August 2r>, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



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the shadows cast by the dome of the 

 Capitol, especially lit for this occasion, 

 to th(! music of the famous Marine 

 Band, whose tunes have liitherto been 

 confined to {iovernineiit social affairs. 

 Gcorjre W. lless is reported to have been 



most exjiert politically. 



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The final day of the convention found 

 John G. Ksler, so far from beinj^ 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 in^lisposition. 



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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. l'\ 



on its successful convention. 



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Harrie S. Miller, vice-president for 

 Kansas, telegraphed the receipt of 

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



the Kansas State Florists' Association. 



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President Roland 's address contained 

 several important specitic recommenda- 

 tions in its (uirefully weighed utter- 

 ances, all of whidi 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 boartls. 

 which may still be juircliased of the na 

 tional j)ublicity committee, de<()rated 

 the back of the speakers' ])latform 



throughout the sessions. 



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Fdwin Denker. of St. (diaries, Mo., 

 got the 3-pi(>ce set of reed furniture of 

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

 Schlund, of Cumber1;ind. M<1., the vase 

 lamp, and Joseph Thomas, of Greens- 

 boro, Pa., the table lamp. 



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As president of the Florists' Cluli of 

 Washington, whii-li m.'ide the conven- 

 tion so successful s(i(i;illy. Otto Pauer 

 came in for much congratulation. In 

 jirivate life lie is manager of the fine 

 store of the S. S. Pennock Co. 



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.lames S. Brown, tlir manager of the 

 .New York ofiice of the American Green- 

 house Mfg. Co., was kept at home by 

 the sickness of liis daughter, l)ut ar 

 rive<l in time to assist President P. L. 

 ^^cKee in demonstrating the ailvan- 

 t;iges of the firm's new steelbar con- 



■^Iriiction. 



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Peonies graced the exhildtion li.ill ol' 

 the S. A. F. convention for tlie fiist 

 time. Several vases of Quciii \'ictori;i 

 .ind rubra superba were sIhiwii by the 



National Bulb Farms, Benton H.arbor, 

 Mich. They liad been kept in cold stor- 

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

 at till! Western Storage Co. for three 

 months as a trial. After the trip to 

 Washington the ]>etals helil 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 ot Wash- 

 ington ladies who gave the feminine 

 visitors so enjoyable a time, Mrs. Z. 1). 

 Blackistone was kept exceedingly busy, 

 well deserving the comitiiments paiil 

 the results of her activities. Imjierfect 

 health jirevented Mrs. William F. Gude 

 from taking the more acti\e jiart she 



wished to. 



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George C. Shal!'er was busy with the 

 luncheons tendered visiting florists of 

 the various organizations of which he is 

 a member — Kiwanis Club, Ojitimist 

 Club, Shriners, etc. William F. (iude 

 and Z. D. Blackistone were also hosts. 



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Only by comparison wilii the liig 

 Cleveland convention last year was the 

 exliibition at Washington diminished in 

 size. Tke more tlian 9.000 sipiare feet 

 occupieif by ninety exhibitors was in 

 reality a big show. Of course, the Id.ridii 

 square feet last year surpassed it. but 

 few conventions preceding that .'it 

 Cleveland did so. 



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RatclitTe & Tanner. Kichtiiond. Va.. 

 jpiirchased the plants exhibiteil by the 

 James W. Heacock (,'o. and the .Iiiliiis 



Roehrs Co. 



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Most of the jdjint exhilut^ stayed in 

 Washington after the cimvention. That 

 of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., was purch.-ised 

 l>y (iude Bros. Co., as was that of C. T'. 

 L'iggit. That of Isaac II. Moss was sold 

 to .1. II. Siiuill A: Sous: that of Macaw 

 Bros, to Harry T. I'ayiie; that of .\. N . 

 I'ierson, Im-., to I'. H. Kramer. Heiirx 

 1. Faust sold lii> tCrii- to Z. D. lilack 

 istone and his cyci.-tmeiis to Marclie lit 

 Co. The Washington Floral Co. pur 

 diased all the jdants. ><:i\-e the crotdii 

 exhibit, of tile liidiert ('i.iig Cn. 



The entire exhiliit (it viipjiiics (it' II. 



P.;iyers(lorfer iV <<,. \\;i> ]purch;i>(Ml li\ 

 F. II. Krairiei, TIk \vre;iths displ.ixcil 

 i>y the ^1. Rice Co. \\-,yr JKHielit liv tin 

 Washington Flor;il Cc. 



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l{eni;irk irie tli.-il u< thi liiide l';iiiiil\- 



was due comjiensation for the efforts 

 and expense j)ut forth in the promotion 

 of the convention, (Jari Hagenburger 

 si'nt his display of Cleveland cherries 

 and hydrangeas to (iude Bros. Co. at the 

 close ol' the exhiliit ion. 



S. A. F. DIRECTORS' MEETING. 



.V 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 

 ill the activities of the United States 

 Chamber of Commerce. At the same 

 time mutters relating to the national 

 flower show, to be held in Cleveland 

 next M.arcli, were discussed and exceed 

 ingly favorable reports heard. 



It was decided at this meeting to aj) 

 propriate the sum of ,$,'!00 to defray the 

 exjienses 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 exjienses is made. 



COLLEGE SECTION. 



At a meeting of the college section of 

 the S. A. F. Thursday morning at con 

 vention hall, Washington, four repre 

 senfatives of various institutions met, 

 Arno n. Xehrling, of Amherst, Mass.; 

 H. B. Dorner, of IJrbana, III.; Prof. 

 Thurston, of Maryland, and Dr. Mul- 

 ford, of Washington. Prof. Xehrling 

 was elected chairman and Prof. Thurs- 

 ton secretary. It was decided to make 

 .in effort to enlist the floriculturists in 

 instructional and research institutions 

 throughout the country in the organiza- 

 tion. Discussion of an exhibit of some 

 -iort at the national flower show at 

 Cleveland led to the projiosal of some 

 ^ncli action. 



CARNATION DIRECTORS MEET. 



Some of the officers and directors of 

 the .\merican Carnation Society held 

 .1 meeting .'it Washington August 18 

 (luring th( c(iii\ cut ion, to discuss the 

 society'- ciiniiiig meeting at Hartford 

 ••mil the show at Cleveland next si)ring. 

 Lack (it ,1 (|i^irum prevented definite 

 action lieiiig taken. \ premium list 

 .ilidut liki l;ist \-e;ir's is being pre- 

 |''ii((i t'di- the ll;irtford exhibition next 

 .lanuaiy. .\ schedule of $2,000 is 

 pl.iiineij Y,,r the Cle\ eland national 

 lliiwer shdw , 



Thdse ]ire-elit Were \' I c e ] ires ide lit X . 



C. ()>lidiii. Seii'et.iry .\. V. .1. liaur and 

 IMrectdr W. 1», Ildw.inl. 



Posed for Their Photjgraph in Front of the Convention Hall Between Seisions on the Opening Day. 



