August 18, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



23 



-i-ction 4, makers the paragraj)!! apply to 



finance conmiittce only, taking out the 



niteneo, "It shall bo the duly of this 



iMimittoe to audit tlic hooks of the 



ciTctary and treasurer at least once 



(I'll vear just j>rior to the annual ineel 



,.jr of the executive hoard," and adds 



!iis sentence, "The treasurer of this 



,>ciety shall be a nu-niher of this coni- 



jttee." A j)aragraph is added to Ar 



i(dc 2, Section 4, on "Standing (Joni- 



littoes and Their Duties," wiiicli \n-o 



ides that the jiresident assuming ollic 



finuary 1, 19--, and each succeeding: 



■ resident shall, immediately ujion taking 

 llice, appoint from among the member- 

 I the society, other than the directors. 



coinniittee' of three, who shall audit 

 he books of the treasurer and secretary 

 t least once each year just piior to the 

 innual meeting of the executive hoard 

 nd at such other times as may Ik- 



■ eenied advisable. 



According to an amendment of Article 

 .', Section ;5, on the "Duties of Officers, " " 

 t now is firovided that before the treas- 

 urer pays bills they shall be approved 

 hy the president and secretary and by 

 I lie chairman of the finance committee. 

 Kefore ameniled the latter phrase rea<! 

 •by the chairman of the audit and 

 linance committee." 



The amendments all are calculated ti> 

 simplify the routine work of the society, 

 to surround the funds with greater safe- 

 guards and to afford the laity increased 

 assurance that the rules of the game are 

 being strictly observed. 



The President's Reception. 



Delightful aiul balmy weather tlo- 

 evening of Tuesday, August Iti, brought 

 out a gathering for the juesideut's re 

 .■ejition that was easily the largest as 

 sembly of the three days' ]irogram. X<. 

 better setting could hiive been obtained 

 than that of the T'nited States Dotaiii.- 

 (iarden. Under electric lights, strung 

 for the occiision, the visitors chatted, 

 j.iirtook of the refreshments, admired the 

 illuminated capit(d stiiiidiiig <>u1 i" tlie 

 foreground and listened to the noted 

 Marine band. 



In the receiitioii line were I'n'sideiit 

 K(dand :ind his dtiughter, .\Ir. and Mrs. 

 I'laiik 11. Traeudly, .Mr. and .Mrs. .1. F. 

 Ammaiin, .Mr. and Mrs. W. F. dude and 

 the other ]>ast ]iresideiits, A. L. .Miller, 

 .r. C. Vaughan, (ieorge Asmus, Kiclitird 

 Vincent, Jr., Philip Hreitmeyer, Charles 

 H. Totty, Adam (Irahiim and F. H. Tier 

 son. In api)reciation of the ludable oc- 

 lasion, William F. (iude made some 

 |'ro]priate remarks and le(l eheers for 

 Marine hand, whose closing nuiiihei 

 10 o'clock, came all too early. 



The lovely reception, held in the 

 ting spot that it was, was niiide jiossible 

 by George \V. Hess, head of the ganlens, 

 wliose efforts the delightiMl visitors ap 

 predated greatly. 



Officers Elected. 



It does not often happen that an ah 

 sentee is elected to the presidency of 

 the S. .\. F., hut this rare honor was 

 paid to Samuel S. I'ennock, of I'hiladel- 

 I'liia, who is in Fuidjie on ii rtdief mis 

 -ion for the Friends. The order of busi- 

 ness being the nomination of ollicers, 

 Mr. Pennock's name was jiresenteil In- 

 Frank K. Pierson, with enthusiastic 

 seconds liy Ceorge Asnius, J. F. Am- 

 'naiin, Benjamin Hammond and Anton 

 •"^chultheis, the hatter moving that nomi- 

 nations be (dosed and that the secretary 



aj. 



the 



■. at 



tit 



Samuel Murray. 



(S ii-i' l'irsi(lent-.li-i-| Ml' till' 



he instructed t<i cast the uiitinimous \(ite 

 of the memliershij) for Mr. I'eiiiiock. 

 This wiis seconded by Paul K. Klingsiinni 

 and carried uiianimoiisly. 



.J. .1. Hess jireseiited the name of 

 Sammd .Murray, of Kansas City, Uw 

 vice-iiresident. (ieorge .\smus ]ireseiited 

 the name of .lohn Y(Uiiig for reidectiini 

 as secretary, and .1. !•'. .\nimaiin noini 

 nated J. J. Hess te siii reed himself as 

 treasurer. There \\ere im other iioiiii 

 nations, .'iiid election was by acclama 

 tion. 



For director three names wi^re jiin 

 jiosed. Kobert .lohnston presented the 

 name of William F. Kkas, of H.altimoie. 

 seconded hy James McLaughlin, ol' 

 Clevelanil. A. L, Miller ]ireseiited the 

 name of F, L, Atkins, of Kiitherford. N. 

 J., secondecl by (arl Hagenburgei . \V;il 

 lace H. Pierson, was placed in iKniiina 

 tion by F. II. Trai'iidly. 



Dumping Dutch Bulbs. 



Secretary .John Voting read a lettei 

 from I'eter Pearson, ])resideiil of the 

 growers' organi/atioii, of Chicago, to 

 whom tlie executive committee had as- 

 signed the ( hairmaiishiip of a cciiiimittee. 



icicty ■•! Aini'i iciiii KlerJsts. i 

 til ciinsidef the Uliloailitig nt' siuplus 



stocks III' liulli- nil the Aiiieiicaii market. 

 There was disciissicin of the siitiject by 

 .lames -McH iit( hisdii and (Jeoige .\sinus, 

 ;itlei- which the matter was laid nil the 

 table until the aftelliiinli session of 

 Wednesday, tn lie brought up fidlowing 

 the report iti W. F. (iude as chaiirnan of 

 the cnmmittee nri taritf and legislation. 



Publicity Session. 



F(dlowing last year's example, a ses- 

 sion was gi\eii o\er tu the society's 

 |iiililicit >■ c;iiii|iaiyn Weiliiesday after- 

 linnll. W. I'. (Hide led the way liy read- 

 ing the re|inits nf Helliv Pelili, ili;iir 

 lll.'lll nf the lliitioliai publicity com- 

 mittee, whiidi is jiiiuted in t'lijl mi an 

 lit her ]iage of t1iis issue. 



L. D. i'ernald, ail\ ei 1 i>iii;; managi'r 



nt' the .\ew ^'n^k Post, gave all address 

 full of ideas ]iitliily and em jihat ically 

 ex|iressed, showing the ]i(i\\cr of pub- 

 licity W(dl directed. 



I'rging the iniportiiiice ot the national 

 campaign, M.ajor P. F. O'Keefe, in his 

 .address, eni|ih.isi/,ei| the necessity of 

 e;i(di member nt the tr.ide dnillg his 



