F. 



Fredonia was selected as the meeting 

 place for the 1922 convention. 



It was a most successful convention 

 in every resi)ect. The p.'ipers read were 

 interesting and helpful, the trade dis- 

 jilays were many, the business trans- 

 acted was of the kind that would seem 

 helpful to the trade and the attendance 

 was good. The entertainment features, 

 too, did credit to the Topeka florists 

 who were responsible for them. 



The convention opened at 9 o 'clock 

 Thursday morning, at the building of 

 the Elks' Club, with the registration of 

 the members present. Then followed a 

 day of trips to the various greenhouses, 

 florists' stores, and other places of in- 

 terest to the visitors. And during the 

 times when the members were not rush- 

 ing around the town, they were busily 

 engaged at the various exhibits of the 

 trade. There were many of these dis- 

 jilays and they were all well arranged 

 and attractive, and each firm repre- 

 sented reported a good business as the 

 result of these displays. 



The Banquet. 



All this took up the day until about 

 6 o'clock, when the dinner started. The 



banquet, which was given by the To- 

 peka Florists' Club, was most elabo- 

 rate. There were about 175 ^jrescnt at 

 this gathering. It was, indeed, a jolly 

 crowd that assembled. Several jokes 

 were played on some of the members 

 present. The founders of the associa- 

 tion were there and were given a rous- 

 ing cheer of welcome. The ones hailed 

 as the founders are Charles P. Mueller 

 and Harrie S; Mueller, of Wichita. A 

 beautiful shower bouquet of the choicest 

 vegetables was presented from the 

 ladies of the Topeka club to J. A. Lam- 

 bert, of the Ove Gnatt Co. Music was 

 rendered by local talent, and also by 

 Alfred Humfcld, of Clay Center, Kan., 

 wlio sang several selections which were 

 greatly appreciated. 



Several short talks were given by the 

 directors of the association, who are 

 well known in the trade. These talks 

 were full of helpful ideas and sugges- 

 tions along tlie various ])hascs of the 

 florists' business. They were delivered 

 bv Ralph W. Ward, Mrs. M. E. Endress, 

 Lovd C. Bunch, Charles P. Mueller, 

 C. ilumfeld and L. E. Flindt. 



President's Address. 



The president, C. E. Hubbard, of To- 

 peka, read his address at the banquet. 

 The trend of his talk can best be de- 

 scribed by one of the sentences from 

 liis talk, "Looking forward is our sub- 

 ject all-important." He said in this 

 connection: 



''We are looking to see this year sur- 

 pass last and the next to push to the 

 front until we liave doubled our busi- 

 ness; so, forward shall be the word for 

 an increasing trade. Kansas has com- 

 menced in a horticultural way and, with 

 an ever-increasing i)opulation, floricul- 

 turally it is sure to grow bi>tter and 

 stronger. We are one year old today. 

 We have more than doubled our mem- 

 bership this year." 



Referring to novelties in roses, he ex- 

 pressed himself enthusiastically regard- 

 ing four of them, as follows: 



"We shall shortly have the new rose 

 Crusader, a red rose, with the best char- 

 acteristics of any red rose to date; it 

 does not turn purple as soon as the 

 other varieties; it is stronger-stemmed 

 and free-flowering. 



"White Oiilielia is a duplicate of its 

 parent, one of the finest roses for the 

 retail greenhouse man, if it is allowed 

 to perfect itself on the bushes. No rose 

 is haiulsomer than Oi>helia. White 

 Ophelia will meet our expectations. 



"Yellow 0])helia is another surprise 

 to lovers of yellow roses and holds its 

 place, long to be remembered, as tlie 

 handsomest yellow rose. 



"But of all the handsome roses you 

 have ever seen, and with the many sur- 

 I)rises that have come to your eyes, you 

 have yet to be overcome in the near 

 future, when Los Angeles bursts into 

 your presence. Los Angeles is a pure 

 white rose which possesses more good 

 qualities than a)iy of us can compre- 

 hend. The bml is three inches long and 

 as large as a teacup before it com- 

 mences to open." 



He advocated the celebration of 

 Armistice day as a flower day, stating: 



"There is little doubt in my mind 

 that Armistice day can, in the near 

 future, bo made one of the prosperous 

 days for the florist. I believe that the 

 j>( nerjil florists' trade will take liold of 

 this opportunity to establish another 

 flower (lay on a parity" with Mothers' 

 day, which we all have been taught to 

 look forward to by actual experience. 



"You all know, without having it ex- 

 jdained to you, that Thanksgiving, 

 Christmas, St. Valentine's day, East«r, 

 ^lothers' day and INIemorial day mean 

 florists' success in l)usiiiess. When we 

 have added Armistice day to those al- 

 ready mentioned, and you are selling 



Trade Exhibits at the Elks' CIub> Topeka> Where the Kansas State Florists' Association Met Last Week. 



