AooDST 25, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



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the shadows cast by the dome of the 

 Capitol, especially lit for this occasion, 

 to the music of the famous Marine 

 Band, whose tunes have hitherto been 

 confined to government social affairs. 

 George W. Hess is reported to have been 

 most expert politically. 



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The final day of the convention found 

 John G. Esler, so far from being able to 

 attend to his one-time annual job as 

 judge of election, not even able to vote. 

 A combination of immiscible edibles 



caused his indisposition. 



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A telegram came from W. E. Groves, 

 reelected president of the Canadian Flo- 

 rists ' and Gardeners' Association the 

 week before, congratulating the S. A. F. 



on its successful convention. 



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Harrie S. Miller, vice-president for 

 Kansas, telegraphed the receipt of 

 twenty-two new S. A. F. members from 



the Kansas State Florists' Association. 



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President Roland's address contained 

 several important specific recommenda- 

 tions in its carefully weighed utter- 

 ances, all of which were deemed by the 

 committee reviewing it to be valuable 

 enough to warrant consideration by 

 committees of the president's appoint- 

 ment. 



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One of the society's slogan boards, 

 which may still be purchased of the na- 

 tional publicity committee, decorated 

 the back of the speakers' platform 



throughout the sessions. 



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Edwin Denker, of St. Charles, Mo., 

 got the 3-piece set of reed furniture of 

 the A. L. Randall Co., Chicago; F. A. 

 Schlund, of Cumberland, Md., the vase 

 lamp, and Joseph Thomas, of Greens- 

 boro, Pa., the table lamp. 



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As president of the Florists' Club of 

 Washington, which made the conven- 

 tion so successful socially. Otto Bauer 

 came in for much congratulation. In 

 private life he is manager of the fine 



store of the S. S. Pennock Co. 



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James S. Brown, the manager of the 

 New York office of the American Green- 

 house Mfg. Co., was kept at home by 

 the sickness of his daughter, but ar- 

 rived in time to assist President P. L. 

 McKee in demonstrating the advan- 

 tages of the firm's new steel-bar con- 

 struction. 



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Peonies graced the exhibition hall of 

 the S. A. F. convention for the first 

 time. Several vases of Queen Victoria 

 and rubra superba were shown by the 



National Bulb Farms, Benton Harbor, 

 Mich. They had been kept in cold stor- 

 age in Chicago by the A. L. Randall Co. 

 at the Western Storage Co. for three 

 months as a trial. After the trip to 

 Washington the petals held firmly, prov- 

 ing the experiment's success. 



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Judge William F. Gude had to sit on 

 the bench Wednesday morning to hear 

 rental cases, but otherwise freed him- 

 self of all duties to attend the conven- 

 tion. 



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As chairman of the corps of Wash- 

 ington ladies who gave the feminine 

 visitors so enjoyable a time, Mrs. Z. D. 

 Blackistone was kept exceedingly busy, 

 well deserving the compliments paid 

 the results of her activities. Imperfect 

 health prevented Mrs. William P. Gude 

 from taking the more active part she 



wished to. 



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George C. Shaffer was busy with the 

 luncheons tendered visiting florists of 

 the various organizations of which he is 

 a member — Kiwanis Club, Optimist 

 Club, Shriners, etc. William F. Gude 



and Z. D. Blackistone were also hosts. 



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Only by comparison with the big 

 Cleveland convention last year was the 

 exhibition at Washington diminished in 

 size. The more than 9,000 square feet 

 occupied by ninety exhibitors was in 

 reality a big show. Of course, the 10,500 

 square feet last year surpassed it, but 

 few conventions preceding that at 



Cleveland did so. 



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Ratcliffe & Tanner, Richmond, Va., 

 purchased the plants exhibited by the 

 James W. Heaeock Co. and the Julius 



Roehrs Co. 



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Most of the plant exhibits stayed in 

 Washington after the convention. That 

 of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., was purchased 

 by Gude Bros. Co.^ as was that of C. U. 

 Liggit. That of Isaac H. Moss was sold 

 to J. H. Small & Sous; that of Macaw- 

 Bros. to Harry T. Payne; that of A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc., to F. H. Kramer. Henry 

 I. Faust sold his ferns to Z. D. Black- 

 istone and his cyclamens to Marche & 

 Co. The Washington Floral Co. pur- 

 chased all the plants, save the croton 

 exhibit, of the Robert Craig Co. 



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Tlie entire exhibit of supplies of H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co. was purchased by 

 F. H. Kramer. The wreaths displayed 

 by the M. Rice Co. were bought by the 

 Washington Floral Co. 



* • • • 

 Remarking that to the Gude family 



was due compensation for the efforts 

 and expense;^ut forth in the promotion 

 of the convention, Carl Hagenburger 

 sent his display of Cleveland cherries 

 and hydrangeas to Gude Bros. Co. at the 

 close of the exhibition. 



S. A. F. DIRECTORS' MEETING. 



A meeting of- the board of directors 

 of the S. A. F. was held Wednesday eve- 

 ning, August 17, and the following 

 morning, to consider the society's share 

 in the activities of the United States 

 Chamber of Commerce. At the same 

 time matters relating to the national 

 flower show, to be held in Cleveland 

 next March, were discussed and exceed- 

 ingly favorable reports heard. 



It was decided at this meeting to ap- 

 propriate the sum of $300 to defray the 

 expenses of a director of the society 

 when the organization is asked to pro- 

 vide a speaker for some occasion. The 

 plan will be to send the director nearest 

 to the proposed gathering, the president 

 and secretary passing on the requests 

 before provision of expenses is made. 



COLIJiaE SECTION. 



At a meeting of the college section of 

 the S. A. F. Thursday morning at con- 

 vention hall, Washington, four repre- 

 sentatives of various institutions met, 

 Arno H. Nehrling, of Amherst, Mass.; 

 H. B. Dorner, of Urbana, 111.; Prof. 

 Thurston, of Maryland, and Dr. Mul- 

 ford, of Washington. Prof. Nehrling 

 was elected chairman and Prof. Thurs- 

 ton secretary. It was decided to make 

 an effort to enlist the floriculturists in 

 instructional and research institutions 

 throughout the country in the organiza- 

 tion. Discussion of an exhibit of some 

 sort at the national flower show at 

 Cleveland led to the proposal of some 

 such action. 



CARNATION DIRECTORS MEET. 



Some of the officers and directors of 

 the American Carnation Society held 

 a meeting at Washington August 18 

 during the convention, to discuss the 

 society's coming meeting at Hartford 

 and the show at Cleveland next spring. 

 Lack of a quorum prevented definite 

 action being taken. A premium list 

 about like last year's is being pre- 

 pared for the Hartford exhibition next 

 January. A schedule of $2,000 is 

 ]»lanncd for the Cleveland national 

 flower show. 



Those present were Vice-president N. 

 C. Osborn, Secretary A. F. J. Baur and 

 Director W. D. Howard. 



Posed for Their Photograph in Front of the Convention Hall Between Sessions on the Opening Day. 



