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The Florists^ Review 



August 18, 1921 



the florists of the capital have put their 

 hearts in their welcome and, if one 

 may be permitted to mix metaphors, 

 their shoulders behind it. Most flo- 

 rists know that the Washington repre- 

 sentative of the S. A. F., William F. 

 Gude, is close to those who. wield influ- 

 ence and authority in the District of 

 Columbia; so it was rather expected 

 that he and his brother, Vice-])resident 

 Adolph Gude, who, despite ill health, 

 has been zealous in convention prepa- 

 rations, supported by the latter 's son, 

 A. E. Gude, at the head of the enter- 

 tiiinment committee, as well as such 

 energetic workers as Z. D. Blackistone, 

 J. H. Small, Elmer C. Mayberry, Lloyd 

 Jenkins, W. H. Ernest and still oth- 

 ers, would niJike the after-business hours 

 as alluring as the best parts of the 

 convention program. Of the details 

 of those allurements mftrc anon. 



Convention Hall. 



Hidden under the unprepossessing as- 

 pect of convention hall were several ad- 

 vantages. Being away from commercial 

 and political sections, it kept visitors to 

 the sessions and exhibition. The exhibi- 

 tion hall was the second floor of the large 

 central market at Fifth and L streets. 

 It was a clear space, amply large enough 

 for the exhibits, without pillars, and 

 quite well lighted. 



A bridge connected the exhibition hall 

 to the armory in which were held the 

 sessions of the society. On an upper 

 floor of this building a big hall was able 

 to hold the many who gathered for the 

 business meetings and addresses. 



Opening Session. 



On the platform at the opening session 

 were, besides the present ofiieers, exclu- 

 sive of Adoljjh Gude, who was compelled 

 to be absent on account of poor health, 

 the following past-presidents: Adam 

 Grahahi, Charles H. Tottv, Frank H. 

 Tracndly, F. R. Pierson, Patrick Welch, 

 George Asmus, Philip Breitmeyer, Wil- 

 liam F. Gude, Richard Vincent, Jr., J. F. 

 Ammann and A. L. Miller. Theodore 

 Wirth telegraphed that he was detained 

 in Detroit at the convention of park 

 superintendents. 



Starting in the morning instead of the 

 afternoon, the opening session drew a 

 large attendance, the interested crowd 

 leaving the convention hall for the event. 

 At 11 o'clock the Rev. Dr. James Shea 

 Montgomery, chaplain of the House of 

 Representatives, delivered the invoca- 

 tion. 



The convention was then formally 

 opened by Otto Bauer, president of the 

 Florists' Club of Washington, who then 

 introduced James F. Oyster, member of 

 the board of commissioners of the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia. He delivered the 

 political welcome of the city of Wash- 

 ington. Henry C. Wallace, secretary of 

 agriculture, made the address of wel- 

 come of the government's horticultural 

 interests. John Henry Small III deliv- 

 ered the trade's welcome. To these 

 Charles H. Grakelow, of Philadelphia, 

 delivered a stirring reply in his warm 

 forensic manner. 



Officers' Reports. 



Then President Roland read his ad- 

 dress, printed on another page of this 

 issue, which was listened to with much 

 interest. Motion was made to have the 

 chair appoint a committee of five to con- 

 sider the address and frame suitable 

 resolutions. 



The committee on the president's ad- 



dress is composed of Philip Breitmeyer, 

 chairman; Charles P. Mueller, J. F. 

 Ammann, Patrick Welch and Irwin 

 Bertermann. 



For the committee Irwin Bertermann 

 at a later session presented a report and 

 moved that the president be instructed 

 to appoint committees to carry out all 

 the recommendations in the address. 

 The motion was seconded by Anton 

 Schultheis and carried unanimously. 



The minutes of the executive board 

 were accepted as they appeared in 

 printed form for members ' perusal. Then 

 the secretary presented his reports as 

 they appear on other pages of this issue. 



Irwin Bertermann rose to move that 

 Vice-president Adolph Gude be remem- 

 bered by a telegram and flowers from 

 the convention. Ill health, which had 

 compelled his relinquishing business 

 duties for recuperation at a health re- 

 sort in the spring, compelled his absence 

 from the convention. He was much 

 missed. 



A lengthy telegram of congratulation 

 was read from Robert C. Kerr, Houston, 

 Tex. 



The Finances. 



t'reasurer J. J. Hess presented a sum- 

 jnary of the society's finances, showing 

 the following balances in the four funds 

 as of August 1, 1921: 



IVrmiincnt fund ' $49,03r).7« 



Ceiicriil fund lO.Om.OT 



I>css Hoatinc clieoks....- r)41.77 



.Niiliimal ])ulilicit.v fund 4.72.3.33 



I^-Ks flontinpr checks 81.35 



National flower sliow fund S.-'iSLGO 



Total $07,162.28 



The disbursements have been less dur- 

 ing the last year, for decreased income 

 has been met by conservative action on 

 the officers' part, while they have 

 worked harder. The report was accepted 

 as read. 



Quarantine Proves Stimiilant. 



For the committee on the development 

 of American products, F. R. Pierson 

 gave a report that was praised as one 

 of the best expositions of the subject 

 yet given. He told how, as a result of 

 Quarantine No. 37, orchids are being 

 grown, palms are being produced in 

 California and bulbs in Tennessee, aza- 

 leas and rhododendrons in the Alle- 

 ghenies, Massachusetts and New Jersey, 

 as well as lilacs and other plants. 

 Marked improvement has been made in 

 gladioli, dahlias and other stock, accord- 

 ing to Mr. Pierson. 



Professor L. C. Corbett, of the Bureau 

 of Plant Industry of the Department of 

 Agriculture, read his essay on "Provid- 

 ing Stock in Substitution for Material 

 Excluded by the Quarantine," which is 

 printed in full in this issue, and was 

 given a rising vote of thanks. 



Secretary Young read J. Horace Mc- 

 Farland's report on nomenclature, 

 which will be printed next week. Benja- 

 min Hammond received a vote of thanks 

 for his report on school gardens. 



Gude Has a Busy Year. 



The Washington representative of 

 the S. A. F., William F. Gude, detailed 

 in his report in that capacity the multi- 

 farious duties which had devolved upon 

 him. They included representing the 

 society at many meetings and assistance 

 in entertaining several trade societies 

 which met at the national capital dur- 

 ing the last year. The thoroughness 

 with which Mr. Gude interests himself 

 in such activities makes his office a 



highly responsible and honorable one. 

 He related that 458 members of the 

 trade had registered at the office of 

 the Washington representative, showinj.; 

 how important a piece of the society's 

 machinery it is. In April of this year 

 he was the delegate of the society at 

 the meeting of the United States Cham 

 ber of Commerce, at which 1,500 differ 

 ent businesses were represented, there 

 being over 5,000 delegates in attend- 

 ance. 



Mr. Gude also presented his report as 

 chairman of the committee on tariff and 

 legislation, which is printed on another 

 page of this issue. 



As the report of the committee on the 

 William R. Smith memorial fund, Mr. 

 Gude stated that there is in the bank to 

 the fund's credit $1,000 in war savings 

 stamps, $1,000 in Liberty bonds and 

 $185.79 in cash, a total on hand of 

 $2,185.79. 



Kansas City in 1922. 



After a discussion of the city's value 

 as a meeting place, Philip Breitmeyer 

 moved that the society go to Kansas 

 City next year. Upon the second of 

 George Asmus, it was unanimously so 

 voted. 



Heating is Heart of Business. 



The session of Tuesday afternoon was 

 opened by F. T. Giblin, with a paper on 

 the importance of studying the heating 

 problem, an address which F. R. Pier- 

 son praised as one of much merit. 

 Its recommendation of the appointment 

 of a committee to investigate the sub- 

 ject was deferred to the directors, with 

 a rising vote of thanks to Mr. Giblin. 

 The address appears in full in this issue. 



The report of H. P. Knoble, deferred 

 from the morning session, exjilained an 

 apparent discrepancy between the sec- 

 retary's and treasurer's reports. 



Won't Raise Dues. 



The membership report by J. F. Am- 

 mann gave rise to a discussion of the 

 society's need for more funds, the ad- 

 visability of increasing the dues, and 

 the membership drive. Various ])r()- 

 posals were offered in the course 

 of remarks by H. A. Siebrecht, 

 Philip Breitmeyer, H. P. Knoble, Ander.s 

 Rasmussen, Irwin Bertermann, George 

 Asmus, J. J. Hess, Mr. Ammann, Joseph 

 Kohout and Carl Hagenburger. A mo- 

 tion, made by H. P. Knoble and seconded 

 by Irwin Bertermann, to I'equest the 

 membership committee also to consider 

 a plan for increasing the dues was, on 

 the motion of Mr. Breitmeyer, laid on 

 the table and the subject dropped, with 

 thanks to the membership committee for 

 its splendid work. * 



The address of H. B. Dorner, which is 

 printed on another page, was heard with 

 great interest. Upon the motion of An- 

 ders Rasmussen and the second of 

 Joseph Kohout, Mr. Dorner was given a 

 rising vote of thanks. 



All Amendments Passed. 



All the amendments recommended by 

 the executive board, as printed in The 

 Review for July 21, were passed unani- 

 mously. The first of these amendments 

 provides that, in addition to the other 

 rules on "Membership," "any member 

 becoming in arrears for one year may 

 be suspended, and if for two years shall 

 be dropped from the membership roll. ' ' 



The amendment on "Standing Com- 

 mittees and Their Duties," Article 2, 



